The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-02-27


One OF the Items is 90 900 dollars for furnifh.
ing the various rooms in the fouth wing.
This was supported by Menfs. Lewis and
F'ndley, and oppoied by Meiirs. Gregg and
Jackton.
Mr.. d. r. Williams moved to fiji the blank
with 5000 dollars.
On 10000 the committee divided-Ayes So
Noes 6l
MIR. Cook named ls, 900 dollars which was
iikewife dilagreed to /; Ayes Al Noes "a.
Mciirs. Macon and Lewis advocated the
making liberal appropriation the latter of
whom moved, to fill the blank with 7 900 dol.
lars.
MIR. J'ckf,n oppofed, and Mr.. Smile fnp-
ported this motion, which was agreed to
Ayes so; Noes A..
The proviiion was then read for altering and
repairing the eaft Tide OF the north wing of the
Capitol.
Mr.. Lewis moved to appropriate for this pur-
pofe 10000 dollars.
Mr.. d. r. Williams moved to ftrike out 4" al
! tering and"
THIS motion was agreed to ; Ayes II.
Mr.. Jackton moved to ftrike out "the eat EIDE
| of"
This was carried without diviiion.
Mr.. Lewis moved TO appropriate $4,000 dol
| lars for this purpofe, viz. generally orrepairng
| the north wing of the Capitol. This was carri-
| cd Ayes So.
The proviiion for repairing the Prefident's
| Houfc, &c. was on motion of MIR. Lewis filed
with 900" dollars
The committee then rofe and reported the
| bill, which was ordered to be ensrofied for
third reading to morrow.
| An eugrofed bill for the relief of Stephen
Sayre, was read the third time, and pailed !;
| Ayes "a.
Mr.. Mumford after number of preliminary
\ pTna be enf.a .tLa
and defending at this time the ports and harbors
oft U. S. offered three reiolutions, fubftantal-
| y as follows:
l. Declaring the expediency of appropriat-
ing - dollars to authorize the Preiident
OF the U. 5. the more effettually to protect the
port aud harbor = New York.
] 9. Making an appropriation for Charefton
| and Norfolk.
8. Approprating further fun for the pro-
! lection Of the other ports OF the US.
The Speaker dec AIRED the # retolution out of
order, as iimilar retoIusion was before the
| Houc.
Mr. Varnum, the mover of the refolution re-
ferred to, withdrew it.
! On taking tkefe refoluticns into confederation
the Houfe DIVIDED Ayes 90.
Mr.. Mumford moved a reference of the refo-
| lutions 10 the committee of the whole initituted
ON the fubjeet of Notifications.
Mr.. Dana made few remarks aeant making
appropriations for any particular port, and in
favor of liberal appropriation to be placed
under the iuperinteudance of the PRECEDENT.
Mr.. Mumford replied.
MIR. Matters fpoke III favor of the reference.
Mr.. Eppes declared himfelf againft large
general appropriation, but in favor of fpeciaI
appropriation for the defence of the harbor of
| New York.
MIR. Quincy fpoke on the oppolite ide and
Mr. Varnum replied.
| After few words from Meilrs, Quincy and
Matters, the queftion to commit the firf refo-
luton was taken and carried Ayes SO Noes
| 80.
On committing the second refolution Mef1rs.
D. X. Williams and Marion fpoke aganf it.
| They both exprefied deiire that the port of
Charlefon ihould partake only of the benefits
OF general appropriation, and in fpirit of IA
voritim fhoud not be feieStcd from the other
ports.
| Mr.. Mumford withdrew the fecond refolu
! ton.
| MIR. Newton expreffed hmilar fentimerts,
with regard to the port of Norfolk, with thofe
avowed by Melirs. d. r. Williams and Mari
on.
MeGr8. D. R. Williams and Marion fpoke
iikewiie againft the commitment of the third
reiolution, as the fuhjeGt embraced by it, was
already before a committee of the whole.
Mr.. Mumford withdrew the third refoution.
Mr.. J. Randolph, in the name of the COM
mittee of Ways and Means, aflSed leave to re-
port bill in relation to the public debt, being
an addition to the bill, palftd at the prefent
ieihon, supplementary to the act, entitled an
act making Drovtion for the redemption of the
whole Of the public de6t OF the U. States.
Mr.. K. obferved that the Object of the bill
was to provide for the cafe of a refufal on the
part of the holders of three per cent. flock to
come into the loan proPofed by the aGt recently
paied. Its obje6 was, to ufe a ftrong phrafc,
to coerce them into that loan; not, however,
by any provhOns that involved the leaf breach
of the public faith. Its object was 10 make
Proviiion for paying of fuch part of the three
per cent. Rock AZ ni0uld remain uniubfcribed
to the new loan by AN annuity of per centum.
Such an annuity would be worth fomething
more than iiXty-two per cent. OF courfe, as
the new loan permitted the creditor to fubicribe
at the rate of 65 per cent it would become OBJ
yioully his intereft to accept the terms of the
loan.
Mr.. r. then prefented the bill which wasre
ferred to committee of the whole on Tuef-
day.
When the Houfe adjourned to Monday.
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