Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-22
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. Taylor of n. Y. from the commit
tee of elections, made detailed report on
the petition of Robert Porte field, contest
ing the election of William M'Coy, d mem
Der OF this House, from the state Of Virgil
MIA; concluding with a resolution to con-
firm the sitting member in the right to his
seat. The report was referred ~ COM
mittee Of the whole house.
Mr.. Huger made an Intellectual motion
to take up a resolution submitted bv him
some days ago, respecting an enquiry in
to the manner of keeping public accounts,
&c.
M. Peasants, from the committee or
neyal affairs, reported ball for the RELIEF
of those citizens who were wounded in
the prison of Dartmoor, in England.
Mr.. Forsyth, from the managers appoin-
ted to confer with the managers on the part
Of the Senate, on the disagrecirg votes of
the two Houses, respecting the bill for
carrying into effect the convention of COM
mcrce with Or. Britain, made q detailed
report on that subject, embracing the
views advanced by either party, the points
of compromise attempted and the agree
ment os the conferees thereon. The re-
port was LAID on the table, and ordered to
be printed.
The Speaker likewise laid before the
House letter from the Secretary of the
Treasury, in pursu nee of resolution of
this House Of the 4th inst. respecting the
duties paid on the tonnage of British YES
sells entering the ports of the United
States with cargoes, from the British West
Indies which was read and ordered to
lie on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Webster,
ResoIved, That a committee be appointed to en-
quire into the state othe Incorporated tanks with
in the District OF Columbia, lar it is consistent
with the privileges OF their respective charters and
also 20 enquire into the number Of unnco poraied
Banks within said district, and The rules band prin-
clples orthlr association and to ascertain as near as
may be the amount Of bills by them issued, then. a.
bility to redeem the same, and to make report by
bill Otherwise
The House then went into committee
of the whole, Mr.. Condit in the chair, on
| the orders of the day-The bill to relieve
certain Canadian volunteers in the late
| war, being under consideration,
Mr.. Johnson of Ky. moved TO amend the
bill, SO as to include in its provisions
those refugees only who had been citizens
OF the United States previously TO the late
war which motion was carried without
division.
MIR. Robertson then moved new secti-
on to the bill, embracing for relief or re-
| enumeration all our own citizens, whether
on the maritime or territorial frontier, who
suffered losses BY the enemy daring the late
war.
Mr.. Hopkirson moved to amend the
amendment, by Incorporating the cases of
those citizens who sustained loss by the
Brtishn the revolutionary war.
Both the preceding motions, after q short
discussion between the respective movers,
| were successfully rejccted-after which,
| Barbour r,t+orocaI 6
| mendment, an entire substitute to the bill,
| the object of which was to allow to the vo-
| iunteers IN question, bounty in land in
| proportion to the rank they held in our SER
| vice, instead Of graduating the bounty by
| the amount of their losses in Canada
a debate ensued on this proposition,
which, by branching good deal into the
merits OF the case, and the deserts of the
refugees, occupied nearly the remainder
ofthe day. The advocates of the amend
meut were, Messrs Barbour, Hubert,
Tucker, and Cady ; and it's opponents
Messrs. Johnson, Alexander, Yates and
Clay.
The question was finally taken on the
proposed amendment and carried.-Ayes
II, Noes 49.
Mr.. Forsyth moved to amend the bin
by expgnging the dis elimination, and ex
tending it's benefits TO all the inhabitants Of
Canada, who came over and took up arms
for the IT, States.
This motion was spposeI by Mr.. Gros-
yeoor and supported by Mr.. Forsyth, and
disagreed to.
AYES 40--Nces 70.
The committee then proceeded to fill up
the blanks in the bill. Ito apportion the
bounty after which the committee rose,
reported the bill to the House,
And the House adjourned.