The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-02
.IVoi. 9------No. Is.

'"AeS, from direct taxes from sale
OF land and from all other sources also
AN account of the annual expenditures.
WITHIN the same period. on account If the
army-distingushing the amount of expense
ror tie Indian Department the Navy; 70.
reign intercourse-distmguiS gushing the amount
ON account of Barbary powers and ct other
expenses on account of the civil list.
L ne House resolved itself into q commit.
tee OF the whole. MIR. Nilsson in the chair.
on the resolution expressive of the sense of
the House OF the gallantry and good conduct
OF captains Hull, Jones and Decatur.
ana their respective crews, in their
late conflicts with the enemy.
ne resolution was amended, reported to
the House, and ordered to be engrossed for
third reading.
Mr.. RandOltA. on whose suggestion the
Phraseology ofthe resolve ha6 been amend
ed IN committee of the whole, moved now to
recommit it to a select committee-Motio
negatived.
And the House adjourned to Monday.
Monday, December IS.
Mr.. MorroSv, from the Committee Of
Public Lands, reported a bill giving the
right OF pre- empion in the purchase of pub
Inc lands, to certain settlers in the Illinois
territory which went through the usual
form OF first and second reading and refer
ence to committee of the whole.
| On motion of Mr.. DIoyrozu the House re-
solved itself into a Committee Of the whole,
Mr.. bRE cXENRIDGE in the chair, ON a re-
port of the Committee of Public Lands, on
the petitions OF sundry citizens If TIL wes-
tern states and territories. praying an ex.
tension or the time of payment for public
lands.
he Report concludes with the following
resolutions, the adoption Of which the COM
mittee Recommended:
ReSQLUed, That such parts of the laws
for the sale of public land, as allow Gre
dit on part of the purchase money, be repeal
ed & that the price at which lands shall be
offered in future shall be one dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre.
RcSotved, That in future sales a por-
ton OF the public lands be offered in tracta
OF eighty acres.
- Resolved, That two years be given in
addition to the time allowed by law to the
purchasers of public lands, whose time CT
payment shall have Or may expire On or
before the first day of January, 1915, on
condition that all the interest that has ac-
crued or may accrue on or before the 18th
day of March next. shall be paid at that
day and the interest that may become due
thereafter shall be paid AT the day on
which the time, according to existing laws,
shall expire for making payment
Considerable desultory debate took place
on these propositions but the committees
rose without coming to any decision there
OH, and obtained leave to sit again.
The engrossed joint resolution of appro>
baton and thanks to our naval heroes, Hull,
Decatur, and Jones, was read a third time,
passed, and sent to the Senate for its appro-
baton.
On motion of Mr.. Lacock, the bill to a.
mend the Naturalization Laws of the Uni
ted States, was rtcommitted to a commit
tee OF the whole, for the purpose of amend
ment.
On motion of Mr.. Rhea, the House re-
solved itself into committee Of the whole.
Mr. DEsHA in the chair, on the bill au-
tnorislng the post master general to esta-
biish post-roads in certain cases.--GBe-
tween the seat of government and the head
quarters of the armies, S<c1
Some objections were made by Mr.. Tall
ma1dSe to the indefinite phraseology of the
bill, and replied to by Mr.. Rhea, but no
motion for amendment was made.
HE bill was reported to the House, and
ordered to be engrossed for third reading.
On motion OF Mr.. BasSen the House re-
SolVed itself into committee of the whole.
Mr.. BREcKENRIDGE in the chair, on the.
bill providing for navy Pensions in certain
cases which was reported to the House
ana ordered to ensrossed for third read
ing.-And the House adjourned
LEGISLATURE OF Pennsylvania,
The Legislature adjourned OH Wednes-
day last, for the purpose of spending the
Christmas festival, to meet again on Mon.
day the 18th of January next.
The following resolution was offered in
the House of Representatives of this state
on Thursday last by Mr. Ellmaker:
Resot0ed, That committee be apno;nt-
ed to bring in a bill providing for Ike en-.
hstment, within and by the authority oe
The cnsr'r. - .szal:, :: ,,,,,,,,,us,,rs -, ~,
fantry, each consisting of 1000 men r. eervs.
during the war, in substitution of a nort;ot,
OF the quota of militia which NAV he de-
manded by the general government: pro-
U'aed, he President be authorised by Con-
gress 70 accept and put them under the paw
Of the United States. F'-
Carthage, Ter: Nov. 2SI
Three companies of fine looking recruits
passed through this place yesterday. Two
companies Of infantry under CAPTAINS GRAY
and Armstrong, are destined for St. Louis.
! Upper Louisiana) e one of artillery under
Captain Philips, will go to Fort Massac.
.Ne7v- York, Der. 21.
The Privateer schooner General Arm
strong, Barnard, arrived from cruise.
! October 20, captured the brig Union, FAR
| rived here. October 81, off CourantIn
River, Clutch Guiana,) captured the schoo-
ner Tiger; being Of no value, gave her up tn
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