Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-03-04

iumbla and the bill from the House for the
relief OF Jacob Shinnck and others.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,;
Friday. February %.
| Mr.. Goldsboroush presented the petition
| OF Joseph Stewart, in behalf of himself and
! others, praying that the right of the United
oates to British tender and the property
found on board, which was lately captured
by him and his companions in the waters of
the Chesapeake Bay, may be released to
them. and that they may be allowed the
same bounty for the prisoners as is allow
cd Tor prisoners captured by private armed
vessels; which was referred to tue Com.
| mittee of Ways and Means.
he Dill to fix the compensation and in.
crease the responsibility OF the col ec,ors
OF the Direct Tax and Internal Duties. and
Tor other purposes connected with the col.
lection thereof, having been reported from
the committee by Mr.. Fisk of n. Y. was
further discussed, amended and ordered 10
third reading.
Mr.. Troup. from the Committee of Con-
fereHce on the disagreeing votes of he two
houses in regard to the resolution vt Con-
gress expressive of their sense of Gen. Jack.
sons great achievement, made report re-
commenting modification thereof which
vas as ecu W u Tue part Oh tllS mouse.
Mr.. Fisk If N Y. froR the committee to
whom was referred MIR Culpepes's motion
tor Thanksgiving day. reported the same
with amendments which, having been a.
greed to, the resolution as amended was or
dered TO third reading.
RELATIONS WITH ALGIERS.
ihe following report, yesterday transmits
ted to the house by the President of the u.
States, was read
1.-The acting Secretary of State, to whom
was referred the resolution of the House of
Representatives of the 18Th instant, requests
ing the President of the United States 20
cause to be laid before that House such in.
formation as he shall deem ne cessary to be
communicated touching the sta e of re-.
latlons existing between the ITnited States
and the Barbary Powers, has the honor To
state, that according to the latest accounts
from Morocco, Tunis and Tripoli cur re-
latlons with those powers remained upon
their former footing. nor is there any parti.
| cular reason to believe that any change has
since taken place,
l. will appear by the documents accom-
panying the message of the President to
| Congress on the 18th November, 1912 tin [
the Dsy OF Algiers had, violently, and wi H.
out just cause, obliged the Consul of the
United States and all American citi .
zens then in Algers, to leave that place
in manner highly offensive 10 their ceuu.
try and injurious to themselves, aud in vi.
olation OF the Treaty then subsisting be-
tween the two nations. 1t appears, moreo.
YER, that he exacted from the Consul. un
der pain immediate imprisonment, large
sum OF money, to which he had no claim but
what originated in his own Injustice.
These acts of violence and outrage hav,
been followed by the capture of at lea.t
one American essei, and by inc seizure a
an american citizen on board neutral YES
| sci. The unfortunate persons thus cantnr
ed, are yet held in captivity. with the ev
ception OF two of them. who have been ran
somed. Every effort to obtain the releaSe
OF the others has proved abortive and the ;
is some reason 20 believe that they are hell
by the Dey as a means by which he cal
culates to extcrt from the United States q
degrading Treaty.
JAS. MONROE.
DehRrfmenf IF Safe,
FebTuary 20, 1915,
he bill tn continue in force the acts for
raising companies of mounted rangers. ha.
wing been returned from the Senate with an
amendment, the object of which is to rehea
al the acts in force on the subject, was or,
dered To lie on the table.
The following bills from the Senate were
read twice and referred to committees OF
the whole: bill supplementary to the ACT
for the settlement Of the Yazoo claims 4
bill to provide a Library Room, and for
transporting the Library lately purchased
and a bill to repeal certain acts concerning
the hotilla service, and for other purposes
The bill from the Senate TO abolish the
discriminating duties on foreign tonnage and
~hurI lie r.. "a.
regulations being adopted by any or all 70,
| reign Inwerel fysca reaA 81 81