{"1": {"fulltext": "", "height": "4535", "width": "2761", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "P*\u00c2\u00a3fo\\\\ /a\\n-*.i^.%\\nV\\na\\no.\\nA v^ V^V\\nn \u00c2\u00bbv^ -*j m .v^sia\\nj* J*.\\nr vL^L% V\\n\u00c2\u00abl o\\n*9 ..i^V", "height": "4345", "width": "2531", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "v V -.e-s\\nV\\no V\\nj?* 6 *.s y v*\\n_\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 ao.\\nv^V v^v v\u00e2\u0084\u00a2y v\\n.*y V^V V*^V\\n-5?\\nVWV v^v\\n7^ \\\\o V\\nc- ~?4W*f J\\nWT\\nPvv ;l\\no^\\nrf\\nvv\\n.*%K^\\n.A V", "height": "4412", "width": "2331", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "", "height": "4112", "width": "2219", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "", "height": "4323", "width": "2458", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "", "height": "4305", "width": "2411", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "Lib\\nCoL\\nLo\\nF\\nHISTORY\\nOF\\nCONGRESS", "height": "4183", "width": "2386", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": "", "height": "4238", "width": "2321", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "HISTORY\\nOF\\nCONGRESS;\\nEXHIBITING A CLASSIFICATION\\nTHE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE,\\nAND\\nTIIE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,\\nFROM MARCH 4, 1789, TO MARCH 3, 1793;\\nEMBRACING THE FIRST TERM OP THE ADMINISTRATION\\nOF\\nGENERAL WASHINGTON.\\nPHILADELPHIA:\\nLEA BLANCHARD.\\n1843.\\nV", "height": "4309", "width": "2400", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1834, by Caret, Lea\\nh Blaxcitard, in the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.\\nIt will be observed, that this volume is complete in itself, and\\nis offered without reference to anv continuation.\\nTHE PUBLISHERS,\\nPhiladelphia, March, 1343.", "height": "4345", "width": "2429", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": "PREFACE.\\nThe object of this work, is to present a classification of the\\nlegislative measures of the first term of General Washing-\\nton s administration. The multitudinous subjects which, in\\nthe Journals of the two houses, are scattered over the sur-\\nface of thirteen hundred pages, requiring vast labour and\\na close scrutiny to discover and to disentangle them from the\\nheterogeneous mass of which they form a part, are herein\\ncollected and arranged in system, so as to present at once\\nthe entire legislation on every topic of public interest and\\nprivate concernment.\\nConnected with this order, an arrangement more general\\nin its character presents the measures before the first and\\nsecond Congresses, under distinct classes, divided into, and\\ndesignated, Chapters, for the purpose of a more easy refer-\\nence, and the more ready comprehension of the course of legis-\\nlation. It will be perceived that the work embraces only\\nsuch details as belong to the actual legislation of Congress.\\nTo have included the particulars of every individual appli-\\ncation to the two houses, would have been to swell the vo-\\nlume to a cumbrous and unwieldy magnitude, without giving\\nto it a corresponding increase of value. Equally impracti-\\ncable would have been any effort to compress within conve-\\nnient limits the important public papers communicated by\\nthe executive to the legislative branch. Some of these are\\neminently interesting in themselves, and others appear ne-\\ncessary to elucidate the causes and progress of legislation.\\nShould the public decision as to the usefulness of the present", "height": "4377", "width": "2533", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "IV PREFACE.\\nvolume be such as to justify a continuance of the work, the\\nwhole of the public documents connected with the parlia-\\nmentary history of the two terms of General Washington s\\nadministration, may be conveniently presented, condensed\\nand arranged in a separate volume, after the completion of\\nthe legislative proceedings of that period.\\nNo claim to literary merit can be founded on a publication\\nwhich is the sole result of reference and research. It was\\nregarded by judicious individuals, conversant with the busi-\\nness of Congress, and well acquainted with the difficulty of\\ntracing the course of legislation in cases to which it may fre-\\nquently be necessary to advert, as the preferable mode, to\\nexclude from this work every thing which might have the\\nslightest tendency to cloud succinctness, or invest accuracy\\nwith doubt. Such would probably have been the effect of\\nadventuring into any latitude of remark, beyond the pre-\\nscription of necessity. Copiousness, to as great an extent as\\nthe limited plan of the work would admit, was deemed of es-\\nsential importance^ in order, as far as possible, to obviate the\\nindispensableness of recurring to the Journals themselves;\\nand it will be apparent that the appropriation of any space\\nto mere editorial observation must be a departure from that\\nrule. It can be scarcely necessary to say more on the sub-\\nject of the accuracy of the work than that the pari passu re-\\nferences to the Journals, while they present the strongest\\nguarantees for fidelity of purpose, afford every facility for\\nthe correction of inadvertent errors; although, in some cases,\\nthe daily records of proceedings printed under the autho-\\nrity and inspection of Congress, have been found inaccurate\\nor defective.", "height": "4313", "width": "2552", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "TABLE OF CONTENTS.\\nChapter I. Organization, c. c. 9 145\\nII. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications, c. 146\u00e2\u0080\u0094286\\nIII. National Revenue The Tariff Resolu-\\ntions, c. 287\u00e2\u0080\u0094431\\nIV. Executive Departments Creation of, c. 432 484\\nV. National Defence Organization, c. 485 585\\nVI. Navigation, Commerce, Trade, c. En-\\ncouragement, c. 586 617\\nVII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Bill making Provision, c. 618\u00e2\u0080\u0094679\\nVIII. Appropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Estimates, c. 680\u00e2\u0080\u0094706\\nIX. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Copy-rights, c. 707\u00e2\u0080\u0094727\\nMembers of the First Congress, 728\\nMembers of the Second Congress, 729, 730\\nIndex, 731\u00e2\u0080\u0094736", "height": "4317", "width": "2513", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "", "height": "4310", "width": "2449", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF COXGRESS,\\nORGANIZATION OF HOUSES\u00e2\u0080\u0094 RULES, c.\\nCHAPTER L\\nOrganization of Houses Elections of Officers Adoption of Rules Examina-\\ntions of Votes for President and Vice-President Speeches of President on\\nopening the Sessions Addresses of the two Houses^ Committees Perma-\\nnent Seat of Government Journals Times and Places of Meeting Motions\\nto open Doors of Senate Stenographers.\\n1st Congress\\n1st Session.\\nChap. i. The First Congress of the United States, under the constitu-\\ntion of government proposed by the federal convention, held in\\nPhiladelphia on the 17th of September, 1787, assembled in the\\nMeeting of city of New York, on Wednesday, the 4th of March, 1 789 ele-\\nCongress. yen Q f e states, namely, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Con-\\nnecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Ma-\\nryland, Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia, having previously\\nratified the Constitution. On the first day of the session, the\\nfollowing senators and representatives appeared, and took their\\nseats\\n1789.\\nH. Journal,\\np. 3.\\nSENATORS.\\nMembers JohnLangdon\\nand New Hampshire.\\npresent.\\nPaine Wingate, y\\nCaleb Strong, Massachusetts.\\nWm. S. Johnson\\nand Connecticut,\\nOliver Ellsworth, j\\nWilliam Maclay\\nand Pennsylvania.\\nRobert Morris, j\\nWilliam Few, Georgia.\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 2\\nREPRESENTATIVES.\\nGeorge Thatcher,\\nFisher Ames,\\nT j ^Massachusetts.\\nGeorge Leonard, f\\nElbridge Gerry, J\\nBenj. Huntington,\\nJonathan Trumbull, C Connecticut.\\nJeremiah Wadsworth, j\\nFred. Aug. Muhlenberg,\\nThomas Hartley, 1 p\\nS. Journal\\np. 5.\\nPeter Muhlenberg,\\nDaniel Heister,\\nAlexander White, Virginia.\\nThomas Tudor Tucker,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 S. Carolina,", "height": "4363", "width": "2531", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "10\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I.\\nOrganization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, x.\\n1st congress. The following senators and representatives did not appear.\\n1st Session\\n1789.\\nSENATORS.\\nMembers Tristram Dalton,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Massachusetts.\\nabsent.\\nPhilip Schuyler}\\nand New Yokk.\\nRufus King-, J\\nJonathan Elmer}\\nand New Jersey.\\nWm. Patterson, j\\nGeorge Reed\\nand C Delaware.\\nRichard Bassett, j\\nCharles Carroll}\\nand Maryland.\\nJohn Henry, j\\nRichard H. Lee}\\nand Virginia.\\nWm. Grayson, j\\nPierce Butler}\\nand v South Carolina.\\nRalph Izard, j\\nJames Gunn, Georgia.\\nREPRESENTATIVES.\\nNicholas Gilman,\\nAbiel Foster,\\nNew Hampshire.\\nTheodore Sedgwick,\\nBenj. Goodhue, 1\\nGeorge Partridge,\\nJonathan Grout, J\\nS. Journal,\\np. 7, 10, 11,\\n14, 28, 31,\\n44, 45.\\nMassachusetts.\\nRoger Sherman,\\nJonathan Sturges,\\nConnecticut.\\nHenry Wynkoop,\\nGeorge Clymer, lp HNWST VA TA\\nThos. Fitzsimmons, ^^ssylvania.\\nThomas Scott, J\\nJohn Vining, Delaware.\\nH. Journal,\\np.4, 5, 6,7,\\n11, 12, 16,\\n18, 19, 24,\\n29, 31, 40,\\n46, 48, 49,\\n79.\\nJohn Lawrance,\\nEgbert Benson,\\nWilliam Floyd,\\nJohn Hathorn,\\nJere. Van Rensselaer,\\nPeter Silvester,\\nNew York.\\nElias Boudinot, i\\nJames Schureman, 1 N\\nLambert Cadwalader, T JNEW JEHSEX\\nThomas Sinnickson, J\\nWilliam Smith,\\nGeorge Gale,\\nDaniel Carroll,\\nJoshua Leney,\\nBenjamin Covtee,\\nMich. Jenifer Stone,.\\nJohn Brown, 1\\nJames Madison, Jr.,\\nJohn Page,\\nRichard Bland Lee,\\nSamuel Griffin,\\nAndrew Moore,\\nJosiah Parker,\\nTheodoric Bland,\\nIsaac Coles, _\\nEdanus Burke,\\nDaniel Huger,\\nWilliam Smith,\\nThomas Sumpter,\\n^Maryland.\\n^Virginia.\\n-South Carolina.\\nAbraham Baldwin,\\nJames Jackson, Georgia.\\nGeorge Mathews, j\\nAdjourned No quorum appearing, the two houses adjourned, and conti- s. Journal,\\nfor want of nuec to meet an( j ac y ourn f or some weeks before the requisite h. journal\\nnumber of members attended. On the 4th of March, the sena- p. 3, 4, 5, 6,", "height": "4338", "width": "2576", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0016.jp2"}, "17": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. H\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st confess, tors present, addressed a circular letter to the absent members\\n1st Session. r f t 1 i 1 i 1\\nof that body, describing the situation in which they found them-\\nCircular to selves placed, pointing out the indispensable necessity of put- S. Journal,\\nabsentees,\\nMar. 11th.\\n_ f j x c\\nes ting the government into immediate operation, and requesting p\\nthe attendance of the absentees as soon as possible. On the\\nSecond cir- 18th of March, no other senator having arrived, a second circu-\\n18th 1 aT ar l e er was addressed to eight of the absent senators, excluding\\nthose whose residences were so distant as to make it impossible\\nthat a letter would reach them previously to their departure on\\ntheir public duties. The terms in which this second communi-\\ncation was couched were more urgent. It was suggested, that\\nthe House of Representatives will probably be formed in two Id. p. 6.\\nor three days; that, therefore, the presence of the absent sena-\\ntors is indispensably necessary; and a confidence is expressed\\nthat they will not suffer the public expectations to be disap-\\npointed. An efficient response to these applications does not\\nappear to have been received until the 6th of April, some days\\nafter the appearance of a majority of the House of Represen-\\ntatives.\\nQuorum in On the 1st of April, thirty members of the house being pre- H. Journal,\\nt e iouse. sen constituting a quorum, a resolution was adopted to proceed P\\nElection of to the choice of a speaker by ballot, and Frederick Augustus\\naspea-er. Muhlenberg, one of the representatives for the state of Pennsyl-\\nvania, having received a majority of the votes of the whole\\nhouse, was declared to be duly elected speaker of the house.\\nThe speaker was then conducted to the chair, and suitably ac-\\nknowledged the honour which had been conferred upon him.\\nAppoint- Mr. John Reckley was then appointed clerk of the house, by a ibid,\\nclerk. majority of the votes, the election being made by ballot, as in\\nthe choice of the speaker. An order was adopted that the mem-\\nCommittee bers deliver in their credentials at the clerk s table. On the\\nt ul PreP and f\u00c2\u00b0H\u00c2\u00b0 w i n g day, a committee of eleven members was appointed\\nreport du- to prepare and report such standing rules and orders of pro-\\nservices^of cee(Hn g as ma y De proper to be observed in this house, and ibid,\\na sergeant- Messrs. Gilman, Gerry, Wadsworth, Boudinot, Hartley, Smith,\\nLee, Tucker, Madison, Sherman, and Goodhue, were appointed\\nsuch committee. An instruction was given to this committee to\\nreport, also, the duties and services of a sergeant-at-arms, or\\nother proper officer for enforcing the orders of the house. On ibid.\\nElection of the 4th of April, Giffbrd Dalley was elected by ballot to be door-\\ndoor keep- k ee p er of the house, and Thomas Claxton was elected, in the Id. p. T.\\ner, and as- r\\nsistantdoor same manner, to be assistant door-keeper.\\nkeeper. Notwithstanding the efforts which were made to produce the", "height": "4385", "width": "2548", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0017.jp2"}, "18": {"fulltext": "12 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress, attendance of members, a quorum of the Senate was not ob- s. Journal.\\n1st Session. i_.\\nT tained until Monday, the 6th of April; when, twelve senators P 7\\nthe Senate, being present, John Langdon, of New Hampshire, was elected\\nElection president of that body, for the sole purpose of opening and\\ndent. PreSi counting the votes for President of the United States. A mes-\\nsage announcing the presence of a quorum, and the election of\\na president for the purpose above named, was then sent to the\\nVotes for House of Representatives. The house then repaired to the se- H Journal,\\nand* 1 Vice- na e chamber, where, in presence of the two houses, the votes P\\nPresident for President and Vice-President of the United States were exa-\\nted states mined, by Mr. Patterson of New Jersey, acting as teller on the\\ncounted, part of the Senate, and Mr. Parker of Virginia, and Mr. Heister\\nof Pennsylvania, acting as tellers on the part of the house, and Id P- 8\\nthe president of the Senate declared the result to be that George s Journal,\\nWashington was unanimously elected President, and John Adams\\nVice-President of the United States. In compliance with a re-\\nsolution of the house, the Senate then directed that the persons\\nBill to re- elected be notified of their election. On the same day, leave H. Journal,\\nkins- oath. was gi yen D y the house to bring in a bill to regulate the taking p\\nthe oath, or affirmation, prescribed by the sixth article of the\\nConstitution a committee, consisting of Messrs. White, Madison,\\nTrumbull, Gilman, and Cadwalader, was appointed to prepare\\nthe same, and the following form of oath was prescribed\\nForm of I, A. B., a representative of the United States in the Con-\\noath, gress thereof, do solemnly swear, or affirm, (as the case may be,)\\nin the presence of Almighty God, that I will support the Consti-\\ntution of the United States. So help me God.\\nBill to re- On the 14th of April, Mr. White presented, according to or- Id. p. 14.\\nfme^oath. der, a bill to regulate the taking the oath, or affirmation, pre-\\nRead first scribed by the sixth* article of the Constitution, which was read\\ntime. ne rs ti me O n the 16th, the bill was read a second time, and\\ncommitted. This bill occupied the attention of the house on the Id. p. 15.\\n20th and 22d in committee of the whole, when it was reported\\nBill consi- with amendments. On the 25th, the amendments were con- id. p. 18,\\npassed. curred in, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed; and the bill\\nThe portion of the sixth article of the Constitution, referred to, is as fol-\\nlows-\\nThe senators and representatives, Ibefore mentioned, and the members of\\nthe several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the\\nUnited States, and of the several states, shall be bound by oath, or affirmation,\\nto support this Constitution; but no religious test shall be required, as a qualifica-\\ntion to any office, or public trust, under the United States.", "height": "4353", "width": "2591", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0018.jp2"}, "19": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 13\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress, was passed by the house on the 27th. The bill was received s. Journal,\\nISt otiSSlOIl. ~%*T\\nRead in Se- an reac a rs me n ne Senate on the 28th of April on the P 17\\nnate a first 29th, the bill received its second reading, and was committed. Id. p, 18.\\ndme! eC nd 0n the 2d of Ma y\u00c2\u00bb the bil1 was reported with amendments, id. p. 21,\\nwhich were concurred in by the Senate, on the following day.\\nAmended The bill was then ordered to be read a third time, and was\\npassed on the 5th of May. On the 6th of May, the House of H. Journal,\\nHouse Representatives agreed to the amendments of the Senate, with p\\namends. i\\nan amendment.\\nIt is to be regretted that the rules of the Senate, during the\\nperiod embraced in this volume, preclude the possibility of refe-\\nrence to any debates which may have taken place in that body.\\nOne of the amendments made by the Senate, was in the follow-\\ning words\\nBe it enacted, That the members of the several state legis- Lloyd s\\nlatures, and all executive and judicial officers of the several ^p\\nstates, who have been heretofore chosen or appointed, or who gister, vol.\\nshall be chosen or appointed before the first day of August next, 225 r\\nand also shall then be in office, shall, within one month thereaf-\\nter, take the same oath or affirmation, except where they shall\\nhave taken it before which may be administered by any per-\\nson authorized by the law of the state, in which such office shall\\nbe holden, to administer oaths. And the members of the seve-\\nral state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers of\\nthe several states, who shall be chosen or appointed after the\\nsaid first day of August, shall, before they proceed to execute\\nthe duties of their respective offices, take the foregoing oath or\\naffirmation, which shall be administered by the person or per-\\nsons who by the law of the state shall be authorized to adminis-\\nter the oath of office and the person or persons, so administer-\\ning the oath, hereby required to be taken, shall cause a record,\\nor certificate, thereof to be made, in the same manner, as, by\\nthe law of the state, he or they shall be directed to record or\\ncertify the oath of office.\\nThis amendment appears to have led to some discussion in the\\nHouse of Representatives. Messrs. Gerry, Jackson, and Silves-\\nter opposed the amendment, and Messrs. Bland, Lawrance, Sher-\\nman, and Boudinot supported it. The grounds of opposition\\nwere, that the power of Congress to direct the states in this mat-\\nter was open to doubt; and that, even if it existed, the policy of\\nexercising it, and thus incurring the risk of provoking jealousy\\n^mong the states of the federal government, was questionable.", "height": "4393", "width": "2547", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0019.jp2"}, "20": {"fulltext": "14 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress. The amendment of the Senate was concurred in, with an\\n1st Session.\\namendment, That the members of the state legislatures be di-\\nrected to take the oath at their next sessions, respectively.\\nSenatecon- The Senate, on the 7th of May, agreed to the amendment s. Journal,\\ncurs made by the House of Representatives. On the 18th of May, P- 23\\nCommittee the Senate appointed Mr. Lee to be a committee on their part,\\ntoenrSand J om anv committee appointed for that purpose on the part\\npresent bill of the House of Representatives, to lay before the President of\\ndent. rCS1 tne United States, for his approbation, a bill, entitled, An Act Id. p. 27.\\nto regulate the time and manner of administering certain oaths,\\nafter it shall be enrolled, examined by the said committee, and\\nsigned by the speaker of the House of Representatives, and by\\nHouse the Vice-President. On the 19th of May, the House of Repre- H. Journal,\\nsentatives appointed Messrs. Partridge and Floyd to be the com- p 38,\\nmittee on their part, for the same purpose. The bill was laid\\nbefore the President, by this committee, on the 22d of May, and\\nPresident a message from the President was received by the House of Re- id. p. 40,\\nb?n. r0VeS presentatives, on the 1st of June, certifying the house that he 43,\\nhad approved and signed the bill.\\nOath admi- The bill having passed, the oath was administered by the Id. p. 44.\\nHouse and speaker of the house, on the 2d of June, to the clerk, and to\\nto Senate, such of the members as had not already taken the oath under a\\nresolution of the house of the 6th of April, prescribing a form, id. p. 7, 11.\\nand of the 7th, requesting its administration by the Chief Jus-\\ntice of the state of New York. And, in pursuance of an order s. Journal,\\nof the Senate, Mr. Langdon administered the oath, first to the p 31\\nVice-President, who administered it afterwards to the members\\nof the Senate, and to the secretary, together with the oath of\\noffice.\\nSenate The Senate, on the 7th of April, appointed Messrs. Ellsworth, id. p. 10.\\ncommittee, j^^ g^^ Maclay, and Bassett, to be a committee to prepare\\nrules in re- rules to govern the two houses in cases of conference, and on\\nconfer-* ne manner \u00c2\u00b0f electing chaplains; also, to prepare rules for con-\\nence,chap- ducting business in the Senate,\\nlains, c.\\nMr. Boudinot, on the same day, from the committee of the H. Journal,\\nHouse of Representatives, appointed to prepare rules and orders p\\nof proceeding for that house, made the following report, which\\nwas agreed to by the house\\nSystem of The committee to whom it was referred to prepare such\\nrules for standing rules and orders of proceeding as may be proper to be\\nreported observed in this house, have, according to order, prepared the\\nand agreed game? anc j agreed to the following report", "height": "4345", "width": "2602", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0020.jp2"}, "21": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 15\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\nspeaker.\\nist congress. Resolved That it is the opinion of this committee, that the\\n1st Session. 7\\nrules and orders following are proper to be established, as the\\nstanding rules and orders of this house to wit\\nRutes. First. Touching the Duty of the Speaker. H. Journal,\\nr\u00c2\u00bb 8 Q\\nDutyofthe He shall take the chair every day at the hour to which the\\nhouse shall have adjourned on the preceding day; shall immedi-\\ndiately call the members to order, and, on the appearance of a\\nquorum, shall cause the journal of the preceding day to be read.\\nHe shall preserve decorum and order may speak to points\\nof order in preference to other members, rising from his seat for\\nthat purpose, and shall decide questions of order, subject to an\\nappeal to the house by any two members.\\nHe shall rise to put a question, but may state it sitting.\\n14 Questions shall be distinctly put in this form namely, As\\nmany as are of opinion that, (as the question may be,) say Ay\\nand, after the affirmative voice is expressed As many as are\\nof a contrary opinion, say No.\\nIf the speaker doubt, or a division be called for, the house\\nshall divide; those in the affirmative going to the right, and\\nthose in the negative to the left of the chair. If the speaker\\nstill doubt, or a count be required, the speaker shall name two\\nmembers, one from each side, to tell the members in the affirma-\\ntive which being reported, he shall then name two others, one\\nfrom each side, to tell those in the negative which being also\\nreported, he shall rise and state the decision to the house.\\nThe speaker shall appoint committees, unless it be deter-\\nmined by the house that the committee shall consist of more than\\nthree members, in which case the appointment shall be by ballot\\nof the house.\\nIn all cases of ballot by the house, the speaker shall vote\\nin other cases he shall not vote, unless the house be equally di-\\nvided, or unless his vote, if given to the minority, will make the\\ndivision equal, and, in case of such equal division, the question\\nshall be lost.\\nWhen the house adjourns, the members shall keep their\\nseats until the speaker go forth, and then the members shall\\nfollow.\\nSecondly. Of Decorum and Debate.\\njof deco- When any member is about to speak in debate, or deliver id. 9, 10.\\nmmandde- any ma tter to the house, he shall rise from his seat, and respect-\\nfully address himself to Mr. Speaker.", "height": "4393", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0021.jp2"}, "22": {"fulltext": "IQ HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nClIAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\nist congress. If any member, in speaking, or otherwise, transgress the\\nrules of the house, the speaker shall, or any member may, call\\nRuIes to order; in which case the member called to order shall imme-\\ndiately sit down, unless permitted to explain, and the house shall,\\nif appealed to, decide on the case, but without debate. If there\\nbe no appeal, the decision of the chair shall be submitted to. If\\nthe decision be in favour of the member called to order, he shall\\nbe at liberty to proceed if otherwise, and the case require it,\\nhe shall be liable to the censure of the house.\\nWhen two or more members happen to rise at once, the\\nspeaker shall name the member who is first to speak.\\nNo member shall speak more than twice to the same ques-\\ntion, without leave of the house nor more than once, until eve-\\nry member choosing to speak, shall have spoken.\\nWhilst the speaker is putting any question, or addressing the\\nhouse, none shall walk out of, or across the house; nor either in\\nsuch case, or when a member is speaking, shall entertain pri-\\nvate discourse, or read any printed book or paper; nor whilst a\\nmember is speaking, shall pass between him and the chair.\\nNo member shall vote on any question, in the event of which\\nhe is immediately and particularly interested or in any other\\nease where he was not present when the question was put.\\nEvery member who shall be in the house when a question\\nis put, shall vote on the one side or the other, unless the house,\\nfor special reasons, shall excuse him.\\nWhen a motion is made, and seconded, it shall be stated by\\nthe speaker, or, being in writing, it shall be handed to the chair,\\nand read aloud by the clerk, before debated.\\nEvery motion shall be reduced to writing, if the speaker, or\\nany member, desire it.\\nAfter a motion is stated by the speaker, or read by the clerk,\\nit shall be deemed to be in possession of the house, but may be\\nwithdrawn at any time before a decision or amendment\\nu When a question is under debate, no motion shall be re-\\nceived, unless to amend it, to commit it, for the previous ques-\\ntion, or to adjourn.\\nA motion to adjourn shall be always in order, and shall be\\ndecided without debate.\\nThe previous question shall be in this form: Shall the main\\nquestion be now put V It shall only be admitted when demand-\\ned by five members and, until it be decided, shall preclude all\\namendment and farther debate of the main question.\\nOn a previous question, no member shall speak more than\\nonce, without leave.", "height": "4339", "width": "2592", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0022.jp2"}, "23": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. j 7\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress. Any member may call for the division of a question, where\\n1st Session. J J\\nthe same will admit ot it.\\nRules.\\nA motion for commitment, until it be decided, shall preclude\\nall amendment of the main question.\\nMotions and reports may be committed at the pleasure of\\nthe bouse.\\nNo new motion or proposition shall be admitted, under co-\\nlour of amendment, as a substitute for the motion or proposition\\nunder debate.\\nCommittees, consisting of more than three members, shall be\\nballoted for by the house if, upon such ballot, the number re-\\nquired shall not be elected by a majority of the votes given, the\\nhouse shall proceed to a second ballot, in which a plurality of\\nvotes shall prevail and, in case a greater number than are re-\\nquired to compose or complete the committee, shall have an\\nequal number of votes, the house shall proceed to a farther bal-\\nlot or ballots.\\nIn all other cases of ballot, than for committees, a majority\\nof the votes given shall be necessary to an election, and where\\nthere shall not be such majority on the first ballot, the ballot\\nshall be repeated until a majority be obtained.\\nIn all cases where others than members of the house may\\nbe eligible, there shall be a previous nomination.\\nIf a question depending be lost by adjournment of the house,\\nand revived on the succeeding day, no member who has spoken\\ntwice on the day preceding, shall be permitted again to speak\\nwithout leave.\\nEvery order, resolution, or vote, to which the concurrence of\\nthe Senate shall be necessary, shall be read to the house, and\\nlaid on the table, on a day preceding that in which the same\\nshall be moved, unless the house shall otherwise expressly allow.\\nPetitions, memorials, and other papers, addressed to the\\nhouse, shall be presented through the speaker, or by a member\\nin his place, and shall not be debated or decided on the day of\\ntheir being first read, unless where the house shall direct other-\\nwise; but shall lie on the table, to be taken up in the order they\\nwere read.\\nEvery fifteen members (including the speaker, if there be\\none,) shall be authorized to compel the attendance of absent\\nmembers.\\nUpon calls of the house, or in taking the ayes and noes on\\nany question, the names of the members shall be called alpha-\\nbetically.\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 3", "height": "4385", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0023.jp2"}, "24": {"fulltext": "18\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789,\\n1st Congress,\\n1st Session.\\nRules.\\nThirdly.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Of Bills.\\nEvery bill shall be introduced by motion for leave, or by an H. Journal,\\nOf Bills. or d er f the house on the report of a committee, and, in either p\\nease, a committee to prepare the same shall be appointed. In\\ncases of a general nature, one day s notice, at least, shall be\\ngiven of the motion to bring in a bill, and every such motion may\\nbe committed.\\nEvery bill shall receive three several readings in the house,\\npreviously to its passage; and all bills shall be despatched in order\\nas they were introduced, unless where the house shall direct\\notherwise; but no bill shall be twice read, on the same day, with-\\nout special order of the house.\\nThe first reading of a bill shall be for information, and if op-\\nposition be made to it, the question shall be, Shall the bill be\\nrejected? If no opposition be made, or the question to reject\\nbe negatived, the bill shall go to its second reading without a\\nquestion.\\nUpon the second reading of a bill, the speaker shall state it\\nis ready for commitment or engrossment; and, if committed, then\\nthe question shall be, whether to a select committee, or to a com-\\nmittee of the whole house if to a committee of the whole house,\\nthe house shall determine on what day. But if the bill be or-\\ndered to be engrossed, the house shall appoint the day when it\\nshall be read the third time. After commitment, and a report\\nthereof to the house, a bill may be recommitted, or at any time\\nbefore its passage.\\nAll bills ordered to be engrossed shall be executed in a fair\\nround hand.\\nThe enacting style of bills shall be, Be it enacted by the\\nsenators and representatives of the United States, in congress as-\\nsembled.\\nWhen a bill shall pass, it shall be certified by the clerk,\\nnoting the day of its passing at the foot thereof.\\nNo bill amended by the Senate shall be committed.\\nFourthly. Of Committees of the whole House.\\nOf com- It shall be a standing order of the day, throughout the ses- ibid.\\nthc te whole sioD for thc hollse to resolve itscl f int0 a committee of the whole\\nhouse. house on the state of the Union.\\nIn forming a committee of the whole house, the speaker shall\\nleave his chair, and a chairman, to preside in committee, shall be\\nappointed.", "height": "4395", "width": "2584", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0024.jp2"}, "25": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. jg\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress. Upon bills committed to a committee of the whole house, the\\n1st Session. J 7\\nbill shall be first read throughout by the clerk, and then again\\nRues read and debated by clauses, leaving the preamble to be last con-\\nsidered. The body of the bill shall not be defaced or interlined,\\nbut all amendments, noting the page and line, shall be duly en-\\ntered by the clerk, on a separate paper, as the same shall be\\nagreed to by the committee, and so reported to the house. Af-\\nter report, the bill shall again be subject to be debated and\\namended by clauses, before a question to engross it be taken.\\nAll amendments made to an original motion, in committee,\\nshall be incorporated with the motion, and so reported.\\nAll amendments made to a report committed to a committee\\nof the whole, shall be noted and reported, as in the case of bills.\\nAll questions, whether in committee or in the house, shall be\\npropounded in the order they were moved, except that, in filling\\nthe blanks, the largest sum and longest day shall be first put.\\nThe rules of proceeding in the house shall be observed in\\ncommittee, so far as they may be applicable, except that limit-\\ning the times of speaking.\\nAddition- On the 13th of April, the following additional rules, reported H. Journal,\\nal r d? a ky ne same committee on the 11th, were agreed to P* 13,\\nThat any member may excuse himself from serving on any\\ncommittee, at the time of his appointment, if he be then a mem-\\nber of two other committees.\\nThat no member absent himself from the service of the\\nhouse, unless he have leave, or be sick, and unable to attend.\\nUpon a call of the house, for which, at least, one day s no-\\ntice shall be requisite, the names of the members shall be called\\nover by the clerk, and the absentees noted; after which the\\nnames of the absentees shall be again called over: the doors shall\\nthen be shut, and those for whom no excuses, or insufficient ex-\\ncuses,, are made, may, by order of the house, be taken into cus-\\ntody.\\nA standing committee of elections shall be appointed, to con-\\nsist of seven members it shall be the duty of the said commit-\\ntee, to examine and report upon the certificates of election, or\\nother credentials of the members returned to serve in this house,\\nand to take into their consideration all such matters as shall or\\nmay come in question, and be referred to them by the house,\\ntouching returns and elections, and to report their proceedings,\\nwith their opinion thereupon to the house.\\nThe clerk of the house shall take an oath for the true and", "height": "4448", "width": "2578", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0025.jp2"}, "26": {"fulltext": "20 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress, faithful discharge of the duties of his office, to the best of his\\n1st Session.\\nknowledge and abilities.\\nThe committee, also, reported the three following rules, which\\nwere ordered to be recommitted to the same committee.\\nRules.\\nRules re- It shall be the office and duty of a sergeant-at-arms, to at- H. Journal,\\nrecommit enc ne nouse during its sitting, to execute the commands of p\\ned. the house, from time to time, and all such process, issued by au-\\nthority thereof, as shall be directed to him by the speaker, and,\\neither by himself, or special messengers appointed by him, to\\ntake and detain in his custody, members, or other persons, or-\\ndered by the house to be taken or committed.\\nA proper symbol of office shall be provided for the sergeant-\\nat-arms, of such form and device as the speaker shall direct,\\nwhich shall be placed on the clerk s table during the sitting of\\nthe house, but when the house is in committee, shall be placed\\nunder the table. The sergeant-at-arms shall, moreover, always\\nbear the said symbol when executing the immediate commands\\nof the house, during its sitting, returning the same to the clerk s\\ntable when the service is performed.\\nu Every member, or other person, ordered into custody, shall\\npay to the sergeant-at-arms for every arrest, and for\\neach day s custody and releasement; also, per mile for tra-\\nvelling expenses, going and returning, unless the payment there-\\nof shall be remitted by the house.\\nThe committee, to whom these three rules were recommitted,\\nreported, on the 14th of April, the following modifications of\\nthem, which received the approbation of the house, and were\\nincorporated into the standing rules and orders of the house\\nRules mo- A sergeant-at-arms shall be appointed, to hold his office id. p. 14.\\nt reed to d during the pleasure of the house, whose duty it shall be to at-\\ntend the house during its sitting, to execute the commands of the\\nhouse, from time to time, and all such process, issued by autho-\\nrity thereof, as shall be directed to him by the speaker.\\nA proper symbol of office shall be provided for the sergeant-\\nat-arms, of such form and device as the speaker shall direct,\\nwhich shall be borne by the sergeant when in the execution of\\nhis office.\\nThe fees of the sergeant-at-arms shall be, for every arrest,\\nthe sum of two dollars; for each day s custody and releasement,\\none dollar; and for travelling expenses, going and returning, one-\\ntenth of a dollar per mile.", "height": "4399", "width": "2585", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0026.jp2"}, "27": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n21\\nChap. I.\\n1st Congress.\\n1s t Session.\\nRules.\\nReport of\\njoint com-\\nmittee, on\\nrules rela-\\nting to con-\\nferences\\nand chap-\\nlains.\\nRule con-\\ncerning-\\nconferen-\\nOrganization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c.\\n1789.\\nChaplains.\\nSenate\\nRules.\\nOn the 9th of April, Messrs. Boudinot, Sherman, Tucker, Ma- H. journal,\\ndison, and Bland were appointed a committee, on the part of the p\\nhouse, to prepare a system of rules to govern the two houses in\\ncases of conference, and to regulate the appointment of chap-\\nlains. The joint committee, on the 15th, reported the following Id. 15, 16.\\nrule, which received the acquiescence of the two houses, and s. Journal,\\nwas adopted into the body of rules\\nThat, in every case of an amendment of a bill, agreed to in\\none house, and dissented to in the other, if either house shall re-\\nquest a conference, and appoint a committee for that purpose,\\nand the other house shall also appoint a committee to confer, such\\ncommittees shall, at a convenient hour, to be agreed on by their\\nchairman, meet in the conference chamber, and state to each\\nother, verbally, or in writing, as either shall choose, the reasons\\nof their respective houses for and against the amendment, and\\nconfer freely thereon.\\nThe following resolution was also reported and agreed to\\nThat two chaplains, of different denominations, be appoint-\\ned by Congress for the present session: the Senate to appoint\\none, and give notice thereof to the House of Representatives,\\nwho shall thereupon appoint the other; which chaplains shall\\ncommence their services in the houses that appoint them, but\\nshall interchange weekly.\\nOn the 16th of April, the Senate adopted the following rules,\\nwhich were reported, on the 13th, by the committee appointed\\nto prepare rules\\nI. The president, having taken the chair, and a quorum be- Id. p. 13.\\ning present, the journal of the preceding day shall be read, to\\nthe end that any mistake may be corrected, that shall have been\\nmade in the entries.\\nII. No member shall speak to another, or otherwise inter-\\nrupt the business of the Senate, or read any printed paper, while\\nthe journals or other public papers are reading, or when any\\nmember is speaking in any debate.\\nIII. Every member, when he speaks, shall address the chair,\\nstanding in his place, and, when he has finished, shall sit down.\\nIV. No member shall speak more than twice in any one de-\\nbate, on the same day, without leave of the Senate.\\nV. When two members rise at the same time, the president\\nshall name the person to speak; but, in all cases, the member\\nfirst rising shall speak first", "height": "4432", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0027.jp2"}, "28": {"fulltext": "22 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 17S9.\\nist congress. VI. No motion shall be debated, until the same shall be se-\\nlst session.\\nconded.\\nRuk? When a motion is made, and seconded, it shall be re-\\nduced to writing, if desired by the president, or any member,\\ndelivered in at the table, and read by the president, before the\\nsame shall be debated.\\nVIII. When a question is before the Senate, no motion shall\\nbe received, unless for amendment, for the previous question, or\\nfor postponing the main question, or to commit it, or to adjourn.\\nIX. The previous question being moved and seconded, the\\nquestion from the chair shall be, Shall the main question be\\nnow put V And, if the nays prevail, the main question shall not\\nthen be put.\\nX. If a question in debate contain several points, any mem-\\nber may have the same divided.\\nXL When the yeas and nays shall be called for, by one-fifth\\nof the members present, each member called upon, shall, unless for\\nspecial reasons he be excused by the Senate, declare openly, and\\nwithout debate, his assent, or dissent, to the question. In taking\\nthe yeas and nays, and upon the call of the house, the names of\\nthe members shall be taken alphabetically.\\nXII. One day s notice, at least, shall be given, of an intend-\\ned motion for leave to bring in a bill.\\nXIII. Every bill shall receive three readings, previously to its\\nbeing passed and the president shall give notice at each, whe-\\nther it be the first, second, or third which readings shall be on\\nthree different days, unless the Senate unanimously direct other-\\nwise.\\nXIV. No bill shall be committed, or amended, until it shall\\nhave been twice read, after which it may be referred to a com-\\nmittee.\\nXV. All committees shall be appointed by ballot, and a plu-\\nrality of votes shall make a choice.\\nXVI. When a member shall be called to order, he shall sit\\ndown until the president shall have determined whether he be in\\norder or not and every question of order shall be decided by the\\npresident, without debate but, if there be a doubt in his mind,\\nhe may call for the sense of the Senate.\\nXVII. If a member be called to order for words spoken, the\\nexceptionable words shall be immediately taken down in writing,\\nthat the president may be better enabled to judge of the matter.\\nu XVIII. When a blank is to be filled, and different sums shall\\nbe proposed, the question shall first be taken on the highest sum.", "height": "4400", "width": "2592", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0028.jp2"}, "29": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 23\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\nist congress. XIX. No member shall absent himself from the service of\\n1st Session.\\nthe Senate, without leave of the Senate first obtained.\\nSenate\\nRules. On the 18th, the Senate ordered the following additional rule\\nto be subjoined.\\nAdditional XX. Before any petition, or memorial, addressed to the Se- S. Journal,\\nnate, shall be received and read at the table, whether the same p\\nshall be introduced by the president, or a member, a brief state-\\nment of the contents of the petition, or memorial, shall verbally\\nbe made by the introducer.\\nOn the 24th of April, the House of Representatives adopted\\nthe following resolution\\nHouse re- Resolved That so much of the standing rules and orders of H. Journal,\\nas^Syle house as P rescrib e s the enacting style of bills, be rescinded. p 20\\nOn the 9th of June, the House of Representatives adopted the\\nfollowing resolution\\nHouse re- Resolved That so much of the standing rules and orders as id. p. 47.\\nscmdsmle, directs that, upon a division of the house, on any question, the\\nof division, members who vote in the affirmative shall go to the right, and\\nand adopts those in the negative, to the left of the chair, be rescinded and\\nnew one.\\nthat, in future, when a division is called for, those in the affir-\\nmative of the question shall rise from their seats, and those in\\nthe negative remain sitting.\\nThe House of Representatives, on the 16th of June, adopted\\nthe following resolution\\nSeats pro- Resolved That seats be provided, within the bar of this id. p. 48.\\nvided for h 0llsej f or the accommodation of the president, and members of\\nthe Senate.\\nOn the 6th of May, the Senate adopted the following order:\\nSenate or- Ordered That, when a bill has passed the Senate, the se- s. Journal,\\nder, as to cre t a ry shall endorse the final determination thereon, and the P* 22\\nment of day when such final question was taken, previously to its being\\nbiIls transmitted to the House of Representatives.\\nOn the 21st of May, the Senate came to the following resolu-\\ntion:\\nSenate re- Resolved That all bills, on a second reading, shall be consi- id. p. 28,\\nto bills as dered by the Senate, in the same manner, as if the Senate were\\nin commit- in a committee of the whole, before they shall be taken up, and\\nwhole. C P roce eded on by the Senate, agreeably to the standing rules, un-\\nless otherwise ordered.", "height": "4437", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0029.jp2"}, "30": {"fulltext": "24 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress. A motion was made in the Senate, on the 30th of July, and\\n1st Session. J 7\\nnegatived, in the following terms\\nProposi- Resolved That a clause passed, or amendment made, in com- s. Journal,\\ntived. ne a mittee, sna not De reversed in the same committee, but may be p 49,\\nso done in the Senate. And no amendment, or clause, agreed to\\nin the Senate, shall be reconsidered until the next reading of the\\nbill, except at the third reading of a bill, when, by the consent\\nof the Senate, it may be amended.\\nSecretary, On the 8th of April, the Senate elected Samuel Alyne Otis id. p. 10.\\ner, 01 and. eP De their secretary, and Cornelius Maxwell messenger. James\\nmessenger Mathers having been chosen door-keeper on the preceding day.\\nchosen. a And, on ne sam e day, the Chief Justice of the state of New\\nChief Jus- York, in compliance with an order of the house, requesting his\\nticeofNew attendance for that purpose, attended the house, and adminis- H. Journal,\\nministers tered the oath required by the Constitution, in the form which p\\noath to H. h ac Deen agreed to, first to the speaker, in his place, and then\\nsentatives. to the other members of the house present.\\nReception With reference to the ceremonial of receiving the President s. Journal,\\ndent PleS1 \u00c2\u00b0f tne United States, and the necessary arrangements, the Se- p\\nnate, on the 9th of April, appointed a committee, consisting of\\nMessrs. Langdon, Johnson, and Few; and, on the 13th, the House H. Journal,\\nof Representatives appointed a corresponding committee, to act p\\nin conference with the Senate committee, consisting of Messrs.\\nBenson, Muhlenberg, and Griffin. This joint committee reported,\\non the 15th, the following ceremonial, which was agreed to:\\nThat Mr. Osgood, the proprietor of the house lately occu- s. journal,\\npied by the president of Congress, be requested to put the same, p 12,\\nand the furniture therein, in proper condition for the residence\\nand use of the President of the United States, and otherwise, at\\nthe expense of the United States, to provide for his temporary\\naccommodation.\\nCeremo- That it will be more eligible, in the first instance, that a H. Journal,\\nmal of re- comm ittee of three members from the Senate, and five mem- p\\nceiving-the\\nPresident, bers from the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the\\nhouses, respectively, attend to receive the President, at such\\nplace as he shall embark from New Jersey for this city, and con-\\nduct him, without form, to the house lately occupied by the pre-\\nsident of Congress, and that, at such time thereafter as the Pre-\\nsident shall signify it will be most convenient for him, he be for-\\nmally received by both houses.\\nThat a committee of two members from the Senate, and", "height": "4400", "width": "2637", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0030.jp2"}, "31": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 25\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\nist congress, three members from the House of Representatives, to be ap-\\npointed by the houses, respectively, wait on the Vice-President\\nof the United States, as soon as he shall come to this city, and,\\nin the name of the Congress of the United States, congratulate\\nhim on his arrival.\\nCommit- On the following day the Senate appointed Messrs. Langdon, S. Journal,\\non CSt preS- Carro11 and Johnson, to be their committee to wait on the Pre- p 12,\\ndent and sident and Messrs. Ellsworth and Dalton to wait on the Vice-\\ndent! PreS1 -President. The house appointed Messrs. Boudinot, Bland, Tuc- H. Journal,\\nker, Benson, and Lawrance, their committee to wait on the P\\nPresident and Messrs. Gilman, Ames, and Gale, to wait on the\\nVice-President.\\nCommittee A committee, consisting of Messrs. Strong and Izard, was ap- S. Journal,\\nVice^Prest P ointed h J the Senate, on the 20th of April, to wait on the Vice- p 14\\ndent to se- President, and conduct him to the senate-chamber and, on the\\nnate cham- next day thig comm ittee conducted the Vice-President to the\\nsenate-chamber, where he was received, on the floor, by Mr.\\nReception. Langdon, the president pro tempore, who addressed him as fol-\\nlows\\nAddress of Sir, I have it in charge from the Senate, to introduce you\\n^motem^ e cna r \u00c2\u00b0f tms house and, also, to congratulate you on your\\nappointment to the office of Vice-President of the United States\\nof America.\\nThe Vice-President, being conducted to the chair, addressed\\nthe Senate as follows\\ndress.\\nVice-Presi- Gentlemen of the Senate Invited to this respectable situa- Id. p. 14,\\ntion, by the suffrages of our fellow citizens, according to the Con-\\nstitution, I have thought it my duty cheerfully and readily to ac-\\ncept it. Unaccustomed to refuse any public service, however\\ndangerous to my reputation, or disproportioned to my talents, it\\nwould have been inconsistent to have adopted another maxim of\\nconduct at this time, when the prosperity of the country, and\\nthe liberties of the people, require, perhaps, as much as ever,\\nthe attention of those who possess any share of the public con-\\nfidence.\\nI should be destitute of sensibility, if, upon my arrival in this\\ncity, and presentation to this legislature, and, especially, to this\\nSenate, I could see, without emotion, so many of those charac-\\nters, of whose virtuous exertions 1 have so often been a witness\\nfrom whose countenances and examples I have ever derived\\nencouragement and animation; whose disinterested friendship\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 4", "height": "4440", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0031.jp2"}, "32": {"fulltext": "26 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress, has supported me, in many intricate conjunctures of public af-\\nfairs, at home and abroad; those celebrated defenders of the li-\\nsident sTd- Gerties \u00c2\u00b0f tms coun t r y whom menaces could not intimidate, cor-\\ndress. ruption seduce, nor flattery allure; those intrepid asserters of\\nthe rights of mankind, whose philosophy and policy have en-\\nlightened the world, in twenty years, more than it was ever be-\\nfore enlightened in many centuries, by ancient schools, or mo-\\ndern universities.\\nI must have been inattentive to the course of events, if I\\nwere either ignorant of the fame, or insensible to the merit, of\\nthose other characters in the Senate, to whom it has been my\\nmisfortune to have been hitherto personally unknown.\\nIt is with satisfaction, that I congratulate the people of Ame-\\nrica on the formation of a national Constitution, and the fair\\nprospect of a consistent administration of a government of laws.\\nOn the acquisition of a House of Representatives chosen by\\nthemselves, of a Senate thus composed by their own state legis-\\nlatures and on the prospect of an executive authority, in the\\nhands of one whose portrait I shall not presume to draw. Were\\nI blessed with powers to do justice to his character, it would be\\nimpossible to increase the confidence or affection of his country,\\nor make the smallest addition to his glory. This can only be ef-\\nfected by a discharge of the present exalted trust, on the same\\nprinciples, with the same abilities and virtues, which have uni-\\nformly appeared in all his former conduct, public or private.\\nMay I, nevertheless, be indulged to inquire, if we look over the\\ncatalogue of the first magistrates of nations, whether they have\\nbeen denominated presidents or consuls, kings or princes, where\\nshall we find one, whose commanding talents and virtues, whose\\noverruling good fortune, have so completely united all hearts and\\nvoices in his favour? Who enjoyed the esteem and admiration of\\nforeign nations and fellow citizens with equal unanimity Qua-\\nlities so uncommon, are no common blessings to the country that\\npossesses them. By these great qualities, and their benign ef-\\nfects, has Providence marked out the head of this nation, with\\na hand so distinctly visible, as to have been seen by all men, and\\nmistaken by none.\\nIt is not for me to interrupt your deliberations by any gene-\\nral observations on the state of the nation, or by recommending,\\nor proposing, any particular measures. It would be superfluous,\\nto gentlemen of your great experience, to urge the necessity of\\norder. It is only necessary to make an apology for myself. Not\\nwholly without experience in public assemblies, I have been", "height": "4414", "width": "2551", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0032.jp2"}, "33": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n27\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\nIS Sonf more accustomed to take a share in their debates, than to pre-\\nside in their deliberations. It shall be my constant endeavour\\nsident fad- to behave towards every member of this most honourable body,\\ndress. with all that consideration, delicacy and decorum, which be-\\ncomes the dignity of his station and character. But if, from in-\\nexperience, or inadvertency, any thing should ever escape me,\\ninconsistent with propriety, I must entreat you, by imputing it\\nto its true cause, and not to any want of respect, to pardon and\\nexcuse it.\\nA trust of the greatest magnitude is committed to this legis-\\nlature, and the eyes of the world are upon you. Your country\\nexpects, from the results of your deliberations, in concurrence\\nwith the other branches of government, consideration abroad,\\nand contentment at home prosperity, order, justice, peace, and\\nliberty and may God Almighty s providence assist you to an-\\nswer their just expectations-\\nReport of On the 24th of April, Mr. Boudinot, from the committee on H. Journal,\\ntom^etthe the P art of the House of Representatives, appointed to receive p 19\\nPresident, the President of the United States, at the place of his embarka-\\ntion from New Jersey, reported that the joint committee of the\\ntwo houses did attend at Elizabethtown, in New Jersey, on the\\n23d instant, at which place the two committees met the Presi-\\ndent, and thence embarked for this city, where they arrived\\nabout three o clock of the same day, and conducted him to the\\nhouse appointed for his residence.\\nCommittee The Senate had, on the preceding day, adopted a resolution, s. Journal,\\np n s e t f an d appointed a committee, consisting of Messrs. Lee, Izard, and P* 16,\\nand admi- Dalton, to consider and report, what style or titles it will be\\noatii 8 P ro P er to annex to the offices of President and Vice-President of\\nthe United States, if any other than those given in the Constitu-\\ntion. Also, to consider of the time, place, and manner, in which,\\nand the person by whom, the oath prescribed by the Constitution\\nshall be administered to the President, and to confer thereon\\nwith such committee as the House of Representatives shall ap-\\npoint for that purpose. And the House of Representatives, on h. Journal,\\nthe same day, appointed a committee for the same purpose, con- P* 20\\nsisting of Messrs. Benson, Ames, Madison, Carroll, and Sherman.\\nA report was made by the two committees, to their respective\\nhouses, on the 25th, in the following words\\nThe committee, appointed to consider of the time, place,\\nand manner, in which, and of the person by whom, the oath pre-", "height": "4432", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0033.jp2"}, "34": {"fulltext": "_-..._\\nKDBp\\nt place, and\\n::.r: iri. :t\\nrf Ac\\niut", "height": "4345", "width": "2588", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0034.jp2"}, "35": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 29\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\nist congress. Paul s Chapel, to hear Divine service, to be performed by the\\nchaplain of Congress, already appointed.\\nAccept- The Right Reverend Samuel Provost had been elected chap- s. Journal,\\nMice of of- j am f e g ena ej an d his acceptance of the station was received p#\\nchaplain, on this day.\\nHouse con- The resolution of the Senate was taken up, considered, and H. Journal,\\ncurs concurred in by the house, on the 29th of April. P* 24,\\nCeremony On Thursday, April 30th, the day appointed for the formal s. Journal,\\nine- ^resi- reception of the President, Mr. Lee, on behalf of the committee P* 18,\\ndent, and appointed to take order, for conducting the ceremonial of the\\ning-oath. f\u00c2\u00b0 rma l reception, c, of the President of the United States,\\nhaving informed the Senate, that the same was adjusted, the\\nHouse of Representatives were notified that the Senate were\\nready to receive them in the senate chamber, to attend the\\nPresident of the United States, while taking the oath required\\nby the Constitution. Whereupon, the House of Representa-\\ntives, preceded by their speaker, came into the senate cham-\\nber, and took the seats assigned them; and the joint committee,\\npreceded by their chairman, agreeably to order, introduced the\\nPresident of the United States to the senate chamber, where he\\nwas received by the Vice-President, who conducted him to the\\nchair; when the Vice-President informed him, that the Senate\\nand House of Representatives of the United States, were ready\\nto attend him, to take the oath required by the Constitution,\\nand that it would be administered by the Chancellor of the\\nState of New York. To which the President replied, he was\\nready to proceed: and, being attended to the gallery in front of\\nthe senate chamber, by the Vice-President and senators, the\\nspeaker and representatives, and the other public characters\\npresent, the oath was administered. After which, the chancel-\\nlor proclaimed (i Long live George Washington, President of the\\nUnited States.\\nThe President, having returned to his seat, after a short pause,\\narose, and addressed the Senate and House of Representatives,\\nas follows:\\nSpeech of Fellow Citizens of the Senate, and of the House of Representa- Id. p. 18,\\nPresident. H ves: 19 20\\nAmong the vicissitudes incident to life, no event could have\\nfilled me with greater anxieties, than that of which the notifica-\\ntion was transmitted, by your order, and received on the 14th\\nday of the present month. On the one hand, I was summoned\\nby my country, whose voice I can never hear, but with venera-", "height": "4432", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0035.jp2"}, "36": {"fulltext": "i Herromr or coxgre\\ntioo and lore, from a retreat which I had chosen, with the fond- h. Journal,\\nest predilection, and, in my flattering hopes, with an immutable g^ 2 25\\nS^j^t dVcisinn, as the asylum of mj decKmng years; a retreat, which\\nwas rendered every day more necessary, as well as more dear\\nr.T. i::::::i .Lii:::i. 21: ::i:izi:\\ninterruptions to my health, to the gradual waste committed on it\\nby time. On the other hand, the magnitude and difficulty of\\nthe trust, to which the Take of my country called me, being suf-\\ni:.:L: i~ \\\\2zZ. iz. :_r -jr:: 11: z::e: rviT.-i-riiri 1_\\ncitizens, a distrustful scrutiny into Ins qualifications, could not\\nbut overwhelm with despondence, one, who, inheriting inferior\\n::::~::e::i iriz: :^:;:r. :.ii :-;;i ::_-;\u00c2\u00a3 :z iz :_:iri civil\\nii: _::_. priuliirij ::i5i; 5 li: ir-\\nficiendes. In this conflict of emotions all I dare aver, is, that\\ni: f zi-ri. --7 Er_:j. z\\\\~ :urj 1 1:-\\npreciation of every circumstance by which it might be affected.\\nAli I i:.r. ii :i T~r:::.z^ -i\u00c2\u00ab :.is I i:_v :tcr-\\n1.: e _ _ c i :j 1 r:.~- r .tr-::i- :e: izs: ..iii?.\\n:j i5~::i:zi:f it .5::. ..77 _!= :::ii: t:\\n:-:ii. z.7 :Y_i:~ :::iz vr :ii-rL:= i:::i-= in-\\nsulted my incapacity, as well as disinclination, for the weighty\\nand untried cares before me, my error will be palliated by the\\nmotives which misled me, and its consequences be judged by my\\ncountry, with some share of the partiality in which they origi-\\nz::zi.\\n:h, being the impressions under which I hare, in obedi-\\nk.7.:-z r^r jli ii, r^-iire-i :.:i ::-it~: f:i:i:L: i:\\nwould be peculiarly improper to omit, in tins, my first official act,\\nr-.j -r 5z:: i:i:ii 1:: .\\\\ir.U\\\\-:- I r izz rYes r\\nthe uniTerse; who presides in the council* of nations, and whose\\nprovidential aids can supply every human defect, that his bene-\\nii .7 .::i: \\\\ii ii-;::r.esi\\nple of the United States, a government, instituted by themsel\\n:i=s^ :i:- :.:::i:i. c.. 7 -:z z:j i~:l:\\nemployed in its administration, to execute with success the func-\\ntions allotted to his charge. In tendering tins homage to the\\ngreat Author of every public and private good, I assure mysel\u00c2\u00a3\\nthat it expresses your sentiments not less than my own nor those\\nof my fellow citizens at large, less than either. No people can\\nbe bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which\\nthe aftairs of men, more than the people of the United\\nry step, by which they have advanced to the cha-\\nof an independent nation, seems to have been", "height": "4417", "width": "2597", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0036.jp2"}, "37": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 31\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\njst congress, guished by some token of providential agency; and, in the im-\\nportant revolution, just accomplished in the system of their united\\nSpeech of g 0Vernme nt, the tranquil deliberations, and voluntary consent, of\\nso many distinct communities, from which the event has resulted,\\ncannot be compared with the means, by which most govern-\\nments have been established, without some return of pious gra-\\ntitude, along with an humble anticipation of the future blessings,\\nwhich the past seem to presage. These reflections, arising out\\nof the present crisis, have forced themselves too strongly on my\\nmind, to be suppressed. You will join with me, I trust, in think-\\ning, that there are none under the influence of which, the pro-\\nceedings of a new and free government, can more auspiciously\\ncommence.\\nBy the article establishing the executive department, it is\\nmade the duty of the President, to recommend to your consi-\\nderation, such measures as he shall judge necessary and expe-\\ndient. The circumstances, under which I now meet you, will\\nacquit me from entering into that subject, farther than to refer\\nto the great constitutional charter, under which you are assem-\\nbled; and which, in defining your powers, designates the objects\\nto which your attention is to be given. It will be more consis-\\ntent with those circumstances, and far more congenial with the\\nfeelings which actuate me, to substitute, in place of a recom-\\nmendation of particular measures, the tribute that is due to the\\ntalents, the rectitude, and the patriotism, which adorn the cha-\\nracters selected to revise and adopt them. In these honourable\\nqualifications, I behold the surest pledges, that, as on one side, no\\nlocal prejudices or attachments, no separate views, nor party\\nanimosities, will misdirect the comprehensive and equal eye,\\nwhich ought to watch over this great assemblage of communi-\\nties and interests; so, on another, that the foundations of our na-\\ntional policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles\\nof private morality, and the pre-eminence of free government\\nbe exemplified by all the attributes which can win the affections\\nof its citizens, and command the respect of the world. I dwell\\non this prospect, with every satisfaction, which an ardent love for\\nmy country can inspire since there is no truth more thoroughly\\nestablished than, that there exists, in the economy and course\\nof nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness,\\nbetween duty and advantage, between the genuine maxims of\\nan honest and magnanimous policy, and the solid rewards of\\npublic prosperity and felicity since we ought to be no less per-\\nsuaded, that the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be ex-", "height": "4419", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0037.jp2"}, "38": {"fulltext": "32 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789L\\n1st congress, pected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and\\n1st Session. r\\nright, which Heaven itself has ordained: and since the preservation\\nSpeech of f e sacrec i fi re f liberty, and the creating of the republican mo-\\ndel of government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps, as\\nfinally, staked, on the experiment intrusted to the hands of the\\nAmerican people.\\nBesides the ordinary objects committed to your care, it will\\nremain with your judgment to decide, how far an exercise of the\\noccasional power, delegated by the fifth article of the Constitu-\\ntion, is rendered expedient, at the present juncture, by the nature\\nof objections which have been urged against the system or by\\nthe degree of inquietude which has given birth to them. In-\\nstead of undertaking particular recommendations on this subject,\\nin which I could be guided by no lights derived from official op-\\nportunities, I shall again give way to my entire confidence in\\nyour discernment and pursuit for the public good: for, I assure\\nmyself, that, whilst you carefully avoid every alteration which\\nmight endanger the benefit of a united and effective govern-\\nment, or which ought to await the future lessons of experience;\\na reverence for the characteristic rights of freemen, and a regard\\nfor the public harmony, will sufficiently influence your delibera-\\ntions on the question, how far the former can be more impreg-\\nnably fortified, or the latter be safely and advantageously pro-\\nmoted.\\nTo the preceding observations, I have one to add, which will\\nbe most properly addressed to the House of Representatives. It\\nconcerns myself, and will, therefore, be as brief as possible.\\nWhen I was first honoured with a call into the service of my\\ncountry, then on the eve of an arduous struggle for its liberties,\\nthe light in which I contemplated my duty, required that I should\\nrenounce every pecuniary compensation. From this resolution,\\nI have, in no instance, departed: And being still under the im-\\npressions which produced it, I must decline, as inapplicable to\\nmyself, any share in the personal emoluments which may be\\nindispensably included in a permanent provision for the Execu-\\ntive Department; and must, accordingly, pray, that the pecuni-\\nary estimates for the station in which I am placed, may, during\\nmy continuance in it, be limited to such actual expenditures as\\nthe public good may be thought to require.\\nHaving thus imparted to you my sentiments, as they have\\nbeen awakened by the occasion which brings us together, I shall\\ntake my present leave; but not without resorting, once more, to\\nthe Benign Parent of the human race, in humble supplication,", "height": "4426", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0038.jp2"}, "39": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 33\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses Rules, c. 1789.\\njst congress, that, since he has been pleased to favour the American people\\n1st Session. 7 1 _ -n\\nwith opportunities for deliberating in penect tranquillity, and\\nSpeech of dispositions for deciding, with unparalleled unanimity, on a form\\nof government for the security of their union, and the advance-\\nment of their happiness; so, His Divine Blessing may be equally\\nconspicuous, in the enlarged views, the temperate consultations,\\nand the wise measures, on which the success of this government\\nmust depend.\\nGeorge Washington.\\nPresident, The President, the Vice-President, the Senate, and House of s. Journal,\\nc., attend Representatives, c, then proceeded to St. Paul s Chapel; where P- 20\\nvice. Divine Service was performed by the Chaplain of Congress.\\nAfter which, the President was reconducted to his house, by the\\nCommittee committee appointed for that purpose. The Senate afterwards ibid,\\nto prepare ap p i n ted Messrs. Johnson, Paterson, and Carroll, a committee\\nanswer to r 7 7\\nspeech. to prepare an answer to the President s speech. And, the speech\\nhaving been laid before the House of Representatives, by the\\nspeaker, on the following day, the house appointed Messrs.\\nMa dison, Clymer, Sherman, Gale, and Benson, a committee to\\nprepare an address pursuant to the following resolution, adopted\\nin committee of the whole on the state of the union; and, subse-\\nquently, concurred in by this house.\\nResolution Resolved That it is the opinion of this committee, that an ad- h. Journal*\\nadopted in fi ress to tne p res i^ent ought to be prepared, expressing the con- P- 26\\nhouse, con- m o r r l\\ncerning gratulations of the House of Representatives, on the distinguished\\nspeech. r00 f f given him, of the affection and confidence of his fellow\\nCommittee citizens, by the unanimous suffrage, which has appointed him to\\nprepare an- ne n *S n station which he fills: the approbation felt by the house\\nswer. of the patriotic sentiments, and enlightened policy, recommended\\nby his speech; and assuring him of their disposition to concur in\\ngiving effect to every measure, which may tend to secure the\\nliberties, promote the harmony, and advance the happiness and\\nprosperity of their country.\\nOn the 7th of May, the committee of the Senate reported the s. Journal,\\nfollowing answer to the President s speech, which was accepted P* 22 23\\nand the Vice-President was directed to affix his signature to the\\naddress, in behalf of the Senate:\\nAnswer of Sir, We, the Senate of the United States, return you our\\nthe Senate. smcere thanks for your excellent speech, delivered to both houses\\nof Congress congratulate you on the complete organization of\\nthe federal government, and felicitate ourselves, and our fellow\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 5", "height": "4421", "width": "2649", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0039.jp2"}, "40": {"fulltext": "34 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1769.\\nistcongresa. citizens, on your elevation to the office of President: an office\\n1st Session.\\nhighly important by the powers constitutionally annexed to it,\\nAnswer of an( ex tremely honourable, from the manner in which the ap-\\npointment is made. The unanimous suffrage of the elective body,\\nin your favour, is peculiarly expressive of the gratitude, confi-\\ndence, and affection, of the citizens of America and is the high-\\nest testimonial, at once, of your merit, and their esteem. We are\\nsensible, sir, that nothing but the voice of your fellow citizens\\ncould have called you from a retreat, chosen with the fondest pre-\\ndilection, endeared by habit, and consecrated to the repose of\\ndeclining years. We rejoice, and with us all America, that,\\nin obedience to the call of our common country, you have re-\\nturned, once more, to public life. In you, all parties confide in\\nyou, all interests unite and we have no doubt that your past\\nservices, great as they have been, will be equalled by your fu-\\nture exertions; and that your prudence and sagacity, as a states-\\nman, will tend to avert the dangers to which we were exposed,\\nto give stability to the present government, and dignity and\\nsplendour to that country, which your skill and valour, as a sol-\\ndier, so eminently contributed to raise to independence and em-\\npire.\\nWhen we contemplate the coincidence of circumstances, and\\nthe wonderful combination of causes, which gradually prepared\\nthe people of this country for independence when we contem-\\nplate the rise, progress, and termination of the late war, which\\ngave them a name among the nations of the earth, we are, with\\nyou, unavoidably led to acknowledge and adore the Great Ar-\\nbiter of the universe, by whom empires rise and fall. A review\\nof the many signal instances of Divine interposition, in favour of\\nthis country, claims our most pious gratitude: and permit us, sir,\\nto observe, that, among the great events which have led to the\\nformation and establishment of a federal government, we esteem\\nyour acceptance of the office of President, as one of the most pro-\\npitious and important.\\nIn the execution of the trust reposed in us, we shall endea-\\nvour to pursue that enlarged and liberal policy, to which your\\nspeech so happily directs. We are conscious that the prosperity\\nof each state is inseparably connected with the welfare of all,\\nand that, in promoting the latter, we shall effectually advance\\nthe former. In full persuasion of this truth, it shall be our in-\\nvariable aim, to divest ourselves of local prejudices and attach-\\nments, and to view the great assemblage of communities and in-\\nterests, committed to our charge, with an equal eye. We feel,", "height": "4418", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0040.jp2"}, "41": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 35\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress, sir, the force, and acknowledge the justness, of the observation,\\nthat the foundation of our national policy should be laid in pri-\\nthe ITnat va e mora u ty individuals be not influenced by moral princi-\\nples, it is in vain to look for public virtue it is, therefore, the\\nduty of legislators to enforce, both by precept and example, the\\nutility, as well as the necessity, of a strict adherence to the rules\\nof distributive justice. We beg you to be assured, that the Senate\\nwill, at all times, cheerfully co-operate in every measure, which\\nmay strengthen the Union, conduce to the happiness, or secure\\nand perpetuate the liberties of this great, confederated republic.\\nWe commend you, sir, to the protection of Almighty God,\\nearnestly beseeching him long to preserve a life, so valuable and\\ndear to the people of the United States and that your adminis-\\ntration may be prosperous to the nation, and glorious to your-\\nself.\\nThe address of the house, in answer to the President s speech,\\nas reported by Mr. Madison, on the 5th of May, and accepted by\\nthe house, was as follows\\nAnswer of Sir, The representatives of the people of the United States h. Journal\\nthe House p resen j; their congratulations on the event, bv which vour fellow P- 2 28,\\nof Repre- -xr\\nsentatives. citizens have attested the pre-eminence of your merit. You have\\nlong held the first place in their esteem you have often received\\ntokens of their affection; you now possess the only proof that re-\\nmained of their gratitude for your services, of their reverence\\nfor your wisdom, and of their confidence in your virtues you\\nenjoy the highest, because the truest, honour, of being the first\\nmagistrate, by the unanimous choice of the freest people on the\\nface of the earth.\\nWe well knew the anxieties with which you have obeyed a\\nsummons, from the repose reserved for your declining years, into\\npublic scenes, of which you had taken your leave for ever. But\\nthe obedience was due to the occasion. It is already applauded\\nby the universal joy which welcomes you to your station and\\nwe cannot doubt, that it will be rewarded with all the satisfac-\\ntion with which an ardent love for your fellow citizens must re-\\nview successful efforts to promote their happiness.\\nThis anticipation is not justified merely by the past experi-\\nence of your signal services. It is particularly suggested by the\\npious impressions under which you commence your administra-\\ntion, and the enlightened maxims by which you mean to conduct\\nit. We feel, with you, the strongest obligations to adore the In-\\nvisible Hand, which has led the American people through so manf", "height": "4415", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0041.jp2"}, "42": {"fulltext": "36 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. t 1789.\\n1st congress, difficulties; to cherish a conscious responsibility for the destiny\\n1st Session. i\\nof republican liberty and to seek the only sure means ot pre-\\nAnswer of servm g an( j recommending the precious deposite, in a system of\\nlegislation, founded on the principles of an honest policy, and di-\\nrected by the spirit of a diffusive patriotism.\\nThe question arising out of the fifth article of the Constitution\\n-will receive all the attention demanded by its importance and\\nwill, we trust, be decided under the influence of all the conside-\\nrations to which you allude.\\nIn forming the pecuniary provisions, for the executive de-\\npartment, we shall not lose sight of a wish resulting from mo-\\ntives, which give it a peculiar claim to our regard. Your reso-\\nlution, in a moment critical to the liberties of your country, to\\nrenounce all personal emolument, was among the many presages\\nof your patriotic services, which have been amply fulfilled and\\nyour scrupulous adherence, now, to the law then imposed on\\nyourself, cannot fail to demonstrate the purity, whilst it increases\\nthe lustre, of a character, which has so many titles to admira-\\ntion.\\nSuch are the sentiments, which we have thought fit to ad-\\ndress to you. They flow from our own hearts and we verily\\nbelieve, that, among the millions we represent, there is not a vir-\\ntuous citizen, whose heart will disown them.\\nAll that remains, is, that we join in our fervent supplica-\\ntions for the blessings of Heaven on our country, and that we\\nadd our own, for the choicest of these blessings, on the most be-\\nloved of her citizens.\\nHouse or- The address having passed through a committee of the whole H. Journal,\\ndress to be nouse was agreed to without amendment, as appears by the fol- p 28,\\npresented, lowing resolution Resolved, unanimously That this house\\ndoth agree to the said address, and that the speaker, attended\\nby the members of this house, do present the said address to the\\nPresident.\\nAppoints Messrs. Sinnickson, Coles and Smith, of South Carolina, were Ibid,\\nto wait on tnen appointed a committee, to wait on the President, to know\\nPresident. w hen it will be convenient for him to receive the same. This\\ncommittee reported, on the 7th of May, that they had performed\\nthis duty, and that the President had fixed on the following day,\\nat 12 o clock, at such place as the house should appoint. It\\nwas then ordered, that, as the chamber designed for the Presi-\\ndent to receive the respective houses, was not yet prepared, the\\nhouse would wait on the President, to present the address in the", "height": "4424", "width": "2571", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0042.jp2"}, "43": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 37\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress, room adjacent to the representatives chamber. On the folio w-\\ning day, the house, accordingly, presented the address at the T\\npresented, place appointed, when the President made the following reply p. 30, 31.\\npresident s Gentlemen: Your very affectionate address, produces emo- Id. p. 31.\\nreply. tions, which I know not how to express. I feel, that my past\\nendeavours in the service of my country, are far overpaid by its\\ngoodness; and I fear much, that my future ones may not fulfil\\nyour kind anticipation. All that I can promise, is, that they\\nwill be invariably directed by an honest, and an ardent zeal of\\nthis resource my heart assures me. For all beyond, I rely on\\nthe wisdom and patriotism of those with whom I am to co-ope-\\nrate and a continuance of the blessings of Heaven, on a be-\\nloved country.\\nSenate a- ne Senate, on the 14th of May, directed the committee by s. Journal,\\ngree to whom their address had been prepared, to wait on the President, P* 26,\\nPresident, ascertain when it will be agreeable to him, to receive the ad-\\nto present dress of the Senate at his own house. On the following day,\\nthe committee reported, that the President had fixed on the fol-\\nlowing Monday, when it was ordered, that the Senate should\\nthen wait on the President, at his own house, and that the Vice-\\nPresident should present the address.\\nAddress n Monday, May 18th, the Senate waited on the President, id. p. 26,\\npresented, at his own house, according to order, when the Vice-President, 2\\nin the name of the Senate, presented the address, to which the\\nPresident made reply, as follows\\nf Gentlemen: 1 thank you for your address, in which the most i p 27.