Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-03
coNcREss-lsr SESSION
FRIDAY. AuGvsT -.
Sen ATE

The Military Academy bill was read third time anil -,
ed.
The bill granting alternate sections Of land in Mci,,r
aid Of tic canal around III. Fails Of ST Marys conn.,
| Lakes Michigan and Superior, taken 10.
The bill discussed by Ncssrs BIZ .,:, Davis of ",
Davis Of Mass. Underwood, Smith, Fe!tch Cas- -,
Others.
The bill! ordered 10 be engrossed for third reodr
| On motion OF Mr. Badger, il ordered that when
Senate adjourn, it adjourn 10 Monday
The Senate, motion Of Nlr. Hamln, wen, into ev
tive session. ard when the doors opened the Sen
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The lii for the relief of winthrop ). Harding was pass
Messrs. Bayly and Johnson ot Arkansas made an in,
tal effort have the House proceed 10 the consideration
the Indian Appropriation bill on the Speakers table
Mr. =. KIM and Mr.. Bissell objected 10 such motion
The HouSe At O'clock resumed the consideration o, =,
resolution of Mr. Stanly, direct the Speaker Issue
writ the Sergcanatms To bring 10 the bar Of the
Thomas Richie and {. p Scngsiack TO answer FOR cod
tempt OF tie authority Of the House by refusing 10
before committee Of The House in regard 10 the cor.
ponien,s Of the Union who held office under the late
nin-,ration an! also who OF said ollceholers con5q
money 10 defeat the election ri General Taylor
Mr. Schcnck being entitled 10 the floor, spoke during
hour H. Insisted that the contua;ious Witness shu
BE- controlled the heterogeneous prop0EEGei
them without any cond!ti9ns attached as was proposed
Mr. Sengstick. He suggested that the resolution BE- ;
amended that the writ be made returnable on The "a OF 4
cember next rs there not time now 10 dispose ~ IA
matter lie repeated that il was matter OF dofancr
the House and that it should be disposed of in seo
matter oil llncpie however XIV III !lstH Inc j.
yeStigatiun might be.
Mr. Garter wished 10 know whether il would be in order
have the wit returnable before the magistrate.
Mr. Stanton, Of Kentucky one oi the committee explain
"a that Mr. Richie did not intend 10 treat with cnauf
the authority OF the committee or Tie House After an
swcring before the committee, Ice Lett II Win the impression
hot the committee was satisfied with the lie vi
srnrsed Ia learn the action of the committee after he len
MIR Schenck said that Mr. Richie very couTicou.
wards the committee; but still he was contuacioas
ness in a technical sense. -
Mr. lcade denounced the whole proceedings the Hon,
authorizing she appointment oi an in4Hisitoflli commit
10 cx;ort from an editor the .! such oiicehoeTs
were correspondents iJr lbs paper as most unjust 10 ni'i
ual rinhr and dangerous the liberty Of the press an
I'M, pe1pe He maintained that man did not become
slave by accepting Office under the government, az! that
had the right N ireemln, dispose al his tIc no II
longing 10 the government a. he pleased ana 10 DISPOSE
his money received from the government az he pleased:
He deemed the duty OF The House 10 r"iface lis acton
in this matter because il anti-repu5can in p:incl
especially improper the information proposed To be- eNE
TED could afford matter for legislative action Tie
dietary he maintained would discharge uaon suca
arrest lie rcoceG that the editor had refused 10
sIeh impairment questions US haa oeen directed p! ~
House.
and amendment IL follows:
Resolved Tina, The >u5jecr be rc-comui'ted tn
ntee with instruction, proceed by The ordinary poc
of Investigation the dschTge Of their important dute
The prcyions question moved and sustained
Ar. Staay about 10 make concluding speech on DO
subject but
Mr. T. KIM of New York moved that the House Pr
cc.d 10 the consideration of the business the Speak
table Ii was carried in tho affirmative ana
The Texas boundary bill and tie proposed amenimca,
were taken up.
Mr. Clarke of New York who was entitled TO the ilo
,e.ied To the remarks oi Mr. Brooks, Of YESTERDAY II
said that with him and his constituents the Wmot ioys
or more properly, the proyso OF 81, was sentiment
abiding principle He alluded To The abandonment Of the Pr
yso by Mr. Brooks and said that lie gentleman in the Ae'
York Convention introduced resolutions strongly oIioycn
the Wllot Povlso and that II should be forever applied
our territories and that he had abandoned il btcas
s he alleges merely used then tor the purpose Vi
resting the progress OF the American in Mexico
Why said Mr.. Clarke, the Mexican war had tsrninatc
six months before the resolutions pcnned and n,oit
crG into that convention Mr.. Clarke then examined int Ill
claim Of Texas show that she had rich, the tcri
rs claimed by her and in dispute between her and New NJ,
leo. He Tor one, should vote against paying her doll
for land that did not belong 10 her.
Mr. German defended the right Of Texas 10 all the
tory east of the Rio Ganie conprch nGng Santa Fc
al! The inhabited portion of New Mckee, nearly II
viewed the junction Of the extremists Of the North
South-thc junction Of ultra slavery men and the frees
agins, tbs bi AZ portcntive OF great evil 10 the
lry. lie advocated the passage OF the BILL and maintains
that il coul! be passed Il were not for the New York
rcscntavcs who acting rs 10 place the responsible
IS upon the President of using not in certain c0ntgC!
cv, the military power of the country against Texas
liz warned them that their conduct leading this
try civil Before concluding, however, should els
come which he prayed God Ia avert, he would be- ou'
where the dag his country found. lie concluded
dcnouncing " mo Pfoy-o having been brought ur
by iniquity, and thu, il had had an inqutous
Mr.. Daniel obtained the floor, but yielded To motion th
the ii lusc adjourn, and il accordingly adjourned.