The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-01-11


road by Knoxville was referred.
On motion of Mr.. Holland il was rerolved
that the Prefident be requened to cauf- to be
lad before the houfe any documents that relate
to that iubject, and to communicate fuch othe,
information as he lhal think proper. Ordered
that committee of two be appointed to wal,
upon the Pretident for the purpofe Of pretending
this refolution.
The Houte went into committee of the whole
on the bill making an appropriation for the i'ap-
port of the navy of the United States for the
year 1905, which being twice read and referred
toa committee of the whole, the blanks were
feverally filed up, the total amount OF the ap-
preparation was gao, 900 dollars. The com
nittee role and reported, and the bill was or
dered to be engroi,ed for a third reading on
Wednesday.
Mr. =. Randolph, from the committee of
ways and Means, prefented a bill making an
appropriation for the rapport of government for
the year 1905, which was twice read and refer
red to a committee of the whole on Wedner
day.
An engroffed bill for the relief of John Steel
was read third time and paied.
An engroiied bill to incorporate the Waiting.
ton building and fire infurance company was a.
bout being read, when
Mr.. Gregg exprefcd with that it might be
potPoned, and a fpeedy decifon had on the
queftion of receftion. He underRood this was
the day fixed for that fubieGt
Mr.. Le7v;S obferved that the motion for re-
ceiiion could have no effect upon this bill, as il
dld not contemplate the receiiion of the CITY of
Warrington, but only of the other parts of the
ditrict
Mr.. Stanford had intended to have called I'D
the reiolutlons for recciiion but he had iua re-
ceived letter from a number of the inhabitants
OF the diitrct wlihing ihort delay; there were
alto abfent from the Houie feveral members.
who had taken confederate intereit in the flb-
Ject. For theie relations he did not intend to
call mp the retoutions for two or three DAYS.
Mr., Enrlp was averfe To pofponement he
thought an early decifon ought 20 be made TO
quiet the minds and foothe the FEELINGS of the
inhabitants who felt deep interef in the deciG
on indeed the members themielves had had
their feelings excited in no uncomfortable de-
gree lie hoped if the gentleman who brought
the resolutions forward flould forbear to call
them up, fome other gentleman would do it for
him.
MIR. Stanford was induced to let the fnbie9
ret few days longer, on account of thofe very
feelings and intereft which peTvaded the whole
body or the people. He would ALTO prefer
decilon BY full! Houie, rather than by fuch
thin one as now appeared.
Mr.. Early did not think that thin attend.
ance by the members was good argument for
p"1ponement 1t it was expected that every
member should attend, he feared the public bii-
hhsis E7crld Proerefs very lowly; but if the
fubject was entered upon now, and the refoluti
ons adopted, they would have to take the n,ape
OF bill, ard It would be many DAYS before the
iubJec was finally decided, by which time no
doubt the abfent gentleman alluded to, would
arrive.
Mr.. Lyon fad the bill that was moved to be
poitPoned had nothing to do with the receffion,
20 y '";.S net pToPofod 40 fecetie the city.
mr.: Gregg knew that the refoiutions excepted
Warrington city, but he hoped that if a part of
the diitritt was to be receded, there would be
found majority for receding the whole. He
was againit The recefiion altogether, and 70 he
mould be till the queGion was decided againit
him. The buiinefS had been 70 long before the
itoule, that he could not lee any reafon for fur
Their delay.
On the quefion to poftpone the bill for in
cooperating the Warrington Building ard Fire
lniurance COMPANY, there were 81 for it, and
az againft it; and the bill was poRponed &C.
cordingly.
a meiiage was RECEIVED from the Prefdent
informing that be had inclofed letter from MIR.
O,Brien, giving fome details of the naval tranf-
actions before 1rpoli, which he communicated
for the information of Congrefs.
Our readers will find this communication
Mr.. FiRdley reported from the committee of
elections that Alexander Wilton, elected 4 mem
Der from Virginia in the room Of Mr.. Andrew
Moore, was entitled to his feat.
On motion of Mr.. Dana, the Hogfc went in
toa committee of the whole on the report of
the committee OF claims in the cafe of Ana Ell
liot.
Mr.. 7eHncy in the cSair.
The committee Of the whole concurred in
the report of the committee of claims that the
prayer Of the petition was reafonable, & ought
TO ne granted.
The committee then rofc and reported the
fame, which was agreed TO by the Houfe, and
the committee Of claims were intru6ted TO re-
port bill oopformabiy thereto.
Mr.. Eliot preiented the petition Of Elijah
B7ainard, Of Clsremont, ~ the fate of New
HamP'hire. il was not, MIR. J.. i.id, the petit
ton OF general, bis widow, or his legal repre-
ientatiyes, (allnoing 10 tie cafe Of Madame Ha-
zen) IT was rot an application for half pay, or
Tor whole pay but il was an artiefs tale Of woe,
written by private folder in the revolutions
airy var, whole cafe is perhaps the MOI diGref-
hng, and bis claim upon the iufice of his coun-
try the ftroDgef, that has yet been exhibited 20
Congreis ard who has wife and fix children,
drinking the bitter cap of poverty. The petit
toner itstes that he received wound while in
iervice, from which he did not, for many years,
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