The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-18

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A, meilage was received from the Senate adj
wiling that they had coniiderea the billto autho-
rife the erection of a bridge over the Potomac,
and the bill to prohibit Officers of the army and
navy from holding or exerciGpg any civil Office !;
and had pofponed the fame to the firlt Monday
of December next.
A bill making a further appropriation to-
wards completing the fouth wing of the capitol,
in the city of Warrington, having paNed thro'
the committee of the whole, was read third
time and paled.
The fun appropriatedis 10000 dollars.
The Houfe went insp committee of the
whole-MR. GREGG in The chair--on the bill
concerning the further fafeeuard of merchant
veneis in the vicinity of the u. States.
The hrit fiction of the bill was read as fol-
lows:
| SEC. /. BE it esat7ed BY The Senate and Hou)e
Of cientatives oftbe United States of Aneriea
IN C0nereij a4em6ied, That it fhall be lawful
for the Prelident of the us. whenever he ihall
deem 1t expedient, to prohibit the exercife of
hoililities againft merchant vefIels in any ofthc
roads, or places of anchorage, near the ports
and harbors of the u. S. ard ALTO in any of the
tracts of Tea within the principal head lands on
the coats of the u. S. and to require all foreign
armed hps, or veiiels ofwhatever deEription,
to abitain from feizing, annoying, or molefting,
any merchant veiiels, within any of the fpaces
and precincts aforefaid.
Mr.. Crowuinfhield mo,ed to amend the fec
ton by extending the contemplated protection
to Z" American citizens q other perfons."
Mr.. Dana coniidered tie amendment fuper-
nuous, as the fiction provided againft molefine
merchant vefTels; he was of opinion that the
limpreisment of fcamen would be medication.
MIR. Crownnl'lield held a different opinion
as to the contribution Of the iettion-which only
provided againf moiefing a merchant 4e9eI.
Mr.. Ely expreed himfelf Of the fame opini-
on with MIR. Dana.
After fome further conversation MIR. Crownin-
ihied withdrew his amendment, and fubmitted
1t under new modiio alton, in which fhape il
Twas difagreed TO, under the idea that it was fl-
Iperf1uous.
On motion of Mr.. Jackfon tie fiction was 70
amended, as to apply the proviion to all veifels
whatever.
After fome other amendments the committee
lroie, and the bill amended in committee of
the whole was ordered to a third reading on
Monday.
The Houfe refovcd tfelf intoa committee of
the whole, Mr. DAWSON in the char--on the
hill to fufpend the fale of certain lands in the
fate of o 10 and Indiana territory.
The bill fufpends the fae of l,nds, on which
linttalments are due, until the firt of October
next.
A motion of MIR. Lyon to extend the time till
Feb. |, was loft.
The committee rofe, and reported the bill
without amendment, which was read third
time and pafied.
Ayes 90.
The bill has pafred both Ho,f-s.
As was bill making appropriations for car
rying into effect treaty between the Uaited
States and Chickafaw tribe ofTudians, after un-
dergoine fmall verbal amendment.
The hill TefDetfipo he III ,io,e to I,p,le tb
Indiana territory and the ftate of Ohio, having
pafied through committee qf the whole. was,
without any material amendment, ordered to a
third reading on Monday.