The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-14


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,:
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER s.
The following committees were appoint
ed, in pursuance of the order Of yesterday {:
Committee Of Hays and Nfeans.
Messrs. EpPes. Taylor, Roberts, Creigh-
tor, Aston, M'Kim, and Cox.
Committee Of Commerce and Manuf0c-
Messrs. Newton, Murfree, Seybert, Jack
son of II. l. Baylles, Gourdin, and Gros-
veuor.
Committee cf Claims.
Messrs. Archer, Yaucey, Goodwin, Law,
Alexander, Bard and Davenport.
Committee on Public Lands.
Messrs. IA Kee. Robertson, Humphreys,
Moseley, Irwin, Pickering and M,Coy.
Committee on the Posi- O6'e and Post
E0ads.
Messrs. Rhea Of Ten. Lyle, Sturges, BIZ
gelov, Winter, Franklin and Hall.
Committee for the District Of Coium5ia.
Messrs. Kent OF Md. Lewis, Pearson,
Crawford, Sharp, Brown ard Bradley.
Committee On me Judiciary.
Messrs. IngersoIl. Nelson, Pitkin, Stock
ton, Pickens, Montgomery and Oakley.
OI ReUisqi and Unfinished Business.
Messrs. Condit, Stanford and Whea.un.
Committee Of Icconnts.
Messrs. Moore, Barnett and I'm Reed
Two or three petitions pra, ing the estab-
EshmGnt and alteration q Post Roads were
presented and referred.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,
On motion Of Mr.. Taylor Of n. YORK.
che Eousc resolved itself into committee
of the whole On The state of the Union, MIR,
Macon in the chair.
And the message Of the President yester-
do. rpfarred said rOtr
into consideration.
The said message having been read, the
following resolutions were moved by Mir.
Taylor, and seveIally agreed to-, without de-
bate
L. Resoiged, That so much Of the Presidents
Message as relates 10 cur Foreign A-irs, be refer
red to 8 select committee.
Q. That sp much as reistes 10 Military Affairs lie
referred 20 ? select committee.
5. That much So relates TO Naval affairs. be
referred to q select committee.
/. That much IS relates to our Revenue, be re-
ferred to the committee Of ways and means.
5. That much IS relates to- Revision Of the
Militia Laws be referred to select committee.
G. That much relates 10 the Retaliation by
our Government Of the proceedings OF the euemy
contrary to the legitimate modes Of warfare be re-
ferred to a select committee.
MIR. Clay Of KcntucSY Speaker re
marked that the resolutions adopted an
peared to embrace all the principal topic
adverted to in the message, with the exec
ton of one which had nc doubt escaped tn
gentieman's observation. The subject to
which he referred was embraced in the
fjllowing resolution, which Mr.. Clay offer
ed for conSi Icra'1On:
6. ReSoiveG, That so much Of the Messsee Of the
President relates to the expediency Of such LEGAL
provisions as may sup ly the defects or ren,ove the
doubts Of the Executive authority to allow To the
cruizers of other powers, at war with the enemies
Of the United States, sdeh use Of the American
ports aud markets SIS may correspond with the pri.
viedge c allowed by such row ers 10 American CHI;
zeus, be referred TO "a select committee.
Mr.. IaykOT remarked, that he had not
overlooked this Important recommendation,
but had supposed it would fall within the
province of the committee on naval affairs
inasmuch as It's declared object was to
give {, our vessels az war, pubic and pri-
vate, the requisite advantage in their cruz
es, land appeared to him therefore pro.
perry r subject for their examination,
Nj. Guy observed, il reply, that, If Il
belonged TO any of the Committees proposed
in the resolutions just agreed to, it appeared
80 him to belong to the committee If 20
reign Relations the object being recipro,
Cation TO a foreign power of certain priv
lsges in our ports which it granted to Us on
It's part II was At least doubtful 20 which
comrnittee it properly belonged. < il wouM
therefore be better TO refer it to a special
Con0lttee.
Mr.. Taylor withdrew his opposition to the
motion and
II was agreed 20.
The committee then rose and reported the
resolutions to The house which were concur
red in, and tbs committees ordered to be
appointed accordingly.
On motion Of 1gr. Uheaton, a ballot was
ordered 70 I've held At - O'Clock e, morrow
for Chaplain on tie part of this house.
And the house adjourned.
IhHr8dag. pec. g
The following gentlemen Tes'a day sp-
pearcd and took their seats, w. From
tIass lchlsetis. Wm Nv and Elijah Brio
} sm from Err,h Caroline YIN Keme
dy I'D FROM Tennessee, Fsl% Crardy
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