Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser

CONGRESS.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Friday, November 21.

In committee of the whole, Mr. Trumbull in the chair, on the President's Speech.

Mr. Smith (S. C.) moved a resolution to the following purport:

Resolved, as the opinion of this committee, That provision ought to be made by law for continuing in the service a portion of the militia of the United States, to be stationed in the Western counties of Pennsylvania for such period as shall be found necessary to secure the execution of the laws.

Mr. Giles said he should certainly not oppose the motion; but he hoped that when the committee contemplated should report a bill, they would be able to give every information relative to the situation of the Western counties. He was sensible that dispatch was necessary, as the provision was required to be completely enacted within 30 days; but he wished for information to determine what force would be required, and for how long a time they would probably be wanted.

Mr. Dayton agreed that information would be wanted to determine the number of troops that would be required; but if there existed an opinion that no provision of the kind is necessary, the business should be opposed in its present stage. For his part he was fully convinced that something was necessary.-- As to information, he wished it to come officially to the house rather than thro any committee.

Mr. Sedgwick hoped the motion would be agreed to. He had information sufficient at the present time to convince him that it was necessary force should be stationed; it would be a subject of future enquiry what force would be necessary.

Mr. Nicholas said that from information he had of persons from the Western Counties, he believed that some force should be stationed there. There were a number of persons still lurking about, who had not returned to their homes since the breaking out of the disturbances.

Mr. Fitzsimons wished the motion agreed to. The house are in possession, he conceived, of sufficient information to pass the resolution. When the bill comes before them, the force required, and the time of service, would become objects of consideration. Some members have information on this subject which they no doubt will communicate.

The business presses.

Mr. Murray made mention of a letter received from a General officer dated the 13th [November] which states that 2000 of the insurgents have gone down the Ohio unarmed, and that 300 armed had crossed the Ohio, and declared it as their intention to return as soon as the army should retire.

The resolution was agreed to unanimously, reported and adopted by the house, and Messrs. Murray, Hillhouse, and Giles appointed a committee to bring in a bill.

The house again resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the President's speech, and resolutions to the following purport, were reported to the house and agreed to:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to bring in a bill for the better organizing, arming and disciplining of the militia; and making further provision for calling them forth to execute the laws, to suppress insurrection, and repel invasion.

Distinct committees, each of five, were appointed on the two sections of the above, the one to provide for the organization, &c. the other for its being called forth.

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to report a further provision for the gradual reduction of the public debt.

Messrs. Smith, Ames, Fitzsimons, Duval and Nicholas were appointed the committee for that purpose.

Resolved, That the President be re-