Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-01-07
documents were referred to the Committee On
Foreign Relatlons.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Livingston ot Louis. offered the FOLLOW

Foreign relations.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Livingston oi Louis. offered the follow
ing;
"te'piveI, Iuat a committee be appoin;cI
20 cniisi;ier anu report 0n the cxpeJiancy OF es-
lAbliNl''ng an tcaieiry f,n instruction !, ,hoS,,
SCIENCE necessary Tor tho service of the mill.
uF narra; with power la report by bill or
otherwise"
Mr.. Williams of y. G.. surgestc that il
''oasi be- more proper TINT this resolution should
Gvto the Commits. ON Naval Ariirs, than To :,
| select committee
Mr. Mercer Of Va. s;,ii, that he had hal tl,,,
honor ut submitting resolution, similar TO that
now presented bv the gentleman from i.oilisian,
at the last session nj C,,ngrc G; 1t hal been re-
ierred ~ the Committee oa Naval Affairs, but
owihS, as he presumed, t. the pressure of bust
ness before that committee, nothing had been
done respecting il till the rnii,ii. of the session
and 1t prov 81 too late to be acted OH. lie con
s;ierci no subject rs more important AMI more,
worthy OF the consideration Of the House thar
provision tn. the instruction u: ihosa who are
10 uphold the naval glory of the country.
Nr. Fuller rarlSe,i the gentleman from
Virginia Tor his suygcs ton to save the time of
the osntnittee on Naval Affairs, hut hc could
| answer hun, that he WAS mistaken II !c suppos-
e'i that The resolution he Offered nj the last SEES
/ [
tiai received mature con,ierLtion-aud the
measure ii proposed hal becn eng.afed Into =,
general bill for the reorganization II the Navy
| Department; butthat bill hal been pres sd out
| ny oiher business, AMI now lay over; he hoped il
would receive an early attention during the
present session. Believing that this would be
IA" case, he moved 10 lay the resolution on the
table.
The Speaker decided that iuas,uch a, the
of IL.
House III another form, the resolution was olt
of order.
Air Livingston enquire !, whether the bill,
IN which the gGn;e'nln fro II the Co nittee OIL
Naval Affair, Ir. Fuller i,ul stated this SUP
Jcct as being inciu lei. dill not contain sni,dry
other matters, and whether, ~ being thus cr-
tanSed with matters forei5ni1 itself, ami posi-
bly, "s doubtful praticabIiity or c<pc1i, nov,
any 'nca'ur, might not be easily and forever
defeated? He i,!t convinced that such had
been The case in the present Instance. Ii was
the conne<ion OF his proposition with olie..
features III the naval bill, which had prevented
ITS beng taken mp br the louise. IL, thare-
lore, ,uh'nti,, whether, unicr this view of the
snolect, MS motion fora separate Inquiry iutu
tins subject, was not in order.
The Speaker altered to his de- .on ana cx-
planned the rule Of order, hui Suggested tilt
other modes of attaining the same object might
be rcsorcd TO.
The question was then put, and the rcsolu.
ton was laid upon the table.
Tbs LAFAYETTE GRANr.
Mr. Archer, OF Va. from the Joint committee
appointed to communicate 10 Gen. i.AFAYErrE
the act passed for his benefit asked and OBTAIN
ell Leave to rcport-.vl.an nc sub.ntic copies . {
81 letter from t''c committee 10 the General and
his reply, las vii! be seen in the account of the
Senate Procee'iings,) which, on motion of Mr.
Conflict, were entered at large on tllc-sA nal,
OF the House.
NIAGARA CLAIMS.
The !ionsc then n"ocecic 10 the order OF the
day, AMI lent asln iuto Committee rf the
Whole, Mr.. Campbell, OF o!nn, IN In, chair, on
The h'l Tor the relief u the N,,g IRA sufferers.
After mHch discnsson on inJtiua of Mr.. Ross.
OF Ohio, the c@nn,ittee r,,sc reported progress,
and obtained leave 10 sit again
The Speaker lsi before the Ii,ise the An
nnai hePort from the Secretary oft,c Treasury,
which was referred 20 the Committee ui WAYS
AMI Means And rhcn
The House adjourned.