Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Floyd presented the following which was
laid on the table
- ReSoirsd, That the President o. lie u States be
requested to inform this House W. ether the Rules
and Regulations, compiled by Gen. Scott ni The yo-
vrrnmeni of the arnv and ,ppe lied hy an act of
Congress of the 7h May, 1922, now emf reed in
the army, or any PAT thereof-ani hy VIVA, ,utIn,;
~ the same las been adopted and enforced"
On motion OF Mr.. Fooie Of n. Y il was
Resoired, Tina, the Commiiiee Miliary Af,irs
he instructed TO inquire into the cxpedi"ncy Of
hucne The term of service in the Militia of the United
States from Is TO 40 years Except in eases of ~
vasiOn ~ insurrection.)
The engrossed bill 10 procure the necessary ~, ms
surveys, and estimates, in relation to roads aud
canals was read third iime passed, and seut to
| the Seuae for concurrence.
REVISION OF THE TARIFF
| On motion ol Mr. Tod, the Fl ,usr went into Com
the bill TO amend the several for imposing duties
on Imports.
| Mr. Tod, the Chairman of the commiree who re-
ported the bl delivered At large the general views
81 the ccmmiliee in favor OF The hill.
| This Speech beng Vpon the general prime nile and
of great lenth, is reserved for future public
| Mr. +. T. Barbour SAID thai, though he was en-
urrly opposed to the ball, lie desrnus that lis
advocates should have an opportunity Of fully setting
forth all that could be said its favor and The
hers OF the House have Time for further cnnsiiera-
| non of its details. As soon rs sufirieni time for
| these two objects had elapsed, lac should move 10
strike out The enactiag clause
| Mr. Randolph then observed that, on - late oc =
casIon, gentleman from Massachusetts who when
he did no. instruct, seldom failed entertain The
House, had told US that, If in oppoSnn to mis- reso-
| uon,he should chance TO encounter a Windmill he
should be obliged to take tilt with it, Tic mus con
Tess, that he had q iyihe of thP call ini,v which
distinguished the gentleman iion M.ssncbu.
| had NO particular relish 10 encounter wind-miIls of
any kind-hni, OF all The wnd-mills that ever could
| hppa the imagination OF Don Quixote himself,
defend me, (said Mr.. Il. from wind-ms that 20 by
| icdter. As he wished for some respite before
entering upon bill that 10 signaize perhaps 10
eiern'ze, the Eighteenth Congress, lie moved that the
Committee rise.
The question being taken on the motion for RISING
| II was losi-ayes rs, noes 81.
MIR. Tod Then moved to rise, aud report the bill
witt out amendment.
! The bill wa read through-when Mr. Foot
of Conn. moved To strike out the 255th and
256th lines containing duty on imported spi
rits ; the enacting of which clause would not
incr, ase, but rather impair the revenue. and
would, besides, operate bounty on intern
perance.
Dir. Clay expressed hope that the motion
would not prevail.
| A long and exclusive discussion took place
no member appearing willing to 60 into the
merits of the bill at that time-but skirmisb-
ing about it.
MIR. Trimble of KY. was opposed TO MIR.
Fools motion. Mr.. McDuiiie repli, d TO Mr..
Trimble-Mr. Clay, to Mr.. .IcDuiIie
Messrs. Garnett of Va. Tomnson of Conn.
and Hamilton of S. G.. supported Mr.. Foots
prOpOsiiOn.-M Clay reoined.
Mr. Cuthbert said that he only rose to re-
mark that the course the discussion was taxi
ing, was, in itself, proof that the committee
ought now TO rise and report The honOra
BILE Speaker. it appeared was averse to this
skirmishing mode of warfare-and why? Ii
deranges his leglOns-it freaks the order and
system fins array, and thereby impairs his
strength. He thought il was no more than
what was due 10 the honorable Chairman of
the Committee on Manufactures TO give al
least one nights reflection 10 the extended
exposition of the bill with which he had favor
ed the committee. The honorable gentlemen
had spoken of a spirit Of forbearance. Was
there not some danger of its being thought
that determination To press the discussion
farther at this time would shew some want of
that spirit ? He hoped the committee would
rise. and would himself make the motion to
that effect, but that he preferred it should
come from the other side.
Mr.. Clay then said he would with great
pleasure Oblige the honorable gentleman from
Georgia. The only reason why he bad before
objected To rising was the early hour.
| Mr.. Clay then made the motion, and the
| Committee rose and reported, and had leave
to sit again.
| The bill from the Senate "to secure the
accountability of public officers and Others -
was twice read and referred to the Commit
tee of Ways and Means.
! A bill from the Senate authorizing the
building Of an additional number OF sloops of
war for the naval service of the u. States .
was twice read, and committed to the Com.
mittee on Naval Aifairs-and
Then the House adjourned.