Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-02-11

troops to prevent their falling into the
harris of The enr~ly-Referrel To the COM
mitce of claims
The committee IF claims were discharged
rom the further consideration Of the petiti-
m of George Sweny, which wa, referred To
the committee of ways and means.
Tne bill allowing purchasers of public
lands further time to complete their pay
uents was read a third time and passed.
The House weat into committee on the
bill for augnenting the banking capital of
he Bank fWaShington-On motion of Mr..
Lewis new clause was added to the end Of
the bill a'!owinga deduction On the diyi-
dends OF the new stockholders, placing them
ON an equal fn ting with the old ones.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and
read third time tomorrow M OPPOSITE
on was made, though the vote was pretty
close on the ques ion to engross-Mr Spea-
ker made one or two observations in favor
ct its convenience and necessity in relation
In the Decuniary concerns of the house
Mr.. CheNes was III ia ,or of engrossing.
The house went into committee Of the
whole IN the bill for imposing a duty on
ron Wire. McssrS. Newton and Seybert
stated thlt the manufactures Of this article
already established were sufficient for sup
Mr.. Blackledge .enqnred, il there was
sufficient evidence Of ghis fact, TO convince
the house.
Msssrs. Newton and Seybert, answered
that the committee were satisfied of the
fact. The bill was then ordered to he en-
crossed and read a third time to morrow
without amendment.
The house went into committee on the
report of The select committee on the sub
ject of the Virginia bounty lands, Mr.. Ras-
sett in the char--compensatng the officers
and soldiers OF the Virginia line.
February 8
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The House resolved itself into committee
of the whole, Mr.. Nelson in the chair, on the
bill prohibiting the employment of foreign sea-
men in the armed vessels and merchant SER
vice OF the United States.
The first section of the bill having been
read
Mr. Grundy rose to explain the various pro-
visions of the bill, its general object and the
considerations by which the committee were
influenced in reporting it. lie commenced by
soliciting calm and deliberate consideration
of the principles of the bill, and such amend
ments of its details as should seem to the
House to be necessary. He then proceeded
to an examination of the public law on this
subject, the great principles of the bill, and
it's details. A. no abbreviation could do JUS
tice to the speakers on the subject we shall
endeavor to present their speeches entire at an
early day.
Mr.. Wright replied to Mr.. Grundv and on
posed the bill at considerable length He con-
sidcrcd 1t as n violation of public law, and as
violation of Our constitution, so far re spects
naturalization. He also viewed it as an at
tempt to wrest the treaty making power from
the hands of the Executive, and offered many
objf ctions to the bill in principle and detail
After he concluded, the committee rosc,
reported progress, and obtained leave 10 sit
again.
The House resumed the unfinished business
OF Yesterday, AID concurred in the d ~ gree
ment ofthe committee of the whole to the re-
port of the Select Committee i'll favor Of max
ing provision for sa'isf, nc the claims ia lard
of the officers and soldiers of the Virginia
Line OH state establishment, by vote of 6S 10
40.
February 4.
Mr.. Wright. from the committee to whom
was referred thepetition of Henry Casa
wav, made report unfavorabe thereto,
which was read and concnrred in.
Mr.. Hampstead moved thai the Commit
tee of Military Affairs be instructed TO en-
quire into the cXpediency ofauthorizing the
President Of the United States to cause TO
be raised ten companies of Mounted RAM
gers for the defence Of the frontiers of the
territory of Missouri.
Mr.. Bond moved to amend the motion
by including in it also the illinois territory
Agreed.
Mr.. D r Williams objected to a resoluti-
on of this kind including only particular
territory. Ifadopted, It ought to be more
general in its scope. He therefore moved
to amend it so as TO include the whole wes-
tern frontjer.-AgTeed to.
And in this form the resolution was agreed
to
On motion of Mr.. Bond, a committee was
appointed to enquire whether any, and if a
ny, what amendments are necessary to the
act {" extending the right of suffrage in the
Illinois territory, and fer other purposes"
with leave to report by bill or othcrwse.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The House again resolved itself into
committee Of the whole on the bill regula-
ting the employment of foreign seamen in
the merchant service and in the armed yes
sells Of the u. States.
Mr.. Seybert moved to strike out the first
section of the bill with a view to destroy it's
principle, and spoke at length in support of
his motion.
Mr.. Archer spoke at considerable length
in reply to Mr.. Wright and Mr.. Seybert, x
in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Wright replied, also at some length,
70 the observations of his colleague, Mr..
Archer
Mr.. Widgery spoke against the motion to
strike out The first section. He had some
objection to the detail of the bill, but tho't
it might be so amended as to make it dc
ceptable.
Mr.. Nelson spoke for about an hour in
support of the bill, and in reply to the OBJ
ierficna made IN ~