Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-15

Mr. Robinson. Chnirn,Sn OF Tue Coi''''N- ~
Posi- Office and Post Roads, by - votes -. Dada
A. i.udr;cts Chairman Of the Committee on foaoS
and Canais, by II vusrs 50. -;,,,o ., pm
Mir 'r,mlnson, Chairman Of the Con''"lec U" GU
sions by 81 roies. . -, ~
Mr.. Kent, Chairman of the Committee for the Dis
tric of Columbia, by - votes. ;.
MIR Morris Chairman Of The Conlr'ittce on Ensfcss'
cd Blls, by =, votes.
Tie election Of The remaining 1ns!noeTs o. Tile co"'
u,ittees was deferred ua tu.morro"
On motion Of Mr.. Upton, of Indiana, u was ~.
Rcsiocd, That in memory Of the late Hon. Mt k'n'
nard Ine:nber o Inc House Of Representatives, ir"h
the Slate Of laruna the members OF the Senate wear
Grape The left arm for the space OF thirty days
And then the Senate adj ''urned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TIE Standing Committees of the iionst.
lie Speaker were announced from The ClefS 'doe' Dc
follows: ,,,,.
OF Nups ami .,icons-Messrs Canbreleng, McH'n'
Loyal Corwn, Johnson OF Tenn, o!h''''' '-""'e''''
On Pa5iic Lunds-aiessrs. Boon Of Ind, Williams ct
y. G., Lincoln Casey Hrnnon, Dunlap, Chap"lan ilaF
Iison of No, and Yell. ,. c;G
Hawkins, Burns Ki!sore, Buchanan, MauTy' b"yu anu
Young. a. - 49,
OF CHaims-Ni-ssrs Whil,iesey Of Ohio, Forester
Grenne, Davis, Taliairro, Chambers OF ny, DURING
Or Co,amrrcc-Nrssrs Sutherland, Pinckncy, Pcarce
Of H., GiI"t. Phillips, johnson oil La inshain Gus'
man, and MckcoH.
On the Pos, ,fcs and Post Roads-Nlessrs. Common,
f~r the District Of Calumbia.- Messrs ". B. Shop
pcrJ, of n G.. Hester, Boudin, Washington, Lane,
Rodgers, Fairfield, Moore, and CalrbnTne' .! silss
On Revolutionary Claims-Messrs. Muhleno'ls'
Crane, Slandetr Turrill, Beaumont, Craig, Chopln,
Underwood and Weeks 49,
On the Judiciarv-Alessrs Thomas, Hardin, Pierce
of New Hampshire, Robertson, rtylon, Ioncry, Mar
tin, Vanderpoct end Ripley.
o.. Pvhiic Expenditures -.Msssrs. Page, HlcL"nr'
Clark, Mason Of Me-, Leonard, Haley, White, Pear
son, ard Chelwood :,
On Karaiia Pensions -Alrssrs Beaie Schenck, lay
lor Harrison of Penn Doubleday, loar, Howell, Jenl'
! fer, and Williams Of Kentucky
On iauptaclures irssrs. Adams, Denny. NlcComas,
Webster G.. Lee Of New York, Granger, Bynum, fo"'
Ter, aud Wb.llltSey OF Conn.
On 7priruIiure -AlessTs Brckee, Bean, ShInn, De-
berry, Bailey, L"gan, Phelps, E:ner and Black
On Me uIum-Messrs. Giascock, Henderson, ": L.
Fuller Wagener Calhoun of Mass. Joshua Lee ut ~ l.
Carter, Graves, and Holt.
On Forcign .lJuirs -A1essrs. Howard Cramer, ila-
mer, Allan Of KY Parks, Cushing, Jackson OF Georgia,
Drnmgooe, and ltcncler.
On .Hiitarg .}Ta:rS-Messrs. Johnson of ny Ward,
Thomson OF UniH Bunch Mckay, Anthony, Mann OF n.
Y. Coles, and Glascock.
Cx sueM .5jai,s -Nlessrs jarvis Nilligan, Lansing,
Reed, Graysof., Parker, Wise: Ash, and Grantand
Or Priratc Lqnd C'ain$-A1esSrs. Carr, Gaidralth,
Pai,erson Chambers of Penn, May HunsIian LAWYER,
Sade, and Garland.
Or laAiam ifars -Messrs Bell NlcCarry, Everett,
Ashley, Haynes, Halves, Chimney, Montgomery, and
Garland Of Va.
On Tesriiryies-Messrs Patton, Potts, Brown, Pick.
ems, Pierce If Maryand Hall Of Maine, johnson Of Va,
Buyc ard Miller.
discretionary Pens;o1s-NesSrs. Wardwel!, Lca
DoD1 and Fry.
tVF Beads aad Canals-AIessrs Mercer, Vnton, LII
cas- Reynolds %! H. Steele, Calhoun Of Ky, Evans,
Ncs>e,ian and Hard.
