Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-11
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casoncd by the resignation OF the Honorable William
Wilkins
Mr. Webster gave notice tha, he would tomorrow ask
leave 10 introduce bill provide Cor the satisfaction
OF the claims OF American citizens for spoiiiatons on
year i-iD
Mr.. Ewing submitted the following resolutions.
i'cSStted, mat the Secretary OF War BE- directed
ihSi1it t. The Senate copy OF any
eevcdby him from the Commissioners appointed by the
states OF Maryland. Pemsylvan and Virginia.
cevc portions OF the Cumberland Road viiiS within tin,
limits OF those States respectively and To- erect toll rates
uere"ii ana II amy money bc necessary complete
repairs OF said Road, agceaby 10 the requirements OF
% laws of SAID States which have received the
Congress, that hc furnish estimate OF the amount
also, that he Inform the Senate what is the condition OF
the nasonry that road how many inches of metal
nave been put ON that part OF which has been located
anew, and upon that part of il which lies between the
Soon gaeia and Ohio rivers; and also what depth of
metal 49, m has opnion necessary To make it perma-
nent and substantial Road, upon the plan which has been
adopted IN ITS repairs by the Department
Hesotrcd, That the Secretary of War he directed 10
transmit TO the Senate copies all SURVEYS and
that are IN has Department relative to the Improvement
%, lc harbcr at the mouth of the river Raisin the
hest resolutions lie on the table one day
mr. iyer gave notice that he would, tomorrow, ask
leave TO bring in bill authorize the issue of addition
i" scrip !" SATISFY Revolutionary claims.
MI Souihard submitted the following resolution
winch WAS lad ON the table
itcsoieed That the Senate will on "Wednesday next
proceed to the appointment of the Standing Committees
On melton OF Mr.. Clay, the Senate adjourned.
m HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Standing Committees of the House:
Oj observation-disclosures Claiborne. Griffin. Hawkins
Nandrrpocl flanagan. Hard, Burns Bouding KiIgorc
Or bays and Aieans-Acssrs. Polk, Wilde CaSbrc.
shg, Nehnn Binney, Loyal, mckinley, hubbard, Cor
~ Claims Mcssrs. Whittlesey of Ohio B,rbon
Sicintire, Gloson, Forester, Stoddert Banks Fulton
Miner. 1850
Cf Commerce Icssrs Sutherland IIarper of N -
ihcKney Heath, Pearcc oil X. L. GIet, Philips John
son, OF La. Morgan
G, On ne r@0te i""ds.Msssrs. Clay Boon, Clayton,
Iuu 4
:, u" INC foSt CWce aud Post R0ddS-Niessrs Conner
havanagh Thomas, of La, Briggs, Murphey Lane La.
porte, lia oI Nil, Schlcy
., for me DISTRICT II Coiu'nLia NIessrs Chnn, w u.
shepard, Mckennan, Alien, OF Va, Hester Fillmore
hing Nandcrpocl, Steele.
- u" ne Jndic,dry- Acssrs Foster, Gordon Beardslcy
Thomas of Md, Hardin Parks Pierce OF N II Rob,11
s0n r.:fnelf. =
U" RI evolutionary -Mcssrs Muhlcnur,r. Crane
nard.
On Public Erpcnditures-- AIessrs Davenport. LYON
iage carke OF Ia, Iwecdy, McIene. Jackson ot Mass
IN Pricate Lond CIains-Alcssrs. johnson of Tenn
mards, Carr Gabraith Mann OF ~ Bull, Chambers
Davis of Ky, May.
On Mdnaydotarcs-M cssrs. Adams of Mass Denny
Dickerson OF N J., Martindae, Nc Comas Osgood Glow
ney Craner, jackson OF Conn.
On observation-disclosures Bockce, TAYLOR of Va Hath.
away, Darnitz, Bean, Dunlap Clowney runcr Ihmty
U" indtan IGarS,-Messrs Gilmer, cCarty, Ever.
ett OF ", Grailn, Allen OF Ohio, Dickinson oi Tenn
Howell, Love OF Ny, Grenncll.
q" .hatt0ry .itarS-AIcssrs. johnson of Ky Vance
IIpeish'' "ai"' thompson, Cohcc Buncl Mckay, An
On Narai .4Bairs-Mcssrs White of N. Y. NIill;gon
Watnough, Lansing, Reed, Grayson, Parker smith
On Foreign .46airs-NIcssrs Wayne, Everett of Mass
ia oil ~ e., Coulter, Jarvis, Person. Patton Letcher
On observation-disclosures Allan Of XIV. Po,,s Jobnso,
Cage, 1urnbu -
On Revolutionary PeRsions.AIcssrs yyard,vell Ror
ringer, Iompkins, Moore OF Va Lea of Tenn, w. X
Fuller, Fowler, Bell Lay.
