Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-07
WEpSEsu, JANUARY ;, 1879.
SENATE.

|T.N.l T..
Mr.. Seward ocd 4 resolution instructor!
the Committee Judiciary to inquire if it i.
necessary to and the laws requiring the sup
preston Of the .ican slave trade. Referred
to that c0nmitu
Mr.. Wilson foduccd the following rcsolu
ton. which wasd over:
Resolved, Tbs committee offivc be appoint.
el TO inquire wticr any civil officer. clerk Of
other person in employ Of this government
in any departing Of service, has been since
the 18th Of Marclsj7, required to contribute
a portion Of hishrv. pay or compensation in
any manner. 10 tay the expense, of. or in
any way 50 used any election during that
period or. wheaany such officer, clerk or
other person has sng that period been re-
moved from oilieccause Of any refusal or
omission to comp!Jth any such requirement,
and that said CONNIE report the facts elected
by said enquiry, aalso what legislation is
necessary to prevcrhc employment directly
or indirectly Of mono carry on or influence
elections. and that S c committee be author.
lied to send for pcrstand papers and exam.
inc witnesses under
Mr.. Foot offered a Tuition authorizing the
Vice Presidents addr delivered Yesterday.
on leaving the Old Eel chamber, TO be put
in ert,nso on the jourm the Senate. Agreed
10.
The following rcsohl then came up for
consideration, which Wpcnding yesterday
when the Senate adjourn
Resolved, That so mLof the Presidents
second annual message as les 10 4 reduction
Of the expenditures Of government of the
Cnite,l States, which is in following words.
TO Wit: II invite .ohsres institute 4 rigid
scrutiny to ascertain whet the expenses in
all the departments canno still further re.
duccd, and promise then the aid in my
power in pursuing the inve tion." be refer.
red to the Committee on FIJI, and that said
committee are hereby inst cd. after first
comforting with and obtainin aid" and in.
formation from the President Heads Of the
Departments a indicated ic Presidents
message. to report i bill reklc. AZ far AZ
possible, the expenditures oil abuses. if
any. in the application Of appropriations
made bv Congress for the sir. of the Va.
riouS departments, and WHICH reduce thu
expenditures to an honest, Economical adj
ministra;ion of the Goycrmmei
Mr.. Stuart offered al amend 10 the reSo.
luton. which in effect permit Committee.
on Fiuancc to investigate the Set from ses-
sion Ia session. or until it, d, shall have
been performed.
After some debate, the rcso., was laid
: over for consideration Tomorrow
Mr.. Jones. Of Iowa, moved fifty ihol.
..l ,.r;,. C tho addresses de
dav bv the Vice-Prcsidcnt and uor Crit.
tcndcn he printed for the Use 9, senate.
Referred TO the Committee on Pm,
The Pacific Railroad hill taken u
Mr.. Riclcr proceeded to address Scn,t,.
on the subject. He was pleased to & that
most of the Senator'S were in favor oacitc
Railroad. The location Of the roG, the
contested point at issue. Although ior Of
a central route. he was willing TO vot ono
wherever located. either North or J so
that il was within american territoTbc
Government should aid this work rs m.
Of political advancement. Mr.. i. thenrcd
into a review Of the great national be IN
be derived from the building Of this n
He read extracts from the report Of =.
Secretary Of War mfr. Davis III VIII.
enumerated the benefits to be derived
railroad to the Pacific, in the event Of
with other nations. We could not b..
means transport troops 10 the Pacific IN
case. unless there was railroad colnmunic
All the products. TOO. of the wealthy Sts
California are now necessarily brought O.
foreign territory. which communication
NJ any time be cut of. If the road wcrct
We should then have direct trade with G.
and the Eastern Hemisphere, while the re
rocal trade between the different States We
he incalculablc. Z
\ communication WAS received from
clerk Of the House announcing that the Ht
had adjourned. after passing resolutions Of
spect to the memory Of the late General j
1. Ouitnan. a member Of Congress from
si>sippi.
Mr.. Davis. after the resolutions were r
addressed the Senate. Mr.. u. briefly rcvie
the life and MANY virtues Of the deceased.
paid a glowing tribute to his memory. vt
conclusion Of his remarks. he offered the
tomarv resolutions Of respect.
Mr.. Shields seconded the resolutions in I
remarks. in which he reviewed the military
Of General Quitman. which had been du
the Mexican war somewhat associated with
own.
Mr.. Ward and Mr.. Hunter followed
briefly. =,
The resolutions were then adopted. and
Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. McRae, Of Miss, announced the deaf
Mr.. Quitman. of Mississippi. and pronounc