Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-15

TONS be also made with reference to sites for .ht
houses.
MIR. HILL, in presenting this resolution, |
observed, that he had hitherto delayed to Of
fer IT, In the hope Of receiving Information
from the corps Of engineers who had recent,
y been directed by the government to exa-
mine the sea coast from the Saline eastward
round the shores OF the Fluridas hut. having
been intormedb by some of the gentlemen of
that corps who have just arrived at this city,
that their examination had been confined
principally, If not entirely, to the selection of
sites for Qualifications, he was compelled, Il ON
sense of duty, 10 call the attention of Con
gress 10 this subject now. Sir, we have had
tins territory in expectancy for many years,
anu III actual possession Il year; vet, The
truth IS, that no iuan, perhaps, i'm the na,iuu
actually knows where the best shin harboris
situated; and an examination is now making
| IN relation to SpIritu Santo, alias Tampey
alias lli!sbor0' hay. Another examination
| has brcn ordered i'm relation To certain islands
near Cape Florida. These partial cyoendi
lures would be avoided. The coastiog trade
would he greatly benefited /; the information
| necessary To the establishment of light houses
| on the coast would be furnished; and the
| risk of piratica depredations diminished, by
| having an accurate chart Of the coast The
| British government have recently endowed
a vessel "f war, to take the survey Of those
shores; but, whether it will ever be published,
SD as To be of any advantage to us, is uncer-
| tam. ana shall We be more improvident toward
country we own than foreign nations? |
hope not, and that the resolution will be A.
| dopted.
On motion of MIR COOK, it was
ReSofred, That so much of the repo,t OF the Sc
cre''iy oil the Treasury accompanying tie corrcson.
dence lad heinre this House on the 18th Februa,y
i's. between The Secretary and several banks in
wn e me public moneys arising fro,n the sale of
public lands were deposited, relates To the increase
VI 'he compens zion Ut the Receivers of public mo.
nev, ana TO tue making OF provisions 10 enable the
".e'nneh 10 render Certain deposits of uncurrcui
bank paper available hereafter lie referred to The
Committee on the Public Lands
hr. bvCHANAN called for the consideration
OF The Joint resolution from tho Senate. to (;y
tone ior the adjournment of the present ses-
sion, the first Monday in April next.)
| on me question 10 consider this resolution,
,iie Teas and Nays were required by MIR
MERCER. MIR. CoNpIcr then moved to law
the subject the table, lin order to avoid
what he considered an interrup,ion. TO no
qseiul purpose, ut the regular business Of the
| House.) The Yeas and Navs were ordered
also on tins motion, which Mr. CospIcr then
! withdrew.
| Two questions Of order were decide by
the Speaker on this occasion worthy of be-
Ing rerordrd,bring important as precedents.
L. IL was quest ned by MIR. Taylor, whe-
t tn IL was In order TO move 10 lay on the Ia
1'e inouon to consider proposition now
laying on the table. The SPEAKER decided
that motion TO lay any proposition ON the
| table is in order
= A notion was made by Mr. WAL
WORTH, 10 proceed 10 he Orders Of the Dnu,
win view to overriding the motion now
presented The SPEAKER said. that he had
more than once entertained this motion. rs
helng conlormabie 10 the practice of the Dri
| tish fariiament; but, upon An examination Of
Inc rules OF the house, with Il view To this
question, and finding that they direct, that
when question is under debate, that none
nun certain prescribed motions shall be receiy
ed, oil which the motion now made was NOT
one. ne decided that the motion to proceed to
the orders OF the day, there being another
question under debate, was not in orderl
ne question on ao,c considering the reso-
,u'loh from HE Senate, then taken by
ieas and Nays, and decided as follows:
For considering it 6S
Against it go
." the House refused now TO consider the
said resolution.
Mr.. Cook laid on the fable tbe c,lIov;,c
Hesofued, That the Secretary of the Trea.
sury bedrected to lay before this house auy
e'iuence IN the possession of the Department.
SHOWING mat the uncnrrent notes which he
received from the Banks OF EdwardsyiIIe
Iombeckbe, and Missouri, as mentioned in his
report of the 18th ultimo, had been deposited
w lhose Banks before the date of the contracts
ny Which they agreed to account for them as
cash together with the contracts under which
tlose banks were only liable for said notes as
special deposits, if any such contracts there
were. And that he also lay before this house
all the monthly returns in the possession of
the department, which were made by the
BANK oi missouri together with all The cor
responuence, IN relation to the latter Bank, i'm
me possession of the Department. which has
not been heretofore communicated to this
house.
BANKRUPT ELL.
me house then resolved itself into a com
,nlitee OF the whole on the bill TO establish AN
Inform System of Bankruptcy throughout
the United Siates-Mr. TAYLOR in the chair
ihe amendment moved by Mr. TEAcy. nm
saturday last, being under consideration,
Mr.. NEALE, of Md. moved TO strike out the
part OF the amendment which limits the pri
SheSe 70 others than merchandise to take bcne
NJ OF TIE act, to period " within twelve
months from the time Of passing this act"
rms motion was assented TO by Mr.. TnACY,
aad supported by him and Mr. SERGEANT,
N.Y. WTIghl, and Mr. yNeate, and opposed by
WI CnMOeH, NV Iftcsey, OF va. and Mr.. Mel |
son, of Va. when Mr.. Hoodson, after some
PREDATORY remarks, in which he expressed his
dissent to the proposition before the house.
submitted the following amendment TO be in |
serted next after the words, "and propided
diso." F''
nat all classes OF the community other Than the
description Of persons before mentioned shall have
he privilege, nj their election OF becoming voluntary
banNraps, with the consent md approhniion of n |
mayor part IN value Of all the creditors of such yonn
iary bankrupt previously obtained and duv cer,;GsJ