Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-04-04
FRIDAY, March 81, 1926.
IN sen ATE.

Messrs. Holmes, Lloyd, T Jewell, Harper,
and Sanford, were announced as having been APP
pointed the Select Committee on the bill supple
mentary to the act for the government and re-
gulation of seanen in the merchant service"
MIR. Lloyd from the Committee on Commerce,
made unfavorable report on the memorial of the
merchants, ship owners, and manufacturers, OF the
city oil Baltimore, praying that the additional duties
on the tonnage and cargoes OF British colonial
vessels, may be abolished
MIR. Barton, from the Committee on Public
Lands, to whom was referred The bill &c to autho-
rize the President of the United States to cause
the reserved lead mines, in the State OF Missouri
10 be exposed TO public sale;'' reported il without
amendment, but stated that the committee had IN
structed him TO move its indefinite pestponement,
when it should be called up.
MIR. Benton submitted the following motion for
| consideration
Resoiped, That the President be requested to
cause report from the General Land Office TO be
laid before the Senate, AT the commencement OF
the next stated session OF Congress, showing, as
nearly can be ascertaned from surveys hereto
tore made. and from other Information, the guam
titles and locations OF so much ofthe public lands
OF the u. States, i'll the States of Missouri and
Illinois, as may be unfit for cultivation, on ac-
coun, OF being wet and marshy, subject to in
undaion from the overlooking of the rivers, or CO.
vered with standing water in pond or lakes.
On motion of Mr.. Tazewel, the Senate then at
half past II o'clock) proceeded TO the considera-
ton of the Executive business, and remained with
closed doors till four o'cock and then
Adjourned 10 Monday
WASHINGTON April 1.-The Minutes of yester-|
days Proceedings in the Senate will be fou d in a
preceding column. For those of the House OF Re-
presentatives, in detail, we have not room. Our
readers will therefore please to receive, in lieu
thereof, the following statement Of the substance OF
them.
Amongst the original business of yesterday, IN
the Representatives House, was bill, which re-
ceived its first reading {" Tor the establishment of
general SUPPLEMENTARY of Indian Affairs in the
Depar' ment of War" Mr.. Bartlett offered re-
solution for directing the Committee on Naval AT
fairs 10 enquire into the expediency of discontinue
ing the establishment OF the Navy Yard at Phila-
delpha the ground OF its having been subjected
to taxation under the authority OF the State) The
conversation terminated in laying the resolution on
the table, On motion of MIR. Herrick, 5000 COPIES
OF the Presidents Message, replying 10 Mr. Wick
iihe S resolution, were ordered to be printed The
bill for widening the Washington canal, was read
third time, passed, and sent TO the Senate The
Annual Statement OF the Commerce and Navga-
ton OF the United States, was received from the
treasury Department, and 5000 copies thereof or
dered TO be printed. Two Messages were received
from the President 9th J. S. The one transmit
Ing information in relai: 10 the measures which
nave oeen taken 10 lnpT0 The navigation OV er the
sand bars in the Ohio River; the other TRANSMITTING
iniorma lion the subiec, of the commercial reIati
ons betw cen the Gov eminent of the u s. and the
Colombian Government, &c.--both of which Mes
sases " ere referred 10 the Committee of Commerce
The remainder ofthe day occupied in Debate
on The proposed amendment to the Constitution in
reference TO the election of P resident and Vice Pre-
sident OF the u. Sand MIR. McDufiie addressed
the House at greal length The subject After
some explanatory observations b, Mir Everett. and
Nh Irimbie having obtained the floor Tor iss day
the House adjourned his Debate was expected
to have been ended yesterday, but it does not ap
pear TO us to be near its terminate on Nat Int
The Senate yesterday confirmed the appointrnen,
OF George Hay, Esq. to be district Judge for the
1as.erh Dis'rict oil va. Nat. Journal
We are much graifed, and our readers Will be
aquaiy so, to understand that a supplemental ar
tcie to the treaty with the Creek Iadians was YES
terday sent 10 the Senate, for conf nation. which
It is expected, will entirely remove the objections
which existed 10 the treaty in its original form
ihe arrangement of this difficulty hich threaten ed
not only to produce stormy discussion in both
Houses OF Congress, but also to proIract Session
already likely to be extended TOO far we are infor
med' is to be attributed in great degree to the
exerlIons OF Mr.. Benton, oflhe Senate IN
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