Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-20
rHIRrY-sECoNDC DCoN1KtsS--lsrsEs.,oN
TUESDAY, ArorsT II, 1852.

rHIRTl-sECoND NDCoNGKEss--isr isr SESSION.
] TUESDAY, Arors7 H. 1852
SENATE
Inc Chair laid before the Senate communication from
hc SECRETARY ol The Treasury upon The subject c1trndng
me coat survey service 10 the Of California
The Chair land before the Senate following message
from the President:
ia the Senate Of tie United Slate,:
have received RESOLUTION your honorabls body OF
the 9th inst appearing have adopted oprn rei>a
tive session. requesting me 10 inform Senate II in
c"mphtibe with The public interests, whether any prnus
tons have been made BY the King uf the Slnd" ch Islands
TO transfer the sovereignty OF those islands the uurd
States and 10 communicate Senate all uicia lnor-
nation on that subject IN my pnssesson In reply 0sc !
have 10 state that about III. l2h day Of Junr
received similar resolution from The Scna'e adopted
ecntive session. or secret session. which returned
s"e stating that In my opinion
formation ques Iunclre would not rompr With
the public interest. Nothing has ranspd change
my mind on this subject and therefore CON trained
again 10 decline giving the nformaIi"n asked:
Washington August Il. 1852
Mr. Seward submitted the following resolution which was
laid over:
Resolved That the President Of the L. States be r. quest
ed 10 send commissioner the Sandw ich Islands who
snail oe Instructed to inquire into the e1pediency H
ting negotiations for the acquisition of those Islands
u. States.
The subject laid o,er-Mr Weller slrIng 10 discuss
Mr. Pearce reported bill authorizing the issue o 600
TO ray the creditors of Texas,
Mr. Hunter reported back The civil and diplomatic uppro
praiion bill with amendments.
NJ "el:S resolution 10 refer The charges made agars,
The Boundary Commissioner 10 select committee 0 FIVE
Senators, was agreed ID
The bill for the construction Of the ship canal around the
The Falls of 81. Mary again taken up.
Mr. Smith opposed the bill at length giving his reason.
why he now believed The wo1 could be accomplished
IHerns nf grant Of land.
ny that Senator and number other Wings announcing
10 tie country rha; they had been democrats ana fcpSo
cans but could not support Gene'u tietce ou i o"o M
10 support Gen Scott The sudden change ""ud o'
corupsh the other. -, .,,
Mr Badger suiJ the paper nothing bul honx, hn'
even if the Scna had turned, IL wac nothing IKE me .ul
n petfrmed al the Baltimore Conseniin where Tue oeha
tor from Illinois the nomination was aue con
graduated democracy thu! he was iot ana re'ce "
Mr. Douglas said tina, the paper read va now said to DC
hoax; he would ask the Senator ilon bohhc'S"', W.
smith 10 saw whether not hoax, anc "he-
Or was not ranked by the whg committees ana se'
oul as genuine documents he would pause of an an
| swer. ,.,,,o ,r
ana when any Senator thinks proper to introduces
mere the base blackguArdon OF inc newspapers
| will on all occasions treat II with contempt.
Mr. Walker said that he admitted thai ne iiIsh hhF" w
,,ed the rules Of order by reading circular Ssh'a o. m
senator from Connecticut; He would RESPOND 10 me 'h'
# me Senator's observation which u WAS acknowledge"
hat the circular base Ddckgnatd'sm -,
Mr. Douglas and Mr.. Jones Continued the DEBATE n"
6rmar satinp several ia which the circular was
frnErd and sent as genuine document of persons "'
we're snners it; and The latter repeng all Idea ' any
me could consider that publication anything mo'e '
Mr. Hale moved add the BILL that known as tue
homestead" but after debate IN which ucn o"sS @
| nc would vote for the homestead US scpa'"'e '"'>'
Mr. Underwood moved 10 add the BILL "he one passed
bv he House known the bin distributing ands " n" w,
States for railroads. educaiion &c his was uis'aeo"'eu
md then rejected; yeas III, nays 80
The bill then ordered 10 be engroseeu.
