Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-21

The b;il vas ordered 10 lie cuSrossed
for "a third reading.
On motion OF Mr. RoJertSoa, of Loui-
siana, 1, was
Rcs0lrei, That the President of the United
States be requested To obtain from the Spanish
authOriucs, ali the records aud official docu.
ments appcrtainlng to the government OF Lou
i>iana, particularly such as CONCERN grants aud
titles TO land, which may have heen taken ont
OF mat country at The period of It's cession 10
The United States.
Anda committee WAS appointed 10 wait
on The President oi the United States witi,
the SAID resolution.
Bu,,A IF the United States. MIR. II. Nci-
son, from the committee on the judiciary,
having reported, without amendment, The
hii from The Senate les authorize the
Bank oi tie United States 10 appoint 4
Vice President, &c.
A motion was mad. BY Mr.. GTOore TO
strike ont The hrsi section al the bill.
Whereupon, MIR. Poincerter moved 10
postpone The bill indefinitely.
This motion gave rise TO AN animated
debate OF iwo or three hours, Sketch OF
which we shall lay before our readers in
.ay ~ two.
The question being taken on the indie
finite posfponemcnt of the billwas decid-
ed--yeas SO, nays so.
some Diii ~ as REJECTED.
The bill from the Seuaie in addition 10
the act 10 prohibit the Introduction of
slaves into The United States, was read
third tiic and passed.
The engrossed bill, 10 continue in force
from June 1870 June 1926, the clause
Of the act of 1916, laying duties on i'm
ported cottons, woolens, &c. was read the
third time, passed, and sent TO the Senate
for concurrence.
The House then resolved itself into 4
committee of the whole. Mr.. II. Nelson
III the chair, on the generaliny peusi-
oners bill.
This bill, as usual, occupied tn" COM
mit,ee some hours, and produced consi-
derable discussion, arising OH motions by
diflei ent gentlemen, TO insert IN the bill
the names ofvarious invalid soldiers, Ell
Their not previously sent to the committee
on pensions, or reported Oh uniavo.aby
by that committee. These cases rarely
Involve any new principle, and are too
confined IN their interest 10 require parti-
cular notice.
The only motion which varied materi-
ally from the general character. on this
subj CT, was one made b. Mr.. Clay, 10 in
sert the name of Charles Earnest, an or
plan boy, in the bill as pensioner.-
The facts III this case, IS stated by Mr..
Clay were, tina, the father of this hoy,
Charles Earnest, received wound at
Dladensburg which cauSe,; his death, lea
wing his infant son destitute and unpro-
iected and the more forlorn, as he is
both deaf and dumb. TO deiray the ex-
pences of educating this unfortunate
child al the Asyium the deaf and dumb,
III Connecticut, MIR. Clay moved 10 auiho-
rise the sum OF S $50 year 10 be expend-
ed under The direction of the Secretary OF
War and followed his motion by short,
but touching appeal 10 the generous and
patriotic feelings of the House.
The motion was carried without oppo-
stIon, and almost without dissenting
voice.
The committee then proceeded with the
bill, on which ii was busily engaged TIL
between 6 and O'clock, when, having
gone through with it. the committee rose
and reported il with some amendments
10 the House, AID
The House adjourned.