Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-14

or The territories tnereOt, reSlulOg tAe1eIn.
Mr.. Nercer spoke mt some length i'm ia
vor OF relieving and iudemnii, ing all sui-
iererS alike, and against the proprieiy OF
extending remuneration 10 The Niagara
sufferers, 20 the exclusion of these who
had, on the waters of Virginia and else
where, suffered al, the evils and horrors
of war in lac late contest.
Mr.. Clay replied to some of Mr. Mcr-
GERS arguments, and again advocated the
imdemniicaiien of The Niagara sufferers,
whose claims had been audited and iaves-
iigatcd by commissioners appointed Tor
that purpose, and against now attaching
amy othc! cases, however Just they might
hereafter proNel0 BE, and To which he was
friendly, as such course would, instead
o. relieving others, only defeat thu pre-
sent bul. which coutSe Was Unfair, &c.
After a grca, deal OF dcsni,ory discus
SION, the qnesilonwas taken OIL Mr.. Reeds
amen,inlcui, and agreed to-67 To 50.
The bill WAS further amended, on mo-
ton OF Alr. IticA, by executing from the
provisions thereof all articles of trade or
merchandise when
Tire committee rose and reported the
bill 10 The House as amended; and
The House adjourned.
THURSDAY, APRIL9.
Mr.. Holmes, OF Mas. submitted the fol-
loving resolution:
ReSoired That the committee on so much OF
the Presidents message as relates TO military
affairs be instructed To enquire into the eNpe-
diency of providing by law for rewarding such
meriloriOuS officers and soldiers of The revoiu-
ton (as well ofthe militia as the regular army
as may not be embraced within The provisions
OF the act pass Il at this session of Congress, to
provide for certain surviving officers of the re-
volutonary army.
The question being put on agreeing TO
said resolution, Was decided in the mega
tire
The engrossed resolution, directing thu
completion of the surveys Of the Chesa-
peahe bay, for establishing naval arse
mails, &c. was read the third time, passed
aud sent 10 the Senate for concurrence. @
The house then, on motion of Mr.. Trim
bic, proceeded To the consideration of the
report OF the committee, 80 whom were
referred a resolution of the eth February,
and memorial of number of the ciii-
zcns of Philadelphia, relating TO The ini-
prisonment of Richard w. Meade; which
report concludes with recommending a
resolution, that this house will support the
executive i'll any proper measures, which
lie may hereafter adopt, TO obtain the re-
Lease of Meade, &c.
Mr.. I1imJIe moved substitute for the
resolution, authorising the President to
reialiaie by reprisal OIL IA Spanish Con-
sui, &c. on which debate arose, thai
will, with a particular view of the pro-
ceedings, he promptly given.
Mr.. Trimble's motion was ultimately
negatived, and The report of the commit
tee agreed 10.
The house then took up the report of
the committee of the whole on the bill 10
provide for tie relief of The sufferers on
The Niagara frontier, by The ravages of
the enemy, i'll The late war-the question
being Oh concurring in tbe amendment
adopted by the committee on the motion
of MIR. Red.
After good deal Of debate, III which
Mr.. Rich opposed concurring in The a
mendment and Messrs Smith, of Md.
additional REMARKS by Mr.. Spencer iii sup
port OF the Niagara claims
The amendment was cOncurred III
without division.
The question was then taken on order
ing the bill 10 be cngrossed for 81 read
ing, and decided i'll the negative eas
81, nays 81.
So the bill was rejected.
FRIDAY, APRIL 10.
Mr. Iugham, from the committee on
posi- offices, To whom the enquiry was re-
ierrch, reported against the eXpedicncy of
allowing 10 the governors of states and
territories the privilege of iran<ing oifici-
al communications which report was
read and concurred IN.
Mr.. Spencer, from The judiciary commit
tee, rose and stated that lie was instruct
ed by that committee to submit the fol-
lowing resolution
RfSoircd. That a committee be appointed to
esquire into the official conduct Of William T..
Van Ness, as Judge of the southern district Of
New York, with power to send for persons and
papers that the said committee shall continue
during the present Congress, and may report
at the present or ensuing session, by bill or 9th.
erwiSc.
Mr. S. observed, thai it would be re-
collected resolution had passed the
house early in the present session, direct
ing the judiciary committee 10 enquire in
10 the disposition Of The funds of the dis
trict court of the southern district of New
York. The committee Lad performed
that duty and had reported that The funds
" Ina been nefarIously purioined." In the
cour of the investigation, the conduct Of
The Judge of the district had been some
what implicated, but the committee con-
Sliefeu themselves restricted w me TeSO-
luton TO the conduct of The clerk only.
The committee, therefore, deemed it due
TO the character OF the judge, as well as
10 the dignity of this house, that tile en-
curry should proceed, amt that AN op-
p0rtiuity should be given TO the judge TO
vindicate himself.
Mr.. II. Nelson, Of Va. moved to insert
the name OF Williams Stephens, Judge of
the district court OF Georgia; which was
carried.
MIR. Forsyth moved to insert the name
Of Matthias b. Tallnadsc, Judge of The
northern district Of New York.
Mir. Spencer cheeriully assented TO the