The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-27
ConrYesss
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..

Monday, Juiy 10.
Mr. G ldsborough, M. KIbourn, and Mr..
Ward of n. Jersey obtained leave of absence
Tor the rel a.Dder of the session.
M. dreher reported bill fol. the relic;
OF the officers and crew of the late brig W.
en-, which was made the order of the day for
o morrow.
The resolution respecting day of public
Illumination and prayer, was read q thi d
uo,e and passed.
The amendments OF he Senate to the &c..
veral bulls below mentioned, were read and
concurrsd Ia by the House, TO wit:
LAYING duties on carriages.
DO. on refined sugar e..
10. ca distillers of spir;tuous
liquors.
DO. on sales at suc,i;o.
Toestablish the oface of Commissioner If
the Revenue.
On motion of Mr.. Chevss,
The engrossed bill layieg duties on Noe
If Banks, Ca0panies or Bankers, 81. was
recOmmitted to committee of he whole
Who having taken up the said bill, reported
IN amendment, which was read and agreed
by tie iiouse--snd the bill was ordered
"a be rs-ensr, ssed.
The House in Committee Of the whole.
Mr.. CT "osvenor in the chair, on the bill from
the Senate. supplementary To the acts uD,,n
the subject of naturalization. The carp.
.nittee rose and reported The bill with a.
mendments. which we're agreed to BY the
House, and they were ordered 10 be eneros
sed Tor Il third reading
The amendments being brought in eneros
sed, the Dill was read ;he third time and pas
ed.
The ehgrossed bill laying duties on note.
OF bank companies, bankers. &c. was read
the third time and passed by ayes and noes.
For the passage of the bill 81
Against it 45
The bill glvi',n further time for register
ing claims 20 lands in the late district Of
Arkansaw in the Missouri tsrritory-,he
bill for the relief of Colonel David Eenlev-
aud the bill to amend and explain the act
regulating pensions to persons on board pri.
vate armed ships, were severally passed
-thTo' Committees # the whole and ordered
TO be engrossed for their third readings toe
morrow.
And the House adjourned.
SIuesiay, .r1Iy 60.
Messfs. Yngersol, Inghan, Davenport,
Murfree and Harris obtlised leave of sb
seDce for the remainder of the session.
mr.. Ptkf1 reported the bill concerning
suits and costs Of courts IN the u. States
with amendments. which were read, agreed
~ aud the bill was read a third time and
passed.
The House in committee Of the whole, On
the Invalid pension bill. Before the com
mittee had got through this bill, a taes-
sage was received from the presidsn; of the
u. States OF confidential nature on which
the committee rose, reported progress and
has leave 20 Sc again.
The galleries were then cleared and the
doors we're closed.
They we're opened again il about half al
hour.
Hr. Benson, from the font COMMITTEES
reported bill fixing the next meeting Of
Congress To the first Monday IN Dccembes
next (the constitutional day) which was
twice read when several motions " re
made to alter the iiine 10 different perio, 8
IN the month of Nov. all of which failed,
and the bill was ordered to third reading.
Mr.. Calhoun, moved for the Consideration
Of the report of the mmittee cf Forejgn
Relations on the Presidents message. trans
mittiEg report from the Secret1ry Of State
on Mr.. Webster's resolutions. This motion
was lost.
AYES 50, Noes "a
The house again went into committee nf
'he whole on the Invalid pension bhi--the
committee after going thro' the same re
ported IL to the House with Amendment,
which we're agreed TO, and. it was oEdercd
20 tkird rczdinc o-morrcw.