Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-12-16


Gar adams Introduced ti faducu aai Graduate 'hc
price CT the lubic i41uds Referred.
Also, bill to suppress The circulation Ct all notes anoSr
five dollars currency in the District OF Columbia eief
red
The Senate then wen, into executive session. and in ten
'''AO'' HOUSE House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. Mauric. moved RECONSIDERATION Of the vote by which
the House rejected Mir ayys resolution, providing for the
r ectIon OF the House Librarian.
MI: Hubbard moved TO lay the resolution the table,
which was adopted.
Mr. Houston offered resolution authorizing the commit
tee ways und employ clerk at compenatlon
not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars
debate rnsued for and against mating the clerk per-
manen officer when the resolution laid The table
Mr. Stanton Of Kentucky, presented the memorial OF &C.
neral Lane conlesting The OF Mr. Gallego as dele
aete from New Mexico which referred 10 The committee
| on elections.
The House then resumed the consideration OF the resou
liou of Mr. Washburn of linois-"Iha as incidental ~,
and Indispensable for the exercise OF the powers conferred
by the Constitution upon the Congress OF the United States
provide for the common defence and general welfare
the power 10 construct rail roads through The territories Of
The United Sales for the purpose ot facilitating Inc trans
portaton OF the mails ana munitions OF war lhe rcso-
LUTON was laid on The table by yeas llo-nays "A.
Mr. Bssel offered Joint resolution rendering the thanks
# Congress Gen Wool for his distinguished services at
The battle of Buena VISTA and providing that the President
Of the United Sules sword 10 be presented 10 hlh
II was referred 10 the committee military aIrs.
Mr. Yeaes offered preamble and resolution asserting
that construction of rail road through the territories
III The United States is mperiousy demanded for the safe
Hand rapid transportation OF the mails munitions oil wa
bc moneys and troops; and whereas The people ere Ia!
kuahlr The construction OF such road from The Atlantic
Pacific coast regarding It in political ,nancai ana
ecis upecl; and Whereas such road is necessary 10 unite
liz extremes of The Union therefore, resolved that it Is the
Iy of this Congress- be done from the
k2os of ordered by The last Congress- as to The
H. practical route TO paas an act Tor inc early commence
A,nt and speedy compilation Of such route
Ou motion of MIR Jones OF Tenn tho resolution WIS INA
+ d The table by the following vote: ,,
Ah,n Ashe, Bailey Of Ga. Bayy OF Va Banks BarEsdac
Rfry Belc,cr Bliss Bocock, Boyce, Breckenridge Brooks
] cGbb cn cou clage Davis
, IN Dawson, Dent Dewitt, Disney. Dowdcll, Drum,
DI5nr Durham, Eddy, Edgerton, Edmundson, Eng
Gsor Goode, Gfcen Greenwood, Grow, Harris d
Al Harris of Miss, Hastings Hendricks fbbard Hill
yslAouson ngersol. Johnson Jones OF N Y, Jones OF
Lskr Lilly McNaif, Mcqueen Mace. May, Maurice
MI cII Miller Of Ind Nson Morrison, Murray, Nichols
MOI Oliver NY, Orr, Packer Peck, pechham, perkn
ofIf, Phillips. Powell, Pratt, purycar, Reese RteEey
ol0t Bobbos Rogers, Rutn, Seward, SEYMOUR Shan.
non flaw, Shower, Simmons. Singleton, SkelOu Smith OF
Smith of Tenn Smith Of Ala s"odgyas Stephens
WISH Wcstbook, Wheeler, Wit,e Wright OF Miss, Wright
3-ll9
OhH fnulhers Chandler CLARK, Cook, Cown, Cox, CrocS
er, Cuk m, Davis OF Rhode Island, Dick Dickinson Ell.
mo!i Ellison Etheridse, Everh,r, Farley, FIaeer, CID.
Hill 4nt, Knox, Latham, Li0dley, Lindsey acEull1ch
McDoelI Mattcson Meacllam MiddIeswarlh, Miller oil
sD Morgan, Norton, Oliver OF Missouri Pu,Ker Fen;
nIngoa Perkins Of Louisiana Prinslr Ready Richie OF
PenasA RUSSELL Sabn, Sage Sapp Smyth Of Texas
StaroA Tennessee Stanton Of Kentucky Slraub Tay-
or d o Thuslon, Tracy, Uphum Walker, Washburne
Of lnG Wushburnc of Maine, Wentworth oil ILL.,, Went
worth u lass Yates ard Zo!lcofer-G4.
Th AcIsc then adjourned.
: VOTE II THE SENATE FOR PUBLIC PRINTER.
Of hd Vhig Senators, there were sixteen present. VI
these xen gentlemen fourteen voted for Mr. Tucker one
for GeSad Sealon and the other for General Armstrong
1hos, WbEs who voted for Mr. Tucker Messrs. Tru
man Smat John NJ. Clayton, William C. Daweon, Archi
bald oxpI John 4. Thompson, j. P. Benjamin, Edward
Everett ancs A. Pearce Thomas G. Pratt Hamilton Fish
Gcorg r. 'adgef Benjamin +. Wade, james Cooper and
Solemn Fo
TE,Wai: voting for Gales g. Seaon was Senator James
g c. Joas Of Tenn.
The viii voting for! General Armstrong was Senator
y John 'e p Tenn.
OF ne Abltionisis all three voted for Mr.. Tucker viz
Mess;. Sewird, Chase and Sumner.
OF Democrats, but ny.fve were present, nGe OIL
wllomotedor Mr.. Tucker The names OF those nine gen
teneare follows, viz; Messrs. John b. Weller Jesse
!, D Brht, Biz. James Mr. Evans David Il. AlchIson, VIM
Wrigt Richard Brodhead, James NJ Mason md Il. NJ T.
; HuutL
Thogh tie vote was 4 secret one ascerained how
those gentlemen voted by previously ascertanlng what
Senats certainly voted for Robt Armsrong-by no means
dhtt task; this latter tArmslrongs voe) wac as loi'
lows Senator's Johnson, Gwin, Petit, Dodge, Jt Sill
dell tmln, Walker Dodge ST., Cass, Stuart, Adams,
NorrisWiams Douglas Allen Shields and, as before re-
arkeMr John Bell fWhg.)