Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-12-08
THIRTIETH CoNGREss--2d Session
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, le4s.
SENATE.
The Vice President presided.

line vice resilient presided.
MIR. Phels presented the credentials OF Hon
William Uham, reelected United States Sena.
tor from Vemont for six years from The fourth
OF March n9t.
The Vict President laid before The Senate a
report from he Sece,ary If Sale, made agreca
bly, 10 law, ;hewins the disbursements lrsm he
contingent ind OF hat department Tor the yea
ending got June, l4S: the balances rema ming
nnexpended Tor the same; he disbursements Tor
al objec:s nrng III same period the disbursr-
nen,s from The funC Tor conlineen expenses oi
foreign intercourse, snd The disbursements from
The fund fo contingent expenses Of The mission,
abroad, wh:h was rad ami ordered 10 be prin-
ted.
TIE Vic Presider also laid before the Senate
4 commun alion IRON Inc Treasurer Of the Uni
led States, 'companei By his accounts with thr
and the Is and 2d quarters Of 1913, as adjusted
By the ac unting Cheers which was read and
ordered 10 Z printed.
The SeE:ie then preceded 10 consider the reso-
luton from he Houston the election OF chaplains
OF tifferer Denominations, one by each House,
10 Interchange weekly and occurred therein.
Mr.. Cameron mo,d that The Senate forthwith
proceed I, The election II a Chaplain. The
question 6as taken O This motion, bul no qu,-
rum vote
Mr. XII. suegcstedls modification, ! P NJ ,
10 which Hr. Cameron assented.
Mr.. DHton suggesd l. p. NJ. tomorrow.
Mr. hing lemarkeG Rat tor obvious reasons,
which void occur Il The Senator from New Jer
sey The q ction should MT he fixed Tor | o'clock
ic-moHCK. HIS remark is understood 10 imply
10 an mention y announc. tomorrow the death
oil tlon Dixon r. Lewis
Inc question was again pu on The motion as
moil1et, and resulted ayes i6-nays Is. No
quorum.
MIR Dayton moved an amendment Losl, 10
10 Is.
Mr.. Douglass inquired if would be in order
TO proceed with other busnessl
The Vice President replied mot until quo
rum are present"
Mr.. Hale renewed the motion 10 adjourn, and
u was decided in the affirmative. Adjourned ac
cordrsly.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MI Bingham gave notice OF motion for leave
10 ihtoiuce bls-"making grant a land 10
and U hr completion Of The Clinton and kala-
mazo Canal, in The State Of Michigan
The Construction OF military road from Lansing,
The apilaI of The Stale Of Michigan, 10 Mackin-
aw, II said Stale
Onmo,ion OF Mr.. Rockwell, Of Connecticut,
the touse, then, 10 pursuance OF The resolution
aa,dopsd yesterday, proceeded 10 The election Of
Chaaain.
NJ. Pollock nominated Rev Mr.. GuTley. Mr.
LoIdnominated Rev. Orville Dewey.
AID The vote being taken, il appeared that the
~hoi number who had voted, was i13-necessa-
~ ioa choice S7-tha, Mr. Gurley had received
i56i dr. Dewey I6; Mr.. Cushman !. Mr. Cur
lev as accordingly dec AIRED 10 be reelected
CnaFain, for The present session.
TIE Speaker laid before the House sundry
com1uncations, viz:
Ale.ter from the Secretary of the Treasury,
sslali,g that it was found imPractcable for that
D!sp;r,ment 10 comply with The joint resolution
o Congress OF Sd March, ls47, prohibiting the
''le !, private entry of certain lands in Cincin-
n'llohio.
ADDITIONAL papers, appertainne 10 those laid
'sfors Congress at is last session by n. P rrist
after from the Secretary OF War, trans.
nnicg, in obedience TO the Goth section of the
l'' ., 18th August, 1912, aud the act making
i,Pr0pria,ions for the civil and diplomatic ex-
s':e, of the Government for the year 1896, |
Clements showing what expenditures have been |
aa!e under the authority of that department. du- |
ns lhe year 1913; which statements we're laid
poa The table and ordered 10 be printed.