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CrtvTeat 3. fSV 19.
n. l b ft iw tewo d
fTM
mm! rcfaiM I H CC e a
- yr fnfQav ituw'itteJ l solution, wHich
to iuaij refer? , h rw-irtr-.
Whit W. U Ikat the rorf
to cede the Stales
Mr. rta anoeed to u7 e rtioruuow oat
rvM &
tk tablet W camea. '
n rrA 4 third tit ftad nd
port f th mmmn m Ux f rf tb S.
te, M the ptxUertmt om Iht 4mfpev
MM1 y 8ea. U th btO nuking
ipwtpmtion wewry into HTert U. lnry
Crrktauaii,niU&cd i fb 224 of Apr 4,
fu RarcK, Holme, Hrrio..TMwelI,P
t. nuel. Berrim. ! i'wr, took prt. .
i. ih nrW mrt of tV dfWf. Mr. Tin
Burra iubmUtei resolution tht lh Senate
iMtract er wwerrcw n m m
tendmrnt. TbW ubteqtM-ntljr m3J
Jtfihed, That tb OmmiHea of Confer
ence th part of the Senate U Wwtraeted
to ajrrte to toe proposition of the eorfereea
- Ife- ltM of RrDreaentaiive on the a-
meiximent vf n, the kHl nakinf
nnronrutiona for camriri h effect the
Treaty with the Crrek irdians.
Th rcaolution wa asreed to.
Mr. flarriaen then, partly from aome eir
cmnftaneea which aroae oit of the preceding
debate, and partly from the quantity of buai
, ri yet to be acted on, and the little nroapect
there waa. eonaidering the Umph of the de-
. batet, to act on it all by to-morrow mght,
AnVfa a reaohttron brnniainr to ettend the
ieaon t Thuraday next j which waa concur
red in.
Mr. White roored that the Senate tntUt on
k amendment to the bill for the relief ol
Jtmra Monroe, dimmed to by the Other
House, and that a Committee of Conference
be aaked for. The motion waa cameo.
1I0USK OF REPRESENTATIVES
, Monday, May 15
The following joint re)luion t)DTereil
hj Mr. Carson of North Carolina, wa
galled up: " "
ltehxd by the Smate and Rove ' Hie
frctnta.ti.vt iht United State f America
in CHigrett atiernbled. That the Preaident
of the United State do cause a reconnoia
ance'to b made of die mot direct practi
cable mute for the location of the contem
plated National road, leading from the City
of Washington to New-Orleans; and that the
results of such reconnoistance be reported to
Conptrsa at .it neit session.
The resolution waa read, and passed
to a second reading.
On tnorion f Mr. Webster, the House
took up the subject of the bill to amend
the Judicial System of the U. States.
TIT 1 i .1 .l MAMAM
' ir. nllnirr men iiiutcu ikicvvui-
ihit the bill, with the report of the com
mittee to 'the Judiciary committee, for
the purpose of bringing this single ques
tion to the view ol the llouxe, viz:
Whether there is any thing in the a
mendment of the Senate, which cannot
be altered by . subsequent legislation.
Defective arrangement of the Circuits
may be cured by a subsequent act: but,
h the Senate's atnenu men t enters :nio
the appointment itself, it cannot be re
medied by any subsequent legislation.
Feeling a strong desire to save the bill
if possible, Mr. W. by instruction of a
majority f the Judiciary committee, mo
ved to recommit the bill, with instruc
tion to inquire " whether there beany
thing in the proposed amendment of the
Senate, which, if the bill should pass,
might not be altered, if necessary, by a'
The.iquestion was tkken on the mo
tion for Kcorarnitraent' with" amend
ments, and determined in the negative,
85 to 55. ; '
Mr. ".Cooky of. TUiriois, then moved
that the Houie do recede from its disa
greement .to the Senate's amendment;
but soonafter m'lifiel his motion, by
moving to trecommit the bill. This was
decided not to be in order; and, on mo
tion of Mr. Darttett, the bill was order
ed to lie on the table ayes 86, noes 63.
