The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-17
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE.

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subscribers to the bank of the U,i.cd Stat,
OF America, was twice read and refer.
red 10 the committee Of Watsard lieanS
MILITIA DRAFTS.
The House resumed the tcoasitIsr.,isr .,
ths report OF the committee Of the wi,u;c 81,
the Senate's bill to authorize the President -.
can INTO service S04S0 militia, for the tlefeno.
OF the frontiers.
A motion was made 10y Mr.. Stockton cf "
j. TO postpone the bill irietin.ely
On tins motion Mr.. Stockton q .,e, /. o.,
pate which continued TIL hight. in which
niessrs ES''syh. Irving, HChkiSs. J,~o,a =,
brotiley spoke on the Repuol can side AMI
haessrs- Stockton, 81 tfey AID Csroy1e s,sy q,
the other ="
I'VE propose publishing several Ct the
speeches on this gu, stion1
After refusing several tirnes 70 ai:c,,-, H.
question on the morton for inde fats. uostoo,'r-
nent was decided as follovss:
o. the pcstponeu.ne Sc
Against it OK
Iwo or three Intellectual at.enn,s wa,
then made TO adjourn.
1nc question being then stated on copcnr-
'l''S "a tie hfst amendment to the bill, az a.
"'ssa u ~ committee 81 III. whole. which -
renuneiit authorizes the fg.s:,lcD, to- 90,
Iirecoy on the officers of militia l., case al
me rSinsai of the governors Of the states tn
ii'l vi the execution ct the law
Pir: HGrd 2f 1855. spoke short time :,
opposition to it. -
LIE question was then taken or, co,~,,--;,,s-
IN TINS amendment, and agreed TO BY the fol,
For the amendment 81
The question 90 motion OF Nh. M;,le- =.
ADJOURN, cat 6 o'ciock) v;as then takap ~. -.
ana nays Ni'" '''>eh ]! yeas
For the nation <.
Against it -
nr Lc.0is II "a. then moved to ,,r.,oere
t ~. hlii &nd amend nents to Monday.
The house then proceeded to cors;aa, avn
separately to agree to all the amendments w.
ported 10y The COMMITTEE nf the VIII he. 'pha+
aH;eiument made in the committee of the
whole, on friction Of Mr.. Epses, to reduce he
term OF service CT the militia T.. be araftcd
rom !, l7oo years 60 one year, was agreed 10 by
the following vote:
YkAS-Nessrs. Alexander, AItor. Bar
pour, BARD Bayiles OF Mas. Bradbury, Brad
ley, breckenridge, Brigham, Bilrweu. ap,ler.
Caperton. Cannon, CloDton. Culnenrr Crtt.
bert, Desha, Ely, Eppss, Fisk of VT rrank
IN, m ''aston, Gholson, Goodwin, Grosveror,
Hale, 3arrls. Halves, Henderson. eur, hrev.
Johnson Of Va. Kennedy, Kent of Ma. Ker,
h'ng OF Mas Lewis, Lovet., Macon. Af'Cov-
NJ Lean, Moore. Mose!ey, Piper, ioitf;n, Plea
SAINTS j. keed, Rich. Eoane, Rusgles, Sev-
YER 'efey' skinner, Smith Of Va. Stanford.
Wilcox. Wilson Of Mas Vright-62.
NAIS-Niessrs. Anderson, Archer. Anew
barnett. Zines, Bowen, Brown, Caldwell Cal.
houn, ChapprlI, Clark, Comstock, Condict
Conarc. Crawford, Creighton, Crouch. Dsnoy.
eiiess FISK OF NY. Forney, FORSYTH, Gnur,.,n
Trlfhn, hasbreuck, Hopkins of Ky Hubbard
ihgrrsoii' ingham,. Irving, Irwin, Jelnsoa of
n. Nc.shaw' Niibourn, King of n. G. Eefferts
Lyle, M Kim, Nelson Newton, Or,pshy. par.
ker, PICKERING. Pickens. Rea Of Pm. Khea o.
! en- Robertson, Sage, Sharp, Smith of Pa {
1 aonei''ii, Taylor, Tefair, Uciree. Webs,er
" ,iiiams, Wilson of Penn. YanceY--57.
motion was then made by Mr. Macon f.,
amend The bill, as recconmt ndcd by tie,
ssiect committee OF this house, So as to place
tns a.rorocnment on the basis Of free quAite
instead Of the basis Of representa
ton in Congress. on which the Sinate had
placed it.
red on this notion
The house at length adjourned, = Tt,le BE-
;ore eignt O'Clock, after a sitting Of nearly ten
hours. VIA
NfonGcy. December y.
& Hr' Eli35s. OF Va from the committee os
=. POitFd Il OIL 10 Dravi0c
anuit'onal Revenue for defraying the exDen-
ce5 OF the government and maintaiDing tie
Pnpic credit by laying direct tax uDon the
~: states, and TO provide for assessing and
ted, - ~'i'ln'1-
Mr.. Ehfes, frorn the committee Of WAYS
ana Means, TO whom was referred the -
nnsfldiAents Of the Senate 70 the bill lavnr
duty on distilled spirits, made report theSe|
on Several of the amendments, havioe heep
agreed to- ''e"
The Question was ther stated on sprce-
log to that amendment of the Senate
~hich proposes to strike out the section al.
,'Totag d1sfWsrs TO sell any 0aa7titv mar
,GFs than one gallon of the liquor they dis
The section thus proposed to b., strpc,-
1ut OF the bll was originally inserted. in H.
mouse, al the suggestion OF Mr.. Gholson of y,
"ho' WITH others, conteaded that the law. ae
t new stood. had most Inconvenience and
ven oppressive operation on the pcoDIe in tbe
particular part Of the country in which - re-
'ded' many OF whom did not GistiI To- the
quantity winch they are by law allowed -
dispose ot--anA who were now precIudeS
rom selling enough Of the liquor tliev disti
o enable them to pay the tax on i'll
he proposition to strike out this section
vas opposed BY Mr.. Gholson and Mr. Fnne.
1r. M'Kec of Ky. Mr.. Macon Of II. G. M
Thea OF Ten. Mr. PickeDs ofN e and NJ