Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-28

people of al! tie States. oe his
: 3 Reso!eed, further, That, in the OPINION o We
General Assembly, public policy requires, az" '"e '" ~,
rests OF the people Will BE- greatly promoted: D: d lIS'
and eou;,ohle distribution of The proceeds oil 'he sa'.S
o: The public lands 10 the States respectively aco''u-
inc to Federal population. x.
!. Resoisea, That copies OF the foregoing resolutions
be forwarded by the Governor 10 each o. cur asha'"'s
and representatives in tie Congress of the L.. ), with
a request that they will lay tlc same pesofe eat" piahe"
c: the National Legislature.
Nh. CLAY said these resolutions were passed IN one
Vnuse BIZ a unanimous vote, aud in the other with pn,
four dissenticnts, and expressed, he believed, tie seh'''
ments of nine-tenths Of the people OF the S,ae'
On Mr.. C.'s motion, the resolutions were iaio Oil l"e
table, and ordered TO be printed.
MI. CLAY also presented the memorial oil the Imam
Der of Commerce, demonstrating against the passage o.
any bankrupt law that acted retfospecuveis. lM"""'
in Mr.. C.ts opinion, was the Pr,ncipai mef' . = pA
rupt law,0 which was laid on the table ana oroefeu 70
be printed.
MIR. WRIGHT presented the memorial oil mer-
chants and others demonstrating against tle passage OF
any bankrupt law at the present session "h'ch was Or
dered to be printed. ~ r
Mr.. W. also presented a memorial l e"'nens .
New York. asking, if Congress deem 1t expedient 10
pass a bankrupt law, that banks and trading corpora
lions NAV be included in its provisions winch was or
dered to be printed.
Mr.. w. also presented a memorial OF mechanics ana
laborers of New York, asking, it Congress pass a bank
ruDt la ~. That IdUOTtI5 uHu SShah' ivy ~ 1880
to the benefit of its provisions which was ordered 10
be printed.
MIR. BENTON presented a letter from the Secretary
of War, enclosing u communication from the Chiei
Epc;neer, on the creation Of a company Of sarpers
and miners which was referred TO The Committee o."
Military Affairs, aud ordered 10 be printed.
On motion by Mr.. KING, the bill authorizing the
sc,tlem.n, and payment of certain claims oi the State
of Alabama was taken up and considered as III com
mit,ee OF the whole, and after explanation by Mr.. k.n
was ordered to be cngrossed for q tl,,rd Iead,ng'
PERMANENT PROSPECTIVE PREVENTION Law.
The bill 10 establish a permanent prospective pre-
emp,ion system, III favor OF settlers on the pubic Iands,
who shall intabit and cultivate The same, and RAISE a
lor cabin thereon, was taken up, and having been rcad
through, the question being on the motion OF MIR. Crit
,cnden to recommit the bill, with instructions to report
a bill for tie distribution of The proceeds oil the sales oil
the public lands among the States.
MIR. ALLEN addressed the Senate at much iengthin
favor Of the original bill.
MIR. MANGUM then obtained the floor, but yielded
I to
ar. WALL, upon whose motion the Senate went
into Executive session,
And afterwards ad lourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,,
.Honday, Jan. %, ISL.
After the journal had been read,
Mr.. CUSHING presented a memorial from =. !
James. of Newburyport, Massachusetts, upon the SUB
ice, of Steamboat explosions; which was referred to
The Committee ofthe Whole, and ordered to be printed
Mr.. J. w. JONES then moved that the House re-
solve itself into a Committee OF the Whole, ann pro-
coed to the special order.
Mr.. BLACK inquired when the appeal which he had
taken from the decision Of the Chair, in reference 10 an
| Abolition petition, would be in order:
The CHAIR replied that IL would be IN order on VI,
first petition day, unless some special order should IN
terfcre.
