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


was deeply interested in il. His purcha-
ses were predicated on the beiiefil,at the
plan of the city would never be altered
/ DC. The plan he thought the most adj
nlrabie one that was ever laid, one great
excellence of which was the oppn spaces
ieit l'y the public reservations, one OF
which II WAS now proposed 10 sell-whicll
were so much wanted in all large and
compact ciiies-and the great benefit oil
which Mr.. 5. believed, would be hereaf-
Ter fell here, Ak he had no doubt il would.
IN time, hecOme great ely, and a place
OF great business. The original propri-
etors, MIR. ). believed, nd entered their
protest against these sales, and had got
the court TO stopihe sale under the former
act; and court of justice, he hoped,
would never permit Congr. ss, or any oih
er power, to deprive individuals of their
! rights, &c.
| MIR. Herbert went into minute inves,i-
/ CATION OF the subject, 10 prov. las we'll as
heconld be heard that the bill, as ameud-
| cd, Was inconsistent with the original
contract with the propriefors of The soil;
| anu he read many documents TO eslai,llsh
his arguments. He was III favor OF such
course as would lrave The original pro-
| prieiors at liberty to seek a resnedy in
court OF justice, sc.
hlr. Barbour wished the bin 10 be Laid
OIL the table, as some questions appeared
10 be involved in ii which, ought not TO be
decided hastily. He wished to give these
| questions more reflection; though, from
the hasty view he had taken of these re-
s.rvaiions, 1t appeared TO him they we're
| Intended for public uses and, though he
believed the plan ought not ia be Chang
| ed, yet u 1t were, aud these reservations
were applied to private purposes, il would
| present question Of some difficulty but
IN lis decision, lie did not think The inter-
est OF the purchasers of lots entered into
the question al all! as they bought under
The ordinary chances and contingencies,
| &c. MIR. B. moved that tle bill be laid
| on the table.
| MIR, Cobb replied, that the House had
had lime enough TO make up IFS opinion
on the subject, as the bill had laid on the
table part of the last session and the
whole OF The present, and hoped it would
not again be laid by.
| The question was carried, TO Law the
bill on the table, by IA large majority.
The bill from the Senate 10 enable the
people of the Alabama territory 10 form
| a state government, and the bill TO sus-
pend for further limited lime lie sale
| or forfeiture of lands, for failure i'm com
the Senate, seyerally twice read aud COM
| mitied.
The bill authorising the payment of a
sum OF money, TO the officers and crews
oil gun boats lao and l54, was taken up i'm
committee. Mr.. Deska in tie. chair, The
blank hiied with 54S2 dollars, and the bill
ordered by the House to be engrossed.
The House then went Into committee
OF the whole, Mr.. Pteasanis in the chair,
on the bill for the relief of Kenzie and
Forsyth Qndian traders, and providing
them lndemni!ication for quantity OF
whlskey and pow der, which they allowed
TO be destroyed 10 prevent lis falling into
The hands OF the enemy, during the late
war with Great Brittany
Alter some discussion of this bill, in
which MIR. Rich and Mr.. .Storrs opposed,
and Mr.. Scott supported IL;
The committee proceeded TO take up
the bill for the relief of John b.. c. Lucas
and Clement b. Penrose (allowing them
additional compensation as laud commits
sioners i'm Louisiana.)
ms Dill created also considerable dis
cussion; after which,
The committee rose and reported the
bills 10. the House,; the former of which
was ordered TO be engrossed for third
reading; and The latter, after much adj
ditional discussion OF lis merits, was in
definitely postponed; and
The House adjourned
| THURSDAY, JANUARY H.
On motion OF Mr.. Merton, the commit
tee OF commerce and manufactures were
discharged from the further consideration
oi The resolution insiruc1ing them to IN
quire INTO the expediency of fixing stan
dard OF weigh's and measures.
| Tho .N,eoEo,. Ia,I hnCc.o a..
letter from the Secretary Of War, trans
hitting statement of the expenditure
and application Of The money drawn from
the Treasury by him, during the year
ending OIL Tie 30tI Sept. last, under The
| appropriations for The year 1918, and Of
theunexpended balance Of former appro
prlaiions for the military establishment,
| remaining III The Treasury on The first OF
October last which was ordered 10 lie on
the table.
| The Speaker laid before the House
report from the Secretary Of War, made
III obedience 10 a resolution of this house,
OF the 10th OF April last, insiruciing him
10 report plan for the application of
such means as are within the power Of
Congress To the purpose Of opening and
constructing such roads aud canals as may
deserve and require the aid of government,
with view TO military operations in time
OF war; and also, statement OF The
works, OF the nature aforementioned,
which have been commenced, the pro.
gress that has been made, and tie means
and prospects of their completion: which
was ordered to lie on the table.
The Speaker also laid before the House
a letter from the Secretary ofthe Treasu-
~, transmitting The annual statement of
the District tonnage, OH lac 3lst of De-
| CeulbPr 1917 wlticIi WIS alec laid M, tL q