Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-04-24

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wide scope, embracing points of the law
OF nations, the law of prizes, &c.
The question on the passage of the hill
was decided in the Affirmative, by the
following ote yeas 6S, nays52.
The bill providing for surveying two
millions 81 acres OF public Land, in !icu of
that quantity ordered to Lc SURVEYED, in
Michigan, was taken NJ by the Hous",
d. used and am nde'. and ordered toh.
engrossetl Tor third reading.
SPECIE PAYMENTS.
he unfinished BUSINESS of Yesterday.
the bill providing for collecting the debts
due the Un ted States in the lawful mo-
ney OF the country, being called by the
SIP aker;
Mr.. Calhoun stated that it was ,he wish
ut several gentlemen, that the bill should
be lad on 'he table unt;'st morrow.
being in contemplated to offer Sc ton
tn auihorse such AN issue of Treasury
Not as would supply the deficiency of
the circulating medium, which might be
produced by the banks calling in their
| notts. and providing relief for the com
mumty, unler the pressure which would
| consequently ensue. He there for. NOV
| ed TO lay the bill, for the present, ON the
table which rnot'on -'as agrt ed to.
CAPITOL SQUARE.
| Ihe II. use then resolved itself into a
committee OF the whole, on the bill max
| hS an appropriation Tor gradua tiny, imclo-
sing and improving the capitol square.
Mr.. Tucker moved an additional section.
to the bill, providing for the ppointment
OF one commissioner of the pubic buildings
| instead of the three now in Commission. &
repeating the authority under which thew
were appointed /; and vestirg in him the
application ot The present appropriation,
the superintendance Of the improvements
OF the square, oSc. with salary of 1000
dollars per annum.
After considerable debate, in which Mr..
| Nelson opposed the mo ion, and Messrs
Tucker, Clay, Webster AMI Pickering adj.
NoCat. 1t, the amendment was I'd med.
Mr.. Inghan moved t. postpone the o.
prration Of the bill to the lst of June
which was negatived; and Mr. Tucker
proposed to increase the compensation of
tie commissioner to 25OO dollars. which
was also negatived.
he committee then rose and reDorted
the bill and amendments to the Uousc-Sc
the latter were further amended. on mott
on Of Mr.. Tucker, by inserting clause To
prohibit the commissioner, while serving
as such, from holding Or exercising any o.
Their office.
The bill was then ordered to be cngros-
sed Tor third reading tomorrow.
NAVIGATION BILL.
he House went into committee of the
whcie, on the bill 10 provide SYSTEM Of
navigation for the u. States.
The bill having been read through. and
no amendment being offered, the Commit
tee rose and reported it without amend
! ment; when
Mr. Forsyth, Dtimating that he wished
to offer Same amendments which the late
ness OF the hour did not this day permit,
moved 10 lay the bill on the table unit, to-
morrow; which was agreed to.
The Speaker laid before the House q
letter from the President of the United
States, enclosing report from the Secre-
tary Of State, in pursuance of request OF
the House, exhibiting a table of the duties
imposed on American articles in the Bri-
fish possessions of Canada and Nava SEQ.
tia which letter, &c. were ordered to lie
On the table and be printed.
| After refusing to take up one OR two bills
which were called up: the House adjourn
ed.
Friday, .AftrR19.
Mr.. WilkiD, from the committee on
Foreign Relations, reported bill for car
rying into effect Treaty between the u.
States and the Cherokee nation of Indians
con .luded at Washington. on the 22d day
Of March, 1S16.-Read, &c.
he following bills passed through COM
mt-ees of the whole, and were ordered to
b. engrossed aud read third time to- NOR
row.
The bill apPropriating the sum of $500
dollars for the purpose therein mentioned
This money is 20 be distributed as prize
money TO Capt. G.. Stewart, the officers
and crew Of the u S. schooner Syren, be-
ing the appraised value of vessel captu-
red by the said vessel, for a breach of the
blockade OF Tr.poli, during the war with
thai nation in 1904
A bill authorising the payment of sum
of money to John Rogers ami others
This money, 500 dollars, to be given to
those persons, of Connecticut, for their
gllantry and good conduct i'll capturing
a midshIpman and two Ssamen Of the Rri-
tish Navy, and as compensation for the
value OF said prisoners to the United
Sta es.
The till au,horising the payment of a
sum of money to JOS "a Stewart and 9th
cr~. rhis money, 1900 dollars, to be gi-
ven 20 Stewart and his associates, in the
same terms as ;he above, for the capture
of 4 Lieutenant, a Midshipmaa and mum
Der Of seamen and marines. This bill
was also amended so as to include the case
OF Jjhn Woodward and Mathew Guy. for
a capture made in the waters of St. Ma
rvs County. Md.
The bill con erning vaccination, was or
dered to ne engrosscl for a third reading
Tomorrow. This bill proposes to COM