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Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1803-10-31

alien, who ihall ufurp the cover of cur
flag, for veaels not entitled TO it, infea-
ing thereby with iulpicion thofe of real
Americans, and committing is into
controversies for the redtefs ct wrongs
not our own; TO exaa from every ma
tion the obisryance, towards our. gefieIs
and citizens, of thole principles and
practices which all civilized people &C
kpowiedgrto merit The ctara6fer Of )
juit nation, and maiatain that OF. an in
dependent. one, preferring every conse-
quence to inlult and habi,ual wrong.
Cpngrefs will coniider whether the ev-
ifing laws enable US e!HcaciouIy to
maintain this courIe with our. citizens
in. all places tand with others. while
within the limits Of or iuyiIdidion.
and viii give them the new modifca-
tons necefarytor thefe Objects Some
contrayentions of right have, ALREADY
taken place, both within our jurildieti-
onal Limits, and on the high fsas, The
friendly, difpoGtion of the governments
from whole agents they have proceed
ed, as. wei as their wifdon and regard
for jultice, leave us in reafonable ex-
peftation, that they will be reetifed
and prevented il future J, and. that no
act will be countenanced by them which
threatens to .diifurb our friendly inter
courle. Separated by a wide ocean
from the nations OF Europe. and from
the political intereits which es;angle
them together,l with productions. ana
wants which render our commerce and
friendfhip ufefulsto them, and theirs to
Us, it cannot be the. intefef of any to
adail us, nor ours 70 diihurb them. We
lhonld be mott unwile indeed were We
to calt away the iingular bleiIngs Of
the petition in which nature has placed
US, the opportunity lie has endowed is
with Of purifying, at diaance from fo-
| reign contentious, the paths of inda,stry,
peace and happinst5, of csuiltivaating Pc
neral friendfhip, and Ct bringing Coli
foas Of infefeit 10 The uinpisdge 'of rea,-
Ion, rather than of-force. How. defira-
bic then mutt it be, in a government
ike ours, 70 fee its citizens adopt ind
yidually .the views, the iRterelts, and
the condue which 7 their country
| hould purfue, dwelling therlfelves Of
| thoie pailions and Faltiiaiities, which
tend to le1en uiefui frienda;ps, and TO
esnbarrats and embroil ussin tie calani-
tous feenes Of Europe. Confident, fell
low-citizens, that you viii duly climate
the Importance of neutral diipoitions,
towards the oblervance Of i-eutfal con-
du6t, that you will DE fennbie how
| much it is our duty to look on the
/ bloody Arena fpreadi before aue, viii,
| COMMUNICATION indeed, bat with no
other viii, than e feesit eIofe,.s ! AM
| aperfuaded you will cordially cheriGl
+ ithefe difpoiitions, nsall ;difcullons a.
emong yourlelyesy and in al cesnmuni.-
| cations with seuss oonflitueass. and
I Tahfiaipae isiith ilafisfacfion5th nea-
hifesef wifd6H, which che greatinter-
i teltsi nov committed 70 YOU, witt give
I yoa' an oppoItuhity.lof proridihg and
I assle5f that of approving, and Of carry
ing into execution, with the, fidelity I
owe t5 my country. 4ssl'sf -
Iod III go. ,ts'r - JEFFERSON.
TSqoost ~ 9f
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'Cougrs6 Of tie Unitsa Stales.
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WASHINGTON, Der. y.
<>uoGUNS Of beth Houles of Congrefs being this
jay torraed asreeab!y the pieiiients pfocsina
- he va, Informed thereof by committee, and at }
EeIcrk communicated, by is Secretary, AIR. HARvIE,
MESSAGE
Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1803-10-31

The Senate elected Jeas BRowN, Pref
dSnt Pro-tempore. e,.s 3D.
The, Houfe Of Representatives, eIessed
NATHANIEI SlAcoN, Speaker
John Beckley, Clerk. : !. : '''''s
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-01
FER NE. Tai.uary II.

