Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-05-22
$,rrErAY. Mar IT,, lsGa.

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S.rrrrAY. Mar ~, I>Ga.
Scn:i:r.
Mr.. Dooii;;ic presented proceedings 81 the bo'Edoi 'r't''e
Of the city Of Racine, NiA.in favor D 'e $50 "
ligh; house az that place. -
Mr. Berjamin, from the committee On private iAhd 'iaIh's'
ia vlor, was referred the House bill 20 c0u;:;mi certain llr!.
yatc land claims In the Territory of Ne" McKee, FsP"'e'
hack the same, with aHcrdlhrht.
MIR IirIrr. from the committee III commerce., 10 Whchh
vas referred The memorial OF tie city Of i':oWns:i'i'. rex,
Ms. for the reuiora! Of The cu<ioU.iIou-e ir"ii rom si"ei
4. tia, uiacc. reported II hill 10 caanre the location "l "'
rusto,n:heusc for the district Of iira@'s IL" sah:'"so from
! Ioin. Isabel to brownsville, in The State Of Texas.
Sir. johnson, OF Arb, from The committee Gn iU'!ic hIilHS'
repor,rtt 4 hill providing for ~sati,Fy!E. claims for h0E"'Y
lands and for other purposes.
,tructiou of the Scnai- chamber: which wa referee: l" i
H., roumit,rr Of ,ircr 10 he appointed! by Tie chair.
Mr. Sebastian. from the Committee on Indian Affair. {"
whom vas referred The hon-" hill prGvr!.n: Tor "a >ul'"Fii'
lcnlcut Of indian Affairs o: Wa,hins:"n Territory AMI AZ,
ditionaI Indian AGENT, reported il back and recommended
It's passage, asking lis Immediate consideration. liz gave
an explanation Of the Ohirc; aud Necessity Of The Nil, ani
Mr.. Cri.icnden spoScin opposition 4" Il; wi'": II was Fe'"
= third tirac and pa.srd-y-a1 ~. nays II.
The Chair laid before TIE s-::atc = message iroSi 'Ac lr'''
dent OF The United Sta.cs, Introducing TIA: on he :isf day
Of Arril las; LicGi. Craven. Of the United States 'tchIrrr
Mohawk. captured the SLAYER W:,dhrr on IN. coast ui Cuba.
with I0I negroes OF hoard. who were carried 10 Key west;
and the question nos arises what >lIa!l hr done "iL!i the"
Africans? The President refers {" the action al t"iigr's~
Ia making an appropriation for the return To Africa ~ the
slaves on board the Echo, AMI remarks ;iIAt AZ ;hr sam"
rate il would require $lWh.hbD 20 return !i"I': ana he Sic'
gcsts that Congress. should authorize the President ." enter
into L general agreement wii:I the COLONIZATION society,
binding ;GrIn TO receive on the coast Of Africa AL ne IT.
grocs who might hr taken from captured slivcrj. ana riai:i-
tain them for q limited period. thus ui'Tiai:ii: ,h" necessity
Of making i new bargain for every capture. I:idcT ms
arrangement the captors could deliver tie negroes directly
to the Society in Africa. instra! of bringing them 10 tbs
country. He refers TO The expense u! keeping ;h'sc nrsror:
NJ Key wcs:, and the danger TIA; the yellow fever Viii break
out anon. them, and fer Airs: reasons urge immediate
legislation by Congress for Their speedy removal. ire mes.
sage Wa, read, and OH motion Of Mr.. Siiirn, Il was referred
10 the Committee on the Judiciary.
The Senate then proceeded 10 liz" consideration u! Hs-
trict oc Columbia hGsinrsS. TIE following bills w"rS con
sidrred,
Bin to Incorporate he i'rosprc; iii Cemetery hill 20 re
imburs- t!v corporation Of Gcorrriown, in the District OF
COLUMBIA, q sum Of money advanced towards lac 'nlstruc'
ton Of the Little Fails bridge; House hill rX:enhin: the
charter :acorpora;!n. The German Benevolent Society Of
Washington city. in the District II Cnlu.nbiI, approved IA
IL -, 1872: bill 10 dissolve the "" asli:igioa Manual I'Ior
School and Ma.u Orphan Asy.uin Sncir'r Of The District o!
Columbia, and 10 aut!:Uri1. he transfer o! liz eject 10
the Columbia In,,i,m,i0n Tor the instruction Of The Deaf
and Dumb and the Blind.
The senate then proceeded To the consideration 81 the
bill to authorize the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad C"mi,a-
ny TO extend The Washington branch of thtir road 10 '"r
Potomac river, and acres the same, by mn extension 81
the present sIrgctur. known rs the Long Bridge, For tdr
purpose nf cnn,rcrins with III" Virginia railroad nj mat
noiat ; which was advocated by Mr.. Kennedy and opposed
by Messrs. Cameron and Brown; LC' without '"k!': any
aciion Ola the measure, OH notion,
The SENATE adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Hickman, from The committee ou the Judiciary, re-
u,rtrJ burk Senate hill amrnLutory OF the &c, 10 inc0rpo.
rate the prOvIdent Association Of the clerks o! the civil de-
partmcnts Of the government, IN The District Of Columbia,
and IL was passed.
The House, in committee Of the whole House, proceeded
10 The consideration Of private bills. There WIS favorable
action IN tia; Tor the relic! Df Swrenr. I.!;t"aaousc. Fan;
& ca. Il iircc;. the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 rcic7n 20
these bankers the preliminary dcnosit Of one per rcf'n'ii
oil so much Of their bid for five mii'ens loan, Hni.r i!e"c'
Of December, i.JS. ~ was not issued 10 them The iuei-
ton OF consequential damages ia lct :" ;hc adjudication -:
the Court Of C,liEs.
Mr.. Montgomery gave notice that lie shall, eli Monday,
introduce n resolution fixing the time Of adjournment ot
Congress. lie aid that II they .et apar: the time, III"
House would 10 more business in one day than they nos
transact In two.
The House wrat ia;o committee OF The whole Oh The sta'c
Of the Union, for general debate. The speeches were. -
usual, principally nn the slavery question. The House al
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