The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

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Tuesday, Dec 8. 1872
ny. CheUeS, from the committee of Wa.
ana means. reported III favor of an aere..-
ni men, TO the amendments of the Senate to the
Dill making an appropriation to defrav thS
expense incurred under the act author;sino-
a a detachment OF the Militia of the United
ne mouse concurred in the report.
On motion Of Mr.. DZ'Kee,
Re8olUed, That a committee he ar,o;,..,
70 consider the report of the Secretarv of
state OF the Sd July last, ON the memny;oi
OF w lillian Lambert (relative to the frst
meridian Tor the United States) and tbsr
wise. ' VI "'net-
On motion of MIR. Poinderter.
NeSotDed, That committee be anno;nted
W enquire whether any, and if any. tbat A.
;,, Jus are necessary tn the act extend
| inS jurisdiction IN Certain cases To tho s,,,,a
TIoi courts OF the several territories of ~
Ohited States and that the commit,es
nave leave to report by bill or otherw;se
MERCHANTS BONDS.
Cn motion OF Mr.. CheveS, the House a.
| gam resolved itself into d complit,ee NJ ,t'.
"hoie. Mr. BAssET in the chair. on the re-
poI, Oh the committee of Ways and Means
on the merchants petition.
Mr.. Widgery and Mr. Calhoun s,o,. :.
considerable length against the re,,ort as
| When the committee rose. renortnS
gresS and obtained leave to sit sca;n P'o-
WedneSdoy, Nov. Q:
i he House again resolved itseifinto a com
mittee OF the whole, Mr.. P1rKIN !, ~
chail' on the report Of the committee of ths
Bonds. AeienahSs
Mr.. Bib6 spoke in support of the repo,t Of
enc committee, and Mr.. Losvndes and Mr..
otovo against it-when -'-i'
L he committee rose, reported nrocros.
and obtained leave to sit again.
lnfrfsonnent of our ISeamen
MT. 6aSSef offered to the House the fol.
lowing Resolution 'oi7
.Hhereas, 1t is represented that G. Rr;-
taih mas seized sundry persons fighting nm.
ger t.T the American flag, laying claims to Them
aiiKe incompatible with Justice and the
nation 'ei'iehs
ReSofUe6. That the President be reo,.s-
ted to lay before this House the informatio,,
ne mas received on that subject, and the
measures taken to redress an evil which ~
iateS the rights and interests, and outros-os
the feelings, OF a free and independent REQ.
pie. PeV'
Mr.. Baasef stated that several caeestod
come to his knowledge in which the Ri
.lsh haVai commanders had seized persons
taken on board of American armed veessin
and confined them, in one instance i, ;rs-.'
ana IN another had transported them. -
England Tor trial. TWAS not his intention
no" 10 go into an examination of tbos,, CO..
ses such an examination was not 6s6eS.
sary to authorize the House to call f,r a.
information required. He had given ito ,ra.-
sent. form to the motion he had offered. i've.
cause its adoption would 20 to shew tbattbe
councils OF the nation were not indjGerert
t. this subject. 1t would, he trusted c.
ther enable the Executive to shew that i,
never sIumbered Oh any occasion in ,yhich
the rights Of the people were concerned
and he had no doubt the information - bS
received would shcw it. When il was re
ceWed' the House might take what conrs.
lt pleased perhaps no legislative act youId
grow out oft But it was proper in an,, -
vent, that the House should be in nossa,si-
on Of the information required.
An interesting short debate arose on u,;.
motion OF MIR. Bassct, for which We havs
not room to day, but Of which br,ef CO.
line shall be given in our next. No obiec-
l on was made TO the cali fer information. bn,
to the form in which the motion was ,rcJ
to the House. The discussion incjdentafy
turned on the expediency of protecting MAJ
turaiIZed 'citizens at sea, &c.
resolution was ultimately adopted vv;.h
out opposition, in the following words.
:" ResoiUed. That the President Of the r.