The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-24
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cihons Of the Houfe, by the confidence repo-
led in them, as to impair the fautary vigilance
win which 1t became every member to attend
to 10 ptereeing fub;ea.
On the other hand it was contended that the
! ou'inefs OF the Houte would, on this point he
greatly facilitated by tie inftitution of fa,,d-
ing committee, Whole deciiions would be uni
form' who would from long experience be-
Gene more enlightened than felcSt commit
tee. and who would be enabled to diipstch the
oalineis confidsd to them viii greater ceicri-
ty.
The amendment was agreed to---Ayes 81.
Inc remaining amendments propofed by the
committee Of the whole were agreed to,
Mar. Early renewed the amendment, offered
yeiterday by Mr. Smile, to preclude all debate
| on the previous queition which, after 2 G,y
remarks from sIeGrs. Early, Smile, and Var
! nnn- was agreed to---Ayss 6s---when the
hoaie concurrcd in the whole report as amend.
ed.
The houie refaIved itfsf into committee of
the whoe---Mr. Vsrnun in the chair-,-op the
bill for tie relief of TheoJorick Armftcad on
wtich debate of about one hours duration
enfnrtl.
The bill was fuppcrted by MelTrs. Crownin.
feid, Smile, Newton, Alton, and Mac Cree
~ and oppofed oy MeiIrs. ]. c. Smith aud
EIscon.
Inc oppofticn was fuRained on the slledaed
'nVariahlc prattife Of the Houfe, to e!fabih Pc
neral principles, inHead Of providing for fbec;at
cGje5. AS general principle, which would
embrace this cafe, was pending before Inc com
mittee OF Commerce and Manufactures, it was
commended to be molt proper to wait until a de-
cihon ihoui be made on this principle, by
winch pToViion would be opened for all G,nilar
cafes, by taking OF the exiting restriction onthe
OF T,,rif oh .f,,,I,
adiniilion in inal!er veflels than of 90 gallons.
The friends of the bill declared the cafe to be
an extremely hard one. and explained the pccu-
liar circumstances attending it as we have al.
ready itated them on former day. They re-
preiented that delay in this cafe would be equal
to denial of juitice, and would, Ivy the ac-
crulng expences of demurrage whigh fellon the
petitioner, eat up the value of his trandes
that the general proviiiou alluded to would pro.
oioiy excite much diveriity of feutinient, and
might, after confderabe delay, be reiettetl.
In the COURT: of the debate MIR. Cropnin-
ihieid, abiding to the recent Britiih orders,
'Poke OF them " as nszi aad Rranee brinei5Les
@efea Oh u their cou!5"; aud NV. Newton re-
pretended tren AZ +" praTical 2rdsrs, iGled ~
the King and eoase!i Of Graz Britain" remark
ing that be could call them by no other nan,e.
AFTER adopting an amendment for fecu.ing
the payment of the duties, offered by Mr.. 7.
27; rpfe and reported it to the Houi., Who or
dered it to be engroi!ed for third reading to-
morrow.
fir. Gregg withdrew motion, made By him
a Few days hnce, relative to the difpaG.ion of
public lands recently acquired from the Jndi-
ans. under the impreiiion that the iubiett would
OF courir go to the Handing land co,ilr,i..ec.
On the motion of Mr.. Greg,. s.sssdndips rom
Ulittee on the public lands were appointed.
Mr.
the Committee Of Revival and Unfiniihed Euti-
ncfs.
Committee appointed in tie Hoxe Of Ret,xienta-
tize5.
On the Petition oetbr juqicrs Of tS< peace in
Pirginia on an Uniform Raadard IF sps;gbfs and
neaj1e5.-MeiIrs. Jones, ]. Gay, Livingfton,
Barker and C. w. Campbell.
Petitions brefnted. from fbe 9th to tie llfb inf.
Anthony BcneZet and Others, referred to the
committee of Ways and Means
Ed;nund Briggs, referred to the committee of
Commerce and Manufactures.
John Rily, of joan Medearis, of VIM. Wed
ierhurn, Of the late crew OF the PHILADELPHIA
rigate, of Edah VermcH!e, Coraeus Verneule,
Frederick Vermeule aud Levi Lenox, referred TO
the committee ofCisims.
Presbyterian congregation in George Town,
Columbia--referred to MeiIrs. FndIey, Biihop
and Winfton.
James Winchefter, of Jofph Jackfon and
Charles Spencer, executors of WIN. Cartor. of
Ebenezer Brown, Of Ann p. Wet, of Jacob
Burnett, Of Ifhmael Gidden, of John Hardv-
mar, and of Frederick Segeran--referred to the
committee of Claims.
Simon Philipion, Of Edward Toppsn,
George jenkins, and William Currier; referred
to the Committee of Commerce and Manueac-
lures.
The report Of the Committee Of Claims on
the petitions of VIM. Mattocks, and ITains
French---referred to the committee 9th whole
Houfe on the 18th iunan'.
Jlcob Green---referred to the committee of
WAYS aud Means.
The petition Of Silvado C1ta'ona, praying TO
be enumerated for extraordinary frrvices rem
dered the United States Ivy the petitioner, AZ
pilot on hoard the ketch Intrepid at the burning
os thc frigate PhIa1sipiia IN the barber &c Til
poll. and the petition Of Hannah Crawford----
referred to the Committee of Claims.
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