Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-02-04

er, OF fhuadelphit. praying tina, the bonds
given by Abraham Piesch to secure the du,
ties on quantity of goods imported By him
INTO Castine, which goods fell into the hands
oil tue enemy on the capture of that place,
may be RENTED; which was referred to the
con nittee Of Ways and Means.
Mr. MRin presented the petition of sun.
dry inha5ltia:s of Balti nore praying for
the passage Of an act far establishing an uni.
torn systen of Bankruptcy in the United
States; which was committed to the COM
mit'ee OF the whole to whom that subject is
referred
Mr.: CASTOR ofN c. presented che pati.
tioa nj the President and Directors of the
Sni'ege OF Georgetown, praying TO be in.
vested With authority and powar to confer
the usual accidental honcrs on those who
by their proficiency in tae liberal ats NAV
be Judged deserving OF that distinction
which was referred to the com nittee on the
District of Co'unbia.
Mr.. Humphreys presented resolutions
adopted by the inhabitants Of Maury coun,
-. Zen complaining tire unequal opera,
ration OF he Direct Tax IN said county:
which was referred TO the committee of
Ways and Means.
Mr. jennings presente | the petition of
piatt, OF Indiana territory; which was
reterreS 20 the com ;nittee on Public Lanis.
Oa motion of Mr. Newton, the Commit
tee OF Commerce and Manufactures we're
discharged from the petitions of the YER
mont Mnera; Factory Company, of Paul
Joke = Son, of Secom5 & Williams, and of
john Hunt. jr. and they were referred to the
COMMITTEES OF Ways and Means.
Mr.. Caappell of 5, c from the commit
tee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims,
made uniavorabls reports on the petitions
OF Catiltrine Robertson, Jacob K'ndlespe.
rier, nm VI Nulty, Daniel Jones and Am,
pro-e Lewis, which were seyerally concur.
red in
MIR Peasants os Va. from n. Naval con-
'nittee, 90 whom was referred the report of
the Acting Secretary of the Navy on the De,
ut'on OF Orah Brown, male report unfa,
vorable to the governments making any
experiment on this invention at the present
time; which was read and ordered to lie ON
the table
The House than proceeded to the consi.
Iteration OF the bill giving the right of pre.
em2tlon i'll the purchase of public lands to
certain settlers in the Indiana territory -.
winch was ordered to be engrossed and read
a third time tomorrow.
The remainder of the day was sDen. On
the DILL, reported by the committee of claims.
TO authorize payment for property lost, cap.
'ured or destroyed by the enemy whilst in
the military service of the United States 10
which sundry amendments were made in
CO nmittee Of the whole. Mr.. Macon in the
chair, aad reported to the House
Alter employing the day wholly on this
bill '1'-
Tue house adjourned without having gen.
through the same
-
Monday, January so.
Mr.. Stockton of N presented the Deti-
ton ot Benjamin Smith, praying corppens,>
ton Tor property taken from him d,ri,r
tAe revolutionary war which was refer.
red to the Committee on that subject.
Mr.. Peasants of Va from the commit.
tee or Naval Affairs, male report on the
petition Of Joseph Roberts, surgeon in the
navy. praying the allowance of part of.he
prize money lrisins from the capture oe the.
eneny,s squadron on Lake Erie. from the
a,PPortionment of which he has been exclus
uea' IN consequence OF his having been sta.
Toned az hospital on shore The report
- adverse TO the prayer of he petition -
Ordered to lie on TIC table.
On motion of Mr. G lnnon of To,
Resotved TAat the Committee an chs.
part OF the p esiient's messy. which 80
iates To the militia, be instructed to eno,;ra
INTO the expediency of amandine the act
supplementary to an act entitled can act
10 provide for calling forth the militia 70
execute the laws suppress insurrec,ion sc
repel invasions and to repeal the act nov
IN force tor those purposes, and To increase
the pay OF volunteers and militia cor,S
passed February 23d. 10, so as TO allow IN
ne militia Gin addition to the paw and O.
monuments allowed by the before recitsd
act') VINO now are or may hereafter be in
the service OF the United Staes, the same
amount in clothing in proportion to the time
'hey are IN said service, as is allowed To tbe
regular army. And III all cases when the
said militia shall furnish taemselye, win
clotaing while in service az aforesai, IN al
low them the amount of the UDited SAFE,
price in lieu thereof.
MIR. Jackson of Va. moved the follov;ng
resolution:
I" Resolved, That this House will nro.
ceed on at o'clock. 70 the an.
pointment Of a Clerk in the room of p ,tr;rl
Magruler, who has resigned that Office f"
he question on filling the 6r,t bla,l-
with the word Tomorrow, was dec;ltd in
the negative, 60 to S..
Mr.. Pearson then moved to l,v Tho -,.o.
luton ON the table, with view To introduce
q motion to postpone the appointment of I,
Oierk until the next session, and in the
mean time 20 appoint Clerk te,n,,rarilv.
lie desired Il ne To MAKE a selection Tr,+n
SuCh Candidates as should Drescnt tben