The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-01-11


session, be suspended until otherwise order-
ed.
MIR. lH'him renewed the motion to reco,-
slider the vote ON the Bank Bill ; not from
any intention to change his vote. but from a
disposition to accommodate his friends OH n
question of so much magnitude.
Mr.. Marh OF Ky. opposed. and Mr. .Ners-
ION OF va. advocated the reconsidcration-th
one, on grounds of undated hostility to the
present bill; the other freR disposition to
afford the utmost latitude to the considera-
ton OF subject SO highly important to the
nation.
The question on reconsideration was at
length decided by Yeas and Nays:
For reconsideration 1o7
Against it 81
And the question being again stated" Shall
the bill pass s''- -
Mr.. HfKee moved to rseo,zni: the bill to a
select committee, and presented his view of
the change which nc conceived ought to be
made in it's provisions.
MI. fuller OF VI supported this motion,
and in speech of some length exhibited his
views OH the same subject.
Mr.. FORSYTH opposed the re-commitInent
with much z'al and elnquence on grounds Of
preference to the present bill.
M. Rp2g ofMs. expressed his opinions ge-
morally in hostility to the establishment of any
compromise.
Mr.. Fladley advocated The recommitment
principally on the ground of opposition TO
that feature of the bill which requires the
bank to make loan to governfnent-which
he believed at once superhuous and nexpedi-
ent.
Mr.. Oakley and Mr. Stockton advocated
recomFnitment with earnestness and ability,
IN order to procure a modification of the de-
1t1eI &c hEs, q.
they pledged themselves to vote for the
banh bill. and expressed their opinion that in
that vote they would be joined by u majority
OF their political friends
he question on reconianitrent was deci-'
ded by Yeas and Nays, as follows:
For reCommitment SO
Against it II
And it was determined to rccommit The bill
to seieot committee Of seven ntem5trs-
And then,
The House adjourned-about dusk.
WetncSday, Jan. H.
Mr.. Fisk of n. Y. from the committee of
ways and Means, TO whom was referred the
amendments of the Senate to the Furniture
ak Bdl, recommended a disagreement TO
the same (; and the question being taken
| thereon, they were accordingly disagreed to.
MIR. Iront ofGeo. from the committee on
Military Affairs, reported bill for the better
which was twice read and committed
The house proceeded 70 consider the res
olution submitted day or two ago by Mr.
Jennings, relative to the apprehension of fusi-
tlves from justice, &c. which, having been
slightly modified, was agreed to-
The amendments of the Senate TO the bill
for taxing Certain manufactures, were cons-
dered IN committee of the whole, and after
wards in the house. Those amendments
fra i
and add umbrellas and harasois, were disa-
greed to, and the others were agreed to.
AZ house spent some time IL committee
OF the whole, MIR. Breckenridge in the chair,
on the bill to prohibit intercourse With the
enemy, and TO. other purposes which I'M
derwent considerable discussion until late in
the day, when the committee rose, report
ed progress and obtained leave to sit again
thereon.
The committee 70 whom the National Bank
I'll was recommtted, consists of Messrs M
Kee, Findley, Stockton, Pitlln, Taylor, Cuth-
bert and 4ancey. 1t is understood they viii
report to-day.
Thursday, Jan. s.
message was received from the Senate,
announcing their recession from ali their a.
mendments to the bill laying duties on Ger
tam manufactures, except 50 much as propo-
ses to lay duty Of eight per cent on all UNI
VI Sii'SN anu lloIdSOlS ABOVE the value OF TWO
dollars.
Mr.. RISK ofN. Y. stated that the princinal
difficulty with the committee of WAYS and
Means, in asserting to this amendment, had
been doubt Of the constitutional power of the
senate, to propose new taxes. AS this was
Question which he believed had never been
decided, and as the tax was in itself unimpor-
tant, he moved that the House insist OH it's
disagreement to this amendment;
Which motion was agreed to.
The House also determined to insist on dis
agreement to a part of the amendments of
the Senate, to the furniture -tax bill, and to
ask OF the Senate conference on that
bill.
SMUGGLING, &c.
The House resumed the consideration of
the report OF the committee of the whole. on
the bill for preventing intercourse with the
enemy 1 his Is bill containing ample and
energetic provisions, for preventing the trea-
sonable intercourse which has recently pre-
vailed to 50 great an extent on our Northern
borders, and elsewhere. The few amend
ments made in committee of the whole hav-
ing been agreed to-
Mr. GrOsUeuoT moved to strike ont that
section Of the bill which authorizes the col
iectors ot the customs to appoint, within their
districts, such number of inspectors of the
customs as they shall Judge necessary, who
sn' II De considered, and are by this bill de-
CARED to be Inspectors of the customs.
ms notloa gave rise 10 an extended de-
bate, ~ which many gentlemen partook. and