The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-09
So the House refused to consider the said

The Speaker laii before the House let
ter from the Secretary OF War transmittipg
his annual port in relation to Invalid GEN
sioners which was read and referred 70 the
committee on that subject.
The Speaker also laid before the House Il
letter from the Secretary OF the Treasury.
transmitting the annual statement OF the e.
'nolumen,s of the Off ers Of the CUSTOMS.
The bill from the Senate, (" for the better
organizing, paying and supplying the army
OF the U. States" was twice read aud corn
fairs.
The bill from the Senate for the inlem-
Indication of certain claimants of pubic lands
IN the Mississippi Territory, was read and
ordered TO lie on the table.
THE LOAN.
The engrossed bill auhorising loan of
IS millions of dollars, was read a third
time.
On the question " shall this bill pass 30
. Mr.. Stanford of N. c. opposed the bill in
a speech of considerable length and
Mr. Fisk OF VT. spoke also at considera-
ole length. in his acute manner, Il, support
of it..
A motion for the previous question was
lost by = small majority.
MIR. Nelson Of Va. rose to sneak in favor
OF the bill : but had spoken but few
minutes, when on giving way for the pns-
pose.
The House adjourned.
1harsday. Hfarck S,
Mr.. Eppes of Va. laid before the Eouse
two letters addressed by the Secretary Of
War to the committee of Ways and Means
upon the subject of the number Of militia
employed in the actual service of the chi
ted States during the year 1913. and of the
a. \ . e
THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS. .
The House resumed the consideration of
the unfinished business. viz. the bill authori-
sing Loan. Ee
Mr.. Nelson of Va. redeemed the pledge
he had yesterday given. by very able speech
in support of the bill.
Mr.. G rosvenor o. NY. followed in his n
sual energetic and fluent manner, in oppo
sition to it, and in vindication and SUPPORT of
his first speech on this subject.
During Mr.. Grosvenor's speech, which
was ended a little before five o'clock, CEN
siderable irritation was caused in the House
by what the Speaker deemed the personal
ity OF his remarks, & for which ne was call
ed to order by the chair, and made the re-
quired explanation.
When he sat down, several gentle men
rose to speak.
Mr.. Ward Of Mass. obtained the foor.
and moved TO adjourn-Lost. ayes Al.
Mr.. Fisk of n. Y.required the previous
question.
Mr.. stanford of N c. moved to Law the
bill on the table.
After some desultory and rather disorder
~ debate, in which Messrs. Seybert and
Fsrrow opposed Mr. Stanford's motion,
The motion 10 lay the bill on the table was
decided in the negative.
ThaE L. 4 - 4
Gus question now put, ayes 81.
The Previous Question was then put in
the following FORM, viz. "Shall the main
question be now putt" and decided in the
afiirm alive by the following vote:
For the Previous Question 90
Against it SO
The main question on the passage Of the
bill was then decided by the following vote !:
YEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Aston, Archer, A.
very, Bard, Barnet, Beal, Bowen, Bradley, Brown.
Burwell. Butler, Caldwell, Calhoun, ChappelI,
Clark, Comstock, Conard Crawford, !Creishton,
Crouch, Cuthbert, Davis Of Penn. DenoyelEs, De-
saa, Duvs, Earle, Eppes. Evans, Farrow, Fin,iiey,
Fax OF VI. FISK of N. y. Forney, Foraythe. Frank.
lin, Good.yn, Goardin, Griffin, Grundy, Harris,
llssbroack, HAYES, Huogerford, Ingersoi, Inghs IN,
Irwin, Irving Jackson of Va. johnson of W. Kenne-
dy, Kent OF Nil. Kerr, Kershaw, Kiihourn, King of
Nc. Leaerts Lowndes, Lyle, Macon, Ni'Coy. ~
Ase' M,kim' M'Lean' Montgomery, Moore, MIR
Piper, Pleasants, Rea Of Pen. Rbea Of Zen hieb.
Rngrold, Roam, Robertson, Sage. Seybert, Skinner,
Smith OF Pen. Smith of vs.. TannehilI Tsylor
Tefair, Troup, Udrse, Ward of N. j WhhebiIl.
Williams, |'!coE e Tenn. Wood, Wright, Ysneey
--97
NAYS--Messrs. Bsylies Of Mss-. BayIy IF Va.
Biseiow, Bayd, Bradbury, Breckenridge, Brigham,
G'pertoe' GhsmPion, Ci9ey, colpsp-r, davenport.
Go,dsborongh' Gro'venor. Hale, Hopkins of N Y.
j ackson of X. l. Kent of N. Y. King Of Mass Law.
Lewis, Loveu, Miller, Motif, MeseIey, Markell
Oakley. Pearson, Pickering, Pi,kin, Post, Potter.
John Reed, William Reed, Rusgies, Shelley, Sher.
wood, Shipherd, Smith Of ". Y. Stanford. S,ur-
ges, Taggart, 1sllmadge, Vose. Ward of Mes,
SIS.
SO the bill was passed and sent to the
Senate for concurrence.
And the House adjourned at sunset.
Friday. March 4.
The Speaker preserved a petition os sun
dry inhabitants of the District Of Columbi1
praying that the act laying an Embargo
may be repealed or so modified as to per
NIT them to export thsir produce to the
Eastern states.--Ordered to lie on the IA.
Bile.
The Speaker laid before the house let
ter from the Secretary Of the Treasury
transmitting a statement of the monies dis.
bursed from the Treasury for expenses o
intercourse with the Bsrbary powers for the
year 1913. and copies OF Consular accounts
foT the year 1911 and 1912.
On motion of MIR. Eppes, the bill making
appropriations to support the military es-
tabiishr'ent Of the United States for the veal
| 1914 passed through a oammfttse of th q