Friday, January 2.
Another member, to wit, James A. Bayard, from Delaware, appeared, and took his seat in the House.
On motion of Mr. Griswold the House went into a Committee of the Whole on the Judiciary bill; the House dividing—yeas 44, nays 33.
The bill was read through, when the committee reported progress, and asked and obtained leave to sit again.
Sedition Law.
The House proceeded to consider the report of the Committee of Revisal and Unfinished Business, made the thirty-first ultimo, which lay on the table, and the same being again read, in the words following, to wit:
"The Committee of Revisal and Unfinished Business further report, in part:
"That, on examining the statutes of the United States, they find that the act, entitled 'An act in addition to the act, entitled "An act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States,"' passed the fourteenth day of July, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, will expire on the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and one.
"And the said committee report their opinion, that the above-mentioned act ought to be continued; and, therefore, recommend the following resolution:
"Resolved, That the Committee of Revisal and Unfinished Business be authorized to report a bill for continuing the act, entitled 'An act in addition to the act, entitled "An act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States,"' passed the fourteenth day of July, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight."
It was moved and seconded that the said report be committed to a Committee of the whole House. And the question being taken thereupon, it was resolved in the affirmative—yeas 47, nays 33.
Ordered, That the said report be committed to a Committee of the whole House on Tuesday next.