The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-04

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read a third time. and was subsequently read
third time and passed.
EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC MONIES
Mr. Rondoifh from the committee ap-
pointed To enquire into the expenditures of
public money, &c. made the following Re-
port: -
| REPORT in part Of the committee APP
pointed to enquire and report whether mo-
MES drawn from the Treasury since the 4th
of Marsh, 1901, had been faithfully applied
to the object for which they were appropri-
atcd, and whether the same have been re-
gularly accounted for -
" Your commit,ee beg leave to lay before
your honorable II ,use such information as
they have obtained from the several depart
| ments touching the application of public
. monies, which, from the pressure of time
and business, they have not found leisure
thoroughly to investigate, but which they
deemed would prove acceptable to the House
OF Representatives. 1t will be perceived,
that the respective communications from the
War and Navy Departments are of an un-
satisfactory nature, differing in character
from those required BY the committee. a
representation TO this effect has been made
to the heads Of these departments i'espec-
lively, and they have been notified that the
information sought by the committee is es-
sential to the prosecution of the enquiry with
which the committee have been charged by
the House OF Representatives. Expectation
ms held out that it will be prepared by, or
during the course of the next session.
-"Respectfully submitted"
he documents accompanying the report
having been partly read through, motion
was made that they lie ON the table, and car
ried 46to 40; and tile report and documents
were ordered to be printed
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
j. The bill to revive and amend certain parts
OF the act "interdicting commercial inter
course between the U. States and g. Britain
and France and their dependencies and for
iother purposes was read the third time /;
and on the question "shall the bill. pass ="
Mesrs. Pickman, Pitllin, Taylor, Quincy,
Macon, and Dana stated their reasons for
voting against the bill.
/ CDebare in course I
The question was taken about 5 o'clock By
tyeas and nays as follow:
/ IEAs.-Messrs. l.. ]. Aston, w Aston,
Anderson, Bacon, Bib. Boyd, ]. Brown, r
Brown, Brrwell, Calhoun, Campbell, Cobb,
Cochran, Cook, Cox, Cuts, Dawson, Desha.
Emott, Eppes. Findley. Fisk, Gardner, Ghol
son. Goodwin, Gold, Heisler. Helms, Hufty,
Jenkins. Johnson, Kennedy, Knickerbacker,
Livingston, Love, Lyon, Lyle, Marion, Mat
thews, M'kec, Minor, Montgomery, n. X.
4 Moore, Newton. Pearson. J. Porter, p. b.
Porter. Quincy, Rhea (of Pen.) Rhea, [of
Ien.l Richards, Roane, Sage, SammonS,
iShefey, Smile, G.. Smith, 5. Smith, South
4 ard, Stanley, Stephenson, Swoope, Fhomp-
son, Tracy, Van Dyke. Van Horn. Weakly,
Wheaton, Whitehifl, Whitman, Winn, Wi
ltherspoon-72.
! NAYs.-Messrs Bsaisdell, &c. Chamber
lam, Dana, Davenport, Ely, Hale, Haven
Holland, Hubbard, I:ivermare, Macon, Pit
kin, Ross, Stanford, Taylor.-l5.
Absent 81 members!
The house then took up the amendment oil
the Senate to the bill making farther appro-
Ipriatons for the contingent expences of the
two Houses OF Congress during the present
session. The amendment expunges the adj
ditional appropriation for the library. The
House concurre0 in the amendment, So tC
81.
The House then tock up For consideration
the report of the committee on the contested
election of William Baillies, SOTO So.
After debate, a motion was made to post
pone it indefinitely.
| The debate OH this subject was continued
to avery late hour, many motions Of adjourn
ment having been made without success.
About O'Clock the question was taken III
indefinite postponewent of the report, and
! negatived. Yeas rs, Nays SIS.
| The question ;hen REQUIRED on the adopt
| on of the report which was further debated
and, after debating in favor Of the first reso-
luton, reported by the committee, the House
were compelled toadjourn at lille PAST one
for want OF A Quorsm.
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