Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-04-29
RICHMoND:
ruEsD Az. ApRIL 90. 1896.

Delegates elected 70 serve in rhe ner. Gene
raj .fsscm6u Of Virginia.
Fairfax, George summers. James II. Blake.
rask. William Tazewell. Pey,on Sourhan.
.Tantes Ciy VIM. Lightfoot. X sberi Greenhow.
King e 9sesn. Jpha II. Smith Herr, Gaines.
L udosn, : C Roszsl Barr Powell.
Prince Edward. Peter Iohnsson. John Purnal,.
MILss s1LrrN is elected Senator for the
dis.na composed of the ccaaties of Henrico,
Goochlapa and Louisa. 1900
We are authorised to siato, tina, Or. John II.
rou,hee. IL Candidate. for the Congressional
Dstia of E,nr;co. Hanover, New Kent and
Charles City, at ,he max, election.
From WAsHIscroE Cry, April 23.
The preslden; OF The United States has
nominated, and the senate unanimously
advised and con.cn!ed thereto, JAMES
MONROE. DOW minister plcnipotentiary
of ,he United States at the court of Lon
don, and WILLIAM PINCKNEY. of
Maryland, TO be commissioners TEMPO
tentiary and extraordinary for settling ali
matters Of difference between the United
States and The united Kingdoms Of Great
Bria ain and Ireland relative to wrour.
committed between ae parties on-,he high
seas or oth-, waters, aud fer establishing
the principles of na.igauon and commerce
between them.
The two houses of congress bro't their
Strings to close on Monday night a: u
bout ! O'Clock, when an Adjournment
took place to the frs, MONDAY IN Dscen.
Der. The sitting Of Monday va continu.
ed from ten O'Clock in The mnrnirg until
/! in the evening 9th only the in,ermis.
sion oil one hour. Too much busineas was
transacted TO enable vs. to give . detail of
1t In this paper. The most important mes.
sures adopted we're,
The passage Of bill for continuing un.
tit the end ofthe pext session, the Medi-
terrancan fund dieconnrcfed frorn the re-
peal of the sal. FAX, the senate having sd.
hered TO their Disagreement to the last OBJ
ject of the bill
The passage of the naval peace es.ab.
lisirment bill.
The passage of bill Cor the temp.ra-
ry relief OF Hamel CaramalIi, allowing
him 2.4oo tlolls-s.
The passage of the bill forthe payment
ct all The Witnesses summoaea On the
trial oj Judge Chsse--the house of rep5s-
sen'spves having receded from their a
ruendrnent.
The Indefinite Postponrment of the re-
port of the committee of enquiry on The
Official conduct of Gideon Grange, Post
Master General.
But the business, which excited most
attention, mingled With, perhaps, becom.
ing warmth, sas the presentation By MIR
Qo'ncy OF two memorials, one from Sa-
muel G.. Ogden, the o her from William
Sn'ih, olthe CRY Of n York.
he memorials are very long, and give
minute detail Of The circumstances al
lodged 10 have attended the expedition of
Miranda; acknowledge the psriici patton
OF the memorislsts in he esterpf,ge and
declare il TO have been their rnpre ssien
tha, the expedition was couotenanced by
the implied sanction of the president and
secretary Of state. Tbs memorisllsts fur
tber complain ofthe unjust and Illegal pro-
cecdiDgs oftbe circuit court Of New York.
The memorials are couched in language
uncommonly acrimonious, and ascribe 10
the pnbiic agents unworthy and impure
motives.
After the reading ofthese memorials an
interesting debate ensued, whose length
io7bids its insertion in this days paper.
We shall only, at present, ate Wpt brief
sketch, rcssryiog its full detail Tor a future
paper.
Nj Lyon reproba,ed the style and con-
tents OF the petition, and moved that The
petitioners should have leave to withdraw
their petition.
Mr. Williams, of New York, inveirhed
in terms of strong Indignation, agaiDst the
nature spd tendency Of the attempt He
pronouncedIt unprecedented, while pro-
secution was eoroni iudice, for the accused
to come forward, snd attempt to wrest
their case from legal tribunal declared
his total disbelief Of the charges criminals
ing he executive, and spoke with the
greatest emphasis Of Ire enormty of The
effort of men thus siiusied to disseminate
suspicion with regard to he motives OF the
executive government, and said 1t was ri.
.diculcus 10 irosgipe that any Legislative
enquiry could be made on the very last
day of the session.
Mr. Quincy rose TO explain. lie said
he deemed it his duty to present the me-
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