Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-29

fore the house, and a discussion took place
upon an appeal by Mr.. MERCER on Il point of
order, in which the mover and MeSsrs. Rich
Hood, Rhea, Viiliams of n. G. Smith of Md
Smyth, EdWards, of n. q. and .4rcher, took
part, when the decision was narrowed and the
appeal Withdrawn.
Mr.. RANKIN expressed his doubts of the
proprlety ofpassing the hin without further
investigation, and conclndcd his remarks by
moving to recommit it 10 the committee of
the whole, which, at the suggestion of Mr.
CoNDIcr, he modified by moving that the re-
ference be made 10 the Committee on the
Public Lands.
The motion was further supported nv Mr..
BUrLER, and opposed by Mr. j. S. JouNsoN,
Mr.. SERGEANT, and Mr. Cook, when the
question was taken thereon, and the motion
negatived.
On the final passage of the bill, it was op-
posed by Mr.. BUrLER and Mr. WILLIAMsoN,
and, the question being taken thereon, the bill
was passed.
An engrossed bill! from the Senate to amend
the laws now in force as 10 the issuing of origi-
nal writs, md final process in the Circuit
Courts 1.-THE United States, within the state
ofTennessee, was also read a third time and
passed.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
The House then resolved itself into com
mt'ee of the whole on the report ofthe Com
mttee On the Post Office and Post Roads.
tMr HILL in the chair, in the case of Le.nu
ell Fitch.
The report was unfavour;ihle TO the PRAYER
OF the petiIoner, which was for exoneIation
from his liability as a surety for Ivory Holland.
a postmaster at }ichield in the state of New
York.
Mr.. HAWKS moved to amend the report by
~ fh.. ri
PRAYER of the petition hut the motion was
negatiyed by large majority
No further amendment having been offered
the committee rose and reported the same to
the house, where The report of the Committee
on the Post Office aud Post Roads was con
Cured in.
The house then went into committee of
the whole, Mr. BhssErr in the chair.( ON y
h'll for the relief of Cad Worthington-a hill
Tor the relief of Solomon Porter, ir and hill
10 remit the duties on a sword imported for
commodore Mdcdonnugh, and reported the
saSie to tn" house without amendment, where
the sad reports were respectively concurre,iin.
ana me bills were ordered TO be engrossed for a
third reading.
The house then resolved .sclrint a COM
mittee ofthe who',', Mr. CAMpaFLt.. of Ohio
IN the chair,) on the bill from the Senate To
authorize the state Of Illinois To open a canal
through the public lapds, to connect the wa
ters ut Lake Michigan and Illinois river; also,
on the b'li to provide for the examination Of
tilles To lands lying between Rio Honde and
me Sabine river, IN the consideration ofwhich
discussion arose on a proposition tn amend
the bHl so as not to require the .opinon orthc
Register and Receiver on the validity ofthe
uties, but TO authorize and require them TO
co'iect the testimony thereto, in which dis
cusslon Messrs. Hardin, j. S. Johnson, Cook.
and Rdnkin took part. The amendment was
finally Withdrawn, and
Mr. HARDIN moved to insert in the e7th
line, alter the word emanated," the follow
ing:
-" And it shall he the duty of the said Register and
Receiver to procure, receive, aud record nj; cyiden-
ceS OF irauh or all other evidences which can be oh
n', so'ns 10 Shew That The claim set UP is
founded and ought not 10 lac confirmed"
ihe amendment was adopted also. ON fhe
Dill 10 authorize the state Of Illinois In open
canal, &c. (helng Of similar import with that
acted upon, which came from the Senate. !
the committee reported the first TO the house
without, and the second with, an amend
meat, and, on the third to sill again.
IN The House. the report of the committee
OF the whole on The bill from the Senate TO
authorize the state of Illinois To open canal.
sc. was concurred ia, aud ordered to be en-
H '"' 'ii'u Ttduihg ana, alter brief
discussion, the report of the committee of the
whole with the amendmenD on the bill rrIa-
i've TO the examination Of titles TO land be-
tween the Honde and Sabine Rivers, the same
was ordered TO be laid on the table, and the
House refused to grant leave to sit again to
me committee of the whole on the bill (or;gi-
mating III the House of Representa-, es) 10
authorize the state of Illinois TO open a canal.
&C. the object of the bill beng contained i'm
that which had been cOnculred in from the
Senate.
And then the House adjourned
THURSDAY, MARCH OF, 1929.
IN SENATE