Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-04-04
rHinTIErn coNGREss--Fir., ses,ion'
WEDNESDAY, MARCH %, lS4S.

s MA fE-
The Indian appropriation bill, from The
House, was read twice, and felefred ~ the FL
nance Cnmmiaee
Mr.. Miller presented a resolution Of The New
Jersey Legislature, reia i, 6 To payment of expen'
se, incurred tnf certain volunteers raised 10 tna'
Stale. previous 10 their being mustered into SET
vcs. oo.;s,s
Mr. Bel presented a number oil men'o'"i>,
signed nv 81 verai thousand persons 10 'eo.e'.e'
K.nIuek. d., masters If steamboats,, meiend'.,,
traders, farmers, &C., setting lonh Tue impo'ld"ee
and necessity Of an immediate pproPl'"ton "
repair ihe damage 10 The DAN efecseo oy 'he GU
vernment some fifteen years since 10 Inc C'"oe,'
and river near us mouth, u facilitate 'he nayi'
gaiiun oil that river. -
M Bel, sra,ed that partial injury to This dam
bao beeo sustained several years since, out d re
cent uesh.t mad so enlarged the breach : ; 10 ren.
der he passage Of buats through the cnSnoei
which il wasd .slined todeepeo. not only oiuleui
but often extremely daDgerous-ihat IN q lew
months the navigation would be entIeiy in'er-
rupled, if The injury was not repaired. n oar nau
already iormtd b-low The dam, IN consequence
this breach, Whit won d soon also in'erruP. .ne
navigation OF the Ohm, IT not removed. 800 60
ed the at eption, not only Of Senators lrom o.a'I'
bordering entirely on the Ohiu and MISSISSIPPI
bot 10 muse also from Pennsylyania ana s"s'''"'
to the importance OF this sufJec: - mac
TIL. appropriation asked Iur 10 Tins case, was
not Ii.bl 10 inc objections urged against apPro.
~priaIions for ,th.r Improvements Gsely W."
on the western waters had better wail niu IL
The memorials we're referred 10 Tue comH".ee VI
Roads and Canals, and one OF them ordered 10 De
printed - ,.,;,;ons on
,he sane subiecl. which had the same reference.
Re also urged The importance Ut action, 70 ihe
OF the Mississippi, hazarded 10 some
extent. by these distractions. He agreeo WIN Inc
Senator IRON Tennessee (Mr. Belly that ihis ap,
pIlcatiop STOOD upon ground peculiar 10 itsel anu
was an exception TO others Tor Poohc Improve
men
Mr.. Davis of Massachusetts, reported, without
amendment. from the comminee on commerce,
The bi 10 change the location OF certain L'go1-
Houses and Buys, provided for by an acl OF last
session, Read a third time and passed.
Mr.. Allen introduced his joint resolution, Oh
which n,tlce was Yesterday given, rendering Tue
congratulations OF this country 10 Fra"ce, on The
establishment there of Republican government.
The resolution had It's frs, reading, but oolecuon
being made by Nj. Milier-who desired mat j
should be referred 10 the committee on iofeign al
fais-it was laid over until 10 morrow.
MIR. Sulee submitted a resolution Calling ~,
Information in reference 10 volunteers who served
under Ger Scor in 1914. Adopted.
MIR. Ashley introduced a bill, explanatory OF
the iaient and meaning OF the aci OF Feoruafy'
Ie47, To raise Tor a limiied lime an additional MI
litary force, SO far as II applies 10 bounty ianos 10
soldiers. The department, he said, had dec''fo
that wnere the soldier dies or is killed III oal'ie' tn-
bounty land provision will be confined exclusive,
" to the widow, children or father and molnef ol
The deceased. This bill declared the intent OF the
.cr 10 he thai The brothers and sisters also should
bs ,neluted. TIE bill was read twice and referred
Afer the trs.saction of some other unlmPor-
tant business .cl
On motion of MIR. Cass, the consideration oil
tho bill for a.certaining and paying the Caiiior'
mia claims. was resumed.
