The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-02-08

probation OF the government. The object Of 4
his bill was to enable the government to &C.
:ept the services of such men as were thus
disposed 70 serve during the war.
No objection being made, the committee
rose and reported the bill.
Mr.. Tallmadge of Con. then objected 10
granting in this manner q vague and unli.
mited authority to the government still fur
they had no inclination to call for further
force. and unrestricted as this bill was he
could not vote for it. He repeated the SEN
timeHt he had expressed the other day, that
nj we were to have an army, he wished it to
Ebe an efficient one. and such one as should
do honor to the nation. But he could not
tsee the necessity fot this bill in its present
lshape. t.,
! . Various appointments were proposed by
Messrs. Tallmadge, Pickering and Bigelow,
the object of which were to limit the force
thus to be retained to such volunteers as
were actually in service, to a limited num-
Der, &c. &c. all of which were rejected, be-
| ing opposed by Mcssrs. T roup, Humphreys,
and Alexander, as unnecessary, as the pro-
! visions of the bill could only embrace the
avowed object, to retain in service as many
volunteers now actually organized & sery-
ing, as will consent to serve during the war
| On one amendment proposed by MIR.
Tallmadge, to add proviso. That the
whole number so to be called into serpice
should NOT exceed one thousand men," the
lyeas and nays were taken.
For the amendment ~
| Against it = -1 80
J. The bill W. then ordered to be engrossed
for third reading.
E Friday, February q.
Mr.. Seyhert OF Pa from the Committee
tappointed on that subject, reported bill
8" for the collection. preservation and public
Eexhibition Of such flags, standards and CO.
tlors. as have been or NAV hereafter b. sak4
len bv the land or naval forces CT the United
Estates from the enemies thereof" accompa-
,nied by report on the same subject. The
hill was twice read and Committed.
The engroSSed bill authorizing the Pre-
sident OF the United States to retain in ser
vice certain volunteer corps was read a
third time, passed, without debate, and
without division, and sent to the Senate
for concurrence.
The engr sped bill further to extend the
time. OF payment to purchasers of public
lands, was read third time, this being the
day to which it had been postponed.
Mr. FORSYTH of Geo. moved to re commit
the bill to committee of the whole, for the
purpose OF reducing the extension Of time
frcm three years to one year, and for the
purpose of considering the propriety of ex
tending relief to those also whose lands have
within few days reverted to the u. States.
He had no objection to affordipg these per-
sens reasonable indulgence; but so long
an Indulgence was unnecessary, and he
DOUBTED not would prove Injurious to the
public interest.
This motion was warmly opposed BY
Messrs. M.Kee of KY. Jennings of Ind. Lat
umore of MISS. and Farrow of S. e. and
was supported by Mcssrs. Forsyth and PIT
kin OF Connecticut. The motion was decid
ed in the Affirmative, and the bill re com
niitted. (. -,
{ NATIONAL BANK.
Mr. Calhoun of s.. G.. moved that the
committee Of the whole be discharged from
the further consideration of the report of
%shits 81 nstieaair bank and that the sam,
be re-eonmitttd to the same committee,
with view Of making farther motion on
that snSfeet.-Agreed.
Mr.. Calhoun then said that II would be
found that the committee of wavs & means
had decided against that report, on the
ground OF unconstitutionality Of establ .shine
SUCH bank as that asked for in the petition.
MT. " wished to instruct the committee To
enquire into the expediency of establishing
rational Bank within IRE District Of Co
ti"n15I1, the power to do which it could not
zoe doubted came within the constitutional
powers of Congress. For all practicable
purposes he believed such back would he
as useful as that which was proposed. tn
come at his object, Mr.. G. proposed the fol.
flowing motion {:
| Resolved That the com mittee of wavs 4,
means be instructed TO enquire into the ex
pedlepcy OF establishing a National Bank
| to De located in the District of Columbia.
The resolution was agreed to without Old
position. =,
TURREAU'S LETTER, REVIVED
Mr.. Hanson Of Md. said he held in his
hand resolution which after very brief
explanation he felt incumbent on him to sub-
NIT to the House. 1t would be recollectt j.:
ne SAID, that some days ago, during his abb
sence from the House, resolution had bsen
introduced by a gentleman from Penn. con-
tanning an lnsidious and direct implication
against the honor and veracity of a IT. mber
lot this House. 1t was at that time ordered
o lie on the table, but not without pledge
from gentlemen to take it Up and act on /,
whenever the pressing business of the
House did nolonger interfere to prevent its
discussIon,---EowS as the character of a
member was Implicated in that transaction
thfs subject ou@ht not TO be suffered to lie for
one hour longer on the table. and with his
consent it should not sleep Snother minute
ftis own honor, the dignity of thjs honorable
BODY, the deeply wounded honor and repu-
tation OF the chief magistrate, all united 20
forbid any attempt TO delay the further CON
ri ~ t.