Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-12-01

De maue curing TIE seSslOn. L he subier,
Of the public buildings was one which bad
excited some interest and some enou;yv
into the causes Of the disappointment Of IA
reasonable expectations entertained. that
they would have been in greater state If
forwardness than they are at present.
committee would properly be appointed 10
enquire into the matter. The subject If
Revolutionary Pensions, also, incidentally
noticed only in the message, had produced
some excitement in the country, and dis.
position prevailed among some to restric,
and among others TO enlarge the provisions
of the Law on the subject. This therefore
appeared TO him 10 deserve the attention
Of the house. He thought tile subjects Al
Of sufficient moment to justify the reference
of them TO committees
Mr.. Pitkin, Of Connecticut, objected II
acting on these subjects, as proposed. on
the ground that they did not flow from the
Message and that it had been usual. in
committee OF the whole on the state Of The
Union, in the Presidents Message, not 10
introduce any propositions foreign TO the
Message. He tlIougbtthe practice good
one, and did not wish 70 depart from il
without strong reason. He therefore mo.
we'd that these propositions lie on the table.
Mr.. Taylor said, that being in commit.
Tee Of the whole on the state Of the Union
every thing relating to the public concern,
was fully before them. He did not think
it important that his motion should origin.
ate 10 committee, but he protested against
being limited, in committee of the whole
on the state Of the Union although the mes
sage had been referred to ii to the range
of subjects embraced in that document.
The resolves were ordered to lie on The
table by vote of 81 to 60.
The committee rose and reported their.
solves previously agreed TO; which were
concurred in by the house.
Mr.. Taylor then moved anew, the prop.
ositions last above stated, which, in com.
miltee had been ordered to lie on the ia.
BILE.
After some conversation as TO the man.
ner, rather than the matter oflhe resolves,
in which Messrs. Smith, Of Nd. Taylor
Harrison and Poindexter took part, the
resolves were agreed to.
The resolution of the Senate, for ap
pointing joint Library committee, was Ia
ken up and agreed to.
That for appointment ola Chaplain 10
each House, was also agreed TO.
The House then proceeded to ballot fora
Chaplain on its part. Rev. Burgess ALI
son was nominated by Mr.. Bloomfield, aud
DR.. VIM. Rogers by Mr.. Sergent. The
votes being counted were found to be
For Rev. Burgess Allison u
DIR. VIM. Rogers So
So Mr.. Allison was chosen Chaplain on
the part of the House of Representative;
And the House adjourned.-Nat. Int
Thursday, Nov. 49,
The following gentlemen were annOun'
ced as having been appointed to compose
the several committees yesterday estab
lished, viz:
Committee on Foreign 4fairs.-Messr''
Forsyth, Holmes, Barbour Of Va. Spencer,
Baldwin, Allen, Of VT, and Hopkinson.
On Military A6airs.-Messrs. JOhns0a
of Ky. Reed, Z. VI. Nelson, Huntington
Gage, Stewart of N. G. and Peter.
On Nauai .Hairs.-Messrs. Peasanl' \
Silsbee, PARROT, Sawyer, Schuyler no
gers, and Baleman.
On the subject Of Indian Ata'rs.-
Messrs. Southland, Williams ofN. Y. Maf
ray, Walker Of N. G. Richards, Butler
of N. I'll. and Hegram.
On the illicit introduction Of SlausS-
Messrs. Middleton, Upham, LaWyeE
Floyd, Mumford, Lincoln and Linn.
On the Miliha.-Messrs. Harrison
Smith of Va. Quarles, Moreton, Jones'
Savage and Owen.
On Roads, and CanalS.-Messrs' Tucf
er, Storrs, Lewis, Sergent, Porter, CfalS'
and Marchand.
On Public Buildings. -Messrs. BasseI1
Bellinger, Adams, Clagett, Folger, Bayg
and Rice.
On Revolutionary PenSions.-Meas'ls
Bloomfield, BurweIl, Ogle, Wallace
Drake, Herkimer and Wilson Of Mass;
Library Committee on the part g ~"
House.-Messrs. Seybert, Mason OIL MAS
and Irving. IL.
Mr.. M'Lean. Representative from wv
new state of Illinois, being in atteDaa ys
The Speaker stated to the House o1 ~,
Guilty which he felt of deciding upon w
of administering the oath 70 u; 'ns
in consequence of Congress not n s.'s
concluded the act of admission OF tue o'p y,
into the Union. Under this dlthcul'N"
submitted the question to the Housc ia,
After considerable debate the ques .n.
having been put, it was decided aPPa' sls,
ly by large majority, that the 9P'a aa,h
shouid not at this time administer 'ne O''
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