shall be adopted, and immediately after
every future census a ?1 apportionment
of representatives under the same; and
such districts shall not be altere^ until
a subsequent census shall have bren ta
ken, and an apportionment of representa
tives under i. shall have b?-en made.**
The resolution was twice read, and
referred to a committee of the whole on
the state of the Union.
The consideration of a report of a
committee, made at the last session, hav
ing been called for. the several orders
of t tie d?y (??eing the unfinished busi
ness of last s< ssi->n, which, according to
the rule, revives this day) were, on mo
tion of Mr. Storrs, postponed until to
morrow, to tfive an opportunity for the
consideration of the motion of Mr. S. to
aint-nd the rules of the house.
And lite house adjourned.
Tuesday, Noveml>er 21.
On motion ot Mi. Maklary, a resolu
tion was a3op*ed requesting the presi
dent of the- Un-ted States to lay before
this house information respecting the
progress made by the commissioners
under the treaty of G >t-nt, in establish
i!>U the t>oundary line between the Uni
ted States and the Canadas; the amount
cl money drawn from the treasury for
that purpose; the names of the agents
employed by the commissioners, the
length of timr, a: d purposes for which
the* were employed, and the compen
sation received; and the several other
items of expense connected with tnat
commission.
On motion of Mr. Abbot, it was
Kexolvrd, Thai the committee on the
judj ar\ be instructed to inquire into
t^e expediency of passing a law defining
under what circumstances, and by what
means, piivatc property may be taken
for pub ic use, under the emergency of
war, and providing that just compensa
tion >hall be made for tne same: Also,
of pre-?ci ibing the manner in whi^ii sol
d.trs may l?e quartered in ar.v house
with Jtit the consent of the pwutr in lime
of war.
O.i motion of Mr. Smith, of Md. it
was
Resolved* That the committee of
commerce be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of admitting British ves
sels a. living from the Cape of (iood
Hope, and the Mauritius, into the ports
of i e United States, on the same terms
ai.d conditions as if they had saded from
a port in Cireat Britain, so long as those
pors are opfp t?> the vessels of the U.
Sta' s. ?>n t > sjtj>e terntr^nd conditions
as their own vessels.
A:.u tne i.o s- a ?'] mmed.
Wednesday, November 2^.
After tne presentation and leference
of petitions, mostly of a piivatc nature,
1 nt some of them i e.ating to the propos
ed alterations in h< uiiff, kc.
On motion of Mr. Fuijei, of Massa
chusetts, without debate, it was
Rr*fjli'cd. Tnattbe president of the
Uniten States be requested to inform |
this house what naval force has bet n
y a toned for the protection of the com
merce of our citizens in the West In
dia i-^lan !s and poits adjacent. during
tin pi escnt ye?r, and wm titer any de
predations :.y pirates or others, upon
the property of citizens ol '.he United
States,*. n^a^ed m such cummercc, UaN e
b> en repor.ed to our gov. rmnent.
And a ?ommittce was ordered to he |
appointed to present the same to the
president. I
Mr Linn moved to proceed to the
cot.si e ration of I. is motion f'irci tins the
committee o! uavs and moans to inquire
into the expedite)- ot reducing the
romp-.-risation of members of congrcss,
and of 1 nt office i s of government ^ene
ra'lv, t?> tne ta ts at which they stood
in 1809; but the nouse refused to con
sider On* sa'ne.
M Koot, of Cornecticu\ remarked
tha? v< ral propjsi'ions had been alrea
dy made, looking t<? a reduction of the
? xp.Midi" tiir, of the K'>vernimn;, none
of w.ich exactly cor esp<n ' ecl with his*
\itws; ?o ex hi. il which hr offered for
coiisj legation tin* follow ing resolution:
Jir*otvc(/. Tio t tl u ' oinnnltec on pub
lic expenditure* be instructed to pre
pare and report a sy?tem of retrench
ment in the expenditur s of the various
ilepai tmenis ot the government, (not
inconsistent with the public interest.)
which wtil restore that ri^id economy
and simp1ni;y becrtnin^ our republi
can institutions, and which the present
s a^nstion of commerce, end t e ? mi, ar
ia -Clients ii't? nlitiK r\c\ y branch of do
ii?cmi< in 'u iry, imi>?tious|y dt nijuid.
