...such defaulting Postmasters. On motion of Mr. De Witt, Resolved, That the Committee of Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of erecting a light-house at the junction of the Roudout creek and Hudson's river, in the State of New York. On motion of Mr. Strong. Resolved,...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of repealing the limitation on.thc period allowed for the transmission of documents free...Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of erecting a light-house at the junction of Rondout creek and Hudson river in the State of New York;...

...Platteburg, and for erecting a Light Heute on Cumberland head, on Lake Champlain. By Mr. Dearborn — Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of requi ling the Secretary of the Treasury, annually to pre. pire «nd lay befere Congress statistical...

...further measures are necessary to be adopted for the due enforcement of the existing revenue laws. 5. Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making any alteration in the existing laws which relate to the verification of invoices, or to manifests...