The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-10

ri,tec 20 C,rsrcss ~ She { ui,, en.tn, reces
ni1lng the lsceral Constitution. IL ..,,ca,eI.
'hat a,.Gi. an instrument Lad Lot been Tor
~a'Gsd,' '.iliiousn the Fe,ieraf Consultation.
Mas recognized III The body OF rae nsiru-
nicnt wli.c.s Was nov before the licuse. ne
shccciore .inoNSd an auicn,,near gCi..y TO liz
stiIct ii.c committee to cnQunv iilio Ue ex-
pedieiSs 81 rcit alS 50 ii,u, II d ,ne -sti, sec
zion OF the aot OF last session. us rec arcs :.
jstfa1a!e nls;rGo,e.,t CT recognition.
:4Hr. LdIcc2 accepted the proposed q.
mendincnt AS Z, part IF his motioi..
| The CONSTITUTION WAS thei, committed,
with this ,ns.tNction,' yea select Committee
composed ci the following members, VIZ
Messrs. Dawson, Macon, rrcap, Johnson,
fuGley, Eiseiow and Potter.
Mr.. 4i1,Cfe remarked that in the system,
OF discipline for the army transmitted to
Congress during the present session, in ,ur-
suahce ut cab from the House, there was
no sy stem OF discipline for the Cavalry, the
necessity torwhich was certainly as great as
TOR the other branches or our army. He
therefore proposed the following resolution
I" Resoiued, That the President oil tie. u.
States be requested to cause 10 be laid be-
lore the House u system of rules and reyula-s
tons proper TO be adopted Tor training and
disc plining the Cavalry OF the Army and
Messrs. NIoorc and Bailerwere appoint
ed a committee To present the same to the
President.
The House resumed the consideration of
the bill supplementary to the act for raising
an addit,onal Military Force. The object
vi the bill is to place On the same footing as
to rank all the officers of each grade of the
army who may be appointed at the present
session SO as to allow more time for pro-
NOR. col .I,s
tary appointments The details of the bill
having received some amendment, the bill
was ordered TO be engrossed Tor a third
reading.
WEST FLORIDA. -
Mr.. johnson submitted the following rsso-
luton
Resofved, That committee be appoint
LED to enquire into the situation Of that part
lot West Florida west of the Perdido river,
the possession of which was taken under the
proclamation of the President of the United
States on the 9th October, 1910, and that
the committee have leave to report by bill
or otherwise
MIR. fitkin ENDURING the particular OBJ
lject of this motion
MIR. johnson replied, that by the procla-
nation OF the President of the United states
the territory embraced by the resolution was
attached to the Orleans territory. ltiswcll
known tilat the constitution OF that TERRITORY
IN conformity to the law of Congress had ar
rived and was now before the House. The
territory in question, not being included with
IN the limits prescribed for the new state,
must either be attached to some other go
vernment OF included in q separate admins
traton. In addition to this circumstance,
there were many grievances of which the
people OF that territory Complained, which
required investigation. He had a number
OF memorials III his possession, the reference
OF which at a proper time he would move to
that committee. s.,s
The resolution was adopted, ~
The bill supplementary to the act for rails
ing an additional military force; was read a
third time and passed. ~ fs5.3-I
.so4S EOkTlFlC ATIONS. fti
The House took up the Senate's amend
ment to the bill for the defence of our MARI
time frontier. The amendment reduces
the appropriation from one nillio, to half Il
million of Go!larS.] Y.aat AZ
Messrs. Blackledge and Potter opposed
the amendment onthe ground OF the inexpe-
diency of weakening the defence OF our
ports. te[
he question on concurrence was decided
IN the atiirmative--60 to SO.
So the appropriation now stands at 500,
600 dollars. 1861 ~,