Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1803-02-19


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The house went into a committee oc,he
whole Oh the bill making provision for
persons who have received known Wounds
in the revolutionary war,
Mr.. Yernum in the chair.
a conversation took place between
Messrs. Griswold, Helms, Eustis, Ma
con and Elmer, on the adequacy of the
provisions OF the bill TO the cases Cor which
It was provided when, OH motion ofMr.
Eus,is, the committee rose and reported
progress the ho,ise refused them leave
10 sit again, and recommitted the bill to
the selett.committee that introduced it.
Mr.. Hill called for the order of the day
on the bill to prohibit the importation of
certain persons, &c.
When MIR. Bavard requested the gen.
tieman to wave his call for one moment
10 enable the house 10 take his resolution
respecting the French ,spoliations laid
I some days since on the table into consi-
(, Iteration for the sole purpose OF giving ii
proper dispositions. His object, some
DAYS Since when he called it up, was to
have it referred To committee OF the
| whole house, not to urge its discussion on
that day.-His Object MAS now the same,
and his sole wish was that ii shonld be re-
ferred, and a day named ior. its consider
alton. AS, however, said NJ. Bayaid,
it may be voted down now, nen was,
without any reasons being a. ed, gen
| tlemen will excuse me for cali & the yeas
and navs. | hope gentlemen viii SO far
at least comply with the forms OF justice
as to suffer the case TO be considered what
! ever may be their ultimate decision up
on it.
Mr.. R0ndoLhh said he would ask the
gentleman from Delaware, whether he
had seen any indisposition in that house
to discuss the subject. For his part he
| had seen none, either in the house or in
any individual member. He felt no OBJ
( ieclion to take UP the subject at any tins,
and to discuss, or rather to hear the gen
tleman from Delaware discuss it. He ho-
ped, therefore. the gentleman would not
persist in taking up the time oflhe house
by calling the yeas and nays.
Afr. Bayard said he had seen an inGis-
position in the house to discuss the sub
lie&t and the reason Why the gentleman
from Virginia had net Seen it, was that
he WAS not IN his place on the day he had
before moved that the resolution should
[ be taken up. Had he been in his place,
he would have seen that a motion to take
! it into consideration had heen reieeted
without a single reason being assigned.
But under the assurance ofthe gentleman
that there was no aversion 10 consider the
subject he wcu!d wave h; AL fer the yeas
and nays.
IN. Rana0lhh said h spoke only Eor
himself.
Air. Bayard replied that he then persis-
ted in the call.
The yeas and NAYS were then taken OF
taking up the resolution, and were; yeas
I 65--navs Gas follows:
4 YEAs--Nfessrs. Aston, Bacon. Bailey. Bavard
/ Bishop, Bout, Bowie, Brent, Brown. Campbell
Cutler. Dana, Davenport, Dawson, Dennis. Dick
son, EARLY, Elmendorf, Elmer. Eos Foster
Goddard GREGG, Griswold, Grove, Hastings. ID
Heister, Hemphili, HENDERSON, Hill. Holmes, HUI
ger, Hunt. LownSlcs, Mattoon. Moore, l..
Morris, T. Morris, New, Newton, Jun. Per
ikins, Placer, Randolph, jun Reid, Rutledge
shepard, ] c. Smith, Josiah Smith. Southland
Sranley, Stewart. Stanton, Taiiaferro. ian. Tall
mage, Telrlcy, Thatcher, Thomas. Tiilinghast
Thompson. Upham, Varnum, Van Horne, Nvatls
worth, l.. w Hams Wyns--65.
NAys--MesSrs. Archer Bu icT. Cabel, CLAY
C6pton Conlit, Davis. GRAY, Hanna, I Heis
ter, Helms. Hoge, Holland, Leib, MeriSether
Mott. Smile, Israel Smith, j. Smith Of N Y
!. Smith Virginia, Stanford, Stanton. A. Trisg
van Ger landt, K. Williams, VIM. &c.
/ The resolution wasreferred to the com.
mittee of the whole Without opposition.
When mr.. PGyarl moved that it be
made the order for Monday next.
Mr.. Il. Williams moved the third oil
March.
! mr.. Gregg thought it was BEST to take
the resolution up fairly and decide it at
once.
! Mr.. Il. H1ifans said he was willing to
meet it fAirly--but he thought one day
sufficient for the investigation.
Moadty, Fs6ruary7.
The Speaker laid before the House a
Report from the commissioners of the
Sinking Fund, stating the operations of
the board for the last year.
! MIR. Smile presented petition from a
number OF Aliens, residing in Chester
conaty, in the state of Pennsylvania, pray
ing more easy admission to the rights
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