Daily National Intelligencer

CONGRESS.

PROCEEDINGS ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 23.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The Speaker presented to the House a letter addressed to him signed by Elias B. Caldwell, Walter Jones and Francis S. Key, a committee of the American Colonization Society, accompanied with an account of the measures pursued by the Society, for accomplishing the great object of its institution, and of the result of their enquiries and researches, as also of documents shewing the unlawful participation of the citizens of the United States in the African slave trade: which letter and documents were referred to a select committee.

On motion of Mr. Jones, the committee on the Post office were instructed to enquire into the expediency of establishing a post route from Clinton, in Tennessee, by Morgan court house to Burkville, in Kentucky.

On motion of Mr. Hendricks, the committee on public lands were instructed to enquire into the expediency of establishing additional land offices in the State of Indiana.

Mr. Reed submitted the following preamble and resolution:

Whereas a resolution was passed by the Congress of the United States, on the 14th day of October, in the following words, to wit:

"Resolved, That a monument be erected to the memory of the late Major General the Baron de Kalb, in the city of Annapolis, in the state of Maryland, with the following inscription.

"Sacred to the memory of the Baron de Kalb, Knight of the royal order of military merit, Brigadier of the armies of France, and Major General in the service of the United States of America; having served with honor and reputation for three years, he gave a last and glorious proof of his attachment to the liberties of mankind, and the cause of America, in the action near Camden, in the state of South Carolina, on the 16th of August, 1780, when, leading on the troops of the Maryland and Delaware lines, against superior numbers, and animating by his example to deeds of valor, he was pierced with many wounds, and on the 19th following expired, in the 40th year of his age. The Congress of the United States of America, in gratitude to his zeal, services and merit, have erected this monument."

Resolved, therefore, That the aforegoing resolution be referred to a select committee, with instructions to report a bill now to carry the same into effect.

Mr. Mercer advocated the adoption of this resolution, at some length, and with much ardor; urging in its support the valuable services of the Baron de Kalb, his gallant character, and illustrious death in defence of the liberty and independence of the United States, &c.

Mr. Anderson, of Kentucky, in reply, said he would never give his vote for a monument or any other memorial to any subordinate, or any foreign officer, no matter how meritorious their services, so long as the remains of Washington lay neglected. He referred to the resolution now before the Senate, proposing an equestrian statue to Washington; and said, when that had been adopted, it would be then, and not till then, fair, and proper to propose similar honors for other revolutionary worthies. Mr. A. moved that the resolution be laid on the table.

Mr. Reed said it was true that a proposition was now before the Senate to carry into effect the resolution of the Old Congress which voted an equestrian statue for General Washington, but whether that should pass or not ought not to interfere with the present motion, and the fate of that proposition would not prevent him, Mr. R. said, from calling on this House to carry into effect a law passed nearly forty years ago, and to which the faith and honor of the nation were pledged. If Congress erected no monument to Washington, it would be no fault of his; he would go as far as any gentleman in obtaining it. There was, Mr. R. said, a law of the old Congress directing a monument to Montgomery in the city of New-York; it had been neglected by the nation: but the state of New-York, to its lasting credit, has performed that duty itself, and in the course of last year, removed the bones of the immortal Montgomery from the spot where he fell, to the land which he had so gloriously defended. Propositions had been frequently brought forward in this house, Mr. R. said, to erect a memorial of some kind to Washington, but, for some reason or other, they were never carried. It had been said, the page of history perpetuated the glory of Washington; but was not a monument also a history, in which every one might read not only the virtues of the man, but, also, the gratitude of his country? Certainly it was.

The question to lay Mr. Reed's motion on the table was carried—ayes 76, noes 42.

SEMINOLE WAR.

The House then proceeded again to the consideration, in committee of the whole, Mr. Terry in the chair, of the Report of the military committee, and the amendments offered thereto by Mr. Cobb.

Mr. TALLMAGE resumed the floor, and occupied about an hour and a half in concluding the speech which he commenced yesterday, against the report and amendments.

Mr. STORRS next took the floor, in support of the report, &c. and had spoken some time; when, having given way for a motion to that effect—

The committee rose, reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again; and

The House adjourned.