Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-12-26

into some other docu meats on the subject,
which he thought should be printed at the
same time agreed to.
The house took up Mr.. Sheaey's resolu.
items relative to the Il ,tture; aud after
considerable debate on the disposition of
tue rcsolu ions motiaa was made TO dis
charse the committee on the public lands,
from the further consideration OF the ms.
iGorials from New Orleans oc the same SUD-
ject, and carried The House did not
dispose of the resolutions at all to -day.1
Mr.. Goldsborough presented petition
from Leven Jones, of Baltimore, praying
that ne may be released from the p.nai-
ties OF law Incurred by taking on board the
schooner belonging to the petitioner, at
Charleston, for Norfolk, several French
passengers and slaves expelled from Cuba
Referred TO the committee of commerce
and manufactures.
a message was received from the pre-
sident Of the United States, Transmitting a
copy OF Mr. Jackson's circular, rs publ sh =.
ed originally in the {! Independent Amer,4
can," and also copy of Mr.. Canning's
despatch to MIR. Ers!iine-Ordered 10 be
printed.
The house adjourned at four o'clock to
meet Oh Monday.
MONDAY, Dec. IS.
Messrs. Key and Golds5orough obtained
leave oi absence Tor two weeks.
A Comuiun cation was received from the
secretary OF the treasury transmitting a
report OF the illegal settlements made in
Madison county, Mississippi territory
which, together with rns documents aC.
companying the same, we're referred 20
the committee appointed on the subject of
representation in Madison county.
Tie house took sp the resolutions of Mr..
Nl Xiv relative to the adoption o. counter
vailng regulations Of our commerce. and
shipping with foreign nations, and addition
al duties on imported spirits from coun-
tries VIII CHI do not permit d reciprocal
trade in the same to our merchants and
referred them to the committee of CON-
merce and manufactures
On motion Of Mr. Poindexter, Tesslu.
ton was adopted, inslructing the co.nmt-
tee on the public lands TO enquire into the
eXpedlency of repeating certain parts of
the act 20 prevent the illegal settlements
on, and to eXpel intruders from the lands
ct the United States
Mr. Fisk reported bill, making proyi.
sion tor taking the third census of the in.
habitauts of the United States and their
TERRITORIES which was twice read, and re-.
ferred to committee of the whole, Oh
Monday next.
The House took up Mr.. Troup's reso!u-
ton, ordering the printing Of certain doc
uu;en's IN relation to the Iazo0 purchase
aDi claims.
Mr. Bacon moved an amendment EN-
braclng several other papers on the sub.
Ject; among them, the act OF Georgia max
ing Sale Of the Yazoo lands.
l2r. iF61p moved. that this part OF the
a'DeuGmcnt be rejec ed.-Carried Yeas
SS--Nays - The resolution, with the re-
ipIe IS fha
depied.
MIR. Pondexter offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted;
Resolved, that the secretary of state
be request ed to lay before the house
an abstract of all British patents, war
rants, or orders of survey, filed in his
Office agreeable to the several acts oil
congress regulating grants OF public
land south OF Tennessee.
MIR. Love presented petition from
the stockholders OF the Bank of Wash,
ipgton, praying Tor an act of incorpo.
poratIon which was referred to the
oommitlee for the district of Colum.
bia.
The house resumed the considerati
On VI tuC IGSOluLiOuS IctttlNG 10 tDt
lidtture at New Orleans, and referred
them, together with two memorials OF
the same subject, TO committee o.
the whole, on Friday next.
The house resolved itself into com,
mittee of the whole, on the resolution
from the senate respecting the con,
duct of Mr.. Jackson, aud approving
that OF our executive in putting a pc
rod 70 I'll communication with him
Mr.. Basset in the char.
Alr. hhea moved, that the commit.
tee rise, and report their agree Z
TIC resolution.
Alr. Sold moved, that the CON
rnittce rise, and report progress, witt
view TO obtain the Information, re
Fuested from the President, respec
sing certain communications and con
Fcrsations between Mr. Casniug aux
M Pinkncy.
During a short debate upon tie lat
ter motion, in which Messrs. Gold
GARDENER, Dana, Pitkiu, Bacon