j
The courier Fl, m Paris who arrived yelerday.
brought Us the conGitutlon If our canton &C.
creed by the deputies, ard approved Ct ty the
diitrics, and The difriets INFO TRIES. he citi-
1izens of The canton, enjoying fortune Of 1000 s.
have alone the right OF .yotirg. Each tribe
name an eie6tor our o. fifty citizens. 1hc uni
or of tho1e electors ferns an eiea orisi body o!
the cantoss, which names the grand council com
9sftd OF two hundred and nihe.y nine members.
IS to that councii that the Legislative power is
c9nfded. 1t sppoints to al places. Iventy feveu
o rs menafers from The pttty unci from which
are q he taken TWO avoyers, treainrcr and
chancellor, Who form, with lie two oidea ard
wo yeungeit councillors the.executive commit
nittee. I he grand couecii appoints from among
lis members thoie wha are to form tribunal Of
civil APPEAL and a criminal tribunals.
The fame letters announces that the cartonia
organizations Of Bale, Fribourg, Luccrre, and
Soeure, are aio completed and that hey re-
femble .hofe of Zurich and Berne. The nlotl re
maTksbi= difference between the old and new
ifltuton ofthe cantons, formerly ariRocratical,
i is nc political equality between all the citizens
WIZ mp9fe thetn,sthe application tf which is
70 te FUND chiefly in the competition OF the elec-
toTia. body.
The provifo1s by which the exercife
OF the Administrative ard that Of the ju-
aicial powers are conhded TO the fame
body, has excited many remonfrances.
II is fuppofed, that proviiion will be
changed.
We learn further, shat TIE efablilh
ment of a general Helyetic diet, to aafm-
Ole once year, AID TO conGii OF ore de-
putty from each canton, it agreed upon.
70 eGablih certain equality among the
3ifstent cartons, the deputies Of the great
cantons are TO have different voices in
proportion, respectively, TO their popu-
alton. The meetings Of the genera d.
ct will bein turns, a. Zurich, Berne EaAe,
soleure, Ffibourg, and Luearpe. The
defuty for the place at which the diet
meets, viii be pre:ident for the time be-
ing.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-01

ps.f.. tits fn.sr-s I'D hsea ssa:tted
i tic sefviec for f,ns time, till orc OF
tie readers in tile Grand Nosqpe inIo
dueei the psiIage, in coniequcncc Of which
the Indignant and infatuated popu'ace role
upcn, and Immediately iacrih,ed him 10
their refentmen,. The ringlesders Of this
aifiay were fcized and thrown into pri-
ion, on which The populace again roie'
burlt open the doors and liberated the
pgifoness, TIE guards fred on the aiisii-
ants, who being armed. fnars action
commenced, in which, it is reported, up
wards of zoo perfons fell, ard the Soon
les were obliged to retreat in great dlior-
der. This Circumstance has occaioned
the grca,eit confuGon alnonsa fhe devotees
of each party, between whom much bleed
is likely 10 be ipilt.
In the ccurfe Of the left year entered
port of Greenock 1905 ihips, OF 1913, $50
tors burthen, and navieated by .7.77o
men; failed from that port 1859 Hips,
of Ioz, 1908 tons hurtheR, and navsgaled
by 7,7Ss men. During the fame period,
entered the adjacent haroor Of Port Slot
gov, ae4 fhips, Of z7s9s9 tins, and
1888 men; failed from it, 369 veiels
of So. $40 tons, and 2, 399 men.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-01
rGS;sStE1,ssS
ar TIE UNITED sites.
Y1ousr OF ALTERNATIVES.
Mgsaay Mareb I.
REPORT.

The Committee of Ways and Means
- whom il was yeferday referred, by a
rei,lution Of this lloufe, to enquire and re-
port, whether Coumidioners Of the ink-
no fund have, agreeably TO the aes max
inc proyiion for the redemption OF the
whole h i Of The public debt the Y. States,
aop,ied the lan Of ieven millions three
hiuad,ca .houland dolls. TO the payment OF
the principal and inerea ct The Puolc
debt? And alto, generally to enquire iT-
70 the accounts and proceedings OF the
coma,;ljonegs of the hnking fund have
according to order, proceeded therein and
beg leave TO report: -,
Thar purfuant to the directions OF Inc
committee. letter was written, and ad-
drensd by the chairman Of the committee
to the lecretary of the treafury, covering
copy of the re{olution OF the houfe and
ALTO, ftatement of queries thereon, 70
which the anfwer Of the fecretary was re-
CURED and that to his snfwer, which TO-
gether with lundry explanatory documents
IS annexed to this report, the committee
beg leave to refer, and reqae.t ina'
it may be conGdered as part OF their Ie-
port.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-01
dublin. Tannary II.

