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htwdiug the circuit courts and iur ' Lit purposes. 59 .vi Act tmen J itory ot the
. isesrig aiivl collecting 3 a i iet for the relief of debtors. auaching the new rmi.itL-s therein o i vi act
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nam u and foi other purposes, 62 a 1 act to amend the act ,V V 101 l ie incorporation of the tov ;n ot Lawrcnceburg. 6: An actnukinceneralaprrrjiKU ions. 6 n act to prevent cxtortl:, ;od malicious mbchief, &c. 65 An act to amend the act auiU. )riing the granting letters tei amentry, &c. 63. An a.t'tv settle and adl ie iiitereuenccs respecting t lie of justice cf Wavne county. 67 ah act to encourage me rnanut icture ot silt. 60 au act for the benefit cf wLlow. 60 An act authorising the i: .:11ns of V. 6l A. MfclCee, :nia ihiidrcn of Doctor S. M' x c, dceaed, to sell 1 porti - n ot ihe estate cf said decj i - 1. 7c ai act to authorise a lean i:;r the oenelit of the state. ;-4.n of debts due the state, 2 An Aet ma"d:i:r e,)eciuc an irotr!.M')ns. 7 An act I itincr certain pert :u nent i-a b, j4 : act 10 cr.'ab.i- 1 .1 sine :.;i!inurv and f orother purp- s j. RaciuticK;. A joint rv luiion of the Ge crat Acsembly of the State cl Indiana, authoriiing tr.e apunMiatton of certain sums of mono m advance, tor the jut)lic printing of the present S:i n. " A ioint resolution, dUap.
)v i: of the vote ot the Hon. the expedition to the Mandan sit y in each state,' reported a W iicr Tavlorin a certain case, villages on the Missouri river, resolution, " That it is inexpea trir other purposes. and also if any, and what oth- dient to grant any tract of
A joint resolution proposin certain amendments to the C:Jntitution ot th: United States. 4 A joint resolution to furnish the American Antiquarian Society with copies ot the Constitution, Laws aud Journals of State. r v itmn resolution of the Genet at Assembly of the State of Indiana to Congress, on the subject ot a national road from "Wheeling to St. Charles. 6. A joint resolution authorising the governor to draw a part of the three per cent. fund, 7. a joint resolution authoruie to receive the paper cf ccr :ain banks. 8 a joint resolution authoris ing the secretary ot state to subscribe for certain reports of case at law and in chancery. 9 a joitu resolution authorising the treasurer to receipt for monies therein named. to ioint resolution relative to a s minry townsnip ot una in (ibsvin county. i ri i it. a joint resolution providmjz for the cafe keeping of thc stationary of the general ajv.MMi.j . - ii x.,s. HVKiL PRt)( ft eflleBre ' " ii u p "en'iveu iluwmln ... h,,U lloute c J
In compli-mo vnh a resoluticmof the Hou e :t Representative, ot 'he I4t'i of Decernber 1819, requesting me "to
cause to ie laid bctore it any information I may possess resnectinrr certain executions which have been inEicted on the annv of the U. Statev since the year 1815, contrary to the laws and regulations provided , for the government ot the same' I transmit a report from the Secretary of War, containinn a detailed account in rela tion to tne object or tne saia resolution. JAMES MONROE. Washington, jan. 3, 1820. Accompanying the message was transmitted to the House the.report from the War Depirtment, referied-to, and tundrv document; all of which were read and ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr Hendricks, it was Resdved That the Secretary of the Treasury be instructed tolaybefre this House an an nual statement ot the number of acres of land sold at the scveral hnd olliccs from their instiiution to the 30: li September, 1819; oftiiemoniesacc.rufrom such sales; tit the sums due the government and unjvatd, and ot the sales or iorlviuics for non-payment keeping separate that part of the statement which relates to the states of Ohio, Indian 1, and liliiiois, formerly the Northwestern territory. On Motion ot Mr. Cooke, cf Tcnn. it was Resolved That the Secreta ry ot War be directed to re port to this house the terms on wmcu tne contract nns cecn mide for furnishing transportation to the troops ordered on er terms may have been proposed tor furnishing tlie same, and by whom made. IN SE ATE. Tuesday, an. n. Mr. Williams, ot Miss, from the committee on rublic Lands, reported