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r - .- 1 1. HP" 17 '1 1 : il I ''J re Foi-12- lluaAfhrlf f early, J ULISHED (weekly) BY WLLIAMBOTjXAN. C TWoptl.r2. AW m - " i i SE OF REPRESENTATIVES. jftDsesDAr,. October 28. unfinished business" or yesterday re -.-.'. :ThnoIntment of standinc- commit nx "JV "ri ; . . w. . r taken up ; and the amendment oi ilcUjttr directing their election i oc uy nnler consideration. E'.floa.tf salt! he "did not think it necessa re any arguments in support of his mo 'rwU as he considered it as embracing an i .l, nrincinlc, he would take the liberty il ,',..tioh was for some time waved till 't tould nuke out an alphabetical list .-.lomhers. 1 j the motion of Mr. D. R. William the ,lSf adopted the following resolution : ftUved, That the tiler oemrcciea uu '.,un,rprs fi'oifi.anv number of offices j ilC " 'I r v j jch members may direct, ftfovidtd the -ex-, tut exceed the amount af the twice of Hailii nevswinn.-.-Agreed to. . .r,,.,. mmi.Ume,. tne weaKer lnioimcu ujs ,,,1, at the Cleric had prepared an aipuauc i r... nf the members. utBiowt hoped the question on his a jm,.r,t to the resolution lor anpomiius l . . . . i t . injii)br committees would immediately oe l.n lr Elliott said, that this question would n nnnciDle or some consequence, i nc l.n,v j i l I from New-Jersey (M.'. Sloan) han i.ecded his usiriflgenuity in , Ins endeavors convince the House of the correctness of the ,, he was about to ?rive ac-ainst a measure :h lie had once so strongly advocated ... . .. . lU.x.i nil nA .-V ari'K.Ll'L; 1 icr.f exercisir-.e this important pnvilep-e t . A ' rv ... i... While he oeUevea the powers neretoiov-c vesi- I in the Speaker had been well executed, and lU'otf Vnnfih-:. .'1. Wnillll !' 'la'l.liU UVV11JL1 HViV- ii-T v.u..v. , will "so executed ; :d wliilst. he wished to w il.e cliair vested with 11 the po'.vers mci ,.c!it to' that hi.-h omcryet, as he hadalways oriiniun the best wav ot eiectmsr stano ingcommicttes would be by ballot and he had Kit lk-en convinced to the contrary by the in- ar.'iitv ot tne jrenueniau ii'nn ic-jtiatj', dinnM vote for the. amendment. Mr. Rinnn map to exolain . and said he meant Lmake iu insinuations to the pre judice of any ht,t! nf Ihis House : he onlv meant to say, ;Ut (-in? strangers, theV would be at a loss how to make a choice of proper characters to Ml thpse committees .... -. The question on the amendment was men JVIter this stTjject was disposed of, a motion, was made to adjourn v which vas negatived, 24 only rising in favor o it. , Mr. Xe&tcft aid, that, last session a jietition from A. -Villard was referred.to a select com mittee"; fltid a report made cn it by that com mittee was referred to a. committee of tV.e whole house, 'who did not. act upon iu , lie moved that this petition and , documents should "now be referred .tofe select; comfr.lite- A- trive te enauirv this direction wasjn the first , vVere eve oUicr consideration1 out of vie ,f RALEIGH, fN. C.) THURSDAY, KOVEMBE&12, i8oy T,lnr'ifti wKmtt flu' mrfjLt nroYninent sdbitct tti - I hi mu Starrs tht nn new mrstmn n.n siUon sbd U9 admitted under co1Tr of amend greed which' stood ;tostprbmitienr in thr public 1 mem, wapuu. wr me motioti or proposi- ji u . . .;.t.ri. 1 '.1 ;o, a ivrcrt-1 lioh under aLbate. Wvthmif cnnealmo- ("mm rr , , iaus ne t:ouid not help motion tcLbeaTiohtion ignorant ot all the circumstances ?i e i v .-, ui ..uutun, jmuer. transaction. The hessaste of the President, coior, a catpie sunsrua.c icr tne original mor tti - wf! Jrl 'in t his efinmrv. . andlHis ,.tio. ;IIt VI ' f:"!' " takvrr'by' tas and naysy cas 34 i 'ays 87V-; 'i'Ko ns mn on the amenameni oeinif wii'. Viie ori'-niat resolution which vests the appoint- jiu-nt in the Speaker, Was agreed to without a division ;and. tlie lollowmfi: standing com thereunon appointed : Of 2'Uecthns Messrs. fjndley, Williams, M. Ctav; Lambert, Blake, Sturges, (if Claims.' Messrs. Holmes, Moore, (S C.) Nelson, Pitkin, Beaver, Johnson, ljum- n'r r"rnrnerre and MaHufacturt -Messrs. Newton, M'Creery, Cutts, .Dana, Marion, Tho mas, l'ovr. ; M Of Waii and .Means.