The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-06-30
fdemP:ion of the public debt" reported the
bill with amendments.

.,.f- - - -, - ~; Juno 81.
+ The billfrecing from postage all letters
and packets from Thomas Jefferson, was pas
sed. ~. ;s.;. -. - .-..s
The bill making appropriations for the
contingent expences of the two Houses was
considered, when the section appropriatins
1000 dollars for. the purchase'of books, maps
and charts was disagreed to-Yeas l0--Nays
II. ~
Mr.. POPE, with leave. introduced bill in
addition TO the act, to regulate the laying
out and making road from Cumberland,
Maryland, to the state of Ohio. which was
read twice.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, .
~ - FRIDAY, June %.
A bill from the Senate authorixing the
Comptroller of the Treasury to give credit
to certain collectors of the customs for sums
paid by them to the owners of fishing vessels;
&C., and a bill for the remission Of certain
forfeitures and penalties, and for other pur-
poses. (nAicted OH the sufferers from Hayan-
ina, who have unwittingly violated the law
prohibiting the importation of slaves); were
twice read and committed. ~, . -. .
A communication was received from the
secretary OF the Treasury,in pursuance of
a resolution OF this House of the 18th inst.
enclosing copies of proceedings of the COM
missoners of the Sinking Fund and the cor
resPondence between the Secretary Of the
Treasury and the Bank>of the United States,
IN relation toa loan under the act supplement
tary to the act for the further support of
public credit & the redemption of the public
debt. :. .t5. ,ts-.
The eugrossed bill concerning the naval
establishment, was read the third time.
Mr.. Macon said he would take occasion at
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the several statements received at different
times from the Navy Department. Hecom-
pared the reports made the 10th of Decem-
Der, 1907, and on the 9Th of June, inst the
latter report staring the expeaces of the
gun boats at nearly double of the estimate in
the former. He presumed that when the
one was made, there was a zeal for gun-boats,
and when the other was made, there was
fever for frigates and fast sailing vessels in
stead of them. 1t was stated also, that it
required forty-fiye men to manage gun boat
with one or two guns. He could not con-
ceive how it would require the same num-
Der of men for boat with one gun as for a.
boat with two. These things he mentioned;
being an anti-navy man, to shew the inconsis-
tency which always attended statements
from that department..
The bill was HaSsed without opposition.
The engrossed bill making an appropria-s
tion to defray the contingent expences OF
the two Houses of Congress, was read .ha,
third time. Mr.. Root moved TO re-commis
1T, with view of striking out the appropri-
alton for the library of Congress. This mo-
tion was opposed by Messrs. Fisk, Gold,
Quincy and Livermore, and supported By
Messrs. Smile, Rhea and Holland and ne
gatived, SIS to So. The bill was then hassed.
so to 81.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The House again resolved itself into
committee of the whole, Mr. BAssEr in the
chair, on the bill from the Senate to amend
and continue in force the non-intercourse act.
Mr.. j. G. Jackson modified his motion
made yesterday, explanatory of the intention
to admit the public armed vessels of Great
Britain and France, by making it apply to
the public armed vessels of any nation qphat-
socver.
The motion as modified was opposed by
MIR. Ross.
Mr.. Cold moved to amend the amendment
by substituting for the word whatsoever
the words belonging to Great Britain"
so as to admit only the armed vessels of e.
Britain.
MIR. Gold and Mr.. tpAitman spoke in sup
port of his motion, and Mr.. j. @. jackson
against it
Mr. j. G. jackson then withdrew his mo.
ton altogether.
MIR. Shc6ey moved to amend the first sec
tion of the bill by adding, after the proviso,
the following: (" and provided Also that no.
thing herein contained shall be construed to
prevent any public vessel from entering the
waters and hafbors of the United States be-
longing to any nation with whom commercial
intercourse shall have been permitted"
Mr. She6ey spoke in support of his mo-
ton.
Mr.. Effes opposedit it:
Mr.. Taylor also opposed it.
Mr.. Dana supported the motion.
Mr.. Rhea spoke against the motion, and
Mr.. Cook in favor of it.,
On motion Of Mr.. Varhum, the committee
rose, So to SO, reported progress and obtain
ed leave to sit again, 81 to Al, those opposed
to sitting again being in favor Of continuing
the discussion in the House, with view To
obtain greater attention to it than was paid
in committee, many members being absent
during the debate.
The House adjourned about four o'clock,
SATURDAY, June "a.
MIR. Johnson stated that he had been re-
quested by committee of citizens to make,
a motion that the House should come to the
following resolution, to which he hoped there
would be no objection.
ResotUed, That if Congress shall not be
in session on the 4th of July, the citizens of
the District Of Columbia shall be permitted
TO occupy the Representatives. Chamber.
for the purpose Of attending the delTery of
any discourse prepared for the celebration Of
that day.
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