The Favorite Nancy, Gupderltond, from Bour-
deaux arrived here yeGerday, afer a paaage
Of eight days. Amcng me pahengers istAe maj
Ter Of that fire vefel the Oneida Chief, which
failed lately from our Cuftom houie-dock and
unhappily founeeFed on her voyage TO Anneri-
ca.
The flip Wellington failed on Sunday fen
night from Beifo&, Tor New York and rhladel-
phia, with upwards CT 100 pieces Of linen OF
board.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-01
RATISEON, Iaa. II.

Citizen Lacuce, Secretary to the French Lee
cation, pafled iately through this city, on his
way 60 .rienna, with the ratification Of che Firft
Couful TO the Convention concluded at. Paris
retpe Cling che indemnities 81 the Grand Duke of
EnfcanY
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-01
a.. ~

I. Have the cotnmiiioners of The fink
ing fund applied the fun of 1900. 900
dolls. to the payment of the public debt, in
the year 1907 If they have rot applied
II, why has il not been done
4. What was the true amount of inter
eft onthe public debt for the year eighsesn
hundred and two? And is the fun
OF 4,o6o73S dollars, ~ cents, that
true amount !? A detailed account is re-
quefed.
8. What have been the actual remit
tances TO Holland during the year 1902 !?
A detailed account Of all The bills, con-
tracts, sc. is regretted, with the names
of The peFions with whom contracts have
been made, and from whom bills have
oecn paschaEea. with the price paid.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-01
MARCH I'd, 1903.
1T balt pat 6 o'Cbek, P. M.

DIR,
The encloied refolution this day paG.d
the Houfe of Reprefensatives; the annex
ed paper, marked IA. |. contains The OBJ
lettions ftated by the mover OF the reiolu
tlon, to which you are requeRed, it prac-
ticable, TO return an anfwer previous TO
the difolution CT congrefs. Ii may be
necenary TO remark, that the objections
to The report of the commificners OF the
fnkiag fund, confRed principally of a
iuppoied variance between the ita'ements
contained in that report, and thoie tub
mitted by The treafury at the Iaf leiiion OF
congreis, and denial that the fun appro-
pria,ed by the law of the laR feflon, te-
ven million three hundred thcutand dolls. !
had been applied agTeeably TO the pFovi-
flons Of the act, and that the sum diiburi-
ID by the treainry on account of the pub
tic debt, has not been fully accounted for
an unaccounted balance remaining OF
.lIs, $50 dolls. IA cents moreover, that
The fun Of 4,91Aooo guildeFs is upon si-
innate.
With rerfsa eleem,
I have the honor TO be,
Yours,
{Signed)
JOHN RANDOLPH.
ALBERT GALLATIN,
SECRETARY Of The Trea/xy.
In the IIoule Of Representatives. of the U.
States.
WeI,,eLJo, haycb =. 1901.
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Treasury DEPARTMENT..

