Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-07-04
TIIIRTY-TIIIRD CONGRES$-1sr SESSION
THURSDAY, JuSE -, iSji.
SENATE.

Mr. Frssanien presented petition from y. Hamp.
shire, praYin- the repeal oi the Fugitive slave law
He said ;ha. this petition wa- not open IL the objcc
tuns of locality, which had been urged against the
memorial OG the men u; Boston. II cann from q town
whose population about 2.ihn', and WAS signed by
over l0 voters which lac supposed comprised all its
voters. Moreover, the town WAS Milton, the birth
! place Oi The President! Referred.
The bill 10 establish line ot stcancr| between ca
liforuia and Shanghai, win the Sandwich Islands and
! Japan, was taken up.
Mr. Seward explained and advocated the bill.
The House bill appropratlng SlO,0O0,'WO 10 fulfil
| the Mexican treaty, WAS received.
! Mr.. IIuatcr moved In take up Tie ten million bill.
Mr.. Shields demanded an executive session on that
motion. Granted and the doors were Closed.
AZ o'clock the doors opened, and Mr.. Bayard
ohi"cting to The ;hrd reading "i the bill to-day. tht
| Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Faulkner said the condition ~ ihr army at this
time requires prompt and effective !crisn;i"n: The
President, in his message. and the Secretary oi ar
! in his report have called attention 10 the demands
and necessities nf this branch of the public service
I; is u-rrn-n T. inrrnaec the army hv additional
r,.in,rrt: bu there arc two bills which the commit
toe nrr ready report. which mrc II vital importance
| 10 the efficiency and organization "i ihc army ana
v.hi,l, ought Ia he lISsrd NJ an early day.
He wa, satisfied. unless there wns additional induce
mrns held o,i; rs one n the bills does s"r cnIe,mrn;-
| in the course OF very short time We VIII lhVe M
army NJ all To protect our frontier sctil"n,n- S"i
| a- in,rt l. "t liIir Iiil!c ~ It-
laud for O. 100 recruits. and they canGo. be- had be-
cause TIE pay will not in.luc" any man 10 enter the
army. 81 dcscrtiOn and expiration al the period Of
enlistment. we will sncn he without an army 10 pro-
trct .;ticmrrts Ii" moved those bills be- made
the special order Tor the 9TH "i July.
Mr.. jones, OF Tenn, objected. Let the morning
hour commence before anything further is done.
Mr.. Mace made personal explanation. |, wa, due
to hnscl; and Nr. Richardson 1t seems from Icir-
graphic despatch referred 10 b" Mr.. Richardson yes
| IL, 81
his name is embodied in connection with the charge
that Mr.. Rchard>on in s substitute for the Senate
Nebraska bill. cnvertiy pcrrcra;cd rUu! on IN"
House and country.
Now, he had this say, hat far aE that despatch
is concerned and So far h. personally cUnccrll-
ed he was responsible for sur! charge and i'll nd
dnn To that, il gave him pleasure 10 state that nnrig
the contest the passage at The NcIrasHh ana ha!'-
sas BILL The course Of Mr. Richardson yHs honorable
He MR. Naccl was incapable oi charging the gentle
man with anything like fraud in Incorporating III ln-
substitute provision Ia dccrivrthc House of country
The House resumed the consideration OF the bill 20
amend the postage law.
This bill war heretofore introduced by Mr.. ODDS,
and provides that in lieu p the rates OF postage now
established bv law there shall be- charged for single
letter conveyed any distance not exceeding 1000
miles three cents exceeding 3Ol0 miles, ten cents
VIXEN conveyed wholly or IN part by scn, aud tn or
from foreign country. for any distance not exceeding
three thousand miles, the ocean postage shall be five
cents: for anv distance exceeding three thousand
miles. ocean postage ten cents, excepting however,
all cases where such pos!agcs have been or slnH be
adjusted n. dercn: rates by postal treaty Conven-
tinu olr,ndv concluded hereafter tO be made. Dor-
be,;eblc and quairuplc letters in proportion. Upon all
letters passing through or IN the mail, excepting such
as arc from foreign country, the pusHges above
specified hall he prepaid and from and after the first
Of January next such prepayment shall lie ystamps
All drop letters for delivery only 10 be charged with
one cent each all advertised letters additional cent
Mr. Ods offered an additional section ;ha, it shall
not be lawful for any postmaster any other persons
20 sci, post-oticc stamps or envelopes Tor more than
appears their face, the offence 10 be aisdemeanor,
sihjcc;iug The Ottuuder 10 fire of not less than ten
nor more than five hundred dolars After the debate
the bill thus ancndcd passcd-ayes ni, nays S..
The House had heretofore designated tue lIih Of
August :o- tiuH adjournment, but :iic Senate had
substitute, for this frouI July Eth 10 the 10Th Of Oc-
tobcr. Mr. Orr proposed to strike oil TINT out,
and substitute snc die adiourncn, on the 3st oJu-
y." He tel, confident tai the House could pass all
the General Appropriation bills by that limc
Mr.. Bocock replied that there were other bills than
those which should first be passed, including the bills
for reforms in the army and navy He had in charge
very important one connected with the last branch
Of the public servce, which he extremely an1-
ous should receive at least two days OF considera'
ton.
NJ. Orr thought tha. the bills alluded 70 by the gen.
tlcmcn night also be considered # the house moI'
GO earnestly to work He did not believe tia' eGht!c
men were scryp, the country most when they lels-
lated most. .. 49,,
question az this time, and moved tnat tiie SUBJECT oe
referred to the committee on n ,be s,a,c Of the b.
s;ness xnd report for tic intelligent action OF the
House. ,. - 49,. s
homo seyeu months the hot weather is on them they
ore threatened with disease, and they may soon find
Themselves withou. quorum They could come here
next December and go right to work