Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-10

spoke an hour aud halt against the pro-
position a. submitted by Alr. L0mariss.-
IL Was opposed also by Messrs. johnson.
Worfeid and NsigS, and Was advocated
by ihr mover, aud lay Messis. WOOD.
Cip'ks aud iSsuihGrd.
The question on the pns,ponement was
nega,lved--ay"s 7o-nocs "a.
Mr.. RandOiph then, willing {" let the
original motion siaad ar fall on its own
merits, Withdrew his amendment.
Alter some further debate, In which
Messrs. JohaSon aud Broau opposed the
proposition, and Messrs. Cook aud brush
advocated II, tie question WAS stated or
aersein. 10 thc motion in the following
words
Ard il any member shall not cOntiue him
self To the question usder debate. ard shall
be called to order, it the decision OF the speak
er OF the Honse upon appeal he against The
member thus deviAlin- from the question such
member shall nor he, at that time pei mi,ied
10 proceed, without the special leave OF the
House.
Aud il was decided in the negatire, by
yeas aud nays, as follows:
YEAS Messrs Adams. Allen, ofN Y.Andersor, Bale
win, Bloomfield, Bo0en, Brush, BUium, Campbell, Can
non, Case, CLARK, Cooke, Copk, Cruwtn, CUlpsppeT,
Darlington, Dennssn, Dewitt, Dickinson, Dowse, Id
wards, Conn folger Fuller, Gross. Penn. Hackley Hall,
n HentTicke Hetrick. nn, Hooks, Kendall, kius-
ley, Laihop Linn, LyeraoTe LowndSs Ma lay, MCTed-
~, MallarN, Mason Mech, :. Moore, Mcneil, over
street PARKER, Mass. Pitcher Piuner Rankin Robert
son. Roetis, Sergeant, Snkins, Sloan, Smith, N. J..
Smith y. {. Snuihara, Stevens, TonpkIns, Upham,
Wallace, whitman. Mood 6S.
NAiS-MessTs. Abbot, Alexander, Archer, MD. Ar
cur. va. tafhom, Bslb Brown, rpam, Burt"n, Bun
wen Bmiet, " Butlsr, Lou Cagett, Cobb Crafts,
Cnshinan, Cuihbert Davidson, Earle, EDWARDS Penn.
Edwaeds, y. c. Fioya. Ford. roresI, Fullerton, Gar
ntit Ocyon liai, n. c. Hardin Hazard, Henrhill,
Hhsiinan Hester, Holmes Hostetler johnson, LIZ.
com CON, tynHn Mccoy, mcLane, Del Mclean. Zen.
Neaie Nelson. Nass Ne'ssu Va. Newton, Parker. Va.
Patterson, Phelps. philsnn PudI Quaties Randolph,
Need Rhea, Richards, Richmond, Ringeod, Ross,
Russ, SAMPSON, SetIie. Shaw, Siocumb Smith, w.
A. snNth Va. Stor's, Srong. v, STROLLER, Swratnger,
Iarr. Tsy!nr, Terrell. r,nn,on. Tracy Tucker. Va.
" lams, y C.-E
And tile House adjourned 10 Monday
MONDAY. MARCH 3
MIR. hhca, rom tue committee on Pensions
ana revolutionary Claims. made an Il ftvora-
bic report OIL the petition e Joseph Written.
which was read aud agreed TO.
