The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-02-22

tai and state stropps, according TO the true
inten, and meaning of the 5lh condition in
the proposition OF a cession fram Virginia TO
the U. States, which ssh condition wasac-
coded TO by the u. States; and that the said
committee have leave to report by bill or
othe wise
Mr. Sey6erf presented a memorial from
the P'.iiadets hia chamber OF commerce a-
gainst he bill now before The House for Sc
curing to American ssels an equal advau-
,age IN exporting merchandise of The growth.
r'duce and manufacture of The u. States to
tor1ign ports Referred TO the committee
OF the whole, having the bill under consider
alton.
NJ. Sey6ert repnr ed bill making fur
ther appropriations tor the support Of the
Library ui Congress Twice read and re-
ierred TO committee of the whole.
NJ Ehfesr ported bill more effectually
to rvide for he accountability of persons
entrusted with the expenditure of public
money Twice read and referred to a COM
uittee.
A communication was received from the
Secretary of the Navy transmitting sundry
papers and letters. and report of the com
miuee appointed by him for the purpose of
extniu,ng into the subject, on the mprac-
icabili,y of using 2orhcdoes as means of
national defence. The committee have.
them, heard, however. that Mr. Fulton has
made an essential improvement. Only 1900
dollars ara expended, out of ,he 5000 appro-
pria,ed.
The bill authorizing the Secretary of State
to have made, printed and distributed &C.
neral index TO the laws of the ". States,
and the bill establishing trading houses with
the Indian tribes, were each read 4 third
time and passed.
DELAWARE AND CHESAPEAKE
CANAL.
The House again went into a committee
! of the whole, on the bill aushprising the sale
and grant of a certaiu ,rac. or parcel OF pub
lie land to the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal company.
MIR EhfeS moved 20 strike out the whole,
| and insert clause providing for dividing
between the several states according to their
population, certain quantity OF public lands,
! for The purposes of internal improvement.
Messrs. Wright, Key Ross and Van
DI k opposed the striking out, and Messrs.
Eppes, Boyd, NJ Kim Holland and South
ard supported it.
The committee rose, reported progress
and obtained leave to git again.
FRIDAY, Febrsary IS.
MIR. Love present. d the petition of Joseph
|
lutionary services, which was referred to
the committee OF Claims.
| MI. .Hryvton, from the committee of G m
merce AMI Manufactures, reported a bill
| -tabhshi"g several new collection districts
within the United States Twice read x
committed.
Mr. LiUermore presented the memorial!
OF ,he merchants of Newburyport. Mass a
gainst theimposition OF additional discrimi
mating duties.
A similar memorial was presented by
M. Gold, from sundry Merchants OF New
! York both OF which were referred to the
committee at the who.e, having uuder Con-
sideration che bills securing TO the vessels
OF the ". States equal advantages in ex-
porting articles Of merchandise, he grow h,
produce or manufacture of the u 5. 10 TO-
reign ports.
Mir u. q. Porter from the committee
60 whom was referred the bill from the Sc
nate, making tur her provision for the corps
OF Engineers, rep rted i, with sundry a
memo 4ta-Among others, the power of
locating Academy is proposed to be taken
from the President oi the u. States and the
Academy fixed at Staten Island the mp
preparation for bui dings is raised from IS
to 10000 doilars.--lhe amendments were
ic&d AID referred to a Committee OF the
whole.
Mr.. Bacon presented the memorial OF
| the Massachusetts association for encou-
raging useful inventions, which was refer
red 10 the committee of the whole or the
bill for the encouragement of learning,
&c.
Mr. Cochran submitted the following re-
solution
RcSotUed, Thata committee be appointed
o enquire in,o the expectancy of providing
| by law, for detaching By quotas militia, to
be armed by the U. States, TO be held III rea
diuess for service for limited time, and that
! tie committee have leave to report by bill
II thrrwise.
Nj Pitkin wished to learn the motive of
introducing this resolution.
MIR. Cochran said it was grounded on the
recommendation of the President of the u
States at the last session. and reierencetc
it in his Message Of this year. He Thought
also, that il was not proper to wait tor che
| approach Of war before we attempt to pre-
pare for l..
Mr.. Pilkin. Quincy, Potter and Eppes were
opposed to the resolution /; and Messrs Coch-
ran, Root, Basseit and Bacon in favcr of il
Against the resolution, il wac said hat
| the adoption Of such an one in the present
circumstances Of the country would excite
uneasness in the nation that, taken in con
nec;ion with he sitting with closed doors, it
would excite alarm and an apprehension of
some la'en ell. hat the gradual armiug
enc nation WA. already provided for by law
anG II had already been ascertaited by ex
pere nee that no mode Of arming the Whole