Mr. StewarV moved "to postpone, the
orders of the , day preceding the bill
" for the preservation and repair of the
Cumberland Road. The motion pre
vailed ayes jO,. noes 45, and the
If ouse accordingly went int committee
of the whole on that b I. -
On.. filling the blank fm the salary of
me Buperuiienacnt, attempts were mane
to fix it at 1500 and 2O0 dollan, with
out affect; and it was agreed .that' his
salary "hall be 21000 per annum. Va
rious minor amendments wwe moved,
and agreed td; when Mr. Williams, of
st.Kt professing mmseii nosuie to me,
whole project; moved to strike out the
fection. containing, the appropriation.
Mr. rowel opposed this motion and
nved t fill the blank in that lection
with 850.000. .. :;'J'.
H, MrrfVanct of Oluo,' moved to fill it
with 825,000; whereupon. Mr. Pow
ell withdrew his motion for 850,000,
bat that caotton was renewed by Mr
Beecher of Ohk, who suppoi ted his
notion by a speech. After much de
sulrorr . discussion between Messrs.
Wortbington, Dorpej, and Barney, Mr.
Lawrence, of Penn. moved to fill the
Wank, with S2T0.G00. . .
. - . - . I
Mr Henry, of V
He nueaUbn I
it vat oervnveii ty ,
m "1 mm
. : . " iitimjJU
Ir.ctwart wrn bwhu ""m
k ro
1 v
Mr. aic saovea i wru.e
totk mtioa of the Wl.'(fe tfce'erfc-
tio oT S bridge acroas the Moofgh
la RiverJ and his suo6on was carried
3TC1 1UU. . . f .
aL ?.J w4lta aaVflfi
Wn unnecessary aad lending to pro
dstecot1i'wns between the Geoeralaud
State Governments.
Mr. Vinton and Mr. PowtU opposed
tltls) amendment and- it was lost ayei
S9. noes 6IX . . ,
rftersome further nnsuceesiui, mo
tions for amendment of tle btw, Mr.
Ward, of New York, moved to add to
the exemption fmm torn, all persons
going .to or from any military parade."
It was negatived. - .v
aaa M. I arrlVa
Mr. Stevenson, t r."""-" "
out the words, prior lo the erection
f the tales aforesaid;'' so mat we mo
ney might be appropriated, to repairs
and toll-gates simultaneous. The mo
tion brevailed. J". - , '
lie Committee wen rose ana reporx-
r . . . . . , .
ed thebill; N '. v
Mr. Williams, to irj the sense of
the House, moved the indefinite post
ponement of the bill which was nega
tived 109 to 42 i
The House then adjourned.'
I TiiMtmf Tmi 1 fi.
Mr. Alstr. from the Committee rai
sed on the 22nd of pecember last, to
inquire into the expediency f altering
the election laws of the several States,
so as to provide that no election shall
take place for members of the House of
Representatives until the term of ser-
vice for which they have been elected
has expired, reported that it would be
inexpedient, at this time, to pass any
law changing the election laws ot any
of the States; which report was ordered
to lie on the table. . -
The joint resolution, offered by Mr,
Carson, some days since, requesting the
President of the"United States-to cause
a reconnoissance to be made; of the
most practicable route for the location
of the contemplated National Road from
Washington City to Nev Orleans, was
read a second time. N
Mr. Letcher submitted the following
resolution, prefacing it with a declare
tion of his desire that the Judiciary bill
should be definitively disposed of; be
lieving, too, that the country expected
of Congress to act definitively on the
subject at the present session: ;..
Ketofved, That the bill, entitled An act
further to amend the Judicial system of the
United States," with the amendments and
the report, be ajjain referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, with instructions to
report to this House, whether there is any
thing in the amendment of the Senate which
cannot be altered by some subsequent act of
legislation, if it be round expedient.
The House agreed to consider this re-
I solution by a vote of 81 to 65.
, Mr. VV right, ot Uiiio, moved to amend
the resolution, bv striking out the whole
oLit after the word Iteport, so as. to
niaka it a resolution to postpone the
subject to the 22d day of May, (the last
day of the session, on which no bill can
pass and the mstion, therefore, is equi
valent to the rejection of it.
