Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-06-01
L" Reselred, That, from and after The -


day Of -, 1t shall be the duty of the Secre-
,ary of the Treasury to withhold license
from any vessels propelled by fire or steam,
until satisfactory proof be made that the own
er ur comnlanGrr thereof has, in all respects,
coniormcd to the rules and regulations pres
cribed for such vessels aud any license grant
ed thereafter, shall be considered null and
void on failure of the owner or commander
To cnnpiy with the terms.
X. soirsd, That it shall be the duty of the
Sccre,ar, OF the Treasury to report his pro-
&C.. dings hcreon. al an early period Of the next
session of Congress"
The question of consideration being put, it
passed IN the negative.
Mr.. Stewart Thy i"ave) offered the following
resolution, which lies ope day Of course:
" Resolred, That the Secretary of the Trea
sury be- directed 10 report To this House at the
next session of Congress, the amount Of losses
sustained during the last eight years upon
bonds given for the duties upon imports: dis
,inguishipg the amount in each year: and Ia
state whether ana aud if any, what, measures
should lac adopted by Congress TO prevent
similar losses in future and also what effect
the total repeal, OF Limitation Of the credits
now given for said duties would, in hs opin-
ion, have upon the revenue"
On motion of Mr.. Cook, the House took up
the hill from the Senate, To provide for the
exiinguishment of the public debt due to the
United States by the purchasers Of public
lands.
Mr.. Cook offered an amendment, which
goes to extend the provisions of the act to a
class ufsrttlers not now included in its relief !;
and supported il by course of ohser, aiions
explanatory of The circumstances of the case
MIR. Vance, of Ohio, proposed to amend il
In TIM, In.
Mr.. Conk objected to this amendment as
leaving deserving class of sufferers without
any relief
Mr.. Vance suggested To the Gentleman from
Illinois to modify his amendment by proviso
guarding it from misapplica,ioo.
Mr.. Rankin spoke in opposition TO the
amendment of Mr.. Cook.
When, 1t being found lhata quorum was
not present, a call Of the House was moved
and ordered.
The roll was called in part accordingly,
when quorum appearing the farther call was
dispensed with.
The della g was tnen resumed by Messrs.
Cs"k, Wood, Macarthur, Mccoy, Whipple,
and Li,ermorr when all the amendments
were rejected. The bill was then read third
time and PASSED.
The House concurred in the Scnate's
to the hill "to authorize masters
OF vessels in certain Cases Ia clear ou, either At
tine Custom House of Petersburg or that of
Rchm ond"
On motion of Mr.. Conway, the House, in
committee of the whole, Mr. Sharpe 10 the
chair. considered the bill 10 fix the western
boundary line of the territory of Arkansas.
On this bill an animated debate ofconsldera-
BILE extent arose, in which Mr Rankin opposed
the extension of the presrn, boundary Of ;ha:
territory, as violaiing the provision of Indian
treaties, as giving an improper size To The
future stale into which this territory will soon
be formed. H" denied the right of The settlers
to the lands they occupied, and conlended
that that territory ought tn afford resting
place to the Indians from the eastern side uf
the Mississippi. &c.
Mr.. Conway demonstrated with warmth
against 10000 Chuctaw Indians turned in
among the settlements of Arkansas, to turn
out those who had subdued the Wilderness
and were surrounded with improvements, the
fruit of their own labor, fields, mills, cot;un-
factories, dstlerips, &c. He commended that
lhr limits Of the territory should be removed
farther to the west, to allow room for these
Indians, having 81 parate home from the
whites, sc and 10 give strength to Arkansas
as future frontier state.
Mr.. Wood made some remarks in opposi-
ton to the bill.
MIR. Conway explained.
MIR. Clay advocated the passage of the bill
the hardships Of the circum-
stances of the scttlers-considered the new
territories as younger daughters in the com
mon federative family, and, as such, entitled
70 an indulgent policy-deped that the size Of
The territory must necessarily govern the size
Of the future state to be formed out of it, aud
even lift did, he urged thu policy Of making
a strong frontier state. The bill only
asks the Indians to consent to remove the line
farther west, and does not violate any treaty.
IL had received The deliberate consideration Of
the Senate, and ne hoped it would pass this
House.
MIR. Rankin rejoined. Ifths extension Of
The limits be allowed, the whole must be- re-
ceiyed as a state, or small section of lis
western part must remain probably forerer)
|, territory, or else the Indians must be driven
still farther V est.
MI. Clay responded. If Louisiana was not
,s large as the gentleman could wish, il was an
argument rather for than against this bill He
Mr.. CT had opposed the treaty by which
Texas WAS ceded and Louisiana consequently
reduced in extent. IfLouisiana was compare
lively weak, the greater need that the adjoin-
ing frontier state should be strong one. The
debate was further continued by Mr.. Wood,
Mr.. F. Johnson, and Mr.. sacks, hen the
committee rose and reported the bill to the
House ; and the question being on its final
passage, it was decided in the negative-ayes
52, noes Sc.
Two messages were received from the
President Of the United States the one trans
uniting an addition TO the Digest Of Foreign
Conmerclai Law previously ransmiifed-t the
o'ner, certain documents called for IN relation
to foreign spolia,ions on our commerce, &c.
And then the House adjourned.