Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07
CoWGRESS.
House Of REPRESENTATIVE.
Monday. Dec. 20.

vi view ork, requesting the at~
tention OF Congress TO the taking
efficient measures for placing, he
port and harbor of New-York in .
state of defence, which was re.
terred to the Committee an.
pointed relative to the defence
OF our ports and ha.bors.
A memorial from the PhjIa-'
deiphia chamber Of commerce
and manufactures, relative to
piers IN the river Delaware was
referred 10 the com ,ni.,ee Of
commerce and manufactures.
A memorial was presented from
Samuel Biodget, representipa
Ihat subscriptions for unlvsrsi-
" in Washington have already
been made to he number Of
$4,000, and a. sum received a.
mourning to $4,000 do.ia s, and
requesting Congress 10 designate
the site with the lots or lands
that may be intended therefor,
aud TO grant SUCH ether Patronage
as they may think proper.
Referred IL a,commltte Of Ava
members.
a message from the President,
with COMMUNICATIONS relative To-
the territory Of Michigan, was
referred to a Committee of iiyc
members.
Mr.. Daw on, from the com-
mlttee appointed on that part of
the presidents message which
relates TO aggressions commit.
ted by he Vessels oil foreign nat:.
ons, &c, made report in par,, sub.
hitting two letters from the Sc.
( crelary of the Navy, ard three
resolutions, in substance as foI-
lows:
l. That q sum not exceeding
10000 dollars be appropria ed,
to cause our ports and harbors tn
be protected.
| 2. That a sum no, exceeding
$50 600 dollars be appro rated.
70 Cause 10 be bu,it number OF
gun boats, not exceeding 80, For
ne protection Of cur puus and
| harb1rs.
3. That sum not exceeding
100000 dollars be appropf led
10 enable The President Of the
United aia.es to cause to be DniIe
six line cf battle ships.
On mouon Of Mr.. Dawson
t''cse resolutions were referred
u d committee of lie whole ON
t'e state OF the UNION.
MIR. Dawson observed that i'm
the Year 1927, Cong { pas ed
an actrcia i've TO c@r,au balances
Que by several OF Ihe s.ales of
the United States, by which those
states were enab!ed 10 d,sclar. e
NJ "sia &C. by expel,dIng a p.rs
ttereoi IN defence of Their 10 ia
aud harbors. lie understood thai
one stare had made an appropria-
tion to this object out il was
not known what was the issue of
the appropriation, or wha, had
been done by other states ; that
the subject nigh, be elueida,ed,
he offered the following resoiuti-
on:
Resolved, that the President of
The Cniied States be requested
to INFORM this House, whether
any end what measures have
been taken by the states indebted
To the United States TO discharge
the balances due, under the pro-
visions OF the sct Of the twenty
third of June, 1897, entitled an
! aci tor the further defence OF the
ports and harbbrs of the Unnea
States.
The House Immediately took
up The rtsolut on * agreed toit
a d he speaker Apo nied c ne
mlttes OF two members 10 pre-
sent it 10 the President
Nir Crownlngshitld having cb-
tainedleaye, submitted, from The
committee Of commerce md
maEuiacturcs, bill TO provide
far Ugh; toases in Long is aud
sound, end 70 dsciafe k0xbury i'm
Massa huselts, q per, IL denyery,
which vas referred to commits
tee oil the whole on Wedn sdays
The bill sppropriaies 5000
dollars for ereeiing Ugh. houses.
! MIR. M'Creery presented a
petition ffoIn the inspectors OF
Baltimore, praying ior AL IN.
crease OF compensation, Which
WIS reGeired 10 the Secretary
oil the Treasury.
NJ &c. -. sfu