Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-28
THIRTY-FiRsT CoNGREss--2D SESSION
TaunspAY JANUARY -, 1881.


u Seward PRESENTED petition from Sharon, oo pray
ing the repeal The fugitive slave law Laid on INC .aoe
Mr Underwood presented The rlcmorln oil inc haoahts
of GEORGETOWN i'm the District COLUMBIA, prayin mat
Congress will select The great fails OF INC foomaG as no
source OF the water that may 10 brought mo s's ~
and that the water may he brought through that town. They
.o sk the improvement OF Pennsylvania Avenue snl me
extension OF Gas lights 10 that town, nna tna congress WIN
provide more oicient number OF police lie also reaa
eer from ci.!zen Washington, showing the diaSe
public and private property from an inadequate humoe
police guards 49,, -. c-., w;Ii,u
\ bill granting pension 10 no he'rs OF oehoa' "4'i'
Burton reported and passed r. go.
Tho resolutions OF inquiry In relation 70 's COS. OF con-
sruciing the dry dock in the Pacific aud IN Iioh 70 Gus
pension Of snes o pubic lands LOT Hiea ''"''i WV "
ken up and agreed TO- ,,.,m
Tho vote in comrnittee striking out tho llth section,
was CONQUERED in yeas % nays &c and after debate
The bill ordered be- tnsTossed yeas So nays Co.
The Senate then proceeded To the o.
tive business, and after Time Inc coois ~eo oPoh''i
''' ''' HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The bill 10 encourage agriculture commerce and manuiac-
,rrc. by granting TO every he,d family lot o land 10
Of hundred and sixty acres was feau HIST
and second time
ended that while bounty lands being given to cot
ders and was appropriated for tho benefit OF corporations
colleges schools unotic 1syur5 ana various o,Nr farpo
scs those na. who would receive lands and cultivate them,
and become useful ana efficient citizens had hitherto been
neglected .
expressed himself in favor of giving The public lands TO the
people, in the largest sense Of tho term.
Mr. Carey Of Penn opposed The contemplated IN
tho bill and thought the proper 10 be pursued would
DO dispose Of The public lands ard place the proceeds IN
the IT, States Treasury with view aid in extending pub
lie improvements and IN discharge of the national debt he
did he said pledge himself To- vote against the bill but
wished before he his mind 10 hear il fully discussed
His opinion that in the first place portion shall DO e.
pended he had before said in public Improvements and
diusing The blessings OF education.
Mr. Brown of Miss, nat then prepared TO discuss tho
question fully but said he intended amendment
the bill which the Speaker stated would not be In ordeE
. a II
Mr. Green Of Missouri ,hon addressed tho House, mud
the debate quite discusivc range involving tho
elans Of the old States The public lands, which II
proposed 10 give away-pocal differences and Other
subjects quite foreign 10 that, contained in tho BILL
The morning hour having expired; which II was agreed
appropriate 70 'e consideration o business on the SPEAK
ere table, Mr. Bayly, Of Virginia moved that the House
resolve itself into committee u The whole the state OF the
Cnon when the Deficiency bill again came up for discus
sion.
Mr.. Haymoni Of virsinn, took the floor, and entered
Iior and the head Of the Pension Office and its clerks Con-
sldeab occupied in ih. way, and by repeated at
tecks she Pension office, which made in tho shape
OF explanations, b. which The speech was interrupted.
The OBJECT o. the bin. il may well hore state Is TO
appropriate certain 40 supply deficiencies in the np-
preparations for the service pr The fiscal ending thu gun
June sol out o; n the treasury not ap
propraied"
The discussion Tie bill took the sharcit did, upon the
s.con providing for rin.tren temporary Jerks the office
ot The Commissioner OF Pensions required in consequence
OF the resolution Senate tn 10Th September last,
md the act IT tho th of the month"; allowing each
June next; tho contemplated amount Icing Sl4o0o TO-
The rain point issue was, whether any additisn,l
force would in the Pension oihcc II that which
there properly directed aud efficiently md Jun
ciousy c.pleinn opinion being prevalent in the
House tint sch IL not the although II admittri
that there wda .: deposition On tho part Of the snD
ordraos perform their respective dcs and that their De-
mcanUr waI uasXcepd5aabe
Mr. Mct!crn.;a ii Illinois submitted bill MS nm msa
that before the committee for reorganzing the De-
paricnt o State posiln, for the appointment Of an "a
ss,ant Secretary u; S" and four plincp. clerks, and Dc.
filming the dcties II these well tic subordinate
clerk. The last clause 0f Tho bill further provides FOR 'he
suspension and forfeiture Of The sairr Of ngents abroad a.
ring h, voluntary absence from their posts. iiu sai
cliims the al SD 600 present before Con
gress detray he expense Of subordinate agents who d.
charge! the duties ." the principal, during er sbsence 10
their own private n.iirs shn.var TINT the object OF hs bill
Is rerenchmri, we'll MS of reorganization
lie reviewed the duties u the Department from the tine
when was established in 1852 when the population Of TIE
United Stres dd exceed Tour millions and which dnits
hid since ic,n nnnnay Increased he then traced The IN
Of he clerical force which has iaxen place and which
and s'hsi kr pacs VIII tc Increase Of business e ''
wuct had occurred IN o''c: Departments.
After sonr farther desitofy discussion the co.n.Ltso
fose and The House rjI,uiccd.
OHIO-THE LAND OF BREAD.-The Sanity Of
wheat which Ohio raised IN 1850 is down at thirty M
lions Of 5sisis--an amount Sufficient supply not only al
the of that Stse but having surplus OF eighteen
millions Of bushels. The consumption OF each individuals
aou; six bushels annually ono has about two millions o.
inhabitants consequently twelve millions of bushes aie
Oh for the consumption OF The State Allowing pics
of IS per bnshel as the ovcrpus Is worth over a
millions o. Go1rs In ADDITION 10 s the corn IaIsee
is equal hundred bushels 10 each person in The State
rc surnius articles eqa,! IN value to twenty
Ave millions OF ioll,rs This shows what agricultural
State fertile land A., when L, labor IS no, divert
FL ,,o unprsoo- chacaes incrfecd wiki by bad CO.
vc-nTent.
THE COMMISSIONER OF PNTENT9.-Thc PAS
dcpha Inquirer has dispatch from Washington IAN H.
which says:
Ii is stated ths presden, has minated COMMISSIONS
Ewbank wish for latter resign Numerous CHARGES
Of rharacre have, il ID said been preferred again
the Commissioner. | get the information from rci.see
source. and give /, l. yoa for whatit is worth
! OCTRAGE-We learn TIA, as Mr. Nichols Mills, 900
of our most respectable citizens, passing up NJ
street on yesterday morning h. shot al ty NJ sm',
Corsin fron' lie por,icn ot the Swan Tavern WIN -
barTelled revolver Fortunately t"o Of the cafs s.'
ped, ard !; The time tire iiird tarTcl was cistha's
Mr. Mills had r-uccd safe position on the Opposite i9
the street |, was supposed Mr. Cersn was sI'e:us
from temporary insanity the time brother ni h'' we
bin is married 10 ore OF Mr. Mil.s daughters baig
TIL. s-,.s .so,ncr, ~. forwarded beautiful stone
from The Alp, 10 DC placed in the National Monument
Washington
MARRIED. ,.,,.t
.,pd;n hy UsvettSs