Mr. Mamnim, of N. C. moved to a-
mend the amendment of Mr. Wricht,
by striking nut the jS2d, and inserting
the 23d of May. V'l hough uniformly
hostile to the bill either with or without
the-'amendment. he was unwilling to
givche subject the go-by, in the man
ner proposed. He believed that a ma
jority of the House was in favor ot pas-
sing ine dim in some lorm, anu he could
not join with those who, rather than a
dont the Senate's amendment, would
defeat the bill by an indirect vote. On
the 22d, which was the last day of the
session, the House would be thin there
might scarcely be a quorum for business
he was unwilling to leave a question
of so much magnitude to be settled on
that day., In moving the SSd; his object
was to pursue a direct and open course,
and try at once the sense of the House
Mr. W right acknowledged that the
purpose he had in view, in the motion
he had made, was to defeat the bill.
He preferred this course to that propo
sed by the gentleman from Kentucky,
Mr. Letcher, and a motion to postpone
to a day certain, taking precedence of
a motion to recommit, he' had put his
motion into-that form. He concurred
with the gentleman from North Carolina,
in approving and in pursuing what he
esteemed a Direct course. -Mr
Mancutn now asked whether lie
had correctly understood the Chair to
say, that the motion tp postpone to tlhe
2d, would not, of necessity, defeat the
bill? , ' 0:1
The Chair replied that it would not
necessarily do so. i -C V
Mr. Wright said, that, if that was the
case, he should accept the amendment
proposed by the gentleman from North
Carolina, Mr. Mangum, as a modifica
tion of his motion. : -
ft
73 JTrf A t.T.-
drew hi .
then wve4 thanhe
Xtr.. sttevenaos)
, .
TV auitAA nrvvaitrd
Mr. WrtM swvJ that te Him- to
tJhrri t M diaagreeraeni w u
-.tiuni (,r the en1e.
Mr, terensrti rowvrd that tfce House
rrorrte frOra iU Uisstement; ami t
11 jV ih latter AM' had pre
I me
motion to recnT wis. -!"'.'
at . . Ln,l
wotiob. bat soWquenUy. deterssineu
that it Vrawrd be mo eHivement gf
that motion the prreoiencf . -
Mr. Forsyte aked if the rintiKe c ouio
recede on condition, aod pmpoel an
amendment to the amendment of the
Senate.
The Cliair dended that it could. ,
Mr. Stevenson then renewed the mo
tion to recede. '
After considerable debate, the ques
.u-k;ii
on tT "5 y.r
was taken and decided in the affirma
tive 99 o 89
6o the bill was indefinitely postpoii
ed. rreicrtfd.l
The II'use proceedel to consider the
amendment of the Senate to the joint
resolution directing a system of Laval
ry ana Artillery tactics to oe prepare
for the use of the Militia, and concur
red therein.
The Home took up the bill " makin
appropriation to extinguish the Indian
iitle to lands in the State of Indiana
and to acquire the right of surveying
and oralinar a canal route tnrousn me
Great MiamaRefcervation."
Mr. Cocke ofl'ered an amendment
the obiect of which was. after the cn
acting clause, to strike out the residu
of (he bill, and insert the followin;
" That the President of the United
States be, and he is hereby, authorized
to negotiate a treaty with the Miami or
any other tribe of Indians, for the ex-
. i . r .l .:.t. ... I I f u
ringmsnment oi ineir imc i iumi vun-
!lt theatatesof imuana, iNortn Caroli
na, Mississippi, and Ohio; and for the
right of suiveying and locating a canal
throuah the lands, which now are, or
hereafter may be,' reserved by the M ia
mies, contiguous to the Wabash river;
and with the Cherokee Indians, for the
canal route to connect the waters of the
Mobile, in the States of Georgia, Ten
nessee, and" Alabama; and that the sum
of 55000 dollars be, and the same i
hereby, appropriated for the . purposes
aforesaid, oat of any money in the i rea
sury, not otherwise appropriated.
Mr. Cocke .further moved to amend
the title, so as to make it read: " A bill
making an appropriation to extinguish
the Indian title lo land in the States of
and Ohio, and to acquire the right of
survcyirig tind locating a canal contigu
ous to the Wabash river and a canal
route to connect the waters of Tennes
see and Mobile Rivers, in the States of
Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama."
