Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-15

And thatthc committee ofWays q Means
be instructed 10 bring in bill for the a.
boye PURPOSES.
The question being put Oh consider
my the said resoution--it was decided
IN the negative-ycry few rising in It's IA
vor.
Mr.. GotdSboroagh, after some PREDATORY
observations, introduced the following re-
solution
Resolced, That the committee OF ways
81 means be instructed toinquise into The
expediency OF modifying the law passed
The 10Th Dec. 1871 - prOvide additional
revenue, &c. so as 10 provide for the an
naturalization OF carriagcs liable to tux OF
duty imposed by sa.d av.
The House having agyeed to consider
the resolution
MIR. Lc'rudcs made few remarks II, op-
position 10 tie modification proposed in
the ;a2, anu was replied TO by Mr.. Colds
tcroNsi--when
The resolution was agreed TO by asmall
majority.
The bill from the Senate for the relief
Of Lewis Olmstead; and the engrossed
hlil for the relief of Park Holland-were
sev,eraliy read the third time and pas
sed.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
The engrosscd bill, 10 set apart and
pledge asa fund forintcrnal improvement
the bonus and u. States share OF the di-
viden,ls of the National Bauk, was read
the ;hird tinte, and the question stated
L" Shall ;he bin pass -
Mr.. RGndoiPd rose and spoke nearly
hours in opposition.
Mr.. iShcfey stated the reasons which
wonid prevent his voting for tie bill.
Mr.. Calhoun advocated fhe bill, and re-
piled 70 Mr.. Randolph and others.
Mr.. SnsiM OF Nd. aud Mr. Wright sue
cessively renewed their opposition to the
bill and
Mr.. CaAo4n again spoke in It's sup
port.
The question was then taken on the
passage of rlie bill, and decided in The al
iirmaiye-as follows:
NEAS-Hcssrs. Adgate, Alexander.
Avery, Baker, Baiemun, Belts, Br,sall,
Rirdseyc, Breckcnridg O, nrooks, Ca,iv,
Caldwell, Calhoun, Chappcll. Clark \. i.
Clendenum, CcmsiOck, Condct, Conner.
Creighton, Crocheron, Cupepper, Oar
hngtcn. Eindley, FORSYTH, Castor. ,9]as-
gov, Gold, Griffin, Grosvenor. Hahn.
Hall, Hammond, Harrison, Ileister, Hen
bricks, Hophinson, Hugcr, Hubert, Ing
ham, Irving y. Y. Jackson, IotnSoa XIV.
Kent, Kerr Va. Little, Love, ioveit,
Lumpkin, Lyie, w. P. Maclay, MKee,
Middleton, Minor, Motif, Moore, Muir
tree, jer Nelson, Newton, Ormsby, Pc
ter, Pickens, Pickering, Powell, Ross, Sd
wage, Schenck, Sharp, Smith Pa. Smith
Va. Tate, Taylor y. Y. Tayor 5. e. Tel
fair, Townsend, Wallace, Webster, Wen
dover, Whitcside, Wilde, Wiikin, VIII
Ioughby, Il. Wilson, ". Wilson, Yancey,
Eaies-s6.
NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Archer, Ath-
erton, Baer, Barbour, Bassett, Bay lies,
Bennett, Biount, Boss, Bradbury, Brown.
Bryan. Burwcll, Cannon, Carr Mas.
Champion, Ciilev, Clark y. C.. Clay ton.
Cook, Cooper. Crawford, Davenport, De-
siia, Dickens, Edwards, Fletcher, Colds
borough, G0ndwyn, Hale, Hardin, Halves.
o Johns hgyn VIC Kli. and p2 JeYsl
lowndes, LYON, VIM. Niaclav, Marsh
Mason, AiCoy, NPican, miller, Mills,
hugh Nelson, Thos. III. Nelson, Moves.
ParEiS, Piper, piikin, Peasants, Randolph,
Reed, Hicc, Eoane, Robertson, Root
Ruggles, Smith Ma. Southland, Stearns,
Strong, Stuart, Sturges, Taggart, Tall
madSc, Taul, Thomas, TYLER, Vose.
Ward Mas. Ward \. Y. Ward n. ].
Wheaton, Wilcox, Williams, Woodward.
Wright-6t.
SO The bill was passed, and sent 10 the
orHdic iOf concurrence, ana
The House adjourned.
Monaay, February 10.
Mr.. Nelson, from the committee on the
judiciary, reported bill to provide more
eiiectua!ly for the punishment of certain
crimes against the 4. s. aud for other
purposes; which, being long bill, was
twice read by IFS title, laid on the table,
and ordered to be printed.
MIR. ~ nee, from u select committee.
reported a bill transferring The duties of
tie Commissioner OF Loans To- The Bank
OF tie l.: ). AID 20 abolish tie Offices of
Commlssloners OF Loans.
Mr.: PfeesGats reported bill rerula-
ting the pay and em0umentS OF P.Irsers
end hiIdslipmcn Oi the Navy, and of the |
Medical Staff of the Army Of The United |
States.
These bills we're twice read aud com |
mitied.
Mr.. Robertson, from the committee ON
Public lands, made detailed reporfs on
the petitions OF Joseph CiIlard, and Of |
chew " Reli, representatives of Mar1uis
de Malson Rouge, and bills respectively
confirming their claims TO land: whichbilIs |
were twice read, and ordered TO be cngros-
sed for third reading.
Mr.. II. Nelson, from the select commit
Tee to whom was referred the memorial
OF William Tatham, reported resolution
authorizing The purchase, by the Secrc-
tary OF War, ofthepape and charts. &c.
OF Wm jtrtIau, fI,,n ro,,rt 90, 4 -