The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-15
MONDAY, Ian. s.

NlONDAf, Jan. 5.
The Speaker laid before the HOMIE letter
from tl.e Treafurer of the u. S. inclofnp the
accounts of the treatury for The year antece.
tdent TO the 1T OF OCT. 1906.
Ahe Speaker Hkewife ftated that he had re-
ceised an anonymous communication from the
| fame perton, from whom fimilar communica.
ton had been received, which was open to the
peruial of the members.
MIR. Coles prefented a Rieflage from the Pre-;
iident OF the u. S, enclofing report of the
Secretary OF the Navy on the fate of the fri
gates, fuPpiementary to his report of the Ian
ts1lIonon the fame fnbjeet.
Inc feeretary OF the Gayy hates that the pre-
tent number Of the frigates is the fame as re-
prefented in bis report of the 2sth of January.
1906, and that no material change has been
made IN any of them, excepting the frigate u.
S.i detailed ftdtement of the alterations of
which ffigate is annexed.
Mr.. Coles likewife prefeuted mcfTaee from
the Prehdent, communicating the laws of Mi
chigan.
| Mt. X. Mellon obferved that comfortable
| complaints had been made with regard to the
organization OF the militia of the ditrict of Co.
lumhia. To obtain an enquiry into this !ubiee,
| Mr.. N. proPoied the following refoution.
| ReloI1;ed, That committee be appointed to
eGqu'fe whether any, and if any, what aItera-
tons ought to be made in the militia laws of
the diftrict of Columbia.
| This rsioiuton was agreed to and referred to
| Mellrs. Il. Mellon, Van Cortlandt, Trigg, Rca
of Pen. and Blount.
Mr.Tcnney from the committee Of revival
and uniniihed buinefs, offered the following re-
iolution
/ Ret0!a'ed, That the committee of Commerce
and hia"ntatsprer be directed to enquire into
the exped-ency of continuing in force, for
furthertintr, the act entitled an act TO fufpend
the commercial iniercourle between the u. s,
and certain parts of ST. Domingo and that
they be authorized to report by bill or other.
wifs which was referred. 81.
Eir. Marin Williams, from the COMMITTEES
appointed on that fuhieGt, prefented bill to
extend the power of granting writs of iniunc.
ton TO the judges of the difriet courts of the
". 3. which was referred TO committee of the
whole on Thurfday.
'fhe Houie refuned the confederation Of the
report OF the committee of the whole HouGe,
| on tbe bill toprohbt the importation of llaves
Into sbc ". s.
Mr. Sloan moved to hrtc out the 9TH fec
/ ton with he view Of introducing a fection 10
the following efie6t--tbat all naves imported
into rate allowing niverv, Gall be declared
| free, for whom food and raiment tiiall be pro-
videti, until they iha;l he re&ored to freedom
in their native land, or removed to Rates in
which the laws are congcnial to their freedom
where they haIi be bound out for term OF
/ years.
Only three members rifng in favor of Mr.
| Slcan's motion, it was difagrSed TO.
| After further proeref5 in the confederation of
the report, the committee rofe, and it was poft-
poued till Wednefday
The Houfe relolved itfelf into committee
of the whoe--Mr. VARNUM in the chair--on
the bill providing for the punilhment of certain
Grimes againft the u S.
| In correfpoGdeEce with the recommends
ton of the feett committee, the third feGlion
| which gave rife to the debate on a former dayl
was ttricken out.
Mr.. Eppes moved to flrike out the fecond
| fiction.
He remarked that in the frt feetion certain
offences were enumerated, fuch as the begin.
ming CT fctting on foot, or the providing OF
preparing the means for any military expedition
or enterprfe with intent Of taking pofisfEon Of
any port, arfeDal, magazine, dock, navy yard,
or any public gefeI of the u. S. or OF invading
or occupying with Az armed force any part of
the y. S. or the territories thereof, or with in-
tent, in any other manner, of levying war A.
| gainR the United States, or Of adaering TO the
| enemies Of the faid fates or with intent, AZ
aforsiad, combining or conlpiring Together, o.