The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-24

committee I, make the necessary inquiry.
ResofUed, That the committee on post
ofhces and post-roads be instructed to en-
quire into the expectancy Of establishing
a mail stage from Fayetteville in n. G. to
Cheraw court house, Camden, Columbia,
Augusta and Nlilledgeville in Georgia, and
that they report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. .dieIan6er reported a bill prescribing
tine mode approving Judgements and DEGREES
of Courts of one state in another state. Twice
read and committed to a committee of the
whole.
The engrossed bill authorizing the pay
ment ofcerrain pensions by the Secretary of
War at the seat of government, was read
the third time and passed.
INVALID CORPS. .
Mr.. Nelson reported bill for the relief
OF the inSrm, disabled and super annuated
offcers and soldiers of the revolutionary
army and o. the present army of the u. 5
which was twice read and referred to a
committee OF the whole.
EMBARGO.
Mr.. Chi,tenden ce;le., for the order of s4,e
day on the resolution o.l.:ad b, him for the
repeal OF the embargo; and the ques ION
will the House now resolve itself into a
copioi,tee OF the whole on the resolutiou.s"
WAS decided as follows:
IEAS---Messrs Alexander, Bassct.
Blount. BOYLE, ICamptell. Ch,ttendcn, Gull
pepper, Dana, Davenport, Elliot, Ely, Eppes,
Gardenier, Gaid'er. Gray, Harris, Helms.
Holmes, Ilsley, r.. Jackson, jenkins, Kelly,
Kirkpatrick, Lambert, Livermore, l,Lacon,
Marion, Minor, p K. Moore, John Morrow.
Moseley, Pitkin, Quincy, Rhea (P) J. Ri
chards, Russell, Sioan, S Smith, Stanford.
Sturges, Iaggart TalImadge, Taylor, Trisg.
Upham, Van Horn, VerPlanck, Wharton,
ID. X. Williams---I9
Nay-Messrs. l.. JAlson, w. Aston
Bacon, Bard, Barker, Bibb, Blake, Bovd
Brown, Butler, Calhoun, G., w. Campbcn.
Clay, Clopton, Cuts, Dawson, Deane, Du-
yell. Findley, Franklin, Gholson, Goodwin.
Green, Hester, Holland. Howard, Hum
phreys, Johnson, Kenan, Love, M'Creery.
=. Montgomery, j. Montgomery Moore,
!er. Morrow, Mumford, Nelson, Newbold.
Newton, Nicholas, Porter, Pugh, Rea, NJ
Richards, Riker, Sawyer, Say, Seaver, Shaw,
Smelt, Smile, ]. X. Smith, John Smith.
Southland, Storer. Story, Swart, Thompson
Ironp, Whitehil, Vilbour, a. Wilson, N.
Wilson, Winn---64.
REVENUE BONDS.
On motion of Mr.. .Neqvton. the House re.
solved itselfinto a committee of the whole.
MIR. Basset in the chair, on the bill from the,
Senate supplemental to an act for extending
the terms of cred 1t on revenue bonds in
certain cases.
This bill provides that the payment of all
bonds given subsequent to the act to which
is is supplement, for duties on coffee.
sugar, &c. imported into the u. States and
Tor duties on other importatons of the same
articles, shall be suspended during the con-
tinuance of the embargo.
Mr.. Ne7vton proposed an amendment to
the bill excepting from its scope those arti-
Inv f,s--, (rn,
to the supplementary embargo law in pay
ment for debts due from foreign countries:
Agreed to.
Mr.. .Nepon proposed n new section to
the bill for refunding such of the above
duties as have already been paid into the
treasury, subject to repayment, however,
on the same conditions as other duties fthe
same description.
Some desultory discussion took place on tn is
amendment and motion made that the
committee rise TO give time for further consi.
dertion OF the subject, and carried and the
bill was reCor1mtted to the committee Of
commerce and manufactures.
COMMISSIONERS OF KASKASKIAS.
On motion of Mr.. I1orrozv, the House re-
solved itself into committee OF the whole.
Mr. basset in the chair, on the bill for con-
tinuing for further time the authority Of the
commissioners OF kaskaslsias. Inc bill be-
ing gone through, the Committee rose, re-
ported the bill, which was ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading to morrow
The bill authorizing the division and sub
division of squares and lots in the City Of
Washington and the bill for the reief Of
sundry citizens of Knox County K. having gone
through committee of the whole, Mr. Ma
con III he chair, were ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading.
NAVIG ALTON LAWS.
MIR. DanG observed that he had few
nays ago submitted resolution fox authoriz-
ing the owners of merchant vessels permit
ted to arm TO associate for common defence
which had been referred to the COMMITTEES or
me whole TO whom was referred the motioA
10 repeal the embargo. Mr. d. observed
hat vessels engaged in certain trades as
n the East-lndia trade, were already per-
nitted to arm. He wished that a general
aw shonld be passed authorizing the owners
II such vessels To associate for Common
letence. to keep off pirates in time of peace
~ OellJgerent assault in time of war; 1t wasa
'esouiion wholly unconnected with the re-
peal of the embargo. He therefore moved
hat the committee ofthe whole be discharg-
,d from the further consideration Of
lie resolution, and hat if be referred to the
committee of commerce and Manufactures
Agreed to
And then the house adjourned.