The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-21


tendencies, with the amendment thereto,
vas resumed s also postponed until Tues
lay next.
The bill to alter the time of holding the
district courts of the U. States for y. Car
lima, was reported by MIR. Franklin with
tut amendment, and passed to third rea-
ling.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Saturday, Jan. IL.
The Speaker Yesterday laid before the
dousc report from the secretary OF the
Navy in relation to the navy pension fund
which was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Milnor introduced the following reso-
luton:
" Resolved, That committee be ap-
pointed to enquire and report whether and
what alterations arc necessary in the act
the mode in which public acts.
records and judicial proceedings Of any state,
shall be authenticated, SO as TO be acknow-
lodged in every ether state" agreed to.
Mr.. JackSon presented the petition of the
Of the port of Providence, praving
for the correction of some errors committed
i'll the course of their duty Referred to the
Committee of CONNIE rec and Manufactures
Mr.. Poinderter presented the following
solution. III the year 1905, he stated there
was grant of land made to Jefferson Col
iege, in the Mississippi terrilory. At that
time there was no land of which the Indian
title was extinct, in which to locate the
grant but since that time treaty had been
made with the Choctaw Indians, wirhin the
land obtained by which this grant could be
located. He therefore moved the following
resolution
g. ReSofUed, That the Committee on Pub
lie Lands be instructed t. enquire into the
of authorizing the Secretarv OF
the Treasury to locate the SO sections here
tofore granted to Jefferson College in the
territory, on any lands within
the said territory, Of which tho Indian titlc
is eXtinguished and not 9th crwse appropria-
ted, and that the committee hive leave to
report by bill" Agreed to.
Mr.. Little presented the foIbwlng resolu-
ton
RESOLVED, That the PRECEDENT be re-
quested to be laid before this House, as far
as may be practicable, list pf the whole
number of vessels captured UPON the ocean
under the authority of the British govern
ment, their value and their .argoes, sincS.
the ratification of the treaty of amity, navi-
cation and commerce of l79f and also the
amount of imaemnihcation, ifaDy has been
made, during the same periodic the citizens
Of the u. States, on account d the aforesaid
captures, condemnations andletentions -
Ordered to lie On the table.
Mr.. Pnkin called up Tor consideration two
resolutions which he laid upn the table Oh
the Esd ult. calling upon the Secretary of
the Treasury for statemcntsof the district
tonnage of the U. States within each state
and territory, for every year since the 4th
t March, 1880; and the grss amount OF
:Rs ems within each state all territory for
- ,.,l, L
The bill for altering The tim of holding the
district courts of North Carlna, was read
the third time and passed
The II ouse resolved itself Ito a commit
tee of the whole on the bill uthorising the
President of the United State to accept and
organize certain volunteer Military corps,
Mr.. Bassett in the chair; WIN Mr. Porter
moved to strike out tie are first sections
OF the bill Fast reported by tn committee OF
Foreign Relations, which prorde for the ap
polnt,nent of the ohCsrs in th manner pre-
ScriOed by law iii the 1cVeratates and ter
rtories, and Insert, IN leu threof, the four
nrst sections of the bill ~ Iported by the
same committee, hich gac authority to
the President to appoint theoiiicers Con-
siderable debate took place ~ this subject,
which shall be given hereafter. All seem
wiling that these volunteersshould be raj.
sed; but there Is great dIcrence of Opt
Mon as to the BEST mode Of oganizing them.
Ii they are TO be consideredm the light OF
militia, and officered by thcseyeral states,
doubts are entertained wheter they can be
employed without the limit of the United
States and if they are oRicced by the Pre-
sident, under an engagement for a limited
time, they viii nc nothing dfercnt fra.a the
regular force, except that hey engage for
az Shorter De!.,oI. No uuesfon Xy1s ,akpn
the committee rose and hadIeavc 90 Sit a,
gain. Adjourned.
Mon lay, Jan. 10.
blr. 1t9!l7or presented be peti,ian nf
McSsrs. i3ioren, Duane am Weightman.
praying tho aid Of Congress IN the puJiica
non OF a new edition OF the LAYS of Congress.
referred.
nc @feaker laid bcforeithe House tic
protest OF two members ofthe Legislature
Di the Indiana territory agaSst the admissi-
ID OF that territory into the Union. Refer
Tcd to the select COMMITTEE to whom the
memorials on this subject lad been refer
rcd.
Also. report from the Secretary of the
reasury on tic subject of deposits made of
,noiic money III thc seycralstate banks since
he expiration OF the chArtd' Of the bank of
nc United States, togetncfwith the CORES
'ondcEcc which lie had he'll with the banks
n relation thereto.
.VT. Scyterf proposed tic following rcso-
Hti0h, Which was agreed %:
/. HeSofUe6, That the SECRETARY Of State be
irected 90 lay before this House, list Of
nc names OF persons who have invented ans
CIV or Useful art, ,aachi1c, manufacture
= composition of mater, or any improve
'eht thereon, and 70 whom patents hive