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Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
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U.S. Congress proceedings on January 16: Senate debated and postponed constitutional amendment on uniform elector selection; House referred education land resolutions, tabled Ghent Treaty correspondence request, adopted anti-piracy protection resolution, and received War Department report on Indian funds.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16.
Senate.--The principal subject before this body was the order of the day, on the amendment to the constitution for establishing an uniform mode of electing electors of President and Vice President of the U. States; and Representatives to Congress. Mr. Dickerson of New Jersey, acting under the instructions of his Legislature, was the most active in pressing the amendment: Mr. Barbour, in repelling it. Mr. Lloyd was in favor of uniformity: but contended it was not the way to secure it to leave two of the electors in each state to be chosen as the legislature might direct. On which Mr. Dickerson suggested that there would be no difficulty in each state providing that, in each district, when voting for an elector for the district, the people should always vote for the two electors which are to be chosen for the whole state. After some discussion, the farther consideration of the resolution was postponed till the next day.
On motion of Mr. Talbot, the resolve for amending the constitution, with respect to cases of controversy between States and the U. States, &c. was made the order of the day for Tuesday next.
H. of Representatives.--No subject of leading interest was before the House on this day. Resolutions from the Legislatures of Kentucky, Connecticut, and New Jersey, on the appropriation of public lands to education were presented, and referred to the committee of the whole, along with the resolutions of Mr. Nelson of Va.
Mr. Floyd laid upon the table the following resolution:
Resolved, That the President of the U. S. be requested to cause to be laid before this House all the correspondence which led to the Treaty of Ghent, which has not yet been made public, and which in his opinion, it may not be improper to disclose.
The house on motion of Mr. Condict, took up the resolution yesterday laid on the table by him; and after modifying it, at a suggestion of Mr. Lathrop, by striking out the clause which requested the President's opinion as to the future legislative provisions necessary to enable him to protect the rights of our citizens from piratical aggression, the resolution was adopted.
The Speaker laid before the house a letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information called for by the House on the 10th instant, relative to the disbursement for the Indian Department above the appropriation of the last year.
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United States
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Wednesday, January 16
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debate on constitutional amendment postponed; resolve on controversies between states made order for next tuesday; resolutions on public lands for education referred; resolution requesting treaty of ghent correspondence laid on table; modified resolution on protecting citizens from piracy adopted; letter from secretary of war on indian department disbursements received.
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In the Senate, the main topic was an amendment to the Constitution for uniform election of presidential electors and congressional representatives, with Mr. Dickerson pressing for it under New Jersey instructions, opposed by Mr. Barbour, and Mr. Lloyd favoring uniformity but critiquing the method; discussion led to postponement. On Mr. Talbot's motion, a resolve on amending the Constitution regarding controversies between states and the U.S. was set for Tuesday. In the House, resolutions from Kentucky, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Mr. Nelson of Virginia on appropriating public lands for education were referred to committee. Mr. Floyd's resolution requested unpublished correspondence leading to the Treaty of Ghent. The House adopted a modified resolution from Mr. Condict, striking a clause on future legislative provisions for protecting citizens from piratical aggression. The Speaker presented a letter from the Secretary of War on Indian Department disbursements exceeding last year's appropriation.