The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-08

naities, &c. and, therefore, moved to amend
the section by inserting, after the exemption
OF vessels leaving Great Britain prior to the
"a FEB. the words. " or from an American
port prior to the 10th Nov. 1910" Motion los,
Ayes 80.
In the intervals between these motions
repeated motions were made for the com.
mittee TO rise, without effect.
Inc committee at length arose, about half
past hve, and reported the bill.
And the House adjourned.
Feb. 25.
A communication was read from the Sc
ereeary at war, relative to appropriations
tor pensions.
Mr. Bacon obtained leave of absence af-
ter tomorrow.
Mr. Ffnafcy presented memorial from
the stockholders of the bank of the United
States, requesting the passage of a law
to enable them to wind up their affairs
a motion was made by Mr.. Mc7vton to re-
fer 1t to a committee of the whole, and lost.
A motion was made by Mr. Smith, that it
lie on the tabIe--and lost.
II was finally, on motion of Mr.. Findley
referred TO select committee of $50
to A.
= fMessrs. P. B; Porter. Eppes, Macon,
De .; ts,., Nlnssolu' shaw, Davenport
~"A " 'oou SohipOSC tue committees
MIR. NorroSv reported bill for the revi-
sion and confirmation of claims 70 lands n
the district of Kaskaskias, which was twice.
read and referred to a COMMITTEES of the
whole.
Mr.. Basset. from the committee appointed
TO enquire into the expenditures in the Ma
wy Yards, &c reported, that they had come
TO no determination on the subject: but
that they had collected documents, which,
at the discretion of Congress. might he made
the ground of future enquiry.
On motion OF Mr.. Smiie, it was ordered.
that the hour of meeting, for this House
during the remainder of the session. shall
be 10 O'clock.
Mr.. Hickman presented the memorial of
the manufacturers of Morocco leather, in
!, praying encouragement
therein by the general government-R efor-
red to tie committee Of Commerce and Ma
nufactures.
Mr.: CheUes reported the bill for the re
iief OF John M'Namara, with amendments !:
winch were concurred in. and the bill or
dered to third reading.
FOREIGN RELATIONS
The House resumed t he consideration of
ehe OH, supplementary to he act concerning
commercial intercourse, &c
" 81 "hehuihenl mad by the Commit
tee to the bill fauthorising the President O
issue his proclamation, &c. whenever Great
Britain shall revoke her orders, &c.) being
under consideration
Mr. FAea, Tenn opposed il, because it
eon'amed no limitation of time within which
this power might be exercised by the Pre-
sideht because 1t was delegation of too
much power to the President and because
the provision it con aimed must remain in
force &c: ever, unless repeated NV law al
though Great Britain should not las he
thought 1t probable she would not,) revoke
her edicts.
M Quincy took an extended view of the
SUBJECT and opposed the bill on the ground
tiiat the DEGREES were not revoked that it
was an introduction OF intercourse in the
ohiy avenue to our commerce, and vet
would produce no beneficial effect to u.s.
that it went TO continue in force a svste m
favorable moment for abandoning which he
conceived nov TO have arrived MIR. Quincy
spoke more than one hear.
Mr.. Aaunlf0rd repelled some of the re
marks made by Mr.. Quincy ON the subject
Oh the advantage of a commerce with Great
Britain, which MIR. M. denied, and stated
some facts on the subject. He had not
muCn confidence, he said, in the declarati
ons OF foreign governments himself, but he
asked whether, if the lord Chancellor of
England had written 10 Sir William Scott
and the collector of Liverpool, that the or
oers IN Council were revoked as to Great
britain, he would not deem those letters to
De evidence of the facte If so, why not
give the same credence to the letters of the
French Minister.
M. IaHmadge moved TO strike out of the
list section OF the amendment the words,
apphed to the proclamation of the Presi-
ueht, and no other evidence shall be adj
miHed," &c.
WITH the consent of Mr.. Talmadge,
Mr. LiVermore enlarged the motion so as
To strike out the words land such nrocla
NATION shall be admitted as evidence and
no o;her evidence shall be admitted of such
revocation or modification, &c" of the or
ders in council
Mr. LfCGrmore spike in support of the
'''oti u lie conceived the clause proposed
10 DC stIlckeb out as involving a most ar
bitrary feature.
Mr.. Rose said that the gentlemar's rea
soning went to prove that court, instead
OF the Executive, should be vested with the
power OF deciding the fact
Mr.. VfSh spoke against The motion -
me power proposed to be given to the Pre-
sident OF the United States in this case was
analogous to the proclamation of a tfeatv
which then became the law of the land. &c
1t was the only evidence which could he
admitted W
Nh Lyon and Mr.. Wheaton also spoke in
favor of the motion.
he question on Mr.. LiUermore's motion
was taken Inv Yesc auJ sj...a