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and maid over in the same other public charges
&c ggdbe II further enocted That 20 much "f the "a
sec,n IF the Of the State of Maryand, passed 10 th
year me thousand hundred and heen, en'Ied IN
G rcl,t;n- 10 servants and slaves, and now IN force -
,he C,,nty Of Washington, in ih District OF Columbia, As
autorizes the commitment and sale OF free persons ot
oor for prson fees and other charges Of apprrlension
upon suspicion of their being runaways sai DC, anu e
same il, hereby repealed"


This bill was made the order OF the day lor to
morrow.
resolution offered by him some days ago, proposing
an appropration Of $50 900 to purchase provisions
for the relief Of The suffering Greeks; and the ques-
iion being, Will the House now consider that re.
solution /!
Mr.. +. demanded that it be taken by yeas and
nays


The House concurred, and the yeas and nays be
inn taken, were a. follows: Yeas. 81. Nays 100.
The engrossed bill, making appropriations for
N. nayment of Revolutionary, and other Pensioners
wa, read third time and passed, and sent to the
Senate for concurrence.


Friday JANUARY IL.


IN SENATE.


The Joint resolution in relation to the jurisdiction
Of land on which the Navy Yard in Philadelphia IS
located was read third time and passed


The bill TO provide Tor reports Of The decisions OF
the Supreme Court, was read 9 third ,ime passed,
and sent to the House for concurrence.


Mr. Hayns moved that The Bankrupt Bill be taken
IN for consideration ; which was agreed to. and it
was made the special order oi the day for Monday
next


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


The House proceeded 10 the consideration Of the
unfinished business OF Yesterday which was, the
resolution proposed by Mr. Tucker. Of S e to re
commit the bill ot the rele OF the survivors OF the
Army OF The Revolution, with instructions to Include
certain militia officers. &c.


The debate OF Yesterday was renewed Mr.. Mitch
ell, of Ten. and Mr.. Tucker, OF S. &. supported
the resolution for recommltment


Mr.. Mitchell Of S c. opposed, very decidedly
any legislation the subject, and Messrs Bachdn
an and Webster spoke with much animation in de
fence Of the bill and against the rccommiiment.


The question was then taken on ,hc resolution Of
Mr.. Tucker, which is 10 the following totm


Ressed That the b tor the relief of the sii viving
officers Of the Army of te Re, oution, amended in
Committee OF the Whole, be rrcommited TO the comni-
tee who reported it, with Instructions 50 10 amend he same
as TO make provision for all the officers and soldiers who
served IN he Revolutionary War for ak months At
any one time III. compensation Of each officer ard sol.
der be computed and divided among them IN propor-
nn the rank they held, and the time he' we're u SER
wee and also make provision for the eidaus ot such
officer, AMI soldiers, whO we're slain, or otherwise died
while IN sew ce, or mo have since died "


And decided, by yeas and nays, as follows


Yeas, so. Nays, 100.