Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-06

the bill was laid upon the table.
The sill to establish an Arsenal in Augusta,
in the State OF Maine. was read third tia,e,
passed. and sent to the other House tor concur.
renee.
The bill from the other House. to regulate the !!
Washington Bridge over the Potomac, was read !
twice, and referred. !!
THE BANKRUPT BILL.
Mr. Sanford moved the reconsideration of the
vote taken yesterday, on engr ossing the Bankrupt
Bill for third reading. Debate in our nex,.)
The question was put on the motion 10 re~con
siier and was carried by the following vote:
YEAS-Messrs. Barton, Bateman, Berren,
Bouligny, Clayton, Edwards, Findlay, Harrison,
Hayne, Hendricks, Holmes. Johnson OF KY,
Johnson of Lou, Kane, King, Knight, Mills
Robbins, Rowan, RuggIes. Sanford, Seymour,
Sil-bee, Smith of Maryland, Van Buren,, Will
liams-26.
NAYS-Messrs. Branch, Chandler, Chase,
Cobb, Dickerson, Eaton. Macon, Marks, Noble,
Randolph, Reed, Smith offs. c., TazeweIl, White
Wiley, Woodbury.-l7.
Mr. Sanford then moved TO re-commh the bill,
with instructions 10 strike The the 93d section.
The Chair observ ed that, the Select Committee
having already reported upon the bill, it seemed
that ;hey were discharged from any further cons
=ideration of The subject.
Alter further consideration of the subject
| MIR. Smith OF Maryland, moved that a Seec,
Committee of five be appointed, which was agreed
to. The committee then ballo,ed for, and the
following gentlemen were elected:
| Messrs. Hayne, Berfien. Sanford, Van Buren,,
and Sisbee
The bill 10 repeal, in part, the duty imported
! salt, was read second time.
On motion of Mr.. 5i!sbee the IN emoria from the
manufacturers of Salt In the town OF Falmouth,
Mass. was read
Mr.. Smith of Md, explained the bill; which
was opPosedby Mr. Holmes, but before the ques-
ton was taken upon the bill,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. Powell presented iemons,rance of t,e
corporation OF Georgetown, in the District of
coiumoia, against the enactment or passage of the
OIL now pending in the House of Representative.
which contains the following provisions: Z" That
whenever amy person shall be appreLended i'm the
City OF w ashington or Georgetown, or in the
County of Washington, as a runaway and il should
appear, on examination, that the said person i. en-
iued To his or her freedom the jail fees and other
| legal expenses OF such apprehension or commit.
Heht shall be chdTg sadie upon the Corporations
OF said towns and county aforesaid as the case NAV
be, and be collected aud paid over in the same
manner rs other public c:,,Iges,' SO far az the Cor
porailon oil Georgetown may b- concerned This
| fenonstTance was referred, and ordered 10 be
| printed.
| SLAVE CONVENTION.
The preamble and resolution submitted by Mr..
i"lI'ieTro, yesterday, and laid ON tie liable, was
csle.l up aud read:
! Hhsreas, ii may happen that the sum of
81 IVA 800, to be apportioned under the late con
ven'ion with Great Britain for giving effect 10 the
treaty OF Client, II respects indemnity for .lave-
di.d Other property, may exceed the amount
which, by The provisions oithAt treaty, and OF tho
convention oi ST. Petersburg, may be consider cd
| applicable 10 that object
Resofued, That the Committee on Foreign
An"irs he INSTRUCTED 10 report TO this House their
opinion as 10 The propriety of directing such con
templued residuum OF the aforesaid sum 10 be An.
portoned pro rata amongst the bona hde sufferers
oy 'he loss oil slaves, aud other property, and
whose losses did not come within tho PROV ision.
OF the said t,eaiy and conve ntion.''
Nr. Everett stated, that he was Yesterday de-
ta'hed rom his seat when this subject was under
coAsideiation. IL was a subject which had lately
engaged much OF the attention of the Coumi,tee
| o! FoIeiSn Affairs The Chairman of that Com.
mitiee, MIR. Forsyth bal yesterday expressed
the opinion that there oud be no surplus of the
iund In question, when the just claims upon i,
should have been paid off. In this opinion s,,,
Mo T., concur The agreed to be laid bv
,he Ehg!i Government, aud OF which The hrs,
hall had been already received by the American
Government, was paid in pursuance of the state.
"'eh's anu estimates urged on the BRUSH Govern
ment by this Government and lis Ministers W.
nave Told them, ia every form, that 81 90? OOO
vas necessary -nay,.was anadelua,e-,o DISCHARGE
the claims under the Treaty of Ghent add 10
Convention OF 1922. We have been for YEAR
W..'Hg. that not only this, but that more wa.
que Under these circumstances, | own. Sir |
'sei IL TO De question OF public delicacy. =, he
Their this House ought to entertain ey EN- the inonirv
what IS 10 be done with the residue | do No,
believe, according to the information ths has bee,
submitted TO the Committee Foieign Affair.
mat there VIII be any residue; and | must stroosI
question the expectancy of moving, at this time
'he question what appropriation is TO b. made n;
supp 'sed possible remainder. would for ,h.|
reasons, move you, Sir, toisy The resolution ON
the table. 'A
lhls motion, was, however, withdrawn bv Mr.
IL. at the suggestion of
Mr. Taliaferro, yho ob.erv.d ,ho, l.. 81.
iect coinc'de'ce IN the general sentiments expte-s
ed by the gentleman from Massac husetts: nor ,v.s
IL his lntention TO press the resolution if the
toase seemed reluctant TO adopt it, He had sa;d
me utmost attention TO what had fallen from, Don,
tIemen; but, with all due Difference, he p,,.t IL
leave TO say that, whsteser lights NAV bave bssu
concentrated on the Committee OF FOREIGN Az
lars, In relation 10 this subject no rays had "a We,
IsIIen upon him. The committee had presented
10 the Rouse mere result, unsccompaDied by any
VI 'he 'acts and crcumstsnces from which il had
oeen ded"ced. To The bill, and the bill alone bo |
looked tor all the information received 80 90, r.
that committee. He had used many enJssvor. ,a
certain what might be the practical effect of The
recent arrangement, az TO these claims He had
ceIlsIned that the total amount claimed =, Guild f
little short OF $l,5O0,000. When be took mi.
amount into view and Considered at the same tim.
me precise and narrow terms intended 10 bs insis,
"a upon IN interpreting the article of the treaty of
1heht' on tbs sutJect and when he included ono
''heF suIJeci, ION which he did not pretend 10 be
'Oie 10 speak po-ihYeiJ,) viz. the name, il,
"hch Tue commissioners were likely to geule H..
he faf