Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-05-22
COrlgreGonal Regy2er.

Tktphfs bCSs Ia,
The Speaker Land before The Houlc a letter
from The Sec'e'srs OF the Navy on De pesitioa
Q, Comelia, Brookes, referred 10 him, adsif.
inv the HoGie shat no documents exit in the
navy department, relative TO his claims. :
Weereupon, on the motion OF Mr.. ]. c.
Smith. "a. :,
R.jsiyss. That the petition of Cornelius
Brocke' orght not 20 be granted.
The Speaker ALTO laid before IN, HOMIE let.
ter from the Secretary Of the Trcafury, uanf-
miting arcpor and climate Of appropriations
reqaired for the cnfoiog year toge,her with a
aatenent Of the receipts and expenditures of the
u. Starc' for tho year preceding Ottober III.
1906. s,.
Referred to the commis.se of Way. aud
Means. 1tt -
Mr.. ]. c. Smith, from rhe Committee of
Claims. madea report adverfe to the petition Of
Richard c. BeaIs. rM
Ordered TO lie on the table.
Mr. Jones prefented petition from the juf-
,iees OF the peace in King George County, Vir
ginia, repfeicn,ing that they have no aaud- "a
weights, that they expericace great ipconyen-
isnee from the want OF them. aad pr,ying
Congrth 20 leg;l!ate eeucrs!ly on the fubct Of
weights and mesiuses.
Referred "a ielcet committee.
Mr.. 1homss, from the committee APPOINTED
on the report OF the commfIonen onder the
act foI the relief Of the rciogcrs from the lriih
prcvioces Of Canads and Nova Scu,is, npoited
bill supplementary to the a1 enti,lcd an act
regulating the granu of land appropriated TO
the ,etugtcs from ,hs Britilh provinces Of Cam
ada and Nora Scotia, which war referred 10
gommi,,ee Of lhc whole on Mootsy.
Tnis bill sppropris,cs fpec,6c> quantities Of
land TO certain individuals named therein.
Mr. Crowniuihirld, from the Committee a
Commerce aud Manufacturer, TO whom wac
ysassday referred the petition relative 10 . vef-
fcI at Norfolk. reported bill Tor the relief Of
Thcod,rick Arnacad. which was referred 20 =
committee OF the whole to-day. il
The bill authorizes the collector st Norfolk
TO admit to entry 400 demi. johns OF brandy
imported yf. Armasad in the brig George
from the Iaand Of renerfFc. - rrb"
The Houfe went Immediately into committee
OF the whole--MT. VAnum 10 the Chair
M. Newton iulIy explained the peculiar cir.
cumaances fthi, Gale, and called for the read.
ing OF the documents relative 20 il from
which il appeared ,ha, fomc time 6ncc the aw-
nsref the George hircdher 10 90 TO Tcncriffc,
whe.e he tooka cargo for the, Hayanns /; hear.
ing fubiequcn.ly oithc late Bii:iIh oraers, ho
,hoogAs it pfosiens to rciuIa to Norfolk, where
ne now lies but o~ing 20 the fescnue lawi of
the u. S. he 10 prohibned from eoiering brandy
In qualities a, fpall IS ihofs contained Ia the
dcu. ,hnn. tic, the ticte, Ak. petmifion To
land lhsle arliclss,cn. paying tns ofual duties.
y Mr.. Macon l'be Spesktr) expu fed hi, opin-
ion Of the iDcotlc,,nsis ot tho cour.e porlncd %
II. -. .,k IL - 4
Comnerce and msnufsaarcs, CONTRARY 10 the
uiual practice ofihe Hoole, had reported bill
wishost zGgning their reafoos in an eaccomga.
-nying report. He wilhed ,tst fuch a report
nigh, be made, and that IL might Hand as q
precedent. in cafsoti'ct sppliea,ions ihosId be
made, TO fhew the peculiar grounds on which
che Houie af,ed. Il was further has vim thar
thsIs had bccn q bill embracing the general
'pintip. ihvo,vtA 10 this cafe, in preference 20
one making fpcc;al pyosiiion. That detail.
80 repersmjgtn be made. he moved that the
,comp;ucc ih9nh rIic, 80 order to make way
Tor a,riction 20 tccomnit the bii! 10 the Com
mittte OF conmercc Ind Manufactures.
Mr.. Newton oppoied this motion. He repre-
tented the sac ,asi extremely hard ithst the
fstts we're all heiose the Houfe and were isdif-
putable that the vsiIsi bad been detained Iscs
Oct. that nothing ~as sAed bot wha vas yer
fsttly fsir ;othst tho neceiIiy Of making she Re.
quea aroie fsom orders recently ilued by king
who, though be could do no wrong 10 bis own
fobj;ds, pIsftifed great injuries on AmeIicaa
citizens. With regard 20 the general principle,
n diyerEty Of opinion. he faid exifed ID the
COMMITTEES of Commerce & Manufacturer to
wait uotil this mould be decided might involve
great and iniuficns dtlsy. Astc one fugecftion {
me honorable Spesker. IL would be esGIy Oh
vised by the dOcsmenu then in the po0sfIicn
sof the Hoafe. semainiog on h'e. which wooid
clearly discriminate this cafe from slI others
which might hereafter come before then.
MIR. ]. Clay allowed that this was . hard
cafe, but doobfed much wboher IL was fossd
policy in the government 10 recognize high
infsrsnee. which was demanded 10 this inAance
on the exponstion of the bnndiss, as foficiess
ground for allowing them to be landed, in soa-