Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-02-27
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1857.

SENATE.
The Chair laid before tho Senate a communlcauon
from the Secretary Of the Treasury, stating IN repIy
10 Mr.. Wilson's resolution, lhct the lands owned by
the United States In Chelsea, Massachusetts near
the marine hospital, have not boon soid.
Mr.. Brown reported q bill 10 appor,ion the CLERKS
10 The several departments Of The government among
the States and Territories according to repreeenta
ton.
Mr.. Brown also reported a bill to cede to the cor.
poration of Washington certain, pubic GROUNDS LOT
the erection Of r market house, &c.
Mr.. Douglas hoped the bill would be reconsider
ed. ard that the amendment adopted TUG uanGI u.s
restricting too right to vote to citizens oil the United
States, would also be 70 considered, 80 tbht inc OIL
would pass as il came from the on terrific
ries.
Mr.. Adams expressed his views and COMMENCED
that the amendment restricting the risht OF suuraee
10 citizens of The United States was founded upon
sound principles. :,
After further debate the vote by which the bill was
passed was reconsidered-yeas 50, nays ~ c...
Mr.. Wilson presented the memorial OF ING Gapo
Cod Telegraph Company, OF Massaenase.ts' eS ME-
Congress 10 aid in establishing on the coast oil A"s-
sschusetts marine telegraph statlon'' heieffe" ~
the on commerce..
Mr.. Hale mo ed the reconsideration OF the vote ey
which the Senate passed the bill authorizing the PEG
pie of Minnesota to form a constitution aud State
government.
Dir. Thompson, of Kentucky, was opposed 10 me
bill because it would bring into the Senate TWO soai'
tional Senator'S against what he CONSIDERED 10 oe lne
best interests Of the country. ,
Mr.. Douglas replied, oontending that the people OF
a territory have a right to admission into the Cn'cn
as soon as they have sufficient population.
The Senate adjourned without taking the question
OH striking out the amendment.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House passed the executive, legislative hnd
judicial bill, concurripg by two majority in the ac,
ton of the committee Of the whole on the SINE 0
the Union in striking out the appropriation OF s.o'o'o
for the expenses Of the Kansas Legislature.
The House passed the Senate Joint resolution fo'
ascerta,ninq aud fixing the relative value OF the arms
oil Great Britain and the United States. 1t PROVIDES
that the Secretary of the Treasury shall appoint .
suitable person to net with such functionary as snas
be appointed by the British government with a view
to efecting that object; the agent OF this go'ernn'eh'
TO report as soon a. practicable.
The House made an amendment TO this OIL, nAinc
The salary of said agent at 2 $1,000 for the full service.
Dir. Sherman, rising to q personal explanation, saio
he noticed in the official report Of the proceedings OF
yesterday, the words "that's a lie." uttered IN a 10"
lone, and attributed to Mr.. Wright, of Tenn, a.
having been uttered to something lie lhr. snerInanl
had said pending The debate on the Kansas amsnh'
ment. he wished the gentleman to say whetner ne
w6s correctly reported.
Mr.: Wright replied that he believed at the time
that the statement made by Mr. Sherman was untrue
Mr. Sherman said, from what he could isarn' ne
believed 1t was the language Of black guardism' In
duced by excitement and intoIication.
mr.. wright replied that ne could NOT, OF coufso
be expected TO handy epithets with the gentleman
from Ohio, until he relieved himself from the imPu-
tatons already cast upon him.
The House then passed the bill to refund The duties
on goods destroyed by FIRE in New York, aud the
Scnats's joint resolution to prevent The counterfeit
ing OF coius Of the United States.
Mr.. Collar, from the committee on resolutions, re
ported On the petition Of 2.2UO citizens of California,
asking the expulsion of z. T. Herbert, that as The
committee had 10 power to proceed with an investi
cation Of the charges, except by the House giving
mittee unanimously submit the question to :hs House
for sucl, action as it may deem just to all parties
concerned.
After some remarks By Mr.. Herbert, Mr.. Walker
and Mr.. Colfa1, on motion of Mr. Boyoe OF South
Carolina, the report was laid on the table.
The House then went into q committee Of the
whole on the state Of the Union
The House adjourned pending the resolution con.
action on the various harbor bills.