Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-30

/ CTS OStNGcn SUBJECTS OF MS SllO HldleS-
tvs government and the citizens of the q
nised states.
RcS0lred, therefore, That it is the opinion
and desire of the present General Assem-
bly,, that the government of the Tn ted
| States invite the attention OF the Bfi,rsh
| government to this subject, and, il practicable
procuie airangementsto be made, on tie part
| OF that government, for the restoration ct
| such fugitive slaves AS shall have heretofore
| escaped, or may hereafter escape, from their
| lawful owners, (being citizens OF the Unieet,
States) into any of his said majesiy's North
American domnons. And the governor is
| requested TO transmit to the Executive Of
| the United States, and 10 each OF the Scna-
tors and Representatives in Congress from
this state, copies OF the foregoing resolution
| The Speaker. stated chat, according
| TO the rules Of the house. this resolution
| could not be received, not being ad-
| dressed to the house , though the sub-
ject might readily be brought before the
house IN il different form. Upon which.
MIR. 3, withdrew the resolution, with
the intention Of presenting the subject
to the house in different shape.
Mr.. CoOlc from the committee on
Public Lands repurted bill confirm.
ing the location Of the seat of govern
meat of the state Of Illinois, aud fer
! other purposes which was read first
| and second time, and ordered to be
printed.
MIR. Van Rensselaer,. from a select
COMMITTEES, reported bill! supplement
tary to the &C, relating to the ransom Of
prisoners taken during the late war
which was twice read and committed.
On motion of Mr.. Rhea, il was
Rei0lued, That the committee on Pensions
aud Revolutionary Claims be instructed TO
| enquire into the eXpeliency Of suspending,
| for limited time, SO much of an act c.ti-
| tied an act making further provision for the
| support of public credit and tor the redemp-
| ton Of the public debt, passed the Sd day of
March, 1795, ard so much of the act ent:-
tied SAN Act respecting loan Office and
| final settlement certificates, indents Of ia
terest, and the unfunded and registered
debt, credised on the books OF the Treasu-
ry," passed the 18th of June, 1873 US bars
from settlement or allowance, certificates
commonly called loan office and final settle
mem certificates aGd indenis Of interest
ldr. FHlier, from the cummittee on
naval affairs, reported bill to iDcor-
porate the United States Navel Fra
| ternal Association for the relief of tie
families Of deceased officers which
was twice read and committed.
On motion of Mir. Rogers. it was
Reso red, That the committee on the
Pest Office and Post Roads be instructed to
enquire into the eXpediency of establishing
a post road from Easton, Northampton ccun-
ty, Pennsylvania, by Stokestown, 10 Ross
common, In said county.
On motion OF Mr.. .Storrs. the House
proceeded 10 the consideration of the
resolution yesterday subEiitred by him,
calling on the Secretary Of the Treasu-
ry fox certain information and The
same was agreed to, neD,. con.
The engrossed resolution directing
the recruiting service to be suspended
until after the end Of the next sessioa
OF Congress. was read third time,
passed, and sent TO the Senate for con-
| currence.
The engrossed bill for the relief Of
the family Of the late Oliver Hazard
Perry, and for the education Of his
children at the public charge, was read
a third time.
Mr.. Beecher moved to recommit tbs
bill to committee OF the whole, but
subsequently varied his motion SO Tar
as TO move its recommitmenl to the
committee on Naval affairs, with s.
view TO incorporate the amendment
yesterday proposed by Mr.. Hardin. or,
failing in that, to reinstate the allow
ance of $50 dollars TO the mother 0f
Commodore Perry, which was yester-
day stricken out.
After a short debate, hereafter to be
noticed in connection with that which
took place yesterday, the motion for
recommitmeHt was negatived.
The bill was then passed, Is votes
to &c, and sent to the Senate for con
! Currence.
MISSOURI
The House then on motion Of Mr..
EHstis resolved itself into a commit
tee OF the whole, Mr.. HackIey being
called to the chair, and proceeded to
the consideration Of The following reso
luton:
Resolved, By the Senate and House Of Re
breseHfdtiUeS Of The United States Of .9RlericG
in Congress assembled, and il IS hereby de-
clared that, the -- day Of ---- next en-
suing, the state u Missouri shall be admitted
into the Union upon an equal footing with
the original states, in all respects Wbatso-
ever Provided, That so much Of the 25tA
section Of the 81 article in the constitution
Of said state, presented to Congress al the
present session, as makes it the duty OF the
Legislature to pass such laws a. shall be ne
cessary "to revent free negores and mu-
lattoes from coming 10, and settling in this
state, under any p1eteNl whatsoever, SHAH
on or before that day, have been exPunged
therefrom.
The resolution having been read
Mr.. EastiS stated the objects he had
in view, il moving this resolution, to