Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-15
CONGRESS.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
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Saturday, Fe5ruc,y 8.
Mr.. Merton, from the committee OF com
! merce and manufactures, reported b,ll
for the reiief OF Henry Lee which was
twice read and committed.
On motion If MIR. n. the committee cf
. eommerceand manufactures were discliar-
ged from the further consider alton 81 The
Petition of Paul ID. l.ukes.
Mr.- Lsr'haes, from tie committee Of
ways x means, reported bill auihoris-
| ing TN" Secretary OF the Treasure 20 cause
payment to be made of certain alien d,,-
ties which wis twice read and commit.
ted.
ROADS, CANALS, &c.
Mr.. L. WILSON, from the committee or
roads q canals, reported OH that subject
the following resolution
Resoised, That the President ofthe II.
States be requested 10 take measures for
making, as far as practicable; and report
to this House, at the next and every SUBJ
sequent session of Congress, sucli roads.
canals and improvements in water cou,-
SEES, rs are required in general system Of
inland navigation and intercourse through
outthe extent Of The u. States, and The
territories thereof, best adapted to faciIi-
tate the intercourse necessary for perso-
nal, commercial and military ptIrpo-
ses.
This resolution being read was coml
miited to Committee of tie Whole
House.
MIR. yPc-ris, from the committee apa
pointed OF! The subject, reported bill for
he relief of Noah Miller; which was twice
read and committed.
On motion of MIR. z lizards, the commit
tee on pensions and revolutionary claims
We're instructed To- enquire into the pro-
prlety of placing John Griffin on the pen
sion list.
Mr.. Atherton laid the following resolu-
ilon on the table, where it lies one day
OF course:
Resoited, That the following be adopted
as an addition 10 the standing rules OF the
House 1T shall be the duty of tie com
mltiee OH public expenditures toeXanine
whether any offices under the laws Of the
United States have become useless Jr un-
necessary, 10 report from time to time ON
the expediency of modifying or abolish
ing, ti'S cIiau, i-..S 49,.
pay and emoluments of all officers under
the laws of the u. S. and TO report from
time totlme such areductioa or increas.
thereof, as just economy OF the public
resources may require.
On motion OF Mr.. CkeppeH,
ROSolred, That the committee on pcnsi-
ons and revolutionary ciaimsb be instruct
ed TO enquire into tie proprety If alter
ing the present mode of paying invalid
pensions, so far as il regards those pensi-
ons which have not been demanded WITH
III reasonable time.
nir. DICKENS offered the following resoiu-
ton for consideration:
RESOLVED, That the committee of waVs&s
means be instructed to report bin 10 re-
peal so much of the acts now in force, az
lays aduty on salt
On the question of considering the said
resolution, it was decided in the negative
ayes 81, noes 90.
On motion, the committee of claims
| were discharged from the further conside-
ration of the petition of Abraham Cutie:
and
The committee of pensions and rcvolu-
! tionary claims were discharged from the
further consideration of the petition CT
Richard iiargroye.
Mr.. JohHsOn, KY offered the following
resolution for consideration
| ResotUed, That the committee OH The
! judiciary be instructed TO enquire INTO
the expedieucy of authorising the Score
tary of State to publish the laws os The L.
States III any number of papers lie may
think proper, not exceeding sIX III cacn
State.
! me resolution WAS agreed 10 ayes %.
| noes IL.
Mir. hiag submitted tie following rcso-
luton:
| WHEREAS, hillwa Yesterday order
ed by TIC House Of Representatives 10 be
| cnsFossed, and read Third tim. dis dat !,
apprOprIaling one million ard q half 81
dollars, Of the public money, and the
States share OF the dividends in the Matt
opal Bank fog twenty Years, on seven
millions Of dollars, owned Dy then there
iu, and OILY lrich They are now paying an
aunual interest of 300, 600 dollars, for con
struciIng roads and canals; and Whereas,
il is desirable that some part Of the public
treasure drawn from the people Of iis
country, should, rafiicuiarly in lines OF
general distress, be applied to their re-
lief, and 10 objects connected with Nicir
immediate, best and highest interest -
Therefore,
Rcsolred, That there shall be appropri-
atei, out ofaby money in The Treasury o.
the u. States, NOT otherwise appropriated.
two millions Of dollars to lie app0rIomrd
among the several STATES territories, and
The district of Columbia, in proportion to
their free population, ~ tlle Fat cuuuicra-
ton; one mi,,iOn thereof to be iiamed-
atelv applied by the governors OF che Sc
veraisisics and territories, and, intlie dis
irici o. Columbia, by the aeyeral GO ora.
tiohs Of Washington, Alexandra, and