The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-03-23

In favor of the Claim, and to place It 10 The
same situation as 1t would have been in, if
no such statute had ever been passed.
3 These amendments were opposed by
Messrs. Shefey,4 Nelson and Pitken. IL
was said, that the first would defeat the
object the bill, as the petitioner did noe
Claim arrears Of pay due To him, but half
pay or Communication. The second amend.
mebt was objected &c al referring Co the &C :,
counting officers Of the Treasury. the deci.
sion OF question already once soiemIly de.
cided by the House, viz: whether General
Hamilton did serve to the end os the war OF
not! There was, it was said no caIcula.
tions or examinations of vouchers necessary
IN this case, as the bill made a specific an.
preparation and there was, Therefore. no
occasion to refer the settlement to the ac-
counting officers Of the Treasury.
he question OH Mr.. Ais,on's amendment
was decided by Yeas and Nays. SIS to Sc.
The House then adjourned about five
O'clock.
March II.
The bill from the Senate, altering the
time OF holding the district court of Ohio,
was twice read and ordered to be engrosssd
for the third reading.
On motion of Mr.. p. b. Porter,
Resoiued, That the committee OF Com
merce and Manufactures be instructed to
enquire into the propriety rof erecting a
eastern extremity OF Lake Erie, and that
they have leave to report by bill or other
wise
On mo ion Of Mr.. Sawyer. a committee
was appointed to enquire into the propriety
OF altering the time of holding the district
courts OF the United States, for the district
OF N Carolina.
AMEY DARDEN's CLAIM.
The Dill for the relief of Amey Darden
was read third time
M. Stanford moved to re-commit the bill
20 obtain a more particular report on the
claim than iad been made.-Notion ns-
gatived
The passage of the bill was opposed by
Messrs. Macon, Bacon, Pitman and Stan
ford, and advocated by Messrs. Gholson,
Smile, w. Aston and Shelley.
1t was opposed on three grounds, the main
objection being that it opened the s,atut. Of
Limitations. 2. That the claim ought not to
be allowed, because the Horse for which
compensation was asked might have been
reclaimed If the deceased Mr.. Darden had
chosen to have received it g. that interest
ought not to be allowed ON the SUN at which
the horse was valued.
me bill was PASSED-Yeas 80, NAYS q.
Mrs. HAMILTON's CLAIM.
Inc consideration of the bill for the relief
OF Mrs. Hamilton was called for.
Mr. linn moved to adjourn. For IL %.
Mr.. ROOF moved to postpone the further
consideration of it till Friday next. Mega.
lived 81 to 40.
Mr.; Roof opposed the bill at length and
Mr.. Fisk replied.
The question " shall the bill be engross-
ed for third reading 20 was ,hen taken Sc
carried. by Yeas 60, Nays54.
On the question when the bill should be
read third time, Mr.. ROOF named Friday
and Mr.. -NeiSon to-day.
For Friday As-For Monday so.
40 day was fixed as the day and
a motion was made by MIR. T. Moore to
adjourn. Lost, SO to So
lhe bill was read third time & PASSED.
%, to 50. the votes being precisely the same
AS those lssstaken, except that Mr.. Brown
was absent on thsvoie
DETACHMENT OF MILITIA.
On motion of Mr.. Gag, the House resum.
cd the consideration Of the bill authorship a
detachment Of Militia of the U. States IS to
IS. :"
MIR. Pitkin rose to propose an Amendments
to the bill, (relative to the node of d;stri-
outing arms to vounteers) and had mad.
some progress in his remarks in support of
1T, when, at the instance Of Mr.. Livermore.
lie gave way for 2 molion 10 adjourn. which
was carried rs 20 S.