Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-24

a.il, direct y ar iHdirertig, atmseif, or Ly
aug other person ia t,nst for him or for his
use ar bencfii, or oa his account, undertake.,
execute, hOid or ENJOY, ia the vhois or IN
part, 0si1 co nrdct or agreement here after
to be made entered in.o NTH any officer
cftks Umtct States osthsir 6eha.f. or ioiih
any person authorized 10 maze contracts on
the p TT Of IL U"i'ed States: AMI IF any
clerk o. person hoiiing an office under tie
gors,nment ofthe United Siates, directiy or
tadirrcstg hin.seU or 5y any other person in
trust for aio,. or for his use or 6easjf,, o,
on hs' arconk. enter into, accept If, or agree
for, un'ler.,he. OF execute. dny such contract
or agreement, on the Whois or an part, cue
~ such ctsrh or officer so oGsndiag shall,
FIR srrsy f'ke offence, upoa conviction there.
y before any court Of TIE United States. or
.fthe territories thereof, kaoing cognixa,cs
cfsach ofeacs. be adjmdged gully Of a mis-
dsmeca0r, and shall be fined one thousand
dollars. and also be deemed incapable of hold.
ing dnv appointment or oaicc under tie
gopermnent Of The United States !; aud erery
sucA costract az agreement as aforesaid,
shaH moreorer be absolutely poid and of no
eDrct; Provided, nevertheless, that, in all
cases Whers any sum or sums Of money shalt
haze been adoaaced on exc part If the United
States. IN consideration Of any such contract
rep"id; and IN case Of delay or refusal to
ply the same rhen demanded by The proper
officer of the department mader whosc au,
h'tiy snch Contract or agreement shall haze
been made ar entered into every such person
80 dffaying or refusing together NTH his
snrehes shall be fo,thwiM prosecuted at Ia,o
FOR Tie recorery IF any such sua or Sums of
money ddvunced as aforesaid.
Ile bill was twice read and committed.
The House then resumed the conside-
ration of The report of the committee of
The whole on the Hill to fix the compen-
sa;ion of the officers of the army.
Mr.. Case moved 10 strike out The whole
OF that part OF the bill which relates 10
tie pay, dc. al the Officers AMI Cadets
81 the Military Academy, and substitute
therefor several new sections, the prin.
c;Jtl iearurea Of which, rs relates 10 the
cadets, ",rr, that the number should be
.''.!;.S' Il To 100, b. allowing vacancies Ia
3ccnr nu'.! they get down 10 thai num-
DIR ;that there shall be one cadet from
each Congressional District in The United
states, one cadet from the District Of
Coinm1ia, and one from earh of The ter
riinrir-, %hnso compensation shall be al
the rate OF IA dollars per aiiaum, and
Two ra'iHns each per day that there
WAy he admitted into the Academy 100
pertous other ihan cadets, provided they
conform To AL the rules of The A cademy,
aud snppnit themselves during The tern,
Ut their education, 6:r
MIR. CANA. moved 10 amend this a.
nenfinrnt by si:iklug ou' the rations,
with the view Of aiding III lieu OF them
certain sum 10 The annual allowance iD
moncy.
iDis m1iion was uegativrh: AMI
lhe amendment Of Mr.. Case beng sup
ported by himself aud opposed by MIR.
tockc-
TIL" question was taken on agreeing
thereto, and i"cl,ied III the negaiivc.
MIR. f. Johnson. OF Kentucky, proposed
m amen imsmi tn the bill, indicated by
him on Friday last, TO slrih:' out The whole
al ne bill exec pi that part which relates
30 The Military Academy.
liis motion WAS negalN Cd, without
debate.
Mr.. Cannon, expressing his regret al
having !aIied in liis several moiions 10
amend tins bill said he would make ni,e
0."ef rifDri. He therefore moved 10 a
mend Tie part relating 10 the pay OF The
cadets, so as IN allow them SO lnliars per
annu n instead Of IA, as proposed by the
bill.
hIg e. spoke al considerable length in
SUMO at his proposition.
Mr.. Wa,feid replied 10 MIR. Cannon
auii
The question being taken on Mr.. CAM
non motion, IL Was decided IN tile mega
tive. 10 10 81
The bill vas then ordered 10 be en-.
crossed for a iinrd teabing, Without d.
Vision.
PUBLIC LAND DEBT.
On nrn'ion Ut Mr. tromeN. the several
far q.
der 10 take up The bill from the Senate
inr The rrliri o! CERTAIN purchasers OF pub
lie lands aud tie house resolved itself
iatn co'naiittce of the " hole, Air. AHem.
OF n IN The CHAIR, on The sad bill.
Som" time WAS Spent ~ committee OF
f''r whole on Inc b'li In the course of
which MIR. CTOWeH made some remarks
IN favor OF ihe bill Mr.. NcC5y and Mr..
Ahen n Tenn against ii, ava Mr. Yood
Tatpey III doubt OIL the >ubieci t.an m
imposition TO he bill Mr.. Campbell. Mr..
anderson, NJ Hendricks, and MIR. Co0k.
suggested aud Supported ,he yroprietv of
tn committees rising aud obtaining leave
to ST again, II beng obvious iha, thu
iion.e bad p:ernsinfeiy entered ON the
sIbIfci. ard were rot prepared 10 act
uvoni ~. There were barely hundred
members III the house, many being alb.
seat, Attending tie argument on The great
question tiiis day argued M The Supreme
Court
Go motion OF Mr. anderson, the com
mlsiee rose, reported progress, aud oh.
tanpd leave 10 III again.
REDUCTIONS OF SALARIES.
q fnetlon OF Nh CulLTeih, lie house
resolved itself into a committee OF the
whole on tie State oi tie Union, Mr..
taHer ~ Tie chair, TO take Into conside-
raltn ihc bili lor general reduction OF