Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-07
r,t.urf-r,nsr coscnsss-~sD SESSION.
MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1851
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suspending the rule which ioroios Oil 0chg rsaa TWICE W
one day. -,
Mr. CLAW moved to lay the motion on the table, which
agreed to-yeas %, nays IS. -,
Mr. Clay moved to take up the river and haroor ol ne
appealed minority defeat all DINER bllls by ce-
LAYING his there vas clear majority IN favor OF passing
| this BILL
Mr. Hunter replied urging the priority OF the appopra-
ton bills. lie justified opponents OF the bill IN resist
ing il.
Mr. Fooc opposed hasty legislation and said the respon-
sty Of defeating the appropriation bills would rest on the
head Of the administration.
After further debate the bill taken up-years 81 nays
Amendments for the Improvement of the Illinois, Tonnes
and Pensacola rivers moved debated and rejected
Various amendments were proposed by Messrs HamIn,
Jefferson Davis Norton Berren Rusk, and others, all Of
which, after debate, were rejected.
Mr.. Hunter, two o'clock moved 10 lay the bill on the
table. Lost. Yeas %, nays 3d.
A. Foote said that ii positive assurance was given
that the President would convene the Senate Tor executive
business he would postpone this bill The motion
rtIccted-yeas Is nays 81.
Mr. bradbury moved an amendment restricting the expcn-
dites Of these appropriations till there was surplus IN the
treasury. Debated and rejected -
Nr iass renewed the amendment with modification that
the money hereby appropriated shall only DC TAKEN from such
sum as may ran in the treasury, after dedncng there
from money already or which may be, apfoe leu u pay Tie
expenses Of the government.
4 long debate ensued in which Mes Ewing and C7sf
lad some sparing ard then the ame, imeat was rejected
yeas 20. nays 29
I.ost--ycas IS, npys 32 ,.
Ii.
The chair decided the motion 10 be out OF order while tic
bill was pending. -. ,..;,;,, of H., .,,,;r ,,.
Mr. Butler Appended; and the decision OF the CHAIR was
Mr. Ynec offered an amendment providing that the ap
made by tho bill should not DC carried INTO exc
cution till the public debt was paid Lost-ayes H. noes
Mr. Footc renewed the amendment in modified form.-
Lost.
Several other amendments offered and all rejected.
HOUSE or REPRES ENTATIyES.
Mr. Bayy moved that the rules of the House be s!spen-
dcd enable the committee oi and means and other
committees report any time during the remainder OF the
session. He then moved that the House resolve itself into
committee Of The whole on the state of the Union.
The House having resolved itself into committee, the Post
Office appropriation bill taken up, and all debate being
pccluded by OF the House, the amendments of the
disposed of agreeaby 10 tho recommendations
OF the committee OF ways and means
The committee then and the bill was reported anu
passed.
The House again into committee the state Of the
Unon when the light house bill up for consideration
during which Mr. Evans of Maryland spoke nj length on
the subject condemnng we understood him. the present
system II would be impossible however, 10 give even
brief summary OF his views owing 10 the noise in the hail.
which his piercing voice could only occasionally be
heard He concluded BY moving as an amendment section
providing for the introduction Of lenses 10 which he mad
referred his Speech and which Mr. McLane said al
| ready provided for in the bill.
Mr. Stanley of North Carolina, objected wasting the
remaining time Of the session in scientific dispositions
which after ALL amounted TO little than whether
it advisable 10 put out talow candle that they
might burn gas He moved that the committee rise, in or
bate.
The committee rose vote to that effect was passed. and
the BILL amended having been agreed TO- the House re-
| sumei, ana finally passed.
The resolutions read requiring the Secretary OF War
10 make Reports the Congress relative the OF
the Notifications generally
/ The bill providing compensation TO members OF both
Houses OF Congress then taken up and the amendments
proposed BY the Senate were agreed TO.
