Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-05
Thursday, July 90.

Mr.. Grundy, from the select committee, ap.
pointed yesterday, reported bill laying an EN-.
barge on ali ships and vessels IN the ports and
5arScrs of the u. 5. which-sas twice read and
committed to acommittec of the whole house
for this day.
The House then resolved itself into a com
mit'ee of the whole, on the said bill, Mr. Nell
son in the chair, and after some time spent
therein, the committee rose and reported the
bill with amendments: which were concurred
in BY the House. ff,f
After several unsuccessful motions TO smend
the question was taken on engrossng Ne bill
for a third reading, and decided by yeas & nays
a. follows:
For engrossing 7s
Against it so
Mr.. pitkin moved to postpone the bill indie
Eniteiy-Negatived.
The question was then stated "shall the bill
pass !" and decided by yeas and nays as fol.
lows:
YEAS---Messrs. Aston, Anderson, Archer,
Avery, Bard, Barnett, Beall, Bibb, Bowen,
Grown, Burwei, Butler, Caldwell, Chapel,
CLARK, Clopton, Condit, Conard. Crawford
Creighton, Davis OF Penn Dawson, Desha, Erale,
Eppes, Evans, Farrow, Findiey, Fisk of yerm
Fcrnev, Forsythe, Franklin, Ghols, n, Goodwin.
Gourdine, Griffin, Grundy, Hall, HAYES, Hop
kins Of ny. Hubbard, Humphreys, Hynenan,
Ingersoll, Ingham, Irwio, Kerr, Kcrsllsw, King
ofN. G. Leferts, Lyle, Macon, M'Coy, MKim,
RLean, Moore, Nlurlree, Nelson, Newton.
Ormsby, Parker. Picken., Piper, Pleasanls,
Ehea of Penn. Rhca of Tenn Rich, Roane, 10
hertson, Sewer, Sharp, Smith of Penn Strong
Tannehill, Telfair, Ward of y. j. Wilson of
Penn. Wright, Yanccy-so
NAfS-Messrs. Bayly OF Virg Benson, Big
Glow, Breckenridge, Brigham, Caperton, Cal.
houn, Champion, Cheves, Cil!ey, Comstock,
CulPeper, Davenport, Ely, Cctdes, Gionn:nper.
Hasbrouck, Huty, Hungerford, Jackson of i, J.
Kennedy, Kent of N. Y. Kent of Md King, of
Mass. Lewis, Lovett, Lowndes, Mcsely, Oaklv.
Pickering, Pnkin, Potter, j. Reed, Ridgely.
Ruggies, seybert, Shetiey, Sherwood, shipherd.
Smith OF n. York, Stanford, Sturges, Taggart.
Taylor, Thompson, Yose, Wheaton, White.
Wilson of Mass. Wintcr-5o
The bill was ordered to be sent to the Senate
Tor concurrence, and the secret sitting closed
The injunction of secrecy was removed on
yesterday.
SATURDAY, July 81.
Al. M'kim reported a bill for the relief of
Joshua Dorsey which was read three times
and passed.
BRITISH BARBARITIES.
Mr.. Macon, from the committee to whom
was referred that part of the Presidents
Message which relates to the spirit and
manner IN which the war has been waged by
the enemy, made report, including a vo-
luminous mass OF testimony on the subject,
which together with such of the evidence as
may be most important, we shall publish at
an early day. The report concludes with
tEe following resolution, which was agreed
to, and commi,teeappointed to present tie
same to the President:
RESOLVED, That the President of the III
hited States be requested to have collected
and presented to the House, during the Con.
tinuahce Of the present war, evidence of e.
very departure by he enemy from the or,
binary modes OF Conducting war among ciyi.
Used nations"
On motion of Mr.. Grundy, ordered. That /
5000 copies OF said report be printed fer the
use of the members.
The further consideration Of the supple
mentary report of the Committee of Elect
ons on the contested election of j. P. HUNGER
ford, was, on motion of Mr. Shelley, post
Poned TO the first day of the next session.
The bill from the Senate making com.
pensation for wagons and teams captured
or destroyed by the enemy at Detroit" pass
ed through committee Of the whole. and
was read third time and pas ed.
The House spent some time in committee
OF the whole on the bill from the Senate To
amend the Militia Laws, &c and the com
fnittee having risen and reported progress
leave was refused them to sit again
n motion was made by Mr.. Goldsboroupb
to recommit said bill to committee of the
whole; but before the question was decided
the House adjourned.
Previous 10 adjournment
The amendments of the Senate TO s;x ri,
eight bills sent up from the house were read
and concurrcd IN.