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Congressional Register.
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Tuesday , December 17.
i Mr. J. Cte Smith, from the com
mittee of claims, made a report on
the petition of the crew of the late
frigate Philadelphia, unfavorable to
the petitioners, which was referred
to a committee of the whole toiabr-
Ji-rctf.T- ■ ‘ ! ;
The house again went into a
cowmitee of the whole—mr. f; C.
Smith in the chair—on the ft and
ins rules ol the house.
After making a flight amend
ment in cue of the rules the coni,
nut tee role and reported their agree
ment to lire rules vdih certain a-
Kk-nditunts.
The house immediately took up
the report*.
On the amendment offered by
inti Findley, relative to the appoint
ment of a Sanding committee uf
ptCling the lands of the United
Stetestea debate of feme length cn- ‘
filed; in vrnieh the amendment was 1
ported by :• 33 i: Gregg, Nieh
olion and te.iteie; and eppofed by
mr. Bedinger.
Mr. Bedirgcr suggested Lis tea’s
haft a {ianiiing committee, vested
with the entire bufmefs connected
wi ll the public lands {hotted gain
tech au alcalde ncy ever the fenti
metifs arid and tedious of the House,
l y the confidence reposed ir them,
ar> io impair the ialuiary \ tell a nee
villi which it became every mem
te r to attend to so Hurdling a iub
j-iu
On the ether band it was con
tended that the bufinds of the house
would, on this point, be grucly
fdcUifeted by the ininuition of a
handing committer, whose detente
ods would be uniform, who would
‘horn a iono* exueHence become
■te • C* 1’
.'afore enlightened than a teted
C’- nuinute, and who would tee en
teelcd to difpivtch the butends eon
hded to ihetu with greater celerity.
The amendment was agreed to
ayes 87.
Mr. Early renewed the a mend -
n *tnt catered yefici day by mr.
terdke, to preclude ail debate cn
tae previous question ; which, af
ttr a few remarks from m dlrs. E ar
ty > Sinilic and Varnum, was agreed
to -yes 69 when the house
concurred’ 111 the whole report as
suneniEJ.
Wednesday 18.
Mr. Eindby, from the commit
tee of elections, nude a report on
* he pctidon of Thomas Spalding.
|§p|hc report details the circurafi.n*c
°i the case, and .concludes with
l rt teiution that the fitting mem-
7 r Cowles Mead, is net, and that
H e petitioner, T nomas Spalding,
t-mitted to a feat in the
Referred to a committee of tne
|S®r^ e house on Monday.
On motion of mr. J. C. Smith,
1( * house resolved itfelt into a
V/1 i I %-T if r |
A A V bt\ 9
w,. SMNOTraj fC p.., T 1 !
u WCEKI/i FO? - OARAH lI.'LLHO-JSE.
jccvHnmroo of the whole, GUT
j * y : > the chair— on £ h e bill ; n
yU.tion to an act to make provl
ssh r ! r * n. t
, . b y known wouu'as, re-
T -'Plk tiiC i ‘ ctuul len ' ice of the
. ’ *‘ tJ State * tittnng the revolu-
Ucnary war. J>
I Vne committee bavin r nafied
! *M4gh the. bill, reported' it wIG
j °ut auiendmeiK.
! , I ke hou'e ioiniemately took u->
1 the report.- 1
j 1* M¥tß or.lcrc-.1, without a divi
i nor. tnattha bill be engrogd for
j a r^ a ding to-inorrow.
a.vi. A t>’*ro vV presented a pet’iion
| M a very rnterULmg i.aiurc,
Jratia* plejonier, a native of
| JHtnigthat from numerpus
Mrtdc by him, in the
v i of Cincinnati, in me ilate
:\Oi G‘Uo, h v nuieves n? w*d oe ai Ie
to cu!iivue.ihe vine with co*r v
uc ' v * g chc CAperimenks
i>avv- Kiutu \n reiuifs equal to Ms
ni V -* ‘-'xpefiaciur?; ih.it he
bwho% o ho VvpPoo <iho to iapply
viius <Tequality equal to t lime or
France cou>potc\H to the dct iau-i
cu .nO ittitC a 1 iOUV-h p* ttic
price ol imported wines; that die
ic.a.iU iv* j f r\n <tictit om tno
\Ye,U:v.\ w k m Lis pj d:\.g
gready owing to the L.eoijily U Ige
people, froajt Lee t&horfii u .n- p.ic..
cu tiicj lO cpiiiUiiic it m coji2%dii-
on Vvjt■ 1 the *. that he wcdii. .u
----ceu t aut toe bottoms Ot v*. up ai'e
; as lavoraole u. tie cidttyauor* or
the grape as the Mils of Crane,.;
and iol-Uung cither the giung or
the Idle on an expended credi. us
faction and), in rownfhip No. S,
range 9, on Mai river., a fruaii.>a
W OiCil t.w c .si ‘■ 1 1 a L't 6 i*A.e a.uig ih*
v-i J
yora.bie to a. vineyard.
j.% Re fend to the co mnlitee of
C"> I P. -'T . Y > • f* *. v
aau i 1 itb UaUs>> Vi* )mOi
1 jars day 19.
