Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-23

ms 2ih ffT1v;t 8 t':;. no vssas sss'
lsnan hereafter e~ioy ~. benek S aAt
privileges aa?er'ainins TO v.ss..is Of
die United States un;es,, ti,- mae, ~
'eil "a the ca!ii.i., and tie m iriaers. a..
crew OF t..e vessel ~ al .eas, soa,, M
them shall be citizens OF the Un;t.J
S:ates.l
The bin was twice.rsad aud referred
to com n:ttee of tn. whole.
MIR Sam mons preserved the nett -
1T Peter Sseraoerg, II tn. cou,ry Of
VI ,utsam-ry, New York, STA ing taas
he had for long time p .rceivei tn.
ELECTS of snutii wheat, an for nan.
Der of years applied himself to the
study OF discovering a preventative
AMI has Effected thu. ooject; raat the
discovery is of such auarure thatbr tie
present laws Of thu Unitcd States he
san receive no benefit from his inven.
lion and priying that he nav receive
compensation In proportion to the
utility Of this discovery: Referred to
a select committee.
CONTINGENT EXPENCES.
Mr. Burwell offered the following re-
solution
Resolved, That the committes>oe
accounts DC instructed to enquire irr8
the manner in, which the contract with
the Clerk for supplying this House
with stationary has b:en executed go
and also the expediency of changing
the present mode of supplying the
members so far as t, furnish at the
Commencement of every future ses.
sion to each MEMBER lantity of STA
tlonary not exceeding dollars in
value"
After debate the first clause. ofthe
resolution was agreed to wi.hou, di.
vision; and sne second clause was a.
greed to by YEAS ani N ,ys, III to g..
The unfnish d blsiness OF yesterday
was postponed liil to morrow. SO to ~.
FOREIGN LICENCES I'd TRADE.
Tnc House resolved Itself ineo a
com nittee of ths whole on the bill
to deprive in Certain cases vessels OF
their Aneric N character, &c.
Mr. FISK said as he was il favor OF
the bill, and the priacipil objection
which had been made To it was mat
it could not be enforced, to meet that
objection he thought proper tn offer
che following a'nea1 ncnt as new sec.
ton u the bill:
And be it further enacted That
for the purpose of enforcing ODE lisnce
10 this act, the pre- .ident of the Tinted
States shall be and IS hereby authorised
to employ such portion of the navy of
the " States "A 80 shall deem n-ces-
sary, which force So to be employed
shall act, III conior.aity to Instructions
TO De furnishedto the command 70 bv
the President, directing them to ex m.
inc and send into the nearest port in
! the United States for adjudica.ion and
punishment those detected in violating
this act"
The committee then rose, reported
progress ard o',tai.:sd le We 20 sit -
ain aud N Fisk's amend nent VAS
| rdered 20 he printed.
On Motion CT Mr Helm the House
resolved Itself INTO corn rittee Of ibe
whole, tfr 8aSset in me Cdsi~, on the
bill for the relief of Harry Calawelt
and Anasa Jackson.
| This bill 3 10 ceiease the bril- J.,se1h
/ RicketsoD seIzsd under the act pronjb:tinr
the importation OF slaves, for having on
the 25ih day of Jry last, .sken on b.ard
three refugees from Cuba win their domes-
tic slaves, six in number, and landed them
at New Orleans.1
| This bill was amended so as to include
| similar cases Of Levin Jones < james Rev.
noids; and, thus amended, repsrted oy the
committee of the whole, and ordered to De
engrossed for athird reading.
] Go moioA of Mr.. johnson, the House re-
! solved itself into com.Dittse Of The wnole.
Mr. Helms in the Chair, on The b II FOR tie
relief of John n. Stout CThs bill authors
ises the settlement of the claim OF Mr..
Stout, as keeper of the district jail in Ken.
tucky, for certain services.] Tue hi VS..
gone through, reported to the House, and Z
ordered to be engrosscd for a shird rea l..
! ing.
DETACHMENT OF MILITIA.
On motion Of Mr. Talimadge, the House
resolved itself into committee OF the
whole, Mr. Basset in the Chair, on the
bill au,horsing dGtach .Aent OF the militia
OF tne United States.
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