Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-11-28

hS SSthi1itscC VI fCtiiais .sS.ssfi..ifs-..
buiineis made report which wss received and
ordered 70 D; printed for the ufe of the member,.
Adjourned.
commi,te of Psa e5scn and tss rssd,--
Mears.s Newton. Tbomis. Hsnn:h, ~. Nit
cheil, Lowndes, q. w. Campbell. and SonIhmi.
Committee TO wnom vas referred the sf;i-
cle' of impcachmcni agdna Samuel Chile
Mean. j. Randolph, j. Clay. EaTIy. Boyi. and
John Rh=a lof Trnnefe.) -.
Friday Mv. O.
The petition OF I'm Sreel, pnf.ntrd laa
ieiioo, and the petition Of Capt. George Lirsle.
late OF the Bottom frigaic. now ira pr. icnted for
indemnity sgaina jr5gn,cnt in, the fnprcme
court tor 1913, dollars So ceass dsmagss, fSr
the Illegal detention OF foreign vci.r ,aken in
the Weit-iDd,es. in the year 1899, we're ,c.ssred
to the committe of Claims. -
DR.. Mitchell! moved the order Of the day on
the Preiidenl's medage, our on
/ Mr.. ]. Rnndolph's rcquca for little more
time tor me'n1ers TO digeh and arraEg: the yari-
ops important poihts contained in ,iiat commu-
nieation, DJetor Mitchell Withdrew bis motion.
Mr.. ]. Ciay's motion relative 20 Capt. De-
catrr, the officers and crew of rhe Intrepid
Assch. was takcn up in committee of the WHOLE.
I Mr.. Vsrnan la the chsir. Tvs
\ On moiinn OF Mr.. Cay the rcfo!u.ion
was altered by ffrikiog our after the word
80 fword" The xordi /" Of the valne Of
dsllars." ard filing tse Other blank With the
woru +" ,wo," ths'eby giving the officer. aad
crew two months pay.
MIR. J. Clay, with view of fheping the
proPricty of the mcafarc, read sx,raEts og letters
written by Com. Preble& Ligu,. DscataE, viii n
had been obtained from the iecfasry OF IN.
y sluuu fk a 4 =.
.lsances attending thia honorsbe exploit, which
have l's 'etofo'e been printed 10 ,he puoiic newf-
papers.
4 The COMMITTEES roe aud reported The rcfo-
lu;ion ss amended.
MIR. GdfsoId prefumed the obj:e, CT this
Rep was TO pay tribute OF Iefpctt 10 ,iio!s
brave men who had 70 eellaatly achieved this
glorious sod dssgcrous cn;srpI;ie. RE Siihea
10 do 'hi'in mduneT shs mol Honorable and
inotorlIps, and Pefhaps she beti courle would be
70 Obtain iI''n the head nf The navy departments
li os nc nsns of the oiceas & thc n4,ober of the
crew together with dey%ii OF che circ1naanccs
attending he event. Wi.h This view ne moved
TO poNPpne thc confederation OF the refolulon
reported by the conn!i,,cc Of the whole tili to
Torrow, IN ortsr TO ic,rcduee rcfoluii1n 10
. this effect: lhai shc isctetary OF the navy be
Directed 20 ccn nicase TO hi, Houf. she namcs
OF the ofic:Ts s. the number OF tne r,en employed
in he dtasnetion Of she frigate ia he hs,5or os
Tripof, soge,hsr wish GaIement of the cir
csmiance' attending thatsyent.
ne pchPoneGient was agreed to withoce
oppaGtion, aud the yc.o!s,;cp Of Mr.. Gnfxold
was adopted with inal gstiaion ius gcaed hy
Mir. j. Randolph, and acquiticed in by the
mover, viz. :" Thar ,ts Prehdenr OF the United
States De 'eqqeAed TO caalc TO pe laid bciose
this hpui;, &c.
Mr.. J. Clay and Mr.. r. NJ. Raudolph were
appointed committee TO ~at 90 tie PfeGdsat
end Communicate ,he 'eGne& of the Roufe.
On motion Of MIR. Home.. il IVA. agreed
that when the Houfe sdjoarns, ir adjourn TO
Monday next.
MsnAay Nsv. II.
TIE Houfc reioiyed itfsli into commit.
tee OF the hole on The fate Of the Union.
Mr.. Da~f5n, in shc chair.
MIR. ]. Randoph tubns,ed ieven refclu-
iions which were agreed 10, ard afterwards
adopted by the Houfe. e.4
rhcie relate to tine NJ Gage Of the Pna-
sdent, and referring the various poias to diac-
rent committees. 800
The Speaker laid before the Hou'e letter
from Mr.. Thomas Clsxton, door K .cper OF the
Houfe or R=pteien,a,ives Of the United Siste,.
written in his official capacity, rating that '' at
the requef of one of che inhabitants oi the city
the Chaplain TO the Senate, after he had per-
formed Divine fervice in the chamber OF the
Houfc of Representative, 10 r,e forenoon, gave
no'ice thar in the afternoon ftranger would
preach 10 the fame room. which is thing also-
gether unuiasl--This notice wss given without
coniu!ting the Speaker, or being mensioaed 10
any other officer Of rhe Houf.. Believing IS to
be precedent which might hereafter lead to'ns.
ny inconvenieucss, he oppofed the rnesfure. &c.
Ia taking this ftcp he unforunatciy gave nrn.
bragg TO fone of the gentlemen bsloo sins to the
Houfe. Which circpmfsnc: induced him to
hope tina. the Speaker would eGabifh fame re-
gula,ion On this point, or bring The matter be.
lore the Huufe for its decilion."
Mr.. Speaker obfsrved, TIA, he never exer,
cited any authority or this iubjett--- Whenever
he had been applied TO for leave 10 preach in
that room, he had uniformly anfssred he had
no objection. ~s
On motion, the letter vas referred to
COMMITTEES of three.
Mr.. ]. Clay reported that the committee
appointed 20 wait on the Pfe6dent, on the fub-
jett of Capt. Decatur, and the Kctch Intrcpii,
had ne, for,red th,t frrvice and ,s-.;,>1 g..