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CONGRESS.
SEN ATE, June 6.
Mr. Giles from the joint
committee appointed on the
part of the Senate, to confider
and report the business requisite
to be a6led on during the pre
fect feflion, made a report w hich
was read for consideration.
The Senate resumed the con
sideration of the letter of Gene
ral S. Smith, a Senator from
Maryland, and Mr. Giles sub
mitted a resolution, which was
amended, and is as follows :
Resolved, That the honorable
Samuel Smith, a Senator ap
pointed by the Executive of the
Rate of Maryland, to fill the
vacancy which happened in the
office of Senator for that Rate,
is entitled to hold his (eat in the
Senate of the Unired States du_
ring the feflion of the legislature
of Maryland, which by the pro
clamation of the governor of
(aid flatewa- to commence on
the sih day of the prelent month
of June; unlels laid iegidatuie
(hall fill such vacancy by the
appointment of a Senatot, and
this Senate be officially inform
ed thereof.
Mr. Anderson moved to a«
mend this motion, by Rriking
out all after the word Resolved ,
and to insert as follows:
“ That any Senator of this
body, who holds a ieat under
an Executive appointment, can
not, according to theprovihons
of the Constitution of the Uni.
ted States, be entitled to hold
his leat as a member of this bo
dy, after the meeting of the Le
gislature of the Rate, from which
such Senator may be a mem
ber”
This motion having pafled in
the negative, the original motion
was agreed to.
Mr. Anderson , from the com
mittee appeiraed on the 25th
May, to enquire whether u be
expedient at this time to make
any modifications of the laws
relating to the army and navy
of the United States, reported
in part a bill; which was order
ed to a second reading.
The consideration of the bill
to fix the time lor the next
meeting of Congress was relu
med, and the blank, fixing the
time filled with the ,k 4th Mon.
day of Novem bcr.”
Mr. Pope reported a bill fora
futther cenlusof the inhabitants
ol the United States, which was
poflponed to the 4th Monday
in November.
The bill making an additional
appropriation for pons <k har
bors was read a fecund time.
House of Representatives
Friday, June 2.
Mr- Montgomety prelented a
petition fioiu diltillers <Sc oth
ers, citizens of the U. Mates,
praying Congress to prohiDitthc
importation of Ipirits clittiiled
from grain, and to impole much
higher duties on diUiiaiion from
other materials —referred to the
committee of Commerce and
M a nu failures.
territorial government*.
Mr. Poindexter observed, that
in consequence of (he frequent
and wonton exercise of the pow
er given by the ordinance of
1757 to the territorial gover
nors to prorogue and dtffulvc
the general aiicmbly, he thought
“ hold the mirror up to naturk.”— Shakespeare.
it his duty to prelent a resoluti
on. He said he did not expetl
it would be afcted on, but he
thought it bis duty not to let a
: feflion pass over without at
! tempting to expunge this foul
j Ram from the flatu'e book of
the United States. The follow.
I ing is the resolution :
Resolved , That a committee
be appointed to enquire into
the expediency of repealing lo
much of the ordinance foi the
government of ihe leveral ter
ritories of the United States as
empowers the governors there
of to prorogue and difiolve
the Legislature.
Mr. Troup had no objeftion
to the appointment of a com
mittee, but he trufled ihe com
mittee when appointed would
take special care not to inter
feie despotically with ihe arti
cles of cession, or any articles
of agreement between the Rate
of Georgia and the U. S.
Mr. Poindexter (aid the gen.
tlenran certainly could not wilh
to retain this principle, which
had been borrowed from the
worß features of monarchical
government of Great Bmain.
When a bill was reported, if
the gentleman thought the peo
picot the Mibllippi l erriiory
weie exclusively to be ruled m
this manner becaule that tern,
lory had once be.n attached
lo the ftaie of Georgia, he
might prevail upon the Ho'uie
to except that territory from
the benefits to be granted 10
other territories.
Mr. Troup laid it would be
recollefted that th s quell ion had
been fluted ai the lait feflion
debated at conliderable length,
and that the fame p.opoimoii as
this was rejected by a iciptda
ble majority as he believed, and
excluhvely on the ground of
such a repeal being an inter let .
ence in the articles of compact
between Georgia and the U. S.
Mr. Poindexter wlined to
Rate the fatl, that it had then
been poflponed, indefinitely not
rejected, by a majority of only
three votes.
Mr. Poindexter's motion was
carried 57 to 32.
On motion of Mr. Moni
go7nery% a committee was ap
pealed to enquue what com
pensation it was proper to make
to Major Pike and his compa
nions for certain expioiing ex.
peditions made by them.
Monday June g.
Ezekiel Whuman, a repre
sentative from Malfachuleiis, 6c
Richard Winn, a member fiom
South Coiolina, appeared and
took their feats.
A meflage was received from
the Senate, informing ihe house
of the death of the honorable
Francis Malbone, Senatoi from
the Rate of Rhode llland, and
that his funeral will be at five
o’clock this evening.
On motion of Mr. Potter,
Rejolved unammoujly t That f
this Houle will attend tnc tuner,
al of Francis Malbone, Elq.
late a member of the Senate ol
the United States.
On motion of Mr. Potier
Rejolved unammoujly , That
the members of this noulc do
wear uape on the left aim lot the
(pace ot one month in icftimony j
of iheir respect for the memory
of the dcceaied.
And on motion of Mr. Smi-
l*e, the House adjourned, nem.
con.
Tll ef day June 6*
Mr. W. C. Nicholas, from
Virginia, appeared and took
j his leat.
