Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-23

TO the amendment of detail (being sub
stitute for the bill before the committee)
proposed by Mr.. Clay and decided at
iirmaiivciy, 96 gentlemen rising IN its
favor.
The amendment of Mr. CLAY being
then open for amendment, was read over
Tor HAT purpose.
Mr.. z. d. Nelson, having moved TO fill
the blank !nr the amoua, oi communications
with 100 dollars Tor one dollar pcracrc)-
The question WAS dec itird ia the mega
tive BY Il majority of :lbou, ~ Voles.
Nj. Ciai5or1e '!enn. Oh lHc principle
thai ii lie biI! passed 90 which, however,
ne WAS sitoScihcr opposcD the govern
mc.t ought mt TO speculation the s0l,l
er, by gwin:, him hess than rs own price
for tie same article, moved 10 iii! the
biaak with S $50, or 5 ? per acre. Negd-
tired, ayes %
Mir. Cosb OF Geo. hayins moved 10 ill
the blank with leo dollars, Cor Is cents
pcracre) it was decided iii the negative,
ayes 10.
Mir. Harrison of Ohio, moved $50, and
Mr.. LiHie, of Md. loo both ofwhich were
! negained.
Mr.. Clay then moved to fill The blank
with The sum, originally proposed by hIm,
lvSSed he Should have pref, rred one dol
lar per acre. He was under the impress.
sion, however, that the bill had better
chance 10 pass In this shape than with a
higher sum, and 1t would yet produce
mach good.
On ihis question the House divided
! thus:
For The motion, rs
Against it. rs
y seconi count being called, the vote
stood thus:
For the motion, 81
| Against IT, 81
! The amount OF communication was
therefore decided TO stand al one hun
dred dollars for one hundred and sixty
acres.
Tie committee proccededin the consi-
| der:i,ion of the bill, and made thereto a
variety of amendments, on which much
desullory debate took place, little in
teresius, II IS presumed, 10 the general
reader, and which is therefore not not
| ed.
The question being stated, "Skall the
| committee rise and report the billy'
MIR. Whitman, of Mass. assigned the
reasons which would induce him TO OPP
pose the bill
On motion OF Mr.. Spencer ofN. Y. the
committee rose, reported progress, and
| Obtained leave 10 sit again.
And the House adjourned at o. clock.
! FRIDAY, DEC. 10.
On motion OF MIR. Harrison. of Ohio,
the following rule was adopted:
The Speaker shall have power to admit per.
sons 10 seats ia The hail, during the sitting of
| the house, who belong to such legislatures o
| foreign governments as are IN amlty with the
United States.
I'Dhera trae Coma If,Io I,bo,o 40,
heard by our reporter, on aproposition of
Mr.. II. Nelson, of Virginia, to amend This
motion, so as TO authorize the Speaker 10
admit on the floor anyRcpresentatives OF
The South American provinces-ihat they
might stand on the same footing in this
| respect as foreign ministers. After the
debate Tor rather conversation referred
| to, IN Tie coarse of which Mr. Harrison
protested against the innotGction of
extraneous matter into his proposition,
Tie motion OF Mr.. Nelson was negativ-
ed.
On motion of Mr. Siis5es, of Mass. it
| WIS
I3cSolred, That tie COMMITTEES of commerce
| ana manufactures be instructed to enquire in 10
the eApediency of 30 amending the law max
III" appropriations for the establishment of
custom houses, which now confined 10 prin
cipdi districts, 10 authorize the apuicatinn
or such appropriations az have already been or
may here after DE made TO any district within
| The United States, when the secretary of the
treasury shall think sncl establishments will
best promote the public interest.
On motion OF Mr.. Campbell, of Clio, il
wa
Resolued That a committee be appointed to
| enquire into the expectancy ofailowiig further
| time for the officers and soldiers of the Virgil
MA line on continental eSta bllsme Mt tlrrh heirs
| or assigns, entitled to bounty lands within tha
~ he tat. Os
| tween the Little Miami aud SCiotO rivers TO
complete their locations with leave to report
by bill or otherwise.
The House having, according 10 the
order OF the day, again resolved itself into
Il committee on The bill for the communal
ton o! tile soldiers bounty lands, some
further discussion on amendments 10 il
took place, in which Mcssrs. FORSYTH,
| Poindexter, Clay and Robertson of Nv.
bore part when
The committee rose, and reported the
amendments to the bill (; which " ere or
dered to lie on the table, and to b. printed
tor the more easily understanding thereof
| by tlie members, before called upon TO
| give final vole on them.
(ihe bill concerning the Smriring reuo-
tatioHayy oNicerS was then taken tp and
discUSsed.-Ih Debate in the next En-
quIrer. House agreed to amend the
| bill so as TO make the amount of the pen
sion for every officer IL dolls. per month,
and for every soldier S-The great point
upon which the Committee split. was,
whether they should allow The pension to
eve1y officer and soldier who served i'm a.
ny manner during the revolutionary war,
now surviving, or only 10 he INDECENT
| enrs. The Committee rose, without CO.
ming to any decision on tins poini.)
IN SENATE Dur 10