The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-11-15

d,n Inhabitants Of Boston, Gsassackusetts,
stating that they are intSrested in tie imt,or-
fation Of iron and other hard7vares. from
England, and E,uying that hrovisiou may
0c made 6y ht1v for The inahortation Of snr&ss
goods ar 7vsre bona fde purchased or or be-
fore the 22d day February last in the doms-.
mons ct Greet By1tain, CT such Other cquito-
ole provisions as The 4eisdom and Justice "
Congress nay device ; zyAich s1.uS read 0H1
ordered TO lie on the tG6ie.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, Nov. IL, 1911.
Standing Committees, viz.
Committee Of UIays and Means.
Messrs. Bacon, Cheves, Smile, Bib, Bur-.
well, Johnson and Pitkin.
Committee OF Commerce and NHanutac.s
Messrs. Newton, I.ownds, Mitchill, M'Kim,.
Tallmage, Seybert, and Tallman.
Committee Of Claims.
Messrs, Bassett, Butler, Shaw, Browa,,
Moseley, Stanford and Archer.
Committee Of Public Lands.
Messrs, Morrow, M'Kee, Gold, Brccka
enridge, Blackledge, Boyd, Smith, of Pen.
Committee for the District Of Columbia.
Messrs, Lewis, Ringgold, Piper, Pears
son, Baker, Stow and Ormsby.
Committee OF Revisai and Unfinished Bs,a
Si7esS.
Mcssrs, Seybert, Jackson, and Ely.
Committee Of accounts.
Messrs. Turner, Blouut and Little.
Committee effhe Afh.rt Oament efthe Rec
/l5't seH u{ioR.
Messrs. Dawson, Williams, Grundy, Halls
(of n. Hampshire,) Quincy, Potter, Mosely,
Strong, Porter, Condit, Minor, Wrights
Ridgely, Aston, Bibb, Morrow and M'Kee.
Committee # Posf-CGces and Post Roads.
Messrs. Rhea, Porter. Lyle, Dinsmoor.
Taggert, Potter, Law, Chittenden, Huffy,
Rdge.ey, Kent, Shelly, King, Earle, HaiL
Got Georgia) Desha and Morrow.
Petitions were presented from merchants
OF Philadelphia, New York, Boston New
Haven, &c. stating that they had ordered
hardware and other goods from Great Bri
tain, considerable part of which were
wanted for our Domestic Manufactures.
such as wire, &c. which had been got ready
for expectation, but which could not be ship
ped on account of the Presidents Procla-
nation; that these goods were stored in
that Country orin Canada, at their risk &c
expence, and praying for leave to import
the same. The petitions were severally
referred to the Committee Of Commerce Sc
Manufactures. tt&
Mr. Poinderter presented the petition of
w and John Pearce, of Fort Stoddert, sta
ting that they had paid heavy duties on
goods at Mobile, while under the Spanish.
government and praying relief. Refer
red to the Secretary of State.
Mr.. P. also presented a petition from sun.
dry persons of the Mississippi Territory or
the subject of public lands, and another
praying for an eXtenton of the time for
paying the last instalment Of lands, whicf1
were referred to the committee on Public
Lands.
Petitions were also presented from the
state Of Ohio on the subject of public landss
and for opening new road.--Referred
Mr.. Reed presented the petition Of the
owners CT the ship Mary and schr. Occa-
IA, which had been taken under the berlin
and Milan DEGREES, since the issuing of the
Presidents Proclamation declaring those
DEGREES to be repealed, praying for rehef.--
Referred to the Committee of Commerce &
Manufactures.
! The petition of Samuel Honscn, of this CT
! ty, praying tor compensation for his servi-
: ces while employed in the Navy Department
(presented at the last SESSION. was, on mo-
ton, referred to the Committee of Claims
On motion of Mr.. Rhea, the committee CD
Post-ORices and Post-Roads, were instruc-
| ted to report q bill authorising the members
OF The Senate and House Of Representatives
: II frank the Presidents Message with the
acc M ally,ng documents, at the opening or
the session, notwithstanding they may weigh
more than two ounces.
A bill for this purpose was afterwards
introduced, and passed its three readings.
| Mr. Bacm called for the consideration Of
a resolution laid upon the table on Friday,
to instruct the Committee of Claims to en-
quire into the expcdiency Of repeating or
suspending the operation of the several acts
OF limitation. in certain cases which was
taken up aud agreed to.
A committee was app ointed to consider
the expectancy Of altering the time of hob
ding the district court for the district Of
Maine.
The Speaker laid Def re the house corr
mnnicaticn from the Comptroller of the
treasury, which was read and ordered "a
be printed.
message w2sreceived from tic Senate,
proposing the appointment of q Chaplain,
Tor each House; which being read and &
Sreed to- tc-mcrrow at II O'clock was ixed
for the ballot, the part of this IoufC.
On motion f Mr.. j nninF$, the tn olcri-
al Of the Legislative Council and TIcusc of
Representatives Of Indisna TerritcIy, rae-
ing for the people Of that country, an cs-
tension Of tTGe Of payment e purchsse
| money for The public lands, sc. Das rc.cs,t-
20 the committee Of Futile I,anHs.
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