-Messrs. Campbell, isk, M&nomery, (Md.) Df PAi- T.nnrf.1 Messrs. Rovle MoiTOW, . (Ohio) Goidwyn, Russell, Darby, Ely, Smelt. Of Revile I and Unfinished Biiinet8.-Mtssi'S. rirvntAii. lin Rensselaer. Durell. - Of Jccoit8.-Messrs. Moore, (Md.) Sted- man, Miln . The Ho A rnmmnnirfition tra5 rpreived from the; Legislature -of the state xF Kew-Yjork. praying for an appropriatipn for the fortification prthe city of New-York', accompanied by several re, solutions expressive of their. opinion, that the conunercial and agricultural interests of that state are equally affected by its unprotected gi-tualiou.- Orde'retF to-be printed . Mv. Khea ; (TenO cfiered tIie folTowing reso lution,, 'which vtas agreed to, ajii ordered to be printed:" . v'. ,. v.: . - " Resolved That the Committee on Public -Land da enauire into the expediency of lay ine- Tnff and describine by, certain metes and hounds, the tract of country to which the In dian title has been extinguished within tne li mits of Louisiana, and to incluihe all the ..set tlements within, the said territory, and ot ha . . - v on . vnifF tii .trart nt roiintrv laid Oil lmu A J VII V . " " " 'J ----- tovvnships and fections, half and qtmrterfec tinns. ap-reeablv to the several laws heretofore ; - o - . made for survevintr the puolic lands ot the u nitpd States : and also to enouire into tnej;x- nediencv of erantinr one quarter ot a section I" . . . ;'to every free male white person- who now e cMpc tiiftrfnn. or who will within - years actually improve and reside thereon. Mr. Dawson moved that the House should go into a Committee of the whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Me mos 'wished this business Tnipt be laid over till to-morrow. Gentlemen had not vt l:u Miffir.ienftime to examine the Presi dent's communication. 'Vhe Hoifee asrieed to co mtb committee of the whole, there bein 47 lor it, ana a- 2-am3t it. O . T. r Tk. Kfnrlrr ril er Mr. UaWSon to tne . M .'W ' ' ' " .- . . " . . I I - 1 chair : but he declined, staline mat ne ran pre pared some resolutions, which he was about to ufTer. Mr. Uassett was then requested to take the chair : and Mr. Dawson offered the following resoluti ons: l . ftcsolvrd. That so much of the message nf th President of the United States as relates tr ar prvp sstons committed witrhn our ports and vaters bv foreign armed vessels'; to the iola- linnt rf fin r-i 11 r: Rf 1 irt inn : and the measures ne- tiuu v 1 - T-;J,,I - - z ,. j,- ilpuss? ouaiit to pxirsuc it. But he as not or required unnectsiar e tlyight orc part cf the information" iary. He alluded to that part - which 'SinnUce toacj as thev might chuscupon it ; aHs.lor the manner in which the, attackv was hi wilted bpet'iDC iBsiruc'tioiiS -to .h& givendf spelled: Every man, Voman . and child - in Ihcm Indeed he considered the honor oi tfce mtion deeply .OQ.ct Me'4 in the object of ?$ last part of his proposed atncvfdment lj? hped, therefore, the rnattwotild not .be luiddd up,' fci;t iht a proper enquiry, wcaUd be' wfred into it' Jb'i marrerijiroposed.r ;-fife7?aqdtCln t'aiVmattif An' airtendment ofefed to ft 'resoltltion, which em braces the same objects with the original mo- lion, ought not to be consiaerea as a tDuqncic substitute It appeared 16 him that this Vfa's the case at present, and that the motion oi the gentleman . from Massachusetts, could not therefore be in order. . f1hn;-mnn-rXt nnt rhnc;ider the rU'ODOSCd amendment as a sumnnite tor motionr and theretore in firder J the oriiiinal the l3nitefi States knew that no resistance was . l . i . r t . r '.. . . v maue. u ne were. 10 vote lor the resolution, - u's shouM