Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-22
rRIDAy,JANuAnY 1a.

thipA y, JANUARY 10.
The SENATE were principally engaged this
day on the bill to establish collection districts
and Tx the compensation of officers of the
customs. The discussion mainly turned ON
the eth section, which fixes the commissions
oil the Collector of the port of New Ynrl, at
ohe-c'Shth of one per centum INSTEAD of one
fourth as at present allowcdD on all m,nrys
collected byhim. Mr.. King Of N. Y. opposed
the section-Mr. Holmes of Maine (who i
the father of the bilD vindicatcd if. rye have
no room for the argument to-day and shall
reserve 1t Tor our next.) Finally, the Senate
agreed to Strike out one eighth, ayes 2I-and
the blank was then filed with one-sirfL Of onc
per cent.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. jones, representative from Virginia,
attended this day, was qualified, and took his
seat.
Amongst the petitions presented This hlorninr.
was one, by Mr.. DIcKINsoN, from The inha-
bnhnts oi Troy, in the state of New York,
demonstrating against Ike enactment of a sys-
tenn Of Bankruptcy for the United States.
Mr.. CASNoN, from the COMMITTEES on thr
Subject of the Militia reported bill TO pro.
vide for lie clothing ofth militia, when call.
ed INTO the service of the Unitnd States, whic.i
was read twice and committed
Mr. FLOYD, from The Committee appointed
on the subject, reported bill tn authorize
the occupation of Columbia river; this bill
was read twice and committed.
On motion of Mr.. M'CoY, il was
ResotUtd, That the Committee on the Ju
dietary he instructed to inquire whether any,
and, IL any, what measures arc necessary to
secure the government, in the several dcpart
ments, from imposition by the exhibit OF frau
dulent claims.
Mr. Cooke, in rising TO make motion, re-
MARKED That the communication which had
i neen made to this house by the Secretary of
war, on The subject Of the expenditures. &c
of the Indian Department, did not conform to
Tue directions that had been given BIZ this
rouse, nor was it satisfactory To his mind
me resolution had called for full and detail
Ell information OIL the subject, and the Second
Auditor had taken il upon himself to decide
what part OF the information was proper IN
communicate, and what it was proper to with
hold. Mr.. G. was disposed to Judge for him.
sell on that point, and wished for some crite-
non, by which to Justify himself TO his con
strtuents and to his own conscience. for the
votes which nc was called upon to give ON
tins subject He therefore submitted the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolred, That the Secretary of War be-
directed To lay before this house n copy Of the
'o''."' current oi t1e governor 0i the MlChl-
gan territory, which shall exhibit perfect
view of his SUPPLEMENTARY of Indian Affairs
Tor the year 1890, and, as far as in his power.
the account ofsaid SUPPLEMENTARY for the
year 62l, specifying the particular items of
expenditure, aud to whom paid and also
similar account for said years Of the superin
tendency OF the government of the late terri
tory Of Missouri.
Mr.. e.. thcreupOn. moved that the stand
ing rule that required such resolutions TO lie
one day on the table be dispensed with, to the
end that no unnecessary delay or enbarrass-
ment be produced by its adoption, which ne
assured the house was very far from his inten-
ton.
The rule was thereupon dispensed with mem.
con. and the resolution was adopted,
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