The bill “to make provifmn For
, per fd ns that have been and dab led by
! known wounds, received in the ac-
I mat service of the United States,
! during the revolutionary war**—
| was read the third time and p tiled
Iby a great majority-—ayes °4*
Friday 20.
An en-roiled bill “ funplonent
: ary to the act m-dd'ig provision ,[
lor tho , ' ,, ivmt-nt of claims nl cm - ■
sens of‘the United-States on the j
, uovenunetit of France, un- f
; convention ol the 3 0| h _ 4> f ,
April, j8o?, was I't'-jJ Fm ;lmd .
timoandnaTedtdtbomadtvnon .
An en-'rofled btl!, repeating io
much of an exiting act ot Con- •
I grefi at declares foreign corns not
r„ be le AiT tciider, was rea l tn- ,
third th.te a:* without a di- .
, ,
Vl cf’ comnnfree on the puV .
t
jof Ohio, Beyl- !
I Cl >y of Virj.^Jg 1 j
Saved from !
common council of j
!SSo L; -moling the anon
ip, isog.
-0,. o. {..oagrefsto 4taking efi
.cicar mcaiurcs for placing the pert
p,u.! harbors of * He
va defence, whicli was referred tj
appointed relative
,*° th - dc, A.cc of our porta and ho:-
Dour?.
Dawson, from the coimuit
i toe appointed cu that part of the
j 1 s vnUMge which relates }q !
j aggrckioiis committed by the vcf
; vi ’ 1 * L G- mmom, Ac. made
* a report in. part, lubmitnng two
; c. 11 ci -i i i\) uji h c fee re ia i y (>f the pa
v) , and three rtioluuuiis, in fub
.Ku as follows :
A I ha t a fu?n net exaecdinq
i Ls^ be appropriated io
cJac cui ])ans and M * hors to l e
proty&t and.
- k. Ti.at a fura nor fxc.xJMr
~j o..i^; v s oe u> !
wii f e bmk a lAimter of gun I
1 -y, not eXi'.-wd.ng 50, for ike j
- I'i’oi.eviLiu; oi our ports u.M Lar- j
buurs.
i! „r fu.n not cxcvctlin^
/T .<r ; #
uc-0,000 v;pi-:os i>e a apron to
tfi ituc file qV.hueiu or the. Unir:d
c.Ui.v.s 10 v.v*,m,u cO oe bum iix Lav ci
4 j.
4>t. 1 I l iiivpS,
Go 1 nouon of Mr. thefe
i0 4 0.t. . ‘ . were roßncd to a com
, ii,A ec oi oie wLok vrMi/e of
1 b ! v U4ii ij . I
Ou g’ -i.on oflnr. llrail *v,
BdoiwaJ. 1 hat in th cL es I
tile cord®. J cleftion in the !kue
Ccorgux. t ie incmoriaiul arid
*it's tu.mdvr iliail n ih■ 5 v dtlLv
u, bt bemd by counfei at lire bar oi
rir. hot i .
Mr. Mead waved ills fi ring and
? mr. j, • Giav urfimated aodria oi
t ■ *
mi . piiTig l*-) die iaide caU.ef \
viicit the Foul , rdldvcd itfcil into
a t.vft,i.ll<i.t‘c i >x ti.c vi,4‘i*“**iiir.
Lk w In ri r el.air-—on the report
I ofriilc . t.: : ; a.e of c. lectio.irt iiT this
* C’.ifb on \. idoh a debate caiuw'd
’ which oecupieFnearly the residue ;
of the fining.
Mr. Fiifok v explained concifdv
fbmeoi the cii'cu.iltances on wridi
the report was grounded.
He was followed by mr. Mead,
who, with ut going into a wide de
tail of fads, ordifcuflion of princi
ple, noticed briefly a variety oi fads
and feve.rai principles and p. u't>
e’ents which he thought iuvaitdated
me coucluiic.il of t(.e rep wt.
v . Mr. j. Clay made a lliori ipeceh
in favor of the repoit.
