Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-11-28

WEDNESDAY, NOV. l6 1903.
Apetition was read from thirty-six
Americans, confined at Cdrthagena,
Is. Az who having been beguiled into
Mirdnda's expedition, were captured by
the Spaniards, and imprisoned.-They
detailed their snfferings, and pray the
constituted authorities to take measures
torestore them to liberty. Commit
ted.
A bin to take from the Governors efthe
Territories, the power of proroguing or
dIssolving their legislatures, was presented,
discussed, and ordered for tomorrow.
A bill passed authorising the transporta-
ton, by mail, 0f the Presidents message,
and documents.
Mr.. Randolph offered motion to allow
members Of Congress TO transmit and re-
ceive any papers and documents on public
service, free ofpostage4 Committed.
-Ell1BARGO LAJGS.
MIR. Chttenden, called up his reso-
luton for the repeal Of the Embargo
La4vs.--The call was negatiyed.-
Ayes 81.
MIR. Cock (of Ms. J moved, that the
citizens of the u. s. be authorized by
law to arm and equip their merchant
vessels, to defend them against French
and British cruizers which may modest
or attack them when bound 10 any port
or place not actually invested or block
AIDED. r4.- ,,st
A memorial from Duchess county,. N. Y.
for the removal Of the Embargo was com
mitted.
Mr.. Licer1yoreA presented petitions from
between 4 and. 5000 persons praying the
repeal ofthe Embargo laws-rThese petit
tons arrested attention.-Mr Williams of
s. c. called for the, reading of one Of the
paragraphs twice = which he said he could
not understand. They were aIlreferred.-
A motion 70 print them was negatiyed.
Mr.. Macon (of North Carolina) after
a number of observations on the situa-
ton Of our foreign affairs, in which he
endeayored to prove, that Har,
Embargo, or submissi on" were the only
alternatives left to our country; and
that the latter was Wholly out Of the
question, moved the following Reso-
buttons u.4
Resolved, That committee be instructed
20 inquire into the expediency of excluding
BY law from the waters of the u. S. all arm
ed vessels belonging to any power having
in force Orders or DEGREES violating the
lawful commerce Of the u. s. as a nation.
Also, That the committee inquire into the
expediency Of prohibiting by law the adinis-
sion into any port Of the U s. any vessels
belonging to or coming from any place in
the possess Of any Of the above mention
ed powers and also the importation ofany
goods, produce or manufacture OF the do.
minlons Of any ofthe said powers.
Resolved. That the same committee be
instructed to inquire into the expediency
Of amending the Embargo laws.
Some debate on the disposal of this
new set Of Resolutions took place.
Mr.. QuINcEy wished the last to be
considered seperately.-He had, he
said,no wish to avoid q. discussion Of the
whole subject, for he wished for moth
ing so much as that the House would
permit discussion in committee Of the
whole lHr. Mdcon consented. MIR.
@. said he wished to press discussion
on the subject of the Embargo, as a
general sentiment had prevailed in the
nothern part OF the Union, that the En-
barge would be Immediately raised
He wished, Instead Of postp9ning the
subject from day to-day, that an end
would be put to the .doubt which now
existed on the subject.
Mr. Cliitenicr, again called M his Reso-
luton for the repeal ofthe Embargo Laws.
Mr.. sSaiacy called for the Yeas and NAYS.
on tie notion % SO INTO committee oE the
Whole on The subiect--which was deterlnin-
/ cd IL the negative: Yeas So, NAYS So
III ~ We pepcslvo the names Of Cars and
Itsicy are among those who voted against
this measure -My. Cook, 50 t,,ased FL STA.
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