Indiana Republican, Volume 2, Number 73, Madison, Jefferson County, 2 May 1818 — Page 1

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resolution from the house

pointing a joint committee uire and report, what bu-

was necessary to be transbefore adjournment, was iree times and passed ; and . Dickerson, Roberts and , were appointed a cornSon the part of the Senate, j APRIL 1 1. senate acted oh several 'if a private or personal naird one or two subjects of

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11 to authorise an assistant :nt and an assistant cashier sbauk ot the United States ;n the notes of the bank, iken up, and occupied tlie until half past 5 o'clock, it adjourned without taky question on the bill.

JSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 1-IONDAY, MARCH 30. j Tucker of Virginia, from jmniittee to whom was repat part of the President's ge relating to roads and cand seminaries of learning, td thefollowing resolutions, were, on motion of Mr. b ordered to lie on the table printed; Mwd, That the Secretary of e requested to lay before fuse at the ensuing session JJRrcss, and report a plan for plication of such means as tthin the power of Congress, f purpose of opening and fucting such roads and camay deserve and require f of the government, with to military operations in Jrfwar, and to the more jfcte transportation of muni.

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tions of war, ind to the more complete defence of the United States. And also, a statement of the works of the nature above mentioned, which have been commenced, the progress which has been made, and the means and prospect of their completion, ' together with such informtion, as in the opinion of the Secretary shall be material in relation to the objects of this resolution. Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be requested to prepare and report to this house at their next session, a plan for the application of such means as are within the power of congress to the purpose of opening and improving roads and making canals, together with a statement of the undertakings of mat nature, which as objects of public improvement, may require and deserve the aid of the government: and also a statement ot works of the nature above mentioned which have been commenced, the progress which has been made in them, the means and prospect of thier being completed, the public improvement carried on by states or by companies or incorporations, which have been associated for such purpose to which it may be deemed expedient to subscribe or afford assistance, the terms and conditions of such associations, and the state of their funds, and such information, as, in the opinion of the Secretary, shall be material in relation to the objects of this resolution. . Adjournment of Congress. The joint resolution, sent to the Senate from this house, fixing the 13th proximo for tlie adjournment of the session, was returned from the Senate with an amendment; substituting the 20th of April for the 13th. Mr. Smith of Md. moved the indefinitive postponement of the resolution, but subsequently withdrew his motion ; when Mr. Beecher moved that the resolution lie on the table, which motion was decided in the negative. The amendment of the senate was then agreed to without a division. VOTE OF THANKS. The joint resolution directing medals to be struck, and, together with the thanks of congress, presented to major general Wm, H. Harrison and governor Isaac Shelby, was received from the senate, and read three times and passed. Tuesday, March 31. On motion of Mr. Beecher, Resolved, That the committee on public lands be instructed to enquireinto the expediency of suspending for one year the law auhorising the sale of lands that have been entered, and have not been paid for within one year after tlie

last payment shall have become due. ( On motion of Mr. Pitkin, a committee was appointed to join such gentlemen as may be appointed on the part of the senate, to take into consideration and report what business is necessary to be acted upon before the close of the present session. The bill fixing the time (the 2d of November) for the. next meeting of congress, was ordered to to be engrossed for a third reading. Friday, April 3. , . , Mr. Cobb submitted for consideration the following resolution : Resolved, ri hat the committee on on military aifairs be instructed to enquire into the expediency of increasing the pay of the mjlitia now in the service, or which may hereafter be called into the service of the U. S. in the war now prosecuting against the Seminole tribe of Indians ; and of affording. additional pay to those , who have been' in service in said war and have been discharged. Mr. C. observed that an opology was due to the house, for offering this resolution at such a late day in the session the apology he should make; was that he had understood this measure had been introduced early in the session in the Senate From causes unknown to him, that. body has not yet acted upon it. Mr. C. further observed that if he recollected correctly the published arguments which were urged for retaining the number of 10,000 men upon the peace establishment of the army, one was, that out of , that number a sufficient force could at all times be commanded, to put an end to any Indian war which might happen, without calling upon the militiaYet an Indian war had happened, which one of the general officers of the United States had chosen emphatically to call a little war, to terminate which a militia force of at least 4000 men had been called into service. It was not for him to give reasons for this procedure. There were at this time in service at least 3000 men of the Georgia and Itnnessee militia. They had been called out at a season of the year, above all others of the most consequence to them; for that they would be in service just long enough to deprive them of the opportunity of making a crop on their farms In addition to this he would observe, that a more inclement season had hardly been witnessed in that part of the country where the militia were., If his information was correct,' they had been exposed to incessant rains from the time they were embodied till he last heard from them. But this was not all; they had been star, ved. He had understood and be-

leived that the Tenniessee militia after having entered the nation, were compelled to return to their settlements in Georgia in order to be subsisted; ,and that the Georgia militia had been reduced to an allowance of a half a pint of corn a day. To whom the blame of this state of things was to be attached, he would nptsay; but he thought that persons suffering such hardships and privations were entitled to a greater com pensation than the pitiful sum of jive dollars per month. He tho't that the house would agree -with him that not less , than double that sum would be but a poor reward for men thus situated. He was of opinion that, had the militia been properly fed and attended to, they would not have complained, or. cared for the trifling pay now allowed them by law. But he thought the government ought at least to increase the weight of their pockets, after failing to afford them food. He concluded by saying, he . had offerred these observation! with the motive of inducing the house not only to adopt the resolution he had offered, but speedily to adopt any measure founded on it. The motion was agreed to. The bill from the senate to provide for Paying the stare of Indiana three per cant, of the net proceeds arising from the sales of the United States' lands within the same, was read the third time, as amended, and passed and returned to the senate. Saturday, April 4.- , Mr. Sergeant from the select committee to whom was referred a resolution of the 13th February, and a memorial from a number of the citizens of Philadelphia respecting the imprisonment of R. W. Meade, made a report, comprising a general view of the case; and concluding with tlie recommendation of a resolution that this house will support the executive in all proper measures which he may take to procure the release of Mr. Aleade from confinement. The report was read and ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Saturday, April ii, Mr. Ingham, from the committee on post offices and post roads, to whom was referred an enquiry into the expediency of establishing in one of the western states, a branch of the General Post Office for the purpose of , making contracts for the conveyance of the mail, and to correct any abuses in the service in that department, made a report unfavorable to such a measure; which was read and ordered to lie on the table. FRANCE. The law for recruiting the ar

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