wish the .word received- to- be used instead of the v ord repelled $ but as he h ad aliaady stated, lie believed the motion was in conflict with !.h rule of he House, and there-' foiie, he ccVJd ngt vote for ft. v . the .gentleman- from Iassachustlta)itivi"r"f, on reflectiii), -niustlhinklmproper-i-tHat was,"' that part of the motion which relates to the manner in which the attack was repelled r Jle understood the Commander of the Chesa-v peake was now on' trial,. .afirl he hoped this". : liouse would not do anv act which might have an inCuence On that trial. . Whether that of ficer acted nroUcrlv oi' imcroncrlv. will be da- ; I I ' r t tmnmnan hi? f.'a nwmur tiiiA'ifi'Jl h.t,'P tt itif H Mr. Mston could not conceive; tneooject oi , . m b& t Ina1 he Sd,v n0 ncCtSS;ty the rrenlle.nan.frgm Alassac,inseltst..inaiving for to,s anjf:nvitJvcnti : The OliginaUresohuiGii this motion. lie surely des not mean to jus- . h f Cnimit:ct. fuIj ;,owe,. on thi5 siibiect. bni-hnrs. be referred to a select comihittee. Resolved. That so much ol said message as relates to violations of our maritime rightsr to impositions oh, or interdictions o. ourncu tral rights? ..be referred to the committee of Commerce and Manufactures. ' 3. Hesolved. That so tnuth of said message s.s relates to our intercourse - with the Indian Tribes be "referred to a select committee. time enough to enter into ah enquiry cn this subject herealier. J he m-ttcr is proposes io be committed generallv, iuk! the -eommitiee will make such a report as-tney think proper. If this re:rt slmuld not. be r-ati:slacfn' to the gentleman from Massaclmr-ats. he ran pro- pose any .moamcainn 01 v n'- m. 11 iudire ncce ssarv- . Does the gcml. i;rm mean to cramp the operations ol ,'he . coirmuuee, y giving them hts-spr::ial instr'ut50tis ? He ho ped no step would he taken v. Ihcii snoino. u calculated. to r.atTOW the enquiries ot iiusjui- poi'tanl cornmit'ee. - Air. .;f77.o "observed, thai ue gemiem;ai from iMassiithusettshnd mistaken his intention in offering the resolution under consideration. lie did not-mean the proposed committee to enquire particularly iiilo the at'.aek on the Chesapeake. Such enquiry would be abpre- e'nt premature. svvheu the time r.rfiveti m, taking up this subject, he should be as ready as the gentleman trom lviassacnuseiis, or any other r-entleman to enter on it. Mr, Dawson read that part ol t he message ot the president which has reference to this affair, and asked he the members of the committee if it would not irr?m5et h cF nfem5tO rexo'co niro this stiDiecttie- fore the House received tne .lmormanon which the President cf the U. States has1 said, he expects shortly to be .able to lay , before them ? His object was to.tnskc the ground of reference as general, as possiole . Mr- Quhicv said, that, the gentleman from N. Carolina had asked what. was his object in making this motion. He would answer (hat i wic n have ne w o c uecau ui-tiic auun and it cannot tc supposed that a committee ot this Louse v ili tict.ddTftTcreduty.He had .no J doubt bi't that before this .business , was got j thrctt'ih, I here would be complete infonnati t on before the house. Weshould know whe ther the seamen taken from the Ches;tp? ake' were really British subjects or American ti-, Zei s, i lie enquiry wur lorce ltseil upon us ; and thr vcsHution as it stands will be suff.ci- cut for th: virpose. '; -:. . -Mr. Quinc y rose to e-xplain.. The gentle man from Pennsylvania had said that he deem ed it improper to pass (his resolution at this. Mine, because of the effect it might have on (he trial now pending. If the object of this motion had been to obtain from the house , a vote of censure on one side or (he other, he should not how have proposed it : It was mere ly a direction to the committee in .what man ner they ''we're to proceed, aud to collect a stwtenient "of the facts attendant on this occur- rence. If the principle were correct, that this." house should be prevented from exercising it dutie3 on any poiht because a trial was pent!