Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-12-10
CONGRESS SECOND SESSION
MoSpAY, DECEMBER +, 1858.
SENATE

MoSpAY, DECEMBER +. 1858
SENATE.
The Senate met AT noon. the Vice President
in the chair. Forty-Six SrnotorS answered /"
their names. the absenlecS being McSsrs Bav-
ard, Bell, Benjamin. CrittendcIi. Douglas, tl"us-
ton, Hunter, both .Iohnsons. Mallory Pugh,
Scbastion, Sumner. Tooml,> and fulc..
Messrs. Bates. of Delaware Ward. Of Texas,
and Cling,nan. oil North Carolina. took the oath
Of office. The Usual committees were ap-
pointed 10 wait On the President and on the
House, giving notice Of the S"natcS readiness
10 proceed Ia business.
Mr. twin gave notice OF his intention 10 call
up the Pacific Rail Road hill tomorrow at IL
o'clock.
Mr. Mason moved 10 make the bill Ia inden,-
Nifty the owners Of the Spanish schooner AmiS.
tad the special order for next Tuesday.
Mr. Fesscndcn, Of Maine. expressed his op.
position TO the principle OF giving one private
bill preference over another He hoped the bill
would ne allowed t" come up in its regular
; course. Mr. Seward also objected 10 il, being
singled out, aud called for vote. Mr. Ma
sons motion prevailed by yeas -, nays IL.
Mr. Stuart gave notice that he would call
up at an early day the House bill donating
lands for the benefit Of agricultural, colleges.
The President ) message wa, now received
and read. The readin.; occupied oyer three
hours.
During the reading Of the message Mcs>rs.
Bell and Hunter appeared in their seats.
Mr.. BiS!cr Of Pennsylvania moved tla,
10000 extra copies Of the message be printed
Mr.. Hale Of New Hampshire, said h. hal =
reluctance to make objections to q Iacr. motion
to print. but he felt il his duty 50 to do. Had
the President confined himself 10 his con>ttr,-
,ional prcrogatiyc ofadyising Congress. h. would
have said nothing 4; present. bu, =, he had
gone ont OF his way to f.l>ii. history ami re'i'''
the slavery agitation. he mast .Xi'r.s, hi, c'rl-
demnation nj once.
The anti-llarvcy laen were accused at AZ grr>-
sion, but we have seen in the Senate. upon this
first day Of the session, the .tmistad bill taken
ont Of il, place on the calendar AID pushed for
ward to please the slave power; and thi, too,
when the parties To be benefited do not belong
10 the country. while hundreds Of honest claim
ants oi our own land arc waiting here f"r us
ticc The Prrsideu, had also, in behalf Of the
same interest, lalsiiied the whole history oi the
kansa, matter. and unnecessarily thrust the
acitating question prominently before ,'onSres>.
IIr Youll not ictain the Senate at thi- la,c
hour ny more EXTENDED Remarks. but would
conclude by rxpresein: hi, determination ~
vote against :l,. proposition 20 print the extra
copc..
Mr.. Rislcr', motion wa, then amended 30 as
! "a order only the usual number of copies. the
extra number being i.it 10 the discretion oi the
committee On printing. and was adopted.
The rcpnrt Of the Secretary oil the Treasury
was received and ordered 10 he printed.
The Senate then, st % minutes past four
o"loch, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House OF Representatives was organized
precisely a, noon to-day. The attendance OF
member, was full and ihc galleries were
crowded with Spectators, many of whom were
ladic, The usual curiosity prevailed 10 hear
the annual reading Of the message. After
PRAYER i,y the Rev Mr. Ball, and the call oI
the roll, the usual messages passed between
the Houses. reporting the readiness ot each TO
proceed 10 business
4 committee was then appointed to act with
4 similar committee. upon the part oi the Sc
nate, 10 notify the President that the TWO tc-
dies were prepared TO receive any commu''ic:l-
ton hc might have to make.
NhT. L uciIS, W .'it., Iilb'Nu ~ IN h''i
Of meeting at IL NJ, which was adopted
Members, upon motion Of Mr.. Smith, OF
Tenn, TOW proceeded 70 'iraw their seats t'r
the session.
The State, being called on for resolutions.
Mr.. Dewart, of Pa, offered = resolution that
the committee Of ways and means DC instruct
cd To report bill increasing the duties on coal
and iron
Mr.. Jones, of Tenn. objected.
Mr.. Dcwart moved suspension q! the ruleS.
Mr.. Washburnc desired 80 to modify The
! resolution As to make il include lead.
Mr.. Morrill, desired also to include wool
Mr. Dewart asscnrcd to both propositions.
Mr.. Grow, of Pa, desired to amend the tar
ii' So us TO provide sufficient revenue; bu'
Mr.. Dcwart declined to inclndc this proposition
in mis- resolution.
Mr.. Davidson, La, hoped that an increased
lnty upon sugar might he included; but tins
Was objected TO.
The motion oi Mr. Dcwart IL suspend tic
rules wa, lost by yeas lo2, nays sl--t"o-
thirds not voting aflirmativciy.
Mr.. Florence, from the committee appointed
to wait upon the President. reported that he
was prepared to communicate a message irn'
mcdiatcly.
The message was then received at the hands
of the Presidents private secretary and read.
Mr. Phelps. Of Mo. moved the reference "l
the message TO the Committee Of tie Whole,
and that 90 0n0 extra COPIES be printed. "h"i'
was adopted.
Mr.. Morgan. Of New York thought the mes
sage should have been sent to the COMMITTEE
OH Mileage. Laughter
The report Of the Secretary "i the Treasury
was received, ami 1850 extra copies ordered
to be printed
The House then at ! urlock adjourned