a bill, making further provision for the sale of Publie Lands; which was read. The following resolution, submitted yesterday, by Mr. Wilson, wa taken up and agreed to: Resclved, That the committee on military affairs be instructcd to enquire into ihccxot the army a specific sum monthly, in lieu of their present pay, rations, and emoluments. The following resolution, submitted ycltcrday, by Mr. Eaton, was also considered and agreed to: Resolved, That the committec on the Judiciary be instruct- . I : I. -1 tu ij enquire wneiucr any mendmcnts can be made the criminal code of the United States, by which to punish pcrsons guilty of forging papers .-vw. ..vww4 w viiw establishment of any claims now or hereafter to be brought against the Government ot the U lbutcv . ihchUowmg written mestac was received from the
of January, 1819, requesting
me "to cause a report to be laid before them, at their next session, ot such facts as may be within the means of the Government to obtain, shew1:1; how far it may be expedient, or not, to provide by law for clothing the army with . articics maturacturca in tne United States:" I transmit a report trom trie Secretary or War, which, with the accompanymg documents, comprc hends all th: information reWashington, Jan. 8th, 1820. Thcmeessage vas read, and, with the documents ordered to be printed. House cf Representatives. i lie following resolution was yesterday adopted, on the motion of Mt. Cannon, but was overlooked at the time: "Resolved, That the committee on military affairs be intiucted to enquire into the expediency of reducing, or cn tiiely stopping, the expenditureson military foi tiGcaiions." Mr. S. Moore presented the citizens of Bucks county, PennbyUania, on the subject of the laii;F, praying lor such a modification of it as will afford ti the various departments of domestic industry eifectuai sup port; which wan read, and re ferred to the committee on Manutactures. Mr. Anderson, from the committee on the Public Linds, who were instructed to cnquire into the expediency of granting to each state a tract ot land, not exceeding one hundred thousand acres, tor the endowment of an Univerland to a state for the purpose of endowing an University;" which report was read and ordered to he cn the table. Mr. Simkins submitted the following resolution : Resolved That the committee on the Judiciary be instructnquire into the expedienedtoenqui cv of amendinrr the act of Congress concerning the faith and credit to be given to the records and judicial proceedings of the courts of any state, authenticated and produced in evidence in any other court within the United States, and the effect thereof. read, Mr; Strother moved that it lie on the table; which motion being rejected, the resolution was then adopted. On motion of Mr. Slocumb, it was Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary beinstructed to enquire into the expediency of providing bv law for .1 . . commencing at" the time at wiULu uieir accounts are maae up, though not finally acted on, until naid. And farther, if the accounts arc not rendered at tlie proper department, within the time prescribed by law, that they
quirea oy tne senate in taeir lorm moue or ciecung electors amenucu oy auumg Missouri to resolution aforesaid. of President and Vice President it,) and the proposition by Mr JAMES MONROE. of the United States, and mem- Roberts, to recommit the bu
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a- tne recovery ot interest on all Kesolvcd, that a committee cone redeemable; ana m in balances admitted to be due to be annointed to enauire into his oninion. such should Pu,"
