Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-13
T.linTY-FIRsT coHGEE>>-isr SESSION
MoxpAy. rr1rMuE.9.

hc Texas boundary Bit, with Tie House amendment, waa
tas. M.
Tho amendment was concu.rcd inyeas 81. nays TO- II
Y,as-Messrs A,chSon, Bldger E.l, Rerrien, Bright,
Cas- CLAW Dawson, Dickinson. Dodge II Iowa, Douglas.
Downs F,.h Func Houston, Jones. King, Maneun Mof-
ton Norris Pcarcc Par, Russ Seiasa!n Shields Smith,
Sa:nance, Sturgeon, tndeEw"oi, Wales N'itcomoI5;
NAYS SIS Baldwin, Benton. Chase. Davis Of Mass
Dudsc Of Wis., Ewn- lian.lin, Seward, lham Winthrop
bill, Ia authorize The Secretary the Treasury per.
nit ve..Is from North AMERICAN British Province, 10 load
and unload American potts oreeIed 10 ihrd read
i'm.
him in HE Southern Press and BY Mg. Wallace. He went
through portion oi his history 10 show that The charge
that said To have come rom MI Caifonn, OF ms NJ
H. having been dismissed Indian agent Tor naieasancc
xas untrue lie explained his previous remarks as 10 Mr.
Calhoun and South Carolina.
AR Buer said that respect for his friend (A1r. Wailace
AMI i the memory Of the dead (Air Calhounl compelled
him say words but with no inenon OF interfering
in this far as il was personal l!e had moi near,
Mr. Calhoun, aHd others who familiar win him had
said th, ,hry never he,rd Mr. Calhoun word this
subject The mputaon llr. Wallace that he had goc
10 Mssissp rs an agent OF Mr. Calhoun, had beer often
d, MED ard founded fact, He stated rs To put
the Senator right II. also put the Senator r.ht NJ 10 the
s!rag in South Carolina. Every white citizen had vote
in that STATE Hence Suu, Carolina had shown the
temper and disposition OF progressive dcmocacy-lrom
which h. believed thc institutions oi the country had more
{, dread than from the conservatism of South Carolina. No
one eligible the Legislature without property quail
ica,ion.
| consider q is rcirac;ing mpuiitpns)
The joit resolution oi the House for the termination Of
The SESSION the 30;h Of September was taken up MIR.
Davis ri Mass, moved 10 amend by inserting he 3i Mr.
| Walker said legislation necessary for his STATE.
After conversation, the nienrn rejected and
the resolution passed The Senate went into executive
! :, sson and after adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House yassnd solut,n the instance of Mr. Har
rs Of Tennessee by Of III 10 H. 10 provide for the
adjournment sine die Of the present session OF Congress- on
The committee On enrolled hills reported the California
bill correctly enrolled II was then signed ~ ' Speaker
The Speaker read the House the resignation Of Mr..
james lsun al New Hampshire. The Speaker Ill
retci - in orm tn" Governor uf New Amhisc thereof
Mr. Boyd suspend The rules Ia c!nbe The House
10 proceed 10 tic business the Speakers table and Ia take
up the fugitive slave bill The House refused 10 suspend The
rules-ycas log, NAYS 5S-nui tw"-thlrds
On motion oil NJ. BaYly the rules suspended and
the House resolved is,ll into committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Baylv introduced bill npP"priang 100000 Tor the
pay ami mileage members 81 Congress.
Mr. OBS submitted amendment restricting the mileage
of the California Seniors and Representatives the
amount that provided Tie delegates lron Ofesonthat
is 10 81 Geo He said that BY Tie general law they would be
entitled 10 5000
Mr. yenab tic Of the proceedings raised the
constitutional question whether the Senators and Rpesen
tatiyes elected California before she adm ted as
State can be entitled under the Constitutions IN
other words whether it will nut oe necessary Tor new cleo
ton California Tor Senator'S and Representatives under
the state OF things.
Mr Scienck reminded the gentleman from North Carroll
ma OF the regard Tcxas-a case in point The
Senators and Representatives elected before her annexation
luton passed.
The question being the amendment OF Mr. Ods,
Mr. Finton submitted amendment 10 allow pay and
mileage the delegates Utah. DE- seet and New Next
co. who disaowed seats al the present Congress
Mr. Strong uppos.j to pay per diem when they
not acknow dyed as delegates.
Mr. yinon cited where per diem had been allowed.
The question then TAKEN and the amendment of Mr..
yinton to the amendment agreed 10.
The amendment Of Mr. Ods amended was agreed TO-
and The bill laid aside to he reported IL the House.
I'm motion Mr.. Biyy, the Committee took up the Mill
ary Academy appropriation bill, which had been returned
from with amendments, changing The pay of the
Professors by doing away with a'ons, subsistence forage
DC and To pay the usual salary.
Mr. Grnnrll moved amend the amendments OF the Ser
ate placing all the Professors the footing IN point
of salary.
! The question was taken and the amendment not
agreed -.
| The bills were then reported TO the House.
The mileage bill was, the motion OF Mr. Strong. so
amended the pay of the delegates provided lor in The
BILL shall be five dollars per day, Instead Of eight dollars
The motion was agreed 10.
Mr.. Thompson, of Mississippi moved to strike out the
provision in relation the pay and mileage OF delegates
was rejected by yeas 49, nays So.
The bill under the operation OF the previous question was
passed by yeas and nays, oil IS in the affirmative
and ~ in the negative.
The Chair voted in the negaye-so the bill was rejected
Mr.. Thompson, OF Miss moved 10 reconsider the vote
and TO lay it the table.
Pending the question, notion the House adjourned