Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-06-25
CoNGREss--1s7 SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE %, 1852.


.,ir ij before the Senate report in reply TO re-
,i, of , Senate stating the reasons why The charge
auainst The Commissioner To run Tue mexican onuu's 'a
not been investigated. ,,,,,ea
A numb,, of peiti0ns were presented
A. rsnorted Joint resolution Tor the purchase Of
CarIn's collection Of Indian scenes anu 'alH"s.
Mr. Mason from the committee on ,ofcgn "nd oher
ported bin for the relief OF the Spanish eonsn. ana o h
Sna,i hnrs NJ New Orleans for injuries sustained oy
them from nobs during the year SOL - al rho Uopso
The California mint bill was taken up, anu ~, NJ, nassnJ
amendments were conquered in. The bill no" 80 e.
On motion of Mr. Shields the bill to nc1Ipo,u.. -
OF the Visitation OF Washington ciy " ~ hs
up and after verbal amendment was o'aeseu - %
ed for third reading. r,
The Senate then proceeded 10 the consideration u "
W. HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
The first business before the House the Amendment
designating The lines railroad in the bill granting iupc
lands 10 The different States in aid OF railroads. and Tor o'e'
upon which ayes and noes were ordered !eH
teriav Is hich was nsgatived: yeas IS, nays %
On the passage OF bill the yeas and nays we're ordcfeu
,rh, motion was made lay the bill upon me tao'c on
which the ayes and nays were ordered ana was hea''eu
ayes 81, nays 70. ;, moo.
On ordering the bill to he engtpsse' 4 va ~ 90
IS. nays 92. ,, cha Iii,
AZ Inns. ri Tenn objected 10 the motion as beng out
Of order and moved that House go into committee OF r
whole The state Of the Mon, the morning 'i'u' "'''
expired. -, Nam y,r;
had the floor ana as the house had ordered the b' 10 DC
read third time directed that the reading DC pfoceeoe
with. -. a., 500,
cceiinns and Mr.. Houston of Alabama, moved u'al 'c
House ADJOURN which ncgaved without DIVISION.
Mr. Jones appealed against the decision OF me chai i"
motion was maze 10 lay the appea! On the aDt; upon
which the yeas and nays were ordered; when INC aPPea
laid upon the table: feas l29 nays oO
message received from the President OF the on'e"
States transmitting despatch from The Spanish hs'e
with reference the affair New Orleans and me events
at Cuba connected with the invasion OF maj islanu winch
referred II the Committee on Foieigh AhdHs, "u "
dcred 10 be p'ined
he House went into Committee the state OF the Union
MI Townsend of Ohio. who had the floor from former
dny introduced his remarks by eicrrn. 10 illusions ina
had been made 10 him as native OF England. Washing
on Patrick Henry and other ilusous republicans nc sai
were born under monarch; and he did not consider man
better qualified TO decide as 10 the principles OF c no
cr,y because he born under free government
He aninadvcrted with some severity upon MI Stan''
who had alluded his national origin, which, consiuern"
the ar.c proportion foreign opulaio he was her sur
prised Ut His constituents he said were ahnndanty capa
BILE OF selecting member Of Congress, and representing
n he did hundred thousand freenen he was not disposed
10 ask any one he should speak whnt he should So!
He ayowcd himself 10 be memt n OF the Democratic par
"; and went aludc 10 the recent action OF The Nan
nj Conventions, which would not suppress agitation III s
House throughout The country
Tho resolutions he said might he cvadad and had beer
argued fairly adopted owing to The confusion INA
generally while separate platform would be adopted os
Iirent local!ties would tho platform tend 10 preserve
the peculiar institutions Of the SOUTH tie object OF "hct
should have prevent sectional Issues de concluded
hy Abiding 20 the Gngraelu treatment which Northern
statesmen had received for advocacy OF the interests o w
| South. ,
Mr.. Gidlings of Ohio then followed and alluded TO tht
platform If the Conventions both OF winch cApressfC
a determine ton 10 oppose agitation He av0wed hs deter
minatiun u agaie and called upon members to tell mn
how he was be prevented The two parties he said c1ue
never meet any other object than The enjoyment 81 pace
and power and the Democrats BY their resolutions had eN
pressed themselves longer opposed 10 internal Improve
m, nj when of national importance He Intended 10 spcat
his sentiments he sd and went into review OF the resou
lions ,hat were adopted the effect Of which would be con
rarv TO that which intended When he concluded, liz