An act TO limit the liabilities of ship-owncrs then
ported. Mr. McLane briefly explained the object of the bill
4 motion made 10 lay it upon the table, which
gavcd after the ayes and nays were TAKEN and the bill was
eventually passed
An act relative TO lands in California was then read and
passed. after Intellectual attempt to obtain the ayes and
! nays,
The Joint resolution authorizing the President of the Uni
ted States place ship of the disposal of kossuth
and other Hungarian insurgents taken up, and motion
made suspend the rules that tho sense OF the House
might be taken lis passage The ayes and
dcred the result l27 affirmative, AZ negative.
The previous question being carried the main question
was put.
motion was made and negaved lay the Joint rcsolu
| ton on The table, and il was finally passed
then moved suspend the rules for the purpose Of
taking into consideration BILL having for its object the ap
preparation of certain public lands for the maintenance OF in
digent insane persons.
aken los 10 6S There not being twothrds OF the
House voting in the affirmative the motion negaved.
1t was then moved to suspend the rules TO enable the
House take into consideration the joint resolution crea-
ting the Office Of Lieutenant General Upon which the ayes
nays dcmlndcd and the result was liz voting the
affirmative and 10 in the negative.
great deal Of confusion caused before the House ad
ourned OF the members voting under tho impression
that the Joint resolution did not contemplate breve rank;
NOT having paid attention when il was read
There bcug twohirds in favor Of suspcnding the
rules the motion negaved and tho House adjourned,
rather after usual time. meet Tor the last time al ak
O'Clock.
The Central Southern Rights Association had very full
meeting the Capitol las. night: The Hon. John y. Ma
son and c. A. Russell Of Wheeling delivered very able and
interesting addresses which we hope be able TO lay before
our readers in a few days
Senate this day in extra session TO act on those
nations which obvious last night tina, body would be
unable to touch before its adjournment this morning
National InteHigenc<r.
CHANCE OF AN AMERICAN POPE.-It is proposed
the Pope Rome 10 appoint three Cardinals for the
United States One of these will doubtless be Archbishop
Hughes, of this city, who is now in Rome The rise and
progress of John Hughes is indeed singular. From being
poor cabbagegrowcr the of 81 he rapidly until
he appointed Bishop of New York, then Archbishop,
and now, the will doubtless bo that "Ca1dna'
Hughes has out his return 10 his home in ~ York II
is but step from Cardinal 10 Pope, and it would no: be
sangesr thing in the world if New Yorker should next
occupy the Papa Chair John would make the best Pope
they have had for two centuries With his thorough goahcad
American spirit he would put life where il ciha:gy
and entirely order of things of prcscnt
choas. .Ncm York Sun.
| ST. THOMAS CHURCH DESTROYED BY FIRE.
New YoRK, MARCH about nine O'clock this morn ing
il discovered that 81. Thomas Church. of the odes,
cdhces devoted 10 The Episcopal service IN the city, and SIT
uatcd The of Houston street and Broadway was
ire Before the engines reached the spot the interior Of The
tine honored cdice cnwrapprd in flames In thirty
minutes the building was completely gn,'ed The conla-
grafton luckily extended further. The origin of the fire
is mystery. The supposon is that the fires intended To
building the Sabbath lighted The night pre-
vious and from nadvertcncc the part those
employed for that purpose, this casualty caused.
WHAT RAlLRODS DO FOR LAND-The Wheeling
Times says that land along the line OF the Baltimore
Ohio railroad Virginia. has increased in the 3OC
per cent. and the of land bcin. prepared to
cplftu nfJ.,n 10
farm IN West GAINESVILLE which had been offered foI
20G0 has since the Railroad located along Its
borders been sold for $4,000. In Newark, Ohio, Ia
stand which had rented for $780, the completion OF
the railroad, rented for 81 300
| ROBBERY AT WASHINGTON-We learn from the
Washington Republic that Mr.. VIM l.. Jones, worthy and
industrious printer of that city, has been robbed n his
dwelling, Of box containing from 81 900 10 sloO0 lap.
pears that Mr.. Jones the habit Of putting small
amounts from week week in this box which he
BLEED from his weekly earnings and that this box has
been distracted By who must previously have OBJ
tanned know ledge Of It's contents
THE PALLIUM-At St. Pauick's Church. tomorrow
Archchbishop Blanc will receive from Bishop Potter, the
Palnm the sign and warrant OF Achepscopa authority