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


| with their patents, &c.
| The question on the passage Of the re
solution WAS then put, and acgaticed by a
large majority. So The resolution was re-
jected.
The Speaks, laid before the House a
| letter from tue Secretary of the Treasury
| communicating, IN obedience Ia a reso-
| luton OF the House, a statement of the
! receipts INTO the Treasury from impo,is
and other taxes, Within the District of
Columbia, since the year 1901 also the
amount of liereg isiered tonnage in the said
district; which was referred to the com
mittee on the District of Columbia.
MIR. Diereer offered for consideration
The following resolution:
| besoired, That the committee to whom was
| referred the memorial of the American Colo
! hzation Society, be instructed TO enquire into
| the eApedercy OF making such further altera
| ions IA the laws prohibiting the citizens of the
| CIlted States iiUHl engaging i'm the African
! slave trade, Is may more etiectual!y secure
iue1r iute"Hed operation; and thar the said
! committee hayeleaye To report by Till or other
| wise.
I la offering his moiio., Mr. Mercer made
! Il lew remarks, which lis distance from
the Reporter caused to be indistinctlv
heard. lie said that if any apology were
| required OF hlni Tor il, IT would be found
| III Tie message OF HE late President of
the United States, in which Tie attention
OF The House was iorcibly called TO this
interesting subject. Transactions of the
nature referred 10 by the resolution, MIR.
Nj. SAID, daily occurred under the Ameri-
can flag, disgrace.ui 10 the American
name-a name dear 10 alwho heard him
u Nag glorious III us renown-anh these
transactions oil character injurious a
IKE 10 the prosperity and honor Of man
kind.
The motion was agreed TO mem. con.
CoMNUTATIoN BILL.
he House, on motion Of MIR. johnson.
OF Ky. res umed the consideration of The
bill 10 commute tue bounty lands of the
soldiers OF the late army-ti,a dnesilon
being ON concurring ia lie amendments
reported 10 The House 10y the committee
of The whole
Mr.. Robertson. Of Lou rose fnrihe pur-
pose OF Offering an amendment winch
would essentially change tie features of
the bill IN doing which he entered some
what INTO an examination OF the merits
OF the principle OF communication. winch
se dccleediy approved. Tins amendment
In substance authorises every soldier. On
surrendsrlng his warrant at tha Land Of
ice 10 be cancelled, TO receive a certificate
OF the quantity ct land surrendered, and
where patents have issued, the patsntee
10 surrender ms pateGt 10 the Commissi-
oner OF the General Land Office within
months after the passage of this act
III order TO avail himselfo of the provisions
thereof, and deposit at the same time am
affidavit that he has not transferred orsold
such patent 10 any person whatever, and
receive a certificate therefor and for
these certificates such soldier or his agent
shall receive certificates of stock bearing
dH interest OF SIX per cent. per annuin re-
deemable at the pleasure of the govern
ment or within tlVe years, at the rate of
one dollar per acre for the land Tor y,;ch
The warrant or patent has ! en- srrl eu,ier-
ed, &c. The bill he though, lmporfant
both as IT regarded tie soldier and the i
States, but infinitely more important TO
tie interest OF tile latter Ii was all inn
porlant, IMr. Il. argued, that these lands
should be taken Out oi the hands uf sue-
culaiorS and be redeemed by The nation.
Ills amendment offered conditions to the
soldier much more liberal, at the same
time that Ii would be more convenient tn
the government, than the proyisious IF
the present blll-the inferesf of bntI mar
ties would be preserved and the comm.
nlty rescued from that speculation which
would without fhls Till certainly take
place. MIR. Il. dwelt some time on Tie
policy OF Tins measure, the expediency of
which he illustrated by several arguments:
ana on Ue advantages of the change
which he proposed in The bill.
The amendments offered by Mr. p La-
wing been read:
On motion OF Mr.. Johnson, of XIV the
proposed amendment was ordered TO be
printed, and the whole subject 10 he on
the table
The bill 10 incorporate the Columbian
Insurance Society of Alexandria, passed
through committee oil the Whole, Mr..
Iucher IN the CHAR and IT'S merits hav-
ing been briefly explained by Mr.. Ter
Ce1f, the bill was ordered 10 he engrOssed
for linrd reading oil Monday
motion was made by Mr. Robelt-
son, of Louisiana, Ia 20 into committee
on his expatrIation bill, but was ueya-
lived.
GEORGIA MILITIA CLAIMS.
On motion OF Mr.. COb6, Of Georgia.
the House then resolved itself nio a com,
inittee of the whole, Dir. Pifkin in the
char, on ilIe bill providing for the paw
meut Of tie claims of certain deiachtnents
OF The militia of Georgia for services IN
defence OF that state IA the years l7gs
and 1904.
Mr.. CoB8, ina speech ofhaifan hours
length, and ofmuch perspicnity and force.
explained the nature Of these claims. and
Showed their foundation in authority de-
rived from Use executive OF the United
States, ia pursuance Ofwllich The militia In
question had been called INFO serviccby
the executive Of Georgia, ~ 1903 and
i7g4. Mr 4. took an Interesting view o.
me tuais and pcrils OF those subjrc'
NfrfN loo sIsf tftt
day, and paid Just tribute to their bra
wow and nAlrlnfiern Gr .lni.,..,.- L.