The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-03
CONGRESS.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

/ u'suah1 TO an o~fier>ot the 18Th inst. the
clerk procee0ed to Il cali OF the House, and
L quorum being present.
Mr.. Rhea, (of Tennessee moved the fol.
lowing resolution
Rc$olDed, That an order of the House of
the 18th instant, directing that until the
ehd OF the Present session, the daily hour
OF meeting shall be ten O'Clock, and should
a quorum not appear, the names of the,
members shall be called, and those pre-
sent noted Ill The journal of each day, be res
cinded.
Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Hose obtained leave of absence from
Wednesday next for the remainder of the
session.
The house proceeded to consider the a..
mendments of the senate TO the bill for the
disposal OF certain tracts of land IN the Mis-
siss'ppi territory, claimed under the Spanish
grants reported by the land commissioners
as antedated, and tile same being read were
agreed to.
Mr.. Jeremiah Alorro7v presented the peti.
ton OF Jacob Cezac, OF Ohio, PRAYING to be
allowed TO purchase a reserved section OF
ithl IN that state at the usual price per a.
ere.
Referred to the committee on the puhlic
lands.
The house resolved itself into a committee
OF the whole house on the engrossed bill con-
Corning invalid pensioncrs-and after some
time spent therein, Mr.. Speaker resumed
the chair, and Mr.. Irigg reported an amend
mcnt to strike out the fourth section, which
proposes to ALLOW persons already and here
after placed Ola the pension list, ga sum e.
quai to the aggregate amount of such Densi-
on calculated From the time when the. disa-
blllty lin consequence of which it was gran
ted) was incurred to. he time of his admis.
sion on the pension list"
The question was taken for concurrinr
with the committee of the whole house OH
striking out the said section, and negatived
Yeas g, Nays 80.
The bill was then read a third time, when
1t was again committed to a committee of
the whole house for to morrow.
he house then again went into commit
tee OF the whole house on the bill from, the
senate for the repeal of the embargo, and
to interdict commercial Intercourse with
france and Great Britain, &c. and after
some time spent therein, Mr.. Speakerresum
ed the chair and Mr. Bassett reported pro
grcss.
"A motion was made to strike out so muc.
OF the second section, as authorizes unde
certain stipulations, the issuing of letters o
marque and rePrisal, and carried. r
FRIDAY, Feb "a. :
MIR. PheG (ofTcnn. moved TO consoles. the
resolution submittedby him yesterday. Ne
gatived.
A message from the senate by Mr.. Otis
notifying the passage of a bill making further
provision for the corps Of engineers.
The House again went into a committee of
the whole house on the non intercourse bill
from the senate.
Mr.. Ra8Settin the chair, who reported the
bill with several amendments.
The second amendment reported by the
committee of the Whole house, for striking
out that part which relates to issuing letters
OF Marque and Reprisai was agreed to, Yeas
n Nays IS.
1t was then moved by Mr.. GhoIson TO
strike cut in the 18th section the words 9TH
OF March next, and insert the Goth Of NAV
next, when
Mr.. Gfacon proposed to strike out the
whole CT the 18th section which repeaIs the
embargo after the 18th of March next ex-
cept as relates to Great Britain and France
Mr.. Macon's~ proposition was rejected. Yeas
53-Nays 80.
The question REQUIRED on Mr. GhoIson's
motion to strike out the 18th of March next.
Tor the purpose of inserting the cot of Nav
next, and lost. Yeas 47-Nays Go.
Mr.. MckSon then moved to strike out ca
much OF the 1Ith section as authorises the
~ StsS III ItdlIG Oh I grRnf
Britain shall revoke or modify her cdicts as
that they shall cease TO violate the neutral
commerce of tie United States. to declare
the same By proclamation after which the
trade of the United States suspended nv This
act, and by the actlaying an embargo. and
the several acts supplementary thereto.
may oe renewed with the nation so doing,
ana 10 cause to DC issued under suitable
pledges and precautions, letters of mararg
ana repfisal against the nation thereafter
continuing III forca its u~nla@fui cdicts a.
gaInst tile of the United States.
and to insert the following: &" That IN case
either Great Britain or France shall revoke
her cdicts ~alicdsed to have been made in
retaliation Of the cGicts of the other power.
and Violating The lawful commerce and mem
raj rights Of the United States, the opera-
lc1 ct this act, and also Of the ACT LAYING an
embargo, and the several acts su pplemcnta-
ny thereto, SHAH cease in relation iothc ma
ton so revolving at the expiration of 20 DAYS.
TO be computed from the date of the notice
OF such revocation to be given by proclana-
ton OF the President OF the United States.
letters Of marqnc and reprisal shall at
The sarje time be issued against the bation
which shall c%onsinue in force It's unlawful
edicts violating tbe lawful and
neutral rights Of life u. States"
An adjournment was th0n called for, when
the hoIse adjoui ned ct half past 5 o'clock.