Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-04
CONGRESS.
ABSTRACT FROM CONGRESSIONAL.
JOURNALS

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Tuesday, March 2S.-rhe House took up
ant proceeded TO con slider the resolution
submitted by Mr.. Taylor on the 10Th inst.
prescribing all order for the consideration
OF business referred 10 committees OF the
whole ;aud The said resolution being read
a, the Clerks table, and modified b, The
Mover, was agreed TO by the House Us
follows.
Resotred, That the business referred 10 the
committee OF the Who'll House shalt ne call
ed Tor consideration in the following otter: -
l Private bills winch hnyc passed Tie Sem
ale, aud have been reported faYuTably by a
committee of this House.
2. Private bills repeated by committees OF
this House.
3 Bills and resolutions OF public nature.
A. Bills which have passed the Senate and
have been reported against by u committee of
this House.
s: Reports unfavorable to petitioners.
feSniced, That the Clerk, under the di-
rection OF the Speaker do arrange the Lusi.
MS. in the preceding order for TO morrow.
On motion of .,ir. -Abdott,
iteSoieed, That the comm tlee or The jui lei.
AIRY De Instructed 10 enquire iDtU the cApe-
dIency of passing law pOiHting out under
what circumstances aud by what means phi
vate property may he taken tor public use,
under The emergency Of war, and regulating
the manner by winch just Compensation NAV
tie made Tor tile same al-O to prescribe th,
hhnhNCi Nv WHICH HOIulSfS may DE chartered
any houSr wit!IOu; The couse mt OF the owner.
III fine ., war
The House resolved itself into a com
faitt'e OF the Whole on The state OF the
UnlOn. and, after some tIaIe spent there.
III. Nv. Speaker eeumed the chair, and
Mr.. Taylor reported that the committee
ct the whole had, according to ordri,
had the slate ct the Union under cousi-
dera,lOn, ami directed him TO report their
agreement TO The resolution submitted
by Mr.. CoL6, on the 24ta oi January last.
proposing an amendment to tie Constr
tuition of the l.. States, 10 prohibit tie
appointment OF members Oi Congress 10
ohceS, with amendments AZ, also, their
agreement i0 the resolution of the Senate.
proposing All amendment 10 the Con
siitutl0n OF the Uu!'td States, as il re-
spects tie choice OF Electors OF President
| and Vice President OF The u. S and U.s..
election OF Representatives in The Congress
Of the u. States.
The House took up aud proceeded TO
consider The report OF the Commiltee oil
the whole, upon the stale OF the Union I:
whereupOn II was ordeIed, that the said
| resolutions, SCI orally lie on The liable.
The SIP aker laid before the House a
letter from the Secretary OF The Navy,
Transmitting sundTy sihtemenisiu relation
To the prlydleer pension fund, which have
been prepared IN obedience TO The rsso.
luton Of the 18th INST. which was order
cd to lie on the table.
s1- An incident took place during this
days session, which we are at some loss
how 10 state-tlie particulars OF The de
bate not being given IA The Nat, Intplli
gencer.-The following paragraphs are
nWfraeIa1 Ira m, A.,
Ms. Rardoiph Of Virginia, made a mo-
ton to the folio s. ing effect, If tot ia tae
following words
Ihat G'aies i ScatoR, Editors ofthe M
HO,iat iatciigencr, b. crciuded G.0m ne
IIaH OF this UOHSe rs RepOr!cys."
The grougds OF ihis motion. IT M
pears IL All alleged Haccndcy IN the re
port OF certain pTOCe, ding ia The House
Of Representatives on Thursday last
Before proceeding further, II is as well 10
slate, ihdlIi Is absurd 10 hold HAT cOnduc-
tors OF newspapers arc bound TO publish
more than ibey know, or even more than
they chuse and that IL is enough, If they
inadvertently err, cbeeriuliy Ia correct
Tile error, Oh proper representations there
Of being made 10 them.
"On Sunday morning last, then, The fol-
lowing Note was received al our Ullire
T. u,e Editors OF the National Intelii seBcer.
NsssrS. t,HtsS 4 SsQtoa On Thursday last, I
took pdrIcuiaf uOtIce dat there vas no Re-
porter w. the mouse | avn therefore, surprised
~ we'll shocked 10 lind the Report suck
as IL isl OF tie proceedings relative to the late
Stephen Decatur. Esq Ofthe q. 5. Navy, and
Itquest 10 be informed now IL found rs way
into yOUr papeT.
Your obedient servant,
}. RANDOLPH.
saturday, March 2j~ ~ Roanoke.
The first emo'ion Of The editOis on
reading this note, was that OF snrpnle-
no animation having beeH received iroal
an5 .lIieT quarter, either before or since
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