The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-07-07
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
N7OnQQU, .Iune %

Monday, June 90.
Mr.. White presented memorial from
sundry inhabitants of the town of Salem,
Mass. demonstrating against a war with G..
Britain. Slc.-Ordered to lie upon the table,
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The Sneaker laid before the House pro-
ceedings of sundIy inhabitants of the city of
NewYork (Which appeared in our last pa
PERI approving the course adopted by the
general government, and pledging their
support to the measures which have been
and may be taken in defence Of the rights
and honor of the country. The same was
ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Calhoun, from the committee of Fo-
reign Relations, reported without amend
ment the bill prohibiting the expectation OF
certain articles during the continuance of
the war.
Mr.. Wezoton moved the following as an
additional section TO the bill
".fnd be f further enacted, That no
ship or vessel admitted by the fifth section
of this act to enter any port or place with
in the jurisdiction of the United States shall
import into the United States any goods,
wares, or merchandise, unless the same
shall be the produce of the country to which
the said vessel belongs"
This amendment was objected to as de-
Inying to neutrals those rights whcf we,
whilst in that character, had strenuously
insisted On, and as therefore exhibiting an
Inconsistency Of conduct not saited to a
great nationconteEding for its rights Mr..
.Nezuton replied that the circumstances of
the civilized world had SO materially cham
Is ed as to destroy the force of this argument
altogether.
! The question was then taken on the pro-
tposed amendment by yeas and NAYS, and de-
cldcd in the negative.
For the amendment 81, against 50.
And the question was then taken on en-
Igrossing the bill for third reading, and
carried. b,
| For engrossment 46, against it Il.
! Mr.. B0ssen withdrew the resolution
(which he offered few days ago relative to
lraising a,speei6c force for the defence of the
Ieastern shore OF Virginia, for the rcascr. rs
HE stated, that the House had utterly re-
fused to take into consideration this sub.
iject, the first which he for his peculiar con-
lstitucnts had ever pressed on their attention
The House resolved Itself into commit
ltee Of the whole on the bill allowing add
ltionaI compensation to the President pre-
ltcInpore of the Senate, acting as such wher
the office of Vice President shall he vacant
]-Mr. NELSON in the chair. Mr. CheUea
moved an amendment importing thu. iii sucl
lease the President pro tempore should re
lceive the compensation attached to the CT
fee of Vice President of the United States
which was agreed to-Ayes 81. And the
lbill, as amended, was reported to the House
lby whom the said amendment was concur
red in, and the bill ordered to be engrosset
for third reading.
The engrossed bills authorising tran sfer!
of stock of the United States, &c. the bill
to compensate the President of the Senate
acting as Vice-Presidcnt of the u. States
and the bill for the relief of James WiIkiil-
son, were severally read a third time and
passed.
Tuesday, June 80.
The Sneaker laid before the House a CO.
| py of a letter from VIM. Duane, late lieu
tenant-colonel in the army of the United
States, to the House of REPRESENTATIVES
transmitting copy ola work which he has
lately written & published on military tao
tics, and requesting Congress to encourage
the publication Of that and other military
works--Referred to the committee ON Mill
tary Affairs.
! The House proceeded to consider the a
! mendments of the Senate TO the bill for raj
| sing four additional companies of Rangers.
| which amendments reduced the number
from four companies to.on The amend
ment was agreed to, on the suggestion of
Mr.. Grumpy, who said if four additional
| companies, could not be obtained from the
Congress, he was, for his western contitu-
ents, willing to take what he could get for
| their further defence.
The House refused to take up Mr.,
Wright's bill respecting American seamen,
48 to ID. tits not probable it will DC
gain taken up at this session
The engrossed bill supplementary to the
act giving further time to the purchasers If
public lands north west of the river Odio to
complete the payments of the same, was
read the third time and passed.
The engrossed bill to prohibit the expor
tation of certain military stores, &c. to- Ca
NADIA, was read the third time.
Mr.. Wright moved its postponement to
the first Monday in November next, on the
groundstbat it was unnecc ssary because the
state of war OF itself precluded such e:tpor-
tation and on the ground that it went TO
violate existing treaties. The question was
decided by yeas and nays as follows
For postponement a., against it ~.
The speaker declared himself against
the pcstponement and
The question REQUIRED on the passage of
the bill.
Mr.. Pilkin opposed the passage of the
bill, particularly as going to violate certain
existing treaties under the authority of
which neutral vessels we're now permitted
to clear out for any port, even that Of our
enemy, without moestatiou. He objected
to the bill also, because making express pro-
vision for a particular case already provided
for by the law now in existence for punish
ing those who III war afford aid and comfort