The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-03-30
same eor,-'itte- ej-'hs ->i,ie. ., -csc,a -s,s
committed HetU far laying addfona Dis.
ties, and Carried.
March g.

March g.
Mr.. Sd7uyer reported a bill to alter t.
times of holding the District c"n.,s of H.,
U. :,sate; tor Tie district of a ,enar,e Ia
| North Ca DINA; which was twice read and
csmaitted.
Mr.. Clancy from ths COMMITTEES ~ who,
was referred the Cc'up,rol'cr's statement Of
Balances remaining unsettled at the Urea
. sury. reported q bil providing for ,he mora
perfect accountability of persons entrusted
with pubic monies. ('ihis BIZ provides
J mat every public agent or other person &c.
couptab,r for public monies Shall render his
accounts AZ leas, once quarter 10 the rrea-
sury ii he reside WITHIN The u. S. ana AT least
annually 1t he reside in foreign countries.
Twice read and com mitt.d
: Mr.. NeSvton reported Il bill % allow the
be ieht OF drawback on merchandise trans.
ported by land conveyance from Newport
to Boston aud from Boston TO Newport in
like manner as if the same were tra,spor-
ted Coast wise Twice read and co!:i,nir-
ted.
The engrossed bin authorisiry the dis
Charge OF John r. RI from his imprisoA gi,ene,
was read third time and passed.
BATTuRE.
The House then resumed the corsidcra-
ton OF the bill providing The means 20 as
cer5a'n the title to the Batturc i'm front ok
the SUBURB ct st. Mary's III New Orleans,
Mr. Bi6''s motion to strike out YET undeY
considsration-
MIR Shefry read an amendment, which.
II the motion for striking ont was agreed
to, he should propose. Tho amendment
proposes the appointment Of three commits.
sioners, whose decision on the title is 10 BE-
reported To Congress on OF before the first
Gay OF January next, and to be valid & final.
unless reversed by Congress before The 4th
day OF March succeeding.
Mr.. ShtSfy supported his amendment by
(. some remarks.
Mr ". Aistor an! MIR. Rhea spoke gene
rally against the DILL.
| A motion was then made By Mr.. Da ivson
| TO postpone the further consideration of the
Dill to- Monday next, and carried.
The House resolved itself into commit
tee of the whole, Mr.. Deshq in the chair,
on the bill authorising th:. discharge OF Phi.
meas Varney from his Imprisonment.
| .. This is case of imprisonment for vic.
lation OF the embargo laws The petitioner
was employed by Swantou and Davis. of
Bath, during the e,noargo, to 50 on an I'M
lawful voya age, which he concluded and paid
= the proceeds into tAcir hands. IL was SUBJ
!. sequen5!y prosecuted for {. violation Of HE
! embargo laws, fined 5000 dollars and lmprl-
soned because unable 70 pay i! or procure it
. to be paitl.l
| Alter considerable contest, Messrs Cook
and Root chiefly Supporting the bill. the
commlttee reported i, to the II use, and ir
was ordered to be engrossed for third
reading.
| SATURDAY, March 81.
! Mr.. Johnson reported bill for the relief
OF lohn Minor, administrator Of Reuben
! Minor. Twice read and com aiited.
| Inc eITrOSstsd MID m la.
lions for carrying into effect certain iudi-
AN treaties was read the third time and
PASSED.
The engrossed bill authorising the disc
charge OF Pnineas Varney from imprison..
ment was read a third time. and, after an
hours debate, PASSED, by Yeas and NAYS
GO to so
TORPEDO EXPERIMENT.
he House resolved itself into committee
OF the whole on the bin appropriating a sun,
| for making AN experiment OH the practical
utility OF Inc Torpedo or submarine exnlo.
sion. Mr. Desha IN the chair.
! Mr.. Lynn expressed Il hope that the bill
would pass. He wished that a trial mieht
De made OF this invention that promised SO
much. He hoped the House would not be
influenced against it by laughter they mad
got over the worst OF it now the bill had been
received from the Senate, and he hoped af-
~ SoHS 81 iar THAT tlley would go through
with it.
| Mf. LiOermore said that as the non in.
tercourse law was yet in existence, and as
gentlemen declared they would not repeaL
| it without substitute, that substitute mad
not been proposed in this House, this bill
from re Senate perhap, was the substitute.
Al so, ne should be very ready TO give 5000
dollars tor SO desirable an object and al
though he nae heretofore opposed the bill.
he felt disposed under this belief to win
| draw his opposition.
| Mr.. Quincy said that if it was intended
TO make an experiment, ne wished it might
DC made in SUCH way as 20 give satisiac-
ton No one doubted that vessel coeld
De blown up with gun powder but in all
experiments made. and to be made, the
vessel which was the subject OF the expe-
riment, was paced under the control Of the
Inventor, aud just where he wished it.
The vessel employed Tor the purpose might
hoi be seaworthy, and if 50, the blowing her
| up would not be proof that the same force
applied to ship OF the line would have the
| same ehect, any more than one could prove
tnat ne could blow up ship Of the line by
blowing up an egg shell. Mr.. O. said bis
wish was. II Congress were 10 go TO the ex-
pence proposed, that they should do IL like
men who understood the object proposed.
and were DESTROYS of satisfactory expert
inent He therefore moved to amend the
Dill by adding section to this etfect--thsr
the Secretary of the Navy shall be autho-
rised and required to superlntend the ex-
pertinent, &c and to cause all such OBJ