Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-01-30

MONDAY JAN rs, 1852
SC'N ATE

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The chair laid before the SENT. message from tho Pro.
.deu, United States in response to resolution OF the
Senate enclosing report from the Secretary OF War ela.
ting the claims growing out oil the conquest o: Caiot-
Mr.. Hale presented petitions from the State Of New
Hampshire praying the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law
and the abolition Of slavery In the District ot Columbia
Laid the table.
Mr. Davis presented petitions praying the construction of
ship canal around the fild of The Niagara. rons.
Mr.. Gwn presented the memorial OF the woTkmen en-
Moved In The T. s. Navy Yard in Washington praying that
provision bo made for those who become dsaoeo 10
Mr. Carkes joint resolutions decaratory of the foreign
policy u Stntee made the special order OF The
day for Wednesday week.
The private bills ordered and pending lho reaolnS were
| taken up and passed.
The Senate then took up the bill granting land the State
Of Iowa. aid the construction OF certain ruil roads IN lhas
State
Mr. Underwood opposed the bill. and submitted amend.
granting TO the original States u s $50 acre: Of land
be distributed according 10 their federal population one
acre 10 each head In each of The States.
HOUSE or REPRES ENTATlvES.
former day by MIR. Fue. of Maine, who moved TO
pend The rules enable hin to submit resolution calling
upon the heads OF departments for nsorman relative 70
claims pending since lS49 which agreed tDytas 10,
nays &c. He also moved the previuus question: which
N Buyly requested him suspend, that the resouilnn
might somuded 10 call upon the President Tor the
Information required, he dsnppoved OF the practice ol
alna upon heads Of drplr.m thus giving them an I'M
does not belong 10 them under the cons'u
lion and treating Tho Executive with disrespect
Mr. Fuller moved suspend his motion, which was car
lied and the yeas nays then aSpn 90 the main
question: which wac carIea-ysas s 10 nays sor,. f,
assigning land warrants and That sent down oy the Ssn
ate subject were referred 10 The Gu nm'ttee 0!
the UnIon and made the order o! the day Tor thursday
nex snd from dey TO day till dsposed Of.
Mr.. Walsh presented, under the rule tha memorial OF tne
Superior of the Carmes Ndnney OF Baltimore praying
duties upon certain goods imported o9 regous pug
uuses De remfted.
Mr.. smith of Alabama submitted a resolution calling
upon the President Of United States for copies o tho
letters which passed between Captain Long and Kos
suh growing of misunderstanding between lefn ana
also the letters Of Commodore Morris and Consul Hcdeo 90
The Same subject, which was agreed 10.
Mr. Freem an ctasrm,n Of committee public print
ing reported pint resolution authorlz,na the enp"ymens
Donaldson Armstrong Z, print lOo oOo COPIES OF me
Census repn ord red by ns House The ppc printer haV
ing failed In the performance 0.hG contract
Mr. Evans OF Md opposed The pass ge OF the resoutlori
The history Of the Course pur.ued e4:,e 10 teo
public printing which denounced bad job from be-
ginning end insisted thu! IN. snmo measure "i n'Ge
Inred out 10 Boyd Hamilton or 10 Nr Rrh'i
condemned system o pansrsnp 10 which te passage
If The resolution would give and concluded by n1'us
thar The conlrsc, given the lowest bidder for cash.
He followed by Mr Venab'e, who took Hiucn me ec
vIev OF the SUBJECT defined his position politician snd
into subjects Connected I'm Inc qiea"h osr'
the House otherwise ,e spo!s ~hlGn II vas pro
dispuse "f might hsfe du uhobe oeee oh Wv
mex, Presidential eeriion. ;,
He called order, but Ultimately alo*e0
10 eD on the sense If the ,use having rk ,
Sir Nabs:s o: Mississippi !hen took Inc or IN oppos!'
ZION Mr. Venahe and As he was puis'in8 the same INC
areunl-nt called order mnrdlaely alter "hic
Mr.. McNu.n moved that the Houae ac1ufn, ana u stdnaS
adjourned ull tomorrow.
Ous of the most singular incidents Of Tho day very long
and emphatic latter tho NJ Y Herald from Mr. john u
Calhoun OF Fu,ldaedssI Of the great Car'Iinian-ln
ia of the doctrines sought 10 DO engaited on ms national
ncy by Kossn,h and his "lnerSention adherenis. The
Columbia South Carpnian says that is cSrsEona mis-
nks 10 suppose Mr. Cahouns ayowa and the princi
pies developed by him. will produce any change In me con-
ssrvatlye policy the South this subject The arguments
ofM c. admits are pausbls aud wei said. but fall to
prove that ths doctrine advocated would be beneficial 10 tho
country or nnoeuous 70 the South and her interests Tho
st and immediate consequences OF the ENGRAVING OF
,ucha principle on the foreign policy Of the Cned s'ates
would DO foreign war, ond Mr. Cahoan mas not snu"'
nor can any man show that, even without any otheri ef
N his would no, be calamity TO the
South We shave no fear however, lhat Inc eoehe wa!
sustained by the Southern paipls"
W. were pru,i6ed 10 hear despatch was received
Yesterday morning, stating thar Msssfs j. d. Danei ano
+ " Johnston had exchanged shots at Badenabut2 on
Tuesday and that then the had been adjusted
| aTHE PUBLIC PRIN TING" While the Wing admits
o. our denies the correctness OF others
which we thought correct, having gathered them from heno
Dor sole object illustrate the msscnieVous
effects Of the owes, bidding" system OF doing me pnoo
printing BY the history and experience OF me Reform
Ws are content defence upon the iacs
which have been developed.
| EARTHQUAKE il MISSISSIPPI
Holy SYn,sas Miss. JAN - -lheis "a' am, ann q.
shoct of 40 earthquake fell here today shaking '
mos substantial buildings for miles around ssYefa en.o
neys were knocked down, but Nc grea' oanaSa "a' "