On this proposition a conversation
toiik placed betwe en Messrs. Cocke,
M Coy, Jennings, of Indiana, and For
sv ih. The latter gentleman moved that
the committee rise, report progress, and
ask leave to sit again.
The motion prevailed ayes 70, noes
38. - . - .
The committee then rose-and , the
House refused to the committee leave
to sit again. - . ,jf .
Mrv Forsyth moved to postpone the
bill indefinitely. , ' ; .
Thia. motion was . opposed "by..Mr.
Carson of rNorth Carolina; and Mr,
Conner, orjiC. asked -for the -yeas
anu nays;,outtne nouse rejusea topr
der them. ' I; -
Mr. Webster remonstrated, .Mr.
Vinton replied, and went into a const
deration of the general ' subject of our
Indian relations. " He represented the
bills as foroiing-part f a corrected sys
tern which he denominated V a popular
ity trap." Mr, Vinton was here "called
to order by thejChaii, He concluded
a speech of considerable extfitt; and
was replied toby Mr. Jcflnina. of Ind.
fwho stated facts to shew the' nresent
statu of the Indians, and their willing
ness to remove, v 't''U,
Mr. Powell moved to lay the' bill on
the table. " .
On this question, Mr,Mooreof Al
abama, asked for the yeas and nays; but
the House refused to order them. '
And the motion to lay the bill on the
table was negatived; ayes 58, noes 62.
Mr. Carson replied to Messrs. Vin
ton and Powell, and stated how small
a sum was asked by Norfn Carolina,
(5,000 dollars)
Mr. Korsyth opposed the bill.' and
went into a discussion of the ordinary
mode of conducting Indian treaties; and
the want of all evidence that any treaty
aa milieu m ue lormea, etc.
Mr. Test stated that there was
memorial before the House.en. the sub-
J . v.. - ' -
Mr. Forsyth called for the reading
Mr. Cocke objected, and the question
was taken; but no quorum having voted,
It wa.;e:tuve; n- ' .
kayiwutwirsw . 'rrr.
ia of
the JJeonv-v ;
Mr. CVt
frplifst'
,L-.t-..tJ aarea-i
ekiaed V ,
4 . m ... I aa J KaaaWrttlssT
r l wh-irh he t
ZTed' oUe treaty -
Gcor-ia. and to the future policy
wcmr '' .,. ...... . V
.t state nn tins set-: .
Mr. Crtrke renlieil
. . . .t
at lenwn.' .-vno
the ntiestmn oeinc iuru uk'i
irT , .i.
menuoient ot air, .u..c mo ;
were 49, tSe noes 40. ' ' '
Nejqtonint haying woteu, ?
Mr.. Carobreleng now moved an ad
journment, wluch prevailed ayes
noes 41. '
wjreiIe!Ja$, Kay IT.
ff. Borre. of Rhode Island, moved
to discharge the committee of the whole
. :.i - r . l
from the lurwer consiueranon oi nv
joint resolutnin, reported some, days
since 0 the Uommiuee on 31 unary ren-
SlOna, reiaUTT io iiiwb niuiiauiT- .
struction of the laws of 1818 and 1820,
granting pensions for Revolutionary scr-
vices.
'Die motion was agreed to ayes . 3,
noes 43.
Mr. Livincston, of Iiou
tiffi-rcd the
folio w'm as an amendment:
After " nine months" add " or who,
while in said service, were captured and
imprisoned bv the enemy, for so lunr
time as, with their services aforesaid.
a i . r : .i ....
uia inaKe ir.eicrm oi Dine iiiouiiis ur up-
wanls."
Th nmon.Imi.nl waa-nrrefd to- whrn
Mr. Sawyer of North fcarolina, moved
to-iay the Resolution cn the table, but
suWqentl v withdrew, his motion.
I lie resolution was opposed by Mes-
srs. Cocke. M'Coy, Williams, Mallary,
and Trimble, aud'advoealed by Messi.
Burgcs. Wood, and Marvin.
Two attempts were made to lay it on
the table. t
Mr. Cocke moved to amend the reso-
lution, so as to include all Slate troops
and Militia, who served nine months.
On this motion the yeas and nays
were ordered: but before the question
was taken, I he second attempt to lay the
resolution on the table, moved by-Mr.
iv:n: ...I '
vv imams, was auticitsiui
So the resolution was ordered to lie
tapon i the table.
