Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-16
THURSDAY, rEBRUARY


Charles Fisher, IA Representative from
North Carolina, IN The place Of George
Mumiord, deceased, appeared, was qua
lified, and took his seal.
lie bill more effcctually 10 provide
Tor the punishment OF certain crimes a.
gainsI the United States was received
from the Senate, twice read and referred
On motion of Mr.. Williams, of North
Carolina, the committee on military affairs,
were discharged from the further conside-
| ration Of The resolution submitted bv
linn some days ago, directing an enquiry
| into the expedIency of reducing the army
OF the u. States.
MIR. w. stated that he made this propo-
sition with the view of moving Tomorrow
10 Instruct the military committee 20 bring
III a bill 10 reduce The army, on which
motion the sense Oft House could be
ascertained, and while the House was ell
gagged on The Bank subject, the commit
tee could be preparing the bill if they
should be so Instructed.
The bill from the Senate supplemental
10 the act further TO amend the charter
of the City of Washington, was read the
third tine and passed, and sent 10 lie
Senate
The cngrossed bill for the relief of Jo-
seph Wheaton was read third lime, pass
Ell, and sent 10 The Senate.
The House took up and proceeded 20
consider iIieamendneuiS reported by the
committee of The whole House TO The bill
making appropriations for lie support of
government for the wear 1919.
lie iirst question Was OF cOncurring
ia lie amendment which proposed TO IN
sert the following item !" For completing
the Unit q States road from Cumb rland,
~ Mary land, 10 The Ohio river, 2S5, 900
dollars"
Mr.. BasSsn spoke at some length a.
galnst Ibis appropriation.
blr. Taylor, after supporting his motion
ny several arguments, proposed To add
The following amendm.
10 be repaid ont of the find reserved fnr
laying out and making roads TO the state of
ONO, by virtue OF Tie act, entitled " An acf 10
enable The people of tie eastern division of the
territory northwest OF the river Ohio 10 form a
constitution and state governments and Tor the
admission of such state info the Union on AN
equal footing with the original states, and Tor
Uther purposes"
Ihramendmentw was opposedb by Messrs.
lHcher, OF IA. ,SOj7S, aud Spencer, aud
supported by the mover aud by MIR An-
deySOn, all of whom went incidentally
soinrwla, into tie general question Of tie
appropriation.
he amendment was finally agreed to-
and
The question WAS thea taken on agree
ing 10 Tie amendment reported ~ tie
committee OF iIie whole, as amended, and
decided III Tie affirmative, by yeas and
nays, Is follows:
YEAS cssrs. Abbot Anderson Of Ky.
BdTHcr ofOhio, Bayley, Beechfr, Bloomfield
Campbell, COlsi0u Crawford Ctuger Cusbin4u,
Davidson. Dtsha, Drake, Fuller. Gilbert Hall
OF De-. Harrison. Hendricks. lierberf. Heirick,
Hitchc0ck, Hnlmes, HONiciter. Hubbard, Ji}u.
ter, Johnson Of Nv. Jones husey, Linc0iD,
IAuu, iiiue, LivermDre, Lownics, M't4ue of
Del mLean Of ~. MdsOn oi Nia>s Mercer,
mrddietOt, Mills. Sdml Ho0re MOsciey Mar.
II, faffou, Paitersou Pudall Poisde >tot,
= uer, Onarlcs Red Rec, Rich. RHsgpid.
Robertson, RnggleS, Scbny'er >rybcrt ~hsr-
wood, 9tlsbee, SunAlns, >. Sinilii Bal. Sn,tit,
speed, Siorrs, SttOtiier, 5hAft q Ma. IS 8.
IaN Tor, Terrell Iert> iBmOie. lucn az o. Va.
tpliam Walker OF KY. Wallace, WesieflO,
Whitman 81.
NAYS Messrs. hdams. An5er.ot, Of Penn.
anstlu. Baldwin bai. EafhsAT Of Va Bes-
set hennett, ElnHnt, bodru BrrwcH, ca
get. COulsiock Cook. Ctaits. Darlington.
Edwards. Lli,cOu FISHER, FLOYD. Caruett.
Hale, Han Of Nc Ha~brouck Hgrkrner,
lie sicr. iiogg liOfk nscu Huntington Ifvin.
o. y. f.Johnson ~ VI. kirilnud, LAWYER. "
NaciaN MCOS MafChand MasOnofGf a4cf.
RAJ. k0bt. Moore, Morton, ~. Nelson or.
Palmer paw i,ng Pclf.,rn, P,fkin. lth,g, fsicl,'
~ is, Rogers, fanpsOu, savage SAWYER scioi
der. Sergeant settle. Slocnmb ) = sniiih
o0esAaid, Spencer, stewart '. NC. Iailsn~Gsc,