Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-12-09


?. Rcsoired, That the several laws the
subject OF Military Pensions be referred to select
co'nmii.e with leave to report by bill otherwise
Mr.: BARTLETT, tho not opposed TO the ipqui-
ry desired by the gentleman from New York, sug-
gested the propriey &c referring tic .uec, ne had
enumerated, 20 the regular Standing Committee OF
tle Hoc-c, rather than TO a Select Cou,uiuec.
Mr. Taylor explained. His reason for desiring
selert committee was in substance this that the
Standing Committee considered il their duty TO
Euiate themselves wholly hy the laws ex-
isling, and 10 try the validity Of every claim by
tiicin alonc but what he wished, was alteration
oi the Law, and this mightbetter be reported OH by
select committee who would have time 20 de-
vote their attention exclusively 10 the subject.
Atter seine farther conversation, in which Mr..
NJ Coy seconded the views al, Mr. Bartlett, the
question MS taken the FIST Of Mr.. 1ayior's
solutions, and 1t was carried.
The second was then amended OH motion OF Mr..
bartlett, BY striking out i" select committee with
Lave 10 report by bin or Otherwise" and inser.
ting ''the Committee on Military Pensions with
Instructions TO inquire into the expediency of revi-
sing the same" and the resolution as thus amend
IL, WAS agreed to.
Wcreupon the House adjourned.
The following gentlemen compose tie Standing
committees appointed by the Speaker, in pursu-
ancc of the order OF the House of yesterday.
Of EiectiOns.- Messrs. Anderson OF Maine,
ASTON of N. e. Claiborne Of Va. Phelps CT Conn.
Slower oil n. y. Davenport OF Ohio, Randolph OF
New Jersey.
Of Ways and .Ncan$-Messrs. MDufie OF
;. g. Spraeue OF Maine, Verpanck Of New York
Dwight of Mass. Brent of Lou. Gilmer OF Geo
Sinyth Of Va.
Of Ciuims.-aIossrs. Mccoy of Va. white
sey o! Ohio, Barber of Conn Clark of n. V Nc
!u;ire Of Maine, Ramsey of Pa. Lea of Tenn.
Of Comncrce-Messrs. Cambreieng OF n. y,
rie~ton of Va. Gorham of Mass. Barney of Md
siowley of n. III. Sutherland of Pa. De Graft OF
New York.
Of Public Lanas-Messrs Isacks of Tenn
linton of Ohio, Jennings of Ind. Duncan of Ill
,sheSperd of n. c. Hunt Of W. Gurley of Lou
o., che Post Office ard Post Roads. Messrs
Mclean OF Pa. fancey OF KY. Marable of Tenn
conner of c. Magce of ~ Y. Hodges of Mass
Russell Of Ohio.
Of the District Of Columbia -Messrs Alex.
ender of Va, Ingersoll OF Conn. Weems OF Md
Aremer of Penn. Yarnum of Mass Allen of Va
Washington of Md.
On the Judiciory.-M p. Barbour OF
Virginia, Buchanan Of Pa. Rives Of Va Wicklife
~ Ky. Kerr of Md S,orrs Of New York, Bell o
tennessee.
Of Revolutionary Cloinis.-Messrs. Wolf o
pa. Dickinson of New York. Tucker OF n. j
= oane OF Ohio
On Public Eapendit,res.-aIessrs johnson O
n. Y. j. s. Barbour of Va. Gale OF Md. Maynard
of New York, Barnard of New York, BARLEY OF
Chic, Chambers of Kentucky.
On Pf7uofe Land CiGt,aS.Messrs. Bucknei
of KY Moore'of Alabama, EARL of New York
Sterigere of Pa Bates of Missouri, Nuckoiis OF
>. G. Blake OF Indiana.
On .NnniJdctureS.-Me Mallary OF Yer
snont. Stevenson OF Pa Condct OF n. j. Moore OF
hentu cky, Wright of n Y Stanberry of Ohio
aIArtin OF y. G..
