Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-30


Thought il ought to bs referred 10 the -. ID
Commerce, and moved :hat it he 70 re,r,av = D., ,bs,
Mr.. Clay i,d 10 objection 10 - ., ~. -.,oarss
,"n,;,..: n. Womb moi now TtpE g." ,''or
n" &c. frnm New York, but wren Tue ou!
w nc a"a;, h. would go into the subject III lu'i
and ,roGuce proof for every s'u'eueH' "'"" w
made. ,.,,a D., Oh. v;,r,.r,,iv. s.raiu
y. M, only against the laws gtanlirg 6oun'
H.. ,S.n.,Iy.s, but 10 The operation nj those lh~s'
!" ah;cL ,h- senator from Alabans had seen nj tc
/! "t,i,.: bu, he thought that there must be some
,,nd reason why these laws should have been pass
ed in the 6rst place, and suffered TO remain on the
statute book more than sixiy years. When tue aho,
;e", should come M again for discussion, be believed
t would be found that there were two sides 10 ln'
question. There might be some wrong III Tue uaa
'r bu; be thought the good had overoalanced Tue
evil.
Mr. Clay replied that, if he had used harsh terms
;hey were fully justified by the testimony oi ~
gentlemsu's own constituents. When Inc ID" ~ Is
vas brought forward, II WAS conueHiheu ~ m..s
i.rson in o report as unconstitutional! anu he "ou'"
a, a future time show the manner in which Tue pass
Ara of The law wss brought about. ne ceu" nv,
| he mat or generous towards tyranny, anu Ne Rue"o'
| no greater tyranny than taking money out OF Iht
rockets of one class and putting u III 'nc po'ee's: ~
another class-nct in confederation oi any puoiic
s.ryice. but merely for doing their own business
Mr. Hunter thought the bill ought 10 be reieriea!o
the Committee on Finance; but, since me sena'oi
iron AISOdInd Was n ucuioc VI t
Commerce, aud had consented to that reference he
would not object 70 il.
The bill was accordingly referred 20 Tue committee
on IN . -
The Senate then proceeded to the CONSIDERATION VI
the bill from the House OF representatives auth"rl-
ziue the establishment of a naval depot on Biy'he
island at Brunswick, OH the coast VI GeorS'a' eHe
for other purposes. The pending question was on
the motion of Mr.. Mallory TO recohht tue ohi Tue
Committee on Naval Affairs.
A Inpy diacueaion pRSusi, IN wflCn MessTS. lNeE-
son, Mallory, Butler, Toombs and biggs partclpsteo'
but withou, taking the question. the Senate went
into executive session, and shortly afterwards az
HoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Speaker laid befor. the House a communlca-
! ton from the Treasury Department, ecommenu,ne
an additional appropriation for taxing testimony LOT
the Court of Claims; which va. referred 20 Ine oon
m;t..e of WAYS and Means and ordered TO be print
cd.
The committees were called for reports relating 10
the Territories, this being nns Of the days set apart
for the consideration OF territorial business
Mr.. Wasburus Of llinois, from the Committee on
Commerce., reported bills for extending The lard laws
east Of the Cascade mountains, IN Oregon anu w ASH
ington Territories, and for authorizing ihe set,leineh'
of the accounts Of the clerks OF the United States
Courts in said Territories; which were seVeraiiy reau
the third time and passed.
subsequently,, Mr.. Le,cher Of Virginia moved 20
reconsider the vote by which the latier bill was pass
ed; which motion was entered on theJournal'
MIR OultUAu OF IllbsIeNlPpl, w wv
on Military Affairs, reported House bill to authorize
the Secretary of War 10 pay volunteers called our
into The service Of the United States in the Territory
of New Mexico by order of Brsadier General Gar
land in the year 1855, and a join. resolution extend
lag the provisions of The pre- enption act OF an
September, lS4l, and the acts amenda;ory thereof,
to q portion of The Fort Ripley reservation therein
specified; ard they were committed.
On motion OF Mr.. Grow OF pennsylvania, inc
House then proceeded TO the consi !eration Of the ter
ritorial bills reported from the Committee OF the
Whole on the state Of the Union at the first seesl"l
OF the presen, Congress, when they were disposed OF
as follows:
The bill to make an appropriation for the construc'
| ton of a penitentiary in the Territory OF Nebraska
was taken up and ~passed-yeas ", nays ~.
The bill TO establish an additional land dis'r'ct IN
the Territory of Nebraska ~as amended ny ire
adoption of a substitute therefor, reported 6y Mr.,
Cobb of AIabama, from the Cos; m'ttee on Public
Lands, establishing three additional! land districts IN
said Territory; and the bill, as thus amended, was
read q third time and passed.
The bill providing for the construction Of a militia.
nv road between Fort Steiiacoom aud Biiiingham
Bay, in the Territory Of Washington, aud the bill
| making appropriations for the bridging vi streams
| and opening roads in Minnesota Territory, were then
| read Il third time and paced, the la'ier ny a Fote =!
yeas 81, nays 30.
The speaker laid before the House u communica
| ton from tho Presiden; OF Quilted States,
10 Congress copies If a communication from his e.
cellency Andrew johnson, governor OF the State OF
| Tennessee, rendering TO the government OF the United
States five hundred acres Of the late Residence OF
Andrew jackson, deceased, Including the mansion,
tomb, and other improvements, known as the Her
mi,age. upon the express condition that it be used as
"A site for a branch Of the Military Academy at West
Point"
The above communication was referred to the Com.
mittee on Military Atfairs, and ordered to be- printed.
Also, the following message from the President:
To The President Of tie Senate and House Of Repre-
sentdipcs:
Soon after the close Of the last session Of Congress- !
directed STE, ~ to be taken IL carry into effect tho joint
resolution vi August IS, 1856, relative 10 the res;ora-
ton of the ship Resolute'' To her Bri;aunic Maies;y's
service. The ship YVES purchased of tie sailors n;
the sum appropriated for tie purpose, aud, after
being fully repaired and equipped" was sent to Eng
land under control of tie Secretary Of the Navy. The
letter from her Msjssiy's Minister for Foreign Affairs,
now communicated to Congress i'll conformity with
| his request. aud copies Of correspondence from The
files OF the Departments of State and Of the Navy,
also transmitted herewith, will appr:5e you of The
manner in which the joiut resolution has been fully
executed, and chow how agreeable the proceeding
has been to her Majesty's government.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
WA.HIsoroH, Jan. l9, 1857.
Tie above communication was laid on ths table and
ordered to be- printed.
And then. at hail past three O'Clock, tue House ad.
iourned-