Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MONDAY. Dec IL

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.,
MONDAY, Dec. II.
MT. Fose presented the petition of Shn-
beel Carp inter-, of Vermont Mr.. Picker
ing that of John Cranspersey of Massacnu-
sets (; Mr.. God that of Noble Morse of
New York Mr.. Barbour that of John Pot
ter Of Virginia; Mr.. Reynolds that of John
Pritchett Of Tennessee MIR. Alexander
that Of Michael M'Dermott Of Michigan
M. M'Leau of Ohio, that of William Vine
yard OF Ohio. respectively praying for pen
sions which were all referred to the com
| mittee on that subject.
lhe following new members appeared
and took their SEATS. viz. Messrs. Clopton
OF Va. Pickens Of N. c. Cuthbert and Tel
fir of Georgia, Huger of s. c. Archer of
Nd. Burnside of Pen. and Porter of New
| Y.rk and MIR. Easton, delegate from
! Missouri.
Mr. toSe presented the petition of iona.
| d. Eastman Of ". II PRAYING to be relieved
| from payment of sum of money, then in
! his possession as pay-master of the Army
OF the United States which fell into the
hands OF the enemy on the C pture of De-
| troit; which was referred to the commit
| tee of Claims.
Mr. Brozon presented petition Of Iirz-
eGiah Prince, praying compensation for SER
vices rendered in the Quarter Masters de
partment ofthe Army Mr. 7aylo,. Of n
| Y. presented the petition of Jabez Hull of
| Sa kett's Harbour, praying compensation
! for property taken and applied to the uses
| of the army; Mr.. Yaneev Or santed the
petition of William O'Nrai and Robert
Taylor Of the City of Washington, prayine
| compensa ion fer a vessel 1estroyed il the
public service in August 1914; Mr.. .4ler-
ander presented tie pet ton of A,exan.ier
! MComsy y, praying compensation for a
| Wagon and team which fell into the hands
OF the enemy by the surrender # Detroit
| by Gen. Hull MIR. baltimore presented
| the petition of p. Andrews and 9th RS nil
tia officers lately in the service of the Uni
ted States praying compensation for them
selves and their men while doing military
duty in the Army-all which pet lions were
referred to the committee of Claims.
Mr.. Bradbury presented the petition of
James Turnbull, praying to be plact d on
the Navy Pension List, having been woan--
ded at Dartmoor Pris II in England on the
9th April 1916. Referred to the committee
on Naval Aft rs.
Mr.. Strong IF Mass. Dfr. Hall of 0. and
Nh. Jenning8 Of Indianna, severally pre-
sented petitions on the subject Of post-roads,
which were referred.
Mr.. SturgeS presented the petition of
Mary Andrews, praying to be exonerated
from the payment Of the duties on dis
| tIlery, the property of her late husband.
| which he was unable TO use by reason of
sickoess.-Mr Hohkin8on presented the Pc
| tition of suudry manufacturers of saddlerv
ia the City of Philadelphia praying that the
duties upon the domestic manufacture Of
saddlery may be repealed; and also the
! petition of sundry brewers of malt liquors,
tire same city, praying that the duties on
| the domestic manufacture Of malt liquor
may be repealed, and also several p!ti-
| tons from the same city praying for a re-
| peal of the use laws Mr. Sargent pre-
| scented a petition of sundry manufacturers
of boots and boottees, in the same city,
/ praying that the duties on the domestic
manufacture of those articles may be re-
! pealed, and also several petitions from the
! same city, praying for repeal of the ex-
| else laws; all which were referred to the
Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr. H2hkinson and Mr.. Sergeant res
| pectively presented petitions from sundry
! ctzeuso Of the city of Phi adelpiiii co Germ
| ed II manufacturing establishments, pray =
| ing that standing committee may be ap-
| pointed, " whose province and duty it shall
| be 10 watch over the nteres s OF our manu-
featuring cit zens, there not appearing to
the memorialists any propricty in the re
ference Of the subjects Of commerce and
| manufactures to the same committee"
which titions were referred to a Commit
tee of the whole house.
Mr.. Gold presented the petition Of the
Auburn Manufacturing Company, in the
state Of New-York, concerned in the cotton
mandatory, praying that the inportat on
from Foreign countries Cf cotton f.brics OF
a coarse texture may be absolutely or vir
tually forbid--aod Mr.. Sargent present
ell petition If William Harmon, Of Phila..
delphia, praying to be paid the drawback
TO which he conceived himself entitled on
the expectation Of quantity Of white sugar
in the year 1905 which petitions wore re-