Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-22
TVOL. XVIII.---NO. so.


the city of New York, praying for the impos..'
/ ton of such further duties as may restrain
sales at auction which was referred to the
Committee of Ways and Means
| Mr.. Smith, of Maryland, from the Corh-
mittee ofWays aud Means, made a report
| adverse To the eXpediency of increasing the
annual appropriation for arning the militia;
which was read and ordered tolp on the table
Mr.. John s. Smith, of Kentucky, submitted
the following resolution
heSotred, That committee be appointed
to take into consideration the report and re-
solution of the Legislature of Kentucky, re-
commencing an appropriation of portion of
the public lands of the United States, as a fund
for the promotion of education in the several
states of the Union, and that said committee
have leave to report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Rdnktn considered this proposition the
same, substantially, as that oieredby Mr.. Me-
SON, of Maryland, and referred TO committee
OF the whole House. He could see no use in
referring the same subject to select COM
mittee, and, therefore, moved that the resou-
ton be laid ON the table. 49,,
MIR. Smith replied that this was "a PROPOSE
ton from a different state, and was entitled to
separate consideration, Ii would be moth
ing more than an act of common courtesy to re-
Ter a proposition from such source to a COM
imttee. ltwasproper also to elncidate asubiect
80 important by every possible extent Ofinquiry;
and while the committee of the whole House
were discussing the general question, the spe-
cial committee could be considering and ar
ranging the details The two inquiries were
not Incompatible, he thought, and, fthe COM
mittee of the whole should decide against the
principle, the select committee would OF
course prosecute the subject no further
Dir. Rankin still though the adoption of the
resolution would involve the House in the alb
s,rdity of considering two propositions OF the
same kind at the same time; but he would
vary his motion TO one for committing the re-
solution to the same committee of the whole
as were committed the resolutions on the
same subject ihtroduced by Elr. Nelson, OF
Maryland. This motion prevailed, and
The resolution was committed accordingly.
On motion of MIR. Scott, the house agreed
TO consider the resolution submitted by him on
yesterday which was thereupon adopted.
Mir. .,foore communicated to the house sun
dry. resolutions adopted by the Legislature OF
Alabama, instructing the Senators and Repre-
sentative from that State to cndeavor to pro-
cure the passage of law by which such Parts
OF the census ofthat State as have been, or
may be, received subsequent to the Tins allow
ed by law, may be received and made a part
OF the population of the State, so as to eniitle
1t TO representation in Congress which re-
solutions were read, and, after some conve-sa
ton on The expediency of referring them, and
the committe proper for their reference. The
resolutions were referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Moore also communicated to the house
certain resolutions Of the Legislature of AIaba-
ma, requesting the Senators and Representa-
tive from that State TO use their exertions to
procure an appropriation for treating with the
Greek and other nations of Indians relative to
the cesslon of certain parts of their territory
which were referred to a committee Of
the whole having the subject under consdera-
ton.
Mr.. Plumer, n. II. laid on the table the
| following resolution
RESOLVED, That the Secretary Of the Trea-
| snry be directed to communicate TO this house
such Information DIS he mays possess respect
| ing the funds SET apart by all act of the State
OF Maryland, dated Dec 26, 1881, for improv
| ing the port Of Baltimore, and by an act ofthe
state of Georgia, dated Feb 10th, 1897, for
clearing distractions in the river Savannah to
| which acts the assent Of Congress was given
March IL, 1900, and by subsequent acts con-
| unued to the present time--stuting the amount
ofduties received under said acts the manner
III which they have been applied, and how
lar the Objects therein contemplated have been
accomplished
On motion Of Mr.. Glerting, Of New York;
the house took up the resolution, submitted
by him yesterday, calling on the Secretary Of
| the treasury for certain information ande
| alter soIne explanatory remarks by Mr.. $. the
| resolution was agreed ID.
On motion Of Mr.. GImer, the house took no
the resolution offered by him YESTERDAY, and
after "A remark or two by MIR. g. to show TIC
necessity, as it relates to the state ofGeorgi;i,
OF obtaining the information called for, the rE
solution waa agreed 10.
The house then resolved itself into com
mittee ofthe whole on.thc bill to authorize the
tpayment Of certain certificates, Dir. IomLinS07s
in the chair.
The first section, az reported, was agreed
to without amendment but on the second
section, relating TO a provision for the pay,
ment ~ outstanding certificates, a debate,
ksOinewhat desultory, arose, in which Messrs.-
LrtiEop, .W'Coy, .Sni,h of Md. Cooke, Woods
cock, and Minor, took part; when, on motion
OF the latter, the committee rose and reports
ed, and the bill was committed to the Com
mittee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims,
The house again resolved itseIfinto a com
mittee Of the whole on bill to provide f,r
the due execution ofthe laws of the United
States in the state of Missouri, and for tho,
establishment of district court therein, bIi.
LathTOp IN the chair.
MIR. III. Wilson. from the committees who IT..
ported the same, proposed to I'll the blank foc
the salary of the District Judge with the sum
of 1000 dollars.
Mr.. Herrick, of Maine, wished to be inform
ed what were the duties to he performed in
the state Of Missouri which should authorize
salary Of 1900 dollars, when, in the State OF
, Maine, altogether more commercial, and inn
posing, as he was led To- believe, more assd-
Gus and important duties, only 1000 dollars