Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-11-21

Rev. Mr.. Allison. SO so IS
Rev. Mr.. Campbell, 81 So II
Rev. Mr.. Sparks, 20 20
Rev MIR. Post, 10 10 ,
So the Rev. MIR. Campbell was chosen
OIL the third iIial. And the House ad
jourUed.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IL.
IN SENATE
Mr.. Lanman, of Connecticut, appeared.
Mr. Sanford submitted sundry resoin-
lions 10 refer those parts of ilePIesiden,'s
message which relate to our affairs with
Spain, 10 the subject of finance, to the
debt due for public lands, and 10 The
Indian tribes, To the committees appoin-
ted TO consider these respective subjects.
The resolutions lie on the table.
MIR. Walker. OF Alabama, according 10
notice, having obtained leave, introduced
bill 10 alter the terms of the district
court IN Alabama: [providing that The
hrsi session OF The court shall be holden
AT Mobile, on tue Sd Monday of Februa
~ neal, and thereafter annually, ;at Mo
bale, on the FIRST Monday of January and
June, anal al Caliaha, on the first Mou-
day OF April aud Novembcr.] The bill
was twice READ and referred Ia Msssrs-
Waller OF Alabama, BWriH, and King OF
Alabama.
The resolution yesterday offered by NJ.
DtcGers0n. TO appoint a joint library CON
miifre, was taken up and agreed 10,
and Messrs. -DickerSon, Daaa, and Hunter,
were appointed on The part of The Senate,
accordingly.
The resolution submitted by Mr. Bar
rit respecting the compensation OF the
Members of Congress was, on motion,
postponed 10 mex, Monday week, and, on
melton OF MIR. Parrot, ordered 10 be
printed.
De motion of Mr.. Wilson, the Senate
proceeded 10 The election oil Chaplain.
=, list 2d. Sd. 9TH 5'h. 9th.
For air Allison IL ~ IS Is 10 IS
For Mr. Ryiand 10 IL 10 IL I6 IL
For MIR. Everett g
For Mr.. Post o o O o
lhe President communicated 10 Tia.
Senate letter from the Commissioner OF
The General Land Office, transmitting re.
ports of The Land Commissioners at ia. k
son court house which was read and
ordered 10 be printed.
The President also communicated 10
the Senate a letter from the Secretary Of
ihe Treasury, transmitting, III obedience
10 resolution of the Senate OF The 4Ih of
May last, statement of The money which
has been annually appropriated and paid
SihNN AUk N'd' 1sgO 'OI surveying lie STD
coast, bays initts, harbOlS and shoals,
aud Tor erecting and keeping in repair,
hight houses, beacens and buoys, aud
for,he purchase of ground Tor light houses.
which Vas read and ordered 10 be printed.
he President also communicated 10 The
Senate ii letter from tue Secretary of the
Treasury. trans Mitimg, in obedience 10
d resolution OF The Senate OF the I'D of
April last, statement OF The money an.
nually appropriated and paid, since the
declaration ot independence, for purclias-
ing from The lndlan- surveying, and sell
lug, the public lands, the quantity pur~
chased, surveyed, sold, aud remaining
uHsnId, the amount of sales, foIfei;ures,
oi sums unpaid, &c. which was read, and.
on motion OF Mr.. Irim6ie, $40 extra cn
pies thereof ordered 10 be printed and
the Senate adjourned To- Monday.
MIR. BARTON, elected Senator from
Missouri, attended on Tuesday last, but
cannot OF course take his $ al uulll the
Constitution he accepted by Congress.
HOUSE OF REPRES ENTATIVES
The following members attended yes,
terday, viz Messrs. Burton, Folger, Reid.
and Crawford
After the presentation Of petitions, Mr..
Gross. Of n Y. offered for considerations
iHe IoIlONluR resolve
ReSolced, That the committee of WAYS aud
Means he instructed 10 prepare and report
10 TINS House, as soon as may be- a list OF all
the expenditures, under their proper heads
authorised by the existing laws Of the Unit ed
States, with an opinion respecting the reduc.
ton, which, consistently with the Pablo in.
iefest, may be made in each of them Respect
lively.
Mr. G. said the motion related 10 a
subject which ought, in his opinion, to
receive the early and earnest consideration
OF the House but, mol wishing to take
The House by surprise, he should move
Tor II to lie on The table for the present.
II "as ordered 10 lie on tIr table ac.
co.dingly.
MIR. Foot offered the following PROPOSE.
ilnn, which lies on the table one day of
course
ResOired, That the following addition he
made 10 The standing rules and orders of the
House, viz A committee of thrae members
sh'ii be appointed. whose dniy il shall be 10
examine all bills, amendments resolutions or
motlons. before they go out of possession of
lie honse, and to make report that they are
correctly en=Tossed, which report shall be
entered in the Journal.
And tie House adjourned 10 Monday.
COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE.
The following is list of The standing
and other committees. appointed by Mr..
Speaker Taylor, pursuant TO the orders
of the Ilouse:
On EIeciionS.-Messrs TrimbIe. Tarr, Tuck
er, ,. Z. Sloan. CLARK. Hooks Moore, Va
On Public LandS.-MeSsrs. Anderson, Hem
drick', Cooke, Bal. Smith, Stevens Mcneil,
Brush.
On Pensions and Revolutionary Claims. 20.
Messis Rhea, NIaclay, Brown, Allen, Mass.
Linn, street, Jones, Va.
On agriculture. .Mossrs. Forrest Cla=gett,
Mech Richmond Ringgold, Garrett, Earle.
on Ways and Means. 80 Messrs. SMITH, Md
McLaue, Del. Shaw, Tracy, Ress, Jones, Ten.
On Post Office. Messrs. Livermore Gull
pepper, Russ, Tonpkius, Kiosley, johnson,
Gray
On Public Expenditures. Messrs. simkins
SlocUm5, ROGERS, Cobb, Adams, Ford. Mont