Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-16
MONDAY, APRIL 12,I824.
IN SENATE.

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MIR. Macon said, he thought il was quite
time thar Congress should be looking toward.
| he time of adIournment-and, with view
10 bring the subject before the Senate he of
Tered Joint resolution, authorizing the Presi-
dent of the Senate, and the Speaker of The
| House of Representatives, TO adjourn the pre-
sent session ofCongress, on the fourth day oil
May next. The resolution was read, and
laid over for consideration.
| Mr.. Lloyd, Of Mass submitted the following
resolution, which was read, and laid over for
consideration.
" ReSoirsd That the President of the Unit
ed States be requested TO cause To he com
municated TO tie Senate. so much of the cor
r'spondence of the Minister of the Unit ID
States, AT the Court of Lisbon, with the gov
eminent of Portugal, AS has reference tn tn.
commercial relations between the two cnun-
| tries; together with such other information
connected Herewith, as may be in possessinu
of IN" government !: and which in his opinion
may, without injury Ia the public interest, h,
| made known"
The bl reported by the Committee on the
judiciary, IN addition 10 an act regulating
the election of President and Vice President
of the United States" was then taken M for
consideration. MIR. Van Bu'en submitted some
additional sections, ~ amendments 10 the bill
they were ordered TO he printed, and the bill
was then postponed to, aud made the order of
the day fnr 10 morrow.
message was received from the President
ot the United States, IN relation to the claim
OF the State of Virginia for interest on mo-
ncys advanced for militia services, during the
late war. The message was ordered 10 lie on
the 'able.
The bill extending the benefit of copy
rights to the authors of paintings and draw
rigs" was taken mp in committee of the whole.
1t was reported to TN" Senate without amend
IN nj. Nj. Mills stated some difficulties
which he thought would attend the passage of
his bill. Nv Lowrie said he had hern Undue
I'D to introduce the bill, by the remark Of Mr..
Pcale. in relation To his Portrait of Washing
ton--he was applied to for the purchase of
the Painting hut said h. should be unwilling
20 seiilt, II he could not have the same privi-
"gr of prnfiing by his work. az writer's of
Books have, Ia theirs. Mr. L. did not know
why he should not have that privilege. Mr..
Mil replied, that. had such an act az this been
" existence before Mr. Pealr executed his
Wanting, he c"nld mt have completed it as
stuart bad previously executed a Portrait of
Washington, from which this Of Mr. Peale's.
was hut copy, it'll somel little establishment.
He thought such an act Of Congress would
have great 'endPnCy To reiard the progress
Of the Art of Pain;ing-as il would do away
The right OF Initiating. and attempting to excel,
paintings already in existence
Mpssrs. banman, Holiness of Maine. Low
RE, and Talbot, made some remarks on the
subject. Mr.. Lowrie observed that the ar
guments of the gentleman from Massachusetts
tMr Mills would apply equally TO all the pa
tent laws, as it was equally as improper to give
| exclusive privileges 10 inventors of machines
S>c. asto authors oF paintings. The hill was
reported to the Senate, and it was refused a
third reading.