The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-03-09

3. With the accompanying document-ail
which are annexed TO this Report.
1t appears to your Committee, as far
Us they are enabled to Judge, that the re-
hitting and mitigating powers, exercised
by the Treasury Department., have been
used in manner liberal and just. Your
Committee have not deemed il their duty,
From the terms of their authority, To enter
into the consideration OF the expedencY Of
relieving the Treasury Department from
the burden Of exercising this discretion
In some commercial communities a similar
discretion is invested in board of commits
soners, whose numerous members form
a check upon each other, and the publicity
OF whose proceedings preserve their deci-
sions under the scrutiny of the public eye,
and the wholesome coutrol OF public opini
on.
&" Your Committee report TO the House
the annexe cd papers as the result of their
enquiry"
The report wasread and ordered to lie
on the table
FOREIGN LICENCT. BILL,
The House resumed the consideration Of
the bill prohibiting the use Of foreign licen
ces on board vessels of the United States.
On the question of ordering the bill to a
third reading, considerable debate took
place; Nsssrs. Quincy, Sey6ert, Calhoun.
| fright, Grundy, Rhea and Golds6orvugh
took part in t.. ~
The objections to the bill were not to the
principle of retaliation, but arose from the
opinion that such power already existed
from usage and from the nature of things,
and was inseparable from sovereignty.
The amendments were ordered to be en-
crossed, and with the bill to be read third
time.
EzpoRTATIoN IN FOREIGN BOTTOMS.
The House resolved itself inso Commit
tee Of the whole, Mr. ASTON in the chair,
On the bill prohibiting the expectation of
certain articles therein mentioned in for
eign bottoms.
Mr.. Calhoun spoke at some length in
explanation of the object of the bill.
Mr.. Quincy made some observations in
reply & moved to smend the bill by adding
thereto the following amendment, as the
contingency on which the bill should have
effect :" whenever it shall appear to the
satisfaction of the President of the United
States, and he shall declare by proclamati-
on, that any Governor or Lieutenant Go
vernon of any British W. India Island shall
have exercised the authority and issued a
ny licence under the authority given by the
Prince Regents Order in Council, dated
Goth Oct 1872"
After some debate, this motion was neg
atived, by large majority.
Mr.. Quincy moved to add to the arti-
Giles proposed to be prohibited from being
exported, the following )" and also wheat,
Hour. rice, tobacco. cotton, indigo, tar,
pitch. rosin and turpentine."
his motion having been seconded by
Mr.. Williams
After some observations from Mr.. Cults
its favor, 1t was Carried, by vote of As TO
| Mr.. Goids6orough then moved an a.
amendment going to restrict the prohibition
| OF expectations to the British West-India
islands and South America possessions.
But before this motion was decided on,
the committee rose, reported progress and
obtained leave to sit again.
The bill from the Senate better provi.
ding for the supply of the army of the U.
States was twice read and referred to the
committee on military affairs.
| motion was made by Mr.. Johnson that
morrow (Sunday.)
For the motion so
Against it As
So the motion was lost.
The bill giving to the Preside mt of the
U. States the power of retaliation i'm GER
tain cases therein mentioned, was read a
third time.
motion was made by MIR. Quincy to
ado urn---Lost Sc to Is.
The bill was then passed by the following
vote
YEAS-Messrs. Aston, Anderson, Ar
cher. Bard. Barnett. Bassett. Bib. Black
ledge, Butler, Calhoun, Carr, Cheves,
Cochran, Clopton, Cuts, Dawson, Desha,
Dinsmoor. Earle, Franklin, Gholson, Good
wyn, Green, Grundy, b Hall, o. Hall, Har-
per, Hyneman, Kennedy. King, Little,
Lowndes, Moore, M'Coy, Mitchill, Morgan
Morrow, Nelson, Newton, ( rmsby, Pickens,
Piper, Peasants. Rhea, Roane, Robertson,
Seybert. Shaw, Taliaferro. Turner, White
hill. Williams. Wright--56.
NAYS.-Messrs. Bigelow, Brigham,
Champion, Chittenden, Davenport, Emott,
Fitch, Grosvenor, Law, Lewis, Mosely,
Potter, Quincy, Reed, Rodman, Sheffey,
Stamford, White-17.
And the house adjourned at o'clock.
Monday, March I.
The bill to prohibit the use of foreign Ii.
cenccs on board of vessels of The y. States,
was read third time and passed, by the
f'liowing vote
YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Archer, Bard,
Barnett. Bassett, Bibb. Backledge, Brown,
Burwell. Calhoun, CloPton, Crawford, Da-
Wis. Dawson, Dinsmoor, Earle, Fmdley,
Fisk. Goodwyn, Green, Grundy, Halves,
Hyneman, Kennedy. Lacock, Little, Lown-
DIES, Lyle, Macon. M'Coy. AiKim. Met
calf, Mitchill, Morgan. Morrow, Nelson,
New, Newton, Piper, plcasant., Pond,
Rhea, Roane, Roberts, Robertson, Sage,
sawyer, oevirr, oryp-r,, onaw, G. ;1uiIiI,
j. Smth, Stanford, Taliaferro, Troup, Fur
ner Whitehi!l Williams Niun5o