Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-13
CONGRESS-,
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fran the Nutional igtsiIgeacsr
IN SENATE.


t'e !" 'Nc'!t"iu a1v report mode oil
examining the vnies tor Presideut and
Wee P,esllen, OF The Omitted States. and
ut notifying the persons elected ri i,.,ir
eieciIn'i, MAS taken up aad agreed 10 /;
and MrsSrs. Barbour aud Wueon we're ap,
pointed commiitec OH The par, Of the
Senate.
The Se'aie preceded TO consider a..
gain the bill FOR the relief of purchasers
oi Pnb'ir Lands; aud
MIR. hnS, ut n. Y. moved further 10
amend the same by substituting Tor IA
part of The bi.! tue following new sec.
iiuu~:
Sec2 daije il further eaucted, That the in.
terest which shall have acctued bsfo,e the
DAY OF -, npon amy debt OF Inc u. States,
f0r public land, shall be, aud the same is here
By RENTED and discharged
Sec j. and be ii further enacted, That OH all
"eDtS due TO- The q. States, which may have
arisen from ihe purchase OF public land, at "A
price less than three dollars the actp, a dis
count, at the rate OF twenty-five psr cent
shaii be allowed aad made /; and that on all
such debts, winch may have arisen from the
purchase OF public land at or above three
dollars the acre, adiscount, at the rate of thir-
ty'three and enc third per cent. shall lie al
lowed and made; ana the persons indebted
10 tue United States a. aforesaid shall he di-
s,deh INTO three classes the first class TO in
ciuds all snci persons as shall have paid to The
Cni!ed States only one four,b mart Of The
oristia! price OF tile laad by theis respeciivev
W purchased or held the second class to iu-
ciuha all such persons as shall have paid to
he United States only onesha,f part OF aucsi
o,ie'na, price and the third class TO inclade
an such persous as shalt have paid TO the u.
states three fourth parts OF such original
price; aud The deh.s OF the persons Included
IN lbe irst class shall he paid in eight equal
snn"ai ins'aiGirnts; the debts of the persons
incinded in the secon;' class shall he paid in
SIX equal animal i,staiments; aud the debts OF
The parsons included in The third class shall be
PAM 10 tonr eqnaiaunual instalmen,s the f,st
Nor said SHALL he pail on The - Jay f.
hhn 'he "iirle OF the d. bit aforesaid shat! bear
an annhai intere>tat Tie rate OF six rer cent
Ct1vlned always. that the same shalt BIZ re-
ms''eu uoph each aud evciyOfthe instruments
Aforesaid. winch shall b. pnurrntlly pa,d
~hen tie same shall become PAYABLE as atole,
said.
Sec. .. 4adbe j, further emaiced That for
failure 10 pay tae several debts aforesaid, in
manner aforesaid, for the term of ,hr.e
months after The day pppointed for The nav,
ineht oi tie last insia.nentS thereof in each
" 'hs classes AFORESAID, the laid so purchas
en, or held By Tie respective persons Indebt-
81 10 tbe U1itcd States as aforesaid shall i'm
- tacto, become forfeited ans, revert To the
United States. 49,
Scc. .. dad be IL further enacted. Tha; no per.
son SHAH he deemed 10 be Included within. OF
erl,!ed To thr brnsflt OF, any ofih4 provisions
- day OF - sign and fla in the Office OF
IhH 'cgiser of The land Office of The dI,,,ict
~h ere Tue iand was purchased, IA declaration
Iu w'itihg, expressing TAI, consent 10 the same
Ana thrn, On motion of Mr.. King, OF
~. }. 'he bIii aud amendments were re-
nmniiied 10 the committee OIL Public
Lands.
The Ssuatc then resumed the oonside.
ration OF the bill TO establish an uniform
system of b,nkruptcy.
INF. Barbonr delivered his sentiments
IN opposition TO the bill. aud Mr.. OILS IN
favor OF IT,.
AND tile Senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, FEB. 8
Mr.. Pary0H from The committee on
Naval Affairs, reported bill - reward
Lieut.. Gregory, his officers and men and
tile bill was read.
THE BANKRUPT BILL.
Tie Senate resumed Tho consideration
or The bill 10 establish an uniform sysl, m
OF Bankruptcy.
Mr.. Mills. Of Massachusetts, delivered
his views al large, and at great length, in
support Of the bill and
Mr.. Rotwes, of Maine, addressed the
Senate aii hour aud an hall, in oppnsi
lion to The bill.
The Senate then adjourmed.
FRIDAY, FEB. 8
Mr. SM!h, from Tie com i,itise on the
judiciary, who were instructed 10 inquire
INTO the expectancy ct so modifying Ike
law furnishing piracy as ~ au,horize HE
President OF fhe United States, in such
cases as he may deem expedienl, to COM
mute capital punishment for confinement
~ pFnIirnt'ary houses, reported against
The eSpedicncy thereof.
Mr.. 1homaS, from The committee of
pubhc lands, who were instructed 10 in
qnTe into The justice and expedie1cy OF
Sfaniingiah Tor HE purposes of eiuca
iiou Wi'iii'i Inc lihiis OF Ihe old states,
corresponding with the appropriations
!Whiv6 have been made iar The same OBJ
Ject villain The limits of the ney slsIps.
made rrpoIt agausl the expciie.cy
thereof Of wi ch TepO!t five hundred
extra copies were ordered Ia be urinI.d
for the use Ui fhe Sendle.
Mr.. IhOmqs, from the same committee.
TO whom Was recOIninlied the bill for
HE relief ofceiiain purchases ofpubiic
lands, reported ibe same to The Senate.
with CERTAIN amendments.
THE BANKRUPT SYSTEM BILL.
The House ihsn re unrd the conSide-
ration OF HE biil 10 establish an uniform
system of bankruptcy.
Mr.. HOLMES. Of Maine, spoke against
The bill MIR. HUNTER iU favor OF n:
MI MACON against II aud Mr.. VAN
DYKE concluded ihe Debate ljy some
remarks ~ favor Of The bill.
The question MI The motion to posI-
poue Tic bill indefinitely -mlit IL motion
ba' been for some days pending, Was
ihsD decided ~ ioIlow-
yEAS-aIesrs. Barbour Eaton, King. Of
Ais m3cop monIl. pied'anis, Roberts. Smith,
W h'"o' W iIidniS, OF len 10
DickefsoD, Edwards Elliot, Gdilltd, Holmes,
oi Maine, Holmes, OF Mis-. Hur,et, Hunter