Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-17
Mr.. Foo,e replied briefly 10 Mr.. Baldwin.

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MIR. Calhoun sa id that he had no cpporiuh'y ~
express his views on this bill, Though ne No."
been inclined from he gu sci 10 vote asa'h'' -.
liz is undsrs oui that he viii give his views =.
length ln-:nsf!ow, ard thai The nal 'o'e VIII
also then he taken on h. tiil AaIonnnsa'
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
The bill 10 amend III, act PROVIDING '' ,He
transportation Of the Mali Le,9een the y. o'a,es
and lore On countries, was made the specia' oiuei
ior The ffs, Wednesday in April next.
Bills ID amend the act 10 mise Tor 'h,el
time an additional military force, and Tor oihet
purposes, approved Feb. IL, lS47, were mace
Inc special of!ef Tor The Ali u Apnl next.
Mr. Harralson, from lie Military COMMITTEE,
reported without amendment, the bill ior me re.
lhei OF the volunteers engaged IN the Mli'aIy
Service OF the u S. Referred 10 the comfni0ee o.
the Whole.
The committee on Revolutionary CLAIMS were
discharged from the further consideration " ihe
re ion Of he officers oil The army IN NieAtc",
Tor further provision Tor The widows anu enn,
dren ct such c~liccls and soldiers as nave yea
in III public service, ami Inc petition was idH
on Inc table.
Several reports were made from various COM
mitlees, on petitions for relief, and ordered 10
be printed; and several bills, mostly private,
AMI of no public interest, were reported, READ
twice and referred.
a bill from the Senate 10 remit the duties on
| books, maps and charts imported for the use oil
tic Library Of Congress, was read Twice ana
referred.
\ message was received from The President OF
the l.. States, but not opened.
mir. Farrelly, from the Committee on Patents,
To which was referred the Senate bill 10 extend
the patent of Jethro Wood, reported The same
without amendment, and ii was laid on The Ia
Bile
MIR. Mckay moved that The House resolve
itself into committee of the Whole, for the pur-
pose Of taking up the special order, being the
bill requiring all moneys receivable from Gus
toms, lands, and other sources, to De paid imme-
diately into the treasury without abatement or
reduction and for other purposes.
A division being called for on agreeing 10 the
motion, Mr.. Mckay suggested that as there ap.
peaIed % te considerable opposition 10 his motion,
he wOa.d wilhiraw i, with general understand
ing that Immediately alter The gentleman from
Ohio, (N1r. Rooi) should have concluded his re-
marks on the Message OF the President declining
10 furnish The instructions 10 MIR. Slidell, the
House would 90 into Commiuee 10 consider the
Special order. With this understanding MIR.
Mckay withdrew MS motion, and
The message Of he President, above referred
70, was then taken up, and Mr.. Root addressed
the House al length in opposition 10 the views OF
The Executive as expressed therein, and 10 The war
with Mexico. AT The conclusion OF his remarks,
he House resolved Itself into Committee Of The
Whole, and took up the bill referred 10 above, in
relation 10 the revenue from the various sources.
An amendment proposed by MIR. Mckay, gave
rise TO a debate, in which Messrs. Mckay, Muir.
ply, Hunt, Pollock, Evans, Of Md, Toomb.,
Gnnne,l, hcLanc, Hall, Of n. Y, Slrohm and
others participated, when The Commiuee rose, and
The House adjourned.