Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-12-05

WAS filed with the word sixty. and,
thus a"n' AIDED, the biz wa. "eti,, .ts
he eDgros>rd for IA third re4,inAs
mem. con.
The Speaker laid before the House
a report irum the Sei rotary OF War,
on sundry petitions for pensions ami
the increase OF pensions D,ude, IL
compli nee With the ST. and 9Th see.
tious Of the act Of 1Oth April, 1906
which report was referred TO the
committee on pensions.
MIR. Whitman offered for ronsi,le
ration TIE following mott n:
Resolved. THAT the .ommit,e o.
lsevolu'ionar. Pensions be instruries
10 enquire int" the propriety Of grant
ing pensions to su h Of the soldiers o.
tie Revolution as served on rOntinen
Ital establishment at least one year i;
the whole. though at different period
Of the war: and as wOui, have beer
entitIed To the same, ty virtue of tn,
art OF last session, had they con'innr,
in service uu;a'erruptedIy for the terra
Of nine months.
On the question Of agreeing to thu
resolution. it was decided in the mega
tivc--ayes 10, noes 90.
| BANK OF THE U. STATES.
The House having agreed now t
proceed TO the Consideration Of th
resolution moved by Mr.. Spencer. u
New York, "A few days ago, in tn
word. following: published in th
.'aprr of Saturday 2sih uh.
Mr.. M.i.ane, Of Delaware, said h.
had no objection to the Object Of IT,
proposed eequir,. though he had som
objection 10 the form given to it. n
therefore moved to a,Gead the rrsoIu
tim by striking cut all tia; part O. :
itter the uorss. iO!Iei or not.' neh
the beginning, to the word organic
atom near the end of it, inclusive
This wouii leave the enquiry as hroa
land comprehensive as the nature o
he sui,jecl would permit, and woui
.ivest the resolve Of its objertional,'
features.
Mr.. Spencer opposed the amendment
moved by MIR. M.Lanc.
| MIR. Lowndes, then, to make til
ieuqniry as comprehensive as posShl
moved to insert Of the words - Ean
Of the U. Stht-~;" the wards - Il
report thereon" the bearing OF whir
the reader will Sc.
4 Mr.. Barbour OF Virginia. moved t
strike out SO much OF the rcsOlu!io.
as amended, as gives leave to 10
|sommittre TO meet in The city of Phi
ade!phia ; which It appeared TO him
10 WAS not necessary to retain.
\ On the question: on Mr.. Barbour
:. action TO strike ont the leave to r.
.pair I" Philadelphia, the Yates wer.
ily Yeas and Nays, as follows;
Yeas si-N.ys ii5
! So the muliou was negatiyed:
| The question was then taken on IL
resolution as amended, 50 as to re.
las follows:
\ r, solved, That committee L
appO;nicd To inspect the books an
J examine into the proceedings Of I'll
: '}.ik OF thr United States. to repo
D Thereon, and TO report whether Il
. proyjsivns OF its charter have bee
: violated or not. thatth sait' comnl,
Il tee have leave TO eject in the city
!, philadelphia, and remain there as 10,
$ AS may be necessary thai Lhey shi
J have power to send for pen so''s al
|paprrs. and 10 employ the rc..uIsi
: clerks; the cxpence ct " hirh sls
e i,e audited and allowed hy The r"'.
u nit,ce of hc. ounts. and paid gu,
the contingcn. fund Of this House.
The House then again reso'v,
o itsrItiE;o ii committee ofthe Whole {
she report .: the select committee I
l)lhe claim CT the representatives
: 'aron DE- Braumar"l,ais.
Mr. Baldwin, of Pennsylvania. ro
in support OF the claim and, havir
spoken in defence Of it for nearly {
J. I,0,ir----
The committee rose, reported pr
,;rrs-. and obtained leave to sit aSai
nd
The the House adjourned.
Tuesdry. Der"m'pr 4. *