Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-02
SATURDAY, FEB. 81, lS47.
SENATE.

oE1Nh
The bill for The relief OF The heirs oil John Paul
Jones was taken up, and the amendment oil The
House 10 The SANE agreed to.
The bill from The House, to increase the Ma
ripe Corps, was taken up and passed.
The Pos, Office bill was taken up, and The
anendmen, OF the House, allowing Poslmasers
10 publish Isis OF letters in newspapers without
reoard 10 their circulation, was stricken cui bv
vote Of "a 10 81.
TOLLS ON THE JAMES RIVER.
MIR. Johnson, of MARYLAND, from the Commit
lee on Commerce. 10 whom was referred The bill
giving the consent OF Congress 10 an act oil The
General Assembly u Virginia au,ho: izing The
levy OF tolls on The James river, reported the
same with an amendment
The Senate having proceeded 10 tie c"nSid"fa-
lion ofsaid bill as in committee Vi The whole The
amendment was agreed 10.
The bill was then reported 10 The Senate, and
the amendment having teen concuired in, IL was
ordered 10 third Ieacin2, and was, ny unani-
nous consent, read ,hi,d time and passed.
motion was made 10 lake up the Land
Graduation bill. Yeasl7; Nays d.
The general civil and diplomatic appropriation
hin was taken M and considered. The item TO
indemnify Capt. Schnevley Of Texas for goods
taken from certain traders on The frontier was
Gu, down from $40 in The bill 10 $50, and The DIS
erection whether or no, 10 pay over The money
lief. with the President.
Mr.. J. Nj. Clayton then moved recons'dera-
lion OF The vote upon concurrine in the amend
ments SO far as regards the following amend
ment:
aria, The Secretary OF The Treasury be ln-
s,rnc,ed 10 nav 10 Richie & Heiss the amount
deducted by Tie committees 81 he SENATE and
House Of Repr, sentaives from their accounts as
rendered for printing furnished and delivered
previous 10 the passage Of The Piidtins law now
in operation"
The motion prevailed
Mr. Evans then moved 10 amend The amend.
ment by striking out The words "lhe Senate ana.
The yeas and nays were then ordered, ami Inc
amendment OF Mr.. Evans was disagreed 10 -
yeas %, nays - The Vice President gave The
casing vote in The negative.
The question then REQUIRED upon ccDcurlns IN
the amendment as aduped in committee o! The
whole, and il was decided in the negative-yeas
%, nays 90.
So the item TO pay Richie & HESS The bal.
ance which they claim for public printing was
adopted.
The three million bill was then taken up and,
after long discussion, was passed over un;il
Monday, when it was agreed on all hanas mat
The vote would he taken on il.
Mr.. ]. NJ Clayton OF Del. having signlheo MS
intention OF addressing the Senate on The OIL, out
a, that late hour did no, feel disposed 10 lrespass
on the attention oil lha, body and therefore hoped
the bill would be passed over until Monday On
The motion 10 lay over long debate ensued aud
The question was decided III the Affirmative by
the following vote:
YrAs- Messrs. Archer Badger, Berrien, But
Ter, Calhoun, Cilley, Thomas Clayton, John
M CLAYTON. Corwin, Criuenden, Davis Day
ion. Evans, Greene, Huntington, Jarnagin, John
sor, Of Maryland, Mangum, Miller, Morehead,
Niles, Pearee, Phelps, Simmons uPhan', Web
sier and Westcoit-N
NAYs-Messrs Allen, Ashley, Alchison, Ath-
erlon, Bagby, Benton, Breese, BRIGHT, Cameron,
Csss, Chalmers, Dickinson, Dix, FaIrfsid. Han.