Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-04-02


tee ofthc two Houses, TO inquire and report
upon the proper disposition of the Paintings
executed by Colonel Trumbull, under the au-
thori,y of Congress which resolution (heng
JOINT oncl was twice read and ordered to be
enSrossed for third reading.
On motion of MIR. Hit. the House proceed
ed to- the consideration of a resolution sub
mltted by him some days SINCE relative TO the
distribution of certain hooks, and proposed
modification thereof so as to enquire into the
expediency of purchasing suitable member
oi TIE 9th volume of the Laws of the United
states, which had been recently published, for
tue Ia. ofthe public library and of the mem
hers of the present Congress.
MIR. RIcH moved to amend the same by
| slriking out the words and the members of
the present Congress-" The motion was lost,
and the question being put on the resolution,
as modified, ii was adopted-ayes So, noes 4C
Dir. LONG submitted the following resolu
! ton:
Resolned, That the Committee on the Judiciary
Oe instructed To inquire into the expedency of viz.
ing and continuing in force the law ,ha, allows half
pay pes'nns 10 the widows and children of deceased
| soldiers OF the late war
| After receiving modification, at the sug-
Ses'ion OF sir. SERGEANT, by assent of the
| mover, the object of which was tn refer the
subject to the Committee or Revisal and I'm
finished Business
| Mr. Mccoy moved that the resolution be
ordered to lie on the table which motion was
negatired, and the resolution was adopted.
| The SPEAKER laid before the house a com.
munlcation from the Treasury Department,
Transmitting the required information relative
10 the progress which has been made at the
Treasury, in the settlement of the Post Office
accounts: which, on motion of Mr.. BUTLER,
was ordered To be laid on the table
The bill supplementary to the act TO pro-
vide for persons engaged in the land and naval
service of the United States in the revolution
airy war, was read third time.
! Mr.. ALEXANDER called for the ayes and
noes on the final passage of the bill f: which
| We're thereupon ordered, and the bill was pass
ed by the following vote:
| fEAS-Messrs. Allen, Mass Allen, Tenn. Bald.
WIN; Bal, Barber, Ohio, Baylies, Blackcoce, Bor-
land Brown, Buchanan, Burrows, Butler, Cambre-
Golden, Cnndc,, Coaner, Cook, Crafts Cuslnnn
Cuhher' ,Dan~, Darlington Denison, Durfcc Dw,phI'
Ga ay EdC"rs Pm F"d1y, F"ller, GchGar Gist,
drick~ lic'rck, Hill, Hobart, HoIcombe, jackson.
j. i. Johnson, Ken Kcyes, Kirkland, Lati,ron. Left
NC Wcc, L"rS,n' 1 L'iohrld L"e, Long, Lawndcs.
Ma'Iack; Niat,o", Mauocks, Mercer, Milnor, Mitch,
ell, Pa Montgomery, Moore, Pa Morgan, Murray.
| neaie, New, NcM'on, Oversireet, Patterson, N.
Nf'SP Paih rs" rRP;, PsrsG" P,ehs,, pnmsr
|
lthea, hich, Rogers, Ross Rugglcs, Russ, Rnsscll.
Sergeant, SIoa", 5. Smith, W Smith, Spencer,
S,erl"g' Con Sterling, n Y. Stevenson, Stewart,
SiodGard, Swan, iaylor, Tod, romlinson Tracy
I'mhle, Tucker, S C fucker, Va Uphan, Vance
van Rensselaer,, Van Wyck, Walker, WaIworrh'
, WHrheId, Whpple,;, White, Williamson Wilson,
wood: W oodcock, Woodsoh, Woman, Wfich,-l27
| NAlS-Mcssrs. Alexander Archer. Bavly. Dur
| ton, Campbell, Ohio, Cnnnon, Edwards n C. Gar
nr't, Gimer, Hooks, N!eicalfe, Moore; Va Moore.
| Alab, Reid, Geo. Sanders, SAWYER A,tInr Sm;,b
llOmnSDn-
| 81. "
The House then agreed TO consider the bill
to authorize the Secretary ofihe Treasury to
exchange certain stock bearing an interest of
1--we per cent. for certain other stocks bearin
| and per cent.
MIR. SMITH of Md. proposed certain amend
'nfnis to the bill, in order to meet the wishes
OF other conference.-the effect OF which. If a
greed to, will be TO include IN the STOCK, Ia he
redeemed by per cent stock, the 6 per cent
stocks OF 1914 and 1915, IN addition 10 what
| is already embraced by The bill
The amendments were ordered to he print-
ed, and the further consideration of I'm. hill
postponed to Thursday next.
Inc House then resolved itself into n com,
mittee of the whole on the stale of the JJnop
Mr.. CoNDicT IN the chair,) on bill from the
Senate to establish territorial government in
| Florida.
Mr.. HILL proposed to insert in the Goth
line of the seventh section, after the word
court" the words who shall reside in mr.
near st. Augustine and Pensacola, respective
ly." The amendment was supported by the
mover, and opposed by Messrs Sergeanf and
Moore, of Alabama, when the question was
put, and the amendment negatived.
Many amendments were proposed aud con-
sldered among which were two by Mr.. SAN
DERs of n. &. which gave rise to some debate,
one OF which was Withdrawn by the mover
and the other was adopted.
Mr. MoSTGomERY, after few PREDATORY rp-
marks, submitted, as substitute for section
which it was proposed TO strike out, the fol- |
lowing:
find he further enacted, That all the prueipIes Of
The UnUed Staies' Constitution, for tile secu,itv oil
cV'i ana religious freedom, and for the security of
properly and the sacredness of rights things IN ac
ton and all the prohibitions to legislation, as velI
VIII respect To Congress the Legislatures of the
states be,and the same hereby declared TO be an
p'Irahin 10 the sad territory, paramount acis
Before any division thereoh, Mr.. CoLpEN
submitted an amendment to BE- Inserted in the
18th hHe, on which a question of order arose |
in which Mcssrs. .1rcher, Harbour, .liootrone,
RI and Hill, took part, when the chairman de-
cIded that the motion OF Mr.. GOLDEN vas IN
order.
MIR. SERGEANT suggested to the mover that |
the object Of the motion was fully provided
for in other parts of the bill, on entertainment
of which
MIR. GOLDEN withdrew The amendment
The question tbfnrecurred upon the amend |
ment proposed by Mr. MoNrGomERY. in !
winch debate ensued Of considerable length.
in which Messrs Trim5ts, .U'Dahe, .7rcbsr,
Hhed, and Gdmer, took part, when the ques-
ton was taken upon striking out the 10th sec.
ton, tOfwhich Mr.. montgomery's amend .nent
was proposed 10 be inserted as a substitute
and the motion was lost