Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-02
THURSDAY, JANUARY so.
IN SENATE


The Senate resumed in committee of the
whole, Mr.. ELLIOTT in The chair, the consi-
deration of the hill further to establish the
cnmpcnsaiOns Of the Collectors Of the Gus
toms, &c. and the amendments reported there
10 by the Committee on Finance THESE
amendments were numerous but embraced
principally notifications of detail, and recula-
lions OF the pay of weighcrs, gaugcrs inpec-
tors, Sc.
SundrY amendments were offered and dis
cussed, IN which Mcssrs. KNIGHT, Holmes of
Maine, and D'WoLF, engaged
The bill being reported to the Senate. the
amcndmtnts were all agreed to, and
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed
and read third time.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
NELsoS, Of Va. calling for information of any
correspondence with. or information respect
ing, the South American governments, in the
possession of the Executive, was read and
adopted
APPORuONMENT OF REPRESENTATION
The house then resumed the consideration
ot the unfinished business of yesterday, 1.-THE
apparionment billy
Mr.. TAYLOR modified his motion, made On
Monday rthis week, so us to substitute the
word fire IN lieu of the word screen, after the
word tOrty, so rs To make the ratio of repre-
senih,l0n. Iorty:f thousand, and on that d,ies-
ton he called for the ayes and noes, which
were th"rcupon ordered.
Here arose further debate, extended to q
greater length than we have room for to- day ::
and which will therefore be reported in our
mkt.
When the question being taken on the mo-
ton OF Mr TAYLOR, il was decided as follows:
Yels ca. Noes 113
So the House refused to agree to the ratio
of fortyfve thousand.
Mr.. CoNpICT, of y. j then moved 70 strike
out the word forty, and insert in lien thereof
the words hirty-nine ; and on this motion
The yeas ard nays were ordered, and were.
Ayes IS, Noes 100.
SO MI CoNDiCT's moiion was negatyed.
Mr.. EANDoLpN then moved to fix the ratio
at $4,000 when,
After some debate, the House adjourned
without taking the question til ereon.
NAsn1NGToN, January Si.-Two Joint
rules of proceeding have been adopted. Cnr
ne regulation Uf the proceedings of the two
H0ilsrs OF Congress, which promise IN have an
important effect, for the future, on the clos
nig scenes OF the Sessions Of Congress These
rules provide that no bill shall originate In
either house during the three LAST DAYS of
be presented to the President for his sign,
I Hre during the last day of any session. The
i"'rutlnn IS, TO prevent inconsidprate and has
ty lcgisiaiiun, ard 20 allow to the President
time 10 examine the bills presented TO him.
before he ratiirs them by his signature, o, re-
turns them with objections ifhe should think
proper to do--and to give lime 10 the two
houses f. reconsider the bills thus returned
We anticipate from these rules beneficial
eli ct. they do no more, they will add fo
ne dignity nG thr proceedings of Congress-
u !" Practice they are found preiudicial. if
viii be- easy To abrogatr them, and il is well
worth the while tOmakc the trial Of them.
Nat. JnL
Wear" informed, (says the Lo,6sinnn M
rert'str ofibe st inst) ny a gentleman who
ct Cimpcaciy on The 2Gth Nov. that fbe
Spanish troops, as we'll as the Inhabitants OIL
hat place, tool, the oath of allegiance to tbe
lpw government, on the cath of October
lie states that the ports of Mexico arc open
or free trade with all nations, but that the !
iotics arc very heavy.