Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-28
IN SENATE.

Thursday December 22
Tho resolutions offered by Mr. Holmes, Tuesday last
were considered MesSrs. Smith and Holmes addressed
the Senate the subjects embraced in the enquiries pro-
posed The resolutions, amended, adopted as fol
Rcsoiped, That the President of the United States bc
requested TO 10 be communicated TO the Senate the
number OF vessels and their tonnage and cargoes which
have cleared from any ports in the United States TO any
port place in the British American Colonies since the
Presidents proclamation of 9th October 1890 and stating
the months IN which such clcaranccs respectively were
made, and whether from British Continental ports or Bril-
fish west India portsdsngushing those if any, which
cleared for such port place, land markct'-or for
British port orplace, and other port or placclis-
unguishng also American from foreign tonnage and also
INC entries OF all vessels from any British colonial port
WIN thcir cagoes, since the above NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
gushing the tonnage above, and designating the Bri
ts port or place from whence the cargoes were imported
hesored, That the President be requested to inform the
Senate, what of American and foreign tonnors
tdsungushng each) has been cleared for, entered
from the Swedish and Danish West Indies since the Pre-
sdenrs proclamation of the 9th of October 1880 with the
kind and amount of the cargoes.
, Resofred, That the President be requested TO inform
inc Senate whether since his proclamation of the 9th Oc-
tober 1880, British vessels have cleared from the United
States for any port in the British Continental Colonies i'm
America, and have sailed directly the British West In
dies, by virtue OF ce0rances previously obtained from
Custom Houses i'll those Continental Colonies; thus per-
forming voyages crcutous on papcrs but in ac dr.,
hesofred That the President be requested TO inform the
senate what the duties paid British and American
vessels and respectively their cargocs in British ports i'm
the w est Indies and the other British American Colonies
distinguishing between the West Indies and the other
Colonies and between American and British vessels aud
Inc resolution submitted yesterday by Mr. Pondex-
ter directing the Committee on Finance to enquire into
the eXpedcncy OF regulating duties on foreign mnors
&c, were, on motion ot Mr. Poindexter ordered TO he
printed ~ " "
The following resolution, submitted Yesterday nv Mr.
Dudley, was considered > "
HesoIUed, That the Secretary of the Senate nurcba GO
n,Sy sets oil the American Annual Register, published nv
j.. q. w. Blunt, New York and deliver one sol 10
each member of the Senate ~
Mr. Hill moved lay the resolution on the tabIe-ne
gatived.
Mr. Hayne objected to the rcsolution-If vo detcr
mine TO purchase this Annual Register, printed in New
YORK, we might with equal proprety furnish ourselves
al inc PuDhc expense, with sets of the American Encvco-
pedia, printed in Philadelphia any other work
which gentleman may desire. He thought the rule ON this
subject should be restricted To Congressional documents
laws, and Journals Ii would doubt be very for
members OF Congress, in this way furnish themselves
with extensive libraries He however protested against
aPracuce, which, perscvered in, there was no telling
where IT would stop If the resolution was pressed he
should move that the question be taken by yeas and NAYS
Mr. Dudley said il would be recollcctcd that similar
resolution was offered last year by OF the Senators
from Louisiana, Ohe present Secretary of Stae) The
rhhuai Register was an Important work. and would be
louhu useful 10 members book of Az
however, there seemed TO be opposition 10 the resolution
ne would move 10 lay IL on the table Agreed TO-
Mr PolndeNer, pursuant 10 notice obtained leave and
introduced bill for the benefit of Martha Randolph the
daughter ana only Surviving child of Thomas Jefferson
which was read the first time second time nv its t;t
and referred TO Select Committee consisting Of Mcssrs
PondeXter, Clay, Tyler, Webster and HayHe
ne Dill provides, that in consideration the enincn,
public services of Thomas Jefferson there be granted
$4,000 acres OF land TO his only surviving child Mrs Ran
dolphl '"'
On motion of Mr. Marcy the Senate proceeded to the
consideration of Executive business, and after some time
spent therein, the doors opened,
And thsScnate adjourned