Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-16
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10.
IN SENATE

Mr.. HOLMES, of Maine, presented petition
from the inhabitants of the town of Danvers
IN Massachusetts, against the passage of ;
bankrupt law.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
of the bill to confirm the title of the MARQUIS
dc maISon Rouge 10 a tract of land in Louisi-
ana.
FIR BRowN, Of Louisiana, addressed the
senate near an hour in support of the claim
and
DR. VAN BUnEN spoke about AN hour and
a hall IN opposition TO the claim when
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Rich, from the Committee of Claims.
reported "A bill for the relief of John Ander-
son which was twice read and committed.
MI EUsrIs, from the committee on Militia
ny Affairs, to whom was recommitted bill
to authorize tue reconveyance of a certain
tract of land TO the city OF New York. re-
ported the bill with the following amendment ::
That the President of the United States be- and
he IS hereby authorized, whenever he shall have de-
iernined that the tract Of land and near the west
head of the Bitterly $50 called) i'm the civ of Ne
York, heretofore granted TO Tie United States b,
the Mayor and Corporation of said City is no longer
required as military position for the defence of the
ha'hor and ciiy of New York, to cause the works
erected thereon To he dSmanled and The materials
thereof TO he disposed of in such a manner ms in HE
Judgment the public interests may require and 10 re-
convey to the said Mayor and CORPORATION The said
tract OF land granted by them Tor the purposes aore-
In this amendment the House concurred :.
and the bill was ordered to be engrossed FOR
a third reading.
Mr. RUSSELL, from the Committee on For
ciSn Affairs, TO whom was referred the Mes
sage from the President, transmitting re-.
port from the Secretary of State on the case of
Captain Shane, OF the a. iax, made a report.
detailing the circumstances of his suffering
from personal violence, in the port of Havana
and concluded with the Recommendation.
that Congress take no further order thereon
which report was agreed to.
Mr.. COCKE rose 10 submit a resolution di-
rectin5 AN enquiry into certain matters con-
corning the Naval Establishment The reso
luton would point ont the objects which he
had 10 view but he thought il important that
the House should be advised of the reasons
which induced him to offer the resolution fnr
consideration. The act Of Congress, Mr.. G..
sad, directed that the officers of the NAVY
should receive but half their monthly nav.
when not under orders for actual service.
10y regulation Of the Secretary of the NAVY.
each officer attached TO the Naval Estab
llshnrnt receives notwithstanding the law)
inli pay. except when on Through. He made
inls statement from an inspection Of the or
der itself. lie viewed II as departure from
The law--an evasion of the law more reure-
hrnsibe than a direct violation of tan at
temptto get round the law, such as should
never receive his sanction whilst he held a scat
on tins floor. There was another thing To
which he was DESTROYS specially TO call the at
icntion Of the Committee on Naval AfTairs.
w; the number of separate stations at which
officers are placed, having the effect to increase
Their compeusatiOns, without any correspop
dent service being rendered At Norfolk, for
example, he understood there were two Off
GERS IN independent commands, one at the |
Navy Yard, and one at the town. AT BALI |
more there was, he understood, another com |
mander and, from what information he had
received, there was not q single armed vessel
II that port-though there is a commander
Tor the station, who receives three thousand |
dollars year whilst living on his farm. and