The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-06-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Several petitions of private nature Yere
lpreSented and referred
| SIENOGRaPRERS.
I nv. Grcsvebor presented the petition -
! George Richards, stating that he had siur.s
! ing the last session reported the proceedings
tot the house for the Federal Rcpubiics;s
newspaper and that on application at +ha
lpresent session for the like privilege. he HAD
been excluded By the decision of the Hon.
speaker; and praying to be admitted as
heretofore for the purpose of reporting de-
bates.
| d1r. GrosUenor moved TO refer the pets.
/ ton to select Committee.
Mr.. CRANKY remarked, that this wes er,Fse
ot those questions which there was In, oe..
easisn 10 refer to a committee. IS the Houss.
were as well q"aiifed 10 decide on it as an~
committee could be- -
! Mr.. GroSOenor uree} fhz reference oF
th:S memorial TO ccanitfe., ss the besr
mode OF ascertaining whether orher sfero-
graphers Could be admitted on the hor
Cons stentiy with the Convenience Of the
l1ionse, and "A Course which would he. per-
lhaps, more decorous to the chair than ao,,
lnther-
m. Trout suggested tie pfopaie4y & "a
lteriing the memoi la TO u Committee of the,
whole. He said The paper and this made OF
Tits intrncucten into the Horse we.= csica-
Hated directly or iEdHec-ly 90 convey 10 tor,
House and To the pubic. am inumaticn cha,
the Speaker mad acted y X, Injustice in rela-
Ition 80 the ipdiyidusl pet.tinnisg 1t secuted
proper, therefore. thal the Speaker snoulc
have -.an ,cDpurtun;Cy cf eXi,t.iligg thss
fgrounds on y hich he had acted.
| : mr.. - right was irdispg>ed 70 refer the
Petition to any committee, Tor reasons vh.csa
| ne stated. 2f.
a very desal,ory debate ensued. wlic',
occupied, with itle intcrr. issi,,n. the. ne.
rnaiuder of the days sitting OF which vs.
can' Tor the present at least. give it.ie moro
tnHn the names of the speakers and she pee,
neral course OF proceeding. !.
H1". CrosDe7icr3 replied 70 K1, Wrieht's
J obJectons 70 the character Of the Federal.
! keP"b,ican. winch, he Conceived, had M,
oe'rihg on the a5strect Question q! the ao-
mission Of an"tIer..te noyrapher.
/ Mr. Hanson spoke at,Sonia length. wiz,
l,nnoh warm and rniittle eioQueuce. IN e.
iProbftlo Of he opp9s';itr set az to the al
mission Of Mr. Richards wbi,h h,. viewed
- an atTrmptto aOridse the liberty Of shs
ar. UJighf replied with equal warmth.
to some remarks mace by NAE. II. ia aslusi-
on TO him and
PR Hanson rej,ined.
! iht question was "a taken m referring.
the petition 20 COMMITTEE of the whole
iieuSe, aud Carried by considerable mi.;.,r-
lit,.
Ii was mad the order for to-day in me-
Terence t"'to:morr9w, Inc question on TO-
N ROW, tie Gay propose by Mr.. Grosvcnor,
having Gern nt gativcd, 90 10 n.
Several other petitions from individraIs
were then presented and referrea aiaonr
which were several petitions fron the dis
| trict % Noiumbia presented at the last 49,
s'on OF Congress. but not fn- iiY acted en-.
>Nr. GrApdy presented tHe petition 81
IWi!'iam Eeiiy, Contrasting tie ,agsit< cf t.-
/ election OF ihomas Is. II t~.s now ..sutsuic
t'ein0sr IRON the state OF tennessee. Rs
/ ferrcd 20 tle Committee az Elections.
! he SAcukcr laid before the FUuse :. Ies-
ter from tne Commissioners of pub,ic Ind.
transmitting the report of the Commission
efa appointed for The REVISION OK claim, 70
lands Al the district of Kaskaskia
| On motion gf1Tr. Eafrs leave was gi-
ven to the CcmmsSee OF Ways nad Means
TO 81 during the sttttags Of the House.
/ Onmotiun OF Mr. Ao5ey4so7,
! Ree1iUed, That tue Committee Of Com.
mercc aud Manufactures be instructed to en-
quire into the propriety of establishing pore
OF entry N the town C Moh'.s
! lie II use then resumed tHe question res
lPectog steDograpAerS --enL,
! % motion OF Mr. Gu9dy, received ITSELF
| INTO q committee o. TIC wEG.s. W Nelson
ia Iie H"aif' OF the petition 81 Gorge Rieh-
ARCS tins day presented and referred.
! re petition llsving been again read
! pr. GF1SOcior moved The following rcso-
lution.
! "Re4ofvCd, Tint GEORGE Richards be a.,
m't.rd an the loor Of ,hs House as ateno-
srapher. AID that the Speaker be requested
10 assigr him place thereon"
/ m CHU Cope iterJ after observing that.
! N ms opiaion, ~ i'n oortance had been given
/ to cans petition which did not well comport
! wit3 t!'c GiguitY of the House, stated the
isronH.! ON ich the decision had been made.
I ~ him of witch ,he petitioner complained
( winch was Iu'Py ibis: that in conseuucn, >
/ "l the fcCt.t alterations it, the House scats
al been arranged Tor but four stenograuhcrs
--an3 70 tEte 9laces he had assigned tie an.
p|ca nfS 3ccJfai"5 to eDiority I'll OF whom,
/ iat aus becn". longer standing thah Nj. "a.
re- hAd by his arrangement been secluded.
! y 'ie Li~uie should deem it propei a. adraie
/ ''tc'S MAJ thore now on the iicor, he hrpeL
hey ""n'1 designate the stations tEey h6ulA
occupy, &C.
| rs iauc'i debate now took riact Of uaA