The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-09-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Iht1Stfay, Seht. 90.
The following Members have attended, be-
sides tnose whom we enumerated As having
answered to their names ON the FIRST lay,
viz. Messrs. Hall. Barnett, Wheaton, John
Re'd, bayies, Mkee, Franklin, Crawford,
Iroup, Griffin. Jackson OF Va Jennings,
tmdiey, Goldsbolough, King of N c. Br d.
bury, Crouch, Evans. Telfair, Chappeil,
jackson OF r.. Wilcox, Stockton. Duvau.
Earle
HE following gentlemen compose the seve-
RAJ committees, whose appointment was yes
teiiay ordered, viz.
C'nnmfee IF !lass and -I1eaps.--NIessrs. Eppes,
FISK Of New-iolk, Archer, Oakley, CASTOR, Creni,-
ton, inglrm
I'm Pubic E-cbeaaitmes.-Messrs Macon. Find.
"., hampton, h'n: Of North C;Ioiaua, Kent or Ncw-
York, Hawkins and Caldwell.
C't Commerce anil Observation-Disclosures New
ton, Sc, bert, Maurice, jackson OF r. l. B., lies l.ou
dim, Ru:c,ics. -
vcrIor, Alexander, BARI Boyd
On P,ttssaS aud Reco'utGola,e Csiiy&--NIcss<
Ci"lpel, bowc,, Wilson OF Ia, Sage, Ely, leo,
Colaryl.
Or Pri7fleres and Eiections.-.SIes.,s. Fisk ofvt.
G"'dsbo'ous.', Nos, Coms;ock, Anderson, Aston,
Harris.
"a. Pa6Ee Land --Nfcssrs Nike, t.uunplre,s.
Montgomery, iioSely, Geddos: Irwin, and NfCov
On Post tbTcas and los.- NIess, Hlca NJ
Tenn Lyle, Biis@in, Ba! y, Trankln, iia. and
Rich. -
Ut"t i'ft7ct q t"f"poi'i.-.,lessrs. kent OF Nd.
Laws, Crawford, Pearson, Bradley, White and L.
no, ,!ies.
GA lie -Juciiciary---Mess,s lnee,so,l, Pleasant.
Ieliar, Stu!srs, Cooper Fisk Oft. aud Evans.
On R,ITsGi and I'nfIiSked I,,.sir,,Ss = ,.,.ss,.s
Stanford. Wheaton ami bradbury
On. fccoHttS--Sicss'S. ke,~l,aw, Barnett, T. Reid
On 20 Pn'ch gf,Mc ffesidenfs Message as ''si,t-s
- mr. Foreign Reitrfi0ns.--Ncssrs. Fois,ti. Cl1t
lngeiSol, Gholson, GIosvcnor, Pearson and Mel ca.
On SO much as relates to >nr .NFfUu Esiabfsa
n'enf-N!essis. TroI. Johnson Of Ky. Sewer, Stuart
Loyett, Tnnehill Barhnrr.
Onso m,tca as relates 10 .N;Dol Establishment
fcssis. Peasants Rsrwcii, Scybert, King @. ,i..s
Ornisby, Post and Warr,.
On nH'ch reIofesto me cLissue ofthe .ifiEfn
Mess,s. jackson of Va Cuthbert, Dessl, IIasuu
Moscly, Piper and Hubbard.
al of the Legislative Courcil and Hot,s.. i,f
Representatives of the Indiana Territory.
praying that further tiue may be allowed
for making payment for the public lands.
which, together with other petitions on the
same subject, was referred to the Committee
OH the Public Lands.
The Speaker laid before the House a COM
mncatioA from Patrick MagrI,der, Clerk If
this House, praying that the House will i,-
stitute an enquiry into tie loss OF certain pa
pers and vouchers belonging to the Office of
which he has charge, occasiored by the late
lncurslon OF the enemy, &c. This coninmni-
cation was, on motion of Mr.. Pearson OF n. {.
referred toa select committee.
On motion OF MIR Fisk of VT. it was Re-
sofUfd, That the Committee on the Judiciary
be instructed TO enquire into the expcdiency
OF making further provision by law for aiding
aud protecting the officers Of the Customs in
the execution OF their duty, and for Ineyent-
| ing intercourse with the cnemv.
On motion of Mr. DaUenfort If Con. the
House determined to proceed at I2o'clock To-
| morrow, to the choice of Chaplain
CAPTURE OF THE CITY.
Mr.. JoA'ison Of .Ry- in moving the following
resolution, observed that it was unnecessary
20 detain the House with stating the var;a,s
considerations which induced him 60 u,,v,.
iii:
=" Resolved, That : committee he appointed 10 en-
Tlre into the which led to the INVASION of this c
~ by The enemy anlhis in destroying the Pub
lie buildings ani Property and that they have rover
To send tot persons and papers"
his proposition Mr. Johnson subsequently,
! modified partly on the suggestions Of MIR.
Brady OF VT. and Mr.. Pearson of n. C.. so as
| to read as follows:
" feeso1ed, hat committee be appointed to en-
cure INTO the causes OF the capture Ot this cay by d.
enemy, the manner ia which the public buildings mad
property Were destroyed, and also mo the an,o,rt ~
value OF the property, public and private 50 DESTROYED
AMI that they have power to send for persons aud VA
peis." f
MIR. Goids6orongh ofD1d. then said tba,
he had certainly no desire to arrest the mo-
gress OF this enquiry, which he was aware
ought to DC as expeditions as possible bat il
| appeared TO him some advantage wonld he
| gained by laying this motion on the table fo,.
one day. There were objects, he said, which
II would be proper to Connect with this enani-
ry, besides those stated in the rcsulution-he
alluded to the destruction of Fort Wa,bu,tcr
the capitalization OF Alexandria, and the loss
| OF private property there He therefore snq-
sested the postponement OF the decision o.,
the motion for a day.
MIR. JOhnson observed he had no disnosit;
| on to hurry the decision on it. He was de-
rous OF giving every gentleman an opportuni-
ty to embrace in the motion every thing h..
| thought proper to he cnquired into, and t3err-
fore consented to the motions lying ON the
table
Which was accordingly ordered.
MIR. Samuel Ddna, elected from Masss-
chusettS, to supply the vacancv :
by tine resignation of MIR. richardson "rInS'"@ed
ed was 9uallh.- "a and took his seat at car
1A"H ''S House adjourned.
I ~ |f1day, S,Ht. %.
The following Members attended to-Gav
IN addition to those heretofore PANIED, w
Messrs Miller, Winter, Condict. Ward Cnr
Wright, M'kim, PickeDs and I.owndes
Mr.. hTnS II DlaSS. laid before the Um,se
the petition of Thomas Cults of Massachne,.tts
praying remuneration by the United States -
money paid, and interest and costs Gor -
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