Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-08-19
CUN..nH,--Fir.t. Session
THURSDAY. ArGusr Ia, 1855.
SEN ATE


Dir. Pearce lntroducs j,nr resolution, which VS.
passed, accepting the portal, OF John fIamp frr, pr.
-ented by John McGreg"ry, the Secretary y: rhn
Board Of Trade of England, ana directing t!Iar ''..
same be properly framed aud placed in The Execava
mansion.
The protest of the Senate Of Iowa VIZ. mace IL,
special order for 10 morrow.
The bill for continuing ;he improvement; Of th- D.
Molnes Rapids, in the Mississippi river was rc,otr~
dered with the Presidents objections thereto; si i
question being taken, It was not passed, iwo rnir
not having voted III favor thereof. The vote was
follows
Yess-Messrs. Bayard. Bell of ". H.. Bell ~ TIM
BEN amin, Bigler, Cass Clayton, C"llamrr Cr.'',.-
den, Dodge, Douglas, Durk.e, FesseLd-n. Fi-S Fm.
Foster, Geyer, Hale, Harlan, James, Jones "f l.w
Jones OF tennessee, Pratt. Pu=h, Seward. Siur-.
Thompson of \, D., Trumbu!!, Wade, Weller, w.
son, Wright-32.
Nays-Messrs. Adams, Biggs. Bright. Broadh~o.I,
Brown, Butter, Clay, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Hnu.'"..
Hunter. lverson, Mallory Mason, Reid, ToVElo. "..
Yulse-l7.
"A message was received from the Presiden, Of Il
Cnlted States ve,oIug the bill for the improvement
the Patapsco river.
The civil and miscellaneous appropriation bill W.
taken up.
long debate ensued on agreeing TO the provi-n a.;
the House, providing tina, after the 18th Of Novrm.
ber the erection Of public buildings, excepting tt">':
for military purposes shall not be under the sup.ia
tendence of army officers. They refused ;n dsp-ssH
with the military superintendsncv. Without con
Guiding the action on the bill the S-nat- ndinurnrd.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
communication WAS received from the Post Ma
ter General IN reply 10 resolution saying that rp-
cial instructions have been Issued 10 the prop"
agents. and no effort will be spared to G.rov-r NJ!
punish the persons who unawfuy abstract d-talu
from the mails books or documents seEt hence ~
members of Congress.
The House then proceeded to act on The am, nj
ment to the legisatIve judicial and executive appr.
priation bill, as reported from the committee vi The
whole on the state O the Union.
The House voted TO retain the appropriation cf
nearly SlS3,0OO for books for the use oi m-rnb r.
which the Senate had stricken out aud added a prn-
vlso that any member who is unwilling Ia rcceNrn-
share may 50 inform the clerk, who shall report The
same to the House at the next session.
The House, by vote of yeas 81 nays %, coD"I".
red III the following amendment to Tho srnn.c
amendment, which struck out Il similar provi,n:
Provided, that no part Of the money appropriate
by the act for the territory Of ksn.as shall he dr""
from the Treasury or paid out OF any other aprr"rTi-
tion made by Congress until every person chnis-'
with treason against the United States, or other Of
fences founded upon any participation 0! such p';-
sons III the formation Of tho Constitution know :.
the Topeka Convention, or any measure prrpsri:u-"
thereto, or in pursuance thereof; in tho boGy Gle "
ing 10 be the Legislature OF said Territory cop.rT"i
at TUpeka or any Measure preparatory thereto, "r -
pursuance thereof; any violation or disregard "',i
ever of any enactment Of the alleged Legislative i
sembly of said territory recently assembled At AGas
discharged lrn further prosecution therefor; bT; n"
thing contained in the proviso shall be CONSTR !
~ to prevent the indictment, arrest, prosecai"" -"
punishment upon detention in by any court OF 81
United States IL said territory oi any p.ra"n- VII"
shall have violated any provision of any nct .. c =.
gress in the commission of any offence against ,,cG
son Or property in SAID territory.
The Honse disagreed, by five majority, to the Se:.
ates a;nendm-ut restoring the appropriation -
$50 O0O for the expenses of the future Legislature
| Kansas.
The House, by seven majority, conourred in al
| amendment similar TO one which the Senate stru' (
out, preventing expenditure for arrestInG pros'
ting ar OBTAINING pereons charged with treason
other political Offences, growing out OF ih. hc'ir..
! rhs Legislature Of Kansas and the Topeka Cvu., u
ton.
The bill from the Senate making an appr"pria' on
to satisfy the State OF California for moneys e1p-Id'
in the suppression Of Indian hostities-,he n"''
to be paid to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES laid upon the tso!r
The House then adjourned.