Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-07
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY s.

Mr.. Lloyd Of Mass. from the Committee
on Naval Affairs, laid on thr table a commm
nication, accompanied by numerous docm-
ments from the Nwy Department, relative tn
a naval peace establishment; which was read
aHd ordered to he printed.
MIR. Barton offered the following resolution
for consideration
I" Resoired, That the Committee on Public
Lands, inquire into the expedirncy of making
further provision, by law, Ia prevent frauds in
the surveying the public lands of the Unied
States, and in making certificates of such sur
vevs"
The resolution offered yesterday hy Mr.
Lloyd of Massachusetts proposing an inquiry
INTO the present state and circumstances Of
The Nary Hospital fund and whether any al
iteration is necessary To carry into effect the
wise and humane purposes for which that
fund was established, was again read and a.
greed to.
We were IN error yesterday in stating that
the above resolution related 10 the Pension
fund. We ought, also, Ia have stated. IN our
journal of Mondays proceedings, that Mr..
Lloyd, in behalf Of the Naval Committee.
made report on the Privafeer Pension Fund,
which was ordered To be printed
The order ofthr day, being the proposition
submitted by Mr.. Benton. to amend the Com
stitution of the United States, in regard to the
election OF President and Vice President
was again taken up. MIR. Benton resumed.
and cocluded his remarks m the subject.
On motion Of Mr.. Eaton, the further con
sideraton of the resolution was postponed to
Monday next.
The Senate then adjourned till Tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Dir. Vinfon, from the Committee on the
Public Lands, reporteda bill authorizing re-
payment for lands enormously sold by the
United States; which was twice read and
committed.
MI Cooke, from the Committee on Militia
ry Affairs, presented the following resolution,
which lies one day
Resolved, That the President Of the u
nlted States be requested to communicate TO
this House statement showing the situation
of any suits which have been, are nov de-
pending, in which the United States are inter
ested, for the recovery Of the possession of
tract of land commonly called the {" Pea
Patch" and on which Fort Delaware is stu
ated. specifying the amount of money paid by
thPlUnlied States in each case, to whom paid
and the times, respectively, by whom, ON
what account, and from what fund"
On motion or MIR. Cooke. it was
Resotred, That The Committee on Indian
Affairs have power 10 call for persons and pa
pers touching so much 0fthe Presidents mes
sage OF the 22d Dee. 393, as was referred 10
said committee.
On motion of Mr.. Owen, il was
Resolved, That The Committee IN Com
merce he instructed to examine and report Ia
this House wht tbrr, in their opinion the laws
now IN force authorize the exaciiOn Of duties
on tonnage OF barges, steam boats, and other
craft. trading wholly on the waters Of the A.
Iabama and Tombrcby rivprs and whether,
by the same laws, licensing and enrolIing are
also required and, further, ifduties and Ii.
censing, and ENROLLING, in such cases, are re-
CURED by law, how Gar il is expedienl tn re-
vive the 9Th sectinn Of ibract ofthe lsf May,
1920, and extending the provisions thereof
to the collection districts Of Alabama.
On motion Of Mr.. Whttlesey, it was
ReSOired, That the COMMITTEE on Com
mercr he instructed 10 inquire into the neces-
SIty and expedlency OF erecting light house
at some suitable site on the south shore Of
Lake Erie, east OF Chagrin river, and west Of
the Cosneaught creek
On motion of Sir. A. Stevenson, it was
RSoired, That the Committee on Com
nerce be instructed 10 inquire into the cxpe-
dIency Of so Amending the several laws reldt-
ing IN The districts nf Bermuda Hundred and
City Point, in the state OF Virginia, rs to per
nit ships or vessels arriving in belfast to make
entry IN the manner NOW provided by law fur
vessels laden with goods, wares, and merchan-
disc.
On motion IF Mr.. Cook, II was
Rssolred, That the Comoiiitce on The Pub.
hc Lands be- instructed 10 inquire iDi0 the cx-
pedIency Of authorizing the President 10