Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-07-28
C0NGRESS-isr SESSION.
MONDAY, july n, lSi.
SEN ATE

THIRTY.THIHD C0HGRESS-isT SESSION.
MONDAY, july "A, 1851.
SENATE.
Mr.. Petit: male personal explanation in reply to
Mr.. Bcnions lc:cr in which Mr. Petit was referred
To- - u .,rca, liar and dirty doc. lie said tha, il he
lid no. show Colonel Benton 20 be wicked und ma
lcou- il-:ticr truth ;mhecile and dotard, he
would be- content 20 deserve the cp!hc;s 1lr. Benton
had applied 70 HIM.
chair whether without any reference "a the matters N
controversy i; was in order dacoTou- for Senator
IN H. place ~ speak thus Of member OF the other
House.
him were ::uc, lie Wont! De u""'! III HSso'''''oN
with gentlemen.
Mr. Mason said the letter was matter made pub
lie no: il. ia" House. but through the public e"slt
pcrs lie raised question .: order whether 'hc Sell
a;nr could thus speak OF q member OF The Other
Iiou,". ,
The chair -Gid thar in personal explanations 'hc
same rul. applied gs III other debate Ii was Not Ill
order to reflect upon member ot the other House n7
Mr., p.rrj; .ai ne did not intend 10 refer 10 NJ,
/ Mr.. Mason asked ii the decision "f the Chair Wa
ccnrinc! 20 remark, "i the House Us such.
| Tn. Chair sn:i il was iLr matters aud things not
4
lied 90 no protection that di not extend I" any ohe:
! citizen.
| Mr. P.t;, resumed, reading fr,m Bont""s THIRTY
Wear, n, To- tie addition "t Platte ruun:ry Ia Missouri!
Nr. !Ic Gi! that Benton. Speech Oh the Acbr""ki
h,U had been extensively circulated in in;inna, and
when he Mr. p"tiirl went there 'w weeks ago, i.c
tnunI ,Nu-. who had been uU'irs: IN charging Mr.
Benton with hcin. iLirt with hav!l- >"l"i money
and srcrccd il III l.- neck cloth ia North CaroI!nr
with havin. h.,-m gully "f the cold blo"icd murder
I Nl-l
He c"tiuuc,! il this strain Ill Il o'clock. having
h,.au i:cqurn;ly called To "r'Ier.
Mr. summer prcsrnct! til" petition a; Charles Me-
* uxi, a British subject; pcayIn- that the large Ices
| cyar;.d "f foreign pat"ntc"> Oe hh"lehcL.
Mr. Mason ohi"rt,t {" tu' reception o the pe'i'!uM
Foreigner. cIn" communicate with i'Its government;
through ty J.. legislature.
IN" Civil amt DIPLOMAT" h!i! WIS then iAhcA up
ami the hrWa-!rJn-t"n W ai'r N"TNs h!hrhd'h"h "a'
! .'I- first IL order.
Mr.. >Ii,ll moved proyiso that none OF the money
shall ir expended w:,;i! Washington and G""rge:o"n
,hnll arprnrria;. and pa" "vc: sum equa! 10 one
third nt yhp,.v,r -um IuGv bc appropriated by Com
,r.s rhp; sai, corporations shall have iai! power to
rtis. such -uIn- hv loan otherwise nAd iiiat th'
main uUu,aiuct shall no; ex"ec! seven let III H"'h;
ter Instead nf nine feet H. al present lh- alcild
,rcr nf,.r ,I,.ha!c was =, Cc,rl-;vc> ~. nay- ~
! Nv Hunter moved The sane amendment; reducing
! rho rcu;rhu,iou nt Washington AMI Gc"rCct"wn ID
onrrurh, and "mI;:in- '""i part reducing III" liam
c;,.r ui ihr agGcdUr;. Ah".to.-aE" ~ nays ~: -
| Mr. Uamlin moved 70 aid ;ha; ih" aIucduci shall
r,. he more than seven Zee: IN 'iianc:"r. Al!cr de-
! hI;C. los.
an.nl'r. the b wa- Po.tponcd
After Long X"cu:!vc session the doors were OPEN
,l and several .part received. Aii"urm"'!:
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,: ,,..
prT4Sr i;-crccaiwG.'G't ci.''t iCctic;ery.
! Ey unaumou. consent the privn:" BILL considered
Va saturday IN committee "i the whole "cre brought
before the House aad ra.se'!. Nearly one Hnhured.
Mr. Washhuruc "t Illinois, ros- 10 question: al
uriy;,ere He sail III the House "n the 2"th o Junr
bill wa pissed granting lands T. MINNESOTA 20 aid L!
;,r construction "f railroads, anu 'nA'"rnl n!terh
lion had lrcn made since It5 viEf"--incn. !! Wa'
