Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-24
iter which, the House adjourned


me CliAlR presented a message from the Prcs.
cent m answer TO resolution Of the Senate of the
,'on December, lc3 III relation the refusal Of any
banks TO pay the Government creditors in specie VI
demanded, &c., which was laid on the table,
cd to be printed. &c Trcas,r-
Also report from Che SccgS' ~ "1 att Drawback
IN obedience to Il resolutieluol ano6nnd suqar for
Z a. on t'c expectation otdc.le,t Jr,,yback svse,r
to year since the appf'o" t' m the table, ana
A. 10 be printcI .. or
Mr., Mr.; DANE .'..Ssentcd mciorial of citizens o'
hn~a"I ~ outy; which was reteted to the e0''''"
Dir. WhNT presented resolutions Of the Leg,sla.
tifc OF Ne" K in favor OF genenl bankrupt ia"'
"hch were t'' ed to the Committee IN the JUDICIARY
ana "a, orG ,,. ,.. ~ printed
UT hL'9i - ubmitted the following Tcsoiu''o'''
whch were ooia'"ed and agreed 10:
\ hfS0't'd, Ihat Committee on Finance DC III,
sir"c'cd 10 inquire 10 the expedc cy OF snspenGeus
or disseminating the -anc mlnts, or either CT '''c'''
aud report by b'll or otrwisc.
\ RcsGircd, That the C,,n,ttco on Commerce be in.
strucrd 10 inquire into Dependency of extending the
limits of the port OF \. Ueans
/. Mr.. WALKER submtt' the following rcsoluuon'
which was considered and Seed 10:
:, Rcsoirca That theSccrrti, &C the Treasury be- di-
rccrcd communicate to the ,ua,c statement OF the
number Of acres Of land proafncd for sale by the
President Of the United Staes;n ,ha, portion OF The
States OF Mississippi and Aabam coded by tie CmcN,
asaw Indians, together with the atcS Of the several
proclamaons and copies thereof: ic days upon when
the several townships actuaIlyoc at salc the
quantity disposed Of al public sale, AID also by private
entry aud the prices pad, the days when the seVe'h
townships became subject To entry private sale, spe
ctvnr the number of now remai",nT unSoid me
various prices which SAID quantity remaining "ns"'u
is now subject to entry, specifying me ranges VOW"
ships sections and parts of sections, ana upon what
DAYS said lands so designated and specified That may
remain unsod will be subject TO entry ut the price OF
twelve and half cents per acre, and what lands, II
any 50 designated and specified, are now suhect 10 en-
n try nj said price -,
: f WOOL and George Croghan, was considered ana
G discussed at much length by Nlcssrs. Lu MIMI
l. PRESTON, KING, SEWER, HUBBARD VAIN
Err and PIERCE and the further consideration there
II of postponed until Friday next
Y The Senate then adjourned.
ii HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE 10.
n On motion of Mr. j. GARLAND, the select com
If mtee appointed yesterday IN relation TO the co"'"c''
r for stationery ordered TO CONSIST OF hve i'eo
nhe number having been accidentally omt'ea III NV
resolution And the Journal was amended accordh2'!
!. The unfinished business Of the morning hour wa'
Tho resolution heretofore reported by Mr. Briggs IRON
the Committee on Public Expenditures proposing
CT abolish the said committee on account VI ''s u"''
= L,vinr bccn ASSIGNED 10 other committees
I'd Mr. H. IL. OF Vermont, who was chttcn u q.
n,or Iond who IS member OF the saId Coiihlttcl al
e. dressed the House IN support of the resolutions ana
OF reply to of the opposing arguments ., .'ir's'S
Cnshinr and WISE Mr.. II insisted that ne han near
r. nohnr calculated to change the OPINION wilcn ne en-
RS ,ort,urd IN committee when he concurrcd original
re N The resoIution-namcy that the rule consttntin
his committee had become dead letter, and that
p ourht to be abolished
cd Mr. IT, had concluded when, the hour OF on
Is having arrived the Speaker announced the special ord
IS Of the day. 30.
On leave given, Mr.. BIDDLE, from the Comm'ttt
of WAYS and Means reported bill in relation to the Ne
river raft; which was referred TO the Committee OF IL
Whole on the state of the Union.
re- GENERAL APPROPRIATION ELL"
he The House again resolved itself INTO c"'nrt''ee
H. the Whole on the state Of the Union, VT .asey'
of Illinois, in the chair) and resumed the cohsoefa'oh
on the bill making appropriations for the cS'L anu u, pa
matte expenses Of the Government tor me year 'o
onI Mr.. WELLER who was entitled 10 'he moor pr
ooodd "a address the committee in relation 10 inc Den
Ia G,s and BLESSINGS of the Sub-Ireasury
Mr. EVERETT raised the point Of oFoef' "he'h
= i;ors.;on on the Subj treasury was IN order
no The CHAIRMAN said he was compelled to Gecid
"' bongb treat latitude of debate had been above
bo that the gentlemen from Ohio (sr Weller) was not
on order. - NJ, ,,a :; ,,,
ity Some dscusso' 49, - ~
ion Mr. Weller to proceed
~ Mr. w proceeded few minutes longer, when
In marley was entered upon the object Of which was
nd re the consent Of the House. if possible, that the
should be disposed Of to-day butt ended, as such pr
ma positions usually do, without an agreement
ry And Mr.. ". proceeded in his remarks and ha''i
concluded them, was succeeded by