Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-08

isoo; which were laid the table the com ml,,ss |
haviug already reported on tho subject
nit. Poindexter submitted the following re,olu,iop.
which was considersd aud adopted:
. Hesoared mat the Postmaster General be requested
may be in hi, department. rei,,ivs to the ob,,rucon,
,"c saie transportation Of the mails the Home.
Soi aw.mP, between Nachez and woodvills, In the
ATE OF Mississippi, the great western route TO
o"ean'i ami also whether such obstructious can be
removed by the funds Of tbs said department. without
"e,snve,'enee or injury TO i' general operations.
Mr. Bnrnrt pre'ented n memorial f.om suudry ei,l.
nsn' OF own county. Ohio. praying tor repeal Of
law OF the last session Of Congress providing for the re.
msval oil the iasians beyond the Mississippi and IL 1t
Congress would, by law, protect them from the ou.rs
on Of the laws OF the States in which ,hey reside: r.
tefIed 10 the Committee on Indian aft .ir.
MT Benton IN pursuance Of notice given ye,terday
ked leave to introduces the following jont
which Mr.. B. pr.faced with an able aud arsum.nis
| tive speech Of three hours
hesefoed oy me Senate aud House Of Representa-.
ftues 81 the United States of America in Cou,re,,
assembled, That the charter OF the Bank Of m. nited
States ought not to DO renesed
va taxing the question Of granting leave, it was de.
cu., u tue egative by tho follow ing vote:
iEaS.-Messrs Barnard, Benton, Bib, b own,
Dckefsoo, Dudley. Forsyth, Grundy, Hayne, Ir-dsll,
nns Me kiniey, POnde xter, Sanford. Smith, offs. c.,
'azewrn, Tronp, Tyler. White. Woodbury.-2O
NAfS-Me'sr'. Barton. Bell. Burnett, Chase, Clay
ton Foot, Feelinghuysen, Hendricks, Holmes, John
'son, knight. Livingston. Mk.. Noble Robbins. Rob
Sprague Webster. willey.-23.
% the Senate refused TO grant leave for the intro
| uucuth OF the Resolution.
| The resolu ion introduced bv Mr. 7 bn.,o, A
sec.ng me Secretary TO pureha for tho of the
Senate, fifty copies OF the debates in the several con.
venuons Of tbs States on the adoption OF Tho federal
consotu ion was read thu third time, and passed.
Va motion by Mr. Brown, the yeas and nays In pass
. we ABOVE resolution having been required by one
nun ., the Senators present, they were as follows,
~ fEAs.-Me"rs Barnard, Bel, Benton, Bnrnet
Eha'e, Clayton. Dudley, Holmes, Johns on, King,
Knight Livingston, Marks, N ,bIs, Poindex,rr, Rob.
S,n'' Noen'on Rugsi,s. Seymour. Sil.b.e. sai,h Of
| IT.. .
NAY s.-Me.rs. Barton. Bell, Brown, Dicker.on,
rVo,' rotsy, w. ehnshuys.n. Grundy, HayuA, Hen.
Ss, i'eue' Mckinley, S'oiord. Smith OF S. c.,
bury.-2O. ~" WV
Mr.. Grundy said that In the select com mi,tes an.
Poneu 70 examine INFO the condition OF the Post Office
department, serious difference of opinion existed in
relation to the description of testimony TO be bough
oeiore "em and that hs or willing that The
opu.on' OF part OF that committee Should prevail with
out tne concurrence OF the nate. He there
mi'ted the following res ,lutio.:
Resotoed, That the select committee appointed ON
u"een'n gay OF Dec mser last TO inquire into the
condition OF the Post Ohe Department, are not sulbo
n]ed u eau before them the persons who have beer
dismissed from Office, 10 the purpose Of a.certaning
ths reasons or causes OF their removal
ms resolution lies tbs tabis one day of cours.
