Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

CONGRESS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:

THURSDAY, April 24.

Mr. S. Smith called up his resolution for appointing a committee to bring in a bill to incorporate a Company for the Manufacture of Sheet Copper and upon Mr. Speaker's declaring, that upon due investigation he had no doubt the motion was in order, the resolution was adopted.

Mr. D. Foster, from the Committee of Claims, made report on the petition of James Mitchell, who asks for a pension. The report states, that the claim appears to have existed twenty-five years, and that this is the first application--the state therefore of opinion he should have leave to withdraw his petition.

Mr F. also made a report on the petition of Daniel Bradley, who seeks compensation for a horse, killed while performing the duty of removing some inhabitants from lands ceded by the United States to the Cherokee Indians. The report is against the petitioner--and recommends that he have leave to withdraw his petition.

Both these reports were concurred in by the House.

A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Otis their secretary, informing the House, that they have passed the bill in addition to the act fixing the compensation of the officers of both Houses of Congress, with amendments, to which they request a concurrence.

A message was received from the President of the United States, by his secretary Mr. Shaw, notifying, that the President did this day approve and sign the following acts, which originated in the House, viz.

An act to repeal the act laying a duty on Mills and Implements employed in the Manufacture of Snuff.

An act respecting the Mint.

An act to continue in force the act entitled an act in addition to the act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States--and

An act to make further provision for the removal and accommodation of the Government of the United States.

The House again resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the amendment of the Senate to the bill supplemental to the act for an amicable settlement of limits with the state of Georgia--and after further amending the amendment, the committee rose, and upon the question will the house concur in the report of the committee in their agreement to the amendment of the Senate to strike out that part which abrogates the power of the governor, given in the ordinance, to prorogue the General Assembly at his pleasure, it was lost--Yeas 42--Nays 49.

And the amendment of the Senate was rejected.

Upon the question to agree with the committee in their disagreement to that part of the new section proposed by the Senate, which gave the Commissioners power to settle the title of claimants to part of the lands about to be ceded by Georgia to the United States:

Messrs. H. Lee, Rutledge and Bayard spoke in favor of the amendment of the Senate and against concurring in the report of the committee--and Messrs. Gallatin and Jonathan opposition.

Mr. Smilie, after insinuating that he understood some members to be interested in this question, read the rule of the house, which declares, that no member who is particularly interested in any question, shall have a right to vote.

Mr. Sewall said, he wished the true interpretation of this order to be given by the chair--In his opinion it was not applicable to the question under consideration, as it appeared to be a general one.

After some observations from Mr. Nicholas, Mr. Nicholson said, he hoped there would be no more debate, until it was known that some member was actually interested.

Mr. Sewall, in answer to this challenge said, that he was interested, having been a purchaser of these lands--and added, that a number of his constituents were equally interested, and would feel much hurt at the rejection of his vote--and again called upon the chair to decide as to the propriety of applying the rule to him upon this question.

After some other observations as to the point of order, the business before the House was suspended for fifteen minutes, and a resolution was submitted by Mr. Sewall, by which the house were to declare their sense upon the subject--Whereupon an adjournment was called for and carried--Ayes 39--Noes 38.