The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-06
Gnngres8.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
FRIDAY, O&oher go.


ed by the -efoiutions moved by Mr.. DAYTON
ysGrrdaY.
On the committee rc'ati7e to military and ma
1ai eyfa5GyGmenft :-Meiirs. DAYTON, Helms,
Rea, penn Butter, Van CortIandt, Champion
and Storer.
ca tbe committee relati.s TO reerrGfons con-
naitira 7citsin car pertS and svaisrs 6y j5-eie,
armed 1sBtiS: -Eciirs. BIount, Chandler. Bi.r-
veil. Go.dibprough, Riker, Troup and With
Grail.
On tbreomn,i.fec relofive 70 enterprises lqgainG
the Pntiic beccc :--Mcfrs. Randopt, Black
ledge, Lloyd, Quincy, Hoee, Matters, and VIII
bonr.
Or the committee rriatice TO or inszrcouY/c
qp;ib Md:nH tribes :-Mriiis. Cock, Bibb, Sloan,
Deilia, H'rris.
TIE tohoqv6e gentlemen qvcr- na,acd OF tbe
committee reipe1ing ne Poq.O9fre and poi tood,:
Meiirs. R1ea, (Ten.) Kenat, Southland, Yer
p'aock, Green, Carlton, Chittenden, Davenport,
Knight, WhtehiIi, Ttisg, Pugh. W. ALTON,
Cohi', Fanhorne. Morrow, (Ohio) Howard.
Mr.. Rbea (I.) moved the following ssf,iu,i-
on, which was adopted and, with Grnilar
one paiIed yeitcrday, was ordered to b. print
ed:
Re/ol1rd, That the committee on public lands
do enquire into the eZpedicucy of laying off and
deicricing ~ certain rV'etcs and bouuds, traSt
Of country to which there is no exiting Indian
titlc, wi,hnthe iinnis OF the territory OF Orleans
and TO include all the fc,tlcmcn.s on the wen
ide Of the river MjiiiGipPi within the laid terri
tory; aud of having the fad traa OF country
laid oil into towniiIip,, fsaions, half and quar-
ter feGtIons agrceshiy 20 the feveral laws herr
tofurc made for furvsyiug the public lands of
The y. States, and alto to enquire into the expc-
dcEcy of granting one quarter of irt,,on 30 E.
very tree sae white peron who now refdes
thereon, or who will within--years actually
improve and refide theron.
AAr. YoH CorfiaaIt prefented the petition OF
Joi!iua Barney. OF Baltimore, complaining OF
theuodue election Of Mr. MacCreery, and pray
ing that ms feat DC v7catcd.
Referred 10 the committee of elections.
if,. NacCyeer1 moved that the pctiuon of
the inspectors of the port of Baltimore, PRAYING
for an increafe of Salary, preicn'ed at a former
iefon, be now eferred tothr committee OF ways
and Means. agreed 70.
M Dc5a preferred tic petition of Judas Lee
VI, folder III the Revolutionary war, praying,
on account OF his diabIcd itnatiun, for An in:
creae OF his penfiun. This petition, with the
documents accompanying it, Was referred 10 the
Secretary OF War.
On motion, committee was appointed to
prepare inch rules add orders of proceeding rs
are necefsry to he oSferved in this HouGe. Tbs
committee conf'ts of fhe following gentlemen {:
u,
and GARDINER.
On monon OF Gfr. Fnliry, the Houf- pro-
c-eded 10 the Election o. Chaplain ON tnrir
part, for which appointment he nominated Mr.
Laurie.
The Rev. Obadiah 3. Brown was alto ronli-
mated.
meliis. Barker, Bard and Sloan were appoint
ed te!iers; and having counted out The votes,
reported, that 100 votes were given, and the.
Rev. MIR. Brown having 81, vas declared 10 be
duly eletled.
mr.. Quincy moved that the petitions ofLI-
ward w ed and Samuel Desbec, pyefcuted At
former felion, original fubicribers to the funded
debt of the U. S. who had ioft their certificates,
and praying relief, ihouid be referred to the
committee of Waya and Means Agreed to.
On motion of 3ir. ". ALTON, the commune
cation frorl Mr.. LatrUbe, received Yesterday,
was referred 0 the COMMITTEE appointed TO pre-
pare rules and orders OF tire Houfe.
Adjourned TIL Monday / / O'clock.
TIE t5i1owizg are the Yeas and Nays on ibe .no-
tim 10 APART TIE Staining Committees eff6s
Honj5 b. bQN5!.
YsAs.-Mcnjs. BsTet, Bibb, Bloupt,
Boyle, Campbell, Cobb, DAYTON, Deiha, Elliot,
Eppe,, Franklin, Garnet, Good,gyn, Cay.
Lloyd, Randolph, Rker, Sawyer, Seaver, ! K ).
Smith, John Smith, Stanford, Van Horne, WI.
bour.--2I.
EAYs.--MeGrs. Alexander, L. J. AIaon,
W. Alton, Bard, Barker, Blake, Brown, Bur-
well, Butler, Calhoun, Carlton, Chaup.on.
Chandler, Chittendep, Clopton, Cook, Cu!pe.
per, Cutie, Dana, Darby, Davenport, Dcane,
Dure, Ely, Findley, FIX, Gardner, GoIdlbo-
rough, Green, H1rr'G, Heifsr, Helms, Holmes,
/ Howard, Humphreys. HEY, Jenkins, Johnfon,
Kelly, fitzpatrick, Knight, Lambert, Lewis.
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