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


TuEspAa, Dec. D.
IL Senate, Mr.. Brown, of Ohio. ofFer-a e..
bigwing resolution, wAich was Rad ana -
ever lor consideration, viz.
Rsfoissd, That a committee ON mad .,al
ranals, be appointed. with leave % reuor, 4. /
hill OF otherwise.
The engrossed resolution amending tie 3tst
rule Of the senate, 70 as 10 place the power 81
appointing Tie staoding committees ia the
hands Of The presiding officer. had is third
reaaing, and passed, as cngrossed aad. On
motion Of Mr. Barbour. il was ordered thai
The standing committees OF the Senate 81 nox
appoinied,
On motion Of Mr.. Lanma4. the Senate then
proceeded 10 the consideration OF Executive
basiacss; and after the doors were openes-
Mr. johnson, OF Kentucky, offered the fol.
loving resolution which was read, aud laid
over for consideration:
Resotred. That Select Committee. Of Eve
members, be appointed to consider the expe-
d1ency Of abolishing Imprisonment for debt ::
with leave to report by bin or otherwise.
The Senate thea adjourned
In The House, the following petitions. out
Of the great number of those which were pre-
sensed yesterday, seem t. be worthy Of spe.
cial notice
A petition from manufacturers of wool in
the State of Massachusetts, PRAYING for an
addition Of l2A per cent 10 the duty on WOODEN
goods, was presented by Mr.. Wsbster, and re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Manufactures
Mr. HeaapaaA presented the petition or
several Insurance Companies Of PHILADELPHIA.
for property sequestrated at Antwerp, fifteen
years since, by the French government, un-
der pretended violation OF the Berlin, Decree:
also, similar petition from sundry merchants
OF Philadelphia, for property seized at st. Sc
bastian in l80e-both OF which memorials
were ordered to lie on the table.
Among the petitions presented to-day, a
memorial from New Bedford merchants, ia be-
half Of citizens engaged in the whale fishery.
and praying for additional duty on tallow, was
presented by DIR. Baylies, Of Massachusetts,,
and referred to tue Committee co Agriculture.
Mr.. Cambrelsag, OF New York, presented
q memorial from the tallow chambers OF New
York, in opposition to that presented by the
merchants OF New Bedford, which was refer
red TO the Committee Of Manufactures.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Cdnbrcliag, il was
Resolrea, That the Committee on Naval AL
AAtt4 ~ Aia@ttNAtC0 INTO ole H.
~ Of continuing pensions 10 the widows or to
the orphans OF all officers, scamen and marines,
who may have been slain in the public or
private armed vessels OF the T. States, or who
may have died Of wounds received while in the
service Of their country and TO all other widows
or orphass We may have been placed on the
navy pensioR roll, BY special acts Of Congress
and of authorizing the payment Of such sums as
may be due those widows and orphans whose
pensions NAV have been suspended.
Res0lred, That the said committee be further
instructed to inquire into the expediency of gram
ting pensions to Lydin Allen and Penelope
Denny.
On motion Of MIR. Strong. N. Y. 1t was
Resolred, That the Committee on the Judicial
~ be instructed to inquire into the proprety Of
giving concurrent Jurisdiction TO the Supreme
or Superior Court of law, Of the respective states
IN cases arising giilier the act, entitled An ect
10 extend the privilege Of obtaining patents for
useful inventions and discoveries, and to enlarge
and define tbs. penalties for violating the rights
Of paientees."
On motion of Mr.. Plumer, of N. II. il was
RESOLVED, That the Committee on the Judicis-
~ be Instructed to inquire into the expedeney
OF allowing costs in cases where damages may
- recovered for the violation Of the rights Of
pateutees, under the several acts concerning the
issuing Of patents for useful discoveries and in
yentious.
On motion ofMr Fuller. il was
Resolved, That the Committee on the Judicial
~ be instructed 10 inquire into the expediency
OF repeating or modifying an act entitled AN act
10 lessen The compensation OF Marshals, Clerks
and Attorneys, in the cases therein mentioned
On motion Of Mr.. Jennings, il was
Resolved, That the Committee on the Public
Lands be instructed 20 inquire into the expedi-
ency Of reserving from sale portion Of the pub
lie lands through which a canal may be con-
tructed to unite the waters Of the river Wabash
aud the Miami 70 lake Erie, and I'd grant por-
ton Of such land for the purpose OF constructing
snch Canal.
On motion Of Mr.. Whipple, il was
Res0lved, That the Committee on Military AZ
fairs be instructed TO inquire into the expedien.
cy Of providing by law for an additional number
OF Quartermasters and assistants, 70 be employed
In the Quartermasters department Of the Army
OF the United States, who shall be taken from
the line az the Army