wilmington gazette puulikhed weekly by jlimakd hall at thrkrbollafts a year / thursday march k iso3 vol 7 no 323i con g r f.ss '-■' - k um i ru s i a iks i ■' ■•• / r : enti i ivett wcdn . i iv feb 16 the houte r soh ed i ( if into a •• iinmittec of the v hole r.n tlie bill to , vent the importation of certain persona into certain states whereby inws thereof their admission it .; polu'biti d mr hustings movi d n amend the bill i as to prohibit the impoi tation only of french negroes and persons l > olour i i motion ■ nppo ied by messrs i i •• ' . ■ . . i '. i st \. ithout a di \.' . in • ■ ■ ''• '■'■'■■'■'.: moved to exempt froai th operation ol the l>ill seamen natives oi countries beyond the cape of good i lope the motion wns supported by mr i ! *» 1 i •> and op osed by messrs n wlon i \ tide . mi i mott nnd ! i t 1 he bill after undi :;,'..; b mo ill '■' : n i ;.•■ . was reported to i he housi . and or ler 1 to be . n ross t i for a third readin •. ti.c house went into a committee of the whole on the liill to amend an act to amend the judicial system of the united stall a tlie bill is us follows : sec 1 " thai the circuit court of th second circuit s^ull consist of the justice of the bupreme court residing within the third circuit and the ili trict where such court sh.ill 1>j hol den " in the third circuit the said cir cuit court shall consist of the justice of the supreme court residing with in tlu fourth circuit and the district judge of the district where such court shall he holden " in the fourth circuit the said cir cuit court shall consist of the senior associate justice of the supreme court residing within the fifth circuit and the district judge of the district where such court shall be holden " sec 2 that the senior associate justice resident in the fifth circuit shall attend at tbe city of washington on the lii idnnriny in august in " each a 1 * ' svery year vfwo shall , os sess the same powers and perform the same duties as are prescribed in the second section of the act enti tled " an net to amend the judicial system owlc united states mr elmer mi.v-d to strike out tbe first section which wtis carried 12 to 36 the second section was agreed to when the committee rose and report ed the house concurred with the committee in their disagreement to the firbt section : when mr buyavd moved to postpone the further conside rai ion on monday mr randolph reported a bill mak ing appropriations for the support of government for the year 1300 com mitted mr newton i ailed for tlie order of the day mi the report of a st-loct com mittee rejipecting the repeal ol the llnnkrupt i aw mr ■>. smith moved to postpone the subject to the 1st monda in no 1'his motion was supp rl d by messrs s smith mitchell bayard goddard griswold and thatcher . .. ' opposed by messrs ustis new ton vai iiutn and i lastings the yeas and nays were taken on n ■ n nt and wei c yens 39 i.iys :•). the speaker declaring in the negative the question was ; ist the sp ake^j laid befor th house a report of the commissioners under the act ! f>r an amicable si ttlemi nt jf units v th g irgia bcc referred thurs la , i eb 1 7 pi ... r 1 id before the house a ' ■■■<>■: from the secretary of the trea iry . i sii ; an annual return of the iis'.rict t . of the united states mr s s n h pr s it d a petition from certain u ... baltimore — re rern d mr j hn c smith from the com ini tee ofcla'uns reported against the ii i of !'■-'. s lear h f rred i i a c immittee of the to-morrow an ungi ' -.' i ih to n vivc ';• conti i:i foi ■ n act to establish trading '.% with the indjan tribes was • id a thh'i time i nd pai sed \. bill on the ■ ime subject wa re ed from the senate and referrr d i committee of the whole to-mor ',. i ..'..'