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rsday February 2.
THtfRSD
I80S.
tVofc.7, No. 320.
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n? THt TTwiTtrti Rrittft. ' "
- House of Representatives, ,
'; 'Tuesday, Jn.:.20.Y !
;v; ; Resolved, That committee b6 ap?
pointed to enquire whether any and if
any, 'what alterations are necessary in
the law, entitled, " An act to amend,
, utc juuitiui pysieinoi 111c u o:,aLCi
and to report thereon by bill or other-
' vise. , "v ..-
Messrs, Brsnt, Terkins, and JoneT
appointed the coramittee, - '
noinfArl Art tK 1 of iilf' nn (K nftitirm 1
kvmiwu, VM U1M WIS vwv t '
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oi sunury, inhabitants; ot Aiexanqna,
, made, a report vhich rms aurwed to a
follow T.i and ; Messrt ' BrenU 'Van
'Home, and Talainife a:cbm
inittetqbrbKiftabUl. -iV v 1
Resolved That whenever the lefcis
laire ot.v irinia shall. pass a law'au-. '
thbrizinff the-incorporated society ofl
that state known by the pimeof wthe-
MutuaUnsurance Society on BulldinffS
in Virginia against accidents by fire'J
to extend their insurances ort buildings
in me county at Alexandria, aerreea-
bit to the same laws, rules and regu
lations, by which the said sop iety is
O'AvprtAfl In frit? Cmhkmamm i-Uv
state, from thenceforth it shall be law
ful for the ; suid society to have the
same right and mode of recovering in
tho courts of the county of Alexandria
t 5jransi any innaDitant thereof, so insu
ring with ths said society his buildin'
cidents by fire, which might be, had a
fjainst him, if the person so insuring,
. was a citizen, an 1 the buiklings so in
sured, situated in the state of Vir
ginia. -. - ' . .
Tbs houieanfiinresolveM itself into
afcommittee of the whole, Mr. John C.
, Smith in the chair, on the report of tWe
committee to whom was referred so
much of the President's meesage, as
relates to navy-yards and the building
7 of docks." ' i
'After a consideration of th2.am,
' the committee roseand reported that
. tney nan agreea to the hrst resolution i
sxaicn in ouriast, an n madeiur
ther progress in ths second resolution
. The house proceeded to consider
the roport, agreed to the . first resolu
tion! and appointed Messrs Mitchell,'
Rutlcdge, llanna, Waddsworth, and !
Mott,' a commiWee to, bring in a bill
pursuant thereto. ' '
On the question whether the com
mittee 6houlJ have leave-to, sit again
on thcccond resolution, h passed in
the negative. . .
On which the following motion was
tni'le and agreed t.
Kcsoivcil, That a committee con-
nis'.inr of Msr. Mitchell. Hutlcdee. I
llanna, Wadsworth, and Mott heap- j!
pointed to enquire into the usefulness I
n.l DronrtctV of r.rtis'nirtin' a durL
or docks of the public navy-yards, or ',
elscw iere within tr2 Unrted States,
for the building and repairing ships
of war.
Friday, Jan. 21.
An engrossed bin for tneorporating
n insdrance company in the city of
Washington, was read athiinl time
and passed ; ayes 32, poes 23.
An enirrossed- bill for the relief of.
Hugh Alexander, was re-ad a third
Willi i. unvi imjicut i
The house went into a committee of;
thcwholcon ths bill amendatory of
thn -.act to incorporate . the v city of
washin .on, Mr. John C. smith m
the chair.
Strver-d amendments were made ; I
when the committee rose and report
cd the bill, which was postponed till
Monday next.
