Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-11
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5.
IN SENATE

me Senate was chiefly occupied this day in The
consideration OF the bill supplementary to an act
Or tfie adjustment OF the claims of individuals 10
naturalization for the loss of slaves proy;ded for
by the FIRST Article OF the Treaty of Client, and
Tor the distribution of the sum paid by the British
Government !or that purpose. This bill extends
,he ,me allotted by the bill passed on the subec;
be of e performance OF their duIies by
= long debate occurred on the bill, in which
M Mess berTien, TazewclI, Chambers, Hayne
"hile' CooD, and Macon, participated. The bill
was amended on motion OF sly White. making
the term to close on the 3Oth of November. in
stead OF the lst December. The question on en-
crossing the bill then occurring it was decided in
Nays IL.
And at late hour
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE Or REPRESENTATIVE Is.
The resolution moved by Mr. Mercer yester-
day, and laid the table, was read considered
and agreed to by the House.
Mr. Tucker moved the consideration of reso-
iuilon offered by him, some days since for chang
ing the hour at which the House shall meet froI,
tweiye to eleven o'clock; and, on this question.
nays. '0"' '''u
They were ordered by the House, and, being
laSen, stood as follows cas- I2O, NAYS 81.
The resolution being then taken up, was adopted
ayes lO2, Noes not counted; so the hour IF
meetings. changed to eleven o'clock, for the rest
Mr. Halle moved the consideration Of The raso.
iution offered by him yesterday, on the subject of
restricting the members from speaking more than
one hour '--'1
The question of consideration being put, it was
decided IN the negatiye-Ayes 60, Noes no.
solution '''' IT,
Mr. Halle moved the following resolution. viz:
hesotred, That Select Committee be appoint
gu ,i 70 inquire INTO the exPedency OF adopting some
!, ule' 10y "hich inc public business on the or
uers OF me day, can be more efIectuay disposed
OF and acted OF.
IN supporting this resolution, Mr. Halle obsery-
ca, that ne had been induced TO offer this resolu
tion by an imposing sense of the duty he owed 10
ms constituents Although the House had now
Oeen three inonths in session, not single mea
sure in which his State was interested had vet
Deen reached; and that the causes of this DELAY
might be more fully understood, he would state
sohe lacts, lnreiaton TO the manner in which bl1-
SinesS was transacted in the House. He had long
been oil opinion that members ought 10 be RESTRICT
ed as to the Introduction of so MANY resoitons e.
inquiry. He had been told it as a fact that. at tbe
iast session oi Congress single gentleman of the
!NcW YORK delegation, had Introduced into the
mouse no less than one hundred and twenty-five
,s'I. Vi inquiry Another gentleman had
Introduced uirty-six, and the Speaker had official
" stated TO the House, that more than two thor.
SAND subjects had, at that session. been examined
ana reported on by committees of the House
= hese Tesoiuuons OF inquiry were perfectly need
less. lhey led to no good effect whatever Two
lhlrds Of them were perfectly understood as be-
ing intended for home consumption. The only
good that ne ever knew TO grow out of them was
mat the report Of a committee was printed AZ the
public expense, and sent home, by the mover of
ne resolution, to excite the hopes of some neigh
or advance some personal or electioneer
ing interest
Mr.. Condict now moved the question Of consid.
SIduoI, out the Speaker decided that that motion
having been so long delayed, was now cut Of or
E, VT Halle then resumed, and inquired of the
speaker now many resolutions Of inquiry had teen
offered during the present session.
Inc speaker replied between six and seven
hundred.
Mr.. Halle hen resumed his remarks, and when
he had concluded, the question was put. to Law
the resolution on the table and decided in the ne.
gaGvc.
The bin from tie Senate, entitled +" An act to
repeal part Of The act, entitled An act supple
ment9ry TO, and 70 amend act entitled sAn act
to regulate the Collection Of duties onimporfs and
.ornage,' passed nc - Mach. i799, ard for