Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-01-03

would be proper to press il at this time. On his
own part, Nix. Z. said he had no objection that the
Committee of Roads and Canals should make tile
inquiry proposed. On the contrary, he thought 1t
was advisable they should DO SO; but he would
snggest to the honorable mover, whether 1t would
not be better to lay it the table until the Mem
hers Of the House should be generally in their
places?
Mr. Tes, asscnted, and the resolution was laid
the table accordingly.
Ga motion ca Mr. Mercer of Va. il was
Res0loed, That so much OF the Presidents Mes
sage AZ the opening OF the present session of Con-
Tress, as relates TO the suppression of the Slave
Trade, be referred TO n Select Committee, and tina
the committee be instructed TO inquire whether any
ATTRACTIONS oil the existing laws that subject have
recently oceurred; II any, to what causes they are
ascribable, aud how they may be remelied.
Ordered, That the committee consist OF seven
menb,rs
On motion OF MIR. Mitchell Of Tenn il
Resoiped, That the Committee on Indian Affairs
be Instructed to inquire into the expectancy and
pfactic billy of establishing some mode by which
AL the tndaaS residing East of the Mississippi RI
yer, may be Immediately or gradually removed be-
yoad West OF said river, and suhlciency OF
land atiac Ell TO each Tribe, and secured to such
Tribe Tribes, with the sovereignty right of
soil in the manner that the right of domain is
secured to the respective States of the United
States, there 70 establish Territorial Gov eminent
over them uf the same kind, and regulated by the
rules that the Territories of the United States
now governed. And if the said committee
c,nnol de Use any plan that shall be just and mag
naniinois, the part Of the United States, at
tain that ;eni, that they shall then nqiire into the
sigh; and expediency of extending the laws of the
United States, and, also, the laws of the respec-
tive States wherein said Indians reside, over them.
The Speaker laid before the House communities
tiOn from the Department of War enclosing conn
Inunication from the Chief Engineer, containing
certain information respecting the Dismal Swamp
Canal; which was referred TO the Committee on
Roads aai Canals, and ordered to be printed.
WEDNESDAY, December 2s, 1925.
IN SENATE.
The following gentlemen announced, as
having been appointed Select Committee on the
petition of Richard w. Meade, Messrs. Mills,
rasewe'i, King, Robbins. and Clayton.
MIR. Ellis p'e'eated the memorial OF the Legsla
ture of the State of Mississippi, praying the aid
Congress to ope, Canal through the bar at tIis
east pass of Pascasoula River Referred
Mr.. Kane presented the memorial of sundry
citizens Of Illinois, praying an appropriation TO
bridge the water courses between Louisville and
St. LOUIS. Referred
MIR. Barton pre- -ented the petition Of number Of
lhe Inhabitants OF Illinois and Kentucky, OF similar
nature with the preceding petition Referred.
The resolution submitted5y Mr. Johnson, of XIV.
concerning the division OF The State of Kentucky
into two Judicial Districts, taken up and agreed
70.
The Senate the proceeded % the consideration Of
the resolution, submitted yesterday, by Mr.. John
sion, OF Louisiana, calling for an inquiry into the
law the Territorial Government OF Florida, re-
lating TO wrecks.
The resolulion was then agreed to-
The Senate then proceeded, as in Committee ol
the whole. 10 consider the bill " supplementary TO
L..
be employ ed in the CoasIing Trade and Fisheries
and for regulating the same"
MIR. Holmes said, that, since that bill had been
reported, II had been thought necessary TO make
some further provisions in in regard TO the Coast
Ing Trade in another part of the United States In
the Jesr 1920, the act was passed. TO which this is
an I'D iiiion, dividing the United States, the
shoreyof the United States, into two large Dis
tricts: one beginning at Passamaqucddy, and ex
tending 10 st. Mary's; the other commencing a;
the PeriIo, and extending to the Western Shore
OF the United States in the Gull OF Mexico. Th.
act was passed. before Florida cedei TO the
United States, and, II il is provided for in the
regulating The Territorial Cove tme At of Florida,
Florida is not included in either OF he two Dslrcts
il would, therefore, he said, be probably necesssar,
to alter the Districts, or to make provision in
gliding Fiorid, in one or the other or both of them:
to accomplish this purpose, therefore. he moved Ia
postpone the further consideration of the bill to
Monday next; which motion prevailed
The Senate then spent hour and an half in tie
consideration OF Executive business, and then
Adjourned.
The following is accurate statement OF
MIR. Harrison's remarks in tie Senate, on the sub
ject of Gle ring he Ohio river from distractions
.han that given in yesterdays paper:
Mr. Harrison said that blame could be at
rached to the Secretary of War on this OCCASION
he had framed the contract which he had catered
into Tor that purpose, In strict conformity TO tie
law under which he acted II was also understood
that the contractor would attempt shelter himself
ander the plea OF hafing literally performed hi.
duty enjoined by the contract. Ii would, there
fore, depend upon The construction to be given to
The law whe,her she injury thar had been done was
attributable the ia which it was expressed
or to the contractor.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
Tie following gentlemen w. announced as hay-
ing teen appointed Select Committee on so much
Of the Presidents Message relates to the cor
respondeDcc of this Government with that of Great
Bitain, be subject oil the African Slave Trade
viz: Messrs. Mercer, Goyan, yerplanck, Tat,nall,
Gurley, Clarke, and Bryan.
The Speaker laid before the House a communica-
ton from the Treasury Department, containing a
Report from the Receiver and Register of The Land
District OF West Florida called for fe days az
by the House; ~ ich referred to the Committed
On the Public Lands
The Speaker laid before The House ccmmuni-
cation from the same Department, accompanied 10y
airport on the subject OF a light house on Cape
Roman, III South Carolina, which was laid on the
table.
n, ,not;on of Mr. To,nfinson &c C'o,n :, san.