■.' r im the committee , , v ... . . , ; • ■, | opositions ■ of s hio ■ . reported a i ifj the pi posit'ioi i in the western territory as a state into the union scc referred tc n committee of the ' whole lu-in irrow | 1 be amen imetita of the senate to ' j a bill i.i amend an act fixing the miii ! ltary peace establishment were read ' '! rred tu ■*' select committee of thn i t ■■ amendments of the senate to the ..' i supplementary to the act res i peeling consuls and vice-consuls and i for the protection of american ta ■ men were ttiken up and concurred : in ■ ■ • nt ho [] , the committee j appointed 3n the me isage of the pre , btdenl of the united states in losing i rtii '•••' tlocttrn nts respecting jnlui pickering district judge for new i hampshire mnde a rt ort the committee report th it john i pickering has he n guilty of hi i <" i uk h and niisdi mean ore ; i '■-.: \ there fore offi r a pi solution tli ,• .■. . i k erinr disti ii : judiji .> keu ' m ■ hire has been guilty ol high crini s and misdemeanors and that he ll impeached then for ii i i red ton committee of the whole . on wednesday and the documents i ordered to be printed mr newton called for the order of the day on the report of a sele t com j mittee recommending the adoption ] ol n resolution that it is not expedient . ■ to repeal the bankrupt law i mr griswold moved to postpone |! the consideration of the report till the , first tuesday in november next '■ j this produced a spirited debate , j which continued beyond the usual hour of adjournment on the incidental question of post 11 ponement the main principle of re 1 i»:.l was discussed those in favour of the postponement being against the i repeal messrs griswold s smith god i dard thatcher bayard gregg eu j stis dana and mitchell supported and messrs newton varnum hast ' ii s and bacon opposed the post ponement ; when the question was tak,i by yeas and nays nnd carried . : a so nays 39 ' '' i mr nicholson peported a l<ifl tore ' dace the marine corps of the united ■ | states j i referred to a committee of the whole i on monday next , mr varnum reported that it was ,'; expedient to agre io lh amendments of the senate to the bill to amend the '! act re ipesting a military peace estab ' , lishmtyit mr griswold moved instructions to ■ | the committee on the bankrupt act i to report by hill or otherwise such a ' mendments if any us they may deem ji necessary tothat act mr alston moved a postpqnement ■ | of the motion till the first tuesday of j i november he thought they hud : j heard enough about the bankrupt act ' i this session and he hoped they should i ' foi the remainder of the session hear i 1 no more about t | mr griswold said whether the i house did or did not pel upon the a ments reported i wo.ild he better to i have ; k-:<i r ported i;.l he liiimn of jj members who !. w seats in t.hc next ' i 1 house might take them into conside j ; rrtion and be prepared to act upon j ih'-iii at ilic en .';■.■ ■ session the motion to postpone was car i ricd aj •'• 40 . .....-•. 39 ■ j mr !'. n li ' r ■ ■ ! ■'! - hill for the i i'm i ol joshua harvey and others kef . ■ ( •: to a committ e of t!ie 1 whole i n viondi y n t mr r \\ illiams offered th • follow 1 in , .. an additional rule in the stand ing rule i of the house i resolved that all motions respect ing the priority of business shall be j ' ; ivil out debate 1 irji -. i :■ li on t e table fri lay feb 18 i a i)il was read appropriating 2,000 ; ■ loll . . for tlit working of the salt i ' prin s on the wabasb rivers | referred u a committee of the ! whole house on m nday ; mr 1 1 ige pn st nted i petition from i a number of inhabi ints of penn yl vania respecting the obstructed navi gation of the missisi pi i pvi fen -■'! to a committee of the ! whole on the state of the union mr nicholson reported a bill for regulating the grants of land and providing for the disposal of lands ' | south of tenn se refi rred to i committee of the , who on tuesdaj . mr niclu ! on also reported a bill , for scttlii ■ . claims to the pumir i lands r the l'niti i c itc south cf i '!'