The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-06-24


| Berlin ard Milan"
| RESOLVED, That the President OF the United
+! States be requested to inform this House.
| whether Mr. Russell, late Charge G'Afiairs OF
! the United States at the Court OF Frau ce, hath
ever admitted or denied to his government
| the correctness of the dc claratiop Of the Duke
Of Bassanoio Mr.. Barlow, late minister at that
court, at stated in Mr.. Barlow's letter Of the
18th Of May, 1912, to the Secretary of the
| State" that the said decree of Aprii 28th,
| 1871, had been communicated to his (Mr
| Barlows) predecessor there - and 10 lay be-
| for0 this house any correspondence with MIR.
Russell relative to that subject, when il may
not be improper 10 communicate and also
any correspondence between Mr.. Bar,oy and
Mr. Russell on thar subject, which may Se in
possession Of the Department of State.
Reso!ved, That the President of the United
States be requested to inform this House,
whether the minister Of France near the u
nited States ever informed this government
Of the existence of the said decree Of The 2Sth
of April lall, and TO lay be cGorc the house any
correspondence that may have taken place
with the said minister relative thereto, which
the President may not think improper 10 be
communicated.
Resolved, That the President Of the United
States be requested TO communicate TO this
House any other information which may be
III his possession and which he may not deem
it iUj furious to the public interest to disclose,
relative TO the said DEGREES OF the 28th April,
1911, and tending 10 show at what time, by
whom, and in what manner the said degree
was frs, made known TO this government or
TO any of It's repre- scn,atives or agents.
Resotpcd, That the President be requested,
in case the fact be, that the fest Information
of the existence o. the said decree Of the 28th
Of April, 1871 /, ever received by this govern
ment or any Of its ministers or agents, was
that communicated in May 1912, by the Duke
of Bassano, TO Mr.. Barlow, and by him 10 his
government, as mentioned in his letter to the
Secretary Of State, OF 2iay II, 1919, and the
accompanying papers, 20 inform this house
whether the government ofthe 4, States hath
ever received from that of France any SXpla.
nation OF the reasOo OF that decree being con-
sealed from this government and its ministers
for SO long time alter its date and, II such
explanation has been asked by tins govern
mem and has been omitted by that OF France
whether this government has made any re-
mon,rance, or expressed any dissatisfaction TO
the government of France, at such conceal
mcnt
Mr.. GroaUenor having requested the Yeas
and Nays on the question OF proceeding nov
to consider the resolution they were found to
be as follows
For confederation 1872
Against it %
The resolution having been again rcad.--
Mr.. BiJJ said he was persuaded that on ev-
cry proper occasion the most perfect dispos-
i,Ion would be manifested BY the house TO ask
for any info, nation solictedby one OF its mem
bers. 1t was unQues,onab'y their right, aud
under certain circumstances their duty, 10
ask for information of the executive In reia-
ton 70 public affairs but under other circun,-
stances j, might be improper. We arc there
fore, said Nj. B. in exercising this right, to
Judge Of the effect any call is likely 10 pro-
duce of the public service. 1t will not be
pre- Judicial, the call ought TO be iodulged
bu. f it nigh, do injury, i, would unquesticn-
ably be proper to refuse the call. For my.
self, said MIR. b. am unable TO determine at
present, from the great cxtont OF the rcsolu-
,ion, whether it would be proper to rpake the
call or NOT No injury certainly could result
from days delay. MIR. Is. therefore moved
that the resolutions lie ON the table, and be
ordered TO he printed.
Mr.. Webs,er said he had not the least ob-
lection 10 this coutse. He was willing to
give the gentleman every opportunity 10 cx-
anime the resolutions, under the perfect con-
viction that he would find that nothing was
demanded which could in any way be prcIu-
dicial to the public service.
The resolves were ordered to lie on the Ia
bic accordingly.
SATURDAY, JUNE %.
Mr.. M'Kec from the committee on public
lands, reported a bill, for the relief OF John
James Dufour and his associates and.
Mr., Trouh, from the commu.ee on military
affairs, reported bill to provide for the wild
ows and orphans of militia slain, and OF militia
disabled in The service ofthc Uuntted States.
These bills were twice read and committed.
On motion of Mr.. Hcmps.ead-ResotOed,
That the committee on military affairs be 10
..,....J 80 ,r,,,,. into rho rynediencv Ot