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Wednesday, Jan. 12. IN SENATE. ' Mr. Smith, of S. C. from the committee on the judiciary, reported a bill to esta-jhh an uniform system of Bmkruptcy throughout the United States; , . . . wmcu was rcau. The Senate resumed the consideration or the ioint resolution introduced by Mr. Dickerson, to amend the Constitution so as to produce an uni1 1 1 1 - bers of the House of Representatives. Mr. Birbour, of Va. delivered his objections at Urge to the policy of the resolution and tne amennmeiu proposea to the Constitution. Mr. Dickerson replied, and supported his proposition. He was followed by Mr. Morril, in favor of the proposition; and, after some incidental remarks -by Mr. Dana, the further consideration of the subject was, on motion of Mr. Lowrie, postponed to Wednesday next. Ih'use if Representatives. Mr. Cannon, trom the committee on the Militia, to whom was referred an enquiry into the expediency of clothing the ir.ihtu at the public expense, when called into the service of the United States, or of allowing them an equivalent in money, triade a report on the subject, accomnauied by a bill providing for that ob jeet: which was twice read and committed. IN SENATE, Thursday, Jan. 3. The Senate, according to the order of t lie day, took up, as in committee of the whole, the bill to provide for the admikm of Maine into the Union, with the amendment reported thereto by the committee of the senate. r 1 his amendment embranccs provisions for authorising the formation of a constitution of state government for Missouri, without restriction. J Mr. Roberts moved to re commit the bill to the commit
tee, with instructions so to mo cording to the terms of the dify their report, as to leave the contract, in the years, bill, as it came from thehouse of 1821, 1 022, 1 3, and 1824 representatives, a provision for and what amount woulJ be the reception of the state of left of the sinking fund in ca-k of Maine only into the union, year respectively, after the F)'" This motion gave rise to a ment ot the interest of t he pubdebate, in which Messrs. Smith, lie debt, and the porrrm uM?
motion, and Messrs. Roberts, Melien, Burrill and Morril supported it. When, on motion, the senate adjourned, and the debate will be resumed to-morrow. House cf Representatives. On motion ot Mr. Whitman, it was ited time? so much of an tne provisions ot wnicn pirtui ly expired on the ist day Novemhw last, entitled
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act regulating the currency After some debate the Jf within the United States of the lution were In J on kW gold coins of.Gie.it lUtain, lv Fntuc, Tortual, and Spain, Lo:dhXv Wckx
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iiviuiu a iv-ttv.4 viz secr? ry of the treasury, transmittk such information as the goverj' ment poess in relation toiK WrT imrodnrt5nn of d .w. ----- - - - ... utw(v-.ot'-ience to a resolution vifiu is: ultimo. , The .communication was on the t'ble, and ordered ,be printed. 1 Fridav, JaJiurv 1 ' INbhtMAJh. The senate resumed the cc:u sideration of the subject of th Maine mil, as propoed to U i.i 1 j -1 . with instructions tothecomittee to separate the two, and report Maine in a distinct bill as it came from the other house The debate on this question was rcsumea. ine motion for recommitment was oppossj bv Messrs. Barbour, Loo-an, and Smith, andupported by Messrs. Otis, Roberts, and Da.u. The question thereon as then taken bv v:as and nin 2nd decided in the negative. For recommitincut S Against it 25 So the motion was negativd; the enate thus refusing lose.parate the conjunction oruft two states or .la:nc and souri. House of RtprucKiatirrs. Mr. Sti oihcr moved the adopuon of the following resolutions: Risblved That the Secretary of the treasury be directed to report, without delav to hh house the actual balance in th treasury, and in the hands the treasurer, as agcut of th navy department and war department, and the amount if uny i'M the treasury, subject to the control ot the comai'bsion. crs of the sinking fund, the iirt of January, iSzo. RcsdvsJ, That the secretary of the treasury to be directed without delay to repnit to this house tq n what pi intipls hi has estimated the receipts into to this the treasury ti oni the sues ta. public lands, for the year iS:s Resolved That the secretary of the treasury be directed. without delay, to report to t.a - house what amount cf the pub- - lie debt will be redeemable, ac able within the year, Rcsshcd, That the sccrcrtfp , ofthc treasury be directed, out delay, to report to house the' present price ; of v stocks, and whether, in 1 pinion, if the price h abf'Veplf it will probably continue so ui til the period at which the sto issued in the late war slull ' act ply the surplus of the - iuikI to tne current e.pof the government, rather x An rno r.. hvow nr taxes.