Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-02-05
TUESDAY FEuaARy, =, 1917.
SENATE

was read and referred 10 he committee Of The
whole IN jhe state OF The Union Adjourned.
TUESDAY FEusARy, =, 1917.
SENATE.
Alter the reception 81 message from ihr Pc
sideni The Vice President laid before The Senate
report Of the Secretary d War, giving The mill.
TIA returns OF all The States. II was ordered TO
be printed -. ~
er, from iron masters Of Virginia, praying that
The duties on foreign iron and coal may he IN
creased II was referred 10 the finance commit
tee.
On motion Of Mr. Dix, a resolution was adop-
led, calling upon The executive lot Information
relative t. ii. importation OF foreign criminals
and paurers.
Mr. Bresse, from The committee on pubic
lands, reported back the bill giving The assent oi
Congress IL the sale OF certain lands in Michi-
gan with the salt springs thereon, without alneh'-
inent
The resolutions heretofore uiel e! by Mr.. Niles
relative h The ;arifi coming up, were, Oh motion
OF MIR Sewer, postponed Till Tomorrow.
The House Joint resolutions Of thanks 10 Gen.
TAYLOR, were read second inleEand postponcd
Till tomorrow.
The bill approrriaIing three millions OF dol
lars 10 b. placed al The disrusal Of Ihr Pfcsidchi,
10 be used in case Mexico shall agree 10 treat was
then taken up.
Mr. Sewer explained that The object Of he bill
was To enable The President 10 conclude peace
with Mexico. The President was oi opinion,
from communications he had received from
Mexico that peace could he had, AMI he was VIII
ling 10 assent Ia it, provided Mexico would cecc
10 Us New Mexico and Upper California
Mr. Miller spoke al length in opposition IL lie
scheme a one calcua.,i Ia fC1cc' rational dis
honor upon lie country. Tie P!e> lien' last year.
wanted Two millions ~ Gel Santa Anna inc Nex-
leo and now h. wanted h;rc millions "a gtt him
uu,. u he believed that honorable peace would
ensup, he wonli readily grant HE money; bat ne
had no such b-lici-we should find The money
gone, and peace a lar oil as ever Il was nov.
Tor The ffsi time, avowet by HE President, that
lhe object OF the war was conqnesl, The dismem-
herm-nl OF The Mexican Republic. He was ~.
po,rd 10 all such designs. ie thought liz wa'
must ., on, and when lhc bill wa> 'oo;ei up. il
would be found that the expense " The 1f>t year
was moi less than hundred million 81 dollars.
MIR. Brrricn moved 10 postpone III" bill till
THURSDAY
Mr.. SEWER objected, because HI waa,r,! action
lie waS opposed 10 is Icing killed by deta,r, as
was he bill Of last session.
Alter some hriei remarks from Me>sfs. Man
gum, Ca hcun aud Berlin, the motion 10 posi-.
Mr. Berrien thea submitted an Amendment
which lie said he would o:frr 70 the ill a, the
proper linz, 10 The effect that il is The true mean
ing and intent OF this appropriation maj HE war
with Mexico ought not 10 be prosecuted by This
government with any view 10 the dismemb,rmcnl
Of that republic; that this government will al
WAYS be ready 10 enter upon negotiations with
view OF terminating lie present unhappy conflict,
upon tenn, Thai Shall secure the Just rights and
p.cserye inyoa!r The national honor If ho.h ma
ions and that il is indisprnsably de,i' able lha, he
national boundary Vi thr STATE oi TeYas shall be
definitely settled, and provision made ~ Mexico
for the plump, tll>lineGt Vi !hs claim. III or
citizens.
The Lii aulhnrisi'g lie sale 81 The copper
mines Of Like superior, was amended aud pass
ed. After short executive session, the Senate
then Jour ed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. McCleIlaui, from he Committee on COM
merce, reported an amendaiory bill Tor The i'm
proycmcnt OF rivers and harboIs. Read TWICE
and referred 10 The committee Of lie whole on The
state OF Inc Union.
Mr.. T.. Butler King, from The naval committee,
repo,ci d bin granting certain privileges 10 tie
New YnIh yacht club which was also read twice
and referred 70 The committee Of The whole on
the state ol The Union.
Inc chair then took mp he bill making appIopli.
atoms iur The support Of lhs military academy
for The wear ending 30th Jane, lefS. Considered
the a:ne and ordered il 10 lie laid aside, ~ be
ported q The House.
The am. committee had under consideration
he c,vi and diplomatic appropriation bill.
Mr.. Wentworth Of illiruis addressed the com.
mce, in opposition 10 AK on tea and coffee,
which .e denounced as project 10 lax old NO
men and children, Tor the support CT he war with
Mexicr.
He never would vote Tor such tax, The "lhnmp,
hump scud, scod,' Of the Calon noIwiihslant-
ing. Flo had seen il slated, even in Democratic
papers that he was lille better than Wing, but
he male no nrccnsions to following The Pfes
den, H.; h. considered the House independent OF
The President lie had always gone ''he Whole
hog" f.! the Democratic Party, and when he saw
The President going back from ihe principles 81
the pai., lie should still continue 70 60 straight
ahead
When MIR. Polk came into Office he was OF
nosed 10 raxing tea and coffee. And lei not those
ihrow stones who live in glass houses. II al are
10 be read ou, OF the parry who do moi vo'e FOR
The measures recommended By Mr. Polk, where
ore The "a 40 men who voted ior The ID coiGpio
mise2-where the Democrats who voted against
Inc Tariff al 'i6l-anl where those who voiri
against the Lieutenant General?
Mr.. Andrew Johnson followed, also On the
question OF taxing tra ard coffee, and CT !ca:ored
10 proye that neither The President nor ,he Sec
retary If The Treasury were 10 avor al a lax on
lea and coffee They simply stated that duty
levied on The articles III he free isl would pro-
duce certain amount Of revenue bp without
rlurins The imposition ri duties IN these articles
he was oppos i, and his State was opposed, 10
\ lax on tea and coffee and he believed ;haliheie
were many other articles which wUnd, with
more proprieiy, be taxed, and from which
greater amount Of revenue would be raised
Mr.. Delano, Of Ohio, next addressed he com
mirree. lie would prefer 10 see RnteInen prove
their principles by their acIs, rather han BY
Haunting declarations He proceeded 10 dis
cussinn of The war, which he denounced as con-
c,iysd in wicketnsss and prosecuted with glory
10 no ore. but the glory OF making widows and
falherlees children II was commenced WIN
view 10 The extension OF slave territory, anu lei
il be known that no more sarc territory was 10
he acouifed. and The war might he ended 10 lwen-
ly-four hours.
dav when the committee rose and reported pro
Dress q, The bill under consideration, and the bill
making appropriations lor lie Military Academy,
w;bonI amendment, The ia"er was read ;!i-
third iinie and passed, and The House adJour.ed
Col. Gushing, Of the Ma,sarhuselts Regiment,
has made a present oil pair VI boots ~ each
mar under his command.