Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-31
coNGREss--Is- SESSION
THrRsDAy, ArGusT 26.
SEN ATE

SENATE.
The chair laid before The Senate rrpor, foo, ~, Sc,
ary OF the Treasury, with statement OF the trade nid
nerce Of the British North American provinces
a resolution requesting The President 10 las before le
SENATE with his next annual message compendium cr the
annual reports OF the departments adopted
he officers OF the Senate and House authorised ~
audit and settle the of the public printer during no
recess
Mr. Fish introduced bill TO uuthorse the busines. ot
banking IN the District of Columbia and regulate
suing and circulation Of small in snd district Ii.
said ne would call II up at the session
| The post-rnutc bill was pas.ei
The postoficc appropriation bill referred 10 the com
mifIee finance.
The Senate refused concur in the House anrnin,rnt T.
me oil granting pension 10 Mrs Worth, widow OF Gen
The civil and diplomatic appropriation bill was trn tlSen
up.
An amendment requiring that the assistant
general should hereafter be appointed by and nj
wee and consent OF the Senate, their salaries . e
S3,OHU year. was adopted.
The committee finance reported the E,lowiny ,,n.r.
ment 10 the bill
And be ii further enacted That where the minister III
GERS o the United State. have or shall jnrur ,,rra,.lry
expense IN executing the laws thereof the pav.t III ~ 0t,
not specifically provided for the President ;' Urt
States Is authorized TO allow the payment thereof
special taxation OF the district of r dI-
tric in which the said services have bcen or shall BE- zen
dered to be paid from the appropriation f, dc.rayr ,
expenses OF the judiciary.
Mr. Sumner moved add to the amendment provided
that no such allowance shall be made for expenses incurred
IN the execution OF the fugitive slave law, which law here
by repealed.
Mr. Sumner then addressed the Senate in an examination
Of the evils of slavery and denying the .! Car-
TO make slavery national institution; aud upon The utc,-
stltutiOnaIity OF the fugitive slave law
Mr. Sumner spoke about four hours and about ~, pr.
concluded, when
Mr.. Clemens Of Alabama, rose and said
Mr PRESIDENT The rawlings OF maniac nrc somri sr,os
dangerous but the no" ngs OF puppy arc always BARN
less; and then down.
Messrs Badger, Dougas, Bright, Dodge Cooper and
ratt continued the debate, opposing the
Messrs Chase and Hale supported IT,
The ann ndment OF Mr. Sumner rejected by y-nst
TO nays a. as follows: .... ... .,l.:,l
ridhury Bright, Bfuadhead, Brooke, Brtl.r Cas- C.l
ton Clarke Clemens, Cooper, Dawson U-Saus,ur " '-e
Of Iowa Douglas, Felch. Fish. Gcyer, GwiH, HoirJni
ouson Hunter, james, Jones oi Iowa King M-!"y Man
guul Mason, Merwether, Miller, Norton Pr,r'r Pfart.
Rusk Chds Smith, Soulr, Spruance, 1oucey, Underwood
Upham, Walker, Weler-47.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Nj Penn, from the Conmiltecc the Post Office ari
Post Roads reported back the Senate bill proytne the
transportation the mail, between New Orleans aud Vera
Cruz three times week in mail steamers and after remarks
by Messrs Penn and Martin, il passed,
The Senate bill for the relief Of the Wilmington and Mar
chester railroad company passcd-ycas 02 is.
Ii auhorscs the Secretary of the Treasury xcnd the
time for payment of duties railroad iron.
The House passed the bill for The support OF the light
house establishment.
The amendments OF the Senate to the Indian
bill committee Of 'ir "hon on me -hlr o
the Inion Tile debate which followed was exceedingly un
The House adjourned whou concluding the lntinn bill.