Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-02-09

c. VnD.G luL!i!Te Whether 4 '.Ii! ~
once. rive two dollars an acre Tor land, and maze II" Huu'
Bile unyu, il, lllal rive one du!iar aud twenty-five CENTS
besides bsinr subjected 10 much lfouoie aho i"eu''i'
Lrance; Certainly he would.
The individual who purchased 81 lie h"'uel ""s :.
cidrdlv better off than he. Could not any man sec ~iat
wouId H.. The eicc ct Of passing the bill: II woulu !rao,
rs IN, had said before, 10 enormous Specusatohs. u.
maintained That the lands, on an average were %"u'
,br.e ,IoII,,s ,ur acre: and he observed, thai II no lte's'
Isti,r we're had on lie subject, by the end nt SIN OF Sc
ven months speculation would ceuse. Inc slaIe -
tl,;nas at prysen mt existing were artificial, and cou'u hot
Continue. Il, however, /! was dteme9 pIoperl1 tsrs'"e
al all, the first and lnust Obvious course inr the Se"atG ~
adnD, was to raise the price OF the public lanes. Inc
ouvv objection to that was. that il would benefit those
who had already purchased. But, as 10 Their !eg'slat'hS
in that way, lie had 10 fear. No, II would Dc uhP"pu.
lar; those who had purchased must De secured /"
land Offices would have to he Chased Nhic"c'r!' "H'"
Then. was ADOPTED, would be liable TO some otjectlons'
Tie latter course he should prefer OF The iwo' as II was
less objectionable. ..I
lie wished 10 pu. the public lands upon some lar ano
fixed condition which should give to The uhieu 'ILo
4 reasonable revenue. Perhaps the best plan wou!u Ut
TO transfer The whole to The new States, ON tlelr a9'ec'
ing To rive ten pr: cent, and with certain silhvato"a'
for Their good us we'll Us our own. lie ula Hot Nno"
tina, any thing could b. done OIL the subject now: O"I'
he repeated, he would rather make a cession OF III .a"u,
a, once upon liberal terms, than allow the Government
10 be- further troubled concerning them. =.
Entertaining these views, he hoped the suolcct "pu.u
BE- permitted to sleep, or that the Stnale snoulo co"E ~
d direct vote, or That Inc biil shou'o " '"N w -. 49, II
Tie question was then taken on The recoAl!'ioneht W
the bill, and decided in the Acknowledgements ~ nays
20, as follows r..;,o
Ieas-Mess.s. Benton, Black, Culhbert, Dana; Ewing
of ILL.,, Fulton, Grundy, Hendricks, HUBBARD; hnT VI
Ain. King Of Ga. Linn, Lyon, Moure, Nicholas, mics;
Newell. Rlves. Robinson, iiugglcs, Sewer, Walker ana
.hsms-Ncssrs. Bayard, Brown, Buchanan, Calhoun
Clay: Clayton, Davis, ETi"g OF o. sm mxl'' T 1nlgn Tom.
rs. Preniiss. Preston, Southaru, Swlit' iiP'oN' -"'
Ipann Wall Webster and WHlle--u. ~
On motion, .
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Garland of Va, BY leave of the House, from the
select committee to investigate abuses IN 'hc ESecu"''
Drrar,mpnls, reported the following resolution
E,soired, That the chairman he directed 10 ask lie
House Of Representatives for an order 10 print SO many
copits Of the journal Of the committee as they may
think proper 10 order for the Use OF The members 10 Oe
printed and laid on their tables, win lAelr report, HUI
exceeding 1880 copies. ,
AIR. c.. OK plained that this resolution was introduced
witt. Il view 10 have the journal of the committee printed
and kept in possession oi The committee, TO he iaid De-
fore the House at The same time they made their report.
# This was not done it would take some time to have
the journal printed after the report was made; c"Isc-
uncn;ly il would delay the action OF the House, as IL
,n;rll be some days after the report was made before Ills
journal could be printed and laid upon the table U! "em-
befs.
Mr.. Cave johnson inquired what number OF copies
the resolution proposed To print.
MIR. Garland .epIicd that it was moi stated on the face
Of the resolution; but il was the intention oi the commit
lee that the usual number should be printed.
llr. Cave johnson then moved an a!f'ndrnrn', :hat me
number to be printed should not exceed ili'i; which
was agreed TO, and the resolution as amended was theh
adopted.
