Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-12-02

ia bill for the relief Of Cad wsrthing.
ion which was twice read and com-
mittcd.
i Mr.. Williams. OF N. G. FROM the
committee Of Claims, made an unfa-
voru,Ie report Oh the petition Of Louis
i Baudin, Alexis 1'r0nillet, and Louis
Doiives ; which was read and concur
red in.
l The Speaker laid before the house
a report from the Secretary Of War,
Of the Ha,nes nrd places OF residence
!, orthc several pcrsous placed upon the
pc nsiOn list, under tic art Ut lost SEES
|sion, granting pensions to resolution
AIRY soldiers, which, WAS read ind or
dercd 10 be printed.
i On motion Of Mr.. Spencer. it was
ordered that the testimony taken un-
der commissions issued by the Com,
missioner of Claims, and all other
testimony in relation to tLe Claims,
for remuneration Tor property zap
turcd and destroyed on the Niagara
frontier during the late war, which
were before the committees OF claims
durin; lhecommittcc.
On motion Of MIR. Lowndes, it was
Resolved, that n comnistee be ap'
pointed to enquire whether it be ex
prdicnt to make any amendments I'D
the laws which regulite the coins Of
the United States and foreign coins.
! Mr.. Spencer said for the consid
GRAFTON o! the resolution submitted Ivy
/! him on Thursday. for an enquiry into
Il Tie conduct Of the Bank Of the Uni
ted States.
\ Mr.. Lovni'es suggested to the mo-
$ YER the propriety Of delivering the
5 consideration of the resolution IL da,
or two longer. when the House would
be in ossession OF information on The
:. subject which it had not yet received.
y Mr. Spenver MT giving WY TO this
scgSestioD--
" The question was taken whet'.es
!, the House would nav proceed 10 con
!, slider the Resolutions: and decided it in
tie ncga1i,c--ayes 81, nays IS.
d On motion Of Mr.. Il. NJ. Nelson, il
{ was
Resolved. That tI,a military CON-
r:iitce be instructed 10 enquire INT.
i t:le exrss'!eouy Of a':,ennin,, The AIT
passed at The las; session oil Congress
gpprOyea A!rl Ii, 1913, Quit. cd "a.
ACT 'esui'aG.g The staff Of th. army"
y ~ rs To do away ths offices of Sur
d sou General lad Assistant Surgeon
i eiTMcral an,' to have two Surgeon
, Generals corresponding to the oi.irt
.! Assistan, Surgeon general. With
: t'itir present pay. c'nolu.ncnt, aud
duty, WHO shat! make their returns
through Tie Aujutant ano Inspector
p General, TO the Srcl etsry Of " ar. ~
they now q. through The Surgeon
: Geacrai !; aud thai they have leav,
to report By bill Or oshervis e.
: i'he House then again resolved itsel
=, i.to :, c0;Ami,t.e Of the whale MIR
. 's'iitn If Mil. in the chair, on the bill
,, Tor the rciiei ot the heirs O.. Cnrod
f ue l3eaumarrhais.
IS, Tie subject Of The Debate, which
l. com ueDcrd to dis, TN this qurstioh
IS is "ne OF a strictly legal nature, de
L pealing on II close attention TO iacls
: and NO, therefore susceptible Of ali
:, = breviation, and NOT property tic SUBJ
jeri Ola Newspaper Report, since nu
only verbal but iitcra! accuracy j
necessary in the very MANY quotation
from authorities respecting il. AL
that we shall attempt, therefore, Is {,
y. jssate the general tenor Of what Mia.
he said on the question.
(, Mr.. pitkin, OF Connecticut, opene,
i the Debate, in opposition 10 the bill
,n in speech which ocsnpird 10 ti.'
delivery Tue whole Of the Days sitting
X In the ont set, fie remarked on lii
!. Importance OF the SUBJECT in hand
II! tho Interest il had excited; and a..
,s feeling it had produced in the O.!
w Consress. AS well as under ,hr prrsru
e. government. whenever il had prts-,
,f ted self for consideration. Darin
4. the existence Of the war Of the Rev
r. olution. some OF the to"mu,cuts scial
iug to ii had u,israrr ed, and som
MI mad been stolen in their Transmission
), others had been since destroyed h
r. fire. CT overlooked in the mass ,