The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-04-17

Dy every MEMBER Ot the fiuuSc that an en-
curry of this kind should bc nsdc. because
j. would present to the House the most int
portant measures Row before them, and
their attention would be particular. turned
to them. The other-obiect, an enquiry into
the propriety Of adjourning, was not iIc0n-
sistent with any course which Congress
had thought proper to pursue. because they
might meet again at As early cay as gen
tlemen pleased. No improper impression
therefore could be made BY tine motion
and he hoped it wu1ia not be postponed.
The question for postpone,nett was mega
lived.
The question on appointing the commit
tee to enquire, SC. was then decided as fol-
lows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Aston, Bacon. Baker.
Bibb, Bigelow, Bleecker, Boyd. Brcekcn
ridge, Brigham, Burwel, Calhoun, Cham
pion. Chittentlen, Davenport, Davis, Earle,
Ely, Emott. Fndley, Fisk, Fitch, Gold.
Goodwin, Green, Hawes, Hnfty, Hyneman,
jackson. Johnson, Kent, Key, King, Lewis,
Macon, M'Bryde, Metcalf, Milnor, Morrow,
Moseley, Nelson, Newbold, Pearson, Pick
ems. Piper. Pitkin, Peasants, Pond, Potter,
Quincy, Randolph, Reed. Ridgely, Rodman.
Seaver. Shaw. Sheffey, Smile, G.. Smith.
Stanford, Stuart, Stow. Strong. Sturges, Tai
iaferro. Taggart, T allmadge, Tracy .Whea-
ton, White, Whitehill, Williams, Widgery,
Wilson.-73:
NAYS.-Mcssrs. Anderson, Bard, Bas-
sett. Blackledge, Brown, Butler, Cheves.
Clopton, Crawford, Desha, Dinsmoor, Ghol-
son, Grundy, b. Hall, o. Hall, Harper, La
cock, Lefever, Little, Lowndes, Lyle, NJ
Coy, M'Kce, M'Kim, Mitchill, New, New
berts, Sage, SEWER, Seybert, ]. Smith, rroup,
Turner, Winn. Wright.--4O.
Saturday, IhrR IL.
A quorum not appearing at the usual
hour Of meeting, the House adjourned to
Monday.
Monday, .fhrR13.
Mr.. Wright, from the military commit
tee, made report on the petition of Ed
ward Clarke, respecting new mode of
harbour defence by buoy forts. The report
states that the committee had examined the
model, but that it was impossible ojudge
OF the effect without an actual experiment
thereof The committee therefore recon
mend a resolution that the Secretary of the
Navy be authorised to make an experiment
of the same. The report was read and or
dered to lie on the table.
Mr.. NJ Kim offered to the House the fol
lowing resolution, promising that he had
been particularly induced to offer it, by con
siderations resulting from the present state
of things in the state of New-York, arising
from the disability Of the district Judge, by
which upwards of 700 suits were kept ir
suspense, to the great injury of individuals
and prejudice of the government. In order
to remedy that difficulty, a bill! had passed
both Houses, which had been returned by
the President as objectionable on constitu.
tional grounds. 1t had been pronounced or
this floor, by respectable law authority
that if that bill was rejected there was no o
Their remedy. He therefore had been in.
duced to offer; the following resolution -
RESOLVED, BY tile Senate and House o
Representatives of the United States of A
merica in Congress assembled, thirds o
both Houses concurring, That the following
section be submitted to the Legislatures
the several states, which, when ratified BY
the Legislatures of three-fourths of the
states. shall be valid and binding as a par
of the Constitution of the United States /:
Z" RESOLVED, That the Judges both of the
Supreme and inferior Courts, may be reno.
we'd frem Office, on the joint address nf the
Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States"
The Resolution was ordered to lie on the
table and to be printed a. to 80.
Mr.. Widgery and Mr.. Fitch obtained
leave of absence for the remainder of t. {
session.
A letter was received from the Secretar,
Of the Treasury, transmitting a report o
the Comptroller of the u. States, in pursu
aMce of the act establishing the Mint
and embracing all the information relative
to the transactions of the Mint which tn,
settlements made at the Treasury enabl,
him 60 afford.
The engrosscd bill to authorize the Sec
Rotary of the Treasury to purchase the ole
City Hall in the city of New York, was reat
a third time and passed.
The House resolved itself into commit
tee of the whole, Mr.. PIPER in the chair
on the bill for .scertaim;ns the titles AIT
claims to lands in that part Of Louisiana
which lies east Of river Mississippi and is
land of New-Orlcans. The committee re
ported the bill to the House, and it was
With amendments. ordered to be engrosset
for third reading. IS" = - - +" y =
A confidential message from the Senat,
was announced by the Speaker and th;
House was accordingly cleared OF all per
sons but the members and officers of tn.
House. The doors were soon opened
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