The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-05-05
House Of Rep, eseniatires.

Monday, Epri! 20.
The amendments of the Senate to the
bill for increahng the, falaries of the
Heads of Departments, were taken up,
and difagreed TO Ayes 80. Noes Sc
The Houfe then determined to Unfit
ON its amendment (difsgreed to by the
Senate) for increahng the ialaries of the
Supreme Judges.
The Senate, by mefage, foon after in
formed the Houie, that they had receded
from the amendments they had propofed
. as far as ii respected the falsries of the
Secretaries of War and the Navy, and
United OH the others.
On motion of Mr. Lowndes, who cx /.
prefsed his objection to fanctioning any
longer the determination in the falsries
Of the Heads of Departments, moved,
tnat the Houfe adhere to its difagree-
ment with the Senate. agreed to and
the Senate was informed thereof.
Tp In confequence Of this difagree
ment of the two Houfes, the bills for in
creating the falsries of the Supreme
Judges and Heads of Departments both
fell TO the ground ]
A refolution TO continue flor FIVE
year:) TO the widow and children of Ma
jor John Paulding, deceafrd, the penfion
Of ago dollars heretofore allowed to him
as one of the capsors of Major Anare, was
after hort 6ifcuHion, laid on the table,
that the members during the recefs, might
obtain information on the fubiecf.
On motion of MIR. Williams, of Con.
the Pre6dent was requsfted to arrange
with the Britifh government fome mode
of designating the boundary line under
the 9th and 9TH articles of the Treaty of
Ghens, which ihall require lefa time and
expenfe than the one which the commit
Goners have heretofore purified. En- 1oss
nst appear BY the Rsfolafims approved BY
the PSeident, that this fa)ed The Senate ]
The houfe having acted on all the
buGnefs before it, the Committee men,
toned in the journal of the Senate, was
appointed, and their report made when
the houfe adjourned fns die. TuI wiH
a0smble again, ~ ia4v, on the 10TH Nspe7s
Der next
During the fcfiion, which began on the
III Decsnber, and ended April 2o,h
IL days,) one hundred and thirty acts,
and thirteen refolutions (r43in the wh0lc)
were pafed, and all approved by the
PRECEDENT Of thefe, 81 originated il
The Houfe, and IS in the Senate.
The following are among the mott i'm
portant of the public Acts pafed and
approved -
I. An act to abolish the internal Duties. S.
An act allowing compensation to the Members Of
Congress, &c. &c. By hss biH The per dian,
pay Of the Members as increased from sir 10 eight
dollars dcy.]
10, To provide for certain persons engaged in
the land and naval service of the Uuited States,
in the revolutionary war. 35. An act to estab.
fish the FLAG of the United States.-38. Con-
corning the bounty allowance TO fishing vessels
in certain cases.--58. To repeal part of the act
entitled, 6 an act to provide for surveying the
coasts Of the United States."---61. Regulating
the staff Of the army.--65. Regulating the paw
and emoluments of Brevet officers. 0-y-Thfs lafc
ET0ftdes. Ndt ETeft 0UiceTS Shda only DC entitled
10 Yeceire the pay and enaolumenfs Of their bTeret
rank, when duty, and havtng command ac-
cordang TO their breUet rank Il prorides also, that
brsref commissions shall not be conferred unless bv
adtqce and consent Of TIE Senate
66. An act in addition to an act giving pen
sions 70 the orphans and widows of persons slain
in the public and private armed vessels of the L.
nited States"
n. An act concerning Navigation.
20. In addition to An act to prohibit the in
PRODUCTION of Slaves into any port or place within
the jurisdiction the United States. from and af-
Ter the first day of January, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight"
and TO repeal certain parts of the same.
81. An act to provide for the publication of the
laws, &c. &c. of the u States, and for other pur-
poses. lG5-By this act it is provided, that the
Laws, Resolutions, Amendments the Constitu-
ton, an3 Public Treaties, shall be published in
not more than three newspapers in each State,
&c. and that the compensation therefor shall be
at the rate Of one dollar for each printed page of
tie pamphlet laws (about, we think one third of
the usual price Of adrertisements).-It provides
also, that Eleven Thousand copies of each Of the
the Acts, &c. be printed in an uniform pamphlet
form for circulation; and provides for the distri-
button. which i very liberal and extensive a.
mong the adritionalrecipients are to be the pub
fishers of news papers authorized to promulgate
the laws.--Eisht hundred and fifty copies are to