Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-27
CONGRESS-.
IN SENATE.
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ihe SENATE resumed the consideration of the
epott OF The committee on public lands adj
verse to the expediency of establishing an adj
ol.Io'laI Iahd once IN the State OF Indiana, and
cOncnrred therein
The President laid before the Senate the an
nnai statement OF the Secretary of War of the
! dlsbnrsemept OF the contingent appropriation
OF 1919 for the military service.
Several bills received readings i'm course
nnd snndry petitions were read aud referred.
ne Other proceedings of the day have been
before noticed.
JANUARY 10.
MI sanford, from the committee on finance
made an nnfavorabe report on the petition of
Henry lngraham, II Hazlehurst, aud lillian
Smith, junr
Mr H'H'ams, of Mississippi, from the COM
report on The petition of Rhoda Crawford.
MIR. IAN Dyke, from the committee of mem
SONS, made an nntavorabie report ON the pc
titlon of john Williamson
,hese reports were severaily considered
on ne Following day, and agreed to-
Agreeably TO notice given, Mr.. johnson. of
Lou. obtained leave, and introduced a hill
supplementary to the several acts for the adj
!"Stmeht OF land claims in the State of Lou
Isiana and territory OF Missouri which was
passed to Il second re aiding
~" OIL from The other Honse, for the relief
passed ~
On motion of Mr.. Eaton, a resolution was
adopted, changing the hour of meeting from,
IL 10 III O'Clock in tn morning
ne Senate then resumed the consideration
OF me Missouri bill, which occupied the re-
mainder OF the day.
JANUARY 20
Mr. RooertS, from the committee of Claims.
hiaue report favorable in part to the petition
OF Bowle and huTtz; which was read
nr from the same committee, made an
uhiaEoraDie report oil the petition of Samuel
L Hooker. 'N'
One two Dil were read second time,
and Others acted on in part
The bill 10 establish district court i'm the
state of Alabama was ordered TO be engrossrd
for third reading and then
The Senate again took up the Missouri bill,
on which the debate continued. as heretofore
stated until the adjournment.
JANUARY 81.
The President communicated to the Senate
tie report OF the Postmaster General of the
names AMI compensation of the clerks employ
ed III that de apartment also "A list of the con-
tracts made by that department, during the
last wear.
The bill Introduced by Mr. Thomas. to prohi
bit the extension of slavery in the territories
OF the United States north and west of the
proposed state OF Missouri. was referred TO
select committee, consisting of Messrs Thorn
as, BHr1iA, johnson, of Ky. Palmer, and Pleas
ants.
fhe engrossed bill to establish district
court IN the state of Alabama, was taken w,
when the blanks therein were so filled as TO
provide that the salary of the Judge be 1000
dolIa's, that OF the u s. Attorney 400 dollars,
and ii!a; OF The Marshal $50 dollars per annum;
and. thus amended. the bill was passed. and
sent to the other House for concurrence.
The Senate resunpdtbe consideration of the
bill to conitpue the aci TO provide for reports
OF the decisions of the Supreme Court. tie
biahk in which had been previously filed so
as 10 continue The act for years. ) and the hill
was ordered to be eugTOssed for d third read
ing.
The Senate then again proceeded to consid-
er the resolutions {introdncrd by Mr.. DECKER
SOM so to amend the Constitution as TO provide
an uniform mode of eecting Electors of pre-
sident and Vice President of the United States.
aud Representatives. in Congress and. on the
question to engTOss the resolution for third
reaaine IT was decided in the affirmative
ayes ~, noes Is.
The Senate resumed the consideration ofthe
Missouri bill. as already stated after which
They adjourned to Monday.