Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-06-21
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as atoi esaid, from all the members who shall
.nen &c present, not ON said Committee, nor
Paru IS in said case.
AZ :aoEOed, That a special committee bs
Up hhted to examine the decisions Of this.
80 Sc already made, on the subject of con-
.ee ed elections and report the rules. po;nts
hi principles, which appear to them to
~ nd We been thereby settled or a6indyed ard
.ue cases in which they may have been tms
settled or adjudged.
ne hrst resolution was agreed to a..
secohd was, on the suggestion of Mr.. Find.
oruered to lie on the table in pursuance
,ae ui1 ol the House; and the third was
-, Gu I'd committee of the whole
ne engrossed bill authorising TIE ;acor-
p ro.S lion ot i company for making turnpike
80 ~ aC .ne county OF Washington in the dis
'rict ofColumbia ; and the engrosseti hin to;n-
corporate a company for making certain ,nrn
PIKE roads In the county of Alexandra in
passed. '''''e anu
NY Drown presented two petitions ola
,s OF the inhabitants OF the borough Of
Easton and Northumberland County. NAV.
ing the establishments of a post road from
c'aston to Berwick in Northumberland Re-.
ferrcd. -'.''s'' i>c
~, Tuesday, Jgne Is.
and took his seat any "PPe~eu
Mr.. Reed presented the petition IF ,a,oh
Perkins, of Massachusetts, PRAYING rencv,aI
oil ms patent right 10 machine tor c,rt;nn.
mans winch was referred to Il sci CT corn,,,;t'
tee. 'oiii'il-
Mr. Wilson presented the petition of Jere.
nrien' Collector oftie port of Machias, Mass.
praying that the public may make PAYMENT for
~ ies purchased and men employed by him
defence uF tl.st
Secretary of War.
on motion OF Mr.. Archer, 9eave was given
10 1ohh ihomPson 70 withdraw his petition
ana papers, which had been referred to IT,
Committee of Claims
Mr, Pearson presented the memorial of Ed.
=" i,Sat'erWhite. purser in the navy. late
al the United States brig Vixen. caniircd nd
afterwards wrecked, and sunk near Conce,,to ',
lsland' stating the loss of all books and youch,
us on hoard SAID vessel, which were necessary
"a INC settlement OF his accounts and prayinS~
mat some Legislative provision NAV he made
to enable him to adjust his SAID accounts and
to the Committee of Claims,
-1r' jennings presented the petition of sun.
dry inhabitants OF Knox county, lnliana Fer.
ritory, stating that they have suffered cnne;-
derabIe Injury from The use made OF their nri.
Vate property by the detachment OF mounted
Troop under the command of General Honl,irs
ana praying compensation for the damage sus.
red.-Referred
Mr.. Da son, from the Committee on the
district OF Columbia, made report concluding
with recommendation that the further cons;.
deration OF several petitions therein mentioned
from this district, be indefinitely postponed-
Fhe report was agreed to-
SIR. EPpes, from the Committee of 0KEaua,
ana hsans, reported The bin from the Senate,
Tor the relief of Alexander PhGuix, withsa..
,i't''o'hehtS' gong to incorporate in thef biz
tne case OF William NcxseD, ir. as well as Mr.
Ih@"H' Inc amendments were agreed te,Sand
the bill WAS ordered to be read a third time To.
mo row.
DISTRIBUTION or ARMS.
Mr. fuSn rose 60 proposes motion: He said
tnat IN 1908, IT was within the KNOWLEDGE Of
all, that bill had passed for arning ard equip
ping the whole body OF the militia of the Unit
ed States, and an annual approximation of
100000 dollars had been made for that Object
Since that time number of arms had been
procured under the law, and a distribution in
part had taken place. Ii appeared, by Gocu-
Inents placed before the House al n former ses-
sicn, that there had been procured, in conse-
quence OF this appropriation, upwards of.31-
ouJ stand OF arms; int ,h.t about 10, coo stands
haa Deen distributed 10 several Of the states
and territories, eleven in number. 1870. The
House had TO information &C the distribution.
oil the remainder, that any distribution
had taken place of those which had been
since prOcnred,--for, contracts had been an
bounced 60 have been made, to a consdera-
Die extent, for further supplies. The constrilc-
ton gwen to the law appears to have been.
That dlstribu ion might be made TO some
states, to The exclusion of others This con-
structlon, Mr.. p. apprebendcd, was a very diff
terent one from that contemplated bv the lie.
gislalure which passed the law The fair con-
structIon OF the law, and according TO h, re.
collection tho object of those who passed il
was, that the arms should be equally distribute
ed as received by the u States Mr. p. cuot
ed the terms of the law, requiring the trans
mission of tile arms procured under il IN the
several states and territories, to be distributed
by the local authority of each. The renort
made TO the House or tlis subject accounted
for the inequality of distribute on by STATING
that the arms had heen distributed 10 tboss
parts OF the union most exposed. The situa ion
oil the United States had materially changed
since that letter was writer. Mr.. r.. ssid ~,
own opinion had been decidedly that Whenever
a distribution took place, it should be in enu,.F
proportions to each state in proportion TO. ~
elective militia, But hc would remar; u,nr
the principle stated in the War Departfo.p,
that now and at the time that letter was writ
ten, there we're many states as much cxDosed
rs those to whom arms had been distri6uted.
Arms had, for instance, been given. TO New.
Hampshire, and not to MassachusHte. Con.
necticut New York, PennsJ lvsnlS or Vrginis.
As TO the situation Of New York, no one. he
presumed, would imagine that she was not az
much exposed as New Hampshire OF sea.
coast, New Hampshire had but a single point
and yet arms were given 20 her, whilst none
were given to Connecticut. with a sea-coast Of