Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-03-01
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Messrs. Roberts, Barbour, TAYLOR, Var.
mum and Chase, were appointed commit.
tee accord npiy.
nir. Gore reported bin for the relief of
AT nur Japan and John rockingham:
which was read.
The bill from the House to ausheriss tn.
issuing OF Treasury Notes for the service OF
1915. as amended, was read a third time
and passed; and the concurrence of the
house requested therein.
MT Giies, from the military committee
reported bill making further provision for
completing the public. buildings az West
ONT Ior tue accommodation of the Military
Academy and the bill was read, &c.
The bill to authorize the President N 70.
CeVe certain state c6rps into he service of
the United ates, was, on motion of NJ
next. -
MT: herr made report on the petition of
NICHOLAS boiyla; whereuoon, the furtber.
consideration r'ieretf was postponed TO tb,.
I'd Monday in March next.
On motion OF Mfr. Bib,
RESOLVED That the committee on Fore;,,
Relations be instructed To ennyire wbetbs.
any OF the laws respecting foreign inter.
course ought to be repealed. or modified
or otherwise. W oiiA
Several bills were passed m r. ssco,,,
third reading; among which ths III, @ s"
the better temporary accomr,od,t;n,, ".
Congress was passed to a third read;.p Ne,
the following vote: oy
hEAo-M cSsrs- Barbour, Bib, Chace
Condt, Fronleptn, GaiIIard, Gjies. GoIds,
borough, Gore, Horsey, Hunter, Kerr. Mor.
row. Roberts, smith, TAFT, Thompson Var.
mum, WhartonA1o
NAYS-Messrs. German. King, Laeock.
talbot, Taylor, Tarner, Wels-7.
80, Wednesady FEB, %.
Inc bill for the relief of Joshua Sapds WIS
referred to Messrs King, German, and Robert,
VINO reported thereon the same day.
a. ne PHI rom the House supplementary to
the act TOR tie better orga nization of the csur,s
OF the United States within the state of Ne,u-
YORK, was read second time and referred To
hessrs u rman, Dagget and King
ne Dill to alter aud establish certain nost
roads, on its second reading, was referred 70
Messrs Barbour, Thompson and Talbot.
The following hills we're seYerallv read
thiro time and passed, viz =: the bill to repeal
certain ac's (Volunt-er and Sea Fencibies1
therein mentioned /; the bill Tor the better tern-
perary accommodation of Congress- the bill
authorizing the discharge of Edward Marin.
from his Imprisonment the Bill Tor the relief
OF Uriah Coolidge and Joshua Burnbam ,bN
bill giving the right ofpre emption in the pur-
chase OF Puolic lands certain settlers in indis
ana territory; the bill in addition to the Post
Office Esiablshm ut Regulating .he compens
sation of Ps,tmas ers.)
The following bills were discusaei and sev.
orally ordered to a third reading, viz the hill,
granting and Sc occurring TO anthony Shane the
right OF the United States to a tract of land
IN the state OF Ohio a bill to ~peal all the acts
IN lorce ,oF raising mounted rangers the bill
70 proVide Library room, and authorisine the
transportation OF MIR. Jefferson's Librarv to this
place; the bill to repeal certain acts concern;ng
tne hotllia service the bill to repeal so much
OF the several acts imposing duties on the tons
mage on ships and vessels, and on goods. wares
and Merchs die imported into the United
states as imposes dis Eliminating duty ON
tonnage between foreign vessels and vessels
OF the united States and between goods i'm
ported into the United States in foreign vessels
and IN vessels OF the United States, thu bill
supp EN- -ritary to the act providing for the i'm.
demnlhcation of Certain claimants Of Iands in
the Mississippi territory.
Mr. Barboar, from he committee on the s,,hs
Ject, reported bill to provide for exnI,r,ne,
the Chesapeake Bay and its wa ers for the
purpose therein mentioned which was read.
&C. "Ns
On motion, by MIR. Anderson,
RessfUed, That committee be appointed TO
consider and report upon the expediency of
making provision By law for running the boun.
dary lines designated in the treaty ,stciv made
between the United States and the chiefs. den
ties and warriors of the Creek nation and tn e
tue committee have leave to report by bill or
otherwise.
Messrs. Anderson. Bibb and Morrow were
appointed a committee accordingly
The bill from the House to provide for clio.
thing the militia wnen called into the service
OF the United States, was postponed to the 4tb
day OF March next (rejected.)
Thwsdayj February %.
Mr.. Robinson presented the petition of Jus-
tin and Elias Lyman, merchants of the Citv of
New York, praying remission Of &c tain FIR
textures incurred by The volati n Of non-inoor.
tation laws which was referred TO tho com
miltee on Foreign Relations.
Inc brii to amend AMI extend the provisions
OF the act OF 10th April, 1914, "coh6rming Ger.
tain clsIm5 to land in the Illinois territofy, and
providing tor their location" a. ans ided. was
ordered 90 be read third lime.
MIR ID 'us reported bill TO establish a svs-
tenn OF navigation for the United States which
was read "''''"
The bill 20 repeal the discriminating dufv ON
tonnage between iorei9a vessels ana vessels %
ths United States, aud between goods jmoort-
Cd INTO the United States in foreign yessels
aud vessels Of the United stses, was read a
third time and the Question on The pass,ge
thereof was decided by Yeas and Nays
For the bill 81
Against it NONE.
The bill for the relief Of Edward HslIoveB
was passed 70 third reading.
The several bills yesterday ordered 10 a third