Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-02-21
rnIRTY-F1RsT coNcREss--2D SESSION
WEpSrspAr. Fre. Is, 1851.


lr. Clays resolution, called for information concerning
the orcibo resistance rhc laws in Boston
ken up.
Mr. Clay expressed himself astounded the high HANDED
outrage perpretrated by the mob OF negroes the thr
OF the nation.
Mi Davis OF Mass expressed himself of the opinion ha
the law unpopular but that public opinion In Mssss
chuselts would not countenance focible resistance
Mr Hale said il useless attempt enforce q l1N
which the moral Of the people could sustain 10
cited several other mobsone iii this city. Also the refusal
Of Mississippi Judge 10 issue his wr, The Gov
Quman, where Indignation might have het1
well expressed as In this instance.
Mr.. Davis of Mississippi did not believe the Northern
States would enforce the law.
Mr. Foote denied that any Judgen Mississippi had
cd TO do his duty.
Messrs. Clay Davis of GLASS; and Cooper continued tho
debate and the resolution adopted
The bill from the House 10 reduce and modify tho
OF postage was taken up The amendment fixing an uniform
rate OF two 10 be paid in all cases rejected
yeas i nays IL. The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
bill reported by tho military committee increasing 4e
salaries Of the War Department, in the aggregate
$4,000 beyond what is authorized under hc old law. ~.
supported by Mr. Ewing Of Tennessee chiefly the ground
that living Is expensive in Washington
Mr.. Carter Of Ohio denied that the expense of vrg
Washington is such had been represented boz H.
sideed The measure as mere cloak and that IL the s
OF of systematic attempts extend the principle
other departments He moved that the bill be referred tho
whole House and printed.
Mr. Jones Of Tennessee considered the present peu
liar time, in which propose increasing the paw tho
clerks in the War Department, applications OF similar
being made eIyWtere and IRON Onet
branches of the public service The b he said, pro ose
give of the clerks in the departments referred
1850 per annum; while Judge in the district in which hs
colleague r EWING resides and who has 10 hold courts
| three different districts only receives g. 500
Mr. Burt. Of South Carolina, said he trusted hc would
day when he would withhold from usei pCb
lie officer proper remuneration for his services He
sdered Washington place where living sexpensse ard
if man undertook TO maintain him Than s. per week
he would close with Offer he felt satisfied the
doing this must love money, he himself would s
half starved The duties the clerks in the War Depa"en
ha md ,p1r.
required Of the striccst honesty and fidelity. Tn sa
aries Of clerks in another department which had re:en,r
been fixed, higher than those at cro:'a ~
clerks in the War Department, who have TO nisntaH we
most rigid system of economy 10 support themselves snt
families.
The motion to refer the bill to the committee .! tho whole
the state Of the Union was then agreed toayes s. Ece
Tho committee on military affairs having reported ~
McLane moved that the House resolve itself into cofn
| of the whole on the state Of the Union.
The House having gone into committee, The chairman
stated that the question before il the substitute pr
posed by the gentleman from Maryind (Mr. NcLane) 70
The bill which had passed amendments; which II
design Of that gentleman in this negative anu 10
bring The provisions of the h nearly possible what
| il when reported by the committee originally.
Jones Of Arkansas proposed TO increase the so'e 'f
$4,000 for the Mississippi and adjacent rives whc re
named s500o0-which alter bef discussion, sgrcra
motion having been made by Mr. McClernand Of M
$4,000 for the removal Of the remainder the
Cumberland dam on the Ohio river
Mr. Morse Of Louisiana said if any thing wanting 10
show the sectional character of the BILL II furnished by
the proposition before the committee the effect Of whicn
would adopted call upon the government
pend large sums of money in undong what Congress Ial
already done. The objects OF the bill he continued
national they intended 10 promote internal
improvement but obtain money for corrupt purpos-s and
did not contain he sad the appropriations tai coGd pe
| called national.
Mr.. Bayy ofvirginin called the attention Of the commit.
10 the unfair appropria ons of the hill the Souinrn
States which he enumerated Obtaining 23l2OOO while Ne"
York alone receives $4,000 So that STATE o. the
North, would have Than all the savehotng States TO-
gehe This he considered violation OF the cons'i'u-
on which ought be uniform in lis operations ana ihat
could be the IL the revenue after II IS Collected "ee
partially expended. .
Mr. Hllard of Alnbama said he oppo.ed TO the III
but on ground than that which had been srde
TO- by gentlemen from Virginia. 1t because he con
sideed the objects NATIONAL and not connected
with the of the country many instance and
the North might have than the Sour
Mr.. Stany of North Carolina said he nothing rec
ona in the BILL had he any such manifestation OF
part the supporters of tho measure, which ho
deed would operate additional bond of un'on after to-
glorious pursued last sesson-he oap7tone ince'
and which would only require little alteration OF tho e..
| 10 make this nation prosperous and happy.
Mr.. Morse Of Louisiana said he mean at proper t'l'
propose m amendment which he thought ought t. : E
pended 10 every appropriation. He meant itt.
Congress should not destroy but abandon the state ~
which should be situated the public work which e r
might undertake, whenever II should be ccensd '.-
Abou, this time an affair of unpleasant nature occurred
between Mr. Stanley OF North Caronn, and Mr.. lnge o
Alabama Au.ion made by tho lattrr 10 statement "
the former made previously that the opponents OF e ei
little justice and on ms repeating IL
Mr. Ingc applied him the epithct OF "backgard to which
Mr. Stanley replied If The gentleman from Alabama cls
me n BACKYARD IL shows he Is himself" The Chair
forced order and sir Stanley concluded by expressing his
cger that he had been induced notice the asperson and
that In future he should any remark Of the like
coming from The quarter with the contempt merited
Mr.. McLane to those gentlemen night, who haI
charged the bill with being ofa sectional character Ia doing
So said they had consulted figures. He then
rated the various rates. and showed that the appropriations
South exceeded those of the North, and amounted 20
100000 whereas the entire appropriations returned IN e
Dill do not two millions. Nothing OF sectional
character had entered his mind in framing the b and had
occurred to him examine the rates, with reference to
their relative position respects North aud South uhi lilo
| subject had been brought TO his notice in debate
The House has Just resumed Three questions are before
the House. Mr. McLane has moved the previous question
on the bill as passed motion has also been made 10 lay
bill on the table and nays have just been
ON call Of the House, l07 yeas, GO nays
| ny TELEGRAPH
| EVENING SEssroS-A substitute was submitted f0l tie
| river and har5or bill, when the committee
Mr. Inge moved to lay The bill the table. This vas
neeatved-74 yeas TO l0l nays.
The House then agreed the substitute and ie qGes-
tons taken ordering the several parts Of the biz u u
| snerossed for third reading.
Finally, the bill passed by l04 yeas TO 81 nays
The substitute the original bill ID very nearly the same
| as The one reported last year,