Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-06-11
TUESDAY. JuNE 8, 1853.
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On motion Of Mr.. Bigler, the session WAS offended
to Monday. the l4th inst. Ayes 43, nays 10.
Mr.. Bigler introduced bill repeating the tr.-.
graphic act of March, 1857.
Credentials were presented for the next SeDat"'a.
term of six years. by Senators Hunter, Clay and
Brown.
The Vice President laid before the Senate u com
munication from the Peruvian government respect
ing the guano on the Peruvian islands-laid on he
table.
Tue bill granting pensions respectively 10 thr
widows Of AdjutsntGeneral Jones and Major Genera
Gaines was next brought up tor discussion, aud WIS
debated uH the arrival OF the hour assigned tor ti"
consideration of the army appropriation bill.
Mr.. Mason thereupon made an effort TO bring h"
fore the Senate bill authorizing the use OF fore"
against Mexco and certain of the Central American
Republics which have committed depredatons on the
property and outrages against the lives OF American
citizens. Mr.. Hunter urged the Importance Of hr@,
dsposng OF the regular appropriation bills. The mo
fion Of Mr. Mason failed to be sdoped-yeas IL, nay'
40.
The army appropriation bill discussed. An
appropriation OF $25OOO was voted for the alteration
Of old arms into breech loading muske's. OF which
sum $4,000 is to be expended in testing Nard's maga
zine hammer for Maysrd's primers.
The appropriation to pay the Florida volunteers o
1857 1886 600. provoked sums debate, ~ did the mi
itary committees amendment 10 devote SJOnOO tor
the FL Paso wagon route. All of which passed.
Mr.. Davis, from the committee on the nili'a'y
submitted amendment asking TO appropr'a'"
81 8U UO0 for the continuation Oi ths torfhchi"n- nj
Penooscot, Portland. Lske ChaDplaIn, Fort RtiS"y
Staten Island, Delaware Bay. Baltimore, Richmond
Charestown and various fortidcatlons in f"ridn, NJ
Mobile, on the Mississippi river, and At San Fran.
tisco.
Finally, after considerable discussion, the amend
,nent was granted.
Mr.. Wilson's smendmenl repeating all existing
Jaws which authorize the Secretary OF Var 10 sell the
unused military reservation was carried.
Mr.. Trumbull made strong bur unavsllIng oppo
stiOn TO the appropriation Ut S3S5OUO tor the FLOR
ia volunteers of the past year.
Various other amendments were offered, and the
bill was finally passed by vote of "a against L.
The total sum appropriated by the bill Ia close on
Sl7,OOD,00O
The bill making appropriations for ocean mail
steamers was taken up, pending which, at CLOCK
The Senate sdjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House went into committee on the Senate
amendment to the miscellaneous appropriation bill.
All the amendments were acted upon
The recommendations OF the Committee Of Ways
aud Means were concurred in with few exemptions,
ieaving many items Of disagreement TO be- sdju-ied
in the usual way at the close OF the session Ench
House has necessarily something to cOncede To the
views OF the other. Amongst the amendnen'e
agreed to were one approprlstng S77OuOo tor The
Capitol extension, and one approprsting S5oO pOj
for continuing the Treasury building.
The Willetts Pointnvestigation COMMITTEES report
ed Mr.. Haskin's report condemns the Secretary oi
War for hi. connection with the sale and purchase {"
that property. Messrs. Hopkins, Florence and Wood
say that nothing elected in the slightest degree TO
impesch the personal or official character OF the Sc
cretsry of War, or of Mr. Augustus Schell. The re.
port Of Mr. Hall Of Massachusetts, was not handed
in