Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-14

immediately after ih. dours were opened,
Adjourned tall Monday.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
POLICE OF TIDE cAPlr0L.
| The rnyrossed resolutions f,r the regulation
ofthe police nfthe Capitol, Zone provision Of
which authrizrs the extension Of the authori-
y OF The corporation al Washington to the
public grounds about the Capitol,1 was read
third time. Mr.. Wood, inq,,iring the parti-
cu'ar objrcts Of the latter provision, Mr.. La
throp, in the absence Uf the Chairman nf the
committee who reported II, said, thar, as he
understood IL. the object was 10 give such au-
thority To the c0rI~rati"n Of Washington as
should carry into Effect its pro, isians agains,
the establishment of gros-sho2s or stands, on
the public property, Sc. A melton was then
made to lay the resolution on the table, and n
greed to.
Subsequently,. the restitution was again Ia
| Ken up, on the motion Of Mr.. aIercer, and the
question being ON it. passage--
MIR. COCKS spoke aganst that part Of
\ the resolution which authorizes the appoint
'nent of Deputy, by the. Marsha! Of the Dis
ir'ct, during each Session Of Congress, to at
tend and preserve order in the precincts Of tho
Capitol, considering il wholly unnecessary To
appoint an additional officer, Will. the House
had SO many officers and messengers, Sc.
VIZ. MERcER expressed his regret that this
resolution should give rise to any discussion,
nut went on TO say, that some provision of me
sort was absolutely necessary. There is now
q" police in the central part of fhe Capitol or
us exterior, &c. The Exhibition (of the Pa.
nnrama, al Paris; now going nm in the centre
building, was by permission of the officers Of
The two Houses, but not by their authority.
Tor the obvious reason that they have no au-
hor'ty f.!-re. As TO The oiIirers If this House,
they cannot attend 10 the police Of other parts
and avenues of the building, because their pre-
sence IL necessary hrIe, {" attend to their du
ties within this Hail. There were a variety
OF petty offences liable 10 he committed I'm the
premises, which il was necessary 10 the tigni
~ ant character Of this House TO provide a.
| gainsf.
| This resolution was further Oppnsed Nv Mr..
hoss, an the ground Uf the suifcrnry of this
House, by IFS officers, TO protect il. own digni-
Try. &r.
The resolution WAS further supported by
Nr. Wood, who said having examined the
resolution, he was decidedly in favor Off aud
would even =" further, If il were necessary
/ Ill was obyi ions To every sense, that there
were nuisances here which required removal,
some of them, hr nimatrd, Of such a nature
that no man nf honor hose moral sense must
NOT reso't nj encountrrinS them, &c. lie
hoped, therefore, that the resolution would
/ pass.
Mr.. LfvERMoRE, Of New Hampshire, said,
that the sen,iemea who supported this mca-
sure seemed TO he very much alarmed by
something, which for his part he did not un-
a'rs'a"u. We have sat here, said he, for
many years, without any Inconvenience to The
body polite or, rs far rs know, TO the BODY
natural. should be as willing as any one to
expel from the temple those who sell doves
for the sacrifice but the doves of Venus will
not, 1 believe, ay IN the face Of any one, If he
VIII let them alone. We do not, therefore.
want a poce here To- protect ourselves from
such evils AS these. We have n doorkeeper.
with his deputies, and an assistant doorkerper.
always ON their posts, Except that we have
gwen the latter leave Of absence for " hile)
thought, too, sir, we had the power of rxclu-
sve legislation over The District but this re-
solution proposes 10 rut us under the proiec.
Ion OF the corporation of Washington. MOI,
believing this Ia be necessary, move 10 Law
the resolution ON The table
\ The question on this motion was di termin-
ed in the affirmative, by a small ma ioriiy.
The bill from the Senate " for the relief of
William Duane" was read third time, pass
ed, and returned TO the Senate.
i VIRGINIA MILITARY LANDS.
/ o. motion Of Mr.. Vance. Of OHIO. the II onse
took up the bill auIhnrizing the President of
the Untrd States To enter into certain nrgo-
tial'"ns relative to lands located under Virginia
Military Land Warrants lying between Lad
lows and Roberts lines. in the state uf Ohio :"
Crhis bill prov ides "Fbat tn. Prostl, nj of
N" United States shall, he, and he is hereby
authorized To ascertain the number of acres.
and, by appraiaement or other wise, the value
thereof. exclusive IF improvements, of al such
lands lying between Ludlow's and Roberts
lines, in the state Of Ohio, as NAV, agreeable
I" the principles IF decision of the Supreme
Court Of The United S,sies, in the case of d I'd
bridge. lessee, against Thompson and Wright.
hr held by persons usdcr Virginia military
warrants, and on what terms the holders will
rrlinqnsh the same to thu United States and
that he report the facts al the commencement
Of The next session Ut Cnngress."1
i MIR. =. p. Barbour Of Virgins. presented n
memorial 90 the subject, which had been
| Transmitted 10 him by an indi, itlual in the state
Of Ohio which was read.
MIR. Vance Of Ohio stated the grounds of,hc
bill, and the merits Of The titles wh,ch are pro
posed TO be quieted He replied, also, t. Ger.
taio statements in the PETITION Just rrad, which
he considered not entirely accurate.
/ Mr.. 2. r. Barbour. with view to cover as
we'll the cIams not located, as those which
arc. and il appeared To him equally proper TO
provide for, moved tn lay The bill on The table
r To allow him time to prepare an amendment
for that purpose.
> Mr.. Vaoce, said, that. however the descrip.
. ton "f claims referred 10 hy Mr.. Barbour
z might require future legislation. he did moi
g thru il ought 10 be connected with this bill
\ wh'rh embracrd distinct class Of cases.
u Mr.. \Bsrhour Withdrew his motion, with
IL n, Int a. o..