Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-10
GDebdte 10 BE- continued.

ASH NGroN March Tn the Senate Yesterday
MIR Benton, from the Committee Military Affairs re
ported bill TO increase the pay of the surgeons and as
slstan surgeons of the United States Army The resou
uon submiedby Mr. Smith directing the Committee OF
the District OF Columbia 10 enquire cxpediencv
prohibiting the issuing of bank notes of less denomna
ion than five dollars in said District, was considered an,
agfeed to- The ApPorionmcn Bill was taken up, and de
bated by Mcssrs. Clayton. Tazewe and Evinr. Mr.
Tazcwcl in favor of the BILL the other gentlemen seans
IT, Before the Senate adjourned, Mr.. Webster withdrew
the amendment he submitted days ago. and Offered
the following as substitute "That the House OF Rcpre
scntatives shall be composed of such number of mem
Ocrs chosen within each State shall bear the
sentative population of such State the proportion
the number two hundred and hysx bears TO the whole
representative population of the United States; and of one
additional member every State in which the addition
such member will bring its number of Representative
nearer to its proportion an the omission of such
additional membc the said number of Representatives
any State not exceeding one for every thirty tbousand
persons
In the House of Representatives, numerous petition
lumbia reported resolution of inquiry into The cxneden
cy OF granting some squares ofpubc land TO the CORPORA
noms OF nashingon Georgetown, and Alexandria for the
purpose oi education and improvement of the roads II
was referred TO the Committee on Public Lands A.
hcDuihc, from the COMMITTEES of WAYS and Means re-
resolution OF inquiry into the pensions and allow
accs 10 Indians who were hostile the United States dur
ing the late founded treaties existing before ,I
war, ana not renewed since that period 1t was laid unon
'o'e or one day. IN conformity with the rule of the
House Mr. Wckle, from the Committee ON tbe pubi;c
Lands, reported bill for the final adjustment Of I,nJ
claims in the State of Missouri; which vas reaJ
committed 70 committee OF the Whole on the state of In,
ohlon' The House, afterwards resumed the consIicra
uon OF the resolution OF Mr. Clayton of Georoo for tho
aPPohneht OF select committee The affairs of te
BANK OF the United States. Mr. CLAYTON addressed The
1osc IN reply to Mr. McDuc, and in support of his re-
So'uuoi' WI nearly O'Clock, when, on motion of Mr.
Root the House adjourned Mr. Root has the floor Gnr
this day.--U. s. Tel. Wv ' io'
WAsHINGroN, March 8.
CONGRESSIONAL ANALYsIs.-In the Senate vce,or
nay me resolution submitted by Mr. Sprapue coliing on
president Tor copies OF the correspondence between
MT McI-ane and the British Government was adopted
er having been so modified by the mover as TO apnl
only TO the correspondence respecting the Colonial tradc
having withdrawn the amendment previously Offered h
nl moved another varying practically from the former
ny allowing The State OF aine repre- for her
uoIi ana making The whole number of Representatives
100; 'iS amendment he supported in a speech of consde
'1pc 'chg MT Forsyth moved 10 strike out that mart
" ue amendment which allows representatives for frac-
uoiS and upon this motion the debate was continued
McSSrS. azewell Spraguc, Webster and CLAYTON tokno
part 'hercln Mr. Clayton has the floor for this dav
In The House NJ Representatives., the discussion or ,
resolution Tor the appointment of a Select Committee -
examine me Affairs OF the Bank of the United States vac
resumed Messrs Root Crawford, Evans of Maine and
Deafasey' severaiy addressed the House The former
gchIcnah proposed as an amendment that fine select
committee should be chosen by ballot AT four o,cIt
VT ncafuslcy gave way to motion for an adiournmcnt
ana Is entitled to the floor to-day Globe
In note from Harrisburg. we are nCormod ,,o, n,o
onvcniion organized on Monday the 9Th and odonrncd
" to afernoon.-Gcnera Jackson was then nomns,ed J
received the unanimous by the roll Jpon tbc ouce
" lon OF wee Presidency being brought up Dallas vii
kilIs' buchanan, were nominated although MIR r. do.
" cIned. htemcr nominated Mr. Van Buren and be 70
INC vote at loot impossible to say how things
" Will go. / am not a deiegdte'' . ~ 'e'
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