\\nPresident, affectionate sentiments are expressed, in the most obliging terms.\\nThe coincidences of circumstances, which led to this auspicious\\ncrisis the confidence reposed in me by my fellow citizens and\\nthe assistance I may expect from councils, which will be dic-\\ntated by an enlarged and liberal policy, seem to presage a more\\nprosperous issue to my administration, than a diffidence of my\\nabilities had taught me to anticipate. I now feel myself inex-\\npressibly happy in a belief, that Heaven, which has done so much\\nfor an infant nation, will not withdraw its providential influence,\\nbefore our political felicity shall have been completed; and in a\\nconviction, that the Senate will, at all times, co-operate in every\\nmeasure, which may tend to promote the welfare of this confe-\\nderated republic. Thus, supported by a firm trust in the great\\nArbiter of the universe, aided by the collective wisdom of the\\nUnion, and imploring the Divine benediction in our joint exer-\\ntions in the service of our country, I readily engage with you in", "height": "4417", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0043.jp2"}, "44": {"fulltext": "38 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 17S9.\\nlstcongTess. the arduous, but pleasing, task, of attempting to make a nation\\nhappy.\\nMode of The adjustment of the mode, in which papers, bills and mes- S. Journal,\\ncation 11 ^S 6 5 should be communicated between the two houses, seems to p\\ntween the have been a point of some difficulty. On the 10th of April, the\\nouse\u00c2\u00bb. g ena e appointed Messrs. Strong, Izard and Lee, to u be a com-\\ncommittee, mittee, to report a mode of communication, to be observed be-\\nto report tween the Senate and House of Representatives, with respect to\\npapers, bills and messages, and to confer thereon with such com-\\nmittee, as may be appointed by the House of Representatives,\\nHouse for that purpose. And on the 17th of the same month, the H. Journal,\\ncommittee. House f Representatives appointed Messrs. Lee, Burke and P* 16\\nSeney, to be a committee, to confer with the committee ap-\\npointed by the Senate. The first report of this joint committee,\\nwas made to the two houses, on the 23d of April, in the follow-\\ning; terms:\\nReport of H When a bill or other message shall be sent from the Senate s. Journal,\\njoint com- to tne House of Representatives, it shall be carried bv the se- P- 15 16\\nmittee. J\\ncretary, who shall make one obeisance to the chair, on entering\\nthe door of the House of Representatives, and another, on deli-\\nvering it at the table, into the hands of the speaker. After he\\nshall have delivered it, he shall make an obeisance to the speak-\\ner, and repeat it as he retires from the house.\\nWhen a bill shall be sent up by the House of Representa-\\ntives to the Senate, it shall be carried by two members, who, at\\nthe bar of the Senate, shall make their obeisance to the presi-\\ndent, and thence, advancing to the chair, make a second obei-\\nsance, and deliver it into the hands of the president. After\\nhaving delivered the bill, they shall make their obeisance to the\\npresident, and repeat it as they retire from the bar. The Se-\\nnate shall rise on the entrance of the members within the bar,\\nand continue standing until they retire.\\nAll other messages from the House of Representatives, shall\\nbe carried by one member, who shall make his obeisance as\\nabove mentioned, but the President of the Senate, alone, shall\\nrise.\\nSenate ac- This report was read and accepted in the Senate, but, in the Id# p 16\\nHouse lays House of Representatives, it was ordered to lie on the table. On h. Journal,\\non table. the following day, the House ordered the report to be recommit- P- 19,\\nmks eCOm ted to the same com mittee; and, on the 25th o( April, the Se- IcL p 20\\nSenate re- nate reconsidered their acceptance of the report, and ordered s. Journal,\\ncommits itg rccomrn it mG nt. P-\\nreport.", "height": "4425", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0044.jp2"}, "45": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 39\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\nist congress. On the 28th of April, the committee made a second report, in\\n1st Session.\\nthe following terms:\\nSecond re- When a message shall be sent from the Senate to the House s. Journal,\\nP ort of Representatives, it shall be announced at the door of the p\\nhouse, by the door-keeper, and shall be respectfully communi-\\ncated to the chair, by the person by whom it may be sent.\\nThe same ceremony shall be observed, when a message shall H. Journal,\\nbe sent from the House of Representatives to the Senate. p\\nMessages shall be sent by such persons as a sense of pro-\\npriety, in each house, may determine to be proper.\\nAccepted This report was agreed to by the House of Representatives; s. Journal,\\nby house, but, a f ter De i n or read in the Senate, it was ordered to lie for con- P* 1 J\\nLaid on ta- m 7 H. Journal,\\nble by Se- sideration. And, on the 1st of May, the Senate refused to ac- p. 21.\\nnate-re- cept the report. S. Journal,\\njects it. iv p. 20.\\nNew mo- Amotion was then made, That when a messenger shall\\ncome from the House of Representatives to the Senate, and shall\\nbe announced by the door-keeper, the messenger shall be received\\nat the bar of this house, by the secretary, and the bill, or paper,\\nthat he may bring, shall there be received from him by the se-\\ncretary, who shall deliver it to the president of the Senate,\\nNew com- which was committed to Messrs. Ellsworth, Lee, and Read; and Ibid,\\nthis committee were instructed to report a mode of sending pa-\\npers, bills, and messages, from the Senate to the House of Re-\\npresentatives. And, on the 2d of May, the Senate came to the\\nfollowing resolution:\\nMode pro Agreed That, until a permanent mo^e of communication Ibid,\\noTt^tt sha11 be ado P ted between the Senate and House of Representa-\\nnate. tives, the Senate will receive messages by the clerk of the house,\\nif the house shall think proper to send him; and papers sent\\nfrom the house, shall be delivered to the secretary, at the bar of\\nthe Senate, and by him be conveyed to the president.\\ntion.\\nReport of The committee appointed by the Senate on the 1st, made their id. p. 21*\\niew c\\nmittee.\\nv report on the 4th of May; and on the 7th, the first paragraph\\nthereof was accepted, whereupon\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nAccepted, Ordered That, when a messenger shall come from the id. p. 22.\\nin part, by jjouse of Representatives to the Senate, and shall be announced\\nby the door-keeper, the messenger, or messengers, being a mem-\\nber, or members, of the house, shall be received within the bar,\\nthe president rising, when the message is by one member, and\\nthe Senate also, when it is by two or more; if the messenger be\\nnot a member of the house, he shall be received at the bar, by", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0045.jp2"}, "46": {"fulltext": "40 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress, the secretary, and the bill, or papers, that he may bring, shall\\nthere be received from him by the secretary, and be by him de-\\nlivered to the president.\\nReport This order was sent to the House of Representatives, on the\\nHouse of 10tn \u00c2\u00b0f May, where it appears to have slept during the remain-\\nRepresen- der of the session; and all the messages, to the end of the ses-\\nsion, were carried from the Senate to the House of Representa-\\nModea- tives, by Mr. Otis, the secretary of the Senate: and, from the\\ndopted. House of Representatives to the Senate, by Mr. Beckley, the\\nclerk of the House of Representatives.\\nModeofre- On the 25th of May, the house appointed Messrs. Partridge, h. Journal,\\nmessages Floyd, and Thatcher, a committee, to confer with any commit- P* 40\\nc, from tee which may be appointed by the Senate, on the proper me-\\nPresident, ^oft f receiving into either house, bills or messages from the\\ncommittee. President of the United States. The Senate, on the following s. Journal,\\nSenate day, appointed Messrs. Lee and Izard, to be a committee on p\\ncommittee, their part.\\nThis committee made a report on the 29th of May, which\\nwas amended by the House of Representatives, and agreed to,\\nin the following form:\\nReport. That, until the public offices are established, and the re- H. Journal,\\nspective officers appointed, any returns of bills and resolutions, P* f*\\nor other communications, from the President, may be received\\nAgreed to by either house, under cover, directed to the president of the\\nby house. Senate, or speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case\\nmay be, and transmitted by such person as the president may\\nthink proper.\\nSenate On the same day, this report was transmitted to the Senate, s. Journal,\\nconcurs. anc j rece i ve( j tne concurrence of that body. p 29\\nHouse e- On the 12th of May, the house elected Joseph Wheaton, to H. Journal,\\ngellt-lt be their sergeant-at-arms. The Rev. William Linn had been p 26j 34\\narms and appointed chaplain to the House of Representatives, on the 1st\\nchaplain. Q f ^ay.\\nCommittee On the 14th of April, the Senate appointed Messrs. Read, s. Journal,\\nand ^iS Ellsworth and L ee, a committee, to consider of the utility of p 12\\nbuting printing the Journals weekly, and furnishing the members with\\nJournals. CO pi es an( to determine the mode of keeping the Journals.\\nOn the 25th, the committee received a farther instruction, to Id. p. 16.\\nconsider whether the minutes be amended, so as to record only\\nthe act, as it may be agreed on, after the Journal shall be read,\\non the day following. On the 19th, this committee reported\\nin the following terms:", "height": "4414", "width": "2595", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0046.jp2"}, "47": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 41\\nChap. L Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n12 Son 59 That one hundred and twenty copies of the Journals of the s. Journal,\\nReports. le S islative proceedings only be printed once a month, com- P 27\\nmencing the first publication from the 1st day of June next: and\\nthat each member be furnished with a copy; that the proceed-\\nings of the Senate, when they shall act in their executive capa-\\ncity, shall be entered and kept in separate and distinct books.\\nThat every vote of the Senate shall be entered on the Jour-\\nnals; and that a brief statement of the contents of each petition,\\nmemorial, or paper, presented to the Senate, be also inserted on\\nthe Journals.\\n(i That the Journals, previously to each publication, be revised\\nby a committee, to be appointed, from time to time, for that\\npurpose.\\nThis report was accepted.\\nJournals of On the 28th of May, the House of Representatives adopted H. Journal,\\nffress C tobe e 0Wm S resolution: That every such member of the p 42,\\nfurnished present Congress, as is not yet furnished with a set of the Jour-\\nbers em na s e a e Congress, shall, on application to the keeper of\\nthe records and papers, of the said late Congress, be entitled to\\nreceive a complete set of such Journals. And this resolution\\nreceived the concurrence of the Senate, on the 8th of June. p 32.\\nA motion was made in the Senate, on the 17th of July\\nMotion to That, on the final question upon a bill or resolve, any mem- id. p. 42.\\nenter pro- her gj^jj have a right to enter his protest, or dissent, on the\\ntest, neg-a- r\\ntived. Journal, with reasons in support of such dissent: provided the\\nsame be offered within two days after the determination on such\\nfinal question.\\nThis motion was negatived.\\nOn the 29th of September, the house adopted the following\\norder:\\nOrder to Ordered That it shall be the duty of the secretary of the h. Journal,\\nsend Jour- g ena t e an d clerk of the house, at the end of each session, to P* 129,\\nnals to exe-\\ncutives send a printed copy of the Journals thereof, respectively, to\\nandlegisla- Q SU p reme executives, and to each branch of the legislature of\\nstates. every state.\\nAnd this order was, on the same day, concurred in by the Se- S. Journal,\\np. 94.\\nnate. l\\nThe Senate, on the 13th of May, came to the following or-\\nder:\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 6", "height": "4400", "width": "2574", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0047.jp2"}, "48": {"fulltext": "42 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\nist congress. Ordered That Mr. Langdon, Mr. Strong, and Mr. Carroll, s. Journal,\\ness i\u00e2\u0080\u0094 be a committee, to confer with any committee that may be ap- 25\\nCommittee p in ted on the part of the House of Representatives, and report\\nconcerning- what newspapers the members of the Senate and House of Re-\\nsupply of p resen tatives shall be furnished with at the public expense.\\nper On the 15th, the House of Representatives passed the follow-\\ning order:\\nHouse Ordered\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -That Mr. Silvester, Mr. Winkoop, and Mr. Smith, H. Journal,\\nappoints f outrl Carolina, be a committee, to confer with the committee p\\ncommittee,\\nappointed by the Senate, to report what newspapers the mem-\\nbers of Congress shall be furnished with at the public expense:\\nAdditional and that it be our instruction to the said committee, on the part\\ninstruction. of i louse to receive proposals for printing the Acts, and\\nother proceedings of Congress; and to report thereupon.\\nSenate On the 16th, the Senate agreed to give a similar instruction S. Journal,\\ngives simi- tQ fo Q committee, on their part, and various petitions from print- p\\nlar mstruc- n r i j\\ntion. ers, presented to the Senate, were referred to the committee of\\nthe Senate.\\nThis joint committee having made two reports, in the follow-\\ning terms:\\nReport I. That, in their opinion, public economy requires that the H. Journal,\\nconcerning- expense heretofore incurred by the public, of supplying every p\\npers. member of Congress with all the newspapers, printed at the seat\\nof Congress, should be retrenched in future. But, as your com-\\nmittee consider the publication of newspapers to be highly be-\\nneficial in disseminating useful knowledge throughout the United\\nStates, and deserving of public encouragement, they recom-\\nmend that each member of Congress be supplied, at the public\\nexpense, with one paper, leaving the choice of the same to each\\nmember; and that it be the duty of the secretary of the Senate,\\nand clerk of the House of Representatives, to give the neces-\\nsary directions to the different printers, to furnish each member\\nwith such paper as he shall choose.\\nReport II. That it would be proper that it should be left to the sc- Ibid,\\nTiSinT* cretar y of the Senate, and clerk of the House of Representa-\\ntives, to contract with such person as shall engage to execute the\\nprinting and bindiug business, on the most reasonable terms;\\nthe paper being furnished by the said secretary and clerk, to\\nsuch person, at the public expense. That such person as they\\nshall contract with, shall be obliged to render a state of his ac-\\ncounts, quarterly, and that six hundred copies of the Acts of", "height": "4400", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0048.jp2"}, "49": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 43\\nCHAP. L Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Roles, c. 1789.\\n1st congress. Congress, and seven hundred copies of the Journals, be printed\\nand distributed to the executive and judicial, and heads of de-\\npartments, of the government of the United States, and the exe-\\ncutive, legislative, and judicial of the several states.\\nHouse re- The House of Representatives took up these reports for con- H. Journal,\\nreport. nC siderati( n, on the 28th of May, and the first report was disa- P 42\\nAdopts greed to, and the second was agreed to, in the amended form in\\nthe other. w hi cn it appears. On the 2d of June, the Senate concurred\\nwith the House in their decision, as to these two reports, after\\namending the second report, by inserting, after the words dis- S. Journal,\\nSenate a- tributed to the, the words members of the legislature, to p\\nmends, and the. This amendment received the concurrence of the House H. Journal,\\nHouse a- n 44\\ngrees. of Representatives, on the 3d of June.\\nOn the 6th of July, the House of Representatives adopted the\\nfollowing resolution:\\nResolution Resolved That there be prefixed to the publication of the Id. p. 58.\\nof house to acts of the present session of Congress, a correct copy of the\\nstitution to Constitution of government for the United States.\\nSenate n e Senate, on the same day, concurred in the resolu- s. Journal,\\nconcurs.\\ntion. P 39\\nHouse The House of Representatives, on the 7th of May, appointed H. Journal,\\ncommittee. Messrs. Bland, Trumbull and Vining, a committee to confer with p\\nany committee to be appointed on the part of the Senate, in pre-\\nparing and reporting joint rules to be established between the\\nEnrolment two houses, for the enrolment, attestation, publication, and pre-\\nof bills, c. s er vation of the acts of Congress, as also on the mode of present-\\ning addresses, bills, votes, or resolutions, to the President of the\\nSenate United States. On the same day, the Senate appointed Messrs. s. Journal,\\ncommittee. Langdon, Read, and Henry, to be a committee on their part for P* 23\\nCommittee the same purpose. This committee reported to the Senate on id. p. 26.\\nreports. t he j^ f ]y[ aVj an( j to the House of Representatives on the H. Journal,\\n15th, and the report was considered by the house in committee\\nof the whole, and, on the 27th of July, the following resolutions\\nwere reported and agreed to\\nHouse a- Resolved That it is the opinion of this committee, that the H. Journal,\\ndopts reso- following ought to be established joint rules between the two p\\nlutions, housegj tQ wit ._\\n11 That, while bills are on their passage between the two\\nhouses, they shall be on paper, and under the signature of the\\nsecretary, or clerk of each house, respectively.", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0049.jp2"}, "50": {"fulltext": "44\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. Chap. I.\\nist congress. After a bill shall have passed both houses, it shall be duly\\ns enrolled on parchment, by the clerk of the House of Represen-\\ntatives, or the secretary of the Senate, as the bill may have ori-\\nginated in the one or the other house, before it shall be present-\\ned to the President of the United States.\\nWhen bills are enrolled, they shall be examined by a joint\\ncommittee, of one from the Senate, and two from the House of\\nRepresentatives, appointed as a standing committee for that pur-\\npose, who shall carefully compare the enrolment with the en-\\ngrossed bills, as passed in the two houses, and, correcting any er-\\nrors that may be discovered in the enrolled bills, make their re-\\nport forthwith to the respective houses.\\nAfter examination, and report, each bill shall be signed, in\\nthe respective houses, first, by the speaker of the House of Re-\\npresentatives, and then by the president of the Senate.\\nAfter a bill shall have thus been signed in each house, it\\nshall be presented, by the said committee, to the President of the\\nUnited States, for his approbation, it being first endorsed, on the\\nback of the roll, certifying in which house the same originated;\\nwhich endorsement shall be signed by the secretary, or clerk, as\\nthe case may be, of the house in which the same did originate\\nand shall be entered on the journals of each house. The said com-\\nmittee shall report the day of presentation to the President, which\\ntime shall also be carefully entered on the Journal of each house.\\nAll orders, resolutions, and votes, which are to be presented\\nto the President of the United States, for his approbation, shall,\\nalso, in the same manner, be previously enrolled, examined, and\\nsigned; and shall be presented in the same manner, and by the\\nsame committee, as provided in case of bills.\\nThat when the Senate and House of Representatives shall\\njudge it proper to make a joint address to the President, it shall\\nbe presented to him in his audience chamber, by the president\\nof the Senate, in the presence of the speaker, and both houses.\\nResolu- Resolved That it is the opinion of this committee, that a com-\\nIketoDre- m tee ou g nt to be appointed to prepare, and bring in, a bill, or\\nserration bills, to provide, without the establishment of a new department,\\notacts, c. or fa e sa f e keeping of the acts, records, and seal, of the United\\nStates; for the authentication of records, and papers, for esta-\\nblishing the fees of office to be taken, for commissions, and for\\ncopies of records and papers; for making out and recording\\ncommissions, and prescribing their form; and to provide for the\\ndue publication of the acts of Congress.", "height": "4400", "width": "2574", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0050.jp2"}, "51": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 45\\nCHAF. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress. On the 6th of August, the Senate concurred in all the resolu- s. Journal,\\n1st Session. 7 Kd,\\ntions relating to the joint rules; and the house appointed Messrs. p\\nconcurs. Sedgwick, Mathews, and Wynkoop, a committee, pursuant to\\nHouse the second resolution, to prepare and bring in a bill or bills. H. Journal,\\nto prepare And, on the 31st of July, the committee reported a bill, which p 67\\nbills. was rea( a g rs t time, and, after passing through the intermedi-\\nported. re ate stages, was passed on the 27th of August. On the 31st of id. p. 69,\\nPassed. August, this bill received its first reading in the Senate, and, af- 90 91\\nSenate a- ter being considered and amended, passed that body on the 7th S. Journal,\\npasses bill. \u00c2\u00b0f September. And on the 8th of September, the house having\\nHouse concurred in the amendments of the Senate, the bill finally id. p. 104.\\nconcurs. passe d.\\nJoint com- On the 31st of July, the House of Representatives appointed id. p. 50.\\nSroUed 0n Messrs White and Partridge on their part, and the Senate ap-\\nbills ap- pointed, on their part, Mr. Wingate, to be a joint committee, to\\npom e examine and present to the President of the United States, the\\nenrolled bills that may pass the Senate and House of Represen- H. Journal,\\ntatives frorn time to time. P\\nSenate A committee, consisting of Messrs. Morris, Carroll, Langdon, S. Journal,\\non^de^f Read and Lee havin g been appointed by the Senate, on the p 31\\ncommuni- 3d of June, to consider, and report the mode of communicating\\neating acts f c on cr ress t the several states in the Union, and the\\nto states. to\\nnumber necessary for that purpose, that committee reported on\\nCommit- the following day, and the Senate adopted the following reso-\\ntee report. lution .__\\nResolution Resolved-\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That, in ten days after the passing of every act of\\nof Senate c or) g resS) during the present session, or, until some other regula-\\ntion shall be adopted, twenty-two printed copies thereof, signed\\nby the secretary of the Senate, and clerk of the House of Re-\\npresentatives, and certified by them to be true copies of the ori-\\nginal act, be lodged with the President of the United States, and\\nthat he be requested to cause to be transmitted, two of the said\\ncopies, so attested as aforesaid, to each of the supreme execu-\\ntives in the several states.\\nHouse And, on the 5th of June, the House of Representatives con- h. Journal,\\nconcurs. curr ed with the Senate in this resolution. P- 46\\nHouse On the 13th of April, the House of Representatives elected, by id. p. 13.\\ncommittee ballot, Messrs. Clymer, Ames, Benson, Carroll, White, Hunting-\\nof elec-\\ntions. ton, and Gilman, a standing committee of elections.\\nPetition of On the 15th of April, a petition of David Ramsay, of the state id. p. 14,\\nD. Ramsay f g ou th Carolina, was presented to the house, setting forth that 5\\nagainst the\\nreturn of Mr. William Smith, a member returned to serve in this house, as\\nW. Smith.", "height": "4394", "width": "2528", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0051.jp2"}, "52": {"fulltext": "46 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\nist congress, one of the representatives for the state of South Carolina, was, at\\n1st Session x\\nthe time of his election, ineligible thereto, and came within the\\ndisqualification of the third paragraph of the new Constitution,\\nwhich declares, that no person shall be a representative, who\\nshall not have been seven years a citizen of the United States\\nand praying that these allegations may be inquired into by the\\nhouse.\\nOrdered That the said petition be referred to the committee\\nof elections, and that the said committee do report a proper mode\\nof investigation, and deciding thereupon.\\nThe committee reported on the 18th of April, and, on the 29th,\\nthe report was amended, to read as follows:\\nReport That, in this case, it will be sufficient, in the first instance, h. Journal,\\namended, ft,^ a committee take such proofs as can be obtained in this city, P* 23\\nrespecting the facts stated in the petition, and report the same to\\nthe house: That Mr. Smith be permitted to be present, from\\ntime to time, when such proofs are taken, to examine the wit-\\nnesses, and to offer counter proofs, which shall, also, be received\\nby the committee, and reported to the house: That, if the\\nproofs, so to be reported, shall be declared, by the house, insuffi-\\ncient to verify the material facts stated in the petition, or such\\nother facts as the house shall deem proper to be inquired into, it\\nwill then be necessary for the house to direct a farther inquiry,\\nespecially the procuring whatever additional testimony may be\\nsupposed to be in South Carolina, as the case may require\\nThat all questions, arising on the proofs, be decided by this house,\\nwithout any previous opinion thereon, reported by a committee.\\nThe house then adopted the following resolution\\nResolution. Resolved That this house doth agree to the said report, and\\nthat it be an instruction to the committee of elections, to proceed\\naccordingly.\\nOn the 12th of May, the committee of elections made the fol-\\nlowing report\\nCommittee That Mr. Smith appeared before them, and admitted that he h. Journal,\\nfarther re- j iac j subscribed, and had caused to be printed, in the State Ga- P* 33,\\nzette, of South Carolina, of the 24th of November last, the publi-\\ncation which accompanies this report, and to which the petitioner\\ndoth refer, as proof of the facts stated in his petition That Mr.\\nSmith also admitted that his father departed this life in the year\\n1770, about five months after he sent him to Great Britain:", "height": "4400", "width": "2572", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0052.jp2"}, "53": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 47\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress, that his mother departed this life about the year 1760, and that\\nhe was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court, in South Ca-\\nrolina, in the month of January, 1784.\\nThe committee also report the following counter proofs, pro-\\nduced by Mr. Smith, namely, printed copies of the following acts\\nof the legislature of the state of South Carolina An act, enti-\\ntled An act to oblige every free male inhabitant of this state,\\nabove a certain age, to give assurance of fidelity and allegiance\\nto the same, and for other purposes, therein mentioned passed\\nthe 28th of March, 1778. An act, entitled An act disposing of\\ncertain estates, and banishing certain persons, therein mentioned;\\npassed the 26th day of February, 1782. An act, entitled An\\nact to alter and amend an act, entitled An act for disposing of\\ncertain estates, and banishing certain persons passed at Jack-\\nsonburgh, in the state of South Carolina, on the 26th day of Fe-\\nbruary, in the year 1782 passed in March, 1783. An act, en-\\ntitled An act to confer the right of citizenship on aliens; passed\\nthe 26th of March, 1784. Also, an ordinance of the legislature\\nof the said state, entitled An ordinance to encourage subjects of\\nforeign states to lend money, at interest, on real estate, within\\nthis state; passed the 26th of March, 1784. A certified copy of\\nan extract from an act of the legislature of that state, entitled\\nAn act for raising, and paying into the public treasury of this\\nstate, a tax, for the uses therein mentioned; passed the 9th of\\nSeptember, 1779, and a printed copy of the constitution of\\nSouth Carolina. Also, a certificate from John Edwards and Wil-\\nliam Hoit, commissioners of the treasury of that state, under the\\nseal of office.\\nLaid on ta- The house then ordered the report to lie on the table. On the H. Journal*\\nWe 21st and 22d, it was farther considered; and, on the last named p 34,\\nday, the following resolution was agreed to\\nResolution Resolved That it appears to this house, upon full and mature\\nof house, consideration, that the said William Smith had been seven years\\na citizen of the United States, at the time of his election.\\nWhile this resolution was pending, Mr. Smith gave a full and Lloyd s\\nsuccinct history of the causes which had led to his detention in s i\u00c2\u00b0nal 6 Re-\\nEurope, for so long a period, as to give a pretext for the denial of gister, vol.\\nhis eligibility, as a representative in Congress. He also stated, 395]\\nthat he had been elected a member of the South Carolina legis-\\nlature, in twelve months after his return from Europe; and, in\\nthe next year, to other offices, to which none, whose right of ci-\\ntizenship was contestible, could have been elected. After Mr.", "height": "4397", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0053.jp2"}, "54": {"fulltext": "48 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, fcc. 1789.\\n1st congress. Smith had closed his statement and reasoning, the house was ad-\\ndressed, in succession, by Mr. Lee, Mr. Thatcher, Mr. Madison,\\nMr. Boudinot, and Mr. Tucker, who unanimously approved of the\\nsatisfactory manner in which the allegations of the petitioner bad\\nbeen answered.\\nThe ayes and noes being required, the decision was recorded,\\nas follows\\nAyes and Ayes Messrs. Abraham Baldwin, Egbert Benson, Elias Boudi- H. Journal,\\nnoes. no j. j L amD ert Cadwalader, Daniel Carroll, George Clymer, Isaac p\\nColes, Benjamin Coutee, Thomas Fitzsimons, William Floyd, Ni-\\ncholas Gilman, Benjamin Goodhue, Daniel Heister, Benjamin\\nHuntington, John Lawrance, Richard Bland Lee, George Leo-\\nnard, Samuel Livermore, James Madison, jr., Andrew Moore,\\nPeter Muhlenberg, John Page, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Joshua\\nSeney, James Schureman, Thomas Scott, Thomas Sinnickson,\\nWilliam Smith, of Maryland, Jonathan Sturges, Peter Silvester,\\nGeorge Thatcher, Jonathan Trumbull, Thomas Tudor Tucker,\\nJohn Vining, Alexander White, and Henry Wynkoop. 36.\\nNo Jonathan Grout. 1.\\nPetitions On the 28th of April, the speaker laid before the house a let- id. p. 23.\\nfrom New t er f rom Matthias Ogden, referring to sundry petitions, annexed\\ngainst dec- thereto, from a number of citizens of New Jersey, complaining\\ntions. f iu e g a ]ity in the late election of representatives for that state,\\nReferred, to this House. This letter and petitions were referred, on the ibid.\\nfollowing day, to the committee of elections, with an instruction\\nto report a proper mode of investigation and decision thereupon.\\nCounter Counter petitions were presented, on the 12th of May, from other id. p. 33.\\npetitions, citizens of New Jersey, and referred to the same committee and,\\non the loth of May, other petitions, of the same tenor, were pre- id. p. 35.\\nsented and referred.\\nThe committee reported, on the 21st of May and, on the 25th, id. p. 39.\\nthe house amended the report, to read as follows\\nReport That it will be proper to appoint a committee, before whom id. p. 40.\\nthe petitioners are to appear, and who shall receive such proofs\\nand allegations as the petitioners shall judge proper to offer, in\\nsupport of their said petitions and who shall, in like manner, re-\\nceive all proofs and allegations, from persons who may be de-\\nsirous to appear and be heard, in opposition to the said petition,\\nand to report to the house all such facts as shall arise from the\\nproofs and allegations of the respective parties.\\nThe house then adopted the following resolution:", "height": "4400", "width": "2588", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0054.jp2"}, "55": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 49\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\nist congress. Resolved That this house doth agree with the committee H. Journal,\\n1st Session\\nin the said report, and that it be an instruction to the said com- P* 40\\nof house, mittee of elections to proceed accordingly.\\nCommittee On the 14th of July, the committee made a report, which was Id. p. 60,\\nreport. considered on the following day, and ordered to lie on the table.\\nLaid on ta- J\\nble. On the 18th of August, the committee made a farther report, as Id. p. 83.\\nFarther re- fo]lows .__\\nport.\\nThat the committee, pursuant to the instruction to them,\\ncontained in the resolution of the 25th of May, relative to the\\npetitions of a number of citizens of the State of New Jersey,\\ncomplaining of the illegality of the election of the members of\\nthis house, as elected within that state, do ascertain the following\\nfacts, as arising from the proofs, to wit:\\n1st. That the elections for members of this house, held with-\\nin that state, in consequence of an act of the Legislature thereof,\\nentitled An act for carrying into effect, on the part of the state\\nof New Jersey, the Constitution of the United States, assented\\nto, ratified, and confirmed, by this state, on the 18th day of De-\\ncember, 1787; passed the 21st day of November, 1788, were\\nclosed in the several counties of Bergen, Morris, Monmouth,\\nHamilton, Somerset, Middlesex, Sussex, Salem, Cape May,\\nCumberland, Burlington, and Gloucester; and the lists of the se-\\nveral persons voted for, and the number of votes taken for each,\\nwere received by the governor, at the respective times, appear-\\ning from the said lists, and the endorsements thereon; which lists\\naccompany this report.\\n2d. That the election in the county of Essex, the remaining\\ncounty in the state, closed on the 27th of April, and the list\\nwas received by the governor on the 3d of May.\\n3d. That in consequence of a summons from the governor,\\n(a copy whereof accompanies this report,) dated the 27th of Feb-\\nruary, to four members of the council, a privy council, consisting\\nof the governor, and the four members so summoned, did assem-\\nble at Elizabethtown, on the 3d of March; and, being so assem-\\nbled, Mr. Haring, another member of the council, received a\\nI note from the governor, (a copy whereof accompanies this re-\\nport) in consequence whereof, Mr. Haring did then, also, attend\\nthe privy council, as a member thereof.\\n4th. That the governor then appointed another meeting of\\nthe privy council, to be held on the 18th of March, at which\\nday, the governor, and eleven members of the council, did as-\\nsemble, and did then determine, from the lists of the twelve\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 7", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0055.jp2"}, "56": {"fulltext": "50 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. Orsanization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st confess, counties specified in the first fact above stated, the four mem-\\n1st Session.\\nbers now holding seats in this house, the four persons elected\\nmembers of this house within that state; against which determi-\\nnation of the council, three of the members, then present, did pro-\\ntest; and a protest (a copy whereof accompanies this report) was,\\nwith the consent of the council, delivered in to the council, in\\nform, on the subsequent day.\\n5th. That there was no determination of the governor and\\nprivy council, in the premises, until the 18th of March.\\n6( 6th. That the governor did, on the 19th of March, issue a\\nproclamation, (a copy whereof accompanies this report.)\\nThis report was then laid on the table; and, on the 2d of Sep-\\ntember, the house, having resumed the consideration of this sub-\\nject, adopted the following resolution:\\nResolution Resolved That it appears to this house, upon full and ma- H. Journal,\\nof house. ure consideration, that James Schureman, Lambert Cadwalader, p\\nElias Boudinot, and Thomas Sinnickson, were duly elected, and\\nreturned to serve in this house, as representatives for the state\\nof New Jersey, in the present Congress of the United States.\\nOn the 4th of August, the following resolution was adopted\\nin the House of Representatives:\\nResolution Resolved That a committee be appointed to join with a id. p. 71.\\nas to bust- committee of the Senate, to be appointed for that purpose, to con-\\nness to be sider of, and report when it will be convenient and proper that an\\nadjournment of the present session of Congress should take place;\\nand to consider and report such business now before Congress,\\nnecessary to be finished before the adjournment, and such as may\\nbe conveniently postponed to the next sessions: and, also, to con-\\nsider and report such matters not now before Congress, but which\\nit will be necessary should be considered and determined by\\nCongress before an adjournment.\\nCommit- And Messrs. Wadsworth, Carroll, and Hartley, were appoint-\\ntee ed to compose said committee on the part of the house.\\nOn the following day, this resolution received the concurrence s. Journal,\\nSenate of the Senate, who, on their part, appointed Messrs. Strong, P* 52,\\ncommittee. Ei] swort h j am j Carroll, to be a committee on their part, for the\\nReport, purposes therein stated. This joint committee reported to the Id. p. 56.\\nSenate on the 10th of August, and to the house on the 11th, H. Journal,\\nand the report was, in both houses, ordered to lie on the table. p\\nThe House of Representatives, on the 24th of August, came to\\nthe following resolution:\\nsdSto Resolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That the president of the Senate, and speaker of id. p. 89.", "height": "4394", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0056.jp2"}, "57": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 51\\nChjlp. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\nsession.\\nist congress, the House of Representatives, do adjourn their respective houses\\ns on the twenty-second day of September next, to meet again on\\nSept 22 L the first Monday of December next.\\nSenate The Senate concurred in this resolution, on the following day. s. Journal,\\nconcurs. j n t h e mean time, however, two bills, which were deemed of p\\nimportance, were brought into the House of Representatives, the\\nfinal action on which could not be had by the 22d of September.\\nAccordingly, on that day, the House of Representatives agreed\\nto the following order:\\nHouse ex- Ordered That the order of the twenty -fifth of August, di- H. Journal,\\nLe recting the president of the Senate, and speaker of the House, to p\\nadjourn their respective houses on this day, be rescinded; and in-\\nstead thereof, that they be directed to close the present session, by\\nadjourning their respective houses on the twenty-sixth instant.\\nSenate And this order was concurred in by the Senate, on the same S. Journal,\\nday. But on the 26th, the business before the Senate being in p\\nsuch a condition as to render adjournment, at that time, inexpe-\\ndient, the Senate adopted the following resolution:\\nSenate ex- Resolved That the order of the 22d instant, directing the Id. p. 89.\\nsession president of the Senate, and speaker of the House of Represent-\\natives, to adjourn their respective houses on this day, be re-\\nscinded; and instead thereof, that they be directed to close the\\npresent session, by adjourning their respective houses on the 29th\\ninstant\\nHouse con- The house concurred in this resolution. The Senate, on the H. Journal,\\ncurs same day, agreed to the following resolution: p\\nSenate re- Resolved That Messrs. Johnson and Izard be a commit- S. Journal,\\nsolution to tee on jjj e p art f t k e g ena t e? together with such committee as p\\nsident may be appointed on the part of the House of Representatives,\\nto wait on the President of the United States, and acquaint him\\nthat Congress have agreed upon a recess on the 29th instant.\\nHouse con- On the 28th, this resolution was acquiesced in by the House H. Journal,\\ncurs of Representatives, who appointed Messrs. Vining, Lee, and p\\nGilman, to be a committee, on their part, for the purpose therein\\nmentioned. This committee having performed the duty assigned\\nto them, the President, on the 29th of September, communicated\\nto the Senate a message, of which the following is a copy:\\nGentlemen of the. Senate:\\nMessage Having been yesterday informed, by a joint committee of S. Journal,\\nm Pre both houses of Congress, that they had agreed to a recess, to com- p\\nSenate. mence this day, and to continue until the first Monday of Janu-\\nary next, I take the earliest opportunity of acquainting you,", "height": "4394", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0057.jp2"}, "58": {"fulltext": "52 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\nistcongress. that, considering how long and laborious this session has been,\\n1st Session. i_ t\\nand the reasons which, I presume, have produced this resolution,\\nit does not appear to me expedient to recommend any measures\\nto their consideration, at present, or now to call your attention,\\ngentlemen, to any of those matters in my department, which re-\\nquire your advice and consent, and yet remain to be despatched.\\nGeorge Washington.\\nUnited States, September 29, 1789.\\nMessage to A message, similar in its import, was transmitted, on the same H. Journal,\\nhouse. d aVj to the House of Representatives. And after the disposal p\\nof sundry business, the House agreed to the following order\\nMessage Ordered That a message be sent to the Senate, to inform Id. p. 130..\\nfrom them that this House, having completed the business before\\nHouse to r\\nSenate. them, are now about to proceed to close the present session, by\\nan adjournment on their part; agreeably to the order of the 26th\\ninstant and that the clerk of this House do go with the said\\nmessage.\\nAdjourn- The two houses then adjourned to the first Monday in January\\nment next.\\nBill to alter On the 21st of September, the House of Representatives had, id. p. 116.\\nnext meet- on mot i on granted leave to bring in a bill to alter the time of\\ningof Con- the annual meeting of Congress, and Mr. Jackson was instructed\\nes m pass to prepare the same. The bill was reported, and received its\\nHouse. first reading on that day. On the 22d, the bill was read a se- Id. p. 118.\\ncond time, and committed. The bill passed through committee id. p. 119.\\nof the whole, where it was amended. It was then ordered to id. p. 120.\\nbe engrossed, and on the 24th, the bill passed the house, with\\nthe title so amended, as to read An act to alter the time for\\nSenatepass the next meeting of Congress. On the 24th, the bill received s. Journal,\\nthe bill. itg first rea di n g i n the Senate, and passed through all the other P* 88 89\\nstages on the following clay.\\nDuring the whole of this session, the two houses occupied h. Journal,\\napartments in the City Hall of New York. On the 7th of P* 8,\\nApril, the speaker laid before the House of Representatives a\\ncity Hall letter from the mayor of the city of New York, covering cer-\\nComrress.\u00c2\u00b0 tam resolutions of the mayor, aldermen, and commonalty of the\\nsaid city, appropriating the City Hall for the accommodation of\\nthe general government of the United States. A letter was also\\ncommunicated to the Senate, on the 6th of April, from James\\nOrder of Duane, esq., enclosing similar resolutions. On the 13th, this let- s. Journal,\\nSenate er wag re f erre( to a committee of the Senate, consisting of 10, 1L\\nMessrs. Lee, Ellsworth and Few, which committee reported on", "height": "4400", "width": "2593", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0058.jp2"}, "59": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 53\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses Rules, c. 1789.\\nist congress, the 14th of April, when the Senate adopted the following or-\\n1st Session.\\nder:\\nOrdered That the following letter be written to the mayor\\nof the city of New York, by the president, and that nothing\\nfarther, for the present, be done in the business.\\nNew York, April 14//*, 1789.\\nSir,\\nLetter in The Senate have considered the letter that you were S. Journal,\\nfer P iiom\u00c2\u00b0 f P leased to address to their house, on the 6th instant; and they p n\\nSenate. entertain a proper sense of the respect shown to the general go-\\nvernment of the United States, by providing so commodious a\\nbuilding for the accommodation of Congress, as the mayor, al-\\ndermen, and commonalty of the city have appropriated for that\\nuse. The appointment of Mr. Skaats to the care of the public\\nhall, would be very agreeable to the Senate; but, in their idea,\\nsuch appointment must depend upon a legislative act for cre-\\nating the office, and then the officer to fill it will come constitu-\\ntionally from the nomination of the President of the United\\nStates, with the approbation of Senate. In the mean time, the\\nSenate have no objection to the mayor and aldermen appointing\\nsuch person to the care of the hall, as they deem worthy of\\nsuch trust.\\nI have the honour to be, c.\\nSigned by the President of the Senate.\\nThe Hon. James Duane.\\nSenate On the 9th of May, the Senate appointed Messrs. Few, Ma- id. p. 24.\\ncommittee c aY an( j Strong, a committee to view the apartments in the City\\nto view J i.i! j\\nrooms. Hall, and to confer with any committee, that might be appointed\\nby the House of Representatives for that purpose, and to report\\nHouse how the same should be appropriated. And, on the 1 1th of May, h. Journal,\\ncommittee. Messrs# White, Scott, and Sturges, were appointed by the House P- 33\\nof Representatives a committee for the same purpose. A report\\nwas made to the Senate, by this committee, on the 17th and\\n19th of June, in part, as follows\\nCommittee That the two rooms on the first floor, in the south-west an- s. Journal,\\nreport. g| e f the said Hall, are not necessary for the accommodation of P* 35,\\nCongress, and that the mayor of the city be notified thereof, that\\nthe said rooms may be occupied by such persons as the corpora-\\ntion may employ to take charge of the building.\\nAgreed to. The report was agreed to by the Senate, and concurred in by h. Journal,\\nthe House, on the 22d of June. P* 50,", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0059.jp2"}, "60": {"fulltext": "54 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress. An attempt was made, however, at this session of Congress, to H. Journal,\\n1st Session\\nestablish a permanent seat of government. The advantages, p\\n36.\\nseat of go- which would necessarily result to the district of country in\\nvernment. wn ich the seat of the general government should be established,\\nwere too obvious to permit this point to be settled, without com-\\npetition and controversy. Accordingly, it appears from the Jour-\\nnals, that, so early as the 15th of May, Mr. White, a represen-\\nOffer of tative from Virginia, presented to the house, a resolve of the\\nVirginia. eg j 8 i ature f that state, of the 27th of December, 1788, offer-\\ning to the acceptance of the federal government, ten miles square\\nof territory, or any lesser quantity, in any part of that state\\nwhich Congress may choose, to be occupied and possessed by the\\nUnited States, as the seat of the federal government.\\noffer of And, on the 16th of the same month, Mr. Seney, one of the ibid.\\nMaryland. re p resen tatives from Maryland, presented to the house, an act\\nof the legislature of that state, offering to the acceptance of\\nCongress, ten miles square of territory, in any part of the said\\nstate, for the seat of the federal government.\\nProposi- On the 22d of August, several memorials of the inhabitants Id. p. 87.\\ntion from Q T^^ton, m ne state of New Jersey; and of the boroughs of\\nsey and Lancaster and Yorktown, in the state of Pennsylvania, were\\nPennsy presented to the house, and read, respectively praying that the\\npermanent seat of Congress may be established at the same.\\nAnd, in the Senate, on the same day, the memorial of John s. Journal,\\nCox and others, citizens of the state of New Jersey, and of the p 62,\\nstate of Pennsylvania, praying that the future seat of govern-\\nment might be established on the banks of the Delaware, and\\nproposing a cession of a tract of land of ten miles square, w 7 as pre-\\nsented, with a draft of the said tract of land.\\nOn the 27th of August, the following resolution was submit- h. Journal,\\nted to the consideration of the House of Representatives: P* 92\\nHouse Resolved That a permanent residence ought to be fixed for\\nresolution the general government of the United States, at some conveni-\\non the sub-\\nject. ent place, as near the centre of wealth, population, and extent\\nof territory, as may be consistent with convenience to the navi-\\ngation of the Atlantic Ocean, and having due regard to the par-\\nticular situation of the western country.\\nThis resolution was taken up for consideration on the 3d of id. p. 96.\\nSeptember, the house having, on motion,\\nConsider- Resolved That this house will immediately resolve itself\\ned into a committee of the whole house, to take into consideration", "height": "4400", "width": "2596", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0060.jp2"}, "61": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 55\\nCflAP. I. _ Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress, the motion, presented on Thursday last, for establishing the per-\\nmanent residence of Congress.\\nResolu- Mr. Boudinot then took the chair of the committee, and the H. Journal,\\nported. 6 subject was considered and discussed daily, in committee, until p 97\\nthe 5th, on which day the committee reported sundry resolutions.\\nThe house, on the 7th, took up these resolutions for considera-\\ntion, when the first resolution was agreed to, in the words fol-\\nlowing\\nFirst reso- Resolved That the permanent seat of the government of Ibid,\\ngreed to e United States, ought to be fixed at some convenient place,\\nas near the centre of wealth, population and extent of territory,\\nas may be consistent with convenience, to the navigation of the\\nAtlantic Ocean, and having due regard to the particular situa-\\ntion of the western country.\\nThe second resolution, as reported by the committee of the\\nwhole, was in the words following:\\nSecond re- Resolved That the permanent seat of the government of the Id. p. 98.\\nsolution. United States, ought to be at some convenient place, on the east\\nbank of the river Susquehannah, in the state of Pennsylvania,\\nand that, until the necessary buildings be erected for the purpose,\\nthe seat of government ought to continue at the city of New\\nYork.\\nMotion to A motion was made to amend this resolution, by striking out ibid,\\n.amend. ^he words, East bank of the riyer Susquehannah, in the state\\nof Pennsylvania, and inserting, in lieu thereof, the words, North\\nbank of the river Potomac, in the state of Maryland.\\nThe ayes and noes being taken on this motion to amend, it\\nwas decided as follows\\nAyes and Ayes Messrs. A. Baldwin, T. Bland, J. Brown, E. Burke, D.\\nnoes Carroll, J. Coles, B. Coutee, G. Gale, S. Griffin, J. Jackson, R. B.\\nLee, J. Madison, jr., G. Mathews, A. Moore, J. Page, J. Parker,\\nW. Smith, of South Carolina, M. J. Stone, T. Sumpter, T. T.\\nTucker, and J. Vining. 21.\\nNoes Messrs. F. Ames, E. Benson, E. Boudinot, L, Cadwalader,\\nG. Clymer, T. Fitzsimons, W. Floyd, A. Foster, E. Gerry, N. Gil-\\nman, B. Goodhue, J. Grout, T. Hartley, J. Hathorn, J. Lawrance,\\nS. Livermore, P. Muhlenberg, G. Partridge, J. Van Rensselaer,\\nT. Scott, J. Seney, R. Sherman, P. Silvester, T. Sinnickson, W.\\nSmith, of Maryland, G. Thatcher, J. Trumbull, J. Wadsworth,\\nand H. Wynkoop.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 29.", "height": "4394", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0061.jp2"}, "62": {"fulltext": "56 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress. A motion was then made to strike out the word permanent; H. Journal,\\nst also, after the words ought to be at, to strike out to the end of p\\nmotion to tne resolution, and to insert, in lieu thereof, the borough of Wil-\\namend. mington, in the state of Delaware.\\nThe ayes and noes being taken on this motion to amend, it\\nwas decided as follows\\nAyes and Ayes Messrs. A. Baldwin, T. Bland, E. Boudinot, E. Burke, id. p. 98,\\nnoes L. Cadwalader, J. Coles, B. Coutee, S. Griffin, J. Jackson, R. B.\\nLee, J. Madison, jr., G. Mathews, A. Moore, J. Page, J. Parker,\\nT. Sinnickson, W. Smith, of South Carolina, T. Sumpter, and J.\\nVining. 19.\\nNoes Messrs. F. Ames, E. Benson, J. Brown, D. Carroll, G.\\nClymer, T. Fitzsimons, W. Floyd, A. Foster, G. Gale, E. Gerry,\\nN. Gilman, B. Goodhue, J. Grout, T. Hartley, J. Hathorn, D.\\nHeister, J. Lawrance, S, Livermore, P. Muhlenberg, G. Par-\\ntridge, J. Van Rensselaer, T. Scott, J. Seney, R. Sherman, P. Sil-\\nvester, W. Smith, of Maryland, M. J. Stone, G. Thatcher, J.\\nTrumbull, T. T. Tucker, J. Wadsworth, and H. Wynkoop.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 32-\\nAnother A motion was then made to strike out the words, East bank Id. p. 99.\\namend. l ne r ver Susquehannah, in the state of Pennsylvania, and to\\ninsert, in lieu thereof, the words, Potomac, Susquehannah, or\\nDelaware.\\nThe ayes and noes being taken on this motion to amend, it\\nwas decided as follows\\nAyes and Ayes Messrs. A. Baldwin, T. Bland, E. Boudinot, J. Brown, Ibid.\\nnoes E. Burke, L. Cadwalader, D. Carroll, J. Coles, B. Coutee, S. Grif-\\nfin, J. Jackson, R. B. Lee, J. MSdison, jr., G. Mathews, A. Moore,\\nJ. Page, J. Parker, T. Sinnickson, W. Smith, of South Carolina,\\nM. J. Stone, T. Sumpter, T. T. Tucker, and J. Vining.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 23.\\nNoes Messrs. F. Ames, E. Benson, G. Clymer, T. Fitzsimons,\\nW. Floyd, A. Foster, G. Gale, E. Gerry, N. Gilman, B. Goodhue,\\nJ. Grout, T. Hartley, J. Hathorn, D. Heister, J. Lawrance, S. Li-\\nvermore, P. Muhlenberg, G. Partridge, J. Van Rensselaer, T.\\nScott, J. Seney, R. Sherman, P. Silvester, W. Smith, of Mary-\\nland, G. Thatcher, J. Trumbull, J. Wadsworth, and H. Wyn-\\nkoop. 28.\\nAnother A motion was then made to strike out the words, East bank ibid,\\nmotion to f tne r ivcr Susquehannah, in the state of Pennsylvania, and to\\ninsert, in lieu thereof, the words, banks of either side of the ri-\\nver Delaware, not more than eight miles above or below the\\nlower falls of Delaware.\\nThe ayes and noes being taken on this motion to amend, it\\nwas decided as follows", "height": "4394", "width": "2659", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0062.jp2"}, "63": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 57\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress. Ayes Messrs. E. Boudinot, L. Cadwalader, E. Gerry, and h. Journal,\\n1st Session. J inn\\n7 Thomas Sinnickson.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 4. P* 100\\nA.vcs unci\\nnoes. Noes Messrs. F. Ames, A. Baldwin, E. Benson, T. Bland, J.\\nBrown, E. Burke, D. Carroll, G. Clymer, J. Coles, B. Coutee, T.\\nFitzsimons, W. Floyd, A. Foster, G. Gale, J\\\\. Gilman, B. Good-\\nhue, S. Griffin, J. Grout, T. Hartley, J. Hathorn, D. Heister, J.\\nJackson, J. Lawrance, R. B. Lee, S. Livermore, J. Madison, jr.,\\nG. Mathews, A. Moore, P. Muhlenberg, J. Page, J. Parker, G.\\nPartridge, J. Van Rensselaer, T. Scott, J. Seney, R. Sherman,\\nP. Silvester, Wm. Smith, of Maryland, Wm. Smith, of South Ca-\\nrolina, M. J. Stone, T. Sumpter, G. Thatcher, J. Trumbull, T. T.\\nTucker, J. Wadsworth, and H. Wynkoop. 46.\\nAnother A motion was then made to strike out the words East bank, ibid.\\nmotion to an d insert, in lieu thereof, the word banks.\\nThe ayes and noes being taken on this motion to amend, it\\nwas decided as follows\\nAyes and Ayes Messrs. A. Baldwin, T. Bland, E. Boudinot, J. Brown, ibid.\\nnoes. E. Burke, L. Cadwalader, D. Carroll, J. Coles, B. Coutee, G. Gale,\\nS. Griffin, J. Jackson, R. B. Lee, J. Madison, jr., G. Mathews, A.\\nMoore, J. Page, J. Parker, J. Seney, T. Sinnickson, W. Smith, of\\nMaryland, W. Smith, of South Carolina, M. J. Stone, T. Sump-\\nter, T. T. Tucker, and J. Vining.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 26.\\nNoes Messrs. F. Ames, E. Benson, G. Clymer, T. Fitszimons,\\nW. Floyd, A. Foster, E. Gerry, N. Gilman, B. Goodhue, J. Grout,\\nT. Hartley, J. Hathorn, D. Heister, J. Lawrance, S. Livermore,\\nP. Muhlenberg, G. Partridge, J. Van Rensselaer, T. Scott, R.\\nSherman, P. Silvester, G. Thatcher, J. Trumbull, J. Wadsworth,\\nand H. Wynkoop. 25.\\nAnother A motion was then made to amend the resolution, by inserting, id. p. 101.\\namlad t0 after the word P elms y lvama tne words, or Maryland.\\nThe ayes and noes being taken on this motion to amend, it was\\ndecided as follows\\nAyes and Ayes Messrs. A. Baldwin, T. Bland, E. Boudinot, J. Brown,\\nnoes E. Burke, L. Cadwalader, D. Carroll, J. Coles, B. Coutee, G. Gale,\\nS. Griffin, J. Jackson, R. B. Lee, J. Madison, jr., G. Mathews, A.\\nMoore, J. Page, J. Parker, T. Sinnickson, W. Smith, of Mary-\\nland, W. Smith, of South Carolina, M. J. Stone, T. Sumpter, T.\\nT. Tucker, and J. Vining.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 25.\\nNoes Messrs. F. Ames, E. Benson, G. Clymer, T. Fitzsimons,\\nW. Floyd, A. Foster, E. Gerry, N. Gilman, B. Goodhue, J. Grout,\\nT. Hartley, J. Hathorn, D. Heister, J. Lawrance, S. Livermore,\\nP. Muhlenberg, G. Partridge, J. Van Rensselaer, T. Scott, J. Se-\\nVol. I\u00e2\u0080\u0094 8", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0063.jp2"}, "64": {"fulltext": "58 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress, ney, R. Sherman, P. Silvester, G. Thatcher, J. Trumbull, J.\\n1st Sess ion. J\\nWadsworth, and H. Wynkoop. 26.\\nAnother A motion was then made to strike out the words, City of New H. Journal,\\nmotion to York, and to insert, in lieu thereof, Borough of Wilmington, p 101\\namend. _ b. b\\nin the state of Delaware.\\nThe ayes and noes being taken on this motion to amend, it\\nwas decided as follows:\\nAyes and -Ayes Messrs. A. Baldwin, T. Bland, E. Boudinot, J. Brown, E.\\nnoes Burke, L. Cadwalader, D. Carroll, J. Coles, B. Coutee, G. Gale,\\nS. Griffin, J. Jackson, R. B. Lee, J. Madison, jr., G. Mathews,\\nA. Moore, J. Page, J. Parker, T. Sinnickson, T. Sumpter, and\\nJ. Vming. 21.\\nNoes. Messrs. F. Ames, E. Benson, G. Clymer, T. Fitzsimons,\\nW. Floyd, A. Foster, E. Gerry, N. Gilman, B. Goodhue, J. Grout,\\nT. Hartley, J. Hathorn, D. Heister, J. Lawrance, S. Livermore,\\nP. Muhlenberg, G. Partridge, J. Van Rensselaer, T. Scott, J. Se-\\nney, R. Sherman, P. Silvester, W. Smith, of Maryland, W.\\nSmith, of S. Carolina, M. J. Stone, G. Thatcher, J. Trumbull, T.\\nT. Tucker, J. Wadsworth, and H. Wynkoop.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 30.\\nAnother A motion was then made to strike out the word New York, Id. p. 102.\\namend. and to insert in Iieu thereof the word Philadelphia.\\nThe ayes and noes being taken on this motion to amend, it was\\ndecided as follows\\nAyes and Ayes Messrs. A. Baldwin, E. Boudinot, J. Brown, E. Burke,\\nnoes L. Cadwalader, D. Carroll, J. Coles, B. Coutee, G. Gale, S. Griffin,\\nD. Heister, J. Jackson, R. B. Lee, J. Madison, jr., G. Mathews, A.\\nMoore, J. Page, J. Parker, T. Sinnickson, M. J. Stone, T. Sump-\\nter, and J. Vining. 22.\\nNoes\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. F. Ames, E. Benson, T. Bland, G. Clymer, T.\\nFitzsimons, W. Floyd, A. Foster, E. Gerry, N. Gilman, B. Good-\\nhue, J. Grout, T. Hartley, J. Hathorn, J. Lawrance, S. Livermore,\\nP. Muhlenberg, G. Partridge, J. Van Rensselaer, T. Scott, J. Se-\\nney, R. Sherman, P. Silvester, W. Smith, of Maryland, W.\\nSmith, of South Carolina, G. Thatcher, J. Trumbull, T. T.\\nTucker, J. Wadsworth, and H. Wynkoop. 29.\\nResolution The resolution was then agreed to, so amended as to read\\nagreed to. on the banks of the river Susquehannah, instead of on the\\neast bank.\\nThirdreso- The third resolution, as reported by the committee of the Id. p. 102,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0J i J JQ\u00e2\u0080\u009e\\nmtion. whole, was in the words following:\\nResolved That the President of the United States be au-\\nthorized to appoint three commissioners, to examine and report", "height": "4394", "width": "2587", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0064.jp2"}, "65": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 59\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress, to him the most eligible situation on the hanks of the Susquehan-\\nlst Session. n\\nnah, in the state of Pennsylvania, for the permanent seat of go-\\nvernment of the United States: that the said commissioners be\\nauthorized, under the direction of the President, to purchase\\nsuch quantity of land as may be thought necessary, and to erect\\nthereon, within four years, suitable buildings for the accommo-\\ndation of the Congress, and of the officers of the United States:\\nthat the secretary of the treasury, together with the commis-\\nsioners so to be appointed, be authorized to borrow a sum not\\nexceeding one hundred thousand dollars, to be repaid within twen-\\nty years, with interest, not exceeding the rate of five per cent,\\nper annum, out of the duties on impost and tonnage, to be ap-\\nplied to the purchase of the land, and the erection of the build-\\nings aforesaid; and that a bill ought to pass in the present ses-\\nsion, in conformity with the foregoing resolutions.\\nMotion to A motion was then made, to amend this resolution, by insert- H. Journal,\\nadd provi- mg5 a f ter t h e word aforesaid, the following proviso p 103,\\nProvided, nevertheless, That, previously to any such purchase\\nor erection of buildings, as aforesaid, the legislatures of the\\nstates of Pennsylvania and Maryland make such provision for re-\\nmoving all obstructions to the navigation of the said river, be-\\ntween the seat of the federal government, and the mouth there-\\nof, as maybe satisfactory to the President of the United States.\\nThe ayes and noes being taken on this motion to amend, it\\nwas decided as follows\\nAyes and Ayes Messrs. Baldwin, Boudinot, Brown, Burke, Cadwalader,\\nnoes. Carroll, Coles, Coutee, Gale, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr., Ma-\\nthews, More, Page, Parker, Seney, Sinnickson, Smith, of Mary-\\nland, Smith, of S. Carolina, Stone, Sumpter, Tucker, and Vi-\\nning. 24.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Fos-\\nter, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Grout, Hartley, Hathorn, Heister,\\nLawrance, Livermore, Muhlenberg, Partridge, Van Rensselaer,\\nScott, Sherman, Silvester, Thatcher, Trumbull, Wadsworth, and\\nWynkoop. 25.\\nResolution The third resolution was then agreed to, in the form in which ibid,\\nagreed to. was re p 0r ted by the committee, by the following vote:\\nAyes and Ayes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Fos- id. p. 103,\\nnoes. ter Q a i e Gilman, Goodhue, Grout, Hartley, Hathorn, Heister, 104,\\nLawrance, Livermore, Muhlenberg, Partridge, Van Rensselaer,\\nScott, Seney, Sherman, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, Stone,\\nThatcher, Trumbull, Wadsworth, and Wynkoop. 28.", "height": "4414", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0065.jp2"}, "66": {"fulltext": "GO HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress. Noes Messrs. Baldwin, JBoudinot, Brown, Burke, Cadwalader,\\n1st Ses sion. A\\nCarroll, Coles, Coutee, Gerry, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr., Ma-\\nthews, Moore, Page, Parker, Sinnickson, Smith, of South Caro-\\nlina, Sumpter, Tucker, and Vining. 21.\\nCommittee The house then ordered a bill or bills to be brought in, pur- H. Journal,\\nto prepare suan t to the foregoing resolutions, and Messrs. Ames, Lawrance, p\\nbill.\\nand Clymer, were instructed to prepare and bring in the same.\\nPetition A petition was presented to the house, on the 8th of Septem- Ibid.\\nm ber, from sundry inhabitants of Georgetown, in the state of\\ntown. Maryland, containing an offer to put themselves and fortunes\\nunder the exclusive jurisdiction of Congress, in case that town\\nshould be selected as the permanent seat of the government of\\nthe United States.\\nBill re- Gn the 14th of September, the committee appointed for that h. Journal,\\nported. purpose, introduced into the house a bill to establish the seat of p. HO. 113.\\ngovernment of the United States, which was read a first time,\\nreceived its second reading, and was committed on the following\\nday, and, on the 17th, was considered in committee, and report-\\nProgress ed to the house with amendments, which were read and agreed id. 116,\\nand pass- t 0Q tne ga Q n t k e g lst tne j^u was or d ere d to be en- 117\\nag-e of bill. J 7\\ngrossed, and was passed, on the 22d, by the following vote:\\nAyes and Ayes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Benson, Clymer, Coutee, h. Journal,\\nnoes Fitzsimons, Floyd, Foster, Gale, Gilman, Goodhue, Grout, P- 117,118.\\nHartley, Hathorn, Jackson, Lawrance, Leonard, Livermore,\\nMuhlenberg, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Scott, Seney, Sherman,\\nSilvester, Smith, of Maryland, Stone, Thatcher, Trumbull,\\nWadsworth, and Wynkoop. 31.\\nNoes Messrs. Bland, Boudinot, Burke, Cadwalader, Carroll,\\nColes, Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Parker, Schure-\\nman, Smith, of South Carolina, Sumpter, Tucker, Vining, and\\nWhite.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 17.\\nOffer of In the Senate, on the 21st of September, Mr. Morris, on be- s. Journal\\nbuUdings half of the senators fr\u00c2\u00b0 m Pennsylvania, introduced a resolve of P- 83\\nin Phila- the General Assembly of that state, of March the 5th, 1789,\\ndelphia. ma kj ng a a respectful offer to Congress of the use of any, or all\\nthe public buildings in Philadelphia, the property of the state,\\nc, in case Congress should, at any time, incline to make choice\\nof that city for the temporary residence of the federal govern-\\nment.\\nBill in Se- The act to establish the seat of government of the United s. Journal,\\nnate States, was read a first time in the Senate, on the 22d of Sep- P 85\\nRead tember. On the following day, the bill received a second read-\\ntvice. ng Qn the 21th, the bill being under consideration, a motion", "height": "4394", "width": "2581", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0066.jp2"}, "67": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OP CONGRESS. 61\\nCflAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\n1st congress, was made to strike out the words, in the state of Pennsylva-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00947 nia, after the word Susquehannah. The question being s. journal,\\namend. taken by yeas and nays, it was decided as follows: P- 86 87\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Grayson, Gunn, Hen-\\nry, Izard, and Lee. 8.\\nNays Messrs. Dalton, Ellsworth, Johnson, King, Maclay,\\nMorris, Paterson, Read, Schuyler, and Wingate. 10.\\nA motion was then made to strike out the words, at some\\nconvenient place on the banks of the river Susquehannah, in the\\nstate of Pennsylvania; and the question being taken by yeas and\\nnays, it was decided, the first time, in the negative; but a motion\\nfor reconsideration, on the ground that the question was not un-\\nderstood, being made and agreed to, the question was again taken\\nby yeas and nays, and decided as follows:\\nYeas -Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Dalton, Ellsworth, Grayson,\\nGunn, Lee, Morris, Paterson, Read, and Wingate. 11.\\nNays Messrs. Carroll, Henry, Johnson, Izard, King, Ma-\\nclay, and Schuyler. 7.\\nA motion to insert, in the room of the words stricken out,\\nthe words, at some convenient place on the northern banks of\\nthe river Potomac, was then made, and decided in the negative.\\nIt was then moved to restore these words, at some conve-\\nnient place on the banks of the river Susquehannah. Upon\\nwhich, a motion was made to postpone that motion, and to sub-\\nstitute a motion to fill the blank with these words, in the\\ncounties of Philadelphia, Chester, and Bucks, and state of Penn-\\nsylvania, including within it the town of Germantown, and\\nsuch part of the Northern Liberties of the city of Philadelphia,\\nas are not excepted by the act of cession, passed by the legisla-\\nture of the said state.\\nThe motion to postpone being carried in the affirmative, the\\nquestion was taken by yeas and nays, on the motion substituted,\\nand decided as follows\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Dalton, Ellsworth, King, Morris, Pater-\\nson, Read, Schuyler, and Wingate. 9.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Grayson, Gunn, Henry, John-\\nson, Izard, Lee, and Maclay. 9.\\nThe numbers being equal, the Vice-President determined the\\nquestion in the affirmative,\\namend. On the 25th, the consideration of the bill having been resumed, s. Journal,\\na motion was made to strike out the words, And that, until the P\\nnecessary buildings shall be erected thereon, the seat of govern-", "height": "4394", "width": "2547", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0067.jp2"}, "68": {"fulltext": "62 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\nist confess, ment shall continue at New York and, the question being taken,\\n1st Session.\\nby yeas and nays, it was decided as follows\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Grayson, Gunn, Henry, Lee,\\nand Maclay. 7.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Dalton, Ellsworth, Johnson, Izard, King,\\nMorris, Paterson, Read, Schuyler, and Wingate. 11.\\nA motion was then made to amend the second section, to read\\nas follows:\\nAnd be it further enacted, That the President of the United\\nStates be authorized to appoint three commissioners, who are,\\nunder his direction, to locate a district, not exceeding ten miles\\nsquare, in the said counties, and including therein the said Nor-\\nthern Liberties, and town of Germantown and to purchase such\\nquality of land within the same, as may be necessary and to ac-\\ncept grants of lands, for the use of the United States and to\\nerect thereon, within four years, suitable buildings for the accom-\\nmodation of the Congress, and of the officers of the United States.\\nAnd this motion passed in the affirmative.\\nA motion was then made, which also passed in the affirmative,\\nto strike out the two last sections, and to substitute the following\\nProvided, That no powers, herein vested in the President of\\nthe United States, shall be carried into effect, until the state of\\nPennsylvania, or individual citizens of the same, shall give satis-\\nfactory security to the secretary of the treasury, to furnish and\\npay, as the same may be necessary, one hundred thousand dollars,\\nto be employed in erecting the said buildings.\\nPassage of The bill was then ordered to be read a third time, to-morrow, s. Journal,\\nbl11. Accordingly, on the 26th of September, the bill came again be- P* 89,\\nfore the Senate, on the question of its passage, when, after an\\nunsuccessful motion to postpone the further consideration thereof,\\nthe question was taken, by yeas and nays, on the passage of the\\nbill, and decided as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Dalton, Ellsworth, Johnson, King, Mor-\\nris, Paterson, Read, Schuyler, and Wingate. 10.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Grayson, Gunn, Henry, Izard,\\nand Lee. 7.\\nHouse mo- The bill having been sent to the House, for the concurrence of H. Journal,\\nDostnone. tna D0( ty m tne amendments made by the Senate, a motion was p 125,\\nmade, in the House of Representatives, on the same day, That\\nthe consideration of the Senate s amendment to the bill, be post-", "height": "4388", "width": "2673", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0068.jp2"}, "69": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 63\\nChip. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1789.\\nJ st confess, poned until the next session of Congress. The question being\\ntaken, by ayes and noes, it was decided as follows\\nAyes and Ayes Messrs. Baldwin, Bland, Brown, Burke, Carroll, Coles,\\nCoutee, Gale, Gerry, Griffin, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr. Mathews,\\nMoore, Page, Parker, Schureman, Seney, Smith, of Maryland,\\nSmith, of S. Carolina, Stone, Sumpter, Tucker, and White. 25.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Cadwalader, Clymer,\\nFitzsimons, Floyd, Foster, Gilman, Goodhue, Grout, Hartley, Ha-\\nthorn, Heister, Lawrance, Leonard, Livermore, Muhlenberg, Par-\\ntridge, Van Rensselaer, Scott, Sherman, Silvester, Sinnickson,\\nThatcher, Trumbull, Vining, Wadsworth, and Wynkoop. 29.\\nHouse a- On the 28th, the amendment of the Senate was again consi- h. Journal,\\nmends Se- ^ered, and a motion was made to amend the Senate s amend- P* 126 127,\\nnate s a-\\nmendment. ment, by adding to the end thereof the following words:\\nAnd provided, That nothing herein contained shall be con-\\nstrued to affect the operation of the laws of Pennsylvania, within\\nthe district ceded and accepted, until Congress shall otherwise\\nprovide, by law.\\nThis question, being taken by ayes and noes, was decided as\\nfollows\\nAyes and Ayes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Cadwalader, Clymer, Fitzsi-\\nmons, Floyd, Foster, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Grout, Hartley,.\\nHa thorn, Heister, Huntington, Lawrance, Leonard, Livermore,,\\nMuhlenberg, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Sherman,\\nScott, Silvester, Sinnickson, Thatcher, Trumbull, Vining, Wads-\\nworth, and Wynkoop. 31.\\nNoes Messrs. Baldwin, Bland, Boudinot, Brown, Burke, Car-\\nroll, Coles, Coutee, Gale, Griffin, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr., Ma-\\nthews, Moore, Page, Parker, Seney, Smith, of Maryland, Smith,\\nof South Carolina, Stone, Sumpter, Tucker, and White. 24/\\nPostpone- The amendment thus made by the House to the amendment s. Journa?,\\nbaThTse- \u00c2\u00b0f tne Senate, being sent up to the Senate for concurrence, a P* 93,\\nnate. motion was made in the latter body, that the farther considera-\\ntion of the bill be postponed to the next session of Congress: and\\nthis motion passed in the affirmative.\\nDay of Previously to their adjournment, the two houses appointed a h. Journal,\\nn ^I joint committee to wait on the President, to request that he P- 123,\\niii2r rccoixi\\nmended to would recommend to the people of the United States a day of g. journal\\nPresi ent. p U |jjj c thanksgiving and prayer to be observed, by acknowledging, P* 90\\nwith grateful hearts, the many and signal favours of Almighty\\nGod, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0069.jp2"}, "70": {"fulltext": "64\\nChap. I.\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS\\nOrganization of Houses Rules, c\\n1st congress, establish a constitution of government for their safety and hap-\\npiness.*\\nThe committee consisted, on the part of the House, of Messrs,\\nBoudinot, Sherman, and Silvester; and, on the part of the Se-\\nnate, of Messrs. Johnson and Izard.\\nSECOXD SESSIOX.\\n1st Congress.\\nBern\\nCongress\\nassembled.\\nOx Monday, the 4th day of January, the two houses reassem-\\nbled at the city of New York.\\nTen members only of the Senate having answered to their\\nnames on the first day, the Senate adjourned for want of a quo-\\nrum. On the 6th. a quorum was present, the following Sena-\\ntors appearing in their places:\\n179a\\nSenators\\npresent.\\nSENATORS.\\nJohn Langdon\\nand New Ha x pshtex.\\nPaine Wingate, j\\nCaleb Strong\\nand Massachusetts.\\nTristram Dalton, j\\nWin. S. Johnson, Co:ryEcricrT.\\nRuins King,\\nand New Tobk.\\nPhilip Schuyler J\\nIn the House of Representatives, a quorum did not appear\\nuntil the 7th of January, when the following members were\\npresent:\\nSENATORS.\\nWilliam Maclay, Pe^stlyaxia.\\nJohn Henry, MAhtujo).\\nRalph Izard\\nand v South Caxoltsa.\\nPierce Butler. J\\nWilliam Few, Georgia*\\nS. Journal,\\np. 101.\\nREPRESENTATIVES.\\nRepresen-\\ntatives pre-\\nsent.\\nAbiel Foster,\\nNicholas Gilman,\\nSamuel Lirermore,\\nFisher Ames,\\nElbridge Gerry,\\nBenj. Goodhue,\\nJonathan Grout,\\nGeorge Partridge,\\nGeorge Thatcher,^\\nNkw Hampshire.\\n^Massachusetts.\\nREPRESENTATIVES\\nEgbert Benson,\\nWilliam Floyd, I M\\nJohnLawrance, New\\\\or K\\nJere. Van Rensselaer, J\\nFred. Aug Muhlen-\\nPeteYMuhlenber^, k\u00e2\u0084\u00a2lW I Tl l\\nThomas Scott, J\\nRoger Sherman,\\nJonathan Sturges,\\nJeremiah Wadsworth,\\nCoyyiCTiccT.\\nH. Journal,\\np.133, 134.\\nJoshua Seney,\\nDaniel Carroll,\\nElias Boudinot,\\nJames Schureman,\\nMartlajtd.\\nNew Jersei.", "height": "4394", "width": "2591", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0070.jp2"}, "71": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 65\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\n1st Congress. REPRESENTATIVES. REPRESENTATIVES\\n2d Session. _\\nJohn Brown,\\nRepresen- ^S 2\u00c2\u00b0^\\ntatives pre- J? h n p a g\u00c2\u00bb _ Vikgisia\\nsent. Richard Bland Lee, f\\nSamuel Griffin,\\nAlexander White,\\nEdanus Burke,\\nDaniel Huger, I SouTH Cakolina\\nWilliam Smith, f\\nThos. T. Tucker, J\\nAbraham Baldwin,\\nGeorge Mathews, J Georgia\\nSenate On the 6th of January, the Senate appointed Messrs. Strong S. Journal,\\nto^form anc zarc to be a committee on their part, to join such commit- p 2\\nPresident, tee as the House of Representatives might appoint, to inform\\nthe President of the United States, that a quorum of the two\\nhouses is assembled, and will be ready, in the senate chamber,\\nat such time as the President may appoint, to receive any com-\\nmunications he may be pleased to make.\\nHouse The house, in concurrence with this resolution, appointed, on H. Journal,\\ncommittee. the f ol]owing day? Messrs. Oilman, Ames, and Seney, to be a P* 134\\ncommittee on their part.\\nMessages Messages, communicating the information of the presence of S. Journal,\\nhouIeT of a quorum, were interchanged by the two houses. H. Journal,\\np. 134.\\nThe following resolution was agreed to by the House of Repre-\\nsentatives, on the 7th of January:\\nHouse a- Resolved -That two chaplains, of different denominations, ibid\\ng-rees to De appointed to Congress, for the present session, one by each\\nlains. house, who shall interchange weekly.\\nSenate On the same day, the Senate concurred, and elected the Right s. Journal,\\nconcurs, Reverend Dr. Samuel Provost to be chaplain of the Senate. On P- 102\\nslid elects\\nHo the following day, the House of Representatives elected the H. Journal,\\nelects. Reverend Dr. William Linn, to be their chaplain. P* 136,\\nPresident On the 8th, the President of the United States, according to h. Journal,\\ntwohouses. an intimation previously communicated to the joint committee p\u00c2\u00ab 135,136.\\nof the two houses, came into the senate chamber, whither the g. journal,\\nHouse of Representatives had been previously invited by the P^ 02 103\\nSenate, and, in the presence of Congress, made the following\\naddress:\\nFellow Citizens of the Senate, and House of Representa-\\ntives:\\nSpeech of I embrace, with great satisfaction, the opportunity which\\nPresident. nQW p resen t s itself, of congratulating you on the present favour-\\nable prospects of our public affairs. The recent accession of the\\nimportant state of North Carolina to the Constitution of the\\nUnited States, (of which official information has been received:)\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 9", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0071.jp2"}, "72": {"fulltext": "06 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\nistcongress. the rising credit and respectability of our country, and the gene-\\nrally increasing good-will towards the government of the Union,\\nSpeech of an( j t j ie conc0 rd, peace, and plenty, with which we are blessed\\nare circumstances auspicious, in an eminent degree, to our nation-\\nal prosperity.\\nIn resuming your consultations for the general good, you\\ncannot but derive encouragement from the reflection, that the\\nmeasures of the last session have been as satisfactory to your\\nconstituents as the novelty and difficulty of the work allowed you\\nto hope. Still further to realize their expectations, and to secure\\nthe blessings which a gracious Providence has placed within\\nour reach, will, in the course of the present important session,\\ncall for the cool and deliberate exertion of your patriotism, firm-\\nness, and wisdom.\\nAmong the many interesting objects which will engage your\\nattention, that of providing for the common defence will merit\\nparticular regard. To be prepared for war is one of the most\\neffectual means of preserving peace.\\nA free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined:\\nto which end, a uniform and well digested plan is requisite: and\\ntheir safety and interest require, that they should promote such\\nmanufactories as tend to render them independent on others for\\nessential, particularly for military supplies.\\nThe proper establishment of the troops, which may be\\ndeemed indispensable, will be entitled to mature consideration.\\nIn the arrangements which may be made respecting it, it will\\nbe of importance to conciliate the comfortable support of the of-\\nficers and soldiers, with a due regard to economy.\\nThere was reason to hope that the pacific measures adopted\\nwith regard to certain hostile tribes of Indians, would have re-\\nlieved the inhabitants of our southern and western frontiers from\\ntheir depredations. But you will perceive, from the informa-\\ntion contained in the papers which I shall direct to be laid before\\nyou, (comprehending a communication from the commonwealth\\nof Virginia,) that we ought to be prepared to afford protection\\nto those parts of the Union, and, if necessary, to punish ag-\\ngressors.\\nThe interests of the United States require, that our inter-\\ncourse with other nations should be facilitated by such provi-\\nsions as will enable me to fulfil my duty, in that respect, in the\\nmanner which circumstances may render most conducive to the\\npublic good: and, to this end, that the compensations to be made\\nto the persons who may be employed, should, according to the", "height": "4388", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0072.jp2"}, "73": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 67\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\nistcongress. nature of their appointments, be defined by law: and a compe-\\ntent fund designated for defraying the expenses incident to the\\nSpeech of conduct of our foreign affairs.