Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-15


tee appointed yes erday on The Presidents Mesa
Ses IN relation to the conflicting claims of the Stale
oil Georgia and the Creek Indians, to certain land.
within the limits of this State: Mrssrs. .EYe,et,
Powell, Cooke, Dray'on. Whi,I,csey, Lawrence
and Buckner.
GEORGIA MILITIA CLAIMS.
Mr.. Vance, from The Committee on Military
Affairs. to which was referred the memorial of the
Legislature of the Sta'e OF Georgia relative 10 The
Claims OF citizens of that State for Military servi-
ces rendered in The years 1909, 3 and 1, made a
favorable report thegeon which was read and
committed ioa Committee of the Whole House ON
the State of-the Union.
MILITIA TACTIrS.
Mr.. Vance. from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported bill 10 provide system, Of Ca
va!ry, Arhllery. and Infantry exercise, for The use
oitbe Militia of the u. States: winch was twice
read and ordered to be engrossed for third read.
ing on Thursday next
JEFFERSON LOTTERY BILL.
Mr.. Alexander OF Va. from the Committee for
The District OF Columbia, TO which had been te-
TERED The bill from the Senate. to authorize the
Corporation of the City of Washington 10 intro
duce into the Lotteries they are authorized TO e.
ablish certain land prizes (being the lands of the
late President Jelfers on, reported the same without
amendment.
On reporting this bill, Mr. Alexander observed
that The Legislature OF Virginia had passed an act
for the benefit Of The family of MIR Jefferson
An Agent in Washington had been employed to
prepare scheme for the Lottery thus granted
but owing to the small number of the prizes this
scheme was found impraciicable. Application was
made to Congress to fulfil the wishes OF the Lee
gslsture of Virginia, by connecting the jefferson
Lottery with some scheme which had for its obiec,
the benefit OF the City of Wellington and the pre-
sent bill was intended TO effect that object. What
MIR. Jefferson might have thought or done in re-
la'ion to such proposal, had he lived, it no,
Tor him TO say; but in making ibis spplca ion the
executor Of that ilIusirious man had done no more
than was his duty, under the will lie had acted
under the influence of feeling and of duty, and the
application was recommended by every principle
OF fiial gratitude and by all those sentiments Of The
human heart, which, If be would, be could not
change.
The question was then taken, and the bill was
ordered 10 third reading on Mondsy-Ayes 10i,
Noes 26.
On motion of Mr.. Forsyth, the Committee of the
Whole House on the State Of the Union was die
charged from the consideration of certain resoIu-
tons Of the Legislature OF Georgia. in relation 10
lands claimed by the State and by the Creek In
dams, and the resolutions were referred 10 the Sc.
lecs Committee appointed yesterday on that sub
ject.
wooLLEN DUTY BILL
The bill for the protection Of the wooen man
ufactures read third time, and the question
being on The passage ofihe bill,
MT. ChDheleng delivered ms sentiments IN op-
position 10 the bill, in speech of more than an
hour. lie concluded by moving its third reading
on the 4th day Of March next; he withdrew his
motion, however, at the request of
MIR. Buchanan. who moved that the bill be re-
committed to the Committee on Manufacture
with instruction TO amend the same as 10 make
the duties on the importation Of Foreign Woollen
Goods, and Foreign Wool, commence at the same
tine, and TO make the duties the same on Foreign
Wool, whether imported upon the skin or not; al
50 to increase the duty the i'm poration OF Fo-
reign Spirits not less than ten cents per gallon;
and also 10 increase the duty The importation
Of Foreign Hemp nosless than Eve dosfs per ton.
On lis question, hIr. y. demanded the yess
and mass, and they were ofdeFedbg its lIouss