Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-01-11

Sons uefauon oil the house, which he did IN
the following shape
i'eso',ed. by the Senate and House Of Ropresen-
SiiS' ct the United States in Congress assembled
,~ou'"us OF eota houses eoaearring therein, that
the flowing amendment to the Constitution at the
usilsd States, be proposed to the Legislatures oil
tire several Stntts 9, vach. when ratified by the Lee
s'stt1rcs OF thrceIui tbs OF the s,d States shat. be
valid 70 all lntcn;s and purposes, as part of The
SAID Constitution
d" FOt the purpose o. choosing Representatives in
ihe Congress oil Tie L. States each State shall be
'N"ed by III Legislature into number Of Districts
'quai to the number at Representatives TO which
the States may be cntiticd-cach District shall con-
tam as nea,i, rs NAV he equa! numbers which shall
De determined b, adding to the Whole nuab.r Of
nee persons, ipcluii.g thr.e bound to service FOR
ateim OF years, and excluding lu'ians not taxed,
ihree-hths 81 all other persons. Ia each District,
the qualified voters shall EJECT one representative
- For the purpose Oi choosing Electors of Presl-
dent and ce-Presidc:t ui the United States, each
state snail te divided by its Legislature into
Der - sucts, eqI,! 10 the uuni5.ro f Electors to
which the stat may he eut,led; each district shall
contain as nearly as may be, equal numbers,
winch shall be determined by adding TO the whole
nunherof Tree persons. including those bound to
service for term ot Years, and excluding Indians
not tax, ~ rce-liitls OF MI other persons In each
District l., qualified 10 vote for representatives
m tn. Congress OF the u. States, shall chnose one
tlector he Lesisla re OF each state shall have
cover IN regulate tue manner of holding elect ms,
ara making retorns OF The Electors. In case all the
e'ce'o,s shouid not meet the time a.d place APP
pointed ior giving their votes majority Of the T.
ieetois met shall. have power, and forthwith proceed
10 supply the vacanc,.
" division ofthe States into Districts Tor choos-
rs Representatives IN the Congress of the Uuted
S''tes, ID into Districts Tor choosing Electors
freSh.ut and NicePrcslde''t of the Uni'ed Statesf
shail take place as som Conveniently may be a.
I uu an nj Of ,.,t
presentS'ives shall be made which Districts shalt
fernn una'tered, urtl after the succeeding cnua-
GRAFTON and apporuoament OF Rearesentatyes"
The resolution was twice read and re-
ferrcd to committee of the whole.
Onm' ton OF Mr.. EAston,
ReSo'JcG, Thst the committee on Military Af.
fairs bs srurted to enquire into the expedency Of
p'of'i'hs Sy law fey the prrti"g and distribution
ano"g III, Militia officers of the several states and
territories OF "a Suit'h'e number of copies Of the
MsiUa Laws at the United States, the Rules and
An'eiesor War. and the discipline adopted by the
United States.
The engrossed bill for the relief of Hen
ny flaming the EngrosSed bill for the
relief of VIM. Nlorrissett the engrossed
bill for the relief Of Mirtin Cole & others.
were severaily read the third time and
passed.
COMMERCE WITH BRITAIN.
The House, according to the order of
the day, resumed the Consideration of the
report OF til; comm tee OF the whole
or the bill for Carrying INTO effect the
commercial convention with Great Bri-
tain.
Inc question being on the agreement
to the amendments reported by the COM
mittee of the whole
Mr.. Forsyth defended the construction
he had put upon the Treaty, and on the
strength of which an amendment had been
introduced in committee OF the Whole, for
conhning the equalization of duties in our
ports to vessels coming direct from the
British territories in Europe.
This debate will be speedily published
at length no sketch OF II, therefore, is
here attempted.
MIR. Robertson. Mr.. Tucker and Mr.
CuthUert, opposed this construction, and
OF course opposed that amendment which
was founded oni it.
Mr.. CASTOR, then, devialing from this
line OF discussion, made motion to post
pone indefinitely the further consideration
OF this bill III support or which motion
he commended, Is the result of his reflection
since yesterday, that the proposed law be-
Ing wholly supererogatory and unueCessa-
ny, would therefore, and FOR other reas-
ons, have an Injurious eff-ct.
When Mr.. G. concluded his remarks
Mr.. Tucker moved to lay the bill ON the
table, not that he was not ready to give
his decided opposition to the argument of
Mr.. CASTOR, but because he thought this
was question, to the CO sideration o. which
more time ought to be al o.tea.
the question on this motion was decided
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the table.
The bill fortae relief of George S.vVise ;
and the biii co autioiize the discharge of
james Jewett from his imprisonment, were
ordered 10 Il third reading.
The order Of the day on the bill autho-
riZing the p yment Tor property lost, captu-
red Or destroyed i'll the service OF the U,i-
ted States, during the war, WAS on mot on
OF Mr.. Forsyth, postponed to Friday next.
The Speaker LAID befJre the house a let
ter from the Commissioner Of the General
Land-Oiiice, transmitting the report OF the
land commissioners for the district east of
Pearl River {: and the report of James ID.
Cooley, commissioner for the district west
Of Pearl RIVER
The Speaker also laid before the house
a letter from the Secretary Of the Navy,
transmitting statement VI the clerks en-
ployei in his Office
The house, according to the order of the
day, resolved i,sclf int a committee OF the
whole, on the bill 70 authorize subsciip-
ton to su n laws of the United States, as
relate exclusively to the District Of Column
ba.
This bi!i was jealousy supported by Mr..
tucker, and opposed " Messrs. Wright
and others.
Oh nlnl.nn OF Mr. Cannnr thn ,,.,r,,hnr