Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-04-09

information called for; the resolution was or 3,
dered to lie On the table.
The bill To authorize judicial decision of the |
title of the Marquis de Maison Rouge, to n !
tract of land, was read the third time, passed, |
by yeas and nays, 81 to Ia, aud sent 10 the
other House for concurrence.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the amendments ofthe House Of Represen-
tatives tn the bill providing for paying To the
states of Missouri, Mississippi, and Alahap,a,
three per cent. OF the nett proceeds Of the sales
of public lands within the same. The Com
mittee on Public Lands, to which this amend
Inent had been referred, recommend that the
Senate disagree thereto.
Some debate took place on the question of
disagreement, in " hich Messrs. Thomas, Ea-
ton, King ofN. Y. Walker, Chandler, Van Blu
rem, Brown of Ohio, Lowre, and Otis, took
part and after making some modification
thereof, the question was taken on Disagree
ing To the amendment of the other Houseand
was carried, by the casting vote of the Presi-
dent, 1s rising in favor of, and 6 against it,
Do the amendment of the House of Represep-
tativps was disagreed 10.
The Senate then took up, IN committee of
the whole, the bill to authorize the designa-
ton OLA new land district, and the establish
ment ofanother land Office in the state of In
diana and having got through the same,
Mr htng OF New York. rose, not with any
lntention OF opposing the passage of this bill,
nut merely To submit to the Senate whether
d was not time To pause in that course of
policy which had increased these land Offices
10 such an extent. In the old states, all the
land business was transacted in one office, and
no Inconvenience was complained Of The
inid Offices under the authority of the United
States, had already increased 10 about thirty ::
anu ne sag 5ested whether, at time when the
contributions TO the public treasury were daily
diminishing, it was expcdient TO multipIv
ciianneis to drain il. This great multiplicity
al Land offices, could not be necessary for the
public convenience; and so far from increas
ing the number, he conceived it his duty, or
The duty of some other gentleman, to intro
d''ce plan for aboiisl,ing them altogether,
anu substituting some less expensive mode of
managing that branch of public affairs.
Mr.Ilocrie admitted that the suggestions of
Fir. X. were well worthy of serious considera
ron He admitted that the creation of every
additional land office increased the public ey-
pensas 1909 dollars ; but he argued that the
"hirrt of the government was not so much
II derive revenue from the public lands, as
~ afford facilities and protection tn their set
''en1cnt and, although he was not prepared
- say that the system ought not TO he
changed, yet, while il continued as il was il
''nlSrat''d I" the new country for settlement.
every convenience in making their purchases.
and mot subject them 10 the expense of travel
lug IA hong Journey from ili- spot they wished
Z" setll" on To land Office to make their
entries. The districts in that part Of the conu-
Try We're very large, and the number of land
"ihces he Thought, ought To be sufficient for
he convenience fall parts Of it, Sc.
The bill Was reported TO the Senate, and
was ordered to be engrossed for a third read
Ing.
The following resolutions, submitted nv
FIR Holmes of Main- yesterday, were taken
up,
Resoi'ed, That the President of The United States
W requested TO furnish uie residue Of the
us soon enient. '
HeSotred, That the Presdentb be requested 10 conn
mnnicate to the Senate the number Of the officer.
and men belonging TO the navy, attached TO each
naval station III the United Siates with the ,u,irs
ihey respecti.ely perform, aud the compensation
'Acn mas renewed in pay aad rarions, am! oibe,
emoi"menis, Tor two Years, ending the ir>l day Of
SANITARY Inst "
Mr.. II. explained the object he had in view
il calling for the information and the necessity
of having it before the Senate. After discus
son Of the form Of the resolutions, the extent
aud nature of the information proper 10 be
required, Sc. in which Messrs. Holmes
Iieasants, Luwrie, Parrot, King of N. Y.
and Van Buren, took part, the resolution g
were laid Oh table; and the Senate adjourned.