Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-11
From the Nmiond InteHigencerl
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6.
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were
appointed.
On motion Of Mr.. ParoH, the Senate pro
cceded 10 class the Senators from the Stat,
OF Missouri and the Members having drawn
lots, according To the usage Of the Senate.
Nlr. Barton drew the ballot which assigned
him To the 26d class, which expires in the
year 1923, and Mr. Benton drew No. s. which
expires in 1897.
Alter adopting the usual orders for supply
ing me Members with newspapers, &c.
The Senate adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
HE following commuters were announc
Ell aa having bc"n appointed by the Speake,
pursuant to the order of yesterday for the ap
pointment of standing committees
Con,miee Fl Eiectioqs-Mes>rs Sloan. Edward.
nt y. I. Tucker OF 5. &. Moore of Va Walworth
Rogers, Smith of Ky
CommMiee Of jpays and .Neans-Mcssrs. Smith OF
Az Todd, Pitcher, Mitchell o! S. c. Jones of Tenn
lhnmpson, Stevenson.
Chiws-Aicssrs. Williams of n. c. Rich. McCoy
Hoore Of Pa. Edwards of Conn. hlctcalf, itchficId
Coen'src'-- Aicssis. Newton, Tomlinson, Hill, Mil.
nor. kirkland, Abbot, AIDufiie
PaAi,c LtsdS.--Mcssrs Rankin. Scott. Hendricks
Iook, Stewart, Cannon, Sterling of Y Y
Pvt Ol5,e and Post Roads-Nessrs. Francis
J"inso"' liooks, Gross, Soddard, Campbell of n
\. BatCnan, Overstreet
DtSirim Of CoiNmht.--Aiessrs. Kent, Mercer
NeaIc, Mathck, Patterson OF Pa Rochester Maj
larry ''''''
- :./ssaieiNy.-N lcssrs Sergeant, Plumer of ~ III
dickinson, Nelson of Va. Burton, Sanders Johnston
oi LuH.
PerSiousan4 Revolutionary Cltims.-llcssrs. Rheo.
'"tie Eddy, New, Allen of Tenn. VIM Smith, II b
Pajiic ,peDdiiues.-Mcssrs. Dwight. Mon,eo.
merry, Gratis, Gohhard, Gist, Barber of Ohio, lat
=, Prirre Le,d Clains.-s Icssrs. Campbell of Ohio
4 ~ u sIstr n "a =
ling of Conn. Cridup.
.Hlnsiact"rcs.- Baldwin, Conner. Wood
son; Nelson of Nd Durlee Floyd Condict.
, 9lgf'c"tf"rc.-- Nessrs. Butler, Baylies, Garnet
Buchanan, NJ Mel, VaIce, Blair
Rerisai Atd unfinished busimess-AIcssrs. LatErop
Burrows, Ross.
5cco4nts.--Nlessrs. allen of Mass Swan, Rugelcs
~, E'PeYdf"es 1" tie Department Of St,ae-MeSsrs
Wood, Alexander, Barber of Conn
: Expenditures iqLhe Treasury Depulmeu -Messrs
Tracy, Reyes HolcOmb
p LlPe"ditMes !" ale Department Of War.-Messrs
Tucker of Va. Chambers, Lincoln
Expenditures IN lie .Narg DeD1rtment -Ajessrs Ell
wards OF Pa. Patterson of n. Y White
Woodcock, Sawyer.
=. Expenditures on The Public Bmldings.-Mcssrs
Nelson Of Mass. Pierson, Lefiwich
Mr.. Bates, the delegate from the territory
OF Arkansas, appeared and took his seat
MT Oood presented the petition of Cadwal
ladcr ID. Golden, contrasting the election of Pc.
ter ShnrPe and Mr. fright like petition oil
Philip Rred, cOntcsiing the election of Jere.
mlali Causdcn. Referred to the Committee
on Elections
Many other petitions of local and less &c
neral nature were presented and referred to
the proper committees.
Mr. CGmPbtH moved the following resoIu-
ton:
ts"olyea' That a committee be appointed to repor
biIl providing for the appurionment of representa-
hNcS nmong the several states, according to the fourth
ccn-us.
Mr.. &. WAS DESTROYS that the subject he Ia
ken up at an early period of the session, in or.
der that the principle on which the apportion-
mcnt should be based, should be fully cxamin-
ed and deliberately settled. The legislatures
OF several of the states, he remarked, were
now IN session, and it might he important that
the subject come before them Mt an early day
to cntblc them TO district the states pursuant
to- the act providing for the apporlfonment
without mourning the delay and expense OF
cOnTOkIng the several legislatures for that ex-
press object He thought the Census had
been so faraCcompshed as 10 enable the com
mltter, that should be appointed, to enter
immediately upon the consideration of the sub
lect.
Mr. Cocfe, Of Tenn. moved that the rcsoIu.
ton lie on the table.
Further remarks were made on the subject
by Messrs. Cooke, UrigM and .McCoy, which
the reporter could not distinctly hear when
the question was taken on the motion of Mr.
Cooke and eTrred-ayes 10, nays II.
Mr. LaitrOP submitted the following mo-
ton:
ReSoired, That the Committee on RevisaI and UnG
nlsed Business be instructed 10 consider the expe,t
ency Of feyiyiug and continuing IN force for Il limit
go time. an act pl-scd the lth May 1920 " extend
ing lhe tune allowed Tor tie redemption Of land sol,
i"f dfeci taxes, ~ certain cases., Of otherwise
granting relief 10 the owners Of The land where il h,,
been purchased on behalf ofthe United States
Mr. HOOD suggested, that the motion Of tho
gentleman from Massachusetts Mr. Inihrou'
was not perhaps sufficiently broad to cover tie
"hIect IN view. His (Mr. VS. attention had
been drawn 10 the subject, 5ud he had dated