Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-12

I tees for enquiry. He said it was not
only unnecessary but unpr cedeuted.
Mr.. Wright. spoke in taveT of re-
tanning the preamble. He had no Oh
lection TO record his vote in support
of the principles it contained.
The question on striking out the
! preamble was decided by Yeas and
Nays.
For striking out 81
For retaining So
Mr.. Piikin said he was in favor of
the resolution. He hopedahat it was
NOT r-ersly flourish, but that some
thing was to gr;w out of it; that the
committee would make report au-
! thorising the arming. And If they
were to make such report in prac-
,icable form, it would find his support,
although perhaps some who had voted
TO retain this preamble would not be
found on the same side with him.
! MIR. Godisboroagh moved to strike
out the words authorising the COM
mittee to report bv bill or otherwise.
He supposed the object of the gentle.
man was to issue luminous NANTES
to on the subject of our rights. 1.-The
wished TO exercise his talents in ma
king such report, he did not wish to
embarrass the committee by requiring
them to report by bill.
Mr.. Mumford hoped the motion
would npt prevail. He assured the
gentleman from MARYLAND that he did
not wish to display his talents ir wri-
ting manifestos. If the resolution
should pass, and he should be on the
committee, the bill should, possible,
be reported before shutdown.
mr.. Goldsborough's motion was nea
gatived. SO TO SO.
Mr.. Bibb said that no doubt the sub
ject of the resolution was imports Mt
and worthy of consideration but e.
very gentleman must be confident that
IL could not be acted upon during the
present session: He was unwilling to
excite the public expectation when it
could not be realized, and therefore
moved that the resolution lie on the
table.
The rlotion was negatived to a..
a motion to adjourn prevailed, so
to 45--at half after 4 o'clock.
FRIDAY, March 1.
The following lester was laid be-
Fore the House by the Speaker:
To The Hon. J. B Varnum, Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
SIR,
The report of the Comptroller,
at the beginning Of the present sessi-
on having stated that nay accounts re-
NAMED unsettled, and that I stood
charged with all the monies disbursed
for the United States during my a..
gency in Algiers, Tunis, aud Tripoli !;
and this report having given rise TO
some debate In the House of Repre-
sentatiyes, / now take the liberty of
transmitting TO you the enclosed letter
from the comptroller, stating that the
said account is settled.
| | beg you will communicate this to
the House Tor their Information, that
It may SO INTO the same channel of
publicity with the mistaken sue gestion
that had remained for thirteen years
debtor in a great amount to the pub
lie Treasuary.
will only add, that this account,
precisely as now passed at the Tres-
sury, was settled in the year 1897
with Col. Humphreys, then minister
at Madrid, from whom had received
the money, and to whom alone COR
ceived myself accountable. l natur.
ally concluded that he had passed it
as Incorporated in his own accounts.
And it was only this winter, and in
consequence of the above report of
the comptroller, That | came to the
knowledge that my name was ever
written on the books of the treasury.
| have the honor to be,
Sir. with great respect,
Your obedient servant.
JOEL BARLOW. z
Washington, Feb IS 1911.