The House then resumed the consideration Of the ul-
finished business, being the resolution reported by ar
d prurcc. from Ike Committee on Commerce.. as lu!-
lows:
E.su!rcd, That the memorial Of John Kern and J"hn
D.. George, he referred to the First Conpirnirr OF lie
Treasury, to be bv him TRANSMITTED to the Collector OF
the pert Of Philadelphia. who is hereby directed 10 settle
the claim uf said Kern and George. Tor scIvicfs rs cir;kS
hy them performed. in carrying into effect Tie l1ih STE
ton Of the tariff &C, Of July II, lS"32, according 10 agree
ment.
Mr.. Pcarcc had moved the following as 4 substitute
for the original resolution:
Rcs0ir,d, That Inc CumIlittec on Commerce be DIS
CHARGED from the further consideration Of the subject;
and That the same, with III report OF the committee. De
REFERRED to the Secretary Of The Treasury, to! settlement
The question pending was the motion OF Mr.. Gave
johnson, 10 .rirr the whole subject to The Committee OF
Claims.
The melton to refer i. to the Committee Of Claims, was
rejected.
HE suh;rrt 10 the Committee OF Commerce., with in
s,ruc.ioms 20 rrpu,t l bill ior the relief OF the claimants:
lost.
The amendment Of Mr.. Pcarce vas then nut anu
agreed 10, G3 10 50.
MIR. Canlrcleng moved u reconsideration OF the last
vote. as he wisIcd to move TO s'''he Out Inc "0Ius ''or
settlement.
Mr. Switzerland and Mr.. rcarce said there would he
no objection to strike out these words; and hr, ia WHIT
Il, : \, : srruestrd that The amendment be agreed TO by &C.
neral CONSENT. =.
Mr, Mckay moved 10 lay the whulc subject Oh the
table; which was agreed to-aycs Us, noes w..
Nj. Ca:nhrcieng, from the Committee OF ways ane
Means ,,ucrtpG some amendments To The civil aud d.
plynia,ic bill; which were referred TO The COMMITTEE oil
The Wll"l. on The state Of the Union.
MIR. Yell, from the Committee on the Public Lands,
rruorirl a bill to establish an additional land district IN
The State Of Arkansas, (coinpnscd OF The counties OF
Scott, Crawford, ,JnInson and Pope; the land Office to DC
established at the county seat III Johnson coun'y0 WAicii
was read twice, and committed to a Committee ol Tile
Whole on slate Of the Union.
On motion If Mr.. Thomas, the Committee on the Ju-
diciarv had leave 10 sit during the sessions OF HE House
10 prosecute the investigation Of certain charges OF OIL
CID! misconduct preferred against Judge IhrusiOn, one
Of tho Judges Ol the United States Circuit CuuFt, ior liie
DIs,ric, I'll Columbia.
Ga motion ui Mr.. Sutherland, the reports and papers
in relation TO the surveys oI the harbors Of tiavre De
Grace, maryland, ana ];tichmond, Virginia, were ordered
10 sc printed.
Mir. ';ulhcrland, from the Committee on Commerce,
reported 4 bill making appropriations for the improve
mrnl Of certain haTb0rs therein mentioned, for the year
Isl: read w:cr, and committed 10 4 Committee VI the
" hole on tie state OF The Union.
Mr.. Harper, from The Select Committee on the sub
jrct Of patents and the patent laws, reported q bill for
Tie reilrl L! iOil j. ItOane Tcau twice anu coHiiiItttu-
At lie Suggestions Of MIR. "hitilcsey Of Ohio, and
Mr.. Howard, the House. by general consent, took up
the bill Oh lis third reading, entitled "An act TO amend
an act entitled an act 10 establish branches Of the mint
Of the United States, passed ID March, 1885, and il
was read the third time and passed.
Also, lie bill entitled, "An act respecting d~iscrimina.
ting duties on Dutch and Belgian vessels, and their car
goes, on It's third reading was taken up, and I verbal
amendment having been made thereto by general con.
sent, (n motion oil Mr.. Adamts) was read tho third time
AM passed. $500
The House proceeded 10 the consideration Of the bill
for Tie relief Of Robert VAIN; the question teing On Of
dering the bill 10 be engrcssed for a third reading:
y debate c!srlcd, in which Messrs. lngeisnll, Mckim,
Jarvis. Lawrence, q. Lee. Harper, Hardin, CalnGreleng,
Parker, and Phillips participated,
when Mr.. Robertson moved 10 recornnit the bill 10
The Committee of Ways and Means, with instructions to