Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-27

The letter aud the report, which is Of
very grrat volume, were ordered 10 lie eli
The table and to be printed.
Aud the house adjourned.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY %.
The engrossed bill making appropria
tons for The support al the Navy al the
United States for The year 1921. aud The
engrossed bill TO authorize the, building
Of light houses on Cross aud Pond IL
lands, in the harbour of Booth bay. and
al The mouth of Oswrgo river, aud pia
cling buoys OF Tie Shoals Of Nantncke,
and Vineyard Sound. near the harbour
OF Wexford, and on The A'iamaha liver,
aud foroiher purposes, were read third
time, passed, and sent 10 the Senate for
concurrence.
The Speaker laid before The House a
letter from the Treasurer of the United
States, transmitting the annual state
menis of his accounts; which were or
dered 10 lie on the table.
On motion CT MIR. Sontkard, the com.
miitee of the whole was discharged from
the further consideration of the bill Co
continue III force the act for regulating
trade and intercourse with the Indian
tribes and. a motion OF MIR. Tracy Ia lay
the bill on the table having been NEGATIVE
for third reading,
PUBLIC LAND DEBT.
The house then. ON motion OF Mr.. Crou.
ell, again resolved ilscli into commiliee
OF The whole, Mr.. Allen, of New York,
in The chair, on the bill for the relief ot
purchasers of the public lands prior 10
the Isl July, 1920.
Mr.. NJ Coy had moved TO strike out so
much of the bill as permits a conditional
surrender 10 the u. State, ot the land
purchased; SD much as dispensers with
interest on The money due for lands and
SO much "a u,akes deduction, in certain
cases, Of Twenty-Five and ihir,y-seven
and hall per cent from the amount of
the debt.
This IN ton gave rise 10 wide debate
OH The merits Of the bill, in the course Of
which the principle of the bill was sup
ported and opposed by the following gem
tsemcn:
For the Bill. Against the Blu.
Messrs. Anderson Messrs. Hardin
Brush Culpepper
Hendricks Alien OF Ten.
Jones Mccoy.
Clay
Tie question being taken on Mr.
HcCoys motion, il was nrgaiived by
large majority.
MIR. Anderson moved 10 strike out that
CLAUSE OF the bill which proposes 10 allow
an absolute reduction of thirty, three per
cent. oa the amount due bv ike debtors,
and so 10 ameud the bill as TO comiine
the discount 10 those who should make
promp, payment of the whole sum due.
This proposition brought on long de-
bate, in which Messrs Beecher, Jones,
Cook, Hardin. Sergeant, anderson, and
Clay. joised.
I'he amendment Was finally negatived
ayes So, nses %.
MIR. Iucker of Va. moved TO add the
following proviso 10 the first section OF
tue bill:
Provided also, That where any purchaser has pur-
chased al the sans time Two or more quarter sscsious
he shall MOI permitted TO reinqrish less than guar
ter sscIeA.
This amendment was also Beeaiived.
MIR. Hardin then, for reasons which he
stated, moved the following additional
prcviso 10 The 81 section ofln bill:
lind Yresiaed !nrther hat the dseun, allowed in
this bill shall made where the debtor shall fail
to pay any OF the said several insiaens as the same
shalt become due aud paJa abe.
This amendment, alter some debate,
was also rejected.
Tie committee then rose and reported
The bill 10 the House without amend
ment.
An unsnccessful motion was made to
lay the bill on The table, with the view,
Gt being laie) of receiving the repor, Of
the tellers relative 10 The appointment of
the committee on The subjeci OF Hlissou
ri lin examining the ballots for which the
ieilers had been employed nearly four
hours
Mr., Hardin then renewed the motion
TO, t,,. n,anH th.. hi
when, Il motion 10 that effect prevailed
The bill and proposed amendment were
laid on the table.
Mr.. archer, OF Va. then reported that
the ieiieFs appointed 10 examine the bal
lois given for a committee Of % members
on The Missouri subject, according TO
the resolution of yesterday, had perform
Ell that duly-ihe result ut which ballot
he delivered in.
Ii appeared that l57 members had been
voted ior-bai thai lie following seven
teen gentlemen only had majority OF
The ballots given and were elected, viz:
Messrs. Clay, Of KY. Messrs. Eddy. OF r. Island.
Cobb, OF Geo. Ford, ofN. York.
Hi, OF Maine Cubreih, OF Nd.
Barbour, OF Va. Hackiey, Of ". Y.
Storrs, DIN Y s. Moore, Of Pa.
CUckr, Of Tenn. hlrphens, OF Con.
Rankin, of Miss. Rogers, Of Pa.
Archer, of va. 5Jnihard, Of n. J,
Brown, ofKy.
Seventeen oul, being elected, there re-
manned six members yti 10 be appointed.
MIR. Clay moved, as The operation OF
bailoiiing again 10 morrow would be lie
dious and create delay, That the House
agree, by general consent, 90 select the
remaining six members from those liav-
ing received the nest highest number Of
votes.
Ii was also suggested that The Speaker
app0iDtibe remaining slx-and the Speak
er having minated to the House that, if
The duty devolved on him. lie should,
from a sense OF proprleiy, make The APP