Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-01-05

| merary, thai therrswere<pnIy seven offi-
cers in the same situation, five of whom
are since deaAj prayiag cong ress to make
him the allowances. granted to other OH
GERS OF the line who served TO The close oil
The. WAR;. Referred to the committee. OF
claims. :,
T Mr.. Dana reported on the following Pc
,itions from the committee of claims
William MsCleiland, praying comrer-
sa,ion for company Of Mary rails
ed in 1860 against the hostile Indians.
The report states the claim to be inadmis-
sble, asd concludes with a resolution that
the petition be rejecled agreed to by the
/ house. W
On the petition Of Peter. I.andais for.
msrly Captain of the Alliance frlgate for
his share OF. three prizes nt,into Bergen,
and relinquished by the Danish govern.
| ment TO the British, during our revoluti-
onary war. The committee reported tina,
the claim is barred by the statute of limi-
iations, and therefore conclude with re-
solution that the prayer thereof ough, not
to be granted, which was agreed TO by the
house.
On Catharine Haines, the widow OF an
old soldier, praying grant of land sc.
| The report states that whatever might BIZ
her claiu,s upon humanity or her title TO
lsupportfrom state institutions, she doe not
appear TO have any well founded claim up
on the treasury of The United States.
They recommend thar she have leave
to withdraw her petition, which was a
:. greed to hy tho honse.
Also a bill fort relief Of John Steele,
xpt srh a. f't-tr =
, .engrossed for q third reading on Monday
/ nexi.
!, t. Mr.MCreery presented petition from
. Certain sugar reliners, praying to be al
$ lowed a drawback upon sugars exported E.
, quail to the duty on brown sugar, re-
ierred TO the committee appointed on thi
subject on the petition Of similar nature
from New York.
+ A message from the senate was receiv-
ed informing that the senate had agreed
TO the amendments proposed by the house
on the bill providing for the distribution of
t-the laws of the United State.
/ Dir. Lewis called for the third reading,
of the bill to amshd the charter of The
j town of Alexandria.
A lengthy discussion took place on the
passage OF the bill which was opposed by
Mr.. Lewis andits po,ponement contended
for by Messrs. Dennis, Early, r. Girls.
void and Goddard. The bill was adv :
! Gated by Messrs. Lyon, Elmer, Leib,
Gregg, Eppes, Smile and G.. w. Camp
bell, who likewise opposed the postpons-
mcnt.
On The question to postpone the bill Till
the hrst Monday in Decembsr next, it vas
A. liost, - being in favor of The postpone
, ment, and so against il.
i On postponing ill the first Of February
: the question was also lost ,-42 in favor ana
v I53 against it.
Il A motion was then made to recomni
the bill to a committee of the whole in or
& der to withhold from aliens the right o
l, holding real estate within the bounds O
,fl the corporation, and TO make some othel
d alterations, which though not very mate
r. rial would gle satisfaction to the party in
hi Alexsndria, who opposed The passage o
5 the bill.
e On the question 10 recommit, there were
RI so IN tile affirmative, and'6I in the mega
Il tive; SO the motion was lost.
Il Mr.. ). Randolph then spoke against the
passage OF the bill, land was replied to bv
n Messrs. Dawson and G.. w. Campbell.
= The yeas and nays were called by MIR.
4 Lewis, and were declared to be yeas 50.
naYs5l.
: = Mr.. j. Rnndolphmovcd that the post.
J, master general be>directed-to lay before
, this house list of the names of persons
: with whom contracts have been made for
carrying the mails of the United States
| from the 3 st of December 1901, to the
/ 3lst of December 1904, inclusive, speci.
| tying the terms on which such CONTRACTS
: were made, and the sums paid, or to be
paid to the contractors respectively. On
motion il was agreed TO consider the re-
. solution, and on the question will the
, house agree to the same, it was carried
: mem. con. -
q Gen. Varnum suggests that his col.
i league from Massachusetts (Mr. I.arnedl
n had made a mistake in his vote on the A.
c lexandriz bin, which he wished TO be per.
}, mitted to rectIfy whether il would alter
Z the decision ofthe house he did not know
z the gentleman voted for the silI, though
u he was against It altogether .nder an i'm.
y preston that he was voting the ques.
i ton of recommitmenl instea, Of its linsl
: passage. IF he vas permitted to feco,d