Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-02-25
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HOUSE OF REP VT.fTTVES.
MONDAY, Feb. Is.

IN louisiana, as agreed to by the Senate.
previously to the vote OF agreement Mr..
Nicholson stated that by such agreement.
al .h'''Uision for registering vesscIs. whe.
ther owned by cillzens of the United
States orr inhabitants Of Louisiana, wo,rld
be waved; aud that that subject was before
The Senate in another shape. The bill is
consequently passed.
Mr.. Nicholson presented memorial
signed by Thomas ringey, Robert Br>nt.
lhnmas Rerly, and Augu1tus 3. Wood.
ward, IN behalf of themselves and others,
subscribers and members OF The assocle
ton in the city of Washington, for the
erection OF theatre, praying for AN act of
incorporation.
On the reference Of this memorial the
House divided-Ayes 44-Noes 81.
Mr.. Nicholson made report on the
petition of Mathew Phelps, and others,
styling themselves military adven,urers,
concluding with resolution that the ne
utioners have leave to Withdraw their pc-
titi0n.
Mr.. Lyon opposed, and Mr.. Nicholson
supported the report, which was agreed
to by the House.
The House referred the resolutions re-
larug to claims to lands coded By GEORGIA
10 the United States, agree ] to on Friday,
to select committee 20 bring in bill.
\ bill! for The relief OF certain uilitary
pensioners in the State of Scu:h CaroIn.
was read IN committee Of Che whole, aud
ordered by the House to a third reading
tomorrow.
The House went into committee OF
the whcls--h!r. John c. Smith in the
chair--on the bill Tor the reduction o. the
marine corps.
The Din reduces the officer. of III.
corps TO captain and - lieutenant. and
ernaSwers the President, at any future
period, when in his opinion il may be ne
cSssa'y' 20 au., meDt the number Of officers
SO "a not TO exceed those at present au-
thor;.sd by law.
air. Eppes moved to strike cut from
the woFd next i'll The 50 liue oF the 1T
section 20 the end Of the section, and in
>=r.---" The whole Of tie officers of the
'aariue corps excepi such q. are ~ pre-
sent III actual service in tie &eGite!raue
an, shaE he and the same ave hereby dis.
cha'Sed from the service of the United
Siaics.-- Provided however thatifth- Pre-
sldent Of the Uni,ed States shall trern /,
exped'ent 10 employ greater naval force
than Is now IN actual service, he shall be,
and hereby is authorised TO appoint such
additional officers az nav be necessary
Tor ,se additional vessels called into ser
vice"
MIR. Leib said il might We proper to
state that the bili on tic table wa. the
same with that passed By the House the
last session, and arrested by the Senate.
IL was then ailedged 70 be improper to
pass 1t as The sia;e of he country q. 10 its
ioreign relations was SUCH az nigh, re-
qWre The aid Of the Whole military force
IN existence. That reason had ceas-d.
and the bill vas consequently reported to
Tie House. The committee who r-port
cd II, we're St opinion that il vas not The
intention OF congress to reduce the CORPS
entirely they had supposed that the re.
dn:uon CONTEMPLATED by the bill might be
made, and sufficient number Of marines
still re- aimed III service. They had con
sIdered Lieut.. Col! Commandment I'M
necessary - It would be found, by con-
su'ung the report of ,he Secretary of the
Navy, lately laid before the House, tha,
not more than lie marines were attached
to this place--they had suppo.sd cap.
tam iulIy competent to thls command
winch embraced as large a ruruber az was
stationed in any other part Of the United
States. TIE bill contemplated the re
tanning one captain to be stationed here
and twelve lieutenants, three Of which
were To DC attached TO the command n
( Norfolk, Philadelphia, and New York
At Philadelphia there was at present on,
captain with the command e oniv 6etc-r
marines. There we're likewise scvsra
lcu;chaois and one captain IN the Mcdi
terranean. According 70 the contempla
/ ton OF The hill, there would be ono iieu,e
nant at Philadelphia, another at Norfolk
ard another at New York and four fo
/ lae service IF the Mediterranean, lcav
ing i've at this place, which were consi
derod as sufficient to relieve = reurniu,
SQUADRON. II was, therefore, considers
, iHat twelve lieWcnants would be arspl
sufficient, allowing The establishment of
aarine corps 30 he necessary.
since the bill lad been reuorted, a sta,,