The Enquirer

Congress.

IN SENATE.

Jan. 17.

The Vice-President not attending this day, the Senate did not meet.

January 18.

The bill from the House of Representatives for the admission of Orleans into the Union as a state, was read a second time & committed to Messrs. Tait, Bayard, Goodrich, Clay & Gregg.

The bill for establishing a quarter-master's department was further considered, & on motion of Mr. Franklin postponed til the next session of Congress.

The bill from the House of Representatives regulating foreign coins (so as to make them current according to weight) was on motion of Mr. Crawford, postponed to the first Monday in June next.

The bill for ascertaining the boundaries of the Public Land at West Point, was read a third time & passed.

Mr. Lloyd submitted the following motion:

Resolved, That the President of the U. S. be requested to cause to be laid before the Senate an account of all the property heretofore belonging to the government or any the citizens or subjects of G. B. or France, or their dependencies, which has been confiscated under the operation of the act of the U. S. of March 1, 1809. "To interdict the commercial intercourse between the U. S. and Great-Britain and France," or under the law of the 1st of May, 1810, relative to an intercourse between the United States and the said countries, between the United States and the said countries: also an account of the goods, wares and merchandise imported into the U. S. from foreign Countries, between the 1st of April, 1809 and the 31st of December, 1810; distinguishing between the amount imported in American & foreign vessels, & specifying the Countries to which the latter belonged.

Mr. Taylor submitted the following motion:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to enquire into the expediency of authorising by law the transfer of so much of the stock standing to the credit of any state, pur. suant to the report of the Commissioners for settling the accounts between the U. S. and individual states, and the act passed thereon, entitled "An act making provision for the payment of interest on the balances due to certain states, upon a final settlement of accounts between the U. S. and the individual states," to Creditors of such state who were such prior to the 1st July, 1793, as may be necessary to satisfy their respective demands; and that the said committee have leave to report by bill or otherwise.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Thursday Jan. 17.

Mr. Jennings, submitted a report concluding with the following resolution:

Resolved that it is expedient to cause to be opened a road, from Vincennes, or from some point on the road, leading from Vincennes to the falls of Ohio, to the eastern boundary of the Indiana territory, in a proper direction towards Dayton, in the state of Ohio.

Mr. Eppes from the committee of Ways and Means reported appropriation bills for the expences of the current year.

On motion of Mr. Gold,

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to enquire into the expediency of providing by law, for the more convenient taking of recognizances of bail and affidavits, in causes depending before the courts of the United States, and that they have leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Mr. Johnson reported a bill, establishing trading houses with the Indian tribes. Twice read and referred to a committee of the whole.

Mr. Findley presented the memorial of Arthur St. Clair, praying a farther credit in his favor in the books of the U States; this was referred to a select committee, in preference to the committee of claims—48 to 30.

Mr. Haven introduced the following resolution, with some remarks on the frequency with which cases pending before the courts of the U. States of prosecutions for violations of the embargo and non intercourse laws were decided against the United States, and the ill effects which such frequent failures must have on the community, creating a disrespect for the laws, &c.

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to lay before this House such information as he may have respecting the prosecutions which have been commenced in the respective districts courts, for supposed violations of the several embargo and non-intercourse laws, and for what sums—particularly specifying those which have been brought to final issue, as well as those now pending; stating also, the expences incurred by the U. S. in the several and respective prosecutions, and the amount of forfeitures and penalties recovered: and that portion of them for which the United States have, or may have credit at the Treasury.

This resolution was agreed to—Ayes 42—Noes 32.

On motion of Mr. Pitkin.

Resolved. That a committee be appointed to enquire into the expediency of altering the time of holding the district courts of N. York Connecticut and Vermont, and that they have leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Mr. Van Horn reported a bill making an appropriation for building a jail in Alexandria county, District of Columbia, and for other purposes; which was twice read, and referred to a committee of the whole.

The Speaker observed, that he was informed that the Secretary to the President of the U. S. was in waiting with a confidential message.

On motion of Mr. Southard, the galleries were cleared, and the doors closed.

They were, after a few minutes, again opened.

BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.

The House again, in Committee of the whole, on the bill for renewing the charter, &c.

The motion for striking out the first section still under consideration.

Mr. Fisk spoke at considerable length against the motion, and Mr. Seybert in support of it; Mr. Smilie spoke a few minutes in reply to Mr. Fisk.

The committee rose, about 4 o'clock, and obtained leave to sit again.

FRIDAY, Jan. 18.

BANK OF THE U. STATES.

The House again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill to renew the charter of the Bank of the United States.

Mr. Burwell's motion for striking out the first section, still under consideration.

Mr. P. B. Porter spoke at length in favor of it.

The question was then taken on striking out the first section, and carried—FIFTY NINE FOR—FORTY SIX.

The Committee rose, reported to the House; who adjourned without taking a question on the report.

[A part of the proceedings of these two days, omitted to-day, will be noticed in our next.]—Nat. Int.