Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-03-06

the butter 10 ensure . strict obedience TO
all proper orders, and Il suitable respect
Tor the rights OF those whose duly II may
De Ia yield obedience.
L The House went into committee OF
the whole, Mr.. PitaiD in lhc chair. on The
bill 10 alter and establish cerlap post
roads, tispent much time ia ,iiSpoSing
OF the numerous amendments offered, as
is usually the case, 10 TINS bill.
4 Before the bill Mas gone through, Mr.
! Hugh Nelson took occasion To express his
Misrepresentation nf Iae UNLIMITED aud un-
restricted admiSsIon q! propo>nionS lpf
post routes, an extent nlIch ihe whole
! treasury o! the na.lon wowld be unable
! 10 FAY tie expense OF, &c.
I The committee having risen and re-
! ported TIE bull, ali the amendments we're
agreed 10, with The exception 81 that
! which authorised a post route !roin Fcri
( Wayne to Chicago, AhICii vas disagreed
+: 10; and tie Sui WAS liscu ordered Ia be
cn9roSscd for 4 THIRD reading.
| On Gloiion oiNlr. Spencer, ,i,e committee
oi The who'c ON the state Of the Union
was discharged irom the further cullsiG
raiion ci The resolutions Subnit.ed by
hun OH the subject al the Bank 81 the
l.. States, anu The resolutions wcrc or
| dered 10 nc oG the liable.
Ihr hUu>e then resolved ijspl iuto d
committee oi the wuo!e, Ar. Putin in the
CHAIR oil HE amendments oi lne S..naie
to me general appropriation hiti Ter 1870.
heSe anirnd1eii!s, WIKI one er.eep-
lion, were eOncnr.ed N, after .,nls dls-
eussion, and reported 10 ,ac house.
In debate on Saturday the 9Th uli. on
The proposition Ia AXE Of the hack utter
est "n such 81 Inc public debtors, for the
purchase vi lands, as siaii pay the install
nenlS which are dae prior To the 2Utll
Niarch 1899, Mr.. Po5ndcrIef, and sir Bur
bcGr spoke against tue amendment, and
MI. HarriSe" ia favor OF ii the former
upon the ground OF as being IL uew prin.
cipif, which oie!tl not 10 he adopted with
oUi u greater necessity than noW appear
ed 10 exist: That 'he bal 10 which the d.
ihendneni was oiieie6 pa, vented forfeit
| hre 81 such lands as ssVTr not pad lot one
year lohser ihai this WAS gong iar e.
nohSh the purchasers had Tie "4van-
tage ut HE rise OF lie land. andii VAS NJ
hardship To maNc them pay tiie back IN
tefeS,, which even q court oi equity would
have maze them pay Tor not compN my
wIlil their contracts.
10 tins MIR. Harrison replied, shat The
amendment was reasonable and lust
provision, both IN relation 10 the public
interests as well as that of iudi. iduais
me persons "h0 Wnaid suffer by HE
present pecunlaIy embargassmeu;s were
HE poorer clIs of y ople, " no had no
agency Whatever III producing these en-
bafraSSmenis, AMI who were not able TO
bea, lie heavy penalty WHICH The exist
lhg laws Imposed for suffering tie day Of
pay mGnt in pass without making H. Ma
ny OF them hal settled IA frontier siiua-
lions, where the land tIad uot apDrecia-
ted more than ,hc value OF the improve
menis which HAD been made upon it. The
provision lur paving back interest was IT.
sell very hard one, and such as libera,
individual ought not, nor would not insist
upon. The UnIied States had heretofore
Iigdly eXac'eG ii; hui The circumstances
oi The couHiry, III relation To- money, was
never before DIS embarrassing. Is Tie a.
| Dendment was adopted, II would siimu-
| late all The public debtors 10 make every
eXeriidn to raise the money before the ex-
| pira'iOn OF the term 10 whicl, tie bill was
iimlied. That our treasury would be
more embarrassed IN the present year
than in amy subsequent one, from the iIea-
w instruments Of The public debt WHICH
we're 10 be paid This yea. Tie public,
| therefore, would be gaining by any mea-
sure which would expedite the collection
OF their debts. II was true that the bar Il
interest would amount Ia larger sun
than the government would be Obliged
TO give II they were TO borrow iiie mo-
ney but, rs the back interest was IN
tended 10 stimulate purchasers 10 punc-
! tuaiify, 1t would be III the highest degree
| UNJUST 10 exact u under circumstances
like the present, when the want OF punc-
tuaiiiy, Was produced by events WINCH
those who were subject 10 pay it could
not cOnt.oi.
MONDAY, MARCH T.
Mr.. JohHsoa OF Ky. Pom She military
committee, reported bill authorizing the
sale OF certain military sites; wiiicn Mas
twice read and ordered 10 be engrossrd.
On motion OF MIR. Spencer. il was
ReSolced, That the Secretary of the Treasury
be requested 60 transmit 10 Congress, at an
early period in its neNt SessioIl. general
statement Of tiie condition Of thes3duk of The
! United StaIes and its Offices, similar to the
retnruS made to him by the BANK aud state
meme eNRiDiIlng, as nearly as may he practical
hle The amount of capital invested ~ the differ
ent chartered banks in The several states, and
| in the District Of Columbia the amount of
notes issued by those banks IN circulation the
pBblc and pIlydie dcpoSiteG in them, the
| amount OF discounts ana loans made bv them
aud remaining unpaid, and the total quantity
Qt specie they possess. And that hc be, also,
| requested 10 report Such measures a5 !Is
opinion may he eNpPGient iOprOCure and retain
sufficient quantity OF gold and silver coin in
| the United states, o. so supply circulating
medium ~ place Of specie, adapted TO the ext
goncy of Tue country, and within the power of
! the government.
The following engrossed bills were
scveraliy read tie third time, passed, and
! sent to lie Seuate for concurrence, VIZ.
| the bill for ereclinY sundry light houses,
beacoDs, buoys, &c. the bin confirming
certain claims to land in lie STATE Of Hi
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