Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-16
CONGRESS.
IN SENATE.


Wcd!ieSdaY, January g.
MIR. HORROR presented the memorial of
the Mississippi Legislature, praying The
admission OF SAID Territory as State in
to the Union
The motions submitted yesterday by
blr. Hardin andNlr Goldsborough, were
respectively agreed 10.
lhe bill for the relief of the heirs of
Thomas TurnerwaS read, and on fle cues
ton OF orderingit to third reading. was
decided IN the negative.
Ihprsday, Jawa,y9 9.
\ communication was received from
tie PresdeutoF the Convention OF India
ia, transmitting certified copy of the
Constitution OF that State
MIR. Horsey presented the Petition ofthe
President q Directors of the Chesap, AXE
~ Delaware Canal Company, praying the
aid OF Congress IN their undertakinr-
which was referred TO the committee on
roads and canals.
The reportycslerday made by Mr.. La
cock, untavorablcto the Petition ola num-
Der OF inhabitants of PENNSYLVANIA. who
pray for change OF the location of the
great Western Road, was taken up and a.
greed to-
Mr.. Mo'yew, from li,7 committee TO
w'om tie subject was referred, made a
report, introducing the following resoluti-
on:
Lees01ved Thatanappropriationb he made
Dy law, 10 enable the President ofthe T.
nited States TO negotiate treaties with the
Indian tribes, which treaties shall have
tor their object an exchange of territory
owned by amy tribe residing East @, the
Mississippi, for other land West of that
| river.
The report and resolve were read.
The bill, requiring the Directors of the
Bdnl. OF the y. States TO establish an Q fIice
! of Discount and Deposit in the Districiof
| Columbia, was read tbirG time, passed
and sent TO the other House for their con
curence.
The Library Bill was read third time,
! passed, and sent to the other House.-
It appropriates 1900 dollars, annually.
for adding to the Congressional Libra
| r..
On motion Of Mr.. Thompson, the Senate
| re-considered the vOte, rejecting the bin
! for the relief of the heirs Of Thomas Tur-
ner, and referred it TO the naval commit
| tee, with Instructions TO enquire into the
extent Of the services of Thomas Iur-
ner, tor which compensation is now ask
cd.
Friday, January 10.
! Mr.. Smith, elected from SOuth-C Carolina.
| vice Mr. Taylor, resigned, )appeared, was
qualified, aud took his seat
A communication was read from the
| Secretary Of tile Treasury, Transmitting.
IN compliance with the Instructions Of lie
| Senate, information relative 10 the admin
! lstratiOn ofthe fund established for the re-
lief0t sick and disabled seamen. II ap-
! pears, that Notwithstanding the circun-
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back, inauspiciOus 10 that fund.- it has
been more than equal 10 meet thedemands
| upon If.
The resolve, reported by the committee
on Public Lands, proposing that auaDpro-
! pFlalon be made, to enable the Executive
| TO effect all exchange Of lands with certain
! Indians, was taken up but, on motion of
| Ar. wilson, on account of the novelty OF
! this proposition, and tie necessity Of fur
! ther time for examination Of it, it was
| postponed 70 Monday.
! The bills 0rOm the House Of Represen-
! tativcs) supplementary TO the act regula-
| ting The duties on imports and tonnage,
and for the discharging OF Nathaniel Taft
| from las Imprisonment, were read third
time, aud sevcrally passed.
rug PUBLIC OFFICES.
The bill to create a new Executive
! 0lome) Department was taken up.
Mr.. TAT having called on the commit
tee wh0reporled fhis bill, for some expla-
nation of their views in favor Of this mea-
| sure
Mr.. Sag6rabri, fly gave She explanation
requested--though, he said, the reasons
having been stated pretty much at large
IN the document before the House and the
Pablo, hchad not conceived il necessary
! TO trouble the House with many remarks
on il. Ileadveucd to the growth Of the
country, the increase OF population, aud
consequently of business in the various
public offices. lie reviewed the history
"a TIC present depaftmnnis Of the GOVERN