The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-04-27

!, The bill TO allow the benefit of drawback.
to goods transported by land from Boston TO
Newport and from Newport 10 Boston, in the
same manner as 1t transported voastwise.
was read a third time and passed.
REDUCTION OF THE ARMY AND
NAVY.
The House then resumed che consideration
OF the unfinished business of yesterday
he htst part OF the resolution being nader
consideration as follows )" Resolved, that
| the militia establishment OF the United s. stes
ought to be reduced" ,
Mr.. BursveH spoke in support of the re.
| solution. -sssrsa - 49,
Mr.. Ghotson assigned his reasons for the
vote he was about to give.
! Mr.. Dana replied to some of Mr. G nelson's
remarks On the >subjec. of commercial re-
strctions. ~. -
Mr.. Quincy said it appeared to him to be-
ABSURD 10 adopt general principle and send
Ito committee to report bill, without
giving that committee particular Instructions
which might give them some idea of the
WISHES OF the House. Mr.. @ was DESTROYS
i OF reducing the present military force to a
oout 5000 men, the humber he supposed
proper Tor peace establishment AID fur
thcr ne did not wish to CO. He therefore
moved to amend the resolution which was
effect: "by providing fer reducing by law
the regiment of dragons and riflemen, and
aathori,lng the disbanaing the Brigadier
Generals and all supernumerary staff and
company omcers, except such as shall be
necessary 70 organize regiments of
infantry. and OF artillery"
MIR. RANDOLPH opposs d the amendment,
because in defining what was thought tos
indefinite, 1t restricted the committee too
much and also, because it proposed to dis
oand the Brigadiers, when, but few days
ago. the horse had appointed com rnittee to
examine into the conduct of one of them
ana now to disband them, would look as If
the house wished to quash the enquiry.
Mr.. Quiney's motion was ncgatived,
Ayes IL.
Mr.. Rhea moved to commit the resolution
70 the committee on our military establish
meat. with view for obtaining bill for
the specific reduction. though he was az ainst
any reduction.
The motion was lost.
And the first part Of the resolution was
then agreed to. as stated in our last
mat pavt relating to the reduction Of ths.
naval establishment being under considera-
ton,
Mr.. Hale moved to am end it by adding the.
following words" BY selling such gun boats
or craft attached oft as MAY in the opinion
OF the Secretary of the Navy be unnecessary
or incompetent to service, Motion lost.
And then the question was taken as ON
the whole resolution, as stated in our last.
and carried.
:. WEDNESDAY. April is.
Mr. LoUe, after q number of remarks on
the multiplicity of business relative to thu
district of Columbia, now before Congress.
and the difficulty of deciding correctly on
laws tor the government Of the district.
where bills on the subject were SO cursorily
examined as they must be when passed in
this House, moved the following resolution.
Such system for ths government of the z
territory as should be matured and recon-
mended by these com nissioners, Ire thought
there would be no difficulty in adopting
(" Resolved by the Senate and House Of
Representative IF me u. SAFES, That
the President of the United States be AT.
thorised. and he hereby is authorised to APP
point three persons, who, or any two OF
them, shall prepare such code OF laws for
the government of the district of Columbia.
IN addition and amendment to the laws at
present in force in said district, as they shall
md necessary and proper. and report the
same to the next session of Congress for
their consideration. and that the said COM
missionors shall be allowed the sum of six
dollars per day while they shall be engaged
in the said business, to be paid out Of anv
money in the Treasury"