Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-14
CONGRESS.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY IL.
IN CEN asrE
APPORTiONMEN'r RIM

u.
Mr.. SMITH, from the Committee on the Ju-
dietary, to which had been referred the LIN
from the other House to ix the ratio of rep
resentation Under the fourth census, reported
the same with amendment 10 strike ,,.,,
10000 and insert 1900 rs the ra.io.1
The Senate then resumed lin commit. ,r
the whole, Mr. KING, OF ALibarna, ~ the
Chair the consideration oithe bill 10 cuniirm
the claim OF the Marquis DC Aiaison Rouge 10
y certain tract OIL and lying in the State of
Louisiana.
Mr.. OrIs defended the claim il, a.speech of
nearly two hours length; and
Mr. BAREo UR spoke more than an: hour in
opposition 10 The validity of the claim and
then, (abopt hall past 5 O'clock the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
On motion Of Mr.. TRIMsLE, the House a.
greed to consider the jnint resolution by him
submitted some days since, relative To the re-
cogniion of the independent governments of
5. America, for the purpose OF having the same
referred to committee of the whole on The
safe OF the Union and it was referred accord
iugy.
THE BANKRUPT BILL.
The house resolved itself into committee
of the whole, Mr.. TAYLOR in the chair, on
the bill to establish an uniform system of
bankruptcy.
Mr. HEMPHrLL addressed the house in OPP
position to the motion to strike ont the first
section of the bill, in speech of about am
hour, and was followed by
MIR. GOLDEN on the anne side, who occu-
pied the floor until past four O'Clock, when
Mr.. MITCHELL of South Carolina rose and
ntimated his intention to speak on the ques-
ton, but the usual hour of adjournment having
passed, the committee rose reported pro-
sress and obtained leave to sit again, and then
The House adjourned.
WAsHINGToN, February 1a.-We have re-
cciVed. from an authentic source, an Official
copy of the Edict OF the Emperor of Russia,
establishing " boundaries for Navigation" along
the Coast of the Aleutian Islands and on that
part of the North West Coast of America
api'ertaining unto Russia" The date of the
Edict Is the 18th of September last The reg
nlaiinns are OF great length, but, AZ they may
be oi importance to our mercantile readers,
and particularly TO those Interested in that
trade, il is probable we shall publish the m in
cxtrfso. The two first rules contain the pith
of the whole matter, which we therefore pre-
sent al once, VIZ
&c Sec. L. The pursuits of commerce. whaIino and
fishery aud OF all other industry, all sarJs pors
and gus, including the whole OF the nor, west coast
oil America, heSmning from Behring's Suaits 20 the.
DIST degree OF northern latitude Also ,om the Aleu-
ii,n Islands the eastern c0as, of Siberia as wen
rs along the kui!e Islands from Behring's STRAITS, &,
III" Soutl' Cape Of the Islands Of UP, viz to The.
10Th deg. 90 min. Hortiern latitude, is exclusively
granted Russian SUBJECTS
Sec ,. u I, therefore prohibited to nil foreign.
vessels, mol only to land the Coasts aud Islands be-
longing 10 itnssia, stated above but also to an
proach them within less than hundred Italian miles
The ranssrrssors vessei is subject 10 conGc ion
along with The whole cargo GN;t gas
Jo.eph Fckin Esq Editor of the Kentucky
GaZplte. has uCpD IuDpJnt,1
this town in TN. place of Capt John Fowler
IrrmuNHl [ IL iil frfnll He,n La,