Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-04


A Resolution for a distribution o: books ccrecd -
Tho House, at ten minutes !. ten O'clock adjourned
F'1aE sEyiTE Ezfi :s' ISL
Mr. Underwood moved that all the buencs: be Pos,ocn"t
and the Senate take tie House Joint resolution. .:ikn-
land warrants assignaee ana alter debate tie no'io: w.
| agreed 10.
An amendment offered BY d. Jores ptoyd;ne coG:nerca-
'Hn to the Registers and Receivers locating these sn
warrants was aererd 10.
Several amendments proposed all OF which however
w::!crawu and proposed b, Mr. Dawson ieciirin
ti nothing IN ae A.: q: ls51 s!a be coas'rc1 f,i
from its benefits any soisfs whether regulars veien.r
STATE rangers or militia vino have ossa mustered %
service Of the United States suppfcs lntian hoscs
or who called b. States Daring The las: waI,
wa were pa.t by the uEi,sd States, WAS adopted.
Mr. Fcc md Mr. "aisc. opposed the re,ou;!on alsrG
way repeatedly motions lay the bill on HE 'ai- w'
rejected Tie ;G!at resolution Was then cceci 'oa
,hrd reading; ayes 50, nays l3.
Jr Pel:ce Introduced bill providing d.at mileage snail
net De paid Senator's or extra sessions .: HIS BODY
! The civil ard dipo;ac tIIi then ,ler III cn ia
inerous amendments were submitted and agreed 10.
An amendment for the requirement. Of New icaey aveue
for the rebuilding OF the Columbia enga. house. acd or
iron railing from the State Department 10 the p.es
dents gate, r this city, were adopted
An amendment pfoyiing for an increase OF The cricc
o;ce OF the sale Department. and for the alpoinm>t'r ~
.sie:an Secretary Stale, debated and ruled oL
of or. estimate having been ser: In BY the Department
The Senate adjourned without dispesng Of the civil ara
diplomatic Gill.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The committee, 10 whom referred the application II
Mr. Richie reported lack Joint resolution isi: in. VII
liam NJ Belt from live further performance Of ;is cui,far
ard awarding payment FOR the work that hac eten ine n:
the rate o; one-haii the scale OF lSi9 and authorizing s
completing his upon the terms provided lie
| SIGNIFY his within hvc days.
call Of the House demanded and ne ayes and nay'
being moved io, there we.C IL in favor OF the CALL an @
aga!nst Il.
The preyions question then moved and the nrtnbors
being taken by lcer there 81 in ia>or o. the motion
and u against il.
motion then made 10 lay the whole subject on o
table, which was ust-Sf 10 Ill.
1t then moved TO lay the Joint resolution Oh the Liable
yeas 92 nays III.
The yeas ami nays then ordered on the passIc o. the
resolution, which LOG yeas anu i0l nays.
They again taken, on motiun 10 reconsider the
vote, and TO lay il the ta5leycas l0S nays 30.
The joint resolution was therefore, adopted ai;er cc
struggle from which il with difficulty escaped and Hut,
cring reposes the table Of the House.
The sense the House then TAKEN whether III
main question should be putt the ayes and nays were then
ordered and decided in the armaiivc-ayes la nays ST.
On the motion that the Bl be onyrossed and mad th!
mc the ayes and nays taken-aycs lob, NAYS lcS
Mr.. Wentworth, Of Illinois called for the reading .: TIE
title Of the Joia Resolution, which purpored 10 be or tc
relief Of Thomas Rche while his name Is not mentioned III
the body Of the document.
The Speaker ruled motion be of order 'he
title is the last part OF bill! or resolution That is read
4 motion made by Mr. Hc'Vlie, OF Mississippi,
reconsider the motion just carried and 10 lay the motion
reconsider the tablc.-Upon which Mr. Wentworth OF
Illinois, called for the ayes and nays The result wasayes
NJ Du4r of New York, called the attention OF the Iouse
10 the bill aahosng reciprocity of trade between 'he u
erchange of the produce Of both countries and the intro
duction of American manufactures into that province upon
the same terms IS those Of Great Britain.
The bill having been reported D. the Clerk, Mr. Mc.aae,
Of Mary land chairman OF the committee commerce. iU!
lowed He said he should occupy the time hc iiose
farther than briefly state equcston. Since the subeci lad
brought before Congress, he said the British M.nSc
had stated that he authorised grant ie navigation 81
the lakes aud ST. Lawrence 10 American vesse!s w,c
the objection that mad iune:iy been urged against Ia
establishment OF Reciprocity
bill lie continued had been prepared by tho coninhee
whom the subject had been referred which he proposed
substitute which had been read by the ccra anu
which provides only for the free interchange OF p'cncc
bu; that discriminating duty should be levied IL vor o
British American manufactures lie called the ai;en
ton House the Increasing importance Of tic Cana
in shape Of exports while tie imports not ioe hd"
FIVE millions; ard concluded by moving that the ti:l 10
which he alluded be read amendment.
n9ion here made To reconsider ;Inld sHsh coma
SION which carried and the House proceeded Ia oh
business. ~
! An attempt again made TO bring forward he bill
grating land heads of families which also received H.
quietus.
Mr. Julian of Indiana submitted resolution, stating The
importance to the nation OF high sondar! o charr''er
with reference public func;ionares; and ar. rec*rG
aiing the charges thai had been made by m.c Q: En
House aea:ns: the Secretary Of S:ac directing that cora.
mi,tee be appointed to investigate the same.
Objection being made, the resolution was not put from ttc
Chair
The amendments the Army b striking out various AZ
preparations, were then put and agreed TO.
The ayes and nays taken the passage ot the h'
which agreed to-aye5 80, nays AZ
Ersning ssssSion-Thc House reman'! in session un.l
10 O'Clock =. M considering The navy appropriation t.s
and adjourned without making any decoon