\\nPresident.\\nu Various considerations, also, render it expedient, that the\\nterms on which foreigners may be admitted to the rights of citi-\\nzens, should be speedily ascertained by a uniform rule of natu-\\nralization.\\nUniformity in the currency, weights, and measures of the\\nUnited States, is an object of great importance, and will, I am\\npersuaded, be duly attended to.\\nThe advancement of agriculture, commerce, and manufac-\\ntures, by all proper means, will not, I trust, need recommenda-\\ntion. But I cannot forbear intimating to you, the expediency\\nof giving effectual encouragement, as well to the introduction of\\nnew and useful inventions from abroad, as to the exertions of\\nskill and genius in producing them at home; and of facilitating\\nthe intercourse between the distant parts of our country, by a\\ndue attention to the post office and post roads.\\nNor am I less persuaded that you all agree with me in opin-\\nion, that there is nothing which can better deserve your patronage\\nthan the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is, in\\nevery country, the surest basis of public happiness. In one in\\nwhich the measures of government receive their impression so im-\\nmediately from the sense of the community, as in ours, it is pro-\\nportionably essential. To the security of a free constitution it con-\\ntributes in various ways: by convincing those who are intrusted\\nwith the public administration, that every valuable end of govern-\\nment is best answered by the enlightened confidence of the peo-\\nple; and by teaching the people themselves to know, and to value\\ntheir own rights; to discern and provide against invasions of them;\\nto distinguish between oppression and the necessary exercise of\\nlawful authority; between burdens proceeding from a disregard\\nto their convenience, and those resulting from the inevitable\\nexigencies of society; to discriminate the spirit of liberty from\\nthat of licentiousness; cherishing the first, avoiding the last; and\\nuniting a speedy, but temperate, vigilance against encroachments,\\nwith an inviolable respect to the laws.\\nWhether this desirable object will be best promoted by af-\\nfording aid to seminaries of learning already established; by the\\ninstitution of a national university; or by any other expedients,\\nwill be well worthy of a place -in the deliberations of the le-\\ngislature.", "height": "4395", "width": "2647", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0073.jp2"}, "74": {"fulltext": "68 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChajp. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\n1st congress. Gentlemen of the House of Representatives\\n2d Session.\\nI saw, with peculiar pleasure, at the close of the last ses-\\nPresSent? Sl0n e resolution entered into by you, expressive of your opi-\\nnion, that an adequate provision for the support of the public\\ncredit, is a matter of high importance to the national honour and\\nprosperity. In this sentiment I entirely concur. And, to a\\nperfect confidence in your best endeavours to devise such a pro-\\nvision as will be truly consistent with the end, I add an equal\\nreliance on the cheerful co-operation of the other branch of the\\nlegislature. It would be superfluous to specify inducements to a\\nmeasure, in which the character and permanent interests of the\\nUnited States are so obviously and so deeply concerned, and\\nwhich have received so explicit a sanction from your declaration.\\nGentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives:\\nI have directed the proper officers to lay before you, re-\\nspectively, such papers and estimates, as regard the affairs par-\\nticularly recommended to your consideration, and necessary to\\nconvey to you that information of the state of the Union which\\nit is my duty to afford.\\nThe welfare of our country is the great object to which our\\ncares and efforts ought to be directed; and I shall derive great\\nsatisfaction from a co-operation with you, in the pleasing, though\\narduous task, of ensuring to our fellow citizens the blessings\\nwhich they have a right to expect from a free, efficient, and\\nequal government.\\nGeorge Washington.\\nUnited States, January 8, 1790.\\nSenate As soon as the President and members of the House of Repre- S. Journal,\\nto prepare sentatives had retired, the Senate ordered the speech to be printed, p 104,\\nanswer. and appointed Messrs. King, Izard, and Paterson, a committee to\\nprepare and report the draft of an answer to it. On the 9th^\\nthe House of Representatives went into committee of the whole\\nhouse on the speech, a copy of which was laid before the house\\nby the speaker, and the committee having reported the following\\nresolution\\nHouse re- Resolved That it is the opinion of this committee that an ad- H. Journal,\\nand^com- dress 0U S ht to be P resented b y the house to the President of the p 137,\\nmittee. United States, in answer to his speech to both houses, with as-\\nsurances that this house will, without delay, proceed to take into\\ntheir serious consideration the various and important matters\\nrecommended to their attention", "height": "4394", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0074.jp2"}, "75": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 69\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\n^congress. The House agreed to the same., and appointed Messrs. Smith,\\nof South Carolina, Clymer, and Lawrance, a committee to pre-\\npare such address.\\nOn the 11th, Mr. King, from the Senate committee, reported\\nthe following address to the President, which was accepted by\\nthe Senate\\nAddress of To the President of the United States S. Journal,\\nw Sir We, the Senate of the United States, return you our\\nthanks for your speech, delivered to both houses of Congress.\\nThe accession of the state of North Carolina to the Constitu-\\ntion of the United States, gives us much pleasure and we offer\\nyou our congratulations on that event, which, at the same\\ntime, adds strength to our Union, and affords a proof that the\\nmore the Constitution has been considered, the more the good-\\nness of it has appeared. The information which we have re-\\nceived, that the measures of the last session have been as satis-\\nfactory to our constituents as we had reason to expect, from the\\ndifficulty of the work in which we were engaged, will afford us\\nmuch consolation and encouragement, in resuming our delibe-\\nrations, in the present session, for the public good and every ex-\\nertion, on our part, shall be made to realize, and secure to our\\ncountry, those blessings which a gracious Providence has placed\\nwithin her reach. We are persuaded that one of the most ef-\\nfectual means of preserving peace, is to be prepared for war\\nand our attention shall be directed to the objects of common de-\\nfence, and to the adoption of such plans as shall appear the most\\nlikely to prevent our dependence on other countries for essential\\nsupplies. In the arrangements to be made, respecting the esta-\\nblishment of such troops as may be deemed indispensable, we\\nshall, with pleasure, provide for the comfortable support of the\\nofficers and soldiers, with a due regard to economy. We regret\\nthat the pacific measures adopted by government, with regard to\\ncertain hostile tribes of Indians, have not been attended with the\\nbeneficial effects towards the inhabitants of our southern and\\nwestern frontiers, which we had reason to hope and we shall\\ncheerfully co-operate in providing the most effectual means for\\ntheir protection, and, if necessary, for the punishment of aggres-\\nsors. The uniformity of the currency, and of weights and mea-\\nsures the introduction of new and useful inventions from abroad,\\nand the exertions of skill and genius in producing them at home\\nthe facilitating the communication between the distant parts of\\nour country, by means of post offices and post roads a provision", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0075.jp2"}, "76": {"fulltext": "70 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\n1st congress, for the support of the department of Foreign Affairs; and a uni-\\n2d Session. rr 7\\nform rule of naturalization, by which foreigners may be admit-\\nAddressof to e rights of citizens, are objects which shall receive such\\nearly attention as their respective importance requires. Litera-\\nture and science are essential to the preservation of a free Consti-\\ntution the measures of government should, therefore, be calcu-\\nlated to strengthen the confidence that is due to that important\\ntruth. Agriculture, commerce, and manufactures, forming the\\nbasis of the wealth and strength of our confederated republic,\\nmust be the frequent subject of our deliberations, and shall be ad-\\nvanced by all proper means in our power. Public credit being\\nan object of great importance, we shall cheerfully co-operate in\\nall proper means for its support. Proper attention shall be given\\nto such papers and estimates as you may be pleased to lay before\\nus. Our cares and efforts shall be directed to the welfare of our\\ncountry and we have the most perfect dependence upon your\\nco-operating with us, on all occasions, in such measures as will\\nensure to our fellow citizens the blessings which they have a\\nright to expect from a free, efficient, and equal government.\\nAddress The President having fixed the 14th as the day when he S. Journal,\\npresented. wou j re ceive this address, in obedience to an order of the Se- p\\nnate, the Vice-President, on that day, attended by the Senate,\\nwaited on the President, at his own house, and, in their name,\\ndelivered the address. To which, the President of the United\\nStates was pleased to make the following reply\\nPresident s Gentlemen: I thank you for your address, and for the as-\\nrepl surances which it contains of attention to the several matters\\nsuggested by me to your consideration.\\nRelying on the continuance of your exertions for the public\\ngood, I anticipate for our country the salutary effects of upright\\nand prudent counsels.\\nG. Washington.\\nThe committee of the House of Representatives reported, on\\nthe 12th of January, an address, which received the unanimous\\nacquiescence of the house, in the following words\\nAddress of Sir: The representatives of the people of the United States H. Journal,\\nHouse. k ave taken into consideration your speech to both houses of p 1 j14\\nCongress, at the opening of the present session.\\nWe reciprocate your congratulations, on the accession of the\\nstate of North Carolina an event which, while it is a testimony\\nof the increasing good will towards the government of the Union,\\ncannot fail to give additional dignity and strength to the Ameri-", "height": "4383", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0076.jp2"}, "77": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 71\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\n1st congress, can republic, already rising, in the estimation of the world, in\\n2d Session. J to _\\nnational character and respectability.\\nAddress ^he information that our measures of the last session have\\n01 House.\\nnot proved dissatisfactory to our constituents, affords us much en-\\ncouragement at this juncture, when we are resuming the arduous\\ntask of legislating for so extensive an empire.\\nNothing can be more gratifying to the representatives of a\\nfree people, than the reflection that their labours are rewarded\\nby the approbation of their fellow citizens. Under this impres-\\nsion, we shall make every exertion to realize their expectations,\\nand to secure to them those blessings, which Providence has\\nplaced within their reach. Still prompted by the same desire to\\npromote their interests, which then actuated us, we shall, in the\\npresent session, diligently and anxiously pursue those measures\\nwhich shall appear to us conducive to that end.\\nWe concur with you in the sentiment, that agriculture, com-\\nmerce and manufactures, are entitled to legislative protection,\\nand that the promotion of science and literature will contribute\\nto the security of a free government: in the progress of our de-\\nliberations, we shall not lose sight of objects so worthy of our re-\\ngard.\\nThe various and weighty matters, which you have judged\\nnecessary to recommend to our attention, appear to us essential\\nto the tranquillity and welfare of the Union, and claim an early\\nand most serious consideration. We shall proceed, without de-\\nlay, to bestow on them that calm discussion which their impor-\\ntance requires.\\nWe regret that the pacific arrangements pursued with re-\\ngard to certain hostile tribes of Indians, have not been attended\\nwith that success, which we had reason to expect from them\\nwe shall not hesitate to concur in such farther measures, as may\\nbest obviate any ill effects which might be apprehended from\\nthe failure of those regulations.\\nYour approbation of the vote of this house, at the last ses-\\nsion, respecting the provision for the public creditors, is very ac-\\nceptable to us. The proper mode of carrying that resolution\\ninto effect, being a subject in which the future character and\\nhappiness of these states are deeply involved, will be among the\\nfirst to deserve our attention.\\nThe prosperity of the United States is the primary object\\nof all our deliberations; and we cherish the reflection that every\\nmeasure which we may adopt for its advancement, will not only\\nreceive your cheerful concurrence, but will, at the same time?", "height": "4400", "width": "2553", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0077.jp2"}, "78": {"fulltext": "U HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses Roles, Joe. 1790.\\nfa trn^L, deriTe from your co-operation, additional efficacy, in ensuring to\\nour fellow citizens the blessings of a free, efficient, and equal\\n*\u00c2\u00a3\u00c2\u00a3f ssof government.\\nAddress On the 14th, in conformity with an arrangement made by the H. Journal,\\nftsented. comm ittee, the speaker, attended by the house, presented this p\\naddress to the President of the United States, at his own house,\\nwhen the President made the following reply:\\nF:z?.Lzz.: i Gentlemen: I receive with pleasure the assurances you give\\nre r me, that you will diligently and anxiously pursue such measures\\nas shall appear to you conducive to the interest of your consti-\\ntuents: and that an early and serious consideration will be given\\nto the various and weighty matters recommended by me to your\\nattention.\\nI have full confidence that your deliberations will continue\\nto be directed by an enlightened and virtuous zeal for the hap-\\npiness of our country.\\nG. Washington.\\nBone On the 7th of January, the House of Representatives appoint- id. p. 134.\\ne ed a committee, consisting of Messrs. Boudinot, Sherman, and\\nWhite, to examine the Journal of the last session, and to report\\ntherefrom all such matters of business as were then depending\\nand undetermined. And oh the 11th, this committee made their\\nreport, as follows:\\nRe;:.-.. It appears to your committee, that the several petitions of Id. p. 137,\\nDavid Ramsay, John Churchman, Alexander Lewis, Arthur\\nGreer, Jedediah Morse, John Fitch, Englehart Cruse, Nicholas\\nPike, Samuel Briggs, John Christopher Stoebel, Leonard Har-\\nbaugh, Hannah Adams, Christopher Colles, David Greenleaf,\\nJohn Macpherson, Abraham Westervelt, James Rumsey, and\\nWilliam Hoy, respectively praying for exclusive privileges, as\\nauthors or inventors of some useful work or discovery, were or-\\ndered to lie on the table, and so remained during the session.\\n(i It farther appears to your committee, that the several peti-\\ntions of Martha Walker, Duncan Campbell, Tristram Coffin,\\nWilliam Finnie, Englebert Kemmena, Thomasin Gordon, Pru-\\ndent la Lenesse, Baron de Steuben, and Richard Hain, respec-\\ntively praying to be compensated for military services, or for in-\\njuries or losses sustained during the late war, were referred to\\nthe secretary of the treasury, to examine, and report upon to the\\npresent session.\\nIt further appears to your committee, that the several peti-", "height": "4388", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0078.jp2"}, "79": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 73\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\n1st congress, tions of John M Garragh, Dudley Tyler, Patrick Bennet, John\\nHart, James Gibbons, Archibald M Alister, Alexander Power,\\nReport, attorney for Colonel Fleuris regiment, Henry Malcolm, and\\nCharles Markley, respectively praying to be compensated for\\nmilitary services rendered during the late war, were referred to\\nthe secretary of war, to examine, and report upon to the pre-\\nsent session.\\nIt further appears to your committee, that the several peti-\\ntions of Andrew Newell and Seth Clarke, Sarah Parker, Bartlet\\nHinds, Robert Frazier, David Sturges, Richard Philips, James\\nM Clean, James Read, and Thomas Barclay, respectively pray-\\ning that certain claims which they exhibit against the United\\nStates, may be considered and allowed, were ordered to lie on\\nthe table, and so remained during the session.\\nIt also appears to your committee, that the petition of Joseph\\nWheaton, sergeant-at-arms to this house, praying an inquiry into\\nthe charges exhibited against him in certain anonymous letters,\\nwas ordered to lie on the table; and so remained during fhe\\nsession.\\nYour committee further report, that committees were ap-\\npointed to prepare, and bring in, the several bills following, to\\nwit:\\nA bill to establish a uniform system on the subject of bank-\\nruptcies, throughout the United States.\\nA bill for the further encouragement of the commerce and\\nnavigation of the United States.\\nA bill providing for the actual enumeration of the inhabi-\\ntants of the United States.\\nAlso, a bill providing a proper system of regulation for the\\nmilitia of the United States.\\nNeither of which bills were reported during the session.\\nIt also appears to your committee, that there were post-\\nponed, by this house, for further consideration, until the present\\nsession, the several bills following, to wit:\\nA bill to promote the progress of science, and useful arts, by\\nsecuring to authors, and inventors, the exclusive right to their\\nrespective writings and discoveries.\\nA bill for the establishment of hospitals for the relief of sick\\nand disabled seamen; and prescribing regulations for the harbours\\nof the United States.\\nA bill concerning the importation of certain persons, prior\\nto the year one thousand eight hundred and eight.\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -10", "height": "4380", "width": "2572", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0079.jp2"}, "80": {"fulltext": "74 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\n1st congress. a A bill to establish a land office in and for the Western Ter^\\nyd Session.\\nritory.\\nAlso, a bill sent from the Senate, entitled, An act for the\\npunishment of certain crimes against the United States.\\nThat the bill, entitled, An act to establish the seat of go-\\nvernment of the United States, was postponed by the Senate,\\nfor the further consideration of an amendment proposed by this\\nhouse, until the present session.\\nAnd, lastly; That the report of the committee appointed to\\nexamine into the measures taken by Congress, and the state of\\nVirginia, respecting lands reserved for the officers and soldiers\\nof the said state, was postponed by this house, for further consi-\\nderation, until the present session.\\nThe Senate, on the 20th of January, adopted the following\\nresolution:\\nSenate Resolved That Messrs. Ellsworth, Maclay, and Henry, s. Journal,\\ncommittee h e a committee to confer with such committee as may be an- P*\\non un-\\nfinished pointed on the part of the House of Representatives, to consider\\nbusiness. an( j re p 0r t whether or not the business, began previously to the\\nlate adjournment of Congress, shall now be proceeded in as if no\\nadjournment had taken place.\\nHouse The House of Representatives, concurring in this resolution, h. Journal,\\ncommittee, appointed, on the same clay, Messrs. Sherman, Thatcher, Hart- P- 143\\nley, White, and Jackson, to be a committee on their part.\\nReport. This joint committee reported to the two houses, on the 22d id. p. 144.\\nof January, That the business unfinished between the two S. Journal,\\nhouses, at the late adjournment, ought to be regarded as if it had p 107\\nnot been passed upon by either.\\nSenate A motion was made to postpone the report of the commit- ibid,\\nadopts. tee? j n i]^ s ena e? on the 25th, but the motion did not pre-\\nvail; and the yeas and nays being called, on the question to\\nagree to the report, it was decided as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Ellsworth, Few, Hawkins,\\nHenry, Johnson, King, Schuyler, and Strong. 10.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Elmer, Izard, Langdon, Maclay, Mor-\\nris, Paterson, and Wingate. 8.\\nHouse On the same day, the House of Representatives concurred in h. Journal,\\nconcurs, t hj s decision. P- 14\\nHouse re. The House of Representatives, on the 13th of January, agreed ibid,\\nscindsrule. to f n wing order:\u00e2\u0080\u0094-", "height": "4388", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0080.jp2"}, "81": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 75\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\n1st congress. Ordered That so much of the standing rules and orders of\\nSd Session.\\nthis house, as directs the mode of appointing committees, be re-\\nscinded; and that, hereafter, it be a standing rule of the house,\\nSpeaker to that all committees shall be appointed by the speaker, unless\\ncommit- otherwise specially directed by the house in which case, they\\ntees. shall be appointed by ballot and if, upon such ballot, the num-\\nber required shall not be elected by a majority of the votes\\ngiven, the house shall proceed to a second ballot, in which a plu-\\nrality of votes shall prevail; and, in case a greater number than\\nare required to compose or complete the committee shall have\\nan equal number of votes, the house shall proceed to a further\\nballot or ballots.\\nSenate The Senate, on the 23d of February, instructed a committee, S. Journal,\\nt C o 0m chan e e consistin g of Messrs. Hawkins, Langdon, and Few, to prepare and P- 115 116\\nrule as to report a rule, determining in what cases a reconsideration of a\\nreconsider- yote of g enate shall be admissible. On the 24th, this committee\\nation.\\nreported, and on the following day the report was considered,\\namended, and accepted whereupon, the Senate came to the fol-\\nlowing resolution:\\nReport and Resolved That, when a question has been once made and\\nresolution. carr j ec i j n the affirmative or negative, it shall be in order for\\nany member of the majority to move for a reconsideration of\\nit.\\nOn the 29th of April, the House of Representatives adopted\\nthe following order:\\nHouse Ordered^ That a committee be appointed to consider and re- H. Journal,\\ncommittee p 0r whether any, and what, additional rules are necessary for p\\nrules. regulating the proceedings of this house and, that the said com-\\nmittee do confer with any committee to be appointed on the\\npart of the Senate, to consider and report, whether any, and\\nwhat, further regulations are necessary for conducting the busi-\\nness between the two houses; and a committee was appointed of\\nMr. Sherman, Mr. Smith, of South Carolina, and Mr. Vining.\\nSenate And the Senate, on the following day, concurring in this reso- S. Journal,\\ncommittee. i u ti n, appointed Messrs. Lee, Izard, and Strong, a committee on p 136,\\ntheir part\\nOn the 9th of June, a report was made to the house by this h. Journal,\\ncommittee, and ordered to lie on the table. A report was also p j 36,\\nmade to the Senate, on the 10th of June, and the Senate agreed p. 153,154.\\nto the following resolution:\u00e2\u0080\u0094", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0081.jp2"}, "82": {"fulltext": "76 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules. c 1790.\\nist congress. Resolved That the Senate asrree to the report, amended to\\n2d Ses sion. s r\\nread as follows\\n1st. That, when a bill or resolution, which shall have passed\\nin one house, shall be rejected in the other, notice thereof shall\\nbe given to the house in which the same shall have passed.\\n2d. When a bill or resolution, which shall have passed in one\\nhouse, shall be rejected in the other, it shall not be brought in\\nduring the same session, without a notice of ten days, and leave\\nof two-thirds of that house in which it shall be renewed.\\nu 3d. Each house shall transmit to the other all papers on\\nwhich any bill or resolution shall be founded.\\n4th. After each house shall have adhered to their disagree-\\nment, a bill or resolution shall be lost.\\nHere this effort to amend the joint rules appears to have ter-\\nminated, as there is no further record of proceedings on the sub-\\nject.\\nOn the 29th of April, the following motion was submitted to\\nthe Senate:\\nMotion to That the doors of the senate chamber shall be open when s. Journal,\\nof Sen^ lhe Senate is sittin g in their kgislative capacity, to the end, that P 1S5\\nsuch of the citizens of the United States as may choose to hear\\nthe debates of this house, may have an opportunity of so doing.\\nThis resolution was considered, and negatived, on the following id. p. 136.\\nday.\\nStanding A standing committee of elections was appointed by the House H. Journal,\\nof m el2T of Representatives, on the 1st of February, consisting of Messrs. P- 15a\\ntions. Ames, Sherman, Benson, Sinnickson, Wynkoop, White, and\\nStone,\\nNewspa- On the 3d of April, the house appointed a committee, consist- id. p. 187.\\npers. D g f ^l e55rs Benson, Wadsworth, and Livermore, to report a\\nprovision for payment of the printers accounts for newspapers,\\nfurnished for the use of Congress; and also a proper mode of re-\\ngulating the future supply of newspapers, for the use of both\\nhouses,\\nOn the 9th, this committee made their report, which was\\ntaken up for consideration on the 14th: whereupon,\\nReport. The first part of the said report, in the words following, to id. p 191.\\nwit: That the said accounts ought to be deemed as a part of 193 194\\nthe contingent expenses of the session, and to be credited and", "height": "4394", "width": "2664", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0082.jp2"}, "83": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 77\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, .c. 1790.\\nist congress, paid as such, was, on the question put thereupon, agreed to by\\nthe house.\\nThe second part of the said report, in the words following,\\nto wit That there be no further supply of newspapers for the\\nuse of the members of either house of Congress, at the public\\nexpense, was, on the question put thereupon, disagreed to by\\nthe house.\\nBooks for By an order of the House of Representatives, of the 30th of H. Journal,\\nCongress. April, a committee, consisting of Messrs. Gerry, Burke, and\\nWhite, was appointed to report a catalogue of books necessary\\nfor the use of Congress. And this committee, on the 23d of\\nJune, made a report and estimate, which were laid on the table.\\nDeath of On the 1st of June, information was communicated to the I p. 232.\\nJ2 oric house of the death of Theodoric Bland, one of the members\\nfor the state of Virginia, who died on that morning. The house,\\nthereupon, adopted the following order\\nFuneral Ordered, That such members of the said state as are now\\ncommittee, present, be appointed a committee to take order for superintend-\\ning the funeral of the said Theodoric Bland, and that this house\\nwill attend the same.\\nOn the following day, the house adopted a resolution as fol-\\nlows:\\nResolu- Resolved, unanimously, That the members of this house, Id P 233b\\nfrom a sincere desire of showing every mark of respect due to\\nthe memory of Theodoric Bland, deceased, late a member there-\\nof, will go in mourning for him one month, by the usual mode of\\nwearing a crape round the left arm.\\nThe Senate, on the same day, adopted the following resolu-\\ntion\\nSenate re- Resolved That the Senate will attend the funeral of Col. S. Journal,\\ntend* f\u00c2\u00b0 Bland late a member of the House of Representatives of the p 150,\\nneral. United States, at 5 o clock, this afternoon.\\nThere appears to have been no interruption to the business\\nbefore either of the houses, in consequence of this casualty.\\nThe House of Representatives, on the 1st day of June, came\\nto the following resolution:\\nHouse re- eso ve( That all treaties made, or which shall be made, h. Journal,\\nsolution to and promulgated, under the authority of the United States, shall, P* 232,\\ntreaties to rom me ume \u00c2\u00b0e published and annexed to their code of 4\\nlaws, laws by the secretary of state.\\ntions for\\nmourning", "height": "4394", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0083.jp2"}, "84": {"fulltext": "7? HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nI:.-: ._--: :i Z:\\njh trn^iji i On the 2d of June, the Senate concurred in this resolution. S. Journal,\\ns^^~ On the 31st of May, the difficult question, as to the seat of P* 149\\nconcurs. government was again brought before the House of Represen-\\nSeat of go- tatives. And, on the same day, a bill was presented, with leave id. p. 148.\\nto the Senate by Mr. Butler, and read a first time, entitled, An\\nact to determine the permanent seat of Congress, and the go-\\nre rnment of the United States\\nThe question which agitated the house on that day was, on\\nthe following motion\\nPlace for Resoked That Congress will meet and hold their next session H. Jooma],\\nnext meet- p.228.\\nOn this resolution, the ayes and noes were demanded, and it\\ndecided as follows\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Cadwalader. Carroll,\\nQymer, Coles, Coutee, Fitzdmons, Gale, Gilman, Griffin, Hart-\\nley, Heister, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muh-\\nlenberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Seney, Sumkkson, Steele, Stone,\\nSumpter, Tining, White, Williamson, Wynkoop. 32.\\nAoe? Messrs. Ames. Benson, Bloodworth, Boudinot, Burke,\\nFloyd, Foster, Gerry, Goodhue, Grout, Huger, Huntington, Law-\\nrence, Leonard, Livennore, Partridge, Tan Rensselaer, Schure-\\nman, Sedgwick, Sherman, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, Smith,\\nof South Carolina, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tucker.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 27.\\nA motion was then made, to amend the resolution, by insert-\\ning, after the word Resolved, the following words\\nThat a permanent seat for the government of the United\\nMotion to States ought to be fixed at some convenient place on the banks Id- p- 329.\\nmmaa of the river Delaware, and\\nAn objection being taken to this motion, that it was not in order.\\nQuestion the speaker declared the motion not to be in order. From which H. p. 238;\\nand appeal \u00c2\u00b0P on \u00c2\u00b0f tBe chair, an appeal was made to the house by two 229\\nta the members and on the question Is the said motion in order?\\nthe question, the ayes and noes being called, was decided as\\nfollows:\\nsra. Benson, Boudinot, Burke, Coles, Floyd. I\\nAyes and ter, Gerry, Goodhue, Hathorn, Huntington, Lawrance, Lee,\\nLeonard, Livermore, Madison, jr., Partridge, Van Rensselaer,\\nSchureman, Sedgwick, Seney, Sherman, Silvester, Smith, of\\nMaryland, Smith, of South Carolina, Stone, Sturges, Thatcher,\\nTrumbull, Tucker. 29.", "height": "4394", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0084.jp2"}, "85": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 79\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c, 1790.\\n1st congress. Noes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown,\\n2d Session.\\nCadwalader, Clymer, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gilman, Griffin,\\nGrout, Hartley, Heister, Jackson, Mathews, Moore, Muhlen-\\nberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Sinnickson, Steele, Sumpter, Vining,\\nWhite, Williamson, Wynkoop. 29.\\nSpeaker s The members being equal, the speaker gave his vote in the\\nvote de- negative.\\ncides.\\nMotion to A motion was then made to commit the original motion to a h. Journal,\\ncommit. committee of the whole house, and, the ayes and noes being P- 229 230\\ncalled on this question, it was decided as follows:-\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nAyes and Jlyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Bloodworth, Boudinot, Burke,\\nnoes. Floyd, Foster, Gerry, Grout, Hathorn, Huger, Huntington,\\nLawrance, Livermore, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman,\\nSedgwick, Sherman, Silvester, Smith, of South Carolina, Sturges,\\nThatcher, Trumbull, Tucker.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 25.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Cadwalader, Carroll,\\nClymer, Coles, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gilman, Goodhue,\\nGriffin, Hartley, Heister, Jackson, Lee, Leonard, Madison, jr.,\\nMathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Seney,\\nSinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Steele, Stone, Sumpter, Vi-\\nning, White, Williamson, Wynkoop. 35.\\nMotion to A motion was then made to fill up the blank in the resolu- id. p. 230.\\ninsert Phi- t on w j tn the words, the city of Philadelphia. And it was\\nladelphia. _ r\\nMotion to tnen movec l to amend the amendment, by adding the words,\\ninsert or or Baltimore. And the ayes and noes being called on the\\nmore latter motion, it was decided as follows:\\nAyes and Jiyes Messrs. Benson, Bloodworth, Burke, Floyd, Gerry,\\nnoes. Grout, Hathorn, Huger, Jackson, Lawrance, Partridge, Van\\nRensselaer, Seney, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South\\nCarolina, Stone, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tuc-\\nker.\u00e2\u0080\u0094- 22.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Baldwin, Boudinot, Brown,\\nCadwalader, Carroll, Clymer, Coles, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Foster,\\nGale, Gilman, Goodhue, Griffin, Hartley, Heister, Huntington,\\nLee, Leonard, Livermore, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore,\\nMuhlenberg, Page, Parker, Schureman, Scott, Sedgwick, Sher-\\nman, Sinnickson, Steele, Vining, White, Williamson, Wyn-\\nkoop. 38.\\nMotion to The question being then taken on the motion tQ fill the blank yd. p. 230,\\nStToYph? with the words the cit y of Philadelphia, and the ayes and 23L\\nladelphia. noes being called, it was decided as follows:", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0085.jp2"}, "86": {"fulltext": "QO HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChJlP. I. Organization of Houses Rules, .c. 1790.\\n1st congress. *1ye$ Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Baldwin, Boudinot, Brown, Cad-\\nwalader, Carroll, Clymer, Coles, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gil-\\nAres and man Goodhue, Griffin, Hartley, Heister, Jackson, Lee, Leonard,\\nMadison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Par-\\ntridge, Scott, Seney, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Steele,\\nStone, Sumpter, Thatcher, Vining, White, Williamson, Wyn-\\nkoop. 38.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Bloodworth, Burke, Floyd,\\nFoster, Gerry, Grout, Hathorn, Huger, Huntington, Lawrance,\\nLivermore, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Sedgwick, Sherman,\\nSilvester, Smith, of South Carolina, Sturges, Trumbull, Tuc-\\nker.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 22.\\nThe resolution was then agreed to in its amended form, to\\nread,\\nResolution Resolved That Congress shall meet and hold their next h. Journal,\\niSj amend- session at the c[ty of Philadelphia. P 231\\nSenatepro- On the 24th of May, a similar resolution to that adopted by s. Journal,\\noTtne^bill e ouse na( keen presented to the Senate, and its considera- P- 144 146\\nand resolu- tion postponed until the 3d of June. The bill to determine the\\npermanent seat of Congress and the government of the United\\nStates, having been read a second time, on the 1st of June, was,\\non the 2d, committed to a committee, consisting of Messrs.\\nButler, Johnson, Henry, Lee, and Dalton; and, on the same day, id. p. 148,\\nthe resolution which had passed the House of Representatives, 149,\\nconcerning the place of the next meeting of Congress, was re-\\nferred to the same committee. On the 7th of June, the com-\\nmittee reported the bill; and, on the Sth, the Senate proceeded\\nto the consideration of the resolution and the bill, after an in-\\nQuestion effectual motion to postpone the former. The question to con- Id. p. 151\\ntoconcurin cur m e resolution of the house, was then taken by yeas and\\nnegatived, nays, and decided as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Elmer, Henry, Langdon, Lee,\\nMaclay, Morris, Read, Walker, and Wingate. 11.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Ellsworth, Few, Gunn, Haw-\\nkins, Johnson, Johnston, Izard, King, Paterson, Schuyler, Strong.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009415.\\nThe Senate, therefore, refused to concur in the resolution.\\nThe report of the committee on the bill to determine the per-\\nmanent seat of Congress, die. was then taken up. That report\\nis as follows", "height": "4388", "width": "2707", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0086.jp2"}, "87": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n81\\nChap. I.\\n1st Congress.\\n2d Session.\\nReport of\\ncommittee\\nrecom-\\nmending 1\\nbank of\\nPotomac.\\nOrganization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c.\\n1790.\\nReport re-\\njected.\\nBill consi-\\ndered.\\nMotion to\\nnil blank.\\n1st. That, in their opinion, taking a combination of circum- s. Journal,\\nstances into consideration, the present session is a proper time P*\\nfor fixing on the permanent residence of Congress and the go-\\nvernment of the United States, and, after due consideration, re~\\ncommend that it be placed on the eastern or north-eastern bank\\nof the Potomac.\\nYour committee further recommend, that such sums of mo-\\nney as may be offered by the states, for the carrying this bill\\ninto effect, may be accepted of: then the bill will read thus\\nAnd, to accept of grants of money, or land. Your committee\\nwere of opinion, that Congress can best determine the term to be\\nallowed for completing the buildings.\\nWith respect to the temporary residence of Congress, your\\ncommittee, after weighing all circumstances, consider the ground\\nof choice to be so narrowed, as to be fully in the view of the\\nSenate.\\nYour committee recommend, that the Senate should agree\\nwith all the other parts of the bill.\\nIt was then moved, that the opinion of the Senate be taken,\\nwhether it be expedient, at this time, to determine upon any\\nplace for the permanent seat of government of the United States\\nand the question, being taken by yeas and nays, was decided as\\nfollows:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Few, Gunn, Hawkins, Johnson,\\nJohnston, Izard, King, Paterson, Schuyler, and Strong. 12.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Ellsworth, Elmer, Henry,\\nLangdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Read, Walker, Wingate.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 12.\\nThe members being equal, the Vice-President gave his casting\\nvote in the negative. The report of the committee being thus\\nrejected, the consideration of the bill to determine the perma-\\nnent seat of Congress, and the government of the United States,\\nwas resumed. A motion was then made, to fill up the blank in\\nthe first paragraph of the bill, with the words the easterly\\nbank of the Potomac; and this question, being taken by yeas and\\nnays, was decided as follows;\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Few, Gunn, Hawkins, Johnson, John-\\nston, Izard, King, and Schuyler. 9.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer,\\nHenry, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Paterson, Read, Strong,\\nWalker, Wingate. 15.\\nAn unsuccessful motion was then made to postpone the consi-\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 11", "height": "4398", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0087.jp2"}, "88": {"fulltext": "RT OF CONGRESS.\\nCff-U. L T i 7. t: IM\\nderation of the bill lor a fortnight. It was then moved to fill\\nthe blank with the word 9 Baltimore, and this\\ntaken bv yeas and nays, was decided as follows:\\nMessrs. Butler, Few, Gunn, Hawkins, Johnson,\\nston, Izard. 7.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094Messrs. Basse tt, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer,\\nry, King, Langdoo, Lee, Maclay. Morris, Paterson, Read, Schuy-\\nler, Strong, Walker, and Wingate.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 3\\nVarious Another motion was then made to po st pon e the hsU, bat it was\\nMp6oDS decided in the nega tire; as was also a succeeding motion to post- P- 13\\nconceroiog\\nbin. pone its further consideration till the next session of Congress. A\\nmotion was then made to reject the first enacting claase of the\\nbill, to wit Be it enacted bj the Senate and House of Repre-\\nsentatives of the United States of America, in Congress aiacm-\\nbled. That a district of territory, not exceeding ten miles square,\\nto be located, as hereafter directed, at and the same is\\nhereby accepted as the permanent seat of Congress and the go-\\nanient of the United States. Tins motion was also decided\\nin the negative, as was a motion to adjourn, which\\nimmediately afterwards. It was then moved to fill the\\nthe first clause of the bill, with the words, Wilmington, in the\\nstate of Delaware. This motion was rejected. Ko farther\\nquestion was taken on the bill at that time.\\nBoose con- On the 10th of Jane, the House of Representatives proceeded H. Jm\\nreso to the consideration of their resolution to hold the next session at P 23\\nJuuou re-\\njected by Philadelphia, to which the Senate had disagreed: the ayes and\\nfie !te noes being taken, and the question being decided by the follow-\\ning vote\\nAyes and Ayes e, Baldwin, Brown, Cadwalader, Carroll,\\nClymer. iLzsimons, Gale, Gihnan, Griffin, Hart-\\nley, Heister. Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg,\\nilhamson, Wynkoop.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009432.\\nAmes, Benson, Bloodworth, Boudinoi, Burke,\\nrout, Hathorn, Hoger, Hunt-\\nington, Jackson, Lawrance, Leonard, LiTermore, Partridge, Tan\\nBeiMBefa ^edgwkk, Sherman, Silvester, Smith, of\\nSouth Carolina, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tucker, Wads-\\nworth.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1\\nto in moved to commit the resolution to a committee of\\nthe whole house, and the ayes and noes being taken, the quesr\\ntiov decided M", "height": "4388", "width": "2706", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0088.jp2"}, "89": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 83\\nCfliP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\n1st congress. Ayes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Burke, Floyd, Foster, H. Journal,\\nGerry, Goodhue, Grout, Hathorn, Huger, Huntington, Lawrance, p\\nnoe CS Leonard, Livermore, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman,\\nSedgwick, Sherman, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of\\nSouth Carolina, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tucker, Wads-\\nworth. 28.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Bloodworth, Cadwala-\\nder, Carroll, Clymer, Coles, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gilman,\\nGriffin, Hartley, Heister, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews,\\nMoore, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Seney, Sinnickson,\\nSteele, Stone, Sumpter, Vining, White, Williamson, Wynkoop.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009433.\\nA motion was then made to strike out the words, City of Phi- Id. p. 239.\\nladelphia, and insert, town of Baltimore. On the following\\nday, the question was taken on this motion, by ayes and noes, and\\nit was decided as follows\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Bloodworth, Burke, Floyd, Fos-\\nter, Gerry, Goodhue, Grout, Hathorn, Huger, Huntington, Jack-\\nson, Lawrance, Leonard, Livermore, Partridge, Van Rensselaer,\\nSedgwick, Seney, Sherman, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, Smith,\\nof South Carolina, Stone, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher, Trum-\\nbull, Tucker, Wads worth. 31.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Cadwalader, Carroll,\\nClymer, Coles, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gilman, Griffin, Hart-\\nley, Heister, Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg,\\nPage, Parker, Scott, Sinnickson, Steele, Vining, White, William-\\nson, Wynkoop. 28.\\nThe question was then taken by ayes and noes, on the resolu-\\ntion, as now amended, and was decided as follows:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Ash, Baldwin, Benson, Bloodworth, id. p. 239,\\nBrown, Burke, Cadwalader, Carroll, Clymer, Coles, Coutee, Floyd, 240,\\nFoster, Gale, Gerry, Goodhue, Griffin, Grout, Hartley, Hathorn,\\nHeister, Huger, Huntington, Jackson, Lawrance, Leonard, Li-\\nvermore, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page, Par-\\nker, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Scott, Sedgwick, Seney, Sher-\\nman, Silvester, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South\\nCarolina, Steele, Stone, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher, Trumbull,\\nVining, Wadsworth, White. 53.\\nNoes Messrs. Fitzsimons, Gilman, Schureman, Tucker, Wil-\\nliamson, Wynkoop. 6.\\nSenate On the 14th of June, the resolution was taken up by the Se- S. Journal,\\npostpones na j- e when a motion was made to postpone the consideration to p\\nresolution.\\nthis day fortnight; and the question being taken by yeas and\\nnays, it was decided as follows:", "height": "4394", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0089.jp2"}, "90": {"fulltext": "84 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\nistcongress. Yeas Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Ellsworth, Few, Gunn, Haw-\\nkins, Johnson, Johnston, Izard, King, Paterson, Schuyler, Strong,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009413.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Elmer, Henry, Langdon, Lee,\\nMaclay, Morris, Read, Walker, Wingate. 11.\\nSenate According to this order, the Senate proceeded on the 28th of S. Journal,\\nconsiders j une Q fak e up e resolution for consideration, when a motion p\\nbill to de- r\\nterminethe was made, and agreed to, to postpone the consideration thereof,\\nrcaTTc 61 to ta e U P e to determine tne permanent seat of Congress\\nand the government of the United States. At this stage, the\\nSenate consented to receive the representations of John O Don-\\nnell, in behalf of himself and others, citizens of Baltimore town,\\nstating that town to be exceedingly commodious and eligible for\\nthe permanent seat of government of the United States; and\\nRepresen- the representation of Robert Peters, in behalf of himself and\\nfromBalti- otner freeholders, and other inhabitants of George Town, to\\nmore and the same purpose. A motion was then made to till the blank in\\nTownf tne first paragraph with the word Baltimore, and, the question\\nbeing taken by yeas and nays, it was determined as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Ellsworth, Few, Foster, Johnson, John-\\nston, Izard, King, Schuyler, Stanton. 10.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Dalton, Elmer, Hawkins, Hen-\\nry, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Paterson, Read, Strong, Wal-\\nker, Wingate. 15.\\nSenate fills It was then moved, after the word directed, in the fifth line\\nup blank. Q f e 7^ ill, to strike out to the end of the clause, and insert on\\nthe river Potomac, at some place between the mouths of the\\nEastern Branch and Connogochegue, be, and the same is hereby\\naccepted for the permanent seat of the government of the United\\nStates: Provided, nevertheless, That the operation of the laws of\\nthe state, within such district, shall not be affected by this ac-\\nceptance, until the time fixed for the removal of the government\\nthereto, and until Congress shall otherwise by law provide.\\nAnd, the question being taken on this motion by yeas and nays,\\nit was decided as follows\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Elmer, Few, Foster,\\nHawkins, Henry, Johnston, Izard, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Mor-\\nris, Read, Walker.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 16.\\nNays Messrs. Dalton, Ellsworth, Johnson, King, Paterson,\\nSchuyler, Stanton, Strong, Wingate.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 9.\\nMotions to It was then moved to amend the bill to read as follows M- p- 167,\\namend bill. a f ter the word .^authorized, in the second clause, strike out 168\\nto the end of the said clause, and insert, u to appoint, and.", "height": "4388", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0090.jp2"}, "91": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 85\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\n1st congress, by supplying vacancies happening from refusals to act, or other\\n2d Session. rr b _\\ncauses, to keep in appointment, as long as may be necessary,\\nMotions to three commissioners, who, or any two of whom, shall, under the\\nQ Til (^13 If\\ndirection of the President, survey, and, by proper metes and\\nbounds, define and limit, a district or territory, under the limita-\\ntions above mentioned; and the district, so defined, limited and\\nlocated, shall be deemed the district accepted by this act for the\\npermanent seat of the government of the United States. This\\nmotion was agreed to.\\nIt was then moved to subjoin to the amendment last agreed to,\\nas follows: And be it enacted, that the said commissioners,\\nor any two of them, shall have power to purchase or accept such\\nquantity of land on the eastern side of the said river, within the\\nsaid district, as the President shall deem proper, for the use of\\nthe United States; and, according to such plans as the Presi-\\ndent shall approve, the said commissioners, or any two of them,\\nshall, prior to the first Monday in December, in the year one\\nthousand eight hundred, provide suitable buildings for the ac-\\ncommodation of Congress, and of the President, and for the\\npublic offices of the government of the United States.\\nA motion was then made to amend this amendment, so as that\\nit should read, prior to the first Monday in December, one\\nthousand seven hundred and ninety-four; and the question on\\nthis motion, the yeas and nays being taken, was decided as fol-\\nlows:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Few, Foster, Johnson, Johnston, Izard,\\nKing, Schuyler, Stanton. 9.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer,\\nHawkins, Henry, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Paterson,\\nRead, Strong, Walker, Wingate. 16.\\nA motion was then made to amend the proposed amendment,\\nso as that it should read, prior to the first Monday in Decem-\\nber, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, which mo-\\ntion also was negatived, the yeas and nays being called, as fol-\\nlows:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Few, Johnson, Johnston, Izard, King, See origi-\\nSchuyler, Stanton.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 8. nutes^*\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer, [The print-\\nFoster, Hawkins, Henry, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Pa- f^\u00e2\u0084\u00a2\u00e2\u0084\u00a2? 1\\nterson, Read, Strong, Walker, Wingate. 17.\\nThe amendment, as it originally stood, was then agreed to.\\nIt was then moved, to strike out the third, fourth, and fifth\\nclauses in the bill, and to insert the following: And be it en-", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0091.jp2"}, "92": {"fulltext": "86 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\nipcongress. acted, that, for defraying the expense of such purchases and\\nbuildings, the President of the United States be authorized and\\nMotions to requested to accept grants of money, and cause to be borrowed\\namend.\\na sum not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, at an inte-\\nrest not exceeding six^?er cent.; for the payment of which, and\\nrepayment of the principal within twenty years, so much of the\\nduties on imposts and tonnage as may be sufficient, is hereby\\npledged and appropriated. And the question on this motion\\nbeing taken by yeas and nays, was decided as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Few, Hawkins, Hen-\\nry, Johnston, Izard, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Read, Stan-\\nton, Walker. 15.\\nNays\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer, Foster, Johnson,\\nKing, Paterson, Schuyler, Strong, Wingate. 10.\\nIt was then moved further to amend the bill, by adding to the\\nclause last agreed to, the following:\\nAnd be it enacted, that, on the first Monday in December, in\\nthe year one thousand eight hundred, the seat of the government\\nof the United States shall, by virtue of this act, be transferred\\nto the district and place aforesaid: and all offices attached to the\\nsaid seat of government, shall, accordingly, be removed thereto\\nby their respective holders; and shall, after the said day, cease\\nto be exercised elsewhere: and the necessary expense of such re-\\nmoval shall be defrayed out of the duties on imposts and ton-\\nnage, of which a sufficient sum is hereby appropriated.\\nThe question on this motion being taken by yeas and nays, it\\nwas decided as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Hawkins, Henry, s# j ourna\\nJohnston, Izard, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Read, Walk- p-168,169.\\ner.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 13.\\nNays Messrs. Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer, Few, Foster, John-\\nson, King, Paterson, Schuyler, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 12.\\nThe last paragraph of the bill was then taken up for conside-\\nration; to wit:\\nAnd be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, that\\nthe temporary residence of Congress shall be, and continue in\\nthe till the year and no longer.\\nIt was then moved to fill the first blank with the words city\\nof New York: and the yeas and nays being taken, the question\\nwas decided as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Ellsworth, Few, Foster, John-\\nson, Johnston, Izard, King, Paterson, Schuyler, Stanton, Strong,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009413.", "height": "4380", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0092.jp2"}, "93": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 87\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\n1st congress. Nays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Elmer, Hawkins, Henry,\\nLangdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Read, Walker, Wingate. 12.\\nMotions to The consideration of the bill having been resumed on the\\nameno. following day, it was moved, to fill the second blank in the pa-\\nragraph with the words one thousand eight hundred: and this\\nquestion, the yeas and nays being called, was decided as fol-\\nlows:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Ellsworth, Foster, Johnson,\\nJohnston, Izard, King, Langdon, Lee, Paterson, Schuyler, Stan*\\nton.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 13.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Elmer, Few, Gunn, Henry,\\nMaclay, Morris, Read, Strong, Walker, Wingate. 12.\\nThe question was then taken on the paragragh, as amended\\nby the filling up of the blanks: and the yeas and nays being taken,\\nit was decided as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Ellsworth, Foster, Johnson, Johnston, Izard,\\nKing, Paterson, Schuyler, Stanton. 9.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Dalton, Elmer, Few,\\nGunn, Henry, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Read, Strong,\\nWalker, Wingate. 16.\\nThis paragraph having thus been rejected, it was moved to\\nsubjoin the following, in lieu of that which had been struck\\nout:\\nAnd be it enacted, that, prior to the first Monday in Decem-\\nber next, all offices attached to the seat of the government of the\\nUnited States, shall be removed to, and, until the said first Mon-\\nday in December, in the year one thousand eight hundred, shall\\nremain at the city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania: s. Journal*\\nat which place the two houses do hereby resolve, that the session P* 170\\nof Congress next ensuing the present shall be held.\\nAnd a motion was then made to amend this motion, so as to\\nmake the paragraph read as follows\\nAnd be it enacted, That Congress shall continue to hold their\\nsessions in the city of New York, until the first Monday in De-\\ncember, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four;\\nand from and after the said first Monday in December, one thou-\\nsand seven hundred and ninety-four, Congress shall hold their\\nsessions in the city of Philadelphia, and shall continue there to\\nhold the same, until the first Monday of December, one thousand\\neight hundred.\\nThe yeas and nays being called on the last motion, the ques-\\ntion was decided as follows\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Ellsworth, Few, Foster, John-", "height": "4380", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0093.jp2"}, "94": {"fulltext": "Q8 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCttAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Eules, c. 1790.\\nistcongress. son, Johnston, Izard, King, Paterson, Schuyler, Stanton, Strong.\\nI= \u00e2\u0080\u009413.\\nMotions to Nam Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Elmer, Gunn, Hawkins, Henrv,\\nLangdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Reed, Walker, Wingate. 13.\\nThe numbers being equal, the Vice-President decided the\\nquestion in the negative.\\nA further motion was then made to amend the proposed amend-\\nment, so as to read as follows\\nAnd be it enacted, That Congress shall continue to hold\\ntheir sessions in the city of New York until the first Monday\\nin December, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-\\nfour and from and after the said first Monday in December, one\\nthousand seven hundred and ninety-four, Congress shall hold their\\nsessions in the town of Baltimore, and shall continue there to hold\\nthe same until the first Monday of December, one thousand eight\\nhundred.\\nThe yeas and nays being called on this question, it was de-\\ncided as follows\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Ellsworth, Few, Foster, Johnson, John-\\nston, Izard, King, Schuyler, Stanton. 10.\\nJVays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Dalton, Elmer, Gunn, Haw-\\nkins, Henry, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Paterson, Read,\\nStrong, Walker, Wingate.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 16.\\nIt was then moved to amend the proposed amendment, as fol-\\nlows\\nAnd be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Congress\\nshall continue to hold their sessions in the city of New York, till\\nthe first Monday of December, one thousand seven hundred and\\nninety-two and from and after that period, to adjourn to the\\ncity of Philadelphia, where Congress shall hold their sessions till\\nthe first Monday in December, one thousand eight hundred, and\\nno longer.\\nThe question being taken on this motion, by yeas and nays, it\\nwas decided as follows\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Ellsworth, Few, Foster, John-\\nson, Johnston, Izard, King, Paterson, Schuyler, Stanton, Strong.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009413.\\nfs Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Elmer, Gunn, Hawkins, Hen-\\nry, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Read, Walker, Wingate. 13.\\nThe numbers being equal, the Vice-President decided the\\nquestion in the negative.\\nThe question was then taken on the original proposition to\\namend, and the yeas and nays being taken, it was decided as fol-\\nlows", "height": "4380", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0094.jp2"}, "95": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 89\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\n1st congress. Yeas Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Elmer, Gunn, Hawkins, Henry,\\n2d Session. J\\nLangdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Read, Walker, Wingale. 13.\\nMotions to j\\\\fay S Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Ellsworth, Few, Foster, Johnson,\\nJohnston, Izard, King, Paterson, Schuyler, Stanton, Strong. 13.\\nThe Vice-President being again required to vote, in conse-\\nquence of the equal division of the Senate, decided this question\\nin the negative.\\nA motion was then made that the bill receive its third reading,\\nbut a subsequent motion to adjourn having been successful, the\\nfurther consideration of the bill was postponed.\\nOn the 30th of June, the bill was again taken up, and a mo- S. Journal,\\ntion being made to reconsider the last paragraph of the bill, which p\\nwas yesterday struck out, it was decided in the affirmative. It\\nwas then moved to amend the paragraph, to read as follows:\\nAnd be it enacted, That, prior to the first Monday in De-\\ncember next, all offices attached to the seat of the government of\\nthe United States, shall be removed to, and, until the said first\\nMonday in December, in the year one thousand eight hundred,\\nshall remain at the city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsyl-\\nvania, at which place the session of Congress, next ensuing the\\npresent, shall be held.\\nAnd a motion was then made to amend this motion to read as\\nfollows\\nAnd be it enacted, That Congress shall continue to hold their\\nsessions in the city of New York, until the first Monday in De-\\ncember, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four;\\nand, from and after the said first Monday of December, one thou-\\nsand seven hundred and ninety-four, Congress shall hold their ses-\\nsions in the city of Philadelphia, and shall continue there to hold\\nthe same, until the first Monday of December, one thousand\\neight hundred.\\nThis last motion to amend was then negatived. It was then Id. p. 172.\\nmoved, to amend the original proposition so as to read\\nAnd be it enacted, That Congress shall continue to hold their\\nsessions in the city of New York, until the first Monday in De-\\ncember, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two;. and, from\\nand after the said first Monday of December, one thousand seven\\nhundred and ninety-two, Congress shall hold their sessions in\\nthe city of Philadelphia, and shall continue there to hold the\\nsame until the first Monday of December, one thousand eight\\nhundred.\\nAnd this motion was also decided in the negative. The ques-\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 12", "height": "4398", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0095.jp2"}, "96": {"fulltext": "90 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCa_u. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Roles, kc. 1790.\\ntioQ was then taken on the original proposition to amend, and\\nthe yeas and nays being called, it was decided as follows:\\nions to Yeas Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Elmer, Gunn, Haw-\\nkins, Henry, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Read, Walker,\\nWingate. 14.\\nJVays Messrs. Dalton, Ellsworth, Few, Foster, Johnson, John-\\nston, Izard, King, Paterson, Schuyler, Stanton, Strong. 12.\\nThus, by the accession of Mr. Butler, of South Carolina, to\\nthe majority, the vote of the preceding day was reversed.\\nA successful motion was then made to reconsider the following\\nclause of the bill agreed to on yesterday\\ni; And cause to be borrowed a sum not exceeding one hundred\\nthousand dollars, at an interest not exceeding six per cent.; for\\npayment of which, and repayment of the principal within twen-\\nty years, so much of the duties on imposts and tonnage as may\\nbe sufficient, is hereby pledged and appropriated.\\nAnd it was then moved to expunge the whole paragraph. The\\nquestion being taken by yeas and nays, it was decided as fol-\\nlows\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer,\\nFoster, Henry, Johnson, King, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris,\\nPaterson, Read, Schuyler, Strong, Walker, Wingate. 19.\\nMessrs. Butler, Few, Gunn, Hawkins, Johnston, Izard,\\nStanton. 7.\\nThe question Shall the bill pass to the third reading I was\\nthen taken, and, the yeas and nays being called, it was decided\\nas follows\\nMessrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Elmer, Few, Gunn,\\nHawkins, Henry, Johnston, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris,\\nRead, Walker, Wingate. 16.\\nNays Messrs. Dalton, Ellsworth, Foster, Johnson, Izard,\\nKing, Paterson, Schuyler, Stanton, Strong. 10.\\nBill order- The bill was accordingly ordered to be engrossed. And, on s. Journal,\\ned to be t ne following day, the Senate proceeded to the third reading of P* 173,\\n;l!Tr the bill, when an unsuccessful motion was made to amend the\\nBad\\nreading-. bill by striking out, in the first clause, the words between the\\nmouths of the eastern branch and Connogochegue, for the pur-\\npose of inserting the words within thirty miles of Hancock\\ntown.\\nraa then moved to strike out the words from the fifth clause\\nof the bill. the first Monday of December next/ and to insert.\\nthe first Monday in May next. The yeas and nays being\\ncalled on this motion, the question was decided as follows:", "height": "4394", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0096.jp2"}, "97": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 91\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\n1st congress. Yeas Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Ellsworth, Few, Foster, John-\\n1 son, Johnston, Izard, King, Paterson, Schuyler, Stanton, Strong.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009413.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Elmer, Gunn, Hawkins, Hen-\\nry, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Read, Walker, Wingate.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009413.\\nThe members being equal, the Vice-President recorded his\\nvote in the negative.\\nAn unsuccessful motion was then made to restore the clause\\nauthorizing a loan of one hundred thousand dollars, c. And\\nPassage of the question on the passage of the bill being taken by yeas and s Journal,\\nbill. nays, was decided as follows\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Elmer, Gunn, Haw-\\nkins, Henry, Johnston, Langdon, Lee, Maelay, Morris, Read,\\nWalker.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 14.\\nNays Messrs. Dalton, Ellsworth, Few, Foster, Johnson,\\nIzard, King, Paterson, Schuyler, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 12.\\nTitle. It was then ordered that the title of the bill be, An act for\\nestablishing the temporary and permanent seat of the government\\nof the United States.\\nFirst and On the 2d of July, the bill was received in the House of Re- H. Journal,\\nsecond presentatives, and having received its first and second reading, p\\nhouse. was committed to a committee of the whole house for the follow-\\ning Tuesday. The committee had the bill under consideration\\non the 6th, 7th, and 8th of July; and on the last named day, it\\nMotions to was reported to the house without amendment. On the 9th, the Id. p. 258.\\namend. bill was taken up for consideration, when a motion was made to\\nstrike out the words, Potomac, at some place between the\\nmouths of the eastern branch, and Conogochegue, and insert\\nthe words Delaware, at a place not more than eight miles\\nabove, and sixty miles below the falls thereof. The question\\nbeing taken by ayes and noes, it was decided as follows:\\nAyes and Jlyes\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Floyd, Foster, Ger-\\nry, Goodhue, Grout, Hathorn, Huntington, Lawrance, Leonard,\\nLivermore, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Sedgwick,\\nSherman, Silvester, Sturges, Trumbull, Wadsworth. 22.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Blood worth, Brown, Burke,\\nCadwalader, Carroll, Clymer, Coles, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Gale,\\nGilman, Griffin, Hartley, Heister, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr.,\\nMathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Seney, Se-\\nvier, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina,\\nSteele, Stone, Sumpter, Thatcher, Tucker, Vining, White, Wil-\\nliamson, Wynkoop. 39.\\nnoes.", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0097.jp2"}, "98": {"fulltext": "92 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, e. 1790.\\n1st congress. It was then moved to strike out the same words, and insert, H. Journal,\\n2d Session.\\n259.\\nin lieu thereof, the words, in the state of Pennsylvania, in- P*\\nMotions to eluding Germantown. And the question being; taken by ayes\\namend. j juj rn\\nand noes, it was decided as follows:\\nJiyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Floyd, Foster, Ger-\\nry, Gilman, Goodhue, Grout, Hathorn, Huntington, Lawrance,\\nLeonard, Livermore, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman,\\nSedgwick, Sherman, Silvester, Sturges, Wadsworth. 22.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Burke,\\nCadwalader, Carroll, Clymer, Coles, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Gale,\\nGriffin, Hartley, Heister, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews,\\nMoore, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Seney, Sevier, Sin-\\nnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina, Steele,\\nStone, Sumpter, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tucker, Vining, White,\\nWilliamson, Wynkoop. 39.\\nA motion was then made to strike out the same words, and\\ninsert, in lieu thereof, the words, between the rivers Susque-\\nhannah and Potomac, at the most healthy and convenient place;\\nhaving due regard to the navigation of the Atlantic Ocean, and the\\nsituation of the western territory.\\nThe question being taken on this motion, it was decided as\\nfollows:\\nJiyes\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Floyd, Foster, Ger- Id. p. 260.\\nry, Goodhue, Grout, Hathorn, Huntington, Lawrance, Leonard,\\nLivermore, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Sedgwick,\\nSeney, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina,\\nSturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Wadsworth. 25.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Burke,\\nCadwalader, Carroll, Clymer, Coles, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Gale,\\nGilman, Griffin, Hartley, Heister, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr.,\\nMathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Sevier,\\nSherman, Sinnickson, Steele, Stone, Sumpter, Tucker, Vining,\\nWhite, Williamson, Wynkoop. 36.\\nAnother motion was then made to strike out the same words,\\nand to insert, in lieu thereof, the words, in the state of Mary-\\nland, including the town of Baltimore. And the question be-\\ning taken by ayes and noes, on the first branch of the motion,\\nnamely, to strike out the words on the river Potomac, c, a\\ndivision of the question having been demanded, it was decided\\nas follows;\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Floyd, Foster, Gerry, M P- 26\u00c2\u00b0\u00c2\u00bb\\nGoodhue, Grout, Hathorn, Huntington, Lawrance, Leonard, Li-\\nvermore, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Sedgwick, Se-", "height": "4394", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0098.jp2"}, "99": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 93\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, x. 1790.\\n1st congress. ne y, Sherman, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South\\n2d Session. J J\\nCarolina, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Wadsworth. 26.\\nMotions to jy oes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Cadwala-\\nder, Carroll, Clymer, Coles, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gilman,\\nGriffin, Hartley, Heister, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews,\\nMoore, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Sevier, Sinnickson,\\nSteele, Stone, Sumpter, Tucker, Vining, White, Williamson,\\nWynkoop. 34.\\nIt was then moved to amend the bill by striking out the words\\npurchase, or; and the question being taken by ayes and noes,\\nit was decided as follows\\nAy es Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Floyd, Foster, Gerry,\\nGoodhue, Grout, Hathorn, Huntington, Lawrance, Leonard, Li-\\nvermore, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Sedgwick, Se-\\nney, Sherman, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South\\nCarolina, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Wadsworth. 26.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Burke,\\nCadwalader, Carroll, Clymer, Coles, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Gale,\\nGilman, Griffin, Hartley, Heister, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr.,\\nMathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Sevier, Sin-\\nnickson, Steele, Stone, Sumpter, Tucker, Vining, White, Wil-\\nliamson, Wynkoop. 35.\\nA motion was then made to amend the bill, by inserting, after h. Journal,\\nthe word purchase, in the third section, the words with such P- 261 262\\nmoney only as may be granted to the President of the United\\nStates, in the manner hereinafter provided. And the question\\nbeing taken on this motion by ayes and noes, it was decided as\\nfollows\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Burke, Floyd, Foster,\\nGerry, Grout, Hathorn, Huntington, Lawrance, Leonard, Liver-\\nmore, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Sedgwick, Seney,\\nSherman, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Caro-\\nlina, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Wadsworth. 26.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Cadwalader, Carroll,\\nClymer, Coles, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gilman, Griffin, Hart-\\nley, Heister, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muh-\\nlenberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Sevier, Sinnickson, Steele, Stone,\\nSumpter, Tucker, Vining, White, Williamson, Wynkoop. 33.\\nIt was moved to amend the bill, by adding to the end of the\\nthird section the words following\\nProvided, That the purchases and buildings aforesaid shall\\nnot exceed the sum of dollars,", "height": "4399", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0099.jp2"}, "100": {"fulltext": "94 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\nist congress. The question on this motion being taken by ayes and noes, it\\n2d Session. j r u\\nwas decided as iollows\\nMotions to Ayes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Burke, Floyd, Foster, H. Journal,\\namend. Gerry, Grout, Hathorn, Huntington, Lawrance, Leonard, Liver- p\\nmore, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Sedgwick, Seney, Sherman,\\nSilvester, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina, Sturges,\\nThatcher, Trumbull, Wadsworth.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 26.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Brown, Cadwalader, Carroll, Clymer,\\nColes, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gilman, Griffin, Hartley, Heister,\\nJackson, Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page,\\nParker, Scott, Sevier, Sinnickson, Steele, Stone, Sumpter, Tuc-\\nker, Vining, White, Williamson, Wynkoop. 32.\\nIt was then moved to amend the bill, by striking out the fifth\\nsection, which reads as follows:\\nAnd be it enacted, That, prior to the first Monday in De-\\ncember next, all offices attached to the seat of the government\\nof the United States, shall be removed to, and, until the said first\\nMonday in December, in the year one thousand eight hundred,\\nshall remain at the city of Philadelphia, in the state of Penn-\\nsylvania; at which place the session of Congress, next ensuing\\nthe present, shall be held.\\nAnd the question on this motion being taken by ayes and noes,\\nit was decided as follows\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Bloodworth, Boudinot, Burke,\\nFloyd, Foster, Gerry, Grout, Hathorn, Huntington, Lawrance,\\nLeonard, Livermore, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman,\\nSedgwick, Seney, Sherman, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, Smith,\\nof South Carolina, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tucker, Wads-\\nworth. 28.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Cadwalader, Carroll,\\nClymer, Coles, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gilman, Goodhue, Grif-\\nfin, Hartley, Heister, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore,\\nMuhlenberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Sevier, Sinnickson, Steele,\\nStone, Sumpter, Vining, White, Williamson, Wynkoop. 33.\\nIt was then moved to amend the bill by striking out, in the id. p. 263,\\nfifth section, the words December next, and inserting in lieu\\nthereof, the words May, one thousand seven hundred and nine-\\nty-two. And the question being taken on this motion by ayes\\nand noes, it was decided as follows\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Bloodworth, Boudinot, Burke,\\nFloyd, Foster, Gerry, Grout, Hathorn, Huntington, Lawrance,\\nLeonard, Livermore, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman,\\nSedgwick, Seney, Sherman, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, Smith", "height": "4388", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0100.jp2"}, "101": {"fulltext": "IIISTOIiY OF CONGRESS. 95\\nChap. I. Organization of [louses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\nistcongress. f South Carolina, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tucker, Wads-\\net! Session. w\\nworth.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 28.\\nMotions to Noes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Cadwalader, Carroll, Cly-\\nmer, Coles, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gilman, Griffin, Hartley,\\nHeister, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muhlen-\\nberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Sevier, Sinnickson, Steele, Stone,\\nSumpter, Vining, White, Williamson, Wynkoop. 32.\\nIt was then moved to strike out the word December, and H. Journal,\\ninsert the word May. And the question on this motion being P- 264 265\\ntaken by ayes and noes, it was decided as follows\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Bloodworth, Boudinot, Burke,\\nFloyd, Foster, Gerry, Grout, Hathorn, Huntington, Lawrance,\\nLeonard, Livermore, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman,\\nSedgwick, Seney, Sherman, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, Smith,\\nof South Carolina, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tucker, Wads-\\nworth. 28.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Cadwalader, Carroll,\\nClymer, Coles, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gilman, Goodhue, Grif-\\nfin, Hartley, Heister, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr. Mathews, Moore,\\nMuhlenberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Sevier, Sinnickson, Steele,\\nStone, Sumpter, Vining, White, Williamson, Wynkoop. -33.\\nA motion was then made to strike out the words at which\\nplace the session of Congress next ensuing the present shall be\\nheld. And the question being taken by ayes and noes, it was\\ndecided as follows:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Burke, Floyd, Foster,\\nGerry, Grout, Hathorn, Huntington, Lawrance, Leonard, Liver-\\nmore, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Sedgwick, Seney, Sherman,\\nSilvester, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina, Sturges,\\nThatcher, Trumbull, Tucker, Wadsworth.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 26.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Cadwalader,\\nCarroll, Clymer, Coles, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gilman, Grif-\\nfin, Hartley, Heister, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore,\\nMuhlenberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Sevier, Sinnickson, Steele,\\nStone, Sumpter, Vining, White, Williamson, Wynkoop. 33.\\nIt was then moved to amend the bill by adding to the fifth\\nsection the following proviso\\nProvided, nevertheless, That whenever the President of the\\nUnited States shall receive authentic information that the pub-\\nlic buildings aforesaid are so far completed as to be fit for the\\nreception of both houses of Congress, all offices attached to the\\nseat of government shall be removed thereto, any thing herein\\ncontained to the contrary notwithstanding.", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0101.jp2"}, "102": {"fulltext": "96 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790.\\n1st congress. And the question on this motion being taken by ayes and noes,\\n2d Session.\\nit was decided as follows\\nMotions to ./fyes Messrs. Benson, Bloodworth, Floyd, Gerry, Grout, Law- H. Journal,\\namencL ranee, Van Rensselaer, Seney, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, P- 265 266\\nSmith, of South Carolina, Thatcher, Tucker.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 13.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Baldwin, Boudinot, Brown, Burke,\\nCadwalader, Carroll, Clymer, Coles, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Foster,\\nGale, Gilman, Goodhue, Griffin, Hartley, Hathorn, Heister, Hun-\\ntington, Jackson, Lee, Leonard, Livermore, Madison, jr., Ma-\\nthews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Partridge, Schure-\\nman, Scott, Sedgwick, Sevier, Sherman, Sinnickson, Steele,\\nStone, Sturges, Sumpter, Trumbull, Vining, Wadsworth, White,\\nWilliamson, Wynkoop. 48.