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ReJ5lvsd, That the Com mi:tee on In
dian Affairs be inltructed to report on the
expediency Of providing by Law for the
exclu6on of foreigners from trading with
the indians residing within the U. States


Mr.. Pope remarked. that the object OF
his motion was to prevent the govern
ment from granting dispenlations TO for
eigners to trade with the Indians I; and
that the indians ihould be weaned from
their present dependence upon Brit
ilh traders-the i'll effects of which, he
(aid, was at present very evident. A
greed to.


LhW REPORTER.


refolution from Com. to inquire
into the expedency Of authorizing
tie Appointment of Recorder to the u.
S Supreme Court, was agreed to.


AMENDMENT TO THG coN,z77UT7oN,


The House ~ent again into Commit
tee on the amendment to the Conititu-
tion reipecting the choice Of Electors,
&c. No queition was taken /; when the
Committee rofe, and the Houfe Adj.
FRIDAY, DEC. 20.
CT LES7ITU77ONdL AMENDMENT
MIR. PiekenS motion was again taken
up in Com. Of the whole, on the fate of
the Union, (Mr. Smith, Of Mo. in
the chair) and the second and laft
propoGtion, Viz. far uniform election in
Dst5ict5 in the Ievsral Statss, q Reprslsn.
tativef and Electors, was debated until
pait 3 o'clock, when the final queltion
was taken aud decided as follows -


For the propo6tion, 81.


Agan1ft it, 81.


The Com. then rofe, and reported the
Rciolurlons to the Hou(c u


Thus the content of the Houfa is oh
tained for this important amendment oi
the Coniitution but the content of f1v.
tbirdf Of bath houies are pecenary to ef-
feet the object.


| Mr.. Pickering. Of Ms propofsd furth-
er Amendments when the whole fub-
ect was laid on the table. Mr.. opeake,
Clay laid before the Houie, the annual re.
port Of the Secretary OF the rreafury. adj