Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-25


consultations of the Comnii;,, ees 81 tie Two House,
- the report his own.
Mr.. w oodhury supported the motion to print
ouoo copies. He was member Of The Com
inhtee OF Commerce, and, although he might not
entirely concur in oil the views taken in the re
port, yet 80 much diligence had been employ ed in
IT. preparation, and the information it contained
was So extensive, that he thought it deserved TO
be circulated ideiy.
The question was taken printing 5000 copies,
and carried without division
| The bill from the other House, max ing an an
pro- Ration oil 20 900 dollars for The relief o: the
INDECENT sufferers by he late fire in Alexandra,
was taken up, and, on motion of Mr. Chambers,
twice read by general consent.
MI. Eaton and Mr. Chambers severally sta, ed
that the Committee on the District of Columbia
had had the subJscr before them, ad coucuring in
the proprieiy OF the voted by the other HOUSE
rendered IT unnecessary to refer this bill TO ,h.
committee, and therefore hoped that II would be
now taken up for consideration and decision; but
oeiore any Further progress was n, aLe in the bill
the hour being lae,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
COLONIAL TRADE
| MIR. Tonnson frou, the Committee on Com
mefce, to which was referred 30 much of the Pre-
sidents Message relates the coma. cree Of The
United States with Foreign nations, and their
Colonies, m re report in Le'ail, accompanied by
- Bill I" regulate the commercial intercourse
between the United States and the Colonies OF
Great Britain.
! This bill was twice read and made the order of
} The day for Tomorrow
REVOLUTIONARY OFFICERS
| The Orders of he Day we've now announced,
and the Speaker sta ed the order pending to he the
question IS he her the Committee If the Whole on
the state OF he Union should be discharged from
the further Consideration OF the bill, re; orte by
The Committee on Manufactures 1.-THE Woollen',
Bill
Mr.. Burges moved posiI onemeat OF the ORDERS
OF The Day, which precede the bill Tor The relief of
The surviving officers Of the Rev ouionsry Army
and on the question OF so posponing them, he
demanded the yeas and nays.
Ahey were erdsred accorlipe'.; end were,
Yeas 80, Nays n. So the urU.,s were post
poned.
MIR. Burgess then moved that the House go into
Committee of the Whole on the bill for the relief
III the Revolutionary officers, and explained the
purpose of the Committee on Revolutionary Pen
sions 10 be TO model that pant oil the bill " hicb
provides for the officers.
The motion prevailed Ayes 81, Noes g.
lie House accordingly went into Committee
AIR. Lawrence in the Chair.
MIR. Condlct said, that, as the discussions on h
bill hid proceeded, he had become convinced that
'he House would not pass it in It's then sla, e, and
lie Raj, IN consequence, prepared modi; cation OF
1t, which be now offered Tor the adoption OF the
House. MIR. l. then read the proposed er dmeI{:
The amendment having been read
Mr.. Cond!ct NOV ed 10 ill the first blank with
| ,O0O dollars. As this to be given TO
each OF the surviving officers, and as The largest
estimate made their number but four hundred and
forty, while Others made the number much less
the appropriation required under this section of
the bill would not exceed 4i0, 900 dollars sum
less than that in the former bill By more than half
| million. This sum was intended 10 be given 10
each OF the officers, without distinction as TO their
pecuniary situation; but the annuity or pension
was to be graduated by the relative properly OF
those who receive it.
MIR. Powell said, that, this proposition was
entirely new, lie would ark that il II isht be read
SECOND, sine.
II was read accordingly; wheIeupou
MIR. Powell observed, that Of the proyi-
+lons IN The amendment, 20 FIR lie undrrs: God
them, met his entire apr probation. To o,hcrs, he
should hesitate to give his sanction; but this n, ght
be only because he had not sufficiently considered
or rightly understood them, and he thought tina,
the object OF the irieuds of The bill would derive
support and not injury from so much delay as
was requisite 10 having their new plan fully on-
pretended. He therefore hoped that the Commits
tee would now rise, in which case he ST oud move,
In the House, that the an. endment be printed
Mr. Burgess expressed his al pr obstion of this
proposal, were j. rot for the extreme difficulty
which he apprebe"ded, OF prevailing on the House
again TO go into committee the subject.
The question on rising no" rut, aud decid
ed in the afr native, ayes ~, noes S.
The committee rose accordingly and obtained
leave % sit again
On motion OF Mr.. Powell, the amendment OF
Mr.. Condict ordered TO be printed
DUTIES ON WOOLLENS
The House now resumed the unfinished Business
OF Thursday, being the motion of Mr.. Buchanan
TO discharge the Committee of the Whole on the
state the Union from the farther consideration Of
the bill proposing certain minimum duties on
woollen goods
Mr.. Mallary demanded that the question of
posiponenent should be taken by yeas and nays,
and it was so ordered by the House.
Mr.. Forsyth moved that the farther discussion Of
this subject be postponed until the next session OF
Congress-; but
order, as the bill before Committee of the
Whole, and not before the House.
a motion was now made TO adjourn, but il was
-negstived----ayes 65, noes 81.
After some remarks from Mr.. Cambreleng on
motion of Mr.. Van Rensselaer,, the House adj
jouIned.
WAsHiNGToN, January 23.-We learn, un-
officially, that Peter Stsgg has been appointed by
the President, with the advice and consent of the
Senate, 10 be Surveyor and Iospector of the
Revenue fer the port of New York; that John
Doherty has been, in like manner, appointed To-
be Indian Agent for Upper Missouri, vice Mai.
Benjamin O'Fsllon, resigned; and that Christopher
Nesle has, in like manner, been appointed Judge
OF the Orphans Court for the county Of Alexan-
dfia in this District, vice Z II Fenarll. resigned.
Nat. Int
In the House Of Representatives, Mr.. McDuf-
fe has been appointed = member Of the Committee
of Ways and Means, to ill The vacancy OCCASION