The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-02-21

Inc Qutsuon behS PUT ON ?gfeenny 10 tho
said amendment, II passed in the sfirnaiive. ,
One other clause at the said report is in the
following words, TO wit: "Your committee, III
order to enable them 20 ascertain whether the
work actually performed was worth the sum Of
y 29,752 e., directed John Strobe and Richard
Young, persons stated to be we'll acquainted with
the value OF machinery, to ascertain aud value
the work performed by Mr.. Clarke, at the manu-
factory OF arms. They made different reports,
to- winch, your cournit,ee beg leave to refer
lhey state that "A considerable portion ofthe work.
performed and charged in MIR. C!arke's account,
as extra, was IN fact comprehended in The coa-
tract, aud the whole amount at which they esti-
mate al that WAS clone, including contract aud
extra work, and allowing for ,repairs s l3,OOO.,'
n motion was made TO amend the said report,
by inserting after the words +" John Strobe and
Richard Young, persons stated" the. words &c by
themselves, by Henry Banks, and a member Of
the committee from the county of Culpepcr, as
to Mr.. StrOdc"
On motion, OrIered. That the further conside-
ra''on oi the sarl mt be postponedto the
3lst day OF March next.
a further motion WAS then made to amend the.
SAID clause of the report, BY adding after the f.
gures g" dollars Is. 1000" at the end of ii tic fol-
loving words " Your committee however think
1t proper "a remark, that some of Che fixtures
ana machinery at the marutactory of arms, were
not seen and not valrieG Nv the said Strobe and
I Dung and that their valu ltion is predicate a..
tirst, ON the idea that master workmen may be
mad at less than one dollar per day and st cond-
~, t'iat oiic fourth is the proper proportion 10 be
at!dedfo the value OF work, for the maintenance
OF the workmen"
The question being put on agreeing to the said
amepdlnent, it passed in the ne gative.
n notion WAS then made to amend the said
report by adopting a resolution i'll the ollowing<
words
FRIDAY, Feb. II.
The House proceeded TO consider the amend
ments proposed by the Senate to the bill Z" For the
government and equation of the mandatory Of
ms" (Which lay on The table, and the same be-
. Stwice, read, were agreed 20 by the House
with amendments.
A message from the Senate by Mr.. Hunger.
:, ford
MIR speaker-The Senate have agreed to the
amendments proposed by thr House Of legates
TO the Senate's amendments to the bill "For the
government and regulation of the mandatory
OF arms"-andt then he withdrew.
On motion, Resolved, That this house will, on
this day, proceed, by Joint ballot, with The San-
ate, TO The election ola Superintendent ofthe ma
sistant-armorer, pursuant to the act & For the go
vernment and regulation of the manufactery Of
srtns," passed during the present .ession.
- -.
AZ The Editor has received a Communi-
: cation from MIR. John Taylor of Caroline
Out OWING to a circumstance, which he haa
F communicated TO the author, he has deterl
mined to SUSPEND its publication.
fhe Legislature of Virginia adjourned on
Saturday last. =
AFPoISTMEN7s by RE. Legislature Of
l VIRGINIA..
abraham Keene, Esq, Brieadier General
-Vice Gcn, John Pegram promoted to the
rank of Major General.
: John Stables, Esq superintendent of the
MaFufaCtory of Arms.
, George Williamson, Esq. Master Armo-
J rer.
{ George Edgington, Esq. Assistant Ar
t morer.
At the request of one Of the Minoritv, we
5 publish the following list of hose who voted
in the House If Delegates, against the Va
!edlctory Address 10 the President of the
. u. s.
:; Ayes 12o-Nays2 81 Messr.. Joynes, VIM,
u Parker. NIveii. Kinney, Anderson, War.
! wick, Farris, Prtertieid. Norman, Buck
ner, Simon, Cunningham. Barrett, holland,
koszei, IL Chris ian, Murdaugh, Upshur.
: Snetd. Miller, Hull, Gibson, Bailey, and
G Corbin. "a
: he reader IS referred to the Charleston
head tor the last news from Europe, yid Ha-
wanna. The which-it presents.
Is scanty /; >the extracts from the London
{ prints are very concise ; the French 6uHe-
ms are not to- be found among them.-We
y have much interesting information to expect,
but even from these accounts, il is obyims-
! that Bonaparte is carrying every thing before
him-the last French bulletin represent,
him as being in sight of Madrid-The En-
g. gtish troops had sot been in action. They
d were wisely retiring to their broher Lemen
John Bull isa great 7Uafer animal. All his
glories are there exhibited. 1t is prudentfor
n him not to venture too far into the land,
We have devoted the greater part of this
y days paper to a subject which occupies AZ
: TINS time the largest share of the public CHI
rloSIty--the state of the Manufsctory of
q On this subject we give the long Report of
the committee of such extracts from
the Journals of the House of DELEGATES az
will display the different resolutions which
i were offered on this subject w have also
Il published the first letter of the vindication of
Major Clarke.-These papers have necessa-
fliy excluded several other topics which had
g invited our attic ntiOn.
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.
a resolution was introduced m u.e house q.
representatives on Wednesday last, TO, the pur-
pose ct setting an example to the peoprc-it Is N