Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-01-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE

Inc ioilo"lng petitions were presented
aud referred, viz.
BY Mr.. Je,oet, the petition of sundry
inhabitants of the town of Comstock, in
VT. praying that the mails NAV not be o.
pened or transported on Sundays.
BY Mr.. Root, the petition of Nicholas
Boom, praying for pension.
by Mr.. Ihroop. sundry documents in
support of the petition of Charles IIagin.
By MIR. TatLemadge, the petition Of John
Deladeld, praying payment of Ecvolu-
tionary Claim.
BY Mr.. fright. the petition of Nicho-
las Bateman, praying compensation for
damages committed on his property by the
troops Ut the L. States which wereauarter-
ed in his vicinity in 1914.
BY tie Speaker, the memorial of the
Legislature of the Mississippi Territory,
praying that the fractional sections of pub
lic land III that territory may be subdivid-
ed and petition from the same BODY
praying that the territory may be admitted
as state into the Union and another pe-
tition from the same body, praying that the
officers and men who served under Lieut..
Col. Nelson and Major Kinds may re-
celve payment for their services and an
other petition from the same body. prayinD
that such inhabitants of their territory as
may have suffered losses by the hostile In
dams, may be remuneratcd by grants of
land out of that lately ceded to the United
States by the said Indians.
Mr. Iancey made report on the nett
ton OF VIM. Moriiset, accompanied bya
bill for his relief which was twice read
and committed.
Mr. baltimore, from the committee to
whom was referred the petition of the Lee
glslature of the Mississippi territory, re-
ported bill TO enable the people of the
Mississippi territory, to form a constitu-
ton and state government, and for the adj
mission OF such state into the Union on an
equal footing with the original states:
which was twice read and committed.
Z Mr.. 'StGnJOTd, from the committee ap-
pointed to revise the rules and orders OF
the house, made report, which was read
and committed.
Mr.. BiTdSati, from select committee.
reported bill for the relief of Henry Fam
ming which was twice read and commit
ted.
The engrossed bill for the establishment
OF an Invalid Cops, was read third time.
On Motion of Afr. P;eaSauts, who desir-
ed time to examine the provisions of the
bill, the question onitS passage was defer
red, by laying the bill on the table.
The bill reported by the committee of
Ways and Means, for eularging the time
Tor ascertaining transfers and changes of
affected by the act laying a di-
rect tax, passed through committee of the
whole, and was ordered to be engrossed
Tor third reading as also was the bill
for the relief of Charles Markle, Giving
him permission to change his entry of a
purchase OF public Iands.)
MILITARY ACADEMIES.
The house resolved itself into commit
tee of the whole on the bill for establishing
three additional Military Academies.
Mr.. CjLaPPeH proposed to change the To-
cation OF the Southern Academy from
Mount Dearborn to Columbia, on account
Dt the superior advantages of that place o.
YER Mount Dearborn, and the eligibility of |
It's situation for such an institution.
MIR. Ptcicens was in favor of more up
land scite than either of those mentioned, !
aud gave decided preference of the two
to Mount Dearborn over Columbia. He |
proposed point in BuncOmbe county.
Some further debate took place on this |
motion, which was strenuously advocated |
by Mr., Chapel, and opposed by MIR Pick |
ems and Ar. Hubert.
The motion was negatived by large ma
jority.
MIR. PicceHs then moved to substitute g
Ashville in Buncombe county, North Ca
rOlina, !" in lieu OFFS Mount Dearborn, 5. |
{. " which motion was also nsgatiyed by a |
considerable majority.
MIR. burnside moved to amend the bill |
so as to establish an academy at Carlisle. |
Pen. in addition to the three named in the |
bill. He thought it due the extent and the
population Of Pennsylvania, to establish one |
in that state and Carlisle, he said, was pc |
culiarly fitted for the location of military
academy by its salubrity, the military es- |
Of the United States already |
there, &c.
This motion was also negatived by |
large majority.
Mr. Pickeas then moved to amend the |
Dill so as to limit the number of additional
academies to two, one within the District |
'f Columbia, and one at Asheville, in Bun |
cOmbe county, the advantages of which |
he explained to the House.
Inns motion was opposed by Mr.. John |
'on Of hy. When he concluded
On motion Of sily. Pickens, tine commit
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