On motion of Mr. Dennis, the house
m'.o consKiemnon a resoiuuon
liJ some time since on the table, for
the ail'-x.Int frif-rt nf rntumif lri In en-
j iire into the expediency of contipu-
1 ing thi mint at PliUdclphia, and to-
ensure what alterations or improre
intnucanbe made In that establish
rufnt. '
Mr. Dennis observed that the pre
cptlaw would expire. on (he third
cr oi .iarcn pent. It was time.
therefore to Uke order on the subiecu
ft. i i . .
lie inonini inc enquiry proposed by
the resolution 'a proper erne. If the
result of such enquiry were that 1m-
pnrtant improvements could be made
he ahouU vote f'r the continuanct of
thi in:i:mion Ifotherwise,he should
Vcle hriiemire abolition.
The rcsolafion was carried Ayes
I ana a committee ol five p-
jt tnted.
1 he hout resolved itself into
.oitnmhtiM.of the whole Mr. J. C
Smith in the chair on the report of
me t r.tnmitie e apponfcd bn the 7th
Vuu to coaU)er fi.thcr ty, nd Vf
any , what alteration! are pecesary in
the lttilitaiy establishment of the U.
Statesj a3 follow :, r -;y ' .
.Thexomrnittee appointed on the
7th inst. to consider whether any, and
if any, what alterations are'necessary
in the Military Establishment of tfic
United'States, ask leave to submit the
following resolutions fo the considera
tion of the house. : , ; " '
R:solvedr That tftere, be added to
the ieglment of artilleristsf'tvfo teach
ers of music, whose pay, tations, 'and
clotlung shall be therame as is by law
allowed to the teachers of music ii the
regiment, ofinfantryv ; ' - -
al' .ilj r.... -u.:' Ttii j-V Lt.i.
United Stated k &e authorted iUHi
ppuu one icaciicj oi qrawing, woe i
tached to the corps of engineer's, whose
compehsationvshall not exceed the pay
' Revoked; That the conimandihg of
ficer of the corps of engineers be au
thorized to inlist for a term Pot less
than three years, one artificer and
eighteen men, to aid in making prac
tical experiments, and for other pur
poses, to receive the same pay, rations
aivlcIothingi as are allowed to the
artificers and privates in the army of
the AJnited States, and the same
bounty when enlisted for five years,
andtob-j subject to the rules and ar
ticles of war. v v
Resolved, That the President of the
United States, be authorized to allow
to the paymaster of the army,the
adjutant and inspector of the army
and the military agent at Philadelphia,
such sums each for clerk hire as their
respective duties may, in his opinion,
reasonably require. . '
The 1st resolution was agreed to
Ayes 36 Noes 17. . ' ,
. The 2nd resolution was agreed to
Ayes 42-Noes 17. ' '
The 3 rd -rcsclution was agreed to
without a division. . '" "
r The 4th resolution was opposed by
Mr. Gregg, on the ground that the
discretion thereby vested in the .Pre
sident of the United States Va Im
proper ;and tluHf anapp;Vprlutlon
ior me cierit nire oi ire oir.ccrs Tiierc-
in named was necessary, it ought to
be made and defined by law.
On the question being put, th.e re
solution was" disagreed to Ayes '2..-
1 he committee rose and reported
the resolutions agreed to. .
The house immediately took up
the. report, when Mr. Randolph re
marked tint notwithstanding- the im
portance of the business before the
house, there was scarcely n quorom
within the bar, in consequence, pro
bably, of the intense cold.. As he was
aversa to 'intcresiini: business bcinj?
thus copducted, he moved that the
house adjourn. Carried Ayes 42w
IXnOCSjJi
Mouday, Jon. 21.
Mr. Mitchell presented a memorial
from1 the chamber of commerce oi
Ncw-Yo k, against the repeal of dis-
crindnatirg duties.
