The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-05-08
GOl1nre8G.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE

Mi. I4sItlo7', from the committee appoint
ed On the SUBJECT, reported resolution
that three dollars per day should be paid
out of the contingent fund of the House to
each person attending on summons from
the committee appointed 20 enquire into the
state of the army. or from the committee ap-
pointed to enquire into tie conduct of &c.
neral Wilkinson. and also twelve cents and
a naif per mile tor every miles travelling.
The resolution was agreed to.
The resolution from the Senate for amend.
ing the constitution Of the United States.
in respect to titles of nobility, was twice
read and referred to 2 committee of the
whole.
The amendments of the Senate to the bill
providing for the sale of certain lands in the
Indiana Territory were taken ub and :
greed TO.
Mr.. Montgomery was, on his request,
Excused from further attendance ON the
committee appointed to enquire into the cor
iduct OF bfigsd General James Wilkin-
son. fMr. M. had been appointcdion this
lcommittee in the place Of Mr.. Root. I
The bill from the Senate for the admiss-
on of the territory of Orleans into the union
as state was twice read and committed to
a committee of the whole
REDUCTION OF. THE NAVY.
The house resumed the consideration Of
the bill for reducing the naval establishment
Of the y. States
Mr.. SMILES amendment was modified SO
as to fix thenumber of officers. SC. to be re.
saincd in service as follows: Is captains, 9
masters commandant, II lieuteuants, -
mIdshipmen and --7--- seamen, ordinary sea
men and boys.
Mr.. Mumford again moved to postpone
the further consideration of the subject in
dehnlteiy--Lost, Yeas 40, Noes 81.
Mr. Randolph moved to strike out the
numbers IS, 9 and 70 in the amendment,
being DESTROYS of reducing the officers, if a
ny part of the establishments Motion Iost
Ayes 10. Noes Is.
MIR. N. r. Moors called for division of
the question on Mr.. SMILES amendment.
And the question was taken on that part Of
1t which authorizes the President to Keep in
service so many of the armed vessels as he
may think proper, and to lay up the rest in
ordinary III convenient ports. This part of
the amendment was agreed TO as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. w. Aston, Bacon. BIsis
dell, Brown, Butler, w ChamberIin
champion, Clay, Cobb, Cochran, Daven
port ,Desha, Ely. Emot, Findley. Franklin.
Gardner, Gholson, Goodwin, Hester, HolL
and Hutty, Jenkins, Kennedy Key, Lyon,
Lyle, Macon, Marion, Matthews, M 'Bryde,
IA kse, Montgomery, N. Il. Moore, T
Moore, Morrow, Moseiey. Pearson Pick
man, Pitkin, Potter, Randolph, Rea, of
Penn. Richards, .Seaver, Scybert, Shaw.
SheHey, Smile, G. Smith. S. Smith, Stan,
lord Stanley, Swoope, Tallmadge, Taylor,
i.rroup. UPham, Weakly, Wheaton, White
hill-61.
.NAYs--Messrs. Anderson, Bard. Bassets.
boyd, J. Brown, Burwell, Calhoun, Camp.
bell, Clopton, Coz, Crawfo d, Cntts. Dana.
i.a,nLett, Garland, Jones. Lewis, Love,
M Kim, Miller, Minor, Mumford, Newton.
Nelson, j. Porter, Quincy, Rhea of Tenn,
Isnane, Sage, Sammons, Smelt, Southard,
Tracy. Van Horne, Van Rensselaer,, Wi,
son, Winn, Witherspoon--3s.
The second clause of NJ. Smiles
mendment being under consideration
MI Smile moved to I'LL the blank for the
number OF midshiPmen, with one hundred
and hfty," (about half the number at present
III service, )--Agreed 70, Ayes 81, Noes
The question was taken on Sling the
biark for the number of seamen to Be re
tanned, with 2,795," as moved bv MI
Basset. The following are the Yeas and
NAYS on this question {:
fhAs--Messrs. Anderson, Bard, Bas
SET, BOYD, J. Brown, Burweil, Calhoun.
= ampoel, Clopton, Cook, Coz, Crawford
Cutts, Dana, Gannett, Gardner. Garland
Gholson. Goodwin, Jones. Lewis. Love -
on, M Kim. Miller, Minor, ~. X. Moore
mumford, Nelson, Newton, :. Porter, Onin
Icy' Rhes, OF Tenn. Roane, Sage 5smmnn,.
smell. G. Smith, J. Smith Southland Thomn'
son, Van Horne, Van Rensse iaer. Wilson.
Vim, Wuherspoon-----4e
NAYS Messrs Bacon, Eibb, Blaisdsil
X. Brown, Buuer, w. Chamberlin, Cham
pion, Clay .Cobb, Cochran, Davenport, De
sha, Ely, Findley. Franklin. Heister. Huff
! Y, hennedg, Key, Lyle, Macon, M2rica.