Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-22

The b:li vas read fir time, and passed 20 second
reading.
Mr, IicnarcEs rare notice that lie should o.morrow
ask leave t., introduce b 10 nntiGiIss the East fi"Ti
da Rail road Company TO construct railroad through
the public lands -,
air Linn on leave introduced bill 10 authorize the
construction OF Rail road through the public lands Ill
Washington county, Missouri. Read twice, ana re-
fcrrtd
Mr. W,j1ht, On leave, introduced bill Supplemental
ry to tie act establishing Mint and regulating The
coins of the United States. Read twice, ordered TO be
printed and referred TO the Committee on Finance
AIR Nicholas cave notice that he should 10 morrow ask
leave to introduce bill adjust the cums Of the heirs
Of The Baron Bas.rop and OF the Marquis dc Mason
Rouge.
sJr. Wall gave notice that he should Tomorrow ask
leave Introduce j;n resolution, lnst7ucng Inc
Committee on the Library procure, as far as practi
cable all the public and private laws, including the Sc
vrral compilations and rcyisons thereof together with
the ana journals Of The Legislative BODIES Of le
several States, both before and since the Revolution:
Mr.. Nicholas leave, Introduced bill g!Vlng elect
to the ISL! article Of the treaty Of 1919, with Spain
Read twice. and referred 20 The Conm;ttec OH Foreign
AfliS
The Chair presented communication from the Irea-
SURG Department the subject OF steamboats, and steam
boilers.
On motion of Mr.. Moore the papers of Samuel Mil.
Ter and others the files Of the Senate, were referred
~ the Committee ct Claims
The remaining portions Of the Presidents annual mes
sage were appropriately referred 10 the various standing
committees.
The following resolutions were offered which, by rule,
lie over one day:
Mr. Nicholas offered the following:
Rcsoircd That the Committee on Commerce be IN
slructcd inquire into the expedency OF an aPpropriu
,ion for the erection Of suitable building for custom
house and public stores in the city OF New Orleans
MIR Nicholas further offered the following:
ReSGired That the Committee Tor the District OF Co
lambda be instructed to inquire whether there is any law
in force in this District which coners medical soc
ely or any other association whether sc!lconsttuted or
Incorporated The power TO grant licenses TO persons TO
practise medicine, 10 decide on licenses granted else
where and making it illegal and criminal offence t0r
persons not licensed or approved to procsc pysc or
surgery in the District aso 70 inquire into The justice
and cxpediency of the repeal OF such laws, II any such
are found 10 exist.
Nr Ewing of Illinois, offered the following:
Rcs0ired That the Committee on Roads anu Canals be
instructed 10 inquire into the expeency Of making pFov
sion BY law for the establishment Of efficient Sys.
TEN Of operations on the Cumberland read in Illinois, and
for the appointment ola separate superintendency io Sad
road in that State: and Also into the eSped!ency OF con.
linuEg said road from Fandala, Illinois, to the MiSsiS'
slpr. :,
Mr. Benton offered the following, which was, on his
notion read twice, ana adopted:
ieS0ired That tic President Of the United States be
requested 10 cause statement be laid before the Sc
NATE showing, nearly may be, the different arr"-
pratiuns which will leave unexpendrd balances on tic
Isl day OF January next, the amounts so le the objects
to which they applicable, and the daleS OF lie acts
by which they were authorized.
sir. alkrr offered the following; which lies one day:
RtSO'ech, That the Committee Military A!iars be
instructed to inquire into The expediency OF establishing
an arsenal at Columbus in the State Of Mississippi IS
recommended in the memorial of The Legislature u! tat
State, presented 10 the Senate al the last session.
hIr KuMgivs moved the following:
CrIGrcd That committee OF five he appointed to oE-
anime and report The extent Of the loss sustained by the
burning Of the Patent Office; and TO Consider whether
any what ought TO be adopted TO repair the
loss, and TO establish such evidences Of property in pa
tented inventions the destruction Of the records and
drawings may have rendered necessary jr lis security,
TO report by bill or otherwise.
Tie resolution was aa,ecd to, and lcssrs. Ruggrs,
Preni<s, Strange, Parker. and Bayard were appointed
tie committee
Mr.. Linn offered the following:
EtsOlred, That the Committee on Tie Public Lands be
instructed TO inquire into tie expedcncy Of establishing
surveyor generals office tor the Territory OF Wisc1i-
sin and that lIe committee also inquire into iie
exrdicncy of establishing additional Offices for the
sale Of tic public lands II that part Of the Territory j.
ing Tie Mississippi river and comprising ;i.e
counties Of Dts Alyines and Du Buque.
Mr.. Linn also Submitted utHer Resolutions re!utlTc 20
Wisconsin,
The Senate proceeded TO the further consideration Of
tie n resolution, introduced by Mr.. Ewing Of OHIO,
resembling tie Treasury order OF July IL, lc3G and p7o
hijns the Secretary Of tie Treasury from drrGaling
the power designate Tie kind oi funds to- be received
in payment Cor public lands.
l Benton addressed the Senate al large, Oh the sub
iect OF the resolu!ion and in reply to Mir Ewing Mr.
u continued speak until near five o'clock, when,
having concluded his renarl:s lie nnacd his lnlen-
lipn OF hereafter moving for Il committee OF inquiry on
The subject; and then
The Senate adjourned: without coming TO any dec!-
sion upon tie resolution OF MIR. Ewing.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Messrs E!morc AID Richardson, members elect from
the State Of South Carolina, appeared, qualified,
and tool; their seats.
On motion oil Mr. Connor the Committee Post
Offices and Pest Reads had leave TO sit during the
CT tie House, fer the purpose OF prosecuting the
examination OF witnesses in relation TO the destruction q!
tic Post O:iicc building
REDCCiioN OF DUTIES
The first business in order the reference Of
mortal presented Oil Monday last 10y Mr. Adams: from
sundry citizens of Boston, praying for repeal Of the du
ties foreign coal, which Mr. A. had moved 10 refer 10
the Committee on Manufactures.
Mr. Patton had moved to refer the TO the Com
mitee Of Ways and Means
Mr. Adams presumed that as the subject had been
brought before The Committee On Manufactures by The
vote Of the House, the reference OF the President 5
message that the gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Pa,ton
who had made the motion TO refer the petition TO the
Committee Of Ways and Means would now withdraw it.
Mr. Patton thought the subject was TOO closely con-
nccLed with the Of The country, 10 be gent TO
any other committee than that Of Ways and Means;
therefore he could not think Of withdrawing his motion
Mr. Gambreleng expressed Il hope that they would not
much time upon this subject, especially after
the debate which took place the other day. lie then
understood the House TO 10 the determination that
both committees should take this subject under their
consideration; the it regarded the Of The
country, the other regarded lis bearing upon The
subject Of protecting duties. 1t struck Mr. G., however,
that they had better not depart, in this instance, from
the former usage. At the last Congress, when memo
rial praying for the repeal Of duty foreign coal was
presented, it referred 10 the Committee on Ways
and Means. Another, the subject, presented
Monday last, had similar reference and that
Iniee had the subject before them
Moreover, there standing rule Of the House
which had not yet been rescinded and probably
rsns the au 81 s of he
ton Of duties at every session. and it became the more