The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-20
[Vol. 1o.-----No. lis.

A.'' <IfhS " D4d5s moved to strike ont
another section of the bill-Negatived, ayes
The sill was then ordered TO ~, e,ero..
ed for third reading tomorrow
i -. - Wrdncs5ay. .ftrn IS.
FIR. HUneerford of ia 1srco a res in.
tinn 70 the fobowiag fleet:
Resofued. That the. Secretary of the
Navy, TO wi.om was submi;rted a re.o,utjon
OF this house on the 15tn dav # NJ arch last,
accompanying tn p titiou & documents of
mo. I. Courtney & Sapuel II .rrisnn 81 be,
report efthe Lommittee ct Naval Az
inc same, be and he is hereby nst,,c, ed 70
\ MAKE report thereon To this house"
On the Question TO p cceed to the cons;
/ derat'on OF this motion, it as d ter,ninea in
tshe negative. s "
RELATIONS wfTH FRANCE.
1Nr- CASTOR Or NJ C.roses ffe motion
WHICH he prefacrd by word or w, oe, -,
nation. The period Of ad,,nrnmeo, -, ~.
s.aP approaching. ana an in erva, If 80
months would clips. before Congress- wonId
Sgh,n convene. Mr. G.. saii he ,hDap-ht !,
very important. il the Executive was ;,,pass
'esson OF any Information re spcctpg on. re-
iations with France, not n,rea,,., in nos.eo-
son OF the Public, that it should b. nix, 10
iore the houSe. He was DESTROYS vt suc,.5 in.
lormaunn for another reason. The Hons.
vas called upon to legisate in re,at,,n 70
france, on a bill which has bern re,or,.5
IN TINS house. but not yet ac'e,l on. .o onen
our ports to the cruizcrs cf France. 30
1'use had been informed. too, by the psi
dent IN his late message. that the INNS, a..
tonlshing changes had taken place on th,
continent ct Europe. 1t was int or,ap, r.,
know how far these changes affecfed orr re-
lations with France and the pol cv of,,sa.
measure he hac alluded 60. These ,9ers
MS reasons, and his only reasons. for ufTsr;nss
| the following resoiu ton
ResofUed, That the Presiden, Of TN TT,
Hta'es be requested TO coJu;nunic te to This
House aay i'fn unetion in bis posses.i,sn
.oucsing our relations win France, which
in his Judgment it is not improper to dis:
close. no
This rlosion having being assen,ed - hv
Mr.. Calhoun OF S C.. and ,ii6ed IN ~.
saggt stion of NJ. Grcndy of i mr.. nv The
lnsert'os OF the words " not heretofore com
muncatSd, was agreed to without a divi-
SiOn.
NAVAL BILLS.
on morton Of Ar. Ls1ondrs OFFS. c. the
three following bills, vz \ bin autnor, zins,
tne increase OF the marue corps a bill to
auth arize the purchase OF the yesseIs cu
tured on Lake e. nd iii +, an,,,or;ge
he appointment of offi ers for the fot,lia
service were passed thr ugh a committee
ot thc Whoie, slIshtly amendet, and seye
rsiiy ordered to be read q third time with
out opr-s,icp
THE ORDERS OF THE DAY.
HE eHg"os.ed bill g. author D. t;.e Pee.
s,aens OF the o'St"tes 70 accept h go &c
OF such volunteer corps as cha. cre,s. -
theInse' -es for tn defence of :hetJ
the engfosst bill Continuing ~ fore es.r
declaring the assent of Congress O. O cts
OF the states of MARYLAND AID (Sao-e IL
eagrNsSed bill for the relief oi n clih, Il
M Caii the enRrossed bill for tie re-, O
J"seph Srevard I; and The egg ossed b II -
Incorporate The Columbian Mani clrne
company or Alexandra i'll the Dsircl e
Columbia, were severaHy read a ,bir,
inc, passed and sent to the Senate a., con
currepce.
EXPoR1AT5ON OF SPECIE
ihe e:ngrorsed bill . % proGio,t The xpor-
,ati Of specie, god or silver cons. or on,.
ion, was read thfJ tiioe
dIr. Piek c'-ing Of Mass. said he YVES roo
noarse 10 make himself hea. d, md Their fc,e
ala not rise TO oppose the bill ont mcr w 20
at least record his vote against this ren.ran,.
OF FLY and mischief
02r Phkin Of Conf opposed the Dsssape
OF the BIZ, tyr various reasons Specie he
SAD won'd always regulate itseIf. No po-
verhment, even the most despciic, had ever
been successful IN prohibiting the exporta.
ton OF specie. He stated 1T as a fact geps-
'",J SSiIs'Vu ny lhOSs ACC raInted with the
subject, that more specie h4d gone from ,his
couhtry during the last embargo. than in
any like terra ct time before. notwi,hstan.
ding the existence Of provsions n,ncb Ino1e
severe than these Contained in this bin
gainst expectation. &c. lie therefore NOV.
en maj the bill be pos poaed indefinitely.
Mr. Grnndy IF Ter. conceived this b;I,
TO- be one of doubtful expectancy. and ~.
which 1t W, uld perhaps be better thar the
Hohse should not legisa too hastily. In
the present sitastion OF things, il did not so-
pear t. him that such a bill Was oecessarv
to Preveiit the drain Of specie /; ana no resi-
evii could arise from pos, ponips tie suh-
lect till the mex, session. He should there
Tore vote Tor the motion of the septIema,
from Cont.
Mr.. FazrozO Of s. T.. was Of opioi37 wiz
Mr.. Grundy, that this was a Measure II
questionable expediency. and CO e,.ts,,irg
strong doubts of the propricty o. such law
he also should vote to postpone II.
liz Yeas and Nays having been ord r~d
on the question OF pos'p snement at h. in.
stance It Mr.. Nelson of Va.--
Mr.. Grumpy Of Ten. moved 20 Law tbs
whole SUBJECT on the table, wi h view
however not 10 call itup again at the neg
ent sessio,, Ills objec was To avoid q t,I
rejection &c the bill.
H4r. Veiron required the Z as and n .,
on IBIS motion also. This was a bill r. no-