• ■ . j referrtd to a committfca of the un tuesday next mr nicholsoi , chainvitn of the committee who reported the above bill .. stated that thi i laimants ol the land , of the united i:it>-v lying vms h ol i nncsi ee had applied to the committet to be heard before them by ( ounsel the enmmittet bein of opinion that timu v ukl b gi im d by i ring the counsel belbri the house submitted a resolution that counsel should ijc heard at the h.n of the house on tuesday on taking up the resolution a dc 1 ite , in d i si i niolioltson a yard i i on gri iwold apd r wil t linms supported and mb randolph j opposed t^kjitg it into consideration ; ; ■ ; '" ■ it was carried without a ui i vision tl re ioli tion < ii n i bj mr xi • ■ ' n i hen passed a ts i '. after discussion the ; ii v.i ing un approp ' lii n foi the i vy li r lin year ! ic 3 in pommitl ■ ■ > . r vl ; was ordered to h ■ i r ised for a '■'"'''■ '' n ftding on moudaj . j t ' he bill con ernilig tlx in hiring . ol buildings goods and furniture in j : l "' ci ■■ ..■;.■ of alexandria in the t r ! ritory of columbia was ordered to a : third readii g en monday i mr 1 : j ci hi d for the bill to a , mend the naturalization act ; on which i the house wenl into a committee of the wliol mr varnum in the < hair i | the bill ex mpls those aliens wi:o came into the u states between jur.i , i i 1798 and april 1802 from the oh ! ligation of declaring their intention to b come t itizens i mr bayard spoke against and mr j s smith in favor of the bill \ mr goddard being adverse to the bill moved that the committee sh uld rise in order to dismiss them from | any further consideration of it ; 1 his motion was supported i y i messrs bayafd and thatcher and opposed by messrs s smith leib ' und smilie — and was lost ayes .• ', noes i 2 ! v lien the committee reported the i bill and he house ordered it to a 1 third - hng on mow ■*. j monday feb 21 an engrossed bill making nppro i ' priation for the navy for the year 1803 ; was read u third lime and passed the bill appropriates the sum of . 1,09 >,, 7 dollars 42 cents an engrossed bill conci rning the insurance of goods buildings and j i furniture in the county of alexandria '• in the territory ofcolumbia was read j ' u third time and psssed i mr leib presented a petition from ! daniel st ' lair whi h v is referred i tli hill in addition to an n<t enti tled an ai t to establish an unifoi m rule of naturalization fcc was read a 3d ) time j i'h : question was put on the pas ; sage of the bill j mr goddard spoke npjainst the bill t and concluded by m <■ ■> ■■■ c ■ • i>ost ! ponement of the fur ,. r ", ., .. ., .... tion of tl c bill to the ist monda in . november this motion was s"n n-ted by , messrs dan i davis and goddard ' and opposed l>y mr smilie | i he qui tion was i iki n by ye is i ! and nays and lost — yeas lo ' nuys ! mr griswold moved o rei nlution.to : ! ''-' mm it the bill to h select comn.it j tee with instructions to enquire whe-i | the i the p titioi n fri m i ■. rtain alit ns i presented on the uth february were ' j in fact subscribed by the persons i : cr iii named j ;. s\v v indolph called for adivision j of the question j 1 he bpeak r put the que tion on t'ne | ij lirst member of the motion to ie i commit,the bill motion lo«1 — ayes 3g noes 37 the residue oi the motion fell uf course the question was then taken by j i yc.ts and nays on the passage oi the ! bill — yeas 3d nays 42 the bill wai therefore lost mr ii v illiams tailed up his re solution lnnkint it a standing rule of the house that all questions respecting '■ priority of business should he decided j ; without debate ii carried without r di i i •■. mr griswold sj ; i he would submit i a moti n which had grown out of the j debate on the iiill amendatory ofthe ii naturalization art which was that a j sele t committee be appointed t i en quire whether certain petitions from ii sundry aliens presented on the 14th ; instant were in c j r t subscribed by the . i persons therein named the t.ikin of this moiion into con tion uai supported by mr gi u wold ud opposed :■.; me s'r ju i ' son nicholvoii . i .; •-. . ■. lost ayes 33 not s 49 i ; ic hou ..