The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-17


Mary Nicholson. a that IN ,ae opinuol, os the
lcoinmttec It sinexpe6i-nt 10 .a.,kv prosis-
on tor indLvilual-cases OF the description of
shat of the petitioncr;" and the report was
concurred in.
| AR. Brent presented the petition of Ro-
bert Young and others, inhabitants OF the
town of Alexandria, pray ing charter for
a Bank, under the title OF "'rhe Mocha
nics' Rank of Alexandria '---itetened to
Messrs. Brent, Campbell of Tenn. & lay
! Tor. ESP
M. Lloyd presented the petition of Jchn
Parker OF Boston, praying indem MITIGATION,
Tor vessel bound to ST. Petersburg, < cap
tuicd Sd May, 1911, BY French p.ivatcer,
and carried into Dantzc. The petition IVES
ordered to be printed
Tuesday, March s.
| Mr.. Loud lard before the Senate reso-
luton OF the Legislature of Massachusetts,
stating the perfect ability and disposition of
the government of the Commonwealth to
make the most prompt provisions for the i'm
mediate supply of such blankets 81 clothing
rs the general government may wish TO
contract with the citizens of the Common
| wealth for, sufficient to meet any contingent
| cy which may occur, and to request infor-
nation OF any other articles which are or
may be wanted for supplying the Indians, az
there can be no doubt Of the ability of the
| Commonwealth to supply by contract any
Such articles, mostly, if not altogether, from
| their own manufactures.
i The bill authorising a subscription to the
laws OF the U. States was, on motion of Mr..
Leib, postponed to the first Monday of A
lpril next; the bill to Incorporate certain
persons into a land company in Louisiana.
was re-committed to Messrs. Bradley Lloyd,
Gregg, Cults & Leib.
Mr.. Smith (of Md.) submitted the follow
ing motion for consideration
ReaofDed, That the President be reques-
ted to cause to be laid before the House
i such information as he may possess relative
to the captures made by the belligerents
since the Esd of June, 1911, of vessels Of the
United States bound to or from the Baltic or
within that sea; particularising the nation
or the captors, the cause assigned for deten-
ton, the names OF the vessels, masters and
owners, and the ports to which the vessels
so detained belonged.
i On motion of Mr. Bayard, the further
consideration of the bill supplementary to
the act entitled An act to regulate the col
lection OF duties on imports and tonnage -
was postponed to the 1st Monday in Dec
next.
y The bill went 10 allow an additional per
tcentage to certain collectors
The bill in addition to the act entitled can
act supplementary 10 the act entitled an act
concerning the commercial intercourse be-
tween the United States and G.. Britain &
France, was committed. Messrs. Taylor,
Crawford, Lloyd, Reed and Smith (of Md.)
f composed the committee.
, Fhe bill making furthey appropriations
TOR the accommodation of the Patent Office,
&c. was read third time and passed.
NH'. Pofte communicated a resolution of
5 the Legislature of Kentucky, recommending
an improvement of the United States militia
system resolution requesting their Scna-
. tors and Representatives in Congress, to
S endeavor to procure the establishment of
4 certain roads or highways therein mention
, ed, under the authority of the general go
vernmcnt.
Wednesday, D7drch e..
Il The bill to alter the time of holding the
circuit courts of the U. S. at Knoxville, East
Tennessee, with the amendments. was or
dered to third reading.
t The bill giving further time for register
ing claims to lands in the western district of
the territory of Orleans, was also ordered to
third reading.
i The Serate resumed the consideration of
the motion made yesterday by Mr.. Smith of
Nd. and the motion was amended & agreed
to as follows:
+" Resolved, frat the President be re-
lquested to cause to be laid before this house
! such information as he may possess relative
to captures made by the beliigerents since
the first day of May, 1911, of vessels of the
US. bound to or from the Baltic, or within
tn at sea; partcuarising the nation of the
lcaptors, the cause assigned for detention, the
names of the vessels, masters and owners, &
, thepor to which the vessels ESQ detaned)be-
longed.''
The bill making a further appropriation
for the defence of the maritime frontier,
: with the amendment reported thereto by a
select committee, was ordered to a third
lreadng.
The Senate resumed, as in committee of
t the whole, the consideration of the bill for
the relief oft the board of commissioners west
lof Pearl River, which was ordered to a Sd
reading.
A message similar to that delivered in the
House OF Representatives, was received by
Mr.. Coles, his Secretary, and ordered to be
printed for the use of the Senate.
. 1Nr. Bradiey reported bill to authorize
the President of the u. S. to ascertain and
: designate certain boundaries, which was
= read and passed to second reading.
The Senate then adjourned.
Thursday, March S.
The several bills yesterday ordered to a
third reading, were accordingly read third
: time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Lloyd, the memorial OF
John Parker, of Boston, was referred to the
f Secretary of State.
It Mr.. Anderson reported bill for impro-
wing the navigation of the river Potomac OPP
InoSite the city of VNaeh;notor