Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-29
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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
SATURDAY, MARCH %.
HOUSE OF REPRESENT TIVES.

tn motlOn ol Mr.. MOORE, OF Alabama.
hesotret That TIE Committee on Public Lands be
instructed To inquire into the expediencv ofuroviding
ior inir amd equitable adjustment oil tales to lots in
Tic town OF Mobile, and titcs lard derived from
lie Spanish and French authorities which have not
b'eh embraced 10y eny former law, situated in that
part OF Ai'hama called West Florida and in the state
oil Missss 'ppi east of Pearl River.
TIN motion Of MIR. VAN WYCH ii was
hesolted, HAT the Committee the Public Build
fgs be directed 10 consider and report what DISPOSE
I'"m ought TO he made of the paintings of Col Trum
bull, authorized by Congress
On motion of Mr.. SERGEANT, the house a.
greed to consider the bill supplementary TO AN
act for the better organization of the Courts
ol the United States within the state of New
York " hen
MIR. WALW0aTH moved to recOmmit the
MI to- the Committee ON the Judiciary, with
instructions so to amend the same as to pro-
vide ter the establishment Of Circuit Court
1n the NOrthern District of the State of New
York
Mr.. SERGEANT made few remarks in op-
position, when
MIR. WALwoRTH withdrew the motion to
Tecommt with instructions, and proposed to
iecommit the bill generally when, on further
motion Of
Mr.. SERGEANT, the bill was ordered TO lie
on the table.
On motion Of Mr. BATEuAN, it was
HeSoired, That tie Committee the Militia be in
Suhei provisinnhy law for t!c euuiiae nrul-
nen' and iaitlitn! return of the militia, of the United
States.
Mr.. BAYLiEs moved TO reconsider The vote
taken yesterday upon the bin TO authorize the
Secretary of the Treasury to exchanges stocks
bearing an interest of > per cent. for certain
stocks bearing an interest of and Z PEI cent
lie remarked that The bill had been prepareJ
with great care and attention, and, after much
reelection, by the Chairman of the Commit
tee of Ways ard Means. 1t bad been decided
upon, when nearly 30 members were absent.
and he thought ii but fair that it SHOULD be re-
considered.
Mr. Cook observed that there were fewer
members now i'll the House than at the time
the vote was taken: he therefore moved
that the motion be laid on the table.
The SPEAKER decided that the motion of
The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. COOK was
not in order, AS the motion to lay on the table
applied only TO primary propositions
Mr.. HARDIN thought the object of the gen
tleman from Illinois might be obtained, by re-
considering and then laying it on the table
and giving it "a iiual disposition when the House
should be more full.
The question was then taken, and the mo-
ton to- reconsider prevailrd-aycs 66, noes 81
Mr.. RIcn moved that the subject he post
poned for further consideration until Tuesday
next.
On this motion, debate of some length
took place, in which Messrs. j. r.. JoLnson.
Condict, 1omhnSOn, Rhea, Htrliin, and Rich.
took part
MI HARDIN moved to amend the motion
by subsii uting Monday week for Tuesday
next hut thu motion was ncgatived.
The question on Mr.. RIcH's motion was
then put and carred-aycs II.
Mr. STERLiXG Of n. York. moved fora re-
consideration of the vote takCn vcst,rd,v nm
The bill for he relief Of BENJAMIN Frrrlaad and
John NJ. jenkins, when tie question was IA.
ken thereof and negatiyrd-aycs J2 nays 81.
Mr. MERCER then called for Sire cOnsidera.
4i"I ola resolution he had some DAYS since
submitted, relative TO tbr praciicahity ofpre-
panng room in the centre building for the
accommodation Of Inc House.
Me. MERCER advocated the exprdency of
adapting the resolution, and was followed by
Mr.. SMrfH, of Md. on the same side, when
Mr. TAYLOR proposed to modify the reso-
luilOn OF the gentleman from Virginia Hr.
MERCER 10 manner which he hoped and
presumed would meet lis assent. The mo
dihCaiion was rs follows:
ResOtred, That the canvass COVERING tbc Hall NJ
she House OF Representatives be removed, under the
direction of tie Speaker.
Mr. WOopsOS was ahol6 10 make some oh
servatlOns on the subject, when The Spg4Kye
reminded the House That the period had arri,.
cd ~ which 10 was no longer COMPATIBLE. with
the rule recently adopted, 10 continue the de-
bate on the resolution, the hour having passed
Mr.. WILLIAMS, Of North Carolina, moved
t6ai The resolution and proposed modification
b. lad on the table.
y he question was taken thereon and lost
snd the SPEAkeR decided that The question.
az being past "a ocIock,l was now fros be-