Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-12-16

Ken Johnston, Of Lou. Kane Knight, Marks Noble Rob
bins, EHSses, Seymour, Smith, Thomas, Wiley, Wood
hury.-22.
NANS.-NIcssrs. Branch, Chandler Clayton, Cobb,
Eaton, Gaii!drd HauTisnn lol:c> of Me King of Aab.
Macon Miis, Rowan, Van Buren,, Van Dykc.-14.
Tue Senate then proceeded consider the following
resolution, submitted ON " cduCsday last by Mr.. John
son, of Ken.
Restored That committee be appointed to inquire in
to tac cNpedicncy of aholsns Imprisonment Tor Debt.
Nh H;ftS moved to postpone the further cons deIa
ton o. tho subject rucsda, next which after fes
remarks from Mr.. Johnson, of kentucky, was agreed
20.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the consideration OF
tie following resolution, submitted by MIR. Edwards
aud agreed thereto.
Rcso'rsd. That Standing Committees Of this House
be appointed on Monday
On motion OF M. EGwGSdc it was
Rssors1 That the Senate will pycccsd on Monday next
~ the appointment Of Chapai;.
And then the Senate adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE Of REpKESENTATi les.
III. HsmP'tW presented petition Cf qundry Dele
@aics from the States OF Rhode island, New York New
jersey, Penn, lvanis and South Carolina convened in
The city Of Philadelphia, praying tat ungress yyoiill
provide by law for settling the claims of the Officers o
the Revolutionary Army upon principles of justice and
, equity
Mr. ii. moved that the memorial be referred to a
select committee, and supported the motion on the
ground hat, the Presidents Message did not r. Ger to
the case OF the petiian's Of the
ed for The purpose 'nsierng the Message, furnish
2
ierred TO select noc IN 1910 and a;r#u in rs 10;
the case OF Gen Lafayette too ,c' was a: an anaIo
Gons character, hl rc'orfe,. 80 select commit
tee. There was the same reason for s,,,l ,o
in the present case.
DR. .licLoy op, osed the reference II was true.
that tac Presidents hessaga did refer to the claim
winch was the subject Of the memorial; hut 81 ,es1a
ton now lax the table, which was offered by the
gentleman from Mary an (NIr i.ittle which went To
Great" a committee the subect OF f. yolnilonar,
ia'ns AMI he i'c e!nfc thought il would ba bette
Ia '" the rnc.Drli liz the table til the pleasure Of
the House IN relation Ia that resolution should known
'Ir Hcmp}W coaendcd, in reply. that tie case of
the memorial and that provided for by the resolution
were entirely distinct
.ir. Wsjsisr called for the reading of the resolution
winch had been referred to- and read accudnrlv
w men, the question being put, the motion Of Mir.
ie'nphlIi Tor select committee carried Ayes 81
Noes 30-and the select committee for this purpose was
Ordered 10 consist OF seven members, who viii be an
uouHCcG Monday.
tir NeocHSoa, OF Virginia, presented petition of
| Richard Young of Richmond in the State of VIRGINIA.
representing that, during the late with Great Bri
TAM at Ills instance schooner called the John Willis
then lying al his wharf in Richmond. was seized by the
Collector ct that port suspicion OF carry inc on an
Illicit intercourse with the enemy that the said sclapn-
CT was regularly condemned in the Federal ourt for
the District Of Virginia; that he has not received his
Hall proportion o the PrJcec IS of said loriure and Coz.
defAatioi and pTays that. the NAV be granted TO
Ani which "as referred 10 the Committee of WAYS
ana Means.
'Gr. .u'D"G;e offered for consideration the follow
ii!g resolution; which referred a Committee of
Tie w hole on the State of the Union
"itcsoiTrd That Tor thu purpose o elrctinr the Prcs
let ana wee President OF the Uuot States Coustitr-
'A o"snt - be 50 anc"ded that uorm system of vo-
'ns oy Districts shall be establish. m all the States and
"at the Constitution ought lrer amended ~ spc,
manner as will prevent the };.'r If tn aforesaid OIL
GERS tom devo'in5 upon Inc --ts,ve Houses OF Cor.
grcss.'
"Resoaed, That Select Committee be appoio,cd with
Instructions prepare and report jain resolution enbra
CHG the aforesaid Objects
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
mr. SH"ycr' OF North Carolina, moved the following
resolution:
i1csoitcd, Tha, much Of the Presidents Nesssace ~
relate to the contribution Of our share omui labor and
ana expense the improvement of those parts Of know
ledge which lie beyond the Individual ACQUISITION
" pa'tc"afy t" the exploration of the interior OF our
own tcrritoresb be referred a Select Committee
VIZ y Observed, IN InroiacI'g th. motion that the
tclus2 IN the Presidents Message to which il referred
anI winch ne read Al l2ng'h) seemed have been en-
trcy overlooked among the numerous references of the
Yario"s parts OF the Message committees and he pre
sum"i ii had so happened through rnasivertencc.
mr. l-FtR'0P, OF Mass. feeling doubt ,Yheth-
er the clause referred 30 by the gentleman from Hort
Caroline. not Included among The subjects readv
referred to one OF The committees Which had been an
pointed honght wonj be better lei the resolution
leon the table till tni5 could be asceftained
vuT St'cyey IN reply observed that the resolution
OF the gentleman from Massachusetts, MIR JaIhron
was quite distinct from his as MS was confined 10
naval survey of the Northwest Coast while th,i Of
Mr. ). was intended TO authorize gcooe!ca! survey
o some OF cur porcd territories So convinced has
been The Government Of The utility Of these surveys
that they have ordered two exped!iions under 2I,;
Long Tor That object; which, in Mr.. IS opinioD was
not strictly legal though the object being cou,mcnda
be he perfectly excused them. But as the President
bad seemed 70 apply for direct authority, he felt
disposed - give it.
u Tr'"5ic, e Kentucky, said he bad nc the slight.
e., "S ?'P'Gse e Tec,cncc of The passage in qucs-
ton on! thought 1t manifest that the partition of the
subject b-iwcen two committees, would be attended
with Ineonycnlence.-IIe thought il would be ruch
RI more advisable 10 submit the clause in question TO te
Same committee 90 which had been referred that part OF
the Message which has relation to survey oc the Norn
west Coast. Tie general PRINCIPLES applied to
ooth measures the main difference between tiern IS.
ng 10 tbs that one respected The exterior and the 9th
er the interior. OF tie country and since be was M
ne would express his bcIefhal the subject as in
aITcadF referred TO that committee He therefore.
thought Toud be proper to lay lbe resolution or the
/ table; and he rn9ved that it lie accordingly.
The motion was carried; and Tie resolution ,novcd
! by AIr. Sawyer ordered TO lie on the table