Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

The House assembled at the usual hour.
Petitions and memorials presented by Mr. Bur
ges of Rhode Island; Mr. Adams of Massachusetts Mr.
Barber OF Connecticut; Messrs Pierce Wheeler and Yer
panck of New York; Messrs Newton, Mccoy Mercer
Patton, and the Speaker of Virginia Mr. Griffin of South
Carolina; Mr.. Wilde of Georgia; Mr. Allan of Kentucky
Messrs Russell Vinton, Cooke and Irwin of Ohio; Mr..
White oil Louisiana; Mr.. Duncan of Illinois, Mr.. Lewis
of Alabama; and Mr. White of Florida
Mr. Huntington submitted the following resolution,
which lies on the table day:
ResOired, That the Secretary of the Treasury be di-
rccied to communicate TO this House the due
on foreign merchandise which may have been rcmittcd
IN pursuance OF the authority vested in him by the
entitled An act for the reefo certain importers foreign
merchandise, approved March 2I 1881 together with
the names of the importers of such merchandise and
whether imported account of citizens of the United
States, of foreigners Gf knowD) and the time and
place Of the shipment of the same and of the entry there
of at the custom house.
On motion OF MIR. Lent il was
ResOued, That the survey OF the port of Sag arbor in
the state Of New hork ana the report OF the engineer ac
companyng the same, presented 10 this House the first
session of the last Congress- and referred the Committee
of Commerce. be referred 10 the Committee Inter
nal Improvements.
On motion of Mr.. Tracy ii
ResOiced, That the Committee Indian Afdirs be
nsrctedto enquire into the Propriey OF passing Laws
authorizing the Secy of War to receive and
the Seneca Indians, in the State Of New York the
amount OF the deficiency in the year 1922 Of the usual
paid TO said Indians
On motion of Mr.. Lewis Condict 1t was
Resoired, That the Committee Invalid Pensions he
instructed TO enquire into the cxpediency OF dispensing
with the regulation Of the War Department. which re-
quires examination by physicians in two years
10 the continuance ofhe disability of the invalid pensioners
At the suggestion of Mr. Taylor, Of n. V. this resou-
ton amended by inserting the words 'Inodfying the
law in place OF those included within brackets
On motion Of Mr.. Coulter, it was
ResoIUed, That the Committee on tho Post Office and
Post Roads be directed inquire the propcty Of
talishng post route along the Pennsylvania Canal from
BlarsviIlc ia Indiana county by Bolivar Lockpor and
Stcclstown, to COncmaugh, in Cambria county.
On motion of Mr.. Gimer, il was
RcsoIced, That the Committee Internal Improve
ments be instructed TO inquire into the expodcncy Of hav
ing examination and survey Of route for national
road from Pltsburg the borough of Eric, Lake Eric;
or, otherwise, recommend appropriation 10 improve
the road between those points TO facilitate the
muncaon and that the resolution and report Of last Con
gress be referred to the committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Hester, II was
Rcsolvcd, That the Committee the Post Office and
Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the cxpcdcncy
abolishing the postage newspapers and periodical
On motion Of Mr.. Denny, 1t was
! RcsoiCcd That the COMMITTEES Of Commerce be in
stfuctcd to inquire into ts expedency Of authorizing The