.when the bill establishing the office
01 a Commissioner ot the Lustoms was
at its passage, a debate arose, in sub
stance much the same with that which
took place yesterday, and which termi
nated in laying the bill upon the table.
Mr. Allen of Mass. moved to lay the
bill on the table.
The motion prevailed ayes 73, noes
CI.
un motion oi Mr. fcverett, ot ajassa-
chusettsfc the House went into commit- Mr, Dwight moved that the- Hou
tee or the whole, Mr. Lathrop, of Ma- g0 inTo Committee of the whole on the'
sachusetts in the chair, on the bill roak- State of th Uion. The motiptr-iiWj
appropriation lor completing fur- vailetl, and the House went into Com-nii-hiiig
the Public Buildings.' J mittee' accordingly on the bill, in ttf-
i Mr. Everett, Chairman of the Com
mittee who reported the bill, explained
'its several items, beginning with that
which appropriates 44 for finishing the
large ' room.ln: the PresjtlentV House,
the sum oi ttvetity-nve thousand del-
:'MK Beeeher-of Ohio, moved to strike
out lhisitctn.' ' ' . '
?,"Mr; ForsVth opposed the motion to
strike out, considering it a matter of
propriety, decency, anUtlccorum, that,
as this House had been erected for the
Chief Magistrate, and he was compelled
by jaw to reside jn it, that it should be
furnished in a style appropriate td the
building.- -V -V J
:!dr. Beecher modified his motion Vo
s to 6trike out ? twcnty-five. thousand
dollars ' and insert, lor the purchase
of furniture, five thousand dollars." f .
; . 1 he. amendment was agreed -.to."
, Mr. Beecher then moved a furthe a
mer.dment; striking out, the appropViar
(kin fof graduating thV grounds round
the President House; but, after ah ex
planatkn and remonstrance on the part
of Mr. Everett, lie consented to. . with
draw his. motion '.Vv V"!-'
, After sonje; frirtiiertouTtraatloo be
rween:" MeaiFdray tv jgveftt ' and
Bartlett, this item aa ageed to,, ar.d
the House twk uptbe;next "Pur con,
tinuing the work on sthe;Cpitol;uie
sum of ow hundred thousand dollars.!
MrWhittlesey(m4ved toTstrike out
100,000 dollarearid insert ES8.586 78,
which sum he saw reported as suffivtent
to comp.ete tne tapdol upon the present
plan-he v thought ?the western front
needed no concealmenK'hnt una 1;.l
edly the liandsomest front presented by
this building He ''tfcoqght no serious
danger could arise from keeping fuel in
the vaults of the building. r-v, . . ,
Mr. Mallary oyt. expressed an n
pinion as to the western front, directly
I th reverse of that given bf Mr, Wbit-
-rf, f u ,,Vm '
li. .0fMr.rWl.-,.,.,
, , - ... .fl,,, .... . " ,
Mr. Mitchell, W Wt. nveja w
aitort ff the t PrTs.dentV.lU i
strike ut loo.oou flouars, ajul mstn
dollars. axeittstUtwupe.
"; Vi, ViT
Air Caraun. in lik manner. rene
. k.l.nn n klnkl hilt S WKl &ll. -
- . : v . "
wi-i.-m - "-".
, , . '
lTmv rofaJWl to order them. 20 tiriftt.
aid the motion to strike- out was ae-ii,
tived.
- - . -t-.
nuriflVlt1..
Mr. MDuffierfrom the select conU
mittee of twenty-four, appointed or th
amend nenta of the Constitution, injd
the fallowing report v;' , -J-
ITie committee to whom wasTeferred tiW
several resolutions of th riouae of Repreata.
at!viL trtarin hm exnedieneir T m .
nykn.rmg the Constitution as ta prevent tha
election or rreiaent ana rice rreaxlent
. -r- - " . r"'
T naea . "..JW
MpoB aacptourearryillgtSS
the leading resolution,' under, which the
rive b-en appointed! nd thr.vtherefureait;
to be discharged from the further ownsideia-
tion of the subject.
