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

OF tho Staie Of Alabama. anderson,
Taylor, and Pieasdais.
joint committee on Enrolled Bills.-Messrs.
Darlington aud Foot.
MIR. Holmes, OF Massachusetts,, presents
ed a Memorial from the people of Maine,
pra, lug TO he admitted into the Union on
an equal footing with the original states,
together with a copy OF the constitution
formed for the state; which was referred
TO a committee ut five members, and Or
dered to be printed.
MIR. Scott, OF Missouri, presented the
Memorial of the Legislature of the Ter
rlfory OF Missouri, praying to be auihO.
rized TO form constitution Of state
government, and to be admitted into The
Union OH all equal footing with the origi.
| nal states which was also referred 10 a
| select committee.
On motion OF Mr.. Rkea. twas resolved,
that the House do now proceed TO the
| appointment OF the standing committees,
, pursuant to the Rules aud Orders of the
| House. The effect Of this order is, that
the Speaker proceeds to appoint them,
and tnat they will be announced TO the
! House Tomorrow.
| Nlr. Shaw, of Massachusetts, introduce
! ell JOINT resolution, authorizing the
transmission, tree of postage, of any do.
cumenis which, during The present and
any future session, may be transmitted
TO either House of Congress by The Pre-.
sident, or any OF the Heads Of Depart
men's. Which resolution was twice read
ordered 10 be engrossed for third read.
r'g, and subsequently, read third time
and passed.
MIR. Strong, of New York, gave notice
HAT on Tomorrow lie should ask leave To
Introduce bill to prohibit the further
extension OF slavery WITHIN the territories
OF the United States.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
On motion OF Mr.. Taylor, of N. York,
the House resolved itself into committee
OF the whole on the State of the Union,
Mr.. Nelson, OF Virginia, being called TO
| the chair.
The Presidents Message of yes,erda,
being taken into consideration
MIR. Taylor offered for the considera.
ton oil the committee the following reso-
| intiOns.:
l. ReSotred, That 40 much of the Message of
the President OF the United States as relates 10
| the subject of carrying into fret the late
| treaty between the United States and Spain !;
| The condition OF the independent governments
| Of Sonth Anne, lea; the admission INTO our ports
| OF foreign ships of war and privateers, and all
other subjects of foreign affairs, he referred 10
| select committee.
fortihcatlOns, and other military subjects, be
| referred TO a select committee.
d. mat so much as reiatcs to the navy, naval
depots, and the prot. elton of cur commerce
upon tine ocean, be referred to a select COM
mittee.
4. That so much Of the Message 40 relates to
manufactures and 10 our commercial inter-
course with British COLONIAL ports, be referred
10 tue committee OF Commerce and Manutac-
turss.
8. That 20 much of the Message as relates 10
| The supp resssn Of tue slave trade, be referred
TO select committee.
| @. That SO much OIL the Message as relates tn
| the subject Of revenue, he referred to the COM
mitIer Of Ways and Means.
These resolutions we're separately a.
| grevd 10 without debate, excepting some
conversation respecting that which relates
TO the committee of commerce and man.
uiactures, In consequence of motion
yesterday made by Mr.. Little ofMaryiand,
and now pending, 10 distribute The sub.
jects OF Commerce and Manufactures to
two distinct commiliers. The resolaiions,
| however, were agreed to in the above
shape and, being reported toiiIe House,
were there also severally agreed to. Al
ter hlch--
Mr.. Taylor again rose. The House
| having, he said, agreed TO refer the seve.
raj subjects adverted 10 in the Presidents
Mes age, he held in his hand some other
resolutions on the subject of great nation
al concerns which were not rel. rred TO
III the Message. Such propositions, il had
appeared al The last session proper TO
present directly 10 the House, aud not 10
Offer them IN committee ofihe whole hist
lie Presidents Message was under con-
sderation. He should therefore now
move them. The first OF these resolves.
he saId, related 10 the organization and
discipline of The Militia. Ii would be
recollected, OH this subject there was
made, at The last session, by highly
respectable committee, an elaborate Re-
port, which mad not been acted on for
the want of time. For the purpose of
reviving The consideration of this matter
at an early period of the session, and
assigning TO II a select committee, he
offered The first OF the following resolves.
HE second OF them related Ia the i'm.
provement OF The Indian tribes in The
arts oil civilized life. 1t would be recol-
/. cfed, Mr.. Il. said, that at the last SEES
sion OF Congress an appropriation had
been made, OF ten thousand dollars per
annum, towards accomplishing this i'm.
porlan, object. II was desirable TO eD-
| quire how this money had been expended.
and also whether any thing more could
he done towards This object by Congress.
The third OF The resolves related TO the
subject oil Roads and Canals. An ap-
preparation OF very large amount had been
made at the last session, for The complies
ton OF one very important and truly ma
iioral rOat. II was worth enquiry, how
that money had been expended, and
would be u proper subject Of consdera-
non, whether there were nOi other objects.
oil The same character and Of equal inter,
esi, that we'll deserved the attention of
Congress. The subject of The Public
Buildings, referred TO in The fourth re-
| solve, would necessarily rennire eyami-