The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-04-29
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY,. April 90.

mittee to bring in a bill to establish several,
which after SOME debate was agreed to.
Mar. Fisk from the committee appointed
on the petition of Sir James Jay, made re-
port recommending that the President of the
United States be authorised to purchase from
him the secret Sympathetic Ink. His re-
port, on motion of Mr.. u. h. Williams was
postponed indefinitely.
The House took up the report made yes
tcrday respecting Judge Innis.
Mr. Smile moved that the report be re-
terred to committee of the whole. His
was, that it should not be acted OH
during the present session. He did not think
the evidence yet before the House was suffi-
cient to justify an impeachment 1t was
his WISH however, that the inquiry should
be pursued.
Mr.. Pozvan opposed this motion. He thought
the testimony before the House was abun-
dainty sufficient to irnpeach Judge Innis; &
it was important that the malconduct of pub
lic iunc'ionaries should not only punished,
but punished with dispatch.
MIR. Fisk said it was admitted that all G.
violence expected to be proved was before
the house. He contended that this was not
sufficient to justify an impeachment. After
a debate ct about three hours, the question
was then taken by ayes and noes on Mr.. Snii-
ICES motion TO the report to a committee of
the whole house, and it was carried, ayes
48, noes 25 Il was made the order ofthc day
for Friday.
The senate have passed another additional
supplement- to the act having an embargo
Also, bill fixing the FIRST Monday in Nov.
for the next meeting Of congress.
THURSDAY, April 81.
A bill from the Senate to alter the time Of
the next meeting of Congress, was read three
times and passed by Yeas and Nays, 81 to So
On motion of Mr.. G.. ". Campbell, the
House resolved itself into committee of
the whole, Mr.. PITKEN in the chair, On the
bill making an appropriation for the sup
port of an additional military force for the
year 1908.
The blanks in the bill were filed to the a.
mount of 9S6. 900 dollars.
The bill being gone through, was reported
to the House and ordered TO third reading
On motion of Mr.. G.. w. Camh6eH the
House went into a committee of the whole
on the bill making an additional approp ia
ton for the support of government for the
year sos, and to meet expcnces OF vaIuati-
on of houses, lands, &c.
[The first item in the bill is 1000 dollars
for contingent eXpences of the House of Re-
personalities during the present session.
The second item is 54O1 dollars a balance
OF former appropriation which had been
carried to the credit of the surplus fund
and was now deficient.
The bill having been gone through was re-
ported to the House and ordered to third
reading.
Mr.. Macon offered the following resoluti-
on which was adopted without objection:
ResofUed, That the Secretary of the Trea-
sury be directed to report to this House at
the next session of Congress, every sum of
money drawn from the Treasury and not ac-
counted for on the SOth of June next.
The House then resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole, As to IS, Mr.. PIrKEN
III the chair, on the bill for relinquishine.
to the corporation of the city of Orleans the
right to the batture in front of the suburbs of
ct. Mary's.
Some debate cnsued on striking out the
list section-during which the statement of
the case and opinion by counsel in New
Orleans was read-The motion for strik ing
out was lost Ayes %.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill.
Mr.. Rozoah moved to postpone the report
indefinitely. 1t was extremely hard after
the widow claimant had already obtained
one decision at the expence of IL 900 dollars
that new trial should be granted, for this
was In fact granting a new trial
Mr.. EffeS stated in reply that the land
was now in possession of the u. States frsm
whom it could not be taken this law pre-
scribed the only way in which this widow
woman, if she had a title, could have if
confirmed tor the United States could not
be sued. The gentleman had controverted
the right of the United States on the ground
that there was no proof of title in the Unit
ed States. Mr. +. said the property had been
always claimed by the Spanish government.
and held as public property by Spain and
various instances were upon record in which
application had been made by individuals
and objected to, 1st because it was pubic
property, and 2nd, because buildings might
affect the health of the city. Individual
rights were not in question for he trusted
in God that such body as this would never
attempt try rights between man and man.
The motion to postone lost--Yeas %,
Nays So.
Mr.. Bib moved to strike out the I'd secti-
on OF the bill. This section provides for am
appeal from final decree on this subject in
any court in Orleans to the supreme court of
I. States. He thought it went to establish
principle by which the YazOo claimants
may hereafter bring their claim before the
supreme court of the u. States. Forwlen-
ever 1t came before that court, it was not diff
cult to foresee now it would be decided
Much discussion took place on this cues
t1on.-Mr Eppes contended that this secti-
on itself showed that this was only parti-
cular case Of appeal authorised BY a spe-
cial law How could an appeal be had ex-
ceDt by a special law. Dassed for thar tur