The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-14

chusetts. Samuel Taggart; from New York,
LOTHIAN Post. jr. and Zebulon K. Shipher3.
The following gentlem II were appointed
by the Speaker TO be committees pursuant
20 The order Of yeste dey, w.
On Foreign X niioas-Messrs. Calhoun,
Grurdy, FIX of NY Ingersoll, GhoIses,
i'er an Nj Clean.
On Aitisary .ASairs--Messrs. Troup,
Dawson, Desha Sewer, Stewart, Tannehil,
and Champion.
OK .Mavel .46airs--Messrs. Lowndes,
Buiweli, Stybart. King OF Mass. Ormsby,
Pest and Kennedy.
On the h5iHsia Lowe--Messrs. Taylor,
Parker, Strong, Pipe, Forney. Champion,
Sniih of Va.
On Neutrality-suspicious. Macon, Robert
son. Calhoun, Nelson, Fisk of w. Stockton
and Lopett.
On tic re cihrocGting IRE admission of GER
tain fqrtfgn crHsEers il, our hVrts alessrs.
Grund", DuVal, Davis, Moore, Ely, LEI
isrts anl P.'kn.
Mr.. htng of Mass. presented TIE petition
,ot homas Cuts. jun. praying compensa
ton Ter Certain property purchased NJ "a
Marshal's sale, and uf which he was SUD
,equ' ntly dispossessed by judgment OF the
Supreme Court of Observation-Disclosures.
ed TO the committee OF claims.
Mr.. fmS also preserved he petition Of
ou"N. 'HhdDstdhlS VI hfInSGNnk or tVfiE
that Saii port may be made a pert of entry,
Fich was ref. rred to the committee Of
comWetce and manufactures
| Mr.. Cr'uch, IF Penn. presented the Pc
| ,ion OF Ernest Greese, Prayins cornpen-
s2t'on tor revo'uti nary Sc vices hiCh
WAS referred to ,hc committee OF Claims.
Mr.. Macon, OF North Car, liza, present,
ed tire petitions Of Richard Curvat rohn f.
MGIews Bayiey Chancey, Gee. Fr-eland,
sen. * Julian de Castor. rsspectne certa IN
tites To lands in the territory f Mi sissip
Pr, which were referred to the committee
Iof claims
| Mr. Jennings, of Indiana. presented the
iHsueion If a con pany Of Rangers, who
lad organized themselves and whose ser
!ces were accept y the Governor Of in
ldl9na, but whose employment il WAS AFTER
wards dsco,e cd would not come w,thin
he scope OF existing laws--praying con
.pensa'ion i'r the tine they actually served.
land re imburs, ment Of expenses incurred
Ret rrsd TO he committee On military If
fairs.
MIR. Hemtsfedd, Of Missouri, presented
sundry petit onS # individuals PRAYING the
Iintertcrence OF Congress in relation TO their
Iailedged Claims t lands--Re!erred 20 the
commit ee On that subject.
Mr. II. also presented the memorial OF
kinsey and Forsyth, praying Compensation
tor certain horses taken by the public Off
cers tor the service of the United States
forces 1T Chicago ferred to the com
mittee Of claims.
On lno ion Of Mr.. ling. of Mass. the
House proceeded - the Consideration of his
Iresoiuti Tor appointing the committee OF
elections in future b. to.. This commit
zee win all ,tAers is now, bv a standing
'u'e. appointed by the Speaker1
After some G.sc,,-.;o,
8rundy and King on the merits # tbe re
solution, tie quesi4n was taken thereon, s.
Il gatived az 5 80
On nouon Of NJ" Grundy, it was then
ordered that tn committee &C elections he
nn~ appointed, in the usual rcnde.
ga mot on Of MIR Jennings. : Indiana,
| :, ReSofUed, that the Committee IA the
Pub c Lands De. and they are hereby in
s'rucieE 10 enquire into the cX1e :iencv of
Ebdl' idine the quarter sections " The Lands
of the u. States
ResOtped That tie said ornnl;.tee en-
que INTO ne e&Pedetcy &c fedu ire the
pr q the Lands # Iii2 United >tqtes'
! Resotved. That tie sad committee en-.
qure also in'o the ex2ediency of giving fur
tner time 70 tue purchas is az tie public
lands who purchased prior 10 TIE first day
Il nuarV, 1910 to complete their pay
mens
! On m ten 6 Mr.. hAond che Committee
oi Post Offices aud Post-Roads, were in
atrul ted TO enquire into the expedency Of
establishing Certain Post Roads in tae Indi-
ana territory.
| On motion of Mr.. Rheq the committee Of
the Post Office we're Instructed to enouire
into the eXpediency of passi & general .a,,
authorizing the thanking CT al public docu-
men;s BY M mbers of Congress.
! COSFIDEN iTAL PROCEEDINGS.
! message iii writing was received f;or.
the President Of the u. States. which the
| speaker declared to lie Of a confidential ma
ture. The galleries were ACCORDINGLY clear
ed, and the doors closed; bat were again
opened in few minutes.
| And the house adj our ed.
T On molten of Mr.. Grundy,
| committees 81 Fec ions was appointed
! pursuant to toe standing rule of the roose
consisting of Messrs. Fisk of Vermont.
! Gholson, King of Mass. Pickens, Vose'
| Comslcck and Aniers ".
! The Re'. lessee Lee was re elected
{ Chaplain for the present session.
80, II day, Der. 10.
The following Members appeared and
took their seats, viz. From Psnnsylvsri,
James HhifeAiU; from Maryland, R9brrs
! V'tgAt from Virginia, D1nieI iSheFrD
from Ncrth Carolina, Nm. Cast9n from,
/ South Carolina, lain j ChGhheU.
| Several petitions for the establishnS-,. of
pos routes were presented and referred.
mr.. 8dEherd presented the petition Of