Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-12-14

Cook, Ballard Smith, and Stevens.
On Priraie Land Ciuims-Messrs. Campbell,
Pindall. Rankin, Robert Moore, Bryan, Tracy,
and Eddy.
On the Post Office and Post Roads-NIessrs.
Livermore, Sampson, Russ, Culpeper, Tomp-
kins, W alker ct ny. aud Burton.
:, On Pensions and Revolutionary Claims Messrs.
Rhea, ". p. Msciay, Settle, Allen, OF Mass
Lina, Street, aud Jones, of Va.
On Public Expenditures erdliy-Messrs.
S,mkins, Siocumb, Hunter, Hazard, Dowse,
Piumer, aud Ford.
On the Judiciary-Mess Sergeant, Beech
er Robertson. Reid, Brevard, Lincoln, and
Tucker, OF Va.
U Aeeoaats-Messrs. Smith, of N. C. Bate
man, and Upham
Of Rerisal and Unfinished Basiaess-Messrs.
Morton, Butler, OF n. II. and Ball. OF Va.
On the subject Of tie dist, let f Maine Memo
;dl-Nesst,. Holmes. Hill, Phelps, Allen, OF
n. Y. and Hack.
On the Missouri Manufacturers. Scott,
Robertson, Terrell, Strother, and DE Witt.
On Foreign 41aiIs--Messrs. Lowndes.
ftuliGes. Nelson OF Va. Dick enson, Randolph
Barbour, aud Archer.
On Military .lGairs-Me A. Sm,th, of
va. Van Rensselaer,. Irnsh, Cooke, Rnggold,
Cn,hnlan, and Parker of Va.
On NuruI 4Ddirs-M-ssrs. peasants, Sis
nee, J0hnSon, Wsnd"ver, War1ieId, Hall OF n.
L. and Dennison.
On the Saare Trade-Messrs. Hemphill, Msr-
Ger Strorc of New York, Edwards, OF Penn
sylyapia. Rogers, Lathrop. and Abbott.
On the uhttd-Aisssrs. Cannon, Quarles,
Htriick Floyd, STROLLER, Richmond ard Ken
dali.
On The Civilization of TIE Indiaus-Messrs.
Southland, Wallace, " ak et of NORTH Carolina.
iillams, OF Virginia, KInsley Richards, and
Baker
On Roads ana Canals -Messrs Storrs, Crafts,
Street.
On The Public Buildings-Messrs. Cobb Ly-
man, 'afnett. Nj rray, Fisher, Case, aud Nc
Creary.
On he Revolutionary Pensions --Messrs.
Bloomfield, Clageu, Pitcher. Alexander, Adj.
ans Clark and Patterson.
COMMITTEES ON EXPENDITURES.
IN the Departwet Of Stdte-Messrs. Holmes.
Peck and Hibshman.
In The Department of the Treqstry-Mess,s.
Irimble, Hall, of New York, and Gross of
PennSy lvania.
In the Department of Wdr-Messrs. Brush,
oyerstreet, and Gross of New York.
AZ Me Departn,ent Of the Nary-MesSrs. Ar.
cher, Fay, aud Butium.
In the Post O6ice-Messrs. Livermore, Hack
ley aud Mcneil.
On the Public Buildings Meigs.
Strong OF Vermont, and Hostetter
a great number OF petitions we're pre-.
seheu ms mornIng, amongst which were
Inc following Of general nature:
By the Speaker.-The Memorial of sun
dry citizens ofPhiladelphia, PRAYING iha,
additional encouragement may be given
TO me Manufactures of the country.
his is the Memorial of the Philadelphia
Socieiy.l Referred to the Committee on
Manufactures.
ny Nr. NeieS.-The memorial Of the
New YORK institution for the education Of
me Deal aud Dumb, praying for doma
non OF Public Land tor the support and
encouragement of the humane objects Of
thls ASSOCIATION. Referred 10 a select
cumniitce.
MIR. Scott. OF Missouri, from the COM
mlttee Yesterday appointed OH thai sub
Ject, reported bill to authorize The pro
pie at Missouri territory TO rm d copsti
tGiiou and state government, on an equal
iooiing with the original states; WHICH
Dill as twice read and referred to COM
miite OF the whole House.
On motion of MIR. Campbell, of Ohio,
committee was ordered to he appoiute,
ttoreport bill providing for taking the
iourih census or enumt ration of the in
iI.bitan,s of tive u. States.
On motion of Mr.. Cannon, of Tennes-
see, the House came 10 The following re-
Resoired, That a committee he appointed TO
enquire INTO the fxpedieDcy OF paying the SOL
uieIs ana offfc rs OF the volunteer RI and militia
LOT horses and other property lost whilst in rie
Seminole
campaign, ~ all cases where such loss IAN sus-
famed in consequence of failure on the part
OF the general government TO furnish the ne
cesSary forage. and without any fault or negIe ct
on The part of the owner.
On motion of MIR. Cook of Illinois. the
fiouse came to the following resolutions ::
Resoired. That the committee on Public
Lands he instructed TO inquire into the expe-
diency of establishing additional land Offices i'm
the State OF Illinois, for the sale of the Public
Lands
RESOLVED, That the same committee he i'm
structed to inquire into the exprdiency of ex-
tending the time for completing the payments
foriands heretofore purchased from The govern.
meni within said State, and that the committee
nave leave to report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Strong, OF New York, rose. and in.
timatrd to The House, that, not desiring
TO embar,ass The question which would
probably arise on the Missouri bill now
before the House, he should at present
waive The motion which he yesterday an
nouDced his intention TO make, tor leave
TO introduce a bill TO prohibit the further
oil The United States.
Mr. Pinckney, of South Carolina, gave
notice that on this day week he should
ask leave to introduce bill 10 be entitled
An act 10 establish circulating medi
UNI for the Uniied States, and TO sustain
The credit and utility thereof" He had
understood, he said, that, on tile last day
OF the last Session Of Congress, a resoIn
ton had passed which had in some de
gree referred this subject TO the Secretary
OF the Treasury. II had therefore de.
iernlHed TO postpone for werk this mo-
lion, 10 give TO the House an opportunity
to receive the report of the Secretary of
the treasury on the subject
And the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10.
The folio" ing members appeared this
day, were Qualified, and took their seats,
ylz.--IrOm MassachuseLis, Mr.. Fuller /: