Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MIR. Biaskiedge, of North Carolina, appear
ed, was qualified, and took his seat
The following committees were announced
To have been appointed by the Speaker, in
pursuance OF the resolutions of this House on
Friday last, viz.
On the .Naual EsiaLlistment- Messrs
McLane, Fuller, War6e!d, Gillner, Hardin,
Cambreleng, Plumer, of Pa
On the Military Establishment -Messrs. Eus-
It's, Van Rensselaer,, Bassett, Smith, of KY.
Cooke, Darlington, Matlack.
On The Foreign AID Diplomatic .4fairS of The
United .StaieS Messrs. Russell, Rodney, Tim
BILE, Archer Wright. Taylor, FarrelIy.
On the Stare Irude--Messrs. Gorham,
llcmphill, Philips, Borand, Poinsett, j. z.
johnson, Swedringen.
There were presented this morning forty
i've petitions Of which there were refereed
To the committee of Re, olution,ry Pensions IG
Oh Claims
or Ways and Means u
Oi Post Offices aud Post Roads >
GfCommerce 3
OfPensious q; Rcvry Claims 5
CfAiIlitary Affairs
Of NaNai AEiirs /
OF the District OF Columbia
OfPublc Lands 3
OF the Judiciary
OF Elections
OfPrivaic Land Claims 8
Among the petitions was one from Matthew
Lyon, contesting the right of Mr.. Bates To the
trust of Delegate from the Arkansas Ter. ito.
ry one f.om Thomas Jefferson, OF Virginia,
as Rector of The University OF that State,
praying that The duties may he abolished Oh
the importation Of books for the use az
Literary Institutions and one froln the Cor
poration OF Washington, praying from Con.
rr..c Al.
of the City Canal which now runs along Penn
sylyania Avenue.
\ bill from the Senate entitled Z" An Act
for the transmission ofcertain documents, free
of postage" was read the first and secoud
time, aud, by unanimous consent, was also
read the third tiuie and passed.
Onmotion of Mr.. Scott, ii was
heSolred, HAT the committee on the Public Lands
he lnslructe3 10 eure into the cxpediency OF making
luther PROVISIONS by law for the huII adjustment ot
the HncOnlrmed land claims in e state of Missouri
derived from the French and Spanish governments
respectively, aad of referring the final settlement OF
those claims To some tribunal. TO lie eulijowctcd or
established, for iliat purpose.
On motion of Mr.. Bates, il was
Resoired, That the committee on Public Lands be
Instructed 10 enquire into The expediency of making
provision by law for the Gnai adjustment of the ucou-
frmed land claims in the Territory Of Arkansas de-
rived from the French and Spanish government
and OF referring The settlement Of those claims son,
tribunal established 10 he created.
! On motion of Mr. Hendricks.
| Resotoed, That the committee the Post Office
anu Post Roads bc instructed TO enquire INTO the es-
pedency OF establishing post read in Indiana, from
Ierre Hautc, by the way of Cliilto the seat of JUS
ice Tor The county OF Park, and Charlottesville, 10
Indianapolis
| Resoircd, also, That the same committee be in
struciedt 10 enquire into the expCdency of esiasln
post ROAD from Laurencetre, IN the aforesaid
by the way o! NAPOLEON, 10 Indianapolis.
On motion OF Mr.. Sawyer,
/ EeSoired, That the committee much of tie
Presidents Message as relates To the suppression oil
the slave trade be instructed 10 enquire INTO tile eA-
pediency Of continuing in force for further time an
act passed tho 81 Of March, 1919, which, by the act
olihe 18th May, 1870, was extended to Two wears
aud entitled {" An act Protect the commerce. Of tla
United states dnd punish the crime uf piracv''
i On motion of Mr.. Walworth, :.
Resoircd That the committee ON the Post OTic,
and Post Roads be instructed to enquire into the cX.
podieney OF having the public mail from, the cit. o
| Albany 10 Phuisburg, and the northern part ni th'
state "l New York, Transmitted the est side .,
Lake Champlain
On motion of Mr.. Lathrop
Hesohcd, That Tie committee Of Revisai aud Um6n
shed Business he instructed to consider the cxprdt
cucy OF reVvipg the several OF August Die 1878
January 9ih, 1873, and March 9th, 1916 layinr di
Scri taX wuhn the United States -, far as 10 allow
ii farther timc OF redemption the Iuds sold for H.,
n0n-payment OF The iaN, where the same have bcci
purchased On behalf the United States
= The following resolution was submitted lN
= Mr.. Cook, ond rejected;
hes0ircd, That The committee on the Post OH
and Post Roads be instructed 10 enquire into The e>
pcdirncy Of allowing the members Of tic LegSlatnr
OF each state ia receive and transmit letters free q
II postage, and such documents not exceeding one ounc
" weight, as MAY he printed 10y order OF such Legsa
o tUfe wliIintir limits Of ibcir Respective states.
she resolutions proposed by MIr. F6Gd O
', the 9Th Instant, for the appointment of sun
I. dry committees, were then taken M, and al
n ter undergoing some modification, were d
greed To-.
= Mr., LaiJOp called for the consideration {
Tie resolution which hc had submitted to TIA
4 House OnThmsday last relative to the fui
+ thcr extension of the time allowed for the r,
4 dempiiOn Ofland sold for direct taxes, whic
C was considered, aiid agreed 10.
Mr.. Tracy called for the consideration
/ the resolution by him submitted on Friday, r.
2 lative 10 petitions that had been referred
e committees during the last session Of Coz
e gFcss and not acted upon, which was th.reu
~ on taken up, and after some discussion Of Il
u subject, the same, on motion Of Mr.. Wollcor.
= was indefinitely postponed.
~ On motion Uf Mr.. BoitmGA the Hou
then proceeded TO the election Of Cha
lain, and the following gentlemen were nor
mated viz.
ey.Jrc Spark, Res Az see ~ Dwis