When was it published?

January 6, 1820 in Richmond Enquirer

Domestic News January 6, 1820

Richmond Enquirer

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Richard M. Johnson, Crittenden, Logan, Samuel Hughes, Cook, B. Smith

Q: What keywords are associated?

Congressional Proceedings, Maine Admission, Seminole War Bill, Bank Of Us Inquiry, Shawneetown Land, Samuel Hughes Petition

Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

Congressional proceedings in Washington on January 4: Senate seats Richard M. Johnson; postpones Maine statehood bill; sets Bank inquiry. House passes Maine bill, affirms Samuel Hughes claim, rejects Shawneetown land remission.

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Washington, January 4.—The desire to include, in one paper, the whole sketch of the Debate on the bill to provide for the payment for property lost, captured, and destroyed in the Seminole War, obliges us to defer until our next a particular report of the Congressional Proceedings of yesterday.

In the Senate, Mr. Richard M. Johnson, a Senator from Kentucky, in the room of Mr. Crittenden, resigned, appeared and took his seat.

The consideration of Mr. Logan's resolution for an enquiry respecting the Bank of the United States was made the Order of the Day for this day.

The bill for the admission of the state of Maine to the Union received from the House of Representatives yesterday, was, after some debate, postponed to Wednesday.

In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, the bill for the admission of the state of Maine into the Union was read a third time, passed, and sent to the Senate, as above noticed.

The report of the committee of Claims, favorable to the petition of Samuel Hughes, was discussed in committee of the whole, and affirmed by a large majority.

The bill to authorize the Commissioner of the General Land Office to remit the installments due on certain lots in Shawneetown, in the state of Illinois, was discussed in committee of the whole, and rejected by the house.—Mr. Cook was its principal supporter; Mr. B. Smith, of Va. its principal opponent.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics Appointment

What keywords are associated?

Congressional Proceedings Maine Admission Seminole War Bill Bank Of Us Inquiry Shawneetown Land Samuel Hughes Petition

What entities or persons were involved?

Richard M. Johnson Crittenden Logan Samuel Hughes Cook B. Smith

Where did it happen?

Washington

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Washington

Event Date

January 4

Key Persons

Richard M. Johnson Crittenden Logan Samuel Hughes Cook B. Smith

Outcome

maine admission bill passed house, postponed senate; hughes petition affirmed; shawneetown bill rejected; johnson seated; bank resolution ordered.

Event Details

Report on Seminole War property bill debate deferred. Senate: Johnson from Kentucky seated replacing resigned Crittenden; Logan's Bank of US inquiry resolution set for day; Maine bill postponed to Wednesday. House: Maine bill passed third reading, sent to Senate; Claims committee report on Hughes petition affirmed by majority; Land Office bill for Shawneetown, Illinois installments remission rejected, supported by Cook, opposed by B. Smith of Va.