The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-11
CONG RESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

EcantS0dD, Jan. 8.
On molten Of Mr.. Gholson u Va. the pe-
tition of Amy Dartlin IVES once mure refer-
red tn the committee on Revolutionary
Inns.
MIR. Wright of Nd from th,. Committee
on the subject. reported biil estabii.,,u,e
AN uniform mode Of Election of Senator, ,tc
Representatives to C'ngrt S. which WAS
twice read and committed to the committee
! Of the whoe.
| NOR II. WESTERN FRONTIER.
Mr. kibourn of Ono. by way Of AGAIN in
trodncirg to the attention Of tie House
la subject which had been pre>eAted to
their notice at she last Session but not II
| naliy scted on. moved the following resolu-
tiCn:
ReSotUed, That a commit be appointed
| 20 enquire into the txpe;iency ofprovid;uS
| more cHec,ualiy. ard III q manner more e.
economical. for the protection oi The North
! western frontier ofthe u. S. agains, the in
| ursions OF the Ssvages and other enenies,
| by granting doHationS of LAID to actual SET
tiers, and Tor pur!ic purposes, in sucn situ-
atoms as may best promcte til. ends DroDos-
| q IN the northeriy add westerly part of the,
state ut Ohio. and>of The territories of Inti.
ana i''nois & Missouri. and that they have
leave 10 sport by. bill or Of herwise
| Mr Fay lor NOV 10 amend he resolve so
as TO refer the SD jsct to the Military conf
mu,ee I; e,
| hus amended, the resolve was rassed.
| | ne engrossed resolution relative 10 the
Fbrl'lianr exploit OF the deceased Captain
Lawrence and the crew of the Hornet in the
captcre of he British big Peacock, was
read third time, passed unanimousiy. and
sent TO the Scn;'e for concurrence.
MP. PI~KEN's MOTION.
Ahe House resumed the order of the tlav
on the report OF the Committee of the whole
on the prep ised am srdment to the consti,u
ton, for making uniform mode of choosing.
Electors of President and Vice-Presid Mt
he report the committee was against
the resolution.
Mr. Wright, Mr.. Macon, MFR. Aston, and
Mr. Gh' isor, spoke against the reDort
when the further consideration of the report
was po3tpcned to Tomorrow, on the sugqes-
tioE OF Mr.. Castor. that lie had understo.v,
that sons gentlemen W'io had voted araias,
me amendments. were friendly to'the prin.
cipi.- OF the proposed am Moment bat oopos-
ed its detail and that beine desiro,fs thai
'a PrVc'ps should be fairly tired. he wish.
ed tlToe to prepare an amend rent which
sNouid place The principle directly before
the House.
TIE ATTORNEY GEN RRAL.
MIR. t;sy or IF New 4 ork 81 red Tor cor
sideratinn the foIoviog resoiaton
Resoiued. Fhat the c,,mrierce IN tie 81
dietary. be instructed to enqure mt the ex-
N'it 't'f va Hlst NlTP ' Tie fiptV =
ney General Of the Unit,I S-afes =, keen
his ctice AZ the seat Of government duri :,
the session Of Congress AND thas. they have
leave 20 report D, bin o. nthe rwiye
Mr I. Oh crved la j. would seem ia be
necessary fror.r the expcr;ercs as the house.
mat the law officer sh aid be prescott du.
ring ITS sessions. In most Of the states, the
law oiacer was required to'be present du .
ring che sessions Of their T.epielatures. and
AL pa"ers Involving LEGAL Questions we're re-
fer"ed 20 n'ra for his noir ilr, -herern The
vast Importance II the acts +. eoIentJv bee,re
Congress ard their 1eariug an rre existing
laws see ned TO der i esOecially tecas
sary hat such IN Office should he present
a. this place durrG the sessions Of Cor qress
and to bring the subject before the House,
he had moved this enQuiry
The resolution was agceed to without ou-
position.
ASSUMPTION OF DIRECT TAX.
On notion ut Mr. Tavior, the House re.
solved Itself into committee of'tne whole
E.T Desha in che clair on the bill to tnonS
TAG 9TH section ofthe acr to lay and col.ect
direct tax within the U. STA es.
ne Dill having been read through
Mr.. Taylor observed, that the tesisia.
Tu'ein New York h Id but one session an
| 9na'lV' Which commences On the lat Tues
day IN January, and thar the bill /, ;ntendr1
e'ecnns t" palt its quota of the direct tax
INTO tna treasury as hes been enjoyed bv the.
other states under the 7th section of he act
TO lay and collect direct tax within the u.
States. y
In obvious Propre'y Of passing the bill
was evident from the same consi.eraiicr
"nlch indoced the Introduction Of the gen
efai prIhcipie OF STA . assumption into the
act ct last session But there was another
consideration Intimately Connected with tile
original compact between the. states "a
winch ne beggs ID .esve to ask the attention,
OF the Committee. The federal constjtutjon
was rstil d III COW 'n,ion bv most OF, the.
states 6e'v"en the autumn cf 1887 and the
sprlng oi 1888. New-Yo W IS among the
'ast states adopting it. II his MON ,.rv serv-
ed him, 1t was last ~xceDt North Carolina.
me convertirn in the lar,er sta e having clio.
SEQ ITS session on the 6rst Of Aurnsf ard
IN the former on he 26th Julv, 1888. Con
sheraton Completed wih the geoer7l new
er vested ~ CfncreSs Nv the Constellation tn
Jay q liect direct f.Xe had among others
~ the q tie ut New-York an effect t. retsr6
rs RI ifica'ion. AID when The C. INVENTION
hnaliG yielded t1ei. assem-. they took care,
IN nc same document ~ epio;n IL upon theiy.
re representatives. IN Congress 10 rs. r. al their
nh'ehce, and use all reasonable means to-
'ntain ratification Of several a1sndment.
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