Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-18

standing roinoiitees vi the House TO which
their respective subjects appertained.
The Memorial from Michigan, presented
by the Speaker, is long and able paper,
suggesting u variety Of measures calculated,
in the opinion OF the memorialists, to improve
the condition of that interesting portion Of
our country.]
: Three messages, in writing, were received
from the President of the u. States, viz:
l. Transmitting report of the Commits
sioner OF Public Buildings, giving a statement
of expenditures, and an account of the pro-
sress Of the Buildings which was laid on the
table.
BY this statement, il appears that S SO, $40
65 have been expended on the Capitol, and
S $3.50 SO on the Presidents House. The
interior of the Capitol is now finished, with
the exception OF some painting on the stone
work, and the has relief ornaments nf the
Kotunda. or the coionnade of the Portico,
thirteen columns out If twenty four have
been ked and set the quarryinS Of the
rests in rapid progress. The South fortico
Of the Presidents House has been completed
Tor less than the estimate; the north P0rtico
remains yet unfinished
Enclosing report from the same Com
missioner, accompanied with statements res
pe citing the lots belonging TO the United
States in the city Of Washington, which have
been sold by the public agents for that pur-
pose; which message was referred to a select
committee of seven.
s. Transmitting "A report from the Com
missioner of the General Land Office, shew-'
ing the measures which hav e been taken under
the provisiops of an act " authorizing the
President of the United States to enter into
certain negotiations relative to lands l0cated
under Virginia military lard warrants living
between Ludlow's and Roberts's lines, in the
state of Ohio: which WAS referred To the
Committee on the Public Lands.
The resolution yesterday offered by Mr..
Brent, calling for certain information respect
ing the surveying of public lands in the state
of Louisiana, was taken up and agreed to.
IN motlnn of Dir. Jennings, Of Ind. il was
Resolved, That the Committee on the Pub
lie Lands be instructed to inquire into The
expectancy Of reducing the price of such nor
tons of the public lands as shall have been
exposed to sale for sixteen years, and remain
unseld, to Fifty cents per acre; and that such
portions of the public lands as have been ex-
pos. To sale for eight years, and remain I'M
sold, he reduced in price TO seventy Ave cents
per acre.
MIR. j. stated that he offered this resolution.
IN consequence of the Legislature Of the State
which he represents having expressed an
opinion favorable to this changed
Me- Wright, vi Ohio, offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee on the Ju-
dietary be instructed To inquire into the pro.
priety of provdisg, by law. that any judicial
ar other civil officer of the Go, eminent of the
United States, who shall hereafter engage in
fighting duel, or in challenging, assisting, or
encouraging, any other person SD to engage.
shall forfeit the office by him SD held. and h,.
ever afterwards rendered incapable of holding
the like or other Office under the Government
MIR. Tucker, of Virginia, called for the pre-
vious question of consideration, which, was
put, and the House agreed TO consider the re-
solution.
Mr., Poinsett, Of S. Carolina, then moved to
lay THE resolution on the table, which motion
was npgatived, and the resolution was aaunted
without division being called for, though not
without a considerable negative. vote.
Mr. Forsyth, of Georgia, offered the fol-
lowing, which lies one day, of course, by the
rule of lbe House:
RESOLVED, That the President be requested
to lay before the House, a copy Of the instruc-
tons under which the articles Of Treaty. with
the Cherokee Indians were formed by Daniel
Smith and II. j. NIrgs, acting as Commis-
sioners of the United States, at TelIico. ON the
S4th OF October, 1904 with copies of all the
correspondence or other documents relative
to that instrument in either of the Executive
Departments, with statement of the causes
which prevented an earlier decision upon il.
and OF the motives for the ratification of il by
the United States, at the last session of Con.
gress.
On motion Of Mr.. Trmble, of XIV. II was
Resolved, That the Committee on the Pos,
Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire
into the expediency Of establishing Pos,
Route, from Pike Court House, Kentucky. TO
Tazewel Court House, in Virginia.
On motion of Mr.. Leftwich, Of Va. il was
Resolved, That the Committee an the Post
Office and Post Roads be instructed TO in
qnlre into the expediency Of establishing post
route from Liberty, in the county of Bedford.
Estate OF Virginia.) TO TayIer's Store in the
county of Franklin, passing by Capt. Henry
Chambss's Store
Mr.. McDuiIie, of So. Ca. gave notice tha,
on Monday next he would move that the
House go into committee OF the whole on the
State of the Union, TO coDsidera inint resoIu-
ton to amend the Constitution fthe United
States, offered by him at the last session but.
on the suggestion of Mr.. A. Stevenson, of Va
he deferred the time of calling for its consi.
Iteration till the first Monday Of January next.
The roll OF bills lying over from last session
was begun to be called, when MIR. CampbeJI.
OF Ohio, making similar suggestion to that
made yesterday by Mr.. Barbour, that there
TO be an indispostion To take them
up, moved an adjournment-wh was car
ried and the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER
IN SENATE.
On motion of Mr.. Hayne, Resolved. That