Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-01-22
Congre6 of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Moudy, JG0Aav ), 1905.

Nf. LGlD pfsiSbtEu priitiOh Hon Job'
Miles, and Others. ggn makers OF the Ci'y o!
Philadelphia, praying 'hU addi'onal du'ie. may
be impoled on muikets, piaols, and oihe. f'eos
final. arms imported from foreign counule,.
Mr.. LetD obi:sYed, that during the lat
tefion, pEopoGt.On had been made, aud bad
paIsd this Hoa!e 10 amend the ConGhmioa
rsip:etag the election OF Preideat and Vice
Pscld:at. bat shich had been selected Ia the
Senate. Mr.. Leio tail thal she citizens he re-
psciented were exisemely anxious 90 this fob
iet,. He, therefore, eonhderS,i.it his dny 90
iabmit imiar prupoi,iJa, in order 10 le,er-
mine wheth:t IL would not ihAre better tatc.
lie then plopoIcd an snebdment, inbasnialty, ,
in4t in all .ulufe elections o. Pfefdeng aud Wee
Preddcnt, Ihe peiions voted tcr ihali be paf,fu
.sry daGsnaieo by declaring which are vded
ior rs Pgchdent, and which a. Vice PfeGdeni--
Referred to The conrrlIee oil the whole on the
latz oi the union.
Mr.. Randolph, chairman oi ihc committee
of ways and means, repor,d bill mak,ng par
III! appropisuions ,or 'he naval ierice dFing
me year 1893. The Dill sppIopriates 10000
dolla's.--keiere 20 committee OF the whole
iiaute 70 mosfo@.
MIR. Randolph, chsirmso of the connit-
tGC va NsIs iSSsts, iGfItt-l sTss.luk
appropriations fer ,he military easoiiihmsar OF
me Uai,ed States tof the year IsOs.-R~sted
10 committee OF the whole Tomorrow.
The Speaker oseiaaLe 70 the Iiosicn ne
port OF the SecTe,ary Of State ca the pctisoo Of
&. l. L'EntSnt.--Rsieled 10 a copm,t,es Of the
whole Houfe.
Mr. Van Corslandt pvesen,cd petition
from Daniel Lewis. .! the nate of New. lork.
fia,ing THAI he has recc;pt for the crre oi .hc
bite OF mad dog prayine Consref' 10 inVeai-
gate the merits o! his diieoyeIy, and 10 allow
him fdits5le ard.
Referred TO felefs committee of FIVE.
ME. Newton Offered reiolution, cilsGing
the Secretary OF the Navy TO report TO tAs
iioufe the ii,Oa,ion OF the Timber dspof,ed in
the Navy Yard for building ciips Of war, and
whether an order 20 WsieIve the fame, il ihopld
nos lie covered with iheds.-agreed to.
Mr.. Newton pseiented a petition from
iundSy inhabitants of'Nosfelk and Poui:nopsh,
pisying thar TIC baakKYttsw may os asren.!si.
-Ricued 10 a felett commi9se.of feven. y
MIR. Varnum moved thar the fame Com
tnittee Gould be inafuStcd 90 enquire into the
expsdieney oS Ssepeaiine the Banl,rups law. =.
Mr. Newion copGdsred the COMMITTEES
without any expreis infruaion. ~
Mr.. Gnisoid thought this motion incou.
patib,e With the prayer of he petition from
Norfolk and Por,fm,pth--,he one being In
tavor OF an amend meat, and the other in favor
ot a repeal OF the Bankrups A6.. A6ef i,
mall appear that it is not fusesptib,c of amend.
uen', 1t 'nsy bs proper to asitae the qasftion "a
repeal. ~,-. .,s ,.e-,lt
MIR. Varnum thought there was no in
prcptiety In iuemi,,ing both propoftion, 20 the
fame Com nittee, VIII, will enquire into the
merit, OF the Law sod the proprie,y of continuing
&c. Ii appeared TO him that il was not calcu-
lated TO proteti the happinsls Of the citizens OF
Shc United States. II opened the door 30 the
srsatsa frssds and ineqo oslities imaginable. He
hoped the fnhjet would be taken up fcriouny,
and expreded his opinion tha, III. law was
coaGdered by both political Gdss as injurious.
Mr.. Giilsold replicd, and inGaed that the
arguments Of the geatlenaa proved the impTo-
psiety Of referring both points TO the fame Com
niucc. 1.-THE geotlemssis againa a con,inu-
ance of the law, let it be referred to Com
mitscc Of the whole, who will be the moil pro-
per organ for exPrefing the ieni: of the Houie
on that principle.
The queeiou was then taken on Mr.. Var
NUNS motion, which Sss carried, 4s to,s.
"A bill making partial appropriation for
the rsVal ierv;ce, padcd to be engroGed.
The Military Eaabhhment Appropriation
bill, paasd to be engrpa-d.
Wrsn1f2sy Jsa. s.
MIR. GfiiSoid moved that the houle Mould