\\nMotion as Motions were then successively made that the bill be read a id. p. 266,\\nreaduie third time on Monday and to-morrow, both of which were nega-\\ntived, as was also a motion to adjourn, and the bill was ordered\\nPassage of to receive its third reading now. On the question that the bill\\nbiu do pass, the ayes and noes being taken, it was decided as follows:\\nAyes and Ayes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Cadwala-\\nnoe der, Carroll, Clymer, Coles, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Gale, Griffin,\\nHartley, Heister, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore,\\nMuhlenberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Sevier, Sinnickson, Steele,\\nStone, Sumpter, Vining, White, Williamson, Wynkoop. 32.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Burke, Floyd, Foster,\\nGerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Grout, Hathorn, Huntington, Law-\\nrance, Leonard, Livermore, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schure-\\nman, Sedgwick, Seney, Sherman, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland,\\nSmith, of South Carolina, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tucker,\\nWadsworth.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 29.\\nPresident The approval of the President was notified to the Senate on s. Journal,\\napproves the 16th f j u]y# motion was made, on the 7th of August, for P- 181\\nmotion to J\\nrepeal. leave to bring in a bill to repeal the fifth section of this act, but Id. p. 204.\\nit proved unsuccessful.\\nHouse On the 8th of June, the House of Representatives appointed h. Journal,\\ncommittee Messrs. Wadsworth, Carroll, and Hartlev, a committee to join P- 235\\non adjourn- m J\\nment. with such committee as the Senate might appoint, to report a time\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2for the adjournment of the session, such business as might be con-\\nveniently postponed, and such as it was important for Congress to\\nSenate act upon. The Senate, on the 21st of June, appointed Messrs. s. Journal,\\ncommittee, strong, Bassett, and Walker, to be a committee, on their part. P 163\\nReport. On the 28th of June, a report was made to both houses, by this id. p. 166.\\ncommittee, which was laid on the table for consideration. The\\nreport was taken up by the House on the 15th of July, and the H. Journal,\\nfollowing resolution was adopted P* 251,", "height": "4394", "width": "2642", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0102.jp2"}, "103": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 97\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790\\n1st congress. Resolved That, in the opinion of this house, the business now h. Journal,\\n1 C T depending before the two houses may be finished by Tuesday, the P* rit\\nResolution. b A i\\n27th instant, and that it will be convenient and proper that an\\nadjournment of the present session of Congress should take place\\non that day.\\nSenate lays On the 16th, the Senate laid this resolution on the table, where S. Journal,\\non table. ft was su ff ere( i to remain and, on the 6th of August, the House p 181,\\nHouse passed another resolution, fixing on the 10th, as the day of ad- H. Journal,\\nSe^day 10 journment. The Senate laid this resolution also on the table. p\\nSenate lays n tne following day, the Senate concurred in this resolution, s. Journal,\\non table\u00e2\u0080\u0094 On the 10th, the Senate repealed this resolution, and fixed on p\\nthe 12th as the day of adjournment. The House concurring in id. p. 207.\\nchanged, this resolution, the usual interchange of messages took place, and\\nVote of on the 12th of August, the Senate having resolved a vote of id. p. 209*\\nthe city of tnanks to the corporation of the city of New York, for the ele-\\nNew York, gant and convenient accommodations provided for Congress, the\\nAdjourn- two houses adjourned to meet at Philadelphia, on the first Mon-\\nday in December next.\\nTHIRD SESSION.\\n1st congress. On Monday, the 6th of December, the two houses reassembled 1790-91.\\n3d Session. J\\nat the city of Philadelphia. At this session, the whole of the\\nCongress J r\\nassemble at thirteen states were represented.\\nPhiladel- p^e Senate having assembled, it was ascertained that the\\nVice-President and thirteen senators, to wit Messrs. Langdon,\\nQuorum in Wingate, Dalton, Ellsworth, King, Maclay, Morris, Bassett, John- S. Journal,\\nston, Hawkins, Butler, Izard, and Few, all members at the last p\\nsession, were present. The Senate then received the credentials\\nof Philemon Dickinson, of New Jersey, in the place of Governor\\nPaterson, resigned and of James Monroe, of Virginia, in the\\nplace of William Grayson, deceased.\\nOn the first day, a quorum of members did not appear in the\\nHouse but on Tuesday, the 7th, a sufficient number were pre-\\nsent, to wit: Messrs. Foster, GHman, Livermore, of New Hamp-\\nshire Ames, Goodhue, Thatcher, of Massachusetts Huntington,\\nSherman, Sturges, of Connecticut Benson, Floyd, Lawrance, Sil-\\nvester, of New York Boudinot, Cadwalader, Schureman, of New\\nJersey Clymer, Fitzsimons, Heister, F. A. Muhlenberg, P. Mub-\\nVol. I. 13", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0103.jp2"}, "104": {"fulltext": "98 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. _ Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790-91.\\nistcongress. lenberg, Scott, Wynkoop, of Pennsylvania; Seney, of Maryland;\\nBrown, Griffin, Lee, Madison, jr., of Virginia; Bloodworth, Wil-\\nliamson, of North Carolina Huger, Smith, of South Carolina\\nBaldwin, of Georgia. The credentials of William B. Gills, of\\nVirginia, returned in the place of Theodoric Bland, deceased,\\nwere received.\\nCommittee The houses having notified each other that a quorum was pre- S. Journal,\\nPresident 1 sent a j oint committee, consisting of Messrs. Langdon and Mor- p 216,\\nris, on the part of the Senate, and Messrs. Boudinot, Law T rance, oSQ.\\nand Smith, of South Carolina, on the part of the House, was ap-\\npointed to inform the President that the two houses had assem-\\nbled. It is worthy of remark, that resolutions appointing this\\njoint committee were passed simultaneously by the two houses.\\nThe resolution of the Senate, after imbodying the fact that a\\nquorum of the two houses is assembled, concluded in the fol-\\nlowing words: and will be ready, in the senate chamber, at\\nsuch time as the President of the United States may appoint, to\\nreceive any communications he may be pleased to make. The\\nhouse disagreed to this resolution: and the Senate concurred in\\nthe resolve of the House, which simply announced the fact that\\nReport. a quorum is assembled. On the same day, the committee re- Id. p. 331,\\nported that the President proposed to-morrow, at 12 o clock, to\\ni i i i S. Journal,\\nmeet the two houses in the senate chamber. p.216,217,\\nAccordingly, on the following day, the President came to the 218\\nsenate chamber, where the two houses had assembled, and ad-\\ndressed them as follows:\\nFellow Citizens of the. Senate and House of Representa-\\ntives:\\nSpeech of In meeting you again, I feel much satisfaction in being able\\nPresident. Q re p ea t m y congratulations on the favourable prospects which\\ncontinue to distinguish our public affairs. The abundant fruits\\nof another year have blessed our country with plenty, and with\\nthe means of a flourishing commerce. The progress of public cre-\\ndit is witnessed by a considerable rise of American stock abroad\\nas well as at home: and the revenues, allotted for this and other na-\\ntional purposes, have been productive beyond the calculations by\\nwhich they were regulated. This latter circumstance is the more\\npleasing, as it is not only a proof of the fertility of our resources,\\nbut as it assures us of a further increase of the national respecta-\\nbility and credit: and, let me add, as it bears an honourable tes-\\ntimony to the patriotism and integrity of the mercantile and\\nmarine part of our citizens. The punctuality of the former, in\\ndischarging their engagements, has been exemplary.", "height": "4378", "width": "2634", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0104.jp2"}, "105": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 99\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790-91.\\nistcongress. In conforming to the powers vested in me by acts of the\\nlast session, a loan of three millions of florins, towards which\\np Sp6 d t some provisional measures had previously taken place, has been\\ncompleted in Holland. As well the celerity with which it has\\nbeen filled, as the nature of the terms, (considering the more\\nthan ordinary demand for borrowing, created by the situation of\\nEurope,) give a reasonable hope that the further execution of\\nthese powers may proceed with advantage and success. The\\nsecretary of the treasury has my directions to communicate\\nsuch further particulars as may be requisite for more precise in-\\nformation.\\nSince your last session, I have received communications by\\nwhich it appears that the district of Kentucky, at present a part\\nof Virginia, has concurred in certain propositions contained in\\na law of that state, in consequence of which, the district is to be-\\ncome a distinct member of the Union, in case the requisite sanc-\\ntion of Congress be added. For this sanction, application is now\\nmade. I shall cause the papers, on this very important transac-\\ntion, to be laid before you. The liberality and harmony with\\nwhich it has been conducted, will be found to do great honour\\nto both the parties: and the sentiments of warm attachment to\\nthe Union and its present government, expressed by our fellow-\\ncitizens of Kentucky, cannot fail to add an affectionate concern\\nfor their particular welfare, to the great national impressions un-\\nder which you will decide in the case submitted to you.\\nu It has been heretofore known to Congress, that frequent in-\\ncursions have been made on our frontier settlements by certain\\nbanditti of Indians, from the north-west side of the Ohio.\\nThese, with some of the tribes dwelling on, and near, the Wa-\\nbash, have, of late, been particularly active in their depreda-\\ntions, and, being emboldened by the impunity of their crimes,\\nand aided by such parts of the neighbouring tribes, as could be\\nseduced to join in their hostilities, or afford them a retreat for\\ntheir prisoners and plunder, they have, instead of listening to\\nthe humane invitations and overtures made on the part of the\\nUnited States, renewed their violences with fresh alacrity and\\ngreater effect. The lives of a number of valuable citizens have\\nthus been sacrificed, and some of them under circumstances pe-\\nculiarly shocking: whilst others have been carried into a deplo-\\nrable captivity.\\nThese aggravated provocations rendered it essential to the\\nsafety of the western settlements, that the aggressors should be\\nmade sensible that the government of the Union is not less ca-", "height": "4395", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0105.jp2"}, "106": {"fulltext": "100\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790-91.\\n1st congress, pable of punishing their crimes, than it is disposed to respect\\n3(1 Session their rights and reward their attachments. As this object could\\nSpeech of no t be effected by defensive measures, it became necessary to put\\nin force the act which empowers the President to call out the mi-\\nlitia, for the protection of the frontiers; and I have, accordingly,\\nauthorized an expedition, in which the regular troops in that\\nquarter are combined with such draughts of militia as were\\ndeemed sufficient: the event of the measure is yet unknown to\\nme. The secretary of war is directed to lay before you a state-\\nment of the information on which it is founded, as well as an\\nestimate of the expense with which it will be attended.\\nThe disturbed situation of Europe, and particularly the cri-\\ntical posture of the great maritime powers, whilst it ought to\\nmake us the more thankful for the general peace and security en-\\njoyed by the United States, reminds us, at the same time, of the\\ncircumspection with which it becomes us to preserve these bless-\\nings. It requires, also, that we should not overlook the ten-\\ndency of a war, and even preparations for a war, among the na-\\ntions most concerned in active commerce with this country, to\\nabridge the means, and thereby at least enhance the price of\\ntransporting its valuable productions to their proper markets. I\\nrecommend it to your serious reflections, how far and in what\\nmode it may be expedient to guard against embarrassments from\\nthese contingencies, by such encouragements to our own naviga-\\ntion as will render our commerce and agriculture less dependent\\non foreign bottoms, which may fail us in the very moments most\\ninteresting to both of these great objects. Our fisheries, and\\nthe transportation of our own produce, offer us abundant means\\nfor guarding ourselves against this evil.\\nYour attention seems to be not less due to that particular\\nbranch of our trade which belongs to the Mediterranean. So many\\ncircumstances unite in rendering the present state of it distress-\\nful to us, that you will not think any deliberations misemployed,\\nwhich may lead to its relief and protection.\\nThe laws you have already passed, for the establishment of\\na judiciary system, have opened the doors of justice to all de-\\nscriptions of persons. You will consider, in your wisdom, whe-\\nther improvements in that system may yet be made; and, parti-\\ncularly, whether a uniform process of executions or sentences, is-\\nsuing from the federal courts, be not desirable through all the\\nstates.\\nThe patronage of our commerce, of our merchants and sea-\\nmen, has called for the appointment of consuls in foreign coun-", "height": "4388", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0106.jp2"}, "107": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 101\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790-91.\\n1st congress, tries. It seems expedient to regulate by law the exercise of that\\njurisdiction, and those functions which are permitted them, ei-\\nSpeech of tner Dv eX press convention, or by a friendly indulgence, in the\\nplaces of their residence. The consular convention, too, with\\nHis Most Christian Majesty, has stipulated, in certain cases,\\nthe aid of the national authority to his consuls established here.\\nSome legislative provision is requisite to carry these stipulations\\ninto full effect.\\nThe establishment of the militia, of a mint, of standards of\\nweights and measures, of the post office and post roads, are sub-\\njects which, I presume, you will resume of course, and which\\nare abundantly urged by their own importance.\\nu Gentlemen of the House of Representatives:\\nThe sufficiency of the revenues you have established for\\nthe objects to which they are appropriated, leaves no doubt that\\nthe residuary provisions will be commensurate to the other ob-\\njects for which the public faith stands now pledged. Allow me,\\nmoreover, to hope that it will be a favourite policy with you not\\nmerely to secure a payment of the interest of the debt funded;\\nbut, as far and as fast as the growing resources of the country will\\npermit, to exonerate it of the principal itself. The appropria-\\ntion you have made of the western lands explains your disposi-\\ntions on this subject; and I am persuaded the sooner that valua-\\nble fund can be made to contribute, along with other means, to\\nthe actual reduction of the public debt, the more salutary will\\nthe measure be to every public interest, as well as the more sa-\\ntisfactory to our constituents.\\nGentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives:\\nIn pursuing the various and weighty business of the present\\nsession, I indulge the fullest persuasion that your consultations\\nwill be equally marked with wisdom, and animated by the love\\nof your country. In whatever belongs to my duty, you shall\\nhave all the co-operation which an undiminished zeal for its wel-\\nfare can inspire. It will be happy for us both, and our best re-\\nward, if, by a successful administration of our respective trusts,\\nwe can make the established government more and more instru-\\nmental in promoting the good of our fellow citizens, and more\\nand more the object of their attachment and confidence.\\nG. Washington.\\nUnited States, December 8th, 1790.\\nPrepara- Messrs. Ellsworth, King, and Izard, were appointed a commit- s. Journal,\\npresenta- ee ^e Senate, to prepare an address to the President, in an- ^i.", "height": "4388", "width": "2577", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0107.jp2"}, "108": {"fulltext": "102 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790-91.\\n1st congress, swer to his speech. The report of the committee was made on\\n3d Session. r\\nT~~ the 10th of December, and was amended. The President having\\nanswer of appointed Monday, the 13th, to receive the address, it was, on\\nthe Senate. ^h a t day, communicated to him by the Vice-President, in the pre-\\nsence of the Senate, as follows\\nTo the President of the United States of America\\nAnswer of We receive, sir, with particular satisfaction, the communi-\\nSenate. cations contained in your speech, which confirm to us the pro-\\ngressive state of the public credit, and afford, at the same time,\\na new proof of the solidity of the foundation on which it rests\\nand we cheerfully join in the acknowledgment which is due to\\nthe probity and patriotism of the mercantile and marine part of\\nour fellow citizens, whose enlightened attachment to the princi-\\nples of good government is not less conspicuous in this, than it has\\nbeen in other important respects.\\nIn confidence that every constitutional preliminary has been\\nobserved, we assure you of our disposition to concur in giving the\\nrequisite sanction to the admission of Kentucky, as a distinct\\nmember of the Union in doing which, we shall anticipate the\\nhappy effects to be expected from the sentiments of attachment\\ntowards the Union, and its present government, which have been\\nexpressed by the patriotic inhabitants of that district.\\nWhile we regret that the continuance and increase of the\\nhostilities and depredations which have distressed our north-west-\\nern frontiers, should have rendered offensive measures necessary,\\nwe feel an entire confidence in the sufficiency of the motives\\nwhich have produced them, and in the wisdom of the dispositions\\nwhich have been concerted, in pursuance of the powers vested in\\nyou and whatever may have been the event, we shall cheerfully\\nconcur in the provisions which the expedition that has been un-\\ndertaken, may require on the part of the legislature, and on any\\nother which the future peace and safety of our frontier settle-\\nments may call for.\\nThe critical posture of the European powers will engage a\\ndue portion of our attention, and we shall be ready to adopt any\\nmeasures, which a prudent circumspection may suggest, for the\\npreservation of the blessings of peace. The navigation, and the\\nfisheries of the United States, are objects too interesting not to\\ninspire a disposition to promote them, by all the means which\\nshall appear to us consistent with their natural progress and per-\\nmanent prosperity.\\nImpressed with the importance of a free intercourse with the", "height": "4382", "width": "2561", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0108.jp2"}, "109": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 103\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790-91.\\n1st congress. Mediterranean, we shall not think any deliberations misemployed,\\njo session.\\nwhich may conduce to the adoption of proper measures for re-\\nAnswer of moving the impediments that obstruct it.\\nThe improvement of the judiciary system, and the other im-\\nportant objects to which you have pointed our attention, will not\\nfail to engage the consideration they respectively merit.\\nIn the course of our deliberations, upon every subject, we\\nshall rely upon that co-operation which an undiminished zeal,\\nand incessant anxiety for the public welfare, on your part, so tho-\\nroughly ensure and, as it is our anxious desire, so it shall be our\\nconstant endeavour, to render the established government more\\nand more instrumental in promoting the good of our fellow citi-\\nzens, and more and more the object of their attachment and con-\\nfidence.\\nThe President of the United States was pleased to make the\\nfollowing reply\\nReply of Gentlemen These assurances of favourable attention to the s. Journal,\\nPresident. SUD j ec t s I have recommended, and of entire confidence in my P* 221,\\nviews, make the impression on me which I ought to feel. I thank\\nyou for them both, and shall continue to rely much for the suc-\\ncess of all our measures for the public good, on the aid they will\\nreceive from the wisdom and integrity of your councils.\\nG. Washington.\\nCommit- Messrs. Madison, Ames, and Tucker, were, on the 9th, ap- H. Journal*\\ntee pointed a committee of the House of Representatives, to carry p\\nHouse re- e ff ec a resolution adopted by the house, that an address\\npresent ad- ought to be prepared by the house, to the President of the United\\ndress States, in answer to his speech to both houses, with assurances\\nthat this house will, without delay, proceed to take into their se-\\nrious consideration the various and important matters recom-\\nmended to their attention.\\nThe committee presented the draft of an address to the house,\\non the 10th; and the house, on the following day, adopted the\\nsame. The President having appointed to receive the address\\non Monday, the 13th, the speaker, attended by the house, re-\\npaired, on that day, to the house of the President, and presented\\nto him the address, as follows\\nAddress Sir The representatives of the people of the United States id. p. 334,,\\npresented. h ave taken into consideration your address to the two houses, at\\nthe opening of the present session of Congress.\\nWe share in the satisfaction inspired by the prospects which", "height": "4396", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0109.jp2"}, "110": {"fulltext": "104 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, Sec. 1790-91.\\n]st congress, continue to be so auspicious to our public affairs. The blessings\\nresulting from the smiles of Heaven on our agriculture, the rise\\nof H ddreSS \u00c2\u00b0f P u c credit, with the further advantages promised by it;\\nand the fertility of resources which are found so little burden-\\nsome to the community, fully authorize our mutual congratula-\\ntions on the present occasion. Xor can we learn, without an\\nadditional gratification, that the energy of the laws for providing\\nadequate resources, has been so honourably seconded by those\\nclasses of citizens, whose patriotism and probity were more im-\\nmediately concerned,\\nThe success of the loan opened in Holland, under the disad-\\nvantages of the present moment, is the more important, as it not\\nonly denotes the confidence already placed in the United States,\\nbut, as the effect of a judicious application of that aid. will still\\nfurther illustrate the solidity of the foundation on which the pub-\\nhe credit rests.\\nThe preparatory steps taken by the state of Virginia, in con-\\ncert with the district of Kentucky, towards the erection of the\\nlatter into a distinct member of the Union, exhibit a liberality\\nmutually honourable to the parties. We shall bestow on this\\nimportant subject the favourable consideration which it merits;\\nand, with the national policy which ought to govern our deci-\\nsion, shall not fail to mingle the affectionate sentiments which\\nare awakened by those expressed in behalf of our fellow citi-\\nzens of Kentucky.\\nWhilst we regret the necessity which has produced offensive\\nhostilities against some of the Indian tribes north-west of the\\nOhio, we sympathize too much with our western brethren, not\\nto behold with approbation the watchfulness and vigour which\\nhave been exerted by the executive authority for their protec-\\ntion: and which, we trust, will make the aggressors sensible that\\nit is their interest to merit, by a peaceable behaviour, the friend-\\nship and humanity which the United States are always ready to\\nextend to them.\\nThe encouragement of our own navigation has, at all times,\\nappeared to us highly important. The point of view under\\nwhich you have recommended it to us, is strongly enforced by\\nthe actual state of things in Europe. It will be incumbent on\\nus to consider in what mode our commerce and agriculture can\\nbe best relieved from an injurious dependence on the navigation\\nof other nations, which the frequency of their wars renders a\\ntoo precarious resource for conveying the productions of our\\ncountrv to market.", "height": "4389", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0110.jp2"}, "111": {"fulltext": "IIISTOKY OF CONGRESS. 1Q5\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790-91.\\n1st congress The present state of our trade to the Mediterranean seems\\n3d Session.\\nnot less to demand, and will accordingly receive, the attention\\nH x!se eSSOf wmcn y\u00c2\u00b0 u nave recommended.\\nHaving already concurred in establishing a judiciary system,\\nwhich opens the doors of justice to all, without distinction of\\npersons, it will be our disposition to incorporate every improve-\\nment which experience may suggest. And we shall consider, in\\nparticular, how far the uniformity, which, in other cases, is found\\nconvenient in the administration of the general government\\nthrough all the states, may be introduced into the forms and\\nrules of executing sentences issuing from the federal courts.\\nThe proper regulation of the jurisdiction and functions\\nwhich may be exercised by consuls of the United States in foreign\\ncountries, with the provisions stipulated to those of His Most\\nChristian Majesty established here, are subjects of too much con-\\nsequence to the public interest and honour not to partake of our\\ndeliberations.\\nWe shall renew our attention to the establishment of the\\nmilitia, and the other subjects unfinished at the last session, and\\nshall proceed in them with all the despatch which the magnitude\\nof all, and the difficulty of some of them will allow.\\nNothing has given us more satisfaction, than to find that the\\nrevenues heretofore established have proved adequate to the\\npurposes to which they were allotted. In extending the provi-\\nsion to the residuary objects, it will be equally our care to secure\\nsufficiency and punctuality in the payments due from the trea-\\nsury of the United States. We shall, also, never lose sight of\\nthe policy of diminishing the public debt as fast as the increase\\nof the public resources will permit: and are particularly sensi-\\nble of the many considerations which press a resort to the auxi-\\nliary resource furnished by the public lands.\\nIn pursuing every branch of the weighty business of the\\npresent session, it will be our constant study to direct our delibe-\\nrations to the public welfare. Whatever our success may be,\\nwe can, at least, answer for the present love of our country,\\nwhich ought to animate our endeavours. In your co-operation\\nwe are sure of a resource, which fortifies our hopes that the\\nfruits of the established government will justify the confidence\\nwhich has been placed in it, and recommend it more and more\\nto the affection and attachment of our fellow citizens.\\nTo which address the President of the United States was\\npleased to reply as follows:\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -14", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0111.jp2"}, "112": {"fulltext": "106 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790-91.\\n1st congress. Gentlemen The sentiments expressed in your address are H. Journal,\\n3d Session. i i i i t 336\\nentitled to my particular acknowledgment. v\\nPresident. Having no object but the good of our country, this testi-\\nmony of approbation and confidence from its immediate repre-\\nsentatives must be among my best rewards, as the support of\\nyour enlightened patriotism has been among my greatest en-\\ncouragements. Being persuaded that you will continue to be\\nactuated by the same auspicious principle, I look forward to the\\nhappiest consequences from your deliberations during the pre-\\nsent session.\\nG. Washington.\\nCourt- On the 6th of December, a letter from Messrs. Evan Thomas s. Journal,\\nU it S\u00c2\u00b0 f anc Andrew Geyer, in behalf of the commissioners of the city P^g* 6 218\\nnate and and county of Philadelphia, was presented, by Mr. Morris, to\\nHouse. foe Senate, offering the county court-house, in Philadelphia,\\nto the representatives of the Union, for their accommodation\\nduring their residence in the city of Philadelphia: and, on the\\nfollowing day, the Senate ordered the following reply to be ad-\\ndressed to the commissioners:\\nAnswer of Gentlemen: The Senate have considered the letter that you\\nSenate. we re pleased to address to the Senate and the House of Represen-\\ntatives, on the 6th instant, and they entertain a proper sense of\\nthe respect shown to the general government of the United\\nStates, by providing so commodious a building as the commis-\\nsioners of the city and county of Philadelphia have appropriated\\nfor the accommodation of the representatives of the Union,\\nduring their residence in this city.\\nI have the honour to be,\\nYour most humble servant,\\nJohn Adams,\\nVice-President of the United States,\\nand President of the Senate.\\nTo the Commissioners of the City\\nand County of Philadelphia. 3\\nA similar communication from the commissioners was made h. Journal,\\nto the House of Representatives, on the 11th of December. P 334\\nPhiladel- On the 19th of January, a resolution of the directors of the S. Journal,\\n^opened libraI T of Philadelphia was communicated to the Senate, pro- P 234\\nto Con- viding that the President, and members of the Senate and\\ngress. House of Representatives of the United States, shall have free\\nuse of the books in the library, in as full and ample a manner as\\nif they were members of the company.", "height": "4384", "width": "2621", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0112.jp2"}, "113": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. iQ y\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790-91.\\nttSSSST Pursuant t0 a j 0mt resolution, adopted by the House on the\\nSth of December, and by the Senate on the 9th, the Right\\nChaplains. Reverend Bishop White was elected on the last mentioned day, S. Journal,\\nto be chaplain of the Senate; and, on the 10th, the Reverend p\\nMr. Blair was elected chaplain of the House. p. 332. 334!\\nThe usual supply of newspapers to each member was ordered\\nby a resolution of the House of December 9th, and a resolution s T P\\nof the Senate of December 13th. p. 221.\\nExtracts A motion was made in the Senate, on the 20th of January, Id. p. 234,\\ncuth- e EXe That the secretai 7 Ornish any member of the Senate with 235,\\nJournal. such extracts from the executive Journal, as he may direct/ On\\nthe 21st, the Senate amended the resolution, so as to read,\\nResolved That the secretary do furnish the members of\\nSenate, when required, with extracts of such parts of the execu-\\ntive Journal as are not, by vote of the Senate, considered se-\\ncret.\\nAnd this motion was committed to Messrs. Ellsworth, Gunn,\\nand King. The Senate then agreed to the following order:\\nOrdered That the secretary do furnish Mr. Gunn with an\\nattested copy of sundry extracts from the records of Senate,\\nwhen acting in their executive capacity.\\nAgreeably to notice, which he had given on the preceding\\nday, Mr. Monroe, on the 24th of February, moved that the Se-\\nnate agree to the following resolutions:\\nMotion to Resolved That it be a standing rule, that the doors of the id. p. 280,\\nopen Se- senate chamber remain open whilst the Senate shall be sitting in 281 287r\\nnate doors.\\na legislative capacity, except on such occasions as, in their judg-\\nment, may require secrecy; and that this rule shall commence\\nand be in force on the first day of the next session of Congress.\\nResolved That the secretary of the Senate request the\\ncommissioners of the city and county of Philadelphia, to cause\\na proper gallery to be erected for the accommodation of an au-\\ndience.\\nThis motion led to a debate, which continued till the hour of\\nadjournment, and was resumed on the following day, when the\\nquestion being taken by yeas and nays, it was decided as fol-\\nlows:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Foster, Gunn, Hawkins, King, Lee,\\nMaclay, Monroe, Schuyler. 9.\\nNegatived. Nays Messrs. Bassetr, Carroll, Dalton, Dickinson, Ells-\\nworth, Elmer, Few, Henry, Johnson, Johnston, Izard, Lang-\\ndon, Morris, Read, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 17.", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0113.jp2"}, "114": {"fulltext": "108 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790-91.\\n1st congress. On the 1st of March, the Senate appointed Messrs. Schuyler, S. Journal,\\n3d Session. l tj 294\\nEllsworth, and Butler, a committee to revise the laws of the F\\nSenate 7\\ncommittee United States, to report such as are expired, or are about to ex-\\nto revise pj re? anc a bill, or bills, for the revisal of such as may be deemed\\nnecessary. The only report made by this committee, was on\\nReport, the 2d of March, when Mr. Schuyler reported a bill to continue Id. p. 296.\\nin force the act therein mentioned, and to make further provi-\\nsion for the payment of pensions to invalids, and for the support\\nof light-houses, beacons, buoys, and public piers.\\nOn the 12th of January, the House of Representatives adopted\\nthe following order:\\nHouse re- Ordered That so much of the standing rules and orders of this H. Journal,\\nrules S house, as directs that no bill amended by the Senate shall be\\ncommitted, be rescinded.\\nSeat of go- On the 24th of January, the following message was received s. Journal,\\nvernment. from the p res i de nt of the United States:\u00e2\u0080\u0094 p,335,236.\\nGentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives:\\nMessage of In execution of the powers with which Congress were pleased\\nPresident. to i nyes j; me by their act, entitled An act for establishing the H. Journal,\\ntemporary and permanent seat of government of the United P- 360 361\\nStates, and, on mature consideration of the advantages and disad-\\nvantages of the several positions within the limits prescribed by the\\nsaid act, I have, by a proclamation bearing date this day, (a copy\\nof which is herewith transmitted,) directed commissioners, an- S. Journal,\\npointed in pursuance of the act, to survey and limit a part of p\\nthe territory of ten miles square, on both sides of the river Po-\\ntomac, so as to comprehend George Town, in Maryland, and ex-\\ntend to the eastern branch.\\nI have not, by this first act, given to the said territory the\\nwhole extent of which it is susceptible in the direction of the\\nriver, because I thought it important that Congress should have\\nan opportunity of considering, whether by an amendatory law\\nthey would authorize the location of the residue, at the lower\\nend of the present, so as to comprehend the eastern branch it-\\nself, and some of the country on its lower side, in the state of\\nMaryland, and the town of Alexandria, in Virginia. If, how-\\never, they are of opinion, that the federal territory should be\\nbounded by the water edge of the eastern branch, the location\\nof the residue will be to be made at the upper end of what is\\nnow directed.\\nI have thought best to await a survey of the territory, before", "height": "4386", "width": "2594", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0114.jp2"}, "115": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 109\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790-91.\\n1st congress, it is decided on what particular spot, on the north-eastern side of\\n3d Session. r r\\nthe river, the public buildings shall be erected.\\nG. Washington.\\nUnited States, January 24, 1791.\\nBill in con- On the 16th of February, Mr. Carroll gave notice to the Se- S. Journal,\\nformity to na j e a t he would, on the morrow, move for leave to bring: in a ro\\nmessage. t o ztz.\\nbill to amend the act, entitled An act for establishing the tem-\\nporary and permanent seat of the government of the United\\nStates, pursuant to the plan suggested in the President s mes-\\nsage of the 24th of January. And, on the following day, Mr.\\nCarroll requested the leave. On this question, the yeas and nays\\nbeing taken, it was decided as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Dickinson, Elmer, Few, Gunn,\\nHawkins, Henry, Johnston, Izard, Langdon, Lee, Monroe, Mor-\\nris, Read, Stanton, Strong. 17.\\nNays Messrs. Dalton, Ellsworth, Foster, Johnson, King, Ma-\\nclay, Wingate. 7.\\nFirst read- The bill was then read a first time. On the following day, the id. p. 273,\\nm S- second reading being moved, a motion was made to postpone the\\nreading 11 consideration thereof to this day se nnight. And the question be-\\npostponed. ing taken by yeas and nays, it was decided as follows\\nYeas Messrs. Dalton, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Elmer, Foster,\\nJohnson, King, Langdon, Maclay, Morris, Read, Schuyler, Stan-\\nton, Strong, Wingate. 15.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Few, Gunn, Hawkins, Henry,\\nJohnston, Izard, Lee, Monroe. 10.\\nThe question on the second reading of this bill was resumed Id. p. 287,\\nby the Senate on the 25th of February, when a motion was\\nmade to postpone the consideration of the subject; and the ques-\\ntion on this motion being taken by yeas and nays, it was de-\\ncided as follows\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Dalton, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Elmer,\\nFoster, Johnson, King, Maclay, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 12.\\nNays- Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Few, Gunn, Hawkins, Henry,\\nJohnston, Izard, Langdon, Lee, Monroe, Morris, Read, Schuy-\\nler.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 14.\\nOn motion that the first clause of the bill be agreed to, to wit\\nfrom line first to the word provided, line fourteenth, the ques-\\ntion, being taken by yeas and nays, was decided as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Few, Gunn, Hawkins, Henry,\\nJohnston, Izard, Langdon, Lee, Monroe, Morris, Read, Schuy-\\nler.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 14.", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0115.jp2"}, "116": {"fulltext": "110 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1790-91.\\nhouse.\\nist congress. Nays Messrs. Bassett, Dalton, Dickinson. Ellsworth, Elmer,\\n3d session. J\\nFoster, Johnson, King, Maclay, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 12.\\nOrdered to The bill was then ordered to its third reading. And on the S. Journal,\\nread following day, the bill passed the Senate. In the House of Re- P 289\\nPassed, preservatives, this bill was read a first time on the same day. h. Journal,\\nBill in On the 28th, it received its second reading; and on the 1st of P 392 394\\nMarch, it was read a third time: and on the question of its pas-\\nsage, the yeas and nays being taken, it was decided as follows\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Burke, Cad- id. p. 397,\\nwalader, Carroll, Clymer, Coutee, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gerry, Grif- 398\\nfin, Giles, Hathorn, Jackson, Lawrance, Lee, Madison, jr., Ma-\\nthews, Moore, Parker, Schureman, Scott, Sherman, Silvester,\\nSinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina,\\nSteele, Stone, Sumpter, Trumbull, Tucker, Vining, Wadsworth,\\nWhite, Williamson, Wynkoop. 39.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Floyd, Foster, Gilman,\\nGrout, Hartley, Huntington, Leonard, Livermore, Muhlenberg,\\nPartridge, Van Rensselaer, Sedgwick, Seney, Sturges, Thatcher.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009418.\\nCommittee On the 20th of January, the House of Representatives ap- I( j. p 358.\\nnex^mee? P omie Messrs. Tucker, Lee, and Partridge, a committee, on 363 366\\ning-ofCon- their part, to consider w T hat time will be proper for the com-\\nmencement of the next Congress, to the end that timely notice\\nmay be given to the members who are to serve for the ensuing\\ntwo years. And on the following day, Messrs. Strong, Izard, and s. Journal,\\nEllsworth, were appointed a committee on the part of the Se- P- 235 236\\nnate. A report was made by this committee on the 25th. On\\nthe 28th, the report was considered by the House of Represen-\\ntatives, and the following resolution and order were adopted\\nResolved That this house doth agree to the said report, in\\nthe words following, to wit\\nResolution That it is the opinion of the joint committee that a revenue\\n?nThouse V bill may be passed, and such other business, as is of immediate\\nimportance, accomplished before the fourth day of March next,\\nand that it will, therefore, not be necessary that the new session\\nshould commence immediately thereafter.\\nThat the joint committee are also of opinion that a bill should\\npass to alter the next annual meeting of Congress to an earlier\\nday than that expressed in the Constitution.\\nOrdered That a bill or bills be brought, pursuant to the said\\nreport, and that Mr. Tucker, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Partridge, do\\nprepare and bring in the same.", "height": "4390", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0116.jp2"}, "117": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. HI\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, fcc. 1790-91.\\nistcongress. The Senate, on the 31st, postponed the consideration of this s. Journal,\\nresolution. It was again postponed on the 12th of February, and P-w.aiw\\npostpones, again on the 19th. In the mean time, on the 8th of February, id. p. 274.\\na bill was reported to alter the time of the next meeting of Con-\\ngress, which received, in the House of Representatives, its first\\nBill passed and second reading, on that day, and passed the House on the 1 1th H. Journal,\\nof February. This bill, which fixed the time for the next meet- p\\ning of Congress on the first Monday of November, received its\\nfirst reading in the Senate, on the same day, and was read a se- S. Journal,\\ncond time on the following day. On the 19th of February, the P- 262 263\\nbill was again taken up and postponed. On the 22d of Februa- id. p. 274.\\nry, the consideration of the bill was resumed; and, after an un- 278\\nsuccessful motion to amend it, by substituting the second Mon-\\nday in September, in place of the first Monday of Novem-\\nRejected ber, the bill itself, on the question of its third reading, was re-\\nby Senate. j^^\\nNew bill On the rejection of this bill, the House of Representatives ap- h. Journal,\\nand^asfed P omtec another committee, consisting of Messrs. Smith, of South P- 388\\nCarolina, Lawrance, and Van Rensselaer, to prepare and bring\\nin a new bill or bills, fixing the time for the next annual meeting\\nof Congress. This bill was reported, read the first and second\\ntime, and ordered to be engrossed, on the same day and, on the\\n24th of February, this bill passed the House, and was sent to the\\nSenate. By the new bill, the day fixed for the meeting of the\\nnext Congress, was the fourth Monday of October. The bill was s. Journal,\\nread a first time in the Senate, on the same day. On the fol- P-28l,282.\\nlowing day, a motion was made to substitute the first Monday j^. p 289.\\nof April, for the fourth Monday of October, but it was nega-\\ntived. The bill was then ordered to its third reading, and was\\npassed on the 26th of February.\\nAdjourn- And on the 3d of March, after the usual interchange of mes- id. p. 314.\\nsages, the two houses adjourned, sine die. H. Journal,", "height": "4395", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0117.jp2"}, "118": {"fulltext": "112 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1791-92.\\n2d Congress.\\n1st Session.\\nSECOJfD CONGRESS.\\nFIRST SESSION.\\nHouses On Monday, the 24th day of October, the two houses assem- s. Journal,\\nTdYhT 111 e at Philadelphia? on which day a quorum attended, both in P- 323,\\nthe Senate and House of Representatives.\\nSenators In the Senate were present the Vice-President; Messrs. Lang- H. Journal,\\npresent. Wingate of New Hampshire; Strong, of Massachusetts; P 435\\nFoster, Stanton, jr., of Rhode Island; Dickinson, of New Jersey;\\nMorris, of Pennsylvania Read, of Delaware Johnston, Haw-\\nkins, of North Carolina; Butler, Izard, of South Carolina; and\\nFew, of Georgia.\\nAnd the following newly appointed senators produced their s. Journal,\\ncredentials, and took the oath and their seats; to wit: George P- 323\\nCabot, from Massachusetts; Roger Sherman, (vice W. S. John-\\nson, resigned,) from Connecticut; Aaron Burr, from New York;\\nand John Rutherford, from New Jersey.\\nRepresen- The following members, constituting a quorum, were found to h. Journal,\\ntativespre- be present: Messrs. Gilman, Livermore, Smith, of New Hamp- P- 433,434.\\nshire; Ames, Bourne, Gerry, Goodhue, Thatcher, Ward, of Mas-\\nsachusetts; Bourne, of Rhode Island; Hillhouse, Sturges, Trum-\\nbull, Wadsworth, Learned, of Connecticut; Gordon, Lawrance,\\nSilvester, Tredwell, of New York; Boudinot, of New Jersey;\\nFitzsimons, Heister, Muhlenberg, of Pennsylvania; Vining, of\\nDelaware; Seney, Sterrett, of Maryland; Brown, Giles, Griffin,\\nMadison, Moore, White, of Virginia; Steele, Williamson, of\\nNorth Carolina; Huger, Smith, Tucker, of South Carolina; and\\nWillis, of Georgia.\\nElection of The first act of the House was the election of a speaker; and a id. p. 434.\\nspeaker, majority of the votes of the whole House being in favour of Jona-\\nthan Trumbull, he was conducted to the chair, from whence he\\naddressed the House as follows:\\nSpeaker s Gentlemen: I find myself unable to express to you the full\\nsense I have of the distinguished honour you have done me in\\nthe choice of your speaker.\\nThe diffidence I feel in my abilities to discharge with pro-\\npriety the duties of the chair, is almost insuperable in my own\\nmind. But, encouraged by the known candour of this honoura-", "height": "4380", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0120.jp2"}, "119": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. H3\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, x. 1791-92.\\n2d congress, ble body, and depending, as I think I may confidently do, on\\nthe kind assistance of each individual in it, I shall enter on its\\nduties with full assurances to you, gentlemen, that I shall en-\\ndeavour to conduct myself with that impartiality, integrity, and\\nassiduity, which become the conspicuous station in which you\\nhave been pleased to place me.\\nMembers The members and clerk were then sworn, John Beckley H. Journal,\\nsworn. having been unanimously elected clerk. It was then ordered, P- 434 435\\nthat the speaker do appoint committees, until the house shall\\nCommit- otherwise determine. A committee, consisting of Messrs.\\ntees. Muhlenberg, Tucker, Williamson, Ames, and Smith, of New\\nHampshire, was appointed to prepare and report such standing\\nrules and orders of proceeding as may be proper to be observed\\nElection of in this house. Joseph Wheaton was then appointed sergeant- i\\nofficers. at-arms; Gifford Dalley, door-keeper; and Thomas Claxton, as-\\nsistant door-keeper. A resolution to appoint chaplains was adopt-\\ned; the usual order relative to newspapers was agreed to, and the\\ncustomary message was sent to the Senate. A committee, con-\\nsisting of Mr. Smith, of South Carolina, Mr. Lawrance, and Mr.\\nMessages White, on the part of the house, and Messrs. Izard and Lang- s. Journal,\\ninterchan- don on the par( of the Senate, was appointed to wait on the p.323,324.\\nPresident of the United States, and notify him that a quorum\\nof the two houses is assembled, and ready to receive any corn-\\nCommittee munications he may think proper to make to them. Previous-\\nly ^d* t n ty to e a PP omtment \u00c2\u00b0f tnis joint committee, the Senate had\\nappointed their own committee, consisting of Messrs. Butler,\\nMorris, and Dickinson, to wait on the President of the United\\nStates, and inform him that a quorum of the Senate is assembled,\\nagreeably to the Constitution, and ready to receive such commu-\\nnications as he may be pleased to make to them. The joint\\nReport, committee reported that the President would make a communi-\\ncation to both houses, on the morrow, at 12 o clock.\\nChaplains. The Senate having concurred in the resolution to appoint id. p. 324.\\nchaplains, elected the Right Reverend Bishop Whitej and on the h. Journal,\\n25th the House elected the Reverend Mr. Blair. P- 435\\nOn Tuesday, the 25th of October, the speaker and House s. Journal,\\nrepaired to the Senate chamber, where the President delivered 2 \u00c2\u00ab*\u00c2\u00abw 25\\nto both houses the following address:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nFellow Citizens of the Senate, and of the House of Repre-\\nsentatives:\\nSpeech of I meet you upon the present occasion with the feelings H. Journal\\nPresident. which are natura u y inspired by a strong impression of the pros- v 5 6\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 15", "height": "4394", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0121.jp2"}, "120": {"fulltext": "114 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1791\u00e2\u0080\u009492.\\n2d congress, perous situation of our common country; and by a persuasion,\\nequally strong, that the labours of the session which has just corn-\\nSpeech of mence c!, will, under the guidance of a spirit no less prudent than\\nPresident.\\npatriotic, issue in measures conducive to the stability and increase\\nof national prosperity.\\nNumerous as are the providential blessings which demand\\nour grateful acknowledgments, the abundance with which ano-\\nther year has again rewarded the industry of the husbandman is\\ntoo important to escape recollection.\\nYour own observations in your respective situations will have\\nsatisfied j^ou of the progressive state of agriculture, manufactures,\\ncommerce, and navigation. In tracing their causes, you will\\nhave remarked, with particular pleasure, the happy effects of that\\nrevival of confidence, public as well as private, to which the\\nConstitution and laws of the United States have so eminently\\ncontributed; and you will have observed, with no less interest,\\nnew and decisive proofs of the increasing reputation and credit\\nof the nation. But you, nevertheless, cannot fail to derive sa-\\ntisfaction from the confirmation of these circumstances, which\\nwill be disclosed in the several official communications that will\\nbe made to you in the course of your deliberations.\\nThe rapid subscriptions to the bank of the United States,\\nwhich completed the sum allowed to be subscribed in a single\\nday, is among the striking and pleasing evidences which present\\ns themselves, not only of confidence in the government, but of re-\\nsource in the community.\\nIn the interval of your recess, due attention has been paid\\nto the execution of the different objects which were specially\\nprovided for by the laws and resolutions of the last session.\\nAmong the most important of these is the defence and secu-\\nrity of the western frontiers. To accomplish it on the most hu-\\nmane principles was a primary wish.\\nAccordingly, at the same time that treaties have been pro-\\nvisionally concluded, and other proper means used to attach the\\nwavering, and to confirm in their friendship the well disposed\\ntribes of Indians, effectual measures have been adopted to make\\nthose of a hostile description sensible, that a pacification was de-\\nsired upon terms of moderation and justice.\\nThese measures having proved unsuccessful, it became ne-\\ncessary to convince the refractory of the power of the United\\nStates to punish their depredations. Offensive operations have,\\ntherefore, been directed to be conducted, however, as consistent-\\nly as possible with the dictates of humanity. Some of these", "height": "4388", "width": "2624", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0122.jp2"}, "121": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 115\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1791-92.\\n2d congress, have been crowned with full success, and others are yet depend-\\ning. The expeditions which have been completed, were carried\\nSpeech of on unc j er the authority, and at the expense of the United States,\\nby the militia of Kentucky, whose enterprise, intrepidity, and\\ngood conduct, are entitled to peculiar commendation.\\nOvertures of peace are still continued to the deluded tribes,\\nand considerable numbers of individuals belonging to them have\\nlately renounced all further opposition, removed from their for-\\nmer situations, and placed themselves under the immediate pro-\\ntection of the United States.\\nIt is sincerely to be desired, that all need of coercion in fu-\\nture may cease, and that an intimate intercourse may succeed,\\ncalculated to advance the happiness of the Indians, and to at-\\ntach them firmly to the United States.\\nIn order to this, it seems necessary\\nThat they should experience the benefits of an impartial\\ndispensation of justice.\\nThat the mode of alienating their lands, the main source of\\ndiscontent and war, should be so defined and regulated, as to obvi-\\nate imposition, and, as far as maybe practicable, controversies con-\\ncerning the reality and extent of the alienations which are made.\\nThat commerce with them should be promoted under regu-\\nlations tending to secure an equitable deportment towards them,\\nand that such rational experiments should be made, for impart-\\ning to them the blessings of civilization, as may, from time to\\ntime, suit their condition.\\nThat the executive of the United States should be enabled\\nto employ the means to which the Indians have been long ac-\\ncustomed, for uniting their immediate interests with the preser-\\nvation of peace.\\nAnd that efficacious provision should be made for inflicting\\nadequate penalties upon all those, who, by violating their rights,\\nshall infringe the treaties and endanger the peace of the Union.\\nA system corresponding with the mild principles of religion\\nand philanthropy towards an unenlightened race of men, whose\\nhappiness materially depends on the conduct of the United States,\\nwoulcl be as honourable to the national character as conformable\\nto the dictates of sound policy.\\nThe power specially vested in me by the act laying certain\\nduties on distilled spirits, which respect the subdivisions of the\\ndistricts into surveys, the appointment of officers, and the assign-\\nment of compensations, have likewise been carried into effect.\\nIn a matter in which both materials and experience were want-", "height": "4388", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0123.jp2"}, "122": {"fulltext": "HQ HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1791-92.\\n2d congress, ine to guide the calculation, it will be readily conceived, that\\n1st Session. D _.\u00e2\u0080\u009e _\\nthere must have been difficulty in such an adjustment of the rates\\nSpeech of f com pensation as would conciliate a reasonable competency\\nwith a proper regard to the limits prescribed by the law. It is\\nhoped that the circumspection which has been used will be found,\\nin the result, to have secured the last of the two objects but it\\nis probable, that, with a view to the first, in some instances a\\nrevision of the provision will be found advisable.\\nThe impressions with which this law has been received by\\nthe community, have been, upon the whole, such as were to be\\nexpected among enlightened and well disposed citizens, from the\\npropriety and necessity of the measure. The novelty, however,\\nof the tax, in a considerable part of the United States, and a\\nmisconception of some of its provisions, have given occasion, in\\nparticular places, to some degree of discontent. But it is satis-\\nfactory to know that this disposition yields to proper explana-\\ntions, and more just apprehensions of the true nature of the law.\\nAnd I entertain a full confidence that it will, in all, give way\\nto motives which arise out of a just sense of duty, and a virtu-\\nous regard to the public welfare.\\nIf there are any circumstances in the law, which, consistent-\\nly with its main design, may be so varied as to remove any well-in-\\ntentioned objections that may happen to exist, it will consist with\\na wise moderation to make the proper variations. It is desira-\\nble, on all occasions, to unite with a steady and firm adherence\\nto constitutional and necessary acts of government, the fullest\\nevidence of a disposition, as far as may be practicable, to consult\\nthe wishes of every part of the community, and to lay the founda-\\ntions of the public administration in the affections of the people.\\nPursuant to the authority contained in the several acts on\\nthat subject, a district of ten miles square, for the permanent\\nseat of the government of the United States, has been fixed, and\\nannounced by proclamation; which district will comprehend lands\\non both sides of the river Potomac, and the towns of Alexandria\\nand Georgetown. A city has also been laid out, agreeably to a\\nplan which will be placed before Congress: and as there is a\\nprospect, favoured by the rate of sales which have already taken\\nplace, of ample funds for carrying on the necessary public build-\\nings, there is every expectation of their due progress.\\nThe completion of the census of the inhabitants, for which\\nprovision was made by law, has been duly notified (excepting one\\ninstance in which the return has been formal; and another, in\\nwhich it has been omitted or miscarried,) and the returns of the", "height": "4388", "width": "2592", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0124.jp2"}, "123": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. H7\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1791-92.\\n2d congress, officers who were charged with this duty, which will be laid he-\\nist Session.\\niore you, will give you the pleasing assurance, that the present po-\\nSpeechof pu a tion of the United States borders on four millions of persons.\\nPresident.\\nIt is proper also to inform you, that a further loan of two\\nmillions and a-half of florins has been completed in Holland the\\nterms of which are similar to those of the one last announced,\\nexcept as to a small deduction of charges. Another, on like\\nterms, for six millions of florins, had been set on foot under cir-\\ncumstances that assured an immediate completion.\\nGentlemen of the Senate:\\nTwo treaties which have been provisionally concluded with\\ntheCherokees and Six Nations of Indians, will be laid before you\\nfor your consideration and ratification.\\na Gentlemen of the House of Representatives:\\nIn entering upon the discharge of your legislative trust, you\\nmust anticipate, with pleasure, that many of the difficulties, ne-\\ncessarily incident to the first arrangements of a new govern-\\nment, for an extensive country, have been happily surmounted\\nby the zealous and judicious exertions of your predecessors, in\\nco-operation with the other branch of the legislature. The im-\\nportant objects which remain to be accomplished, will, I am per-\\nsuaded, be conducted upon principles equally comprehensive,\\nand equally well calculated for the advancement of the general\\nweal.\\nThe time limited for receiving subscriptions to the loans pro-\\nposed by the act making provision for the debt of the United\\nStates having expired, statements from the proper department,\\nwill, as soon as possible, apprize you of the exact result. Enough,\\nhowever, is already known, to afford an assurance that the views\\nof that act have been substantially fulfilled. The subscription\\non the domestic debt of the United States, has embraced by far\\nthe greatest proportion of that debt affording, at the same time,\\nproof of the general satisfaction of the public creditors with the\\nsystem which has been proposed to their acceptance, and of the\\nspirit of accommodation to the convenience of the government\\nwith which they are actuated. The subscription on the debts of\\nthe respective states, as far as the provisions of the law have per-\\nmitted, may be said to be yet more general. The part of the\\ndebt of the United States which remains unsubscribed, will na-\\nturally engage your further deliberations.\\nIt is particularly pleasing to me to be able to announce to\\nyou, that the resources which have been established promise to", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0125.jp2"}, "124": {"fulltext": "118 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1791-92.\\n2d congress, be adequate to their objects, and may be permitted, if no un-\\nlst Session.\\nforeseen exigency occur, to supersede, for the present, the ne-\\nspeech of cess ity of any new burdens upon our constituents.\\nPresident. 1 V i A\\nAn object which will claim your early attention, is a provision\\nfor the current service of the ensuing year, together with such\\nascertained demands upon the treasury as require to be immedi-\\nately discharged, and such casualties as may have arisen in the\\nexecution of the public business, for which no specific appro-\\npriation may have yet been made: of all which a proper estimate\\nwill be laid before you.\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Represen-\\ntatives:\\nI shall content myself with a general reference to former\\ncommunications for several objects, upon which the urgency of\\nother affairs has hitherto postponed any definitive resolution.\\nTheir importance will recall them to your attention: and, I trust,\\nthat the progress already made in the most arduous arrangements\\nof the government, will afford you leisure to resume them with\\nadvantage.\\nThere are, however, some of them of which I cannot for-\\nbear a more particular mention. These are, the militia, the\\npost office and post roads, the mint, weights and measures; a\\nprovision for the sale of the vacant lands of the United States.\\nThe first is certainly an object of primary importance, whe-\\nther viewed in reference to the national security, to the satisfac-\\ntion of the community, or to the preservation of order. In con-\\nnexion with this, the establishment of competent magazines and\\narsenals, and the fortification of such places as are peculiarly im-\\nportant and vulnerable, naturally present themselves to conside-\\nration. The safety of the United States, under Divine protection,\\nought to rest on the basis of systematic and solid arrangements,\\nexposed as little as possible to the hazards of fortuitous circum-\\nstances.\\nThe importance of the post office and post roads, on a plan\\nsufficiently liberal and comprehensive, as they respect the expe-\\ndition, safety, and facility of communication, is increased by\\ntheir instrumentality in diffusing a knowledge of the laws and\\nproceedings of the government, which, while it contributes\\nto the security of the people, serves also to guard them against\\nthe effects of misrepresentation and misconception. The esta-\\nblishment of additional cross-posts, especially to some of the im-\\nportant points in the western and northern parts of the Union,\\ncannot fail to be of material utility.", "height": "4380", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0126.jp2"}, "125": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 119\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1791-92.\\n2d congress. The disorders in the existing currency, and especially the\\nscarcity of small change, a scarcity so peculiarly distressing to\\nPr P s e id C nt\u00c2\u00b0 f tne P 00rer c asses strongly recommend the carrying into imme-\\ndiate effect the resolution already entered into concerning the es-\\ntablishment of a mint. Measures have been taken pursuant to\\nthat resolution for procuring some of the most necessary artists,\\ntogether with the requisite apparatus.\\nA uniformity in the weights and measures of the country,\\nis among the important objects submitted to you by the Consti-\\ntution; and, if it can be derived from a standard at once invaria-\\nble and universal, must be no less honourable to the public coun-\\ncils, than conducive to the public convenience.\\nA provision for the sale of the vacant lands of the United\\nStates, is particularly urged, among other reasons, by the import-\\nant considerations, that they are pledged as a fund for reimbursing\\nthe public debt; that, if timely and judiciously applied, they may\\nsave the necessity of burdening our citizens with new taxes for\\nthe extinguishment of the principal: and that, being free to dis-\\ncharge the principal but in a limited proportion, no opportunity\\nought to be lost for availing the public of its right.\\nG. Washington.\\nUnited States, October 25, 1791.\\nSenate In the Senate, it was ordered, that Messrs. Brown, Cabot, and s. Journal,\\ncommittee j on nston, be a committee to prepare and report the draft of an P- 327\\nto prepare x\\naddress. address to the President, in answer to his speech. That com- Id. p. 331,\\nmittee reported on the 28th, and the report being adopted, in\\npursuance of an arrangement made with the President, the ad-\\nAddress dress was presented on Monday, the 31st of October, by the\\npresented. Vice-President, attended by the Senate, as follows:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nTo the President of the United States:\\nAddress of Sir: The Senate of the United States have received with the\\nSenate. highest satisfaction the assurances of public prosperity contained\\nin your speech to both houses: the multiplied blessings of Pro-\\nvidence have not escaped our notice, or failed to excite our gra-\\ntitude.\\nThe benefits which flow from the restoration of public and\\nprivate confidence are conspicuous and important, and the plea-\\nsure with which we contemplate them is heightened by your as-\\nsurance of those further communications which shall confirm\\ntheir existence, and indicate their source.\\nWhile we rejoice in the success of those military operations\\nwhich have been directed against the hostile Indians, we lament\\n332.", "height": "4377", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0127.jp2"}, "126": {"fulltext": "120 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses Rules, c. 1791-92.\\n2d congress, with vou the necessity that has produced them, and we partici-\\nlst Session. J _\\npate the hope that the present prospect ot a general peace, on\\nAddress of terms f moderation and justice, may be wrought into complete\\nand permanent effect; and that the measures of government may\\nequally embrace the security of our frontiers, and the general\\ninterests of humanity: our solicitude to obtain which will en-\\nsure our zealous attention to an object so warmly espoused by the\\nprinciples of benevolence, and so highly interesting to the honour\\nand welfare of the nation.\\nThe several subjects which you have particularly recom-\\nmended, and those which remain of former sessions, will engage\\nour early consideration. We are encouraged to prosecute them\\nwith alacrity and steadiness, by the belief that they will interest\\nno passion but that for the general welfare by the assurance of\\nconcert and by a view of those arduous and important arrange-\\nments which have been already accomplished.\\nWe observe, sir, the constancy and activity of your zeal for\\nthe public good. The example will animate our efforts to pro-\\nmote the happiness of our country.\\nTo which address, the President made the following reply\\nReply of Gentlemen: This manifestation of your zeal for the honour s. Journal,\\nPresident. an( j e happiness of our country, derives its full value from the P 3o2,\\nshare which your deliberations have already had in promoting\\nboth.\\nI thank you for the favourable sentiments with which you\\nview the part I have borne in the arduous trust committed to the\\ngovernment of the United States; and desire you to be assured\\nthat all my zeal will continue to second those further efforts for\\nthe public good, which are ensured by the spirit in which you\\nare entering on the present session.\\nG. Washington.\\nHouse or- In the House of Representatives, the speech was considered in H. Journal,\\nders ad- committee of the whole, and the house agreed to the report of p\\ndress to be r\\nprepared, that committee that a respectful address ought to be pre-\\nsented by the House of Representatives to the President of the\\nUnited States, in answer to his speech to both houses of Congress\\nat the commencement of the session, containing assurances that\\nthis house will take into consideration the various and important\\nCommit- matters recommended to their attention. And Messrs. Madison,\\ntee Lawrance, and Smith, of South Carolina, were appointed a com-\\nmittee to prepare the address,", "height": "4370", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0128.jp2"}, "127": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 121\\nCftAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1791-92.\\n2d congress. Mr. Madison reported the address on the 27tb, and on the H. journal,\\n1st Session. J ^q ^o\\n28th, conformable to an appointment made by the President, the\\nhouse attended the speaker, and presented the same, as follows\\nAddress of SiV: In receiving your address at the opening of the present\\nHouse. session, the House of Representatives have taken an ample share\\nin the feelings inspired by the actual prosperity and flattering\\nprospects of our country and whilst, with becoming gratitude to\\nHeaven, we ascribe this happiness to the true source from which\\nit flows, we behold, with an animating pleasure, the degree in\\nwhich the Constitution and laws of the United States have been\\ninstrumental in dispensing it.\\nIt yields us particular satisfaction to learn the success with\\nwhich the different important measures of the government have\\nproceeded as well those specially provided for at the last ses-\\nsion, as those of preceding date. The safety of our western fron-\\ntier, in w r hich the lives and repose of so many of our fellow citi-\\nzens are involved, being peculiarly interesting, your communica-\\ntions on that subject are proportionally grateful to us. The gal-\\nlantry and good conduct of the militia, whose services were called\\nfor, is an honourable confirmation of the efficacy of that precious\\nresource of a free state and we anxiously wish that the conse-\\nquences of their successful enterprises, and of the other proceed-\\nings to which you have referred, may leave the United States\\nfree to pursue the most benevolent policy towards the unhappy\\nand deluded race of people in our neighbourhood.\\nThe amount of the population of the United States, deter-\\nmined by the returns of the census, is a source of the most pleasing\\nreflections, whether it be viewed in relation to our national safe-\\nty and respectability, or as a proof of that felicity in the situa-\\ntion of our country, which favours so unexampled a rapidity in\\nits growth. Nor ought any to be insensible to the additional mo-\\ntive suggested by this important fact, to perpetuate the free go-\\nvernment established with a wise administration of it, to a por-\\ntion of the earth which promises such an increase of the number\\nwhich is to enjoy those blessings within the limits of the United\\nStates.\\nWe shall proceed with all the respect due to your patriotic\\nrecommendations; and with a deep sense of the trust committed\\nto us by our fellow citizens, to take into consideration the various\\nand important matters falling within the present session and, in\\ndiscussing and deciding each, we shall feel every disposition,\\nwhilst we are pursuing the public welfare, which must be the\\nVol. I. 16", "height": "4381", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0129.jp2"}, "128": {"fulltext": "122 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1791-92.\\ns d congress, supreme object with all our constituents, to accommodate, as far\\n1st Sessio n. r\\nas possible, the means of attaining it to the sentiments and wishes\\nof every part of them.\\nTo which address, the President was pleased to make the fol-\\nlowing reply\\nReply of Gentlemen: The pleasure I derive from an assurance of\\nPresident. y 0Ur attention to the objects I have recommended to you, is\\ndoubled by your concurrence in the testimony I have borne to\\nthe prosperous condition of our public affairs.\\nRelying on the sanctions of your enlightened judgment, and\\non your patriotic aid, I shall be the more encouraged in all my\\nendeavours for the public weal and particularly in those which\\nmay be required on my part, for executing the salutary measures\\nI anticipate from your present deliberations.\\nG. Washington.\\nRules of 0\u00c2\u00b0 the 26th of October, the House of Representatives adopt- H. journal,\\nHouse. ed the rules and orders of proceeding established by the late p\\nHouse of Representatives, until a revision or alteration of the\\nsame shall take place. The committee appointed on the sub- Id. p. 445.\\nject of rules made their report on the 1st of November, when it\\nwas ordered to lie on the table, and was not again taken up.\\nOn the 17th of February, the following additional rule was\\nadopted by the House of Representatives\\nstanding Resolved That it be a standing order of this house, that, Id. p. 510.\\norder. whenever confidential communications are received from the\\nPresident of the United States, the house shall be cleared of all\\npersons except the members and the clerk, and so continue\\nduring the reading of such communications, and during all de-\\nbates and proceedings to be had thereon; and that, when the\\nspeaker, or any other member, shall inform the house that he has\\ncommunications to make, which he conceives ought to be kept\\nsecret, the house shall, in like manner, be cleared till the com-\\nmunication be made: the house shall then determine whether\\nthe matter communicated require secrecy or not, and take or-\\nder accordingly.\\nOn the 20th of April, the following motion was submitted to Id. p. 583.\\nthe house:\\nWhereas, an impartial publication of the debates of Con-\\ngress, stating accurately their legislative measures, and the rea-\\nsons urged for and against them, is a desirable object, inasmuch", "height": "4388", "width": "2631", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0130.jp2"}, "129": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 123\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1791-92.\\n2d congress, as it may aid the executive in administering the government, the\\njudiciary in expounding the laws, the government and citizens\\nin the several states in forming a judgment of the conduct of\\ntheir respective representatives, and Congress themselves in re-\\nvising and amending their legislative proceedings.\\nAnd whereas, from the want of proper arrangements, such\\npublication has not been accomplished\\nStenogra- Resolved That persons, of good reputation, and skilled H. Journal,\\nphers. m e ar j. f stenography, be, at the next session, appointed by\\nballot, to take and publish impartially and accurately, the legis-\\nlative subjects which may be submitted to the consideration of\\nthe house, and the debates thereon of the members respectively.\\nThat the persons so to be appointed be considered as officers of\\nthe house, and provided for accordingly: that they be severally\\nqualified by oath to a faithful discharge of the trust; and that\\nsuch regulations shall be prescribed, as may be necessary to pro-\\ntect them in attaining the salutary objects of their appointment.\\nCommittee Ordered That the said motion be committed to Mr. Gerry,\\nMr. Mercer, Mr. Lee, Mr. Smith, of South Carolina, and Mr.\\nKittera.\\nReportlaid The report of this committee was made and laid on the table id. p. 586.\\non table. n the 24th of April.\\nSenate rule I n tne Senate, on the 31st of October, a motion was made, s. Journal,\\nas to com- an d postponed, to alter the rule which provides for balloting in P- 332,\\nthe choice of committees, and that the Vice-President be em-\\npowered to nominate the committees in future. This motion\\nappears not to have been acted on.\\nGn the 27th of February, the Senate agreed to the following\\norder:\\nExamina- Ordered That all bills, before they are sent to the House of Id. p. 398.\\ntion of bills. Representatives, be examined by the committees respectively\\nwho brought in such bills, or to whom the same shall have been\\nlast committed in Senate.\\nEntering Messrs. Strong, Lee, and Ellsworth, were appointed, on the ia. p 407,\\nand pub- g^ f March, a committee of the Senate, to consider and re- 408\\nlisning-\\njournals, port any alterations that may be necessary, in the mode of en-\\ntering and publishing the journals of the Senate. And, on the\\n12th, a report was made by this committee. Whereupon,\\nOrdered That the proceedings of the Senate, when not act-\\ning as in a committee of the whole house, be entered on the", "height": "4398", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0131.jp2"}, "130": {"fulltext": "124 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1791-22.\\n2d congress. Journals as concisely as possible, due care being taken to detail a I\\n1st Session. J r b I\\ntrue and accurate account of the proceedings.\\nThat the titles of bills and such parts thereof only as shall\\nbe affected by proposed amendments, be inserted on the Jour-\\nnals.\\nfi That the secretary be directed, once in each week, at least,\\nto furnish one of the printers of a public newspaper with a copy\\nof the Journals of the Senate, while in their legislative capaci-\\nty, unless otherwise specially directed.\\nThe Senate, on the 30th of March, adopted the following re-\\nsolution\\nLaws of Resolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -That the secretary of the Senate be directed to S. Journal,\\nstates. procure, and deposite in his office, the laws of the several states, p\\nfor the use of the Senate.\\nAdmission On the 27th of October, a communication was made to the Id. p. 328.\\nto Library. g ena t e that the privilege granted to the last Congress, of a free\\nadmission to the library of Philadelphia, had been extended to\\nthe present Congress.\\nCommittee Messrs. Strong, Butler, and Burr, were, on the 31st of Octo- M-P- 33\\ni o 7 335,\\nness\u00c2\u00b0 US1 er a PP om ted a committee to consider and report what business\\nit is necessary for the Senate to proceed on. And, on the first of\\nNovember, this committee reported as follows:\\nReport. That, in the opinion of the committee, it will be proper for\\nthe Senate to proceed on the following business\\n1 The establishing a mint.\\n2. The fixing the standard of weights and measures.\\n3. The determining the time for choosing the electors of the\\nPresident and Vice-President, and the day on which they shall\\ngive their votes, and prescribing the mode of transmitting the\\nvotes to the seat of government.\\nu 4. Providing compensation for the officers of the judicial\\ncourts of the United States, and for jurors and witnesses.\\n11 5. The bill postponed in the Senate, at the last session, for\\nestablishing offices, for the purpose of granting lands within the\\nterritories of the United States.\\n6. The bill, postponed in like manner, concerning consuls\\nand vice-consuls.\\nThe Senate agreed to this report, and adopted the following\\norder\\nAppoint- Ordered That Messrs. Izard, Moore, and Langdon, be a com-\\nment of jvjitt ee to take into consideration the subject relative to weights\\ncommit- Z\\ntees. and measures, and report their opinion thereon.", "height": "4388", "width": "2733", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0132.jp2"}, "131": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 125\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1791-92.\\n2d Congress. Ordered That Messrs. Rutherford, Sherman, and Burr, be\\n1st Sessio n. B\\na committee to report a bill determining the time of choosing\\nthe electors of President and Vice-President, and the day on\\nwhich they shall give their votes, and prescribing a mode of\\ntransmitting the votes to the seat of government.\\nOrdered That Messrs. Henry, Strong, and Monroe, be a\\ncommittee to report a bill providing compensation for the officers\\nof the judicial courts of the United States, and. for jurors and\\nwitnesses.\\nOrdered That Messrs. King, Foster, Monroe, Strong, and\\nButler, be a committee to report a bill for establishing offices for\\nthe purpose of granting lands within the territories of the United\\nStates.\\nOrdered That Messrs. Morris, Cabot, and Ellsworth, be a\\ncommittee to report a bill concerning consuls and vice-consuls.\\nOrdered That Messrs. Burr, Butler, and Robinson, be a com-\\nmittee to revise the rules, and report such alterations and addi-\\ntions as may be necessary.\\nPlan of The President, on the 13th of December, communicated to S. Journal,\\nfilt y- the Senate, the plan of a city that has been laid out within the p\\ndistrict of ten miles square, which was fixed upon for the per-\\nmanent seat of the government of the United States.\\nOn the 26th of March, 1792, Mr. Monroe again submitted the\\nfollowing resolution:\\nMotion to Resolved That it be a standing rule, that the doors of the Id. p. 445.\\nnatTdoors senate chamber remain open whilst the Senate shall be sitting in\\ntheir legislative capacity, except on such occasions as, in their\\njudgment, may require secrecy; and that this rule shall commence\\nand be in force, on the first day of the next session of Congress.\\nThe question on this motion being taken by yeas and nays, it\\nwas decided as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Foster, Hawkins, Johnston,\\nKing, Lee, Monroe. 8.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Cabot, Dickinson, Ellsworth,\\nFew, Gunn, Henry, Izard, Langdon, Read, Robinson, Ruther-\\nford, Sherman, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 17.\\nOn the 1 8th of April, Mr. Few submitted the following mo-\\ntion\\nMotion to Resolved That when the Senate are sitting in their legisla- Id. p. 429.\\nmembers ve capacity, the members of the House of Representatives may\\nof house.", "height": "4388", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0133.jp2"}, "132": {"fulltext": "12(5 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1791-92.\\n2d congress, be admitted, to attend the debates, and each member of the Se-\\nnate may also admit a number not exceeding two persons pro-\\nvided, the operation of this resolution be suspended until the se-\\nnate chamber is sufficiently enlarged.\\nThe question on this motion being taken by yeas and nays, it\\nwas decided as follows\\nYeas Messrs. Bradley, Burr, Few, Gunn, Hawkins, Monroe.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00946.