Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-01-26
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/ MIR. ]. Randolph said the committee al
Z Ways and Means had received d letter
d IRON the secretary las, evening. by which
:. Y; appeared to be necessary to add IN adj
2 d,,ional item to he appropriation bill, and
to-make small alteration i'm an lie m al.
: ready agreed TO. The letter was read by
: the CLERK, and then on motion of MIR ].
X. the bill was recominiited 10 q commit
tee ofNhe whole.
I hir. Dawson in The chair.
after some time spent in considering
the. same, and making the requisite a.
inendnents, the committee rose and re-
ported the house thereupoii proceeded
10 conAidsr the motion, ard having con-
Cured III The amendments re ported by the.
I committee OF the whole, the bin was or
dercd 10 be engrossed and read third
time tomorrow.
Mr. Dawson presented petition from
a number of the inhabitants OF Detroit and
us vicinity, praying an alteration in the
law tor the disposal of the public lands Of
the United States. Referred to Tie conn
{ aIiiee appointed ON the seventh OF Janua.
~ tsst, Oh the same subject.
Mr. claiborne moved Tie order Of the
day Tor the house To- resoive itself into a
boonlmittse Of the whole, on The bin max
ing further provision for the sx,,nruish-
mentof the debts still due from the Uni
ted States.
Mr.. Vaenum in Ike chair.
= bis, bill goes GENERALLY To make proc
II VISION tor the payment of certain debts
q Gquidsted at The Treasury.
- A new section was proposed by Mr..
s. claiborne, making similar provision Tor ali
n llnliqu,ds,ed debls due for services render
$. I'd or supplies furnished during our reyo-
litionary var.
n debate of considerable length ard in
terest grew on, of The question for adding
: /, to the bill.
n On motion the committee divided aud
4 20 members voting III favor Of lnse ting
! II ia The bill, il was carried.
ri II motion Tor striking out the last sec.
ton, limiting the duration OF the bill 10
years was made by Mr.. Macon.
tSpeaker); another debate ofscme length
TOOK place, and when the committee d,yi-
ded there were 48 in favor OF striking out.
and So against it--so it was determined
in the negative.
Mr. Elmer proposed a new section en-
brac'Hg the cases of Messrs. Bowen.
Moore, and Elmer, officers of artillery.
out who were not attached 10 the line of
any state, providing for an ailowarc Of
We depreciation OF their pay, which they
dad not obtain under the resolution OF the
oid congress, IN consequence of having
resigned a lew days previous TO It's taking
!, effect.
This motion did not succeed, only In
members voting 10 its favor.
Mr.. i'hornae .t,rnpos el a -. -. a..
aeliag that the claims OF the J'n;trd
States against individual states Tor baIsn-
ces which occurred previoo. to the year
i1So' shouiG Continue to exist I'LL the
day OF and so longer.
: This motion was also lost, Only 90 RI.
b sing in IT'S favor.
he last section limiiing the duration
o' 'i.e law Tor years being nnder
consideration, 1t was proposed TO 6H IN
, the blank with 2, 3, and 90.
ne question was takenon rbe biobes.
buTber, VIZ, 20, and lost only s7 mrn,.
bers voting in It's favor
On filing il with years The house IL.
Wded, aud were 5 in the affirmative and
~ 10 The negative, so IL war carried.
j he committee then rose and yeported
Z nc bill and its amendments, and The
mouse proceeded 10 considcr the same.
a eonSiGerable debate took place ON
sons,rring ~ the smendmem proposed
ny Nc. Cla -,fne, extending the law =,
uui'qaidated claims, and upoh the Socsti-
on oteoneufripgtheh ouse divided. aadwere
ior II 50 --agaust l. $50 The amend.
ment was not agreed 20.
Several verbal amendments we're sfter-
wards agreed TO, and tie bill was ordered
20 be chgrossed Tor a liild reading 20.
morrow.
I va motion oil Mr.. Thomas, Mr.. Yer.
planck, Of Nsw-York obtained lcaye Of ab.
senee from Nsndey next - Il end of,bs,
lcsslon. Adjourned. 49,