...Monday next, the 1st of February. On motion of Mr. Wingate, Resolved, That the Committee of Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for the purpose of removing obstructions in, and improving the channel of the Cathance river, in the State of Maine. Mr....

...during the late war between the United States and Great Britain. • On motion of Mr. Taylor, . „. Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to "inquire into the expediency of amending the act of Congress. entitled *• An act further to establish the compensation of officers...

...FREE NEGROES. Mr. JENIFER moved the following resolution, viz. Heto/ved, That a committee be appointed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for the purpose of removing from the United States, and her territories, the free people of color, and colonizing them...

...he now withdrew the resolution. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. PEARCE moved the following resolution; , Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation to defray the expense of a survey of the creek leading from the ocean into...

...shape, he now withdrew the resolution. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. PEARCE moved the following resolution. Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation to defray the expense of a survey of the creek leading from the ocean into...

...accompanying it, be referred to the Committee on Finance. On motion by Mr. Foot, and by unanimous consent, Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of causing a survey of the harbor of Norwalk, in Connecticut, with a view to the improvement of said...

...in said State, be discharged from the further consideration of the same. On motion of Mr. Bartlett, Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of repealing so much of the law of June l, 1796, entitled " An act providing passports for ships and...

...petition and papers. The foltowing motions, submitted by Mr. Johnston, were considered and agreed to: Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for the formation of a harbor on Lake Pontchartrain, at the termination...

...into the expediency of placing Eli Smith on the revolutionary pension roll. On motion of Mr. Varnum, Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation to repair and finish the breakwater near the mouth of the Merrimack river,...

...New Jersey, have been referred to a Select Committee. Resolved, That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for the purpose of removing from the United States and her Territories, the free people of color, and colonizing them...