Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-12-13

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eacc OF harhors. and The dovc-,aiIed tongued and
Srooved piles, Iongitudinaiiy for sopipe Off thc
water Tor the purpose OF making dry docks Re
ferred TO the Committee on Naval Affairs.
And after the presentation OF all the pet;stor,s.
The resolutions m9ved Friday last nv Mr.
SPraguc, Mr. Mediation. and MIR. Winyi ana
which, by the rule Of the House. are made 10 la
on me table one day for consideration, were tas
EN- up read, and severally adopted by the House
Mar. Sawyer moved the following resol,,tjo,,.
which was read, and land on the table: -
heso'rea, That the Secretary Of War be direct
ed to lay before this House. copy of the reportos
me Hnginefs employed under o special appropri. y
ation by an act OF Corg passed i'm 1926 to make
a survey OF the Roanoke Inlet, in North Carolina.
with ariew to nayigabie communication betweer
the Aibenarle Sound and the Ocean -
MIR. Strong moved the following: -
Rssoired, That the committee be appointed m,
ascertain the probable cost, economy, and alyan
ttages OF publishing stereotype impression of the
laws OF the United States. = $40
In support OF this resolution Mr. S,ronc ~
served, that the object contemplated bv il did No,
fall within the prescribed duties of any one Of th
Standing Committees Of the House, and il was on.'
~ for that reason that he asked its re ferencs q.
Select committee The inquiry he wished such
COMMITTEE to make, was not merely whether fh.s
proposed mode of publishing the Laws was prart;.
cable, but whether il would not be yerv eco
nomicai mode OF publishing them. wh.tt.ar :.
would not possess great and signal adyantasas
yer every other mode hitherto pursued The nre.
state oil this matter matter OF Sc rios
he;fompiaint; he might almost say it amounted To
public calamity. Few copies of the IAN. 80
AZ present published, and still fewer 6isnas>s
through the country. There were vast dstric,sor
The United States, where no COPY OF tben co,,,,
ne obtained' without travelling miles and rniles
The result OF such n State OF things was Thai ,s
PeoPle did not, i'm tact, know what the Iavs a..
should The inquiry be committed as he t,esired',i,
WOULD eict many interesting facts, some OF whirb,
were within his own know Iedge-it would in,
VoiVe no expense, and would obtain and embed,
much useful information, W hich the Uonse 49,,
act upon either at this some future Session
ihe resolution was carried, aud a Sclcct Com,
in conformity thereto.
On motion OF MIR. Allen, Of Mass. i, rss
HesotDed, That the Committee of Wovs a,;
Means be instructed 10 inquire into the cs,e,,;-
ency oil bringing in a bill Tor lie reduction OF HE
duties on teas. - '"'
On motion Of Mr.. Moore, Of Alabama !, w..
Rsseired. That the Committee on the pui,,;os
Lands be instructed 10 Inquire into The exne,,sn,,,
OF adopting some legislative enactment calculated
"a give effect TO the act (agrceabiy to its tru. sp;
ln} passed at the last session OF Congress e,YfJ.,,
ahaci 10 grant certain renquished and unapnre,-i
psaiea iands TO the State OF Alabama for the pnr-
pose Oh improving the navigation of the Jen..cs
see, Coosa, Cahawba, and Black w arr;or p;,..s,,
ana 10 such manner Ak may give to the State ~
thoriues the right TO make the con of m. ,,s
ty granted within The counties spe cited or prau,
10 the State, IN addition the remnant of rriinnit
ed ann unapPrcpriated aliis WITHIN the co5,,;as
nv Acee ding W l3s acres for the purposes mon
toned IN the above reeited act ts
On motion OF Mr. SEWER, il was
RSsoiged, That the Commute, on m. T,;,s.
be instructed TO inquire into the ,exno,,;,,
permitting the People of Arkansas 60 elect or ~
point all the Civil and Military Officers of the ret
ho'y' except ihose appointed by the President,
uhuer such regulations s. restrictions as the ,.,;
iature oil the Territory may poin, ont am, ,s,h,53,
3 cn motion OF Mr. Bates, OF Missouri IL w.
hes0iseo, That The Committee on Road. and &,
ha,s &C instructed TO inquire into the expedienev
flIl nay
rents OF the public lead mines on tho ,,,,n,, Ill.,;
sipp', toT as much thereof, may be I,ecess.rv
10 the removal OF Instructions 10 stea,nbo,t nay
ga'.on 10 the mississippi, at the Rock river ana.
