The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-04-17

do wear Grape on he left arm. during the
remainder Of the Sssion, as testimony of
respect for the mc$ory of William WASH
ington. late g lieuteant colonel in the revo-
lutioDsssy arIHy - q
MIR. Snniiie said ie hoped there was no
man who felt morerespect or gratitude %
those men who sersd their country during
the revolutionary VAR than he did but this
resolution appearedto him to be improper
ON several grounds. agree {said Mr.. Smi.
lie) with the gentleman from Virginia that
rank should have 70 effect on the opinions
of members of this House on such subject
as this. But is it no, singular that rs to the
many heroes who have served US during the
revolution, who hav. nov gone to their long
home. no notice hasbeen taken of their me
rits by us, nor any itep taken to confer up
ON them the honor tow proposed to be con-
terred on this object. whom acknowledge
to be meritorious We have seen a Green
die. and certainly NJ man exceeded him in
rank or merit, the general in chief excepted
We have seen Wyne also die aud do
not recollect that sush tribute was propo-
sed to any man whi served us during the
revelation. Shall We then by passing this
resolution sanction an idea that Lieut. col.
Washington was eititled to more respect
than otherss Would not the passage of the
resolution be considered as an Indirect cen
sure on the other Evolutionary characters
who have gone from u.s.. When the other
heroes fall that are still existing. we must,
if we pass this resolution, pay the same res
pect to their merits. or suppose them to have
the legislature invidieus comparisons, and
instead Of legislating, we shall be sitting al
Judges upon character. In every respect
think the resolution Objectionable.
The question was taken on the resolution
without further debate; and it passed in the
negative, Ayes 80.
a bill providing for printing ana distribu-
ting a number of copies of such laws of the
u. s. as relate tothe public lands, was read
the third time ah passed.
On motion of Mr.. Randolph,
-Resolved, Tha the Secretary ofthe Urea
sury be dirSctedto lay before the House a
statement of the annual receipts into the
Treasury from ne commencement of the
present federal government to the end of the
year 1909, distinguishing the amount of such
annual receiptsta as may have proceeded
from the duties O, imposts and tonnage
from the internal reyenues-from the direct
tax--frou the sue CT public land-and from
loans /; tosetherwith a statement of the "a
mount of debt annually incurred and reim-
bursed within me same period.
The ensross.d bill for the relief of Will
liam Baynhan was read third time and
passed.
The House ,esolved itself into /. Commit
mittee of the whole, Mr.. PITYIN in the
chair, on the bill for the better accommoda-
tion of the Gemral Post Office, and Patent
Office. and for pthor purposes. T.
This bill autiorises the President to cause
to be purchasedor erected building suit
able for the accommodation of these Off
cers.1
MIR. Taylor sad he was not unfriendly to
the object of tho bill but. because he tho't
there were other subjects much more ur-
gently requiring he attention of the House,
he moved to strike out the FIRST section of the
bill.
Mr.. Quincy hoped the motion would not
prevail. The state of the patent Office was
such that every gentleman must know thar
something ought to be done in relation to
it; but in his mild a much more impor-
tant reason in fav,r of the bill was the pre-
sent exposed stat of the public records
1t was disgrace to the nation that they
should lie in the state in which they now
were. exposed to casualty from Ave and
twenty fires in the same building. and to all
the defalcation resulting from their expo
sure in garnet. The power was given to
furchase or build, because it was suggested
that convenient building Commonly call,
ed Blodset's Hotel could now be purchased
at a low rate.
Mr.. Bacon said he was very anxious that
the motion should not prevail. 1t would
save no time to discuss the motion, to strike
out the section; ard he hoped the gentle
man from South Carolina himself would be
convinced Of the propricty Of acting on the
subject. He called upon gentlemen to re-
consider the situation of the models in the
patent Office. Gentlemen might laugh at it
and call it a limerick affair, but il was the
depositary of the genius of the country.
Il destroyed by fire. it would be a great loss
to the country. The nation was deriving
from the patent Office a revenue of 1000
dollars a year and it ought to have such
accommodation IS the revenue it produced
would warrant.
The motion to strike out the section was
sum of 10000 dollars was
appropriated for the purpose of the bill.
The committee rose and reported the bill,
which was ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading, 50 to 20, after an objection of
Mr.. Smile to the passage of the bill in the
present state of the Treasury, on account of
the appropriation of 30, 900 dollars, which it
contained.
The bill altering the time OF holding the
circuit courts of the u. S. for the district of
Maryland, went through committee ofthe
whole, Mr.. PITKIN in the Chair, and
was ordered to be sngrossed for third read
ing.
COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE
The House then resolved i;selfinto a com
mittee of the whole, Mr.. DEsKA in the
Chair, on the bill concerning commercial in
terconrse between the u. S. and @. Britain,