The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-01-21
MytITL4 TRAINING.

Congress concurrentIy with the states, the
power to provide for training the militia &C.
cordiog to the discipline prescribed for The
purpose, SC. and to provide for teaching in
the primary chools aud other seminaries of
learning IN the several states, the system of
militia prescribed for the militia which res.
oluton vas twice read and committed.
POST ROADS.
On motion OF MIR. Hale, the committee on
the post Office and post roads were instruct.
ed TO inquire into the expedieucy of esta5.
fishing post road from Hartford, in con.
necticut, through the towns on the east bang
of Connecticut river, to Hanover in New
Hampshire, and also route from Cornish,
through the parish of Mefiden, in Plainfield,
10 Lebanon.
CASE OF COL. ANDERSON
Mr.. Spencer, Of New-York, then present.
ed to the House the following Preamble ana
resolutions:
The House of Representative, entertain.
ing great doubts Of It's possessing the COM
petent power 10 punish John Anderson for
his contempt of the House and his outrage
upon one oi its members:
Resolved, That all further proceeding in the House
against the said John Anderson do cease, and that
he be discharged from the custody of the sergennt
of Arms.
Rescued, That the Attorney General of the Uni.s
ed States be directed to insture such proceedings
against the said John Anderson for his said offence
as may be agreeable to the Laws Of the United
states and OF the district of Columbia.
Resolved, That the committee of the Judiciary be
instructed to enquire into the expediency of pro-
vidng by law foe the punishment Of any contempt
of the Senate or House of Representatives Of the
United States, and Of any brsach Of the privileges
of either House.
Mr., Spencer opened debate on the sub.
ject, which occupied the whole day in
which, besides the mover, Messrs. Ander-
son, Barbour, Robertson and Erwin, sopport-
ed the Resolutions, and MessEs. Foisyta,
Tucker, and Mercer opposed them, alb as
considerable length.
When Mr.. Erwin concluded, on motion
of M. Holmes, Of Massachusetts, the House
adjourned, at past A o'clock, without having
come to any decision on the question before
them.
SATURDAY, JAN. To-.
Col. Anderson's case was agaib brought
before the house, and debated for consider
able time, withou, coming to any decision.
Two letters were received from this gentle
man, requesting Iiber,y to wave the privil.
eye Of employing council and Of being per-
mi,ted TO prepare in Writing the quesIions 20
be propounded to the Witnesses and that bs
should read his explanation and apology,
Not agreed to.
N.4N UFACTORY OF Porcelain.
A letter from German artist. was pre-.
sented, offering to come to the y $. and es-
tsbIishing Manufac,ory Of Porcelain Read
and ordered tQJie on the table.
.1sdELIA ISLAND.
Mr.. Middletoo, from the Com. on SO
much Of the Presidents Message, as relates
to the illicit introduction Of slaves from Ame-
liza Island, made a Report, Of which the fol-
lewing is the substance 49,
[" By the joint resolution Of the Senate,
and House of representatives. of 18th Jan.
1911, and the act of the Same date, the Pres
ident is fully empowered to occupy part or
the whole Of the territory lying east of the
river Pcrdido and south of the State of Geof-
gia, in tbs event Of an atte empt TO occupy the
said territory, OF any part thereof by any Sor-
eign government or power and BY the same
resolution and act, he may employ any pars
Of che army and navy of the United States,
which he may deem necessary, Tor the pur-
pose Of taking possession and occupying nc
territory aforesaid, end in order to maintain
therein the authority Of the United States.
"Amoog the avowed projects of the per-
SONS who have occupied Amelia Island, wac
that Of making the conquest of East and
Wes, Florida, professedly for the purpose OF
establishing there an independent govern
ment and tho vacant lands in those Provin-
ees have been frou the origin Of this under
taking down 10 the latest period, held out 90
lsrers to the cupidity Of sdyenturers, and os
resources for defrayipg the expences OF thc
expedition. The greater part of West Flor
ida, being in tho actual possession OF the
T. S. this project involved in its designs
direct hostility against them ; and as the es-
press object Of the resolution and act Of 5ih
January, 1911, was to authorize the Pre.i,
dent to prevent the province Of East Florida
ftom passing into the hands OF any foreign
power, i became the obvious duty OF The
President to exercise the authority vested IN
him by that law. ii does not appear that a.
mong these itinerant cstablisbers Of repub-.
lies, and distributors of Florida lands, there
is single individual iphabitant Of the eoun-