The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-01-06

The Resolve calling for INFORMATION as 10
the Porto Rico Affair was passed
On the 9th inst. the Auction Duty Bill Is TO
De called Up.
DE. ss.
The resolution offered yesterday by M.
Ga'isy inq1itiug whstterms we're offered by
applicants tor the stock created BY the act OF
2ilh Of May last past, and by whom such
tsrms were offered, was taken up and adopted.
'Oa motion Of Mr.. MLans, Of Del. !, was
Resofued, That the Commiuee on .Wsys
end Means be instrceted 10. inquire into the
sxp-disney Of SO mot,fyisf ,hs act Of Con.
S'ess in relation TO export carries for the ben
eht Of drawback, 40 TO vest in the Secretary Of
tho Tsessury . discresioo to grant relief 10
cases Of uniote nional ncse on 70, mi wnh the
existing provisions of Tho said act.
Mr.. Ssewar offered The following tssolu.
tIsn; 4
.Resoiyed, That the COMMITTEES On Roads
and Canals be in.u ucied 10 report q bill piedg.
Jog tho proceeds Of the salss Of the Public
Lands and the dividends Of ,he Uniied 8, sies'
Bank Stock, sa a ps'usnent fuod for the pur-
pose of Internal improvement, to be dis,ribu.
ted among the several States according TO the
ratio Of representation, end expended On OBJ.
JSS's W SS SCskuoSu Souki W
bofdsring on the States respectively. The
said fuod, with the interest thereon securing,
to be vested annuslly, in the United Ststes'
or other productive Stocks, 'unIil tho ssmo
ahall be required to carry into effect The OBJ
.jects Of It's appropriation.
Mr.. Trlmole submitted the follo,siog re-
solve;
Resolued, Tha, the committee Of Ways
~. 70 h.,h ,h-r
any, and, il sny, what provisions ought to be
msds by law TO discriminate between impor-
cations made by cilizsns OF tho United STATES
end others, and whether II is or is not expedi-
cat to repeal all les. allowing credit for do.
siss upon etchandize imported by aliens, or
on foreign account"
The resolve was sgreed to.
The subject of tho Georgia Militia Claim,
I<yas discussed but no, decided.
AFFAIR AT Porto Rrco.
y The following Message was recstvsd FROM
fhc Presideat: i 80
"In compliance with Revolution Of tho
+ House OF Representatives, OF the 9Th inst. re-
questing Information explanatory Of the chst.
sc,er end objects Of the visi, of the Naval Of.
hcer of the u. S. com mmsnding in the Wes,
Indies, to the town Of Faxsrdo, in the island
of Porto Rico, on the - day Of Nov. last. j
herewith transmit report Of the Secretary Of
The Navy, witt = IetIef from Com. Porter,
which. contains sll the iafot nation, in posses.
'sion Of the Executive, On the subject. Dsem.
ing tho uau,ac,ions sdssrted 10 Of high i'm
portsnce, an order has been sent 10 Com Por.
cor TO repair hither, without delay, that ali the
circumstances connected herewith may be
1lliy Investigated.
JAMES MONROE.
Washington, 2s.h Dec 1894
The Message was read, and ordered to lie
on the tabio and then the House adjourned.
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OeSertion.
M.ior General B.own, 10 q letter 10 the
Sscretsty Of War, proposes 10 Preven, deser.
,ion from the Amy. by retaining part OF the
soltisr's pay in the hand, Of Government IN.
.il the cx pissicE OF his Term @! :e'vce--to be
forfeited in casS OF de:er,iou. lie recon-
mcnds 3 ] so cents per m>o,h 10 be thus re-
served, so that at tho cod Of the f,st year the
soldie, will have 10 dollars h the hand, OF the
governmenI, al The end OF second yeas So dol.
Jars, the third year 81 Gs!la's the fourth ysa'
- dollars, and al the close of the term 90 dol.
!ars. This measure would doubtess operate
powerfully to prevent desertions aud the
Gums forfeited by those who desett, would, as
Gen. Blown observes, SO far ,6ws'ds procur.
ing new recruits TO supply their places end
the money The, accumulated snj to be recciv
ed by the soldier, on leaving the srmy, would
sssist 10 eslsblish him 10 business.
From the Boston Palladium &C Tuesday last.
from Smyrna, 9lA Ocs.
Extrsct OF letter to the Edhcrs Of the Palladium.
81 vrc,e you by the James & Isabella.
giving yo9 como sccount OF the naval usnssc.
Ton. i 10 Tho Archipelago, and Of ,h. ,e,u'n of
the Turkish F,setto Myteiene, whore they
were closely watched by tue Greeks a lew
days pas, they again lett port! GA the nigh