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n V v1 X. ,r n qoa .Whirr- I " That the bill entitled a bill declaring t dry resolutions, transmitted to biinof a lions for the ywr. 1820 may be diseharg- Congres, t0 the admisJjioS , meeting of citizens in the town of New. , ed, are the iollowing, viz: h fit of Maine into the Union be Haven, Connecticut,declaring their opin- 1 Thesumofiix hundred thousan the -judi. fon of the , right of Congress to prohibit dollars, annually, reserved by the a cts , mstructionsgo to amend Jit as : thc further extension of slavery in the the 4th of Aug. 1790, out oi the amies tQ: United States, and praying that hs exten- and customs, towards me wpu,v, ,v. , guvciii.ucm. - . t sliru'slatp ;ntn thp Union noon an e-; tions were read. 2.; The surplus whic i may reman, ui nrioinaTstktM. in Ml ! The Senate then, the trsfv d anproprmted. 3. Any other unappropriated money vhich may be in the Treasury during thc. I . have the honor to be, very respect fully, vour most 'obedient servant, - WM..II. CRAWFORD. ' 37e' Honorable the Speaker ' of the House of Representatives. Treasury Department Registers Office, Dec. 21,1819. S Sir, : I have, the honor to transmit herewith the general estimate of appro priations of the service of the year 1820, viz : ' vt Civil department,- 1,099,833 29 v i Sub mis- . ionsfordj. 18,100 00 . 1 1,117,933-39 971,482 88 Miscellaneous, Intercourse with foreign ! -nations, : " 333,277 73 i ' Military Establishment, viz. Expenses of tlie nr-- my, - 3,380,014 96 . . ; -- Permanent . ' "objects, 3,003)971 04 Military I ' pensions, .426,845 03 Revolution- :i 7i ry pensions, 3, 0C6,40Q 00 Half pay I pensions to ? widows and n- 'orjihaos, Indian de partment, v 100,000 00 315,000 00 40,292,831 03 Naval esta blishment, 2,474,507 50 Marine , Corns. , . 227.52 1 2( 2 ,702 ,02 S 76 Total amount, including -Siibmissions, 15,417,553 72 I have the honor to be, sir, your most obedient servant, " JOSCPfl NOURSE, Register. Hon. W. IL Crawford, . Secretary of the Treasury. CON O R E S S? ''--'h' p'l -'SENATE. '-r-.-.- M. ,day, January 3. Mr. Williams, of Ten. submitted the followingresolution : , Resolved That the. committee on mili tary affairs- be instructed to enquire into the Expediency of subjeccting the Cadets in u LJiitetl States' Military! Academy at" West Point, to the rules and articles of War. ' Miv Logan offered a resolution to re quvst the President of the United States to cause to be laid before the Senate any evidence in the Executive Department in relation ' to judgments, fines, and pay ments, under the act -entitled " an act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States," commonly called the sedition law, and whether in any, and in 'vh.it instances, the same have been remitted, i Mr. L. mentioned, in expla nation of liis motion, that, on a petition, now liTTore'thc committee of claims, from Mathew Lyon, of Kentucky, praying to be reimbursed the amount of a fine incur red under the sedition law, some difficulty existed for the want of certain facts refer red to in the petition, and it was to obvi ate this difficulty that he desired a call for thcjjiformatioutfrom. the Executive. The resolution lies on the table one day of course. ' V ; The motion offered by Mr. Williams of Ten. on the 3()th ult. respecting an au thority! of the State of Tennessee,! to sell the vacant lands' south of iTrench j Rroad and llolstori rivers, in that state, Lat less than two two dollars per acre, was taken up and agreed to. ; i The Senate resumed the. consideration of the bilLdeclaring the consent of Con gress to the admission of the state of Elaine into the Union. ' Mr Barbour observed that this bill in volved considerations of great moment, that it embraced provisions on which there were conflicting opinions, though no ob jection whatever was entertained to the main object of the bill, of. which indeed uv "v. m-iar, ror . mis anu other reasons; which Mr. JJ. afterwards submitted at large he wished the bill to Co oacK 10 ine committee, m hones that they might so shalpe itj as to obviate the difficulties alluded to, land unite the voice of the Senate in its favor. Mr. B. con cluded his remarks by moving that the further consideration of the bill be post poned to Wednesday ; when, if his pres ent '-tnotion succeeded, he should offer the following motion: customs and inieriuu uuu, - y . . . p . order of the day, took i i" i in. J v - r ' rni . a. tnr which intrv xiic ; - r -v . - , - neonle of the Missouri to-; establish a state government and to ad J I . - - - postpone' was Opposed : at considerable length, by Mr; Melen, ; Mr. Ol, and Mr. Crn7, successively, I on the ground, of the impropriety of de-1 lavinjrth bill, and also'as taken in con- nection with the motion of which