Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-12-15

NAVY ASCAtSs uhu "'eV Va ~>f6 -
curily to greater amount IRON those now
IN Office.
The amendment of the Senate to the
Resolution authorising the transmission OF
certain documents free oil postage, was
taken up and agreed to.
The House then resolved itself into
OF the whole, Mr.. Smith Of Md.
10 the chair, on the bill for the relief Of
the heirs OF Caron de Beaumarchais.
Mr.. Hopkinson occupied the floor in
speech of about an hour, in opposition oil
the claim Of the petitioners; and
Mr.. Erwin, of South Carolina, followed
at some length in support Of the claim ;
when
The committee rose, on the motion OF
MIR. Holmes, obtained leave TO sit again !;
and the House adjourned.
Thursday, Dec. 8.
On motion of Mr.. Irimble, the com
mittee on public lands were instructed TO
enquire whether any, and if any. what
provision ought to be made by law TO au-
thorise the emenation of patents TO soldiers
on furlough at the close OF the war, and to
whom discharges were not issued, in con-
sequence of their not being orde red 10 join
their respective regiments.
On motion of MIR Poindexter, the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury was directed to lay
before the House of Representatives a
statement ofthe sales of public lands in the
Alabama territory at public and private
sale, specifying the date of such sales, and
the period at which the last payment will
become due, and also the aggregate a.
mount OF money paid by the receiver Of
public monies at Huntsville, in said terri
tory, and the description Of Bank paper,
il any, which is receivable there, in pay
ment for the public lands.
On motion of Mr. Williams, of North
Carolina, it was ordered that all petitions
presented TO the House, and committed at
the last session, from the consideration Of
which, without having decided on them,
for the want Of time, the several commit
tees to which they referred were dis
charged, be considered as again referred
TO the said committees respectively, oil the
suggestion of any member 10 the clerk Of
the House.
Friday, Dec. a.
CLAIM OF BEAUMARCHAIs.
The House then again resolved itself
into committee of the whole, Mr.. Smith.
of Md. 10 the chair, on the bill reported
by the select committee for the relief of
the heirs OF Caron de Beaumarchais.
After considerable debate, the commit
Tee rose and reported the bill without a
mendment TO the House when
The question was taken whether the
bill should be engrossed and read third
time. and decided in the negative, Yeas
3I-Nays 1913.
Monday, Dec 7.
Mr.. Johnson, Of Kentucky, from the
military committee, reported bill con-
corning widows ond orphans providing
for five years half pay TO the widows aud
orphans of such soldiers as died after their
return home of disease contracted in the
army; which bill was twice read and
committed.
On motion of Mr.. Floyd, it was
ResoiUsd, That the committee on the
public lands be instructed to enquire into
the expediency Of granting to each state
tract OF land not exceeding one hundred
thousand acres for the endowment of an
university in each state.
On motion of Mr.. Peasants, it was
Resotued, That the President Of the
United States be requested to cause to be
laid before the House Of Representatives,
the proceedings which have been had
under the act entitled "an act for the
gradual increase Of the navy of the United
States" specifying the number of ships
that have been put on the stocks and of
what class, and the quantity and kind OF
materials which have been procured in
with the provisions of said
act; and also the sums Of money which
have been paid out OF the fund created by
said act, and for what objects; and like
wise the contracts which have been en-.
tered into in execution of the said act, on
which monies may not yet have been adj
The House then resolved itself into
committee OF the whole, Mr.. Pitkin in the
chair, on the bill making partial appro.
priation for the military establishment, &c.
which was reported to the House without
amendment, and ordered to be engrossed
Tor third reading.
FOREIGN MERCHANT sEAMKN.
The House then resolved itself into |
committee of the whole, Mr.. Nelson in
the chair, on the bill to authorize the ap
preheusion of foreign seamen deserving
rom merchant vessels in the ports of the
United States.
A debate arose on this bill, which oc-
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