The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-12-15
HOUSE or REPRESENT 11IyES.

Mr.. Helms took his scat on FRIDAY las,
Messrs Shetfey, Mumfort.. Porter, C ardner
Sswyer and Love appeared this day.
1ir Lev.s presented the petition of the Pre-.
s'dent snd Directors of the Bank of Potomac
praying Tor Charter which was referred 10
'he committee on the district of Columbia.
on motion of Mr.. Davenport, the ususl
rule was adopted for the appointment ri
Chapislns; the bslioting 10 take place to NOR
row. saw
PRESIDENTS AzESSAeE.
Cn motion 81 Mr. Aston the House resell
yea itseIi INTO committee Of the whole on the
state OF tile Union, Mr. MACON in the chair
lie message OF the President of the u States
having been read
mr. Root moved the folio ying resolutions -
Resolved, THAT so much OF the message of the
Ere siden' OF the United States AS relstes to the
subject OF our foreign relations, be referred to
select committee
ReSolped, That so much As relates to that
Part OF West Florida, acquired by the ces
SION OF Louisiana, be referred 10 select com
mittse. S0'''
ResoIoed, That so much as relates to the q.
enlargement OF American manufactures & nayi
gstion, be referred TO the committee of Com
MERGE and Manufactures.
fesolUed, That so much as relates to the ins,i
luton ola National University, be referred to
select committee.
Rsso9ved, That so much as relates to the vim.
lat.6h u laws mterd'ctng the Slave Trade be
Mmuia ctures ~"N
hesO'Oed. That thstp relating to fortified.
tions De referred TO select commune
heSofO-d' That that part IN regard to the mill
TIA be titrrsd 10 select committee
ResoIve6, That So much 4. relates tn the corn.
OF Engineers and Military Academy be referred
10 select committee.
me- IL,
was der consoles alton
M, NozOton said ne wished to know from ,r.
gentleman VINO moved the resolutions why
ne had spoken or part of West Florld,
ohiy Whether the whole IS not included IN,
tile cession!
Mr.. Roof said he had supposed that no NOR
territory mad been acquired oy the treaty of 81.
iiueionso, Than lies West of he p. rdido whiI ,t
west Florida was understood 10 extend az ta,.
East as Pensacola But if the whole had b..n
coded, so much the better; all that p.rt g 80.
1uIred by the cession" was embraced by the re
solution
Mr.. r. Moore moved to amend the resolution,
so as 10 read " so much as relates TO West Flor
da, as ceded To the Stateso
hr MIchiH rem srked that the resolution was
about ss perspIcuous as could well be devised
IL mere was any ambiguity III It, It was derived
'ro The message, ID witch West Florida w.,
mentioned, although, lie believed no such name
was 10 he found IN the convention for the. cession
OF LOUISIANA If ,hc resolution conform, d to. he
message, II was not worth while to 20 iuio a
discussion IS TO the different appeletions winch
had at different times been given TO the TERRITORY
III question Mr. VI. took brief view Of tbS
different transfers Of that territory. observing
that the term West Florida was not known IN
spanish geography, beng AN arrangement made
ny ihe British whilst they held Possession a.
that, in fact, this was qucstion of British and
American geography on one side, and spanish
and French on the other. Upon the whole. "a
the resolution correspondent with the Ian
5uege OF the lessage, and was sufficiently in
lehigIoic at present, he was opposed to the a
The amendment was lost
Nhen the resolution espectng the encourage
Inent OF American navigation and manufacture
was under consideration
mr: ButVvsH suggested the propriety of refer
ring the subjects 10 two distinct committees
This motion WAS supported by Mr.. Aston 7,
vas coHtended that the duties Of the Commute
,t Commerce and Manufactures were suF;
emily arduous without 5ufthenine them
aisS the suSise' d manufactured IT. Akstqs !