Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-01-03
MR.. vENABLEs RESOLUTION.
IN THE HOUSE MONDAY.

IN The HOCSE MUNDAf
The following resolution, offered by Mr. venable on
the 9th instant, came up for consideration:
ReSoloed, That the President of the United States be
requested to communicate to this House. as early as he
conveniently can, whether since the last session of Con-
gress, any person has been by him appointed either
civil military governor of New Mexico; if any mill
ary civil governor has been apponted their names
and their compensation; if military and civil governor
has been united IN one person. whether any additional
compensation has been given for said duties, and the
amount OF the same. Also, that he be requested to
communicate to this House whether any agent or agents
or other persons, have been appontedby the President
or any OF the departments OF this government and sent
to California New Mexico, or recognised in said
Territories by this government authorized organize
the people OF California or New Mexico into govern
men to aid advise them in such organizations or
whether such agents, civil military governor, was in
stcted directed to aid preside over represent at
an assembly OF persons called convention Calitor
na to control aid advise, direct or participate in anv
manner in the deliberations OF that body of persons if
any, the of such agents and their compensation
Also, that the President be requested to inform the
House whether the Executive either of the depart
ments has sent any agents on the part OF this govern
ment to California or New Mexico to aid or advise
the people of those Territories as to the1oraton of
government sfor themselves; and if such agent or
agents have been sent who they are and their compen-
saton Also that the President berespeculy requested
to communicate to this House all the instructions given
to such governor civil or military, in California or New
Mexico, or to any officers OF the army of the United
States or any other persons who may have been by
proclanations and communications by them made to
the people OF said Territories as we'll as the entire cor
respondence oil such agents governor with this go
yernment. And Also whether any person or persons
have been authorized by this government any of its
departments, to appoint and direct the elections in said
Territories and determine the qualification of the voters
atthe same; and whether any laws have been enacted
by any supposed government in California: and if So
what laws; and that the President be requested to COM
municate to this House all correspondence held by this
government with any persons in California and New
Mexico, relative to the formation OF government for
said Territories by the inhabitants thereof and whether
any OF the citizens of said Territories has been
made, and that the same, if made be communicated to
this House.
modllcaton SO as to include call for similar nforma-
ton concerning the of the last administration with
reference to California; which suggestion having been
accepted by the mover the previous question was called
upon agreeing thereto, and the call not seconded BY
| the House.
Mr.. HILLIARD moved to amend the resolution by add
ing IT not Incompatible with the public interest," after
the word blouse" in the second line: agreed to-
The SPEAKER then put the question upon agreeing to
the resolution, modified by the mover on the sugges-
ton OF the gentleman from Georgia, (Mr. A. II. Ste
| phens;) which was agreed to.
| THE BRITISH IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
Mr.. SAVAGE offered the following resolution
Resolued, That the President of the United States be
| respectfully requested to communicate to this House
Crowded the publication thereof be not prejudcia to
the public interest all such information as may be with
in the knowledge of the executive department relative
10 te alleged extraordinary proceedings OF the English
government IN the torcble seizure and occupation O.
the island OF llgre, in the State of Nicaragua Contra
America; also all facts, circumstances or communiea
tons within the knowledge Of the Executive relative tc
any seizure occupation or attempted seizure,
patton by the English government of any port, river
town, territory or island belonging claimed by, any
of the States OF Central America; also that he be re-
quested to communicate to this House Gf incompa
tibe with the public INTEREST," all treaties heretofore
published, which may have been negotiated with any
the States OF Central America, by any person acting by
authority of the late administration, or under the ausp
ces OF the present Executive.