The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

L.
The following gentlemen We're announced as be-
ing appointed TO compose the select committee on
Mr.. FAIRFIELD'S motion for an inquiry, &c.
corning the death of Mr.. Cilley, viz. Mr. Toucey,
Mr.. Potter, Mr.. Briggs, Mr.: EmoIe, Mr.. Bruyn
Mr. Harrison Mr.. Rariden Messrs. Briggs and Har-
rison excused, their request, on the ground
of being already on other onerous committees and
two Other members were ordered to be appointed in
their place
Mr. CALHOON, of KY, from The Committee on
Post Offices and Post Roads, made report against
the petition of Searle, Roy & Co.
Mr.. CRAIG, from the Committee on Revolution
airy Claims, made report against the petition OF Jo
Mr. j. L. WILLIAMS, from the same commit
tee, made report against the petition OF Abraham
Upton.
Mr.. BIRDSALL, from the Committee on Revo-
lutionary Claims, asked TO be discharged from The
further consideration of the following petitions
and that they be laid on The table. Discharged
The petition of Randall Hewitt. Petition OF Jacob
Milchlor. Petition of Samuel Hudson.
MIR. BIRDSALL, from the same Committee, asked
10 be discharged from the further consideration OF
the petition Of the heirs Of William Doyle, and the
petition of s mue Gray and that they be referred
to the Committee on Revolutionary pensions Re-
ferred accordingly.
Mr.. b from the same Committee asked 10 be dis
charged from the further consideration OF the petition
OF Samuel Gray and that BE- referred back 10 the
Committee on Claims (Nir B. explained the rea-
son for this course.) Referred accordingly
nj B. from the same Committee, made adrer@
reports upon the following petitions.
The petition of The heirs of Captain Daria ARIEL
Petition Of Andrew M ID. Jackson. Petition Of the
heirs of William Pugh. Petition of George Ander-
son, executor deceased, Of Joseph Anderson, de-
ceased
These reports were laid on the table and directed
Mr. MAY, from the Committee on Private Land
Claims made report against the petition OF Fran
els Adams. ....
Mr.. KEMBLE from The Committee Military
Afairs, made report against the petition OF Mary
Ketchum.
On motion OF Mr.. KEMBLE,
ReSolrcd That the Secretary Of War be directed
report this House the state of the detenccs on me
Atlantic scaboard and Gulf OF Mexico, and on me
| Northern and Eastern frontiers.
DISTRICT or COLUMBIA
Mr. BOULDIN, fromthc Committee for the Dis.
| trict OF Columbia, made report upon SO nuch oil
the message Of the President Of the United States as
relates TO the District Of Columbia, concluding with
| the following resolutions:
Res0Irea That this committee will, this session,
report no bills To the House in relation TO the District
except those az immediate and pressing necessity
and that they will report all such to The House as
! spcediyas possible.
Pcyoircd That the statute law in force in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, ought TO be compiled and embo-
died In code, and that some competent person
should be employed by Congress to do il immediate
", with notes OF such alterations as he may deem
necessary,
Hcsolred That delegate ought to be immediate
" allowed the District elected by The People o. 'ht
District and admitted on the floor oil the House VI
Representatives
Mi, BOULDlN moved TO lay the report ana reSo-
lulions on the table, and that they be printed,
MIR. ADAMS hoped that this suoIec. would DC "a
ken up at the earliest day. and acled upon WIN
promptness. He had hoped the report OF the com,
mittee would have been more comprehensive anu anu
particular. as the message Of the President OF Inc
| United States had seemed 10 suggest.
/ Mr. A. alluded to the frequent attempts tnat naa
haen made 10 procure for the District Of COLUMBIA
an amended code oflaws. He hoped that me opleci,
would b. carried into effect, and had anllcpa ~.
that such would have been the proPoSition Vi 'Ne
/ committee -. Liahh nod
\ Mr. a had introduced a resolution, which hao
I h on referred 10 that committee, insirucung me
committee 10 report bill repeating and 5bolis9ng
Imprisonment for deb in the DIs,c. o. sn no,ieed
That resolutions did not seem 70 nave peep uo''SN
in the repor! otthe committee