The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-02-04


A iesQ'6,ioa,. was Offered, foxserrcdngs
'Ligh, tioSse on Hyindniil,Poiet, Chesapeake
Boy.
-kReso!usion passed, rplsliog to impeopsr7
fees, aliedged 10 have been svetGed BY ihe
District Attorney, Of the. Southern .Disifict
of New-Yora With power to scpd for persons
TIE CONFIRMATION Bill,
Was taken upS as reported, and agreed to-
Sithodi any further debate. 9i
Military -dhhrofriaficns.
Tho bill, making appropriations Tor the
military service, was passed, with an amendf
snen,, strikiog out tho allowance 10 bre'ei
ofEcers.
TUESDAY, JAN 20. Z
General Koseiustp.
MIR. Harrison, in offering Resolution, Tor
paying some public te,siirsony to the virtues
and taienis Of this distinguished hero, pro-
noupCed short, but eloquent aud interesting
euogium on the deceased.
CoheioS If Dades.
A report was received, on the more eEec-
,,a, execution of the laws, for The colection
Of Dsties.
Beaumarehns' Claim.
The pupers on this sublccI, wire finally,
corni,;cd TO selec, Committee, after ',ap-
i'm. been be fore the Comm llee OF Wsys and
Means, and Committee Of fCi'ims The sum
prayed for is nearly a million OF dollars.
WEDNESDAY,, JAN. 81.
An unsuccessful a,'enpi was made 10 a.
mend tho House, SO as to make them per-
emptory, in rkiDg Up Tho business, assigned
to particular days.
Judiciai Records.
The bib prescribing The effect OF certain
Judicial Records, wns taken NJ, apd again de-
ba,cd a' large whco motion was n'ade by
M Forsyth, 10 postpone The bill indefinitely
IN prder 10 ny ,Is prhrcl pies. a lasge ma.
jori,y rose In favor Of ihis motion. So the
bill, atcr so much learning, labor end ability,
displayed upon il, has been GnaI;y rejected.
rEvs.DAY JAs. %.
Two hurirod copies Il the Eaval Regis
'es were received FtonA TIE Navy Depart.
ment.
D'seit4ne IF the Aavy.
a rescinGon was passed, instruciine tho
com oiueo on rasai tiars, 10 irquire wheth.
r any and, if any, wba, alterations are pro-
lcf TO b> nado IA tls. several laws for the
soge'0mcni ,f ,be navy, A resolution was
~ The same ,ime passed, calling Oh &c Sec
rclety nf tho nesy, for lhc ptoceediues ola
cou'l martial o tIs,ed by Comr,odore Chsun-
c;y il tic Msdite faneun, for the iriul Of
Capt Ol,yct. II. reIiy--and The pi oceed:ngs
osa court msItiai for The uial OF Capt. JOHN
Heath, OF tho marine corps.
Gcrrroi K9Scigsio.
NJ. Harrison withdfcw The resolu,ICn he
of1rcd respecting Gen. Kosciusko, and sub
cI.ltcd auotbor Tor conSIdcratioD, which was,
that the me inbefs OF the house, in testimony
ofthcir respect for the memory Of that dis
unguishod patrin', wear Grape on the left
arm for one month.
After some debate, AIR. Harrison Withdrew
his resolution aliogcther. II was shown in
debate, tha, 40 such respect as was now pro-
posed, had been paid to any Of the Jcpa ted
worthless, native or foreign, who had aided in
the achievement Of our independence, except
in The single case Of Gen. Washington, which
was ADMITTED 10 be IN exception from all gcn-
crai iues.
Commu.atioD d.
This Bill, whlch had laid on The table
few days, was ogsin taken NJ, debated, and u
mcnded when u motion wa, offered fot lis
indeGn,Je pcstp0nemeu,. bu, F,iceted BY the
cas,ing vote OF the Speaker. Go this uecis-
iin, the Lil! Was agun f1rhe' discussed ua-
III lhe hour Of adjournment.
fRID.r JAN. o.
An rnfavordhlc report w5> male on the !
petition of Hen.y King; whi,h was ordered !
TO lie on the table. a similstrerot, on the !
pcthion Of sllouTy Williams, wa eoncurred IN. !
Ne1p .SEafe.
bill was reported, fo, pdma,ing the Hin.
oIs Territory, into the Union ON am equal
iootiss With the original State.
SuDilty Resoiuiioos. wolo, Of. rcd, on IN.
subject OF Lands, Canals, pe, Roads, and
aseeriaining the emoiumeu,s,,nd rcccipts of
monies, by Surveyors of the Ftb!ic Lands.
Communication Ba.
After somo debate, and attempts fur,hs, to
amend this bill the question,on passing il.
TO third reading, was decide, by yeas and
nays ;--feas, so-Nays s2.-So the .B;u
was 'sJee'ed' altogether, by majority Of 3
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