The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-04

view Of the falarcs of the Judges of the feveral
territories of the United States ihould be pre-
viouNy made, he would in correspondence
with that impreflion, offer the following refo
luton:
Rejoi1.e1, That the committee of Ways and
Means be innruSfed to enquire into the expe-
dency of increahng the falaries Of the officers
of the territories of the United States, and of
the diftrtt Of Columbia, or any ofthem, and
that they be authorized to report by bill or o.
therwife.
On the que(tion to take this motion into con-
liberation, the Houfe dvided--Ayes %.
The bill authorizing the fale ola lot of land
in the town of Cincinnati, and fate of Ohio,
was read third time and paiIed.
The Speaker laid before the Houfs letter
from the Secretary of the Treafury, encloling
an annual ftatement of the diftria tonnage of
the u. s.
A bill was received from the Senate to fuE.
pend the commercial intercourse between the
u. S. and certain parts of the iiland of St. Do
mingo
This bill prohibits all commercial intercourse
between citizens or inhabitants of the u. S.
and any part of the iOand of st. Domingo not
in the poifeffion and under the acknowledge
ed government of France in violation of this
pravifon, the vefTel and cargo are to be for.
feited. 1t is limited TO one year, and the Pre-
fidsnt is authorized at any intermediate time
to take off the reftraints and prohibitions.
Referred to a committee of the whole on
Monday.
Mr.. Gregg, agreeaby to notice given yeAer-
day, called for the order of the day, on refo-
luton, offered by him on the 9th day of De-
cember, for the repeal of 70 much of an act of
Congrefs, regulating the grants of land, and
providing for the difpofal of the lands ofthe u.
States fouth of the fate of TenneiIee, as appro-
PIRATES any portion thereof to the fatisfaction
of claims under certain acts of Georgia..
Mr.. Meriwether moved a pofponement till
Monday.
Mr.. Eppes moved a pofponement till the
fecond Monday of March. He fad every men,
her knew his fentiments on this fubjeet. He
was III favor of the proportion of the gentleman
from Pennsylvania. But, while 70 many inte-
tefng fubiects, in which the national welfare
was directly involved, remained unacted upon,
he did think that every thing calculated to diff.
ttirb the harmony of the Houfe ought to be
withheld from confederation that no unplea-
FAINT circumstances, or dviion OF opinion on
subordinate points, fhoud prevent the concur
renee Of men Of all parties in the adoption of
meafures called for by the interefing crifs of
our affairs.
MIR. Gregg did not know on what ground
the gentleman inferred that this proportion was
calculated to caufe more dvifon among the
members of the Houfe, than any other propo-
fition which might be offered. 1t was plain
and imple queition, whether it was not beft,
under all the circumstances of the cafe, to re-
peal the law making an appropriation for fatis-
flying the claims under the act propofed to be
repealed; that Congrefs might thus forever be
done with the fubjeef. Mr.. G. aid he had
forborne calling up this refoluton for the rea-
f,ns ALIGNED by the gentleman from Virginia.
Though lie coniidered the fnbjed important,
and that it beloved the Legislature to decide
upon IT at an early day, he had thought it mott
adviiab!e not to call it up till the great national
buGnefs before the Houfe were attended to.
dsa RSps sn had u bf m9 soa e sb
probable that the refoution, under CONFEDERATE.
on, could be acted upon, before the Houfe
were prepared TO aet on the national bulinefs.
He regretted that the fubjea of our differences
with one OF the belligcrent nations had not be-
fore this time been acted on. He had laid
retolutlon on the table on this fubjett four weeks
ago. But it had been delayed by call for va
rlous freafury ftatements; which he regretted
having couiented to ak, as, in his opinion, they
had no bearing on the iubject.
Mr. jackion role to move pofponement
indefinitely.
Mr.. Leib faid as this motion involved de-
ciion ofthe main queftion he would call for the
taking ofthe Yeas and Nays.
Mr.. Thomas hoped the gentleman from Vir-
glna (Mr. Jackfon) would withdraw his mott
on, as, from its going to reject the refolution,
1t would produce all the remarks which would
arite from direct difcuiion of it. For the
reaions which had been urged by the gentle
man from Virginia, (Mr. Eppes) who had frf
ipoke, which he conGdered very cogent and
as the fubiea of compromise was progrefIing,
and might be fettled before the fecond Monday
OF March, he hoped the motion for an nde6
mite Potponement would be withdrawn, and
that for pofPonement to the fecond Mon
day of March prevail.
MIR. Jacklon faid, if he viewed the fubieet in
the fame light with the gentleman who had iuf
fpoken, he would agree TO withdraw his mott
on. He could, however, never make princi-
pie bend to expedency. Principle had here
tofore governed his vote, and lhould Till CONT
nue. to govern it. Even on the ground of expe-
diency, he doubted the propriety of adopting
the refolu,ion. 1t was known there was ano-
Their fubjett connected with it, before the leeir-
lature. If that fhouli be decided in the mega
tive, II might be proper to agree to this refou-
ton. AS there was probability that that fub-
jeet ~onld come before the Houfe, he did not
with to bring the fubjeet twice before them in
one FELTON,. Its difcu1ion had heretofore ex-
cited all the malignant pa1ions of the human
heart, and it was well calculated to dfurb that
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