Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-31
THIRTf-FIRsr CONGRESS- I'D SESSION.
MoSoaY, JAsrArY -.

SENATE
Messrs. Ewing snd Dickinson presented petitions from
ONO ard New lok praying The establishment Of HE .;
steamers Africa.
M Cooper presented petition from merchants o Phl.
depha in iayo. OF a line OF steamers from that city
Brazil
Also l!re Number Of petitions fe; modification o. the
taiti OF 1876
Mr. Mason presented he resolutions .: the State Lesisia
rue If Virginia rayin. TIA, further provision Be made
SATISFY N!r-inil military I.na wafmns.
Mr. Seward presented several petitions from the state u
New fok, in yor OF repeal ot the Fugitive Slave law.
Mr. Wncomb presented tho credcn,al, Of thc Hon J.
D. Bright, Senator elect 0 ndana, Tor Elk years, ircu
and after the 18th II March, ISL
On by Sir MaS.t Tie Secretary Of tie Tronsary
WAS requested commanders the quality and vae o: all
articles brought into tie UG!ted Soes los se ~ rndr
bond fore poa!icn, om CanaA GGns ae years ioi'-s
Mr. Benton called ~ the bill - aakt god to The SIT Of
Mss ur the Pc. in! Which received tom
that State in the puti.c laoGe sold IN ihnt State.
After Ar. Clay in opposition 10 the
BILL 1t was laid On tie table tor the prc.snI.
Mr. Macon moved and Senate proceeded Ia The con.
s4era,nn OF the bill To incorporate hs Union Gas Ligh'
Mr. Wake moved To- make tie Stockholders aiyiiu,ly
uole the oi tnei stock hs. al the time hc abl
ity occurred.
Ate. DEBATE Mr. Walkers amendment ogrec! TO-
The bill then ordered 10 be snerres.d
The then up oil and settle the
private land claims in California.
The question pending on the substitute reported BY
the Judiciary Committee for tho whole bl.
Sir Berrien eSplanc the bill reported 5y the Committee
supported IL.
Mr. Benton denounced the bill reported Jy the Committee
worse than get hca;1 a..
Mr. Ber!:eE replied ind wiou; tckrg any vote. te Sen
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
! Mr. HARRISON Of Georgia moved Joint resolution ex-
panaioy of the granting conversation - all Officers,
commissioned officers and soldiers, who may nave ser
Ncd three months in the army u the Lnitea States and d.
iec;ng that lis provisions sa! be extended o al wp have
served The act ALLUDED 10 referring 10 persons We wt!o
engaged In me service Guiing ard the Secetar u the
lnteror CONSUMING lis PROVISIONS Ia Dc limited :icv 10
PRISONS vino served during nc aet"a! existence Of nos''
a. tie resolution coul ony DC aoiaced wi'h he mani
nous consent vi the iiYu>e VI, slaraI-o:
- explain hi- object interrupted .! al oy=1n,
and n, action was had On tie resolution.
,nl13n OF Iir. By H. - suspend the uics ost'le him
- move resolution iaNIrg ac social order u ts Cay
Il tee ~ he fpp-oots-
TOT ~ whrh he ennmerae o.', the eiss o"ios
ayes Iii nats the no' o.in. wOtA.rs .. H. .!s.se
Ia avor If TIE suspension 81 ha .uios.
Notions to- Suspension al zoe 'rs. villa Teereace ca!o.-
u 10 the onnc oa-aes iae Il were ie ao1 oeaa-
vei III Iea5'd, Mr. bf'iHi ~ sfei', moved that the
House go of .he wtol- IN. state of Tho
taon which wac a2r"s1 70, ai'sfa DIVISION OIL . IS
ne Deficiency B again came up rs ths snnle" .: dis
anc Tho IN ~ilsh :" ;Gs had hcen point
81 oy Secretary Var Tor whose III t
maze pIc,is!oo was Grscfle ~ Nj D,noam of Indiana
icing contrary iw. aud UPgJ.nt piece o:
usurpaiJn III A- ancal, tie g5"ernntn the aapon'-
menis having been aacc sc:1re meeiiag OF Congress
and when th1 clerks a4i - dnty - perform.
1t VIE oun:slcci TIC h4od. that ii the clerks
TERED 10 had nppo,ncd Nithoa he uUhoy al a",
twas not "ii5o1 the authority II Precedent, and ,e
7ire "h!ch al ocen passed Gnon le 'orsrc ~ Inc >ec
tnty Of the Interior ~ M Dunhan at:si.u.e! 10 lie
di1na a Democrat.
Mr.. Averc ." Va. spoke ~rh somc warmth OF a!lses in
the Peas'oa Office, nn asartice which i becoming
too prevalent Of appointing Al suoordia sltua
tons under the 100 the purpose carrying
tie tc"s - 1eai- Of departments IL. Insisted that one
hal! clerk, employed in tho Pension Office
would be amply sui Gent for hs performance of NJ s dG
tic and moved IN ameGdnca; that rho sum % 1880.
which the bill provi!es, be rciuccG y IS cJG.
/ Nj: Dunhacl, IN reply - tn, which had been
iribatad - HIN, dscliej bsas acetate. ~ pjt.c, feel!
did @ieh .ina in he
Of the llw IL hll ,c4ti ra;.sacrion
which aieast ought 10 lc inquired into, and ~; world
bt ar scfLfiny, it ou-.it be sustained.
iir. Johnson ~ leaa.s,ee opposed any
that wouli the called
of the Committee tic fact Of crfas in Departments
being employ ca FIVE instead Of The
time prescribed By law which ia requested might reat
tom which appears that hour. inns determined
are-ir"m Apn 10 October, hog!s, and during he
;lEdcr al the eight hours every day, exclusive III
Sundays and The fufth OF jGig; and from Calculation
winch he had made appeared it c proposed increase
ciSrlcal aid. together Win three each Ia,
cording 10 law would equal SEVENTY additional
CLERKS each year.
NJ. Bayy OF Virginia though this provision merely had
reference To the Department 81 tho nofiur; bu after
heaF! the sw rca again, c satisfied thar had refer
10 the various Departments the State AMI expressed
Il hope that the law would be .n.,rc.d.
Mr.. Bowie Of Maryland proposed that the clerks
should receive, ;hsi 5000 ant $500 per
lnnnn. IL quoted nom Democrat: authorities in sGpGo.t
81 his position which he said n. satisfied would nave
dau weight with tho Democratic pry IN the iiouse am
,dduccd evidence that had been taken occasion,
that Il the opin1n persons Well qualified
Judge that efficient me departments VI 20
reTHmeni they rcnUueTatci competent salies.
lie condemned the principle .! making stand
hours day deSs which hc considered antimouatto
erecting i eli mill III thc guS!ic offices.
The of1br hammer II the Oh iriBaB hero fell, In 90
drHre the i've MINUTES ri, and ;ao HpJsu ad,o8nc!.
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