Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-12-30
separated the 81 Ter from his horse. and a.,umed

separated the 81 Ter from his horse, and assume
i The care oft IS liable for accidents. which oc
Cured, generally, in consequence of the absence
OF the care aud attention bestowed ON the ANNA
by his proprietor.
No one office amendments on this subject pre-
vailed, all of them being ncgatived, by 20 or 81
/ majority ,,sSE
| The bill was reported to the house with seye-
| raj amendments, and ordered To lie on the table
TUESDAY, Dec. SO
Mr. Tallmadge ofconneciicut appeared 8. look
his seat.
or thirty petitions.--
MIR. 1ly'ar, from New York, from the commit
tee of Elections. made report on the petition of
Erastus Root, contesting the election of John
Adams, Member returned to serve in this
house.--The report states, that Mr.. Adams was
! returned in consequence of the error committed
by the Deputy clerk OF Green county Zone of the
| two composing teat Congressional distric1 who.
in copying the polls, s?elt the name Rofs instead
of Root, whereby $40 of his votes were yitiatei
which left majority to Mr.. Adams, who was
! therefore returned. The committee report that
Mr.. Root had in fact the majority OF votes, as
appearedb by EVIDENCE before them, and was adj
mltted by MIR. Adams. The committee recon-.
mend the adoption of the following resolutions
&c Resolved, That John Adams is not entitled
10 IN this house
" Resoivsd That Erastus Root is entitled TO
| seat in this house, 500
The report was further explained BY Mr..
Taylor, and no objection having been made to it
on any part, It was agreed to mem con.
Mr. Roet, Appeared, was qualified and took lis
seat.
.tTiLITaRY ,QC.4DE Wy.
Mr. Johnson, osky from the committee on Mi
htarY Affairs, reported bill making provision
Tor three additional Military Academies"
Gins bill proposes that there shall be esta-
biished three additional Military Academies one
within the District oil Columbia one at Mount
Dearborn IN South Carolina; and one in the vi l.
nifty of Newport, at the junction of the Ohio add
licking rfvers, IN the state of Kentucky, with the
same establishment of officers, and under the
same regulations generally the present Mill
tary Academy the number of Cadets III the Sc
vera Military Academies never To exceed in the
Whole tbs number OF z GIT Hundred
ihe Dill was twice read and committed
TIE TREATY.
The following Message was received from the
President ofthe Unred States by Mr. Todd Il IS
Secretary:
10 the Senate and Heuse of Representatives
lay oeior- Congress copies ola Proclamation
notifying the Convention concluded with GSea
Britain ON the third day of July last, and tina
tue same has been duly rat fed and recon
mend 10 Cong e,s such legislative provisions 'ss
the Convention may call for on the part of the U.
| States.
JAMES MADISON.
December %, 1915
| The Message nd treaty were referred to the
committee ofForeign Af,irs
I've engrossed bill for the reliefof Thomas &
john Clifford and others, was read a third time
passed and sent to the Senate for their concur.
/ renee.
On motion of Mr. Ross,
i Resolved, That the Secretary of State be re-
qucsted 10 communicate TO this house, # any
thing, and What has been done IN pursuance Of
The act OF Congress of the 1871 April, 1914, en-
Fl titled An Act authoIlstng subscription to an e.
d.ton of the Laws of the United states, and for
the distribution thereof; and, if any thug has
occurred 10 delay or prevent the preparation, ex-
ecutioR AND distribution of the sad work 10 whom
and 20 what cause IT IS attributable
And, no business beng called up, the house
beng ,lnn, an adjournment was moved and car
RED
The following is the plan proposed by Mr..
Easton, in his observations on FRIDAY lNst, for o
pening and improving roads from Shawney town
to kaskaskia, in Illinois, and from the town of
Hamilton, IN ohio, to Ymcennes, in Indiana ;
thence 20 the town Of St. LOUIS, in NJ ssouri !;
thence by way ofthe post of Arkanssw, to tn
Northern boundary line of the state OF Louisiana
{" The Pres dent of the United States to be au
thorisef to appoint suitable lumber of comms-
2ners to survey, mark and lay out the sa roads,
and 10 designate The pllces where II win be ne
! SS9Sa'J aiA pIOpS- lhdL pc sons should Setle,
Tor the purpose OF keeping houses of entertain
rnent tor The accommodation of travellers-that
! the governors or secretaries of the Respective
terrHores be au hOrised to lease TO an inhabitan,
who wall settle at those places, tract OF land
no. exceeding $40 acres, nor less than 800 acres
f on cendt1on of the opening and keeping in re.
par the road for tine distance allotted TO Them for
the term of ten years, which aliotments shall be
next adjoining the lands so leased 70 them res
pestiveiy; AID at he expiration of the leases
the iessees, ther heirs assigns; upon SATISFYING
the President Of che United Sta.es for the time
{ M, AAat they have fulfilled the conditions O.
the leases respectively, shall be entitled TO receive
! patent for ihelands so leased from the govern
NE I :: broJTacd, that no one lessee shall be re
: CURED 70 keep the road III repair for more thar
miles for tract OF 800 acres, nor more than IL
{ miles fora tract OF 60 acres and the commis
r sioneFs IN laying out and marking SAID roads
snail report to the governors 0r secretaries IN,
4 seYefalailotments specially. specifying IN wha
alottments tie lessees ought TO be entitled e
04O acres, and IN what atiotIhents they will be
emitted 10 less quantity OF land, and to wha
amount, winch sad ailotnents shall respectively
: - numbered, and lad dOSn upon a plat of saio
, roads, to be plated by the surveyors to be en-
{ piOyed to run ihe sarne--one copy whereof shat
be deposited with the governor of the terrtor,
3 IN winch the road shall be- and other copies o
the plate Of said roads, to be deposited IN ia,
Office OF the commissioner OF the genera lano
office"