Mr.' Bar bour had given notice. The inexpedien cy of coupling the two subjects together in one bill ; and, incidentally, thequestion connected with the Missouri bill of certain restrictions, &:c. entered into the debate.. Mr.i Barbour replied ''and entered at large into the merits and' the defence of the proposition which he had disclosed his intention of offering, and into the question which grew out ef it, touching the' risrht of imposing conditions upon the admission of Missouri, &c." &c. ' The motion strictly before the Reflate beingsimply to postpone the considera tion of the bill to Wednesday, it was as sented to generally by those gentlemen who had opposed the object of the post ponement, andTvvas agreed to without a division. x it The, bill which passed the pouse of Representatives, on the same subject, was received and laid on the table. v - Tuesday Jan. 4. The bill from the House of Represen tatives for the admission of Maine Jnto the Union, was taken up and read' twice and referred to the committee on' the Ju diciary, h - 4 i! BANK OP THE UNITED STATES. - The Seriate then proceeded, according to the order of the day, to consider the re solutions, submitted on the 28th of Dec. by Mr. Logan, of Kentucky. The resolutions halving-, been ready Mr. Logan rose and addressed the Sen ite a bout an hour in support of the several features of his proposition argueln to shew that the enquiry was necessary, just, and constitutional. ' Mr. Wilson of N. J. called for a divis ion of the question on the resolutions : and, no further debate ensuing, The question was taken on the . first resoution, and decided m the negative Ayes 12, Noes 24. The question wasfthenuton the two remaining resolutions, successively, with out debate, and also decided rn the nega tive, without a division ; but few r voices beinp, heard in the affirmative. i Tlie resolution offeied yesterday, by Mr. "Williams of Ten. and Mr. Logan respectively were taken up and agreed to. v - ' . Wednesday, Jan. 5. Mr. Isnn ie, presented to the Senate, certain resolutions of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, requesting the Senators and-Rcpfesentati'ves from that state, in Congress, to propose, and use their ex ertions to obtain an amendment to 'the Constitution of the United States, to pro hibit Cpugress from making any law to erect qV incorporate any bank or other monieel institution, except within the Dis trict of Colombia ; and that i any bank established by Congress shall, with its branches, be confined to theusaid Dis trict:; which resolutions were I read and laid on the table. . f The bill to provide for obtaining accu1 rate statements of the foreign) commerce of the United" tates ; was considered, and ordered to a third reading-. Mr; v an Dyke, from the committee on pensions, made the loiiowmg report. which was read. The Committee On Pensions, to vhom was referred a resolution of the Senate, of December. 20, 1819, instructing the said committee to enquire intt) the expe diency of reviving the actof 180G, enti tled " An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the revolutionary war," which expired at the close of the last session of Congress, report That they have examined the subject embraced in the said . resolution,' and, finding that persons placed on the pen sion list, in pursuance of the act of 1816, may continue to receive their pensions as heretofore, by complying with the provi sions of the act, entitled An act regu lating the payments .of invalid pension ers," approved 3d March? 1819; and be lieving that most, if not all, the cases would come within the act of 1806, if re vived, may be relieved under the more liberal provisions of the act. of the 1 8th March. 1818, the Committee are there-; f fore, of opinion, that it is not necessaf ; ry or expeuieiii 10 icvjvc nip ati m ' resolution mentioned. , ! Mr. Roberts presented to the Senate nreamble and resolution of the Legisla- ture of Pennsylvania, requesting the Se- rtators and Representative in Congress from that state, to vote against the admis- sion of anv territorv. as a state, intojthe -t t i .i : i w union, unless ine introduction oi slaves for life be prohibited therein ; which re- solution, &e.'vas read. . ' .c lu Dana presented to the Senate sun- i JUie motion 10 United States, and s ion may be prohibited whicn resoiu- 'W . - . - . I t tions were read. according to the up the bill de- ciaring me consent oj oiigicas. iu ic admission ot the state ot Maine inio ine Union; when, , : . On the motion of Mr. Mellen, the said bill was postponed for four weeks. HOUSE OFTEPRESENTATIVESi" ' ' ( Monday, Jan. 3. Mr. A. Smith, from the committee on military affairs, to whom was referred a resolution instructing them to enquire in to the expenditures which have beeny and are likely to be incurred, in fitting out and prosecuting the expedition to the mouth of the -Yellow Stone river, and concerning tlie objects intended to be ac complished by that expedition? made a report thereon, which was read and, or dered to lie oh the table. i f t-The Speaker, laid before the House a . ..".". : n 'l llt .