Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-01-31
GENERAL JACKSON.


WARRINGTON, Jan. 29.-We are rrarfie3 to
say, That we are well convinced that the repo, of
the death OF General jackson is not true
In the Senate yesterday, petitions were present.
Ell by Mersr5. Siisbee, Hayne, and Smith of Md
he resolutions submitted by Messrs Foot and
iyier, on Tuesday, were considered and agreed
TO- ne day was consumed principally - the dis
cussion OF the bill authorizing a subscription on
the part oil the United States, to the stock Of the
Louisville and Portland Canal Company. in which
Messrs. Rowan Johnson, ofKy., Johnston. Of Lon
ana Noble, supported, and Messrs Chandler and
Branch, opposed the bill. 1t was finally ordered
10 be engrossed by yeas and nays, "a in the affir-
NATIVE, and IL in the negative.
The Speaker of the House of REPRESENTATIVES
informed the Honse that he had received letter
rom The Collector OF the port OF Georgetown stat
lug that package had been receiv ed from the Ci
" oil N York, containing ma BILE bust of Gen. La
ayet'e, sent from France for the House of RI D..
resentatlves. lie observed that az Spe sker nj H.
fiouse, he had conceived it to be his duty TO direct
that the bust should be conveyed from Georre-
town and placed in that Hall, where il now stood
20 De disposed oil according to the pleasure of the
House. - VIC
The bust stood upon the desk Of the cIsrt =,
the Hoese. 1t is OF the purest Wife Italian mar.
oie' ana OF colossal size; and may be considered.
from the finished style of its execution IA a Enc
specimen Of sculpture in the present state Of that
arr. Inc subject was referred 10 the Committee
on the Library.
Various bills were introduced, the most i'm.
portant oil which was the following, reported by
MIR. Hamilton, from the Select Committee ON Re-
trenchment.
BILL TO regulate the compensation Of the Mem.
peTs oil Congress, and to establish Uniform rule
Tor the computation Of heir mileage.
BE u enacted, &c. That from the commence
nen OF the first Session Of each Congress- the Ger
diem compensation allowed TO members OF
Congress, shall be paid until four calendar month.
sha have elapsed, should Congress sit so Iona;.nd
ia case Congress should protract its sitting after
the expiration OF the said four months. then. from
and after that time, the pay Of each member sbsu
be reduced 10 two dollars per day
Sec. z. BE 1t enacted, SC. That the Secrofarv
OF the Senate and the Sergeant Of Arms a the ri
OF Representatives shall, at the commencement
OF each Session Of Congress, obtain from each
member the name OF the Post CGice nearest bt-
residence and shall then procure from the Postns,.
Ter General, an exact statement Of the distance TO
SAID Post Office from the Seat Of Government after
wmch he shall add 20, or sUbstract from the said
statement, as the case may be, the distance from
me said Post Office, 10 the residence Of said Den-
Der, upon which statement, the mileage of each
member is to be computed.
Sec. 3. Be IL enacted, SC That on the final sci
tlement OF the account Of each member he shall
subIoin, at the foot Of bis &C cunt &c ttl ate N a,
he has deducted from bis account all and each q,
The days on which he may have been sbsert froe,
The seat OF Government, during those d,vs q,
winch The House, TO which he belongs NAV bav,.
been IN session.
; c. 4. he HcrGcied. &c That Tho sccrc,sr,