Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-16

Mr.. .4rcher presented the petition of Jon.
athan White, praying for the renewal Of
land warrant which has been lost Mr..
baltimore presented the petition of the Lee
gislature of Mississippi Territory, praying
that further time may be allowed fer the
payment of the purchase morey for public
lands in said Territory, and that interest
ON payments past due may be remit; ed;
MIR. Jennings presented the petition of the
Board of Trustees of the Vincennes Uni
versity, the petition Of John Dumont and o.
theirs, and that of George Westner. which
were referred to the committee of Public
Lands MIR. Easton presented the petition
of sundry inhabitants of ne Lick tile
ment all of which petitions were referred
to the committee on Public Lands.
On motion Of Mr.. Merton, the Door
keeper was directed to cause the new
Chamber of Sitting to be furnished with
curtains &c. so as to makeit perfectly COM
Portable, &c.
MIR. Reynolds IF Ten.) off red for con-
sideration the following resolution
RcsoiUcd, That the committee on Public
Lands be instructed to enquire into the ez-
pcdiency of appronriating all that tract of
land known by the name of the " Congress
sional r eservation," |, ing in the Counties Of
Maury and Giles, in the state of Tennessee,
for the extnguishment Of the genuine land
warrants issued by the state # North Caro-
lima. and that the actual occupants within
the bounds offs id tr ct, who have been Ii
wing on said land on the 1st day of January
last past, shall have preference to per-
feet titles theretN-Provided, no one sh II
be permitted to appropriate move than $40
acres. nor less than 50acres of land.
After some short d"bate (Which cannot
t<., I'll Nl,a -.
Reporter did not permit him to hear it with
sufficient distinctness) the motion was or
dered to lie on the table.
Several motions instruCtng the Post Of
fee committee to enquire on the subject of
particular postroads, were moved and adop-
ted.
CONTESTED ELECTION.
Mr.. Taylor of n. Y. from the Com
mitiee of Elect ons. made report on the
petition of Westel Willoughby, Jun. con-
testing the Election of w liam S. Smith,
member returned to serve in this house
from New Yoik st1te.
The report states it to be ascertained to
the satisfaction of the Gov mittee, that the
whole number of votes given in the d'str ct
which is composed of the counties of Mad
ison and Herkimer, was 1922 IF which
2510 were returned for William s. Smith,
1856 for Westel Willoughby Jun, 500 flr
" Westel Willoughby," and seven scatter
ing votes that it is proved the error of
the omission of the word Junior to part
OF the returns was committed bv IN return
ing officers, the votes having in fact been
given for Westel Wiloughhv, iunr. The
committee recommend that Mr. Smiths
scat be vacated, and that Mr. Willoughby
be declared entitled to his seat.
of the whole house.
The Speaker laid before the house
letter from the Secretary OF War, trans
hitting list of specific appropriations
transferred from one object to another du
ring the late ve',r &c. which was referred
to the committee # WAYS and Means.
TUESDAY, d. 10.
A great number of petitions were pre-
sented, general statement of which is re-
served for another day
motion was made by MIR. Yancey,
having in view change of the rules Of
the house, so as to admit stenographers
to more eligible stations for reporting the
proceedings Of the house, than the present
galleries. AFT I'D. The motion lies on the
table one day of course
The report of the committee of Elec-
tons on the conte5ted election of William
S. Smith, by Westel Willoughby, Jun. was
taken up in committee OF the whole and,
after being reported to the house, the case
was SO clear, the report was concurred in
without opposition. The seat of Colonel
Smith is therefore vacated, and Mr.. VIII
loughby declared duly elected and entitled
to scat.
baltimore trade.-In consequence OF
f1Nf.. e A.
places than Baltimore, but carr, ing fir light
to that town, requiring the freight to be
paid in spe ie, meeting has been held
there. in which it has been agreed to resist
this dcmand-and to give structons to
cor espon ients abro d, to Civ b ,ltimore
vessels preference in freight for that city,
and to have il expressly stated, tn t the
freight money is to be paid in Baltimore
Bank Bills 1t par.
They agree also to give further ;nstruc.
tons. thot the goods shall be delivered
west If Jones's Fails, on the north side Of
the Bason.
Besides voting these resolutions, they are
embodied into a contract, and circu q. e for
signatures. IVY Paher.
We learn from Miledgcville. that the
Bank Bill introduced by r. u. p. CHAR1-
TON, Esq has passed the Senate. In adj.
ditlon to what we published in the last
Republican, relative to the Bank, we are
informed that it's capital stock shall con-
s'st of one million five hundred thousand
dollars, with power reserved TO a future
legislature. of increasing it to three millions.
The State is authorised to subscribe
one third Of the original stock, aad one
third OF the increased stock. TIE prin-.
cipal Bank to be 1T Savannah. Offices of
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