-,. ' 1 . .. letter irom the secretary ol war enclos ing an abshact shewing the aggregate a mount of "the military peace establishment, actually in service? for eaeji year, since 1815 ; made infobedience to an order? of the 28th uli. ; which was ordered tQ Tie on the table. . ;T ,i Tuesday j Jan. 4. REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONS. Mr. Bloomfeld, from the committee on revolutionary pensibps, to whom was referred a resolution of the 18th ult. re specting the execution and propriety of repeating the pension law of March 18, 181 8 (on which subject they made a re port in part some days ago,) made a re-i port final, declaring that jt is iiot expe dient, neither would it comport, with the dignity of the American nation, to repeal 1 that act ; which report was read, com mitted to a committee of the whole house, and ordered to be printed. " : rRIVATEERING. Mr;: Lowndes, fronr the committee of foieign relations, to whom had been , re ferred two memorials from certain, citi zens of Ohio, praying the suppression of privateering, xis a means of national war fare, submitted the following report : t The committee of Foreign Relations, to whom have been referred two memori als from Citizens of the State of Ohio, relating to the practice of privateering, beg leave respectullly to Report : Thfitthe language -of the memorialists is such as to leave the extent in which they deem it reasonable to expect a miti gation in the laws of maritime warfare in some doubt. : They are considered by.the committee as recommending such - a change in these laws, as shall exempt the property of indiyiduals , from capture either by public on private, ships of war, at least when it does not consist of contraband articles, and is not destined to a blockaded port. ..me general oe- " . mi ii i nevoience wnicn is expresseu, as wen as the opinion $f Dr Franklin, whtch is re- ferred to'BvtlieinemorialistsJseenvto prove that it is their wish that the property which subserves no purpose of var should be as safe upon the sea as upon land not that it should be secured from pri vate cruizers, and be left exposed to pub lic ships, which in the' service of some European powers, are much more nu merous than the others, and whose pur suit of phinder is quite as active and un sparing. It cannot, indeed, be presumed, that the memorialists should wish a change in maratime law which would produce very little diminution in the dangers of our commerce in a conflict with any con siderable naval power, while it would wrest from our hands: what we have hith erto considered as one of our principal means of annoyance, i It is the security of fair & harmless commerce from all at tack, which the memorialists most desire. It is" the introduction of a system which shall confine the immediate injuries of war to those whose sex, & age & occupation, do not unfit them for the struggle,.". If these are the wishes of the memorialists, the .committee express their concurrence in them, without hesitation. Thecommittee think that it will be right in the government of the United States to renew its attempt to obtain the mitigation of a barbarous code, whenev er there shall seem a probability of its success. They do not doubt that it will do so. Its iirst etlorts at negotiation were by the vessels De:ng built, and the conse characterized by an anxiety to limit, -the.vquent expence of manning them,' we are evils of war; and if it seem to have de- accunllatingjan alarming annual expen sisted from the prosecution of thisrdesign, diture. Does not prudence dictate that the committee believe that this . circum- we pause a while, and enquire whether stance must be attributed, not to a'change the nation had not better omit so much of iii' the policy of the United States, but to the appropriation as applies to building the perseverance in. vtheir i former policy ;'"'( ..!.... . .';: Sfi,; ...- t' The committee are not unaware that the , "United States are better situated than.any other nation to profit by priva- i leering but they are far from opposing i this calculation to a regulation which, if the powers of the world would adopt it. - it J ; it xney 100 snouia consiuei ds -a nappy improvement in the laws of nations." It is an improvevement, however, which cannot be made without the consent of, other states. The committee will n ot the committee in adopting and reporting flatter the memorialists by expressing the various provisions of the bill; opinion that such eonserit wUl Jirobably. Several propositions were made in the begivenj; but as it can be obtained only, course of the discussion &monst wh'f if at-all, through 'i the Executive i govern- was an amendment, proposedC by it ment, to whose discression the conduct Holmes, to add a column in the census of negociations has been properly confi- for the enameratiorr of foreigners not na ded by the constitution, they recommend ' turalized. A suggestion was made hv to the House the following resolution : Mr.