The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-01-28
CONGRESS.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
wEDsEsDAY, JAN. L.

propria'ions Tor the Payment Of The areafs-
ges which have been incurred for the SUP
port of tte Military Es,abl;shnent previous
10 the ST January, isI7 ;.sna also bill max
ing an appropriation for lae Military E.'sb-
iishmeot OF the u. States for the rear Iels'
which bills were commiiied.
A Resolution was offered for completing
the u. ). Turnpike Road hs,wscn Cumbsr-
land (Md) and Wheeling (vs.)
SECURITY or JUD4 CJAl CLIRES..
On motion Of Mr.. Paris, i, sas
Rcso'red, That The corsmitiee ca the Judiciary
be instructed to inquire inlo the expcdiency oi
curing farther secuiny from the Clerks OF The sew
era Circuit and District Courts OF toe United States
and of proydns,by law for keeping the records OF
said courts in the places where the sane shall be
C.aSE or cor. ANDERSON,
The House rcsu :. ed the Confederation o.
the proposed proceeding in the case oil Col.
Joh@ Anderson, and the debate was cootin-
ued. Messrs. Cisqgeu, Whitman, Rosa
Rhea, Deechef, Sptncer, Eorsyit, and Bur
we'll, addressed tho chair Oh the main ques.
,ion, ard Mr. lI,pkinson and Mr. S;orrs on
incidental points
The sitting was prolonged 10 a late hour,
the question being loudly called for in The in,
tesva! between each members speech bot
an adjournment haa!ly took place, without
having conc 10 a decision, On the motion os
Nc. Burwell, who, with many others, wished
10 have tho prcscD, shape Of he proposition
SO varied as 10 enable the House, in their yol-
ing on il, 10 express dc finite opinion.
-THCUsDAyt JAN. Is,
rQJ Tie ln'elligcncer, OF the 1913, gives the fo!
lowing sunmaria remarks on the congressional pro-
ceedings Of the day previously
The latepess u the hour at which the
House Of Representatives adjourned wou'c
have preveDled, If tho length Of The Proceed
ings Of the Colonization Society had not, Tho
! publication in detail OF The Proceedings u
Congress o. Yesterday which is ihete!oio
relpcisol'y deferred uoil our nest.
The Senate did not transact any important
| public business.
The Proceedings Of The House OF Repre-
sentstives were, however, far fsom being IN
interesting. They Came TO decision on The
case Of Col. Anderson, so Tar as, passing by a
direct vote respecting their own power, 10
refuse TO discharge him, by majority OF
| li9 10 IT, and by like majority 10 direct
him to be broughl ior,bwiih 10 the bar. Fla
was accordingly b, ouyb. TO the bar and, be.
| ing in,erroga,sd, acknowis dyed his name and
| the delivery Of The letter, sc. When Ques-
| TONED whether he had AIRY thing 10 offer in
| defence, hc iusitnalcd tina, be had defence
in whiting, which no wished 10 0fsr to tho
/ House.
a number Of Witnesses were thsn called
| and examined, ion shiss he chsrae,ef here
| toore sus,ainedhy Col. Anderson Of which
| they testified, as far as their knowledge es.
tended, In very high terms. Among these
| witnesses were tGo members Of tho House,
| (Gen. Har,;'on ond Cot Johnson.)
! a question pa, TO one OF the Witnesses to.
| wards the close OF the examination, boio
| away the attention Of the .iouse from The in.
| quiy before them, respe clins he eonduc, OF
| John Andes son, to one vc'y difFe'eD,; namely,
| whether, IN The personal knowledge or gcn-
| erai belief Of he witness, money was, in cry
| case, received by any Of the cihceIs of ihs
| governrnen, OF any grade, for has'ening
| cloiuis, or for extra services Tie witness
| had heard o! such things, but personally
! knew boihing. How bad he heard Of them,
and by whom received, was The nex, question.
| The witness was about to s,s,e what he bad
! htatd Oh the subj,C;, when debate o, ose On
tho pfopriety Of thus so,Dg into an eSamina-
| tion improper now, II was said, because ir-
| relative 10 the question before the House, and
| because tending TO impIieo,e, on the su,hori-
| ty OF mere rumor, those who might be veiy
jus, sud up'ight Offices
These circumstances excited considera-
ble agitation the shor. debate Of The mo-
men, resulted IN adj 'wnrnent, in order TO
consider moro cool'y un The course proper 10
be pursued.
The course that will be pursued on l,his
subject, We have no dnUbi, viii be, to sppoir,
a commit,ee, with power 10 send for person >
and papers, to make inquiry aud repou 10
the House such ises relative TO IL, as they
Tray be able to ascertain.
L, wnuId rhsps not be proper 10 dismiss
this general s,snmen,, wjthou, adding our
impression that the prartiees referred 10 are
not of thai criminal nature, which ., the hrst
blush and without inquiry nigh, be attached
TO them. The oniY ipsSucs par'icolsized
by the witness, was the case of a clerk re-
sewing five doiars hoin a clsimrp, Tor oh.
taning Tor him land warrsoL Or,he hem
ousness Of this offence, the reader will judge
for hi,ns.Ir w. ,vtu-rnfv ,fld ,haf IL