The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-29

manner tuc SUBJECT OF TINS discussion was
not worth the precious time consumed in it,
&c.
4 MIR. Pearson Of y. c. supported the a.
mendment. He said it appeared from the
admission OF the gentleman from Penusylva-
MA IN his motion, that 1t as proved by the
Report that this was AN official letter which
had been "irregularly with drawn from
the Department of State This fact was
denied heretofore, s. il had been asserted the
letter not genuine. MIR. P. went on and
made some observations in support of this
proposition, and OF the necessity of farther
enquiry, as proposed by the amendment,
that the House and the world might know
with what kind OF equal justice and temper
our government had acted in 1909 towards
the governments of France and c. Britain.
I MIR. Roberts said that it had at first been
stated that the letter had been on file (; it
was now proved that it never had been on
hle--& he might shew with equal clearness
that many o'her statements made with G.
quail postiveness were untrue. The ONLY
J question now wol thy ct enquiry, was, ho,s
that letter came iEto the possession ST any
other person than the Secretary or-'erlls
o. the Department o. State. ~
Mr.. M'him Of Md. said it been his wish
that this resolution SHOULD have been put
Iupua ts hnal passage that lie ign, vote =
! gainst II. But perCeiving that the field was
lopened vide for debate, which would be AN
useless expenditure of the time Of tue
khouse. he was compelled to move that it lie
on the table.
MIR. Gfosvenor hoped the resolution would
net be suffered to lie on the table Tor the
wh5 session. 1t contained inrpntatons on
a member. now absent from indsposltion,
who had declared his anxiety To nave the
subject fully iuvestigst d ard it was no
more than due 10 HIM that the motion
should be speedily acted on.
I Mr.. CSrundy OF Ten. hoped it would lie
on ire table, aad pledged himself tor one
to agree to consider it at future day,
when the national besiness (alludng TO the
bills reported by the committee of Forei n
Relations) should be less pressing.
MIR Castor OF N. C.. opposed its lying IN
the table Procrastinaticn always delayed
instead OF expecting business and he
much feared 1t was laid on The table, that
1t would never be taken apon again.
Inc question to lay the resolution on the
table, was decided by Yea4 and Nays.
For laying on the tabls SO
s, Against il g.
! BONDING OF LIBELLED Goods.
On motion OF Mr., Calhoun of .. C.. the
House resolved itselfiuto committee of the
lwhoie, Mr.. Nelson of Va. in the chair. on
the bill for prohibiting the delivery of libel
ted merchandise on bonds ~ the owners
thereof, pending its trial.
4 Muca desuitory debate took place on this
bill in the course OF waich Massrs. Ward
Bradbury, VIM. Reed md King Of Massa
chusetts, Post and King OF n. Y. and Cas-
ton OF NJ L. opposed, and Messrs. Calhoun
and Roberts SUPPORTED the principle of the
bill
On the one hand /: was said, that the nro.
visions ofthe bill would be productive Of
great delay and inconvenience, and of mo- he,
neht To the United States tdat the evils -
! proposed TO remedy were Of Lhat eharacte.
twhich it was IN the power of the govern
ment OF the United States To remedy bv !,
more strict atten ION 70 the selection IF Their
@FhcerS; and that the provisions Of the bill.
without 5darcmg the laws from evasion
would place the gre At body Of the merchants
IN state OF suffering. and subject them r.
much unnecessary and veXaelous DELAY. &c
! On tue other hand it was said, th.t b.,
means or TINS practice on the part OF the
courts, which The government had in vain
endeaYored 70 prevent, the greatest violati
ohs OF the Law took place by collusive part
nerships, valuations and sales; insoInnrh
that the non importation was almost dead
ietter as to its actual operation. That the
fraudulent merchant only could object 20 the
laws being strictly enforced, and that the
additional profits the honest roarchanf
would derive in consequence of it's enforce
ment viii more than compensate him for
the injury he sustains
Il Several amendments were proposed and
negatived, among which were the foloy
fiEg:
Mr.. Ward moved an amendment the
object of which was that the tlroceedg oe
the sales Of perishsble articles, instead ot
remaining in the hands of the marshal
should be delivered to the owner, or oerson
claiming to be so, he giving bond &c Ne.
/ SatIved IN committee, 65 to SIS.
The committee rose and reported the bill
with slight mendment.
Mr.. Ward renewed his motion to amend
which was negatived by Yeas and Mas;
For the motion 70
Against it "a
MIR. Bradbury of Mass. moved to amend
the bill 50 as 20 limit the existence of he
p DIVISIONS 20 that Of the non-importation ac,s
l-Motiun lost.
Atter several attempts to procure an ad.
lJournmenl, all negativcd
The bill was ordered to be epgrossed for
a third reading.
And the house adjourned.
Tuesdqy, i'm. 25.
Mr.. Troup, from The conferees oil the dis
agreeing votes of the two houses on the bill
Tor filing the ranks Of the army, &c. mad
a report, which was ordered to lie on the IA.
ble--tor the purpose OF awaiting, 1t is pre-
sumed, the decision Ct the Senate on the
said report.
! STATE ADVANCES or MONEY.