Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-02-03
January %.

Mr. Lacock presented the petition Of sun
ory inhabitants of the western parts cfPcnn-
syivana, complaining of the opening Of The
mail on the Sabbath. Referred
Mr.. Gholson, from the committee Of
Claims, reported bill for the relief of Col.
Jonathan Williams, which was twice read y
committed
Mr. Newtcn from the committee Of Com
merce and Manufactures, TO whom was com
nitted the bill authorship the Secretary Of
the treasury to decide On the Gaze cf tie e.
ilza-Ann, with tie amendments from the Sex
nate, reported the bill and recommended the
adoption OF the Scnate's amendments. The
House went into a committee on this bill.
Mr. Desha in the chair; and having agreed
70 it, and reported their agreement 10 the
House, the House took up tl,e bid aud agreed
to it as amended. The title CT the Bill is a.
meAded, by adding the words, &" ard he case
" me shin D9ary and Francis, Ge!oaeiiar 10
Nathaniel Go&aai-1."
Mr.. Tracy obtained leave Of absence COZ
the remainder OF the session for his colleague,
Mr. Avery.
The House again resolved itself into a com
mittee OF the whole. MIR. Nelson in the clair,
on the Dill conccrmag the Naval Establish
! Inen' md after speech f.o:2 aer .Goll IN
favor OF the bill, the blank in the section for
! proylinS a Dock Yard, was Ellcl with oa2s
hundred ht9a5auG dollars.
MIR. Khea moved SO to amend the iii. as
to Tx the dock-yard in the Eavy-Yard at
Washington City; but this motion was ne
Satiyed by a large majoriety 5sl
On motiOn ofMr. Cheyes, TIE words " Ger,
trdt and, We're struck out, so rs 20 leave the
scitc OF the Dock yard to he determined by
the Executive. lt i 81, -
The committee having gone through the
bill, rose and reported it TO the Hoase with
the amendments. The House took up the
bill and ON the question of filing lip the blank
Tor repairing the vessels on hand with fjz,r
hH,,drfd and eigkt Thousand dollars, it was
carried by Yeas and Nays as fellows:
YEAS-Afcssrs. Aston, Anderson, Ar
cher Baker Gard, Bassett, Bigclow, Black
ledge, Blocker, Breckenridge. Brigham,
Bnrweil, Butler, Calhoun, Champion, Cheves.
Shlttenden, Clay, Clcpton, Condit, Crawford,
Davenport, Davis, Dawson, Dcsha, Dins-
more, Earle, Ely Emott, Fisk, Fitch, Ghol-
son, Geld, Green, Grundy, HarDer, Hawes
Hufty, Hyneman, Iacl. son, 'Jah..sar.. Kent
King, Law. Ei;tle, EdvingSton, Lown,les.
Maxwell, M'Erde, II Coy, M'Kim, Minor,
Mitchell, Morgan. Morrow, Moseley, Mel
son, New, Newton, Ormsby, Pearson, Pick
ems, Pitkin, Peasants, Pond, Potter, Quincy,
Reed, Richardson, Ridgely, Rhea. Roane,
Roberts, Sage, Sammons, Sewer, SheTey, ].
Smith, Stewart, Sturges, Taggart, Tracy,
Iroup, Turner, Wheaton, White, Wilson,
VIM, Wlight--90.
NAfS--Messrs. Bibb, Boyd, Brown, Co.
chran, Franklin, Cray, b. Hall, O. Hall, In
cock, Lyle, Macon, M'Kcc, 2Metcalf, Piper,
Rcdman, scayer, Shaw, Smiiic, c. Smith.
Stanford, Whitehill, WiIliams-2S. I
The Question. was next put upon agreeing
to the report Of the tommittee 10 strike out
the second section of The bill, which contem.
pla.sd the building cf new ffigatcs when
Mr.. D. u. Williams spoke al length against
the bill. and was replied 10 BY MIR. CReves.
Ing House adjourned without taking tIe
question.