And the tjurslion being p it that the
bouse do i o'.v , pror- ed to con itier tin.
s/id icso.vc, 11 was abided in the ne
gative.
Mr. ( ohb, 'f (i'oigi.i, p: esenttd t? ?
the chair tnt 1 j.h>w ii.^ ?ei ics of piop'i
sitionr-:
1. Ht h Avr'h That it i> exp? dient that
iln uimoui ? x p< nse-i i 1 ti e government
should i ' M'lu??fl; tb? t, for the aciom
jniviinrn' ? I ii is obj. ft, it is In ?her
2. JiiM'ili id. 1 h.?t ?u| sin b ?.{!*?< es as
arc no itntiiediati .y n< < ? ss^rv lor he
fr n action ol public l?osin**?, and tr.e
jd oil i'<n ?f * bi< Ii would not be tlttti
jn ,ni t > the p 'bl.c int? tests, shall be
a < .'tuned.
Ii<*vlv(d< That Mir salaries of all
r it il otb it* w ??i c C'imp* nsa'ion i-as
brrn i* xn .seil sine mc y> ji
?!.?.< be re utc1! to what ib< y w c i c at
that i iod
4. HuolvcJ) That il i? cxpcdi nt to j
reduce the army to the number of six
thousand non-< ommUsioned officers,
musicians, and privates, preserving ??ch
part of the corps of engineers, without
regard to that number, as may be re
quired by the public interest; and in
cluding such reduction of the general
staff as may be required by the state of
the army when reduced as herein pro
posed.
5. Neaolveil, That it is expedient that
the appropriations for the erection of
fortifications srall be so made as to re
quite a less sum annually, by extend
ing the time within which they shall be
completed.
6 Rrtnlvidy Tha*. the act making ar?
appropriation of one million of dollars
per annum for the increase of the navy
be so amended as to extend the time
within which such increase shall be
made, and to reduce the annual appro
priation to the sum of Hve hundred thou
sand dollars.
7. liesolvrdy That it is expedient to
recal from active service one half of the
naval force now employed, and to place
the same in ordinary.
8*.h Resolution refers the subjects of
the preceding resolves to the proper
standing and select committees, to br;ng
in bills pursuant thereto.
The house having agreed t* consider j
these resolutions ?
Mr. Cobb s*id, he hid no intention to
bring on the discussion of them at this
time, having presented them by way of
notice tc members, that they might be
prepared to discuss and decide on them
when called up. lie was not even him
self prepared at this moment to give his
views of the subjects embraced in these
resolutions; nor did I e know that the
house ought to proceed to act on them,
until it should have received, first, the
annual report of the secretary of the
treasury, and, secondly, a report from ;
the secretary of war, required by a re
solution of the house at the last session,
of a plan whereupon a reducuon of the
army might be advantageously made.
To place the^e resolves in a situation
which would cqabte him to call them up
at any lime, he moved their reference
to a committee of the whole on tne state
of the Union.
Which motion was agreed to; and
The house adjourned.
Thursday, November 23.
Mr. Lowndes, from the select com
mittee, to whom wJT^teferrcd the con- j
siitution formed for their government 1
hy the people of the state of 'Missouri, J
delivered in a report, anu recommended !
the adoption of the following resolu- !
tion:
The report having b? en read by the
clerk, tin resolution therein referred to
w ai*<> read, as follows:
Whereas, in pursuance of an act of
cnyress passed on the sixth day of
Man h, one thousand eight hundred and
twenty, entitled " an act to authoiize
the people of the Missouri tcnitory to
form a constitution and state govern
ment, and for the admission of such
state into tne Union on an equal footing
I with the original states, and ;o promhit
slavery in certain territories," the peo
ple < f the s. id teiritory d?d. on the nine
teenth day ol July, in the jear one thou
sand e ight hundred and -twenty, by a
convention called for that purpose, form
tor tnemsclves a cons'itutton and state
government, which cons' i* In ion and
s*}?te v;overmcn*, S'> form? d, is lepuMi
can, an-! in conformity to the provi
sion <?f the said act:
Jir it ihcrejurc rrn'tlvrd by th <* senate
and houne vf rrf.reumta' ivc* '>f the Unit'
I id Stu'ra of America, in tongrfKX a**em
bird , That the state ol Missouri s tall be,
and it hereby, declared to be one of the
United Stales of America, and is ad
mitted into th< Union on an equai foot
ing with the original states, in ail res
pects whatever.
