The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-02-08


to restrain and punish ihem--snd what mea-
sures have been taken by this government III
relation 10 this class OF Injury.
The Speaker laid beiote the House, the
following Letter from The President OF The
United States, received yesterday
TO The Hoass.'of Representatives.,
IN compliance with the resolution of the
2I inst. transmit, Report Of Hue Secretary
of State, with all the documents relating 10
The Misunderstanding between Andrew Jack
son. while acting as Goveruor;ot the Florida,
and EIiiius Fromeniin, Judge Of a Court there
in: and also OF the correspondence between
the Secretary Of State and the Minister Peni-
potentiary Of lis Catholic Majesty, on certain
proceedings in tha; Territory, IN execution OF
powers vested ia the Governor bv the Execu-
tive, under the law of The last session, tor car
rying into effect the late Treaty between The
United States and Spain. Being always de-
sirous 10 communicate to Congress, or to either
House, all the Information IN the possession OF
the Executive, respecting any important in'eT-
est Of our Union, which may be comnunicat-
ed without real injury to constituents, and
which can rarely apply EXCEPT ~ DegoclaiIons
pending With foreign powefS and deemmg IL
more consistent with the principles OF cur
government, in cases submitted to my discre
ZION, as in The nres.n, instance, 70 hazard error
by the freedom OF the communication, rather
than by Withholding any potion OF information
belonging TO the SUBJECT, have thought proper
TO communicate every dUpument comprized
within this call.
e JAMES MONROE.
Wdsltiagton, Jon, %, 1899.
Sundry resolutions were offered, and con-
siderable debae arose, on whIch were the
proper committees to which the letter and
documents should be REFEREED The question
twas at length taken, and motion, 10y Mr..
NeI.on, OF Md. 10 lay the whole on The table,
prevailed.
| Mr.. Tucker, Of Va. thdn moved that tie
communication and docunents be printed
which, after remarks theteon by the mover,
and Messrs. Cannon, +. Jbnes, Mallory, and
| Allen, of Tennessee, was carried, as 10 each
f, branch Of The documents communicated.
| -.'4 N --{
| Congress have received the proceedings
oil the 1--WE houses OH Wednesday and Thurs.
day aud So tar deviaresi from our tonne r
plan of giving the details of each day, as to
substitute lie follow ing summary IRON the
Salem Regls,er--in wAich the doinss Of
those days are faithfully condensed =
The Bankrupt Bill was pot taken up on Ell,
I Their OF Ihose days. The principal subject OF
discussion 10 ti,e House, vas the spporion-
nenl of Representatives utder The new Cen.
-us. They had negatived the ratios Of AZ 600,
1900, $4,000, $4,000 $4,000, $1,000,
I4l 600, $4,000, and 33, 600, We give the
Plumbers InaliIe order IN which they were pro-
posed.) ! lie number ast proposed was AZ 900,
ia second lHne} bull the H9u.e adjourned be-
Il Ia The SeDaIe, The OIL to.hx The compensa-
lion OF officers OF the customs, had again been
Introduced with amendmepts, which embra-
eed principally, notifications OF detail, and
regulations of The pay OF ,seighers, eaugers.
Inspectors, &c. Mr. Holmes, in explaining
the object q the amendments, said they were
offended 10 prevent The imp ostions anu waste
liereiof0re exIsling-many bf the inspectors,
WeIshers, &c. having for years received (by
acting IN double capacties) from four 10 i've,
apd even Elk thousand doats per annum. The
onI was ordered 10 be ENCLOSED, and read A
ih'rd Time Oh Wednesday--and on Thursday
itavas passed, and sent TO the House for con-
curreDce.
@Mr. johnson. OF Louisiana, submitted res-
outIon, requesting Of the President infurIna-
i'or relative 10 HE late piracies in The Yves,
lndies-what means are necessary 10 suppress
these piracies, aud what -uIa asuIes have been
IsSelh by the Government ID relation to them
he PRESIDENT has communicated oil the
documents respecting The occurrences al PeDsa.
cola, between Gen. Jackson and Col. CsIlaya
a"etJ Judge tromentin. They compost large
volume.
ip nc House, on Thursday, Mr.. Trimble
submitted two resolutions, lie purport nf which
wasi That The President be authorized and re-
guessed to acknowledge the Independepce Of
The kepub''c OF Colombia, and such other OF
The South American Provinces az have estah-
lohep and are maintaining their independence.
u lurther communication from the President
was recrbed, transmitting information which
had been called for by The House. respecli,y
The Operation OF The old bankrupt Law.
Vaccination.
MT. Blu ton Of ~ c. made some rem,,Ls
upor:Ihe introduction of the Small Pox into
\. Carolina, by Dr. Smith through mistake
ana moved MAT select committee be appoint.
ed 70; enquire INTO the expediency of repealine
'oe lsw Of 1918, entitled an act TO encou,-