Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-04
TUESDAY, June 81.

TUESDAY, June 81.
The bill freeing from postage all letters
from Thomas Jefferson was read a third
time and passed,
n. B. The act Of last session ONLY FIRE ed
from postage letters TO Thomas jefferson.
EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC MONIES.
Mr.. Randolph from the committee ap-
pointed to enquire into the expenditures of
public money, sc. made the following re-
port
Report in part of the committee ap.
pointed to enquire and report whether mo-.
mics drawn from the Treasury since the
4th of March, 1901. had been faithfully ap-
piled to the objects for which they were app
propriated, and whether the same have
been regularly accounted for go
Your committee beg leave to lay before
your honorable House such information as
they have obtained from the several de-
partments touching the application of pub
lie monies, which, from the pressure Of
time and business, they have not found lei
sure thoroughly to investigate, but which
they deemed would prove acceptable 20 the
House Of Representatives. 1t will be per-
ceived that the respective munications
from the War and Navy Departments are
OF an unsatisfactory nature, differing in
character from those required by the COM
mittee. A representation TO this effect has
been made to the heads of these depart-
ments respectively, and they have been no.
tiled that the information sought by the
committee is essential TO the prosecution Of
/, the enquiry with which the committee have
been charged BY the House of Representa-
/ tiyes. Expectation is hxld out that 1t will
be prepared by, or during the course OF the
| next session.
! " Respectfully submitted.
J The documents accompanying the report
! having been partly read thro' a motion was
made that they lie on the table, and car
! ried, as to 40 and the report and docu /.
menrs were ordered to be printed.
/ FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The bill to revive and amend certain
| parts of the act Sc interdicting Commercial,
intercourse between the u. States and G
/ Britain and France and their dependencies
and for other purposes" was read the third
time; and on the question " shall the bill
PASS Z" Messrs. Pickman, Pitkin, Taylor,
Quincy, Macon and Dana stated their rea.
| sons for voting against the bill.
| Debate in course.
! The question was taken about 3 O'Clock
! by Yeas and Nays as follow:
| YsAs=Messrs. l. ]. Aston, W. Aston,
Anderson, Bacon, Bib. Boyd, ]. Brown,
! r.. Brown, Burwell, Calhoun, Campbell,
| Cobb, Cochran. Cook. Cox, Cults, Dawson,
Desha. Enott, Eppes Findley, Fisk, Gard
Der, Gholson, Goodwin, Gold, Heis.er,
HELMS, Hufty. Jenkins, Johnson, Kennedy,
Knickerbacker, Livingston Love, Lyon,
Lyle, Marion, Matthews, M'Kee, Mhqor
Montgomery, N. r. Moore, Newton, Pear
| son, ]. Porter, p. B. Porter, Quincy, Rhea
of Pen. Rhea of EN-. Richards, Roane, Sage,
Sammons, Shelley, Smile. G.. Smith, S.
Smith, Southard, Stanley, Stephenson,
| Swoope, Thompson, Tracy, Van Dyke, Van
Horn, Weakly, Wheaton, Whitehiil, Whit
man, VIM, Witherspoon, 70.
! EAYs=Messrs Blaisdell, I. G. Cham"
berlain, Dana, Davenport, Ely, Hale. Ha-
ven, Holland, Hubbard, Livormore, Macon,
Pitkin, Ross, Stanford, Taylor. =z15.
Absent s. Members
The House then took up the amendment
of the Senate to- the bill making appropria-
! tons for the contingent expenses of the two
Houses of Congress during the present SEES
sion. The amendment eXpunges the addi-
tional appropriation for. the library. The
House concurred in the amendment, So TO
81
The House then took up for consideration
the report Of the committee on the contes.
ted election of William Baillcs, so 70 50.
After debate, motion was made TO post
pone it indefinitely.
The debate on this subject was continued
to very late hour, many motions of adj
journment having been made without sue
cess.
Abou; . o'clock the question was taken
on indefinite post sonement Of the report, s.
negatived, Yeas IS Nays S.
The question then recurred on the adop-
ton Of the report, which was further de-
bated and, after deciding in favor of the
first resolution reported by the committee,
the House we're compelled to adjourn at a
little past one for want of quorum !
WEBNESpAY, June %.
Mr. Stanford observed that the Post
Office department had long gone on with.
out revision, ani that il was necessary
now, not only to review its expenses, but
the whole system. He therefore moved
resolution TO this purpose that the post
master general prepare and report to the
house by the next session of congress, such
a system as will enable the house TO COM
prise the several laws on the subject into
one to report such additional regulations
as will tend to obviate any difficulty 10 the