III .iccoua's --Alessrs Lee Of n. y, Hall Of Maine,
Johnson Of Va former and McKennon.
On RerisdL and Unfinished Bus!ness.-Nessrs. Hunts.
man. Mann Of Pa, Mason Of Ohin Harlan and Farln.
On Expenditures IN the Dcpartmc"t9f Hate-alessrs
Augustine SAepperd vi y. q Calhoun OF Mass, HUNT,
Morris and Sckles.
On Ezpfndtures in The Department IF Mc Treasury
Messrs. Alien Of w., Harper Spaag!er Russell and Bar
On Erp>nd:tarcs in the Department Of Iur -Messrs.
Jones' OF ONO Buvee Johnson OF Va Love and Hubley,
On Expenditures in he Department Of TIC .fnry-
Messrs. Hall Of Maine Sloane Seymour, Pettgew and
Mason Of New York.
On Expenditures in tic Departn,ent c tie Post. Office
-Messra Hawes. Burns, Childs, Bailey, and Reynolds
of New York.
On Expenditures on the Public Buidiags-llessrs.
Darlington, lazsi!ine, Pcarce oil Rhode Island, Cal
brailh and Bcasr.
The Speaker OF leave, presented to the House :ni,-
uuuica.ion from the Secela7; of the Navy III o'eci'
euce 10 call u. the House 81 third Of Junc hs diirct-
inn him TO asce ain and report the rracca!I;g nt
establishing yard at Red Barn Island in The strait
cuIlvd the East river, and at Perth An5oy IN the State
of New Jersey; which, motion Of Mr. jarvis was re-
ferred TO the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Petitions and memorials then presented by
Messrs Evans, Smith, and Jarvis of Mains;
THE following Petitions presented by Mr.. Smith:
Petition Of David Hodge c1 penson Samuel !. Win.
slow. James Wyman, LIT DAVIS, Joseph Vearie Daniel
Davis John Mcclellan, Charles Ecfin, JOHN y. briggs
Mr.. Cushman Of Nas Iamp>h:r";
Messs. Grenncli, Gushing, Briggs, Reed, l!oar, Cal
oun Phillips linc"n Borden,s Adams, and Lawrence,
OF massachusetts:
mr. Adams and MIR. Lincoln presented snni7y me-
moals praying Ur repeal o the duty OF reign coal,
and Mr.. A. having moved their reference to the Com
inittee Manufactures.
Mr. Patton moved their reference TO the Committee
Of Ways an! u leans. Whercupon,
Mr. Adams asked fox The yeas and nays On lis motion,
(Which had prrcrGFncc,) aad they wrr.' ordered.
The nernoIials. under the rule, lie day ior
consideration
Mr. I,arco. "; Rhode Island
Alessrs. T"uc"y, Haley, and W!!iit!esey OF Conacc.
ticut
Messrs Everett, G':d Allen oc Vermont
MrsSrs lard' can+reIsns' VA":srroe Doubleday,
Wardweil, Chaplin, Lay: Granger, Taylor, iuTrl, FL
ner> Russell, and Lee, Of New York;
MIR. Gideon Lee presented the petition Of fluldah
Taylor widow of Augustine Taylor, of the revolulona
ry army, praying for pension referred to the CON-
mt"e Revolutionary Pensions; also, the petition Of
Salmon IDgon, pGa ying for pension referred 10 the
Committee Revolutionary Pensions; also the petition
OF the "poprieo!s a"d residents contiguous to Sandy
Creek, Monica county, New York" praying Congress
to Improve the harb"r al The mouth "t that creek
Mr.. Chapn moved that the petitions on the files OF
the House, aSkirg appropriation for The improvement
Of Port Bay: Lake Ontario, he referred to The Com
mt,ce on Commerce: agreed TO-.
MIR. Hard presented various petitions for the construc-
to Of ship channel around the Falls of Niagara also
the petition Of inhabitants OF i. York. praying for The
survey ard construction Ct hurbor al the mouth Of
Eighteen mile creek, ia the Stale of n. York
MIR. Parker OF n. Jersey;
Hlrssrs. Mckcnnan, Harrison, Anthony. Galbratl.
Beaumont, Chambers Clofk ngersoll, Harper, and
Denny Of Pennsylvania;
Messrs MckiIn, Thomas, Washington, and Jen;ftr Of
Mary land;
MIR. McXim presented the following: the petitions Of
llusn Mcdonald; Of james Chalmers Of Martha Brad
shaw; OF Samuel Deal; Of Susanna WurIey and Of