The resolution was then read a second
time.
Mr. Lowndes moved to refer the re
solution to a committee of the whole,
on the state of the Union, which put it
in the power of the lions'* to art upon it
at any time it though' proper. He need
n?>t say, that theie was no disposition to
act upon this subject without hill notice
to all parties con crn^d; and, it no other
person did. he siiould himself, wnen pro
posing to cail fur the conoid* ration of
the report, give a day or two notice of
Lis intention to do so. Whilst up, he
t"ok occasion to say, 'hat this report, as
iudied ail the reports of committers,
inust he consider* d ;is the art of a ma
jori y of the committee and not as ex
pressing the sentiment of eveiy indivi
dual of the committee.
The reference iws agreed to.
().> mo ioiioi Mr. U<itkr ol N.IJ. it was
K's'/lvedf Tnat the secretary of w ir
he < iire ,rd to re[>oit to this house the
rr^u.a-ions u hich he has adopted in the
a<!rn:nistia' on of the act of tol.grtfts ol
May Jst,?H2 ), entitled " K u act in addi
tion to ;in a?.t to provide for certain per
son* engaged in the land and naval ser
nce of the Un.ti d Siates in the rcvolu
tioi ary var, passed Match 18, 1818,"
whtt ti any peisons, except paupers,
ot sucl as has heen partially suppoited
i.y puuii' 01 private charity, have been
continued on the pension roll; and, if
arty, whether the value of their proper
ty, a* returned in their schedule, in any
ase exceeded Uoo dollars, and how
much; w hetlier dc'its which the apph
cants owed liuVt been, r<r are considered
iii the csti.i.uuon ol ihcir circuuisuncca,
income, or means of subsistence; and
how many are continued on the pension
roll under said act.
Friday. November 24.
Mr. Culbreth, of Md. and Mr. Tyler,
of Va. appeared this day; Mr. Pinckney,
of S. C. attended yesterday.
Among the petitions presented this
morning, was one, by Mr. Tyler, from
the merchants and other citizens of
Richmond and its vicinity, against an in
crease of the tariff of import duties, a
discontinuance of credits on revenue
bonds, the abolition of drawbacks, and
other restrictions on commerce; which
was, on motion of Mr. Tyler, ordered
to be printed for the use of the house.
Mr. Smith, of Md. from the commit
tee of ways and means, presented the
following report:
The committer of ways and means, to
whom was referred the memorial of the
inhabitants of Salem,
Report: That the memorialists pray
congress to exempt from duty all im
ported books in the learned and foreign
languages, whether re-printed in this
country, and all works of science, in the
Englidt language, which shall not be
re-printed here within the t~rm of one
year from their original publication.
The committee submit the following
resolution:
Rr?otved% That it is inexpedient to
grant the prayer of tne memorialists.
The same was read and concurred in.
The i n^rossed bill to provide for pay
ing to the state of Illinois the amount
ol three per cent, of the nett proceeds
of the ?alr* of public lands within the
'state ol Illinois, was read a third time,
passed, and ordered to be sent to the
senate for concurrence.
And the house adjourned.
Lrgishitu re of ?YorthCaroli na.
SENATE.
Friday. Novrn.ber 24.
On motion of Mr. Cutiuor, the senate
proceeded to the appointment uf stand
ing committees.
Finance M s??rs. WelH'nin, Owen,
Hill- Locke, B. lJe rsi n, 1*. K. Johnson, I
Williams and C. E.J nit'on.
Profiouiiions and grievance*. ? Messrs. |
Walton. Kennel. Atkinson. Connor,
M'Leod, Boon, Singleton and Baker.
Claim h ? Messrs. M'I)oweil,L* onard,
Ilogan, Graves, Marsiull, L. D. Wii
so ., R. I). Spaight asd Lindsay.
