Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-03

chaser of public land. his object being TO
substitute Tor IL az allowance of discount
Tor prompt payment. The vote thereon
was SO ,. 20.
Aic. anderson then moved TO amend
The hil;, hy adding Thereto a provision
contemplating the allowance of consi
drrablc deduction for prompt pay ment of
the money due.
This motion was opposed by Mr.. Ciav.
IA gong TO isvor monied men only, who
have not occasion for indulgence from
the government. lie concluded by NOV
.ug thai the b,il and amendment lie on
the table, with q view &C taking UP the
Missouri resolution, which. he huped.
there was a general wish to see acted up.
on This day. The mpiion WAS agreed 10.
The following aIe the yeas and paws
on Ike passage OF The resolution reposied
by Mr.. Gay for the admission OF Nils.
souri,, as published III The last Enquirer
fEhS- aessrs. abbot, Alexander. Allen. Tenn. An.
ds'sop Archer nd Archer Va. Baidwin, Ball, Bar.
6oa Bse,nan Bat',. B'acklsdee, Boomdeid, Brevard,
Cooke. Crawford, Croweii. CulSe,h Cuipepper Cuih.
bert. Davidson, Eddy, Edwards fishrr. 'Fioy d,
ioohs. Jackson. Johnson. Jones Va JOKES Tenn. ite
McCoI, meC'eary. Mclean. Of Ken. meigs, Mercer,
M Ms'eaf; aSisomrr, S. MooIe:T r. Moore, Neaie.
Nelson Va Newton. Overstfett Pinckney, Rankip Rel
Rhta. ninssod. Robertson, Rogers, Sawyer Settle
Shaw, Simkins, Srhth n J. Smith Nd. A. Sn,,th va
S.ith N. u Southland. Stevens, si"rrs, swraringen,
Terrell, Trimb'e, Tucker Va. Tucker 6. c. r,ier
ufree, wa bei, warheld, Williams Va. Williams N. c.
NAYS -Mess,s. Adams. Allen nss,. Allen N Y Bs.
ker. Be,cief, Bodsn, Blush, BuGnm, Butiers N. II.
Samrbs, C.se CIsget, Cook CusLnan. Dana. Oar
fdsatd Penn Eus,is Fay, Fulger, Foot Forrest Fu.
isr. Gotlsm, Gross ~ Y Cross Penn. Hail N. !.
Hes,euer, Kendall Kiu.cy, Kinsl.y, Laibrop, Lin,
coin. livermor.. macay. Mccullough. maliary, Mar.
Nelson Mas Patk-r Mass. Patterson, Phelps Phison
Pitcher, PIumrr Randolph Rich. Richards, Richmond
vi. Strong n. Y Tarr, Ioml,usnn IIaey i,nba,m
Van Rensselaer,. Wallace. wendover, Whitman, Wood
81.
TUESDAY, FEB 81.
Mr.. Cuf6re.h presented 10 tho House a
copy of The r. port and Resolutions Of
the Legislature Of Maryland, concernin Q
the public lands, which were yesterday
laid before the Srns,e BY Mr., P;nIuev :
and they vere ordered 10 lie on the table.
Mr.. Smith, OF Md. from The ioint com.
iniitee appointed to wait OF the preAi~
dent Of she u States. and inform him
OF his re election, reported, as above III
the Senate.
Mr.. a. Ss,yth, from The committee on
Military Affairs, 70 which had been
referred the amendments of the Senate TO
the bill 10 reduce the military peace IS
Enlistment, reported the sa me viii, sun.
dry amendments iii 'relo---one of winch
was section adopting Tor The govern.
ment OF The army and militia, when in
service, the system OF Regulations for The
Army, compiled by Major General Scot,
The oiner amendments were O! mi
nor chatacter.
The amendments reported by The mill
taTy comni'iee were severaiIy agreed TO.
Mr.. Cooke moved TO strike out of the
Senaie's amendments the provision for
one Major General, with two Aids dc
camp; w'uch motion was suppo tel by
Niess:s. Coche. Foot, Cobb, Hardin, Little,
Maila' y aUd II Moore. on principle ana
eipediencv ana 4 was opposed by
Messrs. barbour, Storrs, Clay aud Nelson.
of Va on 'he ground tina, a. The Senate
had made the amendment, thew would
probably adhere 10 it; that II disagreed
10 Gy tins House, /, might put the wIioIe
bill in jeopardy that much would still
have been done III the way of retrench.
men' even il this provision passed, and il
would be Oei'er not TO enhanger The bill
by rejecting this provision Mr.. RIsseY
opposed the motion OIL principle, deem
ing a Major General necessary 10 make
the proposed system perfect and fully
efficient, After an Intellectual call, by
MIR. Nelson. OF Va for the previsns cues,
Uon-tlie debate having continued some
time
The question was taken on striking out
the provision for the Major General. and
was Degatived, by yeas and nays, as fol
lows:
For striking out, -
Against IL, 10
Mr.. Smith, OF Md. moved 10 strike out
the provision for enc Judge Advocate.
with salary of $4,000" and the motion,
@as agreed TO, without division.
MIR. Cannon then NOV ed so 10 amend
The amendments of the Senate, az, i'm
siead of four regiments OF artillery and
seren regiments of infantry, 10 reduce Tie
number of regiments 10 two OF artillery
and four of infantry land 10 make he
companies consist of s., instead OF ~
men. After some remarks by Mr.. c.
in support Of his amendment,
The motion was negatiyed, without
division.
The amendments Of The Senate, as a.
mended by this House, were then agreed
to; and ordered TO he returned 10 the
Senate for concurrence in The amend
ments OF this House thereto.
THE RELIEF BILL.
The House then resumed the cOnside-
ration of the bill for the relief of The pur-
chasers Of the public lauds--the follow
ing section proposed 10 be added 10 the
bill, by Mr.. anderson, being sill under
consideration. viz:
Sec. 4 And be il further enacted That in all
cases where complete payment of The whole
sum due. or which may become due, for any
tract of land, purchased from the United
States as aforesaid shall be made on or be.
fore The day of deduction al the
rate OF tbrty.seveu aud halt per centnp
shall he allowed on the sum so re aiming mn
paid.
Mr.. CyoweH moved 10 FIJI The blank in
the amendment with The 30th Of Septem~