Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-02-20

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Mr.. Nicho'soo reported a bin supple
rnen,ary to the ACT, lDutuled an ael con-
Corning the dis,riSt Of Columbia, tie same
was referred TO coihmi,tee of the whole
for Mondays
Also another bill, supplementary to the
acl more eifroualIy 10 provide for orga-
nIz;ng the militia OF The disuiei Of Co.
isnnbIa, which Was read twice and refer
red to the committee of The whole for
Monday.
Mr. Lowndes presented to the house
the act Of the state Of South Carolina pass
ed 2tst December, 1904, intituled an act.
10 authorize the city council of Charleston
with the consent of Cou ~ess 10 impose
and levy duty on the tonnsge of ships
and vessels for the purposes therein mem
toned, which WAS received, read, and or
dered to be relerrrdto committee OF 5,
that they examine The matter thereof and
report the same with their opinion there
upon 10 the house.
A message from the Senate by Mr. o.
It's their secretary, informing that they
bad concurred in the biz making proyisi.
on for the support OF The military es.a-
I bIishmsnt for the year 1905, with an a.
ment to which they request the concur
renee Of the house.
! Another message was received from
the senate by Mr. Osis their secretary, in
forming that they had passed bill for the
adjustment Of titles aud claims 10 land in
the district of Orleans, in The territory oil
Louisiana, to which they requesl the con.
carrence OF the house.
The house having resolved itself into
committee Of The whole, Gen. Varnum
IN the Chair, he committee attended in the
Senate Chamber cnthe prosecution of the
impeachment against Samuel Chase, and
alter returning to their chamber the COM
and reported accordingly.
The house then went into a COMMITTEES
OF the whole on me report the commit
tee OF Claims, ON the petition OF AIexan-
der Scott, respecting the slaves taken by
the Cherokee Indians, in I79s.
MIR Dawson In the chair.
After some time spen, in considering
the same, the committee rose and report.
ed their concurrence in the report OF the
committee OF claims, that the petitioner
have leave TO withdraw his petition and
the documents accompanying the same.
The report was agreed 10 by the house,
on division, IS 10 favor, and "a against il.
Mr-Richards reported from the COM
mitiee Of enrollment that they had exa-
mh,ed the bill CONCERNING the msnner Of
surveying The public land OF the United
States, and foundlhe same dufy enrolled.
The engrossed bill to appropriate a
sum OF money for The purpose ofbuiiGins
gun boats was read the third time and
passed.
Mr. Morrow reported from the commit-
tee appointed for the purpose, bill max
ing provision for the disposal Of the pub.
lie lands in the Indiana lerTitgry, and for
other purposes, which was read twice aid
referred to a committee of the whols on
Monday.
MIR. Southland said Il would be well re-
coiicGed by the house, that during tie
last session Of Congress-, q resolution was
introduced into tie house, which had ior
its Object. lheimposing OF ajax Of Ten dot
lars on every slave imported into the U
niied States.
a BIZ predicsted on that resolution was
brough, IN, but was postponed, and no, q.
naiiy atied on. Mr. S. said he had watt
ed With an expectation, that some Other
member would have brought .hs subject
agaIn before tho house, bat as 10 mem
per had thought proper to do IL, aud the
session IS drawing towards close, he
"ou'o move The following resolution.