The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-31
THURSDAY, December 10.

The Speaker laid before the Houfe letter
from governor Harrifon, GOV. ring fi,ndry refo-
buttons Of the legifllture of Indiana againf d.
vilion of that territory, which were referred to
the committee contributed yeiferday On the fame
fubeGt.
The bill supplementary to the aet Z" regulating
the grants of land appropriated for the refugees
from the Britiih provinces of Canada and Nova
Scotia"-was read the t. rd time, and paiIed
without iivifon.
The bill "to make provifon for perfons that
have been difahled by known wounds, received
in the actual fervice of the u. States during the
revolutionary war"-was read the third time
and pafIed by great majori.Y-Ayes 81.
The bill supplementary to the aa making
proviiion for the payment of claims of citizens
of the u. S. on the government of France, Sc
under the convention of April 80, 1908, having
paf1ed through the committee of the whole,
was ordered to be read third time to-nor-
row.
The report Of the Committee of Commerce
and Manufactures on the petition of e. Top
pan and Others, authorizing the remiffion Of dn-
ties on certain goods exported to New-Orleana,
having pa!fed through the committee of the
whole, the Houfe referred the fame to the fad
committee to bring in bill.
In commtte of the whole-Mr. Gregg in the
chair-on the bill to revive and continue in
force an aft entitled IA act TO fufpend, in part,
the att entitled An act regulating foreign coins,
and for other purpoles.
The b was read as follows:
Be it enaiFed by The Senate and HopE of r.
pre/sntatiUeJ of The United States of america, in
CongreJ a4amble1. That the act, Untitled Z" An
act to iufpend in part the act, Untitled an ac re-
gulating foreign coins, and for other purpofes,''
approved on the thirtietb day of April, one
thoufand eight hundred and two, fhall be, aud
the fame is hereby revived and continued in
force for the term of yeara from the paf-
ting hereof.
MIR. Tenney moved the following fubftitute
after the ena6ting words:
" That 70 much of the att entitled an aGf re-
gulating foreign coins, aud for other purpofes,
as is contained in the fecond feetion thereof be
and the fame is hereby further /igpendcd during
tie term of fears from the end Of tie pre-
tent EbTon Of Coggrcfi.
Mr. Varnau wifl,ed that the fiction referred
to-, which prohibits any foreign { DIN, excepting
Spaufh miDled dollars, or parts thereof from be-
ing legal render, might, iunead of being fuf-
pended be repealed. That provifion, he fad,
had been introduced under the idea that the
COIN OF the United States would b. fufficisnt for
the demand, which had been found to be erron-
eous,
Mr.. 7. CLAY differed 70 widely from the gen.
tierDan from maliacbufetts that he entertained
ftrong doubts of the policy even Of Impending
the proviSon. There were very few foreign
coins in circulation helides Spani'h milled dol
lars and Britiih guineas. Iftbe fufpenlion were
therefore confined TO thefe, it would be, So far
as refpeGted the public convenience, equivalent
to a repeal. Every one knew that there had
been fome years paR a large quantity of bad
money IN circulation. BY the propofed repeal,
this defcrjptioD Of money would be again brot'
back,
MIR, Macon (Speaker) faid that if the idea OF
the gentlemen from Psmi(yIeania were adopted,
it would be necelIaSy to go further than he had
| GugeeHed. In addition to the coins mentioned
by him, it would be proper to extend il tn Por-
t0gue6e euineas, WHICH were exten6yeiy eircu,
| lated, But he conSidered The proposition Of
the gentleman from Mathematics the bsf.
| When we can do without foreign ceiHs we may
declare that they fliaI! not te legal tender,
| Sjnce taf May, when the provhoR eoatsnplat-
ed 10 be Jenewed, ceafesi, there had hefp 40
complaints. The ueceiIities OF the country re-
qujred the 0fe ef French soins. With regard
TO or eyn CON, 10 p,aDy parts Oh sI'e sRien u