Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-14

TUESDAY, APRIL IL, 1854.

SENATE.
few private petitions were presented
Inc House bill Tor the relief of the legal OF
Isaac r Simonton was taken up and passed.
Mr hiasoa introduced bill auhosng the Baltimore and
Ohio Rail Road 10 extend their road 10 The Potomac river
near Washington city.
Mr.. Mason moved an executive session
Mr. Badger said he had notified the Senate that he would
necessarily be absent from the Senate for some time and
that he would move 10 take up the bill giving
ties rail road iron imported into the United States He
would Ike that bill 10 be now taken up.
Nh Mason said if the Senate desired to be heard that
bill he would withdraw his notion but Ii IL TO be taken
up and general debate take place it, he could agree.
hr Bright hoped that the bill would be taken up; I'm
porant and had been reported unanimously by the finance
committee could certainly meet with no serious obIec-
ion.
The debate continued, and Mr.. Mason's motion was re-
Jected
The bill taken up and debated considerable length.
when the subject postponed till Monday week. and the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The Speaker laid before the House message from Inc
President additional documents relative TO the
Crescent City btiiir.
On motion Of Mr. Heister resolved that the Sece
tay Of the Interior communicate 10 the House such not
nation concerning frauds on the pension office men
toned in his annual report and other similar frauds since
discovered to exhibit the nature and extent thereof
Mr. Benaers bill granting lands equally 10 the States 10
aid in the construction of rail roads and the support OF
schools came up in order when Mr. Bennett moved TO post
pone its further consideration for several weeks
Mr. Wentworth of Illinois, moved 10 postpone until after
the passage OF The Nebraska bill.
The Speakcr-Such motion is not in ORDER the gen.
ilcnan from Illinois must be aware.
Mr. Jones Of Tenn moved 10 lay the bill on the table,
Lost, 65 against 76
The further consideration of the bill was postponed for two
weeks.
The House then into committee of the whole the
General Appropriation bill.
Mr. Culom said when he left Tennessee he had dream
he should be called participate 10 vexed sec
tiona question He hsd come hher contribute his mite
TO the construction of Pacific Rail Road the improve
Western rivers and the distribution Of the pub
lie domain swelling up 10 fifteen hundred millions OF acres
part Of which has been given away in partial aemens 10
favored States He had hoped to attend thousands Of
caimans including those under the French Spoation BILL
ou, appears all these questions are ruled out Of court The
of legislation damned by this nefarous pro-
-c Nebraska Kansas BILL which he denounced as tho
Of politicians strange the legislation of the country
for personal HgYIanG!Z Z:ment.
e believed in the Lace OF God that he would be coward
II he did not denounce it. He would be Tennessean
did aganst this Infamous plot against mo
| peace and quiet OF the country.
Yes Nebraska and kunsas is the hue and cry with which
these halls are made vocal Amid the sound Of
o,nses we are told these territories have
forthwith and the compromise Of 1920 the work OF our Ia
who pledged their honor TO It's support must be od
Gentlemen might tak him aboat bad faith and out
ragged Southern honor he would tell all sections This Ia
| mix ID question of reputation reputation
He had no personal unkindness towards any one but he
would rather tread the of parliamentary rules than
on the crumhlng verge Of the Union in defence OF the
schemes Of demagUgues.
TINS question was sprung on him. startling him like the
! fire bell at midnight.
Whence came IN whe:e the public meetings Of cItI
zens North South the petitions asking Congress to
bring sections by the reopen the fountains OF
and the controversy which well neh
severed this Unon7
Did the appeal come from the Soulh7 No The respon,
.billy devoIves Presidential aspran-a defeated
Presidential aspirant OF 1885, This is The starting point
and the country should know H.
wneto have been the Sou,h7 Have they been sleeping
for thirty -four years, that il was ne
woke them ther Indignation by your big or
little gans2 (Lauehter.)
