The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-18

Mr.. Gregg sobisrvation ne Rated that the bill cor.
responded with the ipmations of the Prefdent rela.
tive to giving opening to the promotion of fevera
officers who had greatly dilinguhed themfelves in
the Mediterranean fsrvice. He aated that the bill
contemplated giving the PRECEDENT power to keep in
erv'ee 925 able aud ordinary feaen and boys, max
ing two-thirds of the full compliment of fix frigates
two OF "A guns, 9 Of Sc. and Of 80; that it con-
emplated the increang the number of captains from
10 To IS; the creation OF matters commaudsnt, &
the inereaie of lewenants from SO TO ~. This ar.
rangement was propoled, in order to give to the
yonng officers in the navy that rank and reward
rited by them, and enable the doing this wthou,
interfering with the rules of promotion ufual in the
naval lervice.
MIR. leib fpoke ayaina the feature of the bill tina,
augmented the number OF officers Il appeared to
him, indeed, penion bill. and to make large slow
ances without fervces rendered It alto contemplate.
ed the Keeping rgates in fervcc, and provides for
them ~ Captains, mailer commandments and 72
leutenants He did not conider the Treaiury in
iueh tate of overflow uhify this liberality
MIR. Gregg faid the geosleuan had mifunderGooi
hisrenarks as well as the nature Of the bill, which 70
lar from directing rGstes be KEEP, in actual fer
vice, repealed that part Of former law which con-
tanned this proviiion
NO motion having been made amend the bill, the
CHAIRMAN proceeded in t,e reading of the remaining
feet ons
When Mr.. Goldsborotgh expreffed his opinion that
the bill required comfortable amendments and that
ne mad underitood from ,he Secretary of the Navy
that ITS prcvions were not confonant TO that fyRem
which he coniidered the mon conducive TO the pub.
Inc ierviee With view TO oh,aii, fuller information
re-" We to the fubsa he moved that the committee
ihould rife and ak leave to fit again.
Thismotion obtained yithou, oppoftion, when ,he
| committee role and received leave to fit again.
Ire HOuie then went into ,f .La
who!e-Nh. TENNEy in the thar--on the bill fix
ing the compensation of the officers of the two Hou
fes
AT she inRanee of Mr.. Talmadge the bill was 70
mod'ned az tn repeal the exiting law and to form a
new one, king tie compensation of the refpe i've
oeers at their preient rates, excepting the coupen-
tons OF the ereant arms and door keepers Of IN.
TWO Houies, which are fixed AT $50 dollars year,
aud the aiilan. door keepers at goo dollars each,
with an inhibition to make addition to the fixed
computations OF the officers by an allowance out of
the contingent fund.
The bill was order.d to he engroGed for A third
reading on Monday-Ayes SO.
On motion Of MIR. Crowninlhield he Houfs came
to the following refolution:
F9'!0fd, hat the Secretary of the Tre.fury he
directed TO lay before this Houfe aa,ement O; 10
exports from the United States of all FOREIGN Co.'s
wares and merchandise, during III. lsh three wears.
which have not been part eularly diretaed to be
made by the refolution of the 3rd and 5th inn
On the motion of Mr.. Marion, the Houfe went in
tn 4 committee ofthe whole--Mr. DAWSON in the
Cha'r-on the bill declaring tie aent of Corgrc 20
an act OF the tate of South Carolina authorizing the
iInPnhtion OF a tonnage duty by the city council of
South Carolina.
After comfortable debate the committee rofe and
reported the bill with fundry amendments in which
the houie concurred. and ordered the bill TO be en-
gre+ed for third reading on Monday-Ayes SIS:
Mr.. Findey preiented memorial from the Ame-
rican Convention of Pennsylvania, for promoting the
abolition OF aavery reprtfentng certain exiting abu
les and detects in the execution Of the laws prohibit
ing the Have trade, &c.
Referred to committee of five MEMBERSHIPS
66.
Mr.. J. Randolph, agreeably to no:ice given by hin,
yetierday, made the following motion:
RgOIved, BY the Senate and Houie OF Reprefenta-
tivss OF the United States of America, in Csnerefs
attended, two thirds of both Ioufes eoncprring.
That the following article be fubn,.sd TO the s.c
iatures OF the feveral tates which when ratified an,
confirmed by the Legislatures of three fourths of the
iad tates, hal be valid and binding as part of til.
contribution ofthe United States:
The Judges of the fupreme, and all other courts o.
the United States fha be removed froH, office by The
Prefdent, on the joint address of both Houles o
Congrefs requeaing the fame
The Houfe having agreed to confider the motion
IL WIS., H' .he 'h"apoe OF MT j. Randolph, referred
to committee Of the whole On the ffate of the uni
on.
MIR. ]. Randolph gave notice that he fhould call u,
this motion on Thurlday.
The Houle refolved tfelf into committee of th
whole-Mr. GREGG in the ehair-on a bill decarin,
the aiient OF Congres a9 of the fate of Norti
Carolina.
The objea Of the bill is to give to TennefIee ppw
er TO perfect titles to lands granted by North Carroll
ma, sgreeably to compact between the two iiates.
Having Pafied through the committee without a
mendnent, the Houfe took it into confederation.
When, after fome explanations relative to the ma
ture OF the bill, it was ordered third reading Oh
Monday.
Adjourned until Monday.
Moaaay, february 10.
Mr. Tenney laid before the Houfe certain refoluti
ons of the Legislature of New-Hampfhire inftruaint
their Senators, and requeng their representatives