Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-07

heSofoea, mar the Secretary oil the Treasury
be instructed to furnish this House. Us soon as pos
sihle. with copy of al the instructions given ,s
the Land Offices in Arkansas, on the subject o.
donations OF land 10 certain persons in said terri
tory; and also with copy ofany opinion he may
nave received otthe Attorney General OF the Uni
ted States upon that subject.
! Mr.. Taylor moved the following resolution;
which was read and laid on the table:
! Resolved, That the following be added 10 the
joint rules Of the two Houses Of Congress:
q When bills which have passed one House
are ordered 10 be printed in tine otheEa great.
er number Of copies shall not be printed than NAV
be necessary for the use of the House; making the
order.''
Mr.. Taylor observed, that. among tn. abuses
which had crepi into the practice OF the House
! and W hlcn demanded the attention of the Commit.
tee OF Refenchment, was the unnec multi
piication OF printed papers laid upon the tables Of
the House. He found upon his table yesterday
fourteen printed bills from the Senate, each o.
which had previously passed this House, and been
printed Tor its use in the same form. The practice
was, when bill or report was ordered in either
House to be printed, to have number Of copies
sufiicient to supply the members of both Houses
but, formerly, II was the custom, when a bill had
passed one House, and was ordered to he printed
IN the other, that only enough should be printed
TO supply the House in which the order was pass
| ed He thought such rule ought still 10 con,in.
ne. Yesterday, there were fourteen Of these bills
returned from The Senate, and day or two since
there were sixteen Of the same kind. Uniass this
practice were arrested, the expense attending il
would soon exceed that Of the stationary about
which they had heard so much. He would there
lore, lay resolution on the table the aim OF which
was TO correct the evil.
On motion OF Mr.. Barlow il was
fscsoned, The the Committee on Roads and
Canals be instructed TO inquire into the expedi-
ency oil having an examination and survey of a
route Tor road from the city of Pittsbury to the
harbor of Pressure Isle, on Lake Erie
Mr. Bryan moved the following resolution
winch under the rule, lies one day On the table,
viz
Resolred, That the Secretary of War be d.
fected to communicate TO this House a COPY of
ihe survey and report of canal route from Neuse
river TO Beaufort harbor, in North Carolina (rDade
by brigade Of United States Engineers) in con-
linualion oil the great inland board navigation,
from the Dismal Swamp Canal Sou thwa-dIy
Mr. Brent moved the folio Ing resolution. " hicb
under the rule, lies OH the table one day:
hesofred, That the Secretary of War be di-
rected 70 communicate to this House the report of
survey and estimates for canal from Connecti.
cut river TO Lake Mumphreymagog, in the State
OF Vermont, made by Lieut.. Clinton. Also, the
report OF survey and estimates for canal from
Sohhecucut river to Lake Cbamplain, through the
state OF New York, made by Lieut.. Nc Kea.
Al, ne ne, House then proceeded again to consider
the bill for the relief Of
NIMROD FARRoW & RICHARD HARRIS.
lhs case has before been pr esen,ed TO our rea-
ders having been before the House for several ses
sions back. They were contractors for the erec-
ton OF large fertilization, on Dauuhin Island
near Mobile. When they had made ell their pre-
paraiions, and had commenced the work Govern.
ment discovered that the fort would NOT be of so
much use as had at first been supposed, and as the
expense would De very great they arrested he pro-
gress OF the iaboers. BY this act, the contractors
were thrown into embarrassment, and had finally
been prosecuted thrown into Jail and utterly ruined
Dils Tor their partial relief passed the House some
time since: the present bill proposed TO complete
the allowance TO be made them.
MIR. Whttlesey again took the floor in oppostion
10 The claim, contending tha, the account rendered
ny narrow X Harris, was, if not iraudulent at
ieast grossly inaccurate; and they had already re-
ceived more than they had ever expended.
MIR. Bates, of Mass took similar view of III.
case, and spoke for some time in opposition 10 the
bill. ~ ''''
1t was advocated by Messrs. Nc Gov and J. &.
Barbour, who insisted on the great losses sustain
60 oy the contractors-their certain prospect Of
large profits II the work had been suffered to pro-
ceed-their good character and present ruin
lone died in povcrty-the other has been in
four different jails)
The vote was at length taken on ordering the
nays follows:
fEAS.-Messrs. Alexander, Robert Allen, Al
SION, John Anderson, Armstrong, Noyes Barber,
John ). Barbour, p. p. Barbour, Edward Bates
beiden, beii, Blair, Brent, Bryan, Buchanan, Bun
ner, Cambreleng, Chambers Chiffon. Claboyne
John G. CLARK. James Clark, Conner, Daniel, r
Davenport, Warren L. Davis, DE Graf. Desba.
Duncan, Floyd of Georgia, Fort, Forward. earn.
sey, Garrow, Gimer, Gorharn, Guriey, Harvey.
Kinds, Hobbie, Hunt, Ipgersoll, Ingham, Isacks,
Letcher, Lunpkin, Magee, sIsrable, Martin Nav.
nard, Mccoy, Mediation, McIntire, Mexican,
Miller, John Mitchell, Thomas p Moore, Mub.
lenbure, Newton, Nucho!ls, Orr, Owen, pearce.
poIk' Ramsay, Ripley, Rives, Roane, Sawyer,
Shepherd. SinnicksUD, Alexander Smy,h, Sprigg,
James s. Stevenson, Slower TaIiaferTo Trszvs,,
Ebenezer Tucker, Startling Tucker, Van Rensse-
IaeT, Varnum, Washington, WeeIns, Wilde Will
iiams, Ephrsm X. Wilson, Wolf, Yancey.--95.
NAYS.-Messrs Adams, Samuel C. Alien.
Samuel Anderson, Bailey, Baldwin, Barlow, Bar
ringer, bartlett, Bassei, Isaac C.. Bates Bsechey
Blake, Bntinap, Coulter, John Davenport, John
Davis, Dickerson, Dray ton, EARL, Everett, Fry,
llaIock, Haynes, Healy, Hodges, Hoffman j, xns.
kremer, Locke, Long, Lyon, Malary, Markell,
msiarlindale, Mckee. Mclean, Mcrwin, Miner,
y Briep, Phelps, Pierson, Plant, James y. Ran !
doiph, Reed, Russell, Sergeant, Sloane, sprague,
Strong Swami. Swift, Tabor, Taylor, Tracy, Vance,
Vinton, Whippe, Whtilesey, James Wilson. Win |
gate, Jehn j. Wood, Siias Wood, John Woods, |
Woodcock, Siias W,ight.--63.
SO the bill was ordered 10 be engrossed for third
reading.
LANDS IN EAST FLORIDA.
The House then went into Committee on sever. |
al private bills.
The bin release The HHe gfhe United .S,ots
~ tand f' East Florida TO the depisees of Nm
Or6yfop gave Use TO some debate, in which |
principle OF groat consequence was involved
The bill was dsvorated by Hr. Davis. or 6 r.
and Mr. Weems, on the ground that the cjsirnan,
lot his lille TO these lands by confsca,ion under
me briiish Government, in consequence of his 81
hng wan inc Americans ia the Revolution; from |
whence ihey argued the equitable claim of his de- I
,isees TO be remuneraied by being sens'ated in /
he possession OF the land
u vas resisted by Mr.. White and Mr.. Gurey /