Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-12-08
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Rouse OF REPRESENTATIVES
TUESDAY, Nov "a.

UhSDh11 NOV
leave OF absence WAS granted to Mr..
Dawson for three DAYS.
Mr.. Brown presented the petition of
Caspar Reiscr, which was referred to the
committee on Claim. barred, &c.
nv Newton from the committee of Com
rnerre and Manufactures reported bill
10 change the name of the district, of Bu-
rvport, in Ihh district Cf M SIS lChusetts,
syreeably to petition of Jeremiah Hill !;
which was read tw &c and referred to Il
committee of the whole Oh Thursday next
Mr. Mumford presented petition from
suntlry merchants of the city of New York,
praying for modification OF the du.ies on
whale aud spcrmaceti oil; which was re-
{erred tn the comnittee OF Commerce and
nj lnufdctures
M B.1unt said, that rs chairman OF the
committee OF aggro sSinns, he had rsce we'd
a letter from the secretary OF the navy s'a-
ting some errors which nsd been d discover
ed nthe report OF the committee of enqui-
ry communicated bv the secretary TO The
committee * oy them tn the House which
letter was read, and ordered 10 be prin-
Ted.
Mr.. ]. Clay moved that the petition oi
the measures of salt ana Goa! at Philadel-
phia, be referred to the committee of the
whole to whom several pe:itlors on the
same subject were yesterday referred. a
greed.
On motion of Mr.. ). Clay the House re-
e1lvsd itself into z commitcee Of the wno:e
ON the bill authorisng the purchase otcer-
tain copies Of the Journals, which being
pcne through, was reported by the char
man, Mr. Masters, and ordered TO a third
reading tomorrow. AyesG0
GA motipn of Mr.. DARCY, the liouse re-
solved itself into a committee of the who'e
CD the bill 70 incorporate The trustees OF
the Baptist Church in the city o. w ashing-
ton; which being gone through, Mr.. Mas
tiers, the chairman rep ,rted the Dill, which
was ordered to a third reading tomorrow
WEDNESDAY, hOU IS.
Mr. Poindexter presented the petition o'
the President and Trustees o, the NatclIe2
Hospital, praying ass's apce from Con
gress Referred TO the comm tee OF Com
Inerce and Manufactures
Mr. +. Moore presented the petition o
2, Eliot. Referred 10 tne coih.nrtIce on
Mr. Mumtord pro n.sd the petition o
yassph Du Cuyia. praying that tne impor
.sation OF certau cooring matters inr new
com);na ton of winch lie had purchaS
the patent, be prohb ted Referred t.
the coinmlttee OF Commerce and MaUu
features
Sir Poindcxter presented the memoria
If rho Nnnyur, aide men aud citizens q Tn
CITY oil \ itchez, praying Tor grant %
los on wins IA 80 erect puniic bu ldings. Re
ferrcd to the v.~..lmit,Se Of Public Lands
An cngrossed bill ainhnrizng tue pui'
chase of certain copies cf the Journals
Congress was passed ayes ~
MIR Tallmadgc offered me following re
sOluuOi&:
Ecsoivsd, THAT the Secretary for tn
DeDartneat os War bc directed 81 lay bt
fore th,s u Mse a state acnt OF tue respcC
tive numbers o off, ers, non-commissione
officers and soldiers composing the arm
OF the u y noting tlie plumbers wanting
co-u2.ctc ih. present establishment.
1es0fusd, Ihat me secretary Tor III
Department vt %arbc directed tolay b'
lore this House statement OF the reSpe'
tive volunteers, either OF artillery cavd
~, or infantry, whose services have bee
offered and accepted, III pursuance 1t D
act entitled, IAN act authorizing the Pr
sideb, Of he r. ) to aCcsp- the service
n nunvcr. gf volunteer companies, not G.
ceediug 1850 men"
Which being read,
MrTallmadge said, that 1t would DC r
mcm5Cred wnsn the President mad tran
ttcdhis message to Congress ut the ope
D.. nj the session, onc part of 1t related
what NIGH be the probable situation OF q
country, and TO tie necessity that mig
exist .or raising a regular array. MIR
rge,nmcd that every gentleman ON q
moor felt tic same sentiment with respe
to the Importance Of the preservation
the ranor Of the nation, and IN order th
taev might DC prepared to meet any pos
HE event, It became essentially peccs5a
10 know what was our actual force. IL
was tive object Of the FIRST resolution viii
ba had proposed. lie wished TO know I
onlv what that force was, but how far
w., deficient Another reason which Of
Ta,ed strongly on his mind was that
Hose never failed at each session 20 W
money for the support Of the army and
vvof the q 3 they certainly could
make the exact appropriations reqn'T
without knowing what the actual to'c
ie army WIS.
with respect to the second resolution
wonld be remembered chat an act was ;.
sedip February, 1897, adthoiisng tte L