Referred to the committee bf the
whole, to whom that subject was re
ferred. The in cm vial, on the motion of
Mr. Baya;-d, was ordered to be piitil
ed. -
Mr. Mitchell rose tor ddrcss the
house on a bubicctof a commercial
, na'ure. He olludrd to the depreda
tions committed upon the commerce
oi the unitc-J Mates, by Trtpch arm
eu vessels airing the late war in Eu
rope. '
After tome trcliminarv cberva-
noil's nc uiu me lyiiowing resolution
on u.c tause :
Rtsolxsd. That a committee be ap
pointed to enquire, by what means,
the value or amount of property tak
en Irom r.ituehiortha United StMr
j f c ench during the late war in
w'rope t rn te best ascertained, apd
II in wvrl f'rts of captures distin
guuhed and clawed, and report their
opinion thereupon lo this house, to
the cud that indemnification ra&y tell
maae. . n
Mr. Randolph, from the committee I
of ways and means, reported U
thelf opmcm, that noaueraiions are
. . " . . . ' ' .
necessary in the act supplementary to
II lh ,cl direct Ui.
. ne report n accompanied If i
letter front the chtirman of the com
mittee of way I and means to the c
crttary of the trenury, and hit an
swer , '
Rtfcrrcd to a cornmittee cf. the
vholc house on Mopdsy next.
The committee to whom wat ft
(mtd a bill from the Senate, and sun'!
cry resolutions rejecting the tree
tion of monuments j reported that it
would not be erdimt at thU Um
(6 make pretislon for the erection f
any.'otlier monuments uei3e those,
concern piaicu oy resoimiofls oi m
old congress ; and accordingly re-
ttortexi amendment! niakinbrovisipu
for the erectiort of monu ments. to Cj
peraIs.;Warrep, ' Mercery Nash, ni
De Calbe,- in addition to tbte; J'rrecf-
dditmn to tlKfe.urrecf
xl in ';th bill (ecerv'edV
s. ' . ';pl v-'k; - V
a comraHtei ; o( Lthej.-
ed to bt erected
from the senate
- Referred to
Whole hotise on Thursday. 1
ir. a. omitn-juoraTne comiomee.
on so much pf the residtfht'jesi
satre aa relates to Atnerickh seamen
left abrord, reported at bill, vrhl-ch was
'The houifc took' uo'thc "report : f
the' committee of the '"wiolcf -ni the
report of the select comihtttee on the
filtcrations .nccessary to be raade IP the
military establishment.
The-house concurred :W the two
first' VVhitjons, .and notonc'urred
in thethiTfll : r ;',. s '
On agreeing to the 'rejidrt of the
committee ip, their' disagreement to
the 4th rcsolutiori, respecting the at
fowance of clerk lvjre." ' i
The question was; taken" 6nconctir
renca and lost ; Aves 23.' " -
Mr. Leib moved to amend the re
solution, so that a sum not exceeding
in the whole, 2o6o dollars should "be
allowed for clerk hire. J H vr
Carried; Ayes 4 1 Noes 28.
. The resolutions were then referred
to a select committee to' bring in" a
bill. - y '
Mr. Davis said he held i resolution
in his hand, which imbfaced a mea
sure of considerable; ;imporapce and
which he had iong contemplated. lie
had suggested it last sessiri ; but ow
ing to the. press of cither business, he,
had not then urged it. MIe- thtn of
fered the following resolution :
Resolved, That a committee ' be -'ap
pointed: to enquire mto the expediency
of concentring the several public of
fices, aud other public lilildmga be-
lonjjmy to the United !rate In the
Cltr of AVashlnjmi'-tj concluded
tor Riving notiee'haVltv,il lhe reso
lution should be agreed to, he fchopld
move the appointment of a comniittee
by ballo!, TiisteYid or tjie ordinary May,
(bysthe tjptakt-i',)'
Mr. S. Smith, af.rordinc: to notice
called for the ailer'ol th. dav on the
rciwrt on disci imini.tini' duties.
hcreral.mMtenxoie on this sub-
ject wi.cu it wns at length postH)ntd
until Monday next." ' " ' ', v .
The hotise took the arhehdments
of the committee ol the hole to the
bill amendatory of the act fbr incor
poraung me cuy oi wasunrrjton, con
currcn tiicrtin, made other amepd
ments, and recommitted the bill to u
select committee of three.
Tuesdar. Jan. '
Mf Davis called up his nolion laid
ontRe table yesterday ; as follows ?
