Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-01-27
January is.

MT. DeSha presented the petition OF John
Edwards, praying compensation for services
performed, uIder the direction of Gen. Knox,
when Secretary Of War.-Refcrrcd.
Mr.. Morrow, from the committee ON Pub.
hc Lands, reported bill authorship the Sc
cretary OF the Treasury to locate the land
reserved for tue use of Jefferson College. in
the Mississippi Territory. Twice read and
committed.
Mr.. Rhea, from the committee ON Post Of
fees and Post-Roads, reported bill to alter
and establish certain post-roads, which was
twice read and committed.
The Speaker laid before the House a Re-
port IRON the Secretary Of State, in cLedi-
ence to Il resolution of the Doth Nov of Anne
ilcan Seamcn impressed into the service of
Foreign Powers.
Also, Report from the Secretary ofWsr.
III obedience to resolution Of the 18th De-
cemhcr, of the capital employed in the Indi-
an trade, the amount of annual purchases.
the number of Agents employed, Cor
derod to be printed.
a message from the President of the Unit
cd States on tie subject of the contingent
fund, stating that there had been expended
| tberetrom 5 1898 III taking possession of the
sefrltory bounded on the eastwartl'by the RI
YER PeNido.
The House then took up the unfinished
business of yesterday, viz the bill authors
| ing the President of the United States to ac-
cept OF certain Volunteer Corps and after
TWO unsuccessful attempts to amend the bill,
ana some debate, the question was taken ON
the oiiis being ordered TO be engrossed for
| third reading, and carried 90 to IS.
The Yeas and Nays were as follow:
| fEAo-Messrs. Aston, Anderson, Ba-
ker, Bard, Bartlett, Bassett, Bibb, Black
ledge, Blocker, Blount, Boyd, Brecken-
ridge, Brown, Burwell, Butler, Calhoun.
Cheves, Clay, Cochran, Clopton, Condit,
Crawford, Davis, Dawson, Desha, bins,
more, Earl, Emott, Findley, Franklin, Ghol-
son. Goid, Green, Grundy, o. Hall, Har-
per, Hawes, Iiutty, Hyneman, Johnson, Kent.
Ming Lacock' Little, Livingston, Lowndes,
| Lyie' Macon, Maxwell, Moore, M'Bryde,
| NJ Coy, M'kee, Meltcalf, Morgan, Morrow
Nelson, New, Newbold, Ormsby. pandng
pickens, Piper, Pond, Potter, OUNCE
Rhea, Ridgely, Ringgold, Rhea, Roane. Ro'
oerts, Rodman, Sage, Sammons, Seayer. Sc
| Vier, Shaw, Smile, G. Smith, Stanford. Stew
ard Stow, Strong, Sullivan, Tallman, Talli-
aicrro, Tracy, Troup, Turner, Van Cor,-
iandt, Whitehill, Williams, Widgery, Will
son. Wright-96.
YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Bacon, Bieelov
Brigham, Champion, Chittenden. Daver,
port, Ely, Fisk, Fitch, B. Hall, Jackson. Kew.
Law, Lewis, Moscly, Pearson, Pitkin' POI,
ter, Seybert, Sturges, Taggart, Tallmadee.
Wheaton, White-25.
On motion of Mr.. d. r. Williams the
House resolved itself into committee Of the
whole, Mr.. Lewis in the chair, ON the hin
from the Senate, with the amendments re-
commended by the army committee, to whom
| 1t had been referred.
lhe DILL with the proposed amendments
being gone through,
Mr.. Williams said. he weuIa :, G.
words as he was able, explain the nature of
the amendments which the select commit
tee had recommended This bill. he said
was predcated on the destruction Of the ofice
OF Puryeyor OF public supplies, who is pro-
perry the Comnissary General ofthe United
States; and contemplates the establishment,
IN Its place, not only of quarter master Pc
neral for the United States, but a commisSa-
ry general in the same person. In inveeti-
eating tins subject, the committee conld coo
no reason for blending these two imnortant
Offices in one, the duties of both which sre
important, perfectly distinct, and never were
blended IN any other country in the world
and tor this good reason, these officers are a
check upon each another one being tbe
purchaser, and the other the Distribute az
supplies; whereas, if they were united in
one person, frauds to any amount might he
committed without the possibility of detecti-
on. Besides, it is necessary the Quarter
Master-General should be a military man
indeed his presence is at times reouired in
the field, to distribute the supplies whilst
the Purveyor, OF Commissary General.
whose business it is to purchase supplies Of
every kind for the army, ought to be man
we'll acquainted with mercantile concerns.
After some objections from Messrs. Aston
and Rhea, and some remarks in reply from
Messrs. Talmadge and Findley, the amend
ments which went to keep up the Purveyor's
Office, were agreed to; and the committee
rose and reported the bill. The House took
it up and concurred with the amendments,
and ordered the bill to third reading to-
morrow.