Ms. Sawyer , after some gen
; era I observations on the subject
i of manufactures, moved to dis.
j charge the committee of Com.
j merce Sc Manufactures from so
much of the President’s raeflage
and ducuments as relate
to inanufac.ures, with a view
! to refer it to a cornmiitec to give
; it a mote particular conhdera
! lion.
This motion, proposing lo
amend a Handing rule of the
House which prescribes the du.
ties of the Committee of Com
merce and ManufaClutes, was
ordeied according to the rules
of the House, to he on the table
for one day.
On motion of Mr. Neljon ,
the meflages of the President of
the United States ol ialt feflion,
anu the feflion before the lafl,
relative to the road from Cum.
berland to Ohio, were referred
to a (elect committee,
Mr. Lewis alked (the third
time) tor the consideration of
the 1 esotution offered a few days
ago to appoint a committee to
enqune mio the propriety of
removing the military academy
from Welt Point to the City of
Waihmgton.—For coniiderirrg
it 50; againlt it 57.
On motion ot Mr. Lewis, the
petitions of the Commercial
Company of Washington pray
ing for incorporation, and of
the Bank of Alexandria, pray
ing an extension of their char
ter, prelented lafl feflion were
referred 10 the Committee of
the District of Columbia.
Various Petitions of mer
chants, claimants and others,
were received and referred to a
committee.
Mr. Southard presented a pe
tition from lundry hatters of
New-Jersey, praying that a du.
ty may be laid on imported hats.
Mr. H elms reported a bill
authoring, the dilcharge of J.
Hurd from his imprifoument.
Twice read and referred.
Mr. Basset , from the joint
committee appointed to enquire
into the business neceflary to be
done before the adjournment ol
Congrcls, reported several fub
jeCts on which u would be ne.
ceifary to act bcfoie she ad.
journmem of Congress; Sc re
commending an adjournment
on the aoth inflam.- Ordered to
he on the table.
GUN BOATS.
Mr. pilkm, after some obser
vations on the Rate ot the Trea
sury, and the neceflity for dr
mimffiing the expenccs of gov
ernment, moved 1
“ i’nat the committee on the
naval cltabldhmeni be inftruc
icu to enquire into the expedi
ency of felling such of the gun
boats belonging to the Untied
States as are not neceflary to be
employed in actual Icrvice.”
On motion of Mr. Macon ,
Mr. Pnkm’s motion was lo mo
dified as to intert the words
“ public armed vessels and 1 be
fo*c the wotd “gun boats aim
after a liiori debate between
MHTrs. Cutis, Dana, Lyon,
Randolph, Macon and Ttoup,
agreed to, Ayes 70.
Mr. Randolph icported a bil.
[No. XXXVII.]
MONDAY, June 26, 1809.
authoring a summary made of
procedure against marshals and
their deputies, who have receiv
ed money by virtue of executi
ons ilfued From the courts of
the United States—Twice read
and committed.
Mr. Eppes from the commit
tee of Ways and Means, repor
ted a bill (dppiemenury to an
act entitled “ An act making
further provision for the lup.
port of public ctedit and for the
redemption of the public debt*
[ I his bill is reported according
to the tccommendation of the
fcctetary of the Treasury to ex.
plain the act auihonlmg the
borrowing of money if necessa
ry, to dilchaige the annua! in.
Italments of the public deb*..]
I wice lead and committed.
FOREIGN RELATI, Ms.
On motion of Mr. J. G.
Jackson the committee of ibe
whole was difeharged— yeas
130* Irotn the lunher conlider.
auon of the bill lor amending 8c
continuing in force the non in
tercom lc occ.—And it was ic
committed for amendment.
1 wo attempts were made by
Mr. Gardenier, the one to refer
the bill to a different committee
with inductions, and the other
to inftrutl the committee of fo
reign relations to report the
whoic of the ly stem judged pro*
per to be retained, in one bill.
The houfc ieiu(e*i to confider
the motion in both inltances;
in the hi it 66 to 5a ; and in the
lecond, 66 to 59
Mefi.s. If a (la*, Pitkin, 8c De
fiia, iuccelfivdy occupied the
chair of the committee of lh c
whole on the bill rejecting ih c
board of commissioners of Kal.
kaskias, the bill declaring the
alieru of Congrels to a certain
act of the legiilaturc of S. Car.
oima, and the bill fupplctncuta*
ry to an act for carrying into
etfett a treaty with the Chitka.
law Indians, &c.~wh.ch w e e
levcrally ordered to the third
reading to-morrow.
Wednesday, June 7.
Mr. Bibb preietneda petition
of lundry inhabitants of the
Uatc of Georgia who were em
ployed as cavalry in the expedi
tion to the Sabine in 1806, p, a y
ing compeulaiion for their ler
vices in this expedition—refer
red to the committee of Claims.
domestic manufactures
Mr. haeon called lor the con-
Gdcration of the following refo.
luuon, laid on the table a few
days ago by him :
JUithfd, Tbat the fecreiary
of the Trealury be directed to
prepare and report to this houfc.
at Uieir ncx* lefli on , a plan lor
ihe application of | uc h mean ,
«S are within the power ot Con
gress for the purpofc of pro
tecting and tottering the manu
factures of the U. States; toge
ther with a statement of the le
veral Manufacturing establish
ments which have been com.
mcnced, the progress which has
been made in them, and the
fuccels with which they have
been attended ; and such other
information, as in the opinion
of the lccretary, (hall be mate
rial in exhibiting a general view
of the manufactures ofthe U. S.
Mr. Bacon remarked that if the
Houle had the difpolition to do
*ny thing towards ibe advance,
nent of manfacturesof the coun
ry the proper courfc would be