Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-02-09

Ne hed approved and signed The a9 max
ing IN appropriation for the support of
HE navy for the year 1905, also,tbe b;il
appropviating 10000 dollars for compile
ting ,iss south wing of the Capitol and o.
ther purposes.
A message from The sera.e by Mr Otis
their secretary, informing that they had
passed the bill for the relief OF j. Steele.
The house, ON motion os MIR John Ran
dolph, hallottcd Tor manager instead of
Mr. X. Nelson excused; on counting the
ballots, amounting in the whole to 95, Me
Clarke had 81 votes, and was declared TO
be duly elected.
Mr. =. Clay moved that a committee be
appointed to enquire whether any, and if
any what alterations we're necessary in the
acs to prescribe the mole of ticking evil
dencc in case OF contested elections of
members Of the house of representatives
,ofthe United States, and to compel the Mt
tendance of Witnesses, and that The corn
lynitiee hxye Leave to report by bill or o.
thcrwise.
Mr. G. GriswoId presented petition
from Abraham WoIebar OF Warren, an I'D
revolutionary soldier. praying relief. Re.
!; ferred 10 the committee of claims.
MIR Claiborne called Tor The order of the
dav, on the bill for the ex,inguishnent of
debts due by the United States. Outhe
! question TO take up the sau.e, only "
members rose; ii was Of course lost,
MIR Dana called for the order of the day
! on the Yazoo claims.
Mr. ]. Randolph called for the order of
The day on the report of the committee on
the Louisiana business.
| On Mr. Dsra's call, motion was made
I to postpone the same till Thursday next,
that motion failed, the division being 81
| IN the affirmative, and SIS in tho negative.
I Twas moved TO postpone il untiiio-mor-
row; this motion was carried, IS menu
bers voting for il.
The house then agreed TO Mr. j. Ram
dolph's motion to go into committee ofthe
whole on the Louisiana memorial.
/ The following resolution, which con-
cludes the report Of the select committee,
was agreed 10 without a DIVISION.
PrssiUed, That provision ought to be
r,ade, by law, for extending to the inha-
bitants of Louisiana the right of self go-
vernmcnt.
The committee rose, and the house i'm
riediately concurred without division in
mittc- that brought in the report, to bring
in The necessary bills.
DR.. Enst:s presented petition from
number OF tae inhabitants of Charlestown,
near boston, praying to be established as
4 a port Of entry.
Referred To The committee of commerce
and manufactures.
Mr. Crowrsnsh;cid reported from the
committee Of commerce AMI manufac-
lures, agaInst,he petition from Plymouth,
IN North Caroiina, praying TO be estab-
iished as port of entry. The report was
referred To the committee of the whole,
for Wednesday,.
The honse went into committee OF the
whole, on the motion Of Mr. Root, on The
oil 10 discharge John York from his inn
prisonment.
Mr. tenny in the chair.
Alter some time spent in considering
the same, the committee rose and reports
ed the bill; which Being agreed 10 by the
house, il vas ordered to be engrossed for
third reading to morrow.
Mr. J, Clay moved that committee
be appoin,cd 10 enquire into the cxpedi-
ency of providing by law for the more ef-
fectual prevention of fraud and forgery
on he bank of the United States. The
motion was carried, and referred 10 COM
mit;ee OF three.
The house wentinto committee Of the
whole on DIR. Euslis's .ynot,on for fitting
up and repairing one OF The Navy Yards
on the margin she ocean for the recep-
iion and repair Of rcste els OF war on
their return to the United States.
| Mr. Varnnm in The chair.
| a lengthy discussion took place on this
motion, and several attempts were made
TO alter ii; al Of which having failed, the
eomDitteeagreedtoths original resolution
and reported it to The house.
The vote was IS in its favor, and 81 a.
gajnst il.
Mr. Claiborne called for the yeas and
nays on taking the question upon the same
IN the house.
But while The members were rising in
support of Mr. C's call, a motion was made
rand carried to adjourn.