Mr, Early went at f coofiJerab!e
length into the principle implicat
ed in the repoit, with the view of
Ihevring that it was ur.fbund, and
that it did pot belong to the I uni lb,
without violating the conflitunoual
powers of the dates, to let alide re
turas made in conftrhiuy to m m
laws.
]\;r. Bid well, iy an ar * tenta
tive and logical fpevch, Uvferaßd
tfte principle contained in the re-
contended that the con
itituuonal power ol invcHkating
the returns, nude by ffate officers,
relided in the houU, wlmimg.it,
according tu the evident need,
aliirm or let them aftde.
Mr. Sloan and mr. liilis fpuk:
and mr, J. Clay'in Lvor o
the rs port.
Alter a g u repfiratory remarks
‘ I';'’ • 1 i ihr. FvL-i'b
Uii * A :il )’ he ill I *fe mined
Mme doubts ou fa u |j vCt> rtp , e ,
tiut pmer ci gigcirumtshjJ
pi eluded h;d |K.\t'.o that u fie.*don
1 lou ' c tubjeci uLi< i, it merited., ard
‘ x thzt iu ce. fliould
and; A!, leave
to tu again.
ih s in- tton Icing carried—a ,T cs
sh> the house Lu UTt'd,
i vr. Mtiewctln r expressed a liope
t*.u! leave for the Committee to lit
agtdn would be ivtukd, is prder
b* k u 1 tie report might be ie< o;y aiit
ieo to the couHuiUce us Uecious,
ana toe luting picmber he enabled
Ito o\ lft .c ex,-Mu non on points rc
plpcdjog ulueii there appeared to
| La\ e been io.ui in.luoi.cepiseu be*
| lore the committee.
iV * r * J* Cfay and mr. Timer were
j agaaul, and mr, Gxvgg in favor ol
a rcicrreriCC to the conunktcc of
r f M
a hr qucflion being put leave was
was given io the comuiiuce to lit
i tigam —ayes yc.
! hb , BuJuvUiil, fiom the cqrr.mit
i tvt* to whom had been referred the
riekiuioa id puling \Vdliain Ea*
Ilq. (Hired a re.v. r\ fßo*n
. nn
. ielchuk n \ ith the üb.WiH,
togt?ilier wl:, :! . -uiiif-.
19 king’out the -torn! ‘‘bdorUk
i fi !;• i*’g I) I*, u *t. f\ . 3 t[
wo* Js. v v-t ic city olDcrnc.’* vt
iCv| on, reicrrea tn a c<;muujU|?
T .> *. ff e t ~
ot u*w vliti*. -on >aa...*uea<a: •
i a i*.
’ w- .
Mr. J. C. S iilih, ;iOil* ike cora
tii.ifte ci liuuns, made u teuoit ud*
vej'Je ru ;ne j ycr or i, c petition
oi joliii I*. ii<hv!i<ii ii iijstl iviin*
ctelph tt{•.pi-lp, referring to a piv
\ ious repo;; te. the r. alb is for their
opinion, which was erred to a
coiiVriter* re of the whole cm this day
week.
The hyble again rtfulvcd it (elf
info a comxkue or the whole—*•
mr. Dawson iu the chair —on the
repou ot tne coimmtfee ot riec*ions
iti. ‘die Coafdii u oiubtt ol Gov las
Mead ; when a delute folio wed of
buwcco 2; nd hums length.
i.hms. I nidUv, c. w. Qmp*
bell, afa I Emvcr ad v ecated i and
iEi.Urs.NAv i;um s , Sloan, Broome
aud bjjincy opp'Ed the report.
A Ji % ift m of the qur(l> on the
concluding rmUuiiou of the rcpert|;i
having btvn cal fed (or, the cons
miitec diuiLd or* the following
nu r ji*.K rui the !cf>l ido:i— ‘ Be*
(fdved, that Covrie* M*- . 1 !urn
cd *o this house as a member there*
of ham the flat*’ ol O
| t^gG
On ibe fecund ir>uiljt.T, viz.
1 but J hom o Spalding i* emi.
tlul >o a fcai,” the codirJgCC d*
ay ■ -a—-canitu.
1 he cunaii*tec then rof© mUfc
urt*.d thiir agrtem :U to the re*
port ol the coniniiitevi oi
w hkh the iuuuaUarely took
i. 4 to co**.v.vtatactr.
half yearly.
[Number.. c.;c.