The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-26
Adjourne,


Mr.. Tsassy from the committee of reyic,I AMI
un!n'ihed huiinels Preiented bill to revive and
make permanent the ACT pteicribe the mode of,a
king evidence in cafes Of conteGed elections for mem
bers q The Houe Of Representatives of the United
State and 70 compel the attendance of vitneGes.
which was read the fra and fecond time and CON-
mitted TO committee 81 the whole HouCe on Friday
next.
On motion,
RsN5iged, That This Houfe will attend in the cham
Der o the Senate, this day noonforthe purpo ofbc
Ing prelent the opening and counting of the votes
for Pieiident and Vice Prefdent of the United State
that Mr.. Ioleph Clay and MIR. ROGER CriGvold be-
appointed teilers, to act jointly with the teller an
pointed on The part OF the Senate, to make I;G NJ
the woes FOR Predent and Vice-prefdent OF the IT.
ncd States, as they ihal be declared; that the rer
HAL be delivered to the Prelilent of the & me
WHO ihall announce The Rate of the vote which n III
be entered the journals ana irit Gall appear thar
choice bath been made agrecahly 10 The copCl;.ut
on, iuch entry on the Journals, GALL be deemed ff
.ili-5 ,ieciararian tnsrea!
The Speaker laid before the IIoule 4 lc.,er and re-.
port from the iecretary Of the treafry the Gcrefa,
Of war and the comptroller of the Trs1C,-v commit
honers under the act for the relief Of the r.r,,so
'front.' the Britih provinces Of Canada and Nov,c-o.
tia, which were read and referred TO the corno,-e
appointed to enquire whether any and # any, what
amendments are neceiary to the feverai as reorl,
'S 1ii0 ~ 'lN vi if4lto tilc
tia and Canada.
Mr. Dana, from the committee of claims. mad.
report on the petition Of William Breck Jun. Of New
Hamphire, which referred to 4 committee of tbs
whole Hou!e tomorrow.
Mr.. D7Aa, from The fame COMMITTEES. n,,Je
port on the memorial Of Richard TAYLOR, Of Kentnc-
key, which was referred to a committee Of tb
whole Houfe tomorrow.
A meGage was r. .ived from the Prsfid.p, rs ~,
United States, as follows
u Tie Sesate and H,tS If R15yl:uisai01f al D> u.
nifeG Sfaf.5."
In the n1efage to CongreEa at the open;rr of tho
Preieut felton,, informed them that ,rea,;cs hi
been entered into with the Delaware and PianteC IT,.
indians Tor the purcilae of ;her rights TO certain
lands on the Ohio have ince received another on
tered into with she Sacs aud Foxes, fora norton ,e
country on both fides ofthe river Mifii7ippi tbeC
treaties having beer adviled and coDrepted ~ hv ,L
Senate, nave accordingly been ratified bu. a. H.,
involve conditions which require Ierlative nro,;fo
theyare now iubn'itted to both branches, for conf
der7ton."
III: JEFFERSON"
The above menage, together with the treaties. wa,
referred to the committee Of Ways and Means.
On motion,
Ps5!yrl, That the committee Of wavs and Nfes,,
beiniriitei to enquire into the Gar,es and conpen-
iations Of the officers Of the Houes Of Corgrer
as e''sbiibed BY law, and report fl,h alterations
therein asthcy may deem exped.ent
The fioufc,ac ording to the order of the d,v. re.
ioivea iteliin.o committee ofthe whole Houre.
Mr. DAw5oN in the chair.
On The BIZ authorizing the f.cretary # war 70 r.
Tue military lard warrants and after orne time l,sYt
therein, the committee rofe and reported the bin
without amendments
The Honie then proceeded to e-aGder The
iaidbill, and having made fomc progrer therein 4
was
0,irol That The farther confederation thereof be
poRponed until Tomorrow
a incIigc was received from the Senate. notify
ing chez at ha pan two the Senate win be resdy TO
Prnccea on ,he trial Of Samuel C'ilf
a petition prefenfed from I4,-rael Cidd;ps Of
Yorktown Vgg aDd allo. one from Nathan Putnam
OF Dawes FieH county, MaG which were fryerally
referred 70 the COMMITTEES Of claims
On motion.
ReS'rrd, ] lat acommitiee We appointed to ION
fueh committee as may De appointed by tbcsenai.
e. wait on he Preiident and to notify 70 him his re-
election to the ofies Of PrsGdeRt Of the United
States