Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-02

ti,iohcrs pray the iuief, eniiuu of Congress,
for the eqJlisbe settlement of those accounts.
Referred 20 the Committee of Claims.
MIR. Taylor at Va. gave notice that, ON Mon
day next lIe should ask leave To inlru,.uc. IL
bili tn provide for the settlement of r.cuniary
claitus sgainst the United States.
The resolution, proposed some days since,
by Mr.. Talbot, insiructing an inquiry into the
rA;'ediency of altering the Judiciary Jaw, Mas
again read, and agreed To.
The amendment proposed by the Ii. of II.
To the bill TO alter the time of holding the dis
irct court ia the state Of Alabama, WAS read
and agreed tn.
The Senate. Mr.. King of Ala. in the chair,
then resumed the consideration Of the report
| OF The committee On the Judiciary, adverse 10
the petition OF Ebenezer Oliver aud others, ui
| Boston, directors of the New England Mis.is-
sppi Land Company. long discussion en-
sued upon the merits OF the claim, The uu.s-
:'ou being upon motion made by Mr.. Mills,
10 reverse the report of the committee. This
motion was supported by Messrs. Lloyd oi
Mass, Labmau, Seymour, Talbot aud Mills
anal opposed by Alessrs. Van Buren,, Kelly, aud
Holmes nf Maine. The question was then
| taken, and the Senate refused to reverse the
report, by vote Ut % tn 90.
The question was then taken upon agreeing
to the report OF the CON mittee, and carried in
the affirmative, without opposition.
| On motion Of Mr.. KING of n. Y. III. Senate
proceeded TO the consideration of Exccuiiy.
business.
And then adjourned till to morrow.
! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV
Dir. Kent. from the committee ON the Dis
trict OF Columbia, reported hill To provide
for the government of the District of Column
5a /; " hich was twice read and committed.
Mr. Kent, from the same committee, report
ed IA G.!l ameudatOry OF az act, entitled " An
act IL Incorporate the ProviGent A -sociation
| of Clerks in the civil department of the Gov
eminent of the United States in the District
OF Columbia J" which was twice read aud re-
| lerred.
On mOtun ofMr Forsyth, it was
Resoired, That the Committee of WAYS and
Me rs be instructed to inquire into the expe-
d'ency of reducing the annual appropriation
for diplomatic Intercourse.
| On motion of Mr.. Brent, il was
| RsSOlred, That The Committee on the Ju-
ditiary be instructed TO inquire into the ex
pedency of increasing the salary of the Uni
ted States Attorney for the Western District
| Of Louisiana.
This resolution was opposed by Mr.. Cooke
Mr.. Brent explained, and rejoined in defence
OF the resolution.
Mr.. Gurley corroborated the statements of
Mr.. Brent, aud the resolution was carried
ayes 81, noes -.
| Mr.. Owen submitted the following
ReSoiUed. That the Secretary fthe Trea-
,ury he directed TO report to this House whe-
Their The Tariff bill now under considt ration
! will. in his opinion, if it passes into a law in
its present shape, d" simplify the collection of
duties on Imports" aud whether It's opera
;iOu will without being onerOus 10 the com
niunty, Tend ~ augment tie revenue, prove
saiut"ry to commerce, and beneficial 10 the
| manufactures of the country aud that the
Clerk be directed TO furnish the Secretary of
| the Treasury with copy of this bill, as re-
| ported by the Committee on Manufactures"
Ii was laid on the table without debate.
Mr.. Sihlry offered the following resolution ::
| " ReSotred. That the Committee on Agri-
| culture be instructed To inquire il dn increase
ofthe duty new established by law on any
article Of foreign growth manufacture, will
be for the interest of the agriculturist, and if
there he any such article, TO name the same
tOg' Their with the additional amount of duty
which they deem beneficial to the agricultu-
raj interest"
The question being put on this resolution,
| IL was decided in the af6rmatIye-ayes 81
| noes 60.
! On motion Of Mr.. Stewart, it was
ResOtved, That the Committee on Claims
be instructed to inquire into the expediency
of granting to Col. Rees Hill IA Just cumpen-
saton for certain expenditures by him incur
red, IN furnishing supplies, &c. for the regi-
| meDt of militia under his command on the
| Northern frontier, during the late war with
Great Britain.
On motion of Mr.. Little, it was
RESOLVED, That the Committee on the Ju-
dietary be instructed TO inquire into the expe-
diency of increasing the per diem allowance
Of Jurors attending the several District Courts.
The Speaker laid before the House Com
municatiun from the Secretary Of the Treas
Iry, respecting the adequacy of the compen-
satiou allowed to the Registers and Receivers
of the Public Land Offices, for executing the
act of 1870, for the relief Of purchasers Of
! the Public ands which was laid on the table
! On moi0n of Mr.. Forsyth, it was
| ReSotred, That the Committee on Naval
! Affairs be- instructed To inquire into the expr-
diency of providing, by law, that all person.
who shall voluntarily engage TO serve in the
Navy six months during peace, aud twelve
months during war, shall be exempted from
all militia duty, except when, in cases OF great
prb'ic danger, the levy, in mass, shall be Or
dered.
| Collectors OF the customs, on receiving the
names and descriptions Dfthe persons making
the engagement, to register the same, giving
tn each person, so registered, a certificate of
registry, sitting forth his name, age, place of
nativity, height, complexion, AND general de-
scription.
Every master Of merchant vessel, wheth-
er engaged ~ the cOasting or foreign trade, to
| specify in his shipping articles, ,in an appro-
PIRATE coluDg opposite TO each PERSONS
nanir- such as did, Or did not, on signing the
aririe,, produce certificates of registry.
Every master Of merchant vessel, whether
engaged in the cOasting or foreign trade, To
a IL ~.