Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-02-08
THIHTE-F0URTu CON&KES.-Fir,, .c.,;.:
MONDAY, FssrR.RY /, 1876.
SENATE


Several petitions pres .uf-I from, r,,,i oTa,..
agsr!-v-t by the actnG II! ;!ir Naval B,.r.i
Mr. Toonbs SAT-! tlia: hc board - .!i! !.gvr Er,-
record Ia show thnt they had uut rxcl!,G he -. \
ris'iicton conferred upon them. Wrrng a,,i ipt..
tr- has Teen in- hv their decisions and un .,. =
bis should sanction their proceedings.
Mr.. Clayton defended The board bU, va. will, e.
c'rrrct nry :hry may have uun'"u:i,,..N
committed Thc Prc>ii.n; ard Secretary rs Il. :. :.
W have the power revise the ac;."a f -. bl..
aad Gn,e.S !, was shown thG' tie bnar: lave x :
'''''''i fii"r jurisdiction il wa, 70 be pr,sug0 q!
they had not.
Mr. Benjamin understood the action Of the N,ra!
Board aGEounrrd smply I" this; C"n.Tr>S w,-lci ',a
President 10 remove the inefficient officers q: The y,
~ aud 70 ss-Is; him in iu. s,.,rted Brart ce
Naval Officers Ia advise .:sn, and report hcir ,:.
"h ms I" w!In; officers rhnai bc removed ,rr'u l..
positions. The Naval Board had not rxvrcsrd s.
Jurisdiction at ALI they had simply gwen hei. atvee
AID opinion.
NJ. Baya.d sad he thought the law the ,nosr h.-.
barous ever passed by the legislature OF CIv'' :
country: and he recommended the passage ot an 70.
authorizing the establishment oi u r.visorv h,5-.
composed ui a majority otcviliars.
M. Crenden said he brived that il was rrr'ac..
v competent for Congress to annul and 6b-n..-l
fhn action ot the naval board anj make i, IA tbnrr,
II had never existed.
After iut ;lcr debate the consideration of the sui.
jcct wns postponed.
Various bills were introduced principally for ;r.ar.
nal Improvements and one, by Mr. Adams, extending
the time Ui naturalization. Among the Icsu!I
adopted was the following, by Mr. Fiji:
Resolved, That the committee on finance sInri~1
whether the smaller Spanish silver coin may nuf ~
removed from circulation, or have vau" established
by law to accord with their intrinsic vI.E, to ;.vaI
fractional parts OF cent.
Alter an executive session the Senate adinUrnor.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
The Speaker administered The cath ~ .uppor. :'a
Constitution OF the United STATE, 10 t!" .I"r.i.--
the Representatives from ',nch State aivau,ir. -
,I. 'l..i
eaa;rs from the Territories wcr,. hk-wi,, swur,, a.
When the name oi Mr Whrlj. OF kuu,a.. ~,
called, Mr.. Grow said il Difference ~ the wishes
his friends, he would not object to hi- being >nvrr.-
He thought, however, that the circumstances w,,,t
warrant the Withholding Of the oath. lie Au;c,. .c
heard some other time on the question:
Mr.. Campbell Ut Ono, saI Il constituent Ot M.s
krmiuckIan by birth, had been dabuIcnii, u.o.-
irrcd in a mast cnwardy manner, shot in TIE bros
aS h" credibly informed, bv officer Eu,i.r l,,
ot the general government III kin>as. Oii,,'i"u :,
the administration ui the oath (" Mr.. WhIiilrlG would
only tend 10 greater cuntusion after their excited
struggle and hence he w"uli not in-i-; on IL.
On motion oi Mr.. Wa,liburn, ot Maine. n commit.
tee appointed Ia wait upon the Sr.gi- Gul in
turm them that quorum of the House had H,.,.u.
bled, and had elected Hon. y. 7. B'.mk- -y,rh.r.
and that the House was now ready 10 proC,ct {" ~.
sncss.
On motion Of Mr.. Pennington. n commit" v.rs
appointed il conjunction with OF the Nciln'. ~
wait upon the President and inform him that ~,
houses assembled and read, receive ANY ru.,-
nuuication he may PLEASE Ia maze.
Mr. Ihurson offered resolution Tor I'll" Cgr:.yu
! oi r clerk era rOc,--tab!ci. Yeas lu3 unN- 81.
! Wan. Cul!"m was clert"d Clerk ui tie lirG." -
| rcsnutou--yraS 10, uHys 81.
The Speaker administered ihe oath "i office 20 t.r
| Culiun amid loud appnu,r from h. -n!icl.s.
Mr.. Ball, al Ohm" Offered II RESOLUTION. wi.,, WIS
adopted, and III ICruiuuncr wh whch hli ic
retired III body Without ~" bar :" lI" Hons. ri..
as their names drawn iIn q b"X l., IT,. 4, .. 4.
rriurlm. an! mnk'n- III If selection -: sat. T.,
! prncrrdIHg "rcUin'! nm nrnr.
| Mr. Nichols Offered RESOLUTION declaring u. !.
J. Gins>hrcI!m.r Sergeant Ht.Ann> 60: '!r II o..
Representatives. rrmd.n- "hrh til iiuse jo.a..aG