\\nNays Messrs. Cabot, Carroll, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Foster,\\nHenry, Izard, Johnston, Langdon, Morris, Read, Robinson, Sher-\\nman, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 16.\\nHouse On the 26th of October, the House of Representatives ap- h. Journal,\\ncommittee pointed Messrs. Livermore, Boudinot, Giles, Gerry, Bourne, of P- 44\\non\\nelec-\\ntions. Rhode Island, Hillhouse, and Steele, to be a committee on elec-\\nReport. tions. This committee, on the 28th, reported on all the creden- id. p. 443.\\nJackson s tials of members which had been examined by them. On the id. p. 452\\nSnst 1 a 14tn \u00c2\u00b0f November, there was presented to the house, a petition 455,\\nWayne. of James Jackson, of the state of Georgia, complaining of the\\nundue election and return of Anthony Wayne, one of the re-\\nReferred, presentatives of that state. The petition was, on the 15th of id. p. 457.\\nNovember, referred to the committee appointed on the 31st of\\nOctober, to report a regular and uniform mode of proceeding\\nin cases of contested elections of members of this house, con-\\nsisting of Messrs. Ames, Dayton, Brown, Fitzsimons, and Tuc-\\nker. On the 18th of November, Mr. Ames made a report from\\nthis committee, on the subject of the petition; and this report\\nwas, on the 19th, committed to a committee of the whole house\\nfor the following Thursday. On the 24th, the subject was\\ntaken up in committee of the whole: and after being considered\\nand amended, the report of the committee was agreed to in the\\nfollowing form:\\nReport. Resolved That the first Monday of February next, be as- u p 453.\\nsigned for the trial of the articles alleged in the said petition.\\nResolved That the evidence which may be offered, on the\\npart of the petitioner, shall be confined to the proof of the arti-\\ncles of charge exhibited in the said petition against the validity\\nof the return of the said election.\\nResolved That, on the trial, the deposition of a witness\\nshall be received, which shall have been taken more than twenty-\\nfive days prior to the day assigned for the trial, before any justice\\nor judge of the courts of the United States, or before any chan-", "height": "4378", "width": "2699", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0134.jp2"}, "133": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 127\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1791-92.\\n2d congress, cellor, justice, or judge of a supreme, or superior court, mayor,\\nor chief magistrate of a city, or judge of a county court, or court\\nReport. f Common Pleas of any of the United States, not being of coun-\\nsel or attorney to either the said Anthony Wayne, or the peti-\\ntioner: Provided That a notification from the magistrate, before\\nwhom the deposition is to be taken, to the adverse party, to be\\npresent at the taking of the same, and to put interrogatories, if he\\nthink fit, shall have been first made out and served on the ad-\\nverse party, or his attorney especially authorized for the purpose,\\nas either may be nearest, if either be within one hundred miles\\nof the place of such caption; allowing time for their attendance,\\nafter notified, not less than at the rate of one day, Sundays ex-\\nclusive, for every twenty miles travel. And every person de-\\nposing shall be carefully examined and cautioned, and sworn or\\naffirmed, to testify the whole truth, and shall subscribe the testi-\\nmony by him or her given, after the same shall be reduced to\\nwriting; which shall be done only by the magistrate taking the\\ndeposition, or by the deponent in his presence. And the deposi-\\ntions so taken, together ,with a certificate of the notice, if any,\\ngiven to the adverse party, or his attorney, shall be sealed up by\\nthe said magistrate, and directed to the speaker: Provided, ne-\\nvertheless That no ex parte deposition shall be used on the\\ntrial of the said petition, which shall have been taken at any time\\nbefore the twenty-sixth day of December next: Provided, also\\nThat evidence taken in any other manner than is herein be-\\nfore directed, and not objected to by the parties, may, with the\\napprobation of the house, be produced on the trial.\\nTrial post- On the day assigned for the trial, a petition having been pre- H. Journal?\\nponed. sented from James Jackson, praying that the trial may be post- p 502\\nponed for twenty days, in conformity to the tenor of an agreement\\nentered into between the attorneys of the said Anthony Wayne\\nand the petitioner, the house granted the prayer of the petition,\\nFurther and assigned Monday, the 27th, for the triah On the 27th, the Id. p. 521,\\npostponed. cage wag t a k en? w hen an application was made, on the part of the\\nsitting member, for a further postponement: and both the sitting\\nmember and the petitioner being fully heard on the subject mat-\\nter of the said application, it was resolved, that the trial be post-\\nponed until the second Monday in March. On the 10th of Id. p. 534,\\nMarch, the house granted leave for the sitting member to be\\nheard by his counsel at the bar of the house. An application\\nwas made on the day appointed for the trial, by the sitting mem-\\nber, for another postponement until the Wednesday se nnight,", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0135.jp2"}, "134": {"fulltext": "128 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1791-92.\\n2d congress, and the parties were respectively heard on the motion, which\\nwas finally negatived. The petitioner then entered on the proof\\nof his allegations. The house resumed the consideration of the\\ntrial on Wednesday, the 14th, when application in writing being\\nmade by the petitioner as followeth:\\nEvidence a That the decision of the Senate of the state of Georgia, on h. Journal,\\nere the impeachment of Judge Osborne, so far as respects the Cam- P- 535 536\\nden return for a member to represent the state of Georgia, on\\nthe third day of January, 1791, be received as evidence in the\\npresent trial of that election, to establish the corruption of Judge\\nOsborne.\\nAfter a full hearing of the parties, the question being taken\\nby ayes and noes, was decided as follows\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Boudinot, Clarke, Gerry, Giles,\\nGregg, Grove, Heister, Jacobs, Key, Kitchell, Macon, Schroma-\\nker, Steele, Sumpter, Thatcher, Tredwell, Tucker, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 20.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, S. Bourne, B. Bourne,\\nBrown, Findley, Fitzsimons, Gilman, Goodhue, Griffin, Hartley,\\nHillhouse, Huger, Kittera, Lawrance, Leonard, Lee, Livermore,\\nMadison, Mercer, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Miles, Page, Par-\\nker, Sedgwick, Seney, J. Smith, I. Smith, W. Smith, Sterrett,\\nSturges, Silvester, Venable, Vining, Wadsworth, Ward, White,\\nWilliamson. 41.\\nThe petitioner then concluded with his exhibits, and the sitting\\nmember entered into the defence until the house adjourned. On\\nthe following day, the sitting member having concluded, the pe-\\ntitioner was heard in reply, and the parties then retired from\\nthe bar. It was then moved, that certain proceedings of the\\nHouse of Representatives of the State of Georgia, accompanied\\nwith other papers, transmitted agreeably to their resolution, un-\\nder the signature of the governor, and the seal of the state, re-\\nlative to the election of a member to represent the eastern dis-\\ntrict of the said state in this house, be received. On which mo-\\ntion, the previous question being called for by five members, to\\nwit, Shall the main question to agree to the said motion be\\nnow put? it passed in the negative. And so the said motion id. p. 536.\\nwas lost.\\nThe consideration of the subject being resumed on the 16tb,\\na motion was made that the house agree to the following resolu-\\ntion\\nDecision of Resolved That Anthony Wayne was not duly elected a id. p. 537*\\nhouse.", "height": "4372", "width": "2680", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0136.jp2"}, "135": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 129\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1791-92.\\n2d congress, member of this house. And the question being taken by ayes\\n1st S ession.\\nand noes, on this motion, it was decided as lollows:\\nAyes Messrs. Trumbull, (speaker,) Ames, Ashe, Baldwin,\\nBarnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Brown,\\nClarke, Findley, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Giles, Gilman, Goodhue,\\nGregg, Griffin, Grove, Hartley, Heister, Hillhouse, Huger, Jacobs,\\nKey, Kitchell, Kittera, Leonard, Lee, Livermore, Macon, Madi-\\nson, Mercer, Moore, Muhlenberg, Niles, Page, Parker, Schro-\\nmaker, Sedgwick, Seney, J. Smith, I. Smith, W. Smith, Steele,\\nSterrett, Sturges, Sumpter, Silvester, Thatcher, Tredwell, Tuc-\\nker, Venable, Vining, White, Williamson, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nNo one voting in the negative, the decision was unanimous.\\nIt was then moved, that the speaker do transmit a copy of the\\nsaid vote to the executive of the state of Georgia, but after\\nsome debate, the further proceeding was postponed till Monday.\\nFurther Q n |j la a j e SUD j ec f; was a g a i n taken up, when it was moved H. Journal,\\nings. that the house agree to the following resolution p\\nResolved That the petitioner, James Jackson, is entitled to a\\nseat In this house, as a member for the lower district of the state\\nof Georgia; and that the right of petitioning against the election\\nof the said James Jackson, be reserved to all persons, at any\\ntime, during the term for which he w 7 as elected.\\nThe debate on this resolution occupied that day, and the two\\nfollowing days and on Wednesday, the 21st of March, the ques-\\ntion being taken on the motion, by ayes and noes, it was decided\\nas follows:\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Browne, Clarke, Findley, Ger-\\nry, Giles, Gregg, Griffin, Grove, Heister, Jacobs, Lee, Macon,\\nMadison, Moore, Niles, Page, Parker, Schromaker, Seney, J.\\nSmith, I. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges, Sumpter, Tredwell, Venable,\\nWillis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 29.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Fitzsimons, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Hartley, Hill-\\nhouse, Huger, Key, Kitchell, Kittera, Lawrance, Learned, Liver-\\nmore, Muhlenberg, Sedgwick, W. Smith, Steele, Silvester?\\nThatcher, Tucker, Wadsworth, Ward, White.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 29.\\nSeat de- The number of votes being equal, the speaker decided the id. p. 541,\\nclared va- question in the negative. The seat of Anthony Wayne was 54\\nthen declared to be vacant, and it was\\nOrdered That the speaker transmit a copy of the preceding\\nresolution, and of this vote, to the executive of the state of\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 17", "height": "4394", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0137.jp2"}, "136": {"fulltext": "130\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I.\\nOrganization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c.\\n1791-92.\\n2d Congress.\\n1st Session.\\nResigna-\\ntion of W.\\nPinkney.\\nReport.\\nDoor-\\nkeepers.\\nBill to alter\\ntime of\\nmeeting.\\nGeorgia, to the end that the said executive may issue writs of\\nelection to fill the said vacancy.\\nOn the 9th of November, the speaker laid before the house a\\nletter from the governor of Maryland, enclosing the resignation\\nof William Pinkney, elected a representative from that state;\\nand the return of John Francis Mercer, elected in the room of\\nWilliam Pinkney. This communication was referred to the\\nstanding committee on elections. On the 18th, Mr. Liver-\\nmore made a report from the committee on elections on this sub-\\nject; and on the 21st, the report was committed to a committee\\nof the whole house. On the 22d and 23d, this report was con-\\nsidered and amended, and on the last named day the house ex-\\npressed their decision in the following form:\\nIt appears that, at an election for the state of Maryland, on\\nthe first day of October, 1790, William Pinkney was duly elect-\\ned a representative for that state, to serve in the House of Re-\\npresentatives of the United States.\\nThat the certificate of his election has been duly transmit-\\nted by the executive thereof, and heretofore so reported by your\\ncommittee.\\nThat by a letter, dated the 26th of September, 1791, di-\\nrected to the governor and council of that state, W T illiam Pink-\\nney resigned that appointment; and that, in consequence of such\\nresignation, the executive issued a writ for an election to sup-\\nply the vacancy thereby occasioned, and have certified that John\\nFrancis Mercer was duly elected by virtue of that writ, in pur-\\nsuance of the law of the state of Maryland in that case pro-\\nvided.\\nResolved That it is the opinion of this committee that John\\nFrancis Mercer is entitled to take a seat in this house, as one of\\nthe representatives for the state of Maryland, in the stead of\\nWilliam Pinkney.\\nDuring this session a bill passed the two Houses, fixing the\\ncompensation to the door-keepers of the two houses. It appears\\nthat the Senate occupied, this session, above forty days on execu-\\ntive business.\\nOn the 24th of April, the house appointed Messrs. Goodhue,\\nBenson, and Smith, of South Carolina, a committee to prepare\\nand bring in a bill or bills to alter the time for the next annual\\nmeeting of Congress; and the bill was reported, went through\\nits different readings, and was passed on the same day. On the\\nH. Journal,\\np. 451.\\nId. p. 457.\\n459. 461.\\nId. p. 543,\\n544. 564.\\n567.\\nS. Journal,\\np. 401. 412,\\n413. 421.\\nH. Journal,\\np. 586.\\nS. Journal,\\np. 431.433.\\n435.", "height": "4388", "width": "2690", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0138.jp2"}, "137": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OP CONGRESS. 131\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1791-92.\\n2d congress. 24th of April, this bill received its first and second reading, was\\n1st Session. r 7\\namended, and ordered to a third reading. On the 26th, a mo-\\ntion was made to reconsider the amendment agreed to on the\\nsecond reading; but the further consideration of the subject was\\npostponed until the next day, and was then again postponed till\\nthe 1st of May; the consideration was then resumed, when the\\nbill being amended, by striking out the third Monday, which\\nhad been inserted on the second reading, and substituting the\\nfirst Monday in November, it was read a third time, and\\npassed.\\nVice-Presi- The Vice-President having, on the 17th of April, requested s. Journal,\\ntains leave tne Senate leave of absence for the remainder of the session, p- 427,428.\\nof absence, on account of the ill state of his own health, and that of his fa-\\nmily; on the following day, Richard Henry Lee was elected\\nPresident President pro tempore; and on the 19th the Senate adopted the\\nP roteni following resolution\\nRight to Resolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That the President pro tempore of the Senate, id. p. 429.\\nas a member, retains his right to vote upon all questions.\\nBusiness to On the 20th of February, the Senate appointed Messrs. Sher- id. p. 393.\\nbe acted marjj Langdon, and Strong, a committee, on their part, to report\\nwhat business is necessary to be done by Congress in the pre-\\nsent session, and what business may be, without great inconve-\\nnience, postponed to the next session; that the proceedings h. Journal,\\nmay be so regulated as to close this session by the first Tuesday P- 515. 525.\\nof April next. The house, on the 21st, appointed Messrs. s. Journal,\\nGoodhue, Wadsworth, Lawrance, White, and Macon, to be a P* 401\\ncommittee, on their part, for the same purpose. The report of\\nthis committee was made to the two houses on the 1st of March.\\nThere seems to have been no subsequent action on this report.\\nMotion to On the 5th of April, a motion was made in the Senate for an id. p. 420.\\nadjourn, adjournment on the 14th of April. An unsuccessful effort was\\nmade to postpone the motion. A motion, equally unsuccessful,\\nwas then made, to appoint a committee to confer with such com-\\nmittee as the House might appoint, on the day proper for Congress\\nto close the present session. The resolution was then so amend-\\ned as to read, Tuesday, the 17th day of April, instant; and in\\nthis form it was agreed to. The resolution was sent to the House,\\nbut was not acted on in that body. On the 24th of April, the h. Journal,\\nHouse mo- House agreed to a resolution to adjourn on the 5th of May, and P* 585#\\ntion to ad- e s ena t e concurred in that resolution, on the following day. s. Journal,\\nOn the 2d of May, the Senate appointed Messrs. Hawkins and P-^ 51, 4l35f\\nBurr to be a committee, on their part, to notify the President of", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0139.jp2"}, "138": {"fulltext": "|9B HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. I. ::;;-.:i:::.:: H:.::;-:;:- k: 1791- 2.\\nm congress, the proposed recess of Congress. Before this resolution received H. Journal,\\nS- rr ltt^l tv 598.\\na response from the House, the resolution to adjourn on the 5th p\\nof May had been repealed, by a motion in that branch, and the\\n10th of May had been agreed on and the Senate had amended s. Journal,\\nthis resolution so as to make it read Tuesday, the Stb. which P- 438\\nwas concurred in by the House. On the 7th. the House ap-\\npointed their committee to wait on the President, consisting of\\nS :::ey. Oilman, and Grove- The committee having per- id. p. 444.\\nformed its duty, and the customary messages having been inter-\\nAdjourn- changed by the two houses, an adjournment took place, on the H. Journal,\\nSrh of Mav, to the tirst Mondav in November.\\nsecoad *e**io:y\\nOy Monday, the 5th of November, the two houses reassembled 179S-9\\nat Philadelphia, when the following members were present:\\nmB A. Senators- s. Langdon, Wingate, of Xew Hampshire:\\nStrong. Cabot, of Massachusetts Foster, of Rhode Island; Ells-\\nSenators worth. Sherman, of Connecticut; Bradley. Robinson, of Vermont; S. Journal,\\npresent Xing, of Xew York; Dickinson. Rutherford, of Xew Jersey: Pvead, p\\nof Delaware: Monroe, of Virginia; Brown. Edwards, of Ken-\\ntucky; Hawkins, of North Carolina Butler, Izard, of South Ca-\\nrolina^ Few. of Georgia.\\nRepresentatives Messrs. Gilman, Livermore, J. Smith, of\\nXew Hampshire; Ames, S. Bourne. Gerry. Goodhue, Thatcher,\\nWard, of Massachusetts: B. Bourne, of Rhode Island; Learned,\\nStur^es. Trumbull, (speaker,) of Connectic. I. Smith, of\\nRepresen- Vermont; Benson, Lawrance, Tredv.ell. of Xew York Boudinot, id. p. 609,\\ntathrespre- Clark. Dayton, of Xew Jersey Fitzsimons. Muhlenbe nn- 610\\nsylvania: Key. Murray, of Maryland: Giles. Madison, Moore.\\nParker, Venable. White, of Virginia Macon, Steele. Williamson,\\nof Xorth Carolina: W. Smith. Sumpter. Tucker, of South Caro-\\nlina Baldwin, Willis, of Georgia.\\nSenate e- The Vice-President being absent, and also Mr. Lee, who id. p. 451.\\nlects presi- h a( j $j een elected President pro tempore at the last session, the\\ntem. 8 nate elected John Langdon to be President pro tempore.\\nMessages The usual messages that a quorum was in attendance, were id. p. 451,\\nrchan sent by the two houses to each other. Messrs. Izard and Strong A5Z 4S\\nwere appointed on the part of the Senate: and Messrs. Boudinot,", "height": "4394", "width": "2698", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0140.jp2"}, "139": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 133\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1792-93.\\n2d congress Key, and Moore, on the part of the House, to be a committee to\\nnotify the President that a quorum of the two houses is assem-\\nbled, and ready to receive any communications he may think\\nChaplains, proper to make to them. The two houses also resolved to H. Journal,\\nelect chaplains, in the usual form, and the Right Reverend P\u00c2\u00ab 610 611\\nBishop White was elected by the Senate, and the Reverend Ash-\\nbel Green by the House. The House adopted a resolution to\\nNewspa- furnish the members with the usual allowance of newspapers;\\npers and a similar resolution was adopted by the Senate, on the fol-\\nlowing day.\\nOn the 6th, the President having signified his intention to\\nmeet the two houses in the senate chamber, in order to make a\\ncommunication to them, the House of Representatives repaired\\nto the senate chamber, when the President delivered the follow-\\ning address:\\nFellow Citizens of the Senate, and of the House of Repre-\\nsentatives:\\nSpeech of It is some abatement of the satisfaction with which I meet s. Journal,\\nPresident. y 0U on e present occasion, that, in felicitating you on a conti- P- 52\\nnuance of the national prosperity, generally, I am not able to add H# journal,\\nto it information that the Indian hostilities, which have, for some P- 611\\ntime past, distressed our north-western frontier, have terminated.\\nYou will, I am persuaded, learn with no less concern than I\\ncommunicate it, that reiterated endeavours towards effecting a\\npacification, have hitherto issued only in new and outrageous\\nproofs of persevering hostility on the part of the tribes with\\nwhom we are in contest. An earnest desire to procure tran-\\nquillity to the frontier; to stop the further effusion of blood; to ar-\\nrest the progress of expense; to forward the prevalent wish of the\\nnation for peace, has led to strenuous efforts, through various chan-\\nnels, to accomplish these desirable purposes: in making which ef-\\nforts, I consulted less my own anticipations of the event, or the\\nscruples which some considerations were calculated to inspire,\\nthan the wish to find the object attainable; or, if not attainable,\\nto ascertain unequivocally that such is the case.\\nA detail of the measures which have been pursued, and of\\ntheir consequences, which will be laid before you, while it will\\nconfirm to you the want of success thus far, will, I trust, evince,\\nthat means as proper and as efficacious as could have been de-\\nvised, have been employed. The issue of some of them, indeed,\\nis still depending but a favourable one, though not to be de-\\nspaired of, is not promised by any thing that has yet happened.", "height": "4394", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0141.jp2"}, "140": {"fulltext": "134 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1792-93.\\n2d congress. In the course of the attempts which have been made, some\\nvaluable citizens have fallen victims to their zeal for the public\\nSpeech of serv ice. A sanction, commonly respected even among savages,\\nhas been found, in this instance, insufficient to protect from mas-\\nsacre the emissaries of peace it will, I presume, be duly consi-\\ndered, whether the occasion does not call for an exercise of libe-\\nrality towards the families of the deceased.\\nIt must add to your concern to be informed, that, besides the\\ncontinuation of hostile appearances among the tribes north of\\nthe Ohio, some threatening symptoms have, of late, been revived\\namong some of those south of it.\\nA part of the Cherokees, known by the name of Chicka-\\nmagas, inhabiting five villages on the Tennessee river, have long\\nbeen in the practice of committing depredations on the neigh-\\nbouring settlements.\\nIt was hoped that the treaty of Holston, made with the Che-\\nrokee nation, in July, 1791, would have prevented a repetition\\nof such depredations. But the event has not answered this hope.\\nThe Chickamagas, aided by some banditti of another tribe in\\ntheir vicinity, have recently perpetrated wanton and unprovoked\\nhostilities upon the citizens of the United States in that quarter.\\nThe information which has been received on this subject will be\\nlaid before you. Hitherto, defensive precautions, only, have been\\nstrictly enjoined and observed.\\nIt is not understood, that any breach of treaty or aggression\\nwhatsoever, on the part of the United States or their citizens, is\\neven alleged as a pretext for the spirit of hostility in this quar-\\nter.\\nI have reason to believe, that every practicable exertion has\\nbeen made, (pursuant to the provision by law for that purpose,)\\nto be prepared for the alternative of a prosecution of the war, in\\nthe event of a failure of pacific overtures. A large proportion of\\nthe troops authorized to be raised have been recruited, though\\nthe number is still incomplete and pains have been taken to dis-\\ncipline, and put them in condition for the particular kind of ser-\\nvice to be performed. A delay of operations, (besides being\\ndictated by the measures which were pursuing towards a paci-\\nfic termination of the war,) has been, in itself, deemed prefera-\\nble to immature efforts. A statement from the proper depart-\\nment, with regard to the number of troops raised, and some\\nother points which have been suggested, will afford more precise\\ninformation as a guide to the legislative consultations; and,\\namong other things, will enable Congress to judge whether some", "height": "4388", "width": "2592", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0144.jp2"}, "141": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 135\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1792-93.\\n2d congress, additional stimulus to the recruiting service may not be advi-\\n2d Session. J\\nsable.\\nSpeech of ti j n i 00 ki n g forward to the future expense of the operations\\nwhich may be found inevitable, I derive consolation from the in-\\nformation I receive, that the product of the revenues for the\\npresent year is likely to supersede the necessity of additional\\nburdens on the community for the service of the ensuing year.\\nThis, however, will be better ascertained in the course of the\\nsession and it is proper to add, that the information alluded to\\nproceeds upon the supposition of no material extension of the\\nspirit of hostility.\\nI cannot dismiss the subject of Indian affairs, without again\\nrecommending to your consideration the expediency of more ade-\\nquate provisions for giving energy to the laws throughout our in-\\nterior frontier, and for restraining the commission of outrages upon\\nthe Indians; without which all pacific plans must prove nugatory.\\nTo enable, by competent rewards, the employment of qualified\\nand trusty persons to reside among them, as agents, would also\\ncontribute to the preservation of peace and good neighbourhood.\\nIf, in addition to these expedients, an eligible plan could be de-\\nvised for promoting civilization among the friendly tribes, and for\\ncarrying on trade with them, upon a scale equal to their wants,\\nand under regulations calculated to protect them from imposition\\nand extortion, its influence, in cementing their interest with ours,\\ncould not but be considerable.\\nThe prosperous state of our revenue has been intimated. This\\nwould be still more the case, were it not for the impediments\\nwhich, in some places, continue to embarrass the collection of the\\nduties on spirits distilled within the United States. These impe-\\ndiments have lessened, and are lessening, in local extent; and, as\\napplied to the community at large, the contentment with the law\\nappears to be progressive.\\nBut symptoms of increased opposition having lately mani-\\nfested themselves in certain quarters, I judged a special interpo-\\nsition on my part proper and advisable and, under this impres-\\nsion, have issued a proclamation, warning against all unlawful\\ncombinations and proceedings, having for their object or tenden-\\ncy to obstruct the operation of the law in question, and an-\\nnouncing that all lawful ways and means would be strictly put\\nin execution for bringing to justice the infractors thereof, and se-\\ncuring obedience thereto.\\nMeasures have also been taken for the prosecution of offen-\\nders; and Congress may be assured, that nothing within constitu-", "height": "4394", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0145.jp2"}, "142": {"fulltext": "136 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1792\u00e2\u0080\u009493.\\n2d congress, tional and legal limits, which may depend upon me, shall be\\nwanting to assert and maintain the just authority of the laws*\\nSpeech of j n f u ]fiHi n g this trust, I shall count entirely upon the full co-ope-\\nration of the other departments of the government, and upon the\\nzealous support of all good citizens.\\nI cannot forbear to bring again into the view of the legisla-\\nture the subject of a revision of the judiciary system. A repre-\\nsentation from the judges of the Supreme Court, which will be\\nlaid before you, points out some of the inconveniences that are\\nexperienced. In the course of the execution of the laws, consi-\\nderations arise out of the structure of that system, which, in some\\ncases, tend to relax their efficacy. As connected with this sub-\\nject, provisions to facilitate the taking of bail upon processes out\\nof the courts of the United States, and a supplementary defini-\\ntion of offences against the Constitution and laws of the Union,\\nand of the punishment for such offences, will, it is presumed, be\\nfound worthy of particular attention.\\nObservations on the value of peace with other nations are un-\\nnecessary. It would be wise, however, by timely provisions, to\\nguard against those acts of our own citizens, which might tend\\nto disturb it, and to put ourselves in a condition to give that sa-\\ntisfaction to foreign nations which we may sometimes have occa-\\nsion to require from them. I particularly recommend to your\\nconsideration the means of preventing those aggressions by our\\ncitizens on the territory of other nations, and other infractions of\\nthe laws of nations, which, furnishing just subject of complaint,\\nmight endanger our peace with them and, in general, the main-\\ntenance of a friendly intercourse with foreign powers will be\\npresented to your attention by the expiration of the law for that\\npurpose, which takes place, if not renewed, at the close of the\\npresent session.\\nIn execution of the authority given by the legislature, mea-\\nsures have been taken for engaging some artists from abroad, to\\naid in the establishment of our mint: others have been employed\\nat home. Provision has been made for the requisite buildings,\\nand these are now putting into proper condition for the purposes\\nof the establishment. There has also been a small beginning in\\nthe coinage of half dimes the want of small coins in circulation\\ncalling the first attention to them.\\nThe regulation of foreign coins in correspondency with the\\nprinciples of our national coinage, as being essential to their due\\noperation and to order in our money concerns, will, I doubt not.\\nbe resumed and completed.", "height": "4394", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0146.jp2"}, "143": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 137\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1792-93.\\n2d congress. It is represented that some provisions in the law which esta-\\n2d Session.\\nbhshes the post ofnce, operate, in experiment, against the trans-\\nSpe c o h of mission of newspapers to distant parts of the country. Should\\nthis, upon due inquiry, be found to be the fact, a full conviction\\nof the importance of facilitating the circulation of political in-\\ntelligence and information will, I doubt not, lead to the applica-\\ntion of a remedy.\\nThe adoption of a constitution for the state of Kentucky has\\nbeen notified to me. The legislature will share with me in the\\nsatisfaction, which arises from an event interesting to the happi-\\nness of the part of the nation to which it relates, and conducive\\nto the general order.\\nIt is proper likewise to inform you, that since my last com-\\nmunication on the subject, and in further execution of the acts\\nseverally making provision for the public debt, and for the re-\\nduction thereof, three new loans have been effected, each for\\nthree millions of florins one at Antwerp, at the annual interest\\nof four and a half per cent, with an allowance of four per cent.\\nin lieu of all charges and the other two at Amsterdam, at the\\nannual interest of four per cent, with an allowance of five and\\none half per cent, in one case, and of five per cent, in the other,\\nin lieu of all charges. The rates of these loans, and the circum-\\nstances under which they have been made, are confirmation of\\nthe high state of our credit abroad.\\nAmong the objects to which these funds have been directed\\nto be applied, the payment of the debts due to certain foreign\\nofficers, according to the provision made during the last session,\\nhas been embraced.\\nGentlemen of the House of Representatives:\\nI entertain a strong hope, that the state of the national\\nfinances is now sufficiently matured to enable you to enter upon\\na systematic and effectual arrangement for the regular redemp-\\ntion and discharge of the public debt, according to the right\\nwhich has been reserved to the government no measure can be\\nmore desirable, whether viewed with an eye to its intrinsic im-\\nportance, or to the general sentiment and w T ish of the nation.\\nProvision is likewise requisite for the reimbursement of the\\nloan which has been made of the bank of the United States,\\npursuant to the eleventh section of the act by which it is incor-\\nporated. In fulfilling the public stipulations in this particular,\\nit is expected a valuable saving will be made.\\nAppropriations for the current service of the ensuing year,\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 18", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0147.jp2"}, "144": {"fulltext": "138 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1792-93.\\n2d congress, and for such extraordinaries as may require provision, will de-\\nmand, and, I doubt not, will engage your early attention.\\nSpeech of\\nPresident. Gentlemen of the Senate, and the House of Representatives\\nI content myself with calling your attention, generally, to\\nsuch objects not particularized in my present address, as have\\nbeen suggested in my former communications to you.\\nVarious temporary laws will expire during the present ses-\\nsion. Among these, that which regulates trade and intercourse\\nwith the Indian tribes will merit particular notice.\\nThe results of your common deliberations hitherto will, I\\ntrust, be productive of solid and durable advantages to our\\nconstituents such as, by conciliating more and more their ulti-\\nmate suffrage, will tend to strengthen and confirm their attach-\\nment to that constitution of government, upon which, under Di-\\nvine Providence, materially depend their union, their safety, and\\ntheir happiness.\\nStill further to promote and secure these inestimable ends,\\nthere is nothing which can have a more powerful tendency, than\\nthe careful cultivation of harmony, combined with a due re-\\ngard to stability in the public councils.\\nG. Washington.\\nUnited States, November 6th, 1792.\\nMessrs. Strong, King, and Rutherford, were appointed a com- s. Journal,\\nmittee of the Senate, to prepare an address in answer to his P-455,456,\\nspeech; and a draft of an address was reported on the following\\nday. The draft having been considered and amended on the\\n8th, and the President having appointed 11 o clock of the 9th\\nto receive the address, it was then presented by the president pro\\ntempore, attended by the Senate, at the President s house, as\\nfollows:\\nTo the President of the United States:\\nAddress of u Accept, sir, our grateful acknowledgments for your ad-\\nSenate, dress at the opening of the present session. We participate with\\nyou in the satisfaction arising from the continuance of the gene-\\nral prosperity of the nation, but it is not without the most sin-\\ncere concern that we are informed that the reiterated efforts which\\nhave been made to establish peace with the hostile Indians, have\\nhitherto failed to accomplish that desired object. Hoping that\\nthe measures still depending may prove more successful than\\nthose which have preceded them, we shall, nevertheless, concur\\nin every necessary preparation for the alternative; and, should\\nthe Indians on either side of the Ohio persist in their hostilities,", "height": "4400", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0148.jp2"}, "145": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 139\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1792-93.\\n2d congress, fidelity to the Union, as well as affection for our fellow citizens\\n2d Session.\\non the frontiers, will ensure our decided co-operation in every\\nAddress of measur e which shall be deemed requisite for their protection and\\nsafety.\\nAt the same time that we avow the obligation of the go-\\nvernment to afford its protection to every part of the Union, we\\ncannot refrain from expressing our regret that even a small por-\\ntion of our fellow citizens, in any quarter of it, should have\\ncombined to oppose the operation of the law for the collection\\nof duties on spirits distilled within the United States: a law re-\\npeatedly sanctioned by the authority of the nation, and, at this\\njuncture, materially connected with the safety and protection of\\nthose who oppose it. Should the means already adopted fail in\\nsecuring obedience to this law, such further measures as may be\\nthought necessary to carry the same into complete operation,\\ncannot fail to receive the approbation of the legislature, and the\\nsupport of every patriotic citizen.\\nIt yields us particular pleasure to learn, that the productive-\\nness of the revenue of the present year will, probably, supersede\\nthe necessity of any additional tax for the service of the next.\\nThe organization of the government of the state of Ken-\\ntucky, being an event peculiarly interesting to a part of our\\nfellow citizens, and conducive to the general order, affords us\\nparticular satisfaction.\\nWe are happy to learn, that the high state of our credit\\nabroad has been evinced by the terms in which the new loans\\nhave been negotiated.\\nIn the course of the session, we shall proceed to take into\\nconsideration the several objects which you have been pleased to\\nrecommend to our attention; and, keeping in view the import-\\nance of union and stability in the public councils, we shall la-\\nbour to render our decisions conducive to the safety and happi-\\nness of our country.\\nWe repeat with pleasure our assurances of confidence in\\nyour administration, and our ardent wish that your unabated zeal\\nfor the public good may be rewarded by the durable prosperity\\nof the nation, and every ingredient of personal happiness.\\nJohn Langdon,\\nPresident pro tempore.\\nTo this address the President of the United States made the\\nfollowing reply\\nReply of u I derive much pleasure, gentlemen, from your very -satis-\\nPresident. f ac t ry address. The renewed assurances of your confidence in", "height": "4418", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0149.jp2"}, "146": {"fulltext": "140 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1792-93.\\n2^ congress, my administration, and the expression of your wish for my per-\\nsonal happiness, claim and receive my particular acknowledg-\\nments. In my future endeavour for the public welfare, to which\\nmy duty may call me, I shall not cease to count upon the firm,\\nenlightened, and patriotic support of the Senate.\\nG. Washington.\\nHouse re- On the 7th, the House of Representatives resolved that an H. Journal,\\nS resent Id- address snould be presented to the President, and Messrs. Ma- J^ 14 615,\\ndress. dison, Benson, and Murray, were appointed a committee to pre-\\npare the same. Mr. Madison, from this committee, reported an\\naddress on the 9th, which, being amended and agreed to, was\\npresented to the President of the United States on the 12th of\\nNovember, by the speaker, attended by the House, as fol-\\nlows:\\nAddress to Sir: The House of Representatives, who always feel a satis- id. p. 616,\\nfaction in meeting you, are much concerned that the occasion\\nfor mutual felicitation, afforded by the circumstances favourable\\nto the national prosperity, should be abated by a continuance of\\nthat hostile spirit of many of the Indian tribes; and, particular-\\nly, that the reiterated efforts for effecting a general pacification\\nwith them should have issued in new proofs of their persevering\\nenmity, and the barbarous sacrifice of citizens, who, as the mes^\\nsengers of peace, were distinguishing themselves by their zeal\\nfor the public service. In our deliberations on this important\\ndepartment of our affairs, we shall be disposed to pursue every\\nmeasure that may be dictated by the sincerest desire, on one\\nhand, of cultivating peace, and manifesting, by every practica-\\nble regulation, our benevolent regard for the welfare of these\\nmisguided people; and, by the duty we feel, on the other, to\\nprovide, effectually, for the safety and protection of our fellow\\ncitizens.\\nWhile with regret we learn, that symptoms of opposition to\\nthe law imposing duties on spirits distilled within the United\\nStates have manifested themselves, we reflect with consolation,\\nthat they are confined to a small portion of our fellow citizens.\\nIt is not more essential to the preservation of true liberty, that\\na government should be always ready to listen to the represen-\\ntations of its constituents, and to accommodate its measures to\\nthe sentiments and wishes of every part of them, as far as will\\nconsist with the good of the whole, than it is, that the just au-\\nthority of the laws should be steadfastly maintained. Under this\\nimpression, every department of the government, and all good\\nitizens, must approve the measures you have taken, and the", "height": "4400", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0150.jp2"}, "147": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. HI\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1792-93.\\n5d S\u00c2\u00b0 ,?ress P ur P ose y ou h ave formed, to execute this part of your trust with\\nfirmness and energy: and be assured, sir, of every constitu-\\nPresident. on a an( co-operation which may become requisite on our\\npart. And we hope, that, while the progress of contentment\\nunder the law in question is as obvious as it is rational, no parti-\\ncular part of the community may be permitted to withdraw\\nfrom the general burdens of the country, by a conduct as irre-\\nconcilable to national justice as it is inconsistent with public de-\\ncency.\\nThe productive state of the public revenue, and the con-\\nfirmation of the credit of the United States abroad, evinced by\\nthe loans at Antwerp and Amsterdam, are communications the\\nmore gratifying, as they enforce the obligation to enter on\\nsystematical and effectual arrangements for discharging the\\npublic debt, as fast as the conditions of it will permit; and we\\ntake pleasure in the opportunity to assure you of our entire con-\\ncurrence in the opinion, that no measure can be more desirable,\\nwhether viewed with an eye to the urgent wish of the commu-\\nnity, or the intrinsic importance of promoting so happy a change\\nin our situation.\\nThe adoption of a constitution for the state of Kentucky, is\\nan event in which we join in all the satisfaction you have ex-\\npressed. It may be considered as particularly interesting, since,\\nbesides the immediate benefits resulting from it, it is another\\nauspicious demonstration of the facility and success with which\\nan enlightened people is capable of providing, by free and deli-\\nberate plans of government, for their own safety and happiness\\nThe operation of the law establishing the post office, as it\\nrelates to the transmission of newspapers, will merit our parti-\\ncular inquiry and attention the circulation of political intelli-\\ngence through these vehicles, being justly reckoned among the\\nsurest means of preventing the degeneracy of a free govern-\\nment, as well as of recommending every salutary public measure\\nto the confidence and co-operation of all virtuous citizens.\\nThe several other matters which you have communicated\\nand recommended, will, in their order, receive the attention due\\nto them and our discussions will, in all cases, we trust, be guided\\nby a proper respect for harmony and stability in the public coun-\\ncils, and a desire to conciliate more and more the attachment of\\nour constituents to the constitution, by measures accommodated\\nto the true ends for which it was established.\\nTo which address the President of the United States made\\nthe following reply", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0151.jp2"}, "148": {"fulltext": "142 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1792-93.\\nId seSlon s eni emen gives me pleasure to express to you the satis- H. Journal,\\nfaction which your address affords me. I feel, as I ought, the p 618,\\nPresident! approbation you manifest of the measures I have taken, and the\\npurpose I have formed, to maintain, pursuant to the trust reposed\\nin me by the constitution, the respect which is due to the laws\\nand the assurance which you, at the same time, give me, of eve-\\nry constitutional aid and co-operation that may become requisite,\\non your part.\\nThis is a new proof of that enlightened solicitude for the\\nestablishment and confirmation of public order, which, embracing\\na zealous regard for the principles of true liberty, has guided the\\ndeliberations of the House of Representatives; a perseverance\\nin which can alone secure, under the Divine blessing, the real\\nand permanent felicity of our common country.\\nG. Washington.\\nPurchase On the 28th of November, the secretary of the Senate was di- s. Journal,\\nof maps. fected tQ purchase a map f the United States, and maps of the P- 46a\\nrespective states, for the use of the Senate.\\nA motion was made on the 3d of January, 1793, that the Se-\\nnate adopt the following resolutions\\nResolved That the Senate of the United States are indivi- id. p. 467,\\nvidually responsible for their conduct to their constituents, who 468,\\nare entitled to such information as will enable them to form a\\njust estimate thereof.\\nResolved That the Journals are too voluminous and expensive\\nto circulate generally and if it were otherwise, that the infor-\\nmation they contain, as to the principles, motives, and designs, of\\nindividual members, is inadequate.\\nResolved That this information, defective as it is, becomes\\nmore nugatory and delusive, in proportion as the occasion for it\\nincreases, since the Senate make their own Journals.\\nResolved That the conducting of the legislative and judicial\\npowers of the Senate in public, and suffering an account of their\\nmeasures and deliberations to be published in the newspapers, is\\nthe best means of diffusing general information concerning the\\nprinciples, motives, and conduct, of individual members; and that,\\nby withholding this information, responsibility becomes unavail-\\ning the influence of their constituents over one branch of the le-\\ngislature, in a great measure, annihilated and the best security\\nwhich experience has devised against the abuse of power and a\\nmaladministration, abandoned.", "height": "4398", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0152.jp2"}, "149": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 143\\nCHAP. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c 1792-93.\\n2d confess. Resolved, therefore, That it be a standing rule that the doors\\n2d Session.\\nof the senate chamber remain open, whilst the Senate shall be\\nMotion to j. 1\\nopen doors sitting in a legislative or judicial capacity, except on such occa-\\nof Senate. s i ons aS) m their judgment, may require secrecy: and that this\\nrule shall commence and be in force on the first day of the next\\nsession of Congress.\\nResolved That the secretary of the Senate request the com-\\nmissioners of the city and county of Philadelphia to cause a pro-\\nper gallery to be erected for the accommodation of an audience.\\nConsidera- A motion to print these resolutions was negatived, and their s. Journal,\\nti \u00c2\u00b0n d P St cons ideration was postponed till the first Monday in February. P* 478,\\nOn the 4th of February, the subject was again taken up. A\\nmotion was then made for the previous question, namely\u00e2\u0080\u0094 whe-\\nther the question should be now put on the four preliminary\\nresolutions; and the question being taken by yeas and nays, it\\nwas decided as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Burr, Butler, Edwards, Gunn, Monroe, Potts,\\nTavlor.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 7.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Brown, Cabot, Dickinson, Ells-\\nworth, Foster, Hawkins, Henry, Johnston, Izard, King, Langdon,\\nMorris, Read, Robinson, Rutherford, Sherman, Stanton, Strong,\\nWingate.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 21.\\nMotion ne- The question was then taken on agreeing to the main ques-\\ngatived. on De i n g the fifth resolution; and the yeas and nays being\\ncalled, it was decided as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Brown, Burr, Butler, Edwards, Gunn, Hawkins,\\nKing, Monroe, Potts, Taylor. 10.\\nJSfays Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Cabot, Dickinson, Ellsworth,\\nFoster, Henry, Johnston, Izard, Langdon, Morris, Read, Robin-\\nson, Rutherford, Sherman, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 18.\\nThe last resolution was then negatived without a division.\\nOn the 18th of February, the following message was received\\nfrom the President of the United States\\nGentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives:\\nPlat of ter- I now lay before you a report and plat of the territory of id. p. 489.\\nntory on e Tj m e( j States on the Potomac, as given in by the commis-\\nsioners of that territory, together with a letter from the secreta-\\nry of state, which accompanied them. The papers, being origi-\\nnal, are to be again deposited with the records of the depart-", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0153.jp2"}, "150": {"fulltext": "144 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, x. 1792-93.\\n?J S n ?ress meu t of state, after having answered the purpose of your infor-\\nmation,\\nG. Washington.\\nUnited States, February 18, 1/93.\\nOrder to On the 2d of March, the Senate passed an order, that the s. Journal,\\nJ^J 11 Secretary return all original papers not addressed to the Senate, p 505\\npers. which have been laid before them, during the present session,\\nby the President, or by any of the heads of departments.\\nExamining On the 5th of February, the House of Representatives ap- H. Journal,\\nPresident P\u00c2\u00b0i nte d Messrs. W. Smith, Madison, and Lawrance, a commit- p\\ntee, on their part; and on the 6th, the Senate appointed Messrs. S. Journal,\\nKing, Izard, and Strong, to be their committee, to ascertain p\\nand report the mode of examining the votes for President and\\nVice-President; and of notifying the persons who shall be elect-\\ned, of their election; and to regulate the time, place, and man-\\nner of administering the oath of office to the President. On the H. Journal,\\n11th, the joint committee reported to the two houses; and in pur-\\nsuance of this report, the House of Representatives repaired to\\nthe Senate chamber on the 13th, when the votes were counted\\nin the presence of both houses, and George Washington was de- S. Journal,\\nclared to be unanimously elected President of the United States, 435\\nand John Adams, by a plurality of votes, elected Vice-President,\\nfor the period of four years. On the 14th, a joint committee H. Journal,\\nw-as appointed to notify the President of his election; consisting p 70j\\nof Messrs. W. Smith, Madison, and Lawrance, of the House, and\\nMessrs. King, Izard, and Strong, of the Senate; and on the fol-\\nlowing day, this committee reported that they had performed the\\nduty assigned to them.\\nBill for The House of Representatives, on the 20th of February, ap- Id.p.r09\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nnext annu- pointed Messrs. Muhlenberg, W. Smith, and Sedgwick, a com- 713 715\\nof Con- mittee to bring in a bill fixing the time for the next annual meet-\\ngrcss. ing of Congress. On the 22d, the bill was reported, received\\nits first and second readings, and on the 23d the bill was passed\\nby the house. In the Senate the bill received its first reading s. Journal,\\non the 23d, was read a second time, and amended on the 25th, 495\\nand on the 26th it was read a third time. On the 27th the House h. Journal,\\ndisagreed to the amendments made by the Senate, and on the P- 72\\nsame day, the Senate determined to adhere to their amendments, s. Journal;\\nThe House having, on the 2Sth, resolved to insist on their disa- p# 497\\ngreement, desired a conference with the Senate, on the subject\\nmatter of the same, and appointed Messrs. Livermore, Muhlen- h. Journal,\\nberg, and W. Smith, to be managers of the said conference, on P* 723\\nthe part of the House. The Senate having agreed to the pro-", "height": "4394", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0154.jp2"}, "151": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 145\\nChap. I. Organization of Houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rules, c. 1792-93.\\nMSte\u00c2\u00ab!Jn SS P ose( C0n er ence, appointed Messrs. Gunn, Taylor, and Lang- s. Journal,\\ndon, to be managers of the said conference, on their part. On P- 498 509\\nthe 2d of March, this committee reported to the two houses, H. Journal,\\nthat they could not come to any agreement: and thus the p 732,\\nbill was defeated.\\nElection of On the 1st of March the Vice-President being absent, the Se- S. Journal,\\nPresident nate p roceec j ec i to the election of a president pro tempore, and p# 499,\\nJohn Langdon was elected.\\nCommittee Both houses having brought their business to a close, appoint- id. p. 505.\\nPre7ident. n ec on Saturday evening, the 20th of March, a joint committee,\\nconsisting of Messrs. Johnson and Rutherford, of the Senate,\\nand Messrs. Boudinot, Sedgwick, and Hindman, of the House,\\nto wait on the President, and inform him that Congress was\\nThanks to about to adjourn. The thanks of the house were then unani- H. Journal,\\ns P e er njously voted to Jonathan Trumbull, in testimony of their ap- P* 735m\\nprobation of his conduct in the chair, and in the execution of the\\ndifficult and important trust reposed in him as speaker of the\\nsaid house. The speaker then addressed the house as follows:\\nSpeaker s Gentlemen: You have made me very happy by this testimony\\nreply. of your approbation of my conduct in the chair. I feel, at the same\\ntime, an additional pleasure in this opportunity of rendering to you\\nmy sincere acknowledgments for the kind candour and indulgence,\\nas well as the constant aid and support, which I have experienced\\nin the performance of the duty which you were pleased to assign\\nme. Be assured, gentlemen, I shall ever retain a grateful sense\\nof your goodness: and you will suffer me to add, that my best\\nwishes for your welfare and happiness, in public and private life,\\nwill attend each member of this honourable body.\\nofficers to By a previous resolution of the house, it had been resolved id. p. 731.\\nremain till t k at e c er k door-keeper, and assistant door-keeper of the house-\\nsuccessors 7\\nappointed, should be deemed to continue in office, until successors should\\nbe appointed.\\nThe joint committee having reported that the President had\\nAdjourn- no further communications to make, the two houses then ad-\\nment.\\njourned, sine die.\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 19", "height": "4388", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0155.jp2"}, "152": {"fulltext": "146 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1790.\\n1st Congress.\\nCHAPTER H.\\nRatifications of Constitution Amendments proposed to States Ratifications of\\nAmendments Census Apportionment of Representation Officers to fill Va-\\ncancies in Office Time of choosing Electors Transmission of Votes Com-\\npensation Bill Judiciary Salaries Processes Courts Fugitives from Jus-\\ntice Crimes and Punishments Prisoners Private Claims Admission of\\nKentucky and Vermont.\\nRatifica- Previously to the assembling of the First Congress at the city s. Journal,\\ntionofCon- f Xew York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New P- 104\\nstitution by l\\n11 States. York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,\\nSouth Carolina, and Georgia, had ratified the Constitution. The\\nBy North ratification of the Constitution by the state of North Carolina, H. Journal,\\naro took place in a convention of the freemen, citizens, and inha- p\\nbitants, of that state, on the 21st of December, 1789, and was\\ncommunicated to the two houses of Congress, in a message from id. p. 299.\\nthe President of the United States, on the 11th of January, 1790.\\nBy Rhode The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in con- S. Journal,\\nul nd vention, ratified the Constitution on the 29th of May, 1790, en- Pj^ 158\\njoining it upon her senators and representatives to use all their\\ninfluence to obtain the adoption, by Congress, of twenty-one\\namendments, which are specified and attached to the act of ra-\\ntification. The first communication of the fact, by the President H. Journal,\\nof the United States, to Congress, was made on the 1st of June, 300\u00e2\u0080\u0094303?\\n1790; and a copy of the act of ratification was transmitted to\\neach house on the 16th of June. The amendments proposed by\\nthe state of Rhode Island are as follows:\\nAmend- First. The United States shall guaranty to each state its\\nmCn d P b sovere S n *J r freedom, and independence, and every power, juris-\\nR. island.* diction, and right, which is not by this Constitution expressly de-\\nlegated to the United States.\\nSecond. That Congress shall not alter, modify, or interfere\\nin, the times, places, or manner, of holding elections for senators\\nand representatives, or either of them, except when the legisla-\\nture of any state shall neglect, refuse, or be disabled by invasion\\nor rebellion, to prescribe the same; or in case when the provision\\nmade by the states is so imperfect, as that no consequent election\\nis had, and then only until the legislature of such state shall make\\nprovision in the premises.", "height": "4394", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0156.jp2"}, "153": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 147\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1790.\\n1st congress. Third. It is declared by the convention, that the judicial\\nAmend- power of the United States, in cases in which a state may be a\\nment H P h\u00c2\u00b0 P ar ty does u \u00c2\u00b0t extend to criminal prosecutions, or to authorize\\nR. Island, any suit by any person against a state but, to remove all doubts\\nor controversies respecting the same, that it be especially ex-\\npressed, as a part of the Constitution of the United States, that\\nCongress shall not, directly, or indirectly, either by themselves, or\\nthrough the judiciary, interfere with any one of the states in the\\nredemption of paper money already emitted and now in circula-\\ntion, or in liquidating or discharging the public securities of any\\none state that each and every state shall have the exclusive\\nright of making such laws and regulations for the before-men-\\ntioned purpose, as they shall think proper.\\nFourth. That no amendments to the Constitution of the United\\nStates, hereafter to be made, pursuant to the fifth article, shall\\ntake effect, or become a part of the Constitution of the United\\nStates, after the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-\\nthree, without the consent of eleven of the states heretofore\\nunited under one confederation.\\nFifth. That the judicial powers of the United States shall ex-\\ntend to no possible case, where the cause of action shall have ori-\\nginated before the ratification of this Constitution, except in dis-\\nputes between the states about their territory; disputes between\\npersons claiming lands under grants of different states; and debts\\ndue to the United States.\\nSixth. That no person shall be compelled to do military duty\\notherwise than by voluntary enlistment, except in cases of gene-\\nral invasion any thing in the second paragraph of the sixth ar-\\nticle of the Constitution, or any law made under the Constitution,\\nto the contrary notwithstanding.\\nSeventh. That no capitation or poll tax shall ever be laid by\\nCongress.\\nEighth. In cases of direct taxes, Congress shall first make re-\\nquisitions on the several states to assess, levy, and pay, their re-\\nspective proportions of such requisitions, in such way and man-\\nner as the legislatures of the several states shall judge best and\\nin case any state shall neglect or refuse to pay its proportion,\\npursuant to such requisition, then Congress may assess and levy\\nsuch state s proportion, together with interest, at the rate of six\\nper cent, per annum, from the time prescribed in such requisition.\\nNinth. That Congress shall lay no direct taxes without the\\nconsent of the legislatures of three-fourths of the states in the\\nUnion.", "height": "4388", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0157.jp2"}, "154": {"fulltext": "148 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 17901\\n1st congress. u Tenth. That the Journals of the proceedings of the Senate\\nAmend- and House of Representatives, shall be published as soon as con-\\nmen d P b\u00c2\u00b0- vernen ^J raa y De at l east once m every year, except such parts\\nR. island/ thereof, relating to treaties, alliances, or military operations, as\\nin their judgment require secrecy.\\nEleventh. That regular statements of the receipts and ex-\\npenditures of all public moneys, shall be published at least once\\na year.\\nTwelfth. As standing armies in time of peace are dangerous\\nto liberty, and ought not to be kept up except in cases of ne-\\ncessity, and, as at all times the military should be under strict\\nsubordination to the civil power, that, therefore, no standing\\narmy, or regular troops, shall be raised, or kept up in time of\\npeace.\\nThirteenth. That no moneys be borrowed on the credit of the\\nUnited States, without the assent of two-thirds of the senators\\nand representatives present in each house.\\nFourteenth. That the Congress shall not declare war, with-\\nout the concurrence of two-thirds of the senators and repre-\\ntentatives present in each house.\\nFifteenth. That the words without the consent of Con-\\ngress, in the seventh clause in the ninth section of the first arti-\\ncle of the Constitution, be expunged.\\nSixteenth. That no judge of the Supreme Court of the United\\nStates shall hold any other office under the United States, or\\nany of them: nor shall any officer appointed by Congress, or by\\nthe President and Senate of the United States, be permitted to\\nhold any office under the appointment of any of the states.\\nSeventeenth. As a traffic tending to establish or continue the\\nslavery of any part of the human species, is disgraceful to the\\ncause of liberty and humanity, that Congress shall, as soon as\\nmay be, promote and establish such laws and regulations as may\\neffectually prevent the importation of slaves of every descrip-\\ntion into the United States.\\nEighteenth. That the state legislatures have power to recall,\\nwhen they think it expedient, their federal senators, and to send\\nothers in their stead.\\nXineleenlh. That Congress have power to establish a uniform\\nrule of inhabitancy or settlement of the poor of the different\\nstates, throughout the United States.\\nTwentieth. That Congress erect no company with exclusive\\nadvantages of commerce.\\nTwenty-fr^t. That when two members shall move or call for", "height": "4388", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0158.jp2"}, "155": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 149\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1790.\\nist congress, the ayes and nays on any question, they shall be entered on the\\nJournals of the houses respectively.\\n}8j congress. During the first session of the first Congress, Mr. Benson sub- 1789.\\nmitted to the House of Representatives a motion that the house Lloyd s\\ngo into committee of the whole, on the state of the Union, in Co 1 n Re A\\nvol.i. p.410\\norder to consider the following resolution: 414.\\nThe Congress of the United States do resolve and declare it\\nto be their most earnest desire, that the legislature of the State\\nof Rhode Island and Providence Plantations do recommend to\\nthe people of that state to choose delegates to meet in conven-\\ntion, and to whom the Constitution of the United States is to be\\nsubmitted, conformably to the unanimous resolution of the United\\nStates in Congress assembled, of the 28th of September, 1787.\\nSome debate took place on this motion, when the previous\\nquestion being demanded, it was determined that the main ques-\\ntion should not now be put.\\nApplica- On the 5th of May, 1789, Mr. Bland, a representative from H. Journal,\\ngink for* Virginia, presented to the House of Representatives the follow- p 28 29#\\namend- i n g application, in the name and behalf of the legislature and\\ncommonwealth of Virginia\\nVIRGINIA, to wit:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nIn General Assembly November 14th, 1788.\\nResolved That an application be made in the name and on\\nbehalf of the legislature of this commonwealth to the Con-\\ngress of the United States, in the words following, to wit\\nThe good people of this commonwealth, in convention as-\\nsembled, having ratified the Constitution submitted to their con-\\nsideration, this legislature has, in conformity to that act, and the\\nresolutions of the United States, in Congress assembled, to them\\ntransmitted, thought proper to make the arrangements that were\\nnecessary for carrying it into effect. Having thus shown them-\\nselves obedient to the voice of their constituents, all America\\nwill find that so far as it depended on them, that plan of govern-\\nment will be carried into immediate operation.\\nBut the sense of the people of Virginia would be but in part\\ncomplied with, and but little regarded, if we went no further.\\nIn the very moment of adoption, and coeval with the ratification\\nof the new plan of government, the general voice of the con-\\nvention of this state pointed to objects no less interesting to the\\npeople we represent, and equally entitled to our attention. At", "height": "4394", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0159.jp2"}, "156": {"fulltext": "150 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCtLAT. II. The O m UMhI j w i F i M ih iMi i 1 m end:, 17S9.\\ndie same time that, from motives of affection to our sister states,\\nthe convention yielded their assent to the ratification, they gave\\nc^Sripi^ ie most ro^inv 0031 proofs that they dreaded its operation un-\\npan der the present form.\\nacceding to Hie government, nnder this impression, pain-\\nful must have been the prospect, had they not derived conso-\\nlation from a full expectation of its imperfections being speedi-\\nly amended. In this resource, therefore, they placed their con-\\nfidence a confidence that will continue to support them, whilst\\nthey have reason to befieve that they have not calculated upon\\nit in vain.\\nIn making known to yon the objections of the people of this\\ncommonwealth to the new plan of government, we deem it unne-\\ncessary to enter into a particular detail of its defects, which they\\nconsider as involving all the great and unalienable rights of free-\\nmen. For their sense on this subject, we beg leave to refer you\\nto the proceedings of their late convention, and the sense of the\\nhouse of delega: Dressed in their resolutions of the 30th\\nWe think proper, however, to declare, that, in our opinion,\\nI these objections were not founded in speculative theory, but\\ndeduced from principles which have been established by the me-\\nlancholy example of other nations in different ages, so they will\\nnever be removed, until the cause itself shall cease to exist\\nThe sooner, therefore, the public apprehensions are quieted, and\\nthe government is possessed of the confidence of the people, the\\nmore salutary will be its operations, and the longer its duration.\\nThe cause of amendment we consider as a common cause:\\nand, since concessions have been made from political mot:\\nwhich, we conceive, may endanger the republic, we trust that a\\ncommendable zeal will be shown for obtaining those provisions,\\nwhich experience has taught us are necessary to secure from\\ndanger the unalienable rights of human nature.\\nbe anxiety with which our countrymen press for the ac-\\ntnshment of this important end, will ill admit of delay. The\\nforms of congressional discussion and recommendation, if.\\nindeed, they should ever agree to any change, would, we fear.\\nbe less certain of success. Happily for their wishes, the Consti-\\nhath presented an alternative, by admitting the submis-\\nto a convention of the st this, therefore, we resort\\nthe source from whence they are to derive relief from their\\nv do, therefore, in behalf of our constituents, in the most", "height": "4394", "width": "2704", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0160.jp2"}, "157": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 151\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1789.\\n1st congress, earnest and solemn manner, make this application to Congress,\\nthat a convention be immediately called of deputies from the se-\\ntionofvir- vera sta es w tn P ower to take into their consideration the\\nginia. defects of this Constitution that have been suggested by the state\\nconventions, and report such amendments thereto as they shall\\nfind best suited to promote our common interests, and secure to\\nourselves, and our latest posterity, the great and unalienable\\nrights of mankind.\\nJohn Jones,\\nSpeaker of Senate.\\nThomas Mathews,\\nSpeaker of House of Delegates\\nMr. Bland moved to refer this application to a committee of\\nthe whole on the state of the Union, and the motion was second-\\ned by Mr. Parker. But the motion was subsequently waived,\\nand it was agreed to enter the application at large on the Jour-\\nnal as it was deemed by Mr. Madison and others that Congress\\nhad no right to enter upon the subject of a convention to amend\\nthe Constitution, until required to do so by two-thirds of the\\nstates.\\nMr. Lawrance, a representative from New York, presented to\\nthe house, on the following day, the following application, in the\\nname and behalf of the legislature of that state\\nState of New York.\\nIn Assembly, February 5th, 1789.\\nApplica- Resolved If the honourable the Senate concur therein, that H. Journal\\nN\u00c2\u00b0wYork an a PP lication be made to the Congress of the United States of P- 29 30\\nAmerica, in the name and behalf of the legislature of this state,\\nin the words following, to wit\\nThe people of the state of New York having ratified the\\nconvention agreed to on the 17th day of September, in the year\\nof our Lord 1787, by the convention then assembled at Phila-\\ndelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, as explained by the said\\nratification, in the fullest confidence of obtaining a revision of\\nthe said Constitution by a general convention and in confidence\\nthat certain powers in and by the said Constitution granted\\nwould not be exercised, until a convention should have been\\ncalled and convened for proposing amendments to the said Con-\\nstitution. In compliance, therefore, with the unanimous sense\\nof the convention of this state, who all united in opinion, that\\nsuch a revision was necessary to recommend the said constitute", "height": "4394", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0161.jp2"}, "158": {"fulltext": "152 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCeap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1789.\\n1st confess, tion to the approbation and support of a numerous body of their\\n1st Session. !T\\nconstituents and a majority of the members of which conceived\\ntionofNew severa articles of the Constitution so exceptionable, that nothing\\nYork. but such confidence, and an invincible reluctance to separate from\\nour sister states, could have prevailed upon a sufficient number\\nto assent to it. without stipulating for previous amendments and\\nfrom a conviction that the apprehensions and discontents which\\nthese articles occasion, cannot be removed or allayed, unless an\\nact to revise the said Constitution be among the first that shall\\nbe passed by the new Congress; we, the legislature of the state\\nof Xew York, do, in behalf of our constituents, in the most ear-\\nnest and solemn manner, make this application to the Congress,\\nthat a convention of deputies from the several states be called\\nas early as possible, with full powers to take the said Constitution\\ninto their consideration, and to propose such amendments there-\\nto, as they shall find best calculated to promote our common in-\\nterests, and secure to ourselves, and our latest posterity, the great\\nand unalienable rights of mankind.\\n44 By order of the assembly\\nJohn Lansing, jr.,\\nSpeaker.\\nJm Senate, February 7, 1789.\\nBy order of the Senate.\\nPierbe Yjlx Cobtxasdt, President.\\nSubject The first action of Congress upon this subject was on the 8th h. Journal,\\nmoved in f J un e, when a motion was made in the House of Representa- P- 46-\\ntives, that the house do come to a resolution, stating certain\\nspecific amendments proper to be proposed by Congress to the\\nlegislatures of the states, to become, if ratified by three-fourths\\nthereof, part of the Constitution of the United States, w T hich\\nmotion was referred to the consideration of the committee of the\\nwhole house on the state of the Union. On the 21st of July,\\nthe house, on motion, ordered that the committee of the whole\\nhouse on the state of the Union be discharged from proceeding\\non this motion; and that the said motion, together with the\\namendments to the said Constitution, as proposed by the several\\nstates, be referred to a committee, to consist of a member from\\neach state, with instruction to take the subject of amendments to\\nthe Constitution of the United States, generally, into their con-\\nsideration, and to report thereupon to the house: and the fol-\\nCommittee lowing committee was appointed: Messrs. Vining, Madison, u. p 64.\\nappointed. Baldwin, Sherman, Burke, Clymer, Benson, Gilman, Goodhue,\\nReported. Boudinot. and Gale. Mr. Vining made a report from this commit- id. p. 66.", "height": "4380", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0162.jp2"}, "159": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 153\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments. c. 1789.\\nist congress, tee on the 2Sth of July, which was read and ordered to lie on the\\n1st Session.\\ntable. And, on the 3d of August, the house resolved, that it H.Journal,\\nConsider- would, on Wednesday the 12th, resolve itself into a committee p\\nmittee COI of ^c wno e nouse to ta ^e the subject into consideration. On\\nthe whole, the 13th, the house went into committee of the whole on the re-\\nport, which occupied the committee daily until the 18th, on\\nAmend- which day the committee reported several amendments. Pre-\\nments. viously to the house going into committee on the 18th, the fol-\\nlowing motion was submitted:\\nThat such of the amendments to the Constitution, proposed id. p. 81.\\nby the several states, as are not in substance comprised in the\\nreport of the select committee appointed to consider amend-\\nMotion ments, be referred to a committee of the whole house; and that\\nall the amendments which shall be agreed to by the committee\\nlast mentioned, be included in one report.\\nsubmitted.\\nThe previous question having been demanded by five mem-\\nbers Shall the main question, to agree to the said order, be\\nnow put? on the question, Shall the main question be now\\nput? the ayes and noes being required, it was decided as fol-\\nlows:\\ntftyes Messrs. Burke, Coles, Floyd, Gerry, Griffin, Grout,\\nHathorn, Livermore, Page, Parker, Van Rensselaer, Sherman,\\nStone, Sturges, Sumpter, Tucker. 16.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Benson, Boudinot, Brown,\\nCadwalader, Carroll, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Foster, Gilman, Good-\\nhue, Hartley, Heister, Huntington, Lawrance, Lee, Madison, jr.,\\nMoore, Muhlenberg, Partridge, Schureman, Scott, Sedgwick,\\nSeney, Silvester, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of\\nSouth Carolina, Thatcher, Trumbull, Vining, Wadsworth,\\nWynkoop. 34.\\nProposi- n the 18th, it was moved that the following propositions of id. p 82.\\ntion to a- amendment to the Constitution of the United States be referred\\nstitution. to a committee of the whole house; to wit:\\nArticle 1, Section 2 Clause 2. At the end, add these\\nwords: nor shall any person be capable of serving as a repre-\\nsentative more than six years, in any term of eight years.\\nClause 3. At the end, add these words: from and after\\nthe commencement of the year 1795, the election of senators\\nfor each state shall be annual: and no person shall be capable of\\nserving as a senator more than five years, in any term of six\\nyears.\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 20", "height": "4388", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0163.jp2"}, "160": {"fulltext": "154 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, .c. 1789.\\nist congress. Section 4, Clause 1. Strike out the words, But the Con-\\nlst Session. i i -i i\\ngress may, at any time, by law, make or alter such regulations,\\nProposi- except as to the places of choosing senators.\\nmend Con- Section 5, Clause 1. Amend the first part to read thus:\\nstitution. Each state shall be the judge (according to its own laws) of the\\nelection of its senators and representatives to sit in Congress,\\nand shall furnish them with sufficient credentials; but each house\\nshall judge of the qualifications of its own members. A majo-\\nrity of said houses shall constitute, c.\\nClause 2. Strike out these words: and, with the concur-\\nrence of two-thirds, expel a member; and insert the word and,\\nafter the word proceedings.\\nSection 6, Clause 2. Amend, to read thus: No person,\\nhaving been elected, and having taken his seat as a senator or re-\\npresentative, shall, during the time for which he was elected, be\\nappointed to any civil office under the authority of the United\\nStates; and no person, c.\\nArticle 1, Section 8, Clause 1. At the end, add these words:\\nNo direct tax shall be laid, unless any state shall have neglect-\\ned to furnish, in due time, its proportion of a previous requisi-\\ntion; in which case, Congress may proceed to levy, by direct\\ntaxation, within any state so neglecting, its proportion of such\\nrequisition, together with interest, at the rate of six per cent,\\nper annum, from the time it ought to have been furnished, and\\nthe charges of levying the same.\\nClause 9. Strike out the words, tribunals inferior to the\\nSupreme Court, and insert the words, Courts of Admiralty.\\nClause 17. At the end, add these words: Provided, That\\nthe Congress shall not have authority to make any law to pre-\\nvent the laws of the states respectively, in which such district\\nor places may be, from extending to such district or places in all\\ncivil and criminal matters, in which any person, without the li-\\nmits of such district or places, shall be a party aggrieved.\\nu Section 9, Clause 7. Strike out the words, without the\\nconsent of the Congress; and amend to read thus: shall accept\\nof any present or emolument, or hold any office or title of any\\nkind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state: Pro-\\nvided, That this clause shall not be construed to affect the rights\\nof those persons (during their own lives) who are now citizens\\nof the United States, and hold foreign titles.\\nSection 10, Clause 2. Amend the first sentence to read\\nthus: No state shall lay any duties on imports or exports, or\\nany duty of tonnage, except such as shall be uniform in their", "height": "4388", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0164.jp2"}, "161": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 155\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1789.\\nistcongress. operation on all foreign nations, and consistent with the existing\\n1st Session. r r 11\\ntreaties; and also uniform m their operation on the citizens 01 all\\ntiG^ri the several states in the Union.\\nmend Con- Article 2, Section 1, Clauses. At the end, add these\\nsbtution. WO rds: nor shall any person be capable of holding the office of\\nPresident of the United States more than eight years in any\\nterm of twelve years.\\nSection 2, Clause 1. Strike out the words, 6 be command-\\ner-in-chief, and insert, have power to direct (agreeably to law)\\nthe operations.\\nClause 3. At the end, add these words: He shall also\\nhave power to suspend from his office, for a time not exceeding\\ntwelve months, any officer whom he shall have reason to think\\nunfit to be intrusted with the duties thereof; and Congress may,\\nby law, provide for the absolute removal of officers found to be\\nunfit for the trust reposed in them.\\nArticle 3, Section 1. From each sentence strike out the\\nwords, inferior courts, and insert the words, Courts of Ad-\\nmiralty.\\nSection 2, Clause 1. Strike out the words, c between a\\nstate and citizens of another state, c, to the end, and amend\\nto read thus: between a state and foreign states, and between\\ncitizens of the United States, claiming the same lands under\\ngrants of different states.\\nArticle 6, Clause 3. Between the word no, and the word\\nreligious, insert the word, other.\\nNegatived. On the question of the commitment of these propositions, it H. Journal,\\nwas decided in the negative. P* 83 84,\\nDecision On the 19th and 20th of August, the house was occupied in id. p. 85,\\non report e cons id era tj on f the amendments made by the committee of 86\\ntee. the whole house to the report of the committee of eleven; and,\\non the 20lh, the said amendments being partly agreed to, and\\npartly disagreed to, the house proceeded to consider the original\\nreport of the committee of eleven, consisting of seventeen arti-\\nAdoption cles, as now amended; and the sixteen first articles were agreed\\nof sixteen t0j two-thirds of the members concurring. The articles agreed\\nto are as follows:\\n1. After the first enumeration, there shall be one represent-\\native for every thirty thousand, until the number shall amount\\nto one hundred after which the proportion shall be so regulated\\nby Congress, that there shall be not less than one hundred re-\\npresentatives, nor less than one representative for every for-", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0165.jp2"}, "162": {"fulltext": "1 SI fflSTOKY OF C\\nOhu IL TleOiiiiiiM WNifMii\u00e2\u0080\u0094 ii i toWLfcc 1739.