American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-12-12
EIGHTEENTH CONGpEsc
FRIDAY, December 6.
HOUSE OF REpREsENrAr,vr,

consideration the following resolution s'eu 10y
Hesolred, That the Committee on fbs D.. ~
anQ Post Roads be instructed to nouire I'M" ~ uHc
Iped'eney OF directing the U. S. Mail ,o b. VIC eS
IN the daytime, only except when traDsnor sse
water. '''poI'td b.
In support OF this resolution, Mr., l.. ,.u..
that TINS object was 10 secure the mail fran a"
datons, several alarming instances Of wh U usPs
Gently occurred. He was Persuaded Tho, 's WI, &c
the adoption oil the measure proposed in H. , "au
would protect, il would not retsrd n. 49,,
cause, II accelerated as it might b.. i ua,i, &c
Carried as lar in twelve hours, by d,v.l vsu
now in the twenty -four, including the nieb ,S"''
The resolution Was agreed TO.
Mr. root, OF Connecticut, moved the adon,.
lot the following resolution: 'p"0
ReSotred, That the committee on Comm.,..,
instructed to inquire into the expedcncv nj ,,rs."
laling (by law the commerce AMONG The ,.ss..
states" under the 9th section OF the Isl ar,s
the constitution Of the United States.
Mr.. FoOt observed, that collision had taken ,b,
between several OF the States, already, in reapn y
his subject; and, fearing that more might o,rur
he was deslreous ofprovidng remedy vbet
view, he had proposed this resolution.
lhe resolve was agreedsto, without oppos,ioD
On motion OF MIR. .M'DaDie, Of South CaroIn,
i, was O''''"'
hesotrtd, That select committee be appont,d,,
inquire into the eIpedlency oil Recommending IN
inc several States, the proprety of amending The
Sohsntution o. the Y. States, in such manner that
The mode OF elctng Members Of the House Of R.D.
resentatives, IN Congress may be uniform through
ou' the United States also that the mode oil choo
Ing Electors Tor President and Vice Prssid.n, oil
the United States. may be, in like manner uniform
al ihof h. zF,l- IT
IN no event, devolve upon the House Of Repres,n.
tatives
The following was offered by Mr.. Hamilton oil
| South Carolina:
Resolved, Ths, the Naval Committee be instruct.
ed to inquire into the justice and expedrncy Of al.
lowing Mrs Sarah Perry, the mother Of the late
Captain Oliver Hazard Perry, pension during her
natural lille
Mr.. Hamilton mentioned,in offering this resolve, /
that bill embracing this object had been reported
al the last Session OF Congress, but not acted on
from the want of time. His present object was to F
revive that bill
MIR. Irimble, Of Kentucky not meaning to OBJ. +
lect TO this resolution, suggested the popiety Of
including in 1t the case OF Mrs Lawrence the wi.
dow OF the gallant Captain oil that name.
MIR. Hamilton said, he thought, that though The
cases OF the venerable Mrs Perry and the widow Of
the lamented Lawrence, wers in many respects
similar, yet there we're some points OF difference ~
them which rendered it mex pedient 10 blend them
together.
Mr. Cambreleng, oil New York, di,claiming all
opposition to the object Of the resolution, an object
on which he feelingly and fully concurred, wasot
opinion that the cases OF Mrs. Lawrtnce and Mrs.
Perry might better have separate consideration.
The case OF Mrs. Perry required distinct act OIL
Legislation-t that of Mrs. Lawrence did not, being
one of class OF cases heretofore regularly Provld'
ed for by law, her husband having fallen in battle
But 1t should be remembered although some 10
adyertence, the act, providing pensions Tor the WI
dows and orphans OF naval officers killed in battle,
was omitted to DC revived at the last Session OF
Cong ess, previous 10 which It had expired. Inc
fund fom which that relief was dispensed wasaa,
cred one il had been raised oct of the Nary ITSELF
and it should ever be held sacred 70 the object lot
W hich it was raised. He intended, on Monday, 10
move for revival OF the act, and it, as he trusted
it should be revived, he cherished strong nope
that the Commii,ee of Claims would put the 'ene''
able lady who was the subject OF the present feSo,
luton, also, on the pension list The iuno ws'
ample to embrace both classes OF cases. nc re'''
ution was adopted; and
The House adjourned TO Monday next.
In pursuance Of the Resolution OF "Wednesday
asst, the following Committees have been aPpo0'
ed by tho Speaker OF the House OF Represents
ives, viz. -,
Committee of Elections. Sloane, nv, Ma''
airy, Ball, Tucker, S. c., Hall, N. Z" o'anu''''
Thompson, Ken. a..
Committee Of Wnys and Means.-MessFss: nv.
lane, Del, Ingham, Thompson, Geo., o'e''"'
on, Cambrelcng, McDufiie, Mcklm ,N
Committee of Claims.-Messrs. Williams oil NJ
;. Mccoy, Rich, Ltchfeld, Matson, WhlVe''"
sacks. ,,,.,
Committee Of Commerce.-Messrs' New'u"'
romlinson, Abbot, Duriee, Dwight, Ma"Bu"'
Morgan. p.,tn.
Committee on Public Lands-Mes KanA"'
scot, Cook, Jennings, Strong, Vinion, bradley r
Committee on the Post Office 9s.-.Mssss,vs.
Johnson, Hook, StoddaId, Wilson, ;. " Ni'4A''"'
Alexander, Ten. Barley. u.,.,s
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