The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-12-29
MospAY, December 10Th.

eral documents relating TO the Michigan
election, which were received and refer
red; and petition from $. Angus, com
planning Of having been struck from the
rolls of the Navy without a court martial,
which was referred to the Committee. on
naval affairs.
Mr.. Brent, from the select committee on
that subject,reported bill TO authorize the
legal representatives Of the Marquis de
Maison Rouge, and those claiming under
him, 10 institute suits against the U. s. TO
settle the title TO certain Spanish grants.
Read and committed, and made the order
Of the day for tomorrow.
Mr.. Hamiton's resolution, calling for
information on the subject of MINISTER'S
TO PANAMA was then taken up. The mo-
yer however declined to press it on the at
tentIon of the House, "a he understood,
that the President would make commune
cation on the subject in few days; and
the resolution was laid on the table,
Mr.. Sawyer of N. &. presented a reso-
luton calling on the Secretary of War for
an estimate of the expense o. an expedi-
ton from the Lake of the Woods. along the
exterior limits Of the Y. S. to the Missis-
sippi river, gor geological and other purpo-
ses, which, after shndry objections from
Mr.. Bartlett Of N. ii. was Eegatiyed with
out division.
The following resolution offered by Mr..
WEBSTER, lies one day, ofceurse, on the
table.
Resolved, That it is expedient to pro-
vide by law for the examination and survey
of the PENINSULA OF FLORIDA, for the
purpose of fascertaining whether it be prac-
ticable to UNITE THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
and the GULPH OF MEXICO, by SNIP Ca
NAL, to run from the neighborhood of st.
Augustine or st. Johns river to the mouth
Of the Suwannee.
Mr.. Forsyth moved for copies of the cor
respondence with Great Britain on the re-
cent Convention for suppressng the Slave
Trade, which has not been communicated.
Resolutions inquiring into the expedien-
cy OF a Territorial Government in the Dis
'trict of Columbia; Of extending the Cum
berlandroad from its eastern termination
TO the City of Washington; of establishing
line Of communication between the At
lantic and Pacific Oceans, through the
lsthmB of Panama, and of constructing
fortifcntions at the entrance of the bay of
Pensacola, were severally moved Dnd re-
ferred.
Mr.. lngham of Pennsylvania, proposed
that the report Of the committee of the last
session on Mr.. Monroe's accounts be refer
red to select committee. Mr.. Bartlett of
N. II. opposed the resolution and moved
reference of the report to the Committee
of Claims. The question being taken on
this amendment, there appeared Ayes ~, \
Noes 81. The resolution as amended was
then agreed to.
The resolution introduced A few days
since by Mr.. Livingston of Louisiana, di-
recting The Secretary Of the Treasury to
lay beiord the House detailed account of
the unclaircd dividends Of the funded
debt Of hhe U, s.; the names Of the persons
to whom they appear to be due, &c. &c.
was taken up and debated by Messrs. Liv-
ingston, Allston, Dorsey, Wood, McIane,
Dwight Wicklifie, Stevenson, and Cook.
The principal difficulty in the minds of the
members opposed to the resolution, appear
cd to be the danger of fraud which might
be practiced on The Government in obtain
ing dividends by forged certificates, &c.
The resolution was finally referred to the
Committee of Ways and Means.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER Goth.
Mr.. Hamilton presented the petition Of
Thomas Cooper, of South Carolina, for the
repayment Of fine incurred by him under
the Sedition law Of 1897. Mr.. Brent,
from tho committee on that subject, report
cd bill to provide for the settlement of
the claim of the Baron dc Bastrop, TO lunds
in Louisiana, by an amicable suit.
Mr.. Whites resolution for fortifying
Pensacola Bay, was taken up and adopted.
Mr.. Cambreleng submitted resolution
to instruct the committee of ways and
means to inquire into the expediency ofex-
tending the term for exporting merchan-
dize, with benefit Of dcbenture, 70 two
years.
"A resolution calling for Mr.. Jeffcrson's
message, recommending an expedition to
the Columbia river, submitted few days
since, was called up and adopted: Ayes az,
Noes "a
Mr.. Forsyth's resolution, submitted yes
terday, calling for the correspondence on
the Slave Trade Convention, was agreed
to by the House.
Resolutions for inquiring into the expe-
diency of selling the lead mines and salt
springs, belonging to the u. s.. of esta-
blishing a Naval School for the children of
poor seamen, and to regulate the dstribu-
ton of the arms of the u. s. were several.
ly moved and adopted.
A long debate ensued on Mr.. Blair's re-
solution respecting the scite for Western
Armory, which was finally referred to the
committee on military affairs.
The House then proceeded to consider
The bill, reported by Mr.. Hamilton, to pre-
vet the frequent desertions in the Army;
and afier some time snent therein tho hill