Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-08


he ter'aed Mr.. Randolphs discourses on mat
tiers ana Sh'ngs IN general, and supported the
incorporation OF the companies praying char
ters, as "en,anded lay justice ard inpartality,
as well as Other considerations.
Mir. Randolph rejoinei and entered again in
20 Il general view.
Mr. Her,ert spoke at some length in favor OF
granting the charters; and
MIR. t.YkiSjOr,nyh spoke mt some length in ia
vor Of the poStponcnent
heeSrs. Calhoun, Ross and HeSla made some
rentths on questions introduced by Mr.. Ran
doipil, unconnected with the bills before the
House.
The motion TO discharge the committee of
The Whole from the further consideration of
the bills re!erredto, was tahenand carried.
The question then required on the other
Dfaneh or i1e motion, viz to postpone the
Mr. Peter rose to oppose the motion, and to
reply TO Me-. Randolph, but the question being
already taken on one division of the question,
II was considered not 10 be in order 10 debate
the reinainlng branch of it AT this stage of the
business
Aitersome conversation, the question on the
indefinite postp0nement of the bills, was taken
and decided as follows.
YEAS--MeSsrs Adams, Ad~ate. Alexander,
Archer, Barbour, Bassett, Bafen,an, Raylies,
Beunet, Belts, Boss. Brown, Bryan, BurweiI,
Calhoun, Cannon, Carr, Ms. Champion, Chap
Cook, Crawford, Darlington, Desha, Edwards,
Forney, Hahn, Hale, Hail, Hammond, Hardin,
Hester, Hendricks, Hooks, Hopkiuson, Ing,
ham, johnson Va. King, Langdon, Law, little,
Lyle, Wm; Maclay, Nm. p. aiaclay, Marsh,
Mason, Miller. Moore, Thos. NJ. Nelson, Par
ris, Pickens, Piper, Randolph, Reed, lioane,
Root, Ross, Savage, Scheuck, Smith, Penn
Smith Va. Strong, Tau, Telfair, Ihopas, Ty-
Ter, Nose, Wallace, Wheaton, Whiteside, Viii
soy, Williams, VIM. Wilson, Weodward-7
NAYS-sIessrs. Athcrtou, Avery, Baer, Ia
ker, Birdseye, Blouni, Brooks, Cadv, Cald-
well, Comstock,, Crocheron, Culpeppef, sDa-
venport, Forsyth, Goldsborough, GOODWIN,
Harrison iIawes, Herbert, Huger, Hunger
ford, Irving, n. Y. Jnckson, Kerr, Va. Kill
homrn, Lewis, Lovet, Lowndes, Lumpkin, Ly-
on, WCoy, M'Lean, minor, Mo.t;tt Moseley,
jer; Nelson, Hugh Nelson, Newton, Peter,
Pickering, Pitkin, peasants, Reynolds, Rice,
Robertson, Ruggles. Sharp, Sheifey, Southard,
Stearns, Stuart, TalmaAge, TAYLOR, n. Y.
Taylor, :. C.. Townsend, Ward, Ms W endoyer
Wide, Wilkin, Wi!aughhy, ThoS. Wilson,
Wright, Nancey, Yates 81.
The following Message was received from
the President of the e. States:
To Tie Senate end Iioasse Of Representatives. of
The United Sfdtes.
The government OF Great lSritain induced
by the posture of the relations with the United
States, which succeeded the conclusion of the
recent commercial convention, issued an order
on the 18th day of August. 1910, disc ontinuiug
the discriminating duties PAYABLE in British
ports, on American vessels and their cargoes
1t was not until the 22d of December follow
ing, that corresponding discontinuance of
discriminating duties ON British vessels and
their cargOeS, in American ports took effect
under the authority vested in the Executive
by the act of March, 1916 During the period
between those two dates, there was conse-
quently failure ofreciprocity or equality i'm
the existing regulations of the two countries.
recommend 10 the consideration of Congress
the expectancy of paying to the British eo-
vernment The amount of the duties RENTED
during the period in question, 10 the citizens
OF the United States; subject to deduction
&. Ia IF gf,ofxs Il
ties may have commenced in British ports af-
ter the signature of that convention, and
been collected previous to the 18th August,
1870.
JAMES MADISON.
February 3, ISi7.
tee ofways and means, aud ordered TO be prin-
ted; andt the House adjourned.
Tuesday, Jdnuaryl.
Mr.. Lo,cndeS, from the committee of Wavs
and Means, made uuiayorable reports ON the.
petitions OF certain manufacturers pia<ino
that plate, braxiers and still copper, be ex-
empt from duty; and OH the petition OF Ed
ward CheeSeborough, Lowry ana Galloway
and Margaret Hotchins; which reports were
concurred in by the House.
Mr.. johnson of Kentucky, from therntary
committee, reported d bill respecting the ran
som of captives in the late war; which WAS
twice read and committed.
Mr. johnson, from the same committee,
made report Gu the inquiry they were in
structed to make, into the expedehcy of edu-
eating, at the Military academy at West
f0int, the soas OF those officers and soldiers
who have fallen in battle, while in the service
OF the United States. The report states that
tie committee have considered the sube ct
and have Instructed their chairman. when
the bill for establishing additional Military
Academies shall come up, 10 move AN amend
ment thereto, embracing the object above
mentioned
Mr. Ttomds, from the committee OH Indian
affairs, reported bill 10 regulate trade and
intercourse with the Indian tribes. and TO
exclude foreigners from participating there
in-which was twice read and commit
ted
On motion of Mr.. Ormsby, the committee
of Commerce and Manufactures, were di-
rected to enquire iuto the expedieucy of
making Louisville, III Kentucky, d port OF en-
try.
The bill from the Senate making an aupro-
priation to enable the President of the United
States to hold treaties with the Indian tribes.
&c. the bill for the relief OF William Smith;
tie bill providing for the division of certain
quarter sectioDsIO future sales OF the public
lands; the bill for tile relief of William Haslct:
were severaliy twice read and re ferreu TO va
TiOus committees.
Mr.. CHipepper moved to pOstp the inter
venIng orders OF the day for tie purpose OF a.
gain taking up MIR. PickenS' propositions To
amend the constitution, which were under
discussion some weeks ago.
Inc motion was supported by the mover
aud also by Mr.. Pickens, WHO Thought Tic
subject had been fully debated that eyery
nelnDer was prepared to vote on the question.
and he wished the subject 10 i've taken I'M that
II might be decided Oh at once.
The House, however, refused, to col TO
the consideration Of the resolution--ayes So
noes i3.
After refusing to take up several other or