Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-04-08

Woodbury. and Foot; when it was ordered 10 be
engrossed fora third reading.
PUBLIC LANDS.
The unfinished business OF Friday was then Ia
ken up, being the bill TO graduate the prices of
Public Lands, Mr.. Hendricks amendment still
pending.
MIR. johnson of KY. addressed the Senate at
considerable length.
The debate was continued, briefly, by Messrs
Rowan and Macon, and at length by Mr. Hen
bricks, who withdrew his motion to amend; when
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
TUESDAY, ARM l.
Mr. Everett, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reported bill for the relief of the heirs OF
the late Caron de Beaumarchais; which was twice
read and committed.
Mr.. Duncan submitted the following:
Resolved That the Committee on Military At
fairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency
attaching TO the Army of the United States, eight
companies of mounted volunteer Gun men, TO be
stationed OH the estern Frontier of the United
States, and of disbanding, from the present peace
establishment, one regiment of infantry.
The question being taken, the resolution was
adopted.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The House went into Committee OF the Whole,
on the state of the Union, Mr. Newton in the
Chair and took up the Tariff bill; when
MIR. Sprague again took the floor in opposition 10
the bill; or which he remarked with great scveri-
y.
He was followed by MIR Buchanan, in reply;
who, having spoken for considerable Time gave
way Tor motion by Mr.. Vance, that the committee
rise.
The motion prevailed. Yeas co, Noes 50.
Whereupon, the Committee rose and reported
progress.
THE LATE GEN. BROWN.
Mr.. Vance then moved that the House 90 into
Committee Of the Whole, the bill for the relief
OF Mrs. Brown.
The motion psevailed. Yeas rs, Noes go.
Whnro .ba r.
the Whole, upon that bill, Mr. Mclean OF Ohio,
in the Chair.
On motion of Mr. Vance, two letters were read
at the Clerks table, one giving statement OF
General Browns Pecuniary affairs; the other, on
the nature OF his disease, and its connexon with
the exposure he had endured in his last Campaign.
Mr. Vance then briefly explained and advocat-
ed the principles OF the bill, referring to previous
cases CT legislation, in which similar grants had
been made, particularly in tie case of Lady Stir
ling, widow of a Major General, who had receiv-
ed his half pay for years. did also the in
FAINT daughter of Col Laurens. He likewise
quoted, as case still more in point the donation
OF four thousand dollars to four infant daughters OF
Count De Grasse.
Mr.. Wicklife rose and opposed the bill, as not
being warranted by the Constitution, nor sanction
ed by any previous act OF Congress, where case
was similar 10 this.
A debate Of considerable extent then arose, in
which the bill advocated by Messrs Vance
McDufe, Cupeper, MaIlary, Lving ston, Little,
Wright OF New York, Whipple and Carson; and
opposed by Messrs. Wickliie, Weems, Gimer and
Floyd.
When the Committee rose, and reported the bill
10 me House; and the question then recurring, on
ordering the bill to be engrossed for third read
ing,
Mr. Weems demanded that it be taken by yeas
and nays.
The yeas and nays were thereup1n ordered;
and being taken. were, Yeas IS, Noes IL
SO the bill was ordered to be engrossed, and
read third time TO- Morrow.
MhereupOn, The House adjourned.