The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-12-05


Rhode island offered TO the House # Repre-
sen,atives resolution TOT the feduclioo OF the
nav Of members to IS which The House Te-
fused to take into consideration, SO 10 81 Mr.
Linn of N. J. sane day laid on The table
proposition for an enquiry into the eypedi-
ency of reducing the pay Of members and the
salaries Of all the officers of government 10
the standard Of 1909.
Mr.. Smith. of N. c. submitted resolution
FIR m .uendmen, of the constitution of the
II 8. proy;a;nr for the dissric,lng OF each
State for the choice OF representatives and
Presidential Electors: the resolution was re.
ferred "a the committee Of the whole ON the
st,,e of the Union. Mr.. .Maliary propose I'd
resolution that the President be requested TO
Law before congress Information Of the prog
ress IF The commissioners under the treaty of
Ghent IN the boundary line, and of the mum
b.r of o.r.oos emnoyed in that undertak ing
and ID. .mount Of their expenses.
M, Cobh ofG. presented a series Of reso-
}o,;ons ,ho.e object il is. 10 effect systemat.
IL ,.d.,c,;,r of the exoences OF government.
!, r,oro.e. that the salaries of all civil, off
c.,, which have been raised since 1908
.h.ll be a,.;c reducxd TO hat standard-il,a,
the army lie reduced to 5000 mea-that there
be a unconditional reduction of the general
.taff-,hai The annual appropriation for the
increase of the navy b. reduced one halt--and
tina, part Of the naval force now ia service
be recalled and placed in ordinary. 1t was
not intended by the mover that these resoiu-
ton, become Immediately the subject OF de
bate but that they NAV be IN situation Ia
be called up at a suitable time. Thursday
November 90, Mr. LownJes from the com.
mit,ee on the constitution OF Missouri, report
ed the following resolve accomps Died by
preamble conveying the reasoning OF ma
iority of the committee g resolved that the
State of Missouri shall be, and is hereby de
clared 10 be one Of The United STATE. oil A
merica, and is admitted into the Union on an
equal footing with The original States, IN all
respects whatever"
THIS committee consisted OF Messrs.
Lowndes, Sergeant and Smith, Mr.. l.. states
that the committee were not unanimous; Mr..
Sergeant probably dissen,sd from their orin-
ioa the report was referred TO the committee
Of the whole on the Stale ct the Union.
Mr.. Hill introduced resolution, that the
committee on roads and canals be Instructed
10 enquire int the exped'sncy OF opening
u" e,o'A n'e 'eso'u"''' "as as9 ''
'e.su 10 INC 'o'"'", .."oe. -, ,,.r
oo"gres' "a''"s p'''e1 mn osn '"e p'e""
mary stages o. ous'".''' WI. 'oT IT,, Po.eer ~
s.'lec's o' u"''e''.' MISSES =, rs. :.po'' "
al Lo"sD.s' s"s' .s.'. 'ae . o,"a 80. y.
INC cons"'uuo" VI "'''ou'', " '<"1y o"
Ws'e"'eu ".' '"e .o'."u"o" . '.e '"'
s.o na' 'ne.eo'e "e seoy o's" ~
% au"''eo 10 '"e eA.'e"' " $50 'oe'e's"v,
oe 'e'o'u''"" 70 ". ."'ss' .,o"ra"e'
ne arguments =, ~. w - "u . .n''I NJ.
c.. 1owNo., 81 S p"..,. a ..'a.r.i :.
'"'IAst' " am ,':'. 80
,.nJa, ON, N .,ts n o,, co,,..nonda,t Tho
seems 10 have commenced in Congress a shsr,
attach u,o, m. e.n.nses Of ,oy-mneut. W.
think there is room far reduction. but le, u.
not mas, from one extreme 10 another lel
economy and no, psrs;,nooy. and
no, extravaganza. be the Ming principle
Sudden cha1rss in the cbanur.6f public expen
dilure, often become destructive of former i'm