The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-17


which was ordered 70 be printed
The bill makug further APPROPRIATION Gov .i.. fun
port Of the navy o the Uni,ed States during t,. wear
1907. was read the third time and on ti,e lueit,on
fhaii the blu paf, debate enfued which as pro-
ionged ,shalfpaR O'Clock, in which Meiars T. Nious-
geometry, Randolph, Qhiucey, Alton, Chandler, Fix,
uPhan, Sloan, d R. Williams, Eppes Love, Cock,
Dana lyon Gar ien'er to'ls part. When tie quef-
'ion was taken ON the palage of the bill by yeas and
nays, which ~as-ycas ia, nays ..
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER IL.
Mr. Porter prefented the petition Of Oliver Evans,
Rating, that by late deciiion in the cireu, oour, Of
the U S;ates, the patent iaued 70 the petitioner for
improvements in the of manufa 9urne four and
meal, had been declared ini,ficiene and void: ard
praying that the Department. Stare may be au.hor-
led to grant him new patent. Referred TO lsee
committee of 5 members.
MIR. Rksa OF Ten. preen,ed Letter received from
the pot-na'er general inroGpga number of pe,iti-
on', tor new Pcd-othees &c. Referred to the COM
mit.ee on the pnit-oliice and poN roads
Meflrs. Moore, Lerpis. i1oye, and s S-~ab s,ch
pretented p:'itions respecting pnf-roas or offices in
their ieverai dirias, which were referred
Mr. Jer. Mcrroru faid that an at4 for tbe faje of
public lands had been pafsd in 1896 which ,,rov;sa
that certain iecfons ihoud be referved for the dire
iai OF ConGreis IN each townfhp; in 1900, an at
was Paiied authorizing the furveyof general TO e,f
theie eclons, parts of which were accordingly l.,Cd
AN act had been inee pafled authorizing the e of the
ieGons heretofore refsrved for the diipo,ou of Com
greis, with provion attached TO it. that no fe.a;o,
ihoud be fold at lower than g doler. oer acre
ms price wasio eStravagauy high, that IL appear
cd from the report Of the Secretary of .he Trs,f,r
only four iettons had been fold IN the eourre of m.
!ait year. 10 reduce the price fixed e, as thar all ,h
public lands might be fold and occnpied he moved
the following reiolu,on--iIe remarked that Go,;lsr
RESOLUTION vas lat year referred the committee an
on Pubic Lands who reported bilI but from, the
prets ofbusnefs. it not acted on:
R90fvfd, That the committee on Pah'ic Lands he
directed TO en9uir. info the eXreency Of making fr.
'her provIon Tor the ale of the Lands reirved Tor
the dipoton OF Corgrei.-aud thar they have l.av,.
TO report by bill or oth-rwiGe Agreed
Mr. DI7rev iad, within few cilysa number of
gentlemen in ihe fnn.s had eSpreftd much feeling on
the fubiea of the iDiurie, which had been received
from foreign power, and ieensd deiruus Of min
ute enquiry the bulneis He reioieed at tbee ey
Prefiions Of indignation. Whether it would become
proper not only tolpeak, but to a6t depended on Cur
cumtfanies not within their control He was inform
ed by the Secretary of War that here were in the ma
gazines OF The u s. great number ofaands of arms
OF our own manufacture, which were daily incrsa-
ling. 1t appeared that iome Of the 0a5cs were IN
want Of arms; the dribution Of thefe would b. Ter
viceable both the u s. and the fta,es dividual
iy. For this reafon he moved the following reiol-
on
R5oiVsd Tint committee be appointed TO snorira
into the exPediency of telling tn. individual iate,
or territories who may win purchafe any arms or
ordnance owned by the u. s. and which may be mar
ted with without injury TO the public; and tina, they
report by bill or other,vife.
MIR. Ncyon had no objection to the principle erolra
ced by the relouton. but Thought il was ilnDroce-v
referred. He moved that the reiolu.ion ihnnd be -
n,euded 70 as refer it the Committee on 70 much
OF the Predents nleGAge relates to military eta
biilhments, &c
Mr. Dz7gj5r had no objection
The reiolution thus amended was agreed to.
MIR. RaRdo36 !ad, thar at the lat feiiion of Com
greis an act had been paffed prohibiting the ,porta
ton OF Aaves into any port or place in the u States
after the tirf day OF January One of the feta-
oIs OF that act contained principle in his opinion to-
tally iubverlve of the right CT property in fave bo
ders, He had wilied the fubiea to have been conf.
dered the ait FELTON,; but from the late period ae
which it had been brought forward the houfr had de-
cned aching upon it. He would fay no more upon
the ubjea this time, but wiied bill 10 be BROUGHT
in for amending the a3, for which purpofe he moved
the following refolution which was adopted, and a
committee accordingly appointed.
Rejjived That committee be appointed 70 enquire
into the expedieCcy OF amending the aa, entitled,
An act TO prohibit the importation of Gaves into A.
ny port or place within the uridion OF the United
States, from and after the rt day OF January in the
year of our Lord, one thoufand eight hundred and
eight"
A meTige vas received from the Senate by MIR
Otis, their Secretary informing the Houfe that they
had choien the Rev. Mr. Mccormick Chaplain on
their part III place of DIR. Can't, who eclines aco
cepting his appointment.
Agreeaby to the order of the day, the Houfa went
into committee of the whole, Mr.. Pitkin in the
chair, on the bill for erecting bridge acrofs the RI
yer Potomac and on aimoon made by Mr.. Nrlion
totrike the Tx feeton of the BILL debate arole,
which ocCuDied the Remainder of the
The motion was Imported by Melrs. Mellon and
Key, and oppofed by Mr. Lewis, when, about 9 o.
clock the committee roe, reported progrefs, and OBJ
tanned leave to fit again,
THURSDAY, Nov. 10.