Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-03-08
C0NGREss--aD SESSION
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1853.
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THIRTr-sEcoND CoNGREss--aD SESSION
FSIpAY, MARCH 4, 1853
SENATE.
Tie Committee of Conference Of the Civil and Diploma
lie bill reported that th.p unable 10 agree with TN
House COMMITTEE and after long debate second commit
lac ~ Conference appointed.
The Naval Appropriation bill was returned WIN oeh"
andnens and tho House insisting on lis Disagreement
Committee of Conference was appointed
The Ocean Mail Steamer bill was hnai!Y Fhsstu, a!u '
Post Office nd Dcic. cy Appropriation blia were passed
A quarter past O'clock the Indian Appropriation hl!
vas returned from the House, with Senate amendments
! non concurIcd in.
The Senate insisted on its amendments and asked Com
m!trsn Of Conference.
Mr.. Badger moved 10 lay the Insane Land Bill (lIs
! DX'-) the table. Losi-yeas IL nays -
Mr. Dodge rel Ort resolution gS;rs Tie usual 'xtfa al
low auce II the Clerks Messengers OF the ,: nate,
the Reporters o the Union and Globe which agreed -
AT haii pasl ihrce o'cock, a. NJ sir. Hunter, from tf
Committee ." Confidence "n he Civi! ard Dirlomac o!i
reported Ina, the two Committees could bot agree.
Tie Insane Land bill laid IN The table
Mr. Davis offered resolution giving The thanks OF Tho
Scatc the Hon. D. K Archison for The which
he discharged The duties Of President OF the Senate ADOPT
! ci.
Mr. Boriand offered resolution giving The pay Of vcc
President to Hon " K King, "ht Prsitcn, pro tempore
A nearly O'clock Mr. Gw!n from The Committee .:
Conference II" Naval Appropriation bill. reported that
tie Conference Committee had bscn unable To agree He
moved ,a Senate rrcec from &c number OF smeri.
meats, among lrn those restoring the estimates those
providing for !. REORGANIZATION of III. navy which was
agreed 10. The ScEGic then insisted the other amend.
nI.n's, and asked to! Committee Vt Conference.
Mr. Sebastian fton Committee OF Conference tie
Indian iiits. reported that the committees Of he two
Houses mad been unable !" agree he pointed out several
OF The amendments vIc H. urged tia: ;hc Senate should
rc"e!e from and tie Senate hii Tie Senate then in
sisted Others AMI asked Committee Of Conference.
Mr. Atchisun addressed The Senate for nearly hnur in
favor Of taking up the Nebraska Territorial bill.
llr Hou,t,n rcp!I=i ana opposed The bill.
At7s O'clock, Mr. Gwin made report from the second
Committee Of Conference the Naval bill. 1t adept
| ed wiIhpn, being reni.
Debate on The Nebraska ill continued until after
o'clock. when took place until III O'Clock On
Assembling, The Nebraska bill was laid on the table ard HE
usual committee appointed ucquaint The President
the fact that Congress prepare! 10 adjourn finally
Various bills were signed in quick succession. and the
Committee, having discharged lis duty MIR. AtcsJn de-
cared The Senate adjourned sine die
| In few The Senate called 10 udc:
ani the members sworn IN.
Nj Atkinson again chosen President pro !empo~e
Shortly the procession, win the President ecct
i'm arrived the Senate proceeded TO lake part in tic lnan2u
| ration Ceremonies.
On returning 70 t!eir chamber ordered that the
hour Of meeting be fixed At II O'Clock NJ and then I'D
JpurrGcnt took pI,ce Until Monday.
HOUSE o. REPRESENTATIVES
SECOND Committee .: Conference was appointed the
Civil and Diplomatic bill last night after closing epor,
Yesterday, AMI the House passed the amendments % the
Senate 10 the Naval appropriation hl win the exception
oi The providing for reorganization Of the Nay.
The Ocean Neil Steamer bill finally used by
Ing 10 The Senate amendments.
committee al Conir:' vas granted The Naval
bill N the request ri tn S"n-tc
M.. Hail. from the c.lni!.tec IN Conference the daa-
grrcins vrrs u hc Houses the Clvi! and D!ro.
matte l. ci, hat after full and free conference Ery
wee unable - a:rr@.