\\ngg gM^ ty thousand persons, until the nomber of representatives shall\\namount to two hundred; after whieh the proportion shall be so\\nAfe 1 regulated, that there shall not be less than two hundred repre-\\nsentatives, nor less than one representative for every fifty then-\\n2. No law varying the compensation of members of Con-\\ngress shall take effect until an election of representatives shall\\ni~i ;::r-::r:.\\n3. Congress shall make no law establishing religion, or pro-\\nzt v.- z :r.r r::;::.5r .-.ere::: i:r 5 hill \u00c2\u00b1t righis of ::i-\\n5.:iri:-e be lifriig-ff.\\n4. The freedom of speech, and of ihe press, and the right\\nof the people peaceably to assemble, and consult for their com-\\nmon good, and to apply to the government lor redress of grie*\\nv;i:i5. siill z= irfriigel.\\nA -ell regulated militia, composed of the body of the peo-\\nple, being the best security of a free state, the right of the peo-\\nple to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed; but no one re-\\nligiously scrupulous of bearing arms shall be compelled to ren-\\nier ;i:r serv;;e z^:s:z.\\n6. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any\\nhouse without the consent of the owner; nor in time of war, but\\nin a manner to be prescribed by law.\\nNo person shall be subject, except in case of impeach-\\nment, to more than one trial, or one punishment for the same of-\\nor shall be compelled, in any criminal case, to be wit-\\nagainst himself; nor be deprived of life, liberty, or proper-\\nty, without due process of law; nor shall private property be\\ntaken for public use, without just compensation.\\nail shaft not be required; nor excessive fines\\nimposed nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.\\n9. TTie right of the people to be secure in their persons,\\nhouses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and\\nseizures, shall not be violated; and no warrants shall issue, but\\nupon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and par-\\nticularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or\\nthings to be seized.\\nThe enumeration in this Constitution of certain ri _\\nshall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by\\nthe people.\\nNo state shall infringe the right of trial by jury in cri-\\nminal cases nor the rights of conscience nor the freedom of\\nor of the press.", "height": "4394", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0166.jp2"}, "163": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 157\\nChap. IT. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, Sue. 1789.\\n1st congress. 12. No appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States\\n1st Session. rr r\\nshall be allowed where the value in controversy shall not amount\\nartkles Pted to one tnousana dollars nor shall any fact, triable by a jury, ac-\\ncording to the course of the common law, be otherwise re-exa-\\nminable than according to the rules of common law.\\n13. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the\\nright to a speedy and public trial; to be informed of the nature\\nand cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses\\nagainst him to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses\\nin his favour; and to have the assistance of counsel for his de-\\nfence.\\n14. The trial of all crimes (except in cases of impeachment,\\nand in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia\\nwhen in actual service in time of war or public danger,) shall be\\nby an impartial jury of the vicinage, with the requisite of unani-\\nmity for conviction, the right of challenge, and other accustomed\\nrequisites and no person shall be held to answer for a capital, or\\notherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment\\nby a grand jury but if a crime be committed in a place in the\\npossession of an enemy, or in which an insurrection may prevail,\\nthe indictment and trial may by law be authorized in some other\\nplace within the same state.\\n15. In suits at common law, the right of trial by jury shall\\nbe preserved.\\n16. The powers delegated by the Constitution to the go-\\nvernment of the United States, shall be exercised as therein\\nappropriated; so that the legislature shall never exercise the\\npowers vested in the executive or judicial; nor the executive the\\npowers vested in the legislative or judicial; nor the judicial the\\npowers vested in the legislative or executive.\\nThe 17th article of amendment, reported by the committee, is\\nas follows:\\nThe powers not delegated by the Constitution, nor prohi-\\nbited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively.\\nMotion to A motion was made to amend this article, by inserting, after h. Journal,\\namend the third word, not, the word expressly. And the P* 86,\\ncle. ayes and noes being required on this question, it was decided as\\nfollows:\\nJiyes Messrs. Burke, Coles, Floyd, Gerry, Grout, Hathorn,\\nJackson, Livermore, Page, Parker, Partridge, Van Rensselaer,\\nSmith, of South Carolina, Stone, Sumpter, Thatcher, Tucker.\u00e2\u0080\u0094*\\n17.", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0167.jp2"}, "164": {"fulltext": "158 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications Amendments, c. 17S9.\\n1st congress. Abes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Brown, Cadwala-\\nder, Carroll, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Foster, Gale, Gilman, Good-\\nNegatived, hue, Hartley, Heister, Lawrance, Lee, Madison, jr., Moore,\\nMuhlenberg, Schureman, Scott, Sedgwick, Seney, Sherman,\\nSilvester, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Sturges, Trumbull,\\nVining, Wadsworth, Wynkoop. 32.\\nThe article was then agreed to in the original form, two-thirds\\nof the members concurring.\\nMotion to It was then moved to add to the others, the following arti- H. Journal,\\nadd an- cle:\u00e2\u0080\u0094 p. 86, 87.\\nother arti-\\ncle. Congress shall not alter, modify, or interfere in, the times,\\nplaces, or manner of holding elections of senators, or representa-\\ntives, except when any state shall refuse, or neglect, or be una-\\nble, by invasion or rebellion, to make such election.\\nThe question on this motion being required by ayes and noes,\\nit was decided as follows:\\nJlyes Messrs. Burke, Coles, Floyd, Gerry, Griffin, Grout,\\nHathorn, Heister, Jackson, Livermore, Mathews, Moore, Page,\\nParker, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Seney, Silvester, Smith, of\\nSouth Carolina, Stone, Sumpter, Thatcher, Tucker. 23.\\nNegatived. Noes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Brown, Cadwalader,\\nCarroll, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Foster, Gale, Gilman, Goodhue,\\nHartley, Lawrance, Lee, Madison, jr., Muhlenberg, Schureman,\\nScott, Sedgwick, Sherman, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland,\\nSturges, Trumbull, Vining, Wadsworth, Wynkoop. 28.\\nMotion to The subject being again taken up for consideration on the 22d id. p. 87,\\nadd an- of August, a motion was made to add to the amendments already 88,\\nmendnLt. a g reed to, the following article:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nThe Congress shall never impose direct taxes, but where\\nthe moneys arising from the duties, imposts, and excise, are in-\\nsufficient for the public exigencies; nor then, until Congress shall\\nhave made a requisition upon the states, to assess, levy, and pay,\\ntheir respective proportions of such requisitions; and, in case any\\nstate shall neglect or refuse to pay its proportion pursuant to\\nsuch requisition, then Congress may assess and levy such state s\\nproportion, together with interest thereon, at the rate of six joer\\ncent, per annum, from the time of payment prescribed by such\\nrequisition.\\nThe question on this motion being taken by ayes and noes,\\nit was decided in the negative, by the following vote:", "height": "4388", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0168.jp2"}, "165": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 159\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1789.\\n1st congress. Jlyes Messrs. Burke, Coles, Floyd, Grout, Hathorn, Liver-\\nmore, Van Rensselaer, Sumpter, Tucker. 9.\\nNegatived. Noes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Brown, Cadwalader, Carroll,\\nClymer, Fitzsimons, Foster, Gale, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue,\\nHartley, Heister, Jackson, Lawrance, Lee, Madison, jr., Ma-\\nthews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Partridge, Schure-\\nman, Scott, Sedgwick, Seney, Sherman, Silvester, Sinnickson,\\nSmith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina, Stone, Sturges,\\nThatcher, Trumbull, Vining, Wadsworth.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 39.\\nVarious It was then moved further to amend the Constitution, as fol- h. Journal,\\nmotions to J 0W s: p. 88.\\namend.\\nArticle 1, Section 8, Clause 9. Strike out the words tri-\\nbunals inferior to the Supreme Court, and insert the words\\nCourts of Admiralty.\\nBut this motion was decided in the negative.\\nA motion was then made further to amend the Constitution,\\nas follows:\\nIn the third section of the sixth article, insert the word\\nother between the word no and the word religious.\\nThis motion was also negatived.\\nIt was then further moved to add the following to the other\\namendments.\\nThat Congress erect no company of merchants with exclu-\\nsive advantages of commerce.\\nThis motion was also determined in the negative.\\nA motion was then made to add the following amendment:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nCongress shall at no time consent, that any person holding\\nan office of trust or profit under the United States, shall accept\\nof a title of nobility, or any other title or office, from any king,\\nprince, or foreign state.\\nThis motion was also decided in the negative.\\nCommittee No other proposition to amend being brought forward, the h. Journal,,\\nto arrange house appointed Messrs. Benson, Sherman, and Sedgwick to be P- 89,\\narticles. r\\na committee to prepare and report a proper arrangement of, and\\nintroduction to, the articles of amendment, as they had been\\nagreed to. This committee, on the 24th, reported an arrange-\\nment of the articles of amendment, and a resolution proper to\\nbe prefixed to the same, which was agreed to as follows", "height": "4394", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0169.jp2"}, "166": {"fulltext": "160 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCbxp. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, .c. 1769.\\n1st congress. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the\\nUnited States of America, in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both\\nhouses deeming it necessary That the following articles be pro-\\nposed to the legislatures of the several states, as amendments to\\nthe Constitution of the United States all, or any of which arti-\\ncles, when ratified by three-fourths of the said legislatures, to be\\nvalid, to all intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitu-\\ntion.\\nSent to the And in this form the resolution was transmitted to the Senate s. Journal,\\nSenate. on the 25th of August The articles having been read pro for- P 64\\nma, in the Senate, on the same day, an unsuccessful motion was\\nmade to postpone their consideration to the next session of Con-\\ngress. It was then ordered that Monday, the 31st, be assigned\\nfor the consideration of the subject. The intervention of other\\nbusiness prevented the Senate from taking up this subject until\\nWednesday, the 2d of September, when the amendments were\\nbrought up for consideration.\\nThe first article being before the Senate, to wit:\\nProposi- After the first enumeration required by the first article of id. p. 69,\\nmend* e Constitution, there shall be one representative for every\\nthirty thousand, until the number shall amount to one hun-\\ndred, c.\\nA motion was made to strike out the word one before\\nhundred, and insert the word two. The yeas and nays\\nbeing required on this question, it was decided in the negative\\nby the following vote\\nYeas Messrs. Dalton, Gunn, Grayson, King, Lee, Schuyler.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00946.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Ellsworth, Elmer,\\nHenry? Johnson, Izard, Morris, Paterson, Read, Wingate. 12.\\nThe article was then amended, by striking out all the lan-\\nguage which succeeds in the original proposition, to wit:\\nAfter which, the proportion shall be so regulated by Con-\\ngress, that there shall not be less than one hundred representa-\\ntives, nor less than one representative for every 40,000 persons,\\nuntil the number of representatives shall amount to two hundred\\nafter which, the proportion shall be so regulated by Congress,\\nthat there shall not be less than two hundred representatives,\\nnor less than one representative for every 50,000 persons\\nAnd by substituting the following clause after the words one\\nhundred, to wit", "height": "4400", "width": "2701", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0170.jp2"}, "167": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 161\\n1789.\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c.\\n1st congress. To which number one representative shall be added, for every\\nl et Session. m r\\nsubsequent increase of forty thousand, until the representatives\\nshall amount to two hundred; to which one representative shall be\\nadded for every subsequent increase of sixty thousand persons.\\nAnd, in this amended form, it was agreed to.\\nMotions to On the following day, the consideration of the amendments was S. Journal,\\namend. resumed. The second article, commencing, No law, varying p\\n2d article, the compensation^ the members of Congress c, was amended,\\nby striking out the words, to the members of Congress, and in-\\nserting the words, for the service of the Senate and House of\\nRepresentatives of the United States.\\n3d article. The third article, as it passed the house, stands thus: Con-\\ngress shall make no law establishing religion, or prohibiting the\\nfree exercise thereof; nor shall the rights of conscience be infringed\\nThe first motion to amend this article was by striking out these\\nwords: Religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, and in-\\nserting these words One religious sect or society in preference to\\nothers. This motion was negatived. A motion for reconsideration\\nthen prevailed, and it was moved to strike out the third article al-\\ntogether but this motion was decided in the negative. An un-\\nsuccessful attempt was then made to adopt, as a substitute for the\\nthird article, the following Congress shall not make any law\\ninfringing the rights of conscience, or establishing any religious\\nsect or society. The question was then taken on the adoption\\nof the third article, as it came from the House of Representa-\\ntives, when it was decided in the negative. Finally, the words,\\nNor shall the rights of conscience be infringed, were stricken\\nout and, in this form, the article was agreed to.\\n4th article. The fourth article was then taken up, namely The freedom\\nof speech and of the press, and the right of the people peaceably\\nto assemble and consult for their common good, and to apply to the\\ngovernment for redress of grievances, shall not be infringed. It\\nwas moved to insert, after the words common good, these\\nwords to instruct their representatives. On this question, the\\nyeas and nays being required, it was decided as follows\\nYeas Messrs. Grayson and Lee. 2.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer,\\nGunn, Henry, Johnson, Izard, King, Morris, Paterson, Read, Win-\\ngate. 14.\\nA motion was then made to insert after the word press,\\nthese words: in as ample a manner as hath at any time been\\nsecured by the common law but this motion was unsuccessful;\\nVol. I.-\u00e2\u0080\u0094 21", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0171.jp2"}, "168": {"fulltext": "162 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1789.\\n1st congress, as also was a subsequent motion to strike out the words, and\\n1st Session.\\nconsult for their common good, and. The further consideration\\nMotions to of this article was then postponed until the next day, (the 4th,)\\nwhen it was adopted in the following form That Congress s. Journal,\\nshall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the p\\npress, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and con-\\nsult for their common good, and to petition the government for a\\nredress of grievances.\\n5th article. The fifth article being under consideration, in its order, a mo-\\ntion was made to subjoin to it the following proposition, namely\\nThat standing armies, in time of peace, being dangerous to li-\\nberty, should be avoided, as far as the circumstances and protec-\\ntion of the community will admit and that, in all cases, the mi-\\nlitary should be under strict subordination to, and governed by,\\nthe civil power; that no standing army or regular troops shall be\\nraised in time of peace, without the consent of two- thirds of the\\nmembers present in both houses, and that no soldier shall be en-\\nlisted for any longer term than the continuance of the war.\\nThe yeas and nays being taken on this question, it was decided\\nas follows\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Gunn, Grayson Henry, Lee, Wingate. 6.\\nJVays Messrs. Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer, Johnson,\\nKing, Paterson, Read, Schuyler. 9.\\nThe fifth article was then adopted so amended as to read as\\nfollows A well regulated militia being the best security of a\\nfree state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall\\nnot be infringed.\\nThe sixth and seventh articles were then agreed to, as they\\ncame from the House of Representatives.\\n8th article. The eighth article was then considered, and after a successful\\nmotion to strike out these words: except in case of impeach-\\nment, to more than one trial, or one punishment; and substitute\\nthese words: be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb by any\\npublic prosecution; it was agreed to.\\nThe ninth article was agreed to, as it came from the House of\\nRepresentatives.\\n10th arti- The tenth article was also adopted, after striking out all the\\ncle clauses, except the following: No person shall be held to an-\\nswer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a pre-\\nsentment or indictment by a grand jury.\\n11th arti- The eleventh article being taken up for consideration, it was\\ncle moved to insert, in lieu of it, the following: The Supreme Ju-\\ndicial Federal Court shall have no jurisdiction of causes between", "height": "4391", "width": "2661", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0172.jp2"}, "169": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 163\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1789.\\nistcongress. citizens of different states, unless the matter in dispute, whether\\n1st Session. 7\\nit concern the realty or personalty, be of the value of three\\nMotions to thousand dollars at the least: nor shall the federal judicial powers\\nextend to any action between citizens of different states, where\\nthe matter in dispute, whether it concern the realty or person-\\nalty, is not of the value of fifteen hundred dollars at the least;\\nand no part, triable by a jury according to the course of the com-\\nmon law, shall be otherwise re-examinable than according to the\\nrules of common law. This motion was determined in the ne-\\ngative, and the article was then adopted, in the following form:\\nNo fact, triable by a jury according to the course of common\\nlaw, shall be otherwise re-examinable in any court of the United\\nStates, than according to the rules of common law.\\n12th arti- On Monday, the 7th, the subject being again before the Se- S. Journal,\\nnate, the twelfth article was agreed to, after the addition of these p\\nwords: where the consideration exceeds twenty dollars.\\nThe thirteenth article was then agreed to as it came from the\\nHouse of Representatives: and the fourteenth article was rejected.\\n15th arti- When the fifteenth article was under consideration, a motion\\ncle was made to add the following to the proposed amendments; to\\nwit: That the general government of the United States ought\\nnever to impose direct taxes but where the moneys arising from\\nthe duties, impost, and excise, are insufficient for the public exi-\\ngencies: nor then, until Congress shall have made a requisition\\nupon the states to assess, levy, and pay their respective propor-\\ntions of such requisitions; and in case any state shall neglect or\\nrefuse to pay its proportion, pursuant to such requisition, then\\nCongress may assess and levy such state s proportion, together\\nwith interest thereon, at the rate of six per cent, per annum,\\nfrom the time of payment prescribed by such requisition.\\nThis motion was rejected.\\nMotions to An unsuccessful motion was then made to add the following id. p. 73.\\nadd new to the proposed amendments: That the third section of the\\nments. sixth article of the Constitution of the United States ought to be\\namended, by inserting the word other/ between the words\\nno, and religious.\\nIt was then moved, with like success, to add the following\\namendment to the Constitution: li That Congress shall not exer-\\ncise the powers vested in them by the fourth section of the first\\narticle of the Constitution of the, United States, but in cases\\nwhere a state shall neglect or refuse to make regulations therein\\nmentioned, or shall make regulations subversive of the rights of\\nthe people, to a free and equal representation in Congress, agree-\\nably to the Constitution.", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0173.jp2"}, "170": {"fulltext": "104 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1789.\\n1st congress. A motion was then made, and negatived, to subjoin the follow-\\n1st Sfi^sion.\\ning to the articles of amendment: That Congress shall not\\nerect any company of merchants with exclusive advantages of\\ncommerce.\\nA further motion was then made, without success, to add the\\nfollowing to the list of amendments: That Congress shall at\\nno time consent that any person holding an office of trust or\\nprofit under the United States, shall accept of a title of nobility,\\nor any other title or office, from any king, prince, or foreign\\nstate.\\nIt was then moved, to subjoin the following to the amend-\\nments: That no person indebted to the United States shall be\\nentitled to a seat in either branch of the legislature; and this\\nmotion also was negatived.\\nThe fifteenth article of amendment was then agreed to; and\\nthe sixteenth article was rejected.\\n17th arti- The seventeenth article was then considered; and a motion to\\nc amend, by inserting the word expressly before the word de-\\nlegated having been negatived, the article in the following\\namended form was agreed to The powers not delegated to\\nthe United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the\\nstates, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.\\nPreamble. A motion was then made to amend the preamble but the fur-\\nther consideration of this motion was postponed until to-morrow.\\nAnd, on the 8th of September, the consideration was resumed\\nof this motion to amend, by preceding the preamble proposed by\\nthe House of Representatives as follows The conventions of\\na number of the states having, at the time of their adopting the\\nConstitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruc-\\ntion or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restric-\\ntive clauses sfiould be added and, as extending the grounds of\\npublic confidence in the government will best ensure the benefi-\\ncent ends of its institution. The question being taken on this\\nmotion to amend, it passed in the affirmative. The preamble\\nwas then further amended in the line reading thus: two-thirds\\nof both houses deeming it necessary by striking out the words\\ndeeming it necessary and inserting the word concurring.\\nMotions to It was then moved to add the following clause to the articles\\nadd new f amenc iment: That there are certain natural rights, of\\namend-\\nments. which men, when they form a social compact, cannot deprive\\nor divest their posterity; among which are the enjoyment of\\nlife and liberty, with the means of acquiring, possessing, and pro-\\ntecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safe-\\ntv. This motion was determined in the negative.", "height": "4400", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0174.jp2"}, "171": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 165\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1789.\\n1st confess. The following propositions to add new articles of amendment\\n1st Session.\\nwere then successively made and decided in the negative.\\nAmend- 1. That all power is naturally vested in, and, consequently, s. Journal,\\nposed and derived from, the people; that magistrates, therefore, are their P* 4 6\\nrejected, trustees and agents, and, at all times, amenable to them.\\n2. That government ought to be instituted for the common\\nbenefit, protection, and security of the people and that the doc-\\ntrine of non-resistance against arbitrary power and oppression is\\nabsurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of\\nmankind.\\n3. That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or\\nseparate public emoluments or privileges from the community,\\nbut in consideration of public services, which, not being descend-\\nible, neither ought the offices of magistrate, legislator, or judge,\\nor any other public officer, to be hereditary.\\n4. That the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of\\ngovernment should be separate and distinct, and that the mem-\\nbers of the two first may be restrained from oppression, by feel-\\ning and participating the public burdens they should, at fixed\\nperiods, be reduced to a private station, return into the mass of\\nthe people, and the vacancies be supplied by certain and regu-\\nlar elections, in which all or any part of the former members to\\nbe eligible or ineligible, as the rules of the constitution of go-\\nvernment and the laws shall direct.\\n5. That every freeman restrained of his liberty, is entitled\\nto a remedy, to inquire into the lawfulness thereof, and to re-\\nmove the same, if unlawful, and that such remedy ought not to\\nbe denied nor delayed.\\n6. That every freeman ought to find a certain remedy, Jby\\nrecourse to the laws, for all injuries and wrongs he may receive\\nin his person, property, or character he ought to obtain right\\nand justice, freely, without sale; completely, and without denial;\\npromptly, and without delay and that all establishments or re-\\ngulations contravening these rights, are oppressive and unjust.\\n7. That the members of the Senate and House of Repre-\\nsentatives shall be ineligible to, and incapable of, holding any ci-\\nvil office under the authority of the United States, during the\\ntime for which they shall respectively be elected.\\n8. That the Journals of the proceedings of the Senate and\\nHouse of Representatives shall be published, at least, once in\\nevery year, except such parts thereof relating to treaties, alli-\\nances, or military operations, as, in their judgment, require se-\\ncrecy.", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0175.jp2"}, "172": {"fulltext": "166 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, .c. 1759.\\nistcongTess, 9. That a regular statement and account of the receipts and\\n-ion. r\\nexpenditures of all public money, shall be published at least once\\nAmend- in every year,\\nposed *aiid 10 That no commercial treaty shall be ratified without the\\nrejected, concurrence of two-thirds of the whole number of the members\\nof the Senate; and no treaty, ceding, contracting, restraining, or\\nsuspending the territorial rights or claims of the United States,\\nor any of them, or their, or any of their rights or claims to fish-\\ning in the American seas, or navigating the American rivers,\\nshall be but in cases of the most urgent and extreme necessity\\nnor shall any such treaty be ratified without the concurrence of\\nthree-fourths of the whole number of the members of both houses\\nrespectively.\\n11. That no navigation law, or law regulating commerce,\\nshall be passed without the consent of two-thirds of the members\\npresent in both houses.\\n12. M That no standing army, or regular troops, shall be raised\\nor kept up in time of peace, without the consent of two-thirds of\\nthe members present in both houses.\\n13. That no soldier shall be enlisted for any longer term\\nthan four years, except in time of war, and then for no longer\\nterm than the continuance of the war.\\n14. M That each state, respectively, shall have the power to\\nprovide for organizing, arming, and disciplining its own militia,\\nwhensoever Congress shall omit or neglect to provide for the\\nsame; that the militia shall not be subject to martial law, except\\nwhen in actual service, in time of war, invasion, or rebellion\\nand when not in the actual service of the United States, shall be\\nsubject only to such fines, penalties, and punishments, as shall be\\ndirected or inflicted by the laws of its own state.\\n15. That the exclusive power of legislation given to Con-\\ngress over the federal town and its adjacent district, and other\\nplaces purchased or to be purchased by Congress of any of the\\n6tates, shall extend only to such regulations as respect the police\\nand good government thereof.\\n16. That no person shall be capable of being President of\\nthe United States for more than eight years in any term of six-\\nteen years.\\n17. That the judicial power of the United States shall be vest-\\ned in one Supreme Court, and in such Courts of Admiralty as Con-\\ngress may. from time to time, ordain and establish in any of the\\ndifferent states the judicial powers shall extend to all cases in\\nlaw and equity, arising under treaties made, or which shall", "height": "4387", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0176.jp2"}, "173": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 167\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1789.\\nlet congress, made, under the authority of the United States; to all cases af-\\nlst Session. J\\nfecting ambassadors, other foreign ministers, and consuls to all\\nAmend- cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction to controversies to\\nposed and which the United States shall be a party; to controversies be-\\nrejected. tween two or more states; and between parties claiming lands\\nunder the grants of different states. In all cases affecting am-\\nbassadors, other foreign ministers, and consuls, and those in which\\na state shall be a party, the Supreme Court shall have original\\njurisdiction: in all other cases before mentioned, the Supreme\\nCourt shall have appellate jurisdiction as to matters of law only,\\nexcept in cases of equity, and of admiralty and maritime jurisdic-\\ntion, in which the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdic-\\ntion, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions, and under\\nsuch regulations, as the Congress shall make. But the judicial\\npower of the United States shall extend to no case where the\\ncause of action shall have originated before the ratification of this\\nConstitution except in disputes between states about their terri-\\ntory; disputes between persons claiming lands under the grants\\nof different states, and suits for debts due to the United States.\\n18. That Congress shall not alter, modify, or interfere in, the\\ntimes, places, or manner, of holding elections for senators and re-\\npresentatives, or either of them, except when the legislature of\\nany state shall neglect, refuse, or be disabled, by invasion or re-\\nbellion, to prescribe the same.\\n19. That some tribunal, other than the Senate, be provided\\nfor trying impeachments of senators.\\n\u00c2\u00a30. That the salary of a judge shall not be increased or di-\\nminished during his continuance in office, otherwise than by ge-\\nneral regulations of salary, which may take place on a revision\\nof the subject, at stated periods of not less than seven years, to\\ncommence from the time such salaries shall be first ascertained\\nby Congress.\\nAll these propositions to amend having been disposed of, the\\nfurther consideration of the amendments was postponed until\\nthe following day.\\nOn the 9th of September, the subject was resumed. The third s. Journal,\\narticle was then amended to read as follows: Congress shall V- 77\\nmake no law establishing articles of faith, or a mode of worship,\\nor prohibiting the free exercise of religion, or abridging the free-\\ndom of speech, or the press, or the right of the people peace-\\nably to assemble, and petition to the government for the redress\\nof grievances.\\nThe fourth article was then stricken out.", "height": "4394", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0177.jp2"}, "174": {"fulltext": "168 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Batifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, x. 1789.\\n1st congress. The fifth article was then again made the subject of an amend-\\nlst Session. m J\\nment. It was moved, to insert the words, for the common\\nAmend- defence, but the motion was not successful. A motion to strike\\npcSed SS out the words u the best in the second line, and to insert, in\\nrejected, lieu thereof, the words, necessary to the, prevailed. The ar-\\nticle was then further amended, by striking out the word fifth,\\nafter article the, and inserting the word fourth, and by\\nmaking the article read as follows: A well regulated militia\\nbeing [necessary to*] the security of a free state, the right of the\\npeople to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.\\nA motion was then made, and agreed to, to alter article the\\nsixth, so as to stand article the fifth; and article the seventh, so\\nas to stand article the sixth; and article the eighth, so as to stand\\narticle the seventh.\\nThe last named article was then amended, so as to read as fol-\\nlows: M No person shall be held to answer for a capital or other-\\nwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of\\na grand jurj^, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces,\\nor in the militia, when in actual service, in time of war or pub-\\nlic danger; nor shall any person be subject to be put in jeopardy\\nof life or limb, for the same offence; nor shall be compelled, in\\nany criminal case, to be a witness against himself; nor be de-\\nprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;\\nnor shall private property be taken for public use without just\\ncompensation.\\nThe ninth article was then amended, so as to read eighth.\\nThe tenth and eleventh articles were then stricken out; and the\\ntwelfth article was so amended as to read u ninth. This arti-\\ncle was then so amended as to read as follows: In suits at com-\\nmon law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty\\ndollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved; and no fact,\\ntried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of\\nthe United States than according to the rules of common law.\\nA motion was then made to reconsider article the tenth, and\\nto restore the words following: The trial of all crimes (except\\nin cases of impeachment, and in cases arising in the land or naval\\nforces, or in the militia when in actual service, in time of war\\nor public danger,) shall be by an impartial jury of the vicinage,\\nwith the requisite of unanimity for conviction, the right of chal-\\nlenge, and other accustomed requisites. On this question, the\\nyeas and nays being required, it was decided as follows:\\nThe words between brackets are, by mistake, omitted in the Journal.", "height": "4394", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0178.jp2"}, "175": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. iqq\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, e. 1789.\\n1st confess. Yeas Messrs. Bassett, Dalton, Grayson, Gunn, Henry, Lee,\\n1st Session. J i 7\\nPaterson, Schuyler. 8.\\nSenate dis-\\nposes of iV^s Messrs. Carroll, Ellsworth, Johnson, Izard, King,\\nthe amend- Morris, Read, Wingate.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 S.\\nments.\\nThe numbers being equal, the question was lost.\\nThe numbers of the remaining articles were then changed, to\\ncorrespond with the other changes which had been made; and\\nthe concurrence of the Senate in the resolution of the House,\\nwith amendments, was then ordered to be communicated to the\\nHouse of Representatives.\\nHouse acts On the 19th of September, the House of Representatives made h. Journal,\\nupont em. some p r0 g ress i n the consideration of the amendments made by P- 115 116\\nthe Senate: and, on the 21st, the House adopted the following\\nresolutions:\\nResolved That this house doth agree to the second, fourth,\\neighth, twelfth, thirteenth, sixteenth, eighteenth, nineteenth,\\ntwenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth amendments: and doth disagree to\\nthe first, third, fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth, tenth, eleventh, four-\\nteenth, fifteenth, seventeenth, twentieth, twenty-first, twenty-se-\\ncond, twenty-third, and twenty-fourth amendments, proposed\\nby the Senate to the said articles, two-thirds of the members\\npresent concurring on each vote:\\nHouse de- Resolved That a conference be desired with the Senate on\\nsires a con- e su |,j ec t ma tter of the amendments disagreed to, and that Mr.\\nMadison, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Vining, be appointed managers\\nof the same on the part of this house.\\nOn receiving these resolutions from the house, the Senate de- s. Journal,\\ntermined to recede from their third amendment, and to insist on P* 84#\\nall the others at the same time the Senate passed the following\\nresolution:\\nSenate a- Resolved That the Senate do concur with the House of Re-\\ngrees to a p resen tatives in a conference on the subject matter of disagree-\\nence. ment on the said articles of amendment, and that Messrs. Ells-\\nworth, Carroll, and Paterson, be managers of the conference on\\nthe part of the Senate.\\nReport On the 23d, Mr. Madison made a report to the House of Re- h. Journal,\\nandresolu- p resen tatives on the subject, which was taken up for considera- P* 120\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nHouse of tion on the 24th; whereupon,\\ntatives. Resolved That this house doth recede from their disagree-\\nment to the first, third, fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth, tenth, ele-\\nventh, fourteenth, fifteenth, seventeenth, twentieth, twenty-first,\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 22", "height": "4394", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0179.jp2"}, "176": {"fulltext": "hbctmt or coxcatcss.\\ntwoi rc-aecond, twenty-third, and rwenty-lboTth\\nco bj the Senate: Pwm ei, That flic tiro\\nbj the amendments of the Senate are now proposed to\\n:L= :i.:_ ,__:.:_ :-e r.nicLfei :.o\\ni :.:~i.L.\\nC:r::-::i5 fril rr:.V- :--:-::-:i:r;\\n:r. :.r.:r. .._.:._:: /i- :j.::::^ :ic\\nthe freedom of speech, or \u00c2\u00a9f the press; or the fight\\nrtz: .-=-:_- fs.= ;:i- ii:e:\\n~jlrtmk Ife In al criminal prosecniions, the\\ntialjury of the slate and district wherein the crime shall have\\n:;--\u00e2\u0096\u00a0_\u00e2\u0096\u00a0.::\u00e2\u0096\u00a0: ~_::1 ii:.... :-r:::::~.::.v\\nLiir_=-i :t li\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Vf ir_;:;~i-i :;.c :r.i:: 11: ::._.^\\nthe accusation; to he confronted with the witnesses agamst him; to\\nLit; :.;zlzzL*::j :::zl:: -iiii:\u00e2\u0080\u0094-:- lr_ _:5 lit;-:: zjlz\\ni: Lit; ;i; ;.i;_ :i: .Lise* :._5 iiiziiz.\\n*And prsz d, miss, That the first article be amended by\\nstriking oot the word less, in the last place of the said first ar-\\nticle, and inserting:, in hen thereof the word z\\nId Ike\\nit\\n-::~l. Cif-\\nChiner, Contee, Ficemnons, Foster. Gale, Gil-\\nHartley, Lee, Leonard, Madison, jr.,\\n--jjfT.\\\\z. S-::::. S=~\\nSkester, Smnkkaon, Smith, of Maryland, Smith,\\nof South Carohna, Stone, Thatcher, TrombalL Tiring, White,\\nJI Messrs. Bland, Bnrke, Coles, Hoyd, Gerry, Grant, Ha-\\nTarlrmn,, Lhrermore. Mathews. Page, Tan Rensseber,\\nr, Tncker.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 14.\\nRaKkxd\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That the President of the United States he re-\\nqnested to transmit to the executives of the several states, which\\nhave ratified die Gonstitntion, conies of the *-~l-- pro.\\nposed by Congress to be added thereto; and Eke copies to the\\nof the states of Rhode Island and Sorih\\nIi :L-: -V: L..,--::\u00c2\u00b1 r,i:t u-", "height": "4387", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0180.jp2"}, "177": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n171\\nChap. IL\\n1st Congress.\\n1st Session.\\nReport to\\nthe Senate.\\nThe Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c.\\n1789.\\nSenate\\nconcurs\\nwith\\nHouse.\\nForm in\\nwhich the\\namend-\\nments pass-\\ned.\\nThat it will be proper for the House of Representatives to S. Journal,\\nagree to the said amendments, proposed by the Senate, with an p\\namendment to their fifth amendment, so that the third article\\nshall read as follows Congress shall make no law respecting\\nan establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise\\nthereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or\\nthe right of the people peaceably to assemble, and petition the\\ngovernment for a redress of grievances and, with an amend-\\nment to the fourteenth amendment proposed by the Senate, so that\\nthe eighth article, as numbered in the amendments proposed by\\nthe Senate, shall read as follows In all criminal prosecutions,\\nthe accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by\\nan impartial jury of the district wherein the crime shall have\\nbeen committed, as the district shall have been previously ascer-\\ntained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the\\naccusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; and\\nto have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favour\\nand to have the assistance of counsel for his defence.\\nThe managers were also of opinion that it would be proper\\nfor both houses to agree to amend the first article, by striking out\\nthe word less, in the last line but one, and inserting in its\\nplace the word more, and, accordingly, recommend that the\\nsaid article be reconsidered for that purpose.\\nThis report was ordered to lie for consideration. In the mean Id P- fi 7,\\ntime, the resolutions of the House were communicated to the Se-\\nnate and on the 25th, the Senate adopted the following resolu-\\ntion\\nResolved That the Senate do concur in the amendments pro-\\nposed by the House of Representatives to the amendments of the\\nSenate.\\nAnd on the following day, the Senate acquiesced in the reso- id. p. 90,\\nlution of the House, requesting the President of the United States\\nto transmit copies of the amendments to the executives of the\\nrespective states.\\nThe form in which the amendments finally passed the two\\nhouses, is as follows\\nPROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION:\\nThe conventions of a number of the states having at the time of their adopt-\\ning the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction\\nor abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should\\nbe added; and as extending the ground of public confidence in the govern-\\nment will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution\\nResolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United\\nStates of America, in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both houses\\nId. p, 96,\\n97.", "height": "4394", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0181.jp2"}, "178": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCxir.H. TteCW .U\u00c2\u00bb Wnifinl\u00e2\u0080\u0094. ^niHnl fa.\\ncoiicurring That the following articles be proposed to the le-\\ngislatures oi the several states, as amendments to the Constitution\\nof the United States, all or any of which articles, when ratified\\nby three-fourths of the said legislatures, to be valid, to all intents\\nand purposes, as part of the said Constitution, viz\\nArticles in addition ta and amendment o\u00c2\u00a3 the Coostitntioii of the United Stales\\nof ^W** 5 M WfMHffll by Congress, and i? 1 by the legislatures of the\\nserenl states, pursuant to the fifth article of the original Constitution:\\nArticle L After the first enumeration, required by the first\\narticle of die Constitution, there shall be one representative for\\nevery thirty thousand, until the number shall amount to one hun-\\ndred; after which, the proportion shall he so regulated by Con-\\ngress, that there shall be not less than one hundred representa-\\nQor less than one representative for every forty thousand\\npersons, until the number of representatives shall amount to two\\nhundred; after which, the proportion shall be so regulated by\\nCongress, that there shall not be less than two hundred represen-\\ntatives, nor more than one representative for every fifty thousand\\n66 Art. It No law, varying the compensation for the servi esof\\ndie senators and representatives, shall fake effect until an elec-\\ntion of representatives shall have intervened.\\nArt. HI. Congress shall make no law respecting an establish-\\nment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or\\nabridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of\\ndie people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government\\nre::-:-*: r::r ?.r.:es.\\nArt. IV. A well regulated militia being necessary to the se-\\ncurity of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear\\narms shall not be infringed.\\nA^ oldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any\\nhouse, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but\\nin a manner to be prescribed by law.\\n1 The right of the people to be secure in their per-\\nms, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches\\nand seizures, shall not be violated; and no warrants shall issue but\\nupon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and par-\\nticularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or\\nflangs to be seized.\\n*i rL I ll. \u00e2\u0080\u0094No person shall be held to answer for a capital\\nor otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indict-\\nment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or na-\\nval forces, or in the militia when in actual service, in time of war\\nor public danger; nor shall any person be subject, for the same", "height": "4388", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0182.jp2"}, "179": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 173\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments. c. 1789.\\n1st congress, offence, to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be\\ncompelled, in any criminal case, to be a witness against himself;\\nAmend- nor e d e p r i ve d of life, liberty, or property, without due pro-\\ncess of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use\\nwithout just compensation.\\nArt. VIII. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall\\nenjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury\\nof the state and district wherein the crime shall have been com-\\nmitted, which district shall have been previously ascertained by\\nlaw; and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusa-\\ntion; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have\\ncompulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favour; and to\\nhave the assistance of counsel for his defence.\\nArt. IX. In suits at common law, where the value in con-\\ntroversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury\\nshall be preserved; and no fact, tried by a jury, shall be other-\\nwise re-examined in any court of the United States, than accord-\\ning to the rules of common law.\\nArt. X. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive\\nfines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.\\nArt. XI. The enumeration in the Constitution of certain\\nrights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained\\nby the people.\\nArt. XII. The powers not delegated to the United States\\nby the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are re-\\nserved to the states respectively, or to the people.\\nu Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg,\\nu Speaker of the House of Representatives.\\nJohn Adams,\\n6i Vice-President of the United States,\\nand President of the Senate.\\nAttest,\\nJohn Beckley, Clerk of the House of Representatives.\\nSamuel A. Otis, Secretary of the Senate.\\nSECOND SESSION.\\n1st congress. On the 25th of January, 1790, the first ratification of the 1790.\\n1 amendments was transmitted to the two houses by the President\\nof the United States, accompanied by the following message:", "height": "4388", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0183.jp2"}, "180": {"fulltext": "174 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1790.\\nMaryland.\\n1st Congress. United States, January 25, 1F90.\\n2d Session.\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representa-\\ntives:\\nRatifica- I have received from his Excellency John E. Howard, Go- S. Journal,\\nn Jjy vernor of the state of Maryland, an act of the legislature of Ma- p\\nryland, to ratify certain articles in addition to, and amendment H. Journal,\\nof, the Constitution of the United States of America, proposed P- 155 156\\nby Congress to the legislatures of the several states; and have\\ndirected my secretary to lay a copy of the same before you, to-\\ngether with a copy of a letter accompanying the above act, from\\nhis Excellency, the Governor of Maryland, to the President of\\nthe United States.\\nThe originals will be deposited in the office of the secretary\\nof state.\\nG. Washington.\\nThe letter of the governor of Maryland encloses the follow-\\ning act of the legislature of that state:\\nAn Act to ratify certain articles in addition to, and amend-\\nment of the Constitution of the United States of Ame-\\nrica, proposed by Congress to the Legislatures of the\\nseveral States.\\nWhereas it is provided, by the fifth article of the Constitu-\\ntion of the United States of America, that Congress, whenever\\ntwo-thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose\\namendments to the said Constitution, or, on the application of\\nthe legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, shall call a\\nconvention for proposing amendments; which, in either case,\\nshall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the said Con-\\nstitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the\\nseveral states; or by conventions in three-fourths thereof, as the\\none or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the\\nCongress. And whereas, at a session of the United States, be-\\ngun and held at the city of New York, on Wednesday, the fourth\\nday of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hun-\\ndred and eighty-nine, it was resolved, by the Senate and House\\nof Representatives of the said United States in Congress assem-\\nbled, two-thirds of both houses concurring, that the following\\narticles be proposed to the legislatures of the several states as\\namendments to the Constitution of the United States, all, or any\\nof which articles, when ratified by three-fourths of the said le-\\ngislatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the", "height": "4388", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0184.jp2"}, "181": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 175\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratification?\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, fec. 1790.\\n1st congress, said Constitution. [Here follow the several articles of amend-\\ned Session. u\\nment in the words agreed to by Congress.]\\nBe it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland That the\\naforesaid articles, and each of them, be, and they are hereby,\\nconfirmed and ratified,\\nBy the House of Delegates, December 17, 1789. Read, and\\nassented to.\\nBy order W. Harwood, Clerk.\\nBy the Senate, December 19, 1789. Read, and assented to.\\nBy order H. Ridgely, Clerk.\\nI. E. Howard, (Seal appendant\\nOn the 15th of February, the action of the legislature of New\\nHampshire was communicated by the following message from\\nthe President of the United States:\\nUnited States, February 15, 1790.\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representatives\\nRatifica- I have directed my secretary to lay before you the copy of h. journal,\\nHam\u00c2\u00b0 fNeW a vote of the le g islature of the state of New Hampshire, to ac- P* 159\\nshire. cept the articles proposed in addition to, and amendment of, the s. Journal,\\nConstitution of the United States of America, except the second P- l 55 156\\narticle at the same time will be delivered to you the copy of a\\nletter from his Excellency the Governor of the State of New\\nHampshire, to the President of the United States.\\nThe originals of the above-mentioned vote and letter will\\nbe lodged in the office of the secretary of state.\\nG. Washington.\\nDurham, in New Hampshire, January 29, 1790.\\nSir: I have the honour to enclose you, for the information\\nof Congress, a vote of the assembly of this state, to accept all\\nthe articles of amendment to the Constitution of the United\\nStates, except the second, which was rejected.\\nI have the honour to be,\\nWith the most profound respect,\\nSir,\\nYour most obedient and very humble servant^\\nJohn Sullivan.\\nThe President of the United States.\\nSTATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nIn the House of Representatives, January 25, 1790.\\nUpon reading and maturely considering the proposed amend-\\nments to the federal Constitution,", "height": "4388", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0185.jp2"}, "182": {"fulltext": "176 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. Tbe Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, e. 1790.\\n126,127.\\n1st congress. Voted To accept the whole of said amendments, except the\\n2d Session. u r\\nsecond article which was rejected.\\nSent up for concurrence.\\nThomas Bartlett, Speaker,\\nIn Senate, the same day, read and concurred.\\nI. Pearson, Secretary.\\nRatifica- n the 20th of February, the members from South Carolina h. Journal,\\ntion of presented to the House of Representatives an act for ratifying, P- 164, 1 7\\nrolina. on the part of that state, the several articles of amendment to\\nthe Constitution of the United States, proposed by Congress\\nand, on the 1st of April, the following message was sent to the\\ntwo houses by the President of the United States\\nUnited States, April 1, 1790.\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representatives:\\nI have directed my private secretary to lay before you a S. Journal,\\ncopy of the adoption, by the legislature of South Carolina, of p\\nthe articles proposed by Congress to the legislatures of the se-\\nveral states, as amendments to the Constitution of the United\\nStates, together with the copy of a letter from the Governor of\\nthe state of South Carolina to the President of the United States,\\nwhich have lately come to my hands.\\nThe originals of the foregoing will be lodged in the office of\\nthe secretary of state.\\nG. Washington.\\nCharleston, January 28th, 1790.\\nSir: I have the honour to transmit you the entire adoption,\\nby the legislature of this state, of the amendments proposed to\\nthe Constitution of the United States.\\nI am,\\nu With the most perfect esteem and respect,\\nYour most obedient servant,\\nK Charles Pinckney.\\nTo the President of the United States.\\nIn the House of Representatives.\\nJanuary 18, 1790.\\nThe house took into consideration the report of the commit-\\ntee, to whom was referred the resolution of the Congress of the\\nUnited States, of the fourth day of March, one thousand seven\\nhundred and eighty-nine, proposing amendments to the Constitu-\\ntion of the United States, viz: [Here follow the several articles", "height": "4392", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0186.jp2"}, "183": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 177\\nCoup. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1790.\\n1st congress, of amendment, in the words agreed to by Congress,] which being\\nread through, was agreed to; whereupon,\\nResolved That this house do adopt the several articles\\nand that they become a part of the Constitution of the United\\nStates.\\nResolved That the resolutions be sent to the Senate for\\ntheir concurrence.\\nBy order of the House,\\nJacob Read*\\nSpeaker of the House of Representatives\\nIn the Senate, January 19, 1790.\\nResolved That this house do concur with the House of Re-\\npresentatives in the foregoing resolutions.\\nBy order of the Senate.\\nD. De Sausure,\\nPresident of the Senate.\\nOn the 8th of March, the President of the United States com- S. Journal,\\nmunicated to the two houses the ratification of the state of De- g j ou ma i,\\nlaware, as follows: p. 170.\\nUnited States, March 8, 1790.\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representatives\\nRatinca- I have received from his Excellency Joshua Clayton, Gover-\\ntion of De- nor f the state of Delaware, the articles proposed by Congress\\nto the legislatures of the several states, as amendments of the\\nConstitution of the United States; which articles were transmit-\\nted to him for the consideration of the legislature of Delaware,\\nand are now returned with the following resolutions annexed to\\nthem namely,\\nTHE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF DELAWARE,\\nHaving taken into their consideration the above amend-\\nments, proposed by Congress to the respective legislatures of the\\nseveral states,\\nResolved That the first article be postponed.\\nResolved That the general assembly do agree to the second,\\nthird, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh,\\nand twelfth articles; and we do hereby assent to, ratify, and\\nconfirm the same, as part of the Constitution of the United\\nStates.\\nIn testimony whereof, we have caused the great seal of\\nthe state to be hereunto affixed, this twenty-eighth day\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 23", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0187.jp2"}, "184": {"fulltext": "178 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, x. 1790.\\n1st congress. of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven\\n2d Session.\\nhundred and ninety, and in the fourteenth year of the\\nIndependence of the Delaware state.\\nSigned by order of the Council,\\nGeorge Mitchell, Speaker.\\nSigned by order of the House of Assembly,\\nJehu Davis, Speaker.\\nI have directed a copy of the letter which accompanied the\\nsaid articles, from his Excellency Joshua Clayton, to the Presi-\\ndent of the United States, to be laid before you.\\nThe above-mentioned articles, and the original of the letter,\\nwill be lodged in the office of the secretary of state.\\nG. Washington.\\nDelaware, February 19, 179a.\\nSir Agreeably to the directions of the General Assembly of\\nthis state, I do myself the honour to enclose your Excellency the\\nratification of the articles proposed by Congress to be added to\\nthe Constitution of the United States, and am, with every senti-\\nment of esteem,\\nSir,\\nYour Excellency s most obedient, humble servant,\\nJoshua Clayton.\\nHis Excellency, George Washington,\\nPresident of the United States.\\nOn the 16th of March, the following message from the Presi- h. Journal,\\ndent of the United States was communicated to the two houses: p* 175, 176.\\nUnited States, March 16, 1790. pj^m!\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representatives:\\nRatifica- I nave directed my secretary to lay before you the copy of\\ntion of an act, and the form of ratifications of certain articles of amend-\\nnia? V ment to the Constitution of the United States, by the legislature\\nof the state of Pennsylvania; together with the copy of a letter\\nwhich accompanied the said act, from the speaker of the House\\nof Assembly, of Pennsylvania, to the President of the United\\nStates. The originals of the above will be lodged in the office\\nof the secretary of state.\\nG. Washington.\\n[The letter of the speaker, referred to in the above message,\\nis merely to certify that the following is an exact and true ex-\\nemplification of the act whereof it purports to be a copy.", "height": "4399", "width": "2702", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0188.jp2"}, "185": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 179\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1790.\\n1st congress. J{ n Act declaring the assent of this state to certain Amendments to\\nthe Constitution of the United States.\\nSection 1. Whereas, in pursuance of the fifth article of the Con-\\nstitution of the United States, certain articles of amendment to\\nthe said Constitution have been proposed by the Congress of the\\nUnited States, for the consideration of the legislatures of the se-\\nveral states; and whereas this house, being the legislature of the\\nstate of Pennsylvania, having maturely deliberated thereupon,\\nhave resolved to adopt and ratify the articles hereafter enume-\\nrated, as part of the Constitution of the United States:\\nSection 2. Be it enacted, therefore, and it is hereby enacted by\\nthe representatives of the freemen of the commonwealth of Pennsylva-\\nnia, in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same, That\\nthe following amendments to the Constitution of the United States,\\nproposed by the Congress thereof, namely:\\n[Here follow the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,\\nninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth articles, which were proposed\\nby Congress to the legislatures of the several states, as amend-\\nments to the Constitution of the United States.]\\nM Be, and they are hereby ratified, in behalf of this state, to\\nbecome, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the\\nseveral states, part of the Constitution of the United States.\\nSigned by order of the House\\nRichard Peters, Speaker.\\nEnacted into a law, at Philadelphia, on Wednesday, the\\ntenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven\\nhundred and ninety.\\nPeter Zachary Lloyd,\\nClerk of the General Assembly.\\nThe usual certificates were appended.\\nOn the 5th of April, the President of the United States trans- S. Journal,\\nmitted to Congress the ratification of the legislature of New York, p 128 129\\nas follows:-\\nThe people of the state of New York, by the grace of God\\nfree and independent,\\nTo all to whom these presents shall come, or may concern, Greeting:\\nRatifica- Know ye, that we, having inspected the records remaining\\ntionofNew j n 0U r secretary s office, do find there a certain act of our legis-\\nlature, in the words and figures following An act ratifying\\ncertain articles in addition to, and amendment of, the Constitution\\nof the United States of America, proposed by the Congress:", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0189.jp2"}, "186": {"fulltext": "180 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1790.\\nlet congress. Whereas, by the fifth article of the Constitution of the United\\n2d Session. J\\nStates of America, it is provided that the Congress, whenever two-\\nthirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amend-\\nments to the said Constitution which shall be valid, to all in-\\ntents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution, when ratified\\nby the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states, or by\\nconventions in three-fourths thereof; as the one or the other mode\\nof ratification may be proposed by the Congress: And whereas,\\nin the session of the Congress of the United States of America, be-\\ngun and held at the city of New York, on Wednesday, the fourth\\nof March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty -nine, it was re-\\nsolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United\\nStates of America, in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both\\nhouses concurring, that the following articles be proposed to the\\nlegislatures of the several states, as amendments to the Constitu-\\ntion of the United States, all or any of which articles, when ra-\\ntified by three-fourths of the said legislatures, to be valid, to all\\nintents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution, namely\\nArticles in addition to, and amendment of, the Constitution of the\\nUnited States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by\\nthe legislatures of the several states, pursuant to the fifth article\\nof the original Constitution i-^\\n[Here follow the several articles.]\\nAnd whereas the legislature of this state have considered\\nthe said articles, and do agree to the same, except the second ar-\\nticle t-r\\nTherefore be it enacted by the people of the state of New\\nYork, represented in Senate and Assembly, and it is hereby\\nenacted by the authority of the same, that the said articles, ex-\\ncept the second, shall be, and hereby are ratified by the legisla-\\nture of this state.\\nState of New York,\\nHi Assembly, February 22, 1790.\\nThis bill having been read the third time Resolved That\\nthe bill do pass.\\nBy order of the assembly,\\nGuliapt Verplanck, Speaker\\nState of New York,\\nIn Senate, February 24, 1790.\\nThis bill having been read a third time Resolved That the\\nbill do pass.\\nBy order of the Senate,\\nIsaac Roosevelt,\\nPresident, pro hac vice.", "height": "4400", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0190.jp2"}, "187": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 181\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1790.\\n1st Congress. Council of Revision.\\n2d Session. \u00c2\u00abL\\nFebruary 27, 1790.\\nResolved That it does not appear improper to the council,\\nthat this bill, entitled An act ratifying certain articles in addi-\\ntion to, and amendment of, the Constitution of the United States\\nof America, proposed by the Congress, should become a law of\\nthis state,\\nGeorge Clinton.\\nOn the 11th of June, the ratification of the state of North Ca- S. Journal,\\nrolina was communicated to Congress in the following manner, P- 154 155\\nby the President of the United States. ^m 1\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representatives:\\nRatifica- I have directed my secretary to lay before you a copy of the\\nn f r, ratification of the amendments to the Constitution of the United\\nNortn Ca-\\nrolina. States by the state of North Carolina, together with an extract\\nfrom a letter accompanying said ratification, from the governor\\nof the state of North Carolina to the President of the United\\nStates,\\nft C Washington.\\nUnited States, June 11, 1790.\\nExtract of a Letter from his Excellency Alexander Martin, Governor\\nof the State of North Carolina, to the President of the United\\nStates.\\nRockingham, May the 25th 1790.\\nSir I do myself the honour to transmit you, herewith en-\\nclosed, an act of the General Assembly of this state, passed at\\ntheir last session, entitled An act to ratify the amendments to\\nthe Constitution of the United States.\\nil An Act to ratify the Amendments to the Constitution of the United\\nStates.\\nWhereas the Senate and House of Representatives of the\\nUnited States of America, in Congress assembled, on the fourth\\nday of March, did resolve, two-thirds of both houses concurring,\\nthat the following articles be proposed to the legislatures of the\\nseveral states, as amendments to the Constitution of the United\\nStates, all or any of which articles, when ratified by three-\\nfourths of the said legislatures, to be valid, to all intents and pur\\nposes, as part of the said Constitution\\n[Here follow the several articles of amendments verbatim, as\\nproposed by Congress to the legislatures of the several states.]\\nBe it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of the state\\nof North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of", "height": "4394", "width": "2576", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0191.jp2"}, "188": {"fulltext": "Igg HIsTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChjlf. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c 1790.\\nSS^!^ the same, that the said amendments, agreeablv to the fifth arti-\\nxd session. 7 c\\ncle of the original Constitution, be held and ratified on the part\\nof this state, as articles in addition to, and amendment of, the\\nConstitution of the United States of America.\\nM R.ead three times, and ratified in General Assembly, this\\n22d day of December. A. D. 17S9.\\nu Charles Johxsox, S. S.\\nS. Cabarrus, 5. H. C.\\nIt is not deemed essential in this instance, or any case, to give\\nthe formal certificates which accompany the letters and acts to\\nattest their authenticity.\\nThe President of the United States, on the 30th of June, by s. Journal,\\nthe following message, informed the two houses of the ratifica- p \\\\r\\ntion of the amendments by the state of Rhode Island: p. 254.\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representatives:\\nBatifica- An act of the legislature of the state of Rhode Island and\\ntion of Providence Plantations, for ratifying certain articles as amend-\\nIsknd. ments to the Constitution of the United States, was yesterday\\nput into my hands; and I have directed my secretary to lay a\\ncopy of the same before you.\\nG. Washing tox.\\nrniied Side*, June 30, 1790.\\nSTATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE\\nPLANTATIONS.\\n11 In General .Issembly, June session, A. D. 1790.\\nAn act for ratifying certain articles as amendments to the\\nConstitution of the United States of America, and which were\\nproposed by the Congress of the said states at their session in\\nMarch, A. D. 17S9, to the legislatures of the several states,\\npursuant to the fifth article of the aforesaid Constitution.\\nBe it enacted by this General Assembly, and by the autho-\\nrity thereof, it is hereby enacted, that the following articles, pro-\\nposed by the Congress of the United States of America, at their\\nsession in March. A. D. 1759, to the legislatures of the several\\nstates, for ratification, as amendments to the Constitution of the\\nsaid United States, pursuant to the fifth article of the said Con-\\nstitution, be, and the same are hereby, fully assented to and ra-\\ntified on the part of this state: to wit:\\n[Here follow all the articles, except the second.]\\nIt is ordered, That his Excellency the governor be, and\\nhe is hereby, requested to transmit to the President of the said", "height": "4400", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0192.jp2"}, "189": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 183\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratificatious\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1790\\n1st congress. United States, under the seal of this state, a copy of this act, to\\nbe communicated to the Senate and House of Representatives of\\nthe Congress of the said United States.\\nA true copy, duly examined.\\nWitness, Henry Ward, Secretary,\\nOn the 6th of August, the President of the United States, S. Journal,\\nr\u00c2\u00ab 201 202\\nby the following message, communicated to Congress the ratifi- P-^*^^\\ncation of the state of New Jersey* p.^sT* 1\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representa-\\ntives:\\nRatifica- I have directed my secretary to lay before you a copy of art\\ntionofNew\\nJersey.\\nexemplified copy of a law to ratify, on the part of the state of\\nNew Jersey, certain amendments to the Constitution of the\\nUnited States, together with a copy of a letter which accompa-\\nnied said ratification, from the Hon. Elisha Lawrence, Esq., Vice-\\nPresident of the state of New Jersey, to the President of the\\nUnited States.\\nG. Washington.\\nUnited States, August 6, 1790.\\nBurlington, August 4, 1790.\\nSit: I have the honour to transmit an exemplified copy of a\\nlaw of the state of New Jersey, ratifying certain amendments\\nto the Constitution of the United States.\\nI have the honour to be,\\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\\nElisha Lawrence.\\nThe President of the United States/\\nSTATE OF NEW JERSEY.\\ntd?i Jict to ratify, on the part of this State, certain Amend-\\nments to the Constitution of the United States.\\nWhereas the Congress of the United States, begun and held\\nat the city of New York, on Wednesday, the fourth day of\\nMarch, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, resolved,\\ntwo-thirds of both houses concurring, that sundry articles be\\nproposed to the legislatures of the several states, as amendments\\nto the Constitution of the United States, all, or any of which ar-\\nticles, when ratified by three-fourths of the said legislatures, to\\nbe valid, to all intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitu-\\ntion; and whereas, the President of the United States did, in\\npursuance of a resolve of the Senate and House of Representa-\\ntives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0193.jp2"}, "190": {"fulltext": "184 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1790.\\n1st congress, transmit to the governor of this state the amendments proposed\\nby Congress, which were by him laid before the legislature, for\\ntheir consideration: wherefore,\\nMl. Be it enacted by the Council and General Assembly of\\nthis state, and, by the authority of the same, it is hereby en-\\nacted, that the following articles proposed by Congress in addi-\\ntion to, and amendment of, the Constitution of the United States;\\nto wit: [Here follow, verbatim, the first, third, fourth, fifth,\\nsixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth arti-\\ncles of the said amendments proposed by Congress to the legis-\\nlatures of the several states,] be, and the same are, hereby rati-\\nfied and adopted by the state of New Jersey.\\nCouncil Chamber, November 20, 1789.\\nThis bill having been three times read in council, resolved\\nthat the same do pass.\\nBy order of the house.\\nWilliam Livingston, President.\\nHouse of Assembly, November, 18, If 89.\\nThis bill having been three times read in this house, resolved\\nthat the same do pass.\\nBy order of the house:\\nJohn Beatty, Speaker.\\nIt appears, therefore, that the ratifications of the amendments,\\nby the following nine states; namely, Maryland, New Hampshire,\\nSouth Carolina, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, North Ca-\\nrolina, Rhode Island, and New Jersey, were received by the\\nfirst Congress; that the first article was rejected by two of the\\nstates; namely, Delaware and Pennsylvania;* and that the second\\narticle was rejected by five of the states; namely, New Hampshire,\\nPennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, and New Jersey. No\\nratifications had been received from the states of Massachusetts^\\nConnecticut, Virginia, or Georgia.\\nsacongress. On the 26th of October, 1791, the President of the United 1791.\\n8 States communicated to Congress An act of the legislature of\\nRatifica- Pennsylvania, ratifying on behalf of said state, the first article of S. Journal,\\ntion of first amendment to the Constitution of the United States, as proposed p 328\\narticle by x H. Journal,\\nPennsylva- by Congress. p 439\\nnia.\\nThe ratification of the first article by Pennsylvania was received by the se-\\ncond Congress.", "height": "4400", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0194.jp2"}, "191": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 185\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1791.\\n2d congress. On the 14th of November, a message from the President of s. Journal,\\n1st Session. i r ^54.0\\nthe United States, was received by the two houses, announcing\\ntion of first the ratification of the first article of the amendments by the Ge- ^453.\\narticle by nera j Assembly of Virginia. The resolution of the state of Vir-\\nVirginia. r n\\nginia is as iollows:\\nIn the House of Delegates,\\nTuesday, 25th October, 1791.\\nResolved That the first article of the amendments proposed\\nby Congress to the Constitution of the United States, be ratified\\nby this Commonwealth.\\n(Test,) Charles Hay, C. H. D.\\nH. Brooke, C. S.\\nNovember 3d, 1791, agreed to by the Senate.\\nOn the 30th of December, the following message from the s. Journal,\\nPresident of the United States, communicated the entire ratifi- P* 361,\\ncation cf the state of Virginia. p. 483.\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Represent-\\natives:\\nRatifica- I lay before you a copy of the ratification, by the common-\\ntion of all wea ith of Virginia, of the articles of amendment proposed by\\nby Virgi- Congress to the Constitution of the United States; and a copy of\\na letter which accompanied said ratification from the governor of\\nVirginia.\\nG. Washington.\\nUnited States, December 30, 1791.\\nThe following are the papers referred to in the message:\\nCouncil Chamber, Richmond, December 22, 1791.\\nSir: The General Assembly, during their late session, have\\nadopted, on the part of this commonwealth, all the amend-\\nments proposed by Congress to the Constitution of the United\\nStates their ratification whereof I do myself the honour here-\\nwith to transmit.\\nI have the honour to be, c.\\nHenry Lee.\\nThe President of the United States.\\nVIRGINIA\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nGeneral Assembly, begun and held at the Capitol, in the\\ncity of Richmond, on Monday, the 17th day of October, in the\\nyear of our Lord 1791.\\nMonday, December 5th, 1791.\\nResolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, se-\\nventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth articles of the\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 24\\nma.", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0195.jp2"}, "192": {"fulltext": "186 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments. c 1791.\\nQd congress, amendments proposed by Congress to the Constitution of the\\n1st Session. r i\\nUnited States, be ratified by this commonwealth.\\n{Examined,) John Pride, S, S.\\nThomas Matthews, S. H. D.\\nDecember 15th, 1791, agreed to by the Senate.\\nOn the 18th of January, 1792, the President of the United 1792.\\nStates, in the following message, communicated the ratification of s. Journal,\\nthe state of Vermont, which state had been admitted into the V-^7,378.\\nUnion during the third session of the first Congress: p. 493.\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives:\\nRatiflca- I lay before you a copy of an exemplified copy of an act of\\ntionofVer- e legislcxture of Vermont, ratifying, on behalf of that state, the\\narticles of amendment proposed by Congress to the Constitution\\nof the United States, together with a copy of a letter which ac-\\ncompanied said ratification.\\nG. Washington.\\nUnited States, January 18th, 1792.\\nAn t/lct ratifying certain Articles proposed by Congress as Amend-\\nments to the Constitution of the United States.\\nWhereas the Congress of the United States, begun and held\\nat the city of New York, on Wednesday the fourth of March,\\none thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, resolved, that cer-\\ntain articles, to the number of twelve, be proposed to the legis-\\nlatures of the several states, as amendments to the Constitution\\nof the United States, which articles, when ratified by three-\\nfourths of the said legislatures, should be valid, to all intents and\\npurposes, as part of the said Constitution: Therefore,\\nIt is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the state\\nof Vermont, that all and every of said articles, so proposed as\\naforesaid, be, and the same are, hereby ratified and confirmed by\\nthe legislature of this state.\\nA certifying letter from Ros. Hopkins, Secretary, accompanies\\nthis act.\\nAt the close of the second Congress, the ratifications of eleven\\nstates had been received, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Geor-\\ngia, having not yet sent in their acquiescence.\\nThe ratifications of the articles of amendment to the Consti-\\ntution of the United States, proposed by the resolution of Con-\\ngress, at their first session under the said Constitution, may be\\nseen at one view by the following tabular arrangement:", "height": "4394", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0196.jp2"}, "193": {"fulltext": "IHSTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II.\\n2d Congress.\\n1st Session.\\nThe Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, .C.\\n187\\n1792.\\nThe States in alphabetical order.\\nRatifies the\\nwhole.\\nPostpones or\\nrejects.\\nPostpones or\\nrejects.\\n1 Delaware\\nthe 1st.\\n2 Maryland\\nltol2\\n3 New Hampshire\\nthe 2d.\\n4 New Jersey\\nthe 2d.\\n5 New York\\nthe 2d.\\n6 North Carolina\\nltol2\\n7 Pennsylvania\\nthe 1st.\\n8 Rhode Island\\nltol2\\n9 South Carolina\\nltol2\\n10 Vermont\\nltol2\\n11 Virginia\\n1 to 12\\nTHIRD SESSION.\\n1st Congress.\\n3d Session.\\nOn the 3d of March, 1791, a motion was made to the House 1791.\\nof Representatives, that the following clauses of amendment to h. Journal,\\nthe Constitution of the United States be proposed by Congress to P^ 6 404\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nthe legislatures of the several states to wit\\nProposed That the Congress shall, either by declaring the Superior or\\nmerits con- Supreme Common Law Court of the state to be the court, or by\\ncemingthe creating a new court for the purpose, establish a GENERAL\\nJudiciary. JUDIC IAL COURT in each state, the judges whereof shall hold\\ntheir commissions during good behaviour, and without any other\\nlimitation whatsoever, and shall be appointed and commissioned\\nby the state, and shall receive their compensations from the\\nUnited States only and the compensations shall not be demand-\\ned during their continuance in office.\\nThe number of judges of the General Judicial Court in a\\nstate, unless the same should be altered by the consent of the\\nCongress and the legislature of the state, shall be in the proportion\\nof one judge for every persons in the state, according to\\nthe enumeration for apportioning the representatives among the\\nseveral states; but there shall always be at least three judges in\\neach state.\\nThe General Judicial Court shall, in all cases to which the\\njudicial power of the United States doth extend, have original\\njurisdiction, either exclusively or concurrently with other courts\\nin the respective states, and otherwise regulated as the Congress\\nshall prescribe; and in cases where the judicial power is reserved", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0197.jp2"}, "194": {"fulltext": "188 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c.