Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-30
rH1nT1Ern CONFERENCE.-THE, se..le
WEDNESDAY, JUNE %, l848.
SENATE.

THIRTIErn COsGKEss--Fir.rs session.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE %, ls48.
SENATE
MIR Ahe,ton reported The House bill making
appropriations for Notifications, with an amend.
ment
The bill for the addition Of The Texan navy 10
that OF The United States, was made the orde. Of
the day Tor Thursday the 9th July.
The joint resolution relative 10 taking evidence
in cases of application for pensions was passed.
The Joint resolution to relieve certain persons
from disabilities incurred under The act Of Sd
March, 1886, was taken up, and amended 50 as
to provide that, in each case in which The Post.
master General removes any disabilities, he shall
report the same 10 Congress- and passed.
The bill making appropriations Tor loriica.
lions was taken up. The amendment appropri.
atine $50 600 for the construction OF fort en- Pea
Patch island, in The river Delaware, was agreed
to; and the bill was laid aside.
The bill to establish the Territorial Govern.
ment Of Oregon was again taken up, and Mr..
Berrien addressed the Senate at length on the
subject, and argued that Congress had no power
to impose any limitation by which the Territory
Of Oregon should be given to the people Of the
| non slayeholding States, exclusively; and that, il
they had any such power, il was incxfcd!ent 10
exercise it,
Mr.. Underwood brought to the notice Of the
Senate an amendment which he said he would
ouer " ~ additional section of which Mr.
| Bright yesterday gave nutI1o.
Mr. Bright's proposed amendment is as fol-
lows
SEC. And be il further enacted, That in all
the territory owned BY the United States, inclu
ding Oregon, New Mexico and Upper Caiior.
MIA, which lies North of thirty.six degrees and
thirty minutes North latitude, slavery and inyo.
Ipf Ia
mont OF crimes, whereof the parties shall have
been duly convicted shall be, and is hereby,
forever prohibited Provided, always, That any
person escaping into the same, from whom labor
or service is lawfully claimed, in any State or
Territory Of the United States. such fugitive
NAV be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed 10 the
person claiming his or her labor, or service, as
aforesaid.
Mr.. Underwood proposes to adj the follow
ing:
Provided further, That citizens of the United
States emgrating with their slaves into any OF
the Territories Of the United States, South Of
said parallel of latitude, shall be protected 10
their property, in their slaves, so long as the
territory to which they emgrate continues VI.
der Territorial Government.
Mr. Phelps took the floor, and the bill va.
, passed over till tomorrow.
The Senate, after spending short t'me IL
| Executive session, adjourned
S In the House, Mr.. Stewart OF pennsylvania
a proposed resolution requesting the PRESIDED.
y TO furnish statement Of the amount OF extra
5 compensation allowed to General Lewis Cas-
} over and above his regular salary while en-.
IS gagged in the service Of the United States. Th;
}. resolution was m di6ed by Mr. Jones Of rennes.
/, see SO as TO make i, call for statement Of all
o the moneys received from the treasury BY Ge
y neral Cass and General Taylor, from the period
!. al which they respectively entered the public
IF service, down to the present time, designating
= the amount received by each; which modIhca-
s. ton was accepted by Mr.. Stewart But the re.
ir solution, as thus modified, was objected 10 bys
ir member from Ohio on the Wing side. So the
II proposition was not considered.
a resolution was adopted, directing an inquiry
Of into the proprety Of establishing collection DIS
in tict in that part OF the Stale OF Tennessee Dor.
IN dcring on The Mississippi river.
II In the orders OF the day, Mr. Howell Coo6s
ID amendment 10 the resolution 10 prin, ten 'hqn'
No sand extra copies OF the financial report from me
>. majority OF the Committee on Public EXpendl.
urts, SO is 10 include in the same order In MI
: notiiy report from said committee, was cons'fe!.
Ell and adopted.
> Mr.. Rockwell Of Connecticut proposed in'the'
- ,o amend said resolution 10y adding proPo>ica
to the lise thai The Co@mee on Pgele E1P,a 70.
10 Treasury Department, especially with reference
n. 10 The loans on treasury notes authorized b. he
a, acts of July % 1896 and January %, lS41; and
or that sali commiliee have authority To send !or
n. parsons and papers, and TO employ clerk, % be
~ allowed the usual compensation which beng
:: agreed 10, the resolution, as thus amended, wa,
~ adopted.
NJ On motion by Mr.. Johnson Of Arkansas. tte
). balance II perdiem and mileage due 10 The Hoa.
r Archibald Yell, who Tell al Buena Visa, was or.
dered TO be paid 10 his administrator out Of The
IN contingent fund.
10 On motion by MIR. Tallmadge, the bill 10 in.
D. corporate The Washington Gas Light Company,
Al with the pending amendment, was taken on, Of
/. committee Of Whole, The amendment concurel
in, and The bill pu, upon its passage aud carried.
n On motion by Mr.. Meade, The bill 10 change
j. The times OF holding the United States district
in courts in the Western District OF Virginia, and
:, Tor oiher purposes was taken out of the hands Of
ic and an amentmen, striking out The third sec ion
n "a proposition 10 raise The salary Of Judge
lie Btockenbroueh 10 s., 500-the bill passed.
The House then resolved itself into committee
e ol The Whole, (Mr. Root in The Chair) and re.
IS sumcd The consideration OF the civic and dipo.
IS matte appropriation bill. Mr.. Holmes Of Souih
v Carolina having The floor, made an hour speech
enforcing Inc justice OF The memorial OF sundis
: merchants and citizens of the city OF Charleston
asking for an appropriation Of one hundred thou.
G sand dollars, for The purchase OF site tor cu.
y iom.house near that city making his appeal.
!. this subject from The will OF The Executive ,o,s
r representatives OF the people.
c Mr.. Sims followed, repelIing the charge Of il.
$ justice on The part of the Executive, becsose lie
appropriation for this object was not recommend.
ed 10 Congress.
And them after lew explanatory rqmakst BY
, Mr.. Woodward
> Mr. Pollock took The floor, The committee Icse,
and the House adjourned.