• went into a a mmltl a | "} [''■'■ whole mr vnvnum i i the i hair — on the aim ndments i fthc se ; ii ite to the bill providing an additional armament for the protection of the commerce und bcamen ov the united states 1 he senate proposed anew :■ ction , authorising the president to build a number of gunboats not exceeding fifteen t and appropriating 50,000 dol lars therefor mr griswold moved tlic recom mitment of the hill to h select commit tee ' m i s i '' l ' !! ' lm ui ol the sennte wns i till :. .. i ; to phe house went into a committee i lh whoh on the bill nn i ing i n np !' : riation for the support ul govern i i il fi i the j ear 1&u3 ■ he i-i rul blat ks w r filled and ! ihc bill r | orted hi rei tl to in tl t \ t house and ordered to a third reading i to-morrow . |( among the appropriations of i'ic j j bill is one between three or fi ur ■ i thousand dollars for completing the j i jnh in the city of washington f tlie house wei t in a committee of j | the whole on a bill in addition to and , , modification of the propositions ci n '■ j '■ ined in an .. i admill'mg the no ih i j western territor into the union j i the committee rose and reported !! the bill without amendment \ j the house took up the report of the i committee concurred and ordered f i the bill to a third reading to-morrow jl the house yj into consideration | th bill extending the time for the lo ci lion of niiliuu y land warrants i c mr dawson offered a ij«w sectii n , | authorising the secretary i.f war to . issue warrants to major general fay etti : to iic amount for which a major ge i 1 neral is entitlt !. i before u di isii n v as had on t.liis i motion the liouse ndj timed tuesday feb 22 i an en^ruaei a bill in additii n to nt'ci i | modificaticai of ceruiin propojjmaj | '■ contained in nn m i for admitting tl ■ people of the eustern division of the ; north western territory as a stal j into the unii n was read a third time i and pni si ■'• \ eas ti2 mr c : iv r spoke against the bill messrs hi ndolph and bacon de i fendtd it j a l)ill mid ing appropriations foi i the support of government for the year 1803 was read a third time i.iu ' passed j a letter was received fiom the ' claimants and their agents of lands ] ceded by georgia to tbe united states dei linii g to appuar by counsi i ! at th.j bai of the house ; and offering j certain new propositions of comprc i misc with ti.e united states referred to an mmlttec ofthe whole ' towhof»i v ; s ]\ fcrred a bill fop settling 1 cluitns ti lands north of tennessee — and ord red '<, be ; i kil ri i he sjjc.i -.■ i id li ii e the house a report from the secretaries ofthe | treasury and war and the comptroller nfthe treasury respecting claims of nim .: . < ■ ia rcfugi t »■ htferred to a select committee of thn e mr !'. ■ rml off red » ri ■ olution ! altering thi pei fod ol ilit il i ini t>i i . e suprei i r rt from the ifit mm di j in february to the lstmonduj oi au irust carried yes 38 — noes s3 referred to a seltct committee chi motion < fmr hug r leave w;'s given to a description of claimants o | ther than iiiosl who had previously , applied to be heard in pen on or by i count at the bar of the house this . day when mr moultrie retired mr nicholson moved the referj m e i ofthe petition of alexander moultrie to tlie committee of the whole un the l above subject u the house u>c,k up the bill respect ing military land warrants j mr dawbon's amendment to allow general la fayette a quantity of land i correspondent to his rank was taken i up and after tome objection made n '■ the score of form was curried without ! a ivi ion on engrossing the liil for a third reading messrs southard k shepard i ipoke in fai w of s i.iui mr varnum a i gainst it carried and or cl^-i td to a thh d i'crid ing to-morrow . the galleries were cleared to t-ikc • p two bills of a confidential nat ..