Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1813-02-05
Congress of the U. States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MONDAY, January Is.

MONDAY, January 25.
"A bill from the Senate supplementary to
an act entitled an act for calling forth the
militia &c, and to encrease the pay of the
Volunteer militia corps, was read q third
time and passed.
Mr.. Archer, from the select committee
to whom was referred the message of the
President, communicating certain laws of
the state of Maryland, relative to the open
ing a canal from the Chesapeake bay to the
Delaware, reported a bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to subscribe for
shares in the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal Company in behalf of the United
states, which was twice read and referred
to a committee of the whole house for Fri
day.
The House proceeded to the considers-
ton of the report of the committee on Ma
val Affairs on the bill regulating pensions
to persons On board private armed ships
The House concurred in the several amend
ments, and the bill was ordered to be en-
crossed and read a third time tomorrow.
The Speaker laid before the House a let
ter from the Secretary of the Treasury,
covering an account of the monies received
into the Treasury, from miscellaneous
sources in the year 1879, &c. vii ch was re
ferred to the Committee of Ways and
Means.
An engrossed bill authorising a loan for
a sum not exceeding SIXTEEN MIL.
LIONS OF DOLLARS, for the services
OF the year 1918, was read a third time.
Mr.. Gold spoke in opposition to the pas
sage 0 tfe bill.
MI. Pitkin followed on the same side
The question was then taken by ayes and
noes. and were yeas rs, nays IS.
The House in committee of the whole,
Mr.. Basset in the chair, on a bill authors.
ing the issuing Of Treasury Notes for the
service Of the year 1913.
This bill contemplatesthe issuing ofTrea.
sury Notes to the amount of TEN MIL
LION OF DOLLARS, providing howev-
er that the whole or any part which NAV
be thus borrowed shall be taken as part of
the loan authorised by the act above stated
of 100000.
FRIDAY, january 90.
Mr.. Key presented the petition of a num-
Der of Millers of Montgomery County, Md
praying a modification in the patent law
passed for the benefit Of o. Evans. Refer
red to the Committee of Commerce and
Manufactures.
Mr.. Grundy, from the committee on TO-
reign relations, made a report on the sub
ject of our foreign relations, accompanied
with a bill for the regulation of am
on board the public vessels and in the nser-
chant service ofthe United States, which
was twice read and referred to a committee
of the whole for Wednesday next.
The report was ordered to lie ON the Ia
BILE and be printed.
Mr.. D. r. Williams moved that 5000 CO.
pies be printed. Carried.
The House resumed the consideration of
the bill for arming and e~quipping the mill
tia of the u. s. and for chasing the same.
Mr.. Fitch moved to strike out all the bill
from the 9Th section. The part proposed
to be stricken out, refers to chasing the mi
litia.
Mr.. Ely advocated the motion
Mr.. Williams opposed it.
1t was negatived by ayes and noes as fol-
lows-Yeas As, Nays 65.
Mr.. Wilson moved to amend the 9TH sec
ton by striking out the word a~nine." and
inserting /" six" as the term of service-
Carried.
MIR. Tallmadge moved to amend the bin
so as to confine the powers of the President
in calling out the militia to those objects
provided for by the Constitution. Mega
tived.
The bill was then ordered to a third read
ing tomorrow.
The House in committee Of the whole,
Mr.. Breckenridge in the chair, on a bill for
compromising Capt. Hull, his officers and
crew, for the capture Of the British frigate
Guerrero.
Mr.. Basset moved TO fill the blank with
$1,000 dollars, as the sum to be distributed.
Carried.
The committee rose and reportsdishe bin