Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-01-11

admission 10 the floor OF the Senate, as is enioy4d
by the ohcr e1-pTinters Of the body. Laid over
MIR Dickinson gave notice that he would cali
up his resolutions on Monday next.
Mr.. Miller, from the Committee on the Dis.
trict OF Columbia, reported back The joint resou.
ton authorizing he erection OF The Washington
Monument on The public grounds without amend.
men,.
MIR. Johnston of Louisiana on leave intro.
ducei join, resolution providing for the pay.
men' OF certain claims Of our citizens under The
provisions o. the Treaty If 1879, with The Repub.
The bill i"r The appointment of Assistant pur.
sers in the Navy was taken up in its order,
MIR. Badger offered an amendment. maxim,
them commissioned officers, and The bill was then
laid aside.
The Committee on Printing made renor
giving satisfactory reasons for The delay in fur
nshing printed copies OF the documents accom-.
panyne the Presidents Message.
MIR. Badger from he Committee on Milnarv
Affairs, reported bill 10 promote The filling up al
The vacancies in The volunteer regiments, gram,
nS the same bounty as is allowed 10 reeulay,I
and il vas considered by unanimous conss,I
| read three times and passed.
! The Senate then took up The Ten Regimen
Bill.
Mr. Hale addressed the Senate at length uno,
the subject Of war; charging slavery as tie pri.
mary, If moi the Immediate cause OF it, and de.
| c!arlns that he would no; vote man or tols,
for the further prosecution OF the war; II The bl
was VOC: tor bf the Senate, he Pre.iien, wooi
ccns:rue II into an aPpfova! u his measures and
| his policy.
Nh Hale, al times, was very severe in his re.
marks upon the Executive, and d. others mingled
good zeal Of humor with his animadversion,
Mt Johnson OF Maryland then took The aoor
and will address lie Senate on Monday.
Alter a briel Executive session, the Senate al.
jouInet over until Monday next
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On motion oil Mr.. Jones, OF Tennessee ,hc
morning business was SUSPENDED and The House
resolyet se.! into Committee OF the Whole, (llr.
Caleb B. Smith in the Chair,) and took up he
resolution relative TO theIranspora,ion OF the mail
between Washinston and Richmond
MIR. Jones, OF Tennessee, addressed The com.
mlee a, length in defence OF the course pursued
in the matter by the Postmaster General, and 10
opposition 10 The joint resolution under considera.
ton.
MIR. Meade spoke 10 reply 10 the remarks Of bis
colleague, Mr.. BoHs, and in support OF he
course taken hy The Postmaster General, and srg.
Srstrl substitute Tor he oint resolution, which
he ouh, tiler al proper lime, fixing c,uain
may;mrm contract price Tor mail transpofia.cn
Oh !ai!;UadS
Mir. Murphy, OF New York, next addressed he
committee. lie was for obeying the law, aEd con.
fenced that his issue was between the Fledetcs..
burg and Richmond railroad Company and the
laws, and no, between The company Aforesaid an
the Postmaster General who was but The agent
Ui The laws.
he did not agree with the gentleman from
Ohio { iir. k0pD who spoke Yesterday IN sup
port o! h. doc.fiae that, il gentlemen found that
he pos flee laws did 20. subserve their inter
csis, hey could establish private expresses. He
concluded by saying that Re shoula voIe tor the
amendment offered by the gentleman from Viz
elnia (M:. Meade.)
MIR. Brown OF Pennsylvania followed and ds.
:ended The Postmaster Generals conduct in The
matter. and conicmLed the coarse Of the Railroad
Company, which he characterised as bordering
on eX;orion.
Ga Mir S!anion's motion the committee rose,
so that resolution to stop The debate on the reso
Iuiion uuGe consideration might be offered.
He then submitted a resolution 10 STOP the De.
ba.e at halt past Two o'clock this day, (hueen nj.
nutes of) which was adopted.
The House again went into committee ON The
subject. MIR. Guegin took the floor, and replied
to he remarks made yesterday by Mr.. Lincoln,
aud also ~ the remarks made today oy III.
Brown. He spoke until the time for debating The
subject had expired
4 he continued speaking, Mr.. Thompson Ct
Mississippi, asked the Chair i; The time for sop.
ping he debate had not arrived, and II il had, il
he gentleman from Virginia could continue his
rrma.ks7 The Chair said he could, under the
rule, tia; The chairman Of committee who re.
roItcd measure under consideration was emit.
lied to close the debate, and to have one houf'o
do So in.
This decision was appealed from. Var Us
motions were made and rules were CITED Al
las. inoion FOR the commitiee to rise, that tn.
qursr;on in dispute might BIZ tested BY vote Of
the Horsr, was carried. Whereupon The CON-
ini.!cc rose.
Nj Stewart, CT Michigan moved 10 reconsider
he vote b. which the House adopted the rcsolu.
ton limiting The debate.
The question being IN intricate or complex
one, anc there being evidence Of adversely OF cPin-
ion on ne subject,
Mir Cob, OF Georgia, moved That The House
adjourn, which motion was carried una nimousy,
and the House adjourned.
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