Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-14
FRipAr. DKcEMsER 10, lsso.
The Sc, a did not sit to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENT TiVRS

FRirAY. OkcEMsER 10, $780,
The So, . did not sit to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
Mr. J.hn'on. OF keatn'ky rose and said. that three
ycar. I'D elapsed since Congress had passed sny Law
Tor establishing post roads. bill reported at IN.
last session Of Congress o establish certain post roads
and TO alter and dscoo,nus o;hsr.; which bill Wa
referred 10 Committee OF ,hs Whole but w a. not n.
nsly scted upon With a view acting upop that hill,
at early day, hs wished 10 have il taken out 4 ~.
regular order: and he therefore moved that the Com
mittes Of the Whole to which II pow referred bY
iseharged iron the iurther consideration OF the sub
jeet.
| The motion wa. agreed to-
Mr.. J. then moved that tho bill he referred TO com
miues Of the Whole House aud made the order of the
d.v for Thnr.day next.
This melton was as, agreed 10.
On motion OF Mr. J. the bill wa. then ordered 10 be
| ra-,rinted.
Mr. Peus submitted an amrndmen MT 20 the bill ..t,
graduate the price OF public iands, which, when that
OIL comes up be gave notice no would offer Tor the
| consideration Of the House.
MIR. White, OF Florida, submitted the folio wing re.o
luton, which was agreed TO:
Resolred. That IN. Committee The Public Land,
be nrced 10 inquire io'o the exsedi-ncy of granting
longer tins to enter their lands for those who are
'.d TO empion, by the act OF congress approved
Is OF May, 1890. entitled IAN to grant
Ton rights 10 settlers on tho public lands" who have
been prevented from making entries within ona wear
IN consequence Of The land not having been
or from any other cause over which they had no con.
Mr. Lewis submitted tho Toll wing resolutions which
were read and agreed to:
Reso'vsd. That the Committee on the public L.nds
inquire into tho expedencv of making the pre.
emp,on act oil May 2S $780, by extending its
11 real settlers an ! eul,iva'ors OF public land.
hts'fred also, That the COMMITTEE, on public Lands
Inquire ino the expedency OF granting pre- scu
10 the extent Of quarter section such o.
90 the pno'c lands may have lost their improv me
oy 'ahng claims accrung under the act OF Nay %
Mr. Mercer submitted the following resolution,
which was agreed to:
Resoired, That the Committee on the District Of Co.
o. In s.~s- A.
protecting from injury the Canals and other Highways
oil he District OF Columbia, and oisprovding system of
Ponce LOT 'ne better government OF the same.
Mr. Taylor submitted the following resolution which
was agreed to
Resoired, That the Committee ON Commerce be in
10 inquire into the expedency OF making an ap-
preparation Tor the imp ovement OF the navigation of the
| lige OF Waterford.
Mr. Pettis submitted the following resolution, which
Resoired, That the Committee on Commerce be in
sucted to enquire into the expedency of making an
preparations Tor Improving the navigation of the Missouri
River, and that Of the Mississippi River above the
mouth Of tho Ohio river.
Mr.. Mercer submitted the following resolution,
which was agreed to
Resoiued That the memorial of the Chesapeake and
ONO Canal Company, requesting subscription from the
United States to the western section OF the said Canal
which referred the Committee on Roads and o.,
nas at the last Session the present Congress- be again
referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals
ihe following Committees were ounced ihi. day
|
| OF the resclu' ion Of yesterday:
STANDING COMMITTEES
- " Eiecno''s-Messr'. Aison, Tucker, Claiborne
Randolph, hns'n, OF Tennessee. Bucbsn in aud Cole
man.
Of Ways and .heans-Msssrs. M'Dufis. y.r
panek, Dwight, lpgersoil, Gmer, Over,on, ami Alex.
snder
On Claims -Messrs. whiulcsey. Williams, MEOW
Barber. OF Conn, M'Intyre, Ramsey, and Liza
s SDmesee H essrs GamosrenF Gorham, Hsr
On the Public Lands -Messrs. Wckiife, Jrnninss
Duncan Hunt. Potter, Irwin, Of O'io, and Clay.
