The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-08

who have that iubject before them.
Mr. L0ttimore preieuted a memorial from the
Legislative Council and the Hcufe of Record
fentatives of the MiIifiippi territory, Eating
fundry grievances to which they were expofed
by the act of Congrefs for the government of
the fame. They complain that nan is not
qualified 70 vote unlefs be po]efs Fifty acres of
land, whereby thofe who hold houfcs and town
lots as we'll as Respectable citizens of coriide-
rable periona efate are disfranchiied-Thc
inequality Of experimentation in the fever,l conn
ties to the number Of inhabitants in each--Thc
neceiiity of extending the powers and autho-
rites of an additional Judge lately filrn;lhed
the terrtory-Thc iuconvcHiences arifng from
the preicribed mode of the dirooC,l ef lands
The neceiiity of efablii,,ing an Hofpital at the
Natcbez, and lattly an increafe of the Gaisres OF
the judges. On motion the memorial was re-
ferred TO a feleSt committee OF FIVE mem
bers.
Mr.. Macon (Speaker) prefeuteti 4 petition
which had teen incloied to him from Edwin
Lewis, the legal representative Of Henry Mail,
complaining of certain acts of the CommiIiou-
erS OF the Mifiifippi Territory with which he
was dlEatshed. On motion this petition was
feterre:: to the LAT mentioned committee.
uehsge from the Senate by Mr.. Obs their
Secretary informing that the Senate had paf-
fed an za concerning the mode of fiIrveying the
public lands ofthe United States to which they
requef the concurrence OF the toufe. The
act was read twice and referred to commit
tee s..
Mr.. Snaiic rrefented petition from NUM-
Der of purchafers of the public lands of the u
nited States il the Rate of Ohio, under the laws
OF Congrefs. Referred to the committee ap-
pointed on the fale ofpuolic lands of the Uni
ted States in the fate OF Ohio
mir. r. G,ilzucid after Eating At fo-ne 1ength
the provifon made by the fever3l laws of tht,
United States, refpeGtiug the duties on the i'm
portation ot goods, wares and merchandise into
the United States, and endcavoring to flew
that Sa!tie:re Rad been particularly exempted
from the payment OF duties, undern'oft ofthesn,
but that lately the Comptroller of the Treafrry
had directed the Ike duties 10 be taken upon
the importation as upon other advalorcm goods
He regretted that difference exifed on this
point--lIiS own opinion as well as that OF feve-
raj eminen. civilians being the reverie, ne mo-
we'd that the Committee of ways and means be
nftructed to enquire whether falt-pctre Isn't
this time liable by law to a duty on the iin0or-
tation thereof into the United States IF iiabl-
to duty wha; is the rate thereof, and whether
It isnot cxpedient 20 define by law the duty to
be paid hereafter on that article.
After fome conversation on the fubie6t-Thc
motion was agreed to.
meEage from the Senate by Mr. Otis then
oeCIela'y was received, informing that the Sc
nate had agreed TO the bill relating to the valu-
alton of hOufes, lands, ard flaYes in South Ca
rolina, under the United States direct tax. Al
70 to the an supplementary TO ar aet entitled
an AT TO regulate the collection CT dates on
imports and tonnage, with an amendment 20
which they requet the concurrence of the
Houle.
On motion of Mr.. J. Clay the amendment
of the Senate to the Ian mentioned bill was re-
terred 70 the Ca!!ittse ;:Toe e;ii Men
day next.
Mr. C,o7vrigAisld called for the order Of the
day on the bill for the relief of the fufersrs by
the late FIRE in Ncw-York. The motion bejnr
agreed to, the honie took into confederation the
amendment propofed by Mr.. Early and agreed
TO in committee Of the whole, for extending the
like reliefto thofe who FILTERED by the form of
the sth September lat, in the ports Savanna,
Beaufort, Charefon and Gecrce-Town in
Georgia and South Carolina.
The motion beirg expressly to Rrite out
Georgia aud South Carolina, Tor the purpofe of
the ports intended 70 he reiiey-
ed, viz. Savanna, Beaufort, CharleRon ard
Georgetown, diviiion of the uAeftion was
called for, and the queffion being put on Erik
ing out, II was carried in the affirmative. The
remainder of the motion, viz. mall the above
mentioned ports be Inherited, paIed in the mega
tive, 10 there food blank in the bill without
connection. It was then fuggened that L
would be proper TO extend this relief all along
the coat where fufferings had taken place. But
thisw oppofed as TOO estcnfyc and likely
TO defeat the bill altogether,
On motion of Mr.. Early the amendment was
referred to COMMITTEES of the whole for tine.
purpoie o. referring it to the fate it was in be-
fore 1T was thus mangled. The motion of re-
ference was carried for Monday next
Mr.. G. NJ. Campbell called for the order OF
the day on the refolution authorizing the eta
blilhment Of POI road from Knoxville in Ten.
nefee to the fettlements OH the Tombigb,e ri
yer, aud 70 on to New-Oreans.
On the qucfion, will the Houfe refoIve H.
telf into committee accordingly.-It pa1ed. in
the negative.
Mr.. Stanford moved to difcharge the commit
tee of the whole, with a view Of referring the
fsbied TO the committee on Pot Offices AID
Pof roads.
M-. NctVfo1 wifhed the fbief to remain
in its prefent rate, until the inforYnation v5lich
the Houfe had requefsd of the PreideDt, vas
received.
Mr.. G. II. Camb5eH thought the fIt.iea nos
4 proper one for the committee on Pof Offices
and Poit roads, and gentlemen might recole0,
that luch motion had been made when Che bu-
6nelS was FRI introduced, and it then failed Of
iuccels; he hoped the like fate would attend
the preient motion. II would be recoliected
that The information alluded 10 by his friend