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


ference appointed en- the disaSveeirg vote.
of the two Houses ON the bill CONCERNING
commercial in,erro.rse, reported. that AT
ter a tu!! and free conference, t.scY recon
menI' that the House of Representatives,
rccede from t;t,sir disagreement 10 all the
Sepase's amendments but one (viz. ,hc cen,
voy sec,ion) and the Senate rece6e frou, that
one.
The House resumed the confederation of
the bill making appropriations for the ca
pitoi, &c. which however was again laid on
the table, on motion OF MIR. kGndalfh. 40
to So. 10 make way for the reading of "A mes
sage received some hours before from the
President. The message was read, and
Will be found in this days paper.
COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE.
The House then took up, go to II, the bill
concerning commercial intercourse. &c.
which hadbeen received from the Senate a
mended as proposed by the committee OF
conference
MIR. BGssctt explained the operation Of
the report Of the committee of conference TO
be that the Senate yield the convey syste m
| and the House yield the additional duty.
Mr.. Quincy said the result was, in other
words, /; sort OF bargain that If the Senape
would agree not 10 protect commerce. the
House would agree not to bmthen the PEG.
pie with an additional tax of three millions
of dollars. -
MIR. Qaincy and others complained ,ha,
they could not understand the precise hear.
ing OF the amendments.
Mr.. Lyon said he could no. ,pderst,,5
any thing about it, and as others appeared
IN the same predcament. he moved to post
pone the further Consideration of the bin in
definitely.
Mr.. Findley said that the only reason
given Tor ostponement by the gentleman
from kentucky was that he could not un.
derstand the bill. AS. shepresnmed, every
one else did understand il, and the House
were not obliged to, furnish the gentleman
with understanding. he hoped his want of
COMPREHENSION would be no argument against
| the bill.
Mr. Quincy and Mr.. Dana spoke in fa
vor of indefinite postponenent, because thew
we're against the remaining features of the
bill, particularly the authority to renew the
non intercourse against either belligerent
on certain event, which event they said
depended on the viii! or caprice of sove
reign or foreign power
The question on indefinite postponement
was decided-Yeas 27, Mays 81
The House then conc,rred in the report
OF the committee of conference without a
\ division, after hearing 4 speech of half an
|
The bill for the reliefof p. c. L'Enfan..
which had been repeatedly called for, went
| through committee Of the whole, was or
dercd to third reading, engrcssed, read
| third time and passedI
The bill from the Ssnate allowing com
pensation to Robert Robinson, went through
committee of the while, was read third
time and passed.
The bill concerningligbt houses, &c. was
read third time andpssse
lhe amendments he Senate to the bill
torathe relief of Magaret Lapsley. &c
Substantially the billfor the relief of Gen.
st. Ciair,) were agreed to.
The House then reumed the consider.
ton of the report of lhe committee of the
whole on the appropriation bill for the pgb
lie buildings, which las concurred is. ,he
bill ordered to a thin reading, engros,rd
read third time andpasssd.
"A motion of MIR. love lat half past 11)
to take up the bill tom the Senate for the
renewal of the chartr of the Bank of Alex-
andria, was lost.
The amendmentsof the Senate to the bill
making appropriations for carving into eff |
feet certain Indiar treaties, passed through |
a committee of the5yhole, and were concur |
red in.
The resolution for appointing Joint |
committee to wal on the President OF the |
U. S. was Concured Inland Messrs. Craw- |
ford and Roane ippoiHted Oil the part of this |
House.
A message ws received from the Senate,
they were abot to adjourn-and similar |
message was sUt to the Senate
Mr.. Crazgfrd, from the joint committee, !,
reported thathey had waited on the Presi-
dent of the Ubited States, who had inform
ed them thatle had no further con. n,unica
tions to make
And MOTTO having been received of the
Presidents faving signed all the bills
The Speker, at quarter past |, adj
journed thetlouse to the first Monday in De
cember net.
10 tie lonSe eff RcfreSentative5 offhs
United States:
transit to the House a report of the
Secretar of State complying with their
resolutio of the 5Otl of April.
JAMES MADISON.
&c InpursuaDce of the resolution of the
Househf Representatives Of Yesterday the
Sccretry OF State has the honor to trans.
nit } the President of the u. States the /
acot3panying papers marked a. 3. G. ID.
Ell
no information has been received, that
ar Communication has been made to ou?
N hster at London on the part of the Bri-
4 ! government :" in answer to any note
= Fsented by him in pursuance Of instruct.
5 given OH the sd Nov 1909"
mo answers have been given to the "bro
bsitions or overtures, made ON the part Of
e u. s. to the governments of the G.. p.
roc - al