The raes =-Tcnird and, after debate the irs re-
port " the committee oi Conference mp and agreed
10. riI- sav.H. HE b.'l.
y" quorum being present, coll OF The House
and .lS rncnbcrs answered 10 their
The Senate OIL relative TO IN" powers Of steamboat in
spPrirrs passed
TIL reports committees Of Conference On tie Naval
md ln.n Apr pra'In bills were concnrred and
"'ciUk nnse after session 0i tsenty !u1 hours
took hi 10 O'clock.
The Il 'u.e 'c.assrlhct al 10 O'Clock.
Mr. johnson ui-r"i H." following resolution, but olcc-
lion being 'uat", II Mas not aCt"d upon:
ttcsplrel That rotation rf Office IN the opinion Of the
l-usn is hs cnrin, tenet ot Republican form Of Gu.
seFnn and ought nc:cr TO be violated under any rctrncr
whatever; ard should be ptucced by every administration
regardless party ranks That eight ought b. III,
im OF rh o officers, where appointment concr-
re-, President AID Heads OF Departments. That In
r iniun d! House appointments office should be
he bass Of the Federal representation Of The
~! Statrshnt is the number OF clcrrs should BE-
d. by the uumhcr Ua Representatives aud appointed 10
hr States respectively. l3i Ia me unninn OF III. House
Congressional district il competent furnish persons
4uaIie 10 di'ch'se tie d""s of scch officers and that
due regard >hnni he hal 10 lie farmers and in
the b"stnwai Of ulicr.
COMPLIMENT BoYp.
Mir. Bowie (Hh.l Jf Md after au!ory rrminarr re
nsa Off red r"l;l.. That the thanas This House
are and hereby presented 10 bon. Linn Boyd for
;h- impartial ate and di2n!fet mnnnsr in which has
ed the !i.s ii u Speakers chair during the pre-
sert Congress
dcsSrs Stanton Of Tennessee, Evans Meade Majors
Moore AMI FiuiLHcr, although they Had thought The
Spttaer had given them The Dor when they thought
they entitled 80 H. ys' under all the
hcv ncrvci !n be warm.hcat,d and honest man. und
Yuul therefore cllecrfuily tor the resolution.
llessrs. Casiie al VA and Johnson of Geo. Goth De
nir:rasl avo,.Ht ll.y wouIi against il.
ic fesoUtID! adopted with but two three dis
iyus.
SPEECH SIR BOYD oJ0uRSMESr
:tgcaSc Boyd srnsc - ,oliJws
ticttcn,n %. House III Representatives. may te
wed !hat IL I'm crtukng discharge
III. al CHAIR rcliei Tor upon your
than upon abilities 81 that
Inner arm ltarrj has not lIiiei IN" On te
trlrv um,irrg c:iDr- 'rc have made perform
hrro nlannci have been met nnd sustained
cree Ibc!uv seldom equullc in any irlbcutivr body
s'Iinn lusati0n ii this seen in the fact that nowi
sart;rr mnried cXa"'pns u: parliamentary llw art
nsamys ,i have ati-en and despite errors may
have a"n nr in single Oi iiti!c interest cnc!
III" 't"-Jns II the CHAIR have generously Gus
ned ~ the judgment OF The House. Aud further
marx AMI knrss have hGt nieaseI 10
with vote approsin. conduct generally III
pc>idrg n.iccr u this body. In all this have been
peculiarly fortunate and for IL all be- YOU acccp; ms
mas, sincere thanks. Allow me 10 congratulate YOU -
tGaen upon tile harmony and personal kindness which hav.
generally prevailed throughout this hall 1t remain
OF unU'Sed pleasure all that conflicts ii
opinion hctc io~rrr, fierce they may have occasionally
70 they allowed materially disturb our sorn
rciamns ana that now having finished work we part
in peace. This :iuuse stands adjourned sine die.
is greeted by clapPing OF hands ami other Demon
STATIONS Of apprcbtiI"ii.
4, The c,sc %; Dir. Eoyis remarks many gentlem,n
rushed up aud cordial? >hu"s him by The hand
Tic;c general leave taking and in less than five
minutes after The hammer Tell member out Of he
hal
! Thu: ended he Thirty second Congress.
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