Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-26

the nth. and the motion went TO them on tie iS'n, 81
that some time had already elapsed since The coihnl!re
had had it in charge. Besides, II there was no! 'ie
enough left in the session for the COMMITTEE on l uO,C
I,nds 10 attend to the business, was there more tine, lie
asked, for the Committee Oh finance To cot: ina'
the Committee OIL Public Lands should nave H'oFto -
be discharged when they made their report, was Pei!F1t
10 REGULAR: but he appretcnded that II was eh'iIeiy 'i'e-
GuIaT 10 make such a motion after they had reporfa.-
He would now ask of his friends TO vote Tor se'iulh9 ~
motion to The committee of which he was Il hle''oe'' ".
nance and lie would see if there was yet 'ihit '"'us"
in the session Ia obtain The important JAN"
tempia.cd BY the motion.
MIR. Walkers motion WAS then adopted.
rio sor,,o then took m The bill to prohibit the sales
of IT,. public lands. except TO actual settlers; an" ~ Nn'
lied rrtrtiiirs: the CrrstIon being Oh MI. "a'hcl > n''
,lun t., Sir he ut iiGtc years and insert one; p',"s Az
term Of resldrncc required OF the settler before III ca"
obtain n patent. u
This question IVES decided N me negative ''
nays %, as Lo!!Ows: term;
Iens-Mcssrs. Benton, Black, Clayton, Ewing OF I'il'
nois, fulton. Hendricks, Moore, Robinson, SEVER up
ton. Walker, and WIiGht-l2. r-,
tcni.u. Cutlberl, Ewing, of Ohio, G!urdy, !itDol'u'
Kent. King III Ala, Knight. Linn, Morris, :''c'''ins'
Niles. Page, Rives: Robbins, Strange, Swift, lai!Hiaog'
and WIile-23. ,
hlr. Grundy then moved to strike out three years: ana
insert ,wo wears Tor Tie term Of residence ; ana aver "
drbule, i'll Which Nlessrs. Ewing of o., Walker: h!ns,
Of Ala, Linn. and Iirtpn, took part, the motion was
alop'rd-ycas y, nays II, as follows: p,.h,n,r
lcas-AIrssrs. Benton, Black, Drown: Eucha"an'
CLAYTON. Cutlbrrt, Dana, Ewing of Ill Fulton, C'!uh-
dv. 'Hcudricks, Hubbard, King Of Ala, Linn, sl"oTe'
Morris, Nicholas, Page, Rlves, R'blns9n, Sever;
Strange, TaiImadgs: Upton, Na!keF' ""le' D"u
.NGSm-Messrs. Bayard. Calhoun, Clay, Cri''endrn,
Ewing of Ohio, Kent, Knight, Niles, Robbins, Swift
and TOnlinsou-ll.
Mr.. Ewing then laid on the table an amendment
which. he SAID, lie would offer on Monday, and 1t wasoE
dered TO be printed. ,u ~
After some verbal amendments, the bill was on Mr..
Walkers motion postponed TO: ana '''+dc Tie ofoer I" u
day for Monday next.
The rcsolu, ON introduced ly MIR. Preston, to Authorize
certain experiments 10 be made to lest the utility 0i Ger,
tain improvements made in fire arms, was considered and
adopted.
Ihe Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
NEW YORK FIRE.
Mr.. Moore moved 4 suspension Il tic rule TOT lhc
purpose Of submitting Il motion that the lt"use resolve
itself into Il Committee OF the Whole on the state OF lie
Union, for the purpose Of considering the ''ttil supple
incnia7y 10 the act Tor The relief Of the sufferers by iHe
in the city OF New York." lost.
GRAUGAIIuE LAND ELL"
Mr.. Casey, from tie Cuminltce on the Public Lalias,
! reported Il resolution proposing To make The "hill To gra-
duatc the price Of tie public lands. to make provisions
for actual settlers, and to ccdc The waste iarus " 'hr
States wherein they are situated Be- made the special
order ct the day for Wednesday next.
