The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-08
TUESDAY. December l.

ihi. -<HfHIG Tic IOilOWllir TCSOiutlOn
ResotTed, That the Secretary for the Depart.
ment of War be directed to lay before hi. House
an account of the state Of the Notifications of the
respective ports and harbors of the United States
with statement of the monies appropriated foI
Notifications remaining uneXpendcd and an es.
innate OF the sums necessary for completing such
Notifications may be deemed requisite for theiI
defence.
Which being under consideration,
MIR. quincy said, the House would perceive the
OBJECT OF this resolution was to obtain informant
on; there was document on their table which
gave some information on the subject, but was not
explicit. This resolution was exactly similar to
one passed last session, by which the House OBJ
tanned some important and interesting information
Tins being the case, he hoped no objection would
be made to it.
The resolution was agreed to without division
Mr.. Bard presented the petition of Duncan
M'Vickep, which referred to the committee
OF Claims.
Mr.. B.1Ssett moved that the petitions of Edward
Brook and Presley Thornton, presented Mt for
mer session, be referred TO the committee on
Claims barred, &c. Agreed
MIR. Barter moved that the petition of a number
of inhabitants of Plymouth, Duxbury, and Kins-
ton Mass praying for erection OF buoys, &c. pre-
scented at former session, be referred to the com
mittcc of Commerce AND Manufactures Agreed.
Mr. NJ WiHiants offered tie following rcsolu-
ton
HeSoITed, That committee be appointed to en-
qlire whether any additional compensation ought
to be made to the marshal for tic district of North
Carolina, and that they have leave to report by bill
Oh otherwise.
On motion of Mr. Soathard the resolution was
amended, so as to include the state of New Jersey
a,d SO amended, was agreed 10, and a committee
of i've appointed
On motion OF Mr. Lewis, the House went into
committee or the whole on the report of the com
nirtec to whom was re-committcd the bill for G.
recting bridge over the river Potomac, Mr.. PI r
KIN in the CHAIR. Having fixed 60 years as the
term OF the corporation previous to the right of
tine U. S. to purchase the bridge, the committee
rose, and the bill was ordered to a third reading
tomorrow.
Mr.. Randolph, after preliminary remarks of
some length, which shall be given. III our next, of
tered the following resolutions
ReSofved, That provision ought to be made by
law tor an adequate and comfortable support OF
such officers and soldiers of the revolutionary ar
my as are still existing in state of Indulgence, dis
graceful TO INC country which owes its berties TO
their valOr
ResofUed That provision ought to be made by
law Tor armlnS and cquipping the whole body Of
the militia Of the IT, Staies
Re5oIUed That provision ought to be made by
Jaw Tor procuring formidable train of field arti-
lery for eservce of the United States.
These resolutions were referred TO a commit
tee Ut the whole House tomorrow.
Mr.. Heut from the committee to whom the
resolutions ON the subject yesterday agreed TO
were referred, reported a bill for fortifying the
haibcrs OF thc u. States, and for building gun
boats, which was read twice and referred TO a
committee Of The whole on Thursday next
On melton of mr Him, the House went into
committee OF the whole OH the report of the com
inhtce appointed to prepare standing rules and or
ders Tor the House. The committee having made
some progress, and the usual hour Of adjournment
iDeing arrived, the committee rose and obtained
leave to sit again.