Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-01-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
- FTI3dY, Jg1x1r., 90

rioooH OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
NJ VIZ FtTaaY, January 90.
W.. wv 900 OF Mass, nreeen.et thA -,
ot lI'Jlh Cook, Ia hG,! 4! Of hins.'c ~
ofhcers and the crew Of the Drivat.,,.,s
sch2o'er Madison. praying ma, the mr.
ceehs OF prize capturel 6y said scb,sns,,
may re awarded to them, having ,hro,,sh
n,'ea<e been awarded to the United 81 res
Why's and Means. ''ee ''
Mr.. bradbury, Mr. EIy. Mr. D,u;. e
Mess. Mr. Davenport and NJ Gus, of
sented petitions remonstrating "a ,i,s. Pc =,
transportation and opening of the moi,
the oaooath which were refereed - ~
committee on the Post Office VIC
Va motion OF Mr Seyber., the n.t;..o, &C
tiw'i'' t"iiowel was referred 10 tbe c,1-
mittee of Ways and Meaos. ''ie ooihs
Mr geiNoll presented the neti,;o, g
suhdry manufacturers Of um,reI;as 80, "
rasols in tac city f p iladelnnis $50 ..i Pa
that no duty NAV be laii on those ar,ici.,a
"r that an additional ,ax of eonal amo,re
may ee lald on imported umbrellas and ~
~nich was referred to the com.
'"lttee OF Ways and Means
VT hcht OF Nd. presented the PETITION
~ n'Cnafu N.dSeiY' Edward PIE, and G. w,
Fifhs"n' OF Md. praying Compensation Ca.
m
encampnent on thsn of a itrge n,.ns.r &c &C
V'Tgl IA m'itia N the service of the Unitei
o'lteS wlicF was referred 60 the co.,
nttee Claims, "o'H-
Mr hhs OF I'en from the commi.tea IN
nc FaS' C!hce, naie al unfayor aoie ,..,,,t
VA the pSptl3As against Inc tran,D,rt.. ,
'"u ooeninS OF the mai, on the. ) ,.,., .
h was read and ordered 70 lie IN the
table, ~ on TUG
"a (. also reported bill Gin .GI,;o,
20 TIE act regulating the POST y nee So
mitted. 'N>' ~''''>
Mar. Al'Kee. from the committee Of Pub.
nc LanlS' reported to the House tb,. 500
a-e o'iI 81 Tag further tine to Complete
the surveys and obtain the patents for i,r,s,
located under Virginia revol,tionary Ia
warrants which was twice read and co,,~
united. ~ III
The Speaker laid be ore the house ,,,o
letters from the Secretary of the Treasnrs
ne one transmitting his annual reoo,, If rbe
mes and salaries of the clerks en,,iov.J
~ the reasury Department for 1914 III
the other the annual statement of The a..
trict tonnage of the United States IN ths
3iSt December last and also a letter r., ,,,,
the Score airy Of the Navy, transnittipp ~,
ANIMAL report of The names and s,Iar;to 80
the clerks employed IN the Nav Denart.
ment for the year 1914
NJ Troup, from the cnmnittee nj CON.
terence via the Senate on the disapr,.inc
votes on me VoluHteer bill, made a re,nrt
thereon' ~hIch was read and ordered 10 lie
on the table.
The house resumed the consideration oe
the bill 70 alter and amend the several a,,s
Tor establishing Navy Department nv adj
ding thereto board of com ,oission..r.
which was postponed on YESTERDAY. To fS;s
day. and not to D{,naay, as errone3uslv
stated:
NJ King OF Mass. moved to amend the
Dill 81 as to limit rs duration to the continn.
ance 81 the present war; wuich motion vac
n. gativ d. 20
The DILL was then ordered 20 be enrross,
ed for third reading.
The bill for the r lief of h. Wsus a,d
others; the bill for the better reguIat o., of
ne ordnance department and the bill for
the relief OF James Brahany; which wer-
Yesterday ordered to be en1rossed for n
third reading, were read third time ami
passed. N
The oil for the r.!isfof Joseph Perkins
the bill To Continue ~ force the act decla--
ing the assent ct Congress to a certain act oe
the Legislature of &c RIA the Dill for the
relief 4 Wm. Arnold the bill for ,bs re
lei OF Harrington Barkelow the bill con.
corning Weston Jenkins and oilers; ana the
oll concerning Matthew Guy and others
seVeFaIly 2assed through Committees Of the
"noie, and we're ordered to he engros,ed for
a third reading.
And the Honse adjourned, after doing
perhaps more business than ever the Re-
porter recoiiects them to nave done in one
day before.