The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-01-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
l SATURDAY, nEc. y.
BRRYET oFFIcERS.

u,,tttapy oficers, who held brewer coInm,s-
s;ons al the close Of the war, add those OF
the present army, Who hold breyet rank high
er than their linsai rank. Ordered to lie on
the table and be printed.
A report was made from The Comnission-
er of G. Claims, on the petition OF Richard Mars
field, Wm B Stokes, Mary Sears, and
Ssmuel Hughes and referred 10 tie com. oil
claims.
A report from the Secretary Of the Trees
uty, on The petition Of John Peters sod Sa-
ben Pond, wss received, and ordered 10 lie
on The table.
AMERICAN IND FoREIGN TONNAGE
GA mo,ion Of Mr.. Pilkin il was
Resolved, That the Secretary of the I seas.
ury be directed TO lay bcf"e the House a
statement OF .dsse, team f.,d Jortign tonnage
employed in The Jorrigs trade of the United
States, in the years l8i5, 1916, and as lar as
practicable in 1917, dieting uishing tue ma.
,ions TO whom the foreign tonnage belonged
Also a statement OF American and British
tonnage employed in tho trsLe betveeo the
United States and the Bri,ish dominions in
Earope for each of said year., distinguishing
the anou,r employed be,wccn tho unilSd
srs,es and the United Kingdom Of Great
Bsitain and Iceland, aDd the other yriiish
: ER, Afean dominions t-.
That the Secretary OF the Treasury be al
so directed to lay before The House state
men, shswing tho smount OF British TOD
mage ip the trade between the Unitcd States
sod the R-in,h JpeS indies, and between the
Coi,ed STATE. nnd the Brifss tovih Ameri
con Cosoaies, in 1915, 1916, and 1917, con-
tanning the amono, entered in and cleared
from the Amei ican ports, in esch OF said
years.
Resoh,cG, IhM the Secretary of The Treas.
ury be directed 10 10y before the House a
s,utc ,pcnt showi0g ,he quanHty Of sugar, cot
lcc, rum, nlclass. :, and cocoa imported into
and exported ir m the Cnitcd States, 10 each
ol the years 1915, IS 9, and 1877, toeeihci
Ilh The countries and pisces f.om whsace
the sar,c we're imported lrotn each country
and tiaee.
aund,y motions were made for arthorjsing
The president o-mske certain exchanges oi
land. With the, Cboctaw, Chiskasaw, Creek
and Cherokee Indians
The Speaker laid be fore The House, a l5t.
ter from William Allen, accom- panied by
presen, 10 the House Of u copy Of the Presi-
dcDt's Message, prIn,ed on sIl.ared sheep.
skin, for the mauulaciurc of which I've Lss
Obtained a patent.
The House haping resn,veG itself into
comm;pcc OF the whole on The repori Of ,he
eohi;uiucc OF claims on 'hc petition OF Al
cxlnder Woistcr, Mr. Holmes, Of Massvch hu-
sets, moved to rcvcr.'c the tepo,i, which is
unfavorobIe 10 ,be pc'iIiou. THIS motion was
supported by the mover, and opposed by Mr..
Williams, vf ". &. ,be chairman oi the com.
mi,ee ot Claims.
fife case is that Of an osfccr enlsting
tumor, throagh erroneous intor nation; |; who
pays Congress to indemnify him FOR loss
sustained m consequence Of damages recov-
ered irum him by the relations OF said mi.
nor
Thr commit,e agreed TO reverse the re-
port, 63 q 40; and tho commuee having
| ,isen, ,ae question Of Concurrence in the DO.
! cison being pot, and the yeas and nay there.
on having been required by NJ. PoiDdcxter.
On moaon Of Mr.. Bopkinson who desired
hnhcr time to inquire into the facts. the re.
port wss ordered 10 lie on the table. IS 10 81.
adjourned.
Mr.. Newton, from the committee on conf.
| os'cc and Mduufac,uros, reported uniavors.
| bly, on the petition OF Allen Clarke, and the
| report was concurtedin.
| ACT OF NEUTR.fLiTT.
Mr.. Miller, (of South Caroi,pa) submitted
for consideration, the following resolution:
| Resoivea, That a committee bo oppoio,ed
| to inquire into the expediency Of so amend
| inc tho fourth section Of the act passed on
| the sd Of March, 1917, entitled "Aa act
moro effec,oally to preserve tho relations Of
! ,hs Uni,ed Statos," as to embrace within The.
| provision thereof the armed vessels Of the
| sovernmen, at peace with The United States
and Q, war with any colony, district Or people
With whom the United States, are or may be
at peace.
| Considerable debate took place on this me-
,ioe, without producing any other reso,t than
its being ordered to lie on the table.
| The resolution, offered yesterday. for pro
curing a Map Of the Military Boun'y Lands.
was again taken up, and 6nally uegstivtd by
large majority.
Mr.. Mercer, offered for considcr alton, the
! following resolution;