n VN"SSt
I had the honor to receive iss
night a, 7 O'Clock your letter Of the fame
day, enclofng refolution Of tie houfe IN
relation to the accounts of the fnkioe
fund, and certain enquiries propoled on
that fubjett by the mover Of the refolu.
ton.
Although may give information fas..
fcient to come within the meaning Of the
reioIution, and to elucidate the trsrfac.
tons of the comniilioners, time will nor
perhaps permit, to procure allthe detailed
accounts fpecihed in the enquiries al
that can be examined and transcribed 10.
the courfe of the day, ihall be ranlmlt-
ted.
/ mutt premile that I had received
yeaerday from the regifer ofthe trealu.
ry, letter hereunto annexed (A2.) &C.
companying an o.Iicial Ratement (B.) Of
the warrants drawn en- the trealury, during
the year 1902, on account of the public
debt, ard amounting latter dedutting one
hundred and nineteen thoutand 59a, dOlls..
and IS cents, repayments on account Of
the Dutch debit to 1888 4o7 doll, 40
cents. This fun is 3q,34+ dollars and
So cts.lefs than The fun of9,s7s.75 dolls.
and IS cents, which is Gated in the re-
port of the fec-esary Of the t'calury,t0
the commilioners of the taking fund TO
have been difburled Oh that account dur.
ing that year.
This error arofe, as fatcd by the Re.
giRer from the neceility of making the
report of all the tranEaaions Of the year
1909, in the fir week ofFebfusly,ISob
and before the books Of the treafury tor
the lat quarter Of that year could be pOt'
ed up.
The difference refalting from the COZ.
ree,ion, conias ia that the diibariemsot'
out of the treafury, during the year 1908
were on account of the reim0urislnsn'
& in,erelt of the domefic .debt 4,6IS,olI
dollars SO cents and on account OF inc
Dutch debt $40, 3e9 dolls. IS cents IN
Read OF 5sing 4 $4,000 dollars 81 cents
and 3,a43,o6S dollars.9l cents as i'aiea
in the report and in that the paym'n'
IN advance. and on account of the an
nual appropriation of 1893, was onl{
745.So7 dollars and 40 cents, lnieaa :.
7S5,rsz dollars IS cents as ita'ed N NV
Report.
The objections ofthe Preiens eaiai"
feem to be.
An calculation Of certain variations W Z
tween the report of the commiiio'e'' :, :
the firking fund, and that made % ''. =,
it is preiumed that the ieeood ae c.,a ua
enquiries of the mover OF the fs'0'''
refer. 4. re-,
port Of the 18th Dec. 1901, t5e me-. -
Of the public debt, including 'ns and
pusI reimbursement Of the fix per ee's' 90.
deferred foeks, is aated at 5'''"'''
doIs. 81 cents.
In the report of the COM
mifioncrs Of the linking
fund, the in,eref is fated
at dolls. 4,o65,73S 81
And the reim-
burlement efo
per cent & de-
ter.ed ltocks,
I.,r,,s69 81
----E,S
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We have at at Preitnt az, infenie froft, with
the wind from tie edward, but without AIRY
appearance Ct ice in the Sound
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4. i The esis'rasa and bills ),
cover III the balanc. IN the hand. 10 4, no
commissioners, an account Of the rc y, nc
der is requested. with the nams, e ~ =,
perions in whole hands the fame r. - me
with the particular fun held BY esoh .'l0s,
fon. 'a>a PEA
6. What were the fums dhrrlsd Co..
the treafury, on account Of the don ION
debt, between the 1T Of O6obe, 1e
and the 1T of January, 1907 and ' v5,
werethe lums diiburled for the fame s., '''s
between October 1T, 1907, and Japus. as
I, 1900. @'!
6. In the TreaFury Repor, Of Des.,.
Der 1901 in table P. the interea Of fors: ''''
debts for 1907, is fad to be 176 81 81
dolls. in table R. the iotereit is fsidi ~ :.
I,I45,a5o guilpecs-from whence srcs
the difference! Hov isthe inteseit a,,si
10 table P. made up?
7. An account OF the Remittance, e.,
wafded to Holland, or purchaGd in 10,
is requeaed, if convenient-the accom-.
to be in detail and likewiie fucb o,ba.
information, as the fecretary of the ,rr,,
fury may think will elucidale the ,rsul,o.
lions Of the commiGioners.
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ELSfNEUR, January s.

The FLOWING is lit of ihias which poiled &
rcpaN.d the Sound il he couEIs Of 1907.
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On Motiox,
RESOLVED, That the committee of
ways and means be directed TO enquire,
whether the comm;Rioners Of the iinkia 6
fund have, agreeably to the directions of
the at, entitled an att making ployi-
fon for the redemption of the whole of
the public debt Of the United States, ap.
piled the fun Of leyen millions three hun
dred thoufand dolls. provided by the fame,
to the principal and intereR of the public
debt and to enquire, generally, into the
accounts and proceedings of the commit
oners Of the fiasing fund, and to report to
the houfe,
Extraa from the Journal.
WILLIAM LAMBERT, for
JOHN BECKLEY, Cltrk.
Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-01-17
Dordan0.
MoNDAr, .JANUARr II, 1893

