The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-23

~a,ifed by the legislatures OF the said
| 'tates, shall DC valid ia all intents ami pul-
poses rs part oi the sand Constitution
nat Tor the purpose or Choosing Re-
preventative III the Congress OF the United
otates, each State shall by its Legislature
be divided into a number ct Distiicts equal
to the number of Representatives 20 when
such State may be entitled,
" Those Districts shall be formed OF con-
iisuous Territory, AMI contain as nearly as
may DE an equal number OF inhabit;tnts EN-.
litiedhy the Constitution to be represented:
III each District the qualified Voters Shall
elect one hcprcsehtatiTe aud no more.
ma tor the purpose ut appointing e
iectors OF President. and Vice.Presit,cnt OF
the. United States, each State shall, by it's
Legislature, be divided into a number OF
Districts, equal u the number of Electors
to winch such state may be entitled those
Districts SHAH be composed of contiguous
territory. and contain as aeariy as may be
| an equal number of Inhabitants entitled by
the Constitution to representation In each
Distnct the persons q ialifed to vote for
Representatives shall appoint one E.lector
and no mere The Electors when convened
snail nave power, III case one OF more OF
those appointed as above prescribed, shall
iaiI to attend for the purp oses Of their said
appointment on the day prescribed for Civ
ns their votes for President and Vice-Presi-
lent OF the United States, to appoint ano-
her or others to act IN the place Of him or
them so filling TO attend
" Neither the Districts for choosing Re-
representatives., nor those Cor appointing E.
'ectors, snail be altered in any State until
L census and appDrti inment OF Represent
tatves under Ii made subieQuent TO the
division ut the State into Districts, shall
change the number of Representatives and
N Electors to which such State may be en-
titled. HE division OF the States into Dis
tricts hereby provided for. shall take place
Immediately after this Amendment shall be
adopted and ratified as part of the Con
stitution ef the Unite4 States, and success
lively afterwards Whenever by a Census and
apportlonmeflt II Re representatives. under it,
The number OF Representative and Of Eiec-
tors to which any state may be ent led shall
be changed /; the division of such State int.
Districts for the purposes both of choosing
Representatives and of appointing Electors
shall be altered agreeaDly to tue provisions
OF this Amendment, and an 10 other occasi-
on.
Resolved, That the Governor of the State
be requested to forward Copy OF the pre-
ceding Amendment to each of our Senator
and Representatives. in the Congress Of the
United States, and also to the Executives OF
the several States, accompanied with a re
quest that the same may be laid before
their respective legislatures"
Mr.. Rhea moved that the resolution lie
on the tablc.-Motion lost
| On motion of Mr. Pickens. il was refer
red to committee of the whole.
! BOUNTY ON ENLISTMENTS.
! ar. C0ndb said it would be recollected
that ny concurrence in the Senase's amend
| ments to the bill respecting the present ar
my, the House had agreed to dispense with
their proposed increase of bounty on enlist
ments. It was the opinion Of Mr.. &. that
TINS increase OF bounty to future enliStments
ought not to have been withheld, as it would
form great inducement to enl;stments,
which he believed ought at this moment to
be encouraged by every means il tue power
of the government. He thereto e moved a
| resolution to the following effect:
ReSoLUed, That the committee on Mi
litary Affairs be Instructed to report bill
authorizing an increase of bounty on enlist
ments in the Army of the U States"
I Mr.. Fisk spoke in favor Of the motion on
the principle on which he and others be.
I ore supported it.
| Mr.. Geld spoke agains; it as proposing a
wastefsl and extrayagant expenditure of The
y public resources.
Mr.. Bacon approved the principle of the
resolution, but the Senate having shown
their hostility to &C. he conceived, il revived
| the proposition should come from the Senate
Its present agitation i'll this House, he tho't
would serve only to paralize enistments-
de shonld therefore vote against it.
Mr.. CoHdH said, whatever might be the
disposition of the Senate, it was for thi,
House to do its duty without regard to the
opinions OF others. If the proposition wa.
correct. the argument urged by the gentle
man last up was of no weight
he question on the resolution was deci.
ded III the negative:
For the motion 43
Against it a.
The bill for the relief of Jared Shattuck,
was read third time.
Mr.. DFRin moved that it lie on the table
Motion lost
After some observations against the bill
from D1r. EPKm, and in favor Of it from
! mr. UWge'y, the question on the passage
OF the bill was decided in The affirmative a:
follows
For the bill II
I Against the bill %
BILL CONCERNING Captures.
On motion OF mr. Bassetf, the House re
solved itself into a committee of the whole
( Mr.. Hyncman in the char, on the bill re-
ating to captures"
[The bill provides that compensation shall
be allowed to the officers and crews of cur
public vessels, for vessels Of the enemy ne
CcSsariiy destroyed at sea after their cau-