Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-02-10
rMTRTY-sEc0ND CoNGREss--is7s SESSION
WEDNESDAY,, FEBRUARY 4, 1852.

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On IN ,;;cn o! NJ. C!,sr ana ii sequence OF his ina
t,v u Deak to-day The ,it Resolutions upon non-iner
ys...ior = ere postponed ill Monday
Mr. Stockton presented several petitions IN favor OF line
o. cleaners from jersey city Galway relnnG tad other
petitions adverse adoption Of foggog in the navy
w. Stockton preatE.ed the petition u Capa!a Charles
!i-a asking appropriation oi s30o9o Tor the purpose
e exploration. o; the Arctic seas, AID search Tor sir
.!c.:a FragSln. Referred.
n Underwood presented several petitions tor the removal
=. ,..s actions in the Ohio river.
Mr. Hamlin presented petitions for the abolition
o he spirit ration in the navy.
Nj Clemens presented the join, resolutions OF the legs-
lCu!a of Alabama, in favor OF an agricultural bureau IN
Washington.
Mr. Hunter reported bill providing for the repair OF the
Congressional Library room, lately destroyed by FIRE.
Nj Hunter reported back the House bill for the relief OF
the Carmelc nunnery OF Baltimore with recommends
hon that II do not pass.
Mr. Butler r.no.ed bills for increasing the salaries Of the
District Judges III the United States for Florida and New
Hampshire.
Mr. Shields Introduced bill making gran, of land TO the
several States the United State. for the support Of the
INDECENT Insane. the Dill referred select commit
OF Ave Senators.
Mr.. Soule introduced bill providing Tor navy yard and
naval depot al New Orleans
The bill changing the holding the United States
Courts In the Western District oi Virginia. passed The
bill 10 enforce discipline and good conduct in the
Navy, passed
rae bill providing for tho appointment Of Superintendent
q. ldian Affairs in Cafvrnl, was also passed.
Tns joint resolution providing for The printing OF the re-
turns Of the seventh ceusus wac taken up.
Mr. Badger submitted amendment, providing that the
work shall be done by Donaldson Armstrong, at
DIE ce under direction of tho Secretary Of the Int
Nor. The subject was postponed till Tomorrow.
The bill granting land to Iowa for rail road purposes
again taken up.
,r Fech resumed and concluded the remarks commenc
ID of him yesterday In support of the bill.
NJ. Bell got the floor, and the subject postponed til
After short Executive session, the Senate ad
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Speaker laid before the Houe Message Of the Pre-
of the United States with accompanying documents
from heads Of Departments, among which was one calling
rDft,- Ipvpn r;nn; rflYu UNI
fresh. All nf which ref rred to appropriate Commit
tees, and ordered n De printed.
A number of bills on the Speakers table ere, motion
of r. Cartier up and disposed Of Amng these,
for granting ana widow, who is the head o
family, portion Of the public lands; which Mr.. johnson
Of Tennessee moved should be referred 10 the Committee
the Whole the State OF the Unnn and ne made the
der of the day for The first Tuesday in March.
The last bill regulating publication OF the aw
passed by Congress- which hal been reported unfavo:aby
by The select committee TO watch ii had been referred
before House under such unar1rc circumstances
into explanation CT the bill; the "!ec: of which be
Ing give the publication OF the laws TO the paper having
he largest weekly ccnaon being selected BY the Sec
,etary of each Congressional district, The
system he said tended 10 give the government an uncue in
huence and TO promote cen;razaon to when he was op
uIstd. He called the attention o. the committee to VIVA
place in the State Of Mcne where the papers have or
internal circulation of Co. 600 and the laws only
BY orthodox congesationaists Mr. Webster having select
ed Christian Mirror, which has circulation limited Il
5000.
Mr. harris of Tenn said when he reported the bill, hi
should have moved lay IL the table, had he beer
the gentleman from lanc wished to address ,t
Houe the subject. He then proceeded to call the acn
:ion of the Cvmnen; the that while under the
system the OF publishing the laws costs Sl2 GOO
nnurn under the Bal it could $4,000, ihu
create. Ia the country and increasing tht
Influence of the o:cnmc,t o. which the gentleman from
blaine had much dread Bill contempIaes publish
Ing laws in each S,nai District nstradsof eacf
State. He moved that the oil! &c laid on the table.
Upon this motion Mr. S:lr called for the yeas and nays
when ordered; before they Could be taken moor
prevailed that the House resolve itself into Committee
The Whole the State OF l!lr Union
The House having gone into Committee the nIerninabt
land again and Mr. Campbell oi Illinois
spoke hOurchcf in favor of giving compensation &c
receivers in land Offices H followed by Mr.. Bres;o
Of Indiana on same side both gentlemen seeming 10
consider increase Of compensation FOR those officers
the chief object Of The bill.
At length when Mr.. L. Ind expended half an hour, Mr.
Cartier suggested three arrived that the Com
muee rise for the purpose ol atJonrnng On motion o
Mr. Brestor the Committee "nly half hour remaining
discussion under tie rule OF Ii" House, and the Commi,
,ss adjourned