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

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Congress- aSstsab,ed, That the State of Indiana !
shall be one and is hereby declared to be ono
Of the United States OF America, and admitted |
INTO the Union an eqnal footing with the orr |
sinaI states in all respects whatever.
The Rev. M, Cieady was elected, on the !
part. oi the Senate. Chaplain for the present
session: and then
The Senate adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The following members besides those.
MesSrs. James b. Mason, George Baer.
VIM. c. Love, Daniel Avery and Wn. II.
Maclay.
The name of William Blount of Tenn.
was omitted in the list of the members
which unpublished. lie attended the first
day.
We have stated that Mr.. Nelson of Viz
ginia, i'll offering, on Tuesday, a motion
tor the repeal Of the Compensation Law,
pretaced it with no remark. lie omitted
TO do SO, because he believed such Il
course on presenting motion for consi-
deratlon,to be Inconsistent with the rules
of the House.
Wedacsclay, DercmIe,4.
Mr.. Thomas Nj. Nelson of Virginia, &
MIR: Samuel Il. Belts, appeared and took
their seats.
The following petitions were presented,
and appropriately referred:
Fly Mr.. ydacey, the petition Of Nathaniel VII.
Hams, praying TO be discharged from imprison
ment. at suit ofthe L. States.
by Mr.. GraSrenor, the pc tition of Elias parLs
presented at 4 former SESSION.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The House having resolved itself into =
committee of the whole, on the state Of
the union, Mr.. Nelson in the chair the
following subdivision and distribution of
the Presidents Message. was made hv
several resolutions offered bv MIR. Tartar
OF New York, and adopted by the commit
tee:
so much OF the Message as relates TO
thesubioct of Foreign Affairs and Com
mercIai Intercourse with The British Co
ionlai ports, was referred TO select com
mLttee; so much as .eatcs TO orr military
affairs, to select committee; so much
as relates TO reorganization of the mill
TIA, TO Il select committee: so much as
relates TO our naval affairs, To a select
committee; so much as relates to manu-
features, TO the committee of commerce
and manufactures: so much as rclates I'm
altering the condition of the Indian ,ril,e,
within our limits, to d select committee.
so much as relates TO an uniformity Of
weights and measures, TO select com
lnlttee; so much as ralafes TO the est;,h-
lishment of Il National University within
the District of Columbia, TO a select com
mittee; so much is relates to roads and
canals. 10 select committee; so much
as relates to arevisal oftle criminal code
and toa observation-disclosures of the in.
diclary, 10 The committee on the Judicia
rV; so much as relates to more eifec-
iuai mode OF preventing the slave trade.
10 seieCt omnitfee; so much as relates
10 the ot'ce OF Attorney General, and 10
me establishment of an additional De
partment in fhe Executive branch Of fhe
government, to select committee. so
much as relates TO the revenue to tl,e
committee Of WAYS and means. 90 mncL
as relates 10 an uniform national curren-
cy, 10 select committee; all the com
m,ttees to have leave TO report by billor
otherwise. "'' W
These resolutions, the committee hay
House. '''
CONVERSATIONAL.
MI. 'toh'tSon (of Ky.) rose, and after
sneech of more Than an hours Iepgfh in
which he declared his opinion of the com.
penSSatiou law, when Justly viewed. to he
unchanged, but his motion 10 be nred;ra-
red or the will and implied instructions of
ms constituents, offered for consideraf;on
the following resolution:
Reso'rrd, That a committee be appoiptod to
enquire ilte the expediency ofrepeali,,y or mo.
'uNihg me late act changing the mode of com
neusation TO the members ofConeress. and that
iheS report by bill or otherwise
Mr.. .lohnSon's speech in our next
Mr. Desha animated, that when fhis
%lhlect should be fully before the Honsc
tlIerc Would be no more to be said about
~ and as the house had refused vesfer-
gay even TO consider it, he required fbe
cas- d Nays OH fhe question of conside-
ration.
A sufficient number not rising to eun-
port the call for the Yeas & NAYS tLay
were not called.
The question on consideration was de-
tcrmlned in the affirmative, without d.
vision. q "'
Ai,t.eragreelng TO motion ofMr. Reuso1,ys.
10 dIreci the Secretary of War 10 laV he.
tore The House the Report of The Com
missioner appointed to- mark and survey
II ROAD ON tennessee river, together with
an account of the expense ATTENDING tbe
same "'
The House adjourned.
he following gentlemen are appoint
ed ny the Speaker, in pursuance of fl,e
order OF the House, to compose the
committees of the House of Representa-
tiycs.
LIST or STANDING COMMITTEES
~ " aus s UeaHS.-Messrs Lowudes cr,;.t |
OF Ma. Moseley, Burwell, Wikin, Ca,ton and
Henderson. '''o" ana
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