Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-15

| gold. Robertson, Rogers, Ruggles, Sampson,
ssnsaEe sSS s sssee o sn
Strother, Terry, Trimble, Ticker, ). &. Walk |
| er, y. &. Walker. Ken. Wallace, Wendoyer,
Wester'o, Whieside, Whitman, Wtkin, vii.
NAYS-Slessrs. Abbott, a dams, Allen. Mass.
Basseti, Hateman, Bayiey, Bennctt, Butler,
| \. II. Campbell, Ciaeett. Cobb. Coiston,
/ Crafts, Crawford, Cushniat,, Darlington. De-
| sha. Drake, Eiico,t, Gage. Gilbert, Hale, Hall,
/ n &. Hasbrouch, Hubbard, Johnson, Va.
| Kirkland, LINN, Livermore, Wm. y. Maclsy,
| M'Coy, Marchand, Mason, L. 1. Middleton,
kin, Rice. Rich, Richards, sawyer, Scudder,
| Settle, SimkiGs, Slocnmb, :. Smith, Southland,
| Speed, Stewart, y. c. Talhnadge, rarr, Fay
Tor, Terrell, Tompkins, Townsend Uphani,
| Williams, Con. Williams, n. e. Wilson, Mass,
| Wilson, Penn is.
And the Honse adjourned.
| THURSDAY. DEcsi0.
The Speaker laid before the House
report from The acting Secretary of the
Navy, transmitting additional documents
in relation TO the navy pension fund
which was referred to the Naval Com
E, miiiee.
The committee on Post Offices and
I Post Roads were instructed inquire into
| The eNpediency, on motion OF MIR. PM
daH. Of establishinga pos, read from Nor
ganiown by way OF Barus's Mills and
Y
On molten of Mr.. Bafbou, OF altering
the post rouie from Prices, in Louisa
county. 10 charlottesville, so as 10 begin at
| Prices and pass along Ross road till ii
strikes the mountain road, up that road 10
| n. J. PoindeAier's store, and thence u
long the Lime tract road, into the three
no,clied road, al place called Dobbs,
in Virgiuia--On motion OF Mr. Hext,ichs,
of establishing post route from Prince
ton by Columbia and Petersburg 10 Du-
bois conrt house, in Indiana.
On melton of Mr.. Scott, il was
Resoircd, That the committee Gil public
lands be instructed to enquire into the expedi-
ency of extending the provisions of the fifth
section of the act of Congress cfihe twelfth
OF April, one thousand eight huudrcd and
fourteen, entitled 2" An act for the final adj
! justment of land titles i'll the state of LOUISE
ana and territory of Missouri 10 the inhabi-
| tants of that portion OF Howard county, in the
Missouri territory, lying north of the Missouri
| river, and west OF the county of 81. Charles
On motion of MIR. D.. S. Smith, ii was
ResolUed, That the secretary of the Treasury
be instructed 10 lay before the house state
ment of the progress that has sren Hade
under an act oil Congress of the Sd ri March
1917, entitled an Act 10 set apart, and dispose
OF certaiH public lands, for the encouragement.
of the cultivation of the vine aud the olive,
whether four townships, of six miles square
each, have been laid OF and reserved for The
purpose aforesaid aud whether any agent
or agents acting for the French euigrants,
have contracted for said lands, and oo what
terms and whether such agent or agents are
now residing OH said lands, together with the
number of French emigrants that have made
| settlements on said reservation, and the pro-
sress that has been made in the culture OF the
| vine end olive.
On motion Of Mr. Storrs, il was
Resolred, rhat the President OF the United
States be requested 10 lay before this House
copies of any correspondence between the
Governor of the slate of Georgia and Maj.
Gen. Andrew Jackson, relative 10 the arrest
or other proceedings against Capt. ODed
Wright. which may have bees transmitted te
any of the Executive departments OF the United
States.
On motion of Mr.. Campbell, il was
ReS0lued, That select committee he appoin-
ted 10 report bill for taking the fourth census
or enumeration OF the inhabitants of the United
States.
On motion ofMr. ERIN, it was
Resolved, That the Judiciary committee be
instructed 10 enquire if any and what aInead-
ments are necessary III the cepH right laws"
in relation 10 suits brought in The courts OF the
United States between citizens of the same
stale.
Mr.. r. Moore offered the following mo-
ton:
Rosoired, That the committee on military
affairs be instructed 10 enquire into the cxpe-
diency of granting bounty in land TO the sol.
diets who enlisted Twelve months previous 10
the late war, and who served out the periods
| of their cniistments and procured their homo.
rable discharges, and TO the heirs and legal
| representatives of those, having 10 enlisted,
who were killed in battle or died in The service
| of their country.
And on the question of adopting the
resolution, 1T was decided iii tic mega
tive.
The House then resumed the cODside-
ration OF The resolution, submitted By
Mr.. SimSias, on the 9TH inst. viii h was
| a Il a en-
ed:
Resoired, That the secretary of The Treasury
| be requested TO lay before this House, d state
4 meDt Of the sales, public and prirare. 90 pubEt
| lands nOTthwestot the river 3hierihe pprc'ase
money of which has not been iniy paid ile
respective years il which such sales have ta
! ken place; The credits given on such sales ;
the sums which have been paid thereon ti.ose
which are now due, and the periods 81 wbfh
they became so; whether any instruments are
yett to tali due, and TO what amount sO what
descriptions of paper have hceu received !;
and what is now receivable IN payment for said
| lands,
The engr0ssed bill, concerning widows
ana orphans Of the militia, was read The
third line and, after motion by MIR.
DsSha, 10 rccOmmii The bill, which was
nega,iyed, ayes ca, noes Il, the bill was
passed and sent 10 HE Senate for concur
renee.
The House resolved itself INTO a COM
mi;tee of the whole, Mr.. n. Nelson in the
chair, on the bill, reported atihe last SEES.
sion, +" FOR Tie admission of Cadets into
, the Military Academy :" [directiug. that
III all applications for the admission OF
Cadets INTO the Military Academy at West
Point, preference shall he given TO the
sons of officers and soldiers who were
killed ia battle, or who died in the militia
ry service OF The United States in Tie
lale war; and that further preference
shall he given to those least able fo edu-
cate Themselves, and best qualified for