Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-24
c o N G. r E S S.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY; December "a
~ Be coaiiinnea.

The Speaker ieiq before The House q
letter trem the Secretary ;ot the rayy ON
the petition of Cornelius Bookes, refer.
red % him, advising the house that no do
scuri,cnts exis'l' in the navy department. re-
: latise TO his claim.
~ Whereupun, on The motion Of Mr.. J.
G. Smith,, 80
Resetued, That the petition Of Cornell.
US Btookes ought not 10 be granted.
The speaker also lad be'ore the house
letter from HE Secretary Of he .lreasu-
ry, Transmitting report and estimate Of
appropriations required FOR the ensuing
year, together with a statement of the 20.
fccipts and expenditures Of The =, States
i for ibe year preceding October |, 1905.
! Referred to The Committee Of Ways
and Means.
Mr.. ]. c. Smith, from tie COMMITTEES
of CIain,s, made report adverse to the
petition of Richard c.. Beals.
Ordered 10 lie on Tue t,blc.
Mr. Jones presented petition from tho
justices ofthe peace in King George coun-
ny Virginia, representing that they have
no standard weights, that they experience
great Inconsenience from the want Of
them, and praying Congress to iegisIate
generally on the subject Of weights and
measures.
Referred 10 seleSt Committee.
Mr.. Thomas, from the com miKee ep.
pointed on the report of the commissions
ers under the aet for the relief OF the re-
tugees from the British provinces OF Ca
NADIA and Ncya-Scoiia, reporteda bin saps
Elementary TO the aG emitted an act re-.
gulsting the grants OF land approp,is,e6
to the refugees from the British proyinS
ccs Of Canada and Nova Scotis which
was referred To q committee ofthe wboies
on Monday.
This bill apropriates specific qusnti,ieg
oil land 10 certain indivibusls named ihere-
IN.
MIR. Crowninshizfd, from The committee
oil Commerce. ana Manulsetures, to whom
was yesterday referred The petition rcJa.
tive 10 YES "a At N..sfolk, reported bin
sor the reHef Of fheoderlck Aems,ead.
which SIS referred TO q committee OF me,
whole To-day
The bill authorizes The co,le6i5f al Nors
ioik to admit 10 entr, 1900 dsmilobns of
brandy nnpo ted by T. ArIn&gead IN the
brig George from the Island oil IsneF. tfes
I ihe house vent Immediately into COM
niittee of the whole--Mr. VarBum in ths
Chsir--
I Mr. Newton fully explained the pecu-
liar circumstances of this Case, and called
| tor the reading Of the documents RELATIVES
TO Il +; from which IT appesred Thai SOM.
time s,pce the owner of the brig Gsorae
hired her to go 10 renerltfe, where X.
tonk cargo for Havana hearine suly.
se9uently of the late British orders. he
thought II r. udent to return 20 Norfolk.
! where he now lies bot owing to he re-.
venue laws of the United States he is pro.
hibaed from entering brandy in qnsnli.
ties as small e. those contained IN The de-
IN Johns. Hes therefore, asks PERMISSION
to land these articles on paying the usuas
duties.
Mr. Macon 1.-THE Speaker) exaressed
his opinion OF the inoorreelness Of the
c0uise pursued on This oocas.o,,, on wh,ch
the Committee Of Commerce and Manu-
ssetnres, contrary 10 The usss, practice os
The heuee, had reported bill without as.
signing their reasons in an accompanying
report He wished that such . report
might be made, aid that Il might stand
as precedent. in csse other applications
should be made, 20 shew The peculiar
lgrcunds on which the house acted IL
was further his wish that there had been
a bill embracing The general principle in
volved IN this cess, in prsisrencs a. one
making specia provision. That de-
tailed report rpighi be made, he moved
! that the committees should rise, ~ order
70 make way for mo ION 10 recominit
the bill TO the Committee of Commerce
and Manufactures.
NJ. Ne~ton opposed this motion. fIa
represented the case as extremely hard
that the gsels we're All before the house
and we've indlsprsa5le TIA. abe " ssel had
been detained since Oclobcr, that nothing
was ASKED bat ~hs,r was petleei,y lair:
that the nec%ssity Of masNg the request
arose from cfdevs tscep,iy ISSUED ~
king who, taovgh be could DO no wrong
TO his own subjecss, prsessed S-eal inja-
ries 90 American citizens. lVfh RECORD
90 the general principle, diversity of o..
o pininp, we lad existed "a The Comrsiites
!, OF Cornuerce and Manufactures, and 10
Il wall y.ri the sboild hs decidyd mighs