Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-02-06
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AYS-Mess-s Anderson. hard, B,,is.
dell. Breci.enbriGge, ]. C. Chamaerlain.
w. Chau,berlic, Champion, Chittenden,
Clay, Ciopton, Crowford, Dana, Daven-
port, Dssha. Ely, Emott, Goldsborough,
6 nd. Hale, Elven. Hubbard, Hufry. K.
Jackson. Jensins, Kricserhscksr. Lewis
Livsrnore, Livingston, Minor. Moseiey,
Mamfori, Newboid, Fickman, Pitkin, Pot
ter, Quincy. Ross, Summons, Seybert,
Steadmar. Stephenson, Sturges, Taggart,
Tallmaage, Thompson, Trouo, USham,
Van DYKE, Van Rensselaer,, Wheaton, VIII
sco---52.
sabsent on this vote sixteen members,
viz. giessrs Campbell, Cook. Denning,
Love, Matthews. Miller, Nicholas, J. Por.
ter. Randolph Root. SAWYER, Weakley; of
whom Messrs Cook, Denning, and Ran.
do'ph have not appeared in Jhe,r seats dur.
ing tn present session, aud Mr. Franklin
and Mr. Goodwin are absent On leave.l
January SO.
A communication was received from the
Secretary OF war, enclosing report on the
sabject of the returns of the two detac;i-
menss of militia.
The bill for extending the right OF sue-
fragc to the county Of M sdison in the Mis-
sissippi Territory, and to authorize the APP
poihtment Of an additional Judge for the
said Territory; The bill for discharging
VIM. Hawkins from his Imprisonment;
The bill for the relief of Jared Shattuck !;
And the bill from the Senate TO extend GER.
tain privileges therein mentioned to Joseph
Joshua Oyster, were severally read third
time and passed.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Mr. Eppes, the House re-,
solved itself into committee of the whole.
Mr. Cuts in the chair, on the bill making
appropriations for the support of the gov.
eminent during the year 1910.
n motion was made to strike ont the
clause making the additional allowance of
IS per centuW on the salaries Of the clerks
of the public Offices. Mrs. Bacon, FALL
nadge, Montgomery, and Root supported
the motion, and Messrs. Eppes, Johnson,
Lyon, Smit.i, Qalncey, Rhea, Mumford,
Shefey. and Taylor opposed it.-Negat,v-
ed So to Al.
There is in the bill provision (" for re.
paying the Bank OF the u. s. sum ad :
vanced to the late collector OF New o.
leans, TO enable MIN to pay drawbacks"
! This blank was filled ita the sum of lO0,-
900 dollars
\Oi0SUOIOQSfY
Emott and Key objected To the appropria.
tion in tbs bill of 9eoo dollars for j miais.
ter to Madrid, as we had no minister there,
and making such an apprcpri atiou would
be a sanction Of this House 10 such a ms.
sion to proceed forthwith; TO which they
objected. Even if it were proper now 10
send minister to Madrid, thsrc was no
occasion for an appropriation FOR that ob-
iject, because the President had already a
! power to send aainister to any nation, if
re thought proper TO exercise IL.
Messrs. Eppes, Bacon, Root, Rhea, Il
! M'kiD, w. Alston, ana Montgomery re-
piled that this was inciuded In the es,i.
| mate from the Treasury Department, and
was no doubt intended TO meet the appoint
msnt Of minister &c Spain, Whenever che
government should be ae.led, asshesher a
Joseph or Ferdiuaads waved the scep.re,
whether the kinS was selected from the
Napoleon or Bourbon dynasty Whenever
the government of Spain was settled, we
ought to have a minister there.
! The appropriation was refused te be in
serted--52 to IS.
Altar filling various blanks, the com nit,
tee. rose at o'clock, reported progress
and asked leave TO sit again.
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