Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-03-11
This motion vas disagreed to--Ayes

details of the. bill.
Mr. Thompson moved to Fill The blank
in the bill relative to the time within
: hich The bridge shall be built with the
words "ive years."
This mellon, alter short debate, was
agreed to--Ayes 49---Noes ~.
On fixing the 'narimum her centage
, hereafter to be received by the .harehoi
ders. debate arose,
Motions TO allow so and IS per cent.
were lest, hen, without deciding on 4.
ny other sum, motion for the commit
tee,o rise prevailed
The csmn,ttee then rose and obtain.
ed lcaseio 81; again, and the House adj
journed.
TUESDAY, March 4.
| Mr. Crowninshield, from the committee
| OF Commerce and Manufactures, made
report on the petition of the Duchess
county slate company, of New Y K, prey
ing the imposition OF an additional duty
on imported slate, unfavorable to the
prayer of the petition, in which the House
concurred.
| Mr. Crowninshield, from the same COM
miitee, reported 90 the petition Of tho
F.. merchants of Newbury Port, representing
! the inconvenience experienced in mari
eating the .Aierrimack, and praying 4 re-
endorsement of The expenses incurred
by them II, the erection OF Two piers for
facilitating the navigation Of said river.
i he report state. the erection of The piers
20 have been undertaken, and The expen
di'ure OF money to have been made, in
dependent of,hc direction of the U 5.
MIR Ely thought there appeared on the
face OF the report strong reasons in favor
OF the prayer of the petitioners, and NOV.
ed, for the purpose of considering the
case, reference OF it to the committee
of the whole Hee,e.
Mr. Crowninohieid was in favor OF the
same course, aud observed that he had
been in the committee in favor Of the
claim.
MIR Early opposed this course, and sup
ported the immediate concurrence ofthe
, House in the report, on the ground stat
ed therein
MIR CIV. Campbell advocated re.
ference of the repsgt to a committee of
The whole House, and expressed his opini-
on in favor of The application.
Dir John G. Smith spoke in favor of
reference to a committee Of the whole
House.
Mr. Bidwell spoke against such refer.
ence. and in favor oflhe report.
Mr. Sloan took the opposite side OF the
question.
On the question being taken, a refer
ence to q committee OF the whole House
obtsincd-Ayes SO.
Mr. Sloan frsm the committee 10 whom
was referred the bill imposing a tax on
slaves imported into the U. S. reported a
new bill.
a motion was made to rejca it--Lost
Ayes 90.
On making il. the order for the 9Th Of
House divided--Ayss s4--Loss.
When the bill was made the order for
Mondsy--Ayes 63.
Mr. Eppes presented peti ion from a
| number CT the citizens of George Town,
expressing heir opinion IN favor Of the
resolutions for recession of the district
of Columbia, which was referred to The
| committee OF the whole House in which
those resolutions were referred.
| Mr. Gregg, from the committee on pub
tic lands, made a report On the petitions
| o! the mayor aldermen, and assistants OF
/ the city of Na,che2, of VIM, Dunbar. and
ofthe Trustees of Jefferson College, which
was referred to committee Of the whole
House on Monday
Mr. Gregg, said he had determined to
move this day thai The House should 70
/ into commstee of the whole on The
state ofthe union, with the view of taking
into consideration The resolution which
he had some time since offered--SOn a
! NON-IMPORTATION OF BRITISH
GOODS.]--ht the request, however, Of
some gentlemen, and inasmuch az the day
was ALREADY considerably advanced, he
said he would not make this motion to.
day, but he gave notice that he should
make il tomorrow.
The House again resolved itself into a
committee of the whole on the bill for
she erection of a bridge across the Po;o-
mac.
The question was taken on limiting
ne na<i0sunI Of future tolls to TWENTY
FoUg per cenIum per annum, and car.
ried---Ayes T--Noes 40.
A motion was made 10 limit the cor
porstion to so years, which after a cons-
derable debate was rejeded--Ayes 80.