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committee rise which beng agreed 70 -
the committee rofe, reported progress,
obtained leave to sit again and the
Houfe adjourned to Friday next.
FRIDAY, JAN.


House. Mr.. Fuller from Massachusetts,
appeared and took his seat.


On motlon OF MIR Tallmadge, after
few remarks, explaining that, without some
such provision, the widow 1t The lamenled
Lawrence would Be il few months utterly
destitute Of the means ofsuppoft, it was


KesotUcd, That the committee on naval
affairs be Instructed to inquire INTO the ex-
pediency OF continuing the pension OF hall
pay 10 the widow Of Capt James Lawrtn nee,
deceased, during her widowhood or, IN
case of its sooner termination, to his infant
daughter, until She arrives 10 the age oil 81
years


Mr.. Comstock offered for consideration
The f flowing resolution /:


Resolved, Tha, i, is expedient to provide
by law for placing on the pension list the
officers Of the army who lave been wounded
in battle during the late war with Great
Britain.


Senate - FRIDAY, JAN. 2.


The resolution offered by Mr.. Sanford,
directing that the Journal OF the Convention
which f4rmcl the present Constitution Of
The United States, now remaining 10 the
office of the Secretary of State and all acts
and proceedings of that Convention, which
are in the possession of the government OF
the u. States, be published under the di-
recton of the Secretary of State, was twice
read and committed TO Messrs. Sanford,
King, Macon, Eppes and Tait.


The motion of Mr. Berrill, to inquire in |
10 the expediency OF amending the laws pro-
hibiting the African Slave Trade, and OF
taking measures, in concert with other ma |
tions, for It's entire abolition, was referred, /
after an interesting debate, until Monday.