Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-02-10
. National Legj2atwe.
Sixth CONGRESS eftbe United States
FIRST SESSION ~
FIRST SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

MIR. Varnnm rreiented two petitions OF
Nl the inhabitants of Mafdchufetts, and
New, Hampfhire praying for the efabllhment
of pot road-which were read and referred
to the committee on pot Offices and pof roads.
Mr.. Patt renewed the motion he made YET.
terday, for poapooing the further confederation
of the bill to repeal in part an aa intitued can
acf to augment the army of the United States,
and for other purpotes," until the 6ra Monday
in December next.
Mr.. Nicholas called for the yeas and nays
on the queaion--which were agreed to be taken.
Mr.. Bird then gave his reafons for voting in
favor of the motion and why he objected to
the bill in any ihape in which it might be bro't
before the houfe and Mr.. Hartley and Mr.,
Harper fpoke againa it-whsn the yeas and
nays were taken as follow
A6ymafiVs, io--Ntsafive, 81.
The houfe then proceeded to the oonlidera-
ton of the bill reported, when
Mr.. Thatcher moved to itrke out the words
French Republic" and infert " the French
nation" He had no evidence of that country
being Republic he had evidence that the
country was one of fpecies of defpotifm un.
paralelled in the world coniidered it as
blafphemy to lfile it a Republic
who were fond of the exprefiion, might hear il
echoed from the Aurora, for months and years
to come but he hoped it would not be rfed here
The motion produ ing great warmth, Mr.. +.
altered it 70 as to FAY +" with Franee"-bul
finally withdrew il.
Mr.. Randolph renewed the motion he made
in the committee of the whole yelterday, foi
adding new feaion to the bill, relating to fu
pernumerary officers-and called the yeas and
nays upon (which were taken without debate
in manner following
6Grmahve, 38-Negafipr, 81.
The bill was then ordered to be cngroQed
and read a third time tomorrow.
A written meHage was received from the
PRECEDENT of the United States, by his feeretsry
Mr.. Shaw, inclofng report from the Sccreta.
nv of State, letter from Mathew Clarkion
Efq, and liz of the claims adjuaed under the
att article of the treaty of the United State
with Spain.
Mr.. Macon called up for confederation the
refolution he had laid on the table for the re
peal of the fecond fiction of the aa commonly
called the SEDITION LAW-and upon the
quellion will the Houf: agree to the motion
there we're ayes 4o-noes 81.
Mr. Macon then went into an examination oil
the conaitutionality of the Law-and quoted
the conl,itution and amendments thereto &c.
To which, Mr.. Bayard replied, and conclu'
ded with moving tbs following amendment to
the reoution =" and tie o9spser therein lpeafeI
mall remain purjJbatk at common Law : Pro
widea, that ubos any p,ofteuti0a i' Pal be hwfa
for Ne det1nIast TO give IN BIZ dss@es 'be ruth 9
fhe matter charged as a libel"
Mr.. Gal,atin wifhed to know il this motion
was in order-In his opinion it amounted to a
complete fubltitute of the proportion now or
| the table-and embraced the adoption OF {
principlc Of common law which he Gid not un
deraand. 81.
!! Mr.. Speaker declared tie motion to be II
order, McGrs. .Bsyard aad Harper ipoke in la
vor of it--when
Mr.. Mott fad, as it embraced an important
iubied and required mature confederation, he
would move that it be committed to a commit
tee of the whole Houfe. =.
Upon the queaion for commitment there
| were ayes d., noes 40.
The queilion WAS then taken on the follow
| ing part, TO wit:
"RtjSlved, That the I'd feetion of the aet pat
fed the 18th July, 1898, intituled g An act IN
addition TO the act Untitled An act for the pun.
lifhment of certain crimes againa the United
States. ought to be repealed," And carried il
| the affirmative, ayes SO, noes ~.
The iecond part (Mr. Bayard's amendment,