The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-23

cured ~ \. d,rsctcd by she 19th section
oct iufu ~. ..-,,lnrinr the Post Office Estab-
"a ihs ~ asss-nafinr lie years when each
lisAn'ell 80 49, u cxsepd beyond sixteen
-. ard he smoEpak q any sgs' asF.len-
y. !. ,av knre been Charged egaiAss lRe i'osi
49,, ~ y. 6saeraI Of ihs Uaitfd States.
rn-,1. .t.r< r.soFniion M. GAzIAr remarked
~ ,,,,r.linr the Lnlus rsguared ne Pest
aal N. sf N sgffe ne accounts of gucry depu
rreru sr rcnths, and 10 s4c for DEL
n : unuearedby Reports before ne House
1sIs ~ ras balance dsse Of upssards Of
-. 49,, -. fhnf In 1872 had fnereasedfo 500,
-. 80 n, sbs Pressdenfs Message Il non stood
I. IL 100000 his otJeet, therefore, lras
:. 49, fke true state Of those defaicalonz
I'M Wv ,r,us s,sbisct, Mr. SroRRs remarked, that
Il I, ,,,, 49, required by iaic that aflera certain
go. AZ Iins the Master Gsasral became
-1~~v,abie 9th deficiencies, he mored, the addi-
,;o- 9ffke rords d The resolution IN Ilale.
The resolution moved yesterday by Mr.
prwr1rrr. ION the subject Of French sp0ila-
tionsl was agreed 70 mem con.
Several resolutions on the subject Of inter-
ar most roads, were offered, and referred.
BANKRUPT ACT.
IN Noilou OF MI DkElks VI Acnu. tue
Committee on the judiciary was instructed
% inquire into the expediency Of providing BY
law uniform system Of Bankruptcy through
out the United States.
Nora Scotia Potatocs.--0n motion Of Mr.
Kidder, of Maine, the committee on com
meroe was instructed to inquire into the ex-
pedisncy Of imposing specific dnty on P0ta-
toes imported from Nova Scotia, Ireland, and
All other foreign countries.
Frontier Fortifc1tisn.--On motion Of Mr..
Richards, Of New York, the military commit.
tee was instructed to report on the expedien-
cy Of constructing some works of defence,
near the line dividing the United States from
Canada. on the "A argin Of Lake Champlain.
Light H0uses.--On motion or Mr.. Garris-
son, the committee Of commerce was instruc-
ted TO report on the expediency Of erecting a
Beacon Light. near the extremity of Cape
HenIopen, and permanent Light House, on
the lower end of the Brandywine Sboal, in the
bay Of Delaware.
Lao Reports.--On motion of Mr.. Trimble,
the committee on the Judiciary was instructed
to inquire, whether any, and what provision
ought TO be made by law, TO insure more
speedy publication of tie decisions of the Su-
preme court of the United States.
MANUFACTURERS MARKS.
On motion OF Mr.. Brent, the Com. on Man.
ufactures was instructed to report on the ex-
pediency Of providing by law against counter
feiting such marks of names as the manufac.
turer of any kind of Ware may see proper &c
write or stamp thereon.
REPEAL OF DUTIES ON Books, sc.
Mr. Carter, Of s. C.. offered resolution
instructing the Com. Of Ways and Means &c
report on the expediency Of repeating the
duties at present imposed on Books, Charts
Maps, and Mathematical and Philosophical
Instruments, imported into the u. States fol
individual use.
The question being taken on the adoption
Of this resolution, without debate, it was de-
cided in the negative by large majority.
VIcE PRESIDENTS ACCOUNT.
The House, in Committee, Mr.. Taylor 10
the Chair. considered the bill appropriatine
S35,900 for the relief of Daniel ID. Tompkins
n spirited debate ensled, in tchich the bin toa.
opposed By Mr. Cooke, of Tennessee, and Mr. Liv
ermore, Of ". III. and l0as supported 5y Mr. Cam.
breling and .Hr. Wood, Of NJ " Mr.. MLane, Of
Dela1Gre, Mr.. Clay, (SpedkeT) and 1fr. Trimble
of KeHtuekyl
Dir. Cooke rose, and moved to strike eui
the enactiug clause of the bill, and supported
hismotion by few remarks
DIR. Livermore, Of NJ. II. opposed the bill, ana
supported Mr. C's motion. He i1ds followed BIZ Mr.
TrimbLe acho advocated the BILL and an the course
ofis remarks, said, he had carefully erGmiRed the
accounts, and declared that Daniel d. Tompkins
never was indebted to this government ana
that The debt he claimed completely established
he oGs follolCed on the same side BIZ Mr. Wood, OF
feiO- York;
The question was then taken, and Mr.. C's
motion was negatived by large majority.
Mr.. Cooke then moved Is add, that the
amount appropriated should be in full of the
claim of Mr.. T. Negatiyed BY decided ma
jority.
The bill was then reported, and ordered to
be engrossed for third reading tomorrow.