Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-30

On motion OF Mr.. Piummer,
Resoired, That the Committee Public Lands be in
law or the p,ymen, of Office the Registers aud
Receivers OF Land Oices. AMI TO provide for the better
preservation oil the records, books, papers. Sc.
Resolved, That the Committee on Public l. ,nds he ia.
struc,ej inquire into the cxpedpucv Of 20
much OF the act entitled" An az, supplemental to the SEE
vera laws Tor the sale o public lands passed Apr, 5
1882, provides that ''no person shall he permitted
ter ,h,n half quarter section OF land quarter
quarter sections OF forty acres and in no case
unless he intends ior cultivation or Tor the use is
improvement ato into the expediency Of SO
much OF said act as requires the person applying make
an entry under is provisions, file affidavit before
making The purchase; and Aiso into the expedieucy oil
ex ending the right OF exemption small quantity Of
land TO all actual settlers aud tor the term
| OF Fix twe lve months.
Resulted, That the Committee on the Public Lands be
ins ruc;ed inquire what states have received DONATIONS
VI land HON the general Government Tor the pui pose
making roads, bridges, cana and Improving water
the qusn'y OF land received by State and into the
expedeEcy Of granting such Of the ates as have
no PORTION Of the public domain Tor such purposes guam
MY u land equal that granted the other States be
applied under the direction o the Legislatures thereof
Jects OF n,c nal Inprov within their respective
| limits
Resolced, That the Comm tee Indian rrs be in.
struced inquire into tue expcdiency Of making an ap-
preparation for The purpose OF aiding the hoctaw nation of
Indians In establishing pint ng press In the country
wh'ch 'hey have recently enig'aed west Of the Misss
Resolped. That the Committee ON the Post Office aud
ros Roads be Instructed 10 inquire uio the exp-dency
OF establishing post route i,o Columbus by way Ply
mouth, Mayhem, and Oakacheckna Troy, Miss sippi.
Mr. Mason oil Virginia. submitted the following reso-
'uoon, which lies one day on the table:
Resolued That the Secretary OF the Treasury he di-
reeed to communicate TO this House. the of the
heirs Communication pay has been made by the United
States Tor their services in the OF the revolution aud
the names Of the persons to whom the payments have been
made, anu the sums respectively paid
On motion OF MIR. White OF Florida,
Resnired Tba, the Committee on Naval Affairs be in.
struced to inquire Into the expedeucy OF deepening
the bar Of Penacoa Bay according to The repor of the
Engineers OF the United States that the Secretary
| Of the Navy
| On motion of Mr.. Lyon of Michigan,
Resoioed, That the Committee oil Territories be in.
suc'ed TO inquire into the expedency of the
Legislative Council OF the Territory Michigan to extend
their session days. that the
letter on this subject from the President of The Council be
referred 10 said committee.
| On motion OF Mr.. Bull,
Hesoired mat the Committee Roads and Canals be
instructed to inquire into the expeency Of making APP
preparation Tor Improving the Missouri err
Ohio river.
Mr. White, of Florida, submitted the following resolu
| ZION, which lies one day OH the tables
Resofued, That the Secretary Of the Treasury be di-
rec'ed TO report 10 this House the which
pended The issuing OF patents upon presumption claim.
Florida in whose favor the Courts OF the Territory have
decided under he laws of the United States.
On motion of Mr. Duncan,
RESOLVED, That the Committee Of Ways and Means be
Instructed TO inquire into the expedieDcy Of
sutclent sum to complete the harbour Chicago with
ResoiDed, That the committee be instructed to
inquire INTO the expediency OF increasing the sppropria.
N the
channel OF the Mississippi at the rapids of the D.s
Moins and Rock rivers with view to the speedy COM
ple,ion OF that object.
Rcsoired, That the committee on the Public .,ds bo
instructed TO inquire into the justice and expediency Of
granting 800 of land the widow ard heirs of each
person killed by the Indians OH the frontiers of Illinois and
Michigan, in 1882. $3.50
MIR. Sutherland presented some memories signed by
number oil the inhabitants of the first Congressional Dis
uict, approving OF the removal of the deposites
Mr. McCarty presented the petition OF sundry citizens
raye!s county, Indiana, praying for the abolition Of
Gict oil Columbia.
Mr. Lyte, Of Ohio. presented memorial contain.
ing resolutions from meeting of citizens in Cincin-
natl The memorial stated that the resolutions had
Deen passed at meeting convened by call from up
wards OF 0oO Citizens The resolutions urged the
ZION oil the deposites to the u States Bank;
by motion that the representatives. in Congress be in-
| sHhcfed TO support the prayer OF the petition.
MIR. Lyle made pertinent remarks on the propr.
ety OF constituents instrucDg their and
the propriey Of Instructions If
from those constituents who may have imme
elected ihem But he considered no aen ion should be
pa'd by representative TO mandate OF lou
ed from party minority OF the minority no may have
oeen opposed to his election. Ii representative does
his du y, is incumbent, him TO obey the voice of the
;unoSy 80 IS ne !anced He has had his
from majority OF his electors Of congress
sonai district, and they variance with the insiruc.
ons contained In The memorial presented. Mr. l.. pro-
ceeded In an animated address refer the
oil convention, the largest held Ohio to the re-
solutions OF The delegates of the Ohio legislature, and
sve and imPeraive,he voice OF his as re
corded on the poll hooks.
givenl 'O'' '' - . ''"'''"' VII" hereafter De
The Speaker said that he had also received the same re-
solutions TO be presented TO the House.
Mr. Lyle said that although he did not concur in the
opinions expressed in the resolutions, yet az they had
been adopted by citizens OF respeciabiy, and whose
opinions upon all other matters lie entertained high re
gard, he would in respect them that the memoir
al be printed and referred 10 the Committee ana
Means. CIV
Mr. Folk, from the committee appointed by the House
10 meet The committee appointed by the Senate TO copfe
on the disagreement Of the House. TO the pro
posed by the Senate to the BILL commonly called the
House appropriation BILL reported that the committee had
unanimously agreed TO strike that part after the I6
section OF the bill and proposing Tor adoption Their
OIL IN substance, viz: that neither House shall sutsctib
nor purchase any books &c in future unless an
dollars additional, shall he appropriated the Joint library
OF Congress, and that all books printing or
dered by either House shall be paid of any mo
nsy not otherwise appropriated. Mr. p having moved
to refer The report TO the Committee the whole on the
state of tie Union
Mr. j. q. Adams rose to offer any objection 10 the
report Hseif, but TO inquire question of order
whether the conerees had the right submit the promo
s'Ion just read! IL seemed to him that they had entered
upon an entirely new subject An appropriation TO SUBJ
scribe 10 the library, which not any reference 10 the
question nPon which the disagreement took place--,he
power OF either House to make appropriations the pur
chase OF books-for, il il in order Tor them 10 do this
ne Thought they might well have reported complete
and general appropriation bill
The Speaker said that there was nothing in the rcpor
10 prevent i,s being sent to the Committee; the subec
matter OF wasa question upon which the House Il
decide ne thought that the proposition might have beer
nj nWf tannsI I.f