The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-29

accept or use or suffer any person actng un-
der his or her authority to solicit, take. aC-
cept or use "a licence or permission procur-
cd from amy foieig,, power whatsoever Tor
ms or her vessel 10 pass az trade with any
| other foreign and independent power, such
person shall he considered as having COM
| hitted high offence-for the commission
! of which he " she shall forfeit the right &c
privilege OF owning or navigating ever af-
| forwards any vessel pursuant 10 the laws Of
the United States. This section to COM
mence and be in operation from and agier
the day OF 1907
This bill was twice read aud referred to
committee OF the whole.
Nir. iescis reported bill authorisiny the
raising the sum of money by way CT lottery,
tor complet'ng.a church in the city OF WASH
ington vice read and referred to COM
miuee OF the whoe-48 to SIS.
hr L6gciS presence 4 petition from the
town OF Geoigetowm, prayi is ia amendment
i'll its charter--Re ter~ct ~ the committee
on the district OF G;a,;u.i:ia.
Mr. Gardner, after few predatory OBJ
servations, III which he stated his wish to
obtain direct decision ON the question of
,lr. embargo, aud his anx,,y and that of
his constituents, that'it should be repealed
and that the parting word from his neigh
oors was Z" for God sake take of the en-
barge before YOU RETURN" proposed the fol-
lowing resolutions:
keSofred, That the acts LAYING an en-
Largo on all ships and vessels within the
ports and harbors of the Uni;cc, States and
the several acts supplementary thereto, be /.
repealed Oh the first OF February next
The Sneaker declared this motion to be
out of order, as a similar motion was already
before committee of The whole.
ENFORCING THE Eh1BARGO.
bti from the Seuate for enforcing and
making etiectual the embargo laws, was
read the nrst time
Il was thcu read a second time-Ayes
79---and referred to committee OF the
whole.
On the question for what day it should be
the order Monday the most distant day, Was
negatvcG--55 TO ~
Tomorrow andSsturday were then named
The question must. by the rules of the house
be ;aken on the most distant day. Mr. Qrin-
cv called for the Yes and nays on the Ques-
ton whether it should be postponed TIL .5a-
tuiday.
On this molten short but warm discrssi-
on arose, in which Mcssrs Smile, Eppes
and hacon, opposed the roStponemgnt, as it
would serve no purpose but to delay enfor-
cing the measure and Messrs. GARDENER.
Elliot, Quincy, Liveri0ore, Sloan. Lyon, Ma
Con ana Dana, supported The posponement
ill Saturday, in order to give time for full
consideration and examination 6 t.,c .:smu
Messrs. GARDENER, F. lol, Quincy, Liver
more, Lyon and Sloan, denounced the princi-
pes of the bin te,f
1t was made the order of he day for Sa-
turday, in preference 20 M .ndaF-el toss
SEAMEN AND MARINES
On mt On Of Mr.. Nelson, the House re-
saved itseit in,o committee OF the whole,
Mr, FIJI KIN in the Chair, on the bill a,tho-
rlzing the President of the United States to
EMPLOY an additional number of seamen and
marines l. the same committee was re-
!errcd the bill from the Senate, to fl out all
the trigatcs, &c.
Mr. WILSON stated, that the President had
already authority to fit out the vessels of the
United States, Bat was authorized 10 employ
but 1893 seamcn. 1t was now pr p ,sed to
fit ont III gun boats and ten small. vessels
Of war. for which purpose ?, 600 scamer aid
;narii'es, and proportionate midshipmen and
corpoi ais were wanted
MIR. Story moved that the present billie
on the table, in order t. take up the bill from
the Senate. Negativcd, 55to So.
Mr.. fst7pfOn moved to insert 4 ,440 sea-
men, wishing al this tin!e to- strengthen the
Executive arn, 10 give authority employ
,il eur vesscls.-Neg atived---A YES 80.
1t was agreed 20 insert 2,OCO-Aycs II.
The principle of the bill was supported
~ NtSSSi NeWuDl. NCi>ch anu
Story, and opposed by Messrs. Macon, Hol-
land and ID II. Williams.
1t was urged Oh the one hand, that the.
nation should be placed in complete tate
oF defence, and all tie active force of the
nation be called into action; and on the o.
ther IN addition to the gene al arguments,
against naval force, that the present cInbar-
go and non intercourse system was al vari-
snce With a system Of active preparation;
that If one be adopted, the other is unneCes-
sarv.
The blank for the appropriation was filed
with S ! ,649, So5 90.
The committee rose and reported the bill ;
and obtained leave TO sit again on the bill
from the Senate-Ayes 81.
FRIDAY, Dec. IS.
Mr.. Stanford moved that when the House
adjourns, it adjourn till Monday. Carried,
"A TO So
SALT.
Mr.. BurweU offered the following resou-
ton
Resolved, That it is expcdent to enquire
into the extent to which the article OF salt
is or can be Supplied from the salt establish
ments within thc U. States; and that effec-
tua means be immediately taken to procure
a sunlly equal to our consumption
Mr. r. deserved, that it would be per-
ceived by the House, chat the objec, which