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neSotrea, That the 3Oth Rule for CONDUCTING IN
business OF The Senate be so amended that, instea
OF Committee OF Commerce and Manufactures
, there be TWO Standing Committees, one Of Com
merce, and one of Manufactures.


AFTER short debate, the question was taken O,
Mr' DacEerson's motion to create two committee.
and carried; Yeas 90. Nays 9.


Mr.. johnson, Of Kentucky, submitted the fol
lowing resolution


; heSotred, That Committee be appointed to in
qulie into the expediency of abolishing Imprison
ment for Debt.


Mr.. J. moved the immediate consideration O
.his resolution; but some opposition being made Ii
TINS course, he withdrew the motion.
The Senate adjourned to Friday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


report was received from the Commissioner o
Puoilc Buildings, containing an inventory of tn,
furniture in the Presidents House which was ait
on the tabes


On motion of Mr.. Lathrop, the House adourne,
to Friday next.


FRIDAY, DECEMBER Q.


IN SENATE.


Agreeably to notice, Mr.. Noble asked and, bay.
ing obtained leave, introduced bill for the relief Of
Clark McPherrin.


Mr.. ~ stated that Clark McPherrin was sol.
der on The peace establishment, stationed at Forl
Howard, who became deranged and left the post.
and was found eighteen days afterwards half a mile
from the fort, under hay-slack, frost bitten to
such degree as 10 require the amputation of both
feet. His case had been represented to the War
Department, but there was no law in existence 10
afford him relief this had induced Mr.. N. to intro.
duce the bill


The bill was cad and passed to a second reading
Mr. N. moved a second reading of the bill to day,
but the motion was objected and lost, Of course
MIR. Hayne submitted the following resolution {:


ReSolred, That uniform laws throughout the
United States, on the subject Of Bankruptcy, ought
10 be established.


The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the
following resolution, submitted by MIR. FindLau:


Resotced, That the 30th rule of the Senate be
amended, BY adding thereto "a Committee on Ag,
ricuure.'"


After a short debate the question was taken on
The resolution of Mr. Findtay, and decided by
Yeas and Nays as follows


YEAS.-Messrs. Barton, Bell, Benton, Chase
Dickerson Edwards. Finday, Hayne, Hendricks
Johnson OF Ken. Johnston of Lou, Kane, Knight,
Marks, Noble, Robbins, Ruggles, Seymour, Smith
Thomas, Wiley, Woodbury.--22


NAYS.-Messrs. Branch. Chandler, CLAYTON
Cobb, Eaton. Gaillard, Harrison, Holmes of Me ),
King of Alab., Macon, Mills, Rowan, Van Buren.
Van Dyke.-14.


The Senate then proceeded to consider the fo
lowing resolution, submitted on Wednesday last by
Mr. johnson, of Kentucky.


Resolred, That Committee be appointed to in
quire into the expedency of abolishing Imprison
ment for Debt.


A short debate ensued, when Mr.. Mills oil
Mass, moved to postpone the further consideration
OF the subject to Tuesday next, which, after few
remarks from Mr.. johnson, of fKentucky, was agreed
to. The Senate adjourned to Monday.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


MIR. HemphiN presented petition of Sundry
Delegates from the States of Rhode Island, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Caro-
lima, convened IN the city OF Philadelphia, praying
that Congress would provide by law ior settling the |
claims of the officers of the Revolutionary Army
upon principles of justice and equity


The petition was referred to select committee.
Mr.. Condict. OF New Jersey, presented memo
rial from two Revolutionary Officers in New Jersey,
If similar import to that from the officers met at
Philadelphia; which referred to the same com
mitee.


Mr.. .M'Dubie offered for consideration the follow
ng resolution which was referred to a Committee
,t the Whole on he State of the Union:


Resotred, That, for the purpose Of elec,ing the
President and Vice President OF the United States.
he Constitution ought to be amended hat uni
orm system OF voting by Districts shall be establish
ID i" all the States and that the Constitution oue
o be further amended in such manner as will pre-
vent the election of the aforesaid officers from de
'olving upon the respective Houses of Congress %
Resotred, That Select Committee be appoin.
led, with instructions 10 prepare and report joint
resolution embracing the aforesaid objects.'
Mr.. Ingham offered the following resolution for
consideration 1t lies on the table day by rule.
Resolved, That the President of the United States
10 requested to communicate to this House, Gf not
Incompatible with the public interest,) the docu.
nents and proceedings of the Naval Court Martial
n the Of Captain Charles Stewar also the
documents and proceedings of the Naval Court
Martial in the cases Of Leutenants Joshua Il. Sands