*., red ivedfrom i ■ • nt i i nir at bora from washington senate of the u statesi tlmrsduj . feb ■". debate on tk report of tin committee :■: the pttitiou of the eleven dismitttd j . .' . . . [ \\ in n we entered the i ouse mr i morris had been some minutes on his lcy,s mt we have siiui understood that the exordiuui of his speech con sisted of professions of 1 desire io promote harmony and concord — of o bedience to the jaw which had abolish ed the former judiciary law — and of respect fm the govern mi t in general from the concluding sentence of this division of his speech we inferred that he nevertheless ronsidercd the repeal of that law ; •■ \ eat an c\il as the i 1 v of pandora's l thut it ■.. is 1 ■■' ' ii ■■ '■ i tu be the fruitful soim i of disaffection und discord and that iu tendency w is to ics d a i directly to a military government — what we heard was as follows mr c morris*»«**««»»»bjr buck an innovation on powers coequal with other branches of government by sub " je ting that branch of government to the legislature which the constitution has been most careful in preserving i independent and superior to power or pear every temptation ia given for in ro.uls ii the other departments and for finally obsorbing the whole in a nn litary despotism — if such confusion ii j countenanced here and sanctioned bya solemn decision our clouded dignity is suspended by a feeble thread indeed ; : our legislative powers arc but ilie in struments ofjustice^subjecttobe wield d by the passions or the rage of e i very ambitious leaden bur freedom i :■ but a shadow the shadow of a shade but lie hoped every gentleman in that i house valued freedom too high to i suffer iu perversion and consequent j destruction another corollary presented itself j upon which the report of the commit j tee was supported inasmuch as ihe i idfiate is an improper body to decidrf mima ol t he memorialists it n'ouui not have been proper to have ! given an opinion on them ; the ques lion belongs in its essence to another i tribunal thb courts of justice ; and as , it would have been incorrect toantici 1 pate tlie m rits ci the case of an opu nion equally impn per would it be to discuss it either in the committee r in that house u might be said in deed that the 1 k > 1 1 s c of representa tives had dicussed the memorial and given a decision ; it would not be td him a conclusive argument that l>e | came that house may have done what is wrong that we should not do what is righr but even taking it for granted : that they had acted discreetly if what , tiiry had done amounted to any thing it tvent to an opinion favorable to tlic i laims or t c mptnnfitkl'sts gentle men who heard this assertion miijit | think the assertion trangc butitwa j ncverihelesa true upon the record ot that house and he had no business to seek for their opinion but upon tluir journal that record snvs it istiuc ; that the prayer of the petitioners ought not to be :■::■. u .! ; this irj hi n t tn:.y iniply i pii ii n ol i lie in kpcdii n j , ! it ma be foundi d ( h a motion v ilh oui a consideration of their conbtitu tion il authoi ily or the lc 1 \ \\ lit of ilic i ii ii . nts this is inferable from the proce i ing at large for it appears that a motion was made in that house to strike out the words late judges land this was carried by a large ma jority what does this declare ! did i lh y not exercise il tin funi tiens and discharge the duties of judges until \ the act of last session had gone intd , o eration i does not the rid sal todes - cribe them lau j dgtt declare by ; implication they arey'i dges still r no tl.ii could be more clear in his eon ct tion the committee of this house lias further taken tie liberty to express a belief that a speedy investigation b the question involving the duties and rights of the memorialists would be highly important lie 1 :■'! learn 1 in his ) outh vi u n h !...-' < ned c i volumes of professional knowleilgei that the delay of justice is a n i'grievous punishment it was f 1 td be so in casis between man and mahj u\v much more important i it tl at anendbe])ut tn thiti question involv . ing private and public rights is ii ' not of the first inpoi tai to put thd cjlli stton to 1 cp ll : ■■ it ;.,. ;,:..,: , turb our quiet n ore , '.'■ r be i is « n \\ hat it tns i now ii v l ]> j»kit oi the supreme l .•. ol tltu 1-n