Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-06-02

act on the subject mentioned nv hi. 49,,
league but he did not conceive II ,n h.
connected with the present motion. !.
Mr.. Newton's motion having been ,re.s
to, he immediately reported "a bill respec.
ting the ships or vessels owned by. cit;r.n.
/ of foreign nations with whom CONNIE rciaJ
intercourse is permitted. ''-T.ice read
and referred to committee of the whole
House tomorrow.
Mr.. Cuts moved that several petitions
from owners of fishing vessels, IN the die
tricts Of Kennebunk, Salem, Wiscaxse,-
&c. presented at the last session. be refrr,
red to select committee-Agreed to
Mr.. Lewis presented the petition OF sum
dry Inhabitants of Londoun and Fairfax
counties, Virginia, on the subject of the fiou,,
inspection in Alexandria.-Referred "a the
District Committee.
MIR. Findley presented the petition of
Gen Arthur St. Clair, praying reimburse
ment OF sum of money formerly advanced
to the U States -Referred to the Cornmit-
tee of Claims.
Mr.. Minor presented the petition OF
sundry merchants OF Philadelphia, praying
LOT allowances OF drawback on goods, in re-
latioh to which they had not fully compl;ea
with the terms of the law.-Refer
Mr.. Anderson presented the petition nj
number OF inhabitants of the town of
Marcus Hook, praying Compensation for
injury sustained in their property nv the
erection :, OF certain piers BY the u. states
NON-INTERCOURsE ACT.
Mr. Livermore said that he did not dis.
tinctiy hear all that fell from the eeotleman
from Virginia (Mr Burwell) but from what
ne mad heard, he apprehended that It was
on subject OF great importance. There
were many vessels on the Coast, which.
were they to enter our harbors, would fall
wtnin the description of the 4,b, sth aud
9TH sections OF the non-intercourse act
From the happy commencement of the ser
tie ment Of our differences with Great Sr;,.
AIN, he did not believe it was the DESIGN oF
any gentleman that the uon-intercourse
should be enforced in this particular. He
therefore offered a resolution for susnend.
ing the act, as given IN our last; which was
referred to the Com nittee of Commence
and Manufactures, with leave to reoort br
bill. or otherwise.
Several other petitions were received ans
referred to the Committee of Post Ofices
and Post-Roads, and to the Committee Of
Claims.
FRIDAY. May IS,
Mr.. Weakley, member from Tennes-
see, appeared and took his seat.
Mr.. Morrow offered two resolutions on
the subject of public lands and the COM
missioners of Kaskaskias which, were
agreed TO.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
On motion ofMr. j. G. jackson, the House
resolved itself into a committee of the
whole on the state of the union. to whom,
was referred the Presidents message. Mr..
Ptkin in the chair; and several resolu-
tons were offered by Mr. J. &. Jackson. a.
greed to by the com mittee and reported t,
the House as follows:
1. Resolved, That 10 much Of tbe
message of the President of the United
States as relates to our relations with for.
eign nations, be referred to select con.
mittee.
1.-THE gentlemen who compose this conn
mhtee are Messrs. ]. G. Jackson, Macon.
( L. Moore, Mosely, Quincy, Troup, John.
son, Fisk and Anderson1
2. That so much as relates TO a revis
ION OF our commercial laws for the purpose
OF protecting and fostering the manufac-
lures of the United States be referred to
the committee of Commerce and Manufac.
lures.
). That so much as relates to the mod.
ifcation of the military and naval estab.
lish ments of the u. s. be referred. TO a se-
lect committee.
The gentlemen who compose this com.
mittee are. Messrs. Cuts, Basset, Minor.
Sawyer. Hale, & ]. Brown.1
4 That SO mach as relates to the for.
LITIGATION of our seaport towns, be referred to
a select committee.
The gentlemen who form this commit
tee are Messrs. Burwell, Kennedy, Kew.
Geo. Smith, p. B. Porter, Gardner, and
w. Chamberlin.
S. That 81 much as relates 10 the rev
enue and expenditures of the u. States be
referred to the committee of Ways and
Means.
MIR. Randolph, coming into the House
after these resolutions were agreed to, for
various reasons which he stated, moved
that the committee on the third resolution
be discharged from the consideration of SO
much Of the message as relates to oar mil.
itary establishments, with a view to refer
the subject to distinct committee, that
the military and naval affairs should not
be bleuded in the same committee Motion
agreed to, and committee appointed on
80 much Of the message as relates tn our
military establishments, cons sting of
Messrs. Nelson, Dawson, Champion, Lyon,
Taylor, Livermore, and Franklin.
Mr. Randolph thea moved TO discharge
the COrnmttfpe Of the Suho;e Ho,co