Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-03-04

Treasury be requested TO inform ihi,
house what sums of money have beer
paid To the Attorney General Of the Unit
ed States FOR extra services, Designating
the services, and The fund from which iLt
money has beru paid.
OCCUPATION OF FLORIDA.
The following message, under the date
tof yesterday, was received from The Pre-
sident of the United States, by the hands
Of Mr.. j. j. Monroe.
To the Senate and House Of Representatives.
IF tie United States.
! The treaty of amiiy, settlement, AMI
limits, between The United States and his
Catholic Majesty, having been, on Ike
pant OF the United SiaIes, ratified, by and
with the advice and consent of the Sen.
ate, copies of II are now transmitted TO
Congress. As The ratification on The part
| OF Spain may be expected ia take place
| during the recess at Congress, RECON-
mend To- their consideration the adoption
! ct such Legislative measures. contingent
| upon the exchange of the raihca,ions, as
| may be necessary or expedieut for car
| rying the treaty into effect, in the inle,,a al
between tue sessions, aud until Congress,
al their next session, may sec hi To make
further provision OH the subject
JAMES MONROE.
The message was read, and Yrierred TO
the committee on foreign relations. and
permission given 10 the committee TO sii
during ill" siliings of the house.
Mr.. Holmes, from tina! committee, sub
sequenily reported bill, authorizing the
President of the United States 10 take
possession of East aud West Floriia, tor
The transportation thence of The Spanish
authorities, aud providing Tor the tempo
rary government of the territory, a..
which was twice read aud
The house resumed the considerations
at the amendments of the Senate 10 the
general appropriation bin. and concurrcd
IN all except ihal which WAS disagreed TO
by the committee of the nlolr Yesterday,
and so reported to the house
This amendment was an appropriation
OF 4 300 dollars To be repaid TO the owners
OF the British vessel Lord Nelson, which
was captured on Lake Ontario twelve
days before the declaration OF the late
war, brought IN and sold by agreement,
| aud the monies placed in The hands al
the court; the capture was afterwards
| adJudSed 10 be Illegal, and The proceeds
OF the sale Ordered 10 toe refunded. In
the mean time, the clerk of The court had
absconded, with the moneys in his hands,
| and 1t was the purpose Of this amend
| meni TO pay the amount out Of the public
| treasury.
Some debate took place on The amend
| meni, IN which II was opposed on the
ground that The circumstances of the case
| had not been investigated by a commit
| tee of the house: that there were hume
! rous claims OF our own citizens which
would be unsuccessful at this session,
from the want of time 10 act on them ;
that this case ought not 10 have prefer
| ence, &C. The amendment was support
ed on the merits and extreme hardness of
the case, and the injustice of withholding
! payment, &c.
The disagreement TO this amendment
was concurred in by the house. and the
bill again sent to the Senate.
| The engrossed bill 10 alter and estab-
llsh certain post roads, was read lie third
time, passed, and sent To the Senate.
| The House took up the bill from the
Senate, further 10 suspend, for limited
| Time, the sale or forfeiture of lands for
failure 10 complete the payments thereon
Mr.. HenoricGS moved TO amend the bill
/ by inserting clause 10 exempt from back
interest all sums paid previous In the Isl
of March, 1920; which motion was ne.
gaiived, and The bill was orAered TO a
third reading; and, after an Intellectual
attempt by Mr.. Mercer 10 Iay il on the
table, until The House should have acted
on the bill requiring cash payments fov
pablo lands,
The bill was read the third time, pas
sed. and returned.
Several bills from the Senate were twic,
read and referred.
The bill for erecting light house or
Calico Island, &c. passed through
COMMITTEE of tie whole, Mr.. Pitkin il
HE char, received some amendments OF
tn motion OF Mr.. NcWton, and was order
ell To he engrosSed for third reading.
The House took up the bill from th,
Senate IN addition to the act concernin.
tonnage and discriminating duties; Tex
tending the provisions of that ACT 10 tn
vessels OF Prussia, Hamburg and Bremen.
This bill was explained and supported
III short speech by MIR. Pitkin.
Mr.. SiniM, Of Md. was opposed to tb
bill III lis present shape, and entered int,
some commercial statements 10 sliew iba
1t was inexpedient, particularly as il wa
III the nature of convention, and coul,
moi be altered for five wears. Amongs
his objections, MIR. $. said that a YER
heavy transit duty was laid by Prussia OF
our tobacco, passing through, the Meth
erlands, up the Rhine, into her domin
ions. which had greatly affected the pric
of that staple in Holland: and he pro
posed an amendment, substantially, 4
require of Prussia TO lay no higher dat
on our tobacco, passing ththcr tiIroug
the Netherlands, than was imposed on
Vt entered in PrHssian port, DIS Danizic
Steiien, Siralsund, &C.
Mr.. TrjmJie made few remarks, oh
serving, that if this extraordinary dut
was laid by Prussia eli our tobacco, "
ought To Impose corresponding duty ol
her Silesia linens, DC. and thus beat lie