MIR. Davis SAID, Us this vas u very important b!H, ~
which The wlIp!e West were deeply Interested: he should
ask tor The yeas and nays; which were ordered, and were
yeas 10, nays 80
Mr. Era!r. from the Committee or Invalid Pensions,
reuorted IL bill TO restore to certain luTai!d pensioners lie
amount of pensions by them rc!lnfuished; winch was
read twice and committed. -.
Mr.. Adams, Oh leave, presented an amendment to inns
h,Ii. wl,Ich lie rave notice he should move when tic Dill
: came up again for consideration, and the same was com
miItcd with the bill 10 the COMMITTEE Of the Nh"!e.
d .tCilAFALAYA RAILROAD.
Mir. Lincoln. from the Committee on The ruoic
: Lands, reported 4 resolution proposing to discharge TIC
! Committee of the Whole from the further consideration
of the " bil granting a right Of way through Inc Puol'e
lands to The A,cha.alaya Rail road and Banking coI!Pa
nv" which VAS concurrcd in. The bill having been
/ brought into the House on notion OF 3r. Lincoln, WIS
taken UP. on its endorsement.
Mr.. Parks had the sane objection to the passage o
this bill IN It's present state winch lie had 10 I'LL o''t'
. bulls 81 this kind; which was, that It contained no Prov
SION for carving the mails OF the United States, puoiiI
Stores, &c, consequently these corporations charged the
Government an tAtraVagant price ioI carrying Inc mans
! Where these charters were granted by The states, anu
they were under the exclusive jurisdiction y! the states
the Government could do nothing with them; put whele
they 10 through the public lands, lie held IL TO DC 'e
duty ul Congress 10 provide some power ty when 'hese
CORPORATIONS might be compelled 10 carry The mails, thu'
nillons OF war. &c. for 4 reasonable compensation: j.
might be necessary, as for instance: IN the case OF the
Seminole war, that the Government would wish u Trans
port troops. provisions and munitions from one Po'h' "
another: and unless som, provision was made py TIC
Government for compelling these companies 10 carry
Government property. they might charge IhelF OWN piiee
or even refuse 10 carry them. tie Therefore inoVeu Tia
the bill be committed 10 the COMMITTEE on III l oSl o'"Ie
and Post Roads, with instructions To inquire INTO Tie ea
rudirucY of adding Il section providing Tor carrying tHt
mails Of the United States for Il reasonable and just com
PEI itinn.
The motion Of Mr.. Parks was disagreed 10 without
ccunt.
Ga motion Of 2lr. Mercer, the bill was So amended rs
10 give the company ''ci.liy instead 81 zone hundred
feet. and 1t was then ordered 10 lie cngruSsrd Tor a third
reading on Monday next;
THE MINT.
On motion OF cir. Owens, the Committee OF the Whole
on The state Of the Union was discharged from lie lur'
Their consideration 81 the bill to amend the act establish
ing branches OF The United States Mint, and The same
was brought into Tic House.
Mr.. Ovens OK rIainrd that the bill related to the cstl
! bisnmcnl Of branches Of The mint 1t i. Orleans, Char
loitc IN North Carolina: and Daloloncga IN Ge"rgIa.-
: These several branches were now ready TO go into npc'
ration. and The director of The mat was anxIouS Tor III
but. until the bill under consideration passed. the Prtsl'
dent could not appoiut the necessary officers.
The bill was then read, and ordered TO be cngrosscd
fer Il Third reading OIL Monday next.
On motion of Mr.. Yell, the Committee on the PuDllc
Lands was discharged from the further consideration o
i memorial Of the Arkansas Legislature, in reference tc
, achau-r in the location Of school lands and the same
was Grurrcd to lie on tie table.
The llnusc then passed To the orders Of the day.
Mr.. Wise. from tn" Select Committee appointed TO IN
vcstirale the Executive Departments, then moved tina
the committee have leave to sit during the session 81
the HOUSE; which was agreed TO, and then, on motion,
The House adjournrd.
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