\\nlatooaeresB. to the several states, as the legislature of each state shall pre-\\n3d Session.\\nscribe but shall have, and exclusively, immediate appellate ju-\\nj^\u00e2\u0084\u00a2^ 86 risdiction in all cases, from every other court within the state,\\nments con- under such limitations, exceptions, and regulations, however, as\\njJJJriJ^ 6 shall be made with the consent of the Congress and the legisla-\\nture of the state there may, notwithstanding, he in each state\\na court of appeals or errors in the last resort, under the autho-\\nrity of the state, from the general Judicial Court, in cases and\\nquestions only, where the Supreme Court of the United States\\nhath not appellate jurisdiction from the General Judicial Court.\\nThe Congress may provide that the judges of the General\\nJudicial Court shall hold circuit courts within the state; and the\\nlegislature of the state may, in addition to the times and places\\nto be assigned by the Congress for holding the General Judicial\\nCourt or the Circuit Courts, assign other times and places.\\nThe Congress may determine the number of judges which\\nshall be a quorum, to hold a General Judicial Court, or a Circuit\\nCourt, in each respective state.\\nThe Congress may, in the cases to which the judicial power\\nof the United States doth extend, and the legislature of the\\nstate may, in the other cases, regulate the fees and proceedings\\nin the several courts, and the jurisdiction of the Circuit Courts\\nwithin the state.\\nThe ministerial officers of the General Judicial Court shall\\nbe appointed and commissioned in such manner as the legislature\\nof the state shall prescribe.\\nAll writs issuing out of the General Judicial Court shall be\\nin the name of the judges thereof.\\nThe judges of the General Judicial Court may be impeached\\nby the House of Representatives of the United States, and also\\nby the most numerous branch of the state legislature.\\nThe impeachment shall not be tried by the Senate of the\\nUnited States, or by any judicature under the authority of the\\nstate; but the Congress shall, by law, establish a court to be\\nheld in each state, for the trial of such impeachment, to consist\\nonly of senators of the United States, judges of the Supreme\\nCourt of the United States, and judges of General Judicial\\nCourts. The trial shall be in the state where the person im-\\npeached shall reside and every law, designating the judges of a\\ncourt for the trial of impeachment, shall be passed previously to\\nthe impeachment; and the designation shall be, not by naming\\nthe persons, but by describing the offices, the persons in which\\noffices for the time being, and elected or appointed previously to", "height": "4426", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0198.jp2"}, "195": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 189\\nCiUF. H. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1791.\\nist congress, the impeachment shall he the judges; and no person shall be\\n3d Session. r -T *i_ j\\nconvicted without the concurrence of two-thirds 01 the judges\\nProposed nrp9pnf\\namend- present.\\nments con- Judgments by the courts so to be established for the trial of\\nJudiciary. 6 impeachments, shall not extend further than is provided by the\\nConstitution of the United States, in cases of impeachments, and\\nthe party, nevertheless, to be liable, and subject to indictment,\\ntrial, judgment, and punishment, according to law.\\nIn every state where the Congress shall declare the Superior\\nor Supreme Common Law Court to be the General Judicial\\nCourt, the judges shall, by force of their appointments as judges\\nof the Superior or Supreme Common Law Court, become judges\\nof the General Judicial Court; and all the powers and duties of\\nthe judges of the Superior or Supreme Common Law Court, ei-\\nther by the Constitution or the laws of the state, shall devolve\\non the judges of the General Judicial Court.\\nIf, on the establishment of the General Judicial Courts, the\\nCongress shall deem proper to discontinue any of the District\\nCourts of the United States, the judges of the courts so disconti-\\nnued shall, thereupon, by force of their appointments as district\\njudges, become judges of the General Judicial Courts in the re-\\nspective states, and shall continue to receive their compensations\\nas theretofore established.\\nThe judges of the Supreme or Superior Common Law-\\nCourts, and the district judges, may, on the first establishment of\\nthe General Judicial Courts, become judges thereof, notwithstand-\\ning the limitation of the number of judges of the General Judi-\\ncial Courts in the respective states but as vacancies happen,\\nthey shall not afterwards be filled up beyond the number li-\\nmited.\\nFor avoiding of doubts, it is declared that all officers, as well\\nministerial as judicial, in the administration of justice, under the\\nauthority of a state, shall also be held to execute their respec-\\ntive offices, for carrying into effect the laws of the United States;\\nand, in addition to the duties assigned to them by the laws of the\\nstate, the Congress may assign to them such further duties as\\nthey shall deem proper for that purpose.\\nThe house, after these amendments had been read, deter-\\nmined to postpone their consideration until the next session of\\nCongress, and ordered one hundred copies thereof to be printed\\nfor the use of the members of both houses.\\nNothing further on the subject of amendments to the Consti-\\ntution appears on the Journal of this session of Congress.", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0199.jp2"}, "196": {"fulltext": "190 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1791.\\n2d congress. On the 3d of November, 1791, a few days after the assembling h. Journal\\n1st 6SS10T1. _^ AAQ\\nof the Second Congress at Philadelphia, the proposition of amend- P* 44\\nments to the Constitution, on the subject of the judiciary, was\\nProposi- taken up, committed to a committee of the whole house, and\\ntion com- ma de the order for to-morrow. On the 9th of November, the\\nnutted.\\ncommittee of the whole house was discharged from considering\\nSelectcom- the subject, and the propositions of amendment were referred to\\nmittee. a comm ittee, consisting of the following members Messrs. Sedg-\\nwick, Hillhouse, Benton, Boudinot, Madison, Smith, of South Ca-\\nReport. rolina, and Steele. This committee made a report by their Id. p. 451\\nLaid on chairman, Mr. Sedgwick, on the 14th of December, and the re- 472\\ntable. p 0r wag or( erec i t ]j e on the table.\\nNo further proceeding on this proposition is to be found on the\\nJournals of the Second Congress.\\n2d congress. On the 20th of February, 1793, a motion was made that the 1793.\\nSenate adopt the following resolution\\nResolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the\\nUnited States of America, in Congress assembled, two-thirds of\\nProposi- both houses concurring That the following article be proposed s. Journal,\\nmend t0 to e l e gi s l atures of the several states, as an amendment to the P* 49\\nConstitution of the United States which, when ratified by three-\\nfourths of the said legislatures, shall be valid, as part of the said\\nConstitution, namely:\\nThe judicial power of the United States shall not extend to\\nany suits in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one\\nof the United States, by citizens of another state, or by citizens\\nor subjects of any foreign state.\\nThis motion was taken up for consideration on the 25th, when id. p. 494.\\nan unsuccessful motion was made to postpone its consideration to\\nthe next session of Congress. After some debate, the subject was\\npostponed, and was not resumed during the session.\\nProposi- On the 2d of March, 1793, it was moved in the Senate to pro- id. p. 502.\\nrnend t0 P ose ne legislatures of the several states, the following amend-\\nments to the Constitution of the United States\\nArticle 1st, Section 8. After the words general welfare of the\\nUnited States, add, in the cases hereinafter particularly enu-\\nmerated. And at the end of the section, add, but no power to\\ngrant any charter of incorporation, or any commercial or other\\nmonopoly, shall be hereby implied.", "height": "4400", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0202.jp2"}, "197": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 191\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratifications\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amendments, c. 1793.\\nSection 9. Every tax shall be deemed direct, other than taxes\\non imports, excises, transfers of property, and law proceedings.\\nAt the end of the section, add, No member of Congress shall be\\neligible to any office of profit under the authority of the United\\nStates; nor shall any person intrusted with the management of\\nmoney of the United States, or concerned in the direction or\\nmanagement of any bank or other moneyed corporation within\\nthe United States, be capable of a seat in either house of Con-\\ngress.\\nArticle 3d, Section 1. After the words obtain and establish/\\nadd, or in such of the state courts as the Congress shall deem\\nfit.\\nThese propositions were laid on the table, and no further at-\\ntempt was made during this Congress to change the structure of\\nthe Constitution.\\nThe Constitution, in the second section of the first article, 1769.\\nhaving prescribed that an enumeration should be made of the in- h. Journal,\\nCensus, habitants of the United States, and that the representatives should P* 38#\\nbe apportioned in the manner specified therein: it appears that,\\non the 18th of May, 1789, the House of Representatives appointed\\nCommittee a committee, consisting of Messrs. Goodhue, Heister, and Seney,\\nto^prepare u o p re p are anc j bring in a bill providing for the actual enume-\\nration of the inhabitants of the United States, in conformity to the\\nConstitution, and for the purposes therein mentioned. No re-\\nport seems to have emanated from this committee*\\n2d session. On the 11th of January, 1790, a few days after the commence- 1790..\\nment of the second session of the first Congress, the subject was\\nagain brought before the House of Representatives, and the fol-\\nCensus lowing committee was appointed: Messrs. Foster, Goodhue, H. journal,,\\ncommittee. Shermanj Lawrance, Schureman, Clymer, Seney, White, Smitb, P- 138\\nof South Carolina, and Baldwin. On the 18th of January, Mr. Fos-\\nter, from this committee, reported a bill providing for the actual\\nenumeration of the inhabitants of the United States, which then\\nBill read received its first reading; and, on the following day, was read a id.p.142\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n^mm tt 1 secon( time* an d committed to a committee of the whole house, 144\\non Friday next. On the day specified, the consideration of the\\nbill was postponed until Monday. On Monday and Tuesday, the\\nbill underwent the deliberation and discussion of the committee,", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0203.jp2"}, "198": {"fulltext": "192 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCttJLP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to cany into Effe: 11901\\nist congress, and, on the last named day, was reported to the house with\\namendments. The bill and amendments were then recommitted H. Journal,\\n_ to Messrs. Foster. Goodhue, Sherman, Lawrance, Schureman, P 146 147\\nRecommit- Ciy mer Seney, White, Smith, of South Carolina, Baldwin, and\\nted. Madison. On the 2d of February, the bill was again reported to\\nReported, the house with several amendments, which were twice read, and id. p. 151.\\nOrdered to agreed to by the house. The bill, with the amendments, was\\nbe engross- en orc j erec i to e engrossed; and, on the 4th of February, the\\nRecommit- bill received its third reading, and was recommitted to the id. p. 152.\\ncommittee of the whole house. The bill was taken up on the\\nfollowing day, and postponed until Monday, the Sth; and, on that\\nday, the committee of the whole house was discharged from its id. jr\\nfurther consideration, the blanks were filled, and the bill was\\nPassed, passed. On the 9th, the bill was read a first time in the Senate, s. Journal,\\nOn the 12th, the bill was read a second time and referred to a P- llj\\ncommittee, consisting of Messrs. Paterson, Strong. Ellsworth,\\nHawkins, and Johnson. Mr. Paterson, on the 16th, reported the\\nPassed Be- bill with amendments, which were accepted by the Senate. The id. p. 114\\namend^ 1 xt 5ect i\u00c2\u00b0 n 0I ne D was tnen recommitted and, on the la-\\nments, the bill was passed with twenty-nine amendments. The House\\nHouse dis- of Representatives, on the 22d, considered the various amend- H. Journal,\\nnfe eeS a- t0 ments ma de by the Senate, and disagreed to the twenty-second, p\\nmend- twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty -sixth of the\\namendments, agreeing to all the rest. The Senate, on the same\\nSenate re- day, receded from all the amendments to which the House had S. JounuP\\nes disagreed. On the 1st of March, the House received a commu- p n\\nnication from the President of the United States, that he had ap- H. Journal\\nproved and affixed his signature to the bill. p\\nExtension The subsequent accession of the state of Pvhode Island to the id.p-232j\\nRhod^ t0 mon rendering it necessary that provision should be made to\\nIsland. give effect to the laws of the United States within that state, a\\ncommittee to prepare the necessary bills was appointed, consist-\\ning of Messrs. Sedgwick, Benson, and Tucker. On the 7th of\\nJune. Mr. Sedgwick, from this committee, presented a bill for\\ngiving effect to an act providing for the enumeration of the in-\\nhabitants of the United States, in respect to the state of Rhode\\nBill read Island and Providence Plantations, which was then read a first id\\ntwice, and ti me# received its second reading on the following dav, and was\\ncommitted. s\\ncommitted to Messrs. Williamson. Scott, and Baldwin, with in-\\nstructions to insert a clause or clauses to provide for administering\\nthe necessary oaths for more effectually procuring a full census\\nof the inhabitants of the United States. Mr. Williamson, on the\\nReported. 22d, reported the bill with sundry amendments, which were or- id. p. 248]", "height": "4426", "width": "2691", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0204.jp2"}, "199": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n193\\nChap. II.\\nThe Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c.\\n1790.\\nist congress, dered to lie on the table. The House, on the 28th of June, con- H. Journal,\\nsidered and disagreed to the amendments of the committee, and p\\nthe bill was then ordered to be engrossed. On the following day,\\nthe blank being filled up, the bill was passed and sent to the Se-\\nnate. The bill received its three readings in the Senate, on the S. Journal,\\nPassed. 29th and 30th of June, and on the 1st of July, when it finally p\\npassed.\\nThe returns of the enumeration of the inhabitants under this\\nlaw, were communicated by the President of the United States\\nto the two houses of Congress, on the 27th of October, 1791,\\nduring the first week of the first session of the second Congress.\\nThe official statement is subjoined.\\n1791.\\nReturns of 1\\n|s a\\na 2\\nS o\\nthe enume- 1\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Sj\\n2S\\no,\\nration of in-\\nu a\\n11\\n1\\nhabitants.\\nDistricts.\\nwhit\\n:n ye\\n3, in\\nfam\\nSlaves.\\nTotal.\\nFree\\nof sixte\\nupward\\nheads ol\\n3\\nIIS\\no\\nm\\nVermont\\n22,435\\n22,328\\n40,505\\n252\\n16\\n85,539\\nNew Hampshire\\n36,086\\n34,851\\n70,160\\n630\\n158\\n141,885\\nMaine\\nMassachusetts\\n24,384\\n24,748\\n46,870\\n538\\nnone.\\n96,540\\n378,787 S\\n95,453\\n87,289\\n190,582\\n5,463\\nnone.\\nRhode Island\\n16,019\\n15,799\\n32,652\\n3,407\\n948\\n68,825\\nConnecticut\\n60,523\\n54,403\\n117,448\\n2,808\\n2,764\\n237,946\\nNew York\\n83,700\\n78,122\\n152,320\\n4,654\\n21,324\\n340,120\\nNew Jersey\\n45,251\\n41,416\\n83,287\\n2,762\\n11,453\\n184,139\\nPennsylvania\\n110,788\\n106,948\\n206,343\\n6,537\\n3,737\\n434,373\\nDelaware\\n11,783\\n12,143\\n22,384\\n3,890\\n8,887\\n59,094\\nMaryland\\n55,915\\n51,339\\n101,395\\n8,043\\n103,036\\n319,728\\nVirginia\\nI Kentucky\\n110,936\\n116,135\\n215,046\\n12,866\\n292,627\\n747,610\\n73,677\\n15,154\\n17,057\\n28,922\\n114\\n12,430\\nNorth Carolina\\n69,988\\n77,506\\n140,710\\n4,975\\n100,572\\n393,751\\nSouth Carolina\\nGeorgia\\n13,103\\n14,044\\n25,739\\n398\\n29,264\\n82,548\\nmales\\nrs and\\nluding\\nies.\\n3 m\\nit\\n8.\\nwhite\\nty yea\\ns, rnc\\nffami\\na, 3\\nSlaves.\\nTotal.\\na V\\n1\\no\\na\\n55 2\\nm\\nfe\u00c2\u00ab es\\nfe 2\\nS o S\\nc\\nSS-s\\n3\\nfe .5 2\\no\\nED\\nS. W. Territory\\n6,271\\n10,277\\n15,365\\n361\\n3,417\\n35,691\\nN. W. Territory\\n1\\nS. Journal,\\np. 329, 330.\\nH. Journal,\\np. 442.\\nTruly stated from the original returns deposited in the office\\nof the secretary of state.\\nOctober 24, 1791.*\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 25\\nThomas Jefferson.", "height": "4417", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0205.jp2"}, "200": {"fulltext": "194 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1791.\\n2d congress. This schedule was ordered by the House of Representatives\\nto be committed to a committee of the whole house on Mon-\\nSchedule day next. The committee were engaged in the consideration of H. Journal,\\nm commit- the SUD j e et on Monday the 31st of October, on Thursday the 3d 454.\\nof November, on Thursday the 10th, on Monday the 14th, and\\nTuesday the 15th. On the last of these days, Mr. Muhlenberg,\\nthe chairman of the committee of the whole, reported that the\\ncommittee had adopted the following resolution:\\nApportion- u Resolved That the number of representatives shall, until\\nmentofre- e nex j. enum eration, be one for thirty thousand.\\npresenta- J\\nThe question, on concurring in this resolution, being taken by\\nayes and noes, was decided in the affirmative, by the following\\nvote:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nJiyes Messrs. Baldwin, Benson, Brown, Findley, Fitzsi-\\nmons, Gerry, Giles, Gordon, Gregg, Griffin, Heister, Huger, Ja-\\ncobs, Kitchell, Kittera, Lawrance, Leonard, Lee, Madison,\\nMoore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Page, Parker, Seney, Sheridan,\\nSumpter, Silvester, Tredwell, Tucker, Venable, Wadsworth,\\nWayne, White, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 35.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Barnwell, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Clarke, Gilman, Goodhue, Grove, Hillhouse, Liver-\\nmore, Macon, Niles, Sedgwick, J. Smith, I. Smith, W. Smith,\\nSteele, Sturges, Thatcher, Vining, Ward. 23.\\nCommittee Messrs. Page, Murray, and Macon, were then appointed a com- id. p 455,\\nto prepare m ittee to prepare and bring in a bill pursuant to the above reso- 456\\nlution. A bill was presented to the house, and read a first and\\nsecond time, on the 18th of November, and was considered in\\ncommittee of the whole on the 21st and 22d; and, on the last of\\nReported, these days, it was reported with amendments. The house, on ia.p.458\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nthe 23d, proceeded to consider these amendments. The first 46\\namendment being under consideration, namely:\\nAmend Section first, line second, strike out from the word That,\\nments. Q e en( j r the second section, and insert,\\nFrom and after the third day of March, one thousand seven\\nhundred and ninety-three, and until otherwise provided by law,\\nagreeably to the Constitution of the United States, the House of\\nRepresentatives shall be composed of members who shall have\\nbeen chosen by the people of the several states, in the propor-\\ntion of one representative for every thirty thousand persons,\\ncomputed according to the rule prescribed by the Constitution\\nof the United States: that is to say, from the state of New Hamp-", "height": "4400", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0206.jp2"}, "201": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 195\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1791.\\n2d congress, shire, four; the state of Massachusetts, fifteen; the state of Con-\\nnecticut, seven; the state of Rhode Island, two; the state of Ver-\\nAmend- mont, two; the state of New York, eleven; the state of New\\nments. Jersey, five; the state of Pennsylvania, fourteen; the state of De-\\nlaware, one; the state of Maryland, nine; the state of Virginia,\\ntwenty-one; the state of Kentucky, two; the state of North Ca-\\nrolina, eleven; and the state of Georgia, two members.\\nA motion was made to amend this amendment, by inserting\\nbetween the word thirty, and the word thousand, the word\\nfour; so that it should read thirty-four thousand The\\nquestion, on this motion, was decided in the negative, by the\\nfollowing vote:\\nJiyes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Barnwell, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Dayton, Gilman, Goodhue, Hillhouse, Kitchell, Li-\\nvermore, Niles, Sedgwick, J. Smith, I. Smith, W. Smith, Steele,\\nSturges, Thatcher, Ward. 21.\\nNoes Messrs. Baldwin, Benson, Brown, Findley, Gerry,\\nGiles, Gordon, Gregg, Griffin, Grove, Hartley, Heister, Huger,\\nJacobs, Kittera, Lawrance, Leonard, Lee, Macon, Madison,\\nMoore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Page, Parker, Schoonmaker, Se-\\nney, Sheridan, Sumpter, Silvester, Tredwell, Tucker, Venable,\\nWadsworth, Wayne, White, Williamson, Willis. 38.\\nThe amendment was then agreed to by the house, in the\\nform in which it was reported.\\nThe second amendment of the committee was then taken up,\\nconsidered, and agreed to, in the words following; to wit:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nSection third, line first, strike out from the word That,\\nto the end of the bill, and insert,\\nThe President of the United States, as soon as the marshal\\nof the state of South Carolina shall have transmitted to him re-\\nturns, pursuant to the provisions by law for an enumeration\\nof the inhabitants of the United States, shall cause the execu-\\ntive of the said state to be notified of the number of representa-\\ntives to be elected within the said state, according to the propor-\\ntion aforesaid.\\nThe bill was then ordered for engrossment, and on the 24th of H. Journal,\\nNovember, it was read a third time, and the question on its pas- p 4\\nBUI passed. sa ge was decided in the affirmative by the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson, S.\\nBourne, Findley, Giles, Gordon, Gregg, Griffin, Grove, Hartley,\\nHeister, Hillhouse, Huger, Jacobs, Kitchell, Kittera, Lawrance,", "height": "4418", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0207.jp2"}, "202": {"fulltext": "196 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1791.\\n2d congress. Leonard, Lee, Macon, Madison, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray,\\nParker, Schoon maker, Sedgwick, Seney, W. Smith, Sumpter, Sil-\\nvester, Tredwell, Tucker, Venable, Wads worth, Ward, Wayne*\\nWhite, Williamson, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 43.\\nJVoes Messrs. Boudinot, B. Bourne, Dayton, Gilman, Goodhue,\\nLivermore, Niles, Sheridan, J. Smith, I. Smith, Sturges, Thatch-\\ner.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 12.\\nIt was then ordered, thai the bill be sent to the Senate.\\n1st and 2d In the Senate, the bill received its first reading on the 24th, S. Journal,\\nreadmg m an( j wag rea( j a secon d time on the following day. On the 29th\\nand 30th it was discussed, and was then referred to a committee\\nconsisting of Messrs. Ellsworth, Burr, Butler, Strong, and Mon- id. p. 349,\\nroe, to revise the apportionment of representatives in the bill.\\nFrom this committee, on the 5th of December, Mr. Ellsworth\\nreported sundry amendments, and these amendments were con-\\nsidered on the two succeeding days. On the 7th, a motion was\\nmade to amend the bill, as follows\\nBe it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the\\nUnited States of America, in Congress assembled That from and\\nafter the third day of March, one thousand seven hundred\\nand ninety three, and until otherwise provided for by law,\\nagreeably to the Constitution of the United States, the House of\\nRepresentatives shall be composed of members who shall have\\nbeen chosen by the people of the several states, in the propor-\\ntion of one representative for every thirty-three thousand per-\\nsons in each state, computed according to the rule prescribed by\\nthe Constitution of the United States: That is to say, from the\\nstate of New Hampshire, four members the state of Massachu-\\nsetts, fourteen the state of Connecticut, seven the state of\\nRhode Island, two the state of Vermont, two the state of New\\nYork, ten the state of New Jersey, five the state of Pennsyl-\\nvania, thirteen; the state of Delaware, one; the state of Mary-\\nland, eight; the state of Virginia, nineteen; the state of Ken-\\ntucky, two the state of North Carolina, ten and the state of\\nGeorgia, two members.\\nAmend- It was determined to postpone this motion, in order to take\\nments. j n consideration the following proposition\\nBe it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of\\nthe United States of America, in Co?igress assembled That from\\nand after the third day of March, one thousand seven hun-\\ndred and ninety-three, and until otherwise provided for by law,\\nagreeably to the Constitution of the United States, the House of", "height": "4400", "width": "2629", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0208.jp2"}, "203": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 197\\nChap. IT. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1791.\\n2d congress. Representatives shall be composed of members who shall have\\n1st Session. r\\nbeen chosen by the people of the several states, in the proportion\\nAmend- of one representative for every thirty thousand persons, computed\\naccording to the rule prescribed by the Constitution of the United\\nStates That is to say, from the state of New Hampshire, five\\nmembers; the state of Massachusetts, sixteen the state of Con-\\nnecticut, eight; the state of Rhode Island, two; the state of Ver-\\nmont, three; the state of New York, eleven; the state of New\\nJersey, six; the state of Pennsylvania, fourteen the state of\\nDelaware, two; the state of Maryland, nine; the state of Virgi-\\nnia, twenty-one; the state of Kentucky, two; the state of North\\nCarolina, twelve; the state of Georgia, two members. And if,\\nafter apportioning a representative to every thirty thousand per-\\nsons, of the state of South Carolina, computed according to the\\nrule prescribed in the Constitution of the United States, there\\nshall remain a fractional part of the number of persons of that\\nstate, equal to, or greater than, ten thousand eight hundred\\nand forty-two, then the people of the state of South Carolina\\nshall be entitled to choose an additional representative but if\\nsuch fractional part shall be less than ten thousand eight hun-\\ndred and forty-two, and more than ten thousand three hundred\\nand seventeen, then the people of the state of Georgia shall be\\nentitled to choose three representatives, instead of the number\\nbefore mentioned to be chosen in that state.\\nIt was agreed to divide this proposition, and to take the ques- s. Journal,\\ntion on the first member of the amendment, to the state of P 351,\\nGeorgia, two members, inclusive and the question being taken\\non this clause of the motion, it was decided in the negative by\\nthe following vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Bradley, Burr, Cabot, Ellsworth, King, Lang-\\ndon, Read, Robinson, Rutherford. 9.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Dickinson, Few, Foster, Gunn, Haw-\\nkins, Henry, Johnston, Izard, Monroe, Morris, Stanton, Sherman,\\nStrong, Wingate. 15.\\nThe question was then taken on the original motion which\\nhad been postponed, and decided in the negative by the follow-\\ning vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Cabot, Ellsworth, Foster, Langdon, Read, Ro-\\nbinson, Rutherford, Stanton, Sherman, Strong, Wingate. 11.\\nNays Messrs. Bradley, Burr, Butler, Dickinson, Few, Gunn,\\nHawkins, Henry, Johnston, Izard, King, Monroe, Morris. 13.", "height": "4418", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0209.jp2"}, "204": {"fulltext": "19S HISTORY OF COKGKES\\nCk_lP. IL 1: 3 _z T i~\\nM c pr a. It was then moved, that the following amendment, proposed\\ny and passed in the negative, be reconsidered to i\\nAmend- Be it enacted, by the Senate and Bouse of Representatives\\nof the United States of America, in Congress assembled That\\nfrom and after the third day of March, one thousand seven hun-\\ndred and ninety-three, and until otherwise provided lor by law,\\nagreeably to the Constitution of the Fnitec B bri the House of\\nRepresentatives shall be composed of one hundred and six mem-\\nbers, and the number hereinafter apportioned to the state of\\n8 nth Carolina, who shall have been chosen by the people of the\\nseveral states, in proportion, as nearly as may be, to the number\\nof inhabitants in each state, computed according to the rules pre-\\nscribed by the Constitution of the United 51 1 1 5 That is to 5\\nfrom the state of New Hampshire, four members the state of\\nMassachusetts, fifteen; the state of Connecticut, seven; the\\nstate of Rhode Island, two: the state of Vermont, three: the\\nstate of New York, ten the state of Xew :he state\\nof Pennsylvania, thirteen: the state of Delaware, two; the\\nstate of Maryland, nine; the state of Virginia, twenty; the s:\\nof Ken rth Carolina, eleven the state\\nof Georgia, two member:\\nThe question on this motion was decided in the negative by\\nthe following vote\\nMessrs. Bradley, Burr, Cabot, Ellsworth, Tangdon, Ro-\\nbinson, Sherman, Strong, Wingate. 9.\\nas, Butler, Dickinson, F 7 r.n, Haw-\\nkins, Henry. Johnston, Izard, King, Monroe, Morris, Read, Ru-\\ntherford, Stanton. 15.\\nOn the question to agree to the following clause of the bill, as\\nit came from the House of Representatives; to wit:\\nThai From the state of I aipshire, four\\nmembers; the state of Massachusetts, fifteen: the state of Con-\\nnecticut, seven; the state of Rhode Island, two; the state of\\nVermont, two the state of New York, eleven die state of N\\nJersey, five; the state of Pennsylvania, fourteen; the state of\\nDelaware, one the state of Maryland, nine; the state of Virgi-\\nnia, twenty -one; the state of Kentucky, two; the state of North\\nCarolina, eleven; and the state of Georgia, two member.\\nThe yeas and nays being required, it was decided in the af-\\nfirmative by the following vote", "height": "4400", "width": "2673", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0210.jp2"}, "205": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 199\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1791.\\n2d congress. Yeas Messrs. Butler, Dickinson, Few, Foster, Gunn, Hawkins,\\n1st Session.\\nHenry, Johnston, Izard, Monroe, Morris, Read, Stanton. 13.\\nNays Messrs. Bradley, Burr, Cabot, Ellsworth, King, Lang-\\ndon, Robinson, Rutherford, Sherman, Strong, Wingate. 11.\\n3d reading. After agreeing to sundry amendments, the Senate ordered the S. Journal,\\nbill to a third reading. On the 8th, it was read a third time, p#\\nMotion to when a motion was made to expunge the first section of the bill,\\namend and substitute the following\\nBe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of\\nthe United States of America, in Congress assembled That from\\nand after the third day of March, one thousand seven hundred and\\nninety-three, and until otherwise provided for by law, the House\\nof Representatives shall be composed of members, who shall have\\nbeen chosen by the people of the several states, in the proportion\\nof one representative for every thirty- three thousand persons in\\neach state, computed according to the rule prescribed by the\\nConstitution of the United States that is to say, From the state of\\nNew Hampshire, four members the state of Massachusetts, four-\\nteen; the state of Connecticut, seven; the state of Rhode Island,\\ntwo the state of Vermont, two the state of New York, ten\\nthe state of New Jersey, five; the state of Pennsylvania, thirteen\\nthe state of Delaware, one; the state of Maryland, eight; the\\nstate of Virginia, nineteen the state of Kentucky, two the state\\nof North Carolina, ten and the state of Georgia, two members.\\nThis motion was decided by the following vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Bradley, Cabot, Ellsworth, Foster, Langdon,\\nRead, Robinson, Rutherford, Stanton, Sherman, Strong, Win-\\ngate.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 12.\\nNays Messrs. Burr, Butler, Dickinson, Few, Gunn, Hawkins,\\nHenry, Johnston, Izard, King, Monroe, Morris. 12.\\nThe number of votes being equal, the Vice-President decided\\nthe question in the affirmative.\\nIt was then moved to strike out the words state of, and in-\\nsert district after the word Carolina, which motion was de-\\ncided in the affirmative, by the following vote\\nYeas Messrs. Bradley, Cabot, Ellsworth, Few, Foster, King,\\nLangdon, Read, Robinson, Rutherford, Stanton, Sherman, Strong,\\nWingate. 14.\\nNays Messrs. Burr, Butler, Dickinson, Gunn, Hawkins, Hen-\\nry, Johnston, Izard, Monroe, Morris. 10.", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0211.jp2"}, "206": {"fulltext": "200 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. Tbe Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c 1791.\\n2d congress. The bill was then passed, as amended, and sent to the House\\n1st Session. r\\nof Representatives tor concurrence.\\nBill passed\\nas^ amen Q n ^fa f December, the House proceeded to consider the h. Journal,\\namendments of the Senate, and, on the following day, the amend- P- 471 472\\nments were committed to a committee of the whole house imme-\\ndiately. The committee then considered the amendments, and\\nhaving risen, made report that they had disagreed to the first,\\nand agreed to the last. On the 14tb, the report and amendments\\nwere recommitted to the same committee immediately. The\\nHouse again resolved itself into committee of the whole, and re-\\nversed the former decision of the committee, who again made re-\\nport that they had, according to order, had under consideration id. p. 473.\\nthe said report and amendments, to them recommitted, and made\\nProceed- no amendment thereto. The House then proceeded to consider\\nmgs in th e sa j(j amendments, and the first amendment being read as fol-\\nhouse on\\namend- lows:\\nments.\\nStrike out the first section, and substitute the following\\nBe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the\\nUnited States of America, in Congress assembled That from and af-\\nter the third day of March, one thousand seven hundred and nine-\\nty-three, and until otherwise provided for by law, the House of\\nRepresentatives shall be composed of members who shall have\\nbeen chosen by the people of the several states, in the proportion\\nof one representative to every thirty-three thousand persons in\\neach state, computed according to the rule prescribed by the\\nConstitution of the United States that is to say From the state\\nof New Hampshire, four members; the state of Massachusetts,\\nfourteen; the state of Connecticut, seven; the state of Rhode\\nIsland, two the state of Vermont, two the state of New York,\\nten; the state of New Jersey, five; the state of Pennsylvania,\\nthirteen; the state of Delaware, one; the state of Maryland,\\neight the state o\u00c2\u00a3 Virginia, nineteen the state of Kentucky,\\ntwo; the state of North Carolina, ten and the state of Georgia,\\ntwo members.\\nA motion was made to amend the said amendment, by striking\\nout from the words, several states, to the end of the amend-\\nment, and inserting, in their room, the following words:\\nIn the number following; to wit:\\nIn the state of New Hampshire, five members; the state of\\nMassachusetts, sixteen; the state of Connecticut, eight; the state\\nof Rhode Island, two; the state of Vermont, three; the state of", "height": "4399", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0212.jp2"}, "207": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 201\\nCvllf. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1791.\\n2d congress. New York, eleven; the state of New Jersey, six; the state of\\nPennsylvania, fourteen; the state of Delaware, two; the state of\\nAmend- Maryland, nine; the state of Virginia, twenty-one; the state of\\nments. Kentucky, two; the state of North Carolina, twelve; and the state\\nof Georgia, two members.\\nAnd this motion was decided in the negative, by the follow-\\ning vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne, Clarke,\\nDayton, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Grove, Kitchell,\\nLivermore, Niles, Schoonmaker, Sedgwick, J. Smith, I. Smith,\\nSteele, Thatcher, Tredwell, Vining, Wadsworth. 23.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Barnwell, B. Bourne, Brown,\\nFindley, Fitzsimons, Giles, Griffin, Hartley, Hillhouse, Huger,\\nJacobs, Key, Kittera, Lee, Macon, Madison, Moore, Muhlen-\\nberg, Murray, Page, Parker, Seney, Sheridan, W. Smith, Ster-\\nrett, Sturges, Sumpter, Silvester, Tucker, Venable, Ward, Wayne,\\nWhite, Williamson, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 37.\\nHouse re- ^he q uestl0n was then put, that the house do agree to the said h. Journal,\\ntumsbillto first amendment proposed by the Senate, and determined in the P* 4 4\\nagreeing, negative, by the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Clarke, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gilman, Goodhue, Gor-\\ndon, Hartley, Hillhouse, Jacobs, Kitchell, Kittera, Livermore,\\nNiles, Sedgwick, J. Smith, I. Smith, W. Smith, Sturges, Silves-\\nter, Thatcher, Vining, Wadsworth, Ward. 29.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Findley, Gerry, Giles,\\nGriffin, Grove, Huger, Key, Lee, Macon, Madison, Moore,\\nMuhlenberg, Murray, Page, Parker, Schoonmaker, Seney, She-\\nridan, Steele, Sterrett, Sumpter, Tredwell, Tucker, Venable,\\nWayne, White, Williamson, Willis. 31.\\nThe second amendment made by the Senate, striking out the h. Journal,\\nwords, state of, before the word Carolina, and inserting P- 476\\nafter Carolina, the word District was then agreed to by the\\nHouse.\\nSenate in- On the 15th, the bill was again brought up for consideration s. Journal,\\nsists. j n the Senate: a motion was made to postpone its consideration P- 356,\\nuntil to-morrow se nnight; and this being negatived, another mo-\\ntion was made to postpone until the following Monday, which\\nwas also decided in the negative. A motion was then made to\\nrecede from the amendment disagreed to by the House of Re-\\npresentatives, and the question was decided as follows:\\nVol I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 26", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0213.jp2"}, "208": {"fulltext": "202 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IT. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, e. 1791.\\n2d congress. Yeas Messrs. Burr, Butler, Dickinson, Few, Gunn, Haw-\\n1st Session.\\nkins, Henry, Johnston, Izard, King, Monroe, Morris. 12.\\nNays Messrs. Bradley, Cabot, Ellsworth, Foster, Langdon,\\nRead, Robinson, Rutherford, Stanton,. Sherman,. Strong, Win-\\ngate. 12.\\nThe numbers being equal, the Vice-President determined the\\nquestion in the negative.\\nA motion was then made that the Senate insist on the amend-\\nment disagreed to by the House of Representatives, and appoint\\na committee of conference: but this motion was negatived; and\\nthe Senate then adopted a resolution to insist on the amendment\\ndisagreed to by the House.\\nOn Monday, the 19th of December, the House resumed the\\nconsideration of the amendments, when a motion was made to\\nHouse re- recede from their disagreement to the amendment of the Se- H. Journal,\\nfuses to re- na t e j but the motion was decided in the negative, by the follow- P- 4 6\\ning voter\\nJlyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B.\\nBourne, Clarke, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon,\\nGregg, Hartley, Hillhouse, Jacobs, Kittera, Leonard, Liver-\\nmore, Niles, Sedgwick, J. Smith, I. Smith, Sturges, Silvester,\\nThatcher, Wadsworth, Ward. 27.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Brown, Findley,\\nGerry, Giles, Griffin, Grove, Huger, Key, Lawrance, Lee, Ma-\\ncon, Madison, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Page, Parker,\\nSchoonmaker, Seney, W. Smith, Steele, Sterrett, Sumpter, Tred-\\nwell, Tucker, Yenable, Wayne, White, Williamson, Willis. 33.\\nHouse re- It was then moved, that the house do adhere to their disagree- id. p. 477.\\nadhere. t0 ment to e amena ment \u00c2\u00b0f the Senate which motion was de-\\ncided in the affirmative, by the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Brown, Findley, Ger-\\nry, Giles, Griffin, Grove, Huger, Key, Lawrance, Lee, Macon,\\nMadison, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Page, Parker, Schoonma-\\nker, Seney, W. Smith, Sterrett, Sumpter, Tredwell, Tucker,\\nVenable, Wayne, White, Williamson, Willis. 32.\\nNoes. Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourne,\\nClarke, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Gregg,\\nHartley, Hillhouse, Jacobs, Kittera, Leonard, Livermore, Niles,\\nSedgwick, J. Smith, I. Smith, Sturges, Silvester, Thatcher,\\nWadsworth, Ward.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 29.\\nSenate re- On the 20th, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution S. Journal,\\nadhere. t0 of tllc IIouse of Representatives to adhere to their disagreement. P* 358,", "height": "4400", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0214.jp2"}, "209": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 203\\nCbap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1791.\\n2d congress, when a motion was made that the Senate do adhere to their\\n1st Session.\\namendment. This motion was decided as follows\\nYeas Messrs. Bradley, Cabot, Ellsworth, Foster, King, Lang-\\ndon, Robinson, Rutherford, Stanton, Sherman, Strong, Wingate.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009412.\\nNays Messrs. Burr, Butler, Dickinson, Few, Gunn, Hawkins,\\nHenry, Johnston, Izard, Moore, Morris, Read. 12.\\nThe numbers being equal, the Vice-President gave his casting\\nvote in the affirmative and the bill was thus lost.\\nMotion for On the 6th of January, 1792, the following motion was sub- 1792.\\na new bill. m jtted to the House of Representatives: That a committee be h. Journal,\\nappointed to prepare and bring in a bill for apportioning repre- P* 489,\\nsentatives among the several states, according to the first enume-\\nration, and making provision for a second enumeration, and for\\nan apportionment of representatives therein, to compose the\\nHouse of Representatives, after the third day of March, one\\nthousand seven hundred and ninety-seven. It was moved to\\namend this motion, by inserting, after the word enumeration\\nthe following words and the ratio of one representative for every\\nConsidered thirty thousand. This motion and amendment were committed Id. p. 495 s\\nm^comirut- Q a comm ittee f the whole house on the following Thursday.\\nThe subject, however, was not resumed until Tuesday, the 24th,\\nwhen the house resolved itself into committee on the proposi-\\ntion and amendment. On the same day the committee reported\\nthe following resolution:\\nResolution Resolved That it is the opinion of this committee, that a bill\\nreported. 0U ght De prepared for apportioning representatives among the\\nseveral states, according to the first enumeration, and making\\nprovision for a second enumeration, and for an apportionment of\\nrepresentatives thereon, to compose the House of Representa-\\ntives, after the third day of March, one thousand seven hundred\\nand ninety-seven, and that no greater ratio be reported than\\nthirty thousand inhabitants for every representative.\\nAmend- This resolution having been read a second time, it was moved\\nment pro- amen( j j\u00c2\u00a3 by striking out the words, and making provision\\nfor a second enumeration, and for an apportionment of repre-\\nsentatives thereon, to compose the House of Representatives, af-\\nter the third day of March, one thousand seven hundred and\\nninety-seven, and that no greater ratio be reported than thirty\\nthousand inhabitants for every representative whereupon, a di-\\nDiyided. vision of the motion was called for, and the question was first", "height": "4418", "width": "2579", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0215.jp2"}, "210": {"fulltext": "204 HISTORY OF COXGRF.SS.\\nChap. IT. Tbe Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to cany into Effect. e. 17^2.\\nM congress, taken on striking out the words following: and making provi-\\nIst Session. w\\nsion for a second enumeration, and for an apportionment of re-\\npresentatives, after the third day of March. 1797:* which was de-\\nNegatived, cided in the negative, by the following vote:\\nMessrs. Boudinot. S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Clarke, Day-\\nton, Fitzsimons, Oilman. Gregg, Hartley, Heister, Jacobs. Kit-\\nchell. Leonard, Livermore, Niles, Schoonmaker, Seney. Jere.\\nSmith, I. Smith. Silvester. Tucker, Ward. 22.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames. Ashe. Baldwin, Barnwell. Benson. Brown,\\nFindiey, Gerry, Giles, Goodhue, Griffin, Grove. Huger, Key.\\nKittera, Lawrance, Lee. Macon, Madison, Moore, Muhlenberg.\\nMurray, Page, Sheridan, Steele. Sterrett, Sturges, Sumpter,\\nThatcher, Tredwell, Tenable. Wadsworth. Wayne, White. Wil-\\nliamson, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 36.\\nThe question was then taken on the residue of the motion, to h. Journal,\\nLast clause strike out these words: and that no greater ratio be reported P- 4 6 497\\nen than thirty thousand inhabitants for every representative; which\\nwas decided in the affirmative by the following vote:\\nMessrs. Ames. Barnwell. Benson. Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nClarke, Davton, Fitzsimons, Gilman. Goodhue, Gregg, Grove,\\nHartley, Heister, Jacobs, Key, Kitchell. Kittera, Leonard, Li-\\nvermore, Macon, Madison, Xiles. Jere. Smith. I. Smith, Steele,\\nSturges, Silvester. Thatcher, Tucker, Wadsworth. Ward. Wil-\\nlis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 32.\\nAbes Messrs. Ashe. Baldwin. B. Bourne. Brown, Findiey,\\nGerrv. Giles, Gordon. Griffin, Huger. Lawrance. Lee. Moore,\\nMuhlenberg. Murray. Page. Schoonmaker. Seney. Sheridan.\\nSterrett, Sumpter, Tredwell, Venable, Wayne. White. William-\\nson.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 26.\\nThe resolution, as amended, was then agreed to. and the\\nhouse adopted the following resolution:\\nu Resotced That a bill be prepared for apportioning repre-\\nsentatives among the several states, according to the first enu-\\nmeration, and making provision for a second enumeration, and\\nfor an apportionment of representatives thereon, to compose the\\nHouse oi Representatives, after the third day of March, one\\nthousand seven hundred and ninetv-seven.\\nCommittee A committee, consisting i :ison, and Ger-\\nto prepare rv v a then appointed to prepare and bring in the bill.\\nOn the 7th of Februarv, Mr. Benson presented a bill to the\\nBui read r\\n1st time, house, pursuant to order, which then received its first reading.", "height": "4400", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0216.jp2"}, "211": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 205\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c 1792.\\n2d congress. On the following day, the bill was read a second time, and com- H. Journal,\\n1st Session. _ eryr\\nmitted for the following Monday. The bill was considered in g llt\\n2d time, committee of the whole, on the 13th, 15th, 16th, 17th, and 20th;\\nCommit- an( j on t k e j ag name( j jay, the committee reported several\\nReported, amendments. All the amendments to the first section were\\nwith a- agreed to. A motion was then made to expunge the second sec-\\nments, tion, in the words following to wit\\nMotion to And be it further enacted That there shall be another enu- Id. p. 512.\\namend. meration of the inhabitants of the United States, to be made by\\nthe several marshals within their respective districts, to com-\\nmence on the day of in the year and to close\\nand returns thereof to be transmitted by the marshals to\\nthe President of the United States, within calendar months\\nthereafter. That, in each return, shall be certified the number\\nof persons within the district, excluding Indians, not taxed; and\\ndistinguishing the number of free persons, including those bound\\nto service for a term of years; and the number of all other\\npersons. That the marshals may appoint as many persons, as\\nassistants to them, in making the enumeration, as they shall\\ndeem requisite; and assign to each assistant such division of the\\ndistrict, and to be limited and described, as they shall deem con-\\nvenient. That each assistant shall, before he enters on the trust\\nassigned to him by this act, take the following oath, or affirma-\\ntion, before any magistrate within the district, authorized to ad-\\nminister an oath namely I, A. B., do solemnly swear, (or af-\\nfirm,) that I will make a just and perfect enumeration of all the\\ninhabitants within the division assigned to me by the marshal of\\nthe district of and make due return thereof to the said\\nmarshal, pursuant to-an act of Congress, entitled An act\\naccording to the best of my ability. That each assistant, fail-\\ning to make a return, or making a false return, shall be deemed\\nguilty of misdemeanor, and be punished by fine or imprisonment,\\nor both, in the discretion of the court. That every assistant\\nshall be allowed, for his services and expenses in the execution\\nof the said trust, at the rate of for every persons re-\\nturned by him, not residing in a city or town containing more\\nthan five thousand persons, and at the rate of for every-\\npersons returned by him residing in such city or town. But\\nwhere, from the dispersed situation of the inhabitants, in some\\ndivisions, the above allowance may be judged insufficient, the\\nmarshal may, with the approbation of the judge of the district,\\nmake such additional allowance to the assistants, in such divi-\\nsions, as he shall deem reasonable Provided, the whole allow-", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0217.jp2"}, "212": {"fulltext": "200 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IT. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1792.\\n2d congress, ance to any assistant shall not exceed the rate of for every\\n1st Session. J\\nof the whole number of persons returned by him. That\\nthe marshals of the several districts shall, for the services re-\\nquired of them by this act, be allowed as follows namely:\\nThe marshal of the district of Maine\\nThe marshal of the district of New Hampshire\\nThe marshal of the district of Massachusetts\\nThe marshal of the district of Vermont\\nThe marshal of the district of Rhode Island\\nThe marshal of the district of Connecticut\\nThe marshal of the district of New York\\nThe marshal of the district of New Jersey\\nThe marshal of the district of Pennsylvania\\nThe marshal of the district of Delaware\\nThe marshal of the district of Maryland\\nThe marshal of the district of Virginia\\nThe marshal of the district of Kentucky\\nThe marshal of the district of North Carolina\\nThe marshal of the district of South Carolina\\nThe marshal of the district of Georgia\\nThat all persons, being heads of families, shall, when there-\\nunto required by the assistant for the division, render to him a\\ntrue account of the number of persons of which their respective\\nfamilies shall consist, on pain of forfeiting twenty dollars to be\\nsued for, and recovered by the assistant one half to his own use,\\nand the other half to the use of the United States.\\nMotion ne- This motion was decided in the negative, by the following H. Journal/\\ngatived. vo te:\u00e2\u0080\u0094 p. 512, 513.\\nAyes Messrs. Barnwell, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourne,\\nClarke, Dayton, Gilman, Goodhue, flillhouse, Key, Kitchell,\\nLeonard, Livermore, Niles, Schoonmaker, Seney, I. Smith,\\nSturges, Silvester, Thatcher, Tredwell, Tucker, White.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 23.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Findley, Fitzsimons,\\nGregg, Griffin, Grove, Hartley, Huger, Kittera, Lawrance, Ma-\\ncon, Madison, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Parker, VV. Smith,\\nSteele, Sterrett, Sumpter, Venable, Vining, Wayne, Willis. 26.\\nMotion to The amendments to the second section were then agreed to.\\n3d P and g 4th mo on was tnen ma de to expunge the third and fourth sec-\\nsections, tions which follow:\\nAnd be it further enacted That from and alter the third day\\nof March, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-", "height": "4400", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0218.jp2"}, "213": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 207\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1792.\\n2d congress, seven, the House of Representatives shall be composed of mem-\\nlst Session. 1 j i_ 1 1\\nbers elected within the several states, according to an apportion-\\nment to be made in the manner following that is to say The\\nnumber of persons (defined as above mentioned) within the se-\\nveral states, being ascertained from the returns of the marshals,\\nto be made in pursuance of this act, there shall be elected, with-\\nin each state, the like number of representatives, as the quo-\\ntient of the number of persons within the state, divided by\\nAnd be it further enacted That the President of the United\\nStates shall, as soon as conveniently may be, after the day\\nof in the year cause the executives of the several\\nstates to be notified of the number of Representatives to be\\nelected within the states respectively, according to the apportion-\\nment as declared and enacted in the third section of this act;\\nbut, in case he shall not, on or before that day, have received\\nreturns from all the marshals within the United States, or, in\\ncase he shall have received them, if it should appear, from them,\\nthat the whole number of persons within the United States, (de-\\nfined as aforesaid,) is, or doth exceed millions, then such\\nnotification shall not be made; and, in either of the said cases,\\nthe fourth section of this act shall be, and hereby is, declared to\\nbe, suspended and the House of Representatives shall continue\\nto be composed of members elected within the several states, ac-\\ncording to the apportionment, as declared and enacted in the first\\nsection of this act, until further provision shall be made by law,\\nany thing in this act notwithstanding and, if either of the said\\ncases shall happen, the President of the United States shall, as\\nsoon as conveniently may be, after the said day of\\nin the year cause the executives of all the states to be no-\\ntified thereof.\\nMotion ne- This motion was decided in the negative, by the following h Journal\\nvote:\u00e2\u0080\u0094 p.513,514:\\njjyes Messrs. Barnwell, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourne,\\nClarke, Dayton, Gilman, Goodhue, Gregg, Hillhouse, Jacobs,\\nKey, Kitchell, Livermore, Moore, Niles, Page, Schoonmaker,\\nSeney, Jere. Smith, I. Smith, Sturges, Silvester, Thatcher,\\nTucker.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 25.\\nNoes\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Benson, Brown, Findley,\\nFitzsimons, Griffin, Grove, Hartley, Huger, Kittera, Lawrance,\\nMacon, Madison, Muhlenberg, Murray, Parker, W. Smith,\\nSterrett, Sumpter, Tredwell, Venable, Vining, Wayne, White,\\nWillis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 26.", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0219.jp2"}, "214": {"fulltext": "306 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. H. The Constitation\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Efiec l?9*-2.\\nad confess. The question was then put, on agreeing to the amendment to\\nm ;-_ e blank a: the end of the third section, with the words.\\nfiDed with thirty thousand; so as to read. divided by thirty thousand.\\n30,000. w h en it was decided in the affirmative, by the following vote:\\ntlyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Benson, Brown, Findley,\\nFitzsimons, Griffin, Hartley, Huger, Key. Lawrance, Macon,\\nMadison, Muhlenberg. Murray, Page. Parker, Schoonmaker,\\nSeney. Sterrett, Sumpter, Silvester, Tredwell, Tucker, Venable,\\nVining, Wayne. White, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 29.\\nXoes Messrs. Barnwell. Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourne,\\nClarke, Dayton, Gilraan. Goodhue, Gregg. Hilihouse, Jacobs,\\nKitchell, Kittera, Leonard, Livermore, Moore, INiles, Jere.\\nSmith, I. Smith, W. Smith, Sturges, Thatcher.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 22.\\nThe other amendments were then agreed to, and the bill and\\namendments were ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.\\nRead a 3d On the 21st of February, the bill received its third reading,\\npjJ^L and the question its passage was decided affirmatively, by\\nthe following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson. Clarke, Findley.\\nFitzsimons, Griffin, Grove, Hartley, Jacobs, Key. Kittera, Law-\\nrance, Macon, Madison, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Page,\\nParker, Schoonmaker, Seney, W. Smith, Sterrett, Sumpter, Sil-\\nvester, Tredwell, Tucker, Yenable, Vining, Wayne, White,\\nWilliamson, Willis. 34.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, S. Bourne. B. Bourne, Dayton. Gil-\\nman, Goodhue, Hilihouse, Kitchell, Leonard, Livermore. Niles,\\nSedgwick, I. Smith, Sturges, Thatcher, Wadsworth. 16.\\n1st and The bill was read a first time, in the Senate, on the same day: 3. Jot\\n2d reading on 23d it w?5 read a se2on( j t j met was then moved p 394-\\nin Senate, 3\\nto amend the first part of the first section of the bill, in the fol-\\nlowing manner:\\nMotion to That, from and after the third day of March, one thousand\\namend seven hundred and ninety-three, the House of Representatives\\nshall be composed of one hundred members, elected agreeably\\nto a ratio of one member for every thirty thousand inhabitants\\nin each s:a:e, computed according to the rule prescribed by the\\nConstitution.\\nNegatived. This motion was decided in the negative, by the following id. p. 35\\nvote:\\nYeas Messrs. B ibot, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Foster,\\nLangdon, Read, Robinson, Sherman, Strong, Wingate. 11.", "height": "4400", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0220.jp2"}, "215": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 209\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, .c. 1792.\\n2d congress. Nays Messrs. Bradley, Burr, Butler, Carroll, Few, Gunn,\\nHawkins, Henry, Izard, Johnston, King, Lee, Monroe, Morris,\\nRutherford, Stanton. 16.\\nMotion to A motion was then made to amend the first part of the first\\namen section of the bill, in the following manner:\\nThat, from and after the third day of March, one thousand\\nseven hundred and ninety-three, the House of Representatives\\nshall be composed of one hundred and nineteen members, elected\\nagreeably to a ratio of one member for every thirty thousand in-\\nhabitants in each state, computed according to the rule prescribed\\nby the Constitution.\\nPostpone- Before the question was taken on this motion, the Senate ad-\\njourned; and, on the following day, the further consideration of\\nthe bill was postponed until Thursday, the 1st of March. On\\nthat day, it was further postponed until the following Monday, S. Journal,\\nMotion to and it was then taken up for consideration. A motion was made p\\nId TJ 404\\ntkand 1st on Tuesa a y the 6th of March, to amend the title and first sec- 40\\nsection. tion as follows:\\nAn Act for the Apportionment of Representatives among the several\\nStates, according to the first Enumeration and making Provi-\\nsion for another Enumeration, and an Apportionment of Repre-\\nsentatives thereon, to compose the House of Representatives, after\\nthe third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and three.\\nSection 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Represent\\ntatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled\\nThat, from and after the third day of March, in the year one\\nthousand seven hundred and ninety-three, the House of Repre-\\nsentatives shall be composed of one hundred and twenty mem-\\nbers, elected within the several states, according to the follow-\\ning apportionment: that is to say, within the state of New\\nHampshire, five; within the state of Massachusetts, sixteen;\\nwithin the state of Vermont, three within the state of Rhode\\nIsland, two; within the state of Connecticut, eight; within the\\nstate of New York, eleven; within the state of New Jersey, six;\\nwithin the state of Pennsylvania, fourteen within the state of\\nDelaware, two; within the state of Maryland, nine; within the\\nstate of Virginia, twenty-one; within the state of Kentucky, two\\nwithin the state of North Carolina, twelve; within the state of\\nSouth Carolina, seven; and within the state of Georgia, two.\\nNegatived. This motion was decided in the negative by the following\\nvote\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 27", "height": "4426", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0221.jp2"}, "216": {"fulltext": "210 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1792.\\n2d congress. Yeas Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Burr, Cabot, Ellsworth, Fos-\\nlst Session. r\u00c2\u00bb\\nter, King, Langdon, Read, Robinson, Rutherford, Stanton, Win-\\ngate.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 13.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Dickinson, Few, Gunn, Haw-\\nkins, Henry, Johnston, Izard, Lee, Monroe, Morris, Sherman,\\nStrong. 14.\\nMotion to A motion was then made to amend the first clause of the first\\nSS\u00c2\u00a3 1St section as Allows:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nsection,\\nSection 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Represen-\\ntatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled\\nThat, from and after the third day of March, in the year one\\nthousand seven hundred and ninety-three, the House of Repre-\\nsentatives shall be composed of members elected within the se-\\nveral states, according to the following apportionment that is\\nto say.\\nAgreed to. This motion was decided in the affirmative, by the following\\nvote\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Burr, Cabot, Ellsworth, Fos-\\nter, King, Langdon, Read, Robinson, Rutherford, Sherman, Stan-\\nton, Strong, Wingate. 15.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Dickinson, Few, Gunn, Haw-\\nkins, Henry, Izard, Johnston, Lee, Monroe, Morris. 12.\\nMotion to It was then moved to amend the second clause of the first sec-\\nZ\u00c2\u00a3 2 I ti0D thUS:\\nWithin the state of New Hampshire, four; within the state of\\nMassachusetts, fourteen; within the state of Vermont, two; with-\\nin the state of Rhode Island, two; within the state of Connecti-\\ncut, seven; within the state of New York, ten; within the state\\nof New Jersey, five; within the state of Pennsylvania, thirteen;\\nwithin the state of Delaware, one; within the state of Mary-\\nland, eight; within the state of Virginia, nineteen; within the\\nstate of Kentucky, two; within the state of North Carolina, ten;\\nwithin the state of South Carolina, six; and within the state of\\nGeorgia, two.\\nNegatived. The question being taken on this motion, it was determined in\\nthe negative, by the following vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Bradley, Cabot, Ellsworth, Foster, King, Lang-\\ndon, Robinson, Rutherford, Sherman, Strong, Wingate. 11.\\nNays\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Bassett, Burr, Butler, Carroll, Dickinson, Few,\\nGunn, Hawkins, Henry, Izard, Johnston, Lee, Monroe, Morris,\\nRead, Stanton. 16.", "height": "4418", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0222.jp2"}, "217": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 211\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lftiws to carry into Effect, Set. 1792.\\n2d congress. The title and first section of the bill were then agreed to, in S. Journal,\\n1st Session. p. 436.\\n-^j\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the following form:-\\n1st section i( j\u00c2\u00b1 n j\u00c2\u00b1 ct j-^ an Apportionment of Representatives among the seve-\\nral States, according to the first Enumeration, and making Pro-\\nvision for another Enumeration.\\nSection 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Repre-\\nsentatives of the United States of America, in Cofigress assembled\\nThat, from and after the third day of March, in the year one\\nthousand seven hundred and ninety-three, the House of Repre-\\nsentatives shall be composed of members elected within the se-\\nveral states, according to the following apportionment that is to\\nsay within the state of New Hampshire, four; within the state\\nof Massachusetts, fifteen; within the state of Vermont, two;\\nwithin the state of Rhode Island, two within the state of Con-\\nnecticut, seven within the state of New York, eleven within\\nthe state of New Jersey, five within the state of Pennsylvania,\\nfourteen; within the state of Delaware, one; within the state of\\nMaryland, nine within the state of Virginia, twenty-one with-\\nin the state of Kentucky, two within the state of North Caroli-\\nna, eleven within the state of South Carolina, six and within\\nthe state of Georgia, two.\\nThe following being the vote by which it was passed in the\\naffirmative\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Burr, Butler, Carroll, Few, Gunn, Haw-\\nkins, Henry, Izard, Johnston, King, Lee, Monroe, Morris, Read.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009415.\\nNays Messrs. Bradley, Cabot, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Foster,\\nLangdon, Robinson, Rutherford, Sherman, Stanton, Strong, Win-\\ngate.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 12.\\n2d section A motion was then made to expunge the second section of the\\nstricken l ill, xis it came from the House of Representatives, which was\\ndetermined in the affirmative, by the following vote\\nYeas Messrs. Bradley, Cabot, Carroll, Dickinson, Ellsworth,\\nFoster, King, Morris, Robinson, Rutherford, Sherman, Stanton*\\nStrong, Wingate. 14.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Burr, Butler, Few, Gunn, Hawkins,\\nHenry, Izard, Johnston, Langdon, Lee, Monroe, Read. 13.\\nRestored It was then agreed to restore the second section, so amended\\nform ended as to P rov e r an enumeration to be taken in the year 1798,\\ninstead of the year 1796.\\nOrdered to The third and fourth sections of the bill, as it passed the house,\\nngr were then stricken out, and the bill was ordered to its third read-\\ning.", "height": "4426", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0223.jp2"}, "218": {"fulltext": "212 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1792.\\n2d congress. On the 7th of March, after the bill had been read a third s. Journal\\n1st Session.\\ntime, a motion prevailed to postpone its further consideration un- P uo\\nPostponed, til the following Tuesday, (the 13th. But on Monday, the 12th,\\nFurther a- the Senate, by unanimous consent, reconsidered that decision, and\\nmended, proceeded at once to the consideration of the bill. A motion\\nwas then made to amend the first section to read as follows\\nu Section 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Represen-\\ntatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled\\nThat, from and after the third day of March, in the year one\\nthousand seven hundred and ninety-three, the House of Repre-\\nsentatives shall be composed of one hundred and twenty mem-\\nbers, elected within the several states, according to the following\\napportionment: that is to say; within the state of New Hamp-\\nshire, five within the state of Massachusetts, sixteen within the\\nstate of Vermont, three; within the state of Rhode Island, two;\\nwithin the state of Connecticut, eight within the state of New\\nYork, eleven; within the state of New Jersey, six; within the\\nstate of Pennsylvania, fourteen; within the state of Delaware,\\ntwo within the state of Maryland, nine within the state of\\nVirginia, twenty-one; within the state of Kentucky, two within\\nthe state of North Carolina, twelve within the state of South\\nCarolina, seven and within the state of Georgia, two.\\nAnd this motion passed in the affirmative, by the following\\nvote\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Burr, Cabot, Ellsworth, Fos-\\nter, King, Langdon, Read, Robinson, Rutherford, Stanton, Strong,\\nWingate. 14.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Dickinson, Few, Gunn, Haw-\\nkins, Henry, Johnston, Izard, Lee, Monroe, Morris, Sherman.\\n,\u00e2\u0080\u009413.\\nMotion to It was then moved to amend the amendment just agreed to,\\namend. ^y inserting after the word apportionment, the words follow-\\ning:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nMade by dividing the whole aggregate numbers of the peo-\\nple in the United States by thirty thousand, and apportioning\\nthem among the several states by that ratio, until they shall re^\\nspectively have the number to which it will entitle them, and\\nthe residue of said members amongst those states having the\\nhighest fractions.\\nNegatived. This motion was determined in the negative, by the following\\nvote", "height": "4416", "width": "2583", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0224.jp2"}, "219": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 213\\nChap.IT. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1792.\\n2\u00c2\u00abi congress. Yeas Messrs. Carroll, Dickinson, Henry, Johnston, Lee, Mon-\\n1st Session. t J\\nroe, Morris. 7.\\nJVmjs Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Burr, Butler, Cabot, Ellsworth,\\nFew, Foster, Gunn, Hawkins, Izard, King, Langdon, Read, Ro-\\nbinson, Rutherford, Sherman, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 20.\\nFurther A motion was then made to amend the first enacting clause, s. Journal,\\nmotion to fH p.408,409.\\namend.\\nBe it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives\\nof the United States of America, in Congress assembled That,\\nfrom and after the third day of March, in the year one thousand\\nseven hundred and ninety-three, the House of Representatives\\nshall be composed of one hundred and twenty members, being\\none member for every thirty thousand persons within the United\\nStates, computed according to the rule prescribed by the Consti-\\ntution, and who shall be apportioned to, and elected within the\\nseveral states, according to their respective numbers.\\nNegatived. This motion was also negatived, by the following vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Burr, Cabot, Ellsworth,\\nFoster, King, Langdon, Read, Robinson, Wingate. 11.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Dickinson, Few, Gunn, Haw-\\nkins, Henry, Johnston, Izard, Lee, Monroe, Morris, Rutherford,\\nSherman, Stanton, Strong. 16.\\nTitle a- It was then agreed to expunge the second section, as adopted\\nmended. by the Senate on the 6th instant; and that the title of the bill be\\nso amended as to read thus; An act for an apportionment of re-\\npresentatives among the several states, according to the first enu-\\nmeration.\\nBillpassed. The question, Shall the bill pass as amended? was then\\npassed in the affirmative, by the following vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Burr, Cabot, Ellsworth,\\nFoster, King, Langdon, Read, Robinson, Rutherford, Stanton,\\nStrong, Wingate. 14.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Dickinson, Few, Gunn, Haw-\\nkins, Henry, Johnston, Izard, Lee, Monroe, Morris, Sher-\\nman. 13.\\nOn the 17th of March, the House of Representatives resumed H. Journal,\\nthe consideration of the subject. The question was then taken P- 538 539\\non agreeing to the first amendment of the Senate, as follows:\\nHouse dis- u Section first, line fourth, between the words of and mem-\\nagrees to\\nthe 1st a- bers/ insert one hundred and twenty.\\nmendment\\nof Senate. And it was decided in the negative, by the following vote:", "height": "4422", "width": "2568", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0225.jp2"}, "220": {"fulltext": "214 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1792.\\nSenate ma\\nnagers,\\n2d congress. Ayes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B.\\n1st Session.\\nBourne, Clarke, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon,\\nHartley, Jacobs, Kitchell, Kittera, Lawrance, Leonard, Liver-\\nmore, Niles, Schoonmaker, Sedgwick, Jere. Smith, I. Smith,\\nSteele, Silvester, Thatcher, Tredwell, Vining, Wadsworth. 30.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Brown, Findley,\\nGiles, Gregg, Griffin, Grove, Heisler, Hillhouse, Huger, Key,\\nLee, Macon, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page,\\nParker, Seney, W. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges, Sumpter, Tucker,\\nVenable, White, Williamson, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 31.\\nAll the a- All the other amendments of the Senate w r ere then severally\\nmend disagreed to by the House, and a resolution was adopted, desiring\\nagreed to. a conference with the Senate on the subject matter of the said\\nConference amendments; and Messrs. Madison, Findley, Hillhouse, Smith,\\nof South Carolina, and Baldwin, were appointed managers of the\\nsaid conference on the part of the House.\\nSenate a- On the 19th, the Senate agreed to the conference, and appoint- S. Journal,\\nconfer-\u00c2\u00b0 e as mana g ers on tne i r part, Messrs. Ellsworth, Burr, and p\\nence. Butler.\\nReport of Mr. Ellsworth, from the managers of this conference on the Id. p. 414.\\npart of the Senate, made a report on the 22d, that they had con-\\nferred with the managers appointed on the part of the House of\\nRepresentatives, but had come to no agreement.\\nSenate in- A. motion was then made to insist on the amendment to the\\nS1 mend- heir rst sect on e bill, which was decided in the affirmative, by\\nments. the following vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Burr, Cabot, Ellsworth, Fos-\\nter, King, Langdon, Read, Robinson, Rutherford, Stanton,\\nStrong, Wingate. 14.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Dickinson, Few, Gunn, Haw-\\nkins, Henry, Izard, Johnston, Lee, Monroe, Morris, Sher-\\nman. 13.\\nA motion was then made to recede from all the other amend-\\nments which had been made by the Senate to the bill; but this\\nmotion was negatived, by the following vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Carroll, Few, Gunn, Hawkins, Henry, Izard,\\nJohnston, Lee, Monroe. 9.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Burr, Cabot, Dickinson,\\nEllsworth, Foster, King, Langdon, Morris, Read, Robinson,\\nRutherford, Sherman, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 17.\\nA resolution to insist on all these amendments was then\\nagreed to.\\nMr. Madison on the same day made a report to the House of", "height": "4400", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0226.jp2"}, "221": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 215\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1792.\\n3d congress. Representatives, from the managers on their part, that the ma- h. Journal,\\nJst Session. x 7 r ^a\\nnagers had, according to order, attended that duty, and that after P-\\nReport of offering the reasons for disagreement on the part of this house,\\nhouse ma- an( j h ear i n p- those which were offered by the managers on the\\npart of the Senate, in answer thereto, several propositions, of-\\nfered by the managers on the part of this house, for accommo-\\ndating the said disagreement, not being acceded to by the mana-\\ngers on the part of the Senate, they had mutually determined\\nto separate from the said conference without agreement.\\nOn the 23d, the House proceeded to reconsider the amend- id. p. 545,\\nments proposed by the Senate, which were disagreed to by the 546,\\nHouse, and insisted on by the Senate; and a motion was then\\nHouse re- made, that the House doth recede from their disagreement to\\ncedes from a ]j fa e g^ amendments, which was decided in the affirmative\\ntheir disa- L 7\\ngreement. by the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B.\\nBourne, Clarke, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon,\\nHartley, Jacobs, Kitchell, Kittera, Lawrance, Leonard, Liver-\\nmore, Muhlenberg, Niles, Schoonmaker, Sedgwick, Jere. Smith,\\nI. Smith, Steele, Silvester, Thatcher, Tredwell, Vining, Wads-\\nworth, Ward. 31.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Brown, Findley,\\nGiles, Gregg, Grove, Heister, Hillhouse, Huger, Key, Lee, Ma-\\ncon, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Page, Parker, Seney, W. Smith,\\nSterrett, Sturges, Sumpter, Tucker, Venable, White, William-\\nson, Willis. 29.\\nThus the bill was finally passed by the two houses and having jj. p 553^\\nbeen transmitted, in the usual manner, to the President of the 564\\nBill return- United States, for his approval and signature, it was returned to\\nPresident 6 ne House of Representatives, in which it originated, on the fifth\\nof April, accompanied by the objections contained in the follow-\\ning message, which was ordered to be entered at large on the\\nJournal\\nUnited States, April 5, 1792.\\nGentlemen of the House of Representatives:\\nObjections. I have maturely considered the act passed by the two houses,\\nentitled, An act for an apportionment of representatives among\\nthe several states, according to the first enumeration, and I re-\\nturn it to your house, wherein it originated, with the following\\nobjections:\\nFirst. The Constitution has prescribed that representatives\\nshall be apportioned among the several states, according to their", "height": "4432", "width": "2652", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0227.jp2"}, "222": {"fulltext": "216 HISTORY OF CONGRESS,\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1792.\\n2d congress, respective numbers: and there is no one proportion or division,\\n1st Se ssion. l .,1\\nwhich, applied to the respective numbers of the states, will\\nyield the number and allotment of representatives proposed by\\nthe bill.\\nSecondly. The Constitution has also provided, that the number\\nof representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand;\\nwhich restriction is, by the context, and by fair and obvious con-\\nstruction, to be applied to the separate and respective numbers\\nof the states: and the bill has allotted to eight of the states more\\nthan one for every thirty thousand.\\nG. Washington.\\nResolution It was then resolved, (i that to-morrow be assigned for the H. Journal,\\nto r\\nsider.\\nreconsideration of the said bill, in the mode prescribed by the P- 565 566\\nConstitution of the United States.\\nBillrecon- In pursuance of this resolution, the house, on the 6th of\\nrejected. 11 April, proceeded to reconsider the bill. The bill was then read,\\nand the President s objections having also been read, the matter\\nwas debated, and the question, That the house, on reconsider-\\nation, do agree to pass this bill, was, in the mode prescribed\\nby the Constitution, put and decided in the negative, two-thirds\\nof the house not agreeing to pass the same, by the following\\nvote:\\nJiyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Clarke,\\nFitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Hartley, Jacobs-,\\nKitchell, Kittera, Lawrance, Leonard, Livermore, Niles, Schoon-\\nmaker, Sedgwick, Jere. Smith, I. Smith, Steele, Thatcher, Tred-\\nwell, Vining, Wadsworth, Ward. 28.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Brown, Findley,\\nGiles, Gregg, Griffin, Grove, Heister, Hill house, Huger, Key,\\nLee, Macon, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray,\\nPage, Parker, Seney, Sheridan, W. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges,\\nSumpter, Tucker, Venable, White, Williamson, Willis. 33.\\nHouse On the following day, a committee was appointed by the id. p. 567.\\ncommittee House of Representatives, consisting of Messrs. Lawrance, Se-\\nnewbill. ney, and Smith, of New Hampshire, to prepare and bring in a\\nbill or bills apportioning representatives among the several states,\\naccording to the first enumeration, at the ratio of one represent-\\native for every thirty thousand persons in the respective states.\\nMr. Lawrance, on the 7th, reported from this committee, a\\nbill apportioning representatives among the several states, accord-\\ning to the first enumeration, at the ratio of one representative\\nfor every thousand persons in the respective states;", "height": "4400", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0228.jp2"}, "223": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 217\\nCoat. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1792.\\n2d congress, which was read a first and second time, and committed for the H. Journal,\\n1st Session. -,-q 7\\nBill report fo owln S Monday. On that day the bill was considered in com- p ooy\\ned, read mittee, and reported to the house with the following amend-\\ntwice, and _.-,,..\\ncommitted. meni\\nBlank Line fifth, fill up the blank with the words thirty-three. 9 Id. p. 570.\\nfilled with\\nthirty- The question on agreeing to this amendment, was passed in\\nrce the affirmative by the following vote:\\nJlyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourn,\\nB. Bourn, Clarke, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Good-\\nhue, Gordon, Gregg, Hartley, Heister, Hillhouse, Huger, Jacobs,\\nKitchell, Kittera, Leonard, Livermore, Niles, Sedgwick, Jere.\\nSmith, I. Smith, W. Smith, Sturges, Silvester, Thatcher,\\nVining, Wadsworth, Ward. 34.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Findley, Giles, Grif-\\nfin, Grove, Key, Lawrance, Lee, Macon, Madison, Mercer,\\nMoore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Page, Parker, Schoonmaker, Se-\\nney, Sheridan, Steele, Sterrett, Sumpter, Tredwell, Tucker, Ve-\\nnable, White, Williamson, Willis. 30.\\nBill passed. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed, and on the next id. p. 571.\\nday, it was read a third time and passed. Being sent to the Se- s. Journal,\\nBill passed nate, it received its three readings, and was passed by that branch P 423,\\nby Senate. Qn tne ^Qth of April. And on the 16th, the approval and sig- h. Journal,\\nApproved nature of the bill by the President were communicated to the P* 579\\nby Presi- jj ouse f Representatives, by Mr. Lear, the President s secre-\\ntary.