Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-12-10
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
wEpN EsnAY, DEC. 5.

House letter from John Garoher.
Chier Clerh in The Geueral Land Of-
ice, accompanied hy two copies oil I"
map al the Bounty Land in che s'i'"-
ois territory, engraved for the use OF,
the soldiers Of the late army.
On motion OF Mr., SMITH OF Ma.
the severai standing committees ~
in nwnber) were ordere'i 10 he ap
pointed i he Speaker appoints thcm'
and they will be announced to-'nor-
row.
ST.iTE OF THE UNION.
On motion Of MIR. TAYLOR, OF New
York the House resolved itself into 4
committee Of the whole on the state OF
the Union; Mr.. SMITH OF Md. being
called To the riiaip.
The Presidents Message was the
subject Of consideration.
Alr. TAYLOR moved SERIES OF re-
solutions, embracing the following
references of various parts Vi the
Nkessage:
hes0iUed, That go much Of the
Nlcssa.st OF tie President OF the uni-
ted STATES, as relates to The su',,eet oi
Fare isw Az lrs. ANA To 0ur CONNER
vial intercourse with British C0s0nial
1 ), be referred 10 /. select commit
Zee.
That 50 murh as rc.,.ies 20 an I'M.
movement IN tiie organization and
discipiur Of the militia so much as
relates 70 naval affairs 50 muvh as
rebates 10 the improvement ai The ia
dian trItifs 80 the ar,s 0f civilized HE :
SO mach as relates 10 roa,ts canals, q
Summaries Of learning; so muel, as
as relates to the Illicit introduction o.
slaves fran Ameiia Island into tn
United States: 50 much as relates T.
tie ptti,ile buildings, and TO The cree
ton Of new e,iiiicrs For the aeeoma"
Lslion OF tlle Heads Of Departments
a,.d tao Attorney Ss~neral so much
as rel .trs TO the svyslNlRg 0itigrrs anf
ana soldiers or the Revolutionary ar
my; De sevcrsiiy referred 10 selrr'
com aittees. v III ieave TO report by bill
vi Otherwise.
That 50 much as relates 10 maa-
ufaelures. I've refereed to the commit
tee of commerce and manufactures
SO mucli AS relates to the subject ol
revenue, aud a repeal Of the inierna
taxes, be rrferrei 60 the committee
ot ssays and Mr' rs /; 50 much az &c
iairs 10 purchases u lands from ths
ia.;suas tribes, to the comaittee or
bubdc lands.
The first resolution having beer
rea. fnf con tirration. Mir. CLAY
(the Speaker moved tn amleuu Chr
sane bN o,ldipg to ibe eud thereof tlst
following words
:. And that the said committee IL
instructed to enquire whether any, ant
ii auS, what provisions of law arr
necessary To easurc, so che Americas
eoiomi~s Of Spain a .iusi observance o.
thr duties iHsiiieal 10 the neuiral re-.
iations IN wiivh sisp United State,
stIul, in tie cNls,ias war hct"eei
si,em and Sliaia."
Mr.. CLAY sai,i, that his presenting
az 80 ..,rIy p'rjoh Of thr scssioa
tbs su!1efl 60 the consideration ufths
House., WAS ~ consequence oE cert,ir
prAee,iiuss which he had seen repre-
scented IN the public pyluts rs having
takrn place before CERTAIN Of ou
Cour,s OF Justice. Two o. three Ca
SEES bearing on the subject had com
tn his knowledge. uhics, he Wished l.
state To tie House. TIE fist iia
occurred at Pi,iiaIrlpi,ia, before "
circuit court oi the nit..i Si&tcs hel
in thai viis. The circumstances O
the rnse. iiaf wh.cii however he dt
not pretend Ia vGuesl. having, receive
then, through the chanucl already IL
dicated, were ts,cse !; If they were IL
correctly stated, lac was happy that
srntrman hid taken his seat tn
niovi H.. frUta that city. Who woul
b. a lie ia correct nil.t that nine {
teg ncit,s,, disiisDied oft;rers had FOL
meal ia Europe the resolution Go Unit
themselves with tie Spanish patrio,
in the contest existing hrtwccn the'
and Spain that TO carry iato car'
this iateution, they bad sai!e'l frol
Europr. aid in their transit TO Suut
Amerr'a had touched al the purt I
PnIiad~Iphia that during their rec
dtnre III piliadpipI,ia. wearing pc
haps itr arms ard h,iiiii;al nts ,
mjd~rY a.r.. n&s,ing na Disguise I
ihcir i;,tea''eu 10 participate ~ 81
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