The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-03-27


Georgia, by employing for ,li.,t purpose the
present route to New Orleans, and what will
he the ,.xpence of establishing Connected
lines also the amount of money expended
in marking the road from Athens to New
Orleans, and all other information he may
possess concerning the Mail route by Athens
to Orleans.
Mr., Stanley reported bill for the dis
charge OF John Carr from his imprisonment.
The bill was twice read, and, on the repre-
sentation of the case given by Mr.. Stanley,
ordered to be engrossed for third read
ing on Friday-Ayes 81.
Mr.. NSk frem the committee OF confer
cnce on the census bill. reported, that the
committees recommended that the Senate
should recede from part OF their amend
ments, and the House should accept the re-
mainder,with amendments thereto-1he re-
port lies on the cable.
Mr.. Johnston made sundry reports from
the committee Of Claims, which wera dis
posed of by the HOUSE
COMMERCIAL BILL.
The House took UP the message from the
Senate announcing tlieir adherence to their
ciai intercourse, &c.
Mf. LlUsrDioTe moved that the House re
eede from its disagreement to the amend
ments Of the Senate.
Mr. Love made motion which took pre-
cedence of MIR. Livc:more's Wig. to post
pone the further consideration of the bill
till Monday next. 1t seemed probable,
he said, from information lately receiv-
ed, that some events had taken place
which wonld essentially alter the state of
things. The situation of the two Houses i'm
relation to each other being somewhat en-
barrassing. he said he was not DESTROYS to
precipitate decision, especially when, a
few days might produce change in our re-
latons with the belligerents.
Mr. Cook was in favor of this motion, and
for the reason which had been given. He
thought it very impolitic to act Immediate
ly on this important subject, when naws wa
every hour expected which might alter their
opinions very essentially. He SHOULD be sor-
ny to register AN act at this moment which
they might be under the necessity of Indoing
| in week.
Mr.. LiDermore said he could not easily
conceive why decision on this subject
| should be further postponed. Under the ex
pectation OF great news, this system was
continued from day to day to the great inju-
ry, of the American people. Gentlemen
| would no doubt act upon their own convic-
tons, Tut he hoped they would consider the
information received from every part of the
Union of the public voice appealing to Con-
| .SSS 10 TSpel tnc -lUtefCOuTSc law. w as
there any news of war being declared a
gainst us by any nation He had, to be sure,
heard some rumor OF the kind as to France,
but he placed little faith III it. AS to Eng
land, had heard from all quarters of favora
bic prospects. He compared this procras
| tination to the punishment Of Tantalus in
| tiicted on merchants. One day was held out
an expectation of a decision and when the
day came the bill was again put OFF He ho-
ped it wo:.ld now be decided.
The question on postponemcnt to Monday
next was carried as foilows'
| YEAS-Messrs. L. ]. Aston, w. Aston,
Anderson, Bassett, Boyd,J Brown, Il. Brow Il,
Burwell, Butler, Clay, Clopton, Cobb, Coch.
ran, Cook Cox, Crawford, Cults, Dawson,
Desha, Findley, Fisk, Franklin, Gardner,
Ghoson, Goodwin, Helms, Holland, How
ard, Johnson. Love, Lyle, Miller, n. r.
Moore Morrow Mumford, Nelson, Newbold,
Newton, Nicholson, ]. Porter, p. B. Porter,
Rea of Pen Rhea of Ten. Roane, Root. Sa ge,
Sammone. Sawyer, Seaver, Seybert, Shaw,
Smile, G. Smith, ]. Smith. Southland,
Thompson, Tracy. Troup, Turner, White
hill, Winn, Witherspoon-62.
NAYS-Messrs. Bacon, Birb, BlaisdeH,
Breckenridge, Butler, ]. C.. Chamberlain,
w. Chamberlin, Champion. Chittenden,
Dana, Davenport, Ely, Emott, Garland;
Goldsborough, Gold, Gray, Hale, Haven,
Hester, Hubbard, r. jackson, Kennedy,
Key, Lewis, Livermore, Livingston, Macon,
Marion, Matthews, M Bride, M'Kee. Milnor,
T. Moore, Moseley, Pearson, Pitkin. Potter,
| Quincy. Richards, Ross, Shelley, Smclt,
Stanford, Stanley, Stephenson, Sturges,
Swoope. Taylor, Upham. Van Dyke, Van
Horn, Van Rensselaer,, Weakley, Wheaton,
Whitman.-56.
MILITIA VOLUNTEERS, &c.
The engrossed bill authorizing dctach
ment of the Militia of the u. S. was read a
third time.
Mr. Potter and Mr.. Key spoke against it,
and Mr.. Poindexter and Mr.. Root in favor
oft.
The bill was PAssEp.
For ito.
Against it--47.
Majority IS.
And the House adjourned
March 81.
Mr.. George Sn,ik reported bill for altering
| the times and places of holding the district court
| in the district of Maine, which twice read
| and committed
M Ne4pt7a reported bill to erect light
house ct the entrance Of Scitaate harbor, me
column spit Of land, at the entrance in Bos-
ton harbor, in the state of Massachusetts,, and a
lighthouse at the entrance OF Bayou ST. John
into Ponchartrain which twice read and
committed.
The House copcurred in the Senate's amend
ments. as amended, tothe census bill, and to the
sea. letter bill
GENERAL WILKINSON.
Mr. Pearson said his object in row addressing
the House was TO introduce to their attention b;