The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-19

Z" amendments ordered tHbe engrosscd for
a third reading.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Saturday, 1forch ID.
The following engrossed bills were sever
any read the third time, passed, and sen, to
the Senate, To wit:
~ Dili confirming certain claims to land in
the liino's territory, and providing Tor
their location.
bill declaring the assent of Congress- to
an act of the Legislature of Tennessee.
bill Tor altering the time of holding the
courts OF the United States, for the Virgin
ia district.
4 bill for the relief of Stephen Girard.
Inc house, on motion Of Mr. jennings Of
Ind. went into committee OF the whole. Mr..
Breckenridge in the chair, on the bill sun
Elementary to the act for the relief of the
ofhcers and soldiers who served in the late
Fcampaign on tie Wabash The committee
rose and reported the bill with. an amend
ment. winch was concu reed in by the House,
and the bill, as amended, ordered 20 lie en-
crossed for third reading
the tonse went into co nmttee of the
whole, MIR. Stanford in the chair. on the
OH anu the amendments reported by the
select committee thereto Tor the better or
Sasizing. pay and supply OF the army Of the
u. States.
Mr.. Treup Of Geo. explained in a par
ticuiar manner the objects of the Till the
passage OF which he urged, on the grcu1d
eehensliy. tnat 1T would place certain part
OF the military establishment upon better
iootiiS, would economist the pubic resour.
ces, and supply some material defects
which at present existed ia the MILITARY es-
tabsha,cnt.
The bill received various uni7nportant a.
lHehuments' which were reported to the
touse aud concnrred in I; and the bill & a.
mendnents ordered to be suxrossed Tor a.
third reading.
Monday, 414ireh IL.
lne eogrossed bin supplementary to the
ACT TOR the relief OF the utii, ers and so!disr.
VINO served IN the late Campaign oo the Wa
oasn, and the engrossed bill for the relief
OF VIM. Henry Savage, were read a tnuI
time, passed, and sent TO the Senate.
Inc bill for the better organizips, paw
ing and supplying the army Of the U. States.
az amended oy the House was read a third
time. passed, and returned to the Sena,e far
concurrence IN the amendments.
THE EMBARGO.
Mr.. GaS'ol Of n G.. rose to submit IN the
consideration OF the House, propcs. ton
winch he deemed of vital importan e, and
70 "hich ne had been DESTROYS for several
days To call the attention OF the House but
nad no, ceen abie to obtain an opportunity.
IL was proposition some what similar to that
oHsred the other day by a gentleman from.
Maryland (Mr. Wright) from which, how
ever, IL differed an two circumstances il
ana not embrace mere palliative for the
e'i'' OUT radical cure it did lot propose
an enquiry by any committee into the ex
pediency OF certain course, but it reon;red
decision thereon by the House ia O her
words, 1t was proposition foe total and
complete abandonment ct the restrictive
system -~an abandonment at once and fosey-
er' In Conformity To the practice which
mad prevailed under the rule OF the former
speaker, and which as il had not been re-
versed, he should consider as binding, Mr..
u. said, he should, reluctantly, abstain from
arguing the motion he was about to propose.
and coniine himself to u brief s. statement of
the reasons on which it was founded. TX
might be supposed at first little strange
that he should entertain a hope that a t}re,-
position of this kind should receive the SANG
tion Of the House, when it had SO shar, a
time ago made decision in favor Of the
Embargo, and that decision had been sun
ported by co ordinate branch Of the It. zig
iature. But there were a few congideyati-
ons applicable to the present moment, which
induced the nope that the House might de-
part trom the system. IL would be recol c.
teo' Mr. ". said, that the government was
now about commencing, perhaps had alrea-
dy commenced, the collection Of the war
iaHes, ibpo,ed by Congress ct their last
session. How II might be IN other parts OF
the country, he could not say ;---llt,
in the part whence he came, he could
say, with so'ne confidence, that unless there
should be departure from system which
deprived the husbshdman Of 4 market fer
the produce Of bis lsbors, these taxes would
bear most oPptessifely on the people IL
was OF importsnce, too, that a decision
cAoold be pronounced oa this subject with.
ont DELAY tr m a0oiher consideration. Spe-
culations were already sf1oat, fumors eircu-
lated. and hopes INDUCED. hat the efn bar
go would be removed. II such thinr vas
designed, h was necessary that the desigti
should be eHec.usted without delay that
all persons Interested might be permitted to
derive lair profits front the trede which
would be thrown oren on removal OF thu
embargo, and that i might no, fsllaltegs, ~
sr iasO the hands 1T spectators. u W..
important that suspense should be dsns a.
way, and tlrat those sensations which ariss
rom rapid succession Uf hopes and !ea,s
'hould be IpisG. There was anorher con..
'iccrs 'iop ~h,ch had weight o.. his u,itG -
Coug'css Rad authorized by law an IN