Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-02-09

the gallery was Cleafcu, hAlu tHc oV"AS
closed; and the house remained in private
session about two hours; when the doors
we're opened, and the House proceeded to
the order Of the day.
The House accordingly again took up
in committee OF the whole, Mr.. Herbert
in the chair, the report Of the military
committee on the Seminole war, aud the
amendments proposed thereto by mr.
Cobb.
Mr.. Rhea concluded the remarks which
he commenced yesterday 10 opposition to
the report, &c.
The committee then, on motion OF Mr..
Hopkinson, rose aud reported progress;
and the House adjourned.
Friday. Jan. 20.
Mr.. Smith of Nd. from the committee
of ways and means, TO whom were COM
mitted the amendments of the Senate to
the bill making appropriations for the sup
port of the navy for the current year,
reported their agreement thereto; and
the said amendments subsequently passed
through committee of the whole, aud
we're concurred in by the house.
Mr.. Johnson, of by. submitted the
following resolutions; which were read
and ordered to lie on the table.
]. Resolved That it is expedient to es.
tablish military academy on the western
waters, on the principle of the academy
a, West Point.
2. ResofUed, That it is expedieut to
establish school of practice for the ar.
tliley, in the vicinity Of the city of
Washington.
Mr.. Lowndes laid on the table the fol-
lowing proposition, as an amendment TO
the rules and orders of the house
6 1t shall be the duty of the committee
OF ways and means, in preparing bills of
appropriations, not to include appropria-
tions Tor carry ing into effect treaties mad
by the United States, in bill containing
appropriations intended for other objects
and, where an appropriation bill shall be
referred to that committee for their con-
sideration, containing appropriations for
carrying treaty into effect, and also ap-
preparations for other objects, it shall he
the duty Of the committee TO propose sucii
amendments as shall prevent appropria-
tons for carrying treaty into effect from
being included in the same bill which con-
tains appropriations for other objects"
Ihe engrossed bill to.extend TO cadets
disabled in the service the provisions oil
the act of the oath April, 1915, to H.
crease the pensions of invatids 10 certain
cases, was read the third time; and, on
the question, Shall the bill pass ?" it was
decided in the negGtiUe-so the bill was
SEMINOLE WAR.
The Honse resumed, ia committee Of
the whole, Mr.. Rassett in the chair, The
consideration of the report of the military
committee, &c. on the transactions OF the
Seminole war.
Mr. Hopkinson addressed the commit
tee about two hours and bali, 10 a speech
of qualified appreciation of the conduct
OF Gen. Jackson.
Mr.. Anderson, of Kentucky, occupied
the remainder of the sitting 10 defence OF
Gen. jackson, and iD opposition to the re
port, &C.; but bad not finished his speech.
when, he having given way for that pur-
pose, the committee rose, reported pro-
gress, and the House adjourned.
Saturday, Jan. 80.
Amongst the petitions this morning pre-
sented, was Que by DIR. Smith, Of Md
from James Wilkinson, late major gen
eral in the service of the United States,
praying to be Unidentified against the eff
fects of a judgment for $4,000 recovered
against him by Gen. John Adair, 10 con
sequence Of his having arrested the said
Adair in the city of New Orleans, in the
year 1906, on charge Of his being con-
cerned 10 the alleged conspiracy of Aarou
Burr; which petition was read and re
ferred TO the committee on military affairs.
Also petition presented by Mr. Scott
from sundry inhabitants of the Arkansas
country, praying separate territorial
government, and that commissioners may
be appointed to fix site for the seat
thereof.
Mr.. Newton, from the committee Of
commerce aud manufactures, reported a
bill to increase the duties on certain man
ufactured articles shoyels, spades, plain
flint glass, copperas, shot, and oil cloths
imported into the United States; which
was twice read and committed.
The house took up and proceeded to
consider the proposition submitted yester-
day by Mr.. Lowndes, to amend the rules
and orders Of the House; which, being
again read, was agreed to.
The bill from the Senate, to extend the
jurisdiction of the circuit courts of the
U. States to cases arising under the law
relating TO patents, was read the third time