Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1818-02-03

aI"n lhC uiohoH 10 SIike OUT The SIS 600
dollars appropriated TO pay officers holding
breyet rank, passed so TO 80. The Bill
was then ordered to be engrossed, Adj.
Wednesday, Jan 2l.
The principal part Of this day was occu-
pied in the discussion Of the bin prescrib-
ing the effect of certain Judicial Records.
when motion to postpone it indefinitely
was decided in the affirmative, and the bill
was rejected. Adj.
Thursday, Jan %.
bill for the establishment of Indian
trading houses, and schools for their instruc-
ton, sc was read twice.
Two hundred copies Of the Aavol Reg.
ister were received from that department.
Discipline oil the Navy.
On motion OF Mr.. Johnson, OF Va. the
Naval Committee was instructed TO report
what alterations are proper to be made in
the several laws for the government Of the
Navy. Also,
That the Secretary ofthe Navy be di-
rected 10 report 10 this House the proceed
ings Of certain court martial, ordered by
Commodore Isaac Chauncey, on the Medi-
terranean station, for the trial of Captain
Oliver II. Perry also the proceedings of
a court martial, on the same station, order
ed by the same officer, for the trial of Cap
tain John Heath, OF the marine corps
Gen Kosciusko.
Gen. Harrison withdrew the JOINT resolu-
ton he moved for pgying respect to the
memory of the Polish Gen Kosciusko, and
moved, that the House wear Grape on the
left arm for one month, in memory of his
services, sc
This motion was opposed by Messrs.
Reed, Forsyth,and Desha, and advocated by
Gen. Harrison but who at length with
drew it, satisfied that in moving it, he had
acquitted his conscience.
OF In the short debate which took place
on this motion, the merits of Kosciusko.the
advocate of freedom and the friend of man
were fully admitted but, it was shewn,
that no such aspect as was now proposed
had been paid to any Of the departed wor-
tbies, native or foreign, who bad aided in
the achievement of our independence, ex-
cept in the single case of General Wash
ington, which was admitted to be an excep-
ton to all general rules. Having as recent
ly as 1910, refused like tribute 10 the
memory of Col Wilism Washington, on
his cecease, it was too la.e now, it was
deemed, to commence a new system in
thi, respect
The resolution for the publication o. the
Journals Of the Federal Convention which
formed the Constitution ofthe u S was
read twice.
FRIDAY, JAN q A menage from the
PreGdent was received, communicating
an account of all the roads marked out
under the authority Of the United
States
Several motions on the fubject Of the
furvey Patenting, &c Of public lands
was difpofed of.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson,
of Louisiana, it was
Resofyed, That the Secretary of the
Treafury be requefed to lay before this
Houfe itatement of the falaries, and an
Ultimate of the prelent and future emolu-
ments of the REFLECTIVE Regifers and re-
ceivers of Public Monies at the different
Offices of the United States and alto
the amount of the falaries and emolus
ments of the feveral Surveyors General,
and principal and deputy Surveyors
On motion of Mr.. FOrsvth,it was
ReJSfved. That the Committee of Com
merce and Manufactures be inltructed to
inquire into the expediency of regulating
by law the number of pafIengers to be
brought into the United States by Amer
lean and foreign vefieis, according to the
of the Veflels