Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-26

| iel Converse, OF OHIO which was twice read
! aud committed
MIR. Sergeant, frcm The committee on the
! judiciary. reported bill to alter the place OF
holding the circuit and district courts Of the
! Ohio district; Which was twice read and
! dercd To be DgrosSeu for third reading to-
| morrow. lfhis bill provides for holding
!. these courts al Columbus, the seat of govern
ment ofthat state
MIR. Smyth, from the military committee
! made AN uuiavOrable report on the petition 1t
| John X. Smith aud Ezra Bemiss which was
cOncnrrcd in By the House.
| MIR. Smyth, of Virginia, in pursuance of in
StrnctIon from the committee on military
| affairs, moved the adoption of the following
| resolution
Resolred, That the Presideut be requested
| TO canse TO be prepared and submitted to Con-
| gress system of regulations for the governs
| nitnt OF the Military Academy at West Point.
nus proposition gave rise 10 some cenyer-
sation. MIR. anderson did not conceive il to
| propose usual orproper coarse of proceed
| INK Il was the duty of the President TO exc
| cute the law, but of this house TO devise aud
| iiame u. &c. Mr.. CHipepptr expressed sub
| stantiaiiy The same sentiment. MIR S. Parker
| said the President had already, in recent
| case, decided thar the Academy shonld he
| under the government OF martial law il The
military committee was of different opinion,
! they ought so specifically 10 report. Mr.
| CdnR"r suggested that il might be ionnd ne
| cessary to ABOLISH this Arademy-he being of
| that opinion aud he desiie ed therefore n par
| tcuIar enquiry aud report upon the subject by
| co@mittee of this house. MIR. Lille opposed
| me recomnilim.ht winch was proposed; but
| wished TO modify the proposition so as 10 call
! on the Secretary of War instead of the Presi-
Gent to report upon the subject. Mr.. Foot
| was IN favor OF recommitment, and expressed
ms WISH TOT Iurtier Information and enquiry
| on the subject
| The result was that, on motion of Mr. Rhea,
| Inc propositions was recommitted to the COM
Ini'tee on military affairs. with instructions to
report 10 tins house a system of regulation Tor
l nj lp
OUR AFFAIRS WITH SPAIN.
Mr Ned, Of Georgia. su omitted for csnsid-
Grafton the following resolution:
| ReSoired, That the President of the United
States be requested TO impart TO this House
any communications touching the Florida Urea
| ~, Whlch may have been received from our
munster Plenpotentary at the Court OF Spain,
| Which nave not been heretofore communicated,
and 'rhich iR MS opinion, it may not be inconss-
tent ruth the public interest TO communicated
The concluding clause was adopted with the
consent of the mover, on the suggestion of
| MIR. Taylor. of New York.
| Nr. Cooke moved TO extend the scope of the
| motion TO communications from any other
| sources than our Minister in Spain.
| MIR. Reid obJecting to the form Of the pro-
posed amendment. rather than Ia its object
| MI Cocke moved 10 lay the propositions oil
the table
which motion was carried. Is TO 62.
Ihe bill from the Senate confirming Antho-
ny Cavalier and Peter Petit in their claim to
tract OF land, was read the third time aud
passed.
MIR WCoy moved the consideration of the
resolution offered by MIR. Cooke. of Illinois, On
the 18th inst. in relation to the bounty lands
'Iing IN Illinois, promised by the state of Nir-
ginla TO Colonel Clarke's regiment, in the re-
yo'ntionary war. His motion to consider was
lost by large majority.
MISSOURI BILL.
! 1 he house thep resumed, in committee of
| Inc whole, MIR. BatdWin in the char, the con-
sheraton of this bill and the proposed amend
ment.
Mr.. PINmcr, of New Hampshire, rose and
spoke more than two hours in favor OF the Re
| striCtion
Mr.. Edioards of Connecticut, followed on the
| same side, and spoke about halt au hour when
! The committee rose (; and
| The House adjourned
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 90,
On motion of Mr.. Reid, the House agreed,
| by a vote OF II 10 80, TO consider the following
| resolution offered by him Yesterday:
Resolred, That the President of the United
States tbe requested to mrart to this House
any communications touching the Florida Trea-
| ty, which may have been received from our
Minister Pienipoten,iary at the Court OF spain,
| which have not been heretofore communica-
ted, and which, IN his opinion, II may not be
inconsistent with the public interest to commu-
| nicate.
Mr.. Randolph, presuming that the object of
tile resolution was 10 obtain generally such III
formation as tie Executive had received touch
| ing the treaty, with the reservation oppressed
| IN The last part OF IL he suggested 10 the mover
| the proprlety OF onitting that part OF the mo-
| ton which confined the call to Information re-
| ceiVed from our Minister at Md.rid.
Mr.. Reid acquiesced in the suggestion and,
| thus modified, the resolutions was adopted, and
| a committee of three appointed TO present il
| TO the President.
MIR LoUnd6s offered the following resoIu-
| ton for cOnside ration:
| ReSOlUsd, That the committee OH Naval at
| fairs be instructed to enquire into the eXpedi-
ency OF extending 10 the widow ofCapiaIn Oil
1 u EInNaan hI
! by law for the widows and children of Naval
| officers who die from wounds received in &c.
| ton.
Mr.. l.. observed that it was conceived that
| the family of Commodore Perry was embraced
| by the existing laws which provide for PEN
SIons as Vt was not to be supposed the generosity
| or maguanimity Ot Congress did not intend 10
| comprehend such case; but as this appeared
| to be doubted, he had deemed il proper to pro-
| pose the enquiry which lie had unlimited
| The resolution was adopted ncm. con.
| Mr.. randolph rose TO Offer :, motion. He be-
| lieve'i il would be very diaicuit tor an, meIn-
| Der OF this HOuse-ceTiaiDiy il was not possible
| tor hm--to Keep pace with the honorable gen.
! tlemau itom South Carolina, (Alr. Lowude.)
1 III the race OF honor and public utility Thai
! gentleman had by tie motion which had inst
| been adopted, anticipated INN, in part, in a
| proposition which he MIR. X mad intended OH
| this particular day, fOr reasons which would
| suggest themselves 10 the minds of every one
! 10 offer 10 the House. When he had this morn
| ing heard the tower guns announcing the re-
! tUrn OF the birth day OF Washington, Mr.. e.
/ said, "the thought had come across his mInd"
| ia reference 10 this question and the proceed
| ings on u here and eiseicheTe-" this people
| draw nigh me with Their lips and honor Die
| with their mouths. nut their hearts are far
! from me-" His purpose was, Dir. X. stated, to
| make \ motion ~ relation To- the vie and chill
| SrCD of Oliver II. Perry IL was ins opinion
| Nj. X. said, whether correct or not. that the
country owed more to That man, IN its late con-
test with Great Britain, than 10 any other what
1 yylfl, the Of Isa.. LI,,It