Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-02-15

Mr.. Fisk Of n Y. sub nitted for consider.
alton the f,lowing resolution
Resolved. That tn. rules of the house
be so amended, that officers who have re
eeived or shall hereafter receive the thanks
OF Congress for their gallan,ry and good
CONDUCT displayed in the service of their
oodptry, shall be admitted to seats within
the walls of the house.
IN motion OF Mr. johnson Of Nv,
eMsoioea, That the committee OF WAYS
anu Means be instructed to enquire into the
VVNp.u'ency OF establishing in the state Of
Nea'ucSy Loan Office, and in srch other
!" wh'ch no ofi-e is established.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Inc o'i from the Sen tie making an ap>
:, propr'aaion for rebuilding or repairing the
uo'lc bni'dings in the CRY of Washington,
was read third time
Mr. pickering smoke AGAINST the bill. on
tue general ground " opposition to the per,
'hanency OK the seat OF government.
n motion was made by Mr.. Webster to
reco mmit the bill. with certain Instructions
as 70 amending or modifying rhs bill.
This motion was advocated BY tn. mo.
yer and by Messrs- Grosvenor. CASTOR,
Wright and Aston. x opposed bv Messrs.
Lewis. Fisk Of N. Y. Rhea OF Ten. and
M'N'm The debate was long and warmly
contested by the affirmative side of the
question.
The vote on this motion by yeas and
nays, exhibited majority Of ~ votes "a
gainst it
VT TAYLOR moved to reconmit the bill
tn Instructions to the committee TO report
provisions for concentrating the public bull
diNss; which motion was negatved, yeas
and nays.
Alter much and zea'ons debate
The question on the passage Of the bill,
was decided as follows:
fSAS-Nessrs. Alexander, Anderson, Ave-
nv, Barbour, Bard, ',arnett, Baylv DIVA. Bines,
Bov'n, breckenridge, Burwrli. C dhoun, Cham
pion, C'endenin. Crawford. Creg hton, Culpep-
er. Cuthhurt, Duvai, Earle, Evans, Findley.
Fisk of ". Fisk of " Y Fnrsvthe, Franklin.
Gholson, Goodwin. G pardin Hall, u,rris. Has.
orouck, HAYES. Hawkins, Hopkins of XIV Hub
bard, Hungerford, Ingersoll, Jackson Of Va
Johnson of Va. Johnson of XIV. Kennedy, Kent
of Md rshaw, Kilbourn, King OF N C. LET,
ferts. Lewis, L,wndes, Lyle. Macon, N'Coy,
MK'm, M'Lean, Moore, Nelson, Newton.
O-msby, Pearson, Pickens, Peasants, Rhea Of
Ten Rich, Ringgold, Roane. Sage, Sewer.
Seybert, Shpherd. Smith of Pen Smith Of Va
Ne"' - Seul &C., hchAir, iroup, white, WOOD,
Yancev-78.
I NAYS-Messrs. Aston. Baylies of Mass BIZ
ge'ow, Boyd, Bradbury, brigham, Blown, Bat
Ter, Cannon, Cilley, Coke, Crouch. Davenport,
Davis OF Mass. Desha, Ely, Eppes, Farrow,
CASTOR. Goldsborough, Grosveuor, Henderson
Humphreys, Hubert. Ingham, Irwin, Jackson
of |. Kent Of ~ Y X 'rr, King oS Mass L,w,
Lnvett, Mo-aley. Murfree, Markell, Oakley,
Pickering, Piper. Potter, Reed, w r .etl, Il a
OF Pm RuSges. SchuTeman, Siaymaker. smith
o. Stanford, Strong; raggart, TAYLOR.
Thompson, Udree, Vos. Ward OF Mass. Wtrd
% N J. Webster, Whe atom. Wilcox, Williams.
Wilson OF Mass, Wilson of Pen. Winter,
Wright-63
Tine bill now only wants the signature OF
the President to become law1
The engrossed bill in adliion to the act
for regulating the Post o .fice Establish neat
Graduating the per centage allowed to
Pos'masters according 20 the increased
rates of postage) was read a third time and
passed.
And the House adjourned.