Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-10-04

for land 10 be assigned amendment had been made and
agreed both Houses which prohibited assignments M
after patent had been issued. He introduced bill ex
planaory Of and supplying the error.
Mr. Dawson objected. The he considered was Tor
Mr.. Benton said tie objection outrageous
Mr. Dawson hoped the Senator from Missouri would not
gel in rare. He would withdraw his objection. Is h.
both houses had agreed ~ what omitted III
the till The bill was passed
Resolutions adopted sus1endng the joint rules whcl
prevents The passage and approval ut bills on the last dY o
the session.
alr Jefferson Davis submitted resolution authorizing
the President military board IL examine ana
report whether Tie grade oi l.enenant General Should ~
established n the arms. AM what IS NECESSARY 10 fsS
miiiiay Officers usulpng aud exercising civil nact'S
Agreed to.
! rnc Senate then wrn into execu'ivc session.
The doors opened Al II O'Clock, when message from
the President, approving ui the civil and diplomatic amd In
dian appropriation hills, vas received
Five minutes be,re i oci',i c2inni''re CONSISTING
OF M.>Ss Ewing Houston and John Davis, we're appoint.
I'd tie President, Il notify him .: tie inieEied
lournent oi Congress. They reported tha. lie had no
III -her communication - max.
Mr. kiGs, tie presiding officer, then rose and c8n@r"u'
atcd thu SENATE and In country on the eNen oi The session
HOUSE or EPRE>ENfAriSES.
The House met u eleven ocluck Mr. GGficv. the Chap
lain in the con st Of hi- PRAYER asked blessing which
Gid bcS,o" tn members now aaaG' T. 'an home
Tile House concurred in resolution "i ihc senate To
suspend the seventeenth 1hi s - that ~" eva ana d
onatic appropriation b. and The Indian appropriation hi
could be- presented the President for hi Signature t. di
Several gentlemen wauied take aarclsr bills, bat
the House rr-r - suspend TIE rules ~! tt p4!pS anu
Mss,re .y@c received from the President hat had
signed ciy!i and diplomatic and Indian appropriation
bills.
M Potter wished the committee the Whole IN the state
Of Union discharged tom iae cons isf'i'on .! the
cheap postage Bill and that hc made The >ecili 93er 'r
The third Monday IN ID trrmoer next. OBJECTED io.
1T fifteen minutes IL L. On motion ~: VI. MY, coil-
mittec appointed ~a the President 10 ask h'" Il
hc had any iufti"r communications 10 make.
Efforts made ~ tahe upa bH Supplemental - 'As
soldiers bounty lad bill passed "n >at"di' II "pPea ;
the engrusSns ra ct The wort> vi the patent ana
thus makes tie aS4unbc "lci was net 'eGit'
On motion suspend the tmrS - fa>e ~ the sup e"i-
al bill the yeas ordered. The Clerk wa. o.
cuplcd thus Tor FIVE minutes when he "as Interrupted ~
NJ BayIy who said The committee hid waited On The Pre-
side ana he informed them that IL ili 10 a.icr col-
nirltion make 10 Congress
The Clcgh resumed caing III nam
1Ir. Wentworth rnse 10 a question Of privilege iEerc
were he said, Spectators IN llnd warrants on NE
floor who have no business there the keeper saoa
In. CLERK resumed calling he rol and got lar down
hr kinn> wii II the Speaker >i til" hour ~ adjournment
a. fixed IS e point luton having arrived, he wOlL now
decllr, at the House stand ADJOURNED sine d..
And the House al! turned.
Thec vas imrcd ately clipping OF hands AMI other mini
e,t,,ns o oy TIE mcuocrs generally dispersed, though
lew fingered 'oronScrse W., .ner III. nts'
IMPORTANT f%oM TEXAS.
NEW ORLrA>s, SEPT 2lhc saip Poriiind has arrived
here G.!ye~tn. bringing datr> I" TIE IVA INST ~ t.
Is, l;.fn that - The passage 81 Nj Prartc>
Texas Bounaly E had reached there. Iii we received
hv the puzzle generally Tine papress that P"paInr
eena in favor -" it, aui that the position 81 H." T. >
Congress w III III probability BE- accepted ~ the !eN's
Legislature. Il i daily mini. ~'ron-ih.
The r,oors ,o,u, tae II the taioa are
not confirmed by the ic,.. Mos""pnat s point i"no'"
Ihr u, rotation has t,n!n.trt "u tine prr>n .tir -
nnu> u bis post rrrprei VIII Ia liiant aN~cia tNlf
Oyeonl d. battle against his own enemies ~ iAa' e."
hi eountrr. w. sinai Hiic' oas subscribers t-n'""
Il Hey w ,tinl ~ u. vita the >lne z'al WIN Wm'h We
shall stand hy county oar own lIil" 3t9a j. sh'
Washington Union.
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OPERATION OF THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW IN
PENNSYLVANIA
ARRIsRrRG, PA. SErr. 81, p. M.ihc fugitive slaves
w9 il vii ~ remembered Infested aud confined m
jail ia II irri-hufs Tor spe weeSs p.>' wt" 1"'-' "'
his afternoon and had .nfin-, under the new i. before
T. McAlt-ter, United STATE, Commissioner.
Mr. 1lylor. Of fho neg;"e~, com" forward and
proved hi property wiccupon III slaves were delivered h
,hir master inn,etar.lv possession and took
them Of home, b. .Airjat, without The slightest
resistance.
plrrsnraG. srrr. % Up this tine The number Of
fugitive slaves that ha.e lei, li til snort o tc' hun
died. They III ir.c bodies armed win pistols AMI
bowie knives, determined to ~. '1rf iAtn surrender
some Of oar readers mly wish II know what WIS thu
oima,s Ut Ni,tngtle, this interesting occ'~ipn-
rna individuals may net burst in Ignorance" ~ viii
li that Jenny biuiiin drb.c.p!oi SIN Gt>s ht-
ing ti-ht about tl neck ant showing her finely iorme!
great advantage. In person she i OF medium
height although all the world THINKS >le Is pFodgiousy
fai singer.
JAMES RIVER CANAL.
This work is gradually progressing /" liz c"mplrton
The Is i the best and most suo>lnli order
ie company cIrutc. crtinIs, upon having thu iinc
prte ttc III. North liver down, by the first
IT nryt January. line at boats Viii then run REGULARLY
point Ri, hmpn, and the county .! Rorknrd.
wll hr-in reap the advantages al TINS great wofn. The
MOURN otr nth j. but II mile, from Lexington and
reach o every section ii The COUNTY. lhn- " the
facilities ot transportation BE- opened cat, thus tor,
which viii only qeay chncc e agricultural interests
Vi oar county, but also oi every branch ~ business
Lexington Glcdtc.
FLOUR inspected in The cry of Richmond for the quarter
ending the 50th September, 1850;
g9i barrels tlm,lr
Ct iG7 d.. suarfine
iii1 hall narl,S suqeg.ne
1874 barrels ine
G1S -. mi.3linns
$50 do. cond, mnei
DANl.. :. DELAPLANc, Inspector.