Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-10
THuEsDAr, fEBRuARy 5.


Mr.. F'indlay laid on the table resolution
ofthr Legislature of Pcnnsy, ania, mstructins
their Senators and requesting their Represent
taiives, IN Congress Ia use their Efforts 10 OBJ
tain such revision of the existing Tariff, as
will tend to encourage the domestic manufac-
lures Of the country.
Mr. Hayne presented the memorial of the
Chamber Of Commerce of Charleston, S. c.
praying the establishment of AN uniform sys
ten of bankruptcy Referred 10 the Com
mtire on The Judiciary.
- The bill from the other House, to extend
The time for ihe settlement of private land
claims in the territory of Florida, was read the
third time, as amcuded in the Senate, and
passed.
Mr.. Noble submitted resolution of the Lee
legislature ct Indiana, instructing tho. Delegates
in Congress from that state, to use their eyer
tons To procure the location Of the road from
she Ohio river, To the Mississippi, for which
Curveys were made, under the authority of
nngress, some years since. This resolution
Vas referred to the Select Committee ON
hoads and Canals.
On moion of Mr.. Jackson, The Senate ms in
Committee OF the whole, MIR Ruggles in the
CHAIR, took upfnr consideration the bill to au-
thriiZr the making nf military road from
Fort ST. Philip. on rbe river Mississippi. 10 the
E"g''sh Turn, as an auxiliary to the defence of
New o .lsans
Mr.. Jackson said. that as il was Objected
10 this bill, when j: was before hndpr discus
sion, that il involved the question of the con.
stIlutuna power Of Congress tn make roads.
ht WAS therefore. abnut to pr0pose an amend
mrnt which would nhyiatr that objection. H..
believed that the right Df Congress 10 make
roads upon lis own lands. for military purpns-
cs. could hardly he doubted II was rs eyid.n,
as the right ofany individual to dispose of his
property for his own purposes. Mr. j. then
submitted IN amendment, proposing 10 limit
the road Ia J"hns"D's plantation, ins,end of
extending it 10 the English Turn thus coplin
ing II to the lands ownrd by the United States
The bill Was then, nm motion of Mr. Holmes
of Maine, postponed and made the order of
the day for TO mUrrnw.
On motion rf Mr. Seymour, the bill ,pport-
ed by the Committee un the Contingent Fund
of the Senate, as an amendment to that in
irodncedby Nr Eaton, to revive and continue
IN force an act hxlng the compensation of the
officers of the Senate aud House of ReprrseD
tatlvps, WAS taken up in Committee of The
Whole. The amendment proposes. that the
Clerks in the Office Of the Secretary nr the
Senate shall be appoiofed ia such manner az
The SENATE NAV, from fimr Ia time, prescribe ::
instead ofvesting the appointments by law. 40
it has been, in the hands of the Secretary. -
After n long discussion. an this poiDt. by
Mrssrs. Seymour, HayDr, LOwrir johnson
Of Kentucky, Holmes, of Maine, Laamnn.
Mills. Chandler, Parrot, Brown of Ohio, and
Lloyd, Of Massachusetts, this part of the :.
nendmcpt was rejected
IN the course Of the remarks made Nv Mr.
LOwrip, hr took nrcasiun 80 express himself
10 terms Of high COMMUNICATION in regard io
the prescott Clerks ~ tIr Secrriary's Office 4
He had very frequently bad occasion to call
upon them for The examination Df tue Jour
lsand documents apnrriaining to- their Office
and he had rs frequently Witnessed The ASST
duty and pr"prrty with which their duties
were perGormrd.
After SOME further remarks by air Eaton.
the bill 80 anrud' d, was reported to the Sc
nae, and ordered So third reading
NJ Lliyd Of NinryL,Dd, Submitted :he FOL-
lowing resolution ftIr consideration
ResoL ed That ihp Secretary of the Senate
pay to the widow Of Samuel Turner, Jnnf.
deceased, late principal Clerk in This uilice.
the sum d. dollars out of he Contin-
gent Fund, for the purpose of defraying the
expenses of his funeral
The Senate then adjourned I'll Tomorrow.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
90 motion Of Mr. p. p Barbour, II was
RcsoiUd. That the Committee ON the Post