Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-27
s.,,arIsrp coNaaEss--r,r., session.
"WEDNESDAY, JUNE q.
GEN TIE

rHlRTIErH cONGREss--FlrsI Ses..0":
WEDNESDAY, 1uNE2 Il.
SENATE
~. Wiz p,e.;dsor laid before the Senate
.,nmnn;cs,ion from The Treasury Departments
:, n;.h,no = statement OF the receipts ann e1Pen'
;,.nr-s Of The Hospital Fund, called Tor oy re-
.nln,ion of The Senate some days since.
few petitions we're presented, and two or
,.,ss nn;mporrant bills reported from Commlt-
'se y, Niles, from the Pos, Office Committee, re-
nor,ed a bill, which he accompanied WIN
speech of considerable length in favor OF cheap
oos,sge, showing the advantages OF the system 70
Inc revenues of Deparlmen'-,o alter ana amend
the present laws in relalon 10 letter and newsPa
ner hostages, reducing The rate on newspapers,
r,mnhl.,s hooks. &C, not exceeding one ounce
Il weight. 10 one cent, whou, regard 10 distances
and The like sum Tor each additional ounce; ana
half a c, n, on newspapers, when The distance Is
70, over fifly miles from the place OF pub'icaioni
reducing. also, The postage on letters OF mol more
lh.p hail an ounce, TO the uniform rate VI 'n'ee
cents, when prepaid, or FIVE cents, wnep Dol pre-
naid and all drop letters one cent, when prepaid
ana TWO cents, when no, prepaid. Mr.. Mics
,a;5 The committee had no intention 10 press the
bill 10 passage at The present session
Mr.. Manenm submitted resmu' !on eating oh
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The Court Martial in the case OF Col PAYNE; ahG
,he d;shonorabie discharge OF certain otuce's y.
Inc gSaleP. Car ""'''
resolution was adopted setting apart Sa,ur.
day mex, for the consideration Of private bills.
Mr Johnson, OF Maryland, presented the me.
mortal OF Captain Lewis Warrington and others,
officers OF the Peacock, asking for prize money
for The capture oil the EPelvier.
Mr.. Bor!aud Introduced bill 10 revive and
continue certain acts re ating 10 the settlement OF
The lilies 10 certain tracts Of land in Arkansas.
Read twice and referred.
On motion OF Mr.. Anterior, The vote by which
The Indisn appropriation bill was ordered to be
eusrossed was reconsidered, and one or TWO IN.
important amendments proposed by him were
adopted, when The bill was read the lhird lime
and passed.
On motion OF MIR. flanagan, the Senate then,
with closed doors, proceeded TO the consideration
ofexecutiye business-undetstoo 10 be the treaty
with Prussia-and after some time spen. there
In, ihe doors were again opened.
Several private bills were disposed OF, when on
motion, the bill 10 divide the State OF Arkansas
into Two Judicial Districts was taken up, and a
debate OF some length ensued thereon.
The bill was finally read the third time and
passed.
Mt. Breeze gave notice OF Join, resolution TO
relieve mail contractors from certain liabilities
under The act oil 1886.
The bill, from the House, making appropria-
lions for revolutionary and other pensioners, wa,
passed.
Also, the bill for the raAef OF the society for lbe
reform OF juvenile delinquents in New York.
Also, bill concerning testimony
Also, The bill TO change The time OF holding the
terms Of the Circuit Court ofthe United States, in
The State of Maine Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House resumed the consideration OF the
report by Mr.. Strom on the Bis; May, from the
committee on public expenditures, in relation 10
III. annual report from The Secretary Of The Urea.
sury on the slate Of the finances and minority
report by Mr.. Bednger was presented, laid on The
table and ordered 10 he printed.
On mo!inn OF Mr.. Gossin, The House proceeded
TO the consideration Of motion made by Mr..
Root, on Wednesday last, TO reconsider the vele
by which the House on that Gay orcered 10 be
ensrossed the bill to establish certain post routes,
with view to amend, by inserting proviso 10
that part Of the bill: which rela!es 10 Texas, TO The
effect that The establishment %; the post routes
therein named, (souls o! which are on the RIO
Grande,) shall not be construed into an expires.
sion Of opinion By Congress 10 the iine Of boul-
Diary between Texas and Mexico.
The mp,i,n 10 reconsider was lost, SO 10 SO. The
Speaker making the vcie a zig bv voting III The
negative, il s,aadin, previously IS 10 81
Mr. Gugsin lnem moved 10 lay The bill on the
table, but ms motion also was lost, BY yeas VI
and nays l04.
The question then being on he third reading
oil the bill, objection was made, "a the ground
that The bill had not ys, been enerossed, and the
Speaker sustained The objection An appeal
from this decision was taken by MIR. Sims, bnt
the opiniou of The Chair was sustained, leo 10
81, and The bill was then passed over.
% motion OF Mr.. VinIon the House, in COM
miuee OF the Whole, then resumed The consider.
alton OF lhe General Appropriation Bill, and Mr..
billiard addressed The Committee on the meri's
If The BILL chiefly in reference TO the missions 70
China, Austria and Turkey, whicn ne proposed
- make ful ,nlssions aud TO Charseships, all
Of which he aronosed 10 charge 10 aesdsnt Min
is,e:s, vita $4,000 salary. The commuee then
rose.
The bill making appropriations for the Naval
service, Tor he year ending 30h June, lS49, was
read the third time, and passed, with sundry
am ndnen,s proposed BY Mr.. Vinion and uran-
iuuusly adopted, among which The following Is
he only one of importance:
Sec, Be il further enacted, That II shall be
The du,y OF the Postmaster General, under the di.
rec,,na Of The President, 10 cause The net! re.
ceip,s Of pos,ages collected on the several i.nes
o, seamers from New York 10 Liverpool,
and from New York to Chasres, and from
Panama 10 .ame point in The Territory of
Oregon, and stipulated for in the contracts made
with The Secretary OF the Navy, 10 be deposited
in The Treasury 10 The credit of The appropriation
Tor The annual compensation tor the service to be
rendered under said contracts, or Otherwise ap.
ply The said pesiages in payment OF The said an.
nnal m2ensation. Adjourned.