Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-03-05
CongrsG Of the United States,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday. Ftbrsay 7, 1903.
The Speaker this morning preitnted to the
Houie of Representatives, a letter from the Sc
crc,ary OF the rresfury, accompanied wirh a
particular Ratcmcnt Of the contract for the islc
Of the bank ftock belonging to the Uailed
States.
Ordered to be printed and referred to the
committee Of ways and means.
- qxefday. Feb,xay8.
An enefohrd bill " tor thc granting of
elesrapces 10 hips or vefels ofthe United States,
lying in The river MlE6tpi footh Of the fou,hrra
Boundary Of the United States. and therein to
sra.od AZ ad. intlled an act to regulate The
collection OF duties on Imports snd Tonnsge,
aud Tor ether purpoies," was read third time
and paiied.
The bill for the relief Of the fnfferefs by fire
10 the town Of PsyJmonfb. wss received from the
Senate With amend meats.
Mr.. Bacon called for the taking up Of
his rcfoluiicns rcfpetiing the receflon of the
diArcs Of CoIamb,a TO the aates Of Msyiaad &
Ei,yisia.
Mr.. BAYARp moved the order Of the day
for going into comniitee Of the whole on the
Aaic Of the unioo. for the purpoie Of taking up
the psopo6lion Of amendment TO the Conf ution
Sefpe6sing fhc mode Of eletling Peidcnt and
Vice Pre6dcnt. Thin motion according to the
rslcs OF the Houie fupercedcd Mr.. BAcoN'a
Hfrcs comfortable dcbaie fhe queftioo was taken
by yeas aod osys. and loR--YeM 81, Nays 81.
The Houfe then took up Mr.. BAcoN's re-
folntions - recsde, The diAritt OF Columbia,
and went into . committee OF the whole---Mr.
JoRn c. SMITH in the chair. tfe
MciIr,. BAcoN sod SMILie fpokc in "a
;vor--MeiRrs. HucsR and DENNIS againii a.
gueing 20 them, wheo on motion OF MI. RAN
poLPH. the CON mmiitec rofe. reported progrei,,
and oo,aiued leave 20 q, again.
Wedmykaey feb. 9.
Mr.. Euas moved 10 pofpone for one
up bill 10 provide an additional Al imament for
the rIoietiion OF the feame9 and commerce Of
the United Ststes.--Carried.
The Houie accordingly went into com.
mites OF the whole on thar bill--Ms. VaSnum
ia the chair.
The eomm;,,se repested the bill withcut
amenSmsnt---thc Houfe <oncurred in the fpors,
nod o'deied The bill 10 he eugroaed tor third
yradng to- morrow. -,
Mr., GrifYoId moved that the HouSe Mould
yeiolve i,ies into commifsee ofthe whole cn
the ita,e OF the union, 10 otdcr to take op the
ptopoisd ansndmen, TO ihe coniti,o,ion tcfpett-
Ing the election OF Pnddent sod Vice PteGdent.
After fome conycration. the queaion was
saken on Mr. Gr,f~old's motion by Yeas and
Mays. and LOFT. Yeas s8--Nsys g.
MIR. Uswfon moved that the committee OF
the whole on she fate Of the union lhould be
difcharxed from The confederation Of too propo.
ft'ons of amendnen, to the conaita,ion-
one preicsibiog the de6ensrion Of the perfons
voted fos a. Preiidcnt and Vice. Prefidcnt---the
other psefcribing ths, Representatives. and Elec-
tos fnall be ehoicn in difaritts.
Mr.. Davis fsid he would iecoud the mo.
tion 10 relieve gentlemen from the approximations
sntcrtained Of theic amendments being taken up
st late period Of the iehion when the Hooie
might be thin. And IL the motion prevailed,
he would move poaponement Of the ccnfder-
stion Of the anendments I'LL the IA Monday Of
November.
Both motions were carried without divi-
Gon.
gbxy/aay, FeS. 10.
An cngrofied bill to provide an additional
ornament for the protection Of the sommerce &
f-amen Of the United States, was read \ third
time and paAed.
Mr.. Green preiested cett,in refolutiors Of
the Legiflisure Of the Miili6ppi Territory cx-
prcilvc cf their fenic Of che ihuuing Of the port
OF New. Orleans.
Referred to committee Of ,he whole on
the Aate of the union.
Mr.. Mi,chill prefented petition from
fundry citizens Of the city Of New. York, pay
ing the erection OF plain monument 10 the
memory Of ,hote Who had perifhed on board Of
Brisiih psifoo hips, during the late war, and
whole keletons had lately been dhu,ericd in
digging the navy yard in that city.
Referred TO the committee Of the whole on
bills refpetains monuments.
A. Fr;S.y. FEB. ~.
Do motion OF Mr. Hcln,es she Houie wect
irto committee Of the whole on the bill TO
make provi6on for pesfons who have been dif-
ahlcd by known wounds received il the iervice
OF the Unised States during the revolutionary
wsr.--Mr. John c. Smith In the chair.
A debate Of conGdesable length enfaed on
shs competency Of the proviGons Of the bill to
fscsre the Gods Contemplated by il. The bill
provides FOR decihop by the diare Judge on
a a q x.-tl n