Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-09
THURSDAY, DEC. 4.

from Virginia, MIR. johnson; from Mary
land, Mr.. Bayty; and from Pennsylvania,
Mr. RGfd,pir.
ti@ following committees were an
noanccds having been appointed Nv the
SpeaNrs, ~ pursuance of the order OF
Yesterday:
Csmasistre = PAYS .aglI ,ieaas-N essieurs
i-o%ndeS, Smith q Ntd. Barweli, pilkn, All
bot. Sergeant and 1ririble
W Elections Messrs. rayior, TYLER, Merrill .
Sfa~, Boss, Whitman and strong
~ toaalerce Gai MaNGf.l s.areS --lle ssieurs
EewieG, Seybets, Moseley, Irving, VI Lane,
Crawford and kiuSey.
or Claims Messrs. Williams of \. e. Rich.
Batema" u Coy, Huntingdon, Schu, Ter ana
Wake: OF Nv.
ottae District If bnalie--Me.sr, Herbert.
Miller, Peter, Roden, Slrother, Claiborne ana
Cobb
On tks PptGe iqads- Messrs. Robertson oe
In" Anderson o. Ky. Merger, Campbell, Hen
d'trks IsrT. Hnl Mari.
IN NE ~" fyglce ond Post 29Gds -Ae,seurs
!nghaiG, Blount. Barber Of OHIO, Townsend
Nelson OF 1iass. COston auI Terrell
Or fsENoGs and Revolutionary Ciqips-
MesStS. Shea, W hkin. ttuesies, ". p. Maciay
Sherwood, Ell cot, aad Owen.
deT>on Of IN CAMEL Cas snsps os G,ra AZ
huHter aUd Holmes of Conn.
On Tie JKliofaig- Aiessrs. Nelson of Va. Hon
k'nson, Spencer, Edwards, Beecher, Liver
more anu Hale.
On icsona's-Ma,srs. Little, snnctt aud AL
len, of Mass.
~ Rerisai and unfinished tusiaess-AIessrs.
Savage, Whiteside and " esterioo
On Pirate Land Cisia.s- Aiessrs. Herrick
hiester' rindRil, hosg and 'fompkins.
committees ci investigation into ex-
pen,litures, &c.
For the Department OF Staie-alessrs. For.
syth, Hasbsouck and Scu3der
r2r ths ire@ary LOwndes, Allen.
Ct VI. and uAIcd4ud
For the Department of War-MessrS Jobr
son, o' ~. Tucker offs. {. aud Tarkimer
foF The May Departmsnt-Al essrs Pleassnts
Storis and saDipS0u
for tie General Post Oifce-NIcssrs Fp,t,c,
Hubbard and huntingdon.
rex t's Pahhe Buildings Tucker of
Va Drake and Orr
o. 50 naet cftte Presidents Message as re-
;e'ss 20 FSretst' -iga;rS-MesSieurs FORSYTH.
holmes, Of Mass. Barbour, of Va Robertson
Porter. Orr and Goodwin
OH uiht9ry iBiHrs -Me.Srs. johnson of XIV.
hloomtsid, Reed, i. Nj. Nelsoa, Neebit For
0atNe Niiais--Messrs. Harrison. smytb .,
Va, 0oarles, W l!iaIns u Coma Jones. Linn
aud Morton A'''''
On Nauai A0o;rs-Messrs. Southland. vii.
l'ains, OF n. J. dusray, alOcomb, Butler, Rich
On fnte1Ral La2rore8,eRt- -SIesyrs. Tucker Of
va. latiia1ge, inghani, Storrs, Claggett, Ro-
bcrlSon OF ~. and Lewis.
hsspectpg limcta lsigad-Messrs. Middle.
t9h, oElith, pi"m, Sawyer, Bah, Munford and
Cook. va
On tae Paba: Beili;ngs-Messr. p.rri.
E,assett' Belhngcr, Taylor, Forsyth, Crafts and
Respecting the y,.rririag Rerolstioaarv potr;-
gts Mesors. Bloomfield, Reed. Stuart RIca
smith OF aid. " jdacc and Hall.
= nHmberui petitions we're presented
and referred, which shall be published IN
the weekly llsi OF petitions presented
winch we Intend 10 compile for the infor-
nation of those interested in them.
On motion OF Mr.. COmStock, Resolved
thai the committee Oh military affairs be
instructed 20 enquire into the eXnediencv
OF making provision by law for Tie COM
mntauoninto money ofthe Military Boun-
~ Lands granted by Congress.
The Speaker laid before tie House the
constitution adopted for The new state of
NJ ssissippi.
The resolution for the admission of the
state of Mississippi into the Union. WAS
received from the Senate, twice read, and
referred to a committee of the whole.
A resolution tOr appointing Chaolains
and tor appointing library committee
were received from tle Senate, aud con-
CURED IN. The baliOting for tie Chan
lam, OF the part Of this House. was or
hered i0r Tomorrow at ~ o'cIock on
motion Of Mr.. Southland.
An effort was made, without success
to procure an adjournment over 10 Mon,
day.
And the House Adjourned to tomorrow.
FRIDAY, DEC. 3.
Mr.. BaHayd Smith, of Virginia, appear
ed and took his seat.
Sundry petitions, which will be dnIv
noticed, were received, and sevcralIy re-
ferred 10 various committees when
MIR. RObertson Of Lou. offered the fol-
lowing resolution for consideration
ReS1iced, That The President Of inc TT,ited
States be requested To Law before the Gousp - +.
Representatives such Information as he nav
possess s!AI illnk proper To- communicates reli-
i've 10 tue independence and political conJition
OF the provinces OF Spanish America.
The resolution having been read
MIR. ROBERTSON said, that he sunnos-
ed there would be no objection to liz -
dopllon of the resolution which he had
just submitted to the consideration of ,he
House. lie iouid, from the late message.
OF the President, that the attention oftiIc
House, as well as of the nation, had been
III general way, directed 10 the situation
oil the provinces OF Spanish America
Tie President had observed too. and We
~ truly that the citizens of tie United
States sympathi1ed ia the events which
affected their neighbours. Mir. Y. said
that, as far back as The wear 1911. this
subject bad excited Observation-Disclosures
that committee had been raised. The
declaration Independence and the con.
siifulion ofEenczucla, with other inform
alton, laid before il by The then Pr, sident
and report on them submitted 10 The
House. The report, among other things
expressed much good will towards he
Henezucleans, and an Intention foacknov-