Resolved, That a committee be ap
pointed to enquire into the exDccfierirv
of concentring tlu: several public of-
uces, ana caner . pu'Jtc buddings be
longing to the Liuted States in the
city of V aslungton ; which was a
greed to without delete- Ayes 55.
yiicn k muunn was mane .to ap
point the committee consisiinir f-7
members by ballot, and carried.
Ayes 53.
The billots bejacj tAep, the S Aa.
kcr appointed Mr. Thomas Moirfc
and Mr. Woods, Tellers.
On declaring the MIots, it appeir
cd that but oiw meiuUr of the com
mittee was elected, ix. Mr. Dais
he ouly luiMiig a majority of all the
.voics given.
1 he house then, proceeded to a se
cona ballot, according to a standinw
rule oi the liouse, only plurality
iote is required on a second ballot.
The 'ballots Uioir declared, the
following additional rucmbcrs of the
committee appeared to be appoint
ed.' via.
Messrs. Criiwold-Mitchitl. r.ref
Cendit, Ilavard - I 1. Williams.
The sneaker laid before the house a
report of the iecreUry of sutfon the
memorial ol lpbtas lar. -
Referred to i committee of th
whole on to-morrow.
. The IP-akef aJO laid .jef. t
bouse i report from m 1'iMt.mattrr
i.encral. hfdi trai rtferrtd to Hit
Pest-Oflice cmmite?. '
Mr. Iftfmf repWa I Sill to mit
ptoU,0n ht ptnr.fit who have fcten
Uitawa tf wwPdi K1 the rtvolutiona
fy vfffWc1iwairta4tke, and re
icrr wi ctrrpThiim cfthe whole t
'f. Ttn.Ui -
f t . f y. 1 t . .... ...
raotloarlftW dilatory rcrosiks.
ican iw icq, ana rcierrcmo buibtuii- i TOiryoe anowea.to ,ine.snp8.ana vesj
oi vuc ; wiiwtc iiwu5Cv, oAiuavjiy suis ei uic nauons lo wnlCO SUCU.,Cp-
LhL "iaf v .' ; . 1 r lonic& or deDendoacies mav bclonrI .
i lpmatiflg duties on foreign'tomtage
and inrrchandizeimportad ifv foreigp
i ycscis? recomraennta oy. ipe coxn
! mittee of cofnmerce arid manufactures
!" Jit thei r report on that subject made
! on the 10th instant,, shall not extend
to foreign 'aljips- or vessels, oc the ar
; ticles rmpored therein- from ihc colo
: pies th depondencies of any foreign
rlation unless .the ihips and vessels of
, thefiJmteatstates shall enjoy the same
privileges In the navigation and trade
' between the United Stages atfd such
colonies "and ' depepdeocic? as a'r J or
Ittfeireih to :n onwiitigaf ..ihe I
whole" Jo- vhon "was referred the re-
xirt of the committee - of commerce
and manufactures on countervailing
duties. ' ' i .. . .
The house resolved itself into a
committee of the whole oh the report
of a select committee on so much of
the Prcsider-Vs message as relates to
a warfare with Tripoli, ttc. Mr. Var-
num in the chair. 1 ,. '.
The resolution, with which the re
port concludes, authorism?: the pro
curing four ships of war not exceeding
16 guns each, was agreed to Without
a division ; when the committee rose,
and the bouse immediately confirmed
their report, and ordered a bill to b
brought it. . , 0
Mr; Hill, from the committee on
the memorial from certain inhabitants
of Wilmington (N. C.) made a report,
wnn an accompanying bijl. t ., t
I he repejt concludes with a reso
lution that the memoijal be referred
to the secretarvof state, to be laid be
fore the President.
The report was agreed to, and the
bill referred" to the committee of the
whole
The house resolved itself into a com
mittee of the whole, on tlic bill for
the importation of ordnance arms, 8cc.
-r. VarPUrii in the chair.
