Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-06

gaimsi h;s Ill being rejected on Tie gronnf
IF hosfilfy.to the establishment IF arr hfera.
sary institution ia Ills district. nhich die
gentieman from New York lead so broadly
aronced. He trent into general vie,v of Me
subject. rindicdfiag the bill. ant asserting fhe
right IF the people of this District, to err
peet from Congress. their sole legislators,
that they wouid at feast be aiiomed 10 e,.rcafc
their chiidren ia the District if they chase
ciM that hey should therefore be enabled 10
secure and properly administer tie furds
they might establish for that purpose. &C.
There then arose, on this subject, dsJaie
mhich occupied the whoie of tie remainder of
tie days sitting. which Uas desnitory IN lis
nature and comprehensive in lis objects, EN-
bracing the general pomers IF Congress to
confer pouer dy granting acts of inco'pora-
tion, as soeHas the merits Of Mis particular
bill, aud erex The Dfisso4ri question, some.
how or other. medged It's soay into tie deJate.
Mr.. Sergeant. Mr.. Neigs, Dir. Cniptp~
per and Mr. Cmthte,t, sided uith Dir. Mer-
cer. an opposition to tie amendment, and Mr..
Storrs replied.
The motion of Mr.. Strorrs mas ncgaGped.
DIR. Buldwin, to oJsiafe Tie objection whick
eristed 10 the bill. on the ground Of its sup
posed comp,ehensireness. mored to amend 1t
~ "0uH9 tHeIct0 ne TOttOn7ng:
Jnd, prorided also that nothing in this act
contained shall be construed 10 authorize sud
Collage 10 purchase or hold any reai e>tafe out of
me District # Columbia, ,cithout the consent of
he legislature Of the state within ici,h such estate
shall he situated.
Tie bill being on its third reading, an
unanimous consent only could make tie amend
ment /; and, objection being made, 1t tel of
course,
Mr.. Campbell n,oyed 10 reconmit the Till
to Tie committee of the District of Columbia.
With Instructions to make the ajore amend,
menf TO the bill.
Here snsued a further debate, an phicA
Messrs. tiny. Bnfdrin. Barbom., Mercer,
Tucker WdrTetd. aud y, ash. took mart
TIE apitndnem mas objected to 10Th TN
friends and adcerSaries Of tile JiU: Jv its
friends, being nmecessary-Gy its enenies ,
on tie ground that the insertion wouM fearc
an implication that. tcithonf ats insertion, the
College wouid haze had the po,rer proposed to
be denied
The opinion recently given By celebrated
counsel ON The operation If lotteries authoriz.
ed by Congress became the subject Of inciaen-
tai remark The greatest respect icas pro.
Jessed for the counsel az the case, but rot
much for their opinion. The matter, howe--
rer, Uas not SO much argued as alluded to.
Tie motion Of Mr.. CampbeAuas negatiu-
ed, II uOteS to 60.
Tile oil tcas then read the third time, and
the question mas taken on It's passage, 6y
Yeas and Nays. and decided as foilows:
For the Dill ~
against IL 60
80 the bill passed
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY /.
Mr.. MoneU, from The committee who
were instructed TO inquire whether ANY,
and, IT any, what, regulations can be
adopted, consistent with the interest OF
The government, whereby The soldiers OF
| The late war who have mol received their
| bounty lands can be better provided for
! tl'an under existing LAWS, made detailed
report thereon accompanied by bill
| inrt'ier 10 regulate the issuing Of patents
Tor military bounty lands; aud The bill
VAS twice read aud committed.
The Speaker laid before The House a
letter from the Secretary of War trans
niiiIn2, III compliance with resolution
OF the House of Representatives,, a slate
meni OF all the lands and buildings which
have been purchased by The u. States
tor military purposes, from the ! 81 da OF
July, 1900, TO The present time, the cost
ofcach sile, and OF the buildings, us ia,
as practicable, together with remarks on
| The esIlm ate'i present value OF The same,
DC. de-. which Was ordered 10 lie on
| the liable.
| : The Speaker also lsi,I before the hous,
letter from the Post Master General
transmitting statement OF unpfOdnctivt
! post routes which WAS referred 10 the
committee Oh post roads.
| The Speaker also laid before the House
letter from the Governor of the State
of ONO, transmitting report Ola joint
committee OF both Houses of the General
! Assembly on the subject Of The proceed
| ings OF the Bank of the unitel States
| against certain officers OF The government
| OF That state which was ordered 10 lie
| on the table.
Mr. III Lane offered The following paper,
| as an amendment which, when The sub
! Ject came up, he proposed 10 move 10 The
resolutions for the admission of Miss % uri
into the Union: 49, e-s-'''
! Provided, That nothing in the constitution Of the
said stale Of Missouri shall construed TO authorize
or make It obligatory the Legislature pass any
la" denying 10 the citizens e each state any OF The
privileges and inmunites OF oiisens in The several
states And provided further, That no law ofthe said
stars shall be construed TO deny TO the citizens each
state any Of the privileges aud imnuniiies citizens
! IA the several states.
| Aud the same was referred 10 The COM
| mitlee Of the whole house on The state of
| the Union, and ordered to be printed.
The engrossed bill for The relief of VIM.
| T. Nimmo, was read third time; and,
Oh The question of its passage
| Mr.. Newton spoke in support Of the bill.
From what he said in favor of il, The bill
proposes TO indemnify Mr.. Nlmmo for The
building, onthe bay shore below Nor
folk, usually known by the name OF the
Pleasure House, which was burnt by The
enemy, during the late war, on the ground,
az alleged by the petitioner, aud conieu-
ded by Mr.. Newton, that the building
WAS occupied as military posi-.