Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-25
VOL. XyIIT.---NO. 60.


VOL. XYIIT.---NO. 60.
500 z7.---s
do not concur IN the amendment TO the con-
stitutiun of the United States proposed to
the consideration Of the several states bv In.
state ofPennsyl vsna. which is AS fnlIows
That Congress shall MIKE no law TO erect or
incorporate any bank or monird institution.
ex ept within the district OF Calmubia.
which shall be established by the AUTHORITY of
Congress, shall cge her with The brane.ie and
officers oi discount and depoaite, be conllcd
to the district of Columbia.
The sen t hssiig agreed Ia consider the
r. solution, on the question to agree thereto. if
was determined IN The negative.
The senate then proceeded 20 the consi-
deration of The resolution reluiriag The sena-
tors and members Of congress from this state
tn btan a law for the sale o; thu stock owned
by the United States in the hank of ths Uni
Ted States which was taken into c0rs:lera
ii"n and ordered to be postponed until Non T,
day the 18th instant
To THE EDITOR or THE $. PATRIOT.
Columbia, December z.
Bill To postpone the next election fur
Members Of Congress, has had two readings.
l., each House, and will pass now of course.
Ihe Object of that Bill is to prevent the ne
c,'sslty of an Extra Session of the Legislature.
to arrange thu Congressional Distress. siiauld
any altera'inn become necessarp, BY ,he r;i-
TO OF representation which may be adopted
by Congress.
The amendment proposed TO the Con-
siiiGiiun of the Unii"d States, by Ppnnsylva-
ma 81 IS TO corfne The operations o; any mo-
med instltpli"1, Incorporated nv Congress to
tie Di-tfict OF Coiu-nbia, has been r.ic, d in
tie Senate by a ote OF 30 % To-
A Committee of The Gcnnt. h,,.o .......
mended the adoption of the Maryland rcso-
lutior, y alive To the appropriation of public
lands belonging TO the general government,
forpufposes of education. The Senate sill
sgrer to the Report, but It's fate il, the Other
'iousc is d,Dbtfil.
I" sd n vote of disapprobation was pass
ed 10 day IN the Hpus If Repres n ative..
upon Tn" Ee,olnlions of nSylyaiis md
ono, against The National B;,ak Ihe report
"a. the COMMITTEES was aceeAed TO hy the
House without discussion +: bat thai 6srt of il
which relates to the change in the mode of
eiec'ing electors, was ordered to Iie ON the
r..oIs and may perhaps be called up at sonio !.
2'hRYLAND.
BAETiMoRE, Dec. i8.-,rhe legislature an
pears to have been chiefly occupied for the
las! fortnight IN shaping out business for The
remainder "i the session. We are gra.ilied TO.
oosei'c tiidl At committee oi Internal Improve
mems has been appointed, of which ,uir repre-
s',tatlvc, Mr. kennedy, is the chairman. Tho
other members oft ar hiessrs. Weaver. Fer
wood, Whitley, MaGit, Darne and Suvane.
W. understand that the object OF this commit
Tee IS TO consider the propricty OF bestowing
Inc patronage OF The state opon the obiectsit
embraces. IT is expected that the .SuS5uehan
nG .bemoriGt Will he referred to this commit.
Zee, as well as the subject of the i'ofoa3cc ma
'isatiop, recommended in the Goyernor,s
Message.
we perceive that committee has also been
aPppointed To iramea new Iasoiuent Lac with
a view to reduce the system into conformity
with the decision of the Supreme Court.-
This committee is taken, with one Or two ex-
ceptons, from the Lawyers in the House.
Mr.. Kennedy has obtained the appuint
ment OF a Committee to report upon the ex-
pediency OF establishing SYSTEM of Common
schools throughout the state. The report
VIII not be submitted until after the recess.
Mt. Barney is al the head of committee
10 consider the Laacasterian system oteduca-
t'oa, and 10 repor! upon TIE propricty oibring-
iIe IL Into general Use among us.
MANY aaSotrent petiisonS Lave beea presented
ny me baltimore Delegates, upon vi ich they
nave reported bills. and few of them have
gone tn the Senate That body, however.
bills, until they shall be convinced that the
creditors of the several petitioners have 10 ice
Oh the application. 1t is therefore important
10 he known that hereafter no petition of that
nature Will he acted on in the Legislature,
unless the party pettioning shall shew that he
has notified his creditors (sither by advertise
nent III the newspapers or otherwise his IN
teniion OF applying to the Legislature Tor re-
iIei. And upon such notice being shewn to
| tie satisfaction of the two Houses, a reasOna-
bic time will be allowed for the appearance Of
the creditors, fthey have a,,ght to say against
the petition, before IT will be fuay disposed
! of.
We fad that a great number OF constitution
al REFORMS haze been proposed. TO alter the
mode OF electing the governor--3iso that OF
the senate. To take away two delegates
fl ON each county One of our letters in
forms us that the Baltimore gentlemen have
asked for four, which, adds the letter it is
quite probable will be granted. A bill has
been proposed in the Senate to repeal the
present law relating to the appointment of the
Attorney General and District Attofnies, and
to restore the old system.
The Legislature have agreed upon recess
at Christmas, ir0u Saturday to Thursday.
: inner.
ALABAMA.
Strorg and athletic horses apt 10 curret and hound
before they become accustomed 10 The bridie."
We see by the Alabama Republican, that
when the Legislature convened, the House OF
Representatives appointed committee TO
r wait upon the Chief magistrate, and To inform
HIM that they were ready to- receive any Of
his communications. The Senate for reasons
best known 10 Themselves, refused 60 apuoint
any such committee. This result was promp.
> tiV refOred bV his Exceilppcx tvho r.,',i;.d .