The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-01-25


! iti',, To- take place within one year from, the
date of It's passage, under the direction of the
several State legislatures among which is
the arrangement OF the militii, OF each state
(whcre 1t has not already been done) into di-
visions, to consist of not less than two nor
more than three brigades having one major
general TO each division, the divsions when
IN fell 70 r nix according to Their numbers,
the lowest number to be the highest in rank,
&c. Inc Oil Was twice read and commit
ted.
MOUNTED RANGERS.
The House then resolved itself into a COM
mittee OF the whole, MIR. Lewis in the CHAIR,
on the bill to authorize the raising Ger
tain companies of mounted rangers for the
defence of the frontier. The Till was re-
ported To the house, without amendment, and
ordered to be engrossed fjr a ttird rcad-
ing.
A1orday, Jan. is.
Mr.. Nelson of Va. presented the petition
OF WIN. latham, praying that measures may
be taken by the government Vt the United
States,'to possess itself of a culiectiou OF
maps, charts and typographical papers IN
his possession, calculated to be highly useful
to thcm.-Rcferred to the Secretary OF
War.
Mr.. Trout of Geo. from the Military Com
mttee, reported Recommendation that the
House insist on that amendment, proposed bv
them to the Volunteer Bill, which provides
that state corps Ito be accepted in pursuance
# this bill into the service of the y. States)
shall be received III lieu of like number OF
militia which shall at any time be required
from the state which offers them and also
on the amendment which varies or extends
the descriptions of rifles which the volunteers
may use.
And the House determined to insist thereon
accordingly.
The several bills ordered on Saturday to be
engrossed for third reading was read
third tire and passed. CAmong these was
the bill authorizing the raising OF sixteen com
panles OF rangers, to serve as mounted men or
otherwise, for the defence of the fronter of
the u. States, and to repeal the acts now III
force for that purpose.
The house resolved itself into a committees
ef the whole, Mr. Macon in the chair, ON the
bill supplementary to the act for the settle
ment OF the YaZoo claims which eccasioned
considerable discussion. The committee rose
before having gone through the same, and OBJ
tanned leave to sit again.
And the house adj ourned.
Tuesday, Jan. II.
Mr.. Kil6ourn Of Chi0, yesterday reported
from select committee, b.ll for tie more
eaeCtual protection of the North Western
Frontier, by granting donations Of land to &C
tudl settlers there~n.-iEe bill was twice
read and committed.
The Speaker laid before the House Re
port from the Postmaster General, on the
several petitions demonstrating against the
transportation and opening the Mail on the
Sabbath, which have been referred TO him
The report is an able one. adverse to the
PRAYER OF the petitions The report was
read and referred 10 the Post Office com nit
tee.
he house then resolved itself into a com
m,ttee OF the whole, Mr.. Macon in the chair,
90 the bill supplemental to the act for the set
uement Of the Yazoo claims The question
yet depending on the motion Of Mr. KigH of
Geo. to add new section to the bill, su1stan-
tally the same ss that stated below
The motion was opposed BY Messrs. Oak
ley and Wright, and advocated by Messrs.
ttail and Forsyth but was finally nega-
tived.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill; and the amendments made thereto were
agreed to. Among the amendments was one
extending the time for filling releases, &c to
the second Monday in March.
Mr.. Hall of Geo. renewed the motion he
had made in committee of the whole to add
new section to the bill, which ne now varied
to read as follows:
IND 6e IL FURTHER enacted, That the COM
mittee aforesaid having decided upon the suf-
hClency OF the releases and assignments of in
dlvidual claimants, according to the true in
tent and meaning Of the act, entitled, An
Act for the indemnifcation of certain claim
ants topubfc lands in thu Mississippi terrific
ry, shall III thelr report to the President uf
the Us. certify such portion of the claims of
each individual claimant, as in justice should
and ought to be reserved for defrayne their
respective proportions of all just and reason
able expenses incurred by the trustees, gran
tees or agents ofthe companies TO which they
respectively belong, and for which by agree
meDt entered INTO IN writing, they arc bound
Which said portion shall be delivered over
to said trustees, agents or grantees. And GER
titcates for the residue to- tie individual him
sell, his agent or attorney, specially autho-
rlsed to receive the same.
This motion was opposed by Mesrss. Oak
ley and Barnett, and supported by Messrs.
Hall, Telfair, and Forsyth. The question on
the motion was decided in the negative. by
yeas and nays, as follows Yeas 81, Nays
&c.
WedHesday, jan. 18.
MIR. IyUi1e Of n. Y presented petition
from Siumber ofmerchants and others, pray
ing for the establishment of an uniform sys-
tenn of bankruptcy referred
Mr.. Creighton Of ONO, presented the petit
ton of Hannah Lamont, widow Of Samuel La
mont, who was killed and rifed by the enc
NY, whilst bearer Of a hag of truce from