Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-02-09

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likewise report on the petition OF P
Petsgaw Who held severa! Offices at New
Criesns 10y right of purchase from Spain,
praying them |, be continued OF lis puv-
chase mn..ey reimbursed (; with resou-
ton that lie have leave to withdraw his
petition.
On motion of Mr. Lucas, the report
was postponed ill Monday next.
Nj Speaker laid before the house 'rt-
~ser sni statement and documents relative
to She claim Of Alrxandcr Scott against
tie Cherokee Indians, for 3s negroes
p.unte;ea in 1894.
Ill. FIuger moved TO refer the same 10
The committee OF The whole appointsd on
tic Ie,itica of Alexander Scott.
Agreed 20.
NJ Richards from the com mittee OF
enrolment, reported that the committee
Lad sxauined the two following bills and
foa.,d,hen, to be duly enrolled, viz. The
&c, "a. completing the south wing OF the
CARTE, and for other purposes; and thc
aci fcr Ia, support OK tbc naval estah-
li<hc,su, OF The United States for the year
1905.
Tile cngrossed hill for the relicrofcspt.
Alexander Murray las read third time
---and ON toe question, shalt The bill pass
Mr. Conrad could not agree 20 mea-
sure of.,he Kind. The conduct oscap,ain
Murray had been decided illesaiin every
court ia The y States into which Il had
been carried; he did not approve OF a le-
giA.a,iv- body re.examining decisions o
courts of Justice, as they were totally uIl
qialiicd Cor the object. He therefore
could not he content to give silent vote
for which reason ne called the yeas an
nays:
TINS yeas and nays were taken on Oh
rasssge OF the bill, and were, yeas S.
rays 81. -,
Mr. Ai'Creery moved that commi,te
be appointed 10 enquire into the expedi
cncy Of coniinujog in force the acl decIar
ing the assent Of congress to an act pass
cd By The state of Maryland 3S,h Deem
bef, 1898, for the establishment Of ar
health office at the pnst Of Baltimore, and
that the committee have leave To report
by blu othcrwIse--agrerd to, and a com.
rniisee of three appointed for the pur.
pose.
Mr. Nicholson moved for the house to
h
for preserving peace in he ports aud bar.
bors ofihe u. States and in the waters url-
der tI,eir Jurisdiction.
The house agreed to the same.
Mr. Gregg in the chair.
Mr. Nicholson Introduced two amend
NEVIS, one 70 supply The place of the I'd
section Of the bill, and the other as a sub-
s,ituie Tor he Ssh seSioa; they bsinc
lengthy and inportsn, clanses he wisncd
them to I've printed before they were dis.
cusscd for which reason he wished the
committee to rise, report progress, ana
ask leave 10 SIT again.
Mr. n. Grswoid had also p,epared al
arnendmen; in the place ofthe Cd section
which he wished also to be read and print
Ell; il @as accordingly received, and III,
committee having risen and reported
the amendments were ali ordered 10 b,
printed.
GIN mniion Of Mr. CrowninshicId tn,
house resolved itself into committee o
The whole, 90 the bill for Ike relief of III,
sufferers by fire ia the city OF New York
IN the stare of New York.
nj renpey in the chair.
Mr Early proposed new section pro-
v.ding fof The case. of those who suffered
: losses by, the hurricane of the 9Th ofSep-
tender last, a. SasaHnsh in Georgia, Beau
fort, Charleston, and George Town, South
Carolina.
The committee having agreed thereto,
rose and reported the same, and the bill
ard amendments were postponed Until 10.
Jnorrow.
MIR MtCreery presented petition from
j. Il. Gustce praying to be reimbursed
certain duties irregular'y paid TO the. coll
lecsrr Of Baltimore.
Referred ~ he committee OF claims.
Nlr Fus,is called up The following re-
soiasion, offered by him on the 22d in
stant.
Rrsoivtd. Tint it is expedicnt to pro-
vide, by law, fag deIrayiDg the expcns,
incident 70 Gtiiag and preparing one o
the rayy yards belppEing 70 the Unitec
States. and lying near the margin Of Ih'
ocean, for the reception and repairing q
such sl6ps Of was as arc now ut sea o.
their return ~ post, ard such other ship
or vessels ofwas - may hereafter return
from thc,s CRUISES or stations.
tbs motion occaziourd considrrahi,