Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-13
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY o.


The punishment OF certain crimes against
the United States Was taken up and the
amendments reported thereto by the iu-
dietary committee, having been agreed
IL, fi.ey were ordered 20 DC ,ugrossed,
and with The bill be read third time.
Mr.. Morrom, from the committee 10
whom the subject had been referred,
reported a bill making further provision
tor the sale OF the public lands; which
was read.
The Senate resumed The consideration
ut the motion submitted yesterday by
Mr.. Mo'1ii. TO request The President 10
dismiss certain officers from service: il
the mover, who substituted the following
which was agreed to:
ReSoircd, That The committee on the Judicial
~ he instructed to enQ uire into the eNpcdiency
of providing by law for the punishment OF all
persous concerned in duelling within the Dis
uict OF COiumbia.
The engrossed bills 10 authorize The
President TO purchase the lands reserved
by The ACT OF 1917 10 certain Creek chiefs
and warriors; 10 provide grant of land
tor the seat of government for the state
OF Mississippi, and fer the support of 4
seminary of learning: and confirming
u
claim To- tract of land, were scveralIy
read TIE third time, passed, and sent TO
the House OF Representative fer concur
renee.
The Senate resumed the consideration
of the bill 10 extend for further time of
five years, the pensions heretofore grant
ed'to the widows and orphans of the Off
GERS and soldiers Who died or were killed
i'll the late war with Great Britain.
Much debate took place on The merits
of THIS bill in the course # which,
MIR. Ldcock moved that il be postponed
to The 5.l, of March next, (to reject the
bill; y which motion was decided i'll the
affirmative, rs ioiicws:
YEAS--Niessrs. Butriil, Daggeti, Dicker-
SON Eaton, Eppes, Forsyth. GoIdsborough
siotsey Lacock, Lcake, Macon. Melien, Nor
NIL Morrow, Otis. kober,s. Ruggles, St0rer
r'cheuor, Van Dyke, Williams, of Miss. vii.
NANS--Messrs Barbour, Crii;endcn, ESQ.
| mentin, Noble. Palroer, Sanford, rait, Talbot
Taylor, Thomas-l0.
81 the bill was rejected.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8.
MIR. ISmith, .of Md. from the committee
| OF ways and means, reported bill IN adj
dilion to. aud alteration of, an act laying
Il duty on imported salt, granting boun-
~ on picked fish exported. &c. which
| was twice read and committed.
The following message received f:om
The President of The United States on
Saturday last, was read, and with tn,
documents accompanying it referred 10
| the committee of ways and means.
| To the Senate and House Of Representatives. o
the United States.
transmit TO Cong ess, for their considera
| tiOa, applications which have been received
| from the Minister resident of Prussia, and from
the Senates of the free and Hanseatic Cities oil
Hamburg and Bremen, the object OF whichNIS
| that the advantages secured by thsact of Con
| gress of the 10th April last to the vessels and
| merchandise of the Netherlands, should be
extended to those of Prussia, Hamburg and
Bremen. 1t will be seen from these documents
that the vessels Ofthe United States, and the
merchandise laden in them, are, IN the ports oil
those governments, respectively, entitled Il
the same advantages i'll respect to imports and
| duties as those OF the native subjects OF the
countries themselves. The principle OF reel
procity appears TO entiile them TO The return
| OF tile same favor oil the part of the United
States; and recommend il to Congress, thai
provision TO that effect may be made.
JAMES MONROE.
! February 6, ISl9.
The Speaker laid before the House q
| letter from the Secretary of The Treasury
| ing The information las FAR as il can now
be furnished) required by the resolution Of
| the 10Th ullimo, in relation TO The tracts
OF lands reserved for ihe establishment Of
| towns in the Alabama territory which
was read and ordered to lie OH the table
The Speaker also laid before the Hous,
Ielterirom the Secretary of ihe Treasury
| transmitting information required by the
resolution Of the GOTH of April last requir
ing bin 10 report what further improve
neni it may be practicable TO make in the
tariff duties oil imported goods, DC. by
charging specific duties instead ofad yalo-
rem duties.
SEMINOLE WAR.
The House again resolved itself into q
committee Of the whole, Mr.. BaSSet IN The
chair, on this subject.
Mr.. CLAY resumed the floor, and con.
Guided the reply which he commenced on
Saturday TO gentlemen who had defended
the transactions iii question. In the
course of his remarks, Mr. G.. suggested
To the mover Of The anendatory resolu
tons (Mr. Cobb The prOpriety of such a
modification thereof as would, he hoped
unite the conflicting opinions of members
and enable the House TO agree in lis vote.
Mr.. Floyd, of Virginia, spoke short
Time in defence of the conduct of Gen.
Jackson,
Mr.. Erwin, Of South Carolina, follow
ed OH the same side, and spoke near two
hours against The report OF ibe committee,
&c. VIXEN he had concluded,
i'lie question was taken on The adop-
ton OF HE resolution, reported by the
committee on military affairs
% ResOired That The fiouse of Representa-.
tives OF the United States disapproves the
proceedings in the trial aud execution OF
Alexander Arbuihnoi aud Robert E.. Ambris-
ter
And decided in The egalive-Ayes 81,
Uot- 80
HE question was then put on agreeing
to ille first resolution proposed by MIR.