On motion of Mr Owen, the message
of the governor was r-. ferred as follows:
Circulating mtrt??m a.:d treasury
notes, to M -ssrs. Oa en, C E Johnston,
Calloway, Gh&son and Caldwell.
Banks and sprcic payrncn s, to M essrs.
Ilitl, B. Person, W. V. Speigiit, Tay* I
lor and M'Oowell.
Judiciary, suspension of executions
and insolvent debtors, to Messrs. Locke,
Shober, L. D. Wilson, Wellborn and
llouz".
Internal improvements, to Messrs.
Connor, Atkinson, Black, Foscuc and
Raihorn.
Medical hoard, to Messrs. Bake*-,
Martin, Williamson, llogan and Lind
say.
Tar'.fl* of duties, to Messrs. R. I).
Spaight, Leonard, Holt, Bctbeil and
Deai.s.
Boundary line wit h Tennessee, to
Messrs Gravis, B.nid, Riddick, Single
ton and Walton
Mr. I)( arts presented a hill further
pointing out the duty of guardians of
minors, Sc. Referred to the judiciary
I committee.
1 Saturday, N ,vrm'.er 2S
On motion of Mi H !.. r, a commit
tee on the public library was appointed,
consisting ot .Mi s?rv IJ ikei, Owtn, K.
1). Spaight, I'ii' ips 3'i<l Crudup.
>1 ndav, Nf.>etnl>cr 27.
Mr Wilson ptrsented a bill to repeal
thr act of 131 1, a'.lo'vinj; pay io the su
; prn< r c #>?i ? t ion-is i f Carteret county.
Mr. Locke, ti ??in the judiciary con
miitee, ri ported the hi. I pointing out
the du'y of gnfu'.nn% wit n amendments
(requiring STur.titt tf? he given every
liirce years) which passed its second
reading.
J Mr. Williams from Pitt, who had
hen ppp' inted one yf the committee to
examine ilif: tiea urn's accoun s, was
i xrust d from acm,; on that t ommittee
at his rc'|U(V, b< iu'j a cuiv xion of thr
treasurer, and Mr. Perkins was appoint
ed in his stead.
On motion of Mr. Hill, the judiciary
committee were instructed to inquire,
into t ho expediency of repealing the act
of I'- )6, requiring gifts of slaves to he
in writing.
Ttietday, November 2rt
On motion of Mr. Leonard, a com
mittee on the militia laws was appoint
ed, con-Ming of Missis. Leonard, At
kinson. Il'.wrrs, \datns and Alston.
Mr. (tlissoii, lcom the commit re of
elections, made a report on the case of
Josuh C;rudup,the member from Wake,
which was committed to a committee
of the whole, and made the order for
to-morrow.
Wednesday, November 29.
The senate was engaged the most of
this day, in rommU'ec of the whole,
(tseneral Wellborn in the chair,) in dis
cussing t lie report ol the committee of
elections on the resolution submitted bv
Mr. ftaker, J coin tia.es, propc^in^ that
the teat of tlx* senator, Jo*iah Crudup,
from Wake county, should be v?cil??lt
on the ground ?>f liis bring an ordained
minister and preacher of the gospel.
After considerable debate, the com
mittee reported in favor of the resolu
tion; but, at the request of gen. Well
born, the decision of the house was post
poned till to morrow.
Thursday, November 30.
The senate took up the report on Mr.
Crudup'? case; and alter some farther
discussion, the resolution vacating his
seat, wa* carried ? Yeas 36 ? Nays 15.
A writ of election was then ordered
for a member to supply his place. The
election to take place on Thursday nt xt.
Mr. T. Persons moved that the srat
of Jesse Adams, from Johnston county,
be vacated, on the ground of hi* being
a preacher of the gospel. Referred to
the committee of elections.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Thursday. November 2j.
The speaker laid before the house
the following report of the public trea
surer, John Haywood:
To the Honorable, die General Assembly of
the State of Nunli Carolina.
