Tuesday, December 12.
Another member, to wit, from Massachusetts, Ebenezer Seaver, appeared, and took his seat.
Committee of Manufactures.
Mr. Sawyer called for the consideration of the motion submitted by him for appointing a separate Committee of Manufactures.
The House agreed to consider the resolution, ayes 68.
Mr. Seybert supported the motion on the ground of the propriety of paying a more particular attention to the subject of manufactures, which had lately become of great importance.
Mr. Newton opposed the motion as unnecessary, because the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures was competent to the performance of all the business assigned it, and had always manifested a disposition to foster the manufactures of the United States.
The question on the resolution was decided in the negative, 24 members only rising in the affirmative.