Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-11
MONDAY. Jt,CARY :, 1856.
NI,Ar III


Mr.. Brodiead called up his resolution i.:,cting IN,
Committee OF Finance 10 inquire Into as. ezptc.r;"y
of reporting the general appropriation Bills or sJont.
ing more speedy action "n them, to AVOID evil F
hight sessions at the close oi each tcu2ress, E.i
scenes which sense Of de.jcacy prevented lin frym
describing. He was in isv@- Of doubling tho c5Ic-
pcnsGtion cf members, and shorten the sessrus.
Mr. Clayton sa.d he had no doubt Of the T..., =;
thu Senate to originate these bills. Twer.. ss. ~.
years agc. the bill referred to svoc: :5 rv'
no measures having ever beer tekeu compc:c5t -
rest it.
Mr.. Toombs did rot think this the true .".-oGr.-
The difficulty was occa.oned by the s-se :.raalrsi
amendment. tackled or b? both Houses al l;,c pa,.4
Of the session.
Mr. Seward said tnat whiis favcrirg he resolution
lie would no; commit himself to the rropreiy .. ;Li
remedy propos-d.
After further debate tire resolution wes adopted,
and the SrEai" adjourned I'LL Thursday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
TIE House again proceeded to vol. .rr Spc-2n-
as follows: Banks lDii Richardson 73 Fu..er -,
Pennington e. scattering 5. Necessary to = 2E...g
log.
Three votes we're taken, the Inst win 'no i~l
lown: result: Bauks go Richardson - I u'..r =
Pennington 81 Orr q aud M"ssrs. WiIi";rs, ..@ay"
Porter nEi B-nnstf, "ach. SuinD": .: Tv;.. Ct::
2in. Necessary I" n choice log.
Before In; result announced Nr ErSta. g.
Louisiana, rose to personal exp!anati"-r stain" 'n1
position %! the American party In lbst STATE. 30
.aii that they rrpHdated the eighth src,ou Of so
cute my lnGn Gcnunt Of his rel giou. Which
question between the individual snd hi. Gr'.; L-l
rather than do so, would suffer his ,ig:t .aat 10
wither;-nor would he be connected with ngy ,fl.y
having in view such direc: purpose.
Mr. Smith, Of Alabama. differed from the ceG'lrrl-l
and denounced Roman Cahoiic-rn, Cecau-- sIi''';-
ally, Temporarily, and politically, the adherens 10 :
faith owe their allegiance TO the Pop" above -,
Constitution He appealed 10 gentlemen &c E.;
whether, from the beginning Roman Cg,hoc D. =:
In their assemblies have not 8w thrown th":- 80
Hucncr against liberty and on the side Of power ~
american party do not wage Religious r!c:gT1p.
tion.
MIR. Taylor, Of Louisiana, referred 10 the rccorl' e
history 10 show that during the French Rovv.Gi;JI
th= Romam Caholic priests joined the people n:a.a'.
The mobiles, and gave motion md power 10 lie p =.
lar element " hich achieved freedom in France.
Mr.. Walker. uf AlaO Hn.. differed iroI The v'ers
4xpr, ssed by his colleague lSlr. w. r. Smith J;
he thought prescription Tor Religions sake .-e-
turo of the Amrrcnu party he would Gu; Lr.aru.:
loose from such An organization.
An Intellectual motion WAS made INT tie Nous
adjourn til Wednrsday.next-yeas lGi, nays -.
After some further drbHt, another inoi!n" ~lr
made 10 adjourn over u"til Wednesday, Which ''Si
successful.
WAsHlN6T0y, J,SriaY 9. 1855.
SESATE.-Noihing of importance transac::
HousE.-Mf. Smith Of Tennessee. defended ~" De-
mOcrac party and the President. from the chr'G" t
their b.us responsible f"r the failure ga'.zs
the House. Mr. Whitney defended th" 81. s'r'iy -
the Philadelphia Know Nothing platform, Gec" <
that the American party wnIs not against :nc..r- :,
but the sys!r:n o; principles held hy III" R,....I
Church. MIR. knight offered resolution for TIC -.--
ton of n Speaker Dy plurality vote.
Mr.. Galloway read despatch from - Ono Send
tors. commencing the Ohio delegation tor thr':co"r,i
in rriatum 10 Mr.. Banks. Four ballots iol spe"..r
were taken. The lat resulted as follows o'.' .
Richardson c. Fuller 28. Pennington ., sca:!e.!. :.
The House is still in session.