Gkntlemf.n ? The receipts at the
treasuty ot" North Carolina, for the year
commencing with the first day of No
vember, 13 19, and ending with the thir
ly-firsi of October, ISJU, embracing
sundry payments of arrearages, .and the
public taxes of every description which
became due and payable at the treasury
within that period; together with the
dividends declared by our three several
banks on the stock, or shaies, held in
them respectively by this state, and the
purchase money or proceeds of the va
cant and unappropriated lards, lately
entered and paid for; amount to one
hundred and thirty-one thousand, six
hundred and twenty-four dollars, and
three fourths of a cent. (131,6.44 ? 13
3-4)
lo this sum, the balance remaining
in the treasury on the first day of No
vember, 1619, and thereafter to be ac
counted for, reported by the comp
troller to the last general assembly, be
ing added ? lo wit, one hundred and for
ty-six thousand, two hundred and seven
ty-eight dollars, and thirteen cents; an
agS'egatc amount of two hundred and
sev nty-seven thousand, nine hui'died
and t ?o dollars, thirteen and three quar- 1
crs of a cmt is formed. ( J77,9o2 ? 13.) |
l-'iom this aggregate ?um, disbutse- '
mcms have been nude within the period j
fir->t above mentioned, to the amount of
one hundred and twrnty-one thousand,'
and twenty-six dollars, and seventy-four
and an half cents. (121.025 ? T4 I $);
the voucheis for which are in the pos
session of tV>e Cumpt roller, and of course
are ready for the inspection and exami
nation of thi committee of finance.
T its expenditure, when taken from
the sum total ab- ve mentioned, will be
found to leave a balance of one hundred
and fifty-six thousand, <ight hundred
and seventy-five doila-s, thirty-nine ar.d
one fourth of a cent, (I56,b75 ? 39 1-4)
temaining in the treasury of ibis state,
on ihe first day of November, instant
say on the first day of November, ia2>),
yel to be accounted for. ?
For a specifics ion of the several items
forming or composing the reception a
bove mentioned, the treasurer would
ask leave lo tefer to the print* d state
merfi prepared by the comptroller for '
the use of the members of the general I
assembly.
Ti?e nctt amount of the dividends de
clared by the State Hank, on the shares
held in it by North Carolina, as above
mentioned, (after deducting the interest ?
retained by that curpotation, as> due to it
under the act of I 8 11, on account of the
unpaid for shares of the state up to I)i*
cumber las?) was sixteen thousand, six
honored a..d foriy-three dollars, and se
venty-six ccnts; which sum was paid
over to the public treasury by the hank,
in m?>ncy of the emissions of 1783 at*]
1783, and was thereupon burnt and ties
troyed, as the law directs.
It may, perhaps, he proper I should
he e add that of th? snm of one hunch ed
xnd fifty-six thousand, eight hundred
and seventy five dollars, thn ty-nine cents,
and one fourth of a cent, above mention
ed, as being the balance due and paya
blc to the state on the fust day ol the
present mwnth ? say on the first day of
November, 18 20.
Fifty thousand, lit hundred
and fortyone dollars, and for
ty-four cent*, are depositt-d at
my credit, as public treasurer,
in ll>c State l).tuk of North
Carolina, 50,B41 .44
Forty-eight thousand, two hun
dred and thirty nine dollars,
and forty-eight rents, arr de
posited and stain 1 at mv credit,
in like manner, in the Hank of
Newborn, at flalrtgW, 48, 230 .48
Thirteen thousand, nine hundred
and thirty-right dollars, at d
fifty-eight cen'.s, are deposit
ed in like manner, and at and
at my credit as above, in the
Hank of Cape-Fear at Fay
ettev.llc, 1.1,938 .58
Total anionnt of Deposits, 11), 019 50
A d that the remainder of that sum,
being forty-three thousand, eight hun
dred and fifty-five dollars, ctgnty-nine
cents, and one fourth of a cent, is in the
the trrasuiy office or public ches ; and
is formed of worn and redeemed treasu
ry notes ipiscellancuus claims or
vouchers which have occn taken up and
paid off unce the first of November i oJ
stant, anc which i he it lore are not
brought into account; and of cash or
bank notes, which are kept there to be
at haod and in rcadineaa to meet the or
dinary expenditures or disbursements of
the day.
lu the communication just made, the
treasurer has gone beyond the usual
matter of the repoi is from hist, flue.
