Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1805-01-07
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aDulic ants were rcicfrcd 10 various cosAusAt~Sos
Arnxd Hsyebsntnrs 1.-The Houfc re(un,ed
tho confederation Of the Bill - r.ysisit tie f'tas-
aac< q armed neyebost With. SoWc further a
mendmcnts were made, and the bill .orderei to
b. encroiled !; and to be printed.
The mslIage Of the pseiiient, on the iu:jrtt
ef the public buildings in Wilmington, was re-
Erred 20 a Committee. CsT Tbis sue2age fovery
letter from B. Henry Lnfrobe, a fysne3n0",
Ssr.e,sr affk. pulls buildings Of tie United Slater,
ot Yagingtca. II fb;, knr X informs tie Pre-
kd.ut ttat, during tie lsE year, Forty -Four fboa-
6,ua FIR Hundred and Foyfy- Eiebf Dsilars o. mo-
h.v q fckss firm the mouth Of loGw bavs been tx-
orn.ed IL pulling saan, and S1isaing up 1Oins q
IL eobifei .-5eEdss X ,o1S dalars on The Py96--
dsnss hosk !. and otb<n items, making setSi q
,7,66s DssgoSs, and = sentsl llsns.
fYy1ey, Dee. .s--rhe engroded Av"ed
Mc1baaimu,1 bill, was read athrd time and
smrndsx; and the amendments referred to
{eIeGt committee for amendment. No other pub
liz bulincfs tranlaaed.
Wtdntday, Dec io.-Sc,cral private peti-
tons were read and committed.
The bill in addition to the al fer the gou
synmem and ,rgs!sfisn jfcmen in fbr merchants
frvier ! was read = third time, aud paiicd.
Tbw}9sy, Du.7o.-- The attention Of the Hosie
was his day occupied on tho bill to amend the
charter of AaAsadria, BY extending the right OF
outrage, which pat.sa to be engroiied
s. Ey;dzr. Dee 2f.--A motion was made, and
laid on the table, for directing the Secretary OF
War TO law brore the Houie itatement OF the
officers and pr:vstss Of the fever1 corps IN the
astoal fervice OF the United States during the
years 1904 and 1906, and the names ct the
polls and the numscrs Of the othcers and iol-
licrs occupying the fame, ALTO detailed itatc-
sncnt of the monies expended on the ieverai
fortihcayions, arfenals, asmories, and magazines
of the United states during the aforementioned
period.
Irmed Merchantmen. DR. Euitis, from a
committee, reported the billreguatng the clear
ance of armed merchant veGcls, with amend
ments (Which being adopted, the bill psaed
10 Sc engroAed. l,be biz kas p1DEd.l
A bib declaring Cambridge, in Madachufests,
pcrt Of delivery, paaed to be ensroded.
Mr. CIopton prciented petition from fundy
Britiih mere hants and other Britiih fubjsets,
praging tribunal to he cfabli!hed for the trial
Of iu;ts for fmallcr iums than soc dollars, clal-
ming this under the contribution and under The
ath article Of the Britith treaty. Referred TO
ie;ea committee Of FIVE members.
Mr.. Le;b, (of pennfylvania,) MOVED that
committee be appointed to enquire into the
expectancy of making proviiion BY law to au-
,horife the collectors Of the fevcral ports Ct the
United States, to acpofit for collection the
bonds received by them for the payment OF iu-
ties in the bank of The United States, or any OF
Its branches, or in any of the chartered 6anks
Of the icyeral Rates Ia iupacrt Of the refer
ence he remarked That the reiolution contcn-
plated an enquiry AMI an important one. The
bank cfthe United States and It's branches had
ufually depfos of the monies OF the govern
mem TO the amount Of between four and tive
rii.lions Of dollars, that BY means OF this dcpo-
1T thar bank. was enabled not only tc hold the
mercantile intereR tributary to the initiiu'ion,
bur all the banks of the fates. His object was
to ecualiie the benefits and not to permit that
initiiution to mcnopolii- an enormous proht
from the treafuse of the nation. he wilhed to
unfetter the bank inhituiions generally, & he ho-
ped the enquiry would obtain, & he believed the
bonds due TO :he United States would DC as
carefully collected in the chartered Banks
which are at the fame time equally lecure, as
.hat Of the unitcd States or any Of its branches
a.. y c,;l,r,ld rt..olie efed this fubiect wis