Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-14

ccs ding, by Mr. LeXfls, but faiiel-aves IS
noes 20 aud
The consideration lof the bill resulted in
filing & e blanks as follows:
To rae Judge NJ The MGire district, St soo
70 ne yadee olthe di'friet 81 Neu Hampshire 500
70 tke i"dse ~ the district ~ MassaehHssIts 2ioo
70 tht judge ~ the district Of Rhode Island son
~ ne adge y the district ~ Connscticae, 500
10 fhe Judge 81 The district ~ PsfDtonf, ! AGO
" ths ja"ge ~ the nort disoict Of Nep York 2I0O
70 ne J1ase ~ ihe ,oatt district ~ hsr YORK 2ioo
10 re JH"ss ~ ths district ~ New Jerseg, 200
10 the uoSe ~ the tSt district Of Peansgkdaia lOo
dofhr tndge 81 the uesf dtstiic Of 500
10 the Judge ~ the district Of Detauorc, 200
10 the judge ~ tie district Of Murstand Ibo
ao re yudse ~ 4. t"Sf district Of pirgtniG 300
e., 90 S.'"s' " u"s "eSt oSfffce ~ pucth!a. 800
~, 70 tne yagee ~ nse dttr!ci ~ North CarJiia 1000
~, neJ"ose tle dtStTfct ~ Soufh 'aTOf.nG, 1880
70 re Judge ~ he district Of Ccsrgia, $500
70 the Judge 81 the distric OF hen.ucky, 200
10 the jHdse Of The district Of Tennessee 2tCG
70 the Jhdge u the district Of OHIO, 200
70 Ne Judge Of ne district Of Louisiana, ssoo
70 ths Jnose 81 the ditrict Of Indiasa, 500
a., &c y'1Se ~ tae ot'fFict ~ InsnOts, 500
10 he yndgs Of The district Of Missi,Sipri . Inn
TO the Judge ~ fhe district u 1la6eAaa 2Os0
The blank for tiNmg The commencement of
ihe new salaries was filed with the seth of
June next aud thus all the blank. having been
hiied, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Friday, April 7.-alr Lireraore, from the
committee on Post offices. and reads, reported
bill Ton the relief of the widow OF John
Heaps 1.-THE murdered mail carrierO Twice
read and cominitt,.i
The House refused to take Up Mr.. Barbour,
resolution TO amend the rules OF the House.
uc+hE The Offering ofpetitions.
variety OF private and local business was
dispatched.
AH1i, S.-On motion of Mr. Linn was
Hesotced, That the committee on Military
Affairs be directed 10 euunire into the pxne.
dicncy of providing by law more etfrcI,iaI
remedy TO prevent Duelling in the Army anu
Navy OF the United States, aud in the Di,tIirt
OF Columbia.
The House took up the Message of the Sc
nate asking conference upon the disagreeinr
votes OF the two Houses Oh the second amend
ment proposed by the Senate to the Military
Appropriation bill for the wear 1870 and the
Rouse determined TO insist on its Disagree
nieht to the said amendment, aud also agreed
to appoint committee of conference there
OIL.
The Speaker laid before the House letter
from The Secretary of the Navy, transmi fling
a report, in obedience to Il resolution of The
House OF the 30th nit, recurring informa,ieu
as 10 any presents, sc. which may have been
received by Captain Biddir, from Spanish OH
GERS III the Pacific, while commanding the
Ontario IN that sea, &c. which documents
were ordered 10 be printed; and the House
adjourned.
hionddy fpri l0.--Mr. Barbour of Virgin
ta,snbmitied the following resolutions for con
SideTatIop
Resolrcd, Tina, the federal government is a
government of limited powers, aud can right
fully exercise such only as are expressly given
1t by the constitution, or such as re properIy
incident TO an express power, and necessary
to its execution.
iteSoired That Congress cannot constitution
ally pass any law concerning the press aud
therefore That the seditiou act was "a palpable
assumption of power, directly at variance az
well with The spirit as the letter o. the consl..
utilOr
ReSolred, That where tie people of the u.
States are endamaged iii their property by
unconstitutional exercises of authority. and
such damage can he fixed with certainty, The
sufferers are entitled 10 indemnity, ii il can
he done without hazardiug the public we fare.
ReSotred therefore, That the amount of fines
collected under the seditiOn act, should be
"etnnded to those from whom they were ex-
acted aud that The bill now peniing before
The Senate, tor the relief of Matthew Lyon,
he re- committed to the committee which bro't
II IN, with instructions so to amend il as 10
embrace all such cases.
Mr.. BGrboUr introduced these resolutions
from conviction long entertained, that the
principle advanced was correct, aud that il
was right 10 make general provision Tor all
cases c"mt"g within the purview OF the reso-
intonS, instead Of iegisating tor them indi.
NiInally, as they were presented tor relief
lie resolutions lie upon the table.
The nineteen bills passed by the House of
Representatives Oh Saturday, were received
seVeiaily twice read and referred TO various
committees, 10 consider and report thereon.
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