i .,,v, M h~ a gentleman from Minnesota the oll
i,,,-nduccd here Iv IN" c"nhIc" "n public lands
T. wns .rawuur hv q gentleman from Minnesota VII.
v.,s well acG,i,intcd with the subject anil wo h';d
fr.orar. consultations with him iMr NasIhurne,l
rn,,rnrru- is provisions. Minnesota had chartered
o,r-gmv with most cx extraordinary powers, granting
IA j. I'll The land which aav. been or may hereafter
h. donated 70 ,ha; territory i"r The construction :" ra
-oaI. The House 70 AVOID this itd-'i provsn 'ia'
! .,ii rnlS snail hc >Uli"ct - IL" disposition o any
,i,:,r, hi; !n;,Ir, T.. Ia" purpose aforesaid. nor shall
,L. ilu. f., tie benefit Of any company hereafter "a
L .,u.ti,r,,.l or Organized. This was The way the
lin WAS originally framed 20 enable the company Ia
receive the benefit ot the grant he hrs alteration
he noticed wa. the striking "ut 81 tie word 'iu;ure
I'm, mi. he believed was made by the committee
The second alteration which lie charged with benz
u,.I.. after the bill was cn-rp~Sci was cAaN-ihT tt
wcr ur' TO tie word and I" read constituted anc
orrnnixrl. This company not beng constituted hnI
nr,rr1.J cXocc;s 10 hold thcsr lands uucr the bill
md he1c.. he charged thi, ojec in the eltcratioa-
Tie word WIS in hand different from that .! the en-
! rr,ssncnt Th;, WAS n matter affecting deeply Tho
nrocrcfug> Of the Iio;Isr, ""' il was due an cHanI
nation should hr made a. ihc records Ui '!'s li"''
have been mu:atch.
~ linn vino :, nn :hc committee Of engr"sse,
biI;, said H. rccolcrt" very we'll tina; word future
WA, .t our and was surprised when ne discovered !
vns .r,,.k from the original bill! He lid not rrcol
lee; auy;hin- about the words 10 "n'ch MT ASH
hurn,. had called the attention nf the House.
Mr.. Washburnc SAID he understood the bll! wa- al
,cr, after il WI, sent from the l",c 10 the Senate
He offered resolution for the appointment oi se.'
committee 20 inquire into :hc fact. which he brought
before the House. with power I" send Tor persons ao
| MINERS md 10 examine witnesses under oath.
Nr Cnnrlrll offered nj umCudmrT; tlia; the same
committee MISC inquire into any ";her interpretations
bills Of this House. His reason oT TINS was 'Ea' 81!
.u lavs a-u al important lti:tr!ineat:on was h!adc ~
a resolution fixing the condensation o "c'T, III tie
II,n.r H.. lid Iin, sava fraud was intended, but II
wn. lac 70 the integrity Of the House these tl!hGs
M. Wr Wa.hbmrne's resolution with Mr.. CnmpbcIs
amendment was !doptcG.
resolution To- inquire VIVA; quantity "i land has beer
purchased, and by whom. ~ the terminus OF the SAG
H. L.t.brr .ayt notice he should tomorrow intro
duc. II bill 20 repeal the Minnesota Land law.
Mr. Cobb moved SUSPEND rules 10 take up the bIi
,,r,,,inr lands To Alabama for Railroad purposea.-
! Di.prrced-avcs 9G, nays 6i-m" two-thIGT!s.
TL,. Uousr then wen; into committee OF the whole
/ Mr. Stevrn- nf Michigan. nude a statement re!a
tive 20 the suhcc: on which special committee haG
been red, acknowlcd-iu. ;!IGt he had iMttrpoatcd
IN, bill. concluding a. follows
lie wa. perfectly certain that Col F"rIcy, in giving
ms sanction !" the alteration. SUPPOSED he was right
and u,iicd in doing. He wished here To say t!!'
was ;l tirst and last Interview he had with Mr. For
ncy ON tho subject 50 help him God he did not then
know 81 unv design in having ihc b chnn,cd from
il. o:.na! form. In reply 10 an inquiry te said Iit
only iiiterc.; he had in the bill was +" connect the
water. o: The Mississippi with Lake Superior by
Steamboat navigation, and thereby bcncnt many
other States sGi III" substitution "l the word "nht
f,r ..nr.' rould not affect the original purpose.
| 4 VOICE. Did understand yuu 10 say You gave
| the order. "
Mr. S;ryLen. sad ii the filing could be dorc
houId h- .rr,ti,iaf iu have il done The only inter
have In the bill /. that il benefit. my State. and
in doing .iis benefits Other State. Tho alteration
sr,uIy civ.s ,o the companies which are now organ
izt- but were not organized when tho bill pass
a-an ,rporfunitv ,"c"mpre in the Minnesota l."sis
! laturc for n portion 81 the grant.
/ Mr. Haven. Til, -tatcTu"n: is '"o impor.an. ~"
2, >. ,:,il,n!ici in testimony bpf"g" the House.
The rn,n:uii;er then nci,d on the S.ratcs amend
ment :" the Indian appropriation b;i rejecting some
al fh"m.
\ report tn his c,Icc: nfterward mndc 10 'h'
| Ilnus. aud cunCurrcd in.
Thc Ratification iii WI. then p's>"A-ay"- -. M!
-. i npptr.ri...- l.. f"ri Montgomery LAX,
thaur",n. :, ur:' rrr- hu.y Maine. .1.r"t. f"r
Warren Na:rows. Eu-:"n !iarh"r. Sp.#" Fo!,
Atain-. Ehv.!, ISLAND $lj.GrG For, Schuyler alId
Fort Sunr;c- :. G.. $2G.oG0 F"rt C!!ncir. emrnuci
Cumberland Sound, $1j.OVG; For: Dar.Hcas and Bar
racks Florida. SlOG00 Fort Mckee, Florida $4,000
Fort Tavlor Florida. $4,000 For: Jefferson, Florida
so. 600 Qualifications san Francisco, Si3OOOO; tort
fcatous a,cntras Island California, 100000: tor
cntons Fort Point California, $loOoOO; frontiers o
Texas slOOOoG; repairs Fort Niagara, $1,000; repair
Fort Preblc, Maine, 81 .OGG repair and improvement
For. Independence. Massachusetts, $4,000; repair
Fort Columbus nni Castle William. $500; repa,
Fort Hamilton and Tor Permanent Wharf, New Iork
Harbor. $4,000; repair Fort Miti,in, Pcnnsylvania