Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-02

the same are to bc slanicd-uill. leave 10 re.
port by bill or otherwise.
On the question ofagreeing TO the resolution
il was decided in the negdfire.
The House then again resolved itself into
committee of TIE whole, Mr.. Russett in the
chair, on the bill for the relief of Ebenezer
stevens, Lucretia Stevens, late Lncretia Sands.
aud others-thc question To strike out the first
section heing still under consideration.
MIR. Sheruoodsup the Hill in a speech
OF considerable lenGth and very minute inves
tigation. He was followed by Mr.. Rhea, in
opposition 10 the bill; and, after refusing 70
>tiikeoui the Ist section and Il httle discussion.
on It's details tie blank was filled with the sum
OF ~ .a3l, with interest from October, I7S7.
and the bill reported 10 the house.
The sum With which the bla,k was filed was
agreed 10 by the house aud, after so,nefurthor
remarks from Mr Rhre in opposition 10 the bill.
The question was taken OH ordering the bill
TO be engrossed tor third reading. aud decid-
ed m the negative, by yeas and nays yeas 63,
nays ~. .....So the bill was rcjecis.i--and
The House adjourned.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER %
MIR. IL. Nelson, from The Judiciary committee
TO whom had been referred the letter OF the
menced against him by John Anderson, report.
ed resolution authorizing aud requesting the
Speaker TO employ such counsel az he may
think proper. To defend the suit brought by
John Anderson against the SAID Thomas Dunn,
aud that the expenses be deirayed out Of the
contingent fund OF the House: which resoIu.
ton was concTrred in.
Nj. \ reported also bin concerning suits
brought on cory rights; which was twice read
and committed.
Mr.. n. also made an nnfaverable Teport on
the petition of John Burgen, who prays to be
relieved from suit commenced az ainst him as
security for postmaster which was concur
red in.
On motion Of Mr.. P,ndaR, the select com.
mittee TO whom was recommittcd the bill TO
extend to John James Dutour and others the
time OF payment for certain lands, were dis
Charged from the further consideration there
OF. and il was ordered to lie OIL the table
he reason OF this proceeding was that a
teller has been received, that the payment
requested to be deferred has since actually
pesn made by a sacrifice OF heavy discount
A motion was made by Mr.. Hendricks, TO re
consider the vote Of yesterday, by which the
bll tor the relief OF Ebcnezer Stevens and
others was rejected on the ground of desire
10 recommit II Tor AN amendment, the object
OF winch was to submit the justice of the claim
In the decision ut the Supreme Court, or of
some other judicial tribunal
On the motion of MIR. Strother, protesting
against the reconsideration, the Yeas sand NAYS
were required on the question.
Whereupon, there arose a debate of consid.
cradle interest, and of two hours aud more in
length, on tile question of reconsIdering the
matter The motion was supported by Messrs.
ffiaricks, Sforrs, i'ukin, Smyth of Va. Hophin-
son, Thitman, Miller and Sc, geant 1; and oppos.
ed by Messrs. Strotker. Rhaa, ". T.. Maciay,
and Williams OF North Carolina
ihe question on reconsidering The vote of
yesterday, was finally decided in the afErma.
1--WE, by yeas and nays-yeas 10, nays Ga.
Inc BIZ heing again before the house, the
question REQUIRED whether il should he en-
crossed, and read "A third time; when. on
motion OF MIR. Storrs, il was committed TO
select commilteee.
lie verbal amendment Of tho Senate to the
Dill Tor the relief OF Wm. IS. Lewis, was taken
up and agreed 10.
The bill reported at the last session, autho.
rizips subscription TO The Chesapeake and
delaware Canal Company, being called as the
ORDER OF the day,
MI Tucker, ct Virginia, after stating that
tile gentleman (6ir. MLane of DeiaJ who
reported iniS hill, and who was particularly
interested III its discussion. was absent from,
me house, as one Of the Bank Committee
and that lie information directed bv a resolu.
tloh OF the last session TO be collected by the
secretary OF the Treasury. on the subject of
iitei nal improvements, had not yet been re.
ceiyed respecting the Chesapeake aud Della
ware Canal; moved that The committee of the
whole, 10 whom the bill had been referred, be
discharged thereirom, and that IL be referred
10 ttie committee on internal Improvement
winch motion prevailed, and the bill was
accordingly so referred.
lie bill for the relief OF Samuel r 4. Hook er
the bill for the relief of Harold Saith and the
bill for the relief 0iSampson f. King, sevcrally
passed through committees of The whole, and
were ordered TO be engrossed for Il third read.
ing and the house adjourned.