The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-21

the ground Of exPeeney, they Represented the nav-
cation Of the Delaware feriouly obftruaed by a
ihoal which was every year increaiing, and which
might, unles u'eaures We're taken, operate at fone
future period to the destruction Of the navigation
The afked would be paid exeluGvely by vcfTels
trading from the por, OF Philadelphia, and ought not
therefore to be oppoed by thofe whose interes
not in the leaf implicated. It added that it was
hrange that. while fcarcely year Paed without large
appropriations being made from the general treaury
for the erection Of light houfes in various parts Of the
United States, the rcquef Of the merchants Of Pha-
delphia to be authorized to fubjea themfeves
for the Improvement Of the navigation Of the only port
III Pennfyl vsuia, fhoud be oppofed.
The queHion was then put on Mr. Crowninihield's
motion to arike the hra feetiou which mega
tived- AYES 27.
Mr. Crowninfhield moved to amend the bill 70 a.
to eonfne the duty verls Belonging to the port Of
Philade phia.
Mr.. Crowninhied fpoke in favor of, and Mefrs
]. Clay, Sloap, Conrad and Elmer againn this A.
mendrent, which was difagreed to-Ave,l2.
Mr.. Crowninthield offered amesdment limiting
the duration Of the bill to t5,er. inifead of fVen
years.
MeiIrs Crowninfheld, Southwark and Ely fup-
ported and Mehrs. ]. Clay, Leib and Sloan oppof-
edit; when the queaion put, and the amendment
dfagreed to-Ayes 34-Noes SO.
rhe committee then rofe, and the Houfe order
ed the bill be eugroed for third reading to-mor-
Mr. Smile fubmtted two refolu,;ons 70, -.tosGr,
hrGiaria Of Coinmsia, fmar tlofe heretofore Of
fered, with this difference that the prefent reioluous
include a recefion Of the city of Warrington.
Mr.. Smile faid he had two objects in view in of
fering thefe refoluons. The frR was that Congrefs
might be diveled othat multiplicity of buinefs which
arofe from the tua,ion of the territory which would
increafe with the growth of population and the pro-
grefs of focetyi The other reafon was fflll more
inPortans. He wiihed to fee the people of rhe diff
rritt reioredt to their political rights, the deprivation
Of which was to him matter of great regret, and
which could not be remedied until there was decid-
ed change in their hsuation Abiding the appre-
henon of the inhabitants that this meafure was con-
neaed with removal of the feat of government he
declared thar this was his Object; he, on the con-
trary, believed the meaure would be highly bene6-
cial to the city of Walllington.
On conGdering the refolu.ions the Houfe divided
AYES 49--Noes Sc.
Mr. Smile moved a reference Of them to COM
niittee ofth whole on the n day OF March
Mr.. Lewis moved their poflponernen, indefinitely
Mr. Lyon hoped an immediate decifon would be
had upon them.
MIR. Sloan hoped fome time would be allowed pre
vous to their deciGon.
The Houle determined TO refer them to a commit
tee IF the whoe-Ayes Sc.
Mr.. Conrad moved their being made the order for
the q Monday in Augun
Motion dfagreed to-Ayes 44-Noes SO.
On the III Monday in May-loR--Ayes SO.
Mr.. Nieholfon moved Monday next He faid
there was much important bunes relative to the ter
rtory before the Houfe, and it the proportions of re-
eeGion were permitted to remain unaaed on, they
would fuperfcde all attention to the other objects
Mr.. Smile aequiefeing in making the refolutions
the order for Monday next, the Houfe 70 determined
without diviion.
Mr.. P. R. ThonPion reporteda bill authorizing the
erection Of bridge aerefs the Po;omoc within the
diaria of Columbia which wa. referred to a COM
mittee OF the whole OF Friday.
Mr.. Magruder preien,ed petition from fandry
inhabitants Of George Town, praying that Cougrefs
determine authorize the erection of bridge a.
crofs the Potomac, it may be at point above George
Town.
Referred to the fame committee