Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-25


ser,, the fur trade within the limits of the said
u. States, To American citizens" were sever
ally read the third time, PASSED, and sent To
The II. If Representatives for concurIence.-
The title of the last mentioned bill was altered
I, the ,olonin Z" An act tn enable the Pre-
sident To hold treaties with certain Indian
tribes, and for other purposes"
The Senate then adjourned ill tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr.. POinsett, from the Committee on For
eign Affairs, made Il report ON SD much of the
Presidents message as relates to piracies COM
ntlrd on the cummerte Of the United States
in the neighbJrhood of the islands of Cuba and
Porto Rico which was laid on the table.
MIR. Taylor, from the Committee of Con
ference on the disagreeng votes Of the Two
Houses upon the amendment of the Senate
to the bill, entitled IAN act to amend the
several acts imposing duties on imports" made
report thereon, copy Ofwhich will be found
IN the proceedings of the Senate of this day.
Mr. Tod moved for call of the House pre-
vous TO taking vote on this report. The
mnOpn was not agreed to.
Mr. Stevenson moved to lay the report on
the tsbla until the House should be fuller.
This motion was.agreed to ayes 81, noes 72.
MIR. Livingston Of Louisiana rose, and said,
that he had understood from several members
who voted yesterday for an adjournment on
the 9Th, that they had done SD because they
considered the silence of the members of the
Committee OF Investigation To the inquiry,
Whether the evidence of Mr.. Edwards was
necessary? as equivalent to an admission tina,
they did not think his examination necessary.
Mr.. l.. said he rose TO correct this erroneous
conclusion. The members of the Committee
had not answered, he presumed, although
he only spoke for himself, because no other
vote bad ever been taken as to the necessity
OF such an examination, except that by which
The witness had been ordered to attend and
no member Of the committee could, therefore,
express the opinion of that body in answer to
the enquiry. The fact, however, was, that
every member of the House could as well
judge of the proprety of waiting for the ar
rival of Mr.. Edwards as the Committee could.
The committee had no other evidence than
that before the House. He thought it neces
sary TO make this explanation, 10 give any gen
tenan who had voted under an erroneous ism
preston, an opportunity to move for recon
sldcratiOn.
Mr.. Vinton offered the following:
Resolved, That The Committee on Commerce he
instructed to inquire INTO The expectancy of provid-
Ing by law, ia' no license 10 navigate any of the wa
or vessel hereafter built and moved prope lied by
fire OF steam, upon The prineipe OF CONSTRUCTION com
monty called high pressure, - nor TO any boat or
vessel heretofore built and moved propelled by ire
or seam that shall hereafter he fitted up pro vded
with any eng'ue or other machine intended TO NOV.
or propel such boat vessel upon the principle OF
construction aforesaid"
Mr.. Livermore was DESTROYS of information
on the difference of construction between
steam engines of high aud of low pressure.
Mr.. Vinton spoke in reply. He stated that
the construction of machinery for high pres
sure had been introduced an account of its
supposed superior cheapness and power
Competition arose and the result of this
competition for speed, had caused the most
disastrous accidents, especially on the western
waters. melancholy instance had recently
occurred near New York the sensation pro-
duced b. the news of which, in this House,
had not yet subsidized.
The resolution was advocated by Messrs
Punsett, McKim, Buchanan, and Warfield.-
Mr.. Lincoln and Foot, of Conn. wished the
resolution extended, so as to prohibit an i'm
proper material for the construction of boilers
IN steam engines.
Mr.. Abbot thought the session too far adj
vanced to admit of the proper time TO mature
a law on this subject. II required much re-
search and practical information.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Cook offered the following Joint rpsOlu-
ton, which was twice read, and, on motion OF
MIR. Z. p. Barbour, was laid on the table.
" Res0fred &c That The several states which nave
been admitted INTO the Union, under any compacI
prohibiting such states from levying and collecting n
tax on land for five years next succeeding The sale
OF such land by the United States, be. and thew are
hereby, severaily authorized, whenever they may
deem u expedient, TO subject all lands hereafter sold
by ;he United States, within their respective limits
TO The same lax thar they may levy and collect on
lands nor subject 10 the provisions of such comp.cts
A hi! to alter the Judicial. districts oil
virginia and for other purposes :" and the en-
crossed oil ito alter the time of holding
the Circuit Court of the United States for
The district of South Carolina" having under
gone several amendments, were ordered to be
engr"ssed FOR a third reading.
Mr.. Stewart offered the following. which
lies one day:
'Resotred, That the President of the Uni
ted States be requested TO cause to he com
muDIcated to this House any report that may
have been made by the superintend.ot of TN,
Cumberland Road, shelving the manner in
winch the appropriation made during the
last session Of Congress for The preservation
and repair of the said road has been expend .
ed"
TARIFF BILL
The report of the Committee of Conference
in relation to amendments TO the Tariff bill.
was read again.
Mr. Taylor moved that the House concur
with the report Of the Committee, aud asked
for the ayes and noes, which were ordered.
Mr.. Forsyth made motion, prefaced by
some general observations on the character oi
the BILL (which he main aimed was, as amend
ed, no longer bill to protect manufactures
hut merely to.increase the revenue,) TO post
pone Indefinitely IFS farther consideration, and
asked The yeas and nays on that question
which were ordered by the House.
Mr.. Taylor explained The course adopted