The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-04-03

States.
I'rhe first section provides, That no al
lowance of additional rations shall be made
to any officer above the rank of a colonel,
nor to the commandment of the marine corps,
nor in any case shall allowance of additional,
rations exceed the number of rations. to
which the officer receiving such allowance
is entitled by law for his daily subss-
tence."1
MIR. anderson moved to strike. out the
words "nor to the Commandaat of the ma
rine corps"
Forthe motion, Messrs. Anderson, Bay
ard, Bradley. Campbell. Clay. Gaillard.
German, Gilman, Goodrich, Hillhouse, Hor-
sey. Matthewsou, Meigs. Pickering, Pope,
ia.
/ against the motion, Messrs. Campbell,
Condit, Crawford. Franklin, Lambert. Leib,
Lloyd. TAFT. Turner aud Whiteside--lO.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed
for third reading.
The bill authorising the sale and grant of
a certain quantity of public land to the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company
was read second time and committed to
Messrs. Bayard, Pope and Anderson.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill appropria,ing sum of monsy for
providing munitions of war and for other
purposes. After debate, the further consi-
Iteration of the bill was postponed to Mon
day, to which day the Senate adjourned
MONDAY, March 96.
The bill for the establishment of quarter
masters department, was read and passed
to third reading. The bill for the estab-
lishment of national bank, was read Sc
cond time.
The bill 20 alter and amend the act fix
ing the military peace establishment, was
read a third time and passed.
Mr.. Pohe reported bill autkorsing
subscription on the part of the United
States to the stock of the Ohio Canal Com.
pany which was twice read.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF
the bill appropriatng sum of money for
the purpose OF providing munitions OF war
HOUSE OF Personalities
MONDAY, March &C.
Mr.. Gannet, who has been some time
confined by severe indispostion, took his
scat to-day.
MIR PINKNEY'S LETTER.
Mr.. LiOermore offered the folown ny re-
solution
RESOLVED, That the President of the u.
States be requested to cause to be laid be
fore this House 4 copy OF any letters or des-
patches which may have been received in
the department of State, and do not require
secrecy, from MIR. Pinkney, our minister
at the court of London, since his receipt of
the letter of the Esd of November, 1909,
from the Secretary of State. communicated
to this House by the President on the goth
of said November.
Mr.. Smile said, he saw what was In :.
tended by the mover of the resolution. 1t
was wished that the House would deny the
call. 1t had already been denied in Massa-
chusetts, that such a letter existed; and if
| the call was refused, they would produce
the refusal as proof of their assertion If it
was proper to publish a private letter, he
| said he wished to see it, to put to silence
those people in Massachusetts.
| Mr.. Cook wished the resolution to pass.
He said it would be inferred from refusal
to pass it, that there had been no such let
ter, OF that it was not of the purport which
it was said to be. 1t might be an unofficial
without being a confidential letter. Whe-
Their it was confidential or not, some answ ar
would be received.
Mr.. Livermore said, that he had been
told by gentlemen in conversation, that in
formation had been received by the Score
tary of State, that the doings of the British
minister here, were disapproved by his go
vernment, and that a new minister would
be sent out. If this was the fact. it was
very important that the House should know
IT, L uC Scitlciieu from GnilSSlVduld Seetn-
ed to suppose, that the mover wished the
resolution not to be adopted. How, in the
name of common sense or candor, Mr. L.
asked, could it be supposed that the resolu;
ton was introduced for the purpose OF being
rejected! He said it gave him happiness
that he should make any motion for the good
of his country, which should be advocated
by gentleman who is 80 influential, from
the powers of his eioquenee, from his stand
ing in society and other considerations, as
his colleague, (Mr. Cook Mr.. l.. said,
he had some time ago expressed the salts.
faction he felt in anticipating that he should
be in the majority before the end of tho pre-
sent session and he should be glad to find
himself in that predicament, in relation to
this resolution.
Mr.. Tan Dyke said, he had heard it said,
that letter had been received by the Sc
cretary of State, going to this object that,
notwithstanding the dismission of Mr.. Jack
son, the British government retained an
amicable disposition, that Mr.. Jackson's
conduct was disapproved, that he would be
recalled, and that another minister would
be sent. a motion had been submitted TO
reduce the army and navy-was it not pro-
per, previous to a decision on this motion,
to know what was the situation Of affairs
And if such letter was in existence, ought
not the representatives of the people to have
it for their informationl
MIR. M'Rim said, he had not seen the
letter, but he had understood the purport
of II he believed CORRECTLY and eatiefac