Mr. Hunter moved 10 tuke up tie cvll ana dpioh''c" w
he canal bill was then engrossed and the river and har
nor bill made the order of the day for Tomorrow ana @
Senate adjourned
uDIISE OF REPRESENTATIVES
After some business, me Wheeling b,-r m & sTs rc
came up when Mr.. MlsUn Uf Virginia concIui'a ~. re
,rt in favor of the Li oblcclng the decision OF mo
Supreme Court in the the ground mat u ad ho' pr
erly consider the public benefit which tie ofoye ro
non rhe peopc of the United States generly ana cnt
ing that the navigation Of rivers under the Constitution "r
have its limits -, hu ant
, Mr. Curtis of Pa followed in opposition 10 TIE h' ana
referred the decision Of the Supreme Lont I} ""i.
Wheeling bridge declared TO DC a puon n.sn",'
,pains which Indictment c6uii not H' 'tt 10 = WIN" -
irrom,. n,nry II authorised their acnding Inc case 10
m, Court of Cnancery for remedy he rtiee" % w
power given BY constitution 10 Congress 10 i''n
commerce. which involved the right 10 regulate navigation;
and cuntenied that Virginia possessed no p""e' ''
inc NAVIGATION OF the Onu although she Wsht cI'''i
| rsJicon IT, He was proceeding WIN ~ ''
"nsn IIs =" anhnms moved the Of the H"~
no neund.d 10 enable hm report The F"rhca'"n BIN
which agreed TO- and the OH was fel@''e" " M ~
:, nltrrc on the slate Ui the / Mon ;.
The bill granting public lands for me beneht "i c -
sane on mntion Mr. Stanly OF ~ q, wa eIa '' ns
INN, after which the yeas and nuys were hIen-yeas -
. nays 54 ~, -, -, ,,,,.
II Mr Houston OF Ala moved that the House 90 mo com
mittee on the sra e III Union, which "as aH'ee" " ~
n the committee took up Inc OH "nni"e upP'''
d support OF tho navy. " ,,I hy ,h,
Mr S,unrun ,f Tennessee said no was instructed ny N'
y commit tee on na hf rs report certain CT, or
II was satisfied there no sutlrc' "hcn ',' , t o
}. demanded the OF the House 'ah ''e pese ,o
drion Of the navy He then submitted on aheholhen
tho .ac, thai hereafter when vessel IN Ordinary h"
!, ., tecayed nit the required rrpa'r. shai' esceea
;, nj Inc original cost nhc shall o. s0d ana hho'ee'
II ted TO 5o built white ok, with steam rc"et en
n with the MOI; destructive ordnance that can oe uss" "
10 safety and efficiency u.d,o n. uar o
1872 by which the navy OF England was 'ho,tn h,
to since had been improved-taGrg"u our 'np rr.n navy
III called fIr additional improvements ~ ,ie - 49,. r..
: and which he hoped would be enerai''o :" '''' ''' "
n sity for witch he went TN I" snow. i, ,.r ,a
h. After dwelling upon the necessary VI s I US n .n,c.
a ~ v.s,eI, for the navy he referred 10 h :oce
,he E,yliah navy which, he SAID coDels's Of ooV
40 ,hs Russians 8 French 200, and even me puch ioo ~
OF ,lsly the committee that no ,no hiphest san
.r ss To constructing vessel posSee'".s .h,"",,
a oi,i.s and Tie m0st improved steam Hacn'eI' =
10 IA yn,ioue reports and details In support VI !"
~ tment and insanced the s. lection Of me Mi-stss'p
a ;h vas de- sned for the Pacific tor me purpose I" o. u!
80, m fehing grounds, as proving the necessity VI u
IN. in the present oii ana cohc"a
-e with insisting upon the inheritance VI 'eioe'i"s ' "
III wards and hospitals more tfhcl-ht " -,
:" Mr Schmnmaker of n. Y, made political sfeec
n; win refeeuce 10 the Presidency r,o, -
m, Mr. Horace Mann OF hlase- addressed the mus -
IL subjects of the Baltimore PLATFORM the evils oil slavery "
"a various other subjects Connected herewith. ,;,
Nv Mr. Meade Of Va called Mr.. Mann TO ofoer anu e4
M the reading of the Bis, rule. ,. &, orde, an
MI the chairman decided that me spe'as j. wa. su
for Mr. Polk having appealed against '''e
nd tained. .us and descanted {
nd the hioher law at the conclusion OF ~hich ,,
He Mr Shelton of New Jersey got 'he n''' anu "'
in adjourned