The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-03-13

the Senate to the Dill Concerning commercial
intercourse with Great Britain and France
and their dependencies. and FOR other pur-
poses.
A molten was made by Mr.. Leis to post
pone the consideration Of TIL: biz, &c to this
day fortnight and lost.
A motion was then made by Mr.. Iei6 to
postpone the consideration OF the subject to
this day week.
On this motion there were
For fosTioneo,ent-NIe Bayard
Brent. Campbell Champlin, German, @ resg,
Leib. Robinson, Smith of Md. Whitesidc-
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against Observation-Disclosures Ander.
son, Bradley, Condit, Crawford, Franklin,
Gaiilard, Gilman, Goodrich, Hillhousc. Hor-
sey, Lambert, Lloyd. Meigs. Parker, Pick
erinS, Pope, Reed, Smith Of N. Y. Sumpter.
TAFT, Iurner-2l.
An adjournment postponed the question
till to morrow.
March G.
The bill to extend the time for LOCATING
virginia Military Land Warrants, S,c and
the bill for the relief of Charles Minifie,
were read a third time and passed
me bill for taking tlE: Sd census having
on the suggestion of MIR. Campbell that, as
1t now stands. the superintendent of Repre-
sentatives to be made in pursuance Of the
census willnot take effect till the election of
the fourteenth Congress instead of the 18th
Inc committee are Messrs. Campbell, Pope
and Anderson.
COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
m nrra E-@ H.
uves stating their disagreement to til. Sen
ate's amendments to the bill concern,np
commercial intercourse, SC.
The question pending when the house adj
Journed yesterday was on adherence to their
amendments TO the bill
MI. -3nderSorObserve that when he had
made the motion yesterday to adhere, he had
done 1t under the impression that it was
proper to bring the subject tn a conclusion.
and because he believed the interest of the
country required that it should be finally ac-
ted on. He said he was still impressed With
that idea; but paying Difference to the
OPINION OF his friends, desiring also to treat
the Rouse or Representatives with the re-
spcct due to that body, and because it was
mare conformablc to the rules of proceeding
generally observed, he withdrew the mott
OH to adhere and moved to insist Oh the a
monuments. He said he should by parlia :
mentary practice have been fully justified
III tie motion to adhere before insisting
but II was proper that the two houses of Con
greSs should be courteous in their conduct to
one another, and the state of affairs at pre-
sent peculiarly required it; he therefore
varied his motion.
he question was then taken to insist and
Carried without division.
Mr. andersen then moved to appoint a
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SUBJECT with such committee as shopld he
appointed by the House of Representatives,
Agreed to.
Messrs Anderson, Leib and Smith of Md.
were accordingly appointed on the part of
the Senate.
Mr.. Brady submitted the following mo-
ton for consideration:
TeSolUea. That committee be appointed
to enquire whether any and what further
provisions are necessary and eXpedient in
relation to the intercourse between the u S.
and barbary Powers, with leave to report by
bill or otherwise.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill relative to the district Court of N.
orleans.-Postponed, on motion of Mr. Raw
ard till to morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
~, March 2.
Mr.. Lovr moved, that the memorial of
the first and second wards of the Citv of
washington, presented at the last winter
session, should again be referred to the com.
mittee on the District of Columbia.
This being the day devorcd to bills and
reports on petitions, again brought before
the House,
Mrs HAMMTON's CLAIM.
The House resolved itself into Commit
tee Of the whole, Mr. MACON in the chair.
on the following resolution reported bv the
committee of Claims on the petition of Eli
zabeth Hamilton:
4" ReSsfped, That the prayer of the PC
ntloner ought not to be granted"
Messrs. Nelson and Taylor opposed, and
Messrs Root, Boyd and Montgomery sup.
ported the report, each at considerable ex.
tent.
AT iength the question vas taken in COM
mittee, and the report disagreed to, so to
The committee rose and reported their
The House concurred with the committee
OF the whole in their disagreement, by Yeas
and Nays, asf follow:
sett. Biaisdell, Breckenridge, Campbell, J.
Z. Chamberlain, w. Chamberlin, Cham,
pion, Chlttenden, Cobb, Dana, Dawson, Ely.
Emott, Fisk, Gholson, Gold, Hale, Haven,
Hester, Howard, Hubbard, r. Jackson,
Johnson, Jones, Key, Knickerbacker. Lewis,
Llvermore, Livingston, Lyon, Matthews,
M Biyde, Miller, Milnor, Morrow, Nose
ley, Mumford, Nelson, Newton, Nicholson,