Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-20
coNcREss--F,rst session
WEDNESDAY, JUNE Ia
SENATE.


pria,ion bill from The House. for The payment 0
revolutionary and other pensions
mr. BorIand, from the Military COMMITTEE, re-
ported back, with amendments The bill reviVins
Inc several acts providing paymen! tor horses los
in the public service. The amendments were
agreed to, and The bill was then read third lime
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Rusk, The joint resolution
from the House, providing for the payment oil the
Texas troops called into service under Col. Curtis
was taken up and passed
motion 10 take up the Oregon Territorial Bill
was negalived, IA to l9.
Mr.. Benton, from The Military Committee. re-
ported the following joint resolution, which was
twice read and ordered 10 be printed
Be il resolved, &C., That on the restoration ot
peace with Mexico, by a treaty OF peace, duly
ratified and proclaimed all The military forces OF
! the United States, whether volunteers. regulars
or The marine corps, who by law or the terms OF
| their engagement were 10 be discharged al The
| close OF the war; shall, under the direction OF The
President OF the United States, be transported OF
marched, with The least practicable DELAY, 10 such
posts or places in the United States as NAV be
| least expensive or may be most convenient, 10 the
| troops; and al such places they shall be dischare.
ed from the service OF the United States; and thai
until they shall respectively reach such places
a u,
considered paid, and treated as in he service Of
the United States, in The same manner as il The
war had not closed
The consideration OF the Indian appropriation
bill was then resumed and debate again ensuet
on MIR. Bells amendment granting compensation
To certain Cherokee Indians in North Carolina
who have mol removed 10 the Indian country ives
OF the Mississippi. The amendment was finally
agreed 10, % 10 H.
Mr. Rnsk proposed an amendment, appropfa
ting SO, coo to provide tor The appointment OF a
superintendent and Indian agents IN Texas, rem
dered necessary, as he said, by an appfehended
outbreak among the discontinued remnant Of va
rious Indian tribes from the United States who
have located themselves upon the Texan frontier,
in Street violation OF treaty stpulations. A de.
bate ensued on this amendment also, and il was
finally rejected, l3 10 %, on an assurance from
Mr.. Atchison, that The Indian Committee would
tomorrow report separate bill 10 meet the ext
gency
Al The reques, OF Mr.. Sebastian, The bill was
then informally passed over, 10 enable him 10
prepare further amendment which he proposed
10 submit.
Maneum submitted resolution for The print.
ing OF 10000 copies OF the proceedings in Exec
ulive session on The treaty OF peace, from which
lle injunction OF secrecy has been removed
Lies over.
MIR. Anterior submitted resolution 10 meet
hereafter al III A. M. instead OF ~ NJ. Lies
over.
Executive session. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Mckay, from the committee OF Ways and
Means, reported, with amendments, the joint res.
olu lion providing that The reports OF The heads oil
The several departments shall be made and com.
munica;ed Tor publication Immediately alter the
close OF each f,cal year, and il was read the
third time and passed.
Mr. Mckay, from The same committee, report
ell bill 10 repeal the inb, sixth and seventh
clauses OF an ACT in addition 10 the several acts
regulating the shipment, and discharge Of sea.
men, and the duties OF ConsulS, approved 20lh
JULY, 1910, and also 10 amend the acl supplement.
ial 10 the act concerning Consus and Vice Con-
suls, and for the protection of American seamen,
approved 23lh Feb. 1903. Read twice
A bill was reported, making appropria ions Tor
certain rivers and harbors and the survey OF GER
tain others, which was twice read and commit.
ted.
Mr. Goggin, from The committee on Post.Olli.
ces and PoS,-Roads, reported bill 10 iablish
certain post.roules in the States of New York,
New Jersey, Vermont, Ohio. Indiana, Illinois,
kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama Tennessee,
&c. ne IlOUSC pIOCetucu " Tue
CT The hill, several amendments we're proposed
and adopted, and it was then ordered 10 be en-.
crossed Tor third reading.
Mr. Bots, from The Military Committee, repor.
ted joint resolution in relation 10 the lranspor.
taton and discharge oil The military forces at the
close OF The Mexican war; which was read the
third time and passed.
Mr.. Bots, from the same Committee, reported
several other bills and resolutions, no: OF public
interest," and number OF unimportan, reports
were also made from other Standing committees, to
whom bills from the Senate and others in their
preliminary stages had been referred.
Mr.. J. R. Insersol, from the Judiciary Com.
mittee reported bill TO alter and amend The ACT
Tor The punishment OF counlerleiiiDg the current
coin of the u. S. Also, bill 10 provide for Ia.
king The seventh census of Inhabitants OF the
U. States. Both Of these were read twice and or
dercd 10 be printed
Also, bill for revising the laws oilhe United
States, which was twice read and referred 10 The
Committee oil The Whole.
Alter number Of other unimporiant reports
from Standing committees, ,heIouse resumed, in
Committee oil The Whole, the consideration et The
Naval Appropriation bill, and nearly The whole
session was consumed in explanations ot FIVE MI
nutes each, under The new rules OF amendments
Of no importance offered by lie different mem.
berS. The Committee finally rose, wilhou, com
ing TO any conclusion on the BILL and the House
adjourned.
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