Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-27

mutation bill but a motion to adjourn
was made and carried.
And the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 81.
The House took up for consideration
an amendment 10 the rules of The House,
proposed by Mr.. BaSSett, the object of
winch was 10 designate more distinctly
The Orders of the Day, and to make them
peremptory Chat Is, the designation OF
particular business topafiicular days.) a
considerable conversation took place on
the expediency OF the new rule proposed,
winch was ultimately rejected.
The ensrossed bills making appropria-
tons for tie military service, were read
third time, passed and sent 10 the Senate
for concurrence.
JUDICIAL RECORDS.
The remainder OF the day was spent in
committee ut the whole, MIR. Smith, Of
Md. IN the chair, i'll debating the bill pre-
scubiug the effect OF certain judicial re-
cords.
Mr. Paplirg, Mr.. PindaH and Mr..
S.orrs delivered speeches of considerable
length against the bill, and Mr.. Spencer
replied. also at considerable length.
The committee having risen, and the
bill being before the House
Mr. Forsyth, 10 try the principle of the
bill. which, having been so largely debat-
ell. must by this time be perfectly under
stood, moved 10 postpone the bill !ndetl-
nitely.
The question on this motion was taken
without debate, aud decided in the aiiirni-
alive by large majority.
SO the bill, after SO mach learning, la
Dor and ability displayed upon il, WAS fl
naly rele, ted !; and
The House adjourned.
THURSDAY, JAN. D.
alr. SOuthaid, from The committee On
Indian affairs, male report upCl The
subject Of or Indian relations which
beng read, Mr.. ). also reported bill for
establishing trading houses with the in
dian tribes, and for the organization and
encouragement of schools for their in
s'ructon and civilization; which was twice
read and committed.
Two hundred copies of the Naval Re-
glsfer were received from the Navy De
partment.
GENERA. KosC!usKo.
Mr.. Harrison, OF Ohio, hayng With
drawn the resolution he offered for ccnsi-
derationiIe day before yesterday, TO VII, n
he understood there was considerable OBJ
lectio;i. ON the ground Of IFS being in
JoLnt form, moved in lieu thereof, re-
solve to the following effect, with a view
- expressing the sense Of this House a
lone rn the subject:
l}esoirei, That this House. entertaining the
highest respect for the memory of Gen. kosci.
nsk0, his services, &c. the members thereof
will testify the same by wearing Grape Oh tie
LETT arm for one month.
After some debate, in which this mo-
zion MAS supported by Mr. Harrison, and
opposed by Mr.. Reed, Mr.. Forsyth and
Mr.. DeShn-
hIr. Harrison withdrew MS resolution
altogether, seeing it was opposed, and
that the want OF unanimity would DESTROY
lis value: satisfied that in moving and
supporting it, he had acquitted his con-
science.
The short debate OIL this question is
reserved, but shall certainly be given alta
future day, IN justice to the subject. 1t is
enough now 10 state, that the merits Of
hoSCIusKO, the advocate Of freedom,
and the friend of man, were fully admit
ted; bat, 1t was shewn, that no snch re-
spect as was now proposed had been paid
10 any OF the departed worthless, native or
foreign, who had aided in the achieve
meni OF oar Independence, except in The
single case of General WAsHlNGToN.
which was admitted 10 be AN exception
10 all general rules. Having, as recently
as 1910, refused like tribute TO the me
mcry OF Col. WILLIAM WASHINGr6N,
or his deceaSe, 1t VAS too late now, was
deemed, 10 commence new system IN
TINS respect.
\ resolution authorizing the publica-
ton Of tie Journal OF The Convention
which formed the Constitution of the
United States; aud the bill making an APP
preparation for repairing, and keeping in
repair, certain roads, Qrom Fort Haw-
kins 10 Fort Stoddart, and from Columbia
IN Nl,(lt Hoy,
Sendte, twice read and referred to com
mlttcss.
COMPUTATION BILL.
On motion of Mr.. JOLnson, of XIV. the
House proceeded TO the consideration OF
tie biii, now laying ON the table, for the
Communication OF soldiers bounty lands,
with the amendments proposed thereto.
hr. GaIHett, of Va. moved 10 postpone
'Hdef,Rtstg the whole subject, believing
;'ia 1t had been so widely debated as TO
make further debate thereon not necessa-
Ty to ascertain the sense of the House.
Mr.. johnson, OF Ky. said he did not, af-
ter all that had been said, intend to enter
iniO the debate; but contented himself
with calling the Yeas and Nays Oil the
question.
sir. COsb. Of Georgia, made some OBJ
serY&tlOHs to sheW why he thought the
bill ought not to be indefinitely postpon-
ed because he believed that the passage
Of bill on the principle of This, would
b. important not only 10 the interests Of
the improvident soldiers, whose case had
been generally referred TO in the former
debate bul 10 those also OF a different cha
raticr whose interest and wish il was not
TO settle the lands which they receive
from the government. preferrng 10 re-
tndin IN The Southern country. lie re-