The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-10-05


Communications should be provided for the Pre-
sldent and both Houses of Congress, and for
the other Public Offices, in case a removal
thereof should be deemed expedient and the
resolutions were read.
Tassdoy, Sefit. 27.
The Rev'd. Jesse Lee was appointed Chap
lain on the part of the Senate.
Little other business was done, the, Senate;
having sat some time with closed doors.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tuesday, St7it. 27.
Mr.. Ld7o and Mr.. KunSertord took their
seats to day
The committee appointed on Mr.. lIsk'S
motion respecting removal of the seat of go
vernment consists of Messrs. Fisk of NJ YORK;
~ KIN, BurEveH, GrosUenor, Halgkins, Lne-
ham and Dana.
MIR. jackson Of Pa. presented petition. af
sundiy inhabitants of the town Of West Lii
berty in Virginia, and its vicinity, stating their
opinion that the transportation and opening OF
the mail on Sunday is injurious TO the morals
of the community. and praying that it may
be abolished in future.--Reterred to the COM
mittee on Post Roads and Post Offices.
BOUNTY TO RE-CAFTORS.
Mr. King Of Mass. adverting to the law
passed in 1915, allowing bounty for prison
ers taken by private armed vessels, remark
ed, that, by recent decisions, OF the proper
authority, it appeared that the provisions OF
this act did not extend to the cases Of recap
ture by private armed vessels, certainly me
ritorious class of cases, and el,fauy entiued,
with others, to remuneration for their enter
prizes. To collect the sense of the house on
the propriety of extending this provision to
embrace such cases, he moved the following
resolution
Resolved, That the committee or Naval At
fairs be instructed TO enquire into the expedi-
ency of extending the provisions of the act en-
titled, :" An act allowing bounty TO the own
ers, officers and crews of the private armed
vessels of the United States" passed on the
Cd August, 1873, to such Office and crews of
merchant vessels of the United States as have
re-captured or may re capture the same from
the enemy.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU-
TON.
Mr.. Jackson Of "a. said il would be recol-
lected that at the last session he had the no.
nor TO propose a resolution to amend the Con-
stitution OF the u. States He now renewed
it that it might be decided on during the pre-
sent session of Congress. He then offered a
motion, in the usual form, 20 amend the Con-
stitution. embracing the following PROPOSE
tons
]. Congress shall have power 20 lay tax
or duty, not exceeding 10 per cent. ad valo-
rem, on articles exported from any state.
2. Congress shall have power to make roads
in any state.
s. Congress shall have power to make Ca
nails in any state, with the consent of the state
through which the same shall pass.
4. Congress shall have power to establish
National Bank, with branches thereof in e.
very state.
Mr.. Jackson moved TO refer these PROPOSE
tons to committee of the whole on the state
OF the Union and gave notice that he should
call for the consideration of the last of them
on Friday next.
Mr.. Fisk of " Y called for division of
the question on the reference Of these propo-
Sltlons to committee of the whole. He said ne
should vote for the reference o. tine three first,
but against the reference of the last, and as
signed his reasons for discriminating between
them. The three first, he said were of an
important nature, ard would require mature
deliberation and discussion before acted Oh,
and he should probably vote for them. rs to
the fourth, he saw himself no occasion for it
and, if it were not indicate III itself, after
the precedents and numerous adjudcatonS of
twenty years, TO propose giving TO Congress
power TO do that they have already done, it
was at least in his view unnecessary. He OBJ
jected TO IT moreover, because the agitation Of
the question ght interfere with the decision
VI COhIhltlGS vi w dyS ana means on tie be
uticn referred to hem for the establishment
OF a National Bank. IL the present situation
OF orr affairs, the advantages which such an
institution offered to the community, were
he believed, more seriously felt ahd generally
admitted than they had ever been before -
and he hoped this proposition would not be
thrown in the way Of d decision OH the sub
ject. He was indeed much surprised to see
this proposition revived at the present ses-
sion, of the intention to do which he had no
knowledge or information until he heard it
read.
Mr.. jackson said he had not indeed inform
ed the gentleman OF lis intention to renew this
proposition, because he had too much respect
for this body to offer to its consideration any
motion, which without consultation with O.
theirs, he was not determined to persevere in.
He might retort on the gentleman By saving
that he MIR F.) did not inform him Of his in
tention toremove the scat Of government from
this place and the gentleman could not be
more surprzed at Tie proposition now offered
than Mr.J. had been at the motion for that OBJ
Ject yesterday moved by MIR. Fisk. He re-
GREETED that the gentleman had OH this occa-
sion departed from the regular rule of refer
ence Of all motions similar to ttis--and the
more 81, as a refusal to refer the proposition
could not preclude its discussion. Mr. Jack
son denied the indelioacy imputed to h. no
ton on account of former precedents recngni-
zlng the power be proposed 20 vest In Con-