Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-10

money was due During ibr lasi srssiDo
OF Congress lte Secretary OF The Treasury
han directed cer'aiA money To be rrceiv-
ch in paymen, 81 The scv, raj land ofiic-s.
~ IA money had berH generally procured
hN the debtors Bal NOW. when thew
had I" paw 1t. scarcely any other money
would be received a, the land Offices but
the paper OF the Bark oil The u. States.
Bu'. u appeared Ia him, scuil n,eu meant
10 hold tin. bill az tsIyO,em, Ia inauce
those WHO we're opposed 10 a change la
ia" mode OF dispoSing OF The pubic lauds,
Ia vote Tor that M aSurr--fnr he had
always understood there Was no obipc-
Ton la The present bill on lis own rneriis.
!" b" other there vas sil"sg objection.
aid he expressed ne doubts of i,s pas-
sdre.
Mr.. King, Of New York. expressed The
opiuiou, that before the Senate ycn,anv
further, They ought 10 see what were the
merits cr detects Of The present systep,.
aud legIslaie on them il necessary. The
urgency of iI- bill was nni so greai as
represented. The present acr would be
IN force until The 3Ist inst. and, if this
bill passed into "A law before thai day, 10
forfeiture wcuid ensue. II VAS impor-
taui thai the principle oil the present land
system should be examined before The
passage of this bin. The gentleman
from iili8ois (Mr. Edwardsl had predict
ed somS uncertainty as 10 The fate of the
bill Tor cash payments. This, Mr. K.
sand lac vas very sorry 10 bear. liwould
D.. very 9rca' change III the Senate. If
maIorIy should be found opposed 10
That h'ii: u had passed at the last ses-
slon bt great majority, after much de
observation-disclosures il WAS certainly due
10 that genilem8n to say that he had
nPTSENprpH IN lha. IaSt l.
ious opposition 10 it. Mr.. K SAID he
should deeply regret The failure of This
measure: Tor, said he, know of no mea-
sure about which we ought 10 lie more
solIcltous Than The passage oi that bill.
VIII regard 10 The particular bill before
the senate, he ihouShi lis passage almost
mstter OF course. Blu he shouIe wish
first o The fate of The other. With
egard 10 the objection to n,akinu one
measure deprudr,I on another, by tqchjne,
them '"geiher, &c. ihat, Mir. X ,di.l, ;sas
an arSua'eui which The gentleman from
Illinois could answer beIIer than he
| could. He bad no hesilatinu IN cxprcss-
ing his belief, that, if The bill we're now
postponed, II wou!d present itself herVai-
ter und circumstances more favorable
10 us passage than al present.
MIR. Edwa'dS sand, il the Senate alone
hah To decide on thr Ldad Bill, he vas
Wiling TO concede the probdb ~ of ils
passage. But, last year, il passed The
Senate aud failed in tic other House.
and he had reason 10 think that the p,o.
liability OF IT'S doing so at The present
session was greater than IL was al The
! last.
| hlr. TrimGte moved Ia Law this bill on
The table with view 10 reconsideration
OF The posiponemeni OF The Cash Sales
BIl
The motion was negalived, 10 votes 10
The question on postponiny The In
dulsrace Bill 10 Monday, was then
decided lii ilic affirmative, IL TO ~
| On m0tl0n 0i Mr.. Dana, an order was
passed Tor printing, Tor the use of The
senate, 800 copies of Mr.. Secretary
| Craw iori's late Report 10 the other House
| al iiie Currrnry, &c.
| The Senate then went into the con.
sideraion OF Executive business ailer
| which
The Senate adjourned
| FRIDAY. MARCH 8.
a message VAS received from the HOuse
OF Representatives, That lie House had
Concured IN The amendments 0i Tie Sc.
nate To ihe bill Tor the admission OF Mig
sour iDto the Union.
Mir. IhonaS, IRON the committee Of
conference on The Maine bll, reported
recommendation oi verbal alteration.
necessary 10 conform il 10 The existing
| state OF things wirch was agreed t", and
| The House of Representatives informed
accordingly.
o. motion Of MIR. King, OF n. Y. the
memorial OF Major Gen. Andrew Jack sou
was taken up, and considerable debate
| took place wncii ended, however. iu
those who had opposed the printing wdv-
ipg their opposition TO IL. Those who
supported tie notion for priniiug Ibe
same, were Messrs. King, OF New York
Wilson, Mor'ii, Lanmaa, Pingney, Futon
aud SmHh {; and those Who al FIRST oouos-
ed II, bot ~iIhdrew their Opposition, on
eApiaraiion OF some passages in IL, and
on understanding ttai $50 isrtlIsr pro-
ceeding was proposed viii regard TON
were Mesrrs. Waiker, OF Georgia, Daaa
aud BmrW. The memorial was then orr
dered io be priuled.
The Senate "eut into the consideration
OF iNeCuiIVe business aud, soUu after,
Adjourned TO Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, MARCH 4.
Mr. fumes WO0Cis0n Bates. HE DeIegafa
from The territory of Arkansas, appcared
this day aud took his seat.
MIR. Pmckaey, from The select commit
tee appointed Oh The subject, reported 4
bIlI Ia restore 10 all tie siales winch have
IN cessIons omitted To retain Iha same.
the Jurisdiction Ut The territory coded 10
the United States, for forts, arscnals. dock
yards, and barracks, so far rs Tespects
the execution Of their slate laws Tor the,
prevention and punishment Of crimes.