Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-25

SC IS others. and par,ic. .imly eli a,deni
spirits and articles " Injury. Nhen he
had concluded,
Mr. T''oRaS, of Ten for the purpose Of
coming 70 adccis.on On the gncsilnn, and
ioieSeeing NO ierniGatianio the present
discussion, demanded the previous cues
| ton 0n the resolution.
The question was then pui, 3" Shal. nc
previous question be now taken !s-.and
l-decidedi IN the negaiivo-ayss 3G.
Mr.. ihom1s then moved that the reso-
luton be postponed w the 2nd day of
March; Which wos decided in Tie ailir-
native, as follows:
NEAS-AIessrs. Aigate. Alexander, Ar
| cher, Athcrton, Baker, Barbour, Bassclt,
nateman. Bennett, Bats, Bir,'seye, Brec-
keuridgc, Brown. Caldwell. Calhoun,
| Carr, Ms. Chappe.l, Clark, -, \. Clark.
| \. c .Condict, Conner, Creighton, Gro
! c!Jcron. Firdley. Fciney, Forsyth, CASTOR.
| Gold. Griffin. Hahn, Harrison, Hester,
| Honiinson. iIugcr, Hubert, Ingham,
. irving, n. y. Jackson, Johnson, KY. Kent,
! Kerr, Va. little, Lowndes. Lumpkin,
| nrLcan. Middleton, miller, Mills, Minor,
! Ter. Nelson. 'i'hos. N. Nelson, Newton,
Onnshv, Pickering. Peasants, Rice, Bo-
bcrison, Ross, Guggies, Savage, Schenck,
| Smith. Penn. Southwark, Stearns, Tag
CART, Falnagc. Taul, Taylor, \. Y.Tay-
! Tor, s. &. Tei.air, Thomas, Townsend,
| Ward, NJ. Webster, Wcndover, Wilde,
WilEin, Willonghby. 'Ghos. Wilson,
| Woodward. Yanccy, Yates-S2.
NAYS-NicSsrs. Adams, Bavlies, Bird
| sail. BlOut, Boss, Bradbury Bryan. Bur
weR. Cady Cannon, Champion, Ci!Ioy,
! Clayton, ClcndeDnin, Comstock, Cook,
Cooper, Crawford, Culpepper, Daven-
| port. pesla, Dickens, Edwards, Fletcher,
| Goidsborough, Hale, Henderson, Hen
bricks Herbert. Hooks, Iiungerford, Jew
cit, johnson, Va. Kilbourn, King, Lang
Macki.v, VIM. p Machlav, Marsh, Ma
son, MpCoy, NIKec; Mofii, Moore,
| Moseley. Hugh Nelson, Noyes, Paris,
| Peter, Pickens, Piper, Powell, Reed,
Roane, Sharp, Smith, Va. Strong. Stuart,
! Sturgcs, Tyler, Nosc, Wallace, Ward, y.
| y Ward. y. J. Wheaton, whitesidc, Will
! cox, Wiiiams-z3.
So the subject was laid on the table
| for this session.
Tie following bills from the Senate,
viz. Che hill TO establish separate terri
torial government for the eastern part Of
the Mississippi territory; the bill 10 pro-
vide for exporting tie decisions of the Su-
preme Court; the bill respecting the
transportation of persons Of color, for
sale, or 10 lie held to labor; and the bill
ia sci apart and dispose ofceytain public
lands for the encoura cement of the cul-
tiyaiion OF the Vine and the Olive; were
| sevcgaIy twice read and referred and
The amendments Of the Senate TO the
bill concerning the navigation of the
United States, were read and referred.
The following engrosed bills were Sc
yeraly read the third time, passed and
sen. 10 the Senate for concurrence. TO wit
the bill making provision for the support
oi the military establishment of the Uni
ted States for the year 1917; The bill
making additional appropriations to de
fray the eXpenccs OF the army and mill
tia during the late war; the bin making
appropriations for the support Of the ma
W for the year 1917; the bill freeing from
postage, hereafter, ali letters ard packets
ia auG from James Madison the bill sup
Elementary 10 the act further TO amend
the several acts for the establishment al
The Treasury, War and Navy Depart
uents; tie bin 70 repeal the act provi-
ding for the safe keeping and accom-
mediation of prisoners OF war; the bill
! concerning the compensation of the Dis
trio; Attorney for the district OF Massa-
chuselts; and the bill 10 authorize the
extension of the Columbian turnpike
I wifiiin the District of Columbia.
The House proceeded 10 consider ilie
/ report Of the committee OF the whole
! house made some days ago on suDdry
I BITS connected with different branches Of
tl" 'iiliary establishment.
one ilrst taken up, was the bill au-
4Rg 'he establishment of a naiiona!
arwory on the OHIO Iiyer or lis branches.
The bal gave rise 10 considerable dis
Cussion, turning principally on the expo
disney OF authorizing an additional ar
nIory al 5lis time, IN which the bill was
| opposed by Mr. Iencey, on the ground OF
IFS pariah'y 10 The west, and deny ing a
| similar establishment to the souih; and
| bv Mr.. Smith OF Md. who moved the indie
finite posiponement Of the bill also, bS
| Mr. Cdiy and Mr. Pickering. 1t was
| advocated by AlcssrS. John50n of Ky.
BqJr'sop, Loarndes, HDge' and N'Ledn.
| The motion iorpOslponing the bill indeli-
nitely was finally carried-ayes 90; SO the
bill was rejected.
The House then proceeded 10 consider
| the succeeding reports. on the bill 10 a.
| mend the act making further provision
! FOR military services during the late war !;
OF the bill respecting the paw and u,noi-
umcnis OfIrevct officers. and OIL the bill
concerning the invalids OF the revolution
| AIRY war, and the widows and children OF
| the militia and of The soldiers ofthe army
| during tie late war The two frsi bills
were ordered 10 be cDgrossed for third
reading: and some discussion ensuing