Des Mo!Dcs rapids. s
On motion OF Mr.. Ramsay
heseced, mat the Committee on Militayv AZ
lars be instructed 10 inquire into tbe exne,;,,y
oi'' ipah'ng provision for creating anu
supporting an Army Asylum, by retaining from,
each officer, non commissioned officer and nrivaA
IN Inc Ariny OF the United States a certain ror,;n,4
OF 'iisir monthly pay tor the purpose of creating -
49,, ,hn" ~ w ea,ieI 'he Army Asylum Fund.- for
'ne support OF All iniirn, poor and disabled eoi
dlers who have served in the Army of the tJniesh:
states since The Americas Revolution. -
On motion OF Mr. Everett, it was
he'oeed, i nat Committee Of three memhers'
ne appointed, who with three members Of the 60
nate TO be appointed by that body s all dire The er
PshuNuIe OF the money appropriated for the mr.
enase Oh books and Maps Tor the use OF the Two
Houses OF Congress.
MIR. Gimer moved tho foljoJyino resoI,.o +,
"h,cIi was read, aud laid on.the table viz . 800
HeSOtsed, That the Secretary of w ar be dirs,,
on 70 INFORM ule }iousy Of Repre- csc natives ryhss
NUNS OF appointments have bee n annually made
ih me regular army since 1920, dasianatiuv ,.ar
iicuiaFly the number made IN the COINS al IT,; =
neers, and also the Regiments of Ar,i,ier,. g.,
tl'at he also INFORM the House of the mimi orc -
cadets educated at West Point, who, aimee 1904
received commissions IN the Army after ti,,s ,,h;
ra'loa of The i've years that they y-ere b,c,,,i
continue III service and also the number. Of or
GERS now IN the Amy who entered IL az C,sdats =,
west Poiiii and also, that he infsrto tho Ecu;
a'huihDeF Of cadets, IT would tie pecessarv ~,
.uue"'e at "eo' 5oint, In order To supply ell
the vacancies 10 the Army by Cadets aIso Dh.,3
number, IN order TO supply the vacancies in The
Neps oil Engineers and also those in tbe htt;ller,,
regiments, ana That the Secretsgy of War ~ O.
ques'tn 10 report TO this House such plan AZ h. ra.
MINK most practicable, to compel such persona -
may DC appointed Cadets at West Point. u eo,,-
unue m tle military service of tie 4. States ami
w 30 nouehing HE West Point Academy as 10
make me number OF Cadets 70 he aunuallv ydues.
en al tat place, correspond as near a. prac,icabi
WIN the number OF vacancies which annually o..
cur III the Army Of the u. States
On motion OF Mr. Bryan, var
Hes0iVed, That The COMMITTEES " Cofefasfi,i So
ihstruc cd to inquire into the expectancy of faak;i
an additional appropriation Tor the Improvement II
Ocracock Inlet, in North Carolina
MIR. Orr moved the following resoluiiob ,St,.bs
was read, and laid upon the fable, viz
Res0l1cd, hat The Secretary OF War he d;eesf,
ed to eofnmuncate 10 this House as soon as trac
cable, The report Of the Ere ncefs sppoi1tc 10 60
anime me Allegheny liver. from the CITY of Ij,ts =
burg 10 Ire mUath Of grench creek AZ Fra,,il,n
"I'n we" 10 slack water navigation beino mn,
- VIZ routes im contemplation FOR continuation Of
Wv e and Ohio csssal to Lake Erie win