The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-06
CONGRESS.
IN SENATE.


time and committed, viz The bill to in
corporate the Trustees of the Georgetown
Lancastrian School Society, to Messrs. Hor-
sey, Bayard and Hunter the bill supple
mentary to the act for the accommodation
of the General Post Office and Patent of
flee, and for other purposes, to Messrs.
Bradley. Gregg & Howell the bill for the
relief of the officers and soldiers who SER
we'd in the late campaign on the Wabash,
to Messrs. Pope, Anderson & Bib.
The bill to authorize a detachment from
the Militia of the u. States, was on motion
OF Mr.. Bradley recommitted, il consequence
IL his having moved to amend the same SO
as to define the duties of the militia thus
detached, viz. to execute the laws of the
Union, suppress instructions and repel in
vasions. Messrs. Bradley, Pope, Craw-
ford, Reed and Varnum are the commit
tee.
Wednesday, February s6.
The joint resolution Of the House respec-
ting arts and manufactures, was read the
second time & committed to Messrs Gregg,
Crawford and Lloyd.
The loan Bill was read a second time & re-
ferred to Messrs. Lloyd, rawford & TAFT.
The bill establishing land Office, was or
dered to be read third time.
The bill authorizing the purchase by the
United States of Winslow Lewis's light
house patent, was ordered to be read
third time.
Mr.. Bi6b reported bill for the relief of
Thomas and William Streshly, which was
read and passed to second reading.
Thursday, February ~
The bill from the House, supplementary
to the act " providing for the accommoda-
ton of the General Post Office and Pa
tent Office" was passed to third reading.
Mr.. Pofe reported bill for the relief of
the Representatives of Samuel Lapsley, de-
ceased.
The bill authorising the purchase of
Winslow Lewis's lighthouse patent, was
read third time. ~,
The bill establishing general Land Of
lice in the Department of the Treasury, was
read q third time and passed.
The Senate took up the bill concerning
naval establishment and Mr.. Lloyd ha-
wing moved to add to the bill new sec
ton gong to direct the building of num-
Der of frigates. the further consideration of
the bill was postponed till Tomorrow.
Friday, February %.
The bill for the benefit OF Chrlstopner
Miller was taken up, and, on the question
of its being read third tine, it passed in
the negative.
Mr.. Giles reported bill forthe relief of
the Collectors of the ports of Baltimore &
of Norfolk and Portsmouth; and the bill
was read and passed to second reading.
Mr.. Lloyd reported the Loan bill with
amendments.
On motion of Mr.. Smith of Md the Ma
Wy bill was further postponed to Monday.
HOUSE OF REPR ESENTATIVES.
Thursday, February 81. /.
Mr.. Reed presented the petition of Cap
tain Birchmore, complaining of treatment
which he had received from the Bey of Tu-
mis- stating that he had seized quantity of
oil which he had purchased in his Kingdom !;
that after he had been under the necessi-
ty of again purchasing the oil, it was a Sc
cond time seized, and praying the interfe-
renee of Congress. Referred TO the Score
tary of State.
The resolution granting to the Judges of
the Supreme Court the privileges of using
the books of the Congress Library wasread
the third time and passed.
WAR TAXES.
The House took up the report Of the com
mittee of the whole on the War Taxes
when concurrence IN the first resolution,
increasing the impost duties 100 per cent,
being under consideration and the Yeas
and Nays being called upon all the resolu-
tons, the Speaker directed the clerk TO pro
coed with the call. Just after Mr. Aston
had answered to this name, Mr.. Uidgery
addressed the Speaker The Speaker de
cided that the call had commenced, & the
gentleman could not, therefore, according to
the rules of the House, be heard except the
House should determine otherwise. The
call was insisted upon, and the resolution
was concurred in, II to 40. The Yeas and
Nays were as follows
fEAS-Messrs. Aston, Anderson, Archer, Ba.
con, Bib, Boyd, Brown, Burwel Butler, Calhoun
Cheyes, Clay, Cochran, Crawford, Davis Dawson
Des'a, Dinsmoor, Earle, Franklin, Gholson, Good.
wyn, Green, Grundy, II Hall, 0. Hall, Harper
IIawes, liufty Johnson, Kent, King, Lowndes, Lyle
Macon, M,Coy, MKee, M'Kim, Metcalf, NIitchiII
Morgan,- Morrow, Nelson, New, Ncwbold, Newton
Pickens Piper, Peasants, Pond, Porter, Richard
son, Hinggold, Rhca, Roane, Roberts, Rodman
Sage, Summons, Scaver, Sewer, Seybert Shaw
sIniiie G.. Smith, !. Smith, Strong, Troup, White
hill, Winn, Wrght-71.
NAYS--Nessrs. Baker, Biselow, Blocker, Brec
kenrflgc. brigham, Champion, Chitenden, Daven
port, Fly, Emott, Fisk, Fitch, Gold, GoIdsborougl,
tray, jackson, Key, Lewis Livingston, Maxwell
M'Bryde, Milnor, Moseley, Pearson, ptkn, Quin
cy, Randolph, Reed, Ridgciy, Shelley, Stanford
Sturges, Iaggart, Taluadge. Tracey, Turner
wheaton, White, Widgery, Wilson---i0.
a concurrence in the second resolution
IN relation to drawbacks was the nest ques
ton.
mr.. 11'Kim said, if the House calculated
upon this provision as an article of reven
Ne, they would certainly be disappointed
for he believed, instead of beneftting Tin,
revenue, it would injure It.
mr.. risk moved to postDoce the firth, 80