The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-12-21
House Of Representatives..
WEDNESDAY,, DEC 8

WEDNESDAY, DEC 8.
Ten Members took their seats Yesterday !
and this day among them Mr.. RANDOLPH,
of Virgins.
Mr. Holmes, of Mass. presented me-
mortal from the People Of Maine, praying 10
be admitted into the UHion on an equal foot
ing with the original States, together with
q copy of the Cons tuition formed for the
State--which was referred TO Committee
of five members, and ordered TO be print
ed
Mr.. Scott, OF Nissour, presented the me-
mortal of the Legislature of the Territory
of Missouri, praying 10 be authorized TO
form Constitution of STATE government,
and to be admitted into the tUnion on on
equal foosing with the original States which
was also referred TO a select Committee
Mr.. Strong, of NewYork, gave notice,
troduce bill 10 prohibit the further extern
sion of Slavery in the territories of the u
States.
THURSDAY, DEC. 9. The Speaker an
nounced the appointment of the following,
among other Committees -
Of zclys and nteans--Alessrs. Smith of
Md Blu well, Trimble, Crawford, Moseley,
Shaw and Tyler
OF Claims Nessrs. Williams OF n G.
Rich, M'Goyi Samuel Moore, Culbreth,
Edwards oi Con. and Metcalf:
OfCommerce- Messrs Newton, NJ, ane
of Del. Tonl:nson, Mason, Allen Of tenn.
Hill and Folger.
Of -Messrs. Baldwin,
Meigs, Little, M'Lean Of Ken. Forrest,
Parker Of Mass. ard Rnss.
On Pirate Land CLoims-Nessrs Camp
bell, PlndaiI, Rankin, Robert Moore, Bryan,
Tracy. end Eddy
On PEI, sionS and PeOoiu 'ionnry Ciaime--
Messrs. Rhes, w p. Maclay. Settle, Allen
of Mass Linn, Street. and mes Of Va.
On the Nessrs. Sergeant,
Beecher Robertson. Reid, Brevard, Lin
coin. and Tucker. Va
On he subject of the Disfrict Of Maine
Memorial Nessrs. Holmes, Hill, Phelps,
Allen OF n Y and Hooks.
On rte Missouri Memo, iol-- Nesers Scott
Robertson Terrill, Sirother, and D Wit
= On Foreign .1fairs-Messrs. Lowndes,
Holmes, Nelson, OF Va. Dickinson, Ran:
dolph, Barbour, and Archer.
On military Atgajss- Messrs A. Smyth of
Va Van Rensselaer,. Brush, Cooke, Ring.
gold, Cushmsn, and Parker Of Va.
On Naval A6airs-Messrs Peasants
Silshee, Johnson, Wendover, Warfi Id,
Hall of n. G. and Dennison
On the Slave Trade-Nessrs HemDhill,
Mercer, Strong Of n. Y. Edwards of Penn.
Rogers, LathroD, and Abbot
On tie miiina-Iessrs. Common, Quarles |
Herrick, Floyd, Strother, Richmond, and
Kend9H.
On The Civilization ofthe E1dians- Nessrs
Southland. Wallace. Walker Of n. G. VIII |
liams ofVa. Kinslcy, Ric hards, and Baker.
On roads and Canaks--Mess S,orrs,
Crafts, Pindall, Msrchand, Hendricks, Ds !
wilson and Street
On ne revolutionary Pensi5ns-Nessrs |
Bloomfield, Clsgett, Pitcher, Alexander, |
Adams, Clark, End Patterson.
Committees were also appointed on the
Expenditure of sll the Departments, The
Pos, Office, and Public Buildings.
Numerous private and other petitions
were presented and referred. One from
Philadelphia praying for additional encour
agemeDi 20 Manufactures, and another from
the New York Institution for the Deaf end
Dumb, praying for gran, Of Land for its
encouragement.
SITE OF MISSOURI
Mr.. ScoTr presented bill 10 authorize
The people of Missouri Territory to form
Constitution, on an equal footing with the
original States. Read twice, add referred
10 Committee Of he who'e.
FOURTH CENSUS.
"A Committee was ordered TO report bill
providing for taking the fourth Census O. the
United States
Committees were instructed TO report on
the expediency ofmaking provision for pay
ing for Horses los in the Seminole cam
Daign and on the establishment of an add
lional Land Office in Illinois.
GOVERABfENT Bills
Mr.. PINcKNEF, Of s. c gave notice that
on this day week he should introduce bill
/. 20 establish Circulating Med'nm for M-
United S, mes and sC sxssGi1 RE cyeds. and