Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-11

her and Hall of Congress and Rooms; Messengers and
Horses Blank Books, and Ruling Paper and Books;
expenses OF the Police OF the Cspol; of Witnesses in
GLIDING officers fees for sumnoning Sc of engraving
Maps and Surveys ordered by either House; Mourn.
ing and Funeral Expenses; Hack hire when employed
IN the public service, extra CIerk-hiie."
The report was referred 10 the Committee Of the
Whole, TO whom the appropriation bill referred.
The House resumed the consideration OF the resou-
ton oil the General Assembly Of the State Of North
Carolina, instrucng the Senators, and re oue. the
Representatives OF that State in Congress to use their
endeavors TO procure repeal OF the salt tax.
The question required on the motion made by Mr..
Taylor, yesterday, TO refer the said resolution TO the
Committee Of the Whole House on the state of the
Union; when, after Mr.. Strong, of N. Y. and Mr.. A.
H. sheppard OF N. c. had expressed their sentiments
upon the subject
Ga motion of McDufffe, it was
ordered, That the said resolution do lie the Ia.
BILE
The resolutions moved by Mr.. WickIiff.. on the a,
instant, and laid on the table, were read; when
motion made by Mr.. Dorsey to amend the
said resolution by adding at the end of the Sd resou
lion the following:
find, also. the Number and names of persons EN-.
ployed in the several years Of 1928 and 1929 in the
several Offices connected with the collection of the
customs, and the several duties assigned TO each and
every Of the persons employed, and their respective
eompensaions, designating whether the same i. fixed
by law, ordepends upon official discretion; and under
wha' law, and in what offices The said persons have
been respectively employed And also, the amount Of
exports and imports entered in the several offices dur
ing the several years Aforesaid"
Mr.. Dorsey proceeded 10 explain and sumner, hi,
amendm, MI but the hour expiring the discussion ceas
ed
The Speaker laid before the House sundry commu.
mic atoms viz
|. Letter from the Secretary Of War, transmitting
the plan and estimate for the Improvement of the bar.
Dor OF Salmon river in the State of New York mads
by Major Hugumin, called for by the House on IN,
LIST inst. which letter and accompanying documents
were referred 10 the Committee Commerce
III. Letter from the Secretary of War transmit
ting the information called for by the House on The #
inst. relative 10 the wishes OF the Seneca tribe of In
dians to sell the reservation called The Seneca re-
servalion, in the Safe of 0hio which letter and ac
eompanying documents were referred TO the Commit
tee on Indian Affairs.
III. Letter from the Commissioners of the General
Land Office Transmitting additional report of the Re-
gister and Receiver of the Land Office for the ds,ric f
jackson Courthouse in the State OF Missssipp; on six
claims in virtue Of settlements, with copv of their lei
ter, dated 2ih December last explanatory of tho rea
sons why those claims embrac ed in the previ
ous reports; which letter and accompanying pspers
were referred TO the Committee the Public Lands
CENSUS BILL.
The remainder OF the day spent in the con.i5e
ration in Committee of the Whole, Mr. buchanan in
the Chair. of the bill providing Tor taking the Fifth
Census, or enumeration Of the People of the IT, States
| Various amendments proposed and considered
bat few OF them seemed meet with favor from the
Committee ~
Before TIE bill was gone through, the Committee
rose; and
The House adjourned.