Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-02-21
/, 8oagveS.

4oUSE az REPR.. SENr.drIyEa
Monday, February III.

| RI tlliONo AGAINST EMBARGO.
Ar. Minor presented a petition x;rned
| by upwards of 5000 citizens of the CITY and
county OF Philadelphia, praying repeal of
the embargo laws, and particularly remons
strating against the last supplementary law
Referred to the committee of the whole m
whom is referred a bill nterdicting FOREIGN
intercourse. &c.
MIR. Mumiord presented petition from
several wards Of the city of New-York. of
the same tenor. Referred.
Mr.. Van Dyke presented petition from
45S Inhabitants CT Smyrna, Del. and its VII
c!nity OF thesame tenor.
Abll from the Senate to authorize the
making aturnpiseroad from Mason's Cause
way to alexandria, was tw &c read MIR.
Van Horn moved that II now be read III: rd
I time, which motion was opposed bv Mr.
Lewis, and, after diffuSe debate motion
was made by Mr.. Miinor to refer it TO the
committee on the district of Columbia.
which was Carried a to So,
PUBLIC LANDS.
The bill from the Senate to extend the
terms of credit on the payment for public
lands, was read the third time.
Mr.. Bib moved that it be re-committed
to committee of the whole, which motion
was opposed by Mr.. Morrow 20 J but car
ried-37 TO 81.
N lON LAWS.
The bill concerning associat: ons for the
security of navigation being about ia be read
a third time, Mr., Eppes moved that it be,
committed to the committee who re-,
ported it. -Negatived 40 to 80.
Mr.. Eppes then moved TO commit IL to n
committee of the whole. Carried 81 to IS:
and made the order ofthe day, Ayes 45
On motion Of MIR. w. Aston, the House
resolved itself into committee Of the
whole on the bill! for imposing additional du.
ties ON all goods, wares and merchandise
imported into the u. 6, but after being in
committee osrhe whole house few minutes,
quorum not being present, the speak er
resumed tina Char, and reported that the
committee was dissolved Tor want of 4 quo
ram. :
A motion made to adjourn was then ncS
gatved by Yeas and Nays, 64 to ~.
The house resolved itself into a commit.
tee of the whole on the bill for the relief Of
Daniel Cotton. Mr.. Masters IN the chair;
and the bill was gone hrough and ordered
20 a third reading. The bill WAS subse.
qsently PASSED, by Yeas and Nays, 81 to
SO.
The BIN FOR the disposal of certain tracts
Of land ia the Mississippi Territory, claim
ed under Spanish grants, and declared by
The land commissioners to be anti dated,
@
committee of the whole, Mr.. Masters In the
chair, and was ordered to q Shird reading
MIR. Pitken obtained leaYe Of absence for
the remainder of the session.
A bill for extending the right of suffrage
IN the Indiana territory, * for other pur~
poses, went through committee Of the
whole, MIR. Desha in the chair, and was
ordered to third reading
~ Tuesday, February II.
The bill for the disposal of certain tracts
of land in the Mississippi territory, elaine
ed under grants from the Spanish govern
ment, and declared by the commissioners !,
OF public lands TO be anti dated, and for
other purposes, was read a third time
and motion made by Mr.. Rowan that IL
be postponed indefinitely. The motion was
supported by MIR. Rowan and opposed by
Messrs. Poindextcr and Morrow. Motion
lost, ayes Is Mr.. Ely moved that it be
rec0mmitted, which motion, after difFnse
debate, was lost. The bill was passed, Sc
to %.
Mr.. Love reported bin to regulate pro.
cess in certaia cases IN the courts Of the u.
states. Referred to committee of the
whole house.
NON-INTERCOURSE.
Mr.. Nicholas stated, that as one Of the
ject Of non intercourse, he was prepared
to act on it but that lie had been request
ed not to call it up, from the lateness of
the day and thinness Of the house.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES.
On motion of Mr.. w. Aston, the house
resolved itself into committee the whole,
Mr.. Masters IN the chair, on the bill for i'm
posing additional duties on goods, wares s.
me, chandse imported into the u. States.
fFhe bill provides "That an additional
duty, OF per centum, on the permanent
duties now imposed by law, upon goods,
wares and merchandise imported into the
United States from foreign ports or places,
shall be laid, levied and collected upon all
goods, wares and merchandise, which shall,
after the thirty first day Of January 1909,
be imported into the United States from
any foreign port or place: and farther
addition IF ZEN per ceHtHn shall be made TO
The said additional duty, IN resheet 20 all