Mr.. Dix addressed the Senate in favor OF the
bill. Col. Fremont, he sa d had exhloiteo IN
his operations in California. an intrepidity,
promptne.., and sagacity, Of which older men
might have b on proud. and which he had not
the slightest doub would be prop rly apPrec'a-
ted by his county. The check which had been
given to Grea, Britain in her "per tons IN ihis
continent. and particularly in her de,lgn' upon
Califo mia, he considered Of great importance
and proceeded to give sketch Of these opera
tions, be inning with her policy and movements
in rega d to the Mosquito nation, do duras'
Yucatan, &c.
he referred to the declarations of VIZ Mon
roe, in reference to european interference 10 le
affairs Of thi. country. He was not prepared
10 express an opinion as TO the policy or wisdom
al the time, of these dictations, but when put
forth, the government. should ne prepared 10
maintain them tie proceeded to show lhat
they had not been so maintained BY our govern
ment 10 rega d to the South 'merican Rcpuo-
lies. The interference of foreign governments
in the affairs Of the Southern Republics
wa, calculated to produce injurious consequent
- o. sk., n ,,nfr nh oh nm hoH Tho RIO nj 10
prevent He was opposed TO any interference
BY this country in the affairs OF Europe, and TINS
was the more important while events Of such
startling interest were occurring.
de plucee led 10 rad letters aud documents, 10
show t1al England had designed 10 obtain pos
session of California, and by securing also me
risht 10 construct a canal across III islhnns, To
shut ~ out from The ,radr OF the Pacinc-io snow
that a unto had aclua ly exis,ed in Cal,to MIA
in 1886, and had actually met and decided ~ Ia
vur Of placing The CALIFORNIA; under The Pfolec-
,iop o: Greai Britain Frnm all The iacts, ne
said mere was no reason TO doubt ihat Inc pre-
ssnce OF Admiral Seymour a, San FRANCISCO
was with a view 10 cooperate with these move
mems and TO take possession VI Upper Cairo
mia The fact. stated, were verified by the am
davis of Colonel Fremoat, and many other OFF,
GERS nAm-d. 80,
Mr.. a,chison also supported The bill. Many
of Inc ci,izens Of California, AMI some OF mos.
in,efe 10 The bill had beed citizens ot Nilsson
ri-old friends, wuh whom he had been long &C
ouainted. He fully jusIihsd Colonel tremo.'
10 ali he had done in California;; ne wouio nave
deserved The rxccration OF Inc American people
had ne lone less. He went on % point out HI
services, from tne commencement o; his military
operations 10 California 10 The time that the new
was received there Of the declaration OF war VIII
Mexico. He could have done nothing less undei
the circumSauces. And these c lilns, lhpusl
perhap s not ST. icily legal, we were bouad, IN Jus
lice and morality, 10 pay. The expenses incu"
red wee all necessary 10 carry on The operation
In California. We were bound either to reliL-
ouish California, which they had contributed s.
iIrgeIy to place in our hands, or 10 pay lhes'
claimants.
On motion of Mr.. flanagan, the bill wa
again passed over informally, and the SENATE
proceede 10 The consideration OIL Executive ou.
siuess. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Loan Bill, with the amendments by the
Seaa;e, vas referred TO the commiuee OF IN
Whole.
Mr.. J R. lnsersoll. from the judiciary com
miuee, reported a Dill further 10 amend the judi
ciai system of the United States Read twice
and referred 10 he com,niitee OF the whole.
Mr.. French, from the judiciary Committee. 10
pored a bill 10 amend ii. acl OF February, ls47.
10 raise for a limited time an additional military
force. Read twice.
o. M zion OF Mr.. HARRISON. the House then,
in commiuee of the who'll, to"k mp the joint reso-
LUTON from The committee on military affairs, to
refund money for expenses %iucarred, subsistence
or transportation furnished, aud money advanced
BY individuals, for the use of The VOLUNTEERS before
or after beiog mustered into the service.
Various amendments were proposed-some
adopted and others rejected and The discussion
nm the bill and amendments was continued with
much animation until The hour of adjournment.
Mt. Wick, during the debate, said he had sal
still at his desk very frequently and witnessed the
passage OF bills of exceedingly popular titles, bul
calculated iu h.ir execution 10 promote stealing
from The treasury. He considered This joint re.
soluuoo most decidedly OF tina, character, and