Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-22

Mr. 1gisr. .; Va. sex, rose, aud spoke
more tl,um an houragaiusi the R,siriciion.
Mr.. Rirh, o, VI. spoke nearly The same
lime ia support of the Restriction and
On mohon oi Nr. LOaHt,s, (wno, by
usage has ,iIe fioui) lhr committee thcn
sosr, andttc House adjourned.
FRIDAY, FEBKuARY Is.
IN SENATE.
The report 81 the committee ui claims
untaNouraOlc 10 The ptliiIou ot James
Wood Was taken up and recommii,rd la
thai committee irr Reconsideration.
Mr.. BiuTdU {gaVc notice thar he should
or Monday ask leave 10 introduce "a bill
'uriher 10 extend The iudicial system of
Tie UWtea States; and also bill more
eitrcjaally 10 prOluie inr the punishment
olcerian crin,es against The Unlt, Al States
and for other purposes. lrhe same bills
that last session uaSScd the Senate, and
were senito the House OF Il representatives.
for concntenc-, bnI not acted on there. /
Several bills received Il Second reading
in course; and Two or three were taken
up and tui'iter postponed.
The bill for the admission Of Maine
lnto the Union was read third time as
amended Thy incorporating therein he
provisions respecting a stale government
Tor MlssourD passed, and seat To the
House oil Representatives tor concurrence
IN The amendment;
Aud then The Senate adjourned TO
Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Amongst The subjects this morning
presented and referred. was memorial
handed IN by MIR. Gornstt, from The
Virginia Safety for omoting agricul-
lure III opposition 80 The numerous ne
tiiions which have been presented Al The
present session for additional dates OH
foreign goods, with the vie of protect.
ing Tue domestic manufacturing interest
Numerous petitions have from fine IN
TIME. been presented from citizens OF the
| commerciai towns, PRAYING the limos ,tion
oil duties on auction sales
Mr.. Cook submitted The following reso-
; luton:
RsSOioed, That The committee on the
pubic lands be Instructed Ia reuort q
bill allowing 10 each OF The officers and
prvaics, CT their legal represen. alives. Of
lhe iIilrnls regiment, organized by the
| STATE OF Virginia, Tor The reduction Of The
BRUSH posts north west 81 ihe river Ohio
curing The revolutionary war, who have
received no share OF The land set apar,
| by thai state for thai regiment, a uuan
| 'ity on land equal 10 The amour! ALREADY
received by part Of that regiment, and
according 10 the principles upon witch
HAT allowance was regulated by the laws
, Oi Virginia
Some conversation took place between
Messrs. Cook and Campbell. on th,s reso.
lulon,' IN which the latter proposed. and
The former agreed. TO modify the motion.
so as 10 direct the committee TO en0aire
INTO me crpedfe"cY of the object, instead
OF lrsiruciIng them TO report bill.
The resolution was then, on The mo
hon Of Mr. mccoy, ordered TO lie on The
table
MIR. Mejgs, of New York, moved for
ne consideration OF a proposition sub
mited by hm, few days ago, for maxi
ING a certain appropriation ot The Public
LANDS, OoT the gradual abolition of
SiaVrrN:) and was proceeding 10 assigu
reasons Why he thought suci. a propn,i
ton ought To be adopted, when The
SpeakeT suggested to him that, in moving
Tor me con@afrHton OF any proposition
lyiu% on the table, il wa, MOI in order 10
debate 1t From This decision MIR. Meiys
appeal, 81 10 the House; and, the question
being pni, thr decision 81 The Sneaker
was affirmed by IA large majority. Tie
question was then taken, on Mr.. Meigs's
motion, 10 proceed 10 consider his pro-
position. and decided In HE Eetai,e,
without a division.
MISSOURI BILL.
HE House then again resolved itself
inio committee OF Ihe whole, Mr. BaId-
Uim III The CHAR, on ihi. bill.
Mr.. LOIOHGeS, OF south Carolina rose
aud addressed lac comniilee, in speech
OF more than three hours, against The
rIgbi. aud expectancy OF the proposed
restriction. "
The committee ;hen rose, on The mo
ton OF Rlr. Pimmer of New Hampshire:
and The House adjourned
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LEO ISLAIURA or VIRGFNIA.
EXTRACTS FROM lHE JouRNALs OF rgs HOUSE.
OF DELEGATES
Friday, Ieb. ia communication