Elizabeth-Town gazette., 1819-01-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Monday, Jan. A.

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which follows by few remarks:
Resolued, That the Secretary Of the
Navy be directed to report 10 this House
a copy of such instructions, if any, as may
have been issued by his department, 10
pursuance Of the Act of Congress of 1907,
prohibiting the importation OF slaves, TO
| the commanders of armed vessels of the
United States, for the purpose of inter-
cepting, on the coast of Africa, or else
where, such vessels as have been engaged
in the slave trade.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Mercer then said, he had another
resolution e offer, in relation to another
branch oil the same subject. We have
al! been informed, he said, in the course
of the last few months, that individuals
brought into the United States, in viola
ton Of the law before referred TO, had, in
execution of the provisions Of that law,
been condemned TO hereditary slavery;
and, on examining the acts of Congress,
he found that the authority under which
this iniquity Che would Sc call it) bad been
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acts. To obtain such information as might
assist the House in arriving at proper
remedy for this fault, he moved the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resoived, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be directed to report TO this
House the number and names Of the slave
ships, if any, which have been seized
and condemned within the United States
ior violation of the laws thereof against
the importation Of slaves, and If any ne
groes, mulattoes, or persons of colour,
have been found on board such vessels,
their number, and the disposition which
has been made Of them by the several
state governments under whose jiurisdc-
ton they have fallen.
Tuesday, Jan. 5.
Among the many petitions presented to
the House this morning, were the following:
BY Mr.. Sergeant, from sundry citizens
of Philadelphia, demonstrating against the
condemnation and sale of slaves, in execu.
tion Of the provisions of the laws prohibits
ing their importation.
Dy llutICs AkiC ttICIuOLEdl VI StLDuEy
merchants of Baltimore, whose vessels
we're sunk for defence Of the place during
the late war, pray ing for compensation.
Wednesday,, Jan. 6.
On motion Of Mr. Smith of Nd. the bill
making appropriations for the support Of
the Military Establishment for 1919, was
taken up; which embraces the following
items OF appropriation.
For subsistence, Gin addition to zoe, 900
dollars already appropriately 5o6,6oo dol
lars.
For forage for officers, 26, ,4o6 dollars.
For clothing, 100000 dollars.
For bounties aud premiums, 62,500
dollars.
For the medical and hospital depart
ment, $4,000 dollars.
For the quarter masters department,
500 900 dollars.
For contingencies Of the army, 10000
dollars.
For arrearages, arising from defcien.
cy 10 the appropriation 10 pay outstanding
claims, 100000 dollars.
For Notifications, 500, 900 dollars.
For making a survey OF the water cour
ses tributary to, and west Of the Missis
sippi; also, those tributary to the same
river, and northwest of the Ohio, $500
dollars.
For the current expenses of the ord.
nance department, 100 900 dollars.
For the armories at Springfield and
Harper's Ferry, 375,000 dollars.
For arming and equipping the militia,
100000 dollars.
For the erection and completion of ar
senals, to wit for completing the arsenal
at Augusta, in Georgia, $4,000 dollars
for erecting powder magazine at Frank
ford, near Philadelphia, $4,000 dollars
for completing the arsenal and ether works
at Watertown, near Boston, 10000 dol
lars; for completing the arsenal aud other
works at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, 5000
dollars; for a levee round the arsenal at
Watervleit, New York, 5000 dollars
for building powder magazine at Baton
Rouge, 10000 dollars.
For cannon, powder and shot, to fulfil
existing contracts; for mounting cannon.
and for purchase of lead, l9l 200 dollars.
To provide for the payment Of the re-
tanned bounty, and the per diem travelling
allowance Of pay and subsistence to SOL
diers discharged from the army in the year
1919, 92,500 dollars.
For the purchase of maps, plans books
and instruments, for the war department,
1900 dollars
For fuel, maps, plans, books, erection
OF quarters and other buildings, and for
contingent expenses for the academy al