On the Post Office and Post Road, -Me,sr. John
son, of Kentucky, Connrr, Msgee, Hodges. Rn,ssn
M'Creery and Lent.
On the District Of C0lunbia-Ms.srs Powers. AL.
len, Washington, Varnum, Taliaferro, Ih:is, and
On the Judicia,y-Me,srs. Buchanan, D.vi.. ots
Carolina Ellsworth Daniel, White, OF Louisiana, Fos-
ter, and Gordon.
On Revolutionary Ciaims-Messrs Burgess. Dick.
in'on. Winga'e Yancsy, De Witt, Brown, and Crane
~ Public Erpenditures-Mes.rs Hall, Davenport
Lyon H"sey, spencer oil Maryland, Thompson, OF
On Private Land Clnims--Messrs. st.rirsre.
Nuckoll'' Pet's, Baylor, Denny, Dudley, anil Ora
OF Neutrality-suspicious.. MaIlary, St.nb.rrv
Ccndct Irwin OF Pennsylvania. Mcneil, Barbour OF Va
| and Huntington.
Of Neutrality-suspicious., Spencer of N.w.York
Roane, Wilson, Rose, Smith of Pa. Staadfer, and
Chandler. """
o" Indian Afairs-M,ssrs. Bell, Lumpk:n. Hinds,
Storrs oil Conn. Hubbard, Gather, aud Lewis
On Military .ffIirs- Drayton Vance
Desha Fndlay, Blair of s. c. Mitchell and speight.
ON .vdpdt .4faTs-Messrs. Hoffman, Crownin-
shield, Miller, Carson, Dorsey, White Of NJ Y and An
derson
On Foreign .lfairs--Messrs. Archer, Everett of
Mass. Taylor, Polk, Crawford, Barnwell, and WAYNE
On The Territories -Messrs. Clark, Strong Creiph-
ton, Armstrong, Angel, Cowles, and w. b. Shepard
On military PensiOnS-Messrs. Trezvant Le-
eonpte, Chiffon Hammons, Bockee, Ford and Butman
On Rev sed and Unf rished Business-Messrs.
Pearce, Reed, and Person
On .dcc9unts-Messrs. Maxwell, of New York.
Swami, and Brodhoad.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
ON Internal hnprouemcnt-Messrs. Hemph Mer-
Ger, Blair OF Tenn Haynes, Letcher Vnton AMI CRAIG
Distribution ofthe SuVpls Repenue--Messrs Polk
Patton, Fry, EARL, Jarvis, Leav and Evans of Maine
amendment to the Constitution -Messrs NJ Duhie
Coke, Sanford, Stephens, Hughes, Green and Rencher
On motion Of MIR. As.cr, Il was
Ori,red. Tina, when the House sdjourns, IL do adj.
| j,u n to Monday
On motion Of Mr.. Buchanan, in order TO give inc 70
the House make the preliminary for the
tfal Of Judge Peck which CONNER ces 10 the sinai.
Chamber a, IL o'clock Monday next the Hous. a.
gfe'd to meet at III o'ciock OH that day.
| Aud then tie House adjourned
! Lieut.. Young. OF the U. s. Navy who lost hi, LIE
on board he u. s. Ship Hcrnet, in May 1920 has EN-
appointed by the Commissioners OF Naval RI ,spital
Norfolk, vi gni,. Lieut.. Young is a gentleman OF
keep ionabie al character, aud well qualified "a
| discharge the duties con6dsd to him. tPhiIad .4dp
Sales IF Stock at the CofTee- House on JVe.fnesdg,
IG5 Shares Of Bank Of Virginia 400 I6
100 Shares Of Farmers Bank 90 90