Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-30

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TUEspAy, January %.
IN SENATE
MT. Dcserson presented the memorial Of sundry ci-
hzens oil Morris, N j. expressing their Apr obaon of
he doctrines contained ia th- report If the Committee
IN The Pos, Office and Post Ro.d at the ia.t session Of
Coz gr'ss on the subject Of the Sabbath mails; and
osstirg against tie psssase oI any law nte,fe ing
with III, esen laws the subject; referred TO the
y mi,t on the Post Office a, d Pos, Road
Mr.. Marks presented tie me mortal OF the SYsis,y Of
Friends. commonly call -Qusker., Of Penn snia
Delaware and NV Jersey, praying that Congre may
no. by the passage OF any law, interfere with the
lition OF the Southern Indians o. the territory which
the memo,a'i'ts conceive to justly belong ,hem
feIied TO the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mr. kowan,'n pursuance oil notice given. asked and
tanned leave, and init oduced bill authorize the
Stce'ary OF The Treasury TO subscribe for addition
al number OF shares in the Loui vile aud Porsand Ca.
nal read and ordered to second reading
| MIR. Rowan then moved that the bill be read a Sc
oond time by it, title, for The purpo.e OF reference but
this having been object.dto by NJ. Foot, Ono bill be-
ing, by the rules oil the Senate, permitted to he read
second nne on the same day, without unanimous con.
senO MIR Rowan moved that the report made by the
Dre ciors OF the Company, with the documents accom-
ranying he BILL he pr for the use of the Senate
wbich motion was carried.
| Mr. Smith OF Maryland, moved to suspend tho pre-
viou' business ior the n'po's of taking up the bill
from the House OF Rcpres natives. providing for Re-
v"iuonaiy and other pensioners; and the bill
cordingly read the second time passed to a third
reading.
|
Gus orders tor the purpose OF taking up the special
der, the resolution OF Mr.. Foot, dire citing the c. mint,
tee on the Public Lanfs 10 inquire into the expedien
cy OF ndng the and sales of the Public
Lands MIR. Ii. made this motion OF courtesy 10 the
gentleman from NJ ass achuseus. (Mr. Web.t-r) who,
was presumed intended to address the Senate the
subject.
| The motion having been carried.
| Mr. Webster rose IN reply TO Mr. Hayne, and In .
speech nj two hours had not conc luded when,
The Senate, on motion OF Mr.. Burnett, adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Another member, VIM. f. Gordon, OF Va yesterday
appeared, was qualified aud took his seat.
| MIR. 0rayton, from the Committee Oh Military Al
iais' reported bill TO improve the condition of the
Army of the United States and TO prevent ton;
which was read twice, committed 10 a Committee OF
the "nsle House for tomorrow, and ordered TO be
printed
| M Dray'on, from the same Committee, to whom
referred The resolution Of Mr. Blair. Of S C.. on
the subject OF the West Point Academy, reported the
same with several amendments.
The following is the resolution amended:
RtSOred, That the Secretary of War be required 10
furnish this House each and every year. with Regis
ter exhibiting the names and number Of al the Ca
diets thai have been received into the Military Acade
my OF the u from its fret esablishme ut to the
pre- 'ent time.
Al.o, the and number of applicants rejected
the states end territories, including the Dstricto CO.
lumhia, from which they cam" respectively; di.tin.
gushing between those who have graduated and re
ceived commissions, and such a. have withdrawn or
have been dismissed from the In,itution-how many
have been in said academy whose fathers or guardian,
were, or are now members Of Congress, or holding
aifces in the District OF Columbia: also whether in.
divduas not citizens OF the United States now in
| the Academy, or ever have been received into il:
and, II any, wha their nsne.? Of what coun r~s
are they natives! And by .wha, authority they were
a1mi ted?
| Ai.o, what is the monthly pay Of the Cadets, and
whether they are supplied with rations fuel, guar.
ters, SC. at the public expense, are furnished by
themselves Sitting, also, far a. practica bls what
proportion %: thom az ANY, were in circumstance. too
INDECENT to be educated their mean, or those Of
their pare"is The names and number Of those grad
"atcs nOtc in the army IF the United Sa'es Also the
name- and number OF the Profe sors Instructors and
oil other oicer- employed in said Academy with their
pay and emolunents; adding thereto the entire aggre
gate expense oil the Institution, annually; with such
marks az may explain and eluciiate the whole.
MIR. johnson OF Kentucky, from the Committee on
the Post oice and Pos, Roads, reported hiii author
iZirg additional clerks for the Post Office DEPARTMENT
and for o;her purposes which read twice refer
red TO Committee of the Whole House for 70. morrow.
and directed TO be printed.
| Mr. Bell from the Commipee on Indian Affairs re-
ported bill providing for the further adudic OF
the claims OF citizens oil Georgia. under the An article
OF the treaty Of 1921 with the Creek Indians. which
was read twc. committed 10 Committee of The Wbole
| Tor tomorrow, aud directed TO be printed.
| Mr. Powers, from the Committee on the District OF
Columbia 10 which was referred the bill from the
Senae entitled, an act 10 alter the Bridge and Draw
across the Potomac, from Washington City to Alcxan
dfla' reported the same with ndrnenis and it wa,
referred 10 a Committee OF the Whole House for 10
morrow, and ordered to be printed
| Mr.. McDufe, from the Commite OF Wsy, ,nJ
Means, reported bill making appropriation. for tie
i"dan DeParmen' for the year thousand eight
| hundred aud thirty.
The following resolution, offered Yesterday by Mr.
Sill, was then considered and agreed 10:
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of War be directed 10
return TO this tiou as soon rracca bic, copies OF
tie different surveys by Colonel carney from the
Ohio River in direct TO Lake Ere, with a view 10
the mprovrn at OF The in tina dire cton md
| he eXien'ion ~ the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
On motion of Mr.. Alexander il was
ReS0ipCd, That the comu tce on the Pos. Office
and Post Roads be instructed 10 inquire the cape
dienry Of establishing Post Route from Rich .nonJ nv
Amelia, Notowav, Lunenburg, and Mecklenburg
| Court Houses, To Raleigh.
On motion ot MIR. Dudley IL was
ResoiUei, That the Secretary # War be requested
10 commune TO this House the report OF the Enei-
neer charged with The superinendencs Of tn. works
on the River Cape Fea-.
| On motion OF MIR Archer, II was
Resolved. That the Committee Military Pensions
be duected 10 inquire into the expedency Of placing
Hampton Walter, of The State OF Virginia on the list Of
Pensioners.
On motion OF Mr.. Alton il was
-ResofUed, Thet tho COMMITTEE the Post Office and
Post Roads he n'tructed to inquire into the expedep
cy OF establishing Post Route from Weldon in North
Carolina. TO Green Hill, in the County of Camp5ell
| and Slate of Virginia
/ On mo n 81 MIR Barringer, il was
RESOLVED, That the Committee on the Judiciary no
is:ruced irquire into the expedency Of so amend.
ing the act entitled 81" act 20 ncor porsfe the sub.
scrihers the Bank ofthe UnieI States" az 10 make
penal the offence OF selling or attempting 10 sell any
couner altered order, check or draft upon aid
Bank, any Of its branches, any Cashier thereof
knowing the 10 be cit or altered aud al
so the receiving any counterfeit altered noe or biz
order, check, draft. nurportny tn he by