Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-03-09
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SATURDAY, MAHcH o.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

| In the House, Ir. E"aIe made Personal cx anariua
rsc gentleman from oni1 Mr. Campsel Yesterday re
l,s Congress had refused 10 award lands TO Arkansas ara
o,c States The gentleman had referred 10 the journal an
sa! hs name there recorded i'll iav0! ii the PROMO 0n
So i, is Blu; H. mad awavs been opposed 10 such DISPOSE
don of t,r pubc lands and had declared reDcardY both
here aa u, hou" lie had denounced the bill par, and
parcel oi system 10 squander the domain whc: belongs
Ia all the pGupl. OF the Cunfedeacy. He have voted
in mi stale else the Journal IL wrong II. appealed Mr.
Harris Penn, with whom he 9omcd in proof OF his posi-
ton on il- sAbje:
Mr. Hurts confirmed what the gentleman asserted and
Grtil2: t!!ot Mr. Bcac was opposed 10 The Bounty Land
bill!
Gentleman in false position. He has! referred tie yurn
1ui Glor in General terms the ut the Democrats
upon the sl,cc Re did rot understand the gentleman as
ntimtIns that r. tcnmp52D had been eGiy Of any npo
per action
Mr. Camns<E was happy laa; the gentleman had placed
ir.rii linh in rhis matter.
Nh Johnson OF Tennessee said that ireplen, mistakes or
eur in The Journal and instance said that his name
the journal a voting for lTe bill! establishing the De.
pl1cr Of n. latg!i1r wF"n he in fac: was a, home sjE
:; the time the bin passed
The House passed private bills three OF which elected
considerable discussions one authorizing lie payment ol
SO coo % LciGs Duns in e:rify him for losses ucc
Stored ~ ;scon,inuancc OF mail contract by tho r9Y-
nncn:; %!ri ultimately passed; anoi!c. was 4 y
nd:rg the Laws granting lands the Trustees OF lie
Kentucky Deaf and Dn5 IA; lumi which Wis utl! tel.
pss-ei The third bill extending the time OF payncn,
Of duties Oh railroad Iron by the Raclgh and CASTOR Con,
paEv.
ii7 ,aic c Va, oyPi;ne the condition ani prospects
of le company i!ci commenced under isadvan;sre,rs
-c instances OWN. which the road had been assumed
i; the State unon condition that stock 20 the amount Of
$4,000 nu.! be subsr:ihcj. He begged sa nmen no.
- ,a1uny.. c b. wilt question that .Y,uJ n lis
de- :uciiun. Sc"cra oc. members spoke both sida
Il was thea moved refer the bill the Committee a..
WAYS and Means pending which, nation made az
il upon Inc table, which tine yeas and n1ys were ordered
when it was nc-ativcd ayes 81, nays 49,
On the question OF e third reading an eilo was made
10 &c; The bill! back into that state in which would be in
order 10 nJ:c instructions 10 The committee nf ways ard
rean. 10 iepor; he eypcdiency of abohng the duty
on rairoa! iron.
Mr. C!ingm5n 81 y. C., in favor oil abashinc the
duy on railroad on and saI he glad fEd 50 many
members in favor o the measure aud when the proper time
arrived would submit amendment to the tariff that e.
feet, He concluded by moving that the motion reconsider
the motion for third reading be laid on tie table which
was car,icd-ycas 81 nays a3.
Mr. tloa.oa OF Ala, moved that the House resolve itse
into Committee the State Of the Union, the specia
ORDER which carried and the House resolved itself
committee Mr.. Hbhard Of New Hampshire in the chair
who stated that the first business before the committee is
the bill granting hundred and sixty OF land
cry head of family
BY this time three O'Clock had arrived when Mr. Davis OF
Mass took the hoor and replied the speech Of Mr. Ran
tout, former day, excupaling hmse and entering al
much length into the consideration OF The politics OF c