The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-04-24

The duty bill, obtained leave to SIT aeia on it, af
reported their agrecmen. to the resolution. III
The House agreed now TO consider The report L
Of the committee, but before taking question:
ON it, adjourned.
TuxspaY. Arril IL.
Mr.. Smile said that in reviewing the business
before the House, he thought II was impossible
70 adjourn on the 2Sd inst as they had agreed to
do, He therefore moved to resci,d tia; vote.
The House agreed to consider the motion, 50 to
25 e
Mr. Ely opposed tn" r,ntion rs premature, and
irregular, inasruch it apnearedto him tn b
propsr that the proposition TO reoeds should CONT
from the House which laa last agreed to the rel
sr'ut'on, as It was to b. supposed that HousI
would fully Rave investigated il. tn. S"rq,d
besides, Mr.. E said, was TIE BODY mes, sikclt
10 be possessed of facts evdence 's''ich woul(
render Il propertp pro,rsct ne session.
Mr.. Smile SAID he would move that the r"s~
luton should liz or the table but that he had un
derstood the r''.es OF the Senate r~1ircd three
days f'r the passage OF such resolution; and. N
not passed to day, il NIGH, not ''e IN time or tho
Ssenat- to act on 1t before the day fixed Tor adj
tournament
M. Livermore was OF opinion,hat The FesclrI-l
ton should originate with the Sern,e, unless
lsometiirg offered ftou, the Executive which
should render it Unnecessary protract the session.
lac was against tie resolatcn
| Mr. Ghoisor moved 20 otaen,, the motion, by
adding Il e 'eto resolution o. cdjourn On the list
| Of May
Mr.. P!tkia said iC the question was ;.,st, now,
! lie shoutd vote against it II tlle President hsi
tr cd Information 10 make tneces airy lor congress
TO continue longer together, ne truet-d ne would
give it. II any such affirmation was i, his pos.
session, il his duty 10 communicates Il 20 tle
| House. The President Knew that Congress
had determined to adjourn on the 2Si If he
wished them To ccn,inue longer, Mr.. 2 said ne
trusted that he would giTe then, that informa-
N N ton Ntac afHsy rod hsa
Icould not agree to reScmd the vote for adjourn
iment.
Ma. Nelson said his ideas accorded nearly
with those of,the gentleman last up Not bsinsc
lprcpgr=d nav 10 act on tie resolution, he nored
tbat II lie on toe table
Mr FiSA hoped the resolution, would not lie
on the table nor be amended proposed, and
cited The various important concerns row depen-
ding httore Congress many arguments in
favor oftbe motion, particularly the renewal or
the charter of the Bank OF thc United States
II THIS subject was not acted on, the President
night be Compelled on account oft to convene
Congress IN an extra So sson.
Mr. Quincy opposed the resolution IT Con-
grsss were now to protract the session, in what
SITUATION would they place the merchants, who
had calculated with certainty on the adiourn-
nlent ot Congress on ths.2}d, and sequen,ly
on the expiration, OF the R,n intercourse. law at
tnSt time Was the House gong thus TO hang
them IN suspence II the resolution was adoDt-
=
, intercourse must DC simultaneously passed
Messis Gold and Upham also opposed the re-
, Soiution, and Mr.. Macon supported it.
The motion TO lay il On the table was carried,
81 70 40
: On motion Of Mr.. BurzvcU who observed that
the amendmentl!e had wished to propose to the
f tbill would lie moreapprcpriately added to ano-
, Their biI, the committee OF the Whole were dis
charged from the further consideration of the bill
E hNng tie compensation oFpunc ministers, &c.
and 1t was ordered 10 third readitg.
J Various other business was done which shall
, be noticed in our next
: WEDNESDAY,. April 10.
4 On netit'rI OF MI. J1hussr., the coutlnittee
OF claims were discharged from the further
consideration OF the petition of p. c. LIN
: iant, and it was referred to select com
Hittee.
COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE.
; 4 ne House again iesoveditself into CON-
mittec as the whole, Mr. DEsHA in the chair.
on the bilI concerning commercial intercourse
between the u. S. and Great Britain and
france and their dependencies, and for other
. iparposes.
. Mr.. GhoAson'8 proposition to amend the
oiit by inserting iato it system cftotal non.
importation from G. Britain and France was
under consideration when the House last
deiiberatcd on this bill:
Mr.. Johnson stated to the House an amend
ment which he had it in view TO make, aud
which he should offer when the amendments
OF Mr.. Gholson should be decided on.
Mr.. GhoLson said he felt satisfied that the
system which he h Il proposed was The i5es,,
but seeing decided opposition to it, and with
Ia view 10 accommodate his friends with AN
opportunity of moving amendments he With
drew his motion, reserving to himself the
right OF urging it again, il the amendment
proposed by the gentleman from Kentucky
should not BE- agreed to.
Mr.. johnson thsR moved to strike out the
thrst section ofthe bill and insert the following
sects. an amendment tothe bill:
| Ind6eif. further enacted, That the two
first sections OF the act entitled An ACT TO
interdict the COMMERCIAL intercourse be-
tween the u. States and Great Britain ard
France and their dependencies, and for other
| Pnrpeseo;" be and the same are hereby re-
yivsd, and shall from the passage of this
act have ful! force and effect.
md 6eR further enacted. That from
| c. AFTER the Passage of this act, an qddttio1
lot iitty per Centum :hall be made 90 IN.
tdulies. now imposed by law on the ;r,nor,
tation OF goods, wares and marchandize r.,
| aspect to all goods, wares and merchandise
the growth, produce or Manufacture nr am.
| or the dominions, colonies or depentlcpc;es
| or either Great Britain o. France or i'm.
ported from any Of the said dominions co
lonles or dependencies which addi;ion,J
duties shall be levied and collected in The