The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-03-15
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OF TIE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE
UNITED STATES.
THURSDAY, February 2s.
On motion,

On motion,
R5oived, That this Houfe will Immediately refove
tte into committee of the WHOLE on the bill to al
ter and eitabliih certain pot roads.
The Houie accordingly refolved itfelf into COM
mttee of the whole,
Mr.. VARNuM in the chair,
On the iad bill and after lone time fpent therein.
the committee roe and reported the bill with feveral
amendments, which, after being twice read were con-
CURED in by the Houle
The faid bill was then further amended, and tope-
ther with the amendments, ordered to be engrofed
for 4 third reading, tomorrow.
A motion was made and econded that the Hou(e
come to the following reiolution
R9of9ed, That the Clerk be directed, as foon as
may be after the cloe of the prefent FELTON, of Con-
greis, TO advertfe three weeks fuccefively, in two
newspapers, printed in the ditri9 of Columbia that
he is ready 20 receive ieparate propoials for upply
ing the HOuie of Representatives at their next Seon
with the neceiiary itatonary and printing wanted
which advertisement ihal decribe the lpecies of TIA
tionary and printing wanted and that the propoals
to be made mutt be accompanied with luiicient fecu
rites for performance And in the month of Sc M
Der, he fall publih in the fame newspapers fate
ment OF the prices at which the ationary and print
ing are Propoed to be furnhed by each applicant and
ihai notify the Lowell bidder bidders, whole fe-
curtes are deemed incient of the acceptance of hi,
their prOpofals.
/ he tiouie proceeded TO the confederation of the
faid reioiwtion when
A motion made to poRpone the farther conf
dertion thereof until tomorrow, and pafed in the ne
gative.
The main queflion then taken, that the HOMIE
do agree to the lal reioution
And was refolved in the affirmative, 70 members
voting for and 80 againf it.
A mefiage received from the Seno-e, NOTIFYING
that they have paied the bill amendatory of the a4
Tor regulating grants of land and providing for the
difpoai of lands of the United States foutb If the
fate of Tenneee, the bill appropriatinp fun of mo-
ney for the puPoe ofbuildng gun boats and the bill
TO authorize the erection Of bridge acros mill pond
and marih, IN the navy yard of the United States
in the town of Brooklyn, in the fate of NewYort
without amendment. That they have paiIed the bill
to authorize the ecretaryt TO iue military land
warrants with an amendr ent, and the bill to amend
the charter of Georgetown, with feveraI amendments
and that they have palIeda bill freeing from pofape.
all letters and packets to ind from Aaron Burr.
The Houie according % the order of the day, re-
iolved itielf into a committee of the whole
Mr. GREGG in the char,
On the bill from the S,nate, further providing for
the government of the territory of Orleans and after
lone time ipen5 therein, tie committee role and re-
ported the bill with two amendments
/ re F1onie proceeded e conlidcr the faid amend
ments, whereupon,
to by the Houfe
Inc lecond amendment being twice read for in
ierting new fetfion between the third and fourth
le6tions of the original bill asfoilows:
Sec. 3. Ind be IL furfbs, ega67s4 That the council
and Representatives of faid territory, when met and
organized, iha nominate perfons, reGdent
in iaid territory, and citizens thereof whole names
hal be returned to the Prfdent of the United States
one of whom the Prefdent hall appoint and commGi-
on to be governor of lad territory, who fal hold his
once Tor the term OF years from his appoint
nlent ihall take the fame oath or affirmation and
hall have the powers and authorities within fad ter
ritory, as are given by law the governor of the
NiiiiiliPP territory And i'll cafe the office of 90
vernon ihall become vacant, fuch vacancy fiall be
hed IN the lame manner as is herein provided for ap
pointing the hrt governors and until governor lhall
be appointed, CONDITIONED and fworn, in manner
provided by this ACT, the powers and authorities of 90
vernon, fha be exerced by the governor of the fer
ritory Of Orleans appointed in virtue of an intituI
ed an act erecting Loufana into two territories and
providing for the temporary government thereof.
After fome debate. the auction was taken, that
the Houie do agree to the faid amendment.
1t pafled in the negative, as voting for and 81 a
gainf it.
Ordered
That the faid BILL with the amendment, be read
the third time to morrow
The Houfe according to the order Of the day, re-
folved itelfinto committee fthe whole,
Mr. DAWSON in the chair,
On the bill for the relief of Richard Taylor and af-
ter fome time pent therein, the committee rofe and
reported the bill with feveral amendments which, af-
ter being twice read concurred in by the Houfe
Ordered, That the faid bill with the amendments.
be engrol3d for third reading tomorrow.
MIR. Ne70ioa, made report on the petition Of fun
dry freehoders and inhabitants of Portmouth, Vir-
ginia which read, and ordered lie on the table.
Adjourned