Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-26
TWENTY-NlNTH CONGRESS.
second Seaston.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 81, 184...
SENATE

SENATE.
Numerous petitions from Pennsylvania, pray
Ing the abolition oil slavery in such manner as
will conform TO The constitution and TO the best
Huntington, Evans, Upham, Corwin, Dayton and
others. The question Of reception being raised,
they were laid on The table.
Alter the presentation of further petitions, and
the disposal of private bills, the bill 10 establish
the Office Of Surveyor General in Oregon was
postponed till tomorrow.
The resolutions offered few days ago by Mr..
johnson, of Maryland. calling on The Secretary
Of the Treasury 10 inform The Senate OF the mode
10 which funds have been transmitted 10 the
South, and also as to whether, in bis opinion, the
sub-Treasury law ought not 10 be repealed, were
takenur.
Mr.. Huntington was glad The resolution had
been introduced, because il would tend 10 show
the workings Of that beautiful system the Sub
Treasury. He suggested an alteration OF the
resolution SO 10 make The call upon the Pre-.
sident instead OF the Secretary Of the Treasury
He also suggested the propriety OF Withdrawing
the latter portion Of the resolution, because he
was averse 10 calling for the opinions Of any head
Of department, relative to this or that measure
Every man of business mus, see that not dollar
OF The loan could be negotiated while this odious
law was in force. That was fact which nc
opinion OF Secretary could alter. Besides, that
officer, in his annual report, has already intma.
ted that there would be no modification of the law.
MIR. Johnson, OF Maryland, adopted the sug-
gesions and modified his resolutions according
ly, but, before the question was put ON motion Of
MIR. Sreishl, the Senate resumed The considera-
tnn Of the special order, viz: the House item
regiment" bill.
The question pending was, on the motion Of
Mr. Aanegan providing for The appointment Of
a chaplain 10 each regiment, 10 receive salary
equ ! 10 The pay and enrollmen, Of Major Of
dragons.
Alter long debate Mr.. flanagan modified
his motion SO as To leave The blank for the CON-
pensation.
Mr.. Sewer moved to fill the blank by "s50V'
per aanuun, with forage for one horse and two ra-
lions per day.
MIR. Webster moved 10 increase The amount
to $1,000 per annum, with The forage and rations,
which was agreed 10. Ayes %, noes IL.
On motion of Mr.. SEWER, il was provided
that each chaplain shall be elected by said regi-
ments.
The amendment thus amended, was agreed to.
Yeas 80, nays 4.
Mr.. Houston offered his amendment providing
that the officers shall be elected and Tor the pur
pose OF having the floor tomorrow, he moved an
adjournment which was agreed TO. and the Sen
ale adjourned.
f1OOSc VT mex "A u v
Personal explanations again occupied nearly
an hour OF The time OF The House this morning
The FIRST was from Mr.. Payne, in reference 10
the leading editorial in The National Inlelgencer
of this morning. The next was by Mr.. AshmaD,
in reply TO Mr.. Payne. Then Mr.. Sawyer OBJ
tanned leave to explain, and reiterated certain
charges made yesterday by him against Mr.. Gull
yer, and pledged himself to prove that ne, Mr.
Culver, had endeavored, improperly, to obtain
NJ THAR fOr pnhIra.
ton. Mr. Culver pronounced the statement false,
aud said he was hard 10 force into fight but if
now compelled, he should insist upon his right,
as the challenged party, 10 make choice OF his
own weapons.
The House then resolved itself into Commit
tee of the Whole on the stale Of the Union, Mr..
Tibbatis in the Chair, and took up The bill au-
thorzing the issue OF Treasury notes and loan.
Mr.. Crozier of Tennessee, addressed the Com
m,lee at length, in opposition to the administra-
ton, in defence OF Gen. Taylor, and in reply TO
the remarks the otherd day of Messrs. Ficklin and
Thompson, of Mississippi Neither Mr.. Flick
lin nor Mr.. Thompson, as they stated, had ever
doubled The courage OF Gen. Taylor, but Mr..
Thompson thought that he had not improved
promptly advantages obtained.
Mr.. Rathbun, al the conclusion Of Mr.. Gro
ziers remarks, moved that the committee rise, and
the motion prevailed. He then offered resolu-
ton to close the debate in committee al o'clock.
A motion made to lay the resolution on the table
wa, lost, by yeas and nays. 65 10 l04. The reso-
luton was then adopted, also by yeas and nays,
l07, to SIS, and the House, a, twenty minutes TO 3
o'clock, resumed the consideration Of the bill in
committee OF the whole. Mr.. Giles of Md. oc-
cupied the floor until the expiration oil The lime
provided 10 the resolution, and proposed sandry
amendments.
The committee proceeded TO vote on these and
Others Offered, as the sections were read IN order
Amendments 10 impose an additional duty on all
articles now taxed, until The debt incurred by the
bill is paid; TO repeal the Tariff Of AZ; to prohibit
slavery in the new territory; aud TO levy du'y
on lea and coffee; we're severalIy proposed, re-
jec,ed, or clared out OF order. The committee
then rose and reported The bill to the House, the
previous question was moved and sustained, the
amendments concurred in, aud the bill, as amend
ed, read third time and passed. A communi.
cation from the President, relating TO Oregon
was read, and then the House adjourned.