The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

TUESDAY, January Is.
The Speaker read message from the pres,-
dent ofthe United States, relative to the con,n-
gent expenses OF government for 1870
Mr.. EPpes, from the committee of foreign re
iations, reported
| BILL suppl nientdry TO the act concerning the
commercial intercourse between the u. .Sate,
and Great Britain and France and far ofher
PURPOSES
Dill from the Senate, authorising subscrip-
ton on the part of the United States to the stock
OF the Ohio Canal Company; the bill for the
relief OF the heirs of Major General ANTHONY
wayne and the bill authorising the survey and
grant OF = certain tract of public land to the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company.
were severally twice read and referred to com
mittee of the whole.
Nr. quincy presented the memorial Of the
Middiesex Canal Company, praying the aid of
the United States-Referred TO a select rom
mittee.
report was read from the Depsrtment
OF War, respecting the Clerks in that Depart
ment
report was read from the Secretary of the
Navy relative to contracts made by him and the
Purveyor OF public supplies
ORLEANS TERRITORY
The House resumed the consideration of the
Dill authorisng the people of Orleans territory
to- elect convention TO form a constitution pre
peratory TO its admission into the union .s free
and independent state.
Mr. s9nincy's motion for indefinite postnone.
ment still under consideration
MIR Poinde*tey made speech of considerable
ength in reply to the observations of Me.,rs
Pitkin and Quincy made yesterday.
During the course of his speech Mr. p was
twice successfully called to order by Mr.. Pear.
sou and Mr. Shelley; but both calls to order be
ing withdrawn before any decision on them bv
tn Speaker, they are not here noticed
M. Gold next spoke half an hour against the
oil Mr.. Bib few minutes in favor of it -
Mr. Wright half an hour on the same side of the
question Mr.. KEY the same length of time A.
gainst it; and Mr.. Macon a few minutes in repiv
to him.
The question was then taken on the motion
tor indefinite postponement, and lost-For posi-.
ponement 28--Against it 7e.
Inc custom IN the passage of the bill was then
decided as follows
YEAS-M ssrs. l.. ]. Aston, w Aston, An
derson, Bacon, Bard, Barry, Bassett, Bib.
Boyd, Brown, BnrweIl, Butler. Calhoun. CLAW
Cochran, Crawford, Cuts, Dawson, Desbs'
EpPes, Findley, Fisk, Franklin, Gannett, Gard
ner, Garland, Gholson, Goodwin, Helms, Hol-
land, Hufty, johnson, Kenan, Kennsdy. Lvle.
chell, Montgomery, N r. Moore, L. Moore.
Morrow, Mumford, Newbold, Newton, Nichol.
son. ]. Porter, =. b. Porter, Rea (Rl Rhea
tT) Richards, Ringold, Roane, Root, SAGE
Sammons, Sawyer, Scudder, Seaver, Seybert,
Shaw, Smelt, Smile, G. Smith, J Smith, Stan
ford, Tracy, TrouP, Turner, Weakley, White.
hill, VIM, Witherspoon, Wrght-77.
NAYS-Messrs Bigelow, Blaisdell, J. c.
chamberlain, w Chambc Rim, Chittenden, D.
venport, Ely, Emott, Goldsboroueb, Gold. III ale
He lister, Hubbard, Huntington, Jackson, Jenkins
Key, Lewis. Livingston, M Bryde, Minor
MOselcy, Pearson, PnkiD, Potter, Quincy, Stan. |
ley, Surges, Swoope, Taggart, Tallmadge, Van
Dyke, Van Horn, Van Rensselaer,, Wheaton.
Wilson'S
So it was; passed, TITO Sc;
And the House adjourned at half past four
o clock.
WEDNEsDAY, Jan Is.
The folio wing bills were received from The
Senate