Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-25
VOLUME XL9.-:NlAsaa.R "a.

JeGts III 50 pali'r Ulitf, Ht Iti bOIGtd Hat 3iios
uniformly Iesal,ei IN Their tcieaf Such iasiti
BUSINESS he considered entirely Unnecessary.
Mr. Allen wa opposed 10 converting gu! val
vessels into c0asiiug vessels, aad engaging tie
officers Il the navy IN lie petty larceny employ.
mcui ~ laniina barrel OF FISH al enc port ami a
bal. Of chicsens al another The whole system
was wroag and should he arfes'cd--,hs employ.
ing Of private vessels in lhe pubic business, and
public vessels in IT, coasling trade. Lie did ~,
thin: Tic otiiceis Of Tie navy would like lit
would lower the soiri, and character OF lie navy.
Mf A. AID that No si,uaioD IN lie was NOR.
honorable ;han hal Of Inc gallant tar. Tbs du;y
which he vas called upun 10 perform was h0-
narahIe because il vas duty 10 his couniry--
And what line 81 merchantmen from New Yo,k
cond COMPETE wih a line Of steamers T. star
tfop lie fuahC treasury. He 5euied Ire risb; u
!he un.'sd S,ors . e0iey in'o competition with
the private capital Of The country.
.'if. Ru>k Was liUe surprsed n he Soma
t'iS tehnnion q ne erm petty larceny" BE
Tue ral'rs q Z tsh b2rIel, hy ihose Connected
With The navy, va 70 b. considered 'pel'y larce-
Go.' lie ha,! sea he officers Of The army en-.
: sed i'll Tar more laharious service, %hici hey
hy no means tcelnec dishouorat!c, and he denied
that any service which their County required of
then anr cm?!oyncot which the interests q he
country dsmani-wss "pery larceny" employ.
nent. There would be nothing IN he service
required by The Amendment which he la. pro.
posed, which would dr.!ade any officer cr sea.
man Of the navy
After some iu,ther remarks ~ AlessrS. UGdcr-
wJo', Alien ard Houson Mr.. Ru,k's amend
mrn! vas rejected IS q %.
Some ether Amendments were proposed and e.
jected, when
Mc Yuae, b. direction OF III naval commit.
lee, proposed amendments, ghich wetc 'orlej,
modifying The Law IN regard 70 contracts Tor 10
bacco, S. Is 10 secure apply of a good qIa.ity
iof he seameu. restricting the number Of probes
sors OF mathematics ,ulwelve and gives 10 them
$1,000 PEI anhum, while On duty, ~! $500 when
n0t
Another, from he same commi';cs, 50 mo'i-
tying The regulation which limit, he number oi
passed mifshiPmsn, as 70 auihoIlse IL Increase
= iGt was Tejsc'ed.
One or ~ other unimpo.tant amendnents 70
the bill, from the same committee were agree
To- when the amendment OF Mr.. johnson, 10 pro.
vile for the losses Of ID. officers and seamen Of
the Peacock, Shark, &C., vas aiken up and a
Pro7iso was offered 10 il, requiring an eSsmina.
lion hY Cuuu Of Inquiry into ne circumstances,
before lie paymsn shall BE- maze.
Nr. Niles moved tie insertion Of a proviso
tina, this appropriation shall rot he considered
as approving or ratifying contracts for q longer
term than five years; which was rejected by
yeas TO- nays IS.
Mr. y. moved further 10 amend the bill by
inserting rroviso that the contractors on the
line from Panama to Astoria shall touch al va.
rious points upon The coast Of California and
New Mexico, if required b. the Secretary Of
the Navy with The concurrence of the Postmas-
Ter General which was agreed 10.
Al a late hour the bill vas reported 10 the SC
nate, and The amendments. with the exception
of that reducing the appropriation for the navy
yard at Memphis, were coDcurred in.
Tie question being upon concurring in the
amendment respecting the navy yard At Men,
phis, the yeas and nays were taken, and no quo
rum voted 4 second call Of The yeas and nays
was had, and still no quorum voted
On motion by Mr.. Benton. the Sergeant al.
