Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-12
TUESDAY, MARCH Z
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THE President com ,,.,nic,t,i lo..ter eeo,,,
The s..cr.ta,.,, or cs,,t,. t,ns,,,;tt;,r ~ 81
Americ,n sr.r,ea registerpI in t5e sayer,,
| norris or The United c!,tes for Tho vpnr 100,
| The President also cn,,,,,,,n;catad , ,atter i
from The Secretary or t,. ,rreas,Ir,- transmit
| ting. in obedience to u resolution nftbe Senate
| of the cod ,It , cor,p of ,,tc7t ;.s,,,d ,,pdar
the act Of Congress ofJiIne. ITss 8 convex
;nr to i,,c United Rrn,brso n.Inro,ao,,i,g he
(s9spei among the Hrotben. three trastsnfiand
off ODO acres each. in ihe State nj phio. j.,
trust for the sole nse orfbc Cbristis, indians
formerly settled there ,, and he coron,nnico-
ton was read.
| The Senate took M the resolution offered
by Mr. EiIrorr on Friday last. relative TO
the cl,ilus of G,.orci, far militia services rem
derrd in 17qa. 3. and 4. and after some re-
marks by Mr.. r. rxnl,natorv of The subject.
the resolution was agreed TO.
The resolution submitted nv Mr. F,yp-
LAY on Friday l,st. relative to the nrohibi-
ton Of foreign shirts. was taken up and
agreed TO.
The resolution offered nv Mr.. JnuysoY. of
Louisiana. ON Friday last. relative 10 ,he esta-
b,;shnrrnt OF a marine bos,,ifal NJ N.w Or}eaus.
tvas also taken no and agreed To.
uousE or RrpeI,sFxy,Trvrs
Mr., Ions Spsrn St,trn from The cam
miltcc to whom was referred resolution ON
the subject. rrportr6 ;, bill 10 abolish impri
son,nent FIR d,.ht ubie, v1as t,yi,,. mad and
l committed.
T'be House .hen procerded IN ,,,e consi.
Iteration of the resolution nronoscd YESTERDAY
nv MIR. W1IIIANs. ofN. g rpouirino- inf,<
nation Of what authority is invested With fh.,
military conl,n,nd in FIorid,, and I'M, so,~,e
: was agreed, 10.
Mr. MERCER submitted the fuIloUibr roso
iui;on
II
Builtlinrs n. Instructed toio,,;rr =, hn,hpr e,,,,
c an alteration can he ef,ctpd of ,.a H,Il now
e occupied by the House as will Fl, for the mr.
t poses of 4 delib+ratiye assembly. and. If his
n he deemed muraci;ral,e wbctbera suitable
{ apartment can BIZ nroyid,din the centre. huild
Y ing of the capitol. for the accon,.,odation Of
Q the House of Representatives.
: Mr.. WooD proposed TO amend the resou-
9 tio,, by insprtjno. aCiYr the word g Resolyed,'
d the following
J That the Committee on ruhiic Buildings
:: be instructed tn inquire into the expediency
u of chanring the position of the Sneakers
s chair and of larinr il in front of the present
IS eoti;,3cc into thp Han: and also. Of arranq-
e inc the sets ortbe menbers parallel with
d the diameter of thc Hall en- as 10 front the
, chair in lis new nositinu.r
is Oo This motion for amendment some de-
Is bate took place. in which the properties of
Disadvantages
it arrangement ofthe Hall for hearing fine bene-
'c fits likely 10 result from change OF it, were
ar discussed l,v Mr. Woop.
nj The amendment was objected to bv Mr..
1T MrRcca as going 10 narrow IN, field of IN
e. qdirv. and as unnecessary wiibal, because it.
1t self inc!u,ied within the scope of the general
o, inqniry. Mr.. NJ. d,valf much ard strongly Oh
II the inporiance of the object proposed by his
re moiion on which he considered ihe character
n of this body materially t. depend Mr. WRIGDq
IN also engaged in the debate MIR. CocKE, to
- nut an end to debate which he considered
out Of picc at this time, moved to lay the sub
u leot on The table. This motion us ncgatiyed
9 At length.
s. The question was taken on Mr.. WooD's
- amendment aud decided IN the negative and
fn 'inc resolve, as moved hy Mr.. MERCER, wa
ch agreed 10.
y On motion of Mr.. STEWART itwa
'id Resoiucd, That the Committee on Road
's- aud Cduais be- Instructed TO inquire into tn
'1r exppdieucy of appointing commissioners 1,
Nd examine and report ~ to the practicability AM
an probable expense ofconaectins, by canal
m the Potomac aud You5ngany rivers unit
e. lag the eastern with the western waters.
Vt Mr.. NFwTUN. from the Committee {