Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1805-12-23
ry, Leib, Early, Dana, Newton and Mum

man, Bidwell, and Ellis.
Committee of Revival and Unhnifhed
Bufnefs-Mehrs. Tenny, Alton and Clai-
borne.
Committee to prepare Standing Rules
and Orders --Mchrs, Varnsm, Dawfon,
Ialmadgc, Gregg and HoIlana.
Committee on PoR-Ofices and Pof-
Roads---Mciirs. Thomas, r. WhitehiIl,
Betton, Cook, Elliot, Knight, Sturges,
Cosington, Clopton, Stanford, Nj. Will
Jams, Rhea (of Ten) d. K. Williams,
Mead, Jer. Morrow, Southard, and Lewis.
ComMittee Of Accounts--Mef1rs. Conrad,
Davenport and Cuts
Committee to wait on the PreEdent at O.
Pening OF SefIion-McfIrs. 7. Randolph,
Davenport, and Cuts.
"WEDNESDAY, Dee. "A memorial was
preiented praying that proviGon may be
made for frnall light-houlc on Sandy Point.
Referred to the Committee Of Commerce
and Manufaduras.
An engroHed bill making an apprcpria-
ton Of 100000 dollars towards defravinp
the expcnce Of the Navy during the year
1895, for which the previous appropri7-
tiors have proved. Inefficient, was read a
third time and pafed without divifon.
On motion Of Mr.. ]. Randolph, the
Houfe refolved itfelf into committee Of
the whole on the fate Of the union
General Varnum in the chair.
Mr.. ]. Randol ph offered the following
reiolutions -
/. Rs6fvtd, That 70 much Of the MeHaee
of the Prefdent of the United States, as re-
lates to the lubje6 Of Quarantine and health
laws, be referred TO the committee of Com
merce and Manufactures.
z. RSt5lUe9, That 70 much Of the McTage
Of the Preident of the United States, as re-
lates to the aggredions committed on our
COATS by foreign armed ve11els, 10 the de-
fence Of our ports and harbors, to the bxild-
ing OF 74 gum fAips, and TO the providing
Of arms and ammunition, be referred to
leleCt committee.
3. ReCIVed, That 70 much Of the Mefaee
Of the Prefident of the United States, as
relates the organization and Qualification of
the militia, and to the augmentation of our
land forces, be referred to ielea commit
tee.
4. R96ived, That 70 much of the MefIage
Of the Prefdcnt of the United States as re-
lates to our naval peace eltabliihment, be
referred to lele6 committee.
Previous to deciGon on these refolutions,
Mr.. Bidwell rofe and faid that it was his
with TO offer an additional re(olution re!a-
tive TO iubjed not embraced in them.
The Chairman obferved that the refoiu-
tioti firft offered mutt in point Of order be
frf decided upon, after which the refolu-
ton alluded to could be received, or it
might Be read in argument while they were
under confederation.
The foregoing reiolutions were then few
orally read and agreed to without a diviGon
Mr.. Nichollon Eaid he would offer anoth-
er refolution, the fubitancc of which was
not embraced in the rcfoutions fubmited bv
his friend from Virginia-yiz.-
R16ivfd, That 70 much OF the Neiage
Of the Prehdcnt of the United States, as re-
late to the conduit of the belligerent pow
ers towards the U. States, and to the un-
jutifa5le confru4ion lately gwen BY fome
Of them to the law Of nations as it regards
the rights of neutrals, be referred to the
Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr.. Bidy III laid this refoluti0n cmbra-
ced in some neafure his Object but as it
did not exactly comport with it, he would
take the liberty of reading. bv yv1v Of ar
gument, the refolution which he had pre-
pared. Mr.: B. then read the following re-
foution.
Rslolved, That 70 much of the MefTage
Of the Prefdent of the United States, as
relates TO injuries done to Us as a neutral
nation, BY the Interpolation Of new, unjut
and unacknowledged principles into the law
of nations, be referred to felcd commit
tee, with intructions TO enquire, in what
relpeas, and to what extent, our neutral
rights have thus been violated, and what
Ieriflltivf r7eo {I,ree he t~lrp lrrerR R of .ha