Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-12-30

FRIDAY, DEC cMBE R %.
Mr.. SAM ord moved that when the
House adjourns ii adj urns till Monday.
Carried, "A to SO.
SALT.
Mr.. BargueH offered the following rcso-
luton.
RESOLVED, That it is exped;ent to enquire
into the extent to which the articles of salt
is or can Be supplied from the salt esta-
blishments within the United Stltes and
that eifectual means be immediately taken
20 procure supply equal to our consump.
ton:
Mr.. B. observed that it would be per-
ce,ved by the House that the object which
he had IN view was to enquire into the Ca.
pacity of the United Stares to produce an
article OF our consumption SO essential that
II could not be dispensed with. He be-.
iieyed 1t to be a fact that in some parts of
the United States, salt existed to a great
extent that in the Western country there
were saline springs which produced better
salt than that imported. In the state of y.
York particularly he had been informed
that salt was sold at those saines at one
dollar per Dbl. oi five bushels. The rea-
son why so much had been heretofore inn
ported was, that vessels going to Liver
pool with our heavy produce, brought back
salt as ballast. H did not believe
that the scarcity OF this article SPOKEN of
by the gentleman from Massachusetts,
(Mr, Live-nore) the other aay did exist.
Lac quantity in the Country was found by
The SPECTATORS far to exceed that spoken
or and the asCertainIng this fact had ar
rested there operations--salt having fallen
IN Baltimore t. so or IS cents a busheI
On suggestion Of Mr.. Pikin, the reso.
luton was referred to the committee OF
A.DVsmPFcR and
Nj. Liyermore's propls ton on the sub
jecI OFFS dt, laid on the table few days d.
81, was referred to theS anne committee.
SEAMEN AND MARINES.
Inc House took up the report of the
comm tic OF the whole on the bill authorls-
ing the President OF the United States TO
enIpicy an additional number of seamen
and marines.
The question being put on concurrence
with the committee in filing the blank
with 1000 Prlvates, Mr.. Mention called
tor the Yeas and Nays on it, wishing to
STRIKE 1t out for the purpose of inserting
4440. The House concurred with the
committee II 10 %.
The question on the bills going to a
third reading was decided as follows
YEAs.-Messrs. Alexander, l.. ] Ais.
ton, Nv. Aston, Bacon, Bard, Barker.
BAssett, Blob, BlackIedse, Blake, B,ounr,
ooyd, Boyle, Brown, Burwell, Butler, Cal.
moan, q. w. Csmpbell, Clay, C.opton,
CUTS, Dawson, Deane, Desha, Dureil,
Elliot, Eppes, Findley, Fisk, Franklin,
GARDENER, Ghos0n, Goodwin, Grav.
Green, Harris, Holster, Helms, Holmes,
Howard, Humphreys, Ils.ey -. g.. Jack
son, Jenkins. Johnson, Jones, Kenan. kirk
patr OK, Lambert, Love, Marion. M'Cree
ry, l"oor, ID Montgomery, ]. Montgome-
ry, N. X. Moore, Jer. Morrow, John Nor
row, Mlmford, Nelson, NewboId, New
ton, .Sichoias, Porter, Pugh, Rhea n ].
Richards, NJ. Richards, Riker, Seaver,
Saaw, Smel1, Smile, ]. X. Smith, ].
om.th, Southland, StoFer, Story, Sturges,
5wart, Taylor, Thompson, Tropp, Van
Aieo, Van Horne, Nerplanck, Wharton,
Woiyehiil, Wlibour, A Wilson, N. wilson,
* Winn %.
NAYS. Messrs.J Campbell, Champion,
Ca,ttenden, Cuipepper, Holland, 4. 5. Jack
son, Lewis, Macon, Masters, Mosely, Pit
kin, 5. Smita, Stanford, Tassar, Tall
madgs, Upham, and ID z. Wllians-I7.
Ii was ordered to be read third time
to-day.
ORDERS * DEGREES.
The foil pwiug message was received
from the President of the United States
70 he House 0 + Representatives o. tie
United States.
According to the request of he House
! OF REPRESENTATIVES, in their resolution Of
November I, that copies should BE- lad
before them Of all acts, DEGREES order,
and pr CARNATIONS affecting he cJmm=r.
cal RICH Of neutral naIons, issued or
enacted by e. Britain and France, or any
Other bel igerent power, since the yea
i70l, AID also Of an ACT placing the CON
me &C Of America, in English ports, upon
| the 100 ing Of the most flvo ed nation,
| nov transmit them report Of the oecre-
tary Of state, OF such OF them as hays been
aiIainabe ~ the department Of state, AID
are supposed to have entered into the view
OF the House Of Rspreseuauves.
TIL: JEFFERSON.
December 2S, 1905.
A milton was made by Mr. Cook 10
( pin. 10000 copies of these documents,
and negl.ived.
Anotber made By Mr. Macon to print
/ 5000 copies, was agreed to.
! Some discus ion took place on thc num-
Der 10 be printed, during which several
motions were made TO adjourn, with.
| out effect.