Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-03-06
SATURDAY, MARCH :, lsJ1.
SENATE.

The appropriation bill was taken iip.
Amendments were passed tu increase tie sHlarY ~
Suryryor-ti.ncrrl of New VI, xiro To $i,5nO aud a
prcprntiols for s Office SIS, 100, TO equn!iA" ,hs pr
rt accountants in the land office To make the -aar'
of tho Surveyor General of Utah :IUuO; the Survey
or OF k.ns,- and Nrbrn~na S,,pJ each, and To- "lua!
IZc the salary Oi III" Craftsmen employed ~ IA" ~"
houses of Cougie-..
4 bill passed establishing certain pos; rrndf. iu H.
the salary OF the Circuit udge in California Mt 1u"
Amendments were offered 10y Mr. seward ~ f"II"wa
For the erection al custom houses at t"v'nud. Ono,
Pensacola, Florida, Alexandria, Virginia. Bnru~'hhi"
Massachusetts, Pla,tsburg, New York, Bristol. X. !.
and adding Inspectors, ~ Wcghcrs tnd i'aGE,!a
,1 the New York CusiomhOUs": increasing uIc sH:1
rns Of W"ighrrs and M"asur"rs aud Inspectors oi y
York directing that only refined hns o gold M" tu -
transferred from New York 10 the PElatc phln Gl.at
for coinage.
Mr. Brodhead moved II further amendment Hrpr"
pria;ing for Cmstom-housrs and i"Stotil""s III inrg
cities NJ iolow. New York SoJO,OuO rhI!ad".i,!nn
S:r DOO: aud Boston SiO1OD0, I" be- expended uui'.
the direction % the Postmaster General.
Thi- amendment was defeated.
Mr. Shic,is from the committee oi c"ii"r"'i'" "'
;hn disagreement ot the two houses on the Army Az
prnpraton bill, made report in favor "t i"hr 81
Army Commissioners to examine nnd settIr California
claims and giving authority Ia the President Ia Hr
point officers below The grade Of field officers tou-
the appointments occurred during II vacation.
The report of the committee ~ cDucr'ur' on NJ.
army appropriation biIl was ngrced 10. The S'n"'"
resumed the consideration Of III" ci"il an" G!"".n
appropriation BILL and larg" number "i amendment
were agreed 10 Tn" naval appropriation biI! We
then taken mp, and aitc the adoption oi severn amen
inents it war pssscd 4 number Of private IA" "'hn.
bills were then considered, ana nj hR'i'pas' two
there were no -gns ofHn adjournment
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Senate bill aPpropratln% Slol,oco f"E ~"
removal Of obsrrlctiOus in the Savannah river "na
passed.
During the discussion Of the report oi the com
mtee OF conference the dsagrreimS votes ~ bo'ti
Houses the arniy appropriation bil, Nj. rtU'hh,'
audcd 10 the suti"c, oi claims tor damUG"s !" 'H''
tyrna during the Mexican war.
Mr. Benton understood him 20 say somcihn. de-.
mental to Col Frcnomt-risIng Indignantly ana ".-
polling with extreme warmth thu assertion, hc satj
Did you say Fremont did II, s.ri' Dt Epn snH
Fremont did it, (Cries of ord"r.I
The Speaker raped with his hammer md iU"r;@"'
the gentleman hc was out ol order.
Mr. Benton. | know an, sir but wnL:iO v,nt
cate truth and Justice, SIR. ICri.s oi order "I''
much conius.pn the Speaker continuing ms rnppi"
Mr. Faulkner, clcvatng his vOIcc-Ihr gentleman.
s not more inclined 10 do rhis than an. There wa
10 occasion tor his excitement. was no, making
tho slightest al,isun 10 Col. Fremont 10 h" iglr'r
or destruction Of property by him-l was srenkiG ct
private CHIN, and alluded 10 testimony oi Commo-
dore Stockton.
Mr.. Benton ngain rose and gcs;icuiaE- Violently.
aboring under hoe"sei!,s- Nh"t ne 7'..d "1'
iort in cries OF order.
The Speaker again reminded Mr' Bcht"m mat be
out VI order. 3.
NJ. Benton. ] be- pardon bl' my !"'i,H""oh y
great sir. ...
Mr.. Faulkner. There !. no cause for indignation.
Mr. Benton resumed Ia. seat and was soon CON
posed. ,.-.,.,, ,,,,,..,.;,......r...
The report Of the CoNfeFcucc o''h'n''''e ""7 '"'N
rejected ,,.
On motion, the Senate was Gskcd for another Con.
mtt.o OF Conference
a message wgs received from the President - b.
TINTED STATES announcing that he Ind vcOod ia" To-.
MIN f,r
riirL States nnils, by Occau-bOUud rteHIn"rs al.
otherwise und transmitting his objection. ncr"r,--
The objections were to the amendment u! Ar, Old.
making an appropriation OI SSJ5,Ovo 10 be pa:
10 +. X. Collins for the transportation of i''
mails from New York 10 Liverpool and back, Oh cot.
dition o; building steamship, ard ot having
ready for service in two YEAR,. good deal OF Zee
ing manifested by the fr!enda ot III. ainenGment
but the President wa' sustained by the House, u"'
refusing to pass the BILL Notwithstanding. the V-" ~
q vote Gf 79 o95.
Thc House then went into Committee, AMI TOOK "
recess until o'clock.
At seven clock the committee resumed III eesso''.
and proceeded tO the consideration ~ the bUcL.-
ncnts of the Senate l3J in number :" The c.'!i ~
Diplomatic appropriation bill. The amendment =.
crcas;ng the salary OF the Chlei justice &! the sr-
preme Court OF tho United STATES 10 s''3," ana ''
of his associates 10 600, was 70 "..udcd ~ To -
the salary o! the former a. So'oVV ana !ha oI NE h'
ter at 81 0OU The amendment approprGting S%JJ.3'1
for continuing the work The W dshE. ton aIUrdry:
was agreed to-aycs 81, noes !.
Mr. Dawson, from the committee OF conference on
,hc disagreeng votes OF the two Houses Oh IL.
amendment. 10 the Post-Ofice bill, made avorso.c
renort which was agreed 70.
Mr.. Phelps, from the committee OF conference on
the disagrceing votes Of the two houses oil aHcn.-
mends the army bill, made repor; that the House
recede from its disagreement to the amendment C the
Senate appropriating $4,000 for the purchase aat
importation OF came!s and dromedares TO be Used 1r
military purposes; which report was agreed TO-
The committee were considering the Goth amend
ment OF the Senate to the civil and diplomatic appo'
priatiop bill when our report went TO press.