Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-11-16


ostase CT letters on licenses to retailers Of
inc. sp'r,tuous liquors and foreign merchan-
ice. on carriages for the conveyance of per-
ons. and on plated harncas, which was |
vice read and committed.
Mr. Yancey Of N. C. from the committee
4 Claims. made an unfavorahle report on |
he petition of William Eisenback. John
Frank and cshers; which was read and con.
cured in.
. MIR chaprell Of S c.. from the commit.
tee on Revolutionary Claims. made a favor,
able report oa a claim of William Arnold.
of Rhode Island; which was referred to
cf the whole.
MIR Jennings of Indiana, reported a bill to
anthorisethe publication of the laws Of the
United states within the territories of the
Uisited States which was twice read and
ordered to be engrossed for third readA
ing
The Speaker laid before the House re-.
port from the War Department. stating, that
lew or ro material pagers. were lost during
t1c late lcursio Of tas enemy.
a message was received from the Senate
insisting on their amendment to the Three
Million Loan Bill, and melting a conference.
On motion of Mr. Eppes. the House insisted
on their disagreement, and accepted the in .
vitation OF the Senate 10 conference
The House on motion of Mr.. Yancey Of
n. 6. resumed the Consideration of the bill
for the relief Of John Chalmers. jr. Further
evide"cc ia support Of his claim was prodr.
iced and read. -
The, motion depending on the former dis.
cussion of the bill, was to recommit the bill
tothe committee of Claims.
The questions now presented by Il wore
these ! Whether this was class of cases.
which. if clearly established, was entitled to
the favorable attention Of Congress. 2 Whe :
ther, IT It was such case, L would be pro-
per To act singly on this case, without re-
terence to others of q similar character.
y Whether the statement of facts was sup.
ported by the evidence. On the two first Of
these prints. the opinion appeared to be gen>
orally favorable to the claimant, consiaerise
his case entirely sur grneris. On the last
point there was difference tif opinion, on the
ground that the House had not before il az
conclusive evidence on the subject as was
within their reach.
In the end. however, the motion to re
commit the bill was negatived, and the bill
was ordered to be engrossed for a third rea.
ding.
CLASSIFICATION BILL.
The order Of the day ON the bill making
further provision "for filing tho ranks of
the regular army by classifying thefree male
population oftf,e Uni.ed States having been
called over
Mr. Lowndes offs. C.. moved th.t .b.6,.
Their confederation Of This order of .,,s u
be postponed until Tuesday next Tn .a.,
port of dis motion he ,,rrei ms ;n,nrnrr;se',
of the two branches of the eg;.I.,,,rs .ss
ing ar the same time ON two b;iI.- viii ,o,aI
w d;stinct provis;one. ha v;oy shs w
iect In view. If both shonld mace ~. ;-,,
change Of the bills would nIare :, ~ -.
in an aux ward. prsdicament IN ann ,,;a.s
no time cauld be saved nv actin, ~, ~ Nj,
pending the discussion Of ana,ber Nil n,,,hs
same subject in the other branch of ,,,,. +
The question on possnonement W..
I'D in the Affirmative without = division
9 Mr. Harris of Ten submitted eo- r,.,.;a-
Grafton the following resolutioo h
Rescued, That the committees of Vav.
and Means he ;nstructa,. 70 s,,,,..;~. 49, ~
exoediencv of 'nrovid;ng nv = ~ ,s wv. ~.
Kind of money which nav Re- Y,a;d ~ ~,
government 10 the troon. IN thr ss..,:.s -. =
the United States. for m;l;tarr s-ry;,,s. si.s,s
be receivable in nayment from, ~. ,s. s,J
for their taxes- - -e fSoP-s
Mr.. n. said that the nronr,e,v,f ofy..,
the resolution nod =, :.a",e o.s', ny.
mind from tho circumstance of the Tsnn...
see sroops having been paid for their servi.
Il was true he said that some If tha 49,.
were made payable in Baltimore and PI,;sa.
delphia, but many Of them were r,vsh,. :,
the Chiiico,he Bank in Ohio. These noe.
he said, would mt pass in Tennessee. Win
out discount of from 10 20 os ner cen,