The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-02-12
CONGRESS
IN SEN ATE.
Monday. Ee6rNary

IN SENATE.
-, = Monday, February 7.
Mr.. Mascn's resolutions relative to the
Office OF Secretary of the Treasury had been
postponed andmade the order IF the day
tor this day. when hey were called up
NJ. Blob Of Georgia. SAID that when
these resolutions should be discussed, he
believed he could shew that they were
out OF order and thel efore not admis sibie !;
bu' as he was about to propose a post
spone ment, ne should not raise the question
CT order. w! eoe YER. me sa d, it should
be ascertained by the Executive that Mr..
Gallatin would not speedily return, it had
been IN It's interpolation TO appoint Sc
cretary OF the Treasury in his stead. Late
circumstances had induced the impression
that mis- speedy arrival was at least doubt
tul and he believed that the Executive
had determined to appoint a Secretary for
the department over which that gentleman
had presided. This was reason Sufficient
ito induce the mover of these resolutions to
Consent TO postpone their considerations to
Monday.-lt secretary should not at that
thine have been nominated. the resolutions
might be taken up, and Mr.. B. said he
would submit the question Of order to W hich
he had, before advertcd. Bnt he had, on his
part, 10 sort Of doubl the alledgei vacancy
IN the Treasury would in the mean time be
Flied. e.
MIR. Mason of N. II. expressed his earnest
desise hat these resolutions should be
taken up at an early day. The postpone
meut to this day had been made at the sug-
geston OF the gentleman who now moved a
further postponement, and nearly for the
same reason, as we're now assigned The
subject MIR. Nj. conceived to be all rapport
ant-the more so as an opinion had been
publicly expressed Oh this floor, when the
motion was made to postpone "a day or TWO
ago) that the office of he Secretary of the
Treasury was vacant That opinion he be-
lieved was entertained by many and,,f he
tact was so, IL was time tlat sumethiag
should be done on the subject. As to the
aiiedged Intention to appoint Secretary of
he Treasury, he did not know that it ought
TO nave weight at ai-the object Of his mo
ton being { declare the constitutional la
on this eubjsCt. If this motion was persist
e. in, Mr.. M. said he mus; enter generally
into h. subject. to shew why it should not
prevail. AS he was unwilling, however, to
enter incidentally into subject of this mag
ni,ude, ii the gentleman would vary mis- mo
tion TO Ar earlier DAY, lie wend Consent TO
the pos? zone ment.
After some 'nversatiCn across the house
between Messrs. M4son and Bib, in an un-
der tone
Mr.. Brbb varied his motion for postpone
ment to Friday.
Aud the motion was agreed to, mem. con.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Saturday,, Fe6ruary 5.
The Speaker laid b. fore the House let
ter from the acting Secretary of the Urea
sury. transmitting a statement of the ex
ports of the United States during the year
ending on the Sob of September. 1913 /;
which were read and ordere to lie on the
table.
The eHgrossed joint resolution granting a
sword TO the nearest male relation OF Md
shipman J. Clark, * expressive of the regret
vt Congress at the loss Of that officer in the
Battle on Lake Err &c. the engrossed
bill IN addition to the act laying duties on
the notes Of banks, bankers, &c. were Sc
veraly read third tune and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Irving of n. Y
RESOLVED, That the committee of ways e.
means be directed to enquire into the expe-
dency Of amending the law laying duties on
sales at auction Of merchandise. and of ships
and vessels, with leave to report by bill or
Otherwise. e.
The House resolved itself into commit.
tee Of the whole House on the bill to pro
vide for the return to their own districts
OF vessels detained by the embargo in other
districts than those 10 which they belong
The bill was reported to the House with Sc
We al amendments which were concurred in
by the II use. Various attempts were made
further to amend The bill, in the House, but
before tue bill, was gone through with, mo.
tim was made to adjor.n and Carried, at 9
O'Clock
Mondav, Fe5ruary 2.
Alfred Gu hJsrt, elected from Georgia,
vice Wn. w. B.bo, appeared, was qualified
and took lis seat.
The anpuai report O! the commissioners
ut the Sinking tUsd was received and re-
ferred 10 ihe cowm'ttee of .7svs and means.
EMHARlIDGD COASTERS.
Tire Houss resumed the Consideration Of
he Bill "to rr vide fJr the return to Their
own districts OF vessels defaped by the
eubargo. ~ 4 Strc's G,her than those were
fhev ne res1. III .elr .Ifiad nrilsl.nrU