The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-30
CONGRESS.
IN SlINNEE.

CONG kESS.
IN SENATE.
Wcdue8fau, Jan. %.
The following Is tine resolution of Mr..
Reed, as amended, which, as stated in our
last, was postponed TO the I'd Monday of Fee
bruary next =:
| RcsofDed, That the Secretary of the Tpea-
sury be directed to lay before this House Il
statement. so far as the same may be prac-
ticablc, exhibiting the number of ships and
vessels, and the amount of tonnage, and the
several kinds and amount of merchandise,
being of the growth, produce or manufacture
| of the United States or territories thereof
exported from thence to any port or place
lin France, subsequent to the period at
which the repeal of the Berlin and Milan
DEGREES were to have taken place /; stating
distinctly the duties payable, in the ports of
France, on each article before and since the
repeal of said DEGREES.
Thursday Jam %.
Fhe amendments to the bill for the es-
tablishment of a quarter-master's depart
ment, were resumed but OH motion of Mr..
Leib, it waspostponed till tomorrow.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the act supplementary to the act concerning
the commercial intercourse between the u.
States and u. Britain and France and their
dependencies, which was ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill to prohibit the importation of rum,
taftia, &c. and on the question "shall the
bill be engrossed for third reading" it was
determined in the negative. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Thursday, january %.
Mr.. Condit presented the petition of Pc
ter Lacour & Co. of New-Jcrsey, manufac-
turers Of sand crucibles, praying for an adj
| ditional duty on imported articles of this
| kind. Referred to the Committee of Com
merce and Manufactures.
Mr.. M'kini moved that the petition of
John, Hagerty and others, of Baltimore, pray
ing for remuneration in the case Of a vessel
laden with coffee from St. Domingo, which
had been improperly seized by the Collector
! OF that port, presented at last session, but
not decided upon, be again REFEREED
| Agreed.
| The Speaker laid before the House, a re-
port from the Secretary of the Treasury, eX-
| niolting statement OF our exports, for the
past year, which wasordered to be printed.
Mr.. d. II. Hiificms had understood tina.
it was contemplated, in. case the whole of the
present navy shall be ordered to be equipped
and commissioned, to be necessary to appoint
additional officers. In order, if such a pro-
position shall be made, to be able to meet it,
he wished to know what is the number at
present employed. For this purpose, he
proposed the following resolution
ReSoiVed, That the Secretary of the
Navy be directed to lay before this House,
a statement of the names, rank, pay and
rations OF the commissioned officers and mid
shipmen belonging TO the Navy OF the u.
tes."-Agrced to-
a message was received from the Senate,
informing the House, that they had passed
the bill authorising the Secretary of the
Treasury to decide in the case of the Eliza
Ann, with amendments. The bill, with the
| amendments, was referred to the Commit
tee of Commerce and Manufactures.
Mr.. Macon presented to the House, CO.
Ply OF an act passed by the General Assem-
bly, OF n. Carolina, at their late session (com-
municated to him by the Governor of that
state) ratifying the proposed amendment of
the Constitution of the u. States, forbid
ding citizens of the u. States, from accept
ing titles of nobility, &c. from foreign prin-
ces, &c.-Ordered to lie on the table.
The House again resolved itself into a
committee of the whole, Mr.. NELSON in
the chair, on the bill concerning the Navy !;
when, after some debate, the question was
ikcn on filing the blank for the number of
additional frigates proposed to be built, with
ihc number ten, which was ncgatved by a
large majority.
Mr. Virgin then moved to fill the blank
with sic. This motion veas ncgatiycd so
votes only being in favor of it.
The question was next successfully taken
on filling the blank with fve, fonr and three,
and ncgativcd 80 to 43, 81 to ~ and ~ to
rs.
Mr.. Bassetf moved to amend the section
by striking out what related to frigatcs, in
order to insert, &c four - gun shifts" This
motion was negatived 81 to 80.
a motion was then made to reconsider
the vote of yesterday for striking out the
whole section, which being agreed to, the
section was struck out, 81 votes being in ia
yor of it.
Mr.. ChcUcs moved to fill the blank in the
section providing for the purchase Of timber
AMI other materials, with 100000 dollars an
Hmhy .forthe years 1912, 1913 and 1914"
Mr.. Rhca moved to strike ont tie whole
section, but, after some debate, this motion
was negatived, there being only 81 votes in
favor of it, and the question for filing the
blank as moved, was carried, 81 votes being
in favor Of it.
The next section relates to dock yard.
The committee rose, without taking ques-