Mr. Douslus s The great Sanhedrm Of 1.-THE State OF Ili
nois, (renewc laughter,) overshadowing everything
lie (Collum) had read the bill, did he
pec read IT, He demanded response TO the question,
how came this bill be Introduced by The Senator from II.
aois who has out Heroded Herod and out Souherned the
| South.
He said he had once looked into law book and there
found that in constituting law il necessary 10 look at
the surrounding circumstances Of It's passage No@, be
ed this great question: and he would look at the surrounding
Tne Senator in s4s and 1850 proposed to reeuact
tend the Missouri Compromise to the Pacific pending the
controversy growing of the Mexican acquisition AT
of this session the little giant put out
his Nebraska bill eer There was earthly idea up
the time that he would assail the Missouri Compromise
but he did the insertion OF clause that the prn
cpIes the compromise OF 1850 render the Missouri Com
promise Imperative slightly imperative. (Laughtcr)
The administration advocated the bill as introduced orgi-
naly and the Washington Union came out on Senator
Dixon who advocated direct repeal OF the Missouri conf
pact. MIR. Nicholson the editor said: "oh LOOK Ihere
il Whic from Kentucky and aboIitionist, Mr Sumuer0
attempting break down the act Of 1920 the time honored
compromise"
When he mentioned the name Of Douglas, he felt as
though he ought ask pardon of the committee Laugh
ler) What the next movemeni The Insertion OIL the
repeating clause The tender from suspicious source
from ono of ancient enemies. He thought ne could
show that there big tom cat under the meal suo.-
rhe administration 10 recover It's lost strength at once
acized on this of naturazing ITSELF and came
back on The Little Giant. Let US 60 little Deeper sad
and the Little Giant gives the screw one more turn end
exclaims always Tor the repeal considering the Mis-
souri, compromise damnaIis evil Laughte, Douglas
compromise sacred for the committee on territories
10 touch, but i, is not so now Oh, no 49,
compact, and although they have always had the moJorly
they proposed TO repeal the line of hirty.si1
tnit,y as applicable Missouri 1t could not be shown
As TO the bill intervention in Its character
He defended who advocated and passed the Missouri
Compromise and in speaking OF Clay IN connexon WIN
This measure replied Breckenridge quoting from that gen.
rlemans eulugy the death OF Clay the following SEN
tencc:
"Nho does not remember the three periods when the Anne
rican system of government was exposed 10 lis seyeIes IN
ais and who does that when history shall relate
the struggles which preceded aud he disasters @nlcn were
avcrtcd bv the Missouri Compromise, the Iart Compro
mise 1882 the adjustment of 1885, The same page w re-
cord the genius eoquence and the heroism OIL hen
While Mr. CuIIom was reading the above members greet
ed the name of Clay with capping oil hands , o,,-
MI CuIom next turned his attention to Mr. CHngman
he ,ad had defended the administration and the author
Of the bill The gentleman had while doing 80 dec Jared him
self outside the pale of healthiul party organic l!oa
Mr. Clngmau inerrupling. did not say heahiu
Mr. Culom-I think il takes outsider 10 defend this
admnisrral"n The preachers have sent lots oil pen.ons
here against this BILL but there are preachers In he gaiic
es would tell them their remonsances will do no good
They send lots Of prayers to save him augher.l
The Chairman-The gen,leman's hour has expired
Mr. Cuom replied with such apparent grave snpse as 10
occasion general laughter
| Before Mr. CuIom resumed his seat, Mr. Benton and
approached him and extended ihe hearty coneau
a,Ions The Rand shaking continued for Home minutes; les
The committee then took up the land graduation DILL out
as there was evidently ndsposon TO consider II now inc
committee rose Without making progress.
Various Senate bills referred 10 appropriate commit
tees and at an early hour the House adjourned.
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would desire direct the attention OF me reaoels ol
rho uScientj6c American" the danger OF using pss
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ia d,noerous poison and know that II ID productive oi
evil In many cases. ,oLo, ,aIs
We advise all persons avoid using painted WOODEN pa
coat of varnish on the sde all the emoehshen
we ever desire to see on a pal.- Sesntte h"''d
MARRIED,
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