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Torse Dolls, per ar^n.J- Volume V.J —— ■ —I-—,, „ i, 1,,,, _ ■ 1 • Congressional Register. Rouse oe I\errezeetatins. - ; * . vr te-te-T && ?* ,li ” . 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.