The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-04-20

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ington or for accommodation OF the Patent OF
hce. This appropriation he, said would no. b.
all that would be required. If they made thus
grant, more money woald be required, and the
Hoase must give it or lose the money they would
have expended. He said it was perfectly con.
| sstent in gentlemen on the ether SIDE Of the
House 10 vote for the expenditure of the public
n,tney it would be in perfect consistency With
| their genera conduct
Mr. quincy said il was as far from hishcart as
from the gentleman himselfto wish to increase
the expenditure of public monies nor yet had
he IN this case any view to the Improvement or
accommodation of the city. He was not very
anxiou, for the accommodation of the patent of
| hcr, though he considered that also very i'm
portant object. Hs DESTROYS to pass the b i'll
upon the ground that the public records of thx
country, ofthe War, Navy and State offices were
| IN such situation as was disgraceful TO the
House and to the nation. Not only were they i'm
disorder, and in state Of gradual decay but all
the records the revolutionary war lie under
the ewes of this building in a condition extremely
| unscte and daily exposed to destruction by fire
He mentioned also the probability of the Presi.
dents now being able to purchase, at very low
| rate, a building well calculated for the pur.
pose. .tt
Mr.. w. Aisfon said that if the bill limited the
sum which may be expended to the sum appro-
priated by the bill, he would vote for it but
from experience he well knew that after one ar-
low. He instanced the case in which report
had been made hy the Surveyor of Public Build
ngs recommending an appropriation for compile
ting the Representatives Hail. And yet this
money was all expended and sae column decora
ted Under this view ofthe subject, anticipate
ing call for further appropriations lac sould
not vote for the bill
MIR. Lyon said'he had confidence that the Pre-
| sident would properly exercise the power which
this bill would give him, and ne had no fear of
eSoretant expenditure of money. He was
Clearly IN favor OF the bill
The bill was basSe!-Ysas 60, Nays 50. The
bill for establishing post roads was read third
time and PASSED.
The House took up for consideration the a
mehdmeuts OF the Senate to the bill regulating
the post-ofiice establishments.
The first amendment under consideration pro
posed to strike out of the bill provision for the
appointment of five agents or deputies to aid the
Postmaster general in the execution of the du-
ties of his office.
This amendment was considerably debated =
The arguments la its favor were grounded on the
convenience and security to the conveyance of the
mail which would result from such an arrange.
ment. Arguments against it were found i'm the
additional expeHce with which it would burthen
the Post Office Establishment, and n the increa
sed Patronage it would give to an officer who all
| ready possessed it to great extent
The House concurred in this amendment of the
| Senate, Yeas rs, Nays SO.
| Another amendment proposes to take ay-sy
from all post masters the right they heretofore
enjoyed of Thanking letters. This amendment
was disagreed to, Ayes IS
Another amendment proposed to require the
| payment INTO the treasury of all profits of any
pos'm aster IN the United States, which shall ex
coed two thousand dollars year. This amend
| ment was concurred in
! The House got through the amendments bv
O'clock, when they adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 13.
Mr. quincy rose to move resolution He said
ne very deeply regretted the situation in which
THIS House had been placed in relation to the me.
mory of that distinguished officer Of the reyolti
on, Gen. William Washington in consequence
OF the resolution moved on the 11th instant He
thought that the impression exhibited on the Jour.
nails was not such either did Justice to that in.
dlv;dual or to the feeling of every member of the
Rouse. lie hoped that the resolution which
he was about to offer, and which had for its OBJ
ject an explanation of the GROUNDS on which he
knew a majority OF the House had voted, would
not find an objection. 1t would take way the an.
pearance that this House had not that deep sense
OF the merits and services of that officer which
| ne Ehew they possessed He then read the fol-
lowing resolution:
Res0lOea, That the House of Representatives
are deeply sensible of the loss this nation has ss
tanned III the death OF general William Washing
ton, late lieutenant colonel in the army of the re
voiution, and that the rejection of the resolution
| "" VIC AAb mt To tl2t dlStin-
guished officer, having been produced wholly by
considerations of a general nature cannot be
dccmcd t. derogate from the high sense which
this House, in common with their fellow.citi.
zens, entertain of his civil and military virtues
| and services.
The House agreed to consider the resolution
5S TO Is.
The resolution passed, Ayes 63-present about
| rs members
Mr. Rost erofted bill fixing the time fer the
next meeting fCongress.-[T The bill is blank ]
| 1t was read first and second time and refer
red 20 a committee of the whole.
| Ihe House resumed the consideration OF the
Dill i0r the relief Of Margaret Lspsley and 9th
ers Mr.. Bacon opposed its passage and Messrs
Randolph, Sheffey and Johnson supported it 1t
was ordered to be engrossed for third reading,
48 to 81.
/ The bill praviding for the sale of GER
tain lands in the Indiana territory went through
a committee of the whole, MIR Macon in the
chair. and was ordered 60 be engrossed for
third reading
BANK OF THE Is. STATES.
/ On motion of Mr. TABOR this House resolved
Itself into committee of the whole, NJ :. Ma
con in the chair, on tie bill for continuing The
charter ofthe Bank of u. S for 20 years on Ger.
tain conditions.
Mr. Love moved to strike out the first section
OF the bill; and supported his motion in speech
OF two hours and half
Mr.. I;ylor replied in speech of an hour,
L When the committee rose, reported progrsss &
. were refused leave to sit AGAIN
GThis refusal of leave 10 sit again is ma cri,er;
onby which to judge of the eventual fate of the
bill I "