Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-26
THIRTIETH CONGREss--2d session.
"WEDNESDAY, January "a, 1919.
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Mi. Calhoun was again IN his scar 10 dag ral
ing nearly recovered from MS recent rdl,ius'-
ton.
The civil and diplomatic appropriation .,.i
was received from he House, READ ,wicu an r.
terrej.
Mr.. Butler from the judiciary comm tee, ma =
a report on the memorial .! Mir OR-i.y, W -
ference 10 alleged INJUSTICE, conaeCi-; sam ~,
ltgra ph operations done him hy JUICE Nuuuc,
Of he District Court u The Unltc SaIr> u ts
Of he Western districts. The report ;rcofnmrl4s
that h. committee be discharge! from thr Turner
consideration o. The memorial AMI il was = ii.
dered
Mr.. Bright presented the resolutions al u-
s.ruction from the Legislature oi Iaaiara r. TN
Senators and Representatives in Congress, aeall,l
the pre- payment Of postage on ncwspapc
i0r reduction IN The raIrs generally n
same. He remarked ttat hi course .:
! been uniformly in accordance - n ILL., .,Altmcs.s
u these instructions, and lat 80 cnaH2es Ge.i.-
ed were embraced in tie Postage BIZ now q
| tore The Senate.
/ The Senate TOOK up resolution prryir u.s.
submitted by Mr.. Yu!ec, nsiiluing al HQu'y
INTO he e2pediency Of reducing he pf-.eu, MN
imum price Of the pine lands" in Fiutitl
Mr.. Yu!ec Sail That thr>e lands, IN r.oii.4
and >oEe Other Sta.es, were Of a'stInc, ch,Isc-
ter, requiring a distinct Classification. aa3 ca.
never be Sold al : 25 per acre. They var h,t
suited 10 agricultural purposes, and could ony y
made useiui for stock raising and 10 rhr p.o:p..
ton OF naval stores. II reduced 10 SO cen 5 Il.
acre, they may Be made a!vantageou t. h ~.
! " Department. anu increase The general Sea
! OF the country.
| Alter some debate Mr.. Yulee modified
resolution 50 far as 10 ilcude all similar lal
in otter States
4 The resolution as modifei, was then agree
TO-
Mr.. Houston presented memorial from Toy.
as, Tor The right OF way, &c, Tor a Railroad from
4 the Rio Grante 10 he Pacific.
I Mr.. Cameron, from The committee on puat}2
reported 10 favor OF printing 10000 extra cof't-
OF the Patent Office Report. instead OF 10000, as
heretofore proposed. Agreed 10
On motion Of Mr. Johnson OF Mary and, he
memorial Of citizens OF Maryland, ssaln>i ne
"smal note" circulation Of The District Of Coium-
bia, was ordered 10 be printed.
\ On motion OF Mt Douglass, The Senate nfn
took up the bill for the admission OF California
as State into The Union; and Mr.. D., b. per
mission, offered The substitute Tor he bill, OF uhl-n
he had before given notice, and the charac-
Ter OF which was, al the time OF such noiicr,
stated in our report-(proyidna that lne la
shall 90 into efiecl on The 4th Jolly neu. ;ha
Convention shall al once assemble and form
constitution, &c. &c.)
Mr.. Turney offered an Amendment 10 he h..
section, so as 10 include within he linus d re
State the whole OF Upper California, II r
der 10 avoid The necessity Of legislating ~
territorial government in regard 10 thai portion
no, Included BY The bill.
\ Mr. Foolc also submitted his amendment Y
! The hill-beiofe reported
After considerable debate, the bill and amsn''
menls were referred 10 select committee o. e
ven.
Mr. Foote asked leave which was eranet, \
| have referred 10 the same committee Al ameh..
ment which he was preparing, and which wouIi
be read in The course OF an hour
On motion Of Mr. Miles, The prior orders we.e
then postponed, and The Senate again TOOK "
the bill, ITO reduce the rates oil postage and lo'
other purposes"
The amendmen. Immediately pending wa,
that offered by Mr. Cameron, pfov'd'ns . l's,
newspapers shall circulate free OF postage WIZ"
circle Of thirty miles rom the Office o. Puo'''"
lion. ,,,b N
MIR. Allen atdlessed the Senate al rhs." =
favor of protecting The Internal ne~spaPe, Ia
lalion of the counIry-his remarks oelng al t
borstion Of the views briefly given oy ~" ""'N