Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-09


The committee on The District Of Columbia 10
enquire Into the eNpcdiency Of Surrounding The
Capitni Square with II stone side walk. 10 he
completed before the meeting OF the meAt
Congress.
The motions submitted BY Mr.. Noble and Ly
Mr Tat, on the 3Oth ult. were respectively
jakrn up and agreed TO.
The five bills received from The other House
on ihnrSday last for concurrence, were seye.
Ill y read.
Several reports on private claims aud some
Other subjects were initiicr postponed: and
w Scnaie resumed The consider alton of the
OH To provide for the mere convenient 6ryani
zhinn OF the Courts OF the United States. ana
,he appointment of Circuit Judees-the fol.
lowing motion made by Mir BarboRr, when the
'uh,eci WAS up before, being still under con.
sideraiiOp:
Reso!red, That the bill be recomm,ted to
Tue committee that brouehtit in wiki insiruc.
i,ohs 80 10 amend il as 10 abolish The Circuit,
S'.nrts and Transfer their jurisdiction to The
Dis'ftct Courts. TO authorize AN appeal DIRECTLY
nom snch cents to the Snrremr Court aud to
.m'upe me right OF appeal hy reducing the
amount on which that right niay he exercised -
aiter considerable. discnssion, this motion
WAS dtcided IN the negative, as follows
u for lie motion. -. Messis. Barbour, Dicker
son, t@cock, Macon, Roberts, sanford, Smith.
otekcs. az ior, Thomas, Williams of sill
against H.. .Messrs BurriiI. Dagger. Ea.
ION Ed~ ards, fromentin, Gaiiiard. G0ldsbu,o'.
,,io'ss!. ttnnttr, Johnson. King, Leake, Mel.
Tn, Mor,ii, Morrow, Otis. Palmer, Storer,
Tenn "a ' "
; A,tef some further progress on the BILL
ne Senate adjourneh.
~, TUESDAY, JANUARY s.
W. o1'vSfd nom The committee ofcomrnerce
an" h'a"uiactures. TO whom Was refer, ii the
memorial OF the governors or the New York
Hospital, reported hill 90 TO prov;le for The
reiiei OF sicS and disabled seamen," which was
read.
The President communicative =, .
letter from BenjaDiin Ii Iatrobe laie snr.
veyol OF the public buildings, i'm expiauatiou Of
MS plans, III reply 10 part of the renort of m,
present ,s architect SC which was read. referred
10 Inc committee on the District of CoIun,bi.
and ordered 10 he printed
mr.. UiS gave notice that he should on tn
morrow ask leave TO introduce a biliin addition
10 the ACT 10 promot lie the progress of the useful
arts.
The bills from the other House. for,he relief
OF ffatod Smy III, for the relief of Samuel r.
hooker, Tor the relief Of Sampson S. king TO
author'se the payment, in certain cases. of lest
treasury notes, and the bill TO empower the
territory OF Michigan 10 send n drleoAte IN
congress were severaily read the second fine
and varioIIsly referred
IN motions submitted Yesterday BY Mr.
Meaen and Mr.. T!cheRor, were respectively
taken up andagreed to.
4 lie Senate resumed The consideration of ,be
Diito organize anew the courts of the u. s..
ana Tor the appointment OF circuit Judges.
Mich time was bestowedin filing the nume-
rons blanks III this bill and maturingits details
ana before II was gone through,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MONDAY, JANUARY 4.
MT. PiedSants, from the Naval Commit
tee, reported a bill au,horising the paw
ment OF sum of money 10 Thomas
Shields.
MIR. p. from The same committee. re-
ported a bill auihorising the purchase of
live oak timber for building small vessels
of war.
These bills were severally twice read
and committed.
On motion of Mr.. Cobb. the committee
OF the whole. was discharged from the
iuiflier consideration of the bin expIana-
tory OF the actauthorising The sale of GER
tam lots In the City of Washington, uhe
public lots on Pennsylvania Avenue) and
If was referred To a select committee.
The Speaker laid before the House the
following letter from the Secretary of The
Treasury:
Treasury Department Jan. 1 1870
Sir; haze the honor to transmi, state.
ment OF the exports of the United States. dur
Ig the year ending the 30th September, 1918,
amounting in value, in articles IT
Domestic produce & manufacture, TO 73. $50 ts7
foTeISh 40. do. 1896, COS
500, 28I 1888
Which articles appear to have been exported
TO the following countries, viz.
10 the Northern countries DOmestic. Foreign
Of Europe. ............. 4 ,55l ,259 i.0SI I2l
10 the dsmn0ns OF the Ne
therlands i,I92.776 3 0227iI
OlGreat Britain... .t3,425 ,552 2,z02 $50
VI france. 10 ,CG6daS . 2S3 7gi
VI spain. ISIS COL 29G7 252
,r vi Portugal. --....-...2 ,CJ9Oi0 rs las
The Hsnss Towns x ports
OF Germany .............2 EGO Q02 1913 A9I
All oihers-....,...... -, $50 800 40I5,5S9
S7S 85f,iS7 10, 426 $50
have the honor 10 be &c.
-, WM. II. CRAWFORD.
TIE Speaker the Fl. of Representatives
The letter, with lis enclosures, was or.
dered 10 be printed.
MIR. Palmer of New York, offered for
consideration The following resolutions:
Resoircd, That the Committee of Ways and
Cleans be instructed to enquire whether any,
aud IT any, what provisions are necessary to be
made, more etiectually to enforce The payment
OF duties on goods, &c. imported NV land,
from the British provinces IN America
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