Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-03
-.aTx E1RsT CoNcREss-1sr SESSION.
SATURDAY. AUGUST 81.
The Senate was not in session TO-DAY.
Inc 'e" HOr,SE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOIISE OF allfho
" Thonpson of Mississippi stated that the period al
;h rho Indian annues be paid very near al
vet the annual Indian appropriation bill was not pass
ed Ii could be disposed o. IN three minutes me e1oan
;h. fnr failure be ready 10 pay the annlltles ne
therefore bcsou.ht the unanimous consent OF the House l
is.ion ia move take that bill from the Speakers
h where rested the question being on its third readins
owe being granted the said bill was taken up, reac the
mi !! time and passed.
III, SNEAKER announced the question TO he on agreeing u
AR Schenck's amendment; wien
Ar Sranly addressed the House in rcpv 10 Mr. Fitch, on
,b subject Of the rcp. from the Bnndecun.' committee
NJ In moved To lay the whole subject tie table; on
,hb motion yeas and nays being ordered, II was not
agreed to-ycas ., nays =,
The question recurring -" us'ee'"I " W. ''0''''N
Mr. En,lsr OF Pennsylvania moved proceed to the
siroon Vi business TIE Speaker table, which was not
I ,s,n was then put on Mr.. Schencks amendment
IN Mr. S,aa,s resolution viz 10 amend that which requir-
cd the Sergeant Arms 10 arrest ana bring 10 the bar OF the
Huse The bodies of Thomas Ritciie and c. p. Sensstack
TO answer alleged contempt by making the said war
ran, rcna5le on the second Monday Of December next
Mr Miison renarking that his aim was 10 bring the
Wings 10 direct vote on The esoion called the yeas and
novs an agreeing this amendments which, being ordered
i, vas not agreed to--yeas a. nays lU3.
The question then REQUIRED on Mr. Carriers amendment,
nronors Ia refer the whole subject ba 10 the bundle
rund, s. lcct committee with instructions 10 continue the
,rnsecution Of their important duties.
Nr Williams Ia lay the whole subject the table;
an which motion the yeas and nays asked but not
dered: and then il not agreed to-aycs 62 noes 49,
The question recurring agreeing 10 Mr.. Carriers
amendment, the yeas and nays were asked; when
Mr. Casey moved II proceed 10 business the Speakers
table on which motion he called the and Nays which
moi being ordered, il not agreed Ia.
The question then REQUIRED ordering The and
IN Mr. Carriers amendment Mr. Sianl resolution; and
being ordered it agreed to-yeas G6, nays 49,
The question recurring agreeing II The original esol
tion Mr. Gentry desired 10 debate il; but
The Speaker announced that the subject debata
BILE the previous question not being exhausted.
The resolution directing Thomas Richie and C. p Seng
stack 10 be arrested and brought the bar OF the House by
the Arms, answer for alleged contempt
and that they allowed counsel having been reported from
the clerk desk for the information of the House.
Mr. Seddon demanded the yeas and nays upon III which
being ordered, il agreed to-yeas 49, nays l22
Mr. Stanton OF Kentucky, desired oler resolution,
as follows:
Pesored That the subject be referred back the select
committee with instructions TO record and make part of
their report testimony of Edmund Burke including the
documents mboded in said testimony, and identified by said
Burke as the genuine "Bundlecund essays"
But Mr. Hbtard moved TO lay the whole subject the
table: agreed 10. The House then adjourned.