Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-03-26
imIKr,-rIRsT CONGRESS -IsT SESSION,
THURSDAY. March q, 1850.
SEN i'pE

SENATE
Mr. Miller and Mr. Seward presented petitions favor Of
granting trial by Jury 10 fugitive sdyc..
2. Foote presented resolutions oi the legislature III Mis-
ss;ipi the sutce; o slavery. Nnp Io'iso ~c.; AMI
anmadversons Of the National InIcacnccr and 10 state
that The people ofllssissipp were nnannon, in i,o o m
convention.
Petitions were presented from citizens Of several States
acains, the employment OF chalans III the army AMI nav,
and civil service.
resolution passed for compensa,ins Mr. Robinson lot
unjust and detention. by order al the Senate
charge of mcnacing Mr.. Clay.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the resolutions
offered by Mr. Bradbury, calling on the President for cg,
against oicchclde!s removed since the In Of MaIca last
Mr. Smith addressed the Senate length in reply the
speech made time ago by Mr. Bradbury. and ,intc.-
ted the Pgcsdcn, from the charge that he hal procured hi
election BY pledges which h had not REGARDED.
iir. Smith observed tina; the President ia,o Office
Pied cd ANA untrammellcd lie WAS not pledged either
office holders not Ia remove them Ito nicn.
To ia AZ he proper. He found nearly all TIE offices IN
the county ili hands OF party, and win IN, r,lfi
10 mpartiay, disappointed his own friends ~ "'r' Cen
Taylor, he argued had committed li-ei 10 NJ ,afir prior
his election; bnt il ack1o" scde duty tltiy
pesiien, employ in public office members 81 that PAT.
by which he elected Ia the Presidency
This admitted Obligation always faithfully performed
except by one person, whom he would here AMI
whose iaihessness 10 the Wing party had tctn visited wiki
meitei reproach.
After Mr. Smith concluded, executive message WAS
received from the President. The SENATE thon aYrnti
HOUSE Or REPRESENTATIVES,
The Speaker said that THE rs, business in order the
consideration Of tie resolution o Mr. Ea,l L. terminate
irhae to-day NJ O'clock on the deficiency appropriation
bill The question taken the resolution aud
adopted
On motion of Mr. Bayly the rules were suspended. and
The House resolved itself into committee al the whole. r
Burt Of ;. c. in e clair) and took up the special o!er
being the bin carry into effect the convention between 10"
President ri the United Si;ics and the Emperor EFl
concluded on the 2ih of January 1919.
Mr. McCernand explained that under the bil the
mcnt OF Brazil IL engaged IL pay to III" United St.s tr
sum Of $4,000 mir,S carcnt money OF Brazil with Npf
cent interest the first day OF last July, in nll di-tge
satisfaction of all the claims preferred by citizens
United STATES, being the subjects o' the arrangement. Thee
claims arise upon variety ot grounq oricnfting with tie
Bltzan government, most of them pro5ahly Gunt
of century ago, and fall within different classifcann-
The object of the bill is enable those claimants after
long and injurious delay establish their claims, and to
tain indemnity in proportion Ia the suiciency OF the i
For this purpose the bill authorizes Commission, be-
composed al Commissioned with clerk be appointed
by the President and Senate II will be- the duty tile Com
mission 10 give notice, and proceed without delay 10 hear the
proofs Of the claimants, and adudcatc their claims The
principles oi justice and equity, and consistently with c
laws of nations and The provisions thu Convention and
deliver st o the awards that bc made, the Sccrc-
nry oi state, within year after the date oi the connl
furnish certified copy of the awards the Secretary tie
Treasury. whose duty il will be 10 pay the awards
The bill was, an tho motion Of Nj McC.rnani o:!e,t
To be laid aside and reported the House with
!aton that il also pass.
The bill making appropriation suppl, DEFICIENCIES
pfopriai"n for the fiscal ending 3t June 1850,
Then taken up The Item Immediately under consideration
being M amendment proposed by Nj Hampton. appropn
aiing 81 j6s = TOR The clerks employed in the Home De-
pam,nl without liz, authority 81 law.
The Amendment adopisd-Si % ~.
On the np'on OF Mr. Eayl;. from the COMMITTEE Of WAY
and Mems amendment nppr"pritinS $4,000 tor
clerks employed in tn Sd Authors office during the session
of Congress, under The act ri l2l2, was adopted.
The Committee then O'Clock am. The hill tn carty
into effect the Convention between the United Sla,rs ani
the Emperor of Brazil then read the third time an!
passed.
The House then adjourned