Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-02-01
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Nr. nancy OF ". &. reported bill for
- relief OF the Analostan Bridge Compa,
- which was twice read and commits
I'd.
Ar. ChappelI offs. c. made an unfavora.
he report On the petition of George Hite;
"1ch was read and concurred in
air, Peasants OF Va from the committee
naval Affairs, to whnm was referred the
rom the Senate to authorize the PRESS
OF The United States to cause TO he built,
equipped and en,ployed. one or more float
ns batteries for the defence of the waters of
the United States, reported the same with.
out amendmennt, and the bill was twice
read and comni ted.
On motion OF Mr. Taylor, the committee
of military affairs was instructed to enquire
Into the expediency Ut repeating or amends
ing so much Of the &C. for establishing rules
and articles 5or the government OF the ar
mics Of the United States, d relates to the
infection Of corporal punishment.
On motion C! the same gentleman, the
committee of ways and means were instruct.
ed to enquire into the expediency of impos-
ing duty or silver plate and jewellery man.
ufacturcd for sale, in the hands OF the man
ufacturcr.
MIR. Taylnr also Submitted for consider
alton the following resolution.
Il
ofthe message of the President uf the Uni
ted States as relates 20 the Militia. he in
struc,ed 20 enquire whether airy, and, if a
nv, what provision ought to be made by law
for assessing, collecting or remi,ting fines
imrosed Cn officers, non Commissioned Off
GERS aid private, fy militia courts martial
Mr. MCty of Va moved o anend this
mclioh by adding thereto the following
"ard that they enquire IL to The expectancy
of encreasing the fines On such officers, non
com ssiopvd officers aid privates for of
feuces under tie militia laws ;" which mo-
ton was negR:ived.
The motion Of Mr. Taylor was then 4,
greed 10 &c moved by him.
The Speaker laid before the House let
ter from the Secretary of the Treasury
transmitting tie remainder of the copies
ordered 20 be printed by the House OF Re-
representatives. Of the Digest of the returns
of the Arts and Manufactures OF the United
States.
The bill from the Senate for the relief of
Henry Niuno. was twice read and commit
ted.
The House proceeded to the consideration
of the bill from the Senate authorisng the
purchase of the Library Of Thomas Jefier'
son.
the same be POSTPONED indefinite V.
For The motion SIS
Against it IS
A motion was then made Nv hTr Coo
per of De-. to postpone The further consider
alton Of The bill to the 4th day of March
next,
For the molten IS
Against it ~
The 1ue' ton was thea stated on the pass
sage OF the bill.
Mr. King of Mass. moved To r-comn,it
the dill with instruct ms 70 ee'eEt com
mittee toEeport new section aRihorising
the selection Of such Of the books belonging
10 said Library as might lie necessary or
useful to Congress in their deliberations
and 10 dispose of the renA ainder at pnblic
sa!e.-This motion was nega:ived, ayes
Sc.
Mr.. King afterwards moved to racom-
mit the Dill 20 select committee. with m
structions 20 report new section auihnri
eng the Library committee az soon AZ said
Library shal be received al Washington.
90 select Il erefrom all books Of An atheisti-
cal, irrelisious and inv oral tendency if a.
ny such there be, and send the same back
TO Mr.. jefferson withcu. any expence To
him This motion Mr. X. thought proper
afterwards To Withdraw.
This sui iect, AID the vaIiOus mt tons re-
lative thereto, gave rise to a debate which
lasted till tie hour of adournment which
though it afforded muck amusement to the
auditors, would not interest the feelings or
the Judgment Of anv reader. 1t is DIT, bable
the debate may be sketched cff at some inc
when we have more room for il Those
who supported the bill in debate were Mes-
srs. Wright, Fisk Of VI. Rhea, and HUI
bert and those who pIosed it were Mes,
srs King Of Mass. Farrow, Cannon. Han
son, Gtosvenor, Pickering ard Webster.
Those who opposed the bill, did so on
account of the scarcity Of money, and the
necessity OF Apr priatns it to purposes
more indispensable than the purchase of
Library the probable insecurity of such
brarY placed here the high price to be
given for this collection its miscellaneous
.nd almost exclusively literary (instead of
legal and Historically character, &c.
To those arguments. enforced with zeal
and vehemence, Ike friends Of the bill rev
! lied with fact, wit, and argument, to shew
that the purchase, to be made on terms of
loHg credit, could not attic: the present re-
sources OF the United States that the price
was moderate, the library more valuable
from the scarcity of niany of its books, and
altogether mos admirable subatratum for
National Library.
The hnal question on the passage of the
bill was decided as follows, by Yeas and
NRyq:
For the passage of the bill 81