Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-11

After brief discussion the resolution was a
dopted, and the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER Z.
The SENATE.
Did not sit to-day, having yesterday adj
journed over TO Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The members appointed yesterday To com
pose the Committee on Revolutionary Pen
sons, consisted of Messrs. Cooke, Reed, of
Mas. Whpple, Wilson, Long, jackson and
Herrick
After the Journal was read this day, and
the petitions from the different States aud
Territories presented and referred to the res
pcctvc appropriate Comnittees-
Mr.. Rinkin submitted the following resou-
ton, which was adopted
feSof'ed, That the Committee Public Lands be
instructed TO enquire into the expedcncy of passing
IA law Tor The better organization of the Land Dis
trictS IN the State of Mississippi and Tor tue dispo-
sal oil the pnnc lands in said State lately acquired
10y purchase from the Chocttw nation of Indians.
Mir. Tracy submitted the following resolu-
tion
ies0ircd, That in all cases where petitions were
presented the last Session OF Compress to ,his
House, and referred 10 Committees but no, finally
acted on, both 10y the Committees and the House, the
sad petitions shall he considered as again presented
ana referred TO the same Committees respectively,
WITHOUT special order TO that effect and il shall be
TIE duty oil the said Committees respectively upon
application IN behalf OF any petitioner by Member
Oh me House, to consider and report thereon, in the
same manner as II said papers referred TO such
oommii'ee by special order ofthe House.
several amendments were proposed, when,
on motion of MIR. SaiCyer, the said resolution,
together with the amendments thereto, was
ordered 10 lie on the table.
Mr.. fIallary submitted the following reso-
luton
:, Resoired, That the committee on Revolutionary
he fIrccf rod .,,,
OF authorizing the Secretary of War 10 restore 10 the
pension roll any person who shall have been sricke
thereirom on the evidence of such persons schedule
Wherever the Secretary of War shall be satisfied by
additional evidence, that such person is in such re-
duced circumstances rs to within the provisions
OF the acts of 1878 and 1890.
The resolution was adopted
blr. Cook, illinois, submitted the follow
ing resolution:
fesotced, That the committee on the public lands
be instructed To inquire whether any, and, if any
what provision is necessary he made 10 enable the
people OF the state of Illinois to open canal through
me pubIc lands To connect the waters of Lake Nichi-
gan with the Illinois river.
Mr.. Floyd, of Va. opposed the resolution
tie thought that Congress had already sufTi
clently eyinced its liberality to the new states.
On former occasion he had proposed res
Oluuon TO appropriate Il portion of the public
lands Tor the endowment OF colleges That
resolution had receivedthe decided opposition
OF the new states. constitutional Guestion
was raised on the subject, which, if if did NOT
convince, at least created SO much doubt. in
ms own mind, as TO induce him to forbear TO
press 1T. Nor could he, in the present in
stance, as member of Il state which had
done as much at least as any state III the I'm
ION for the general benefit, consent to propo-
sItion OF this sort As well might Virginia
ask for an appropriation of the public funds
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city of Richmond. Were such proposition
to be made, he entertained no doubt that it
would meet with opposition from the very
quarter from whence this resolution had pro-
ceeded. Mr.. f. was disposed to leave the
SUBJECT OF canals To the energy and ability of
those states through which they pass, and for
whose benefit they are intended
MIR. Cook replied: He did not expect that
proposition, so reasonable as he conceived
tins to be, would meet with opposition, espe-
cially in this stage of its progress The states
northwest of the Ohio, ne could assure the
hon; member from Virginia, felt grateful for
all the iavors they had rcceived-but in the
present case no favor was asked. The object
OF The resolution was not TO solicit donation
rom the general government TO assist in
building the canaI--but merely to reserve a mar
row strip of land in the direction of the CON
templated canal and through which it should
pass; ny this measure, the government, in
stead of lmpairing its funds would increase
them. Such an act would undoubtedly ena
BILE the government to dispose of the rcserva-
ton hereaiterat price greatly enhanced, and
at the same time, virtually authorize the 60
vernment of Illinois to go on with its contem-
plated undertaking.
The question was then taken, and the reso-
luton adopted
The House then resolved itself into com
mittee Of the whole on the state of the Union
Mr.. Taylor, of n. Y. in the chair.
The business in order before the committee
was upon the resolutions of Mr.. Wood in rela-
ton to reference of the several subjects, pre-
sentcd for consideration in the Presidents
Message, to appropriate committees.
Mr.. Nelson, Of Va. moved to strike out all
that part Of the resolutions proposed by Mr..
Uood, which follows the word Resoired, and
to insert IN lieu thereof the following
l. Ees0ired, That so much Of the Presidents Mcs-
sage rs concerns the commercial intercourse Of the
United States with ail foreign nations and all other
matters relating TO the commerce Of the United
states, he referred to the committee Of Commerce.
= Hesolred, That much Of the Presidents Mes
sage ae>fcla'es 70 the foreign aud diplomatic affairs Of