Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-12-10

Or Narri fEairS--Messrs. Pleasants N
CCnlpepper- Loyett, Robertson, stearns". e aa
Ciendenen., and
ON fadira 16;,irS-NIcssrs. Thomas 90.
Adgate, bacr, Woodward, M'Coy, and Finn Si.snn,
or. Stch-
On the rriiom39 IF Jpeighiy and M.
Messrs Pi'kin; Calhoun. Hopsinson, IS MS
Hall, Crawford, and Clark of'N. " "i Lee,
On The National t'airasay-- Messrs u,,,.
Wrght breckenridge, Herbert, Powell p;dcs,,
Oh, Roads ana Caao's-Me>srs. Thos W.,
Brooks, Clayton, Easen,an, Yancey, ADAM or
On he subject Of The African so,. p
Mcs>rs. Pickering, Comstock. Cond;c, i,rdc~-
or. yagyar,, Ciliey, aud Hooks. Tuck
onJrrthfr precision for the aitoraey g.
ssd on ne satiesi 81 az Adatie,aI DeSort,s.ssy,a
Hiessrs Lowndes, Hassctt, VIM. Wilson 's q
giles, Forsyth, Bannctt, and Tate. SUI Rug.
On Uniform Notionai Cprrrrc,,-Norsr.
houn, Webster, iinIbert, Whiteside IL y. ca
Townsend, aud Glasgow. nardin. |
A great number of private ne,;.: i
were presented, and ,ariously reserraa.uons
me Speaker. presented suntlrv d.
ments TRANSMITTED to him by Rufus 'p &c.
ton, of Missouri Territory. i'm reIat; Las-
the election and return of John Sco,,h 10
the Delegate in this House from tba ., n as
ritoiry OF Missouri; which were , ret,. Ter,
to the committee of elections. fred
Mr.. Williams cf'N. c. submitted IL.
loving resolution for consideration "e 'oi-
Resoired, That a committee be annals.
inquire into the decisions of Richd. RIan,,sq 70
ESQ Commissioners appointed under fha Iee,
congress, entitled " Anact to autboraee t OF
payment OF property lost captured mr. ds Se The
ca by the enemy, while in the military sesr;l
OF the U. states and for other purposes ..lee
ed the Stl Of April, 1916. 'i'o'eS' pass
hesoic'd FURTHER, THat the said Conn.,.
zee nave ieaVe to send for persons anu
pers. f'ois ana pa
Mr.. Webster expr ssed some surnr;so
motion TO enquire into the tleris;onee az
an ofhcer, invested with the power r,' sn VI
discretion OF a Judge, and which imnl Inv,
lmpropriety IN the conduct ofthe ofi;ne.
At least, he conceived the motion fo s.,
rather hasty, and thought il would hc ha nc
Ter To decllneiis immediate considera,;D"ea'
lie therefore moved that the resolut;a,,
Tor the present be laid OH the table
MI: Hid'amS aSsented to the wisheS oe
MT. Webster, and the resolution was ~
corGingly ordered TO lie OH the table.
On motion of Mr.. Lorndes
itesch'ed That the COMMITTEE Of W..
Means he instructed 10 enquire into ~ anV
uiehcN ~ amending the act, entitled q A., NPe
10 regulate the duties on importS and , ae'
hdge,, So far us relates to the duty on t son
~, .''o"2S w ut iltO the election of al
'hap'an 10 Iongre 80 for the present sec
son. on counting the ballots, ii appear.
ed that there were for
The Rev Burgess Allison -s
Walter Addison, 40
Scattering
MIR Allison was conssouantIv do,.,a
duly elected, and
The House adjourned.
49,, Friday, Dee. @.
MIR. Johnson of Virginia. aDoeared Voc
rerdav, and to-day Mr.. Ross from D.
Mf. Cooper from Del. and Mr.. Mills from
Mass. INNS i'on'|
On motion of Mr. Tnckey (of Va. } # was
hesetre9, That the committee for tl,a iS;st,c,
OF Columbia be instructed 10 enou;re INFO N
eNpediency ofprohibiiing bv law The estabJ,b
ncht OF uhchartered Banking Companies. ami
within the District t'"'''
MIR. Harrison (of o. moved the adon.
ton of the following resolution sSP
ReSoired, That the Military Comm;ttao bo IN.
s.fucted TO enquire into the expediencyof nro
viaing by law torthe relief Of such of The III.
III anu soldiers who, having faithfully served
III the armies OF the u. States are now i'm dis
fcssed circumstances, and who, not bayingre
ceiVed wounds or disabilities. whilst In actual
service, are excluded from the benefits of tbe
pension laws, and that the said committee re-
Mr.. II. said it had been his intention 70
oher, with Tins resolution, some observa-
items upon the matter TO the House bnt
understanding that this course was moi
considered wholly proper ON oaering a
motion TO the House, he should reserve
his remarks foranofiIer. ofthe busi-
ness. He did so with the less relucfance
since any remarks he should have made
would have been with view To enlist the
feelings of tie House. and he felt on re-
hectIon, convinced they must be wholly
unnecessary on this occasion. e. that the
heart OF every American woulJ heat in
unison with the object he had i'm VIEW
lie had made the resolution as broad as
possible, ;lIat 1t might afford to the com
mIttee a choice of the varions modes of
them.
= ne motion of Mr.. H. as originally of 1
tered, embraced positive instruction to /
me committee ia report the mode in which
Tie object could be best ACCOMPLISHED Il
bnt was so modified bv NJ. II. ON the
suggestion of Mr.. Iayior of N. Y as A.
Dove, TO instruct the committee TO en-
qu're INTO the expsdiency Of legislating
6cati0n. ''''' '''V
MT. 1Ggtoy. remarked, that after the {
provision made at the last session, it was
ASKING rather too much of Congress iOE
pass a resolution, the terms of Which as
sumed the fact that further provision was
necessary. A change Of opinion might
nave taken place in the House on tie
subjeCt since tie last session, but lei
thought II improper 10 take that for gran
yea YhIcb yet remained 10 be ascertain