Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-04
CONGRESS-isr SESSION.
TUESDAY,, ArGr>T !, 1851.
SE'N i'iE'

The Senate met NJ halt.paSi ten o'clock. AMI tn"
reading OF the Journal WAS dispensed with.
Mr.. Norris introduced bill I" incorporate the
Friends Aid Society in the District Of Columbia.
Bills for the relief nf sherman Pcirrr and Daniel
Strrirod were cuiisidrrc,! and passed
The bin authorizing the President to take clrar.c
of the Louisville aud Portland Canal was np taken aud
passed.
Mr. Houston then addressed tho Senate in defence
of his military and poral conduct during the Tex
an revolution and the davs Of tho republic from GER
Tain charges, imputa",iS and Infamous ISLANDERS con-
aincd in a book called the History "i Texas, Mexico
and the United States, by Gen. Thns. Jefferson Green
II book which he said had found lts way into the Con
mrcss library. lie reviewed the conduct Z" Green III
Texas and pronounced him bastard, most ly-v"r-
ed, n man ui most puis$ant cowar'iirc
Mr.. Houston continued until quarter past j! q elk
IIi- remarks had no general interest.
Mr.. Mason oiicrc, the following resolution, which
was adapted.
Resolved, That the President be required TO inform
the Senate. if in his opinun il be IL" ilrninatlhI"
with the public interest whether anything hGs arisen
since th date of his message tu the House of Repre-
scntativcs ut the 10Th 4" March Inst. concerning our
relations with the Government "f Spain. which III his
opinion may dispense with the suggestions therein
contained tnrrclin. the pr"priety oi n provisional
,nrasrrc Iy Congress meet any cX"cncv that mny
nris in tl,. recess of Congress affecting those rrla
tons.
The river uud harbur hill was then taken up. The
question pending Wa OH the ail:n"""ni "i"rtd ny
Louisville and Portland Canal l.ust-ycas Ia, nays
81
Mr.. Dodge Of Iowa. offered an amendment incrcas-
ius the appropriation tor Des MolncS Rapids from
SlS,O0O To SluD.OOn.
Mr.. Dodycs amendment was agreed t"-yca' n"
nays Il.
all ucr,nns dslursiu:. money under this net should
give bond and surety. Agreed la.
Mr. MnlInry moved an appropriation inr the canal
u,.r,,ss tI,. of ElurI'ia. Rrl"cirI.
The bill was then reported {" the Senate and NIL The
amendments made IN committee nj the whole were
culrurr,d in hy separate VOTES ur each.
Mr.. Rllsk moved Ia insert an appropriation of
Sli 900 for the Improvement "i me BrHzus RIVER lcN
a.. Agreed to-ycnS -, nays I'D.
Mr. Brown renewed his amendment authorizing
the Secretary Of War 10 purciGsr. subject I" ap-
pruval of Congress. grants To pass near me NOUN m
th. hurbor of Mobile. Agreed t"-yeRs -, nays l."
Mr. BENJAMIN moved tu strike ont the appropriation
for the APPROPRIATION river, Virginia. L"St-ycas is
nays 81?
lie also moved to strike out til" appropriation for
the larbor OF Dubuque, Iowa. Lost. As" the ap-
propration for the Taunton rivc: Massachusetts
Lost. 80
MIR. Slidcll moved to strike out the appropriation
for Florida Lost-ycas Is, nays ~.
The bill was tlIcn ordered to thrd rca'iinS-ycas
hcbill wa. then read third time and passed.
Tho hin for the relief of Charlotte Wescutt was
passed. :.
The committee Oi conference hl'ppihleu on Inc Ills
nrrceinp votes on the bill autnrsing an extension o
the ORANGE and Alexandria Raroad into the District
of Columbia were about t" report, when Mr. Mason
moved an Executive session. Agreed TO-.
Al scycu o'clock the doors were opcned, when the
nrticntinn hill was taken mp, and the Senate dour-
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
NJ pork;ns of Ia, from the committee OH foreign
affairs renorted a bill 10 remodel the diplomatic and
consular system Of the United States. Referred f"
the committee Of the Whole.
Mr Snllcrs offered resolution, referred to the com
mite. on nriu,ing, that o,0 extra copies ut the re-
hort of the specul committee on the guam" 'ri'de No
rrn,,J G,r III. ,sr nt the mcubcrs Of the House.
'rLe Uo,Sr ra,scd Senate bills establishing port
r i,I;,.orw ut Lake Port Lake Pnntchartraln;
crcn,nr collection district in Texas and New aleN-
.n. ,nJ constituting Paducha ky., SclirccvcPort. LII,
,Jetcrsouyille, Ala. and Madison, Ia, respectively,
ports of delivery. -,
The House went into committee on the general ap-
preparation BILL - -,
The Senate amendment increasing the salary OF the
Ch;af Just;cr of the Supreme Court of the United
S,ntos 70 T. 400 and each associate justice TO S6,50O
ner annu,n bcinr under consideration,
Mr. Smith of Virginia offered an amendment, and
VIVA sncnkinr when Mr. Seward raised q point ihut
tba onntnmnp was not contnng himself TO the
amendment
MIR. Smith replied he was addressing his arguments
TO those who could not appreciate he and then ad-
vocated increase of Judges salaries.
MIR. Seward said the judges are not responsible, and
sometimes in the exercise OF the power with which
they are clothed commit great outrages on the rights
Of the people and usurp power which do not belong
IN them we have had recent instances Of the eNer-
else of this power and the only way Wa can control