Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-20

knew shr qua1tirr Of m;,isa-y srsyrs on hard, Or
coud calculate the efeas OF The BILL They did
| Iios know whss was the ssantity of sulphur and
sait.Petre on hand. OF whether there was suili-
cheney of thosE iu,pnstsnt raw materials. III case
we should be esnbrciled in war
The Speaker here intercepted Mr.. Gregg BY
observing thar there WAS no motion before the
house. -,
After afew remarks from mr. Nicholson & mn
Gregg on tho details OF the bill, il wa, ordered,
on the n,otionof tie former, to be recommitted
to the committee who Introduced il. for amend
ment. sc.,, -, =, 49,.
"Wednesday, D<tsnsher II.
Mr. John c. Smith from the committee of
claims. made report adverse to the petition of
VIM. Wipall. IN which the house conquered.
"A message from The president Of rhe u, States
xPprised the house thar he had signed the ast
making additional appropriation for the ma.
val setvice during the year 1905.
MIR Dawson reported various amendments TO
the bill "a prohibiting tor lnired time, the ex
States" which the house took Immediately into
consideration, and concurrsd in. with an amend
ment, striking QUE :" pig iron" from the prohi-
bitsd articles.
The bill, thus amended. remains the same in
substance asst passe the COMMITTEES of the WHOLE
itrwas ordered to DC cngrosscd fora thl.d
reading TO morrow. ~ -, 49,. .l,.,il
Mr. Bidwch said that in the late war between
the States and Tupoli. distinguishes services
had been rendrrei by rur Eaton, which had con
! tributsd 10 the peace lately made with char pow
er Elimination of this faa WAS nor only derived
from IT'S public no,or:ety, bur likewise from the
President OF the u States. He thsuyht these
services worthy the notice of congress. He
therefore submitted the following resolu tion.
Resolved by the senate and house of represen
taiivts OF the Uned STATES in congress as embled
That the President otsthe United Stares be re
guessed 10 present = sword, in the name of con.
gress, 10 William Eaton, esq. az testimony of
the high sense enrertaiEed of his gallantry and
good conduit in leading SIN all band of our coan
'ry MAJ and others TIN the desert of bia on an
lexpsdtioa against Tri,oli, in eeoiunaion with
the ex Bashaw of that regency defeating the
Irpoiitan army 1T Derle with the assistance of
small part f,he nayi force cs the u STATES,
and contributing therein to successful terrans.
rion OF the war. and the restoration Of our CAP.
rive fellow cirizens to ibesty and their country
Referred, onths niotDn of Mr. Varnann, 20
committee OF the whole tomorrow,
4 MIR }. Randolph observed chat at the first scss;
| on OF the eighth congress there had been an an
preparation OF COZ dolls. for the purpose &c
paying American claims For spoIiations commit
ted by the peopl: OF France. which had been
United States the sovereignty of Louisiana thar
bills, III satisfaction of these CLAIMS, were daily
presented tor payment AZ the treasury but that
on the SIS, this month the appropriation would
cease. when the sum remaining unexuerded
would be carried tosli ,reit ofthe snrplus find
The COMMITTEES of waysaHd means had received
letter representing fiese circumstances from
the secretary OF The treasury, which had induced
Them 60 come 20 resolution to ask leave to ORE.
sent bill on the subi.d Afts
! Leave having been gt:nted--sF 81 Af'a
Mr. j. Randolph fnzdea report, consisting ola
letter from the secretary of, the treasury, repre-
senting the facts staed ~ him, and bill sup.
Elementary 70 ,he act mixing provision for the
! payment of cIa;ras of citizens Of the II. states
oa the government OF France, the payment of
which has been assumed by the Uni.ed States,
by virtue Of the canvenrioa Of The SO,h of prii.
1903. between the United States and the French
Republic ,..s..,s
| The bill provides that the balance ffhe 8 $50
600 dollars remaining rnexnended on the 3ist of
December next. shall nor 81 carried 10 the sur
plus fund .but shall co1sins applicable to the sa
t,siaetisn OF the claims until they shall be salts
fed. =
/ Referred to the committee of the whole
on Monday next. -
Resolved, hat the committee of COM
merce and manufactures be instructed to
enquire INTO the expediency OF extending
the Limits OF the district of Washington
IN North Carolina, SO as to include Shell
Castle Island, and to report by bill or O.
therwise.
On motion ef Mr. Sloan the house took
up his motion relative to the imposition
OF lax OF ten dollars on every slave i'm.
ported INTO the United States.
Mr. d R. William, hoped the consi.
derstion of the resolution would be post
poned- The law, he said, which had ex.
cited such irritation was at present before
the legislature of South Carolina, and
would IN all probability be repealed. Ir
repealed, any resolution of this house
would be useless. He therefore moved
It's postponsment till Monday fortnight.
Mr. Sloan said he had no objection 10 the
posIpopement, which vas carried without
a division.
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