Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-12-26
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MONDAY, psc, -.

Militia Drafts The House resumed
the consideration Of the bill from the Sen.
ate authorizing draft Of oo,43O militia.
for the defence nf the frontiers
The motion Of Mr. Macon 10 place the
appoftionmeni Of the draft on the b. SIS of
military strength Tor free white population)
instead Of the basis of representation on
which it now stands, being Under consider
alton sh hs
Mr.. Kennedy supported the motion az
considerable length and other gentlemen
sitake lor and against the motion which
was at length decided in the negative -.
Yeas IS, Nays sl.
The bill having been further amended-
A motion was made by Mr.. Webs.er
Of N H 10 amend ,he bill by striking out
these words, as .pplied to the term Of ser.
wee ot the drafted militia: -. ia, eic
term ef one year from the nme of meeting at
Mefiace ofreadezuous unless sooner disrhor.
Sed,' and to INSERT these words. to serpe
far tie term frescri6sd By eristing 1osvs,"
that Is, 10 serve for sic months instead
OF one year
On this motion question OF order arose,
when the Speaker decide d il 10 he in order,
aud, his decision being appealed from, was
confirmed by Yeas and Nays, 1919 to 90
After some debate on this point, the ques.
,ion on Mr. Webs,rr's motion was decided
as follows
YEA -Mss,rs. Alexander Avery, Bsyl,es Of
Mas, B.yly Of Va. Bigelow. Boyd, Bradbury.
Bradley, Breckenridge, Brighem Bu' well. But.
Ter. canerlon. Champion Gully, Coms'ock,
Cooper, Coke, Cuipepper. Davenport, Dsss Of
Pun. Denoyelles, Ely. F.,row, l..on. Ceas.es.
Geelson, Crcsrenor. Cosc. Fl rs.s, Hende, son.
Howell. I-wia. J.ckson, ot RI. K-nnsay Kent
Of n. 7. Kers. Kag If Mas. L.w. Lewis.
L"e; Mscon, Miller, Moseley, Markell, Mel.
son, O4kles, O msby. Pesr>op, PICKERING. Fit.
kin, Potter, Reed Wired, Rice, Rureles.
Schure,nsn, SbsHey, Shlpherd, skinner, Slay.
maker. Smith OF Va. Stanford, stockton. Siurses.
T.gar,, Thompson, v ,se, w "a Of Mss. Web.
saef, Wbes,on, White. Wi,rrx. w ,h.ms. Wilson
q Mss. Winter. Wrigh,-7s
NAys.-Messrs- Aiston, anderson. .Atcher.
8a bur, Md, Harnets. 8ines. bowen, Caldwell
Calhoun, Cannon, ChAppell, Clark .Clenscn.
cpndsct. Ca"srd, crswfoad, cte,yh,or. Crouch.
Cu'hteet, Dana. Desha, Ds,aii, Earle. IS nes.
Fiadley, Fisk, Of Va. Fisk Of N. Y Fosney ror-
sahe. r nkin, 9 1odwyn Coui din, c. iffin. Hall
lie shrousk, H.wes, II pk,ys Of Ky Hupo.rd.
Hnmrheeys, lagersoil, Ingh n. Living. Johason.
pfVs. ] 'hns'n oPKy KIN of Md x shaw.
K'ihou.n, King Of n. c Lewndes, Lyle, M.Coy,
N Kee' N KIN, ,M!,eua, Montgomery, Moore,
N on, PNkee, P'ckens, Piper, Peassn,s,
Rhes OF Pen. RheA of Ter. R,,ane, Robertson
Sage, Sever, seyter,, sharp, Smith OF Penn.
Fsnnehill, Tsy!or, Teltsi,, Troui, Udree, Ward
of N. ]. Wilson ot'Pen. Yancey-7o
. so'he molon was neg.aived BY majority of
one vote, Il
motion was then made BY Mr.. Nelson Of
va. 20 recemm't the bill to a committee of the
whole; which motion wss negstiyed
y motion was thus made by Mr. Wr;ght Of
Nd further TO amend the bill by striking our
he words ito serve tor The term Of ne wear
rom he time OF meeting at :hc place ofrendez.
sous, unless sooner dischs ;ged," sud 10 insert
'hese words 70 serve tenn mol exceeding
'ds xsouse F" and before deciding on the mo.
uo,,, The House adjourned