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war, in any of the regiments raifed b]
authority of Congrefs, or any of the
States, or of the United States, previous
to the treaty of peace with Great Brit
ain, of sd of September, 1853, who are
yet citizens of the United States, and are
or who hereafter fhal be reduced to in.
digcncc, and incapable of procuring fub
filtancr, and who ihall have fubltantiated
his incapacity in the manner by the bill
directed, ihaIl receive penfion from the
United States if an officer, of twenty
dollars per month, during life; if a non
commillioned officer, muGcian, mariner
mar ne or private folder. of eight dollars
per month, during life" &c. The bill
has as yet to pafs the ordeal of the Sen
ate.


The bill for the remiflion of the duties
on the Painting prefented by Benjamin.
Welt to the Pennfylvania Hofpital was
reported to the Houte, ordered to be en-
grofed, and fubfequently read third
time, and pafed and fent to the Senate.


The following bill, BY which the right
Of caizenibip mayb reLiaqm/bsd. was taken
up in committee of the whole -


Be it enacted sc. That whenfoever
any citizen Of the United States ihall, by
a declaration in writing, made & execu
red In the diitrict court of the United
States, within the fate where he reGdes,
in open court, to be by faid court enter
ed of record, declare that he relinquilhes
the character of citizen, and fhall de-
part out of the United States, fuch per-
fon ihall, from the time of his departure
be conlidered as having exerciled his
right of expatriation, and lhall be thence
forth conGdered noicitizen.


Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That
any citizen who fhall exercise the right
of expatriation, according to the pro
vllions of this act, fhall, thereafter, be
deemed and held an alien, to all insents
and purpoles, and fhall never again enjoy
the right of citizepihip, except in con-
formity with the provilions Of the uniform
fyltem of naturalization, efablifhed by
the laws Of the United States.


On fuggeffion of Mr.. Lowndes, that
this was fubject of too much impor.
tance to be acted on with 70 thin houfe
Mr.. Ro5erifon, of L. (the author of the
billy confented to its poftponement, by
the committees riling and obtaining
leave to fit again


The House adjourned TO Monday.