Mr. Hutledge proposed an amend
ment,- for extending the riRht cf irri
porUUuH jdulyJrce to mdividuajs as
well as-states. .. .. . , .
Messrs. Bacon ahd S. Smith said
a few words against, and Messrs.
Maeim und Rutlcdge in favor of the
amendihent; when, on the question Le
ing pui, u was ios,t.
Ayefc35, noes 45; . . ... l
The Committee then rose and re-
jortedthe bill without amendment.
On takmir the Question on ordcrlno-
the bill to be engrossed for u third I
reading, the yeas and navs were re
quired, and were yeas 46, nays 49.'
i pe rctusai to engrogs is equivalent
to a rejection of the till.
On motion of Mr. Mitchell, the
hoihe went into a committee of the
whoUsMr. Dawson in the ehair. on
tlie - bdl fr fthe cnrouravt-tr.mt .f
leaniinj and tbe promultion of the
useful arts.
Mr. Eayard moved to extendthe sec
tion n as to. extend the privilege of
obtaining patents to aliens as well as
citizens.
..On this motion, a debrte eniupd
until the hour 6f adjournment. : .
Messrs. Ilavard, S. Smith und Ear
ly supported, snd Messrs. P.andoh.h,
.iihoiu mua mcnui, opposeU the
motion. ' ,
On the nueition beincput. the mo.
tion was lost.
Ayes 13, pr,c4.'
Thuisdayy Jan. 57.' , , '
Mr. JolmC.Sn.uh, from the com
mittee tf claims, reported on th& xae
morialof.lhe mayor and commonalty
of Alexandria respecting expent ts iij
curred for quarantine, thut it suk'A
be expedient to f ass a law roj-cctiiig
quarantioe, but thatt'ie rtq'-eit of the
mcmoraliifs to be rcimbumd nict.ici
expended by them being unreasonable,
ought Pot it te granted.
" Hefcrnd to a 'committee of tbe
nholq houie ta-morrow.'
Dr. Mitchell preaented a memorial
from a number of mechanics of the
thy of New-Vork aganm the repeal
bfdiscriinipatip duties. .
.Mr. Itacon laid'thi following m'
Con on the table i '
frisked, ,Tha ,t is eipedicnt for
Congress to recede to die aute of Vir.
ginia, the jur'iMlictiotr that part of
me lerr.TOty ol tutnblm which wii
ceded to the United Stales by the said
rate of Virpinla i by ait act passed
the 3d day of Dcrtmber, in tbe year
1713, entitled An u tor the ces
icn often miles square or any lcs
Tntity of "territory within this
slate, to th llniitd Sitf in rv..
gress assembled," for the permapcul
eat of the general yovtmoiitt.
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i.V 2 ...
fr-i'1-"1'
FX
""Provide,, the said state QCVirclpW
shall consent and agree IhenWS.
Resolved, That 4 it is expedient firlH
Congress to recede to tha state of Ulan
ryland the.; jurisdiction of that part' hi ,
the territory" , of . Columbia, which
was'teded to the United States Xj th
said sute of Mary land by. all kct paa
sed the 19th' day of December, in the
year 1 79 1 , entitled; Ap act cpneer p
iug.thejerritory of Columbia aud the
City of Washington' ; ' , t
,.'. Rrevidcfxhe saSd ttate' of Maryland
shall consent and agree thereto. -r
, On motion of Mr. Nicholson a com
nsittec was appointed to enquire wpe
ther it is expedient lo make ak and .
the'establiahmeht of marine, corps 't-
ii .any, wni iuvcri.viua in eneaces I or
anoToTTrxTggTJi- tank ;wAyy-Wuh
commanaing omcers. . '. ;
Mr. Griswold , presepled a tnetno
rial from eleven of the Ute -circuit
judges of the United States, reprcf
senting that they huve beep divested
oy uiw.oj uicir, juuiciaf amies, ana re?
questing Congress tooxfine the duties
4nV.i. Vvu..rv., U.. . I. . 1 1 ' -
lu us jJtl iwi iiivu UJT LUC ill MHU lU.it5Sin
some judicial tribupal competent to a ..
decision of their slaim for salary. .,4
.'. Mi Griswold moved a reference ol .
the memorial to asttect'commiUee. t
, Mr. Crcgg moved a reference to
a c7mpiittee pf the, whole house , ,.,
. Tbis lastmotionf after debate) pre
vailed rAyes 53. .w,.
