TO THE PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE TENTH CONGRESS.
Senate Proceedings and Debates.
Belligerent Powers, the President communicates a report of the Secretary of State, with copies of the orders and decrees of the, affecting neutral rights, of which five hundred copies were ordered to be printed Bradley, Mr., remarks of, on his motion to post- pone the embargo resolution the election of, as President pro tem. of the Senate Brent, Robert, and others, the petition of, pray- ing the incorporation of a company to open a canal in the City of Washington, was read, and referred to a committee (See Washington, the City of.) Brent, Richard, of Virginia, presented his creden tials, and was qualified, as a Senator British Board of Trade, a paper from the, referred to by Mr. Giles, in his speech on his reso- lution to repeal partially the embargo laws British Influence, the means of, in this country, (note)
British Injuries and Insults, a catalogue of British Orders in Council 1650, 1653, 1698, 1701, 1703, 1705, 1706, 1709, 1710
read a third time, the blanks filled, and passed returned from the House of Representatives with amendments, which were agreed to 452 Commutation of Pay, a memorial of the survi- ving officers of the Pennsylvania line in the Revolutionary war, was read a memorial of the New York and Pennsyl- vania lines; all referred to a committee - a memorial of the Delaware line, referred to the same committee
Brown, William, petition of, praying a pension, referred to a committee -
Brown, Rev. Mr., information given of his ap- pointment by the House of Representa- tives as Chaplain
an unfavorable report, thereon, concurred in
Cabarras County, North Carolina, a representa- tion of the grand jury of, in relation to the embargo
Capitol, an act making appropriations to com- plete the two wings of the (See Public Buildings.)
Carondelet, a bill making appropriations for deep-
ening the canal of, read twice
ordered to a third reading
read a third time, and passed
Chaplains, a joint resolution for appointing two, of different denominations
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, the memorial of the President, &c., of the, was ordered to be printed
a bill presented to authorize the sale and grant
of land to the, read and passed to a second reading
Correspondence of Ministers, the President com- municated certain, which was ordered to be printed
a sequel to the same was received Cotton, Daniel, a bill from the House of Repre- sentatives for relief of, read and passed to
read a second time, and referred to a com-
ordered to a third reading
read a third time, and passed
Courts of the United States, a bill to repeal so much of any act or acts as authorize the, to make compensation to their officers out of the public Treasury for unenumerated services, was presented, read, and ordered to a second reading
a report from the Secretary in obedience to the same
Delaware and Chesapeake Canal Company, the memorials of the, presented in 1805 and 1807, together with the report of the Sec- retary of the Treasury on the same, and respecting roads and canals, made in April last, were referred to a committee (See Chesapeake, &c., for further proceedings, ante.) Disbursement of Public Moneys, Mr. Hillhouse submitted a resolution respecting the which was adopted, a committee thereon ap- pointed -
District Judge, Mr. Gaillard submitted a resolu- tion for a committee to inquire what pro- vision ought to be made in case of the disablility of any, to perform the duties of his office
which was agreed to, and a committee ap- pointed -
(See Judicial System.)
Documents, a bill from the House of Represent- atives to transport by mail certain, free of postage, was read," and passed to a second reading -
read a second time, and referred to a com- mittee
reported without amendment
Mr. Giles, from said committee, reported, in part, a bill making further provision to enforce the laws laying an, which was read and passed to a second reading read a second time
reported with amendments, which were con- curred in, and ordered to a third reading the bill again recommitted
reported with amendments, agreed to, and ordered to be engrossed
read a third time, and ordered to lie on the table
returned from the House of Representatives with amendments
Mr. Hillhouse submitted a resolution for the repeal of the laws relating to the which was negatived
Mr. Lloyd submitted a motion requesting
the President to cause to be laid before the Senate a statement of the number of ves- sels which have departed, with permission, from the date of the embargo to the 2d of September, 1808 which was agreed to, and the Secretary ordered to lay it before the President a Message from the President, with a report from the Treasury Department, in reply thereto, which was ordered to be printed 299 Mr. Pickering laid before the Senate a resolu- tion of the Legislature of Massachusetts, in- structing their Senators to use their en- deavors to have the embargo laws repealed, the reading of which was interrupted and postponed · 127 the preamble and resolutions referred to 128 objection to the reading withdrawn, and the instruction read
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