The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-13
GUE;rGrGa8.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
"WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER d.


The following gentlemen compofe the committee
70 whom was referred the letter Of gen. Eaton, via
Meiirs. Thomas, John Smith, Holland, Taylor, d.
Montgomery, Taggart and Lyon.
Mr.. x. NejcH prelented petition from number
of Inhabitants Of thc election dRricl IN the fate
OF Maryland, aledging that Philip 3. Key was i'm
properly returned as member of the iIouIe Of Re-
preventative from that diGrit and praying that his
feat be vacated Referred the Committee OF Flee
toas.
M. Soafbayd moved that thc petition of Ionathan
~der preGented ai FELTON,, and a report made
thereon b. the Committee Of Claims, but not finally
acted Upon he now referred to the Committee of
Claims Ag-eed to.
mr. 04aeey prefented tie petition Of ofeFh White,
praying for drawback a certan quantity Of fugar
exported, but which he could not now obtain from.
the omitiien ot flight forr,alty in tive claim. Re-
fs:red TO the Committee OF Commerce and Manufac-
lures
Menrs Cock, Johnfon, van Allen, ssavcr, Nor
row (O) each made motions for reference the PoG-
Office Committee, Of certain petitions and refolutiona
for e,abiithng aboIihing poR-roads in their ref.
Peaive diGriGs-whch were agreed to.
Mr. P'na hHe7 pfefented the petition of II. Doc
little praying for eonpeniltion for his frrvites in the
revolutionary Referred to the Committee oe
Claims.
Mr.. Cj,nliet moved that the petition OF Peuber
C0lburn, paying the allowance Of fun Of MONEY
due him for fervices in the revolutionary war, which
had been preientel at former elloD, be referred TO
the Committee of CLAIMS Agreed to.
M. X. NsJlos did not know whether tie motion
ne was 70 make in order or not. lie had
been u0ruGled TO move that the memorial Of SIR
lanes Jay prefented former fe'fon and referred
the Secretary Of State, together with the Secreta-
fys report thereon, and thc report Of feiet commit
tee upon that report, be now referred to committee
! OF the whole tIocfe.
mr.. SoptLsl1 doubted the correctness Of referring
the report Of nttee Of former Houie to COM
niittee o! tie whole. The ufual mode was 70 refer
report Of former Congfeis to felttt Committee
that eOcrnttee would report 70 the Houie and their
repot, ni@it I've referred cOmnittee sf Tie whole
! 1lr. NcY5a had no objection TO any eourie the
Foufe thought proper. Perhaps reference to l. fe-
! lccl committee would he belt
/ The petition and documents were accordingly re-
ferred to a leea committee Of five members eonii9-
ing nf the following gentlemen NeArs. Jones, Stan
ford, Vsn Allen, Gphsm aud HeMer.
| GT, Ssayfy Prefen,ed the petition Of John. Carte
ret, Of BoGon, praying for compen alton for his fer
vi5esasa cooper 80 The tonmiary department. darng
tie revolutionary ~ar Which was referred to the
= Committee Of Claims.
I mr. Lt7git faii, that at the rref,R, period of
the FELTON,, there wssve'Y 'le, ii any bur,i Of
oua importance before the Houc, he took the liber-
ty Of rewvng a iubjeGl Of Tome importance to the
people at large, aud particularly iutereiing to the
inhlbtanis Of The didii9 Of Columbia. Ao,ut four
years ago, peti,ions w.re ?rslcnt,d TO the Hcuie,