Inc resolution submitted yesterday by Mr. 'McKin
ley, that The Senate should, on THURSDAY pex, On Into
considered. IS 80 we
Mr. Marks moved to amend the resolution by sttik.
ing out THURSDAY, and inserting Tuesday next.
sileW ConVer-ati0!, which ii ed
oy Messr'' Marks and Clayton, aud opposed by Messrs
M'h'niey, Benton, aud Grundy, the qupstion heins
sen, The amendm nj was agreed to- ayes 81 noes 20
| ihe res luton as amended, was Ih-n agreed TO-
Mf. h'ng, on leave, introduced Till to amenI ths
raw 1fsahiSog the territorial government OF Florida;
"hsh was read twice, and referred to The Committee
On me Juoiclary The Senate then adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| The House assembled at IL o'clock
SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS IN ILLINOIS.
Mr Irwin OF Ohio, from the Comm,t,er ON the Pub
TIC lanus, 10 which referred
General Assembly Of the s ae Of Illinois. mad. re-
Sof. accompanied by bill for the sale Of lands in that
lion reserve ~
| IL was read a frs, and second time.
Mt IRWIN explained the grounds which this bill
was ioundee he stated the compact betw-en the Uui.
ted States and Illinois, by which the latter reInouishd
me right OF taxing the public domain in that State for
sne was 70 receive consideration equivalent to
that which Is claimed in this bill.
MT. Mccoy moved that it be referred to Committee
n' "hos and made the 'r er Of the DAY for to. NOR
row, aud directed to he printed.
Mr. Drayon called for the rea ling Of the hill, and !,
was accordingly read.
M Duncan hoped that the gentleman from Va
W.T. MeCoy) would not pros his motion a, it would
amount 10 defeat OF the bill. He said the bill wssre
ported IN conformity with memorial from the l,gi.I,
ure OF the state. and he believed that the If
he sa'e was to be applied to ohj~cs of internal i'm
Provement in the state and in i'm proving the
Of Inc wabash river. Mr. Duncan said that tAis sub
e. had been several times before tho Commi,tee nm
ruohe Lands, where 1t had met with some oppositio
"" a' present toe committee unanimously in ia
V"r OF me passage of the bill which had ut been re-
ported and he hoped the House would .rmit il to ak
'hat direction which would insure its passage
i MIR Mccoy wi hdrew hi, motion; and the hill was
ordered to be ergo'sed, and read third time to-mor
row ~ W ''
EDWARD LIVINGSTON.
MIR: Whiltlesey, from the COMMITTEE. of Claims 70.
ported bill Tor the relief Of Edward Livingston; which
was read hr.t and second time, committed 10 a Com
m'uee oil the Whole. made the order of the dsy for In
morrow and together with the report directed to b.
printed. " "'
CULTURE OF THE VINE AND OLIVE
Mr Spencer, Of NV YORK., from In. Committee nm
agrcuiture, reported without sndm mt the bill from
Tue senate 10 am md an act to apart aud dispose of
cer"in lands Tor the encouragement Of the cultivation
oil the vine and olive
IL was, motion Of Mr. CLAW pos,nonad i'm W.
nesday next VIZ GU
PASSPORTS AND CLEARANCEy
MT. Camoreieng, from the Committee of Commercs
reported oil to repeal the charge, imposed on pas
ports and ciearances; which was read twice I, Wa
o'nsrea 10 be engros'ed for third reainy to morroy
On the Report OF Mr.. Trezvan, the hill iron, H. q -
nate for the relief OF Ez .kiel Cantied wa. Lid nn
the fable. vas '''u upon
mr. ire5vant, from the Committee on Military p, N.
SONS was discharged from the CONFEDERATION of the ma
lion ZION OIL aon Bartlett, Preserved Redway, William
Duggan' godfrey H. Beldng, and - Gilbert.
Mr. Med Iffis, from the Committee of W.v. and
Iepoteda bill to authorize The proper account,
iog otncers OF the Treasury, 10 credit n acroun, ~
lhs Treasurer Of the United States with the amoun, If
unaVauaoIe funds 1t was read twcs, and ordered "a
20 shsros'ed Tor Third reading o.morrow "
MI thompson OF G 'orSis, moved to reconsider the
Nv ., Yesterday on the sui ct Of the amendment IN
the bilI Tor the relief Of James Monroe W
ne question was taken by ayes and noes and dsel.
ded In the negative: Yeas 90, NAYS IoI
ton. w. ''o"''oo' a.