Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-05-07

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an r.oo,,ed from he committee the judiciary TO
nroyidc for the substitution o any v ,. pisc' S Com,
nearest District for the Chief Justice Oh sc .nhd he
~ ,h District of Columbia, when he may DC Disabled oy
n s from dscharrins the duties. The Bill was conSi-
deIed anu passed r. NJ pc,rce in oricr IN cnn.
M omni,,sas ~ hold meetings. that when the Senate ad-
lourn il adjourn To Monday. ~. J., 49, ,, ., ,o,, d,
INC ci,y and should leave the chair To-day MI Mahsu
o ~ nha, =, tho reoncst of the Vice President
The Sena, ook IN the bill grant the right OF way and
government tGnds To the Stale ., ihios III 'u " WV wa
Nlr. Whicrmb and Mr.. Shields spoke on me suolccr
Mr. Dayte as amendment, providing for me dlslno'"n
OF the proceeds Ss,s o. me H. nays %
The n%oceeded and dispose of the amend
Th - lin e a. orcd was finally passedyeas 25 nays
YEAsmMessrs Archson BADGER; Bell Benton Borland
Bright Cass Co1wn Days Of n 1s p' Jones' u Kns
Mananm, Morton Sebastian Seward, Shields, Smith, Sur
gcon, Underwood Walker-2a;
N,ys-M.ssrs Bradbury, Eutlcr, Chase, Dawson, Day
ton Hunter Miller Norris, Phelps Pratt, Trncy, Wales
Yulce-l4.
ran thr wav md make grants of land Illinois and Ala
bla in aid OF the construction oil railroad from 'hcuso
10 Mobile.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Stanton of Tenn. from the committee on naval al
fair reported bill concerning the American Prime Meridian
which he asked might bc put on IT'S passage.
Mr. exnI,incd that the resolution was intended as
compromise resolution provides tina, the meridian OF
the observatory Washington shall be adopted as the Anne
rcan meridian all astronomical purposes and that such
part of computation the American Nautical Almanac
NAV be des exclusively for the use Of the navigator
shall be adapted - the meridian oi Greenwich
Mr. McLane explained the objection which narigaors
had TO any change of the prime crdian and moved with
view 10 full investigation of the subject 10 refer the rcso
luton committee Of the whole on the state o the
Union.
Mr. Stanton OF Tennessee Mr. McLane OF Maryland, anu
Carter and Chandler, was agreed TO-
Mr. Buell. from the committee Foreign Affairs report
oin, resolution follows That the free navigation o
the ST. Lawrence river for commercial purposes, demands
the earnest attention Of the American Governments and that
highly desirable that it be secured TO American con-
merce al an early day.
The resolution being read,
Mr. Bue moved It's reference the Committee Of the
Whole and asked that ii be made The special order oi The
dav for The I'm Tuesday in June next.
Mr. McIaue Nd opposed action upon this
resolution until the Committee of Commerce, which also
had charge the subject shall have reported He said that
there had been ALREADY referred To the Committee on Com
the general subject of providing Tor The Tree navgl
on of the ST. Lawrence but that particular subject was
soca,e! with the Canada reciprocity bill Some time in
January last the House had referred to the Committee
the bill then in Committee Of the Whole pr"vld
IN. for reciprocity OF trade in order TO assna,c
the bill bl pending in the Senate which provided for
the free navigation OF The St Lawrence
That the instruction Of The House In obedience
which the Committee Commerce proceeded 10 ascertain
through the State Department, what steps were necessary
obtain the free navigation of the st. Lawrence The
r, spondencc between the Committee and the Secretary Of
>ilie led correspondence between the Secretary NJ
State and the British minister That correspondence il
the purpose ." the Committee Commerce report the
House. with view that the House might take action in
reference the Canaa reciprocity bill which il had recon-
United 10 the Committee Commerce, with view put
into the free navigation OF the ST. Lawrence and other
wise asSinila,c ii 10 the bill pending in the Senate.
In correspondence between the Secretary OF State and
the British Minister alluded to- the British Minister did
cce fully his right and his willingness put the free nav
ion the ST Lawrence shipping and citizens
give the citizens and shipping Of the United States The
OR McG) instructed when h. reported the bill
the correspondence copy OF which had been furnished
10 the committee by the Secretary OF State.
Inasnuch then, the House had already con.id, 10
committee the duty OF assimatng the reciprocity bill 10 the
bill pending before the Senate, (Which that they
should attach 10 the bill proviso that The free navigation
should be conceded) he hoped that the House would
take any other section until they had opportunity
anime the correspondence and the report Of the committee
which be made andcr the resolution OF
the House.
After Il further remarks by Mcssrs. McLanc, Bue
Chandler and ifarason the resolution referred the
committee of the Whole and ordered 10 be printed.
On motion Of Mr. Thompson, the House resolved itself
into committee oi the Whole and resumed The consideration
oi the Census bill.
Numerous amendments, unmportan in their character
were offered the BILL several Of which adopted.
The committee progressed far the 9Th section Of the
bill and, finding itself without quorum, rose.
The House then adjourned