Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-12-13

~@~SS'Ss ,PPS's AttJiNis iNOOGIlSt STElKS
ton, Aston, M'Kim. tand Cox.
Committee IF Coms 4 e and 1anutdctures.
Messrs. >Newton. Murfree, Seybert. Jack
son, of Rhode Island. Bayhes, and Grosve-
nor. -
Committee Of Claims
Messrs, Archer. Yancey, Goodwin, Law,
Alexander, Bard, and Davenport.
s, Committee on Public Lands. $50
Messrs. M'Kee, Robertson Humphreys,
Mosaiey, Irwin, Pickering and M'Coy.
Committee on the Post Office and Post
Roads.
Messrs. Rhea, of Tennessee, Lyle, Sturges,
Bigelow, Winter, Franklin. and Hail.
Committee for fh= Distriet Of Columbia.
Messrs. Kent, of Md. Lewis, Pearson,
Crawford, Sharp, Brown and Bradley.
Committee on the Jndiciary
Messrs. Ingersol, Nelson, Pitkin, Stock
ton, Pickens. Montgomery. and Oakley.
Of Refusal and Unfinished 6asiarss.
Messrs. Condit, Stafford, and Wheaton.
Committee Of accounts
Messrs. Moore, Barnett and John Reed.
Two or three petitions praying the estab
Iishment and alterations of Post Roads, were
presented and SSefFed.
PRFSiDE&Its MESSAGE.
On motion of Mr.. Taylor, of New. York,
the House Resolved itself into committee
of the whole OH the state of the Union, MIR.
Macon in the chair;
And the message of the President yester-
day, referred TO the said committee, was ia
ken into consideration.
The said message having been read, the
following resolutions were moved by Mr..
Taylor, and severally agreed to without de-
bate.
l. Resofued, That so much of the Presi-
dents Message as relates 20 our Foreign At
fairs, be referred to Select Committee
2. That so much as relates to Military Af>
fairs, be referred to Il Select Committee.
;. That SO much as relates to Naval AT
fairs, be referred to Select Committee.
a. That so much as relates to our Revenue,
be referred to the Committee of Ways and
Means. IA
S. That so mAch as relates to revision
Of the Militia Laws b referred to Select
6. That so much as relates to the Retail
alton by our Government of the proceedings
OF the Enemy contrary to the Legitimate
modes of warfare, be referred to Select
Committee.
Mr. Clay, ofKcntucky (SDeaker) remark
ed that the resolutions adopted appeared to
embrace all the principal topics adverted 20
in the message, with the exception OF one
which had no doubt escaped the gentlemen's
observation. The subject to which he re-
ferred was embraced in the 70 lowing reso
luton, which MIR. Clay offered for consider
alton:
6. RESOLVED, That SO much of the Mes
sage of the President as relates to the expe-
diency ofsuch legal provisions asmay supply
the defects, or remove the doubts of tho Elk.
ecutiye authority TO allow to the cruizers of
other powers, at war with the enemies of
the United States, such use of the American
ports and markets as may CO. respond with
the privileges allowed by such powers TO
American citizens be referred to select
committee.
MIR. Taylor remarked, that he had not o.
verlooked this Important recommendation,
but had supposed it, would fall within the
province of the Cen1pttee on naval affairs :;
in as much as itsPeAIhred object was to
give to our vessels of var, public and private
the requisite advantage in their cruizes. :"
and appeared to him therefore properly a
subject for their examination.
MIR. Clay observed, in reply, that If il be
longed to any OF the committees proposed it,
the resolutions just agreed to, it appeared to
him to belong TO the committee OF Foreign
Relations, the object being recjprocation
TO a for eign power of certain privileges in
our ports which it granted to us on its part.
Il was at least doubtful to which committee
1t properly belonged, and it would therefore
be better to refer it to special committee,
Mr.. Taylor withdrew his opposition to the
motion; and
1t was agreed 70.
The committee Men rose and reported the
resolutions to the house, which were concur.
red in aud the committees ordered to be ap-
pointed accordingly.
On motion of Mr.. Wheaton, a ballot was
ordered to be held at IL O'Clock 10 morrow,
for Chaplain on the part of this house.
And the house adjourned.
Thursday, Dec. 9.
On motion of Mr. Grundy.
A committee ofEections was appointed pur,
suant to the stasdng rule Of the House con-
sisting Of AIessrs. Fisk Of Vermont, Gholson,
King, Of Mass. Piekens, Nose, Comstock and
Anderson.
..The .Rey Jesse Lee was reelected Chaplain
f5k the present session.
9he following gentlemen yesterday appeared
ard took their seats, viz. From Massachusetts
VIM. Ely, and Elijah Brigham from N. Caro-
lima, VIM. Kennedy; and from Tennessee, Re.
lix Grundy.
The following gentlemen appeared and took
their seats to-day, viz. From Massachusetts,
Saml. 1'aggart from New York, lothian Post,
ir. and Zebulon r shiphyd.
The folio ing gentlemen were appointed By
the Speaker to be committees, pursuant to th
order Of yesterday, viz.
On Foreicn/ Peiations-Messrs. Calhoun
S,-nndy, Fisk Of n. Y Ingcrsol, Ghosson, Mil