Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-06-26
SATURDAY, JUNE -, lS6n.

.tckIulEs
A message was receives! from the President Of the Cnir'
States, Transmitting his "rto Of the lo'ncs,cad bill, which
was read.
Mr. Wade hoped Il vote would br taken Oh ;ls.t bill with
out debate. When the Till passed before, there were IN!
two votes against 1t, and lac Hoped :!Irrc would BE- the SAND
result; now.
Sir. Johnson, Of Tennessee, remarked tha: there Was Il
good deal thai. he would like 10 say on this Question, u! re-
py 10 the veto message: bu! II the Senate were ready L"
come 20 Il vote, he would refrain.
Mr. johnson, OF Arkansas, said there was not time, before
The hour fixed for adjournment on Monday next, 10 give
this subject the consideration that IL deserved. lie there
fore moved TO pos;pon: the further consideration Of The
hill until the first Monday In December lrSt. The ihoanii
was lost-yeas 10, nays %.
Mr. J. then made a long speech In opposition 10 HE III!
in the form in which IL passed.
ar. johnson, Of Tennessee. r"nae some remarks in r"fi!
10 the arguments contained In The veto message. lie de-
c,ared that he supported Ihc homestead policy on principle,
and he should not change his opinion II forty Presidents
should veto the bill. lie proceeded TO read some extracts
from the Presidents annual message, in favor OF encourage.
mont OF settlement by selling the public lands 10 actual
settlers at moderate prices, and said that thi. homes:ea!
bin was drawn with Il view 10 meet the precise case that the
President had laid down.
NJ purh alluded 10 the statement or objection NJ tae
President that the bill gives foreigners greater privileges
than native born citizens, and called i; Il mere Gnibhle'
which did not rise 20 the dignity OF an argument
The debate WAS further continued ly %rS=rs. Davis, fiiz'
n,trics, Powell, Harlan AMI others.
The vote was taken, shall the bill become 4 law, The OBJ
iec,Ions Of the President, to the contrary Notwithstanding
ard The result, was-yeas 2S, nays Is, as folinwJ:
~YEAs-Messrs. Anthony, iiroSn: Chandler, CLARK, Doc
little, Durkcr, rcssenhen, Fitch. Foot, Foster, Gwin, Hale,
Iamiin, Harlan, King, Lane, Latham, Nicholson, Polk,
pmrb' Ricc. simmons, Sumner, Teu Eyck, TTumbnil, Wade,
SSrs"wo.srs. Bragg. Chestnut, Cri:,efIen. Davis. riiz
pa,rick, Green, l~icniplil, Hunter, lverson, Johnson Of Ar.
knn,ss, johnson Of Tennessee, Mallory, Mason, icarc",
POWELL Sebastian, Wigfall aud Yulec-!s.
Nrssr, Douglas and Clay, SIiiell and Bingham, anu
7oombs and Collamer were respectively announced rs hay
ing paired of on ihis bill.
A. Two thirds did nc, vote for the bill il was Tot passed.
Mr.. Johnson, OF Tenn, changed his vote and voted in
the negative; and as soon Us the result was announced, lie
moved n reconsideration n' the vote.
q Fy.,l,a snil the bill had alrpliy been rCcOI-ilgrCI,
md our constitutional functions over it had ceased.
hr. iiamlin moved 10 postpone all prior orders. and take
m the postoNice deficiency h!ll; which was agreed to-yeas
9, NAYS Is. The question Was on reconsidrirs The vote
roncuIrinr in the amendment Of the House Of Representa-.
lives. which was agreed to--ye2s 81, nays ~.
MI Powell moved 10 amend the bill by adding Il section
FIR The abolition or the frnnking privilege. l;.f0rr arriving
AT n vote upon this question, the hour OF four O'Clock ar
rived. and The Senate took n recess for two hours.
y : !" Tho recrss the Senate resumed the consideration n
The no.;oficc deficiency bill, and the pending amendment
10 abolish the frcnGirE Privilege was rcjccfcl-yeas Ia,
irc senate refused 10 concur in The House amsndment
IN said hin by 4 vote CT yeas IS, nays 81: and The bill lnS
therefore 10 20 back to the House. u. ,su,, H.. Hama.
joint resolution reducing the p'ice OF the public printing "a
per cent.
Adjourned ill Monday.
ITIc president. will convene an extra session otihe sem
air ON Tuesday, for executive busiEess.!
Houac Of lscprcTcntativcs.
I'm motion Of Mr.. Bonham the President was requested Ia
furnish ihs House, at It's nex: session, all tho information Ia
has obt aimed as 10 The deposition by the British Government
~ ,hs Africans captured by the British Navy, aad its dispn,
si,Ion NJ The officers and crews OF the slarcrs thus captured
TIC ifou,e resolved Itself into 4 committee OF the whole
on The safe OF the Union, when
Mr. Edwards commenced = speech in defence hf the Re-
publican party.
A message was receiver from ~ FresIieh', WHICH some
.unposrd to be another veto.
tccerdincly, the committee hurredly rose, when iir
message was read. But IL merely recommended that an al
trreiIon be made in the present laws, in order 10 cnall,
the Postmaster General to contract for the carrying OF In
pnciac innils-.evrral companies and slip owners hayin.
declined to perform the service FOR the pay 10 which Tho
Pos,onice Department !s 70" restricted ny h". The rnr=
sage was referred.
Tb. House again went into committee, when "r. EarI
,,dicated a ropiy To Nj. Nelson, in hc!rnce of na:uralized
ciizsns. lie, Ike Mr.. Edwards, had permission TO print hk
Mr. Gurlry rcported in favor OF and Tho House agreed "a
min, extra COPIES OF the bank report. etc.
n WAS resolved tilHt when The House adjourn !. lie III
Monday, al 9 o'clock.
Tie proceedings were remarkably dull.
Mr. sherman asked leave 10 introduce n hill authorship
,ha po.,ma:trr G cneral 10 continue the existing contract
for curr,inc the mail. between New YORK aud San Fra-c!s
= n hv wnv Of i,anau., 10 continue un:.l the end o. The
nex, session, en- The same terms US provided in The cxis.in:
contract.
NTessr,. Blair anil Curtis opposed lis introductiGn,a ado
ra,inr tho overland route, on which she former :aid all Tx
mous could be carried tor SonU, 0Gl per amman.
Alter an explanation By Mr. Clark, Of New York,
Air sherman was satisfied the bill would not a?sEer iii;
purpose, and withdrew j.:
Mr, WIn,low adopted the biz, and move! a suspension @
the rules In order TO Introduce l.. The question was I-ci
,ied In th. nrystive-yeas5G, nays u.
The House then adjourned until Monday morning a; r!Et
o'clock,