The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-10

Mr.. IHorrosv presented tho petition ci
sundrv inhabitants of Fayette, Green, Mcns-
gcmcry and Prcble counties in Ohio, ard
Wayne county in the Indiana territory,
praying an extension of the time allowed
b. law for payment for the public lands
On motion Of Mr.. Raadoink,
Ordered, that the committee appointed .c
enquire into the faithful application Of pub
lie monies, be authorised and empowered.
20 send tor persons and papers.
Mr.. Mitchell presented petition 81
lsa-c Greenwood Of the city of of New-York,
praying that additional duties may be laid
On the importation of Mariners and survey
ors' magnetic compasses.-Refcrred to the
committee Of Commerce and Manufac-
lures.
On motion OF lif,-. Mitchell,
Ordered, that the petition of Hoyt and
Ten, merchants of Ncw-York, PRAYING the
removal OF q pending suit against them from
the, District Court to the Circuit Court of
the u. States, on account cf the inability
OF the district judge to hold court, be re-
terred to select co'nmittee-Messrs. Nit
chell, Calhoun, Gholson, Minor and Wright
compose the committee.
On motion of 1fr. .Mz,.on,
Resolved, That the committee of Com
mercc and Manufactures be instructed e.
whether any. and if any what alters
made In the several acts of Congress esta-
ohshihg ports of entry and delivery.
An engrosscd bill allowing a further time
FOR completing the payments on certain
lands held by the right of presumption in the
mississippi /; was read a third time and
passed.
The bill to authorize the surveying and
marking OF certain roads as contemplated
by the treaty of Brownstown, went through
a committee of the whole. Mr.. Bassett In
the chair, and was ordered to be read a
third time
The bill making further appropriation for
the support of a Library, went thro' com
mittee OF the whole, Mr.. Nelson in the
chair, and was read a third time and pass
ed. This bill appropriates thousand dol
lars a year TOR additions to the Congressional
Library.]
Wednesday, Dec. L.
On motion Of Mr.. IV1lHa1ss,
feSolUed, That the COMMITTEES of Com
merce aid Manufactures be instructed to
report bill explanatory of the act laying
duties on manufactured copper.
The report of the Secretary of the Navv
OF monies transferred duringthe recess from
certain branches of expenditure to others in
we Navy department, and of the applica-
.ion OF such monies to other branches, was
read and referred to the committee of Wav.
and Means.
APPORTIONMENT BILL.
Inc amendments If the Senate to the bill
for the apportionment of Representatives
were then considered.
1nr. 6urzOeH moved that the said bill and
aeh 0 be committed to n committee
OF the whole House on Monday next; which
was negatived.
Mr; RandoLhh moved that it be postponed
until Friday next, which wan aiso det.r
mined in the negative.
Wr. St0nford moved that the further
consideration thereof be postponed until to-
morrow which was determined in the no
gative-Yeas 56-Nays -.
YEAS-Messrs. Aston, Baker, Bard,
bassett, Bibb, Blaeklcdge, Blount, Brecx-
enrdge, Brown, Burwell, Clopton, Condit,
crawford, Dawson, Franklin, Gholson,
Goidsborough, Goodwin, Gray, Grundy, 0.
Hall, Halves, Hufty, Kent, Key, King. La
COCK, Lefever, Lewis, Little, Macon, Max
well, M'Bride, M'Coy, M'Kee, M'Kim,
Morgan, Morrow, Nelson, Newton, Orms-
by, Pearson, Pickens, Piper, Peasants.
Randolph, Ringgold, Rhea, Roane, Roberts,
Stanford, Stewart, Taliaferro. WhitehiIl.
Wilson, Wlnn-s6.
NAY S-Messrs. Anderson, Archer, Ave-
rry' Bacon, Bartlett, Bigelow, Becker,
BOYD, Brigham, Butler, Calhoun, Champs
Oi' NnSS'So, SliltchQen, Cooke, Daycn-
port, Davis, Dinsmoor, Earle, Ely, Emott 1
findley, Fisk, Fitch, Gold, Green, b. Hall.
Harper, Hyneman, Jackson, Johnson, Law,
Livingston, Lowndes, Lyle, Moore, Met
cat, Milnor, Mitchill, Moseley, Newbold,
Paalding, Pilkin, Pond, Porter, Potter,
Quincy, Reed, Ridgely, Rodman, Sage,
Summons, Seaver, Seybert, Shaw, Smile,
Smith, Stow, Strong, Sturges, Sullivan,
laggart, Tallmadge, Tracy, Troup, Tur-
ner, Van Cortandt, Wheaton, White,
Widgery, Wright-72
Alter considerable fuYihsr debate. the
House then adjourned. MAJ. Iuf.
ADDITIONAL.
" he preceding is from the Maf. Int.
the following, from the .dlerandra Her.
of the above Debate, the
Herald introduces us to an Orator from
South Carolina:
Mr.. Calhoun then addressed the chair
nc declared, that he had voted againsf fill
ing the blank with 81 900 and in favor of
80 GOO, the ratio now proposed by the sem
ate--he would also remind the house that at
81 900 his state had much less fraction
than at $4,000 4; but the fractions we're not
his obJect-so long as it was question of
OF throwing the balance to
the north or to the south, he had remained
quiet, determined to shew by his vote that
ms OBJECT was to legslate for the United
otatcs.-tte contended that the vote of the
senate on census bill was not a neccssa-
~ power given tho senate to shield them
frnn fhe RI, o,.. r