The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-19
12egtetrr,
OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE
Or REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE
UNITED STATES.


Mr. Niesojaa reported bill supplementary to- the
ae entitled, an act concerning the dirie of Column
oia IN. di;ie referred committee of the hole,
to- MONDAY.
Aio another bill supplementary to the a9 more eff
'ectualy to provide Tor organizing the militia of the
o''ei - G9luIiba, which was read twice and refer
red 10 the committees Of the whole for MONDAY
Mr. AoVeaas Pre!entedto the Houie the "a of the
sa's OF South Carolina paffed 2lf December, 1904,
e'tied al act 20 authorize the city couno Of Cale-
con wan che content OF Congreis iEpoie and levy
dnty on the tonnage Of hips and velc, for the pur-
poles therein mentioned, which received read and
ordered 10 he referred committee of FIVE that they
exAnHie the matter thereof and report the fame with
their opinion thereupon the fouie
n meillge from the Senate by MIR OH, their Ee
cretTj informing thar they had concurred in the bill
nasns proviion for the inpport of the military eli
tan'1Nnent Tor the year sos, with an amendment,
10 wnoh they requeii the concurrence of the Houle
Another me!lage was received from the Senate bY
Mr. Ous heir ieeretary, informing that they ha,i pat
led bill for the adunent of tides and claims TO
land IN the diRc OF Orleans in the territory of Lou
hsna, to which they reqaeh the concurrence of the
lioUCe.
Che houie having refolved itelf into committee Of
the whcle, Gen. pa, in the chair, the committee
attended in the Senate Chamber on the proecuton of
the impeachment againt Samuel Chaie and after re-
turning to th='r Chamber the committee role and re-
ported accordingly.
The iiou!e chen went into committee Of the whole
or the report of the committee OF Claims on the Pc
triton OF Alexander Scctt repe Cling the aaves taken
81 LIE Cherokee Indians, in 1874.
M. DAWSON in the chair.
After Tonne time ipent confdering the fame thu.
committee roie and reported their concurrence in H.
report Of the committee OF CLAIMS that the petit;oro
have leave withdraw bis petition and the ocpp,er,
accompanying the lame. The report was agreed TO
by the Houis, Oh diyion S. in favor, and "a again
it, amt
m; Rie5arhreported from the committee Of enrsll-
mgHt thar they had examined the bill conc.rn;r,, tb
mAinsr of lurveying the public land Of The United
States, and found the fame duly enrolled
rhe engroiled bill to appropriate FUN Of money
Tor the Purpoe of building gun boats was read the
third time and paiied.
mr.. Norrezv reported from the committee an
pointed for the Purpoie bill making proylon for the
dPol o. Tho public lands in the Indiana territory
Tor other purpoies, which read twice and refer
| red to committee of the whole on Monday
i,. SontInrS faid it would be well recoIle oed h.,
the Houie that during the laf FELTON, of Conoref re-
iouton was introduced into the Houle which had for
ITS cbjs9 The imPoilng of tax of ten dollars on a
ilave imported into the United States
bill predcsted on that re!ou,ion wa, brou,b, in
but was PofPoned, and not finally a&ed on. Mr.. s
fad he had waited with expectation, that r,n,c a.
tHei 'eHlDeT would haVc Drought the !ubeCt aoain
before the iouie, but no member had thouobt nr
per to do it, and the eiiiors drawing towards cee
he would move the following relolution.
P5f5'Vss, That tax of ten dollars be impofed on
every ilave imported into the United States
Referred to een,nsSs-a of tte; whole on Monday
I next.
Mr.. Cro1v7iHfit'd prefented petition from Daniel
Clark of Salem, Mali Eating that in the year 1901
he loaded lchooner for ST. Jago de Cuba where the
oaptaiR died, and the American coniul Mr. Blakev.
took poeon ofthe property, and has never
with him for the fame, that he afterwards comm.n-
ced fat at law again the furety of the conll, in
New York, which terminated unfavoraby from 4
mere infermalty in the bond given to the u. State.
The petitioner prays for relief Referred to the Com
n,iftee Of Claims
Mr. Crozvaigt5eid reported from the COMMITTEE. Of
Commerce and Manufactures on the bill for c,rrvir
into more complete eec the 10Th article of the treaty
of frendhip, limits and navigation with Spain, with
the amendments Of the Senate. The report recon-.
nlended an agreement to the bill as amended to which
the Houie concuring, the bill is finally palIed.