Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-06-13
Tuesday, June s.

Mr. w. c, Nicholas, from Virginia, APP
| pes"ed and took his seat.
| Nj Sawyer. after some general obser.
va,ions on the subject of manufactures,
moved to discharge the Committee oil
Commerce and Manufactures from SO
much OF the Presidents message and O.
Their documents as relate t +, manufactures
with view 10 refer it to committee
TO give it more particular consdera
| lion.
This motion, proposing TO amend a
standiag rule Of the House which prescribes
he duties o. the COMMITTEES OF Comm rec
and Manufactures was ord red. According
% the rules CT The Hous., TO lie on the
table Tor one day.
On moiioa Of Mr. Nelson, the messages.
nf the President Of the United States OF
last session. and The session before The last,
relative to the road from Cumberland to
Ohio, were referred to select commit
tee.
MIR Lewis asked Che third time) for the
consideration of the resolution offered a
few days ago to appoint committee to
enquire inio the propriety oftemov,ng the
military academy from West Point To the
CITY OF Washington.-For considering it
so; AGAINST ii 81.
On Motion of Mr. Lewis, the petition
OF The Commerce al Company of Washing.
ton, praying for Incorporation, and of the
Bank oil Alexandra, praying an extension
oil their Charter, presented last session,
were referred to the Committee of the
District of Columbia.
Various petitions Of merchants, claimants
and Others, were received, and referred to
committees.
Mar. Soushard presented a petition
from su1dry hauers of New Jersey, pray
ons hat duly may be laid on imported
hats.
Mr.. Helms reported a bill author.
'sms the discharge of John Hurd f,om
his Imprisonment. Twice fead and re.
Eerred.
MIR Basse', from the joint committee
appointed to inquire in o The business ne
cessary TO be done before the adjournment
OF Congress; reported several subjects on
whIchit would be necessary 10 act before
the adjournment OF Congress and re.
commend ng an adjournmene on the 2oth
instant.--Ordered to lie on the table.
GUN BOATS.
! MIR Pnkin, after some observations ON
the state OF th- Treasury, AID the neces,
s'tJfor diminishing the expenses Of go.
vernment, moved
That the committee on the naval es
Enlistment be instructed 20 enquire into
the expc diency of selling such Of the eu.
ooats belonging to- the Unred States a,
are not necessary 10 be employed in actu
al service"
On motion Of Mr. Macon, Mr. pitk;n,s
motion was so modified as TO insert The
words public armed vessels ADD before,
The word 'gun boats - and af err a shor,
deba { Dc wcea Messrs. Cuus, Dana, Lysn
L.and 'iph' Macon aud Troup, agreed TO,
Ayes 70.
MIR Randolph reported bill au,boris;pp
summary mode of procedure spa;ns'
marshals and their deputies. who bsys
received money by virtue of exrc,i;ans
y, I'cm ihe courts of The U. States
vice read a d Committed.
Mr. EpPcs from the committee of Wav.
and Means, reported bill supplementary
to an act emitted" An acl max no furIbs,
provision for the support Of public c.rdi'
: Tor me redemption Of the p bic deb.
Il his b'ii'srepotted according to the re-
COMMUNICATION ofthe secretary offbe Trea.
ssufy' 70 explain the act au,fori,,op III.
brtow ng Of money il necessary. 20 die
charge The annual instruments Of ,be .ub
TIC deDt.J Twice read and co,hmu,ed
FOREIGN RELATIONS
On motion Of J. G.: Jacksnn he con,
mn'ee OF the whole was d,scharee d Yea,
i3o from the further consdcratIon of ~,
Dill tor amending and Continuing in E,rc,
The non-'ntercourse, SC - And Il was re-
committed tor amendment.
Two attempts were made bv Mr. C,rd.
oIer, The one TO refer the BIZ to q 4 Gs.
ent commi'tee with Instructions, and n.
osher to INSTRUCT the committee Of 70 eien
relations TO rep 81 the whole Of the sy,,e1'
Judged proper 10 be retained in one hin
The House refused to consider In mot.
on IN both instances; in The sfsl es :,
81 and in the second, &c 10 50.
MesTs Bssse, PHkin, and D. IN, .,.
cessIvciy occupied the chair of he go
mitIee of,he whole on the bin res,eelia.
ne board of commissioners ef Kaska.k,as
the bill declaring he Assent Of Cone,ss.
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