Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10.
The engrossCd bill concerning The AL
lomance 10 pensioners upon arelinauisl,-
mont OF bounty lands: aud The cuerosssd
bill Tor the relief OF Henry Bafeman, we're
severaly read the third lime, passed, and
sent 10 the Senate for concurrence.
The bills irons tile Senate for The relief
OF John Clark; providing for a gran, of
land for the seat of government of tho
state of Mississippi; and forihe support
OF seminary OF learning within The said
state; aud authorizing The President of
The United States TO purchase The lands
reserved by the act Of the Sd of March,
1917, to certain chiefs and warriors or
other Indians Of the Creek nation, were
severaiiy read The third time, passed and
returned TO the Senate.
The bill supplementary 10 he acts COR
corning the coasiing trade; and the bill
for the erection of an equeairian statue of
The late General George Washington, on
The capitolsquare, were received from The
Senate, and severally twice read: the
FIRST was referred To the committee of ways
and means, and the second committed 10
committee of the whole house.
REDUCTION OF TIL. ARMY
lhe House then proceeded again 90 The
consideration of the resolution offered by
MIR. Williams, of n. c. TO reduce the army
of the United States.
MIR. J. $. Smith, of n. C. moved to a.
mend the resolution by adding thereto
the following:
authorizing the appointment of two major se-
herais be repealed, aud thai the Office OF major
general, III the military peace establishment of
The United States, he dispensed with
ttaf raoi.f En-. Il
army OF the United States lie reduced TO one
hall OF The present number OF officers, or as
nearly SO as the nature of the case viii admit
of.
The amendment was accepted by Mr..
Waniams as part of his motion.
MIR. Simhins took the floor i'm opposition
TO The resolutions, aud spoke nearly an
hour against reducing the army.
MIR. SaTyer spoke Il short time i'm favor
OF The resolutions
Mr.. Storrs opposed the resolutions, and
replied at some length 10 the advocates
OF the proposition.
Mr.. LsUe,more spoke briefly in favor of
reducing the army.
MIR. johnson, of KY. opposed it, and
spoke short lime in answer 10 those
who advocated the reductions
MIR. Holmes, after stating That there
were but fifteen days remaining of the
session, ia which the house could not,
with due attention 10 The necessary mea-
sures now before il, investigate and act
Oh This subject with The deIiberation and
understanding which It's importance de-
nanded, and that il would be better 10
defer The decision of The question to lie
next session Of Congress, when ii could
| be matureiy acted on, with the view of
| bringing The discussion now 10 close.
| moved that the resolutions be laid on lie
| table.
| MIR. Desda made one or two remarks
| against lie motion of MIR. II. observing.
incidentally, that he was opposed 10 re-
dncing the arfty, except so far as regard
ed The staff.
| The question was then taken on laying
| the resolutions Oh the table and decided
in the affirmative, as follows:
| YEAS--Messrs. Abbot. Anderson, Ky.
| Baldwin. Barbour, Va. Bassstt, Bennett, But
| Ter Of Lou. Clagett, Claiborne, Comstock.
Crawford, CruSer, CulbretI. Davidson. Fol-
| ger, Harrison, Hasbrouck, Herrck Hitch
cock, Holmes, Hopkinson, Hunter, Irving of
| y: Y johnson OF va. johnson of Ky. Jones,
/ Kinsey, Lawyer, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Little
| M'Laue fDeI. Nj Lean of III. h'Coy. Merrill,
| Middleton. Samuel Moore, III. Nelson, New,
| Newton, Ogden, PARROT. Pawling, Pegram,
peasants, poindexter, Porter, Rbea, Rich,
| Rnggold, Robertson, Sergeant, Seybert, Sim
kins, 5. Smith, Bal. Smith, Sonthard. Speed,
| Storrs, Strong, 1aDImodge. Terrell, Tompk ins,
| Tumble, Tucker of Va. Tyier UpiIam, Walker
| of KY. WeBdover, Wilkin-7l.
| NAYS--Messrs. Adams, Allen, Mass. Ball
| Bayiey, Beecher, BelIiuger, Boden, Burwel,
Campbell. Cobb, COlston, Cook, Darlington,
Desha, Earle, Edwards, Fisher. Gage, GarneIt
Gilbert, Hale, Hall Of Del. Hall OF n. G.. Hen
bricks, Herbert, HerkiDer, Hester, Hogg,
| Hostetter, Huntington. Livetmore. W Maciay .
W. y. Maclay, Marchand, MasOH Of K. T.
Mercer, Mills, Robt. Moore, Murray, Jer.
Nelson, Orr, Patterson, Rice, Richards,
sampson, Savage, Sawyer, Sendder, Settle,
Shaw, Sherwood, SlOcumb, j. 5. Smith, 5te-
wart 81 ". &. Stuart of Md. Taylor, Terry,
Tucker, OF s. T.. Walker, of n. e. Whisesds,
Whitman, Williams Of Conn. Williams OF n.
Y. williams of NC. Wilson Of Mass. Wilson
Of Pa.-G &C.
SO Tie resolutions were laid on the table.
NEW STATES.
The house then, on the motion OF Mr..
Scott, resolved itself into a committee of
the whole, Mr. Smith, Of Md. IN tie chair,
on tie bills 10 enable The people OF The
territories of Missouri and Alabama TO
form state governments.
The bill relating 10 The Missouri terri
tory Was the first in order, and The first
taken UP.
The committee we're busily occupied
until bali past o'clock, in maturing the
details OF this bill, and discussing vrd-
positions for e. amendment IN which
Messrs. Scott, Robertson, Mills, Harrl.
sou, Anderson OF Ky Desha, TalImadge,
Clay aud Barbour, participated.
In tic course of the consideration, Mr..
1aHwddge moved an amcDdmeni, sub
! sfanfiailv TO limit the existence of slave