Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-19
GF'On, the National Int,8igencecl
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS,
MONDAY, JANUARY II, 1892.
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favor OF the Maryland proposition to grant to
;he Old states such portion of the public lands
as will correspond in just proportion with the
grants made to the new states and the doc
ument was read.
Mr. johnson, of Louisiana, laid before the
Senate communication from the Superin-
tendent of Indian Trade, embracing informa-
ton called for by the Committee on Indian
Affairs which communication, on motion of
MIR. j. was ordered To be printed.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
The Senate then proceeded, according to
the. order of the day, to the consideration of
the following resolution, submitted by Mr.. f.
~ Johnson, of Kentucky, on the 10Th De-
cember.
RESOLVED, by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatires Of the United .Siaies Of .ame,7ca IL,
Congress assembled, That the following d.
mendment to the constitution of the United
States be proposed to the legislatures of the
several states, Which, when ratified by the le-
gislatures of three-fourths of the states, shall
be valid, TO all ntents and purposes as part
| of the said constitution.
That, In all controversies where the Judi
cial power of the United States shall be So
construed as to extend To any case in law or
equity, arising under this constitution, the
| laws Of the United States, or treaties made.
or which shall be made, under their authority,
and TO which state may desire to become a
party, In consequence Of having the consttu-
ton or laws of such state questioned, the Se-
nate of the United States shall have appellate
jurisdicton.'
| Mr.. johnson, Ky. rose in support of his
proposition, and addressed the Senate more
than two hoars 10 an argument to shcw the
eXpedlency of the proposed amendment, (of
which report will be shortly given,) but be-
! fore he had concluded his remarks took his
seat with the intention of resuming them to-
morrow.
After few observations from Mr. Oils,
on an incidental point of Mr. Johnsoa's argu-
| ment,
| The Senate went into the consideration
of Executive business and then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENT ATiVES.
Among the petitions this day presented,
was memorial, by Mr.. GOrhdm, from sun
dry inhabitants ofBoston, adverse to the es-
tahshment of an uniform system of bank
ruptcy and one from New York, by Mr.
Golden, in favor of it, which were referred
to committee of the whole on that sub
Iject.
MIR. Sergeant, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported bill TO provide for deli
yering up persons held to labor or service in
any OF the states or territories who shall es-
cape INTO any other state or territory which
!
Mr.. Williams, from the Committee of
Claims, made u report un(vorahle to the
Memorial of the Legislature of the state of
Tennessee, asking that provision may he made
to pay for horses lost by her citizens in the
expedition during the Seminole war; which
report was read, and referred to u committee
OF the whole house, and, with the Memorial
OF The Legislature, and documents accompa-
nying the same, were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Rankin, from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported bill to authorize the
state of Illinois to open canal through the
Public Lands connecting the Illinois river
with Lake Michigan, which was twice read
and committed.
On motion of Mr.. Stevenson, it was
/ RESOLVED, That the Committee of Com.
merce be instructed to inquire into the cxpe
dIency of so amending the law establishing q
collection district at Richmond, in the state OF
Virginia, as To cause said district to include all
the waters, &c. from the mouth of Chcka-
hOminy river, up To the mouth of Apo
mattox river, or its junction with James Ri
yer.
Mr.. NELSON, of Md. after adveltng To tn,
Importance ofthe subject Ofthe motion which
he had laid on the table some days ago, pro
posing the appointment of committee Il
consider the expediency of making appro
prlatlons of Public Lands for the purposes o
education in the old states, and to the fac
that 1t had received the appreciation Of seve
raj states, and therefore was entitled To fin,
serious attention ofthis house, moved that tll,
house should now proceed to the considcra.
. ton of that motion.
The house agreed to consider IT,
Il Mr.. WooDsoN then, with view to disem
barrass the question, and suffer the subject O
Mr. Nelson's motion To- be presented i'm Al
isolated shape, iothdretO the amcndmen
which he had proposed to that resolve whei
/, 1t was originally presented to the bousr.
Mr.. CAMPBELL then moved to refer In
subject to the standing committee ON Publ
e Lands, instead ola select committee.
& Mr.. WRIGHT opposed the motion. Th
e Committee on The Public Lands, he said, WA
= necessarily occupied IN a variety Of other lin
k portant subjects, and would not be able To- Civ
20 this subject all that attention which lis il
o irinsc importance, and the courtesy due I
r. the state from which IL emanated, gave rcaso
= to IFS friends to expect. Mr.. W. alluded
the practice of the British Parliament, wlcr
Q 1t was usual, in all cases like the present,
Z refer the subject to a Committee supposed 1
L be friendly TO the proposition, in order thu
lis strength and bearing might be fairly an
u fully presented.
All MIR. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, was in favor of
ID reference of all subjects OF this sort to staut
ing committees, when, from their nature the
2 anne within the scope OF those duties tn.
q we're properly assigned to them As gem
rat rule, the business when so referred, Vs.
10 more properly attended to than when refcrr,
10 special committees. He thought the ma
= erin question came properly within the pr
vince Of the Committee on Public Lands al
w. having great confidence in that committee,
to ielt unwilling TO take from their c0goizauc,
SUBJECT that seemed 10 fall appropriately -