Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-26

lands toe Instructed TO inquire into the cy-
pediency of making provision by law for as
ccrtaining the several boundary fines of the
state of Missouri, aSreeahiy To the boundaries,
as established by the act, entitled +" An act tn
authorize the people of the Missouri Terrific
nv 10 form Il constitution and state govern
meut, aud for the admission ofsuch state into
the Union on ae equal flooring with the "ri-
ginal states, and Ia prohibit slavery in certain
territories" approved the 9Th of March, 1929,
by causing tue same TO bc actually surveyed,
marked, and designated
Ga motion of Mr. WALwoRru, il was
NeSoirei, That the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads be instructed TO in
quire into the expediency OF requiring the
Postmaster General ,o state the price last
given on the same route in all proposals here
after published for contracts for transporting
the mail aud also to inquire what farther pro-
VISITORS may he necessary 10 reduce the eX
pcnse o! transporting the mail ofthe United
States.
The STEAMER laid before the House com
municaiion from the Secretary OF the Trea-
sury Department. relative to compensation al
lowed to the persons employed Ia inspect the
Land Offices IN the territory of Michigan,
which, nn motion of Mr.. Cook, was ordered
In he laid on the table and printed
TIE SrEAxER presented communication
from the Secretary of War, in relation To
divers revolutionary claims which was refer
red 10 various appropriate Committees.
The House then resolved itself into Il com
mttec of the whole on the unfinished husi-
nes- of yesterday, 1.-THE Bankrupt bilD Mr.
TAYLOR in the chair.
Mr. Fuller rose and addressed the House
IN speech of about an hour and Il quarter
~ opposition to the motion to strike out the
first section of the bill when
Nj. WoousoS expressed his intention of
presenting; lus views of the subject, and moved
that the Committee rise and report, which
Sas agreed to; and, after leave being granted
10 Inc Committee Ia sill again,
The House adjourned.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY lG.
ntr. Tucker, of Va. presented Il petition
from simdry citizens of Lynchhurg. in Vir-
sslua, praying that Congress may not pass
bmkrupi iaw-tbc reading OF which was call
al Tor by Mr.. L. "a he believed il expressed
flc sense "I the great body of the people in
virginia and 1t was referred TO the commit
'c" ot the whuIc on that subject.
/ he resolution submitted yesterday by Mr..
Floyd, requesting 0fthe President Of the u.
State, Information whether any foreign gov
crnitent has made claim to any part or ter
riiary al the United States on the coast oil the
Mr. Finyd observed that he had made this
motion IN consequence of understanding that
:, copy the Russian Uhase on the subject o {
Ter dpminio1s en the Pacific was in possession
at CIR government The Russian govern
ncht lad ci'in, it appeared, to a considerable
portion "ithc territory on that coast which
belonged To IL" United States, in addition TO
what She held without dispute. From a claim
so enormous if would seem that the Emperor
o. Russia had forgotten the cautious policy
which had characterised him heretofore and
the claim was such a one as would be resist
cd by any country.
He hoped the resolution would be agreed
TO.
The resolution was agreed to without OBJ
jectio2.
Mr.. Gusts offered The following resolution :.
which "as agreed tG--aycs 30, noes II.
Hfso.fc", ihu the committee Military Affairs
f,@ instructed 10 acquire into the cxpediency OF re-
ducinS 'hc nuni"r and il,o compensation of the corps
t" cH'i''s, and whether 1t is expedient o make an,
o'eraiionS IN the laws and regulations FOR governing
,lic Aii!ii"r5 Acadcmy.