Arms was directed 10 70 after The absentces;
and in short time u quorum being present, the
yeas and NAYS were Tor the third time taken on
the ques ion Of concurring in the amendment
reducing the appropriation for the Memphis
Sayy.yard, and it was determined in the mega
tivc-yeas IL, nays 81.
After the adoption Of other amendments IN
he cugrossed FOR third reading, and was read .
third time, and rasscd.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. Rockwell OF Connecticut moved that 'he
House proceed TO the consideration Of DIS OF
the private calendar.
By tie unanimous consent OF the House. DIT
Darling Of Wisconsin presented
Resolutions Of the Legislature oil Wisconsin
asking Congress to gran, TO that Slate tlie WIZ
tary Reservation Al Fort Wlnnebaso, ior ih'
Durpose OF Pen,entiary. Ordered to be PRINT
ed and referred 10 the committee on fuoii'
Lands.
Also, Resolutions asking Congress 10 so modi'
~ the law of August 9Th. ls4b, granting Ger
tain lands 10 lie State Of Wisconsin, 50 as 10
hermit tho State to select certain otnef ramos "
lieu Of the lands therein granted. ORDERED &c
he printed, and referred 10 the same committee
Also certain Join, Resolutions, instructlng tht
Senators and requesting the Representatives o.
Wisconsin 10 vote for the incorporation oil The
"free TERRITORY provisions" into any law organ
isinc any new territory in Oregon, California
and New Mexico. Ordered TO be prinied anc
laid upon the table.
The consideration Of the motion TO recon
slider the vote by which the House yesterday re
ec,cd tic General Appropriation Bill, was thcf
Air Smi,h of Indiana addressed the House III
favor Of the appropriation Tor Savannah RIVER,
!, ,enaraI examination Of the question OF ~
,.r,,l improvements, and on other nalions'
o,.s,o,s noon winch the two great political
n,r,;,s are divided He was in favor OF re
con.id Iteration Of the vote, and of the passage Of
,bc hill with the item eferred 10 included.
Mr. Stuart of Michigan followed, in reply 10
Mr.. Smith, and in defence oil the principles u
General Cas- ard Of the Democratic Platform,
- l,id ao,=u by the Baltimore Convention. On
Tho Y;lmot Proyiso he admitted tia. General
Cass had changed his opinion, and ne :urihcr e:
,rcssel The conviction that General Cass, IL
elected President, will sign any bill for necessa
- and constitutional Improvements oil Rivers
and Ilarbors
AIR Corgin next obtained the floor, and
smoke his hour, on the same general political
subjects Of course in opposition 10 the measures
of The Administration, and TO the nomination o.
General Cass. lie reiterated the charges 81
r.nea,ediy denied) against the friends oil Inc
gsl,imore nominee, OF having put ioFth one eai
,;on of his Life for The North and another ior
Inc South. He denied that General Taylor was
afraid TO express his opinions, wlilc me Piees ~
decep;ion 10 which he referred, was evidence
that The friends of General Cas- we're AFRAID &c
have his known. m,
MIR McClelland explained that of 3,0Ot
comics which he subscribed for, Of the Lie
..h;cb !, was charged was designed Tor the
south, ev.ry copy vas distributed a, the North
md he believes that every copy OF each edltIor
published, had been indiserimlna,s'y a,stFl0u'e'
Mr. Goaeln di! no, intend 10 charge the gentle
man from Michigan, with any improper condnt
with reference 70 the publication c.dG i
Mr. Tge. ef Alabama, wno denied that MI
Ysnccv you'd sopposi Gen Taylor
wonli say, iha. Mr.. Yancey woad nal suaFo'
N Mr. Thompson, Of Miss, spoke to the qussiO
Immediately unasf c9nside,a'loh'he iec on s
was .s' pass,i win tko afp,oPria;ian Tor Savanna
rive. r!.a,ile pfesfcal you'd ine'posr ms ~.
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