He takes the liberty of goin^ still ore
step lurther. ? In the Ijte peculiarly dis
astrous times, when frequent and rapid
rise and fall in the price of property, thf
fluctuations of commerce, the distracted
state of the monied concerns generally,
and the hazardous speculations into
which some have been tempttd, have
occasioned the ruin of many persons ? it
hts been discovered in soma instances,
that those entrusted with the public mo
nies huve improperly applied them to
privr.te purposes, and have been unable
satisfactorily to account when lequirtd.
? A vigilance beyond that of forinir
times, seems required by the defalca
tions of the present: and however pain
ful and humiliating the allusion, th?
treasurer cannot but inform the ler;Uia
lure, th.?t it has reached his ears that
insinuations have been made, that a moie
strict examination than has been heie
toiore customary, should be made in hi*
offii e.-? He takes the liberty ?o say, thai
the mode of checking ihc treasury by
means of the comptroller, art! of exa
mining the accounts of both by a larj;e
and intelligent committee of both hous
es, has been that which the legislature
thought proper to adopt: ? If any mule
ol more atrictness was required, the
omission was net the act of the treauir- .
tr.? -But the treasurer believes that the
examination should be such, as while it
left ni? room for error to escape detec
tion, should prevent the lise of unfoun
ded snsp'u ion, and check insinuations
honest doubts of even a singe citizen,
however obscure or humble his lot, are
entitled to attention.? With these frel
inga, and impelled by a sense of doty
to his country and to himself; and borne
up by the hor?est pndc and conscious
ness of the coirectaess of his conduct;
with all due respect, he begs leave to
suggest to the legislature the proptiety
of directing that the committee of fi
nance, after examining the vouchers in
the comptroller'* ofli? e, shall also < our.t
the money in the treasury, and examine
the account of the treasurer with the dif
ferent banks where deposits of public
money have been made; or the ceitift
cates of the cashiers of those banks res
pectively. Such an examination will give
the treasurer the highest satisfaction.
it cannot he otherwise than acceptable
to the people. ? A scrutiny into the af
fair? of the treasury, and into the trea
surer's management of its accounts and
of the public monies, for the whole or
any part of the period of thirty -three
years, through which he has enjoyed the
favour and confidence of his country,
will be to him in the highest degree gra
tifying, and while he begs leave to in
vite, ray earnestly to entreat it, he pro
mist ?? every facility in t^s power to pro
mote the investigation.
A report that he has conducted with
fidelity, as bcatne a gocd and faithful
servant, wluch his conscience tells him
he may hope to receive, will he to bun
more vjluablr than any boon the State
can bestow, und to his children more
piecious than any bequest he can make
them.
I have the honor to b^, gentleman,
much atid respectfully, your obedient
servant,
JOHN IIAYWOOD,
I'ublic Treasurer.
Bait igh, 2>i Nov. 1820.
flie ti ( asurer would consider himself
wanting twaids other*, were he not
to em race this public occasion of
saying (n<Ji t lie revenue officers
throughout our country, am] particu
lar. y it e sheriff-., without whose co
f>p? ia i'?n he could have t fleeted little,
ami through w hose aid much has been
accomplished, deserve w? II of the
s:a'.e; and in point of faithfulness and
inu-giily, as accounting officers, have
no superiors. J. II.
The report being read, was rcfcricd
to the committee of finance, and order
ed to be primed.
Friday, November 24.
The resignation of Vine Allen, biit??
dier general of the 2d brigade of mili
tia, wat read and accepted.
Mr. C ameron presented a bill to au
thorise the* commissioner* of the town
of Tayetteville to organize three l ire
Knginc companies, which was referred
to a select committee.
On motion of Mr. Scott, the several
parts of the governoi's message, were
referred to select committees, as fol
low":
The embarrassed state of the country,
the emission of tieasury notes, and the
suspension of executions, to Messrs.
Scott, Hrirkell, Sladc, W. S. Black
ledge and Carson.
Hanks and specie payments, to Messrs.
Mebane, Birringer, Graham, Ehring
haus and Walker.
Judiciary department, to Messrs. Ire
dell, T. W. Hlackledgr, Spencer, Ncale
add Ilinton.
Insolvent laws, to Messrs. J. D. Jones,
Ilillman, Outlaw, J. R. M'Dowcll and
Datcman.
Iiiieiiial impioveincnts, to Messrs. A