Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-11-24

mode, TO eN'oguish their debt, complete their
Jules ana demand q receive patents,b paying,
wilh'n tue period OF one year from aud after
| the - day OF - next into their respective
| land Offices, five eighibs or the original price
| AT which their lauds were purchased exclud-
| in= Interest and computing the MONIES already
| PAID AS part OF the said fiual payment OF five1
! Vighths.
Resoired That il is expedient, i'm addition
! TO The privilege contemplated in the preced-
ins resolution, 10 permit such purchasers of
| The pubic lands as may elect thai mod e. at n.
1 ny time within the said period OF one year
| from aud after the - day OF --ngxi, To
| forfeit aud abandon To the Upiled States such
| fractions, quarter sections, aad halt quarter
| stchons, as they may deem tit and Ito trans
| Ter anu apply the monies already paid on the
| tract OF tracts SO forfeited 10 the payment for
such other traction, quarter section. OF half
| quarter section, as they MAY choose to retain
and, IN cases where the purchaser has bought
only one quarter section. he shall be permit
TED 10 divide II aud make his election between
lis halves, such division being made by
| norm anu s0nth line, according To law.
Inc Senate then, pursuant 10 the order
OF The day, proceeded 10 the appoint
men', by ballot, OF The standing COM
mli'ees, which resulted in The disiribu-
tiou OF the members as follows:
On the Committee Of Foreign Relations
MesSrr. Barbour, Macon;B Brown, Hunter. King,
| of New York.
On FiRdnce-Messrs. Sanford, Macon, Da
Ma, Eaton, Holmes ct Maine
On Commerce q MdayUciares. MeSsts. Dick
erson, Ruggies. Burrni, Hursey Sanford.
On Military dgairs -MeSsrS. Williams. OF
Tennessee, iiimblei Taylor. Elliott, johnson
| Of Kentucky
On The Afitia1Messrs. Noble, Tichenor,
Stokes Lanman Chandler.
ON Nara! AGahS -Me>srs. Pleasan,s, Pa
rot. lllanls ut mississippi Walker. of Ala
| ALBANIA, Walker. of Georgia
o. the Public LuadS MpSsrs Thomas, Tay-
ior L.wiie Eatnu Vau DYKE.
On ind'm AIairs-Me.Srr Holmes, MSss'
sip,H, johnson Oi Kentucky, johnson, OF Lou
Sia"d, h'ng, OF Aiabma Lowrie
On Ciaims-Nlessis. Wilson, Roberts, Nor
I'll Rusg!es, Van Dixie.
On me Judiciary MesSrs Smith. Burrill,
Pinkney Walker OF Geo Holmes of Maine
On the Post Offices and Post Roads = MesSrs
o'oAes. wilson, Palmer, Edwards, Chandler.
On Pcns,ons--Messrs. Noble, Elliott, wilson
Onthe District Of Columbia -Messrs. Hor-
seI, Lanman Lloyd, Barbour Hunter
On AccoumS -Messrs Roberts. Buriill. Lam
man.
=, on Hoads and Canals Messrs. King, of \.
i Shheie, Louvre, Macon, Dana.
Inc toli"~ing resolutions, submitted
by MIR. Sanford. on Friday, we're taken
up, and agreed 10
Resotred That so much of the Message Of
Tue F'"SIdent of the United States IA con
earns our relations with Spain aud with France
| he referred 10 the committee OF Foreign Rela,
| lions
HcSotccd That so much of the Message of
TIE PftSident Of The UuiIed States as relates
10 finance. be referred TO The committee Of,
ReSoired that much of the Message
OF th' PieaIient OF the Uuiied States a,
Te'aie" TO The debt due tor The safe of public
| lie Lands
RtSolred That 20 much of the Message OF
the President ut the United States rs relates
| TO the lndim Tribes. be referred to the com,
mitee on Indian Affairs
Aud fhc SQUAT d. Iourned.
Mr.. Benton, Senator from the new
Stale oil Miss'uri. has arrived al tie sea,
OF government, bul cannot OF course a,
! present take his -eat
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
ihe i"ii'Nihg members, IN adi ton 10
lhoSe already nOIccd, ate ,drd this day:
MeSsrs. Parker, Floyd, Bryan, and AZ
len.
Mr.. Solomon Siblry, elected "A Delegate
from Michigan, vice MIR Woodbridge.
resigned, appeared, was qualified, aud
took his SCAT.
MIR. Efhdy, OF Rhode Island, offered for
con >ineraii"n The inllowiug resolution
| ReSoIred. That the ACT entitled d" In act al.
| io"lus compensation 10 the members of the
| oebaie, members OF House OF REPRESENTATIVES
| OF tue United States, aud To the Delegate, OF
| me territories, aud repeating all other laws on
| SHOJtSip phshfu me INST session of the
| rlhesnih Congress ought To be so altered and
| amended that the compensation To the mem
neIs ana delegates aforesaid shall hereafter be
| SIX dollars for each days attendance. and six
uS,IaIS ior every twenty miles travel, instead
| W ,he compensation now allowed by said act
| ana That IT be referred 10 a committee 10 ure
pare ana report bill for altering aud amend
ing said act accordingly.
Ana the question being put wiihOui
debate, will The House now proceed 10
'he consideration OF this resolution il
was decided iIns
For consideration, So
| Against IL, 81
SO ilIe House refused 10 proceed 10
the consideration of the resolution a, This
! time
Mr. StOrrS submitted the following.
| r, hcSoired, That the 18th Rule Of The Standing
huies and Orders OF this H0nse be annullsd
ne 18Th rule is lD the following words :
| business referred 10 committees of the
"no'e house shall be called for in the follow.
| ing order;
| l. Private bills which have passed the Sc
nate. add have been reported favorabIy by
| committee of The House
| 2. Private bills reported by committee of
| the Honse
3. Bllis and resolutions of a pHblic nature
A. BIZ. which have passed tie Senate. and
OF the House.
| 6. Reports unGavorabie To the petitioners"
The motion OF MIR. !StO,rS lies OIL The
/ table one day OF course
/ TIE resolution moved on Ffday last by
! MIR BteomGsid. for altering ,hc rules OF
the House with regard TO petitions, was
considered aud agreed 10; aud that of
| Fered by Mr. Foot vas dis agreed to.
Nh. Linn, Of New js,sey, submitted
| for ronsideTalion The following resolution:
| ResOlred. That the committee Of WAYS and
| Means be directed to enquire into the expedi>
| eDcy OF reducing Tie compensation allowed To
members OF CongIesStO six dollars per day
+ and proportional reduction tor travelling to
! aud from the seat of government aud also OF
! Iednciug the pay OF all tie Officers OF pnve1n.