-" ing in come of the ourls, what would be the consequence ? ...Nothing further would be ne cessary to evac.e enquiry than to put an orbcer It -ibes be referred to a select committee. I it was to have. tne wooie -uw. 4. Retfihedi That so much of said message respecting the Chesapeake Jaii, upon our ta .. s-.T. - i i.ti:.x..' nn,-,i -.toMUh. I ht. It was asked if he meant to lustily th se J.he;ti adjourned.. -HUXSBZiT October 29y- ;:An additonal member appeared ahd was cmahtied. t - " - -J-1 The cretntials of the Members weref re fencd to th Committee of Elections, ! A rnrnfrinlcation was received from, N. B ah'nilt.HW officiated is clerk during 'the reces itvidVnihg the; house that he had made the usual "cMractwith Messrs...Vay for the wmtm..'. Hatterson lor tne siauonarv, s.-rr iVifed to the committee', of accounts. A com4hicaton was recerre if ronf thtf"- Secretary d the Treasury, eclosins an ae- as relates to our military and naval establish ments, be relerred to a select committee. . . 5. Rholvf aV-That so much of said message as relates to our '.fineness, be referred to the committee of Ways and Means. . . a. lif&dved. That sis much of said message as relates to enterprises '-agaiiist the public nrace. and the means cf-preventing Vne same, and of punishing their authoi'sy .be referred to a seiect committee. The first resolution beg-under considera tion, - '..' ..... "..""'. : ::'" Mr. Ouir.cu thought 'tius resolution embra ced obiects unconnected yvith ach other, and ----- j . . . l)tcs. It was asked iliic meant to jusuiy tne British. He knew, npt w by this qtie stibn should be put. His motion was ; plain or e. He wished to have the facts which he culkd for before' him," and he should not" then be afraid to meet the gentleman from North-Carolina, or any other, liis principles mu ieenn;:i were"-' as purely American at. those ci any- gen- tlernan. He wished to gam. tacts, ana ob tain these -he. thought it best tfix on single objects, and not to extvnd otir views over me whg'e horizon. In reference to what had fal- nvhat binder arrest, bring jjim to trial, and postpone the decissioii fpcm time to time, and thus pre venUthis boue from perforrning its duty. tkl& saw no ' weiglu in this 'argument. t " The amendment was rejected, without m . division. - - i ' ;. The .resohtti.iii being gone through, a rno-i tion wa3 made for the ' committee to rise,, wb.irh beinir agreed to the Speaker resumed i the cliair, and t'r.e house immediately took up 1 the resolution y and agreed to them unanU j niously. , ',, ,; ' i . A mesSagt was received frorh the- Senate informing tlie. .liouse that they had chosen. Dr. Gantt as Chaplain on their part. , The motion was made to adjourn, and ne- ;' I v " - S objects ofmagnitude sufficient to warrant a separation of them. 4,hehrst part otme re solution relates to. aggressions committea m our norts" and waters.- The most material ob- ier.t contained in the President's message said Mr. Oi has relation to an attack upon one i . . "i i " i ot our vessel hy an armed snipoi a parucmai nation,, and t the other rircum stance mffn- tioned are Stated merely as aggravations of this attacks He therefore submittedn deterence to the committee, : the proprictyr-feferring whatever relates to the attack on the Che sa- mt nf H extra exflences incurred: -in "the- f TOinVn' tn"Ji"ir.t committee e and enteriner rh :5'avy'-Depaimerit.since the 22d day ot June I tu a $tparate resoiutipn for the appointment of . hst, for thej ear 1807, whicb was orperea io -r. ;TL Seckry atfds, that the general esti- mates refiidv in the course of the; next reek 'itf 'jfe'neraV heads of this report of extrexpeBture-artf as follow :' ' - . fi repairs