The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-03

exceeded his uh;a ingenuity in his endearours
10 convince the iioafe OF the correStneis, Of tue
vote ie was abon, TO give a,sinf a mcclure
WHICH he bad ance 70 Hronriy sdvoca ed.
But ne fsys We were then al old a,.a.,,ers.
J, capable OF exercidng this important privilege.
! Whse he believed the powers heretofore ve.te,i
,nthe Speaker had been we'll executed aud he
had no doeot, were they continued, would be
! iti' 10 executed /; ssd whit he wifi,ed TO Zee.
the chair vefed with all rte powers Incident o
that high Office, yet, as lie had ALWAYS been of
opinion the ben way of eiecting Handing com
nittees would b. by ballot, and he had not
been convinced TO the contrary by the ingenuity
ofthe gentleman from New ertty, he ihooid
vote for the amendment.
| mr.. Sloan role to explain and faid he r,,eant
, to make no inSnuations To the prejudice of any
members this Horfr: he only meant "a, Cav.
that being ifraugers, they would BE- AZ ioSs how
to make achcice OF proper characters TO FIJI
thefe committees.
The question on the ancpdmeu. was then
| taken by yeas and pays--Yeas "a; Nays az.
The qneaion ON the amendment being loi,
the orisina! reioluton which Vets the appoint.
, ment IN the Speaker, was agreed to without a
dlv'lion; and the following itanding committees
thereupon appointed
Of Efe7;su5.-Refirs. Eindley, Williams.
IS. CO M. Clay, Lambert, Blake, Sturges, Ell
hot. :
Of Ciaims = Meiirs. Holmes, Moore, IS.
e. Melton, Pitsu, Seayer, Johnton, Hum
phreys.
Of Commerce and Manutat7wes.S MelIrs.
Newton, M'Creery, Cults, Dana, Marion, Tho
mas, Poaer. sra
,OfjEayf ard NrcnJ.--Netrs Campbell,
(Ten.l w Aliton, Bppes, Snnilie, Ta,iinadpe,
Fix, Montgomery, (Md.l
Of Pubic Lands. -MefIis. Boyle, Morrow,
lOhio) Goods N, Ruae!l Darby. Ely, Srneh.
OfRfvJs, ard tjntfrj1ek Rufaets.- -Mrtfrs.
Clopton, Y,o x ftlaer. Du7ci.
Of Aeeoants.-Nieiirs, Moore, (of Md)
Stedrnap, I'D nor.
| The Houfe then adjourned.
THURSDAY, Oa. 90.
An additional member appeared and YVES
qualified. tt~'
The credentials of the me mixers were referred
| to the Comnittee a Elections
communication was received from n 81.
| VanZrudt, who ofFiciated as clerk during The
| receds informing the houfe that he had made
| the ufUal contract with AIeiIts. Way FOR the
| printing, Mr.. Patterfonfor the fi5{iorary, &c.
Referred TO the committee uf sccourts. r.
A communication was received f,om the Sc
| eretary of the 1'reafnry, enci, fng se account
of the extra expeufes incurred iu the Navy De.
partmen', ince the s2d day of June lat, for the
year 1907, which was ordered TO he printed
The Secretary adds that the general climates will
be ready in the oourie of the next week The gene
raj heads of this report of extra expenditure are as FOL
low y-
For ordinance and military forti-
fcsuons, DoG. sio,554 60
For repairs Of vefe!s, I5I $50. rs
Previiions 3.465 IS
Marine Corps, 90 oos SO
Pay of 100 extra lsan,en, boys,
petty officers Sc. 74754 90
Timber for IS gun boats, 81 500 90
Doll. 6s6.oT6 50
After this fubiea was dilpoied of, morton
was made TO adjourn, which was negatiyed, "a
only rlns in favor Of it.
Mr. Nfqvton faid, that, lat felIion petition
from "A. ]. Willard was referred to felect coc,-
.nittee; and report made on il by that com
nittec was referred TO a'cnmmittee OF the whole
houfe, who did not aGt upon it. He moved
that this petition and documents fiouid now
be referredto a feeet committee.-Agreed.
Il communication was received from the Le-
gilature Of the itate of Newly orll, praying for
an appropriation for the ratification of the city
of New-York, accompanied by ievtrat refoiu.
tons expreilive of their opinion, that ne com.
mercial and agricultural interelts of that Rate
are equally affected by lie unprotected Gtuation
Ordered to he printed
III Rbsa (Tcnn.) offered the following refo-
iuti0n, which was agreed to, and ordered to be
printed
+" Re/3iusd, That the Committee on Public
Lands do enquire into the expediency OF laying
off and deicr,5ing by certain metes aad bounds,
the tract Of country to which the Indian title
has been extipgulhed within the limits OF Loui-
fana, and to include all the settlements within
the faid territory, and OF bdying the laid trait Of
country laid off iato towntllIps and ieetous, half
aud quarter fetiions, agretably to the feveral
laws heretofore made for iurveying the pubic
into the expediency of granting one quarter of
fetti.n to every free male white perfon who DOW
rehdes thereon, or who will within years
actually improve and refde thereon"
Mr.. Daqgjon moved that the Houfe Gould
go into Committee of the whole on the Rate
Of the Union.
Mr. Tbomas wiiiied this bufnefs might be laid
over till tomorrow. Gentlemen bad not yet
bad fufiicient time TO examine the Psefident's
communication.
The HouFe agreed to go into committee of
the whole, there being ~ for it, and AZ agaaa
it. #E
The Speaker called Mr.. DAYTON to the chair:
but he declined, Rating that he had prepared
Tome refoiutioHs, which he was about TO Offer.
Mr.. BAssETr was then requeited to take the
chair aud
Mr.. DasgJon offered the following refoIuti-
ons tte
I.R1of91 That 70 much of the inefTage Of the Pre-
iident of the United States relates aggteious
committed within ports and waters ny ioregn
med veels the violations Of our jurdietion; and
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