The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-03-01

amended N its preamble, by striking out the
"Srus III HdHc and, thus amended the re-
solu'ioh was, after some Conversation as 10
toe preamble, ordered to be enprossed fo-,
tnird reading (; and, being accordingly sub
sefuentiy read a third time, was ordered TO
De referred to a select committee to consider.
and report thereon.
he bill fixing the compensation. &c. of
collectors ot the direct tax and Internal dr-
ties, was further debated and amended, and
.neh ordered TO DE engrossea for "a Sd read
ing.
And the house adjourned.
HedncSddy, Feb. o.
Mr.. 7ronf, from the committee on Mill.
ta'y A.Iairs, reported bill fixing the Mill
tary Peace Establishment of the United
States.
L he bill provides that the Military Peace
f'staoiisnment snail consist of such proper
tons OF Artillery, Infantry and Ri3emcn.
not exceeding IN the whole zen The us1nd
men, as The President shalt think proper: the
corps OF Engineers to be retained. The pe-
neral oiflcers to consist of two Major Gene
rails and four Brigadicr Generals The Pre-
sident to cause selections TO Be made Of Off
GERS from the existing force, and to cause
the supernumerary officers TO be disch .rzed
as soon as circumstances shall permit. Farce
months pay 70 be given to each Office sc.
so honoraoly discharged, and, in adopiol. %
u,
MAJOR general, &c. GAO to captal.. eSt;t,. =
subaltern. To each private also, ,r aJa-
tlonal donation of 100 acres of lanu. s.c-i-
ued the whole qnaHtty of land such i,i4ya,e
receives shall not exceed $50 acres Tho bill
also proposes to regulate the future orsaniza-
ton ct the armv1
he bill was twice read and referred 20 3.
Committee of the whole
THE VICTORY AT ORLEANS
/ untOrtu 4,
sen between the two houses as to the terms
OF thN resoiLt ION bestowing thanks on Gen.
jackson, message was received from the
senate announcing its adherence to its disa-
Sreement to the amendments proposed bv
the house thereto. This left to the house the
alternative only, it was believed, to GdAsre 10
Or Treede from its amendments
Mr. JToth proposed to adhere, in which
course he was supported by Mr.. Robertson,
Mr.. Rhea * Mr.. Humphreys-on the other
hand, Mr.. Hawkins, Mr.. Wright and Mr..
Macon were DESTROYS of receding, if a confer
ence could not be agreed or.
he point of difference is, that the House
proposes to ascribe the merit Of the great
achievements on the banks of the Mississippi,
principally to the militia volunteer force -
whilst the Senate has given the merit gene
rally to the regulars, volunteers ana militia,
IN lar guage admitting the inference, it is con-
tendSd, that our force was principally re-
gliiGr force.
1t was therefore argued, in favor of adhe-
renee. that the resolution of this house was a
veritaoie history of the facts as they occur
RED, giving honor to those 70 whom honor
was due, and that the resolution had better
he lost altogether, than to enter upon record
vote which would convey an erroneous i'm
PresSlon, as 1t was conten1ed the resolution of
the Senate Gid. In favor ofrecediug ii was ar
| Sutd. that history would narrate in conspicu-
Gus Characters, the facts as thev exist and
! that the hight In which they would be viewed
by Posterty, would not depend ON the terms
| OF the vote OF Congress on this OCCASION
ne OBJECT OF such a vote, was not to afford
| materials Tor history, but to express the pra
titude of the nation to it's defenders. In tLe
course OF the debate, Mr.. Macon took occa
sion to pass very high euioeium on the cha
racter OF Maj. General jackson, whom No
sad he had long personally known. z. ne DID
not believe there existed a more honorable o,.
hSh-minded man.
In the end, the House determined, 5efsrs
a liiial decision: to request conference with
! the Senate on the subject.
! TREASURY NOTES.
Mr.. Ehf7eS from the committee of Wsvq Pr
Means, made report recommending an a
! Sreemeent to the amendments of the Senate
| to the Treasury Note Bill.
| he bill, as it went from This House. Drovi-
| deu that those Ireasury Notes to he issued
bearing no interest, SHOULD be fundable at
| e1ght per cent. and those bearing interest -
seUen per cent. The Senate propose 90 A.
mend the bill, so as that the notes bearine,
no interest shall be fundable at Scven rer
cent. and those bearing interest shall be fun
dable at sic per cent.
MIR. r. said, that. as the state of war had
ceased since the bill passed this House. & thu.
| state OF peace would probably appreciate
the value OF the public securities, it was suD-
Poseu the interest proposed by the Senate
! would BE- sufficient
| he amendments we're agreed to-
| 4 he amendments of the Senate IN the hill
amcndatory of the direct tax and furnitures
tax bill, were before the House, and partly
| agrecd and partly disagreed to. Among the
amendments, WAS one repeating the section
allowing annual assumption by the states of
their respective quotas Of the direct tax. and
allowing deduction of Is per cent on the
amount so assumed. The committee of Was
and Means recommended disagreement To-
this amendment.
| This recommendation was supported bv
Messrs. Eppes, Lownaes, Fisk of VI Bar
bour, Jackson of Va. Farrow, Macon. and
Isylor, and opposed by Messrs. Pitkn and
| Shelley.
In favor Of the amendment, it was URGED
| by the latter gentlemen, that. although in
| time OF war there might be go,d ressons for
| authorizing the anticipation of the reye,,,. L,,