Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-03-19
CONGRES 3.
IN SEWAT,E, E4arch 9.

IN 4oEyYHLE, Starch 9.
The bill concerning the naval establish
ment was read third time and passed.
Mr.. Giles, from the committee on So much
of the message of the President as concerns
the relations between the United States and
France and Great Britsin, reported a bill
to provide for the designating, surveying and
granting the military bounty lands and
the bill was read and passed to second
reading.
The loan bill was ordered to third read
ing.
The bill from the House of Representa-
tives supplementary to anact to raise an adj
ditional military force, was read the second
time.
On motion, by Mr.. Campbell OF Ohio. it
was referred to select committee. Messrs.
Campbell of Ohio, Crawford and I.eib COM
pose the committee.
March 10.
The President communicated the report
OF the Secretary of the Treasury made in
conformity with the resolution of the Senate
or the I'd inst. in relation to the exports to
France, &c.
The loan bill was read third time and
passed.
The resolution yesterday offered by Mr..
Lloyd, was, on motion of Mr.. Giles, modified
10 read as follows:
ReSofOed, That the President of the Uni
ted States be requested to cause to be laid
Dsf're the senate any information which
may be inhis possession, and which in his
Judgment may be communicated without in
jury to the public interest, respecting the
names ofany and all persons in the United
States, who have in any way or manner
whatever, entered into, or most remotely
countenanced, the project or the views, for
the execution or attainment of which John
henry was, in the year 1909, EMPLOYED by
Or James Craig, then Governor General of
the British provinces in North America, and
which have, this day, been communicated
to the Senate of the u. States
and, after debate, the question on the pas
sage OF the resolution was decided in the af-
hrmative as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Bayard, Bradley, Camp
bell otOhio, Campbell of Ten. Cults, Dana.
German, Giles, Gilman, Goodrich. Greep.
dorsey, Howell, Hunter, Lambert, Leib'
Lloyd, Pope, Smith of Md. Smith of N. Y.
AIT, Taylor, Turner, Varnum.-24.
NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Bibb, Brent,
Condit, Crawford, Franklin, Gaillard, Ro-
binson, Worthing tong.
Dzrch II.
Russell and others of Charleston. s, e nrav-
ing the remission of interest on certain cns-
tom house bonds. Referred to the Secreto-
ny fthe Treasury.
On motion of Mr.. Bayard, the MESSAGE ri
the President transmitting the Constitution
OF Orleans, was referred to a select commit
tee. Mcssrs. Bayard, Crawford. Bibb. I1ovd
and Campbell of Ten. were appointed the
committee.
The bill to provide for the designating.
surveying and granting the military BOUNTY
lands, was read the second time.
Mr. Campbell of Ohio reported the bin
supplementary to the act for raising an
additional military force" with amend
ments.
~, Ahvch ~.
Mr. H'rsey, from the committee TO ,yhon
was referred the bill for incorporating tbe
Trustees OF the Georgetown Lancaster
'ocHooi ooc'e,J, reported it without amend
meut.
The bill for the reliefof Arthur St. Clair
ana me Dill for tie relief Of Thomas Wilson,
We Ieaa second time, and referred to
NASssis, NraWiord, Bayard and Bradley.
ne Diu Tor the relief Of Thomas Orr, was
read second time, and referred 10 EIssqre
Worthington, Horsey and Condit
The bill providing for the removal a
causes pending in the respective district
courts Of the United States, in case Ct the
disability Of the judges thereof" was read
the second time, and referred to Messrs
Crawford, BayarG and Campbell, Ten.
MIR bradley from he committee to whom
was rccommiued the bill 20 incorporate Mo.
ses Austin, John Reed, Henry Austin and o.
theirs, into company, by the name Of the
louisiana Lead Company, reported it with
amendments.
bhe bill supplementary to " an actto raise
an additional military force" was amend
ed and passed to a third reading-Adiourn-
March IA.
MESSAGE.
To The Senate u tie Uaired Sfa!es.
Itraosmit to the Senate Report Of III,