The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-12-16
CONGRESS-.

MONDAY, DEC. 7.
Mr.. Daggett OF the Senate p,esenlsd a
resolution oil the state Of Con. Iecomm. nding
an uniform mode, throughout toe u. Sta tes,
tor the choice of electors Of p. and V. p. aud
Representatives.
OceuhoHon Of Florida.
| Mr.. Johnson Of Lou. laid upon the table
the following resolution:
Received, That The committee on military y
aHJirs be instructed to inquire into the expe.
dcney OF passing q law aothoriz.ng the r. 60,
H. At VI the u. ). to take provisio0al posses.
sion of East Florida, or such parts OF il as
may oe deemed essential, now or hereafter,
TO control the lDdiaDs, and TO prevent the NJ
from conb,ling hostilnics az ainst the citi-
zeos of ihe y. States.
the bill for extending the judicial sys,e m
ef the u S was taken up 10 com. oi the
whole, and on motion, referred 10 the judica.
~ eommioee.
In tho HoQse, a bill for the relief Of Jacob
Dox srd providing fss yesls half pay 10 the
widows ahd orphans OF such soldiefs as died
alter their re;usn home, of diseases, conttact-
ed in the army, we're severssy twics read,
and comminsd
A resolution was laid on the table calling
for iafo mslioe sespscting abe rsles OF pub
lie and private lands, ncrthward of che Ohio.
Nun,fcent End owmenfs.
On motion OF Mr.. Floyd, it was resolved,
that The committee on the public lands be in.
structed to sn4aite into The expediency Of
granting 70 each state a trac, Of land, NOT ex-
seeding one hundred lhoussnd acres for the
endowment of university .in each state.
Nc. Piss,ants offered resolution, calling
/ an he fnr he
lard be fore the House Of the numbey of yes.
sells of wsr ard their class now bur ding, or
Contracted for, and the sums Of money which
have already been paid for The same, as also
the value OF such contracts, on which money
mas not ye, been advanced.
Foreign Merchant Seamer.
The house resolved itself into a commit.
teo OF the whole, M. Nelson in the chair, on
the bill to authorize the apprs rshension OF fol-
eign seamen deserving from merchant ves-
ssIs 10 por,s Of the United States.
A debae arose 90 this bill, which oceu-
pied about co hour, in the course Of which
Mess's Smilb, of Md. Newton, Clay, and
Whitman, addressed the house.
The debate resulted in a virtual postpone
ment OF The question, by the com mmiuee's ris.
Ing, reported progress, and Obtained isavs TO
SIT again: when the house sdjou,ned.
TUEsDAY, DEc. 9.
A report was made TO the Senate by the
Secsete'y Of the Treasury, embracing q plan
for sasi settlement OF Lspd Claims, in
Louisians and Missouri.
Several resolutions were offered on the
sahjec's OF public lands, post roads, and for
increasing the compensation Of certain por,
surveyors.
Sedhoa Lay.
The Report of the Com. OF the Senate,
unfavoorsbls to the petition Of Ms,thew. Ly
on, was taken up fss eonsiJerstion, when.
Nit Criftrnden moved To amend The report
by submituoy the following resolution to-
mat Of the committee, declaring that, the pc
i,icn ought not TO he gronteds
Resotted, That all persons who were pros
ecu,ed sed 6sed under and by virtue OF the
sacond seetisn Of the act .oi Cong ess, esm-
rpooly called the sedition law, approved the
i4tb day Of July, 1893, cn,iilsd "Ao act in
addition to the act for The punishment, Of cet.
tam crimes against the United States" ought
% be reimbursed and indemni6ed out OF ,he
aublic treasury, 10 the amount OF the fines
imposed spon and pend by ,Irem respectively.
On,his motion an animated and Interesting
debate took place, in-whieh Messks CfittsR
den. Botrill, Barbour, o is and Macon en,eI
ed Ne question was token; when, al late
acuf, the Senate sdjnu'ned.
In the House, bill was reported By Mr..
Smith, Of Ms'yIspd, for reducing the duties
IN cersin Wines and 10 declare free Of du-
ties, books primed IN yorsign languages.
Ivics read and esm miuied.