Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-31
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up hut on nc,ion Of Mir Pea !m;s. aho wished fur
'n opportunity TO" examine further 1t was post
poned until the nrN, day.
MIR. HOLMES, of Maine, submitted the following
resolution
Resoired, That the Secretary ~ the Treasury he
directed 10 transmit the Senate list vi he
nue bonds taken by the several collectors al tue
toms, which now remain unpaid, with The names,
dates, anu times they respectively were or shall be-
come due.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On motion of MIR. J. SpEtp SMITH. it was
Resoi,ed, That selecl>conn,irtee be appointed TO
inquire into the eXpedcncy of abclishing inprison-
ment for debt IN all cases o issuing from the
courts of The United States. and thai they have leave
To report by bill or otherwise
APPoRTIoNMENT OF REPRESENTATION.
Mr. CHAMBERS moved to- take up the bill, now
lying the table, for the apportionmen, Of Repre-
senatives according to the Fourth Census. The
motion, however, was declared not TO be in order,
ing preference in the Orders OF the Day.
On motion OF MIR. Rochester, then, all the Orders
oil the Day preceding the Apporonmeht Bill were
postponed and that bill taken up.
The question being concurrence with the COM
miitee OF the whole on adding two thousand TO the
| ratio OF apportionment, so as SO make it ~ 00e.
The question on concurring with the committee of
the Whole IN this amendment, nj length decided as
| ioilows--feas 90, Nays 80.
SO the House refused TO VITA tile Commit
Tee OF tue Whole i'll said amendment.
| Mr. TAYLOR then moved TO fill the blank with the
words a. 900, and required the Yeas aud Nays there
on. lire House then adjourned.
| We deem the proceedings at Albany interesting
! enough " claim place in this paper They are,
| however. incomplete. What the reasons which
actuatcd hIr. Mciss appoint Mr.. Van Rensselaer,?
Where II the letter said TO l;S INN by -
members oi Congress from n. Y. in favor of V. Il.
| Mr.. Meisss case is not We made out nor IL; 10
| think the Republicans Washington or in Albany
have seized the strongest point of theirs. Gen. V K.
| WAS a member oil Congress and this enough
Tins matter has lad new fact before the public,
ot which had previous idea VIZ that the Pre-
| - nti flas
| Polt Once OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ought not this thing
| to he ordered differently? The SECRETARY OF the
treasury never appoints solicitor of the customs
why then should the p. NJ. General have all the DE
putty Posimasters in his swing! They Il body far
| more numerous than the other and many oi Them
are held IN equal respect and have equal salaries
iSihere any good reason, then, why the President
should not have the voice in both ofappOint-
Iierts
We beg the Editors the Intelgencer TO believe that
we had no intention OF annoying them, by publishing
quest of amembcr from Virginia, and deiy moreover
to every Sentiemano certain mistakes
constitution of the Hail. that pointed amusing
OF 9ne OF the sentences from the gem
and calls it good thiug."We think for parts
hat the reporter deserves credit for his ingenuity Now
il to point this Misrepresentation
right merry at the expense OF the Eeporterif publishing
these corrections Jail bat the request OF the menber
and that itself good thngD any proof ola
tain gentleman" Oir. John Randolp) having lately got
ten hugeously into the Enquirer good grace Why, then
we must plead guilty TO the charge, &c. We must
bearit with all the hugeousn insnuaiion which il may
carry along with H. With best respects sc. must de-
cline the invitation of the l. bnnts
At reporting. Excuse gentlemen all baIna.c apart,
we think the business in much better hands than
nor would we undertake ii for any compensation which
might be named. We have tried tire small
and oil all we have uneraken is the rksome.
What then must be die situation OF Reporter at Washington,
IN such room, with persons speak,
ny tastes To please Amidst such difficulties posil,
pity the who has his bread in WAY. 4
are sometimes asonshed at the labor which the Washing
ton Reporter Is able to 20 througand nc does his WORK
faithfully, he deserves OF Edior We
ainy offence him. The Eliminates they
about 10 attempt 10 the defects al the Hail. should
rejoice at it, aiihougiit might lose 10 and !,
good thing"
GriIhe SPeeh Of M. Alexander Smyth opposition 10
The Bankrupt BilI-:uW appear in v,.eri.
The Report Of the death Of the King Of FrGace silf.
f'''"y ooniradiefed BY our oner dete<ho1gh they
r'0fs than 20 days cid.