The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-05


and he would eonien to any reafonabe delays but he
would not content TO It's remaining una6ed upon till
period 10 late preclude any meaures from be-
ing adopted this felton, beeaule the proelanations
would take effect in the month OF May. lie was
not tenacious of FORMS il The inbftance of things
he looked to, and he would with great rleaire agree
TO modify the reioiuton any fhape which the gem
| tIensn from Virginia might fggeh
"A motion made refer the refoluticn TO a
i'iittee of the whole for Monday next which was 4
greed to, and the reioution ordered to be printed
THURSDAY, January %
mef!age received from the Prcfdent of the
United states informing that he had approved and
iigned an aGf for the relief of Charlotte Hazer.
widow and rehSt of the late Brgadier General Moies
tiazeD. and had directed it be depotea in the Of
! nee oi the iccret;ry OF State.
Mr.. Dane reported from the committee of claims
on the petition Of Ei,ia Winters that he had not iup-
ported his petition with the proper certificates of the
court. and if he had the committee did think
the claim required amy additional legi1atiVe aid
Whereu?on it reolved that the petitioner have
leave to Withdraw his petition.
| Another report from the fame committee on the
petition Of Bsthfheha Newcomh aud other legal re-
prcic:tat;ves Of colonel Prefton OF the Jeriey militia
who died in March l777 of the hardhPs and fatigue
he had undergone, praying communication Tor his half
pay The committee rate as their opinion that this
l
greis but if ithaj been il barred by the Ia
| tutcs of limitation.
Whereupon, it refolved that the petitioners
have leave to withdraw their petitions
| l.'kewe report the petition OF p. petrigaw
who held ieveral office, at New-Oreans by right of
purchaie from Spain praying them BE continued or
| his purchaie money rsirlburiei with re!oution
that he have leave to withdraw MS petition.
| On motion of Mr.. L" a',t the report was poGponed
| till Monday next
MIR. Sp.1l.r laid before ,he Ioufe letter and
ttatemertand documents relative to the claim of A
exander Sco't as7rit the Cherokee Indians, for SO
! negroes pundered in 1904.
! Mr.. RYgr- moved refer The fame to the commit
tee of the whole appointed oR the petition of Alex
/! ander Scott.
! Agreed TO-
| MIR. RisSa,d from the committee Of enrolment,
| reported that The committee had examined the two
, following hills and found them to be duly enrolled,
viz. Tie AT for completing the South wing of tie
Canito and Tor other purpnes; and the Act for the
iuPPort ofths Naval etabhhment of the u States for
| the year ls05.
The engrofed I'LL for th-,relief of captain Alexan-
der Murray read third time-and on the quei-
ton, fhall the bill pais
| Mr.. Conrad could not agres to ! ecCure of the
kind. The condutt OF CAPTAIN Murray had been de-
cided Illegal in every in the u. States into which
1t had been carried he did approve of lesiila-
GeClliDlS courts OF lltllce,
as they were totally unqualified for the obc6. He
therefore could be content to give flent vote
| TOR which reafor he called the Yeas and NAYS;
| The Yeas and Nays were taken on the paiIage Of
The BILL and were, Yeas 66; noes 81.
! MIR. M Cre+ry moved that committee be appoint
ed to enquire into the expediency of continuing in
force the act declaring the ai1cnt of Congreis to all
act pafed by the itate of Maryland 2sth Decsl 79s
for the efabihment of an Health Office at the port
of Baltimore, and that the COMMITTEES have leave to
report by bill or acknowledgement to, and commit
| Tee of three appointed for the purpofe.
Mr.. Nie5Oy0n moved for the Houfe to On into COM
nIttee of the w ole the bill for preieryins peace
in the ports and hsrbors of the u. States and in the
| waters under their jurifdicfioa.
: The HOMIE agreed to the fame
| Mr.. GREGG in the chair
MIR. Middleton introduced two amendments one TO
ipply the place of the End fiction of the bill and
the other fubhitute for the 5th feion thev be-
| ing lengthy and important claufes, he wifhed them
to be printed before they were dfcrGed for which
reaion he wihed the committee to rife, report pro-
| grefs and ak leave TO iit again.
Mr.. r. G,ii1noLd had ALTO prsra-ed ~ amendment
the place OF the md ieetion which he wifhed ALTO
to be read and printed it was accordingly received,
and he committee having rien and reported the a.
mendnents all ordered to be printed
On motion of Mr.. Cro7oai7f5ieid the Houfe refolv-
ed ielf into conttec of the whole, the bill for the
rene! Oh the ui1ercrs ~ re Iii the CITY oil New York
in the Rate of New-Yo;k.
| MFR. Teany in the chair.
| Mr. Early propofed a new fe6ion providing for
the cafes Of thoe who fuTered ofes by the hurr ane
of the sth Of September lat, Savannah in Georgia,
Beaufort, Chare0on, and George Town, South Ca
| rona
| The committee having agreed thereto, rofe and
reported the fame, and the bill and amendment were
| poaponed until tomorrow.
| Mr.. M'Cyae,y Prefented petition from P. A. Cuff
tee praying to be reimbursed certain duties regular
| ly paid to the Collector of Baltimore
| Referred 10 the committee of claims
| Mr.. EgGis called up the following refolution, Of
fsred by him on the god infant.
| Rsfaivei, That it is expedent to provide, by law,
for deraying the exprnfe incident to fitting and pre-
pariug Of the navy yards belonging to ths Uni
ted States, ard lying the margin of the ocean,
for the reception and repairing Of fuch hips Of war
as at fea their return TO port, and
fuch other Zip. or ve1els Of war as may hereaf-
ter return from their cruifes or aatons.
| This motion occafoned comfortable dircuiioa,
and referred to the committee of the whole
for Monday next.
| MIR. CLARK moved thai the feereeiry of the
Treaiury be directed make acrcumfantisl report
of all the claims faudiue upon the books of the
treafury sganf the United STATES which are barred
! by the ads of Imitation, upon what authority the
ictt!anens, and hqudations male, and the Der
IONS with whom they made, and to whom they
| are now due, and the different cir,umlsuces which
may eXih in refPea to the ieyeral ciaGes Of claims