Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-01-20
HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES,
THURSDAY, January Q.

The petition which TIE Speaker laid before
the House yesterday from the Ursuline Nuns at
New-Orleans, was inc!osed 10 him and recon-
mended by Governor Claiborne. 1t prayed for
| an exchange of the military hospital for some
lots which they held in that city BETTER calcu-
lated for hospital. After the petition was
| read,
| Mr.. Dawson observed, that ho had received n
letter from Governor Claiborne relative to that
| petition, and in confirmation of the facts there
in stated. This community of Nuns is most
respectable and useful members in society, the
whole OF their temporal cares being directed to
the education of female youtlI They are that
community which some years ago presented a
most elegant address to the then President of
| the United States, and received from him an
| equally elegant answer
| ] am we'll assured that the lots which ;hey
| wish to exchange are more valuable and better
suited for the erection OF hospital than those
| ON which the hospital now stands. therefore
move, that the petition < the accompanying pa
| pers be referred to select committee who will
! no doubt converse with the Secretary of War
| on the subject.
This was agreed to, and Mr.. Dawson, Mr.
Iowndes and Mr.. Macon were appointed the
committee.
Mr.. Poindcxter presented 10 the House the
petition from the Mayor and other citizens Of
Matches on the subject of erecting an hospital
Ior tue reception OF SICK DO3tlneA employed IN
the Mississippi to which he referred yesterday.
This petition, with that presented yesterday by
Mr. Aitchill, was referred
The Speaker laid before the House a commu-
ncation from the Secretary Of the Treasury, in
closing report Of the commissioners of the
eastern district Of Orleans and Louisiana, Of re-
iectcd claims. Referred to the committee on
Public Lands.
ADDITIONAL ARMY.
II -oIl,1 g. Gal,
bill for raising an additional military force /;
| which motion being agreed to, the amendments
disagreed to by the Senate as stated in our
paper of THURSDAY were read when
Mr. Porter moved, that the House rcccdc
from these amendments. He made this motion
from no change of sentiment, but from a desire
to prevent further dclav lie had ALWAYS been
of opinion, that if we went TO war, the first OPP
erations of the war would he carried on by the
volunteer corps and the troops already in force (;
because the volunteers Will not only be much
soonest readyt to take the field, but they will be
already armed and disciplined whereas the
new troops would be drawn from different parts
Of the union and probably be entirely unac-
, quainted with military discipline. II was m
der this impression, that the committee Of For
eign Relations, when the bill from the Senate
was referred TO them, recommended an amend.
ment reducing the $4,000 men Cthe number in
the bill which came from the Senate J to 1900
They supposed that this number, with those
which had hccn authorised for filing up the
present establishments, would be sufficient and
AZ large number as would be at present rails
ed. But when this amendment was proposed to
the Houac, It was mot with gust of zeal and
passion Cthe Speaker said those were impro-
per terms 20 be spilled 10 the House J SIR. 2.
meant not 70 reflect upon the House. The 1eal
with which this proposition was met, evinced
Iatlablc wish 20 raise q sufficient force 70 pro.
tcct The rights and Interests Of our country.
Nor did he feel inclined TO oppose what appear
Cd 90 be almost an unanimous wish Of this House
and og The Senate. lie thought it Of more I'M
portancc to set promptly, than TO dispute whe-
thor there should DO 10000 more or less men
and therefore gave in to the will ofthe MAORI
~. When thc amendments for limiting the up.
pointacut Of officers. now disagreed 20 by the
s.ai-i~. -,-.- i'tr,r,cccd, he voted for them, be-
cause they brought the bin nearer u his views
but as iIesr sgemdments had been rejected By
The Senate he was willing 90 rccedc rom them
Mr smiic lid not wish 20 occupy the t;neof