Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-02-09
bill vas referred % The com'nittee c. she
whole on Monday next

Of The cay on tie bill FOR the fctt. o. The
Sufferers hs the late Are ~ s,ey'-fork.
rh- motion being agreed to the house /
.ook ;,,eo consideration the amendment
nrapo,ed by Ne Early and agreed To 10 !
ro,asnit,ee OK the whole. for extending the
Ike relief TO ,hase who suffered by the |
s,crn Of the sth Scpte last, in the /
ports oi Sayanna. Beaufort, Charleston &
Georgetown in Georgia aud Soath Caro-
lima.
The motion being expressly to strike !
out Georgia aud South Carolina, FOR the |
purpose OF paft;cularizing the ports inten-
q d to BE- relieved, viz. Savanna, Beaufort,
Charleston and Georgetown, division of
the question was called for, SC the question
being put on .;riking out twas carriedintle
The remainder of the mott.
on, viz. shall the above mentioned ports
be inserted passed 10 the negative, so there
stood bask in the bill without connecti-
On. IL was then suggested that il would
be proper TO extend this relief all aiung
the coast where suiierings had taken
place. But this being opposed as too ex-
tsnsive and likely to defeat the bill alto
esther,
On motion of Mr Early the amendment
was referred to committee of The whole
| for The purpose ofres,ering it 70 the state
| ii was in before it was thus naugled.
| The motion Of reference was carried Tor
Monday next.
Mr. 6. w. Campbell called for The or
der of The day on me resolution authors
ing the establishment Of a post road from
Knoxville in Tennessee 10 the settlements
90 the Tombigbce river, anu SO on TO
New-Orleans.
On the question, will the house resolve
itself into q committees accordingly.--I,
passed in the negative.
Mr. Stanford moved to discharge the
committee Of the whole, with view ol
referring the subject TO the committee on
post Offices and posi- roads.
| Mr. Newton wished the subie@ to re-
main in its present state, until the infor-
nation, which The house had requested of
The president was received.
Mr. G.. w. Campbell ,hought the sub
| jecl net a proper one Cor the committee on
post Offices and post roads, and gentlemen
might recollect that such motion had
been made when the business was FIRST in
troduced, and i then failed Of success he
hoped the like fate would attend the pre-
sent melton. 1t would be recolleeted that
the information alluded to by his friend
from Virginia, had been requested seven
weeks since, and he presumed was not
! yet to be procured, nor perhaps might it
be during the sessions he hoped however
the house would agree to proceed to the
examination Of the subject.
Mr Gregg thought !, would be as well
to refer II TO the committee Of the whole
on the bill directing the application OF a
certain sum of money out OF the proceeds
OF the sale of western, lands for opening
; certain roads.
II Mi Stanford observed the subjects were
not similar, as there was material differ
, ence between the usud roads through a
county ior carrying It's srudure 10 market
land main post roadllke the one under
, contemplation.
Fl Thequestion on the motion TO disc barge
the committee OF the whole, was los, With
out division.
. MIR Nelson reminded the house that
, they had done him the honor of elseiiDe
him ono OF the inanagers for condaSlipv
the trial OF Judge Chase, and asked per-
mission 10 inform them, that his private
business and domestic affairs were so cir.
cumstanced, that he should be forced to
be absent from next Saturday or Sun.
day was week, during 81 least The ens,-
( ing fortnight. Under this peculiar pres
sure, he begged leave to decline his ap-
pointment as manager. He mentioned
this subject in order to apprise the house
that if they considered another member
necessary, by excusins him, now upon his
request, they might have sufficient time
TO appoint another
| On motion to excuse Mr Nelson from
serving as manager it was agrcedto.
MIR Dana called for the order Of The
day, on the report of the committee of
claims, respecting the Yazoo claims TO
lands. tIe did this, that's the time of adj
journmcnt, it might be considered as the
unfinished business, and might have he
preference over every Other order OF Mon.
day. Itworld be recollecfed, that The re.
port was made last week and fixed as th,.
order OF the day for Mcrday last, bu, ne
had forbornc to call il uphill this time. in
order that gentlemen, alter having had
[ The printed report, so long in their hands.