The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-06-27

/ VESSELS OF OOtn oeiltScrentS. IL WAS Sut!poT-
ted by Messrs. Love and J. &. Jackson.
| About four o'clock. a motion was made
by Mr.. Smile that the committee rise. and
carried.
|. Mr.. Ffndicy from the committee of Elec-
tons, to whom was re committed the spec
cial report on the contested election of Viii
liam Baillies, made "a report concluding with
resolution declaring that Charles Turner,
jun. is entitled to a seat in this house.
| The report was read aid referred to
committee of the whole.
| THURSDAY, June %.
| Messrs. Upham, Kenan. Goldxborouyh.
Tallnadge & Ely, obtained leave of absence
after Saturday and Monday next Several
other members have heretofore obtained
/ leave of absence.
Mr.. Gold reported bill to authorize the
Secretary of War. by means of commissions
ers, to settle the boundary line of the public
lands at West Point, Set vice read and
referred.
ALLUVION. ON MISSISSIPPI
| Mr. DHHer observed that it had been stat
cd to the House in the course of the debate,
a day or two ago. that the attorney general
/ had given an opinion that the title to the
/ Batture at New Orleans was in tile u. States.
| If that were true, it must be equally true,
| (without deciding the correctness of the OPT
nion) thattb ". ). must he entitled to other
parts of batture or ailuvion on that river.
He was agsins. partial investigation OF
general right he therefore wished to know
if there was not other property in the same
situation, and therefore moved the following
resolution. which. at his suggestion was or
dered to lie on the table!
| Resotved, That the President Of tie L.
5. be requested to take measures to ascertain
the title OF the u. S. To all the slluvions, is
lands, accretions and banks on the river Mis-
sissippi, designating particularly the title
to those opposite the city of n. Orleans, and
the several suburbs laid out and adjoining
the same" ,.
ADJOURNMENT.
On motion of Mr.. Bassett, the House soer
up for consideration the resolution of the
Senate authorisng the President Of the Sc
mate and Speaker os the House of Rcpresen-
tatives to adjourn their respective houses on
tIn 2Oth inst
That day having been stricken ont, Mr..
iaassett mentioned Monday next, and Mr..
tLivermore Thursday next, as The day to be
substituted
Mcssrs Bassett, Newton & Macon. spok c
IN favor OF the earliest day possible, and
Niessrs. Livermore, Cuts, Lyon and Smile
IN favor of later day, from The belief that
the business could not be completed within
the time first mentioned
THURSDAY was disagreed to, 50 to As.
"Wednesday next was AGREED to-Ayes
}6s
And the resolution thus amended, was pas.
scd without opposition.
NAVAL. ESTABLISHMENT.
! On motion of Mr. Cutts, the House resell
we'd itself into committee of the whole, Mr..
Marion iu the char, on the bill concerning
the naval establishment.
The bill provides, :" That the President
lof the u. S. in the event of favorable change
IN our foreign relations, be and hejs hereby
authorised to Cause to be discharged from
actual service and laid up in ordinary, such
of the frigates and public armed vessels. as
In his judgment a due regard to the public
security and interest will permit, and that
SO much OF the first section of An act, entitled
g An actto authorize the employment of an
additional naval force" passed at the last
session OF Congress, as requires the public
ARMED vessels tobe stationed on the sea coast
of the u. 5. and territories thereof, be and
the same is hereby repea'ed.]
Mr.. Pifken moved to amend the bill by
inserting after the word "authorized," the
following: :" to cause ODE sold all the gun
, boats belonging to the United States, except
such as he may judge requisite for the pub
lie service; and also
Messrs. Pitken, Livermore and Dana sup
ported the motion, and Messrs Burw eli,
Cuts, Holland, Lyon and Rhea opposed it.
The motion was negatived in Committee,
and being renewed in The House, was de-
lcided by yeas and nays--53 to IS.
Previous to the question being taken on
the amendment, Mr.. Macon moved to amend
1t so as to include the. jiigates not nc ccssary
for actual service Motion negativcd with
out a division.
Mr.. .fch1ison moved to amend the bill by
inserting after the word ordinary, the
words - or to be sold" The motion was de
clared not to be in order, being the same in
substance as that which the House had lust
decided.
The bill was then ordered to athird read
ing to morrow, without opposition.
i NEXT MEETING OF CONGRESS.
On motion of Mr.. Basset, the House re
solved itself into committee of the whole.
Mr.. MACON in the Chair, on the bill to fl
the time for the next meeting of Congress
Alter various unsuccessful attempts made
by Messrs Basset, Macon, Fisk, Gholson.
J. q. Jackson and Stanford to obtain a later
day than that mentioned in the bill. (the 4th
Monday of November next the bill as re-
ceiyed from the Senate, was ordered to a
third reading; and was accordingly read a
third time and passed. The House refused
five times to alter the day proposed, by an a.
varage majority of about 80
The House resolved itself into commit.
tee OF the whole, Mr.. Curtis i'm the Chair.
on the bill making appropriations for the con.
tingent cxpences ofthe two Houses of Con.
gress