The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-05-01
THURSDAY. April 10.

| Two 1ouses on the Dill regulating the Post
Othce establishment, reported, that the,
could come to no agreement with the mana
| gers on the part of the House Of Repre-
sentatives.
! The bill supplementary to the act for the
relief OF persons imprisoned for debt, was
read third time and passed. =.
For Me oil. Messrs. Bayard. Brent,
Campbell, Champlin, Franklin, Gailard
Gregg, Leib, Ma,thewson, Pope. Robin.
son. Smith, of Md. TAFT, Whiteside--l4
HSGfnst the bill, Messrs. Condit, Cra.v-
ford. German, Giles. Goodrich. Hillhouse,
Horsey. Lambert, Llovd, Pickering, Reed.
Smith, OF N. York, Turner-I5.
The bill concerning invalid pensioners
mendmeuts. ~
The bill for the relief of John Thompson
was read third time and rejected.
lhe Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill for the establishment Of Post Roads 4;
which was, as amended, ordered to be read
Sd time,
FRIDAY, April 20.
Inc bill 20 establish post roads was read
Sd time, and passed with amendments.
Inc resolution prolonging the. session to
Sd reading: =:
The bill from the House of Representa-
tives, to allow the benefit of drawback on
merchandise transported by la d COW ance
from Newport to Boston, and from Boston to
Newport, IN like manner as if the same was
transported coastwise, was read Sd time
and passed. -.
The bill for the relief Of Moses Young,
was read Sd time and passed.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill, to enable the people of the Terri
IN
state government. and for the admission
OF such state into the Union on an equal
footing with the original states, and for
otIier purposes.
On motion by Mr.. CZGy, to amend the bill
by adding at the end of the Sd section the
following words:
"ProUided further, That the said con
vention shall, by an article in the constitu.
ton so to be formed. irrevocable without
tie consent OF the u. 5. provide. that af
ter the admission into the Union of the said
Territory of Orleans as :. state: the laws
which such state may pass shall be proyrutz
gated, and its records of every description
shall be preserved. and its written judicial
and legislative proceedings conducted in the
language in which the laws and the written
ludicial and legislative proceedings of the
United States are now published and con.
ducted.. 80.
mere were ,.-f
For -the motion-Gessrg. Bayard, Camp
bell, Champiin, Clay, Giles, Gilman. Good
ricn, Horsey, Lambert, Leb, Lloyd ,Meig,,
Pickering, Pope, Smith, (of Mad.) Smith;
(of N. W Turner-17.
Against the motion Messrs Anderson,
Bradley. Condit. Crawford, Franklin, Gail:
lard German, Gregg. Hillhouse, Reed,
Sumter. Whiteside-I2. -.
:. And further amendment was proposed
by Mr. H0rsey, and, on his motion, the Sc
nate adjourned about O'Clock,
=" e.,,. SATURDAY, April q.
The bill,from tie House Of Representa-
tives concerning commercial intercourse
between the u S. and c. b and France
ana their dependencies, was read second
time and referred to Messrs, Smith, md, !
Crawford, Anderson, Leib and Bradley,
Mr. Smith (Md) asked and obtained
leave to bring in a bill to authorize the Pre-
sident of the United States to employ the
public armed vessels in projecting the COM
merce Of the U. S which was read and
passed to second reading.
he bill to enable the people of the T err
ritory OF Orleans to form constitution and
ssa.e govsrnH,ent, &c. was, on motion Of Mr.
Whiteside, re committed Messrs Giles.
Whiteside, Crawford, Gregg and Goodrich
form the committee.
The resolution of the House Of Rcpresen
tatives. prolonging the session to the LIST day
| OF May next. was read the Sd time
MIR. Crazyford moved to re commit it.,
With view to inserting a different day,
(Thursday next )--Motion lost-Ayes ii,
Noes IS.
The resolution was then agreed to.
| The Senate then resumed the considers.
ton OF the bill providing for the establish
ment OF National Bank.
'"' MoNDA7j April Dc.
The bill TO authorize the President of the
y. 5. to employ the public armed ships in
protecting The commerce of the y s. was
read second time and committed TO tie
same Committee to whom was committed
the bill concerning commercial intercourse,
| &c. 20
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill from the House Of Representatives
for the relief Of Elizabeth Hamilton and
after much debate, on the question "shall
the bill BE engrossed * read a third time -
there were, '' -:
FOR The 6iN, Mcssrs. Bayard, chatnpnn;
Giles, Gilman, Goodrich, H,fThouse, Hofsey,
Lloyd, Meigs, Pickering, Reed, Smith OF