On hueaiid Pensions Messrs Miller Beale, Adams of
New York, Schenck, Chiffon Clancy Mitchell of Ohio
Brown of New York James '
On Roads and canatsN lessrs Mercer Blair. vinton
Stewart, Rcnchcr, Johnson OF Md Iuc,s -passo n'
nolds. 20 10y
;, Of Reoisat and Unfinished Observation-Disclosures Dickson
iia 9,I 9i, MeVean Shnn, Taylor of New York.
sey, Mitchell ofN York Crockett Osoood vi
1.-The following Standing Committees of the IIouse
gress ~ -
On Expenditures in The Department Of Satc-Mcssrs.
"a n Shepherd, Day, Beaumount, Bodlc, Patterson
-" fIPe""H"TeS an department Of IrcaSUru-AIessrs
allen OF Vermont T. c. Fuller Harper of Pa SpangleT
Clarke Of New York - NPSe'
On Expenditures IN The Department of Uar-Mcssrs
WhiltIesey OF New York, Deberry Chambers Webs,er
Halsey '''"'''i'
On Expenditures in Department, of ya,,-AIos.r.
Van Houicn '''''''y ''ioanc'
=, On Ehpe@d"rcs IN Departments of Post oGee-Nlessrs
ilawes, Fulton, Burns, Wagner, Lay
On Expenditures on Pubic Buitdinrs-Mes,rs yybol
Ion, Darlington, Brown, Henderson, fIarJ
iscLaru Nluhniig, elected Representative in Com
greSs from the State oi South Carolina to fill the vac1n
cy occhsoned by the death of the Hon James Blair an
Pea:ed, was qualified, and took his seat ~
Frances w Pchens, elected Representative from tho
state oil Soutl Carolina, 30 supply the vacancy c;oed
by tile resignation of the Hon GEORGE NicI)uu;e mn
Pcarcd was qualified, and took his seat.
- 49, WEST POINT ACADEMY
ton "'''S ioSou'
Reso'eed, That a Select Committee CONSISTING of ono
member from each State, be appointed with mower 10 in
qulIc INTO tle exPedency Of amending the laws rcotin
" inc MILITARY Academy at West Point i'm the STATE oi.
view ork, or whether At would colnport with Tho
public interests to abolish said institution
NJ Hawes asked the yeas and nays on the adoption
vi .he resolution, and they were ordered
MIR Parker would he very villn1 he so;d O., ,,,to
Tor the rcsoluon If the mover woussirkc oi so,nnc
or Itasrclers to the abolition Of tie Academv Ic n,oy
eh 10 strike out that clause. and also SO n,c nj tho m
"hti0h as proposed committee of tyyenty-lonr He
"ond prefer Select Committee Of the usual nu,,lor
"r Mann Of New York, said that it seemed Ia lac ,e
hcray conceded that an inquiry ought To be made lie
q" iiF,T "i such an inquiry, hut lie was for goinr
ierber, and extending the inquiry TO one or f ,Is
abuses ~ the management of military concerns Ir;t
was ia order he should that the Committee Of In
Nessatlop extend their labors little further. Tor n ,,
anyways desir1be that, in matters Of this kind aa LARGO
eio should be embraced as possible. He had no doubt
alton existed at West Point as one vi
dence OF which, lac Jcaracd from the Official renor,s ON
hat subject That n cost this Government between : and
O"V dollars to educate officer for the Army Of lie
gnt90 States Surely such an enormous 1;turs as
uiis ior each cadet ought to be looked into Alhoun,
ulc SCHOOL was located within his own State Mr. NJ
conid meyer sanction scole Of expense like this
Ihr, Nhnn then moved amendment to the ,st
aehulnent proposing that the Committee be also in
sRHcled 10 inquire INFO tie expediency OF oboeb;n tL
f,pHn