The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-12-25
Gonnreaa.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, Dec.i5,


Mr.: Lewis called for the order of the day or,
the bill authorizing the erection of a bride o -
crofs the river Potomac.
MIR. Dawion urged the propricty of defer
Iihg the confederation of the bill to a future
aay, particularly as feveral of the members mofh
nterefted in it were abfent. ~
MIR: Lewis replied. He faid he fl,ouId be ex.
sremely averie to taking up Intentionally anv
I,uJeSt IN the aoience of particular gentlemen.
Du, .ne t1ouie would do hi.'l the juftice to re.
co"ect that he had called it up on Fridav
wnen the gentlemen referred to were preGent'
IL would be altogether impoilible to get thro'
.ne pubic bui1nefs if the abfence of two or
three gentlemen fhould prevent its being taken
up. In the prefent inftance he believed tber,.
were as many gentlemen who were friendly f.,
to it. '''''''|"i
Ayes ~; Noes IS. 80
The HOufe then refolved itlelf into com.
c,ittee OF the whole-Mr. VARNvM in the
chair. "a '''e
Inc ieVera blanks were filed up in fuch
manner as to make the bill comfortable TO thar
which Pafled the Houfe at the laR felton,.
YIN h!iing the blank in the 9th fiction, which,
nSes inc maximum ofthe clear average proceeds
oi 'oiis' after exceeding which Conerefs re-
ierve the right of reducing them, the HonfA
divided on allowing "twenty per ceptuTn., %
Ayes 3S-Noes SO.
When the committee rofe and renc..sa .he
bill. ~ ''~
Mr.. ]. Randolph offered the following rero
lution: wv
Refoi7,ed, That the PRECEDENT of the IT. c
oc' ano ne hereby is requefted 10 caufe TO be
ialu before TINS Houfe an account. Eating the
s.e.di 'uihS which have been expended on the
capitol, the Prefdent's houie, the puhlic off
ces, the navy yard, and the marine barr,cls-
respectively, and the amount expended on otbsr
OBJECTS OF public expence within the c;,v IS
Wilmington. N's VI
Meiirs. Alton and DIN, fuggefed that e
might be embarraliing to the public officers -.
ment. n&'S-
Mr. ]. Randolph replied that his oh;aa
to get information, for which purnoGs ~ was
to have condenfed view of the whole sx.ln.'
o1Ires within the city of Warrington. Ar
Preient when an appropriation for \ nart;crIa,,
OBJECT was called for, he pofieffed no flandaIi
OF companion whereby to determine ito ~
pretty, He ~iihed to know the arereeatr a
mosnt winch this fink of expenfe, of encresc
ing exPenie, had colt the nation, together With
. .ne ieaeiai nems OF expenditure. He defired
TINS information to guide him in iudginr of+Sa
Iuture appropriations ;at might Ne 81
Suppoie the Houfe ihould undertake to Hi.
an unITerilty--he underitood there w.s G,at
project they fhould have am eftimate for
t-oy knowing what thefe buildings had con-
the frequent appropriations called ;or, and re,
conec,ihg that every appropriation was thr
iat' they would know how to act, and whether
lney "e,e ABOUT to be involved in fea of ex
pence, the confines of which thew corIJ 80
learn. lie believed this had been the caC. in tb.
building in which they fat, the conduct of the
perions employed on it having always fallen
mort CT the promfe made.
The reioution was then agreed to without =
d'vliion; and on the next day MefIrs. T. Ran
dolph and ID: R. Williams appointed com
mlt1ee to prefent it to the PRECEDENT. :.