|Estraa IF Leaer from rejpeaable gen
Il Rtmaa in TIE comfy IF KsunEsEc, 10
0notbsr in t5js t9zvn
"The papers on the fnbjca Of fapa
fation came fate to hand | am really
Rrati6ed to fes the good work once
more undertaken 1T has been my III
Reviating opini n, thar whenever the
people are fntficiently united. fay when
(byse ftfbs ofthosc acting flall be found
% favour of the meafure, it ought 20
kake eff.f- The period has certainly
8rrived, that another effort ought to be
made; and tie method propofed by the
Gentlemen of Portland, will probably
meet as favorable a reception as any
|p'her that might have been fnggeaed.
lhe enquiry where viii the feat OF gov
rnmeat be, coniJsred as a previous
Rueltion, IS unworthy fnbjef Of fuch
general magnitude. To eaablith 60.
Fsrnment OF our own amongf our
Elves, and in the dilfrict Of territory
Y iuhabis, is an objca of high eonlid
falion. ani ought TO ablorb all leder
Pnes. Tbs enquiry ought not add |
frelume viii not be, where is the cen
kr of the Pine Trees, but where is the
Feater of Population and Taxation
nd where is there town efficiently
fopnlons to accommodate the Legiill
ufe ItruIt there will be but few DIFF
>atierts on this point, which can Be OF
~ very great confequenee to the com
1uni,y at large. In my view of The
phjea, il will not be for the in,erclt OF
he Kennebcc ard elilern counties 70
hew much 5enacity. unleli they with to
Fivs York to Nswhanp'hire."
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U ss 1917 Aad Uniting sis
!. .aa % h;s ears, " SEE, genflsasa, bo,p 1
! ,p;s tie err e . bolfrooe." No one n
/, Tered bu, lie lanlorj. who after this
'rrocsfs. pasrsd them. During the lme
iIr. Rmle4gs was thus dilSracing Eheyy.
the Latter kept crying Q Lprd, Q !!
n ,ard, | an a Senator az The United
'Srai-s.D -'s The Copitol y a'tacsed"-
Is The Serate j. attacked" | call
o. YOU, M. Morris Of the II ule, for
'rrote9ion."--" | am a Senator" &c.
.sc. 8 Yes" faid NJ. Y. . you are
,aical, aud am twiggirg.your nole,
Sir ."-1'hus ended the buff ELS for
he prefrnt. The parties arrived here
Ilhs l~me day; ard | fall wsii here 70
he what the II aorabl &c gentle.
man VIII do on the fubied."
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cap'. Bartlett uf r,.n,srsr-fthl Psras5n. cas-
More an. for Newinndon --!ehr. Exotrin,r,tt
capt. Bacon, Of 6oaon--.loop Annc, d
Hammer, az Pln.adep hia-lchr Hei!ooa
capt. Frye, Of S4lem-oris frrtinAnd. CAPT
Lane, OF Manufacturing -. capt. Cor
land, OF PeppcrreIporo -barque Amer "a
-, of Nor k--ichr. Diana, capt Wood
CT Newbcdford.
SAM diy-Arriged brig Ranger, capt, Iohr
| M Intofl. &c Gays from News
Sras 5ry--Arrived hip Visiant, captain
Nathaniel Archer, } lays IRON Trinidad
Spoke the ihP Experiment, 4 days CUT from
| Newyork, hound 70 Jamaica, in at So S.
long. 20, 40
Sarre day--Arrivcd brig Edward capt Wm
Young, IS days from 81. Vincents, lief.
there, fhip Hbcrnia, Of Bottom, 20 fail 10 4
days for Northcaro..na--brig Betty. Of Old
York, for Portfnou;li Flip Sally, of Kenne-
bunk, TO Fail IN February brig B-IIonl capt.
Chste, to fail in days for WILMINGTON. n. O.
i fchr. Betty, capt, LynbuTner Aocp Maria.
capt Kent, 10 fail in days for Northcaro-
lina-ichr. Nancy. CAPT. comlied.
Was fpoke Jan =, dip Caroline, Of Port
land, from Philadelphia, for Cork, 40 hours
out, all we'll.
Snow Mary.Caroline, Choa;e, from Gaud-
aloupe, for Portland, ~, days ont, in dilrcIs,
pul into Charsefton, The ri ult.
AZ 81. Pierres, Dec. 6, fchooner Polly,
Tones, ofthis port, for New Orleans ichooner
Nancy, Alden, for Northcarolina--At Trini-
dad, Dec. 9, brig Neptune, 81 his port-At
s. Johns, Dec. 70. Margaret, Tiukhan, VII
eahet-At Cape Francois, Dec. a. brigs Vii.
lam, Coombs, and Sophia, M'Doaald, Of this
port.
Bottom, January I'D Aasr j.j9 yessi9,l il
tbs tom, dated " St stephens, Nov. 6. 1907"
"easas, "tbat tie FIR. Inn, or bsr oafase 70 that
place from Pbiiad-Lpbia JH Ia zOitb he zgysek Of
sbo0sr, baDiag 10th rs5fs Eors. Pt5jou boarc,
'oaded zUiH Jaour. sJa0iag tbs Iitx rairir brand
tosk Der anchors from 6er bo4U. aait0ur barrels SoHr;
night approaching i.ff ber.'
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
MONDAY, Dec. ~.

