Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-24
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20.
IN SlsNA


letter from The Secretary of State. with
transcript Of all the lists of passengers
taken on board ships aud vessels III TO-
reign ports aud places, which arrived IN
The U. States from The Isl OF Oct. 1919.
TO the 30th ut Sept. 1920, inclusive and
the letter and transcript were read.
The bill to extend the charter Of Ger.
tain Banks in the District sf Columbia,
was postponed 10, and made the order OF
tie day TOR Thursday next.
The bill further IN establish the
compensation of The officers employed IN
the collection of duties on imports aud
tonnage, and for ether purposes" as ID
mended, was taken up and the bill hav-
ing been further amended, was ordered
10 he rrgrOssed for a third reading.
The bill 10 amend the act "to incor-
porate the subscribers to the Bank of The
u S.aies." was read third time, passed,
aud sent 10 The House tor concurrence.
MIR. Barbour submitted for considers
ion two resolutions, prescribing The man.
ner of Informing the President and Vice
President of ,h, u. States respectively,
OF their reelection 10 tue said offices.
The resolution Of M. Roberts, was Ia
ken up, and was modified by the mover,
so as To read az follows:
Resolved by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the u. States % Anr.
rica IN Congress assembled, That the
state Of Missouri shall 10. and is hereby de-.
ctared, one Of the u States of America,
and as admitted into the Union on an equal
footiag NTH the original states in all res.
poets Whaterer: Pr vidvd, That the fol-
touring be taken as fundamental conditions
and terms upon 'rhich The said state is admit.
fea anto the On,on, namely that the fourth
clause u tie 26M section IF The Third ar,i.
c!e ~ The constitution submitted by tie peo-
pie 9f W'M ours TO tie consideration of Con-
gresS. shall, as soon as the provisions of said
constitution wiH admit. be so motlifed. that
At shall nOt6e applicable to any description
OF persons who may now be or hereafter shall
become citizens Of any state in THIS Union
and that, until so modified, no iasU, passed
an conformity thereto, ShaU Je construed 10
CIcia'te any citizen IF either state in this
IMAM from tie enjoyment Of any the pyi.
vHeSeS and immnnities to ,chich saeh citizen
Is e"fa'ed an'der Tie constitution Of tile u.
States.
Alter some debate, this resolution was,
at The motion Of Mr.. Eaton, seconded nv
Mr.. Van Dyke and MIR Southland, posi-
poned 10 and made the order of The ,iay
tor 10 morrow. Mr.. Talbot aud Mr.. John.
son, Of hy. al FIRST opposed The postpone
men', but, VIXEN time was asked by
members III order 10 examine more fully
the resolution, they ceased their oppusi
ton.
The resolution instruciing the judicia
ry committee 10 bring in resolution
extending The laws of the u. States la
The Stale o! Missouri was taken up, and
then Mr.. Williams of Tennessee, the NOV
@, OF II, so modified il as TO include also
~ territory OF Florida; aud then The
Tlt.tf "A
the table.
Soon after which, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. NcWton, from the committee of
Commerce, reported bill for the relief
OF Nathaniel Carver and others which
was twice read and committed.
Mr.. Smith, Of Maryland, from the Gem
mi'tee of Ways aud Means, reported a
bill further to amend the several acts re-
lalive TO The Treasury, War, and Navy
Departments which was twice read aud
committed. t'ThIs bill proposes TO abo-
llsh The agency OF the Treasurer Tor The
War ard Navy Departments
Mr.. Forrest presented letter address.
ed TO him by 1t. Col George Romlo, d,
accompanied with sundry documents. n
relation to The loans OF gunpowder and
other nuiillIons OF war, from the public
magazines, 10 private Individuals which
we rdercd 10 lie on Tie table.
MIR. Fuller, from the committee on Ma
val Affairs, reported the bill from the
Senate for The relief of Samuel Tucker,
laie captain i'll The Navy of the United
States, with an amendment.
hlr. Wetcalf moved to refer the bill 10
a committee of The whole.
Mr.. Ccbb moved that the bill be posi-
poned indefinitely; which motion was
megatived, by Yeas and Nays--79 10 66
The amendment TO The bill having been
agreed 10, the question was taken on or
defing The bill 10 a third reading, asa.
mended, and decided in the negative. by
majority Of one vote. So The bill was
rejected
TIE bill entitled can act to fix and
equalize the pay Of the officers of The ar
my OF lie u. States" was read The third
time aud passed. by vote Of LOG 10 80,
by Yeas and Nays. Aud the bill was
sent 10 The Senate for concurrence.
TIE committee Of The whole house on
tie Stale Of ihe union vas discharged
from the further consideration Of the bill
en- reduce the salaries, aud fix The maxi
mum OF the compensation of certain otfi
GERS and other persons employed III the
civil departments Uf The government,
The House then proceeded 10 consider
the said bill, aud the remainder Of the
day was speui ia the discussion Of The
many amendments proposed 10 the bill,
among which were The following:
MIR. SitS6ee moved 10 amend Tie bill by
adding $500 10 The salary of The Com
missioners of the Navy Board, so as TO
leave them, az they Stand al present, at
$4,000 each. This motion was negaiived
MIR. Wood moved 10 erase what relates
TO The Commissioned of the Public Build.
lngs, so as 10 leave him in The general