The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-02-19
Wednesday, Fe5. S.

Weduesday, Fe5. S.
THE Speaker laid before the House
certain resolutions of the Legislature Of Ken
lucky, expressive of their appreciation of the
course OF policy pursued by the General
Government, and pledging their most cordial
support.---T l bese resolutions, with those of a
similar nature received from other Legisa-
lures, were referred to the Committee OF
Foreign Relations. The bill for chasing and
arming the militia WAS read the third time,
and the question being taken on the passage
Of the bill, it was ncgatived, 58 votes TO S.
The Sill making further appropriation for
the defence Of our maritime frontier was
passcd--V Various other bills were acted upon.
Thursday, Eco. 8.
Mr.. D. r. Williams, chairman of the MIL
itary committee, reported a bill authorizing
the President of the United St:tes to detach
900 Of the militia, and proposing to APP
} propriate 100000 Of dollars for the ex-
expense, which was read first and second
time, and committed to committee of the
whole House. Mr. Williams also Introduced
a resolution, directing the Clerk of this
House TO cause to be published III all the
newspapers Of the United States, in which
the publick laws are printed, the bill which
was rejected Yesterday, for arming and class
ing the militia Of the United States. He
sad his object was TO call the attention Of the
militia and people of the United States to
this subject, so important in his view, that
when we again come together the friei.fs OF
that proposition may stand upon an equal
ground with its adversaEes, whose principal
ars ument was, that the system would be un-
acceptable to the people. He was SO we'll
convinced Of the importance and utility OF
the system, proposed, that as he had put his
hand to the plough, he would not look back,
until he was convinced he was wrong.-Mr.
Condit introduced resolution, that the mill
tary commiuee be directed to bring In bill
providing for arming the militia OF the Unit
ed States. The following engrossed bills,
for making appropriations, were read third
time and passed One for the six companies
of Rangers One for, the present military
establishment One for tire additional mill
tary force. The House resumed the unfin-
ished business Of the other day, upon the bill
for making provision for the superannuated
soldiers and officers Of the revolutionary war,
and it was ordered to be engrossed for third
reading-~yeas 54, nays S5.
Friday, FEB. 6.
Mr. King presented the petition Of John
Rutherford, praying permission to import
certain Negroes from the West-Inaes. Re-
ferrcd to select committee. A bill from
the Senate, respecting the enrolling and IL
censing of steam boats, was twice read and
committed. A message from the Senate was
rea9, informing the House thatthey had post
poned the further consideration of the bill for
establishing a quarter-master's department,
until the first Monday of December next.
Mr.. Williams thought the Senate had taken
very extraordinary course. They passed a
bill for establishing quarter-master's depart
mcn,, and sent it to this House this House
passed the bill with an amendment ; and now
they inform the House, they have postponed
the amendment 10 the first Monday Of De-
cember, and thus destroy the bill. He
thought thisyw an unprecedented and indec-
orous course, and ought not 20 be acceded 10.
Mr.. Als,on said the practice was not unpre-
ccdentcd he had known several instances OF
the same kind. The Speaker said there
could be no question on the subject. The
Senate had thought proper to take this course;
and it could not be objected 60 by this House.
Whether /, was dccorous or not, was not,
question to be enquired into now. On mo-
tio1 Of Mr.. Williams, the House resolved IL
| self into committee Of the whole, Mr.. Mel
son in the chair, on the. bill authorizing the
| President to make a detachment OF the mill
tia This bill authorizes the calling out OF
100000 militia, and appropria,cs 100000
| Of dollars. The bill is similar, TO the former
laws on this subject, except that 1t contaius
no provision for accepting OF volunteers. -
I Ii was ordered TO a third reading without a.
,rendr,en, On rro,ion of Mr. Morrow, the
House went into a committee on the bill TO
establish land district in the Illinois Terri
tory, Sc. Mr.. Macon in the chair, The BIN