Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-13

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Mr TAl!MAnGg presented the petition Of w.
= V,;,i.d ami ought .udTr" ";Aers, AGAINST NE re-
peal o.. the Elnkrup. LAW lic ;e;nafhea ''.ai
iree of the signe.s who wcf. originally against 'ae
,,,o - III. iay were nov II favor oi II. Also, q
on,r,uce from citizens OF i'fnunyn against the re-
ns,I of tho bankrupt law, and similar memorial from
citizens of the city OF New YORK.
Al RrNrON presented iiyc, or SIX memorials, some
for and others against, the Terai ~ "e ~
petition. were also pre- :rn,ed by Mcssrs MAAGCM
yoitX,; sINMONs, and HENDERSON, renon.
s,ra,nu aaaiust repea! poSponemen OF tile BANK
rupt Law. ,.st,. =,
c;,,zens Of Washtenaw county, Michigan, praying for
tho ch,,on al slavery Florida; AMI petition pray
inn for the abolition OF all laws authorizing the buying
and selling of slaves in tine District OF Columbia
On the motion Of alr MEiAtiCk: the question OF
reception be lad upon the ta'ie
Mr. BUCHANAN presen,e The memorial oi inc
Chamber Of Commerce .: the C Of Philadelphia, ask
mo Conrress TO make appropriation to purchase the
ed1fce occupied BY the Bank OF he IT, S, fora custom
house, and stating that II no doubt could be purchased
for two-tds OF the amoSni expended iof the eiecto"
of the custom house at New York
| Mr. BARRUW presented the memorial of the New
Orleans Railroad Company, praying that congress
will remit certain duties rad on imported railroad non
Mr. GRAHAM introduced n. bill 10 carry into ell
fact
v;dng far the erection oil monuments. TO the memory
of Ge, Francis Nash and William Davis; which was
read first and second lime
TIE CASE OF THE BRIG CREOLE.
MIR CALHOUN submitted Tor The consideration OF
the Senate The following resoluiion viz:
R,soir,d. That the President lie requested 10 com
nunica,e 10 the Senate copy OF the protest oil the OIL
GERS and crew of tine brig Creole, on her passage IRON
Richmond TO New Orleans, should any such have beeh
rece;ved or any auhentca account which may have
,ct, ptirl. 0f q,
and the woundng Of the captaIh and others, ny the
slaves on board the and OF the occurrences "hch
afterwards took place. particularly after the vessel was
taken into Nassau New Provide e, and also TO INFORM
the Senate il in hs opinion Ae done Consistently
with the public interest, what s, has been taken by
The Executive in refcrc,co TO iS tanGaction having
for its object the punishment Oh Tile gnty, Tie reuess
of the wrong done citizens, aud the indignty OIL
terred TO the Amer. can flag.
The President pro tenn LAID before the Senate COM
muncaon from the Secretary Of the Treasury, in com
pliance with resolution adopted by the Senate on the
23d ult at the Instance. Mr. Tappan. The commu-
nication enclosed The annexed statement from the he
rister of the Treasury with reetence To winch the oe
cre,ary holds the 10 loving language VIZ at is deem
ed proper to stat that the amount oi Treasury notes
appearing TO be ts'andng on any particular day by
the books of the ~ sttr, based OH the amount issued
and the amount received, which has finally passed the
accounting officers. The statements annexed OF the
amounts outstanding do therefore include those re-
deemed, which were, AT Tie dates speced IN Tie hahds
OF the accoupiing officers for settlement.
Statement II y.tc dttt Tie III II December, ISL
Treasury notes outstanding. 40 S',i-sG.' -
luirhia, assumed t. lie L. States i,iilOvJ w
fhr old funded an una''drd debt, Viz
IE"nsipa'' SEE s;i4si !; =
The unfundcd dc'-A
Registered crsiiracsN S;si,i2a II
Treasury note. i,s'''d during
tie late war, f,''."p