Mr. Randolph pioved. "that it,b
made the . order otthe-da'y fv- that '
, MrvGriswold moved that it be made
the order for to-morrow. .....
Mr. Randolph's motion prevailed.
., When the house resolved itself inta
a mmmitte of the u-hn1 Mr. P-iwJ '
son in the chair. . . . . '. , -.
. Mr. Griswold then submitted tw "
resolutions.; ,-, . , , ,:. , .
The first to provide by law for de-,
fining the. dutiesbf the circuit judges
-The second to provide by -law for .-
r'tht of.the judges of the circuit court
totompensation. . 1 . .
After debate, the committee divid-
v .e V.. lfHir 1. 1 ' t a - a .
And on the second resolution-
AJIS J .'UC S) 10M.:
Mr. Vamum then submitted . a rei
solution that the prater bf the pe
tition ought not to be granted, and that
the'petitioncrs have leave to withdraw
their.- petition, w'hich was carried
without a division. ,, ....
The committee rose and rcpottccl
this resolution, which was ngrccd to
tlic Yeas and Nays beit.'g called Ytas
61 Nays 57. . -
Thc.spepker laid before the house z
a memorial and remonstrance from
the citizens of Alexandria, agaluit a
territorial legislature. , . .
. Friday, Jan. 23. ...
; Mr. Jones jrcsented a memorial-fi-om
the Chamber of Commerce of
Philadelphia, respecting the injurious
resulting from a contv:ction $;ivcp at
the cuttom-UuHe, at Philadelphia, of
the 14th, sjriicn of ths rever.t.e luw,
respecting the retordir.;' ir.d reiiter
ing Vt8ts. ...
., Referred H t'. p c.mm'.:tc'c cfconi
mercc and niaiufjrtci'.'. .
Ir. John C. Smith, f:ont tl; rrnt
mittee of tlsim,mado u report mi
! the petition of George Mtboma r.vc-
j lutionary .soldier. The report statgs,'
j that piproviiion appeure tj ' "v? here
jtoljre been matl? for the wllcirrctt
Iniionsto soldiers of the tlu.-t a.
.rJ't.u linr, of u hid) the pft".t'0.ci
i one; and conclude with a re l-Hi-.n
that it i espedient to m:.ke provu! n
h) law fur i.ivaiid pcnMoncr oftiu.t"
line..
Rtfcrrcd to' a comr.r.ttce it the
whole on Tuesday. ' .;
,Mr. Cutler, prcsente.! a pctiiin
from the mcrchanti, ship-owi indl
shin-build ers of Ne wbur) port, p. .-,) inj'f.
injt trie acts inioiMg discpmiDatiii
duties tnay not be repealed. .
Re fare 4 to the fcmimittte cf tla
whole ou ditcriminatiiig dut'tn, uuf
ordered to be printtd. . A
Mr. Davis offered a resolu!ioii toi
fnslricting th cojnmitut of wu) s n-i
means to enquire ittiotb exrndicmv
. r : i r . .- ... .
vi utnuing ior a i.u.iitu nine li e
eol'ettion of all debts or duties diolbtv
United States frvm the cUitens l'
Tennessee Ohi, Kn ituVey, at d ths
Indi.ins snd Mistisippi tcrmtories.
Mr. Davis lajd ss the government
had lately, a Uw suspt.dit..
liirnsof Portsmouth in copsequence,
of a fire at thst ple, 1 thor t
ihe cititens of tl weMcfo toman '
from tbe peculiar situ-iion; in whit..
Uev were placed, Jj-d as Urotw;
lLm stthf ,ntlfpie sf CVjuf.