MONDAY, DEC. IT.
Mr.. Mitchell moved for the printing OF 500
.daitionai copies of the Report of the Score
sary Of the Tesfury. The importance of the
aocument, he faid, induced many members 10
Win for a number of copies TO fend among
their condiments.
Mr.. Davis (of Kcntucky,) moved a rero'u
non directing the Committee OF Elections to
inquire, whether. John P Van Nefs, Mem
n her from Newyork. had not forfeited his rigAr
20 feat in that Houie. by accepting from
N,he Prclident commifion Of Major in the
militia Of the dilri9 Of Coiumbia--Mr. DAVIS
thought he had. The relolutiou was laid on
the table.
TUESDAY, DEC. 2g.
DRY Dock
The Prefident by Mehage, prefented The
Mars ond eliminates for Dry Dock at Walh-
incton. There are two plans, one for fuPply-
\ ine the nceoHzry wa'er from the rybcr at an
erpenEe OF ID 1890 the other for fuLpiy-
ing il from the Potomac at Little Falls, at ID
ai,oos. The Dock is intended to be caps-
Bic Of containing ~ frigates Of "a guns.
N LATE SECRETARY AT WAR.
A letter was read from ! M'Henry, Efq
sspeiIing Tome aaer,ions and correcting fome
1atcmcnts in the report Of the csmmittse Of
inveligation. Mr. Randolph, Mr.. Davis,
aod Mr.. Alton, interrupted and attempted TO
prevent the reading, upon the principle that
/ II did not treat the gentlemen Of that comnit-
[tee with fuficitnt rdpea. MIR Z. was
particularly warm on tho occaien. The
Speaker iaid the order of the Houle was in
operative, that a paper nun be read when
raed for. An appeal was made by Mr. D.
from the chair hc deriGon of which, how
|tssr, was conhrmsd-ayes 81 nay 10
"WEDNESDAY, DEc. 40.
DUELLlNG.
Mr.. Gray (of vrrg } moved the appoint
meet Of a committee TO coafider the exped,-
es.y OF law, for ever TO difqualify for hold
4 irg any IubIic office in the y S. any p-rfon
vHo fhaI be gull of fighting duel, or tie
/ trncerned 10 itrd,rg. carrying or accepting
any challenge LAID on the table.
Ma VAN NESS.
4 The queficn as 60 The right Of this gca-
Xi'rnan 10 retain his feat, was referred To the
/tommittee OF elections. Mr.. Davis faid he
Alouid proPofe the fame qucfion rcfpeaing
INr. Fearing frem the Ohio, beczufs he was
sholsn before that territory became ilatc
he conceived that event dearoyed his right
no a feat.
THURSDAY, DEC. 80.
PATENTS.
a relolution pAncd for a rcvihon Of the
aas respecting patents and copy rights. The
Xvbisa is &c render them more fimplc.
FRIDAY, DAG. 81.
A uefTaee was received from The Prefdcn
of The United States, which the Speaker Gatee
Nc he OF confidential nature The eallcrie,
rere ooaiequently cleared, and the Houf,
continued for more than two hours with clof-
I'D doors ii 10 rrslgs 7o1t Jsaf 10 ne Senate, i
rational 20 e0HsaSe lJat tie prsfsnt sssgags can
rrasd saly tbs Hosfs, OtbsrEvys il 4V,u!1 bavs bee,
fai 70 b,t5 H'sit5
Mr.. Gray called up his refo'ution refpcet
ng daelling; which was rejected upon the
,ound, that Congrefs has no contributions
hght to preferibe the qualifications of publ
DGsers. Adjourned to Monday.