The SPEAKER then laid before the House the fol
lowing communications, VIZ:
From tho President OF the United STATES, trans
hitting a report, with accompanying papers, from INC
Secretary ofState, in answer TO the resolution OF th'
House fthe 18th of December, calling for the copies
of al! documents showing the origin o any political re-
Iat;ons between the United States and the empire o.
China: referred TO the Committee on Foreign Atiairs
and ordered to be printed.
.. From the Secretary of War, transmitting, in ODE
dience to the act Of April 81, lS0S, and March3, lcO9
~,atements Of all contracts which were made by tina
Department during the year 1910: referred 10 the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs, and ordered TO be printed.
3. From the Postmaster General, in compliance
with the provisions of the &C, Of ID July, 1886, trans
miltinr, |. a statement of all such land and waite
mails as have been established or ordered within The
year preceding the LIST of July, $40, other than those
let to contract under the advertisement of the year; :
\ report of all contracts made for the transportation
of the mail within the year aforesaid; ) A report o
additional allowances made to mail contractors within
said year; and /. A report of all curtailmcnts OF maj
service and pay ordered within the same time: reierre'
20 the Committee on the Post Office and Pos. Roads.
4. From the Secretary of War, in compliance wit
the act of May |, 1870, transmitting q statement OF TN
second Comptroller, of the appropriations and eSpen
dtures for $40, and balances remaining IN the Urea
suEy on the 3lst Of December Of that year: lad upoI
the table, and ordered 10 be printed.
). A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmit
ting a statement Of the contracts made BY the Commis
sioners of the Navy during the year ls4o: laid upo
the table, and ordered to be printed.
6. From the Secretary OF the Treasury, transmitting
N complionc with Tho resolution of tho HOuSp OF III
18th inst. a report of the Commissioned of the Gene
raj Land Office, accompanied by a statement exhibit
ing the amount paid into the Treasury annually on &C
count of public lands, from the opening OF the Ian
offices to the end of the third quarter of the year lo3t
at each land Office; the aggregate received at each o.
fee, and the aggregate al all the Offices, and by III
Treasurer Of the u. s., for the whole period; also,
statement of acres Of public land entered by pre-emE
ton, at each of the land Offices, from the first of Jul,
lS20, to the date Of the latest returns for the year lSIt
discriminating between those under acts OF lo3S an
1910, and those under prior acts: laid upon the table
and ordered to be printed.
Z. From the Secretary of the Treasury, transmittin
a report from the Commissioner Of the General Ian
Office, in compliance with 4 resolution of the House
the 9Th inst, in relation to the discontinuance OF &c
tain land districts under the act OF l2ih June, lS40: r
ferred to the Committee on Public Lands.
5. From the Secretary of War, transmitting a STATE
ment of the names of the clerks employed IN the d
partment of War, in the year 1910, the time each cler
was employed, and the sum PAID 10 each; iaid upon VI
table, and ordered 10 be printed.
D .. From the President of the u. S.. as follows:
: transmit herewith to the House Of Representative
Of The u. S. a report from the Director of the Mint, e.
\ hibitinr the operations of that institution during IL
: year 1910, and have to invite the special attention
e Congress to that part of the Directors report in relatic
to the generalization given to the gold in foreign coli
by the act Of Congress Of June %, 1884, regulating Il
value of certain foreign gold coin within the U. S
Y Applications have been frequently made at the Min
for copies of medals voted at different times by Coz
D gress 10 the officers who distinguished themselves
/ the war of the Revolution and in the last war, the d'
8 for which are deposited in the Mint; and it is submit
r ted to Congress whether authority shall be given
the Mint to strike off copies of those medals in bron1
or other metal, TO supply those persons making apple;
tons for them at a cost not to exceed the actual eXpens
of striking them off. Nj. A buren,.
i, WAsnINGToS, 22d JAN, 1S4l.
On motion of MIR. BRIGGS, that part Of the me-
sage which relates TO the Mint was referred to the Con
mit,ee of Ways and Means; and that which relates
medals, to the Committee on the Library.
NJ. N TnNLC ,-a.1 pnnyoI that tha 1onra n