Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-07

ceeds of lands cedcd 10 the United States by certain In
dian tribes which read second and third ne anu
after brief explanation BY MIR. Nfght, was Pusstu
bill uppropriating millions OF dollars lot .he e@
pcuses Of The Indian war also read the thFo uhe
and passed. crh
The unavorabc reports on the petitions OF Thomas
Snyder aud LewissServy were srVefa'y 'aheh W 0"0
agreed TO. esS@ .;,,J b,
Tbe resolutions Of inquiry heretofore submitted ny
Mr. Hubbard MIR. Mcrrs, Mr.. Wall, Mr. HehuticEs'
Mir Walker Mr. Linn MIR. Rives. Mr. Davis, ana >" t.
Ruggles and heretofore published, were ssVeray 'aAe
~ ""0 STATE OF MICHIGAN. 49, ,.u
The Senate then resumed the consideration d! le u1''
for the admission OF the Stale oi hi'cngah 'n'o ''e
Union. =,
The dcba!e on this subject renewed, win great
carucstuess and he Senate addressed at much
length by hlessrs Ewing, OF Ohio buchanan, benloh'
Preslo Strange, and Morris. In the course OF the de-
bate and after candles lighted, one or two unsuc
cessiuI motions adjourn were made Finally little
before o'clock, Mr.. Ewing oi Ohio, renewed the mo-
lion adjourn; and the yeas and nays having been de-
mandrd by Mr.. Benton, the vote was laken and result
ed Us follows:
Yeas --NIessrs. Bnyard, Brown, Calhoun, Clay, Crit
tenden, Davis Ewing of Ohio Kent, King. Of Alabana
Knight, Linn Moore Morris, Nicholas, Niles, Preston
Southland, Strange, Swift, Wall, Whe.-2l.
.Nugs-AiessrS. Benton, Buchanan, Dana, Fulton
Grumpy Hendricks, Hubbard King. of Georgia, Page
Rives, Robinson, Rugges, Sewer, TaIlnadge, IIpton'
Walker, Wrghl.-l7.
And the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Petitions and memorials called for in the order Of
States and Territories and presented by Messrs
Pierce and Burns, of New Hampshire Messrs. Phillips
and Gushing, Of Massachusetts; Messrs Hazene, Cha:
pin, Cambrceng Huntington, and Young, Of New York;
Mcssrs. Harper, Galbrailh, Baporte, and ngerso Of
Pa; Mr.. Turner, Of Maryand Mr. Loyal, OF Virginia.;
sir Harlan, Of Kentucky; Mr. Iluntsnan, Of Iennes-
sec; Mr.. Iannrgan of Indiana; MIR. Casey, OF Illinois,;
Mcssrs Lyon aud Chapnan Of Alabama; Messrs. lar.
Iison and Ashley, Of Missouri and Mr.. JONES' of ous
consn
Mr. Yell from The Committee Public Lands, made
report in pursuance OF the resolution o The House OF
the 10Th December last accompanied by bill 10 revive,
in part the provisions of an act entitled 4 An act to
gran! presumption rights to settlers on the public ands
approved June ~, 1884 which bill was committed TO The
Committee of the whole House the state oi the Union
Mr. Fry from The Committee on Revolutionary Pen
sinns made report on the petition OF Presley Gray &C
comrauied by hill for his relief Also, report upon
the petition Of Oliver Parishs heirs, accompanied by
bill for their relief Also, report upon the petition OF
Chauncey Rice, accompanied by bill granting pen
sion CEauncey Rice, Of Pa Also, report upon The
petition Of James j. Coffin. with bill for his relief.
On motion Of Mr. J. @. Adams,
Lcsy!ctd That the Committee Revolutionary Fen
sons be instructed 10 Inquire into the exedency Of re-
s,ong the list Of pensioners. for services in The Re-
evolutionary war; the names OF all persons who were en-
titled to and obtained pensions under The act OF 18th
March, lS 8 but whose names were afterwards STRICKEN
from the lst and have not since been Icsored for The
sing rens"n that they were not in fndIgrnl poverty
THE FIVE PER CENT. on LAND SALES.
The Speaker laid before the House communication
from the Secretary Of The Treasury. transmitting the fol-
lowing statement:
Statement of the payments made to the States of OHIO,
Indiana Alabama Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Lou
s!ana and Arkansas, out OF The FIVE per cent OF the
nett proceeds Of the sales OF land within tIer respcc.
tive limits prepared in pursuance OF resolution OF
the House Of Representatives ol the 2Oti december,