-day as to the returns of the enurue Rescilved, That the committee of Foreign ration of slaves, so as to show their pre Relations be discharged from the further cise increase, believing that very err o consideration. f the memorials ! relating neous opinions were entertained from the tp tlie practice of privateering, i and that want of accurate information, as to tlie they be referred to the Secretary of State, increase of that class of the population s The report was read, and the resoiu- A motion was made, by Mr. Smith of tions agreed to. ! J . j Md, to provide for collecting with 'the' On motion of Mr Over street, i was enumeration of the inhabitants, th n Resolved, That the Secretary of the what reduction tin his opinion) it will . r - . . . i . ''.. ! i. -11 make in the revenue, if the importation of cotton and woollen 'tnanufacturesy and iron, be prohibited ; and in. what manner the deficit in the revenue may be suppli eS, should such -prohibition be made. i On motion of Mr. Cartoon, I Rholvedy That the committee on the militia be instructed to enquire' -into the expediency of improvinghe organfeation arid discipline x)ithe militiaof the United states. - - .. , -'-v - ,i -'nV- o, ' Imj v,i. On mot,o d, Mr. Strong, of N. York, 'Resolved That a - committee be " ap pointed to enquire intQ the expediency of providing by law for furnishing the army, the: navy andtlieindian department, with articles of clothing, and other' mer chandise, of domestic manufacture, except such articles only as cannot, wjth econo my, and in sufficient quantity, be manu factured in the United States. !. r v Resolved, , That a committee ,he ap-' pointed to enquire intdthe expediency of 'providing by law for the further encour: agement of native American citizens aricl seamen, engaged1 'in the whale fisheries, i The House adjourned. ! Wednesday, Ja)i. 5. . On motion of Mr. Archer, it was Resohed, That the message of the President of the Uuited States, dated January 13, 1813, communicating a law passed by the'General Assembly of Ma ryland, in relation to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, be referred to the com mute of Roads and Canals, and that they be instructed to enquire into the expedi ency of extending 'the aid of govern ment towards uniting the waters of the Chesapeake and Delaware, i ; ' On motion of Mr. Quarles, it was Resolved, That the committee on Mili tary Affairs be instsucted to enquire into the expediency of re-organizing the ar my of the U. States. i Mr. Quarles said, in regard fo this re solution, that justice to the: officers of the army of the U. States, ;and j those con cerned in its organization, as u:ell as to satisfy the wish of the people? ofVthis na tion, the investigation contemplated in this resolution, was required. If we have an army of officers and; privates, properly proportioned, its character ought toDe reinstated-in that part of the nation who entertain a different sentiment ; on the contrary, if we have an army of of ficers almost exclusively, and which is drawing large sums of money! improperly from the public treasury, the country1 should know it, and the evil be reme died. , ' ? ! On motionof Mr. Quarles, it was i "Resolved, That the committee on INa val Affairs be instructed to enquire into the expediency of suspending, for a lim ited time, so much of the standing appro priation of oneimillion of dollars for the increase of the Navy as may be consistent with the publrc service ; and also to en quire whether any other reduction of the expences of the Navy can be made con sistent with the public service. In introducing, this resolve, Mr. Q. said, it appeared that the resources of the countrv, and our embarrassed condition, L called aloud for the retrenchment of our expences; and, although he was as much disposed as any man to cherish and encourage the navy of our country, whose gallantry had on all occasions given such splendor to the! American, arms, it seemed to him well worthy the consideration of Congress, whether we may not do too much. We appropriate, said he, $1,000, 000 for the increase of the Navy, annu ally. This sum is employed exclusively in building new vessels. These vessels, when completed, have to be manned, which is another source of expence, and, the vessels; and, if it should be thought 1 L 1 - - - - - - 1 - !J-I : proper, procure materials anu nave ineiu in a state ofpreparation,when our country has more control of funds, or i the situa tion vof the nation shall iustifv it. and make it imperiously necessary, then re- u u..:u:- ..nr.Lic 'TKa Jinnco tkn rocnlvoH! itsplf into' a .':....' 