Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-12-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Meadau, Nor. %.

MONDAY, N0U. 70.
On motion of Mr. Harrison, commit
lee was appointed to inquire into the expe.
diency OF authorising the employment OF
an additional number of clerks in the War
Department, not exceeding twelve.
The reason assigned for this motion
was, that, unless some such measure was
adopted, the persons for whose relief the
pension Of the last session was designed,
could not, for long time, if ever obtain
the benefit intended thereby for, he had
been astonished TO find, that, owing to the
deficiency of clerks, no application for
that object, since the month of May last,
had yet been decided on, though several
clerks were constantly employed in that
duty. The early applications were Of
course, first attended to, and had not yet
been dispatched.1
STATE OF ILLINOIS.
The engrossed resolution, declaring the
admission of the state of Illinois into the
Union, on an equal footing with the orr
ginal states, was read third time, and
after considerable debate, it passed by the
following vote-yeas, ll7-nays, "a, and
was sent to the Senate for concurrence.
Tuesday, Nou. "a
UNIFORM BANKRUPT LAW,
Mr.. Hopkinson rose and said, that he
was instructed by the judiciary committee,
to report to the house bill, for the estab
l,shment of an uniform system of bankrupt
law in the United Sates.--It could not h.
said, but be remembered by the house
that he had presented the same last Sc .
sion, without the effect he had hoped i
would produce; and as the arguments he
had then offered in its favour, must be still
fresh III their memory, he would not, at
present, take up the time of the house with
recapitulation of them--but barely say
that when, I'm ssislisivlT the reasons which
he had then offered, the increased expedi
ency for such law, occasioned by the
daily growing distresses of the times, were
taken into consideration, the measure
would receive the steady and grave atten-
ton il demands, and be passed into law
With this view he moved that the bill
should be referred to committee of the
whole, and made the order of the day foe
Monday next, which was agreed to.
Gen. Harrison, from the committee ap.
pointed to inquire into the expediency Of
adding twelve more clerks to the numbe,
employed 10 the Pension Office, broughl
in bill for that purpose, which was read
twice. He then moved that the bill should
be referred to committee of the whole, on
that day; but this proposition requiring
by the rules of the House, the unanimous
concurrence of all the members, was neg
atived by the opposition of Mr.. Beecher.
OF Ohio, who alone objected to it. This
opposition would, were it ultimately sue.
cessful, be subject of deep and just re-
greet to every man Of humanity, as it would
deprive multitude of our poor superan-
uated champions of the revolution, Of
all chance of their profiting by the benefi-
cence and gratitude of their country. Ma.
ny have died of extreme age since the
passing Of this act, without receiving one
dollar, owing to the impossibility Of their
claims being examined, and their certifi-
Gates made out by the present form Of
that office. 1t appears, by an official
statement, now 10 the hands of Gen. Har-
rison, that the total number of claimants
is 20,247--of which 1925 have been
grauted-3539 suspended-leaving still
to be acted upon, 1926; number which,
with the present force of the office, ii
would take about two years to settle; in
which time, it is reasonable to suppose
that large portion Of them will be car
ried to the grave.
Wednesday, !NOv. rs.
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.
Mr.. Spencer of New-York offered the
following resolution.
Resotoed, That committee be APP
pointed to inspect the books aud to ex-
anime into the proceedings of the Bank OF
the United States, and to report whether
the provisions Of its charter have been vi
olated or not, and particularly to report
whether the insta!ments of the capital
stock of the said bank have been paid in
gold and silver coin and in the funded
debt of the United States---or whether
they We're 10 any instance, and to what
amount paid by the proceeds of stock
holders discounted for that purpose and
also to;report the names of those persons
who now, or have owned any part Of the
capital stock Of the said bank, and the a.