Thursday, March a9.


MILITE.
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Mr.. Clay, from the committee on shas
part of the message of the President u. S.
respecting the organization of the militia
of The u. S. reported that the committee
were of opinion that it would be improper
at this time TO innovate on the present mil.
itary system Of the U. S.


a motion of MIR. Pitkia,to commit the re.
port to a committee Of the whole, obtained.


a report was received from the POST
master general, in compliance with the re-
solution Of the house, on the subject Of the
Orleans mail.


BANK U. S.


On motion of Mr.. Taylor. the commit
tee of the whole were discharged from a
further consideration of the memorial of
the stock holders Of the Bank u. S. and
it was referred 10 a select commitIec With
view to report by bill.


Considerable debate ensued on the mo-
ton FOR reference bu, it was Ultimately
| carried.


EMBARGO PENALTY.
On motion Of Mr.. Da7uson, the house
resolved itself into com. OF the whole, Mr..
Desha in the chair, on the repor, of the
committee Of commerce and manufactures,
| on the petition OF Anthony Buck.
I The case of the petitioner is nearly this
He resides in or near Fredericksburg, Vir.
and sold cargo of -four to person COM
ing from an Easter. state with permission
to import -four for consumption. When
this person wa. about TO clear out with his
cargo, it became necessary that he should
give bond and security to landl in the u.
States. Knowing no other person in that
country, Mr.. Buck became his security.


He cvaded the embargo law, with the car
60 ol11a,x. and left Mr.. Buck to pay the


pew k.papers (pcrmiss,on, &C., were
the ed to have been fraudulent.
Mr.: to be released from the
penalty are the strongest testimo-
nies in MS)ell'0f, and the Sec. of the Trea-
sury reports his belief in his innocence OF
any design to aid or connive at the violati-
on of the law. The question is, shall his


penalty under these circumstances be re-
,nitted The committee of commerce and


manufactures repor. the following resoln'
ton Resolved, thar the prayer of the pc.


,i,ioner is reasonable and ought to be grant


ed.n


The report was agreed to in committee
n reported TO the house and concurred IN.
q On motion of Mr.. RandoIth, the rcsolu
]. lion Was referred to "a committee to bring
& in Gill.


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