Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-04
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presented memorials against tbe Nebrasks lin.
Ve,se presented remembrance OF the yearly NEE
unE o. Friends Of inciana against the Nebraska bin.
, oa'ei1s, from tho committee Of conference the
u.g,oe'ng votes ON tho Military Academy bill, reported
shM me senate be recommended to recede from IL
sEmendmen Increasing the salary OF the Professors
french and Drawing Adopted.
Mr. badgers resolution directing inquiry To the cI
pedency Of authosng tho President eIam.-
nation Of the eoal-feds Deep river North Caroln
with view to the establishment OF National Armory I,
that place, was adopted.
The Indian appropriation bill taken up and deba
An amendment making an spproprI,,ion for tho Cali.
fornia Indians debated and the whole subec, Of III,
proper policy with respect to Indians DISCUSSED The
amendment was adopted.
The Senate then adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. Richardson gave notice that early In the week be
shall endeavor to bring TO the attention OF the House the
SebIasks and Kansas DILL He made this statement that
gentlemen might be advised he did not intend to steal
march them.
volce-st what timer
Mr. Richardson.-That will depend on circumstances.
The friends OF the bill intend further resort TO every
lair parliamentary Of bringing this question IN tbr
consideration OF tho House. ~
Mr. Coz said he had intmaton Of their Intention 10
bring this bill to a vote at the timo Indicated
Mr. Richardson reminded the gentleman he did no,
Grafton. r. " ~
Mr. Cox agreed to ,ha. He mos, b.,r,Iv x.. c,,.,d
OF the measure and should express himself to that effect
he had an opportunity.
Mr.. Richardson said his desire was to have the discus
SION on the bill ITSELF IL they should fail in tina. there
we're otner means by which, at proper time they could
bring II before the House aud get u vote on It.
NJ "a'hburn, of Illinois, desired to ask his colleague
In what way he would bring il up.
NJ Richardson replied be would advise the gentleman
When he got ready to do IT, He had now said all ho had
desired to say.
Mr. Wheeler asked leave to submit the following:
Resolved That the Secretary Of the Navy and he is
hereby authorized to send Immediately one or nor
steam or sailing vessels with three mouths provisions on
BOARD OF EACH together with blankets and clothing
o onr hundred persons to search for the missing
snip Cy Of glasgow, which is supposed TO have met
with with some accident either 10 her machinery or
now among the ice which has lately been seen In large
quantities In the north Atlantic ocean, II the Secretary
oil the Navy has not vessels bis disposal he
hereby authorized freight charter suitable
for the purpose for to be paid of any moneys not 9TH
erwise appropriated.
Mr. Lecher objected and therefore the resolution s
not received.
The House passed bills for the construction of roads in
Minnesota, and for the REIMBURSEMENT OF title TO lands
owned and claimed by the Chippewa Indians Minnesota
ana Wisconsin, aud for their dome scaon and civiza-
ton.
Mr. Richardson, from the committee on territories re-
ported bill authorizing the people of Oregon to form
Constitution aud State Gov, rnment and providing for its
admission State into the Union. Referred to the com
mittee OF the whole on the State of the Union.
The House went into committee of the whole on the
State OF the Uuion the bill relating to Territories and
without concluding action thereon the committee rose
The Speaker laid before the House message from the
President In reply to the resolution calling for
relative to Rev. James Cook Richmond Among the dozen
ments one from our charge dares Mr. Marcy contains
the following under date Of Vienna January 9th 1854
VI have been very much annoyed by constant appca-
tons from the Rev. James Cook Richmond about whom
wrote TO you ut some length In my dispatch No G. to
obtain satisfaction in his behalf for various wrongs which
he asserts TO have been committed by the Austrian au
thorities in Pest against his person and his honor
Ills relations with those officers have gradually be-
come more and more serious, while he fingers in and
about Pest contrary his former design and apparently
with no other object than continue the comic
warfare have written to him time and again. urging
hlm 10 abandon field ia which he could pect TO gain
no laures of real vaiue, and leave the shadow Of
government between which aud himself there TO
De no Christian sympathy lost.
In RETURN he has notified me that entire CORES.
ponuence would be laid before you Washington and
before the American public in the new spapers aud am
To respond to the allegations of having failed in the
PROMPT discharge Of my official dustes. The Austrian
authorities have gone far one occasion as 10 seize
his person and subject his effects to examination
spoke to the under minister of foreign affairs about his
case, and requested that he might DO dealt with gently
as had reason TO doubt his sanity.
" IL may be proper for say that OF course the
Austrian Government has always claimed the right TO
anime all persons who may fall under suspicion and to
send any one out OF the empire In the kndes
possible, was aassured that il any further collision
should occur between Mr. Richmond and tho authorities
what mad said would be borne in mind and he would
not be severely handled.
al cursory glance at the voumiuous correspondence
will satisfy your mind think that he have passed
the narrow boundary line which sometimes separates u
really superior intelligence from mischevous species
OF insanity"
Mr. Marcy writes to Mr. Jackson on the Goth of Febru
airy last oows:-" The Department entirely approves
Of the prudent steps you have taken in the case of the
Rev Mr. Richmond and learns with pleasure that he is no
longer on Austrian territory, and that you length
relieved from the annoyauces and anxiety to which you
have been subjected on his account"
The documents referred the committee on for
eign affairs Adjourned.