The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-05-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Ii1esday, bzay ).
Mr.. White presented a petition of Henry
b. x Charles Curtis, merchants of Boston,
brig called the Adventure" was illegally
captured and destroyed by the order OF the
commander of a French ship of war, and
|praying such relief in the premises as Con-
gress may think reasonable and PROPER
Referred TO the Secretary of State.
Mir. Ghok5on made unfavorable reports on
the petitions of Robert Carmichael * 10 n
Thompson, jr. which were concurred in,.
Mr.. Wright, from the military commit
tee, reported a bill relative to the defence
of ports and harbors, which was twice read,
and referred to committee of the whole
House.
The engrossed bill, making further provi-
sion for the army of the u. 5. the bill for
the relief of Thomas Reddick the bill to
aCthorise the election of sheriff; in the In
diana Territory, and for other purposes =
the bill to incorporate the Trustees of
Washington College the bill to carry into
effect an act of the Legislature of the state
of Maryland the bill from the Senate in
addition to the act to regulate the laying
out and making road from Cumberland in
the state of Maryland to the state of Ohio !;
and the bill to annex portion OF West
Florida to the Miss!s ippi territory; were Sc
verally read third time, and PASSED.
Wedne8aay, May 6.
Mr. Blocker presented the petition of 800
citizens o. Albany, in New York, and it's
neighborhood, stating the deleterious effe cts
of the Embargo on their interests, and the
reasons Of their disapprobation of the mea-
sure, praying that the embargo act may be
repealed or SO modified as to afford them re-
lief.
Mr.. Il, stated this memorial to be signed
by citizens Of all parties, & by some of the
warmest friends of the administration. The
language of the petition was respectful its
contents certainly deserved serious consid-
Grafton. lie therefore moved to refer it to Il
select committee.
Mr. Rhea moved to postpone the furt her
consideration of these petitions to the 4th
day OF July reXt, assigning as a reason his
disposition TO see them follow the same course
as otter papers OF Il similar tenor, and to a
void encouraging in the breasts of the petit
TONERS a groundless hope by a reference.
Mr. GhoisoN moved that they should lie
on the table. Motion negatived. ID to %.
An animated and interesting debate took
place on this question, involving the course
of policy pursued during the session e. the
course nowproper to be pursued by the nation.
AS an abbreviatio Of the debate could not
be made without injustice to the respective
speakers, we shall make ali eXertion to pre-
sent it to our readers in our next, or as much
of it as odr paper will contain. The Speak
ers were MeSsrs. Rhea, Bieecker, RaHdoiHh,
johnson, Calhoun, Grundy e. Wright.
About half past o'clock the question on
the postponement of these petitions was Ia
ken & decided in the Affirmative.
For indefinite postpunement 58
Against it so
And the House adjourned.
ThuBday, Nay 7.
MIR. Le7cis, from the committee TO whom
had been referred the bill for improving the
navigation of the river Potomac opposite &c
the city of Washington, and the several
petitions on the subject, reported an amen
datory bill which was referred to a com
mttee ofthe whole.
The Speaker laid before the House a let
ter addressed to him by Joseph Hill, Of Phi.
ladelphia, enclosing for tie uae Of IT,. House