Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-15
CONGRESS.
IN SENATE.
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iReye',ca yer ths National iafeitisenccr.l
WEDNESDAY,, nECgMEEra.

Florida; and IN lieu thereof subnitied'
The following, which lies on The table one
day OF course:
Resnirtd, That the President srihe q. States
he requested ~ lay before the Senate, copies
st the correspondence between the govern
ment OF the Uui,ed States aud the government
at Spain, relative 10 the ceSSiou of the FiorIdas
10 the United States, which has not already
BEEN communicated, ant which, in his opinion,
may be communicated with safety 10 the public
ntcreu.
iiu withdrawing the one resolution,
aud ofrring the other Mr.. johnson said,
in substance, tha, he was not influenced
hy any change of opinion OH the subject
OF his tirs, proposition: he believed II 10
be She proper course 10 be ultimately pur-
sDed-an "pinion confirmed by iufor ana
iIon he had seen in the New Orleans pa
pers, tia, hosl.ii,ics were vet rite between
the Seminole and the frontier settlers.
.;a., having understJod, that cores
pNndcnce bad been going on between our
government aud Tie Minister of Spain, he
had thought II would be proper To under
stand tirSl VIVA; Was the result of this cor
respondence, as il might have some bear
IN, 0n the object he had in view. He,
therefore. for HE present waved lis mo
ton, desiring II 90 be understood that he
reserved Tie r'gl! of renewing il, should
II SIM appear necessary, after the intor-
nation required by his present motion
silnuil he retei, et
Agrerahly 10 notice. leave being given,
MIR. BMrJH Introduced bill respecting
the transportation nf persons os color for
sale or 20 be held 10 labor; which was
real.
'i'he b;ii Tor the more convenient or
ga:nzaiiou o! the courts OF the United
States, and the appointment of circuit
k.vrs- t.aty Il 10
consideration given thereto, il was, on
motion Of Slr. Smith, postponed 10 We'd
nesday next.
The Senate resumed the consideration
uf The report of the Judiciary committee
unsavorabie to the petition of Mathew
Lyon; Mr.. Ct5tteaHshs motion 10 reverse
the report, aud TO make general provi-
Slon for the decentralization of all similar
cases Occurring under the scdiiion law,
being yet under consideration
The debate was resumed on this uues-
.on, and continued with unabaled zeal,
by s9vera. gentlemen (ail which will be
hereafter n0iiced) after which,
The question was taken OH Mr.. C,'iften-
denS proposition, and decided in the mega
hoe, as follows.
YEAS.-Messrs Barbour, Crittenden, Ed
wards, cppes, Forsyth. Lacock, Macon, Nor
row, Palmer, Roberts, Rugeies, Sanford,
stokes, Talbot, Thomas, Williams of Miss.
Wilsom--l1.
NAYS.-Messrs Burrill, Daggett, Eaton,
Fronlertin, Gaillard, Hanson, Hunter, John,
sou ktng, Leake, Melien, Morrill,, Noble,
or, Smits, Storer. Taylor. Ticiisnor, Van
Dyke. Williams. of Ten.-20.
And the report of The committee was
tlen concurred in.
'fhe Senate concurred in the amend
-Itseni .. The other House 10 the resolution
concerning the public printing, aud ap-
pointed Messrs. Wilson, Lacock, aud
Bh.1i' The committee on their part.
The joint resolution directing certain
surveys Ol the coast OF North Carolina,
was rcad The third time. passed, and Sent
10 lhe other house for concurrence.
The four bills which passed the House
of REPRESENTATIVE yesterday, received
ihrir FIRST reading.
Two or three bills were laid over to flu
iure days; aud tic Senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10.
The Senate resumed the consideration
OF HE motion OF the 9th instant, request
my copy oi The correspondence relative
To tie c"sSinn os the floridas To the Unit
ed States; and, on motion of Alr. Bar.
boar, the further consideration thereof
was postponed 10 This day fonr weeks.
Some observations were made OH this
snbleci, between Mr.. Barbour, MIR. john
sou, ald others; from which we gather
that the correspondence between The Sc
cretary OF STATE and the Spanish Minister
is at an end, or me3rly so ; and that il is
probable il will be laid before CONGRESS-
shortly, without any request ofile Exec
uilve 30 That effect. # was on that
ground, thai The postponeneni of Mr..
Joansoms moiioniook place
The hill " concerning the Western Dis
iuct C0urf Of Pennsylvania" was conSid-
cred, and ordered 10 third reading. Ii
was lhrn read third time and passed.
The bi!l more eficciually to provide for
tie punishment OF certain crimes against
The United States, was taken up. aud ON
motion Of Mr.. D4ggeH, ii was referred to
tie cOal.nittee OIL the Judiciary.
rie bill for the relief of llaior General
John Stark was resumed, and Oh motion
Ut Mr.. Luton, the further consideration
thereof .sas postponed 10 Wednesday
next
FRIDAY, DECEMBER II.
Mr.. 1ait, from Georgia, appeared TO-
day and took lis seat.
Mr. Ter presented the memorial of Tie
Legislature OF lie territory Of Alabama.
petitauimg for permission 10 furm con-
siiiuilon and STATE government, and 10 he
admitted into the union on an caina foot
ny WITH the original States; which me-
mortal was refcrred to select committee.
coaposrd OF Mtssrs. TAFT, Morrow, VIII
liams, Of Mississippi, Edwards, ana VIII
mans, ct Tennessee, with Instructions To
bring n bill pursuant to the prayer Of
ttr ide.nOriai.
Mr. Appcs, from tIi' committee ON f.
nance, reported the bilI from lie House of
Representative, making a partial appr0-
prIailou for the military service for 1919.
and the bill was thea read tie Third time,
AID passed by general consent.
Several petitions were received. and
some billsfr0m The House Of Rsur seuta-