The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-01-05
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OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Ho15sF M
REPRESENTATIVES, OF TIE U. STATES
Friaay, December %.


| Mr.. Somka.d prefcntcd the peti.;on If c,.,,,o,
Croxdll Of New Jerfey, forrntrly-of O., H.
iey's regiment of the Pennsylvania line. eatina
that ne had been taken prifoner at the battle &c
brandywlne IN l7T7, and for two years con6n-
ed on Long Hand that during that interval RI.
rev arrangement of tie army had taken nl,ce
| ny which be bad become fapernumerary thst
there were only feven officers in the fam, i;,,,
| alton, tive of whom are ince dead praviro
ConSreis to make him the allowances GRANTED
to other officers of the line who feryed 70 the
cio,e OF the war. Referred 10 the committee Of
Claims. VI
'ar: Dara reported on the following ;,e.;;:i-
ons from the committee of Claims.
William M'C!eland, praying comnenfa.ioc
for company of Marylantlers RATED in 1-Go
agalnit the hottie Indians. The report Gate.
the claim to be inadmifhble, and concludes w;,h
arefoiution that the petition be reiec}ed. agreed
TO by the Houfc. wa
On the petition OF Peter Landais. forner,v
captain of the Alliance frigate, for his f,are 81
three prizes fent into Bergen, and relinouiibr;
ny the Daniih government to the Bltiih. during
our revolutionary war. The committee reDort.
ed that the claim is barred 10y the itatute of Il.
mutations and therefore conclude with reco.
iutioh ,hat me prayer thereof ought not 10 be
granted, which was agreed to by the HOMIE
On Catharinc Haines, the widow ri an nj,
ioidier, praying grant of land, &c. THE r.
port itates that whatever might be he, cIajc,e
on humanity or her title TO rapport from fts.e
httutiohS, fhe does not appear to have any
well founded claim on the treafiuv of the frn;t-
ed States. They recommend that The have leave
to withdraw her petition, which was AGREED ,c.
by the Houfc. 'N>N ~
AIio bill for the relief of John Steele, which
was read twice and ordered to be engroied for
a third reading on Monday next.
mr.. M'CreeJy prefented petition from Ger.
tam tugar reiners, praying to be allowed q
GFaworack upon iugars exported, equal 20 the
du'y on brown fngar, referred to the commit
rec appointed TO this fuhjeet on tie petition oe
a hmlar nature from New York.
q nciiage from the Senate was received IN.
forming that the Senate had agreed 10 the 2.
mendments propofetl by the Ifoufe on the h:I,
providing for the diftribution of the laws NJ ,s
United States. WV u ''S
Mr. Le'Vi5 called for the third reading Of H..
bill to amend the charter of the town Of A,c,.
1RGria. " N''"
o. lengthy difcafiion took place on the ,orace
OF me bill, which was oppofed nv Mr.. Lc,yia
ana It's pohponenent commended for by Meefs.
Dennis, Early, r. Grifwod and Goddard. Tbe
p'l was advocated by MefTrs. Lyon, Elmer,
LTD Gregg, EPpes, Smile and G. ", Camp.
~ -, nv WIZ OPpOieu the POUponement.
On the queftion to polpone the bill tiu the
hrh Monday in December next, it was Ion. "A
being IN favor Of the poaponement, and co A.
ganft it. " a.
On poRponins till the firR of February the
queition was ALTO loft, AZ in favor and Sc aca;rG
il. " "e"'''
n motion was then made 20 rccomrit the bill
to committee of the whole in order 70 WITH.
hold from aliens the right OF holding real eNate
within the bounds of the corporation, and 70
make iome other alterations, which though rot
very material would give fatisfaclon TO the oar-
iyin Alexandria who oppofed the paIaee OF the
On the quefion TO recommit, there were ss
m the affirmative, and 81 in the negative 70
the motion was lon.