Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-12-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WEpNEspAY,Dec. s

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the table ycst.r lay Pr4hibHing A nerican YES
ses traI.nS unler t1reis licences. r -farr.
. the IN uit,ee of CO an.rc3 All miaufa =
lures. 10 report by bill or otherwise
! A peLioa from sundry Inhabitants eastward
)f Pearl ri.er il the Nus ;iss ri territ ~ wts
presented by NJ. Miller. prAyihg for diyision
Dfslid territory This petition was pres III Ell
due last s.ssion and laid on the ta9le. (. was
Wv referred 70 Il select CO nitsee OF aav-
| en-.
| A petition from The Potomac company which
w.s presented the last session W ~ referred to
the com nittes the district of CO II nbia.
| On notion OF VI 8sssett tin. c)n nittee of
wavs All means was dschIrS ID TO any fur.
ther consideration ofthe message All docu-
ments received from tue p:eIil:lt yesterday
and the said message and docu .nts wer= re-
ferred to the committee on the hlvli es'ab;sh-
me ut of he us.
! Several petitions of private npture all
resolutioa, r.spe tang post roads were prescn.
ted and referred.
/ The order of the day WIS callol for and tn.
house resolved i's.lf iauo Co un;ttc= OF the
wha'e. NJ Bl,scl IN the ciajr, Oh the SUP
Mi n lt1ry' Dill D the Indian territory
! The bill WIS reported TO the house without
)anealn;l 1t ah pissed.
NJ N.l,oi offered resolution to appoint
a CO nittee to la1 lire into the cx0edicIcy Of
inlxiir 1rosi5io ~ law fJc Tn relicf OF .lisl
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the late resolut; y army Al IN. pc-seh. a..
nv Of the u. 5. A t)Jtcd AMI a 30 II nittee of
five ap pointed.
Mr.. Wnitnal presented the petition Of sun.
dry illl5itI ITS OF Pore al. 4. pc yils Zoe
uniform sy5te OF a1nScIptcy FAii Pc itiil
caused cols,darA5l; t-3-te NJ. ,V,jL nll
m oyed to refer to 4 CT mites OF the WI Il.
house Severn g,ltle nea ) ,sk. Oh tue sub
liect, the most If " lo.n were deoid .,liy opoo
sal to any syst4 o. bankruptcy. IA the qIss
tons TO refer e. a select CO nittce 'aad , Il
con- nittee Of the wno.e house, they were both
lost Id the petition was letS the tabi
Mr. Whitmln offered resolItiol relu :s.ine
the president Of the Uhitei S,accs to f,vIIr
the house with such inIorin ttiJa as n. MY be
posse sse Of and which may BE- proper to com
I nnnicate respecting the capture, s.iz ire anl
conde nnatioh IF vessels an merchandise of
the U. S. male undec TN. order, Of til. GOV
eminent of Denmark.
VI. Newio1 moved to am.ad the resolution
by adding the w1tls Grea- Brit iin and Fcanc,
On the question for this amen ilnelt, it W is
carried 81 ID IS. On mJtIon Of II. Bass. :
the resolution was FIR her a n.n led oy adI,nS
the words not hsreJ1fJre CO nIniclteI To
congress. The resolution was an ended, pas
sed, AMI com nIttee a?polnte.l 10 present it to
the president.
Mr.. Morrow present ID resolution for in
stru:tIng the COM mites public Ian Is TO en-.
lure tnlO Ilc SN.)etllC1Cy OF SALSnlln5 fns
time for locating military llnl warrants, & :.
and to report by bill or otherwise-Adopted.
Adjourned.
Friday December 8, 1909.
A petition from the ci- zens of
Washington praying for law to make
a turapike road to meet a road about
to be construc e d in direct line from
Baltimore, was referred to the com
mittee on the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Morrow reported bill for ex-
tending the time for issuing aud loca-
ting military land wlrfrn,s which was
twice read AMI referred Co a commit
tee of the whole.
Mr.. Taylor, after few INTRODUCED
ry re marks, offered the folio wing reso-
luton:
Resolved, That a co nmittee be ap.
pointed to enquire into the circu!n-
stances attending the occurrence allu-
1ed to in the letter Of Mr.I. A. Coles
to the Speaker of this House that
the said committee be instructed to
report a state ment of the facts with
their opinion thereonto this House.
A motion was made by Mr.. Stan. |
ford to amend the sane by striking
out the words committee be appoint. |
ed'' and inserting " the committee ap.
pointed to prepare aud report such !
rules auI orders as are necessary to !
De observed in the House be instruct /
ed; )" which motion was negaived.
Fhe res9iu,ion of Mr.. Taylor was |
aoyrerd m au II 4aara II ,,1,r C,o.J' /
wYu, Montgomery, S Mile, Pitkin,
Tdgglrt aud Mathews appointed a
co nmistee accordingly.
Cne letter received few days ago
fro n Isaac A. Coles, was referred to
this Committee.
Mr.. Sawyer made two unsuccess-
fol attempts to Obtain the considera-
.loa Of a no On nale BY hi n a few
lays ag1 - erect a separate commit
.es OF mtntftctares.
Anleie dOdsa tiourael till Mon. !