Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-12-31


was about 10 make as proposing il as
there WAS To he TO oi,isy, No yunk. nor
any thing which could Offend the most
rigid Republican,. Nor, did he think that
we should run much risk of inducin,, ia
theirs to she'd their blood too freely for the
country, that they might have their sons
educated by the public but, on the o.
iher hand, said he, let us take from them
one ct their fears for they know that, III
battle, the ball that deprives them of ex-
iS,ence, takes from their sons what is
dearcr 10 them, all prospect ofelucation
and correct morals. Under these impress
sions, Mr.. X. said, he ventured TO pro
pose the following resolution
ReSoired, That the comnlittce on mill
tary affairs he instructed to enquire into
the eNpediency of educating in the Mill
tarv School ut West Point, the sons of all
officers, commissioned officers and
p'ivates who have fallen in the late war,
tishting the battles OF their country.
MIR. Ial'madgc ofCont. suggested to the
honorable mover the expediency of
modifying the terms of his motion, so rs
that, if more Academies should be created
all might stand on the same footing.
To which Mr.. Robertson consented
and also AT the suggestion of MIR Ha,7i-
sam of Ohio, SO modified his motion as
10 strike out the words Gin the late war"
SO rs TO make the terms general.
Tie resolve was then agreed 10 without
opposition.
On motion Of Mr. Harrison of Ohio, the
committee OF Commerce and hIanufac-
lures were instructed to enquire into the
| expediency ofmaking provision by law TO
authorize the importers "a any goods,
wares. or merchandise brought from
any foreign place TO the port ofNew
Orleans, and destined for Cincinnati. in
the State of Ohio, to give bond for the
same to Collector, TO be appointed at
Cincinnati which bonds shall specify
the usual terms of credit TO commence
at the time of the arrival of the goods
at that place: the committee to report
| thereon Nv bill or otherwise.
On Motion of Mr.. Ajerande,, The COM
mittce on pensions were instructed TO
enquire into the expedicncy OF placing
Frederick Busey on the pension list; on
| motion or MIR. Pope, a like order was a.
| dopted In the case OF John Myers. and a
| similar order i'll the case of William Raj
SONS.
On motion of Mr.. Creighton of Ohio.
| Resoi,ed That the committee on Pub
lie Lands. be instructed to enquire into the
expediency ofincreasing the salary ofthe
Register and Receiver ofthe Land Office
! Ill the Marietta district.
| On motion of Mr.. Bio,1lt, the commit
tee on Post Roads were instructed 10 en-
! quire into the expedicncy of establishing
a post road from Alaryville in Blouni
county, to Sevierville, Ill Sewer county,
| Tenn.
On motion of Mr.. 1TLeam ofKv. the
same committee were ordered to enquire
into the expediency of establishing Post
Road direct from the City. of Washington
to Wheeling i'll Virginia, through Frede-
| rlcktown and Cumberland in Md. and
| Unlontown, Brownsville and Washington
| i'll Pennsylvania.
The engrossed bill supplementary TO
! the act for the encouragement of vaccina-
ton asrcad third time
Mr.. Ross ofPa. required the Yeas and
| Nays on the passage of the BILL Al
though he believed he should himselfvote
for the bill, he thought it proper that on
bill for the establishment ola salary Off
| Ger, the people ought to know who voted
for and who against the bill : and he also
| wished that their constituents should
knowwho were at this time present, and
who were absent from their seats.
Mr.. Cady of y. Y. opposed the passage
ofthe bill, as contemplating an interior
ence by the United States i'll the duty of
the states. He hadneyer heard he said,
that the state of New-Y ork, or any other
state, had been so unmindfulo of the health
of the people, as that Congress ought to
take II into their charge. So far as res
pected the Army and Navy, the United
States ought TO act on the subject but,
for the rest, II ought 10 be left to the state
legislatures
Mr. Tucker Of Va. moved that the bill
shonld lie on fire table. SO far from a.
vailing themselves of the opportunity of
the House being then TO take the Yeas and
Nays, TO siew who were not in their seats.
if that consideration operated at all, il
should be not to take the Yeas and Nays.
| but to postpone the decision of the aues-
| ton.
The bill was laid on the table.
The bill for the relief Of VIM. Haslett.
| passed through acommiftee oftIIe whole.
and was ordered 10 be engrossed, for a
third reading.
Sometime was spent in discussing the
bill directing the opening road from
| Reynoldsburg in Tennessee; and, after it
| had progressed, ON motion of Mr.. Webs
ter, after a considerable debate, it was or
dered to lie OH the table. MIR. Webster,
| Mr.. Calhoun, and others advocated the
oiion to lay the bill on the table, on the
! ground that it would be improper to act
| specially on any particular road, whilst a
| general bill on the subject was vet likely
TO pass al the session. BY Mr.. MLean,
of Ky. Reynolds, Robertson and Hardin.
the particular friends of tie bill, the mo
| ton was strongly opposed. on the ground