Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-16

II.
But upon enquiry d, the department, OF State,
he committee have had the satisfaction TO
earn that The two Judges OF whom the coui-
piaint was mase. have resigned, and others
have been appointed III their place, who il il
hoped and believed will feel lust sense OF
The duty that belongs 10 their station, and ]
perioi IA il acc- rdingly. II, in this respect
there should again be a failure, It will then
be necessary TO consider Oi The propriety OF
some act which will not ouly marx IL " iih de-
cisive reproba,ion. but have tendency To
prevent it's recurrence. They, therefore offer
the following resolution:
ReSotred, That the committee he discharged
from the further considers OF the ME mo
Iial.
And The same was ordered TO lie on The
table.
On motion Of Mr.. Butler. OF New Hamp.
shire, Il was
Resoircd, That the committee on the Pos,
Once and Post Roads be instructed to EN-.
luire into the expectancy OF providing by
law tot prohibiting printers and editors OF
newspapers. aud all other pet sons who are
p'opiieiOrs of amy snch printing establish
mem, or In any way cOncerned in the pubIi-
cation OF newSpaprro from being mail cou.
tractors or posimasters and, also. prohibits
ing postihasitrs from being mail contractors,
or being employed in CONVEYANCE OF the mail
On mo,i"U Of Mr.. Bai,imin, il was
Resolrsd, That the Secretary OF State be re-
CURED TO communicate to this Huouse any in.
formation which may have been received by
that Department, touching any alterations in
the coniDercIJliaws OF regulations of any OF
the nations of Europe, which may have been
made or adopted siuce the near 1917.
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 10.
Mr.. CHtkbert, from Georg,a, attended
yesterday in l,is place.
Mr.. Joseph Dane, new member from
the state or Maine, in the place of Join
Hoi,neS, also appeared, was qualified, aud
took llls seal.
On motion OF Mr.. Allen, of Tenn. i
VAS
Reselrcd, Ela; the Secretary Of The War
Department be required Il lay before this
House such extracts from lie Inspection Roll
OF the Army engaged IN The Seminole War. "A.
will show whether or not the mnuotab ,neu
employed III that service continued Ia tur
nl>h. ~ their own expense, horses tit for duty
until discharged ; also. whether or not ANY
inle was adopted OF CONF ensaiiou Given
Naid troops fcr their services. nat made apuIi
cable ana given 10 all other troops OF The
same description employed Ia The service OF
The Quilted States.
On motion oil Mr.. JackSon. i, was
Hesoircd, That the committee on the past of.
nee and post roads he instructed to inqn,e
into the expectancy OF establishing a posi-
route from Lewis Courthouse, by Fr.mfh
Greek Se'i l'ment, Fiat Woods, and + K Ri
vei 10 Nicholas Couit house ia Virginia
On motion of Mr. Batidrd .Sm.ik, II vas
itrsoirfd, That HE committee on The post
ONCE and posi- roads he iuS,,uctei Ia euq uiie
nto tie eNpedirury OF establishing a uo,t
Ionie from Wosdriuys mill ia the county of
Preston in the stale OF Virginia, hy the way OF
unn Terry on Cheat ltlYcr 10 I.eaain,
Creek, IN Randolph county, IN Sail sIole.
On moiinn at Mr. Phner. twas
hes'trea, ibai lilc Commute of Commerce
ne Instructed To cEqHire ihtO the eXDedi-
emcy OF providing by law thai articles
81 export, inspected undtr the authority
"i Que state may BE exported from ANY 9th.
CT siait' wiihoni heins agan inspected IN the
"Iatt tiom "hIch they may be exported
Mr.. Rich submitted for con.i,.eration
ihe following, which proposing TO alter
the rules OF The house, hes on The tAbi,
one da' of cOursc:
proposition requesting information from
TIE President of tiir United States. o. I'll.
trcitng II To he furnished hy The Secretary
9i eiihrr"i III" Executive Departments. or the
Post Master General shalt lie uo1n tlr iabir
one Gay for consideration, unless othrtwiie ar.
deItd, with the unaUinouS consent OF the
hsnSe
In Offering this motion, MIR. Rich said.
IT would, it adopted, require that FRO.
rn'ltio9 calling upon The President Of lh,
United States, Or The Head Of IA DeDau
meni. Tor information, should lie one day
upon the table for consideration. He
sad, The cxperieD which had been al
torded him in The proceedings OF the
house, had taught bim 30 believe that HE
respect which was due 10 the executive
officers, and which members owed TO
as well as regard to econo-
my, suggested the rr0prieiy cf Tie
lie said be by no means ob.
lecied To The practice abs,IacIly, If call.
ing tor Information bat he thought thai.
while lie house vas in the pfaclire Of a.
doping such calls with he same facility
That II Instructed one Of lis committees
to enquire into The CXpr6ieucy OF admit
Ing The tnost lmmaieriai measure incident
1" legislation. II II did u0i Al some times
adopt calls OF tile kind nnadviSedly, il was.
~ say the least Of IL, extremely liable 10
do so, and subject The departments 10
EIeai labor I'D cases where no 3dcouate
object could be attained Lyi. He SAID he
would mention one alleged fact, OF the
rum or "lHcii he had no reason to doub,.
aiihongh he had ~ oHly fiOm report. viz
maj SIX cieIks had been constantly en-
pioycd, rom The close Of the last session,
to the present time, la collecting The mas
t~riais 10 enable one Of the departments
10 answer call made al The last Session.
ne SAID he would not allege that gen
lirmen would not have made The cali Lad
they kuown The labor which would have
been required 10 furnish The answer; but
sure lie was Thar, IN such case. they
would nave considered the subject al
least one day.
The house took up The proposition YES.
Ier'lay made by NJ. WhitSlan. 80 10 ~
mend ibe rules OF the house az thai the
Speaker, IN calling The states, should
commence with Maine; and, after lille
on The part of MIR. Whitman
Icr, and Mr.. Butter, Of " II. against.
The motion, il was negained.
The Speaker laid before the house
ei'er from the Comptroller of The Urea.
'my transmitting from The 4th Auditor