The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-05-08

Ihi motion produced a debate Of two or
three hours, involving in some deyree the
question OF the powers of the house TO mike
such an enquiry as that which had been in.
stituted into the conduct Of Gen. Wilkinson.
This debate will be given in course IL
HE motion wasevensuaiiy carried, As to So
The report was then read through.
This report, which is unrvoidab!y exclu
ded from this days paper, states no facts as
certain aud comes to no conclusion on the
many documents accompanying it,
E1r. Ghotson observed that the reading q,
the documents accompanying the report
| would take till mid night mt least, and he
hoped there would be no objection to dispense
with the reading of them.
No one objecting. the reading of the docu
ments was dispensed with, and the hole
was ordered to be printed.
The bill further to amend the census act
was read the third time and passed.
COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE.
The house resumed the consideration of
the bill concerning commercial intercourse
between the u. States and Great Britain 6,
| France.
| Mr. Gholson'S amendment offered before
the house adjourned yesterday was decided
| to be ont Of order.
| MIR Randolph moved to postpone the fur.
thcr consideration of the bill indefinitely with
view to take up the bill to reduce the naval
establishment.
| Mr.. Dana said he should vote for this
motion now though he had vo.ed against It
yesterday, because he now saw il was i'm
possible to agree on any provision for the
protection of commerce.
| The question was decided by Ynas and
Nays, SO to SIS.
! A verbal amendment to the bill being un .
der consideration
Mr.. Quincy spoke against it, and dilated
at large on the evils which would result
from such heavy dulles as were proposed by
this bill, which would become a law. as far
as in the power of this house to make if so
whenever this amendment was agreed to-
| Mr. Randofh moved that the bin lie on
the table, with a view of adiourninp to five
or six o'clock in the evening, as many mem.
bers had gone to dinner, and there was
scarcely aquorum.
Messrs. j. G. Jackson g. Gholsou ohhoa-,
the motion. 1t was important, they said. tc
decide on this bill now, and send it to tn.
Senate, after which they were willing to
adjourn for an hour.
fhomotion to lie on the table was lost, 81
for 1t, 40 agaipst-ie.
Mr.. Randolph renewed the motion for
indefinite postponement of the bill, which
was negatived, SO to 90.
The house now (about 4 o'clock) found
itself without Quorum, in consequence OF
several members going out at once
| .ihe only question on the Senate's amend
ments remaining to be taken, was merely a
verbal one, involving no principle, except
that the bill could NOT be returned to the
Senate until it was decided in one way or
| other.
At length quorum appeared.
! a motion was made to lay the bill on the
table, in order to adjourn Lost, AYES II.
! Noes 81.
| A question was taken on the amendment
now remaining, when the Speaker counted
IL IN the Affirmative and 60 i'm the negative.
four more than sufficient to form 4 QUO.
! rum.
| second count was called for by Mr..
Randolph, which produced the same re.
suit
| Mr.. Randokth called for third count,
alledgng that one member had been coun-
ted twice, having risen on both sides of the
question.
The member alluded to (Mr. Whitehill)
said he rose inadvertently and immediate. :.
| ~ resumed his seat, and was not counted.
Mr.. Randolph said he had no idea that
the gentleman intended TO be counted twice,
but he believed he had been.
The Sneaker said he had not counted the
gentleman.
The house again divided, when there were
IL alternatives and 63negatives.
The amendments having thus been all de-
cided on
On motion of Mr.. Gholson, it was resolved
to appoint conferecs to meet such as should
be appointed by the Senate to confer on the
dlsagreeing votes of the two Houses on the
bill.
Messrs. Bassett, Smile and Bacon were
accordingly appointed.
The house adjourned for one hour, call
of the house having been ordered at six o.
clock.
EUening Sitting.
The call having been made, a quorum
appeared
The bill fixing the compensation of min.
lsters and consu!s OH the coast of Barbary,
&c. was read a third time and passed.
TITLES OF NOBILITY.
Mr.. Macon called for the order of the day
on the joint resolution from the Senate re-
speeding titles of nobility. &c. He said he
considered the vote on this question as deci-
ding whether ~ NOT we Nuer. have ,,or,