Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-12-17
Cong as ce tie S.Mi;ln Dea.,s.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Wa.f,y, Nsv .s.-An engroile,l bil making farther
appropriation to fnppy deficiency in the Appropriation ior
dsay"g the contingent cxpenccs Of Cogre tor ,be pre-.
ea year, aad making partial appropriation for the fame
pa.e,h zitt
4 reference was made of tho petition Of uadry grn.nl-
kers preented at lat FELTON,, to the Con:cc OF Com
,ns.rcs and Manufactures.
Nfeagc from the Preilcot received, Informing,
t he had acted upon the JOINT reliion favo 0. capt.
Decatur, o!icers and crew.
The bill authorizing the inhabitants of Georgetown
erect dam or Gateway, from Mafn s-Iand the yr-
GINA ihorc conidered committee OF the whole, and
;cr lengthy dicuilon the committee repsricl to the
Ekulc that they had had time svtroush the fame,
bat aiked leave to tit again; granted.
71nfl.y Nh. ec..5r Ciay pretertrss reprcfcnta-
ton and memorial tigseby ,37 American citizens, fced
in Iou;iana, expreilng their i,iaeon the arrangement
ns,ie in thzs country its .overnrac'n-Referred
s.. ioariu~e-rhe Hoe rcolvcd se'f into conmittcc
If the WHOLE Gen. varnuIv in the chair, the bin Of
ranny merchants vse. from arning and forcing trade
Domingo ,s,dry amendments mse aei rea,r
ted the Houiebus finally the bill re-connatted
committee OF the whole for Wcdaefday
Mr. Aeifon prciented position from NrAcea Lane.
old revousiowy folder, prayas be provided for ts-
pen,n liih-i>ecrrcs to the conaittsr of claims.
On motion of Mr.. j. Rsndap all the papers Of si fef
on relating the Yaxoo lands ordered to leprineh
angular circnsnfancc ere 10 THIS motion The p.~
pers this fub et he obfcrvc, of the boos
OF documents which preierved tor the NE u tho houlc
Eixiv, NV 33afr Laurie. wa-sn. dry elected Chap
lain the Houf. of Representatives., room of Mr.
parkinlon, reiigaed. The o- Mr. Laurie, 81
Mr. Chalmers, iS-NIr 3-lch, 5-Lorcnxo Dow, Tho.
mas Paine, l.
Lss.ubr. Mr.. j. Randolph from the committee APP
pointed for that purpoe eght arces Ut mpeac
mca. agsiu Judge Chaie which cemnNc cd corn
mce Of the whole Hosfe aud made the order for Moi
day ner h
IE-i.s, IL: s-,-Ai- Nichofon precnsed memorial
from the inhan.ns of oiana laid TO be ,,nes by 2o
heads u EnHiies, which takes view Of the laws Of tie BE-
United States, for ther territorial govcrmeue re obervcd
that the three gentlemen appointed thar country rad
frequccd him e that the copy which appeared in
paper. the courie vi the la hummer, by
authcntic MANY szpreilons we'll ideas chat do
appc1r in this and there exprsins and ideas ued in
kths that are not ty fonnd in that The tanaton that
accompanies the Feach original. though correct
tain cxprcaions tina, sbc Houc viii have pardon alc
bn the fcckngs VI nisb;rSnfs 10 peculiarly ua
sod, annct want OF repest r the government Of
the Union they atere under IDEA that their morals,
,nsnacr, ssr cuiforr had been nfunderod, ard COMIC
queny complains. OF, and that the law Of ,at ieon
pxIed tv Congress uner thoic uaken npre.fons They
therefore prav ateratcraton of the law. ~ far asto allow
them 10 I've their own iaa,ors, dividing the territory
INFO tko goyc1renss, and prohibiting hu Importation
Of Slaves ii..f
Mr. Nchuisoo Doved aftcr the mcsor~l rcad 10 "a
Ser il the committee appointed that part of the Fre,-
dens fpcec which relates the aeoratisn OF the gov
crnmert of kiIana, ana iswss referred accordingly
MIR Rodney fronsthc Committee che iulect aiked ard
osainsd leave report bill for ctairc Court in
the adjudication If prizes taken from Irpoitays any
country in Europe with that power Referred to
Committee Of The whole Tomorrow.