The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-27

A gentleman rising further TO Gs'asy ;
tae question, and 4iir. P.tkis os9cvtieg
,heretu--
1t was decided by the S5kcaker. in coufor- !
miy TO precedent, that the decision OF the
previous question in the negative prcciuacs
further consideration of the subject tor one
day.
So the House proceeded to the transacti-
on OF other business.
Ffday, FEB. 81.
.fris and Mina3ac ares.
Mr.. Sey6ert SAID af,er making very
few preliminary remarks, lie would offer
resolution for tne Consideration OF the house,
connected with Il hignly important national
object. BY the Eleventh Congress he was
mdulged i'll Il motion to reprint a valuable
report of a former Secretary OF the Trcasu-
~ made On the manufactures Of the United
States. To that same Congress the pre-
sent Secretary of the Treasury made re-
port in part I'm the same subject. He said
he need not recite to the House it's merits
they we've generally acknowledged. BY the
act OF LIST of May, 1910, it was PROVIDED,
| that further information be obtained, by the
marshals and their deputies. ON the subject
I, OF manufactures. The result OF their en-
quiries was a mass of facts which are now
buried in the archives of the treasury, and,
answerno useful purpose to the nation
His present object, he declared to be, the
publication OF the facts thus collected
Upwards of $4,000 dollars had been alrca-
dy appropriated {; which, if the matter re-
manned rs it now is, would answer no bene
iicial purposes. His resolution, if adopted,
would bring to light many facts concerning
| the agriculture and manufactures Of tie u
States, and other statistical information, con-
nectcd with the true basis OF national indie
| pendence, These OBJECTS constitute the per-
| manent sources of the wealth of the nation
they are tie rea! and liked capital of the
We shall thereby be enabled to country
cur. race pr grcss from infancy to manhood
BY this report we can alone be in situation
to enact wise, polite and systematic lari6
OF duties; 1t alone can teach MS TO discriminate
the proper objects OF prot ction. l might add
mrch more On the subject /; this would be
consuming time unnecessarily | will there
fore proceed TO read the, Resolution.
" Rts,ived 6y the Senate and House OF
Refiresentanvcs, TN Congress assembled
mat the secretary of the Treasury be di-
rected to employ person to digest and re-
duce to such form, as shall be deemed most
conducive tothe Interests of the U. States, a
statement of the number, nature, extent stu
'4tion and value OF the arts and manufactures
details Connected win these subjects, as can
be made from the abs tracts and other docu-
inents and returns reported to him by the
marshals and other persons employed to COZ
iect information, in conformity to the ID sec
ton of the Act of the LIST Of MAY, 1910, and
that he report the same to Congress at their
next session."
After some observations from Mr.. .Wczy-
ION, stating the difficulty of the proposed di-
CT fr.,,, q /, -. r..
or method i'll the returns and probability
that the mott might be SO amended as bet
ter to attain the object in view, the resolu-
ton was ordered to .ie Oh the table.
Mr.. Ormsbg, after adverIing to the diff
Guilty of distributing arms of the u. States.
by land or water Carriage in the interior of
tae ~ ssscsi Country, offered the foiiowing
resolution:
g Resofued, The committee on so much
OF the message of the President of the u. 5.
as relates to our military affairs, be directed
to enquire into the eXpcdiency of authorizing
the establishment of an armory at Louisville
IN Kentucky, with leave to report by bill or
otherw ise."
The resolution was agreed to without op-
position.
ARhiING THE MILITIA.
The House resumed the consideration of
the bill for arming the militia.
After some observations from Mr.. Porter
and Mr.. Wright in favor of the bill, and
from Mr.. Roberts and Mr.. Tallmadge
against it. the question was taken on the pas
sage OF the bill, and carried in the affirma-
TIVE. Yeas 67-and Nays 81.
And the bill was sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Bassct laid upon the table the follow
ing resolution:
Rcsoived, That the standing rules and
orders OF the house be so amended that a ma
jority OF those present shall be required to
admit the previous question:"