The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-24


observations from MIR. Fisk,
Mr. Roberts modified his motion 70 I'll
;ccn hundied dollars winch was agreed,
20 as the proper salary for the deputies.
Some other amendments were made 70
The details OF tne.hill; aud it sas order
I'd to be engrosscd Tor third reading.
Tuesday, March IL.
MIR. Nelson offered the following: Resol-
red that committee be appointedato en-
.ioire into the propricty anc exped;ency on
the part OF the Ueited States of making pro-
VISION by law Tor CARRYING into effect, in be-
half of the officers and soldiers of tho revo-
lutionary war of the Virginia line on State
establishment, or those claiming under them,
as also the officers and soldiers employed
in the marine service of the said state of Vir-
gnia during the war Of the revolution, aud
in behalf OF any other mcritorious persons
The warrants for land, or other engage
mcnts obligatory on the good faith OF the said
State, which may have been issued, or en-
tered into, iD consideration Of military SER |
vices by assigning to the said officers and
soldiers, or those claiming under them, |
their respective proper tioIs Of good, land. |
to which they may be entitled in virtue OF
any engagement on the part of the said state
OF Virginia. to he laid off between the Scio-
to and Little Miami Rivers, on the North
West side of the Ohio and If a suficicn-
.cy of, good lands, within the true intent &
meaning of the engagements ON the part Of
Virginia, to the officers and soldiers afore-
said to maintain sacred and inviolate the
plig faith of the said state, cannot be
obtained within the limits aforesaid then
how far it may be expcdient to assign to the
said officers and soldiers or those claiming
under them, other good lands lying III any
state or Territory Of the United States out
OF any public lands whatever; and that
they have leave to report by bill or other
wise. Adopted and a committee of five APP
pointed. ..
Nh. d. r. UiHoms this day resumed his
seat in the House, from which he has been
absent on leave for some time past.
Mr.. johnson presented a number of memo
rails from the inhabitants of West Florida,
complaining sundry grievances, &c. which
were referred.
M. Sey6erf presented petition of Ste
phen Girard. merchant of the city of Phila-
delphia, praying permission to enter his YES
sci, called the Good Friends, 1T some CUSTOM
House of the United States, which, vessel
now lies in an exposed situation st Amelia
island, with cargo of British merchandise
on manufactured.
Mcssrs. Nelson, NJ ee, Morrow, B,eek-
en'1dse, and Geld, were appointed com
mittee accordingly.
The House resolved itself into a com
mttee of the whole, Mr. Stanford in the
chair, an the bill concerning the post Office
and post roads !; and several amendments
having been made thereto, the bill was re-
ported to the House and further amended
and, before the question was taken on en-
crossing the bill for a third reading, the
House ado urned
"wednesday, March Is.
mr.. Bnr7reU, from the committee to
whom the subject was referred, made an
rnn orr e c.
ter Landais, recommending that he have
leave to withdraw his memorial and pa
pers. Mr.. B. explained at some length the
grounds OF the report upon the fullest in
vestigation he was decidedly of opinion that
he had no claim upon the u. S. The Speak
er laid before the house letter from Peter
Landais, praying of this body that his me-
mortal may be read through in the House
from beginning to end, that it might be fully
understood and enable the members to Judge
OF the correctness OF the report. MIR. Bur-
well moved that the report lie on the table,
to afford an opportunity, if desired, for the
reading OF the memorial but the motion
was negatived. The question was then ia
ken on the report, and carried in the affir-
NATIVE, mem. con.
The bill from the Senate to alter the
time ofholding the circuit courts of the first
district; and the bill to carry into effect an
oSS NJ tiC iSSioidluIC VI maryland Tres
peSting lotteries in the district of Columbia)
were read a first and second time and re-
ferred to a committee of the whole.
The House took up the message of the
Senate asking conference on the subject of
the disagreeing votes of the two Houses OH
the navy bill, and conferees were agreed to
be appointed on the part of this House.
The amendments of the Senate to the res
olution authorizing the formation of digest
ot the returns of manufactures, &c. were a.
greed to.
The bill to establish q Quarter MASTER
generals Department, and for other purpo-
ses, was read third time, and passed with
! out opposition.
| The House resumed the consideration of
the bill concerning post roads.
A motion was made by Mr.. O. Hall, to
| re-commit the bill, on the ground that so
| many additions had been made TO it as to de-
| feat the whole bill.
/ Considerable discussion took place on this
motion; III the course of which it was .ta-
tee that the nett receipt from this establish
| ment during the past year was only three
, thousand dollars, which would be more than
absorbed by the new routes proposed by the
bill.
| The question for re-committing the bill
to committee of the whole, as moved by
Mr.. Hall, was lost, and it was re- committed
to the Committee of Post Offices and Post
| Roads.
| STATE OF LOUISIANA.