Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-20
TniRrf-rIRsT coNGREss--lsT SESSION
MoNnay, SEPTEMBER III.

M~NDAy, SEPTEMBER IL.
SENATE.
Mr. Dickinson reported the House bill making ap,rapria
TONS Tor The civil diplomatic sryi vi the United State,
with amendments
Mr. Pratt noIice of bill 10 punish the abduction of
slaves from the District
Mr. Fremont introduced Aill to settle private land
claims in California
The bill 10 suppress tie slave trade il, the Ds,fic, OF Co
liinha was read 'hild time, and, from
Ar. Benton against the omnibus l,n and in favor ID, pass
lna bills separately if Clay said words in FAVOR Of his
Time.
Mr. Donglas said The bs had passed separately as
part OF ae Omnibus bin. lie had reported lhe California
lthA ani New Mexican bills before the compromise
Mr.. Henton said The time had not come ml-n any man
could com. int" the Senate ,.id pass bills he pleased
NJ toote briefly rJ"insd. The bill was then passed
yeas - nays H.
The general ,nnly laal hill was ,l.en taken No.
AieSSrs Shields, Mason, Cass, Badger, Seward Hunter.
debated the subject.
An amendment including the olliccs anl seanen ot The
navy, was agreed yeas ~, nays 81.
| The lil! was postponed till fo-moriuw.
| The Senate adjourned al !, T. VI.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
The House mei III II ocJck The Journal o Saturday
was read an! approved
Mr. Bayy reported ;.on tn committee of AMI
The appropriation till which ordered printed
and reerEed 10 The committee Of the whole the State III
the Union
Mt Rayy introduced u resolution (Which was agreed To-
mahng TIE Mexican indemnity bill and The army and
appropriation bills lie special Order OF the day Jr 10 NOR
|
Mr. Hal made an Intellectual ciJrt 10 have the District
business made The special order Of the day or Friday
Mr. Hail. o Mo, Under suspension ot the rules intro
duced bill in relation TO tie pay Of Virginia clims The
bill provides that the proper department shall in
case allow Communication and interests in lieu OF halt pay
such cl,mn> provided Tor under the 81 section
tn .,e oi lSj2.
This bi intended to rreven, the recurrence of The pay
nel Of such claims the Barron claim, which paid by
Mr. Ewing with compound interest.
Tie bill passed nnder the operation oi the previous
qnrs ton
Mr. Bayy moved amend the tile Of the bll by subs
iung of follows. yl: "Bii o dcoriyc citizens ol Nr
ginia and Kentucky uf their vested rights"
Mr Il. went on I" ar&ic and 10 show hl hv the decision
Of TIE supreme Cour in similar tie caianrs Of this
character base vested right mdc he law aud that The
re:nu.nt absolutely bound 10 pay h 81 ais and that
caunn interfere with The matter although The decision Il
the late Secretary al h Interior might be- dance
with the opinions oi gentlemen on his floor The bill was
| finally passed.
Mr. Wright, from California preacne y,n, resolutions Of
III Legislature o that STATE winch ordered +, be print
ed ana also notice ot The introduction al certain bills
Reports Being called for
Mr. McNili., tom The committee Printing, 10 which
reegied tie memorial ot Wm \. Rc;, spgr,cd Joint
reSolaton PRECEDING HAT said Belt shall BIZ relieved from
his contract for executing the public printing and that he
shall be paid for he printing which he has already executed
ni IS per reduction from iEc prices provided
BY ,hc pint resolution oi 1919; also That Thomas Richie
and Gales Seaon shall bc app nicd by thr ,Ao llnses
10 Xtcntr, under the direction U the Clerk ri The House
and Secretary oi the senate the emane. o the Congress
printing Tor the present Congr-s a the price 35 per cent
reduction from the resolution of 1919.
Mr. Melville stated 10 the House that the present
tractor received but So! cents Tor printing volume, nearly
all ruled figure woik oi more Than 900 pages that in fact he
only received about ha sufficient pas paper which
was used in the printing of the volumes lie ar McWi.
g) satisfied that the could the
conraci--th that his losses ha! been mos ruinous.
Messts Marshall ant Or opposed the resolutions, and
n;aincd that whole should be referred 10 The
select commttceo On printing Mr. Marshal! made that mo-
ZION.
! The debate upon the subject continued by Messrs
MELVILLE Marshall Orr Taylor ard Wentworth.
|
on printing
| Mr. Eayy from the committee On WAYS AMI means re-
ported bl creating tile office oi ASSlsln Secretary o
State aud r other purposes which nc moved the
committee nt the whole state oi the union
Mr. Bayly said the bill was approhatcd by the whole com
mcc III and means except Mr.. Jores OF Tenn and
that il the bill which had been brought The
si!crauu OF the Judiciary committee BY Mr. Buchanan in
iSi6 when lie Secretary State. and which was then
subsequently reported the House by the Judiciary
mrec.
Mr. Richardson in favor of the immedat" rejection
OF the bill lie was opposed Ia creating any officers
Mr. McClernand said that the bill should properly have
clanac from the COMMITTEES Foreign A'irs. II
b he maintained, 10 reno e the State Department. and h,
suggested therefore that be referred II the committee on
Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Richardson moved lay the bill The table, and on
, motion demanded the yeas and nays They were order.
Cd, and being tlken resulted in the negative.
| 81 liz bill was not laid upon Tie ta;le
The bi then referred tie committee Of the whole
on the u the Union, and ordered Ia be printed with
thc report accompanying.
Mr.. Daniel iron the committee Claims, reported bill
for relief of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Com
pany, authorizing The payment 10 il Of the OF S20OuO
advanced hy te State u Virginia, in 1892 the federal
government for the purpose oi erecting the Public Buildings
The bill referred 10 the compi,,eeo the whole the
state Of the Union.
Mr. Buwlin reported back from the committee public
lands the Senate bill giving the States in which they lie
the swamp lands, ON the condition that they reclaim The
same.
Mr. Bowln advocated the immediate passage of the bill
and moved the previous question.
Mr. Vinion moved to lay the bill on the table, This mo
ton was decided in the negaive-yeas 3d. nays l23
The previous question then recorded and the maii
question ordered.
The House then adjourned.