The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-12

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The House then adjourned TO meet agai,
at one o'clock.
During the course of such session as tha
OF thus evening, many circumstances occu,
OF trivial Importance, but yet sufficient I,
produce warmth, which it cannot be expect
ed o a reporter of the deliberations of a Lee
glsiatvc Body to report Such incidents are
| OF course omitted
The following is the bill as it passed the
House:
II BILL SUPPLEMENTARY TO the act. entitled
| IN act concerning The CONNIE rciaI inter
course 6etzveeu me u. S and G. britain
and France and their dehcndencies, and
| TOR other PURPOSES"
| Be IL enacted, &c. That no vessel owned
wholly by ciuzen or citizens of the u s
which shall have departed from British
port prior to the second day If February.
one Thousand eight hundred and eleven. and
no merchandise, owned wholly by a citizen
! or citizens of the u. S. imported in such yes
sci shall be liable to seizure or forfetur :,
on account OF any nfraction or presumed in
traction of The provisions of the act to which
this act is supplement.
| SEC. 2. Hnt be II further enacted That
In Gaze q. Rritain shall so revoke + modify
Ter etliCtS, that thew shs II cease to violate
the neutral commerce of the u. S. the Pre-.
s'dent of The u 5. shall declare the fact by
proclamation and such proca matipn shall
be admitted as evidence, and no other evi-
dence shall be ADM ted of such revocation IT
Modification IN any sui or prose cut on when
maN be ins'iIu ed under the fourth section
OF the act "a which th's act is a supplement.
And the re- r,c,inns imposed or winch may
be imposed by virtue OF the said act shall,
from the da,e OF such proc amation, Cease
and be Discontinued.
SEC g. And b. IL further enacted, That
ustil the proclamation aforesaid shall have
been issued, tie several proyisi MS OF ,hc
third, fourth, fifth, SIKH, seventh, eighth,
ninth, tenth, and eig teen-h sections of the
act, entitled An act to interdict CONNER
ciai intercourse he cen the y States and
q. Britain AVID France and their dependen-
cies, and for other PURPOSES" shall have full
torce and be Immediately carried into effect
agains IL ain. her colonies and Deepen
denotes Provided h0weuer Iha, any YES
sci or merchandise which may in pursuance
thereof be seized, prior 10 the fact being as
C TT lined. whether q. Britain shall, on or
before the second day of February, one thou
I'd eight hundred and eleven, have re vok
ed II lodih her ed cts in the manner a.
aforementioned, shall nevertheless be restor-
ed on application of the par les On their Civ
ing bond with approved sureties to the ". ).
III a sum equal to the value thereof O abid g
tn decision ofthe proper court of tue u s.
thereon and any such bond shall be copsi-
dered as satisfied ii G. Britain shall. on ar
before he second day of Februav w lone thou-
sand eight hundred and eleven, have revok-
ed or m diiled her edicts in the manner a.
aforementioned Provided also, That no.
thing herein contained shall be construed to
affect any ships CT vessels or the carpoes of
ships or vessels wholly owned by a citizen
or citizens of the ). wnich had cleared
out for 'he Cape of Good Hope, or for anv
port beyond the same, prior to the 1Oth day of
November, one thousand eight hundred and
ten.
February &c.
The House met at half past one o'clock
The bill from tn Senate to amend the act
tor de final adjustment Of claims To land,
and providiog for the sale of Public lends
| n me territories of o leans and Louisiana
passed the 31st of Dec. 1910, was read FIRST
and sec nd line and REFER ed 10 d commit
tee Of the whole.
The bill from the Senate providing fo,
the payment o. certai, credits certificates
and pensions, and for o'her purposes. was
twice read and referred to committee of the
whole.
The bill to erect certain light houses, and
buoys aud beacouS, was returned with an 4
mendment, which waskeferred to a commit
Tee vi tne WhOle an unsuccessful motion
having been made by Mr.. Garland to post
poDe it indefinitely
The bill establishing trading houses with
the Indi'n tribes, was returned from the
Senate with amendments which were con-
Cured in.
THIRD CENSUS
The following message was received from
the President OF the u. =.
tn m CoDote o,J III
HUes gf tie U. S
transmit and recommend to the attenti-
on OF Congress report of the Secretary of
state relative to deficiencies in the returns
Of the Census
JAMES MADISON.
Feb %, 1911.
REPORT.
The Secretary Of State respectfully repre-
senis TO the President, that. aereeablv To- The
several acts of Congress authorship the
| thnd census or enumeration Of the inhabi
tants OF the u. ). and the territories there
| o. instructions were issued to the several
Marshals and Secretaries, conformablv to
/ 'he provisions ot the law; IN consequence of
winch regular returns of the population of
the following districts aud territories have
oeen received at the Department of State f.
20 VII, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hamp
Shlre, Vermont. Rhode Island. Connecticut.
N ,w-forE, New-Jersey. Perusvivania. Del
aware, Marylan Ohio, Keniucky, North
| carolina, Georgia. West Tennessee. the