Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-03-02
FOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
SATunpAY. Feb "a

<Aitsr uhe rscePuon and reference OF sundry
petitions
Mr.. Tancey, from the COMMITTEES of claims
made unfayorabls reports on the petitions OF
William r. Lawrence and Henry Dwight, which
were concurred in and reported bill for the
relief of Ephraim Shaler, which was twice read
and committed. On motion of Mr.. Yancev the
committee OF claims was discharged from the fur
ther consideration Of the petitions of Samuel
Chinsy and William Snodgress
The committee of Ways and Means. ON motion
Of Mr.. Lowndes, was discharged from the further
Consideration of the petition Of Nathan GERM
Smith, and the same was referred to the Secre.
Sary of the Treasury
Mr.. EoUndes, from the committee of WAYS
and Means, made unfAvorable reports on the
petitions Of e. A. Spooner, A. M'Grew, Elisha
Talbot, Stanley & Smith, Saunders & Judah, ia
cob Dayy, Thomas Cowan and Others, ii. Toni n.
son and Winslow Tucker; the two first, of which
were concurred in by the House, and the remain.
ing seven were referred to committee of the
whole House
Mr.. Comstocir, from thecommittee on Revolu.
tionary Claims, reported bill for the relief of
Elizabeth Hamilton, widow of the late general
Alexander Hamilton which was twice read and
committed.
Mr.. Pieasants, from the committee en- naval
affairs, reported bill for the gradual increase
of the navy which was twice read and commit
sed.
On motion of Mr.. Tucker,
Resofued, That the committee on the iudiaiarv
be instructed to enquire into the expediency of
allowing appeals from the circuit courts Of the
territories, to the supreme court of the United
States
On motion of Mr.. Nome,
Rresofuea, That the committee on pensions
and revolutionary clsims be instructed to enquire
into the expediency of increasing the pension al.
lowed by the United States to Joseph Kerr, sol
der oftie revolutionary army.
On motion of Mr.. Forsyth, the House proceed.
edto consider the report of the managers on the
part of this House, in the conference on the dis.
agreeing votes of the two Houses, on the bill! to
sarry into effect the convention of commerce
with Great BritRin--the question beng whether
the House will recede from their amendments to
the bill sent to this House by the Senate, and a..
gree to the modification recommended by the
Ronferees
The question was decided without debate, by
peas and nays, as follows.
TEA9-Messrs Alexander. Archer. Atberton
Baker, Barbour, Bassett, Batemaa, RayIies. Ben.
nett, Birdsall, Birdseye, Blount, Ross, BRADBURY,
breckenridge, Brown, Burnside, Cannon, Cham
plon, Chley Clopton, Comstoez, Cond ,ct, Conner.
Creighton, Cuthbert, Darlington, Davenport, For
syth, Glasgow; Goidsborough, Goodwin, GarfRn,
Hahn, Hawes,' Henderson, Herbert, Hopknson.
ingham, Irving, N. Y. jackson, Jewett, Johnson
nv. Kent, Kerr, Va. Langdon, Law, Lewis, Lo
Yeti, Lowndess Lumpkin, Lyle, Maelay, Mayrant
M'Coy, M'Kee, MLean, K M'Lean. o. Middle
aon, Minor, Mosely, Nelson, Va. Newton. Par.
RS, Plckens, Pitkin, Peasants, Powell. Reed.
Reynolds, Roane, Sergeant, schenck, Smith, Pa
Smith Md Smith Va. Southland, Stanford, stearns
strong, Stuart, Sturges, Tsggart, Tallmadpe.
Taylor NJ Taylor 8. G Teifsir, Townsend
Tucker, Vose, Wallace, Ward, Ms Wendoyer.
Wheaton, Wilcox, Wilde, Wllloughby, Thomas
Wilson, Yates-100
NhYs-Messrs. Bher, Csdy, Calhoun, Chap
pei, Clark, Rentueky, Cooper, Crawford, Deslia.
Edwards, ForTev, CASTOR, Hammond. Hanson
Hester HugeT, Hul6ert, KING, Ms. LYON. Mis-
Moore, Nelson Ms. ormsby, Picker ng, Randolph
Robertson, Root, Shelley, Thomas, Ward, N. Y.
Whiteside, Wilkin, VIM. Wilson, Woodward.
Wright, Ymcey--35.
The House then, on motion of Mr.. johnson. of
Ky. took up the bill, making further provision
sor mlltsy services during the late war which
Sccupied the remaineder Of the sitting
Several amendments were SUCCESSFULLY offered
70 the bill, most of them verbal, and involving
no prIncrple--some Of which we're agreed to. and
others rejected. Among the former was an A.
amendment adj pied, on motion of Mr. car,oa g.
include the cases OF those persons who shall have
died gfter their return home, of wounds, &c. re.
eeived in service. Among the rejected amend
ments was one offered by MIR. Birdseye. to grant
fhe allowance provided in the bill, 10 the father
or mother, where there be no widow or child
left by the decedent.
After several unsuccessful motions to Law The
bill on the table and have il printed as amended
sid to adjourn
Tine bill was finally ordered, with the amend
nens, tobe engrossed and read third time 8
The House adjourned.
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