Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-19
IN SENATE.-JANuARY %.

! The resolution offered Yesterday by Mr..
Iiekenor, was taken up and agreed to.
I! The bill To suspend for further limit
ed time the sale or forfeiture of lands. for
| failure IN making the payments, was read
abe third time, passed and sent TO The
other House for concurrence.
The bill from the other House, for the
relief of DIR. Mottrom Ball, was read the
| third time aud passed.
The President communicated TO the
Senate letter from the Secretary of War,
transmitting the annual statement of tile
expenditure and application of monies
drawn from the Treasury by the Secretary
| OF Wa, for the military establishment
| during the last fiscal year.
The Senate then resumed the conside-
ration Of the joint resolution proposing
| an amendment 10 the Constitution, so as
to produce an uniform mode (by disfricts)
| through the several states, of electine
| electors of President and Vice President
| OF the United States, and Representatives
| to Congress.
The resolution was deliberately sup
| ported by Mr.. Diekerson, and opposed at
considerable length by Mr.. Barbour and
| Mr. FORSYTH. -
| he question was then taken on order
ing The resolution to be engrossed for
| third reading, aud decided in the affirm
alive, as follows:
| YEAS-Messrs. Bur,ill Crittsnden. Dick
] erson, Eaton, Edwards, Fronentin, Goidsbo
rongh, Hunter, johnson, King, Lacock, Ma.
Palmer. Sanford Smith Stokes, Storer, Talbot.
Thomas, Iiclienor, Van Dyke. Williams. of
| Miss. Williams, of Tens
| NAYS--Mcssrs. Barbour, Dagget, Eppes,
Forsyth, Gaillard, Horsey, Lea&e, Roberts,
Rugeles. TAFT. Taylor.--Il.
The Senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, JANUARY
Mr.. Forsyth offered for consideration
the following resolution:
| Resofred, That the Judiciary committee be
| instructed 10 enquire into the expediency of
prescribing by law the mode OF quartering
| soldiers during war in the houses OF citizens
when the public exigeucies may make it
necessary, aud the mode by wllich private
| property may be taken for public use, desig-
| mating particularly by whose orders property
| may be taken, the manner of ascertainipp IT'S
I value, and the mode BY which the owner shall
| receive with the least possible delay the lust
| compensation for the same to which he is
| entitled by the Constitution of the United
| States.
| The bill concerning the organization of
the courts of the United States, for the
establishing Of district supreme court
aud the appointment of new circuit iudg-
| ss, was taken up.
After q debate, the question was taken
OIL Mr.. Robeyts's motion, TO reeommit the
bill with instructions TO amend it so as TO
provide for the appointment of one or
more additional Justices, and so TO alter
The laws as to provide for The speedy adj
Lninistraiion OF justice in the states of
! keHtucky and Tennessee-and decided
| IN the negative, as follows:
fEAS-Messrs. Dickerson. Eppes, FORSYTH
Lacock, Macon, Noble, Roberts, Sanford,
| Smith Stokes, Tayl0r-II.
| NAYS-M eSsrs Barbour. Bnrrill. Darre,t
| CfIttendeR, Eaton, Edwards Fromentu. Otis.
| GailIard, Goldsborough, Horsey, Hunter, king.
| johnson, Leake, Melen morrill,, Morrow,
Palmer, Rnggies, Storer. Isl, Talbot, Thomas,
iichenor. Van Dyke, Williams, OF Miss. Will
ans, of Ten.2S.
The question was then taken on order
ing The said bill TO third reading, and
| decided as follows
YEAS-Messrs. BurIill ,Crittenden ,Daggett.
Eaton, Edwards, Forsyth Fromentin, GaiIldrd,
GoId'boronst; Horsey., Hunter, Johnson. Otis,
King, Leake, Mellen, -A1orr0w. Ruggles, TAFT
SIorer, Talbot, Tichenor, Van Dyke, Williams,
eli Miss. Williams, of TEMPS.
| NAYS-Messrs. Barbour, Dickerson. Eppes,
Lacock, Macon Morrill,, Noble, Palmer, Ro.
berts, Sanford, Smith, Stokes, Ia, lor, Thomas,
Id.
30 The bill was ordered 10 third read
ing and, after The consideration of Exc
cutiye business, the Senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10.
The engrossed resolution TO amend the
Constitution so as 10 provide an uniform
mode OF election of Electors of President
ana wee PresidentaDd OF Reprg
to Congress, was read third time.
Mr.. King moved 10 recommif the en-
crossed resolution for The purpose of max
mo Sntup tarf,.l alienation.
MIR. Forsyth agreed TO tbe rccommit-
meBt, but, proposed 10 amend the motion
so as TO recommit with Instructions 10 the
committee, according to a resolution in
lie following words
Res0lred, That he resolution be recommitted
10 the committee who rep9Ttedit with instruc.
lions so TO amendit, that The districts into
which the several states are TO be divided shall
consist Of contiguous territory containing as
nearly as possible an eqnal number of tie
persons entitled to vote for Members Of the
House of Representatives Of tile Congress OF
the Unled States, IN tie states respectively:
and that the power given 10 Congress by tie
fourth section OF the first article of the cOnsti-
Triton shall not be taken away.
These motions were seyerally Withdrawn
10 make way for melton, by Mr.. Laeock,
10 reconsider The vote on passing the re-
solution TO a ia rdreadiug, which was car
RED.
MIR. Barbour then moved that tie reso-
luton be recommitied 10 a committee
wills Instructions so TO modify it thai, in
the event OF The happening Of any OF the
contingencies in The constitution, by
which the election devolyes on the House
of Representatives lhx choice Of Prcsi-
dent shall be made by plurality ofyOies,
aud not bv states.
After debate, the question ON This mo-
ton was decided IN The negative, by yeas
and navs--y cas- 6, uays 80.
Mr. Forsyth moved 10 add prUviso to
the amenimeni; boz after discussinn OF