Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-07-01
The yeas and nays were refused.


| of 81; noes not counted. 1r;
renor,cd the Senate bill for the relief OF Thomas
| without amendment Committed
Mr. IT, also reported the resolution from tle Ss' -
relation 10 Florida acts, without amendment Coiil'
Mr. Thomas offered, by CONSENT the following reso'u
| ton which was agreed TO - 49,. T., Il;
reced TO inquire into the expedency OF reporting o'l
resolution prohibiting the further issue oil bonds guIt'
lied TO the Territory of Florida by The Union hanh %
Florida incorporated by act OF the 18th ieofuary 1000
| nv Tie Governor and Council of that Territory.
Mr. Cave johnson moved The suspension Of Tie nule'
for the purpose Of offering resolution Tor The appoint
men, of select committee OF i've members To inquire
what disposition has been made OF the hooks pulcna
bv (nurss since the year $780, inclusive: anu whether
the members have sold said books to booksellers anu
| others. -,
Mr. [Iawes asked the yeas and nays, and they were
ordered and were-yeas III, nays 10, not two-thrds
So the motion was rejected
On motion of Mr.. Mason Of Va: the Cummiltie Oh
Fo,cn Relations discharged from the ihrhtr co'i'
sideraon Of the petition OF sundry merchants OF ne"
York asking Congress TO provide means for ndrm'
nicatiun for tile destruction of their property at Ant
werp; and the referred 10 the President oil the
| United States, il being matter for negolation.
| Mr. MasOn from the Committee on Foreign Affairs:
reported bill for the relief Alexander Hamilton Read
twice, and committed.
| Mr. Mason also from the same committee. rcpoEicda
bill from the Senate to give effect 10 tile 9Th Article Of
| the treaty with Spain, which committed
Mr. Jones' FROM the Committee nn tlc judiciary, re-
ported bill for the relief of ii. B. Sth Read twice,
and committed. -
Air. Mercer from the Committee Roads and Canals,
rcporlcd bill from The Senate to authorize the conSruc-
ton of turnpike through the public lands Ly conPa-
nv in Washing on county: Missouri, which vas order
ed 10 third reading.
| MIR Craig. from the Committee Revolutionary
Claims reported bill Tor the IcIiel oi hooelt JoiilsoH
Read Twice and committed
Mr. Ctair from the same committee, made sundry un-
favorable reports OH petitions referred to IT, -,
| On motion OF aIr CamIrclcng. the COMMITTEE oil the
Whole was discharged from the further consideration OF
the bill in relation 10 unavailable funds IN The Treasury,
and authorizing compromise OF all oiu outS'''on
caims aud the same was brought INTO Tie Rouse oE
considerations but land the table Tor the present
Mr. Casey from the Committee on Public Lands. re-
ported bill for the relic! CT certain in abantS IN AadI'
son county. Illinois Read twice: and committed
MIR. Doubleday, from tic Committee on Invalid ZEN
sons, reported bill granting arrears oil pension to
Ephram Taylor. Read twice. and committed
Mr. Lincoln from the Committee on Public Lands,
reported hill from The Senate confirming certain grants
OF land IN Louisiana
The question being on ordering it TO third reading,
debate took place, in which Aessrs. Cave Johnson anu
Reynolds took part and which was arrested by the cI
piraon Of the time allotted to morning business.
The Speaker communicated the following message
from the President Of the United States:
To The il;usc Of Representatives.:
! transmit to the House OF Representatives report
from the Secretary of War, conveying the information
concerning the Cherokee treaty recently ratified:
ANDREW JACKSON
! WA<u!HGroH, June - lo3G
WAR DEPARTMENT, June -. IS}G
S;r:-ln conformity with resolution OF the House OF
Representatives. Of Yesterday, have the honor TO sub
nit 10 you cupe OF the documents IN relation to The
Cherokee treaty, lately ratified, winch were COMMUNE
Gated to the Senate and which contain the information
called for By the House.
1t being your desire that those documents should be
sent this morning. have been compelled 10 transmit
COPY Of them printed by order Of the Senate To have
transcribed from the originals would have delayed The
answer, and prevented the information from reaching
the House officially in time perhaps for lis consideration
Very respectfully,
Your most obd't. scrv't.
LEWIS CASS.
To the PREslnrYr ofMe United Suites.
Mr. Wise moved to refer the message and accnmpa-
nving documents To the Committee oil the Whole, anu
that they he printed
Mr. Haynes called for division Of the question
reference and printing. The latter branch of he
should object to, II the Indian bill was TO be delayed TIL
they came from the printer.
The first branch of the motion having been agreed TO-
and after some remarks from Mr.. Haynes. the
cond branch,
Mr. Adams called for further division, and the
sage ordered to be printed but the House refused 10
order the documents 70 he printed.
IMPROVEMENT HAHBoEs AHD RIVERS.
The House, in further execution Of the special ORDER
proceeded the consideration of the bill making add
onal appropriations for the Delaware hrcakwalrr, aud
for certain habors, and removing distractions in and at
the mouths Of certain rivers reported with amendments
from the Committee Of the Whole.
Several of the amendments made iii Committee OF the
Whole nOn-cOncurIed in.
The question being Concurring in the amendment
increasing the appropriation for the improvement Of the
Ohio and Missouri rivers
Mir Iawes asked for the yeas and nays it, and they
! were ordered.
The question being taken, the amendment was concur
red in--v"as l0l, nays Il.
Mr. Wise moved to strike out the enacng clause of
the BILL Gin effect TO rcecf t( and tereupon called for
the yeas and nays which ordered.
The question was taken, and the motion rejected
yeas 80, nays 1873.
! Alter some amendments CONQUERED in.
Mr.. Halves moved to strike out that clause in the bill
which appropriaes 100000 for the improvement Of the
navigation OF the river Hudson and spoke length
in its support.
Mr.. Sutherland moved the previous question: which
was seconded.
Mr.. Hardin called for the yeas and nays the ques-
ton, Shall the main question be now putt and they
were ordered.
The main question was ordered to be putycas LOG;
nays -
ilr. Lewis moved call of the House. Lost.
The bill ordered to be cngrossed for third read
ing-yeas l2G, nays 81.
Mr.. Halves moved 10 recommit the bill to the Commit.
Tee Of The Whole the Of the Union with lsruc
lions to strike out the clause making appropriations Tor
the improvement of Hudson river and tereupon he ask
ed the yeas and nays; which ordered.
| After remarks from Mr. Boun the question was
taken, and the motion rejeccd-ycas 10, nays Ol
| The House then touk the usual recess
| EHE.NLSfi SESSION..
The House resumed the consideration f:'tlc bill max
ing appropriations for the Delaware break water," &c,
and the bill making appropriations for the Improvement
of certain hab0rs, &C. and both bills. by the aid OF the
previous question, read third time, and passed.
No later reports received when this paper went to
| press.
THE CREEKS.
From the Columbus Hcraid of June 81