The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-02-23

On notion cfNi Luf,c. the House re.
solved isseif into a Commute of the whole
House, MIR. Stanford in the chair. on the
bill RENTING the Claim of the United States
To certain goods, wares, &c. captured bv
the private arued vessels Of the United
States.
Mr.. NJ Aim, under the belief that the
bill as IL now stands docs not place priya-
teers on better footing than before, and
does not answer, the object intended BY the
resolution which produced it. proposed the
following substitute by way of amendment /:
That all right and claim of the United
States to British property, which may have
been captured by American privateers, a.
rising from forfeiture under any provisi-
On OF the act entitled can act to prohibit
commercial intercourse between the Uni.
ted States and Great Britain and France
q their dependencies and for other purpo.
seS, ana an act entitled Z" An act Con
Corning the commercial Intercourse be-
tween Great Britain and France and their
dependencies and tor other purposes" and
an act supplementary TO the last mention
ed act. be, aud the same is hereby relin-
quished FOR the benefit of the owners, off :
GERS and crews of the Drivateers respec-
lively that may have captured the same.
lhis amendment produces some discus
sion, in which Messrs. M'Kim and Wright
advocated the motion, Messrs. Roberts and
fisk opposed 1t, when the question was ia
ken and lost, without a division.
Mr. Koterts moved 10 amend the bill so
as to include captures made of goods which
were shipped anterior so as we'll as
since the declaration of war was known in
England. This amendment was adopted,
rs to 80.
Inc committee then rose, reported the
Dill TO the House, as amended the amend
ments we're concurred in, and the bill or
dered 20 be ensr0ssed and read third
time to-morrow, AZ to 50.
The bill from the Senate vesting the
President of the United States with the
power OF retaliation in certain cases, was
twice read and referred to the committee
OF foreign relations.
On motion of Mr.. Cheves the House
went into committee of the whole House,
Mr Aston in the chair, on the bill regula-
ting foreign coins
slThe bill provides that all foreign gold
and silver coins shall DE legal tender, and
fixes the value thereof, and limits the ope-
ration ct the act to five years1
The bill passed through the committee
OF the whole, was reported to the House
and ordered to be cngrossed and read a
third time
adjourned.
Friday. Feb. 10.
Mr.. Grnndy offered the following reso.
luticn for consideration:
ReSoLUed, That it is expedient that the
thirteenth Congress Of the United States
should assemble on the Monday i'm Nav
next, and that committee be appointed t.
bring in bill accordingly"
The House agreed to consider the resolu
tton, without division.
N1r Roberts moved to lay it on the table
|-Negatived, IS to ~.
considerable debate arose on this resolu
luton, which turned principally on the
practicability of providing the revenue ne.
cessary tor 1914, at the present session.
Those who voted for it commended that j,
was not practicable and many who voted
against 1t declared their impression that an
early session would be necessary, but tina,
they would not vote for it now, because the
effect OF the adoption of the resolution wnulc
be. to postpone the discussion of the bill
for repeating the non importation act, .ant
the subject OF taxes, beyond the present ses
sion.
When the question was taken on the
adoption of the resolution, it was decided
in the negative, 20 to SIS.
nc enSrosseu Oil regulating the curren-
cy OF foreign coins, was read third time &
passed without opposition.
The engrossed bill to release the claims
of the U. States on certain goods, wares
and merchandise, captured by private
armed vessels, was read third time, and
debated.
The bill was passed, by the following
vote, by Yeas and Nays.
For the bill SO
Against it 50