Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-24
C0NGRE,s--IsT SESSION
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER Il.
ZEN l'IE

,o.eI !, resolution calling for information
IS IN. : crenry oi the Treasury resPee. r. ing in
VI le - in th, tariff but withdrew II upon " i's ~
VI o NV ,hat similar had already neen pass ae No s,
a iiia hils next Mr.. Fremont moved 10 haA' ~ ~
ci. order for Mnhoas. TUESDAY next was agreed
upon nn said that he heliesel hnt the Cal.i"hla 0,,s
n.' s,J lie Senate yesterday, could not pass '
House. -. ,,o,hor hill reso,ctjnp land titles, 10
10 introduced the event OF me failure u ,Ie Sfni,
" ~, ip,e IIipence, said Mr.. Gwinn, rom Ii,,1'l
,d that civil threatened theta, II some OH - w
Immediately passed. ,, l.. c,a ,..c I'm the hill pro-
~ il, HE free navigation Of 81. Lawrence n'er an w.,
;,.,l ,rade between the L. STATES and Canhaa INC
a1re he said Of great interest 10 Tue west
~ T,ira considered the measure 10 be ifaught VITA
,s, mischief the West and hoped ut all events
% i oud no, be taken up the heel o the session. wh.h
h us no time its discussion The morning hour eA
,;,iro pcuding the motion. ,,o
NJ Douglass Withdrew il, and the Senate resumed 'e
confederation Of the General Appropriation bill
The amendment; pending being proposition TO appfopl
NJ, twenty thousand dollars for the construction o' eS.
vows from which The Ohio river shall be supplied during nc
seem III low water in order 10 secure sufficient oep' i''
navigation al all times rs , h e,id
h !, ioposed To carry the work OF distinguish
cd Engineer and careful examination by SCIENTIFIC sehe
men and select committee al The Senate:
Mr. Bright followed, and said he thought II pac"caoc
An amendment offered hy Mr. Underworld appropr-
atiup $40 600 10 construct reservors ON the oho' III m
,ver from, nj low wafer, agreed 10 as follows
YrAs-Badwin Bell, Beren, Bright, chase Clarke Hiay'
coonr Davis OF Mass, Davis, of Miss, Dodge OF WIS.,
DJpc If Iowa Douglas Downs Ewing, Foote, Fremont,
Greene Hale Houston Jones, Pearce, Sebastian Seward
Smith Somc Spruance Underwood, wales ",nhrop ~
Atrhiaon Badger. Barnwel, Benton. Butler, Daw-
son Davon Dickinson. Gwin, Hunter, Manguin Mason
Norris, Rusk, Walker Yulce-l6 j., c,.;,,r.
Mr. Dickinson moved To amend SO as 10 give .'c c"o
MIA Senators nnd members mileage in proportion 10 le
distance by the usual route from the seat OF government
Mr. Badger advocated and Mr. Chase opposed the amehu
m nj IT.. 49,, ;,,.o Of ,,a,,ho,s ,o
Iio ,bs sid. the Rocky Mountains thousand dol
lars and those West 10 iwo thousand
Mr. Dongis SPOKE in favor u giving nIenes oi congress
adrouaie pay and mileage according 10 distance
Mr. Ewing took the game vle" :,
Mr. Butler said the compensation ought To be liherai
enough 10 enable poor 10 CONE To Congress None Out
,ich mon osh 10 under the present compensation
he would tive salary thousand dollars and hundred
dollars every fry miles distance Including going aa
co,uipr |, would tend 10 shorten The session
The debate was continued by Messrs Hale anu Ewing.
The clause striking til. provision that tle mileage be
ronnur,d by post agreed to- eaS ID nays ~
YEas-Messrs A;clison, Badger, Bell Beuton Cooper,
Davis ol Mis- Dayton. Dickinson, Dodge o Iowa, Doug
las Downs Fout- Greene, Houston, Hunter Jones Man
gum Mason RnsE, Sebastian, Smith, S"ue Sturgeon Wal
NAvs|Mcssrs E.rnwcl Berrien, Bright, Butler cass,
Chase Clarke Clay Dawson, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Ewing.
Fetch Hale, iamlin, King Morton, Norris, Seward spFu-
ancr Underwood, Wales, WinlIuop-22
The SECOND poyso limiting the amount of mileage was
rejected Yeas g. nays IL
NJ Raarer moved strike out the proviso restricting
4ber rom rccclving mileage for any session called with
thirty DAYS afer the end Of session. unless the travel
Nr CAV o,pnsed the motion He utterly opposed 10
constructive mileage ard mileage as compensation
the object Of il being defray the expenses ~ travel
The motion ~ strike Tx clause was rrIecied-yeasz
N Ea.er moved provi4o that The certificates of mile
are shall Be conclusive the accounting officers oil the go
''''"''''' HOUSE or REpREsEHTATlvEs
Mr. CoLb moved change Tie hour OF meeting hereafter
10 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
J. was ordered Committee NJ Ways and Means
an. Conference reDo: NJ all times III.
Mr. Ashuun ii Massachusetts, moved that The forlh-
ca;lnn Blll be taken NJ, which was objected TO-
Mr. Dame, moved Ia take the private Calendar but e
motion not enter Tailed.
Mr. But moved that liz House 20 into Committee Of the
Whole on the State OF Tho Union, which was carried.
Thu House went into committee (Nlr Disney in The
Ca Of the whole, and took up tie Naval Appropriation
Bill.
4 debate efsurd on an amendment Of Mr. Stanton Of
Tennessee II employ Persons invention 1" turn salt water
into fresh that ncruslton "l boilers :" government steam.
TN. proposition was amended motion Of Mr. Crowel,
and arrc TO- appoprAiina five thousand dollars ~ enable
lie Secretary OF the Navy have tested the usefulness vi
the st, eral inventions for this purpose.
4 proposition vas Introduced by Mr. Jones Of Tennessee
10 abolish tug ging in the Navy
Mr. Sanly moved amend the amendment ns i1l1ws
Except in cages where the nses ordered by court
martial; and in such the order snail not be executed
until tw cntv- -four hours after Judgmn t'
The amendment 10 tire amendment was aHfe'G I'd.
Mr. Evans nj Md moved further amend the amendment
SO a. Ia provide o abolsng tie spirit ration in the navy
He argued that il his was done lrie would be NJ necessity
lor the abolition oi the inIgng.
The amendment after discussion, was agreed o-yeas is
NAYS 81.
Nj vcnabe moved amend it further by adding "Pro-
vded also ardent spirits Shall be used
by The officers on board ship whilst in actual service except
as m-dirine''
Mr. yeuate said ha was opposed feeding Jack with
spoun and with buttons and epaucttes with another
He was TOR letting lack his gr"l and the logging
Ar. Morse WI opposed 10 both amendments lie was
opposed To the abolition the logging and the abolition o
the gros Jack attended 10 his Duties was in favor o
both.
Pending the discussion on this proposition the House adj
joarned I'LL Monday.
aRRIyALoF THE STEAMER PACIFIC.