1 . I . it f f T ..1 t committee oi ine wiioie, iir.i m the chair, on the bill providing for taking the fourth census of the U. Siites. Mr. Campbell explained Jhe views cfK ; mount of the different kinds of domestic i 1 m.1 ' ' i ' HHl ranch time in considering these and uther propositions, without deciding on them and, before they had got thio'ugh the -bill' The committee rose, reported pro! gress, obtained leave to it again ; and ' The House adjourned. Thursday, January ft Mr.' W alker, of N. C. moved the fuU lowing resolution, which was agreed to by a small majority : Resolved, That the Secretary of r ,r I be directed to yeport to this house wliethpr m .f progress uuc in ic viiiiz,anuu oi ine Indian tribes, & the sum of money, if an v, which has been expend-! hn that subject, under the act of last session. On motion 01 mr. Butkr, of Lou.it was ; - ... r ' . Resolved, That -the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to enquire whe ther any, and, if any, what; for her provis ions are necessary to define and punish the ;crime of piracy. The House then again according to the order of the day, resumed, in committee of the whole, Mr. Taylor in the chair, the consideration of the bill providing for tak ing the fourth census Mr. Smith's motion tb provide for taking, with the census, an. account of the various manufactures, be ing the question before the committee. Mr. Plumer, of N. II. moved to amend the bill by inserting a porvision, directing the enumeration and return ofvthe trade, occupation, of employment of all males above fhe age of sixteen.years Tliis amendment was modified, on the motion of Mr, Smith, of N. C: so as to be confined to the number of persons ei;g"g-; ed in agriculture, commerce, and manu factures,1 respectivey ; and, thus amended, it was agreed to by a small majority. A motion was made. to amend the bul by inserting a column in the schedule, fcr the .enumeration of "free married per sons;" which motion was negatived. Mr. Rich moved that free colored per sons be enumerated, and returned sepa rately, with their ages classed in the same manner as slaves. - Mr. Smith of Md. wished to know the policy of thus informing, by official enu meration and publication, that class of population of their strength and num bers. What good was to grow out of it. Mr. Clay observed that the amend ment had been offered partly on his sug gestion,. and he could see no possible mis chief in the provision. As to its j.-oiiny it would effect more completely one of the objects of taking a census, which was to shew the comparative increase in all classes of our population, and enable the government to carry into efiect more per fectly the purposes of the periodical enu meration." There was no part of the L nited States in such a condition, as relat ed to this class of people.as to ..render any miscfoeif possible from such a provision. Mr. Rich's motion was then agreed to ayes 74. ' On motion of Mr. Butler, of Lou the bill was amended-by adding the following resolution : Sec. 11. And be it further cnaeed,Thatt in the census, when the superficial con tent of any county or parish shall exceed fofty miles square and the number oi in habitants in sakl parish or county shall notxceed two thousand five hundred, the assistants shall be allowed with the approbation of the judges of their respect ive districts or territories, such further compensation as shall be deemed reas0"J able, provided the same does not, exceed three dollars for every fifty persons by them returned. The committee then rase, reported; their proceedings, and the bill and amend ments were ordered to be printed. ' Friday, Jan. 7- - On motion of Mr. Cooke, it was, Resolved, That the Secretary o w ar be directed to report to this House the sums' of money which have been actually paid since the peace Testablishment, to the Genera! Officers and their staff, who are attached to the army of the United States, specifying particularly on what accoun,, to whom, and when paid. . Mr. Butler, of N. H. moved the fol lowing resolution : . Resolved, That the committee on tr.e Public Lands be instructed to enquire m- to the expediency of granting to :ictnP!i trart nflaml. not exceeding eacu one - hundred acres, for an endowment I Linihr !r crf c "jmvcianj m v-av... .u.v. 0,-$jrIer The House having agreed to c the resolution, r,ro')0 Mr. Butkr remarked teat Uiis p i
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