The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-03

be appropriated 20 defray the eXpcncts Ct
the Russian Mission, was reduced &c So 500
with view O: allowing 10 Joha 9. Adams,
Tor his services on said mission, 500 dol
lars instead c. The us.al cu,fit Of Geo PRO
p sed by the oonn';tsce of Ways C Means,
10 be allowed 20 linn.
A molten was made by Mr.. Wright, to
amend 'he bill ~ ADDING chcscto The fol
lowing provikas:
a. ProviGrG. That no compensation be
made to1ohn Q, Adams, Minister Resident.
unless the British government agree TO send
a Minister or Ministers to the Meditation oc
the Emperor of Russia: Ind, provided,
that the Sec. OF the Treasury recei.e no
part OF the SALARY OF the Sec. OF the Trea.
surY durin4, the time he shah be absent from
the sea, OF government on said n,ission''
hnd the question. being taken on said mo-
ton, was decided in ,hshegative.
a motion was then made by Nlr. Shelly to
add the following proyiso TO the end Of a
section of,the bill.
g Providec that nnthng in this or any o.
Their act continued shall ee construed 10 au
thorise any allowance to the minister pleni-
pctentiary of the L. s. resident at the court
OF St. Petersburg, for any services as minis
ter 10 negotiate treaty of peace " ith c. B.
beyond the sum OF 81 see Included in the
herein before menti, ned which
sum, Is hereby authorised to 5e paid to the
said IN mister. If the President Shall deem it
proper"
And, after mHoh. debate, the question
thereon being taken By ayes and nays, it APP
peareu thai there we're
Fer the amendment IS
Against it SIS
The House being equally divided, the
Speaker decided the said question in the
negative.
And the bill was ordered 70 be engrossed
tor third reading Tomorrow.
he bill allowing bounty TO the owners,
officers, and crews of the private armed
vessels ofthe y. S.,pacsed through a COM
mistee Of the whole, and was ordered to be
engroas3d Tor a third reading tomorrow, in
the following words:
: a BILL.
Allowing bounty'to the owners, officers &
crews OF the private armed vessels
BE IL e'iIe'eG, g't. That bounty of IS
dollars be paid to the owners, officers and
crews of the private armed vessels of the U
S. commissioned as letters of m aroae for each
and every prisoner by them Captured and
brought into port, and delivered 20 an agent
authorised 70 receive them in any psrt of
the United States and that the Secretary
LOT the treasury is hexeioy authorised and re-
Iqured to pay or caused ao.be paid to such
owners, officers, and crews Of private arm
ed vessels commissioned asaforesaid or thsir
agent, the aforesaid bounty FOR each person
captured and delivered as aforesaid.
Ind be IL further e.,actea, That the sum
OF $4,000 dollars. out Of any rnchey in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, be &,
the same Is. hereby appropriated.
And the House adjourned.
r. ca
The engrossed bin making appronriatior.
Cor the expences Of the Tyrfssien to Russia ),
and the ensrossed bill allowing a bounty Of
IS dollars to the owners, officers and crews
Of privateers for each prisoner Brought into
the u. 5. by them, were severalty read the
third tiIDe and passed. -
BRITIsH LICENCES.
The House vent into rornnittee of the
whole, Nr- Hopkins of Kentucky in the
chair, ON the bill toprohibit the use Of licen
ces or passes issued by the government of
G. Britain.
After several inefTectual attempts to a.
mend the bill. the com mittee rose and re.
ported it without amendment.
Mr.. Oakley moved TO amend the bill so
as to extend the prohibition to the use of Ii
cences granted by the government of
France, as well asthose OF Great Britain -
This motion was negatived by yeas and
nays.
For the amendment. IS
hgA.us%it 70
Mr.. Pitkiu moved to TAX prieatecrs with
damages when they shall seize and detain a
vsssei tor breach CT this law. Il upon trial
it shall appear that the seizure was with
out probable cause. Negatived by large
majority.
Mr.. Pickering then moved 20 strike out
the words g Great Britain, so as 10 prohi
bit the use of licences issued by any nation.
This motion was likewise negatived by a
large majority.
The bill was then read the third time 6,
passed by yeas and nays as follows-Yeas
rs, Nays SO.
ALIENS.
4 message was read from tile SENATE sta
ting that they have receded from their a
mendmeht to the bill supplementary to the
naturalization law.
The Senate have insisted on their amend
meuts, disagreed to by the House, to the
bill laying duties on Bank Notes, and pro-
viding other stamp duties----and ask a
conference relative to the said amend
ments.
The House resolved 20 insist on .heir dis :
agreement TO the said amendments, and a.
greed to the conference.
Mr. Bf66, from the conferees Oh the bill
laying duties on licences 70 retailers of wines,
spiritsous liquors and foreign merchandise,
made a report, which was ordered to lie on
tnc table.
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