amendments have been disagreed to by this House: And then he withdrew. A motion was made by Mr. Bacon, and seconded, that the House do come to the following resolution: Resolved, That the Committee of Elections be instructed to inquire whether there is any further evidence of particular facts stated as expected hereafter to be obtained either by the sitting member, or by the person who claims a right to said seat, which, in the opinion of the committee, may be material to the decision in said case, and which is not now in the possession of the committee; and that they report to the House a statement of the particular facts that such evidence is proposed to be adduced to prove, and what measures, if any, may be necessary to be adopted by the House to procure the same: And if there is no such evidence stated by either of the parties as capable of being hereafter adduced, that the committee be instructed to proceed upon the evidence already in their possesion, to consider and report upon the merits of said case. A motion was made by Mr. Potter, and seconded, to amend the said resolution, by adding to the end thereof, the following words: "and likewise to report whether the depositions already taken, were authorized by any existing law of the United States." And the question was taken thereupon, It was determined in the negative. The question being then taken upon agreeing to the resolution as originally proposed, And determined in the negative. An engrossed bill authorizing the discharge of John Heard from his imprisonment, was read the third time. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be "An act authorizing the discharge of John Heard from his imprisonment. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House, do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a committee of the whole House, on the report of the committee appointed on the petition of sundry citizens of the United States, confined at Carthagena, in South America; and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Willis Alston reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the said report under consideration, and directed him to report to the House their agreement to the resolution therein contained, in the words following: Resolved, That the President of the United States, be requested to adopt the most immediate and efficacious means in his power, to obtain the liberation of the petitioners, if it shall appear to his satisfaction, that they were involuntarily drawn into the unlawful enterprize in which they were engaged; and that dollars be appropriated to that purpose. An adjournment was then called for: On which The several orders of the day were farther postponed until to-morrow. And the House adjourned until to-morrow morning, eleven o'clock. WEDNESDAY, June 14, 1809. On a motion made, and leave given by the House, Mr. Newton, from the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, presented, according to order, a bill to relinquish and remit the claim of the United States, to any monies arising from the condemnation of the ship Clara, late the property of Andrew Foster and Jacob P. Giraud, which was received and read the first time. On motion, The said bill was read the second time, and commited to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. Mr. Newton, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of Andrew Foster and Ja cob P. Giraud, also reported a detailed statement of the facts relating to the case of the petitioners, which was read, and referred to the same committee of the whole House. Mr. Eppes, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred on the twenty-sixth ultimo, the petition of Nathaniel Fosdick, made a report thereon, which was read, and ordered to lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Rhea, (of Tennessee) Ordered, That the Committee on Post-offices and Post-roads, be discharged from the farther consideration of all petitions and resolutions referred to them during the present session. Mr. Gholson, from the joint committee for inrolled bills, reported, that the committee did, this day, present to the President of the United States, for his approbation, an enrolled bill, entitled "An act making further appropriations to complete the fortifications commenced for the security of the ports and harbors of the United States, and to erect such fortifications as may be necessary for the protection of the northern and western frontiers of the United States." On motion of Mr. Dana, and seconded, Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inquire into the propriety of adopting any legislative provision, repecting the extent of the maritime precincts of the United States, and the safeguard of navigation within the same, and whether, in addition to the existing provision, against captures, within a maritime league from any part of the shores, it would be proper by law, to authorize the President of the United States, for the benefit of the commercial interests or revenue thereof, after causing reasonable notification to be given, when he may deem it expedient, to prohibit foreign armed vessels from seizing or molesting any coasting vessels or merchant vessels bound to or from the United States, whenever the same may be in any of the road-steads of the United States, or in any other waters within sight of land, and within lines extending from one cape or head land to another along the coasts of the United States; and that the committee have leave to report by bill or otherwise. Ordered, That Mr. Dana, Mr. Root, Mr. Whitman, Mr. Cobb, and Mr. M'Kee be appointed a committee pursuant to the said resolution. Mr. Gholson, from the joint committee for enrolled bills, reported, that the committee had examined the following enrolled bills, to wit: "An act authorizing the appointment of an agent for the land office at Kaskaskia, and allowing compensation to the commissioners and clerk;" "An act to continue in force an act declaring the assent of Congress to a certain act of the state of South Carolina, passed the twenty-first of December, one thousand eight hundred and four," and "An act supplementry to an act, entitled "An act making appropriations for carrying into effect a treaty between the United States, and the Chickasaw tribe of Indians," and to establish a land office in the Missipippi territory," and had found the same to be truley enrolled: Whereupon, Mr. Speaker signed the said inrolled bills. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. On motion of Mr. Morrow, Ordered, That the Committee on the Public Lands be discharged from the further consideration of the report of the governor and judges of the territory of Michigan, referred to them on the sixth instant. Mr. Ross presented a memorial of Daniel Gore, of the county of Luzerne, in the state of Pennsylvania, praying to be placed on the pension list of the United States, in consideration of a wound received whilst a lieutenant in the Connecticut line of the continental army, during the revolutionary war with Great Britain. The said petition was read, and referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Gardner presented a petition from the towns of Brewster, Chatham, Orleans, Eastham, Willfleet, and Truro, in the state of Massachusetts, signed by the agents for the inhabitants of the said towns, praying that a division of the revenue district of Barnstable in the said state, may take place; and that the town of Orleans may be made the port of entry for the new district. The said petition was read, and referred to the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures. On motion of Mr. Peter B. Porter, and seconded, Resolved, That the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of removing the office of collector of the customs from fort Niagara to Lewistown, in the district of Niagara; and from Buffaloe creek to Black rock, in the district of Buffaloe; and that they report by bill or otherwise. The House proceeded to consider the unfinished business of yesterday, which was depending and undetermined at the time of adjournment. A motion was made by Mr. Upham, and seconded, to amend the resolution reported by the select committee, and to which the committee of the whole House reported their agreement, by striking out the following words: "if it shall appear to his satisfaction that they were involuntarily drawn into the unlawful enterprize in which they were engaged." And after debate thereon, The question was taken, And determined in the negative. The question then recurred upon concurring with the committee of the whole House in their agreement to the said resolution as before recited, And the same being put, There appeared S Yeas 62. |