The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-27

JUDGES OF Inc lnoiina efrftory; and that they
have leave 10 .,port by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Vr; plank obtained leave of abfence from
mex, Monday, till the m. day of January next
Mr.. Eppe5 prefeuted the petition of iundry
inhabitants of the City of Wafhiogton, praying
revifion of the law of corporation for .he pur.
po'e of veftng in each ward the power o, choof
ing its own Representatives which was referred
to feicct committee, competed of MeGrs
Eppes, Pitkin, Van Renfelser, Hoge aud Bib,
with leave TO report by bill or otherwife.
Mr.. Parke p'.fented the petition of the board
of truhees of the univeriity of Vincennes, (Ind.
Ter.) Rating that the lands bettowed by the u.
S. on the inititution were very unproduetive /;
and that they do not pof1efs fufficient funds tc
carry the infttuton into operation and pray
ing certain taxes TO be laid, the proceeds of
which to be appropriated to the uie of the uni
verify: which was referred to the committee
of Commerce and Mandatory.
Mr.. ezviJ called for the order of the day
on the bill for erecting bridge over the river
Potomac when
The Houfe went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. PITKsN in the chair, on faid bill.
The bill being gone through, and the blank.
all filled up, the committee role and reported
II, which was ordered to be engro1ed for a
third reading on Monday next.
Mr.. ID. r WIl;awJ moved that when the
Houie adjourned it fhould adjourn till Mon
day.
Mr.. BLaekIedge had only one objection to a.
greeing to The motion and that was, that they
were IN monentary expectation OF difps.ohes
which Pofiiby miPht require them 70 convene
within one hour after they were received. He
thought the Houfe fbould meet tomorrow for
the purpofe of receiving COMMUNICATIONS
ihou'd there be any to make if there were
none, they might adjourn in ten minutes if the
gentleman chofe.
Me-. Cook hoped the Houfe would adjourn
iii Monday, to give time to the committees to
meet.
Mr. Crosvnin@ield faid he believed it was I'm.
deritood that dispatches had arrived at New
York from London (; and he thought it of great
Importance at this criis, that the nation ffnoud
be informed of the ftate of affairs, and how the
negotiation had progrefied. MIR. C. faid he had
Juit heard that the ibip had arrived in which
Mr.. Monroe was TO have taken his pafase, and
that The left England on the firR of October.
lie thought the Honfe fliould not adjourn for
two days together at this time, when the nation
was, he feared, on the eve of war. Beiides, if
the Houie did meet, and there were no difpatch.
es laid before them, they might adjourn imme-
diately.
The motion for adjournment till Monday was LOFT,
sc to 43.
The order of the day being called on the bill to ex
tend the right OF furage in the MilIiIpp Territory
&c. IT was on motion of Mr. PsinI.x'fr, poltponed
till Monday next.
mr.. CS0I Prefented the petitions of VIM Foter
and OF Samuel Tucker praying for compensation fer
iervices in the revolutionary which were refer
red to the Committee Claim. barred, &c.
mr.. Bl'n"troved that the petition of lanes Camp
oe captain IN the revolutionary war, praying for
compensation, be referred to the Committee on Claims
barred, &c.
On motion of Mr. HOlart the order of the day on
the report on the petition of Daniel Buck wa. poR
poned till the firft Monday IN January next
M. S'I'ba,d Preiented the petition of James Blu
NELL ioidier in the revolutionary war, praying pay
net tor certificates which were accidentally deroy-
&c.
(other proceedings of this day in our next, as well
as 'hoie OF Saturday, on which day no buinef of n,-
Portance was done.)