Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-10

of lo05, to consolidate and extend the Sc
veral acts relating 10 the West India trade,
and the other an act of 1903, permitting
the importation of Rice, gram, and flour
from the British North American colonies
into certain ports of the West mdies and
III allow certain articles TO be imported
from the United States into The British
possessions in North America, for the
purpose OF being exported To British Isl
ands IN The West Indies; which aciSwere
ordered 10 be printed fox the use al The
members of The Bon.e.
On motion of MIR. SergeGi', ihe House
projected, by vote Of 90 10 IS, TO con-
| sider the report oi The committee OF the
| whole on the bin authorship subscrip-
lion (of 1000 copieS) Ia tic History of
| Congress. proposed 10 be undertaken by
| Gales d Seaton.
The House having refused 10 Concur
with The committee oi tie whole, in siri-
king out the first section OF tie bill,
| MIR Sergeant, with a view Of rcIsOving
! 10 the bill in it's present shape, moved 10
! add To The first section the following pro-
$50:
j',oridsd further, That before receiving any
| payment on account of said work the rnb,iSh
erS shall euier into bond ia i penalty Of twenty
| thou>and dollars, with security 10 he approved
| by the first Comptroller, that the SAID work
shall not exceed ten volumes ia extent, 80 he
brought mp 10 the end cf the I'd session of the
nth Congress, and shall be completed within
four wears from the day on which The first pay.
nlsHt on account thereof is demanded aud
providedaIsc, That nothing ia this act contain.
ed shall be construed 10 precinde Congress
from resembling their subscription 10 the said
work wheneyeri it shall to them seem expo.
dieht.
a division ; when,
Mr.. Hitchcock moved to reduce the sub-
scrip,iom from 1000 TO 100 copies which
motion he afterwards modified by NOV
ing $50.
This motion was opposed nv Mr.. Ser
Seant, because, he argued, il would he e.
quiva!eni TO IA rejection of the bill, as the
great labor Of the compilation, the cM-
pence OF preparing the work Tor the press,
the cXpence OF printing volumes OF The
magnitude proposed, &c. could not be
undertaken without aid from Congress TO
the extent proposed by the select COM
mittee, ana because a work OF this nature
could not depend or private subscripii-
OF, &c. Mr.. Sergeant also enforced and
enlarged on the national Importance of
The work proposed, as well as It's impor-
lance 10 Congress i'll lis legislative bust
ness, &c. &c. in which he Was supported
by Messrs. SimkinS, johnson, of Ky. and
L;-s'n1Ore.
The bill was opposed earnestly by Mr..
Piikim, Mr. Hitchcock and by Mr.. Butler.
principally OH the ground of The expemre,
and tie unlmportancc of The work com
pared with thateXpenee.
MIR. RUcacock'S motion 10 reduce the
number of copies TO be subscribed for,
was agreed to-ayes ~, noes 56 when,
On motion of Mir. BdSSett, the bill was
ordered to lie on lie table.
The House then, on motion of Mr..
Tucker of EIrginia. proceeded 10 the con-
sideration OF HE following resolutions re-
ported on the 3Oil uIt. by The committee
on internal Improvement:
Ressired, That the Secretary of War be in.
structed 10 report to this house at the ensuing
session Of Congress, and report plan for The
application of such means az are within the
power OF Congress, TO the purpose of opening
aud constructing such roads and canals as may
deServeand require the aid OF The government,
with view - military VPrTuttofis IN riGie Of
war, the transportation Of munitions OF war,
and the more complete defence OF the Unltad
States. And also. statement OF the works of
the nature aforementioned which have been
commenced, the progress which has been made,
and the means ard prospect of their compile
ton. together with Smch information, as, in the
v
relation to The objects Of ,iis resolution.
ReS0irfd, That tie Secretary ofthe Treasury
he instructed 10 prepare and report 10 this
House, AT their next session, plan for the APP
plicatiOn of such means as are within the pow
or of Congress, TO the phrpose of opening and
improving roads and making canals, tsgether
with statement oftll- undertakings OF that ma.
ture, which, as objects Of pnblic improve
ment, may require and deserve the all of the
governments; ami also, a statement of works of
tho an al pI tuhicii "a "a ham
commenced, tue progress which has been made
in them, the means and prospect Of thei- being
CONF il ted, the public improvements carried on
10y states or by companies, or interpretations,
which have been associated for such purposes,
to which il may he deemed eXpediept to sub
scribe or afford assistance, the terms aud con
ditiOns of such associations, ana the state of
their funds. and such information as in the
opinion OF the Secretary shall be material III re-
laton TO the objects Of this resolution.
The question being taken on agreeing
to these resolutions was decided in the
affirmative, yeas rs, nays57.
The bill from the Senate, directing the
manner of appointing Indian Agents, &c.
was read the t'.ird time, passed and sent
to the Senate for concurrence In the d.
mendtnents.
STATE or ILLINOIS.
The liou resolved itself into a COM
mittee ofIhe whole, Mr.. III. Nelson in the
clair. OH lie bill to enable The people of
Illinois territory 10 form constitution
and state government, and for lie admis.
sion OF such state into the Union on
footing with the original states.
Mr.. Pope moved to amend the bill by
striking out the lines defining tile bonn
DIARIES of the new state, and 10 insert the
following:
- lsctU,ting at the month of Wabash River;
thence Up the same and with lifeline OF Indiana
to the north vest corner Of SAID state I; thence
east with the line of the same state, to the mid
die OF Lake Michigan; thence north along tine
mldh.e OF sid Ike. 10 nnrlh latitnLe 100 30