Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-02-22

passsd by yeas and nays as follow:
For the bill SIS
Against the bill so
The Houses then resolved itself into a
committee OF the whole, Mr.. Lewis in the
chair, on the bill directing the Secretary of
the Treasury to remit certain hncs. penal |
ties and forfeitures, therein mentionc,l.--
For the relief of Merchants having impor'-
ed goods recently from the dependencies cf
Great Britain.] The bill WAS amended,
reported to the House, and ordered TO be
engrossed for third reading.
February Is.
Mr.. Poindexter, presented a memorial
of the legislature of Mississippi territory,
praying that the land set part for schools
in that territory may be vested in thenI
for that purpose.
MIR. Morrow, from the committee of Pub
lie Lands, reported bill allowing further
| time for delivering the evidence III supper,
of claims TO land in the territory of Nilsson
| ri, which was twice read and committed.
SUSPENSION OF NON-IMpORrATI-
| ON.
Mr. Cheves, from the committee Of ways
and Means, made the following report:
! Tie committee of Ways and Means re
port. That they hays deemed it to be
not suffer and that the public credit n,ay
be duly supported, to look beyond the
| Ways and Means of the present year,
and to take into consideration the revenue
which may be wanted for the year 1914.
| That an estimate of the PROBABLE amount
| Of the revenue which will accrue under ex-
isting laws, and be receivable within that
year, has been submitted to Congress in the
| Annual Report Of the Secretary of the
Treasury made during the present session.
! fhat comparing the amount the reof with
&c sums which will probably be required
| by prudent regard to the public credit, it
appears to the committee indispensably ne
cessary TO make further provision; that
| this may be done by partial suspension
of the non-,inportation acts, which will
not greatly lessen their Injurious effects up
on the enemy, by an additional duty on fo
reign tonnage, and by the imposition of IN
eernal taxes and duties That, in their
| opinion, all these means will be necessary
| TO supply the revenue which will be want
| ed: That il IS iInpracticable, during the
present session, consistently with a due at
! tention to the other business of the nation,
to enacSthc laws necessary to embrace the
last mentioned object; but that this may be
done, without difficulty and without delay
which vii be Injurious either TO the public
credit or the public service, by an earlier
meeting of Congress than the constitutional
period, vhich it will be the duty of Con-
gress, or the Executive branch of govern
ment, to fix 1T such time as shall be deem
| ed most proper and expedient: That it is,
however necessary that the suspension of
| the non importation acts which is contem-
plated should be enacted at the present ses-
sion of Congress and for this purpose and
| the imposition of additional duties on foreign
tonnage, they beg leave to report bill -
| They also report herewith correspon-
dence between the secretary of the Treasu-
| ~ and this committee on the subject of this
report.
The report and documents were read.
Mr.. Chepes, then introduced the bill "a
hove mcntionei, which was read the first
time and ordered to be read a second time
by 4 vote of a. to &c.
+ The report and bill were referred to a
committee of the whole house & made the
order of the day for Wednesday next
MIR. Lizzie, from the committee appointed
on the subject, reported the following reso-
luton.
Resotved, That the act extending the
right of suffrage to the Illinois territory re-
quiles no amendment
Which was ordered to lie on the table
The engrossed bill supplementary to the
act for increasing the Navy of the United
States, wss,read the third time, and passed,
without division.
TheYengrossed bill authorisinS the Sc
cretary of the Treasury to remit fines for
FIXTURES and penalties in certain Cases, was
read the third time, and rejected by yeas
and nays. as follows:
For the bill SIS
Against the bill 81
The Speaker hid before the House com
mnnicstion from the Treasurer of the Uni
ted States, transmitting tho annual state
ment of his ACCOUNTS which was read and
ordered to lie on the ia BILE
YAZOO CLAIMS.
The House resolved into committee of
the whole on motion of Mr.. Po.naexter-
Mr. pitkin in the chair, on the bill from the
Senate relative TO the compromise of the
Yazoo purchases, aud the amendments pro-
posed by the committee of Public Lands TO
the sao.e.
Mr.. Harper opposed the adoption ofthc
amendments, and defended the claims of the
purchasers.
Mr.. Clay moved that the committee rise
and report progress. with view to lay the
subject over for the session, which 10 sup
ported on the ground that there was not
time to discuss the subject fully during the
present limited session without neglccting
business ofimmediate and pressing impor-
lance.
Mr.. Clay's motion was opposed BY Mes
Sis. Pondexter, Wright and Widgery, and
l gfaV ted 49, AZ