Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-27
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %.


T..
AR Brodheia moved that the Senate proceed 10 inc
;irroon Of the bill provide for executing the pnoic
rn,ag and establishing the prices thereof ana lof o'
,sss Hamlin and Borland opposed The consideration OF
the bill 1t this tIne 80 On ,..
After further debate the bill was taken up-Yeas So nays
~ Hamn opposed the bill, because it connected the
Conuressiona unt Department printing he moved '"a'
the superintendent OF printing snail &c eec'eu " e eo
cnrren, vote OF the Senate and House OF Representatives.
Mr. Bayard moved an amendment that the act should only
be il force ill the iih oi March, 1893, WHICH WIS ''eea "
-yrus 80, nays 25
pariment printing from the work oil the pioc printer. ..
This amendment debated, ana was eJecteu-!eas -;
MIR Smith then followed in animated speech against
The bill and in favor OF printing under inc contract
Mr. Bright read extracts from speeches MADE on FORMER
by the Senator from Connecticut 70 sio" lhl'
been in favor and against the contract
Mr. Smith pleaded not guilty TO the indictment OF incon-
sscncv and defended himself
Mr. Bright read further extracts OF the Senator'S speeches.
and rcpcaied the charge Of inconsistency.
Mr. said ne would defend himself from Indictment
No. hereafter. He would give way now Tor motion To
the BILL that The river and harbor bill may be raken
up and passed. He would speak Oh this bill halt day
Mr. Dougns said il the design was to speak The bi down
M sing he for sitting there I'LL the 81.
na,nr worried himself 10 silence.
Mr. Smith said he would take occasion ndct-
mGnt No. 5
Mr.. Davis moved that the bill be postponed one hour
Mr. Manuuul alluded the srea; importance 10 the coun-
try and the VIII. party that the consistency OF The head OF
the Central Comittee Of that powerful and to be victorious
pary should be maintained. He opposed the whole bill.
He for taking away the printing 9" The De
pamcnis give it TO the political press No complaints
had heard against the contract system as regarded
| the printing for the Departments
Mr.. Douglas said there complaints; lie could show
that the system pracscd there was perfect mockery.
| Mr. Mangum said perhaps there were occasional petty
pairv tricks committed in the departments Very recently
one committed and that too by The great man OF
the Wig parv-hr meant the Secretary o State; trick
| nv Oi
his party Tar he could affect il, which but 10 4
slight extent and which shortly would not be 10 any ex-
| tent,
! The bill was then post poned.
The River and Habor bill then passed yea, 49, nays
| 23-as follows:
YEas-Me:srs Badger, Bavard, Bell, BorIand, Cas-.
Chase, ClarEe Cooper Dodge Of Wis Dodge Of Iowa, Doug
las Fcch, Fish, Foot Geyer, Hale, James, Jones OF Tenn
Jnncs of Iowa, Mangum Miller, Morton, Pearce, Prnt
3uss, Seward Shields Smith Sprnancc Stockton Sumner
Underwood, Upham, Wade Walkrr-35.
NAysMcssts Adams, A'chson Bradbury, Blight. t3rod
head Brooke, Butler Charlton Clemens, Dawson, De Sans
sure Downs Swim, tianlin Houston, Hunter Mallory, Ma.
son. Mewclhcr, Norris, Soule Touccy, Welier-23
The route bill taken up, amended aad ordered 10
| a third reading.
Mr.. Underwood introduced resolution authorizing IN"
President 10 cause The remains oi the Hon W j. Barry
late Minister Spain be removed from England 10 his
late residence in kenuhcy and the same was considered
and ordered TO third rcndng
! The printing bill was then again taken up, and
Mr. Smith addressed the Senate in defence Of his consl>
tency on this subject
Mr. Bright replied, and several amendments were offered
and rejected.
After further debate all the amendments voted down
and the printing bill passed az it from the House
| yeas p, nays Is.
The civil and diplomatic bill was then taken up Various
amendments were added including one Of one hundred
thousand dollars asylum in the Disc, OF Co.
| iumba. \ O'Clock, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. lngcrsp asked leave To make personal explanation
/ Mr.. Duncan ooJccting, leave wa not granted
The HoGse Proceeded further 10 act upon the bill o the
Senate pacn act 10 provide for the better security %
In" lives Of passengers board vi vessels propelled in whole
or in part by steam the question being the amendment
reported 10 the bill by the committee OF commerce,
These amendments of which there hundred
and iifty) Ill! agreed 10, when
The question taken The substitute heretofore moved
BY Mr. Bowie and II disagreed to-
The hill then read the third time and passed by vote
| 0i yeas li1, nays 81
asked permission OF the House that the unpleasant
difficulty which occurred yesterday between Mr. White o
Kentucky and Mr. Polk Of Tennessee, referred 10 Mr.
Grey and HSrf and he had the pleas duty 10
these we "a ARISE un En' mi IatinG had
been arncaDy aud satisfactorily adjusted.
Mir Grey wished say that be- with his friend from
Arkansas The matter and he concurred in the statement
made by That gcntlenan that this matter had been settled
auclhIy and hnnoraby both parties. The
H. ought 10 be, and would be, satisfactory 10 the
friends ul each oi the gentlemen.
On motion ri Mr.. Stuart, (Gnd-r suspension OF The
rue) the House proceeded 10 consider Senate bill granting
10 the Safe oI Michigan ths right Of and donation
o the puolc lands for the construction Of ship cana
around thu Fails al 81 Marv's, in said Stale.
Mr. Stuart remarked that this subject Of sucf
magnitude tia had attracted The attention of every
tle;uan the House we'll in the country. 1t FOR
the construction o great work. entirely national in
character Ii steered perfectly clear Of all constitutional
q"c> ana objections because the Government of the
United STATE, held the land and had jurisdiction the
OF territory where The canal be bui.. There.
fore constitutional question remained The delegation
from Michigan were not more interested in this bill l,an
any other portion If the country Ohio, pennsy vtnia.
New York and the EASTERN States
ed il this subject Than that delegation The of the
nal would BE- about four hundred and fifty thousand dol.
lars, and the nHhrr oi acres granted by the bill was about