The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-02-04
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, Jan. 81.

the whole to whom that subjec. is refer
red.
Mr.. CASTOR Of \. c. presented the petition
of the President and Directors of the Col
>lcge Of Georgetown, praying to be invested
with authority and power 10 confer the usi,-
al academical honors on those who BY their
proficiency in the liberal arts may be judged
deserving of that distinction which was re-
ferred to the committee on the District of
Columbia.
On motion of Mr.. Newton, the committee
of commerce and manufactures were dis
charged from the petitions of the Vermont
Mineral Factory Company. Of Paul Coke &c
Son, of Secemb & Williams, and of John
Hunt, jr. and they were referred to the Com
mittee of ways and means.
Mr.. PleGsQutS of Va from the naval COM
miJtee, TO whom was referred the report of
the Acting Secretary of the Navy, on the
petition of Ufiah Brown, made report TN
favorable tn the governments making any,
experiment on his invention at the present
time; which was read and ordered TO lie on
the table.
The remainder OF the day was spcnt on
the bill, reported by the committee af claims,
TO authorise payment for property lost, cap
tured or destroyed by the enemy whilst in
the military service of the U. S. 10 which
sundiy amendments were made in committee
of the whole, Mr.. Macon in the chair, and re-
ported TO the House.
After employing the day wholly OIL this
bill
The House adjourned without having gone
through the same.
Monday, Jaruary so.
Mr.. Plc0sartS of Va. from the committee
on Naval Affairs, made report on the petit
ton OF Joseph Roberts, surgeon in the Ma
Wy, praying the allowance of a part of the
prize money arising from the capture Of the
enemy's squadron on Lake Erie, from the
apportionment Of which he has been exclu-
ded, IN consequence of his having been sta
toned at hospital on shore. The report is
adverse to the prayer of the pcttion.-Or-
dered TO lie on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Cannon Of Ten.
Resolved, That the committee on that
part of the Presidents mess2ge which relates
to the militia, be instructed to enquire into
the expedency OF amenGing the act supple
mentary TO an sct entitled IAN act TO pro-
vide for calling forth the militia to execute
the laws, suppress insurrectiohs, and repel
invasons, and 10 repeal the act now in
force, for those purposes, and to increase
tle pay OF volunteers aud militia corps, pass
ed February 23d, 1913, so as to allow to the
militia lin addition 70 the pay and emolu-
ments allowed by the before recited ac&) who
now are or may here alter be IN the service
clothing in proportion to the time they are
in said service, as IS allowed the regular ar
my. And in AL cases when the said militia
shall furnish themselves with clothing while
III service as aforesaid, 10 allow them the
amount of the United States price in licu
thereof.
Mr.. Jackson of Va. moved the following
resolution.
Rescued, That this House will proceed
on ot
pointment Of Clerk, in the room Of Pat
rick Magruder, who has resigned that of
fice.
The question on filling the first blank with
the word tom 0rTow, was decided in the ne
gative, 60 to IS
Mr.. Pearson then moved, to lay the res
olution on the table, with a view to intro
ducca motion to postpone the appointment of
Clerk, until the next session, and in the
mean time to appoint Clerk temporarily
He desired time to make a selection from
such candidates as should present themselves
for this important office.
To this it was objected, that the of4ice of
Clerk was in itself temporary, and would re-
quire reelection az the commencement of the
next session, &c.
The motion to lay the resolution on the ia
Bile. was decided in the negative.
Mr.. Fisk of VI. moved 20 fill the blank
with the word UedneSday which was ne
gstived, ayes IS.
The blanks were then filed with the words
This ddv, at tqOo O'Clock.
The motion as amended, was then agreed
20.
Mr.. Kilbourn of Ohio submitted for consid-
GRAFTON the following motion:
Res9tVed, That provision ought to be mode
by law for payment to the mounted voun-
teers, and drafted militia, who have served
in the n. Western Army, & under the COM
mands Of Gems. jackson and Floyd, of the
value Of toe horses lost by them in the SER
vice of the United States, in either of their
several expeditions il, consequence Of the
men being dismountcd and separated from
their horses 10y orders, of their respective
commanding officers, and without the fault
or neglect of the owner, or in consequence of
the rider or riders being killed. or wounded
in battle and that the committee Of Claims.
be instructed TO prepare aud report TO this
House bill accordingly.
The house refused to consider the resoluti-
on, ayes -.
Mr.. Ruggics Of Mass. offered for consde-
ration the following resolution:
ResoiVed, That the committee Of WAYS |
and Means be instructed to inquire into the |
expectancy of reducing the tax laid on stills |
or boilers used solely in the rectfcaticn Of |
spiri.uous liquors, or on spirits rectihed there
IN"
The house agreed to consider this resolu-
ton, 81 votes to 81
Mr. Rugpfes stated his reasons fur