Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-26
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 90.

French emigrants in Alabama, engaged in the
cultivation of the vine and the olive, praying
II modification of their grant and the report
was read.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF
the report OF the Committee of Claims unfa-
vorabie to the petition of Jumonville de Viii
Tier, OF Louisiana, praying compensation for
losses ana damages sustained by him from the
operations of the American army, who cut
through the levee aud thereby inundated the
petitioners plantation, destroyed his sugar
crops, sc. during the invasion of December,
i814-which damages amount, by appraise-
ment to 1880 dollars. The Committee are
of opinion that this injury dane the pettione
was done in the necessary operations of war;
tnat the United States are not liable for indi-
vldual losses from the cause set forth and
:: hat the prayer of the petitioner ought mol to
he granted.
Mr.. JOHNSON of Louisiana, moved to re-
verse this report by striking out the word not /;
and he, and Mr.. Brown, of Louisiana, ad-
vocated the motion. After a good deal of
debate, in which Messrs. Barton, Eaton, King
OF New York, Holmes Of Maine, and others
sustained the report of the Committee. as
justified b! usage and propriety, the motion
OF Mr. johnson of Louisiana, was rejected by
a large majority, and
lr-
red in.
The bills yesterday ordered to he engross
ed, and those from the other House ordered
to third reading, were severalv read third
time and passed not, however, without some
opposition TO some of them, particularly to
the bill authorship canal 10 be cut through
the public lands in Illinois. on which the Sc
nate divided, and, GA members rising in its
favor, It was carried.
Mr.. Johnson of Ken laid on the table the
following resolution:
Resofred, That the Committee on Finance be in
siructed 10 inquire into the expcdcncy of vcsting
the Secretary of the Treasury with special AUTHORITY
by law, To dispose of the special deposite IN The
Treasury of the United States and To liuudate upon
the best terms in his power, with banks and in,vi-
euas, all debts which he may ascertain be doubt
The Senate then went into the considera
ton OF Executive business; after which they
Adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MIR. LATHRoP submitted the following reso-
luton.
tfesofred, Tha, COMMITTEE be appointed TO con
sider and report what business il is necessary for
the House of Representatives TO act ,pom during the
present session.
On motion Of Mr.. MALLAnY, the resolution
was ordered To lie on the table.
Mr.. WooDCoCK called for the considpra-
lIon of the Joint resolution from the Senate,
liking period for the adjournment of Con-
gress.
On this motion Mr.. ". called for the yeas
and nays. which being ordered, and the ques-
ton being taken, it was decided in the affirm
atIve-yeas 79-nays "a.
"a short discussion took place on the main
subject, the prepared report of which we are
obii9ed Tor want of room, 10 defer to our
next. II terminated in posiponenent of the
further consideration of the resolution of the
Senate 10 the second .Bondayin April, bcins a
day beyond the day proposed by the Senate
for the adjournment.
an enSr"ssed bill granting certain privileges
10 Steam ships and vessels owned by incorpo-
rated companies, was read third time and
passed, and sent 10 the Senate for concur
renee.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
On motion of Mr.. SMITH of Md. the House
resolved itself into a committee of the whole
on the state Of the Union on the unfinished
business Oi Thursday last, on the bin autho-
rz'ng the Secretary of the Treasury TO cx-
change stock bearing an interest of five pcr
cent. for certain stocks bearing an interest of
SIX and seven per cent.-Mr. LATHRop in the
chair.
The question REQUIRED upon the motion of
MIR. BALDWIN TO amend the first section of
The bill by extending the provisions of the bill
so as to include also two millions of six per
cent stock created by the loan of $50.
Ihe question being taken on this motion
1t was negativcd without division.
Mr.. CAMBRELENG moved TO amend the
bill by striking ont the whole of the first sec
ton. after the enacting clause, aud 10 insert in
lien thereof the following:
hat the Secretary Of the Treasury shall be- and
ne Is hereby, authorized to propose issue of Stock
10 an amount moi exceeding thirty millions Of dollars
bearing interest offve per centum pcr auuup, in
exchange Tor anv of the stock heretofore issued bear
ing an interest ot SIX per ceRtum per annum aud
OF me STOCK heretofore issued hearing interest Of
seven per centum per aunum foi which purpose
books shall he opened the Treasury of the United
states, and at the al Loan Offices ON the fl ST
Gay OF AprIi, one thousand eight hundred aud TWEEN
H'wo, on as soon thereafter as may be practicable,
TO continue open until the first day Of july next
thereaef Tor such paris Of the aforementioned xix
ana seven per cent. stuck US shall, on the day of
crpion stand or the books Of the Treasury and
on those al the several Loan Offices respectively (:
and The holders of The aforementioned stocks who
may become subscribers in the manner aforesaid
shall severally specify the terms upon which tey
propose to effect the exchange hereby authorized: :
and the secretary of the Treasury shall be- and be is
hereby, auhorIzed 10 accept SUCH subscriptions OF the
aforementioned stocks may be subscribed, and offer
ed, upon terms Which he ma, deem advantageous To-
I've u . Which subscriptions accepted IN pursuance
o this authority, shall be effected by transfer to the
United States, in the manner provided by law FOR
such transfers, Of the credit credits standing on
The sad books by surrender Of the certificates of
The stock so subscribed and by the payment into
he Treasury of the United States Of such premium,
u there be any, may be offered in consideration of
the exchange thus effected"
In Offering this amendment, Mr.. G.. said,
he hoped the Committee would not pass the
bill in IFS present shape, and he begged leave
to explain his reasons for offering an amend
ment TO bill emaDating from the Committee
of Ways and Means. II limited the exchange
to the stocks of 1912 and %. lie thought il
probable, if the negotiation was effected at
all, these stocks only would bc embraced but
he dlsllked specifying any particular stocks in