ut morion oi Mr. tvier.ut ,viav
JTrto W, That the Secretary of he Ks
be hntrtinted to came5 the remains' of Com,1
Oliver H.' Perr to be removed frmsj the in
land b Trinidad, in a nubSe vessel of th C.
t m. m ft.' . a a at a - v ,'
states, aia to nave ne-eamo conyeyea y.
laTiw-i- :n ik. nf DI.aY i.T.m7
m1Wuia..m, ,
iTir.rvewT.on moveu touiscnarga taf ,
committee ofthc whole trom the tarther
consideration of the bill "tojauthoriw?
the importation of gin and brandy
casks ot a capacity ot not less than IJ'
"""Si " ' v,.;
1 he- motion prevailed. . K 1
- Mr.' Tomlinson moved to amend" ft
biU by striking Out . the' words, Maa4
gin." wherever it occhrg. ThisameDdf
inent goes to exclude the article ef fW
from the provisions of the bill.restricUBj
t to brandy alone.j ' . T ;
The amendment waaadonted
Mr. Tomlinson also offered the fu! J
lowing proviso, which was also adopted,
to come in at the close of the first section!
And pmided further, That all brands aSp'
ported in casks, of acspaoity less than riinrt -
lon shall be deposited at thee penae
rinsr m 4hw iinnnrtp. in siairn tnhlir m ntnM?
warehouses, as shall be designated bv the a
icctor or wirveyor for, the. port wherelh
same sh'l be landed, and shall be yerootti
therefromor importation tnly, in the manne? ,
prefKjribecf b the act, entitled f An?act pro- !
viding for the deposite of arms and distillee'
spirits, Hn public warehouses, and for oW,
purposes." . 5,:'-
Several amendments were offered by
Mr. Tomlinson, and adopted. -;' j
; When, after a few words, in opposjtr
oo, trom Mr. Inmble, the but was? or t
dered to in third i-MfKn.-.
dition "to ' An act, entitled anactt
regulate and fix the compensation bf'thr
CJerks in the different 6ffice9,'tpasstl
April 18, 1818. .
Some slight amendments were pro
posed by Mr. Dwightaod adopted?
Mr. Cook moveil that 1000 dollar! be
added to the safaryof Uie, Postmaster
General,- , . ; s'.'?.
In support ef this amendment,' Hfr
Cook went into a detailed statement tCt
the labors ptrfdVoied in thePstmaster'f
Department, and the feformi producfi
by , exertions qf; the present incumbeitt. 5'
M r. Cocke amoved to amend the oil!.'
by iocrcasingthesalary; to.COOO dorf'C
Some farther amendments Vere pro- -posed,
- but they: did jQot succeeil; l'A i
the Committee' 1inB':rose"'an,d'-rrte
thebilt ttf tb4 Hohse, iX..t--l
V -The amendments tvefe then 'severally"
adopted by the Ilooset until Jjijif f
increasing the salary Ibf the PostmasleK,
General ca,me upy'v-.Va:.-'.;'
Mr, Taylo, .of Virginia, moved; to
strike out .two, and in.ert one-0- a
make the salary:; J.OOQ dollars ipstead
or:fiOpO-wUarsmldema:ndetl;ths:
yeas, tjnd hayg.-biit the Honpe refused,
to oi'-der,'tbem; vThc question was lhe
taKerv on tne motion ul Mr., layior i
then tfrderd o iu'tldrd reading thi
da, si'-4-' I ,H i' : t; v J
:.?rC-?. - l-'Z. V'Atii.Ati-- .1 ai
.The ' amendmetrts '.reported bt ta'
Qmmitteef.thhil4'':'tv,fhe bi J ,
pnividin. for the preservation ! atid
renaif of the Cumberiaud Road.wera:'
taKenfepanrderj and ionipreigrei
having been made in them-Ut j,sf ; ''.
Mr. Hoffman; -N. Tork'.'cf presen;
ting jthe, bill la'goin to aact of nn
slrbnld. as Ut as practkaMe. be afi.
nx the salary atff.OQO dollar!, and cart
rierT yes 69, ndea 4X-V'-'-
- Mr; PoJk opposed the bill at largf,'
on the ground, thatahe1 Jlntwur had -information,
which justified tt rprot
'Mr. Dwlafit renlied. and Cie bill