Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-05
lf'ros ms Nat;oNd i,,eiiisv,le
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
MONDAY, DECEMBER 81.
IN 81. ARR


the fiaSai arsenal may be granted to the CITY,
ioe the purpose OF erecting IL market house
thereon also, petition from said corpora
ton, praying that portion of the ground on
which the fort st. Charles is situated, may i,e
granted to the city, for the purpose of extend
Ing certain streets.
Mr.. Johnson, of Louisiana, submitted two
resolutions, directing the Post Office Com
mttee To inquire into the expediency of es-
tablishng post routes from Pinkncyvil:c, Mis-
sissppi, by the Avoyelles, To Alexandria, i'm
Louisiana and from Baton Rouge, by the
Bayou Pla4uemine, and by Duplessis' Land
ins, IN the Attackapas, 10 the Oppelousas
courthouse, in Louisiana.
Mr.. Ldnmdn communicated to the Senate
areport and resolution adopted by the LIE
S's'ature of Connecticut, approving the Mary
iani proposition To Obtain for the old states,
Tor the purpose of education Il lust POI ton of
the pablo lands.
The resolution submitted by Mr.. Johnson
o. kentucky, on Friday, concerning an inqui-
ry into the maritime powers of the district
courts, was taken UP aud agreed To.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Among the petitions this day presented and
referred, were two from the inhabitants of the
States oil Rhode Island and Maine. presented
by Messrs. Eddy and Hill, praying for the cs-
tabIl$lnn"nt fan uniform system ofbankrupt-
cN, winch were respectivel, referred TO a
committee OF the whole when on that sub
ject
Mr.. Smith, of Maryland, from the commit
tee of Ways and Means, made report upon
the subject OF the financial concerns of the
United States, accompanied by bill, emit
tied An Act TO authorize the Secretary of
the treasury To exchange the stock bearing
an interest of five per cent. for certain stock
bearing an interest of six and seven per cent"
The hill was twice read ard committed
Mr.. Darlington submitted the following re-
solution which lies on the table one ,lay of
course
Rcsofrci, That the Secretary of the Treasury be
directed To report to tniS house how much of the a.
mourn oi INES imposed on the militia of PENNSYLVANIA
toy non-pciiornamcc oi military duty in the la,c war
with Grcnt Britain, has been received by The Mar
$aIs OF the scVcra! districts of said State and their
deputies, respectively how much oithe sums SO re-
coivcd has been paid into the Treasury or To the use
oi tho United States in whose hands any sums Tins
received, and not paid imio the Treasury or 10 the
use 0i The United States nave been retained who
are The sur"ueS OF such dc,nuucniS, and what
tue amount OF their respective bonds wiat insruc-
'on' have been gwen TO the officer officers prose-
cutting ON behalf OF the United States in relation to
sad cclmquents AMI their snreiics whelber su,s
have ihcreupon been instituted against them for the
recovery OF the sums so retained aud what has been
tie result OF SAID suits.
Ia Offering tins motion, Mr.. d. took occa-
SION 10 remark, that a resolution, having the
same object III view, was adopted nv the.
'ioiIsr, on ms motion, at the last session but
that, owing 10 some cause unknown 10 him. il
had never been received at the Department.
as he was informed. Certainly no report had
been made TO the House. He therefore was
disposed to renew the attempt to obtain the
desired information.
Mr.. Floyd, called for the consideration Of
resolution by him submitted on former day.
calling for information from the President of
the u. States relative To the disbursements
that had been made under the acts passed IN
on the subject of cviiizing the Indians.
The house agreed TO consider the same ;
when
Mr.. Tracy moved TO amend the resolution.
by adding thereto the following words spe-
clGying the times when, the person to- whom,
and the particular purposes for which, the
expenditures were made"
The amendment was agreed TO, and the
resolution adopted.
On tuotion of Mr.. johnson, of Lou il was
HcsotreI, That the committee public lands be
Instructed Ia inquire into the cXpcdicncy of comtinI-
ing ~ force for two wears an act nyaut;no u ,IobIo
concession 10 the inhabitants OF The State of Louisa-
ma, OF To- report what causes have prevented them
from availIng themselves o that law That they he
instructed 10 inquire milo the cxpediency Of organ
ring the districts OF the Surveyor General south of
Tennessee river, TO one district for the.
State of Louisiana and for the State of Nisss-
sippi, aud that they pro, idle by law that the Surveyor
disbursement Of the money placed in his hands
On motion of Mr.. Moore, of Pa il was
ReSotDsd hat the committee on The Judiciary he
instructed 10 inquire whether, by late decision OF
tie District Cont for the Eastern District of Penn
syyama, public Agent, whose claim for certain al
iOwanCes IN defect of Vouchers bad been rejected bv
this House, has defeated tho United States in Il suit
ganst him, as an allegation substantially different
from that preferred To- Congress, and one nvaliatcd
y evidence in possession Of the government, of which
tie prosecuting officer could have awaited himself
f.r the benefit of the United States and whether In
Ulcers prosecuting suits on behalf Of the o. States
~ the several districts for the recovery oC money re-
tiined in the hands Of public agents are, under ex-
..iug provisions, unable to avail themselves Of all
Size evidence relative TO said suits TO BE- found among
The records of Congress or ofthe Executive Depart
neus and further, inquire what other provisions
tW securing the interest OF the United States, ~ re-
BATON to die recovery of money improperly retained
y public agents It i expcdient to adopt
On motion Of fr. VGnce, ii was
ksOlred That the committee IN the Post Office
aud Post Roads be instructed 10 Inquire into the cx-
yedcncy OF establishing post route from Columbus.
IN Spring field, DayiOn and Eaton, IN the state oil
Ohio thence, 20 indianapolis, IN tie skate of India
~, thence by Fiodaia, 10 the state of Illinois, 10
-, Louis IN the stale ol Missouri
Ia motion Of Nr. Cambreisng, il was
Rsoited Thu the committee the Judiciary be
Instructed to enquire into the expcdcncy Of amlotiz
ing the Collectors " the Revenue furnish uithen-
lcated copies 0fall official document, which may be
required as evidence ~ any court law equity.
The Spenber presented q communication
from the War Department on fhe subject Of
the vessels sunk at the mouth ftlc harh0r Of
btltnore during the late war, which was
Iead, and on rpotion Of BIZ Lutte, was referred
10 The committee ON Claims.
The SptakeT further presented "A comnmi-
cation from the Comptroller of the Treasury
DepaFtmcm. containing an abstract ofthp ont 81
Standing baHnces due on the books Of the