Monday, June 4.
Mr. Macon informed the House of the death of his colleague, Mr. Bryan, at nine o'clock this morning. The House, in consequence, entered into a resolution appointing the members of North Carolina a committee to manage the funeral of the deceased, and stating that the House do attend the same. This committee afterwards reported that the funeral would take place at nine o'clock in the morning.[35]
Seditious Practices.
Mr. Sewall, from the committee for the protection of commerce and the defence of the country, reported a bill for the prevention and restraint of dangerous and seditious practices, which was committed for Wednesday.
[This bill proposes, that any alien resident, or who shall come to reside within the United States, who hath been convicted of any felony, or other infamous crime, or who shall be a notorious fugitive from justice, upon any charge of treasonable or seditious practices, in any foreign State or country, or whose continuance within the United States shall be, in the opinion of the President of the United States, injurious to the public peace and safety, may be deemed and adjudged a dangerous person, and may be required to depart from the country, and be apprehended and removed therefrom. And if any person, whether alien or citizen, shall secretly or openly combine, or conspire together, with an intention of opposing any measures of the Government of the United States, which are or shall be directed by the proper authority, or to defeat the operation of any law of the United States, or to discourage or prevent any person holding any place or office in or under the Government of the United States, from undertaking or executing his trust or duty; and if any person, with intent as aforesaid, shall by any writing, printing, or advised speaking, threaten such officer or person in public trust, with any danger to his character, person, or property, or shall counsel or advise, or attempt to procure any insurrection, riot, or unlawful assembly or combination as aforesaid, whether such conspiring, &c., shall have the proposed effect or not, shall and may be punished, upon the conviction of the offence, by a fine not exceeding ---- dollars, and by binding, with sufficient surety for good behavior, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding —— years; and if the person so convicted shall be an alien, he may be farther adjudged, in lieu of such binding or imprisonment, to be banished and removed from the territory of the United States.]
Tuesday, June 5.
Mr. Rutledge proposed a resolution to the following effect, which was unanimously agreed to:
"Resolved, That the members of this House, from a desire of showing their respect to the late Nathan Bryan, Esq., member of this House, deceased, will go into mourning for one month, by wearing a crape on the left arm."
Relations with France.
A Message was received from the President of the United States, as follows: