Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-03

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Mint Bill, which 20 10 limit lis provisions
TO FIVE years continuance i'll force. were
taken up and agreed TO-
The engrosSed bill for the rel;efofS.
Alcknan; The engrossed bAl Tor the re-
hei OF Joel Earwood and the engroSsed
Diii tor making provision by Law for he
establishment OF F'tional land Offices IN
The MISSOURI terrtOrY, were sevelaliy
read third time, passed and sent to The
Senate.
The bill for tile relief Of Winslow and
Henry Lewis, passed through a comR,it-
tee of the whole, Mr.. Bcssett in the chair,
and was ordered TO be engrossed for a
third reading.
The House having resolved itselfinio
committee OF t!le whole, mn the report CT
me committee of claims, Gu the petition
CT Alexander NOrster, Mi. IIohgeS, of
Massachusetts, moved 10 reverse The
report, which is unia, orable 10 the peii-
tior. This motion was supported By The
mover, and opposed by MIR Williams, OF
y. Z. the chairman OF the committee of
claims.
The case Is that ofan officer enlSting
plnor, through erroneous information;
VINO prays Congress 10 Indemnify him for
loss sustained IN consequence ofdamanes
recovered from him by the relations of
said minor.
THE committee agreed TO reverse the
report, G3 10 4s; and The com nitlee hay-
ing risen, the question of concurrence in
this decision being put, and the yeas and
nays thereon having been required BY
Mr.. Poinderter-
On motion of Mr.. Hopkinson, who de-
sired further time toinquire into the facts.
no Poi NJ at.ac. N~fls Al.
90 TO 81.
And the House adjourned.
Mr.. DICKERsoN's PROPOSED AMEND
MENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Resolved, By tie Senate a,.d House of re-
personalities Of tie United lStates of .Ame1ica.
ia Congress assembled, twO-thtTds of beth
houses concu'7,ing therein, Thai the follow
ing amendment 10 the constitution of the
United States, be proposed TO the legisla
lures OF the several states, which, when
ratified by the legislatures of ihree-ioarths
of the said states, shall be valid, to all IN
tents and purposes, as part OF the said
constitution
That, Tor the purpose of choosing re-
representatives. IN the Congress of lire Uai-
ted States, each state shall, by lis legisIa-
lure, be divided into numbered districts
Il
which such state may be entitled. The
districts shall be formed of contiguous
territory, and contain, as; nearly as NAV
be, an equal number Of inhabitants, enti-
lled by Tie constitution TO be represented.
In each district the qualified voters snail
elect one representative, and no more
That, for the purpose of appointing cleo
tors of president and vice president of the
United States, in each district entitled 10
elect representative in the Congress OF
the United States, the persons qualified
TO vote for representatives shall appoint
one elector, and no more. The additional
two electors to which each state is emil
lied, shall be appointed in such manner
as the legislature thereofmay direct. The
electors, when convened, shall have pow
er, IN case any of them, appointed a. above
prescribed, shall fail 10 attend. for The
purposes of their said appointment. ON
the day prescribed for giving their votes
tor president AND vice president Of The
United States, 10 appoint another. or
others, to act Ill the place OF him or them
so failing to attend. Neither the districts
Tor choosing representatives. nor these
appointing electors, shall be altered in
any state, until census and appcrtiOn-
ment of representatives under Ii, subse-
quent TO the division of the states mo
districts, shall be made. The diyisionof
STATES into districts, hereby provided for.
shall take place Immediately after this a.
mendment shall be adopted and ratified
as part OF the constitution Of the United
States and successfully, Immediately
afterwards, whenever census and appoT-
tionment OF representatives under it, shall
be made. The division of each state into
districts, for tie purposes both of choos-
ing representatives and appointing cleo
tors, shallbe altered agFeeably TO fhe pro-
visions OF this amendment, and On 10
other occasion.