On indian ifdirs.-NIessers Mclean of Ohio
hlcKeo, OF Alabama Carson, OF 4. G. Daniels, Of
Ky. Swan oil N J. Lumpkin of Georgia. and
Smith of Indianna.
On, Foreign -a6ars.- Nlessrs. Everett of Mass
Taylor OF N. Y. Archer Of Va Sergeant of pa
Owen of Alabama, Polk OF Tenn. and Wilde OF
Georgia
On -afiiitny .qGairs.-Messrs Drayton of S.
Z. Vance OF Ohio, Desha o; Tenn. Floyd OF Geo.
Hobbie of n. Y. Orr, of Pa, and Buck of Yer
mont.
On Naval -fddirs-Messrs. Hoffman of n. Y.
Bartlett of n. II Crowninsheld .of Mass Carter
OF s. c. Miller OF Pa. Dorsey OF Md. and Ripley
of Maine.
On dgricultrre.-M essrs. Van Rensselaer,, of
y. Y koane, ofYa. Wilson. OF Md Barlow, of
Pa. Mariniale, Of n. y. Merwin, OF Conn. and
Culpeper, Of y. G..
On the Tc,rif0,ieS.--Messrs Strong of New
York, CIarke, OF Ky. Wright, OF Ohio, Green. OF
IA. Garrow, OF n. Y. Armstrong, Of Va AMI Fort,
OF Georgia
On, MILITARY Pensions. -Messrs. Mitchell of
tennessee, Bt,es, OF Massachusetts,, Lawrence Of
Pennsylvanis, Long OF North Carolina, Lecompte
of Kentucky, Forward of Pennsylvania, Markell
of New York.
or Reri al aud Unfinished Business-hfessrs.
Pearce of Rhode Island, Reid of Massachusetts,,
4ierson o. n ew Jersey.
" HccounfS-Messrs. Allen Of Massachusetts,
Plant OF Connecticut, Anderson, Of Pcnnsy lvana
Virginia, Stewart of Pennsylvania, Bryan of N.
Carolina, Woods of Ohio, Marvin Of New York,
Barker OF New Hampshire, Butrnan Of Maine
On FIFTH CeHs,.s-Messrs Storrs Of ~ ew York
buchanan OF Pennsylvania, Holmes OF North Car
DINA. Little of Maryland Daniel OF Kentucky
Johns OF Delaware, Duncan of Illinois.
Onth .Nlifid-Messrs Thomp,on of Georgia,
Findlay of Ohio, Ward Of New York, Mediation of
Kentucky, Tucker Of South Carolina, Ta!ia!erro of
q Virginia, King OF Pennsylvania.
The following Standing Committees Expen-
titures, appointed at the last Session OF Congress
by the 7itt rule Of the House, continued du-
5ing the existence oil Congress: -
In the Department Of .Hdtc-Mesrs. Blair of
Tennessee, Letcher OF Kentucky, Trezvant oil
Virginia.
N the Treasury Deportment-Messrs. Hall
of North Carolina, Mitchell Of PenLsy lvania, Bar
sington of " Carolina.
In the Department Of UIar-Messrs. Haynes
OF Georgia, Woodcock OF New York, Turner oil
North Carol ma.
In the Department ofMe .V'apy-hiessss. Lii.
tie OF Maryland, Lyon OF Kentucky Reese of New
York
Inhe Pos, Office OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Holmes
OF North Carolina, Letter OF Virginia, O'Drien Of
Maine.
On the Public Buiidipgs-Nessrs sprigg of
Maryland, j. Wood OF New York, Swift Of Yer
mont.
GJ' 1t was MrC ondict, and not MIR. Barbour,
as stated in our report. who was called to the
chair ofthe Committee ofthe whole OIL w ednesday.
THURSDAY. December 4.
IN SENATE.
Mr.. Smith Of South Carolina, attended to-day.
Mr.. Benton gave notice tha; he would, on Mon
Day next, ask leave to INTRODUCES the following
0iRs
4. Toanlhorizc the President Of the United
States to cause the reserved lead-mines ia the
State OF Missouri, 10 be exposed to public sale