Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-01-02
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Mr.. Jennings moved that the House do comeE
% the following resolution
Pesoived, that the President of the Dated
States he requested To cause TO be laid before :
The House an9 additional information, verbal OF
otherwise, which lie may have received relati,. 1
md important TO the public situation of the In-vv
Llama territory, which may not be improper tol
he communicated.
The resolution was read and also ordered t..
!ie on the table.
Mr. Stow movedthat the House ;lo,ccme to.
he following resolution:
I RessfvvR, that should war enscc betweenl
Ahe Cnitod States and Great Britain, Il would.
3bc expedicnt, 60 provide by law bounty to IN
Sprcssed American seameR ard their associates
sior each British ship OF war which they ma,
Ecap.ure and bring into All American port
This resolution was read and referred 60 c
Scommittse efthe whole House on the LIST Mon
& lay IN Feer,ary next. M
81 The ilorse resolved itself into committee
l0t the white ON The report of Committee Of
4Puhlo Lands ,ns,le the 5th inst. on the pet tito,
Dol the Tl'a;lor and aidemmen ofthe city OF New
3Orlcans and after some time spent therein slr
SSrcaIser resumed the thar, and Mr. Pitkin re
|foortcd that the committee had, according TO or
& Ter, had the said report under consideration
Sand disagreed 10 tl,e resolution therein contai
SSnctl, which resolution Is as follows
Il ResoISed, that provision ought to be made foI
SECURING 10 the CORPORATION OF the city of New.
sOriicns the occupancy and use OF a piece oi
1Sround on which it is contemplated tn. erec,
! steam engines forco;veylng water into the said
3city; PSovideG, Chat if the said ground shall no,
Sbe so occupied, or shall hereafter cease TO be
$50 occupied, the claim Of the United State.
4 Thereto shall remain unimpsired.
n The further consideration of the report Of
\ he committee of the whole on said resolution
j~as, on motion Of Mr. Bibb, pos; 2oned till the
!; lst Monday of February next.
Z On motion of Nr Bacon it w-ss
4 Ordered, that when the House adiourns II vii,
latllcurn to meet again on Thursday next.
The lieuse resolved itself into committee OF
Sthe whole on tic bill to continue in force for ?
sfurtiier time the first section of an act entitled
4, An act further TO protect the commerce and
9seamen OF the United States against the Barba-
ary powers :" ami after some time spent therein,
! tir. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Iassett
sreDoficd that the committee had, according 10
BORDER, had the said bill under consideration and
Smade no amendment thereto. The bill was or
Edered TO be read a third time on Friday next
q Mr. Pcindexter moved that the House dc
%come 10 the following resolution
"a ResoIpeS, that the committee of Ways and
4: Means be Instructed to inquire into the expe
Edicncy of prohibiting, by law, the corporation
4foi the city of New-OFleans from exciting an,
{ztax or duty on vessels, boats, or other craft
LSlcscending the river Mississippi, having OF
f2board articles the growth or manufacture oftbt
sUpited States, or such articles of foreign crowd
Ger manufacture as have been regularly impor
ssted into the United States.
IA This resolution was read, and the further con
sAslderatlon thereof postponed until the 1st Mon
Eday in February next,
~ The Speaker presented the petition of til,
fTLegislature OF the Indiana territory, prayin,
~ hst grant OF land may be made to every off
ger and soldier who seved in the late exuaditio,
:&under governor Harrison against the hostile In
= iians and that a similar grant may be made t.
81 he heirs of those who were killed in the actor
~ IF the 9TH ultimo.
81 The Speaker also presented the petition Of
Zcornmlttee appointed for that purpose at NEE
slunS OF the officers and priva:es of the severa
ESnlllta corps of Knox county, Indiana territory
zwho served in the late eampain under eoverno
fEliarrison "praying that grants of land may b,
s5rnade to the heirs of such officers and soldier
S1s fell in the action ofthe 9TH ult and that com
3pensation be made for horses and other proper
city uDavoidably lost or destroyed in said action
(Which two petitions were referred to the com
sEmittee appointed on the 10Th inst. on the mes
Usage from the President IF the United State.
u transmitting letters from governor Harrison re
s1lative to that action.
q The bill from the Senate authorising the Pre-
sssident Of tho United States to raise certain com
s,Enies OF Rangers for the protection Of the from
d Ter of the United States, Was read the frs
6ktime, and on motion was read the second tim,
4and referred TO the committee appointed on thai
'spArt OF the Presidents message which relate:
DO filing the ranks and polonging the enlist
-snent OF the regular troops and to an auxiliary
sEnilhary force
: And the House adjourned over TO Thursday
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