Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-05-07
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SATURDAY, May /, 1852.

SATURDAY, MAY !, 1897
The Senate nut 10 SESSION 10 day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
The House took the DILL for the relief OF OSBORN
This gentleman QuarercasIe in the army, ana IA To-,
his army chest was robbed OF 66GU doiar IN treasury
About of this amount was suosequeny ,b Traasm
the thieves The bill authorizes 'he secretary - ~ 1
nv 10 credit him with the iu' amount. ~ ,,,,,a-
The debate involved the question whether 'c quai's
a.ar due dIgence and prudence 10 protect Inc unos
The bill passed. 49,,
Homestead Bill.
which was neeatvrd by yeas 81 nays oO aud ten Dy
lsrpe loy akias The yeas and nays, The body
McSpAY MAY g. 1852.
SENATE.
TIE chair laid before the Senate communication from
TIE several ments reporting plan OF Classifying e
clerks in several departments appotonng their saaries
&c which ordered 10 be printed. "
MIR! Brodhead presented petitions in favor OF the esaosn
men. of a government, printing Office.
Mr. Felch, from The committee on public lands, reported
adversely upon all The petitions praying Tor the moohcaon
Of the bounty land law.
Mr. Achson moved 10 postpone all other business and
proceed to the consideration Of The executive BUSINESS 10
consider Indian treaties. Hostages III mugs 70
The deficiency bill was Then taken up
Mr. Rusk addressed the Senate I'LL hall past TWO O'CLOCK
In favor Of The amendment granting additional aid 10 the
Collins line.
The bill then postponed and the Senate proceeded TO
the consideration oil executive business and shortly aftes ad
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
The first business into this morning the read
Ing OF si reunding between seven ard eight thousand
advanced
service, which had been sent from the Senate.
Mr.. Polk OF Tennessee moved "lhe previous question:,
and the bill was ordered TO be engrossed.
Mr.. Evans of Maryland conrct that the bill made
appropriation but the oSecpn was ovcrrued by the Speak
Upon the third reading c! he BILL the yeas and nays were
ortered and it carried yeas i04 nays So; without any
explanation statement 10 tho merits OF the BILL which
was cut hby :the previous question:
Mr. Mcdonald OF Me- chairman of the committee on re.
voluonary claims moved TO take up bill for the relief o.!
Jane Irving daughter OF the late General Irving by grant
as half pay OF Tor services performed oy the lat
during The revolutionary war, which was read third
time and passed.
Upon the motion of Mr. Cobb of Ala the House took up
the business the Speakers table, consisting Of
from the President reports from departments bills and 9TH
documents which were severa!v disposed Of Among
these the Agricultural repoc C00Uu copies OF which
ordered 10 be printed.
An relating TO the salaries of officers of The Terrific
Mr.. Jones Of Tennessee deserted the first section of the
bill eeLaclng the second sectinn whchit repeas The
object Of which is meet difficulty arising out OF the
Judges having a5sented themselves from the Territory oil
Utah. He favor Of passing special Dill in their ia
vo: thought they should have given their situations
and allowed Others to have been appointed.
Mr Marshall of KY said under pesen, law officer
who absens himself for sixty days oses his salary for the
year. which Is manestly unjust The bill purposes 10 de-
duct merely lime during which officer shall be ab-
sen when leave of absence has been obtained from
The President.
MIR Stanton of Kentucky stated that the Judges of Utah
had been pundered by The Indians their out had
subsequently, compelled leave The territory and had
bill, he said, TO remedy this.
The oil ultimately referred TO the committee ter
ritores.
enable submit The usual resolution that the House
.nke from the 18Th the l7th Of May, which be-
ing objected TO- chiefly ." account OF The time that was
chosen,
The yeas and ordered the Act TO provide for
the and the satisfaction of claims of American
for spoiaoas committed by The French prior 10
July 1861; before they cnuld be taken, motion
made adjourn, which The yeas and were called
for and eers having been appointed the motion for the
yeas and nays, it was agreed TO-
The moIiun then withdrawn and the yeas and
taken The motion to adjourn; which has been
renewed aud agreed 10.