brxered, "disllnct'-commitiee-to-tonsider whtstrhay oe .pecessa.ry.ToT the iunher detehce. m our pniis and j.arbcrs. Upon' this new ql the suojeci. he would offer an amendment to the uSClution Tin question;, He wished to adtt alter the wora "resolved," ,'r ... -i That so much of the message ot luc ire- u'n frWi "the p-ehtleman fronv rirginia.' j.v.wv- o ..... - -. he had proposed would nave nounag io. up with our ncjrociations abroad. No expression of the opinion ol this liouse is-requiieci. yvu thatis asked is. that the committee shall col lect a detail of the facts. The committee will not ntake tlicir report until they think propeV ; but the ehquirV ought to be- "instituted. -Suppose, our dispute with Great Ihitain should be amicably seUled, would not this enquiry, be necessary ? , Vould you ..not enquire into, the "causes- which led tblth"e;atiac'k ? Hc ccjnsidifc ed'th&dlspute of being not only between Us ahd Wr;trn'r 'hrii hetwetn us and France, At any rate h?. wanted the facts, and when t'ley'Avere befcrc the ; House, : a -correct judKmehiwght be formed of the" affair. The honof of Viie. "ha tioiv'was concerneif to .know whether a proper: degree of resistance had been made to .repel the attack of the British', 1)y our ofiicers j if not. the 'ppin.ron of this House ought to; be ex r'e&sdon the occasion." Mr. fllliott felt eauallv anxious with the een- tk.rha receive the ih- rftt'-ved. o2 risinc in favor of it. "..Mr. Thnmca submitted the following resclu tionr which wn3 adopted : :. Resolved, That a committee be appointed to enquire, whether any and what alteration are riccessary in the bill establishing a post ' office and post fads within the Onited States and that they report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Fick moved that the House should pro- ctcd to the appointment of a chaplain. It being suggested that it had ' been usual' that the time for balloting should be hxedon a previous day LMr. withdrew his mo- tion, and the lol lowing resolution was auopiuj. oh motion lof-MfT Southard t.zryfr -Ty Revolve:!, That the T louse will, at2o'cloclc to-morrow, proceed to ballot fciva'chaplaio to Congress On their part. - " ' - Tlic House then adjourned... X 11 o visions, irvnevCorps .151,S96 31,468 15- U - -'ay of 1100 eitra sesmen, V ' fS'ii'eV i-ttv'Vrt'rrrs: Sec. - .,'- V D Otim t.s uo t mtffee he instruct 6-40 enqu c'JTiistndes ot that uarr""" ed for making it, 'and the manner in which it was repelled, and to report tlie result of such ;xiiries in .detail to this House." " " Mr. Qtxrty stated his object for v ishing to 74.754,2.0 87,500 CO fonnatioirrequired by his proposetl amend- lacK. iiiiiue ajii vuc ii it,tit vii.ouj-vM,.y w .- - t-- -. - t- .... . . - - . ... ... -. . -. . v . . 1 ,. 1 . I l I. . 1 J n r nnn.V.a red to a select committee ; anorrarrnerxom- Tmem , ttus nc u)ii;it tiut-wHv-wr.w mittee be instructe4-4o encpjireT into the cir- the original resolution' nronosed by-the-gentle- man from Vircui Hmunot rise to ap peal .from the "decision of tlte Ghairf 'or" to qiicstton the correctness ofits opinioji.T but his "own ideas of the spirit of Uie rules of this House would govern his voiithlS-7occasicti FaiDAV, October SO. " , . ' ' The follbwine trcntlemen have been nsnricJ, on the select,' committees, agreed to be ap- pomteu oy me lesuuuiuus jnuvcu uj in jluvy- son yesterday.' '. .. ' '-:, ""' v V ., r . jT- " - ' '.'On the cvnmittec relativet3 military and rf vol ecicbttsfimevtrzlessvi., Dawson, Helms, Kea, (Peri.) Butleiy Van Cortlandt, Champiun and Storer,, - .'- . .'. tOn -the cczmittec reifttrntTfaggreisiora fi-trV,----aiessrSwB!ount, .-Chandleii. Ifv umellr-GoMstrcroghT yVithcrall. ' ":, . ' '. ' ' .' ? :: 1 ..On iKFctmmUce, relative-tofT$&pizes a-; an-.rV:'.bcjr. " . ''. . : . T.;.;:;-;. .-; l 1 i v - V' A -r' - ' i 4
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