House of Representative.
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TUESDAY, DEC. IS.


MIR. Colston, after remarking, thar a,
the subject of the Seminole war had agi
tated the public mind ,and the whole com
munity being desirous of all the hghr
which could be thrown or it. he should
make no apology for the following mo
tion:--


Resolved, That the President of the
United States be requested to lay before
this House any correspondence which
may have taken place between this GOV
ernment and that OF Great Britain, rela.
tive 70 the execution of Arbuthnot aud
hmbrister.


On motion Of Mr.. Rich, who though,
the resolution at present premature, ii
was laid on the table


The Standing Army.


II report from the Secretary Of wor. on
the subject of the reduction of the Peace
Establishment of the u. States, &c. was
received, and referred =
On the suggestion of Mr.. Holmes, Mr..
HopkiDson modified the resolution he mo
we'd yesterday, SO as to read as follows:-
Resolved, hat the President be reoues
ted TO cause to be communicated to this
House such further correspondence and
proceedings in relation to our affairs with
Spain, as in his opinion it shall not be in
consistent with the public interest TO di
vulge.


Mr. Holmes mentioned, that the Com
mittee OF Foreign Relations had thought a
call of this kind to be necessary; and the
motion was agreed to nem con and a com.
mittee appointed to present it to the Sen
ates


Wedne5dsy, Dec. rs.
~ bill to extend the bounty of land to
soldiers of the revolutionary army, who
were on furlough at the close of the war,
was read and committed.


Passenger Ships.


The Houfc went into Committee, Mr..
Livermore in the chair, on the bill 10
regulate pafenger fhips, &c.


Mr.. Newten explained the necefity
of this bill, and the nature of it's provis-
ions. The great Object of it was, he
faid, to give TO thofe who go and come
in paienger vefiels.a fecurity of fuficient
food and eonsenience. In confsquence
of 'be anxiety to emigrate from Europe
70 this country, the captains fnrc of a
freight, were carel Is Of taking the neces-
fary quantity of provi6ons, or of restric.
ting rhe numbvr of padengers to the con
ven;encc which their Chips afforded. To
lhew how neceiTary fuch a bill as this
had become, one or two facts would fuf-