The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-03-02
Congress-.
IN SENATE.

The bill rewarding the sofficers and
crew OF the frigate Constitution" was
twice read and ordered to be engrossed for
third reading. with an amendment giving
S25, GOO to Capt Jones & the crew for the
capture OF the Frolic.
February IS.
The bill from the House for regulating
the employment of foreign seamen in the
| armed vessels and merchant service of the
United States, was taken ep and discussed.
mr.. Lloyd moved to postpone the fur
| Their consideration of the bill to the fourth
! Monday in May next.
| This Motion was decided as follows;
! YEAS -Messrs. Bayard, Dana, Gail
lard, German, Gilman, Goodrich, Gregg,
Hunter, Lambert, Leib, Lloyd, Pope, Reed,
Smyth Of MIDI.
NANS-Messrs. Bibb, Brown, Campbell
otOhio, Crawford, Cuts, Franklin, Giles,
howell, Smith of N. y. TAFT, Taylor Tur>
Ger, Varnum-13
So the bill was postponed to 4th Monday
n May; in other words rejected
Friday, Feb 26.
The bill better providing for supplies
for the army, exc. was read third time and
passed.
The bill to alter the time for the next
meeting of Congress, was read a third time
and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Pohc, the Senate a.
greed to reconsider their vote of yesterday
postponing the bill regulating the employ
ment of foreign seamen in the service of
the U. 5.
Mr. Lioyd's motion TO postpone the
same to May, having REQUIRED, was
io.-.
The bill was then ordered to be read a
third time, as amended, by the following
vote {:
YEAS-Messrs. Bib, Bradley, Brent,
Brown, Campbell of Ohio, Campbell OF
Tenn. Crawford. Cults, Franklin, Giles.
Howell, Pope, Robinson, Smith of n. Y
rait, Taylor, Turner, Varnum, Worthing-
tor--19.
NAYS-Mcssrs. Bayard d ana, Gaillard,
German, Gilman, Goodrich, Gregg, Hun
ter. Lambert, Leb, Lloyd, Reed, Smith of
Md-I3
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
- TUESDAY, February %.
The engrossed bills, supplementary TO the noiu.
radiation laws, and to continue the Medter.
ranean fund, were severally read third time and
passed.
The bill for imposing an additional duty nm fur.
egn tonnage and for enforcing the non.iinpmtation
act, was read third time. Various objection s
were taken to the bill, particularly as 10 the rror.
Gus execution OF the non-importation act which
were I"aiy over-ruled--and the bill passed by a
majority of about c. TO as.
The house took M the bill TO alter the time ne
the next meeting OF Congress.-.1Ir Cyu,dy novsJ
to iix the day for the 4lh Monday in Nav. M
ohoIson wished an earlier day. III. Eickens said
A. Caronna could NOS return members sooner thar
| tie day iNed 10y the gentleman from Tennessee
". Ro5erfs moved the LIST MONDAY in October
mr. CtA7dY pressed early meeting from the mo-.
eessiy OF Imposing taxes or raising other reven,s,
cor the support of government. Tie commits
rose without decision.
Nedaesdav, Febrr1yv "a
nc bill TO reward the Officers and crew of the
Constitution was passed. IL gives them 5iO9 900 81
tn 80. DN''"'0' oi
rhc house res;med the bill respecticg the meet
ing OF Coogress. Motions to fx tie 81 and the 1s,
moniay m october were respectively lo.t-The
4th Monday 10 May WAS then agreed to- 40 ia az
:, The following Message was received from the
PRESIDENT OK tho U. States.
TO tie Senate anil House or Pehteaeo,o.
ffOcS 81 Me u. States.
ny before Congress copies Of proc1s
fn2tion Of the British Lieutenant G overnor
al the Island of Bermuda, which has an.
peared under circumstances leav;n~ M
doubt otis authenticity It reciteS - Ri.
tish Order IN Council Of the Goth of October
,2st, providing Cor the supply of the Erit;st
west indies and other colonial posscssio,s
ny trade under special licences and !.
accompanied by circular instruction ~
ths Colonial governors. which confines /,
cfnSed impOrtaU0ns from ports OF the II
9."'es IN the ports Of the Eastern S,atea ev
clusively. GO
he.governmert Of Great Britain has al.
fehuy introduced mto her Commerce. dnrin
var, system winch, at once vinlatine the
rights OF other nations, and resting on .
mass OF forgery and perjury unkoo,,,, :. ,