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


sition to the report, the object of which was 70
explain the reason, why he who had voted
in favor OF the bill, should now vote against
this report 1t was, because he considered
the militia character of the bill to be chang
e., and that, as proposed to be amended, it
would possess the conscriptivc character. He
made number of observations, principally
drawn from our history. to shcw that the MI
I.ia were, and always would be, under pro-
per officers, an effective force.
The question on agreeing to this part of the
report, was decided as follows:
For concurrence o.
Against it 70
So the house refused TO concur in cxtend-
ing tie tcrut of service from twelve to eight.
cen months.
The second proposition Of the Committee
OF Conference, is, that the house shall recetlc
FROM an amendment. the object of which is TO
authorise the Executive, in case of neglect
| or refusal OF the Governors of the States to ex-
ccute the provisions of the law, to call direct
ly on the militia officers Of the states to car
ry them into effect.
On the question to agree to this PROPOSE
ton, an interesting debaee Of considerable
length to.k place, in the Course of which 1t
was advocated by Messrs Troup, Stockton,
Pickering, King of Ms. Shiphertl x Webster,
and opposed by Messrs. Robertson, Hawkins.
Forsyth, Gholson, Cuthbert and Fisk of Yer
mont
The proposition was advocated and oppo-
sed on grounds so variant and almost opposite
by different gentlemen, that no general state
meut could convey correct idea of them +;
and the debate itself was of such length thai
we Cannot possibly present it at this time.
1t was ingenious throughout, and occasionally
eloquent.
The discussion ended in the refusal of the
Hsuse to agree to the propositions of the
Committee OF Conference by the following
vote
For agreeing TO it So
Against 1t 80
The House then agreed to the other prop.
osltions OF the Committee of Conference
and,
On motion of Mr.. Trout, the House re-
solved to insist the amendments from
which it had just refused to reccde and a
message was sent to the Senate TO acquaiut
them of this determination.
NATIONAL BANK,
HE House then resumed the consideration
OF the bill to incorporate the Subscribers 10
the Bank of the United States of Amcri-
A motion was made by Mr., Hale to amend
the bill, by striking out the thirteenth section
OF the bill, which authorizes occasional svs-
| pension ofpayments in specie, BY tie Bank.
Whereupen,
Mr.. IngeraoN of Pa. required the previous.
| OF amendment of the billy
This call being duly sustained
The previous question was taken and deJ
ded, as follows
For taking the main question II
Against taking it "
The previous question having thus been
decided In the affirmative
A motion was made to Law the bill and a
mendments on the table.
The chair decided (Mr. Macon, in the alb
sence OF Mr.. Cheves. occupying the char)
| that the motion was not in order inasn,uch
as the House having decided that the nam
| question shall be no7o put, no other nioticn
can obtain, unless motion to adjourn
An appeal was taken from this decision of
the chair which, after some debate, was
confirmed, by Yeas and Nays, by the follow
| ing vote:
In I.vor of the chair los
Against it, Sc
Mr.. Castor of y. c. then took an aoneaI
from the decision of the chair (NIr. Macon
still occupying IL that the main question was.
| that the bill should pass to third reading
| ne contehded that the main question WAS
that on the amendment under discussion when
| the previous question was called.
| | ms question has more than once been
| decided IN the same manner by the present
and late Speaker, and affirmed with much So
lemnity.]
! Atter some debate, the decision of the
Chair was affirmed by the following vote:
| In favor of the decision 81
Against it 50
The Main Question, viz. Shall the amend
ment be engrossed and lead third time ,
was then put and decided as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Alexander, Aston, An
derson, Archer, Avery, Bard, Barnett. BInes
Bradley, Brown, Caldwell, Calhoun, Cannon.
Nnappcll, Clark, Ciendenin, Comstuck, CO.
nard, Creighton, Cuthbcrt, Dana, Davis Of
Pa Denoyelles, Duvall, Earle, Farrow, Find
ley, Fisk Of N. Y Forney, Forsythe, Gourdin.
SIrlffin, Harris Hasbrouck, HAYES, Hawkins
Hopkins of Ky. Hubbard, Ingersoll. Ingham.
Irving, Irwin, Kent CT Md. Kerr, Kershav'
kilbourn, King Of n. G. Lefferts, Lown1ss
Lyle, M'Coy, M'Kee, M'Leau, Montgomery
Moore, Murfree, Nelson, Ormsby, Parker,
Plckens, Peasants, Rea of Penn. Rhca of
Tenn Rich, Rnggold, Robertson, Sage
Sharp, Skinner, Smith of Pa. Smith Of Va
Strong, Tannehil. Taylor, Telfair. Udres.
War" OF y. j. Williams, Wilson Of Pa. Van,
cey--8l.
NAYS-Messrs. Baylies Of Mass. Bigelog
bowen, Boyd, Bradbury, Brigham, Butler.
CaPerton, Champion, Ciiley, Clopton. Com,
er, Coke, Crawford, Davenport, Davis of
T Ms Deshq, Fly. Evans, Franklin. Caste,
ohoison, Hale, Hall Henderson. Inu,b-