Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-01-17
Tuesday, Ian. 10.
NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT

The house were engaged the whole of
ths day, after disposRg OF business of mi-
nor importance, in discussing the amend
ments of the Senate to the bill authorisjne
the President of the IT. States to employ an
additional number of seamen and marines.
Inc question on the first amendment,
which requires the President to man, equip
and mt out all the armed vessels of the III :.
States vas taken about 5 o'clock, and car
ried-Yeas and Nays as follow:
YEAS Messrs. Bacon, Barker, Bassett,
Blake, Clay, Ciopton, Cook, Cuts, Dana,
y 1wson, Deme, Durell, Elliot, Findley,
fisS, Gardner, GAolson, Goldsboroagh,
Green, Harris, Helms, Holmes, Hum
pnreys Hsley,J J. G. Jackson Jones, keenan,,
Key, x fitzpatrick, Lambert, Lewis, Ii.
vermore, Lyon, Masters. M'Creery. J.
Montgomery, Y. r.. Moore, MoseIey,
Mumsord. Newbold, Newton, NICHOLAS
pirkip, Riker. Russell, Seaver, Sleap.
Smsit, j.. x. Smith, NJ. Smith, Ssedman.
otorer, Sturges Swart, Thompson, Troup,
Van Allen, Van Cortiand,, Van Dyke, Van
Horn, IAN Rensselaer,, Verplaack, Wilbour,
N. Wilson--6z.
NAYS.-Messrs. Alexander, w Aston,
bard, bibb, Bszkcisdgc, Biouae, Boyd. BOYLE,
Is. own, Bnrweii, Butler, Calhoun, c.. w.
Campbell, Champion, Chittenden, CnIpeD-
per, Dayeupors, Desha. Ely, Eppes, Frank
lin, Garnett, Gray, Hester, Holland, How.
ard, X Jackson, Johnson, Lloyd, Macon.
Maroon Minor, ID. Montgomery, L Moore,
Jer. Morrow, John Morrow, Nelson, Por-
ter, Pugh, Rea, pen Rhea, {Pen.) ].
Richards, M. Richards, Rowan, SAWYER.
Smilie,S >. Smith, Southland, stanford, Tag-
cart, 1allnadge, Taylor, Trigg. UpI,am
Wharton, WhitehiIi, ID. II. Williams, A
Wilson, Wiun. SO.
The house then proceeded TO the cons;.
deration OF the other amend,nent for aeEiine
to the numbers ct officers and priyates :
butsadjourned at five o'clock withous takiny
any other question. TS
A bill from the Senate making an
appropriation for the public buildings,
&c. was twice read and referred 20 s,
committee Of the whole.
A bill from the Senate, authorisiny
the Insurance Company of Alexau-
dria to alter their stile and 6rm, WI.
twice read and referred to. commit
tee Of the whole.
The bill for the RELIEF of the insrm
and disabled officers and soldiers q
the late revolutionary army, with A.
mendments reported by select COM
mlttee, was referred to committee O /.
the whole.
Mr.. Rhea in pursuance of resoIu-
ton yesterday offered by Mr.. Story.
reported bill authorising the trans
mission by mail Of certain Documents
tree OF postage ; which was read
three times and passed. TIt was re-
Iected on the first reading in the Sc.
nate afterwards.
NAVIGATION LAWS.
M. Dana after observing that at
present there was defect in the law
tor the enrolment of licensed vessels.
offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the committee of
Commerce and Manufactures be in.
'tructed to enquire into the propriety
of amending the law relative to bonds
required for enrolled or licensed ves-
sells OF the United States. Agreed
10.
Mr.. Dana called up his resolution
aid on the table yesterday, proposing
IN amendment of our navigation laws.
On suggestion of Mr.. M'Creerv
he words " some Of the seamen. &c. 81
n the resolution was exchanged for
ne words - certain proportion of the
'eamen, &c" and the resolution as q.
nended, was referred to selecs COM
nittee