The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-06-27
FROM THE NATIONAL IETELLIGENcER.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MoNDav June 10

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Mr.. Gid offered resolution for appoint
ing a committee to. enquire into the eS'petii-
ency of providing, by law, for ascertaining
and settling the boundaries of the public
lands at West Point. Agreed to.
Mr.. P..H. Porter reported a bill for the
relief of Joseph Wilkinson, jr. which. was
twice read and committed.
= BATTURE AT NEW ORLEANS.
Mr. Macon called for the consideration
of the report of the COMMITTEES recommend
ing reference to the Attorney Genera! OF
tn. papers on the subject of the Batture in
the suburbs Of St. Mays. On thispropo-
sition very wide debate took place. not con-
fined to the question before the House, but
embracing, in some degree, the merits OF
the claim ard of the law authorizing the ex-
.,ulson of intrutlers on the public lands by
military force.
Messrs. Burwei., Poydras, Sheffey, Ma
con, Ross, Troup, Boyd, Randolph, Lyon,
Good, w. Aston, Gholson, Holland, Fisk,
Bibb and Rhea, took part i'll the debate, which
shall be noticed in course.
The debate was extended till near live
O'clock, when the proposition contained III
the report of the committee was negatived,
ayes IS, apparently on the ground that it
would produce delay, and that the Attorney
General had already given an opinion against
the claim.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
A bill was received from the Senate t.
amend and continue in force certain part:
of an act, entitled 'An act interdictng com
mercial intercourse between the Untec
States and Great Britain and France ant
Tor other purposes" Twice read and com
mitted to a committee Of the whole.
| TUESDAY, June 20.
On motion of Mr.. RanaoLth, Il committee
was appointed to superinrelid the expend,
ture of the annual appropriation tor the U.s.
"A of the library Of Congress.
NESV-ORLEANS BAT'TURE.
Mr.. Bi66, according to intimation givel
yesterday, offered me following motion
:. which, on suggestion of M. Montgomery
was laid on the able for one day:
'ResoiUed, That it it'is expedient to yes
in the corporation OF New Orleans, whate
yer right, title or claim the United State
may possess to the Batture in front OF tn
suburbs of St. Mary's, and adjoining the CT
ty of New-Orleaas."
SEA-LETTER VESSELS.
Mr.. Macon observed, that there wa
known to the laws Of the United States,
species of vessels called sea letter vessel!
foreign built, but belonging to this countr.
They appearedto be a mongrel species G
vessel, of which he wished to get rid. Thos
building would be in favor OF the foIowin
motion, for it would go to encouraged:
Resolved, That the committee oil Con
merce and manufactures be instructed to Ell
quire into the expedenCy of authoriz
the registering anew OF vessels built in til
Usited States, which are owned III whole
citizens of the United States, any disabillt
iDcurred by suchvessol to the contrary no
withstanding, and also into the eXpedienc
of forbdding, by law, sea letters or any Gu
tom house documents being granted TO We
sells not registered or licensed according
y law, or not owned by citizens OF the Unite
States within limited time after the pa
sing Of such q law.
The House agreed to consider the motto
ayes 70.
On the suggestion Of Mr.. bZentgoner
the mn.iJn was ordered to lie on the tab
for one day.
BARRED CLAIM.
Mr.. johnson made a report on the clai
of General Arthnr ~. Clair, for monies d,
20 him by tire Uahed States, stating tn
the claim is barred by the statute If lin
fations, and therefore recommending tn
she prayer a the petition ought not to
granted.
A motion was made by Mr.. Eppes tor
commit the report, because II rejected Il
im merely because within the operate
me statute of limitations, without END,
sTing into its merits and Because the prime
pie had already been settled in the case
tue report on the petition OF Hannah Eostc