Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-07-16
TUESDAY. JULy l3, 1852.

Numerous petitions In favor vi the passage oil the Home
stead bill were presented.
Various bills yesterday ordered DO engros,ed read
third time and passed. them the bill to provide for
the better security oil the lives of passengers on vessels pro-
PEELED in whole or in part by steam.
On motion OF MIR. Mason, the joint resolution TO indemn
fy the Spanish Consul and The other Spanish subjects who
were injured by the mobs Now Orleans and Key West
growing the exctcnents attendant upon the
of those who taken prisoners in the Cuban eXpe
dition, taken up and cngroSsed.
Mr. Norris gave notice Of Joint resolution to amend the
joint rules require that all the appropriation bills
shall be the Senate by tive House. at least ten days
before The Tlr fixed tor tho adjournment
On motion Of Mr. Douglas The Senate took up the bill
providing for raising three regiments oi volunteers
three years guarding protecting me emigant
and teegrahc lines and u conveying the mails between
the Missouri river and settlements it, California and Oregon
by establishing military garris0ned II least by
hundred each post and military stations intervals
20 miles apart each station be garsoned by 20 who
cultivate the so raise The necessary food for them
selves and forage Tor their horses and 10 build their own
station houses.
These rrn;cct The mails which shall be carried
the route and such tecahic lines may be estab
ished The route and build all bridges and keep the road.
in repair The troops 10 b. paid ltc pay aud emou
nents olowet TO the regiments of Mounted Rifle.
men, and in addition shall be entitled section of
hundred and forty VI land.
Mr. Hale opposed the BILL conending that calculating the
expense OF maintaining these three regiments at the rate OF
sustaining The regular arny-pne thousand dollars per
annuay-hey would involve an expenditure OF three mil
lions of dollars annuity.
Mr. Mason opposed any of the military establish
OF the United without due consideration and he
moved, this frce would three millions annually
that the bill should be referred 10 the committee taf
affairs
Mr. Douglas replied, and Slessls. Butler and Dawson
supporting the motion 20 refer ami Messrs Borland and
Douglas advocating the passage OF the bill IL then
nos,noncd nil Tuesday neyI and The senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The posioge bill was taken up and ultimately passed. II
hXes the rate oil postage papers, periodicals., DC,
weighing more Than two ounces at half cent, when not
beyond three thousand miles mud double that be-
yond that distance; nll papers, &c. weighing
Than ounce and published three mouths half
the foregoing and all newspapers not weighing
than when sen, from The office OF pub
caton TO actual subscribers in the State where published
entitled 10 The above reduction. The law 10 take effect
from the 30th Of September
Mr. Brooks moved reconsider the for the purpose
of re-commiting the bill with Instructions increase the
weight oil newspapers TO and half ounces upon which
the and noes ordered and the motion negav
sd-yea 80; nays l32. The bill was, then passed
The and nays taken receiving the report
the committee OF The whole on the deficiency bill, which
carried and the tnimens read by the clerk
members stating what amendments they objected to-
which they demanded the yeas and nays; which were re-
served for after consideration The others agreed
The and nays were taken the amendment OF MIR
Brooks of New York, relating 10 the boundary line OF New
Mexico by which, according to the true line Of the treaty.
substituted for thc town of Paso;" which was mega
nVed-yeas IS nays lO3 and the amendment was agreed 10
sent from the Senate
On the amendment granting additional aid the Collins
line OF steamers the ma were ordered and was
sarried-yeas SO, nays 81
There was evidently much anxiety prevailing after the roll
called and Mr. S"eetZcr III Ohio called the attention
of the Speaker the enforcement the rrlo which prohi
bits members from approaching the clerks desk while the
votes being taken.
At this uuciure Mr. Morehead Of North Carolina chang
cd his from the negative the affirmative producing
the above result.
Mr. Smart of Maine said he opposed to the grant, bu,
had agreed with Mr. Iugerso that his vote would change
the decision Of the House. he would pair of with him. and
consequently did not vote.
Mr.. Ives Of New York. whose omitted TO be Ia
ken down, voted in the negative
motion made 10 lay the bill upon the table, which
was negatived-yeas 72, nays l04.
The House then proceeded with the remaining amend
mems OF the Senate which having been disposed Of mo-
ton was made to reconsider the Collins line VOTE and
on was made TO Law tho motion reconsider the table,
pending which the House adjourned.
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