Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-03-26
HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES.

March IL
Mr.. d. II. Williams this day resumed his
seat IN the House, rom which iaefsas bosis-
| absent on leave for some time past. .
Mr.. johnson presented a number of me-
MORALS from the inhabitants of West Flori.
da, complaining OF sundry grievances, &c
which were referred. -, a...
Mr. Gholson made favorable report on
! the petition of VIM. Garrard, recommends
ing an allowance to him of an additional sum
of $500 dollars, in consideration of his SER
vices as a land commissioner for the terri.
tory of Orleanss--Referred to a committee
of the whole.
Mr.. Seybert presented petition of Ste
phen Girard, merchant of the city of Phila-r
delphia, praying permission to enter hisyes-.
sci, called the. Good Friends, at some Gus.
tom house of the United States, which YES
sci now lies in an exposed situation at Anne
liza island, with q cargo of British merchan-
disc on board--Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Nelson,
Rescued, That committee be APPOINT
cd to enquire into the propriety and expe-
diency, on the part of the United STATES, of
making provision by law, for carrying into
effect, in behalf of the officers and soldiers of
the revolutionary war of the Virginia line on
state establishment, or those Claiming I'M
der them, as also the officers and soldiers
employed IN the marine service of the said
state of Virginia, during the war of the re-
Volution, and in behalf of any other merito->
rious persons, the warrants of land or other
engagements, obligatory on the good faith OF
the said state, which may have been issued
or entered into in consideration of military
services by assigning to the said officers
and soldiers, or thsoe claiming under them,
their respective proportions of good land to
which they may be entitled in virtue of any
enga cement on the part of the said state OF
Virginia, TO be laid off between the Scioto
and Little Miami rivers on the northwest of
the river Ohio; and if n sufIiciency of good
lands, Within tie true intent and meaning Of
| the enSagements, On the part of Nircinis ~
| the officers and soldiers aforesaid, to main
tain sacred and inyiolate the piishted faith os
| the said state, cannot be obtained within the
| limits aforesaid, then how far it NAV beck
pedient to assign to the said officers and SOL,
| diers, or those claiming under them, other
good lands lying IN any state or territory of
| the United States, out of any public -lando
whatever; and that they have leave to re-,
port by bill or otherwise.
Messrs. Nelson, M'Kee, Morrow, Breck-
| enridge and Gold, were appointed a COM.
mittee accordingly.
The House resolved itself into a commit.-
tee of the whole, Mr.. Stanford in the char
| on the bill concerning the post-office and
Post-roadSj and, several amendments hay-
| ing been made thereto, the bill was report
ed to the House and further amended and,
before the question was taken OF engrossine.
the bill Tor third reading, the House adj
| journed.
March IS.
X
Mr.. Burwell, from the committee to whom
\ the subject was referred, made an uafayor..
| able report on the memorial of Peter Lam
| dals, recommending that he have leave to
withdraw his memorial and papers. Mr.. B.
explained at some length the grounds of
the reports upon the fullest investigation ha
had no claim upon the United States. Tho
| Speaker laid before the House letter from
Peter Landais, praying of this body that his
memorial 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 ofthe memorial but the motion was
negatived The question was then taken ON
the report, and carried IN the afirmative
zen.con.
The bill from the Senate to alter the time
| OF holding the circuit courts of the first dis
trlctj and the bill to carry into effect an act
| OF the legislature of the state Of MARYLAND
| Prospecting lotteries in the district of Colum-
bia) were read a first and second time and
| referred to committee of the whole.
The House took up the message ofthe Sc
nate asking conference on the subject of the
disagreeing votes of the two Houses ON the
navy bill, and conferees we're agreed to be app
| pointed on the part Of this House.
The amendments of tie Senateto the resp
luton authorizing the formation of digest Of
the returns Of manufactures, Scc. were a.
! greed to.
| The bill to establish Quartermaster-ee-
neTaPsDepartment. and for other uurposes.
was read third time, and passed without
| opposition.
The House resumed the consideration of
the Oil concerning post roads.
n motion was made by MIR. 0. Hall 10 re-.
commit the bill, On tho ground that 50 many
whole bill