Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-02
CONGREsS-Fir-t Session
MoSpaY, APRIL Is, lSJh.


Mr. Hunter reported back the deficiency Dill VIII
the Gissgreclg amendments of the two houses hh
moved that the Senate insist on It's amendments a
ask committee of conference.
! Mr.. Pugl opposed the Washington wafer "oi
appropriation, and moved that the Senate reesu
| from that amendment. "
! Tie motion was not agreed to-yeas I, nays J2-
and the motion 10 appoint committee oi cohiercn'
| was then carried.
Iantic snl Pacific Union Railroad Company. lie sal'
this bill had been sent him by an lndlvluuai w"on
he did not know, with request thar II snou'u De vi
f,.rrd az n substitute for all other Pachc rhroa'
hills but a. he did not think proper Ia do mat lie Ill
,rndnced il "a n senerate BILL and moved its reference
TO the Pacific railroad special committee. III re,,
some extracts from the letter accompanying Inc or!
i'm which its author says It ls the most Important on
that has ever been presented III Congress since tht
oduu,iuu of the Americans constitutions ana Whatever
nary .ha,l first adopt will be to succeed III tht
Presidential campaign. The reading OF these eX'
tracts occasioncd much laughter.
Mr. Weller thought there no need Of referring
the BILL rs the committee has already reported. .
several Senators exrlimed, "Oh yes, let it co.
Mr. W.l.r-Well, if ne sends il there, will pledge
myself that none Of the committee will ever read H.
tIIaus hter.l
MIR. Brown spoke on the Kansas question, after
which Mr. Benjamin obtained the floor and the bill
WIS postponed until FRIDAY next
M Stuart moved 10 take up tho river and harbor
bills. After some debate the motion was rejected
yeas I'D, nays -. r
The Naval Board question was resumed, and Mr.
Bisrs gnve WY to allow Mr. Bell, oi Tenn tn make
spnr remarks reiuvc 10 Lieut.. Maury. Before llr
had concluded thu Senate wen; INTO Executive ses
sion aud shortly after aGj"urncd
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
MIR. Nichols made an explanation respecting DIS
vote for Mr. Banks Speaker, called forth by the
recent speech Of his colleague, al Hamilton, Ohlo.
He denied that the printing and binding question in
hucnc.d bis vote against his colleague, aid for NJ:
Banks.
Mr. Campbell dsavowed having intended to cast
the lras: impututon Mr.. Nichols integrity, bur, at
the same Time, he believed hut the printing question
DELAYED III. organization If the House.
Mr.. Ready asked Mr.. Campbell sundry questions
with reference to what the latter, i'll his speech at
Hamilton said about the Southern Americans III con-
nectiun with the Spenk.rship.
Mr.. Campbell replied that no formal proposition
wns made by members Of that parry. bu; II was sug-
p.-.d 10 hun privately, by persons not pretending Ia
represent IT, that it lie would consent Ia endorse the
twelfth section of the Philadelphia platform the pro
liability was that he would acquire strength Tor the
Speakership from that quarter.
Mr.. Morgan objected 10 further explanations.
Tn. Senate bill 10 remit duties on goods, wares
and merchandise destroyed by fire, was then taken
up: #.
of IN. chair that tho bill! did not make III apprOpra.
ton of money and, therefore, nee! not, under the
rules be referred tn the committee Of the whole on
the state of the Union. Several days ago this deer
sion waI reversedl.
After an unsuccessful motion to make the bill the
specln order for the third Tuesday in May. it was
TO the committee of the whole on the state q" the
Union.
The House passed the Senate bill anendatory Of the
act Of 1885 establishing the Circuit Court for the dis
trct Of California. Adjourned.