Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-20


se'itafices Of the United States of .9meriea, in
Congress assembled, That the President of the
United States he authorized and required TO procure
Tie officers OF the Engineer Depar men,, who are
now engaged IN examining The route for National,
Road from the City of Washington to New Or
leans, to examine that part of the Western Waers
winch lie within East Tennessee, with view TO
the selection Of site for an Armory o. the Yves
ern Water; and ,ha report thereof be made to
Congress during the present session. debate
hereaftcr.)
Mr. Stewart now renewed the motion tha, the
committee rise, report progress, and ask leave TO
sit again.
The committee then rose and reported, but, be-
tore 1t vas decided Whether they should have leave
| 10 sit again.
| The House adjourned. Nat Int
Congress proceedings of Friday.
The Senate was not In session yesterday, having
! adjourned on Thursday till the Monday following:
ia ne House OF Representatives very lev pc
tltons were presented, and of these two ere frou
| Tie District OF Columbia; one praying additional
appropriations by Congress for the ccmpelion o.
the Cits Hall OF Washington, and the other from
the trustees OF the Columbia College, asking for
so 900 10 enable them 10 complete the necessar>
| buildings OF that institution, which are now under
way. The further appropriation to the City Hall
IS urged. on The ground that fair allowance To-
that part oil the building used by the Unied STATES
! for their Courts and Clerks Offices. has no, vet
| been made
Mr. Buchanan called up his resolution directing
the Secretary of the Navy lay before the House
the proceedings OF the late Court OF Enquiry and
curt Martial, In relation 10 tie OF Conmo-
dore Porter, which resolution, after a speech of
-ome length by the mover, showing the proprie.y
OF the demand. and reiuting objections formerly
urged, was adopted b. the House.
| AZ fr Oh. IL
proceeded 10 consider, and finally adopted, his reso
lu'ions requesting he Secretary Of tie NAVY 10 in
form the House, whether the sloop of war Bo-toa,
about 10 be commissioned, or some other of the
| sloops OF var nov la commission, nigh, not b..
employed in exploring the North West coast of A
merca, its Rivers and Inie,s between he parallels
oflattude AZ deg. and 40 deg. North without de-
trment 10 the Naval service OF the United States
aud whether the expense Incurred in such service
would exceed the ordinary expenses oil such .ess.l.
"hHe cruizing And also, whether il would be
practicable 10 transport more common, and more o.
the mlnilions OF war in such vessel THAI would be-
necessary for the use OF the vessel.
MIR. Saw er ofiered'an amendment proposing e.
extend the explora ion 70 the polar SEAS and MAD.
an argument, 10 show that the United ) ates v er,
bound to contribute their share of labor and expense
10 these enterprises OF discovery; but tile .ne IL
ment, alter some little discussion twas lost. The IN
eentlemah s'ioseq 'enty moved resolmior, whici
was lad Oh the table, directing the SECRETARY @
war 10 estimate he expense of an expedition from
the Lake OF the Woods, across the Rocky Noun
tains to The Pacific Ocean; thence 10 the AID
parable of North latitude, AID along the .panl,l
boundary to the Mississippi river
resolutior, which lies he table one da
by rule, was offered by Mr.. Hamilton, Of 5. Q. re-
guessing the President of the Uni,ed States, Ia
transmit to the House copies OF all such documents
or parts OF correspondence, not improper to be
Communicated, relating 20 invitation " hich has
been extended TO tine Government of this countr F,
" by the Republics OF Columbia, of Mexico and oil
CENTRAL America, to join the deliberate OF a Con
gress 10 be held at The Isthmus OF Panama - and
which induced him 10 zig iiy to the House, 90 that
me Mlniters on the part of the u, States will be
commissioned to join in those deliberations
On motion OF Mr.. Cooke, the committee on
Roads and Canals, instruct ed 10 enq lire whe-
iher any and if any, what further appropriation is
proper TO be made, for constructing the Road lead
ing nom the right Bank of the Ohio, opposite TO
Wheeling, in Virginia, through Chic, Indiana, and
Illinois, to Missouri
The Committee an Military Affairs, motion
of Mr. Peter, instructed to enquire INTO the
expediency of establishing one or more fonndres
for the manufacture OF brass and iron ordnance.
MIR. Dorsey offered resolution, which was
adopted, directing the Committee on the judiciary
TO enquire into The expediency of authorising the
President, upon the resignation death ofthe Clerk
of either OF The Courts of the u. States, during The
vacation OF the Court, OF which such person so dy
ing resigning, was clerk; 10 appoint and commits
sion fit aud competent person to such vacant,
Office, to hold the same until The next meeting oil
the said Court.
| The following resolutions, offered some DAYS
ago, by Mr. WickHe Of Kentucky g., and laid on the
table, were taken into consideration, and OH motion
OF Mr. Webster, referred to the committee on the
Judiciary:
ResoiDed, That law ought to pass repeating
the 10th section Of the act, entitled An act to e..
tablish Judicial Courts of the u. States
RESOLVED, That the provisions Of the second Sec
lion OF the act of Congress, entitled " An act for
regulating the processes in The Courts Of the Uni
ted States, AID providing compensation for the
officers OF the said Courts, and Tor jurors and wit
nesses;" do not confer upon the said courts the
| power, by Rules and Orders OF Court, to subject
| to execution and sale, final process property
and estate OF the defendant which has not been made
subject 10 execution by The laws of the ". States
or the laws Of the state IN which The judgment IS as
| pronounced; which laws of the stale, 10 be made
applicable courts of the United States, must have
been adopted by the Congress Of the United States;
and as that power has been claimed and exercised
by some Of the Courts of the United States, Resell
we'd. That law ought TO pass prescribing more
specifically what processes ought 10 be used in said
| courts.
| On motion Of Mr.. Swan, the committee on the
Judiciary were instructed TO enquire into the ex-
pedency Of so amending the law in relation 10 ostIs
taken in Courts Of Justice, that they may be more
uniform in the District of Columbia, the several
Territories, and in all the Ugited States Courts.
| On the respective motions Of Mr.. Drayton OF
South Carolina, and Mr.. Barney Of Maryland, the
! Naval Committee were instructed to inquire into
the expediency OF establishing navy yards at Char
lesion and Baltimore.