Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-02
rliIRrY-SECOND CoNGREss--Isr SESSION
WEDNESDAY,. March 81, 1852.
SENATE

Mr. lawson presented the memuriEi ii John James Fl5v
noy % Georgia protesting against The admission OF Utah
>'ae 10 the Union. IN consequence .: The Mormon
CARDS poy.ltnv
Nj Seward presented the memorial OF citizens 0! Ne,
JescF, 'ng Congress protest against the aiefreno
by hHsS!i IN ihS case Of Hungary.
NJ. Bo'!t:A presented resolution calling upon the S.
cretary 0! Tie Navy 10 inform The Senate tor what o5,ec
me naval expedition has recently been ordered 10 tie FL.
Indies ana calling Ia: copies OF the orders and instruction
gig CT ~ is commander.
Mr.. 3. said thar ii this expedite was really sen, OF,
stated in the newspapers Congrr.. woul shortly be g,
upon 70 MAKE large appropriation Tor lis Expenses w.
proper that before tie expedition sailed, the country sho
know it, uHJscE.
llr. Gwin objected 10 the consideration u tile reso!gt
and X was laid over.
Mr.. DIu.as introduced bin Oh! ngiu- he Il y
shinman Joseph Lous ezc Samuel Livingston Bree..
and after debate the bill orde;cd De- ensros.
yeas 70, nays Is.
On nolipn o, Mr. Soule the Senate took up the bill to
vide :oI c-non,g mai! from New O.lns tp Vera e.
via Tampico and back, In Steam vessels. The bill 49,
amended authorize the Postmaster General 10 e.
into contract fur the spor,aDn OF the mail tri-n"L,
between New Orleans and Vera Cruz, Tor five years a.
exceeding 800 900 year, the steamers 20 be III,
less than 500 tons burtcn cGuptcd 10 war purposes.
Mr.. Hunter moved u strike the wCfcs land dll.
10 war purposes" and lon. debate took place, after va
/, agreed TO- the debate continued and The
reported 10 the Senate and the amendment made
by striking out adapted TO war purposes, was concu:
IN.
The bill then ordered be ens'osscd and the Seq,
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
On motion ut Mr. Orr oil ). e.. rh- House resolved n.
into a committee OF the whole the OF me Cnt
and again took ~ the homestead bill.
Mr. Williams OF Tenn. took The n3or, en-! entered ng
review Of what took place .JI;Ecr occasion. when
S!ats OF fcrmUnr by lis in,lmmaoIy remarks indu-
the Southern members retire from the House con,
mcnn uI,eior proceedings. He then ave:lcd II" alter
s.ate things when anti slavery petitions prscn@
and defended Dir. Fillmore from The charges 5rorgt a..!rf
the President former day. He concutei with ya'!e
OF observations ii purely political character. in wncn
supported tn: reH!n OF NJ. Fillmore and GepreCa, Ii:
.. Gen Scott, s. thr next President.
Mr. lnrer-oi Of Conn., followed and d. fned hs po:,.s.
having, he said been elected without giving any rlecg-
rtfcace 10 the grave question WHICH a2ia'ed the tn1
He cuot.G tire resolutions Of The dem al Conocr.
In when they rietgsi themselves support any cinis
for the Presidency who shall he nominated AZ the Ralm3s
Convention in JuE. HrdIsavoHei all sympathy win .eC
;ipnis and med al tnuc. length upon the
NJ RanGgl A. politician, Who nt!macd thai .:1s,1
tine he hJui .y insisted upon the attachment o nsF
pr The NeS England States 10 The Union, and c1ps.- HI
regTc; tat the question ot secession should Be Openly Id
rnsrt the practical bearing Of which he cpacn;c: Cc
and t. the importance 0 which, he said the people r "A
North Ia! ony al late awakened He went into Gl:.:'1
sion Of some length touch upon the vices Of n!Ja =:
the poverty oil Ireland, hnd concluded with assuring 4
House that the compromise Question: the people o: II
North are perfectly sound.
NJ Fowler Of massachusetts, took tho :por and ~ i
10 tine .pcr:h Of i-. Hyer, toTms. day which 81
;ancd some reflections the social condition Of s Sal
he reprcs4ned which he c1nras'.i viii that OF Gc5':
and conIentsd the. the Massachusetts gil, !o' liberty II
union He adverted 10 her system al free schools and n
led the large voluntarily paid annually fl H"li
port, exclusive OF colleges and grammar schools II s.
oder and pointed the gratifying results oil !hr ro-ii
mus pursued in The universal dissemination OF EroYis
He concluded by Give.ing Questions Of geac:, n;e'e
among which he considered the distribution 0 me 2g.
lands II! e..lca ton and internal improvement; nni ~ IT,
p!rposc lie said he should give his support ttc a..
By the time NJ FDw!crs .ou- had eS rrct tia III q
ou;nman il being FIVE octoc. ma! arrived ".E ~
committee !os" and the House % IJUraed.