Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-07

the Dill without amendment and the bill
| was ordered 10 be engroSsed for Il third
reading ayes 67, noes G2.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL |.
| Mr.. 20, e'tson, of Lou. from the COM
mittee on Y hlic lands, reported ii bill Tor
adjusting thc claims To lands and esta-
hiishin. .anG ihces, in the di>tricts east
nf the land { New Orleans which was
twice read and Committed.
| MIR. Rhed, ire ~ the committee on pen
Si0ns, reported ii bill concerning invalid
pensions wbichwas twice read and COM
miited.
Mr.. SsYbe,t from the committee ofcom-
| merce and manufactures, made uniavora-
bic reports on The petitions of the piano
forte and organ builders of Philadelphia,
New York, Boston and Baltimore, OF the
New York Slate Company, of Thomas
Remnant and George Stiles, which reports
were sevcrai!y concurrCd in by the house.
Mr.. S,yjert. from the same committee,
reported Il bin 10 increase the duty on
certain manufactured articles imported
into the United States which was twice
read and committed.
MIR. PicGSuts, from the committee on
naval affairs, made report on the resoiu-
lions, some time since submitted by Mr..
Johnson OF Va. on the subject OF the court
martial upon captain Perry and captain
| Heath of lie marines. The report was
long, with the statement ofihe opinion of
the committee, that tie EJECT was not in
The law but in the administration OF it.
Mr.. .iC.:"yor of Va. made several obser-
vahons on The report con.eHdug that If
there had been any omission of duty on
tie part Of any u..icers entrusted wiih,he
adm!n t.a,iOn OF the law, they ought 10
he brought 10 the notice Of the house
ari maintaining his original idea, that The
law was unequal and defective and he
submitted resolution inslructing the
sane committee 10 report bill 10 deprive
any officer who should strike his inferior
officer, or draw or raise weapon upon
h;n,, ct his commission.
MIR. Pie0SGuts made some re marks in eX-
plaration, and moved that the repori and
resolution be laid on the table and print
ed, which was carried without division.
NEXT MEETING OF CONCR SIS.
The engros>ed bill fixing OH AN earlier
period for the nest meeting of Congress
than is appointed by the constitution. was
read the third time aud put on It's passage
SeVera! attempts were unSucccssfuily
made TO defeat or suspend the passage of
the bill, by motions TO lay il on ihe table,
TO postpone il indefinitely, &C.. altcrwhich,
The question was taken on lis passage,
and decided III the affirmative yeas 81,
NAYS H..
The engrossed bill making further APP
preparations for carrying Oh the national
read from Cumberland on the Potomac,
To iie Ohio, Was read the third time and
passed-yeas "a, nays 80.
The bills above mentioned were sent TO
the Senate for concurrence.
The resolution awarding a sword TO
Colonel Richard NJ Johnson, i'm conside-
ration of his valor and good conduct at
!he battle With the combined English and
Indian forces on the river Thames in Up
per Canada on the 9Th of October 1918,
was received from the Senate, read twice
and put on its passage.
Mr.. Claiborne rose 10 offer an amend
mcnt to the resolution. While The House
was dispensing rewards, he said, for me
rllorloU, services, he wished 10 introduce
to attention ile lanes of tNO other cha
racters. Oha - MAJOR General Carroll
Of Tennessee. & hat officer was engaged
j., tie public esrrice from the commence
ment of the late war to its glorious tcrmi-
nation at New Orleans. Mr.. G. briefly
Tecapitu:nted some of the distinguished
services which This officer had rendered.
= = bad organized the force which repaired
from Tennessee TO the defence of New
Orleans, and which by its rapid march
under The direction and exeriion of Gen.
c. had reaCl,ed that place in time TO save
the city from the enemy; and he had rem
defed other services too prominent 70
need being mentioned, and which would
not permit him 10 be overlooked on this
occasion. MIR. G.. next mentioned Brio.
General Coffee, whose name was familiar
to every one. At the commencement of
the war that officer has, volunteered his
services, and by his zeal and influence in
duced great many others to euier the
service. For lis merit he was promoted
from captain Ola mounted company, TO
the command of 4 brigade, and his cal
liant conduct, III the Creek war, at Tale-
dPGa, at New Orleans, Or had proved
him worthy of the distinction. Mr.. c.
concluded by NOV inc to insert the names
OF these officers in the resolution
MIR. POinderter rose to second tie mo-
ton OF the hon. member from Tennessee.
The distinguished services of Gen. Car
| roll, from the commencement Of the Greek
war to the close of The late contest with
Great Britain, Mr.. r. said, were known
10 the nation and appreciated BY all who
witnessed his meritorious conduct. At
The critical and Interesting period when a
powerful and veil Disciplined army of the
c1emy invaded The state Of Louisiana, aud
inenaced the city Of New Orleans, the ex-
erilons of Gen. Carroll were particularly
conspicuous, and eminently contributed
10 the glorious result which gave security
! TO that Cily aud TcnOun to TIE arms of
our country. The division Of militia from
lie state oil tennessee, under his com
msnd, destined TO participate in the de-
fence oI the southern frontier, descended
| from Nashville to n. Orleans with nnex-