Mr. * from the same committee, reported
MI tn prsNidc for continuing in force with
3;i nh'i,J The act TO provide for persons
nisaoieu bN Known wounds received in the
Revolutionary wal. The bill also contains a
provision requiring the agents for paving mem
Siohs TO give boud ia D coo dollars each for the
'"hh'nl performance of the duties enjoinpd
upon thPm. was proposed tina, this bill be
i"''hWith ofnetcd 10 bc eugr"ssed for a tiitd
reading but that course vas ovrlruIed and
The bill was referred 10 committee of the
whole. Wv
\, mr- Snith' from the committee o: Ways and
means, reported, by way OF amendment 10
ON winch had been referred 10 item 81 hill in
aunitloh Ia the several acts for the establish
n'ht ana regulation of the Treasury. War. and
navy uePaiNments which was referred 10 "A
committee al The whole house
MIR. iotOc'Dab, submitted a resolution autbo
rising the FTeSitent of the senate and Sneaker
OF 'iie HouSe OF Representatives. 10 close this
session hy adjournment of their respective
Houses on the - day OF - next And az
The instance of the mover, the said resoIn,ion
was ordered to lie on The table
mr. Cooke submitted for consideration the
following resolution: "
hesoIred, That the committee on Naval AZ.
talIs ne instructed 10 enquire into the. e>ne
dlepcy OF reducing the Naval Establis hman,
OF the United States
MIR; CocAe made few remarks in tho course
oil Wh!Gh he stated his object TO he TO effect
reuuctlOh OF expense 10y reduction in the
number OF officers OF the Nav soss IN pro
portion them mole equally Ia the number of
vessels ia commission. Ii was TO This roint
"nlS that he wished TO call the Attentions of the
naval committee.
The House having agreed TO consider the
mouon by vote ot67 10 G3, il was then. az,
motion OF Mr.. LoTadcs with the consent of The
mover, ordered 10 lie on the table.
On motion Of VI COcke, il was then
hesoired la; the Secretary of War be di.
rected In report TO This Honse comics or ali
contracts which have he N made for the huiId
ing or repairing Notifications, srs~nnjs or
magazines, since The year ISIS ard also that
lie report the amouDI ct monies actually mid
10 "hom and when, and whether public no.
ice was dciRaliy given of said contrarts and
WAT surety was given, in what amount and
whether The surety Is siiliSOivent ; and wine ber
me contracts nave been faithfully performed.
On motioH of Nh. NJ Co.. II was
ReSOired, That the committee on Private
Lana Claims enquire into the expedleucv of
providing by law tor the location OF un.atisfipd
warrants QSsusd 10 the troops of Tue Virginia
ol"te Line, Tor service during Tie revolutions a.
ry war ON some of the unappropriated lands
OF The United states.
On motion OF Mir Rankin, The committee on
Commerce were Instructed 10 enquire into the
ehPedIeucS OF establishing port Of entry at
thenonih of Pearl River, in The State of Mis-,
SiSSipPi
The cngrossrd till IN addition to the actreg-
uidling Tie Post Office Establishment. WAS
read ihlrd time, passed aud returned ~ the
Senate
NAVY APPROPRIATIONS.
ibe House then resolved itself into COM
mlilee OF ihe whole, Mir. Nelson, OF Va ia tie
chair on the buil making appropriations fort,e
support OF 'he Navy Of the United StaIes for
the current Year
GA this bill rather interesting bur desuI
tory crbaie TOOK place, Witch employed The
Tine OF the committee until past iui,r o'rlock.
and which shall be the subject OF IA future no.
tee.
The Speakers were, in succession. Ne.srs
Smith " Did joi,pSDN, SiuyrS CiGy L,rgdrs
1r,mbte, Wcjgs, Foof Silsbcc, Co6J and FgVer
lowaids ibe close OF the DeDaie Mr. CL,y
movcd"ttat u be recomne. g. to the House 10
IcCon'mii 10 TIE committee Oi WAYS and Means
HE BIZ entitled &c. (thc appropriation BIN
with obstruction 60 prepare the same i'm refer
cnce 20 an occasional instead Of permanent
employment of the squadron in ti,e AIcditer-
Tautau."
Amer debate, this motion was uqratiyed
az 20 1 and tie committee rose aud rPport.
ed me BIT, viii the following appropriations
Therein VIZ:
For pay and subsistence of the officers, aud pay Of
the sran.cn ~!j-. SIC.