The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-29
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 81,

The following are the gentlemen compo-
sing committee TO whom Mi. Dana's Pro-
position on the subject of our navigation laws
has been referred: Messrs. Dana, Quincy,
NJ 'Creery, Muinfsrd and Say.
On motion OF Mr.. Barker,
Re$oIUed, That the committee of COM
Eaerce @Is manufacture &c directed 10 CT
qure whether any alteration or amendment
o. All act pasAeo last session of Congress en-
titled An act ior erecting light house
on the South side CT the island Sapclo, and
for placing buoys and beacons in several
places ;" be necessary, in order tina, said
act may COMFORT with the several petitions.
on which SAID actwas grounded, and report
such an anendarory bill, as may be necessa-
ry.
MIR. Story presented several petitions on
different subjects. A.nongs them was one
from The inhabitants VI - .r3:ehead, pray
ing further bounty on tneir fish. In in,ro-
dAcing tins petition MIR. Story read the let
ter, which will DC found IL this day's paper
from the petitioners 10 h. m enc u iig the pc
titon IT, In oar last. Inquirer
He moved the reference of the petition
to the Committee OF Ways and Mcans-A-
greed o.
Mr.. u. X. Williams expressed his salts
faction at the Letter JGst read; and observed
that lie was reloiced 10 hear that FISH was
not all ahoiled vita keeping, dis had been so
of,en predicted and asserted
On motion OF MIR. N4oirozv the third rea-
ding or the oil TO revive and continue In
force ior further time nc authority OF the
commissioners Oh kashe ski1s was postpcn-
ed till the first Monday il January.
The bills for the relief OF William White
and others If Knox county, kentacky, and
authorizing The proprie lots or the squares *
lots in the Guy OF Washington, to have them
subdlEidcd and admitted TO record, were
read the third time CT passed
CAPTAIN PIXIES EXPEDITION
On motion of MIR. d. montgomery, the
House resolved itself into a committee of
,he whse, MIR. BAssET in the chair, on lie
BIN making compensation to H. M. Pike and
his companions.
Captain Pike and his companions a Certain
quantity of land.
The second section allows them double pay
during the tine !hcy were engaged in ex-
ploriny the western country
MIR. stanford moved to strike out the
FIRST section of the bill-Negatived, SIS TO
SO.
The second section was stricken out, %
to SIS.
A considerable debate took pace ON this
bill, i'll which Megsrs. Montgomery, Lyon
anu AAiS@abt'CI suppOIlet III Dill, C MGSSfS.
Macon, Durell Stanford and Te.imadge
opposed il.
Inc bill being gone through, was reported
to the House. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Dec. %.
On motion Of Mr.. -Vt7v!On Reaofyed,
That the Committee Of Commerce & M an.
ufactureS be instructed 10 enquire into the
expcdienCy Of placing lights al the entrance
OF Bayou st. John Oh Lake Ponchartrdin. &
that they have leave to report by bill or o.
therwlse
MIR. NcgotOn reported the bill to amend
the acs OF last session for extending the
terms OF credit on revenue bonds III certain
cases, which was committed to tnq commit
tee ofCommerce and Manufactures Oh Tues
day last. Referred to committee OF the
whole.
FOREIGN LICENCES.
Mr.. Ne7Of0R also reported bill &" to de-
priye IN certain cases vessels oil their Ame-
rican character and to- prevent under GER
tain disabilities any Citizen of the United
state. taking = liCcncc from any foreign
power to navigate the ocean or totrade wi;h
any other foreign and independent power"
The first section Cf this bill provides that
every ship or vessel Which sailed for a TO-
reign port or place on OF before the
day OF $50 shall, in case snch shin,
or vessel shall not return 10 some port OF
place on or before the day Of
1909, forfeit and lose all The benefits and
privileges appertaning toa ship or vessel of
the United otatcs &c. Provided. such vcs-
sci be not detained by capture or by an en-
oargo, and when so detained shall return So
sooa as released.