\\nSouth Ca- It must have been perceived that in the official statement given 1791.\\nrolma re- f t ie enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States, there\\nturns. m 7\\nwere no returns from the state of South Carolina. On the 1st of\\nNovember, 1791, the following message on the subject was com-\\nmunicated to the two houses of Congress:\\nUnited States, November 1st, 1791.\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives\\nMessage of 1 received, yesterday, from the judge of the district of South s. Journal,\\nPresident. c aro i ma? a letter enclosing the presentments of the grand jury P* 332\\nto him, and stating the causes which have prevented the return\\nof the census from that district; copies of which are now laid\\nbefore you.\\nG.Washington.\\nCommittee The house then appointed Messrs. Smith, of South Carolina, H. Journal,\\ntouring in Boudinot, and Venable, to be a committee to prepare and bring p 445,\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 28", "height": "4418", "width": "2645", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0229.jp2"}, "224": {"fulltext": "218\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II.\\nThe Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, .c.\\n1791.\\nH. Journal\\np. 446.\\nS. Journal,\\np. 336.\\nH. Journal,\\np. 449.\\n2d congress, in a bill or bills granting further time for making return of the\\nenumeration of the inhabitants in the district of South Carolina.\\nThe bill was reported on the same day, and received two read-\\nings. On the 2d, it was amended and ordered to be engrossed; Id. p. 447\\nBillpassed and on the 3d, it passed the house. The bill, which extended\\nby House. Q t\\\\ me a ]i owec i to the marshal for making the returns, until\\nPassed by the first day of March next, passed through the Senate on the\\nSenate. g^ an( j f November, with some amendments, which re-\\nceived the acquiescence of the house.\\nOn the 3d of March, 1792, the President of the United States\\ntransmitted a message to the two houses in the following\\nwords\\n(C Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Represent-\\natives:\\n*f I lay before you a copy of the return of the number of in- Id. p. 526.\\nhabitants in the district of South Carolina, as made to me by s. Journal,\\nthe marshal thereof, and a copy of a letter which accompanied P* 404,\\nsaid return.\\nG. Washington.\\nUnited States, March 3, 1792.\\nThe schedule referred to in the message is as follows:\\no ft-g\\nB\\nC-3\\nm\\n3\\ne\\n2-e*\\nm\\n\u00e2\u0084\u00a2\u00c2\u00ab2\\no\\ns\u00c2\u00abe\\n2\\nS\u00c2\u00b0\\nDISTRICT.\\nK C9J2\\n2\\na\\na\\nFree w\\nixteen y\\nyards, in\\nf fainilie\\nT ID\\n1-1 s\\nH3 a\\n1\\no\\nm\\nH\\nn O *o\\no\\nSouth Carolina\\n35,576\\n37,722\\n66,880\\n1,801\\n107,094\\n249,073\\n1st Congress.\\n1st Session.\\nClassifica-\\ntion of se-\\nnators.\\nCommittee\\nappointed.\\nBy the third section of the first article of the Constitution, it is 1789.\\nprovided, that immediately after they [the Senate] shall be as- Constitu-\\nsembled, in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided gj J u\\nas equally as may be into three classes. The seats of the senators tide 1st,\\nof the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second sectionSd\\nyear of the second class, at the expiration of the fourth year\\nand of the third class, at the expiration of the sixth year so that\\none-third may be chosen every second year, c.\\nIn obedience to this provision of the Constitution, the Senate, S. Journal,\\non the 11th of May, 1789, appointed Messrs. Ellsworth, Carrol), P- 24 26", "height": "4394", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0230.jp2"}, "225": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 219\\nCHAP. IT. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1789.\\n1st congress, and Few, to be a committee to consider and report a mode of\\n1st Session. _ __ _ _\\ncarrying into execution the second paragraph (which has been\\njust quoted,) of the third section of the first article of the Con-\\nReported, stitution. On the 13th, this committee made their report; and,\\non the 14th, the Senate adopted the following resolution\\nSenate re- Resolved That the senators be divided into three classes\\nsolution. M The firgt to consisfc of Mr Langdon, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Mor-\\nris, Mr. Henry, Mr. Izard, and Mr. Gunn.\\nThe second, of Mr. Wingate, Mr. Strong, Mr. Paterson, Mr.\\nBassett, Mr. Lee, Mr. Butler, and Mr. Few.\\nThe third, of Mr. Dalton, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Elmer, Mr.\\nMaclay, Mr. Read, Mr. Carroll, and Mr. Grayson.\\nThat three papers of an equal size, numbered 1, 2, and 3, be,\\nby the Secretary,- rolled up and put into a box, and drawn by\\nMr. Langdon, Mr. Wingate, and Mr. Dalton, in behalf of the re-\\nspective classes in which each of them are placed and that the\\nclasses shall vacate their seats in the Senate according to the\\norder of numbers drawn for them, beginning with number one:\\nAnd that, when senators shall take their seats from states that\\nhave not yet appointed senators, they shall be placed, by lot, in\\nthe foregoing classes, but in such manner as shall keep the classes\\nas nearly equal as may be in numbers.\\nClasses de- On the 15th, the Senate proceeded to determine the classes,\\ntermmed. an( j e num bers being drawn, the classes were determined as fol-\\nlows\\nLot No. 1, drawn by Mr. Dalton, contained Mr. Dalton, Mr.\\nEllsworth, Mr. Elmer, Mr. Maclay, Mr. Read, Mr. Carroll, and\\nMr. Grayson whose seats shall, accordingly, be vacated in the Se-\\nnate, at the expiration of the second year.\\nLot No. 2, drawn by Mr. Wingate, contained Mr. Wingate,\\nMr. Strong, Mr. Paterson, Mr. Bassett, Mr. Lee, Mr. Butler, and\\nMr. Few; whose seats shall, accordingly, be vacated in the Se-\\nnate, at the expiration of the fourth year.\\nLot No. 3, drawn by Mr. Langdon, contained Mr. Langdon,\\nMr. Johnson, Mr. Morris, Mr. Henry, Mr. Izard, and Mr. Gunn;\\nwhose seats shall, accordingly, be vacated in the Senate, at the\\nexpiration of the sixth year.\\nNew York On the 28th of July, the senators from the state of New York s. Journal,\\nsenators. procee( jed to draw lots for their classes and two lots, No. 3 and p 48\\na blank, being, by the secretary, rolled up and put into the box,\\nMr. Schuyler drew blank and Mr. King having drawn No. 3,", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0231.jp2"}, "226": {"fulltext": "220 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1789.\\n1st congress, his seat shall, accordingly, be vacated in the Senate, at the ex-\\nist Session.\\npiration of the sixth year. 1 he secretary proceeded to put two\\nother lots into the box, marked Nos. 1 and 2 and Mr. Schuyler\\nhaving drawn lot No. 1, his seat shall, accordingly, be vacated in\\nthe Senate, at the expiration of the second year.\\nistcongress. The senators from North Carolina having taken their seats, 1790.\\n2d Session. m\\nproceeded, on the 29th of January, 1790, to draw lots for their\\nNorth Ca- classes and two lots, Nos. 2 and 3, being, by the secretary, s. Journal,\\nnato SC rolled U P and P ut into the box Mr Johnston drew lot No 2 5 whose P- 109\\nseat in the Senate shall, accordingly, be vacated at the expira-\\ntion of the fourth year and Mr. Hawkins drew lot No. 3, whose\\nseat in the Senate shall, accordingly, be vacated at the expiration\\nof the sixth year.\\nRhode On the 25th of June, the senators from the state of Rhode Id. p. 166,\\nIsland and Providence Plantations proceeded to draw lots for\\ntheir classes: and three lots, Nos. 1, 2, and 3, being, by the se-\\ncretary, deposited in the box, in the usual form, Mr. Stanton drew\\nlot No. 2 whose seat shall, accordingly, be vacated in the Senate,\\nat the expiration of the fourth year and Mr. Foster drew lot No.\\n1; whose seat shall, accordingly, be vacated in the Senate, at the\\nexpiration of the second year.\\nIsland se\\nnators.\\n2d congress. On the 7th of November, 1791, the classification of the senators 1791.\\n1st Session.\\nfrom Vermont took place, in conformity to the above resolution.\\nVermont No. 3 and a blank were, by the secretary, put into the box; s. Journal,\\nsenators. w i ien jyr r# Robinson drew the blank, and Mr. Bradley drew No. 3. P- 337\\nMr. Bradley is, accordingly, of the class whose seats will be vacated\\nin the Senate, at the expiration of four years from March, 1791.\\nThe Nos. 1 and 2 were then put into the box, when Mr. Robin-\\nson drew No. 1 who is, accordingly, of the class whose seats will\\nbe vacated in the Senate, at the expiration of six years from\\nMarch, 1791.\\n2J congress. On the 9th of November, 1792, being the second session of the 1792.\\neS8l0n sccon d Congress, the Senate proceeded to class the senators from\\nKentucky the state of Kentucky, as the Constitution requires; when numbers s. Journal,\\nsenators. w0 an j n lree) being, by the secretary, rolled up and put into the P- 457\\nballot box, Mr. Brown drew number two, and is, accordingly, of\\nthe class whose seats will be vacated in the Senate at the expi-", "height": "4407", "width": "2616", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0232.jp2"}, "227": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. H.\\nThe Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c.\\n2d congress, ration of two years from March, 1791. Mr. Edwards drew num-\\nber three and is, accordingly, of the class whose seats in Senate\\nwill be vacated at the expiration of four years from March, 1791.\\nCLASSES 01\\nSENATORS DURING THE\\nCLASSES OF SENATORS ON THE FOURTH\\nFIRST CONOBESS.\\nDAT OF MARCH, 1793.\\nSenators who\\nSenators\\nSenators\\nhave appeared\\nand produced\\ncredentials of\\nTwo years\\nFour years\\nSix years\\nwhose term of\\nwhose term of\\nclass.\\nclass.\\nclass.\\noffice is limited\\noffice is limited\\nto two years.\\nto four years.\\nappointment,\\ncommencing\\nthis day.\\nCarroll,\\nBassett,\\nGunn,\\nBradley,\\nBurr,\\nBrown,\\nDalton,\\nButler,\\nHawkins,\\nEdwards,\\nCabot,\\nLivermore,\\nEllsworth,\\nDickinson,\\nHenry,\\nGunn,\\nEllsworth,\\nand\\nElmer,\\nFew,\\nJohnson,\\nHawkins,\\nFoster,\\nTaylor.\\nFoster,\\nJohnston,\\nIzard,\\nHenry,\\nMonroe,\\nMaclay,\\nLee,\\nKing\\nIzard,\\nPotts,\\nMonroe,\\nStanton,\\nLangdon,\\nKing,\\nRead,\\nRead,\\nStrong,\\nand\\nLangdon,\\nRobinson,\\nand\\nand\\nMorris.\\nMorris,\\nand\\nSchuyler.\\nWing-ate.\\nand\\nSherman.\\nRutherford.\\n221\\n1792.\\n1st Congress.\\n2d Session.\\nThe House of Representatives, on the 30th of April, 1790,\\nadopted a resolution appointing Messrs. Benson, Clymer, Hun-\\n1790.\\nCom-\\nmence-\\nment of\\nterms of\\nservice.\\ntington, Moore, and Carroll, to be a committee of the House, to H. Journal,\\njoin such committee as should be appointed by the Senate, to P\\nconsider and report their opinion on the question, when, according\\nto the Constitution, the terms for which the President, Vice-Pre-\\nsident, Senators, and Representatives have been respectively\\nchosen, shall be deemed to have commenced and also, to consider\\nof, and report their opinion on, such other matters as they shall\\nconceive have relation to this question. And, on the 3d of May, s. Journal,\\nthe Senate concurred in this resolution, and appointed Messrs. Ells- 136,\\nworth, King, and Morris, to be a committee on the part of the H. Journal,\\nSenate. On the 12th, this committee reported to the House; on P* 215m\\nthe 13th, the report was made to the Senate; and, on the 14th, the s. Journal,\\nSenate proceeded to consider the report, which is as follows P* 140 141\\nReport The committee of Senate, to join with a committee appointed\\nby the House of Representatives, to consider and report their\\nopinion on the question, when, according to the Constitution, the\\nterms for which the President, Vice-President, Senators, and Re-\\npresentatives, have been respectively chosen, shall be deemed to\\nhave commenced; and also, to consider of, and report their opi-\\nnion on, such other matters as they should conceive to have rela-\\nJoint com\\nmittee.", "height": "4432", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0233.jp2"}, "228": {"fulltext": "222 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1790.\\n1st congress, tion to this question, report, as the opinion of the said ioint com-\\n2d Session. 1 x jt j\\nmittee\\nReport of\\njomt com- That tne terms for which the President, Vice-President, Se-\\nITllttCC*\\nnators, and Representatives of the United States, were respect-\\nively chosen, did, according to the Constitution, commence on\\nthe 4th day of March, 1789; and so the senators of the first class,\\nand the representatives, will not, according to the Constitution,\\nbe entitled, by virtue of the same election by which they hold\\nseats in the present Congress, to seats in the next Congress, which\\nwill be assembled after the 3d day of March, 1791 and further,\\nthat whenever a vacancy shall happen in the Senate or House\\nof Representatives, and an election to fill such vacancy, the per-\\nson elected will not, according to the Constitution, be entitled, by\\nvirtue of such election, to hold a seat beyond the time for which\\nthe senator or representative, in whose stead such person shall\\nhave been elected, would, if the vacancy had not happened, have\\nbeen entitled to hold a seat.\\nThat it will be advisable for the Congress to pass a law, or\\nlaws, for determining, agreeably to the provision in the first sec-\\ntion of the second article of the Constitution, the time when the\\nelectors shall, in the year which will terminate on the 3d day of\\nMarch, 1793, and so in every fourth year thereafter, be chosen,\\nand the day on which they shall give their votes, for declaring\\nwhat officer shall, in case of vacancy, both in the office of Pre-\\nsident and Vice-President, act as President; for assigning a pub-\\nlie office where the lists, mentioned in the second paragraph of\\nthe first section of the second article of the Constitution, shall,\\nin case of vacancy in the office of president of the Senate, or\\nhis absence from the seat of government, be, in the mean time,\\ndeposited; and for directing the mode in which such lists shall be\\ntransmitted.\\nReport The Senate agreed to this report; which, on the 17th, was h. Journal,\\ncommitted committed by the House of Representatives to a committee of P* 21\\nthe whole house for to-morrow. On the 18th, the report was\\nAgreed to. agreed to, and Messrs. Benson, Clymer, Huntington, Moore, and\\nCarroll, were appointed a committee to prepare and bring in a\\nbill, pursuant to the last paragraph of the said report. On the id. p. 218,\\nTransmit- 9th of August, the house ordered that the speaker do transmit\\nexecutive. 6 to tne execu -i ve authority of each state, an authentic copy of\\nthis resolution. The committee appointed by the house appear u. p 296.\\nto have made no report on the subject referred to them.", "height": "4395", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0234.jp2"}, "229": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 223\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1790.\\nist congress. At the commencement of the third session of the first Con-\\n3 1 Session.\\ngress, on the 10th of December, the House adopted the following\\norder\\nHouse ap- Ordered That a committee be appointed to prepare and H. Journal,\\npomts new Drm g j n a y^\\\\ f or D iU Sj f or determining, agreeably to the provi- p 334,\\nsion in the first section of the second article of the Constitution,\\nthe time when the electors shall, in the year which will termi-\\nnate on the third of March, 1793, and so, in every fourth year\\nthereafter, be chosen, and the day on which they shall give their\\nvotes for declaring what officer shall, in case of vacancy both in\\nthe office of President and Vice-President, act as President for\\nassigning a public office, where the lists mentioned in the second\\nparagraph of the first section of the second article of the Con-\\nstitution, shall, in case of vacancy in the office of the president\\nof the Senate, or his absence from the seat of government, be,\\nin the mean time, deposited and for directing the mode in which\\nsuch lists shall be transmitted; and that Mr. Benson, Mr. Hun-\\ntington, Mr. Heister, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Partridge, be of the\\nsaid committee.\\nOn the 20th of December, Mr. Benson, from this committee,\\npresented the three following bills, which were severally read\\nthe first time.\\nBills re- A bill declaring the officer, who, in case of vacancies, both\\nported. j n e fg ces f President and Vice-President of the United\\nStates, shall act as President\\nA bill declaring the respective times when the electors to\\nvote for a President of the United States, shall be appointed or\\nchosen, and shall give their votes also,\\nA bill directing the mode in which the lists of the votes for\\na President shall be transmitted to the seat of the government\\nof the United States.\\nRead All these bills received their second reading on the following id. p. 339\\ncornmitted. ^Y anc were comrmtted to a committee of the whole house for 340\\nthe following Monday. The bills were taken up in committee id. p. 351\\nof the whole, on the 10th of January, and occupied the commit- 355\\ntee on the 13th and 14th; when the committee reported several\\namendments to the bill declaring the respective times, when the\\nelectors to vote for a President of the United States shall be ap-\\npointed or chosen, and shall give their votes. The amendments\\nwere agreed to. This bill and amendments were not further\\nacted upon.", "height": "4418", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0235.jp2"}, "230": {"fulltext": "224 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCftAP. U. Ik Owiifliirti T iiws to cany into Effect. 1791.\\nKaon\\nM O\u00c2\u00bbgTC Soo.\\\\ after the assembling of the second Congress, this subject\\nwas taken up by the Senate. On the 1st of November, 1791,\\nit was\\nOrdered That Messrs. Rutherford. Sherman,, and Burr, be s. Journal,\\na committee to report a bill determining the time of choosing P- S3S\\nthe electors of President and Vice-President, and the day on\\nwhich t I give their votes, and prescribing the mode of\\ntransmitting the votes to the seat of government\\nReported In obedience to this order, a bill was reported, and received id. p. 340,\\nits first reading cm the 15th of November. The question of the S41\\nsecond reading of the bill occupied the Senate on the 17th and\\nBeoamit- ISrb. and :i:r.irv axenzments were made. Ii was then recom- n, 343.\\nmitted, and Messrs. King and Butler were added to the commit-\\ntee. On the 22d, the bill was again reported with amendments,\\nand on the 23d, was again recommitted, with instructions to report\\na clause, making provision for the administration of government,\\nin case of vacancies, in the offices of President and Vice-Presi-\\ndent. The bill was again reported on the 28th, with amend- i^ p 343.\\nments, and ordered to be printed. These amendments were\\nPswedby agreed to on the 29th, and the bill was ordered to its third read- ia. p 545.\\ntbe Senate, j^ ^ft ^as passed on the following day. p 347-\\nBead twice In the House of Representatives, the bill was read a first time h. Journal,\\non the 1st of December, and received its second reading, and p.466,467.\\n480. 484,\\nwas committed on the following day. On the 22d, the bill was 435]\\nconsidered in committee; and, on the 2d of January, it was\\nagain taken up for consideration, and, after some time spent in\\ncommittee, two amendments were reported, one of which was\\nit- agreed to, and the other rejected, by the house. It was then\\nmoved to amend the bill, by striking out, in the ninth section,\\nthe words, the president of the Senate, pro tempore; and, in\\ncase there shall be no president of the Senate, then the speaker\\nof the House of Representatives for the time being. A deci-\\nsion of the question being demanded, the question was first\\ntaken, on striking out the words, u the president of the Senate\\npro tempore? and this question was decided in the negative.\\nby the following vote:\\n^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0p*y. Jiyes Messrs. Ashe. Baldwin, E: 5ndley, Filisimou s,\\nGiles, Griffin, Jacobs, Lee, Macon, Madison, Muhlenberg, Page,\\nParker, 9a apter, Thatcher, Venable,\\nWayne, White. Williamson, Willis. 24.\\na Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne.\\nB. Bourne. Clarke. Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Grove.", "height": "4394", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0236.jp2"}, "231": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 225\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1791.\\nlsVseK 8 Heister, Key, Leonard, Livermore, Murray, Niles, Schoonma-\\nker, Jere. Smith, I. Smith, W. Smith, Silvester, Tredwell,\\nTucker, Wadsworth, Ward. 27.\\nThe question was then put, on striking out the words, and\\nin case there shall be no president of the Senate, then the speak-\\ner of the House of Representatives for the time being; and\\nthis motion was decided in the affirmative, by the following\\nvote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Findley, Fitzsimons,\\nGerry, Giles, Griffin, Jacobs, Lee, Macon, Madison, Muhlen-\\nberg, Page, Parker, Seney, Sterrett, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher,\\nTredwell, Venable, Wayne, White, Williamson, Willis. 26.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne-,\\nB. Bourne, Clarke, Goodhue, Gordon, Grove, Heister, Key,\\nKitchell, Leonard, Livermore, Murray, Niles, Schoonmaker,\\nJere. Smith, I. Smith, W. Smith, Silvester, Tucker, Wadsworth,\\nWard.-\u00e2\u0080\u0094 25.\\nRecommit- The bill was then further amended, and laid on the table. 1792.\\nOn the 6th of January, the bill and amendments were recom- h. Journal,\\nmitted to a committee of the whole house, on Tuesday next. P* 486\\nThe bill was not again taken up for consideration until the 9th id. p. 489.\\nof February, 1792; and, on the 10th, several amendments were\\nreported to the house, as follows:\\nAmend- Strike out the ninth section, in the words following: Id. p 505,\\nported. And be it further enacted That, in case of removal, death, 506\\nresignation, or inability, both of the President and Vice-Presi-\\ndent of the United States, the president of the Senate pro tem-\\npore; and in case there shall be no president of the Senate, then\\nthe speaker of the House of Representatives for the time being,\\nshall act as President of the United States, until the disability\\nbe removed, or a President shall be elected.\\nIn lieu of the said ninth section, insert,\\nAnd be it further e?iacted\u00e2\u0080\u0094^ThdLt, in case of removal, death,\\nresignation, or inability, both of the President and Vice-Presi-\\ndent of the United States, the secretary of state, for the time be-\\ning, shall act as President of the United States, until the disa-\\nbility be removed, or a President shall be elected.\\nAmended. The question was then put, on the motion to strike out the\\nninth section, as it now stands, and was decided in the affirma-\\ntive, by the following vote:\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 29", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0237.jp2"}, "232": {"fulltext": "226 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, fcc 1792.\\nj^sSK* *ty*s\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Fitzsimons, Giles,\\nGilman, Gregg, Grove, Jacobs, Key. Macon. Madison, Mercer,\\nMoore, Muhlenberg. Murray. Page. Parker, Seney, Jere. Smith,\\nSteele, Sterrett, Slurges, Sumpter, Thatcher, Tredwell, Venable,\\nVining, Wayne, White, Williamson, Willis. 32.\\nI Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinor. S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Clarke, Gerry. Goodhue, Heister, Hillhouse, Huger,\\nKitchell, Kittera, Leonard, Livermore, Niles, Schoonmaker,\\nSmith, Silvester, Tucker, Wadsworth. 22.\\nThe question was then taken on agreeing to the substitute H.JoanMd,\\nproposed for the Dinth section, and decided in the affirmative. p 507,\\nRecommit- On the 13th, the bill and amendments were recommitted to a Id p. 508.\\nted committee of the whole house, and on the following day they\\nwere again considered in committee, and the committee again\\nReported reported the bill with an amendment in the words following:\\nmendment ^0 e en l e rst ^C^ 00 add\\nWhich electors shall be equal to the number of senators and\\nrepresentatives to which the several states may, by law. be en-\\ntitled, at the time when the President and Vice-President, thus\\nto be chosen, should come into office: Provided always That\\nwhere no apportionment of representatives shall have been made\\nafter any enumeration, at the time of choosing electors, then the\\nnumber of electors shall be according to the existing apportion-\\nment of senators and representatives. 7 n\\nA decision of the question on this amendment being required;\\nnamely, That the house do agree to the first part of the said\\namendment, in the words following: To the end of the first\\nsection, add\\nu Which electors shall be equal to the number of senators and\\nrepresentatives to which the several states may by law be en-\\ntitled, at the time when the President and Vice-President, thus\\nto be chosen, should come into office/ n\\nThis part of the motion was decided in the affirmative, by the\\nfollowing vote:\\nJiyts Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Find ley, Gerry, Gil-\\nman, Gregg, Griffin, Grove, Heister, Jacobs, Lee, Macon, Mer-\\ncer, Moore, Murray, Page, Parker, Schoonmaker, Jere. Smith,\\nI. Smith, Sterrett. Tredwell, Tucker, Venable, Wayne, White,\\nWilliamson, Willis. 29.\\nNoes Messrs. Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Clarke,\\nFitzsimons, Goodhue, Gordon, Hartley. Hillhouse, Huger,\\nKitchell, Kittera, Lawrance, Leonard, Livermore, Niles, W.\\nSmith, Sturges, Silvester, Vining, Wadsworth. 21.", "height": "4418", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0238.jp2"}, "233": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 227\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1792.\\n2d congress. The remaining part of the amendment was then agreed to, H, ^\u00c2\u00b0J. irnal\\nand the bill and amendments were ordered to a third reading;\\nment a- aria! on the 15th of February, the bill was read a third time and\\ngreed to. passe d.\\nBill DllSSCu*\\n.j. The amendments were taken up and considered in the Senate, s. Journal,\\nSenate dis- r _ 392 393\\nagrees to on the 16th, 17th, and 20th, when they were all agreed to ex- p\\noneamend- ce Q QnQ w hi c h a d stricken out the ninth section, and in-\\nserted a substitute, and to this the Senate disagreed.\\nHouse re- On the 21st, a motion was made in the House of Representa- H. Journal,\\ncedes. tives to recede from the amendment to which the Senate had dis-\\nagreed, which was decided in the affirmative by the following\\nvote:\\nJlyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Clarke, Dayton, Findley, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Good-\\nhue, Hartley, Hillhouse, Huger, Jacobs, Key, Kitchell, Kittera,\\nLawrance, Leonard, Livermore, Murray, Niles, Schoonmaker,\\nSedgwick, I. Smith, W. Smith, Silvester, Tucker, Wads-\\nworth. 31.\\nNoes Messrs. Baldwin, Brown, Gilman, Griffin, Grove,\\nMacon, Madison, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Seney,\\nJere. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher, Tredwell,\\nVenable, Vining, Wayne, White, Williamson, Willis. 24.\\nist congress. The style or title by which the President of the United States 1789.\\nshould be addressed, constituted a subject of considerable diffi-\\nStyleand culty to the first Congress. On the 23d of April, 1789, the Se- S. Journal,\\n^2 eo e nate adopted a resolution, the first part of which is in these p\\nwords:\\nResolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That a committee, consisting of three members,\\nbe appointed to consider and report, what style or titles it will\\nbe proper to annex to the offices of President and Vice-Presi\\ndent of the United States; if any other than those given in the\\nConstitution.\\nMessrs. Lee, Izard, and Dalton, were appointed of this corn-\\nCommit- mittee. The House of Representatives, acquiescing in the ob- H. Journal,\\ntees. j ec f. f this resolution, on the 24th appointed Messrs. Benson, p\\nAmes, Madison, Carroll, and Sherman, to be a committee on their\\npart.\\nIn the Senate, on the 24th, a motion was made to reconsider\\nthe commission of this committee which was agreed to, and a", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0239.jp2"}, "234": {"fulltext": "228 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChxp. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to cany into Effect, Slc. 1789.\\nlBtcongTess. motion to strike out the words, what titles it will be proper to\\n1st Session. r r\\nannex to the offices of President and of Vice-President of the\\nUnited States, if any other than those given in the Constitution,\\nwas negatived. A motion, that the words style or, before the\\nword title, be added, passed in the affirmative.*\\nReport in On the 5th of May, the committee of the House of Representa- H. Journal,\\nJ^fjj to a tives reported, That it is not proper to annex any style or title p\\nto the respective styles or titles of office expressed in the Consti-\\ntution and this report was agreed to by the House. The corn-\\nSenate re- mittee of the Senate made a report on the 7th, which was consi- s. Journal,\\ngreed to^ dered on ne following day, and disagreed to. The question was p\\nthen taken, Whether the President of the United States shall\\nbe addressed by the title of His Excellency and decided in the\\nNew com- negative. Messrs. Lee, Ellsworth, and Johnson, were then ap- id. p 24.\\nmstructbn P\u00c2\u00b0i Dteo1 a committee H to consider and report under what title it\\nwill be proper for the Senate to address the President of the\\nUnited States. This committee reported on the 9th, and the\\nreport was ordered to lie for consideration. The Senate then\\nadopted the following order\\nOrdered That Mr. Lee, Mr. Ellsworth, and Mr. Johnson, be\\na committee, to confer with any committee to be appointed by the\\nHouse of Representatives, on the difference of opinion now sub-\\nsisting between the two houses, respecting the title of the Presi*\\ndent of the United States\\nAnd, on motion for reconsideration, the instruction to the com-\\nmittee was agreed to, as follows\\nThat they consider and report under what title it will be\\nproper for the President of the United States, in future, to be ad-\\ndressed, and confer thereon w T ith such committee as the House of\\nRepresentatives may appoint for that purpose.\\nThe committee appointed on the ,8th, was subsequently ordered ibid.\\nto confer with the committee of the house, in obedience to the\\nlast order; and the report which that committee made, on the\\n9th, was postponed.\\nMotion in When the order of the Senate had been communicated to the h. Journal,\\nthe bouse. House of Representatives, a motion was made, on the 11th of P- 32\\nMay, that the House agree to the following resolution\\nThe words of the resolution are given verbatim from the Journals of both\\nhouses, so that it will be seen that the phraseology style or titles, occurs in\\nthe original proposition. The motion, on the 24th, seems to have been an er-\\nror. The looseness with which the Journals were kept, is apparent.", "height": "4400", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0240.jp2"}, "235": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 229\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1789.\\n1st congress. Resolved That this House having, on Tuesday last, adopted\\n1st Session\\nthe report of their committee appointed to confer with the com-\\nmittee of the Senate, stating that it is not proper to annex any\\nstyle or title to the respective styles or titles of office expressed\\nin the Constitution, and having in their address to the President\\nof the United States, on Friday last, proceeded to act pursuant\\nthereto, deem it improper to accede to the proposition made by\\nthe Senate, as communicated by their order of the ninth instant,\\nfor appointing a committee to confer with a committee of this\\nHouse in considering and reporting under what title it will be\\nproper for the President of the United States, in future, to be\\naddressed.\\nMotion\\nThe previous question having been demanded, the house de-\\ntermined that the main question should not be now put. So the\\nlost. motion was lost.\\nThe House then acquiesced in the order of the Senate, and\\nHouse appointed Messrs. Madison, Trumbull, Page, Benson, and Sher-\\ncommittee. ma n, to be a committee on their part.\\nDisagree. On the 14th, the committee on the part of the Senate, reported s. Journal,\\nthat they had conferred with a committee of the House of Re- P* 25,\\npresentatives, but could not agree upon a report. The commit-\\ntee appointed on the 9th, to consider and report under what ti-\\ntle it will be proper for the Senate to address the President of the\\nUnited States, reported that, in the opinion of the committee, it\\nwill be proper thus to address the President: His Highness, the Pre-\\nsident of the United Slates of America, and Protector of their Liberties.\\nThis report was postponed, and the following resolution was\\nagreed to:-^-\\nReport of From a decent respect for the opinion and practice of civil-\\nSenate j ze( j na ti ons whether under monarchical or republican forms\\ncommittee. r\\nof government, whose custom is to annex titles of respectabili-\\nty to the office of their chief magistrate and that, on intercourse\\nwith foreign nations, a due respect for the majesty of the peo-\\nple of the United States, may not be hazarded by an appear-\\nance of singularity, the Senate have been induced to be of opi-\\nnion, that it would be proper to annex a respectable title to the\\noffice of President of the United States but the Senate, desirous\\nof preserving harmony with the House of Representatives, where\\nthe practice lately observed in presenting an address to the Pre-\\nsident, was without the addition of titles, think it proper, for the\\npresent, to act in conformity with the practice of that house\\nResolution Therefore, Resolved That the present address be, To the\\nof Senate. p res \\\\dent of the United States; without addition of title.", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0241.jp2"}, "236": {"fulltext": "amtwomx ov oamammm\\nCaxP. II. L.i~ _ 17^3.\\nktoapcn. A motion was made to strike out the preamble, as for as the\\nwords But the Senate, which was decided in the negative,\\nand, on motion for the main question, it passed in the affirmative.\\nThe first section of the second article of the Constitution pre- H. Jomal,\\nscribes that the President shall, at stated times, receive for hk P- 26\\nservices a compensation, dec.\\nFor the purpose of carrying this provision into effect, a motion\\nwas made in the House of Representatives, on the 1st of Mar,\\nITS.:-. :.z i.:u _ :-:.^:.:z:\\nR-: T::?.: z~.~::. z-= \\\\z\u00c2\u00b1 ::r.:^i.^:::: to h\\nallowed to the President of the United States, during the time\\nfor which he is elected.\\nThis resolution was committed to a committee of the whole\\nhouse on the state of the Union; and on the 25th of May, this Id. p. 40.\\ncommittee was discharged from further proceeding on the motion,\\nand a committee was appointed, under other provisions of the\\nC:r.s:. ::::::_. ::r.5::er=.:::i ::.e 5 j:; e:: ci.T.pezss-\\ntions to be made for the services of the President, Vice-President,\\nthe members of the Senate, and House of Representatives. This\\ncommittee consisted of Messrs. Baldwin, Yining, Iivermore, Ma- Id. p. 41.\\nfhson, Benson, Burke, Fitzsimons, Boudinot, Wadsworth, Gerry,\\nCadwalader, and Smith, of Maryland. From this committee, a id. p. 43.\\nreport was made on the 1st of June, and on the 13th of Jury, it id. p. GO.\\nwas taken up for consideration. On the 16th, the report, amend- Id. p. 61.\\ned so as to read in the following manner, was agreed to\\nhat there be allowed to the President of the United States,\\njnpensatioD for his services, the sum of twenty-five thousand\\ndollars per annum, to be paid in equal quarterly payments at the\\ntreasury.\\nVice-Pro- tt That there be paid, in like quarterly payments, to the Fice-\\nPresident of the United States, five thousand dollars per annum.\\nSemiors J That the daily pay of the members of the Senate and\\nmw\\\\*invT se Representatives, for their attendance at the time ap-\\npointed for the meeting of their respective houses, and for the\\ntime they shall be going to. and returning therefrom, allowing\\nthe travel of twenty miles for each day, be six dollars, and of\\nthe speaker of the House of Representatives, twelve dollars.\\nCommittee Messrs. Burke, Stone, and Moore, were appointed a committee id. p. 64.\\njLJj** 1 to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, pursuant to these resolu-\\ntions. with instruction to insert a clause, or", "height": "4400", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0242.jp2"}, "237": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 23\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1789.\\nut congress, provision for a reasonable compensation to the secretary of the\\n1st Spssion.\\nSenate, and clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively,\\nfor their services.\\nBill con- On the 22d of July, Mr. Burke, from this committee, presented H. Journal,\\ncerning a D in f or allowing a compensation to the President and Vice-Pre- p 64,\\nand Vice- sident of the United States, which was read a first time. And\\nPresident. the comm ittee was then further instructed to insert, in the bill\\nmaking compensation to the members of the Senate and House\\nof Representatives, a clause, or clauses, making compensation to\\nthe sergeant-at-arms, messengers, and door-keepers, of the two\\nhouses, for their service.\\nThe bill was read a second time on the 23d; and, on the 24th,\\nit received its third reading, was recommitted to a committee of\\nthe w 7 hole house, reported with several amendments, and or- id.p.65,66.\\ndered to lie on the table. On the 3d of August the amendments\\nBill passed were agreed to, and the bill was ordered to a third reading; and id. p. 70.\\nthe Senate. was p asse d on the following day.\\nBill read The bill received its first and second reading, in the Senate, s. Journal,\\nand com- on the 5th and 6th of August, and was referred to a committee, P* 52# 54,\\nSenate. composed of Messrs. Morris, Read, Elmer, Schuyler, Langdon,\\nCarroll, Ellsworth, Strong, Few, Izard, and Lee. The bill was\\nreported on the 7th, with an amendment; to wit: To expunge,\\nin the provision for the Vice-President, five thousand dollars,\\nand insert six thousand dollars.\\nMotions to An unsuccessful motion was made to reduce the provision for\\namend. t he President of the United States, from twenty-five thousand\\nto twenty thousand dollars; and also another, to increase the\\nprovision for the Vice-President, from five thousand to eight\\nthousand dollars. After the failure of these motions, the further id.p.55,5\\nconsideration of the bill was postponed. The bill was not again\\nAmended taken up until the 7th of September, when, after being so amend- id. p. 72,\\nandpassed. e d as to increase the compensation of the Vice-President to six\\nHouse dis- thousand dollars, it was read a second time and passed. The\\nagree. House, on the following day, disagreed to this amendment; and, H. Journal,\\nSenate m- on e same jay, the Senate insisted on their amendment, re- p\\nConfer- quested a conference, and appointed Messrs. King, Izard, and J 76.\\nence. Morris, to be managers on the part of the Senate. On the 9th, h. Journal,\\nthe House agreed to a conference, and appointed Messrs. Bald- P- 105 106\\nwin, Livermore, and Goodhue, to be managers on their part.\\nMr. Baldwin made a report to the House, from this committee,\\nHouse ad- on tne ^th, when the House determined to adhere to their dis- id. p. 113.\\nhere. agreement to the amendment of the Senate. And, on the 21st, s. Journal,\\ncede. tne Senate receded from their amendment. pt M", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0243.jp2"}, "238": {"fulltext": "232 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChip. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 La we to cany into Effect, Ac\\n1st congress. On the 4th of August, the bill for allowing compensation to h.\\nthe members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the P- 71\\nBill for United States, and to the officers of both houses, was presented\\ntionofsena- TOm tne same committee which had reported the bill concerning\\ntors and re- the President and Vice-President, and was read a first time. On\\ntir2J D the next day, it received its second reading, and was commit::\\nto a committee of the whole house for to-day. The bill was id. p. 72.\\nt**ice. then taken up in committee, and some progress was made therein,\\nted. On the 6th, the committee reported several amendments, some\\nAmended. f wn c h were agreed to, and others rejected: and the bill was\\nthen ordered to a third reading. On the 7th, the bill was read the lip.\\nRecommit- third time, and recommitted to a committee of the whole house.\\nted It was then considered in committee, reported with several\\nAmended, amendments, which were agreed to; and the bill, with its amend-\\nments, was ordered to be again engrossed, and read the third\\ntime on the following Monday. On the day specified, the bill id.p\\nwas read the third time; and the question on its passage was de- id.\\nPassed, cided in the affirmative, by the following vote; r\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ffyes Messrs. Baldwin, Benson, Brown, Burke, Carroll,\\nC vmer, Fitzsimons, Gale, Griffin, Hartley. Heister, Hunting:: I\\nLawrance, Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg\\nPage, Scott, Seney, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Caro-\\nlina, Stone, Sturges, Sumpter, Trumbull, Tucker, Vining, Wads-\\nworth. 30.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Boudinot, Cadwalader, Floyd, Gerry,\\nGilman, Goodhue, Grout, Hathorn, Leonard, Livermore, Par-\\ntridge, Van Rensselaer, Sedgwick, Silvester, Thatcher. 16.\\nReadinSe- The bill was then sent to the Senate, where it received its s. Journal,\\nxaX first and second readings on the 11th and 12th of August On P^ 8 5\\nCommit- the 25th, the bill was committed to Messrs. King, Morris. Car-\\nroll, Izard, and Lee. On the 27th, Mr. King reported amend- Id. p. 64.\\nments; and, on the 28th, the Senate proceeded to their conside- Id. p. 65.\\nration, as follows:\\nStrike out the enacting clause of the bill; tc\\nReported Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representee id, p.\\nk-Tjerjd-\\nlives of the United States of America, in Congress assem-\\nbled- That, at every session of the Congress of the United\\nStates, or whenever the Senate shall assemble for the purpose of\\nexercising any of the powers and duties in them vested by the\\nConstitution, every member of each branch shall be entitled to\\nreceive at the rate of six dollars, and the speaker of the House\\nof Representatives twelve dollars, for every day he shall attend;", "height": "4400", "width": "2665", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0244.jp2"}, "239": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 233\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1789.\\nist congress, and shall, also, be allowed, at the commencement of every ses-\\nlst Session.\\nsion, six dollars for every twenty-five miles of the estimated dis-\\nReported tance, by the most usual route by land, from his place of resi-\\nj^nts. dence to the seat of Congress, and the same allowance at the end\\nof every session. And in every case in which the Senate may\\nbe convened in the recess of Congress, each member thereof at-\\ntending shall be entitled to the same allowance: Provided,\\nThat no senator shall be entitled to more than one such allow-\\nance for any one session of the Senate; nor more than at the rate\\nof six dollars per day from the end of any one session to the\\ncommencement of a succeeding session: and in case any member\\nshall, on his journey to or from the session of that branch of\\nwhich he is a member, be detained by sickness, or be unable to\\nattend after his arrival, he shall be entitled to the like daily com-\\npensation.\\nAnd substitute the following\\nBe it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the\\nUnited States of America, in Congress assembled That, at every\\nsession of Congress, and at every meeting of the Senate, in the re-\\ncess of Congress, prior to the 4th day of March, in the year 1795,\\neach senator shall be entitled to receive six dollars for every day\\nhe shall attend the Senate and shall, also, be allowed, at the\\ncommencement and end of every such session and meeting, six\\ndollars for every twenty miles of the estimated distance, by the\\nmost usual road, from his place of residence to the seat of Con-\\ngress and in case any member of the Senate shall be detained,\\nby sickness, on his journey to or from any such session or meet-\\ning, or, after his arrival, shall be unable to attend the Senate, he\\nshall be entitled to the same daily allowance Provided, always\\nThat no senator shall be allowed, for travelling expenses, a sum\\nexceeding the rate of six dollars a day, from the end of one such\\nsession or meeting, to the commencement of another.\\nAnd be it further enacted That, at every session of Congress,\\nand at every meeting of the Senate, in the recess of Congress, af-\\nter the aforesaid 4th day of March, in the year 1795, each sena-\\ntor shall be entitled to receive eight dollars for every day he shall\\nattend the Senate and shall, also, be allowed, at the commence-\\nment and end of every such session and meeting, eight dollars for\\nevery twenty miles of the estimated distance, by the most usual\\nroad, from his place of residence to the seat of Congress and in\\ncase any member of the Senate shall be detained by sickness, on\\nhis journey to or from any such session or meeting, or, after his\\nVol I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 30", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0245.jp2"}, "240": {"fulltext": "234 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. It. Tbe Ou\u00e2\u0080\u0094 tiiatirwi L /urs to carry into Effect. c 1789.\\nutotMgxess. arrival, shall be unable to attend tbe Senate, be shall be entitled\\nto the same allowance of eight dollars a day Provided, alztays\\nReported That no senator shall be allowed, for travelling expenses, a sum\\nexceeding the rate of eight dollars a day. from the end of one\\nsuch session or meeting, to the commencement of another.\\nAnd be it further enacted That, at every session of Congress,\\nch representative shall be entitled to receive six dollars for\\nevery day he shall attend the House of Representatives, and\\nshall, also, be allowed, at the commencement and end of every\\nsession, six dollaia for every twenty miles of the estimated dis-\\ntance, by the most usual road, from his place of residence to the\\nseat of Congress and in case any representative shall be detained\\nby sickness, on his journey to or from the session of Congress, or.\\nafter his arrival, shall be unable to attend the House oi Repre-\\nsentatives, he shall be entitled to the daily allowance aforesaid:\\nand the speaker of the House of Representatives, to defray the\\nincidental expenses of his office, shall be entitled to receive, in\\naddition to his compensation as a representative, six dollars for\\nevery day he shall attend the house.\\nThe consideration of the report was then postponed for the\\npurpose of taking up the following resolution\\nDbcrimi- Resolved That there ought to be a discrimination between\\ntlnm s-- l e CC7^ t~ s? :e Bowed to the ser.ertrs and to the mem\\nr.atc^ a-.d bers of the House of Representatives.\\nrepresenta-\\ntives. And the resolution was then passed in the affirmative by the\\nfollowing vote\\nYzzs Messrs. Bassett. Butler. Dalton, Ellsworth, Few. Gunn.\\nHenry, Johnson. Izard, King. Lee, Morris, Read. 13.\\nNays Messrs. Carroll, Elmer, Maclay, Pateraon, Schuyler.\\nWingate. 6.\\nThe consideration of the report was then resumed and a\\nmotion was mac i six dollars, as the proposed al-\\nlowance for representatives, and insert five dollars/ This mo-\\ntion was decided in the negative by the following vote\\nlessrs. Eilswortb, Elmer, Johnson, Maclay, Schuyler,\\nWingate. 6.\\n-Messrs. Basset:. Butler. Carroll, Dalton, Few. Gunn,\\nHenry, Izard. K Paterson. Read. 13.\\nThe clause providing for the compensation of representatives,\\nas reported by the committee, was then agreed to.\\nIt was then moved to allow twenty miles for a day s travel,\\nin tbe clause providing for the compensation to the senators,", "height": "4394", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0246.jp2"}, "241": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 235\\nCH4.F. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1789.\\nistcongresg. prior to the 4th day of March, 1795; and this motion was\\n1st Session.\\nagreed to.\\nMotions to A motion was then made to strike out of the report the words\\nprior to the 4th day of March, in the year 1795, in the same\\nclause of the report but this motion was not sustained.\\nIt was then moved to amend the clause making provision for S. Journal,\\nthe senators, by striking out six dollars, and inserting five dollars\\nand this question was decided in the negative by the following\\nvote\\nYeas Messrs. Elmer, Maclay, Schuyler, Wingate.\u00c2\u00ab 4.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Few,\\nGunn, Henry, Johnson, Izard, King, Lee, Morris, Read. 14.\\nA motion was then made to amend the second section of the\\nreport of the committee, in which provision is made for com-\\npensation to the senators, after the year 1795, by striking out\\nthe words eight dollars, wherever they occur, and inserting\\nseven dollars. And this motion was determined in the affirm-\\native. The report of the committee was then accepted in its\\namended form.\\nThe Senate then proceeded in the consideration of the bill.\\nIt was moved to amend the clause, that there shall be allowed\\nto each chaplain of Congress at the rate of five hundred dollars\\nper annum, during the sessions of Congress, by striking out the\\nwords at the rate of five, and inserting the word four and,\\nalso, by striking out the words during the sessions of Congress.\\nThis motion was agreed to.\\nThe clause, to wit: To the secretary of the Senate and\\nclerk of the House of Representatives, at the rate of 1500 dol-\\nlars per annum, each, to commence from their respective appoint-\\nments; and, also, a further allowance of two dollars per day to\\neach, during the session of the branch for which he officiates,\\nwas so amended, as to make the allowance to the secretary of\\nthe Senate 1600, in lieu of 1500, dollars, consequently, ex-\\npunging the word each; and, also, so as to leave out the words\\nand, also, a further allowance of two dollars per day to each\\nduring the session of the branch for which he officiates.\\nIn the following clauses To employ one principal clerk,\\nwho shall be paid at the rate of three dollars; and also, and an\\nengrossing clerk, who shall be paid at the rate of two dollars per\\nday the words, at the rate of were, in both instances, strick-\\nen out.\\nThe bill was then ordered to a third reading on Monday,", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0247.jp2"}, "242": {"fulltext": "236 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1789.\\nist congress. On Monday the 31st of August, the Senate proceeded to the\\nSdreadtog. third readin f the bilL\\nAmend- It was then moved, that the clause in which six dollars a day\\nments. j g a ]i owe d to the speaker of the House of Representatives, to\\ndefray the incidental expenses of his office, be so amended, as\\nto read three dollars, instead of six dollars, but the motion\\nwas not sustained by the house. The proviso in the first clause\\nwas then so amended as to read thus Provided, always That\\nno senator shall be allowed a sum exceeding the rate of six dollars\\na day, from the end of one such session, or meeting, to the time\\nof his taking his seat in another; and the proviso at the end of\\nthe second enacting clause, was also modified so as to read,\\nProvided, always That no senator shall be allowed a sum ex-\\nceeding the rale of seven dollars a day, from the end of one such\\nsession, or meeting, to the time of his taking his seat in another.\\nThe following proviso was also added to the third enacting\\nclause in this report Provided, always That no representative\\nshall be allowed a sum exceeding the rate of six dollars a day,\\nfrom the end of one such session, or meeting, to the time of his\\ntaking his seat in another,\\nA motion was then made, to reconsider the additional compen- s. Journal,\\nsation agreed to for the secretary of the Senate, and to concur P* 67, 68,\\nwith the House of Representatives in the compensation proposed\\nin the bill, as it came from that house, for the secretary of the\\nSenate, and for the clerk of the House of Representatives, ex-\\ncepting the words at the rate of; and this motion was agreed\\nto. An unsuccessful motion was then made to reconsider the\\namendment made by the Senate, in the compensation to chap-\\nlains, and to concur in the proposition of the House of Repre-\\nsentatives.\\nMotions were then made to reduce the compensation for the ser-\\ngeant-at-arms, from four to three dollars per day, and for the door-\\nkeepers of the two houses,from three dollars to two dollars per day;\\nbut; they were negatived; as also was a subsequent motion to strike\\nout the clauses that relate to door-keepers and assistant door-keep-\\nBill passed, ers. The bill was then concurred in, with the amendments.\\nHouse dis- On the 2d of September, the House of Representatives consi- H. Journal,\\nagree to d erea the amendments of the Senate, and disagreed to the first, p\\namend- second, and third amendments, and agreed to all the others. On\\nments. e 3^ some further amendments to the bill were reported to\\nthe Senate, from the committee originally appointed to examine s. Journal,\\nthe bill, the consideration of which was postponed; and on the p", "height": "4394", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0248.jp2"}, "243": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 237\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1789.\\nist congress. 7th, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution of the House\\n1st Session.\\nof Representatives, disagreeing to the first, second, and third\\nSenate ad- amendments of the Senate. It was then moved that the Senate\\namend acmere to their first amendment, and this question was deter-\\nment, mined in the affirmative, by the following vote\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Dalton, Ellsworth, Gunn, Hen-\\nry, Johnson, Izard, King, Lee, Morris, Read. 12.\\nNays Messrs. Carroll, Elmer, Paterson, Schuyler, Wingate.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00945.\\nRecede The Senate then receded from their second and third amend-\\nfrom 2d\\nand 3d. ments.\\nThe House of Representatives, on the 8th, proceeded to recon- H. Journal,\\nsider the first amendment, and adopted a resolution to desire a p\\nConfer- conference with the Senate, on the subject matter of this amend-\\nence.\\nment; appointing Messrs. Sherman, Tucker, and Benson, to be\\nthe managers on the part of the house. The Senate, agreeing s. Journal,\\nto the proposed conference, appointed Messrs. King, Izard, and p\\nMorris, to be the managers on their part. Mr. Sherman made a H. Journal,\\nreport to the house from this committee on the 10th, when a mo- p\\ntion was made to recede from their disagreement to the first\\namendment, and to agree to the same, with an amendment, by\\nadding to the end of the bill the following clause\\nAnd be it further enacted That this act shall continue in force\\nuntil the 4th day of March, in the year 1796, and no longer.\\nThe question being taken on this proposition, it was determined\\nin the negative, by the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Benson, Brown, Cadwalader,\\nClymer, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gerry, Griffin, Hartley, Huntington,\\nLawrance, Lee, Livermore, Madison, jr., Moore, Muhlenberg,\\nScott, Sherman, Smith, of South Carolina, Trumbull, Vining,\\nWynkoop. 24.\\nNoes Messrs. Bland, Boudinot, Burke, Carroll, Coles, Contee,\\nFloyd, Foster, Gilman, Goodhue, Grout, Hathorn, Heister, Jack-\\nson, Mathews, Page, Parker, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schure-\\nman, Seney, Silvester, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Stone,\\nSumpter, Thatcher, Tucker, White.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 29.\\nHouse ad- The house then determined to adhere to their disagreement. Id. p. 108,\\nOn the following day, however, the house proceeded to reconsider\\nthe subject, so far as relates to the adherence of the House to\\ntheir disagreement to the first amendment proposed by the Se-\\nnate. Some debate ensued as to the regularity of the motion,\\nand the question being put Is the said motion in order? it was\\nhere", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0249.jp2"}, "244": {"fulltext": "238 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChip. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1789.\\n1st congress, decided in the affirmative. The question was then put, that\\n1st ^ps^inn\\n7 the house do now proceed to reconsider the proceedings of yester-\\nder pro- day and was decided in the affirmative, by the following vote\\nceedings. j\u00c2\u00b1y es Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Benson, Boudinot, Brown, Burke,\\nCadwalader, Carroll, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gerry, Griffin,\\nHartley, Huntington, Lawrance, Lee, Livermore, Madison, jr.,\\nMoore, Muhlenberg, Page, Scott, Sherman, Smith, of South Ca-\\nrolina, Trumbull, Vining, Wadsworth, Wynkoop. 29.\\nNoes Messrs. Bland, Coles, Contee, Floyd, Foster, Gilman,\\nGoodhue, Grout, Hathorn, Heister, Jackson, Mathews, Parker,\\nPartridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Seney, Silvester, Sinnick-\\nson, Smith, of Maryland, Stone, Sumpter, Thatcher, Tucker,\\nWhite.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 25.\\nIt was then moved that the House do recede from their disa-\\ngreement to the first amendment of the Senate, and do agree to\\nthe same with an amendment; adding to the end of the bill, the\\nfollowing clause\\nAnd be it further enacted That this act shall continue in force\\nuntil the 4th day of March, in the year 1796, and no longer.\\nRecede. And the question on this motion was decided in the affirmative, H. Journal,\\nby the following vote: P* 109,\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Benson, Boudinot, Brown, Burke,\\nCadwalader, Carroll, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gerry, Griffin,\\nHartley, Huntington, Lawrance, Lee, Livermore, Madison, jr.,\\nMoore, Muhlenberg, Scott, Sherman, Smith, of South Carolina,\\nTrumbull, Vining, Wadsworth, Wynkoop. 28.\\nNoes Messrs. Bland, Coles, Contee, Floyd, Foster, Gilman,\\nGoodhue, Grout, Hathorn, Heister, Jackson, Mathews, Page, Par-\\nker, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Seney, Silvester,\\nSinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Stone, Sumpter, Thatcher,\\nTucker, White.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 26.\\nThe Senate concurring in this amendment, the bill was passed. S. Journal,\\nCommittee On the 24th of September, the House of Representatives ap- p\\nto ascertain pointed a committee, consisting of Messrs. Fitzsimons, Smith, of p i20.\\ntion due. Maryland, and Baldwin, to ascertain the amount of the compen-\\nsation due to the members of this house, respectively, and of the\\nseveral officers thereof, together with the contingent expenses of\\nthe session and, on the 26th, the Senate appointed Messrs. Win- s. Journal,\\ngate, Dalton, and Henry, a committee to ascertain the attend- P* 90,\\nance and travelling expenses of the members of the Senate.", "height": "4394", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0250.jp2"}, "245": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 239\\nCHAP. IT. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, fcc. 1793.\\n2d congress. On the 5th of February, 1793, the House of Representatives h. Journal,\\n2d Session\\nappointed Messrs. Sedgwick, Dayton, and Barnwell, a committee 69\\nBill for to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, for allowing a compensation\\ntionof Pre- ne President and Vice-President of the United States, to com-\\nsident and m ence from the 4th day of March next. The bill was presented\\nVice-Pre-\\nsident. nc h\u00c2\u00b0 use on the 6th, when it was read a first time. It then Id. p. 693.\\nreceived its second reading, and was committed to a committee\\nof the whole house. On the following day, the bill was considered Id. p. 694,\\nfio*r\\nin committee, and several amendments were reported, which\\nwere agreed to. It was then moved further to amend the bill, by\\nadding to the end thereof the following section, namely\\nMotion to And be it further enacted That this act shall continue in force\\nfor and during the term of four years, from the 3d day of March\\nnext, and no longer.\\nNegatived. This motion was decided in the negative, by the following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Clarke, Findley, Giles, Gordon,\\nGregg, Griffin, Grove, Hartley, Heister, Jacobs, Kitchell, Lee,\\nMacon, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Muhlenberg, Parker, Schoon-\\nmaker, Silvester, Steele, Sumpter, Tredwell, Venable, White.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009427.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B.\\nBourne, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Greenough,.\\nHillhouse, Hindman, Huger, Key, Lawrance, A. Learned, G.\\nLeonard, Livermore, Murray, Niles, Page, Sedgwick, Jere. Smith,.\\nI. Smith, W. Smith, Sturges, Thatcher, Tucker, Wadswortb,,\\nWard, Williamson. 33.\\nThe bill and amendments were then ordered to be engrossed\\nfor a third reading, and on the 8th, the bill was read a third\\nBill passed, time. In the Senate the bill went through its different stages, on g. journa?*\\nthe 8th, 9th, and 11th, without opposition. p. 482,482.\\nist congress. The 3d article of the Constitution, Section I., directs that 1700\\n1st Session. T\\nthe judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one\\nJudiciary. Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may\\nfrom time to time ordain and establish.\\nCommittee To carry into effect this provision of the Constitution, on the s. Journal*\\nto^prepare 7th of Apri]j 17g9? the Senate appQ i n ted Messrs. Ellsworth, P- 10\\nPaterson, Maclay, Strong, Lee, Bassett, Few, and Wingate, to\\nbe a committee, to bring in a bill for organizing the judiciary\\nof the United States. On the 12th of June, Mr. Lee, on behalf id. p. 34.\\nof this committee, reported a bill to establish the Judicial", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0251.jp2"}, "246": {"fulltext": "240 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect. c. 178\\n1st congress. Courts of the United States, which was read a first time; and\\n1st Session\\nMonday, the 22d, was assigned for its second reading. The\\nBill read consideration of the bill, on its second reading, occupied the Se-\\n2dtime. nate on the 22d 23d 24th 25th 26th 29th 30th of June the s J ou\\n1st, 2d, and 3d of July. On the 6th, the bill was ordered to its p 36, 37\\n3dreading. third reading. The consideration of the bill, on its third read- id. p. 38\u00e2\u0080\u009e\\ning, caused discussions which occupied the Senate on the 7th,\\n8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 13th.\\nMotions to On the 9th, an unsuccessful motion was made to amend the id. p. 40,\\namend. s i x th line of the 27th section, by inserting these words, that 41\\ngrand jurors, in all cases whatever, and petit jurors, in all cases\\nnot punishable with death. And a similar result attended an-\\nother motion to amend the eleventh line of the same section, by\\ninserting these words: that petit jurors, in all cases punishable\\nwith death, shall be returned from the body of the county in\\nwhich the offence was committed.\\nOn the 10th, the following amendments were agreed to: In id. p. 40.\\nsection 29th, line eleventh, after the word for, to insert the\\nexecutor or administrator; and to expunge the words, the estate\\nof the deceased in the hands of such, and insert the, line\\ntwelfth, or by. In section 30th, to add, and may, at any time,\\npermit either of the parties to amend any defect in the process or\\npleadings, upon such conditions as the said courts, respectively,\\nshall, in their discretion, and by their rules, prescribe. In sec-\\ntion 31st, line first, to expunge the words, by the authority\\naforesaid. So in all cases where the words are redundant. In\\nline second, next after that, inclusive, expunge the words\\nevery justice, c, as far as to was committed, in line ninth.\\nIn section 31st, line 10th, after by, insert these words: justice\\nor judge of the United States, or by. It was then agreed to\\nreconsider the amendment, page 13th, line thirty-fifth, or on\\nany hearing of a cause in equity in a circuit court, and, in line\\nthirty-ninth, to reconsider or Supreme Court, as the case may\\nbe. So the words were stricken out.\\nOn the 11th, a motion was made to insert, between section Id. p. 40,\\n17th and 18th, the following clause: And be it further enact-\\ned That it shall be the duty of circuit courts, in causes in equi-\\nty, and of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, to cause the facts\\non which they found their sentence or decree, fully to appear\\nupon the record, either from the pleadings and decree itself,\\nor a state of the case, agreed by the parties or their counsel, or,\\nif they disagree, by a stating of the case by the court. It was\\nthen moved to postpone this motion, and to take up the follow-", "height": "4400", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0252.jp2"}, "247": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 241\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. I7o9.\\n1st congress, ing: And be it further enacted\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That it shall be the duty of\\nIst Sessi Circuit Courts, in the trial of causes in equity, and of admiralty\\nMotions to jurisdiction, where facts are contested, to cause the evidence ex-\\namend, hibited at the hearing to be reduced to writing, if either of the\\nparties require it, or a state of the facts to be made, if the parties\\nagree thereto. This motion to postpone was decided in the\\nnegative. It was then moved to expunge the word facts, and\\ninsert the word evidence; but the motion was not successful.\\nThe original motion was then agreed to. It was then agreed to\\nexpunge the 15th section: And be it further enacted That\\nsuits in equity, c. and also, in section 20th, page 8th, line\\nsixth, to expunge the word containing, and insert these words:\\nwhereto shall be annexed and returned therewith, at the day\\nand place therein mentioned. It was then moved that, in the\\ntrial of causes in the Supreme Court upon a writ of error from\\na Circuit Court, the justices who sat on the trial of the cause be-\\nlow, shall not vote on the decision of the cause, except where\\nthe court shall be equally divided, but may assign the reasons\\nof their former decision; but this motion was negatived; as also\\nwas a motion to insert the following clause: but no judge of\\nthe Supreme Court shall sit on any cause wherein he has given\\njudgment in a Circuit Court.\\nOn the 13th, further amendments were agreed to; to wit:\\nto strike out from the word where, line 3d, section 22d, to\\nthe words writ of error, in line 6th and what follows the\\nword supersedeas in line 12th, to the word execution, in-\\nclusive and insert, instead thereof, and whereupon such writ\\nor error. To expunge well as his costs, in the last line, and\\ninsert as follows also, single or double costs, in their discre-\\ntion. To restore the 15th section, adding the words plain,\\nadequate, and, before complete. Section 18th, last line, to\\nexpunge the word shall, and insert as follows but in the\\ndiscretion of the court may be adjudged to. Section 9th, last\\nline, insert issues in. It was then moved by Mr. Lee, second-\\ned by Mr. Grayson, to reconsider the 27th section, and insert, af-\\nter the word services, in the 11th line, Provided, ahvays s. Journal,\\nThat in criminal cases, where the punishment is capital, the pe- P* 41\\ntit jury shall come from the body of the county where the fact\\nwas committed but this motion was decided in the negative.\\nRecommit- The bill was then ordered to be recommitted, according to the\\ngrossed. 611 J\u00c2\u00b0 urna l\u00c2\u00bb Dut is presumed that this is an error, and it ought to id. p. 42.\\nhave read engrossed, as the next proceeding on the bill is on\\nthe 17th, in these words\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 31", "height": "4418", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0253.jp2"}, "248": {"fulltext": "242 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1789.\\niJcon|ress. The engrossed bill to establish the Judicial Courts of the\\nUnited States, was read; and, upon the question Shall the bill\\npass? the yeas and nays being required by one-fifth of the se-\\nBill passed, nators present, the determination was as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer, Few,\\nGunn, Henry, Johnson, Izard, Morris, Paterson, Read, Strong.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009414.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Grayson, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Win-\\ngate. 6.\\nBill read in In the House of Representatives, the bill received its first and H. Journal,\\nsecond reading, on the 20th of July, and was committed to a p\\ncommittee of the whole house on the following Monday. Owing,\\nhowever, to the intervention of other business, the bill was post-\\nponed, de die in diem, until Monday, the 24th of August, when\\nit was taken up for consideration in committee of the whole.\\nSome progress was made on that day in committee, but the sub- id. p. 90.\\nject was not resumed until the 29th. On that day, and on Mon-\\nday, the 31st, further progress was made, but the bill was not id. p. 94.\\nagain taken up until the 8th of September. It was again con- id. p. 105.\\nsidered on the 9th, 11th, 12th, and 14th, when the committee id. p. 110.\\nrose and reported several amendments. On the 15th, the house id. p. ill.\\nproceeded to consider these amendments. It was then moved\\nto amend the third section of the bill, by striking out the word\\nEastown and inserting, in lieu thereof, the word Chester-\\ntozm. This motion, however, was determined in the negative\\nby the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Benson, Floyd, Gerry, Goodhue, Hartley, Heis-\\nter, Lawrance, Livermore, Moore, Muhlenberg, Parker, Scott,\\nSeney, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina,\\nThatcher, Trumbull, Vining, Wynkoop. 20.\\nNoes Messrs. Baldwin, Bland, Brown, Cadwalader, Carroll,\\nContee, Fitzsimons, Foster, Gale, Gilman, Griffin, Hathorn, Lee,\\nMadison, jr., Mathews, Page, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Sher-\\nman, Sinnickson, Stone, Sumpter, White. 23.\\nAmended. On the 16th, the bill was further considered, and the amend- id. p. 112,\\nments of the committee of the whole amended and agreed to.\\nThe bill was then ordered to its third reading; and on the 17th\\nPassed, the bill was read a third time, and passed.\\nThe Senate having received the bill and amendments from s. Journal,\\nthe House on the same day, committed them to Messrs. Ellsworth, P 81\\nButler, and Paterson. On the 19th, Mr. Ellsworth made a re-\\nport from this committee; whereupon,\\nResolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That the 9th, 16th, 41st, and 52d amendments be", "height": "4400", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0254.jp2"}, "249": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 243\\nCHAP. IT. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1789.\\nistconsresg. disagreed to; and that the rest be agreed to, with an amendment\\n1st Session.\\nto the 48th amendment, so that the clause there proposed to be\\nSenate a- inserted shall read as follows: That, in cases punishable with S. Journal,\\ngree to jeath, the trial shall be had in the county where the offence p\\nsome a- 7 J\\nmend- was committed or, where that cannot be done without great\\naffree to^ inconvenience, twelve petit jurors, at least, shall be summoned\\nothers. from thence; and jurors, in all cases, to serve in the courts of\\nthe United States, shall be designated, by lot or otherwise, in\\neach state respectively, according to the mode of forming juries\\ntherein, now practised; so far as the laws of the same shall ren-\\nder such designation practicable by the courts or marshals of\\nthe United States, and the jurors.\\nOn the 21st, the House of Representatives proceeded to re- H. Journal,\\nconsider such of the amendments as were disagreed to by the p J\\nHouse re- Senate, and determined to recede from the whole of them, and\\nto agree to the modification and amendment of their 48th amend-\\nment, as proposed by the Senate.\\nist congress. North Carolina having adopted the Constitution, on the 20th 1790.\\nOA session 1 1\\nof May, 1790, a committee, consisting of Messrs. Williamson,\\nGerry, and Steele, was appointed by the House of Representa-\\nExtension tives, to prepare and bring in a bill to extend the act to esta- h. Journal,\\nof judicia- bHsh the j udicial Courts of the United States to the state of P- 219\\nry act to\\nNorth Ca- North Carolina. This bill was reported on the following day, ia. p# 220.\\nand read a first and second time; and, on the 24th, it received its\\nthird reading, and was passed. In the Senate, the bill passed s. Journal,\\nthrough its different stages on the 24th, 27th, and 28th, without P- 144\\nopposition.\\nExtension The official notification of the accession of Rhode Island to the H. Journal,\\nof judicial Constitution, wa3 made by the President of the United States P* 232\\nsystem to\\nR. Island, to the two houses, on the 1st of June, 1790; and, on the same id. p. 234.\\nday, Messrs. Sedgwick, Benson, and Tucker, were appointed a\\ncommittee to bring in a bill, or bills, for giving effect to the laws\\nof the United States within that state. On the 4th, Mr. Sedg-\\nwick, from this committee, reported a bill for giving effect to an\\nact, entitled An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the id. p. 235.\\nUnited States within the state of Rhode Island and Providence\\nPlantations, which received its three readings on that day\\nand the two following days. And, on the 9th, the bill passed s. Journal,\\nthe Senate. P- 153", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0255.jp2"}, "250": {"fulltext": "244 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1789.\\n1st congress. A committee was appointed by the House of Representatives, H. Journal,\\non the 16th of September, 1789, consisting of Messrs. Burke, p 112,\\nSalaries of Moore, and Lawrance, to prepare and bring in a bill for esta-\\nartm^nt 6 Wishing the salaries of the judicial department. On the 17th id. p. 113.\\nMr. Burke, according to order, presented a bill allowing certain\\ncompensations to the judges of the Supreme and other Courts,\\nand to the attorney general of the United States; and the bill Id. p. 114.\\nwas then read a first and second time, and committed to a com-\\nmittee of the whole house. On the 18th, the bill was considered\\nin committee of the whole, and the committee reported several\\namendments. These amendments were agreed to; and the bill\\nwas read a third time, and passed on the following day. On the Id. p. 115.\\nsame day, the bill received its first reading in the Senate; and,\\non the 21st, the Senate proceeded to the second reading of the s Journal,\\nProgress of bill. It was then moved to amend the clause, providing for the\\nbl11, salary of the chief justice, by striking out thirty-five hun-\\ndred, and inserting four thousand, and this motion was\\nagreed to. A motion was then made to amend the bill, by in-\\nserting five hundred, at the end of three thousand, in the\\nsalaries of the associate justices of the Supreme Court; and this\\nquestion was determined as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Gunn, Izard, King, Morris,\\nPaterson, Read, Schuyler. 9.\\nNays Messrs, Bassett, Dalton, Ellsworth, Grayson, Henry,\\nJohnson, Lee, Maclay, Wingate. 9.\\nThe numbers being equal, the Vice-President gave his casting\\nvote in the affirmative.\\nIt was then ordered that the rules be so far dispensed with,\\nas that the bill have a third reading at this time.\\nAn unsuccessful motion was then made to strike out the sum\\nof four thousand dollars as the salary of the chief justice, and\\ninsert three thousand eight hundred. The salary of the attor-\\nney general was then raised from fifteen hundred to two\\nthousand dollars; and, with these amendments, the bill received\\nthe concurrence of the Senate.\\nThe bill having been returned to the House, it was there de- H. Journal,\\ntermined, on the same day, to agree to the first, second, and p 116#\\nthird amendments of the Senate, and to disagree to the fourth\\namendment. The Senate having receded from their fourth S. Journal,\\nBillpassed. amendment, the bill was passed. p 84", "height": "4388", "width": "2682", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0256.jp2"}, "251": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 245\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1790.\\n1st congress. On the 5th of August, 1790, the House of Representatives H. Journal,\\n2d Session\\npassed an order, in the following words: P* 289,\\nOrder that Ordered That the attorney general report to this house, at\\neenerafre- tne next session of Congress, on such matters relative to the ad-\\nport, ministration of justice under the authority of the United States,\\nas may require to be remedied; and that he also report such\\nprovisions, in the respective cases, as he shall deem advisable.\\n3d session. On the 31st of December, 1790, the speaker of the House of id. p.347.\\nRepresentatives presented a letter from the attorney general, ac-\\nReport of companying his report on such matters relative to the adminis-\\nattomey tration of justice, c, made pursuant to the order of the house\\nof the fifth of August last. The documents, having been read,\\nwere committed to a committee of the whole house for Wednes-\\nday se nnight. The subject was not afterwards taken up during\\nthis session,\\n2d congress At the commencement of the second Congress, on the 3d of 1791.\\n1st Session. __\\nJMovember, this report of the attorney general was again corn-\\nReport mitted to a committee of the whole house, (with the proposi- h. Journal,\\ncommitted, tions to amend the Constitution.) On the 9th of November, the P* 448\\nFurther re- attorney general was directed to report to the house such fur- id. p. 451.\\npoi or er- er information as he might be in possession of, relative to the\\noperation of the judicial system. On the 30th of November, the Id. p. 465.\\nspeaker laid before the house a letter from the attorney general,\\nrespecting his report on the judicial system of the United States,\\nand it was then ordered That so much of the order of the 9th,\\nas directs the attorney general to report to this house such fur-\\nther information as he may be in possession of, relative to the\\noperation of the judicial system, be discharged. The commit-\\ntee of the whole house was also discharged from the further con-\\nAttomey sideration of the subject, and it was referred to a special corn-\\nreport re- m ee consisting of Messrs. Sedgwick, Hillhouse, Lawrance,\\nferred. Boudinot, Kittera, Murray, and Madison. On the 28th of De- S. Journal,\\ncember, the President of the United States, in a message to the p\\nFurther two houses, communicated the copy of a letter from the attor-\\ncommum- ney g enera I. The message, in the Senate, was ordered to lie for\\nconsideration; and, in the House of Representatives, it was re- H. Journal,\\nferred to the committee which had the subject in charge and p\\nto which Mr. Ames and Mr. Sturges were added on the 6th of 1792.\\nReport of January. On the 18th, Mr. Lawrance made a report from this h. Journal,\\ncommittee. committe6j which was aid on the table? and was taken up f or M 89 493", "height": "4418", "width": "2687", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0257.jp2"}, "252": {"fulltext": "246 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1792.\\n2d congress, consideration on the 23d, when the house adopted a resolution in\\n1st Session.\\nthe following words\\nResolution Resolved That it would be proper to make it the duty of\\nof house, the attorneys in the several districts, to pursue the instructions\\nwhich, from time to time, shall be given them, respectively, by\\nthe attorney general of the United States, in all matters touching\\ntheir respective offices, and to correspond with him on any mat-\\nter relative to judicial business, which shall arise within their re-\\nspective districts, and upon which they shall request such advice,\\nor he shall think it proper for him to interfere and to make it\\nlawful for the, attorney general, in any suit, in which the United\\nStates shall be a party, or shall be interested, and in every court\\nwhatsoever, to advocate the United States, although such suit shall\\nnot have been originally instituted by him, or under his direction\\nand that, for the purpose of assisting him in the execution, as well\\nof the duties herein assigned him, as of those heretofore assigned\\nhim by law, he may appoint a clerk, who, for his services, shall\\nbe allowed at the rate of dollars by the year.\\nThis resolution was accompanied by an order that the com-\\nmittee prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, to carry it into effect.\\nBill con- On the 24th, Mr. Lawrance, according to order, presented a\\ncernmg at- ^j|| concer ningr the office of the attorney general of the United\\ntorney ge- 1\\nneral. States, which received its first and second reading, and was com-\\nmitted to a committee of the whole house. This bill was not\\nfurther acted on.\\n2d session. The judicial system, however, it was still found, did not work\\nwith that harmony and efficiency which were desirable. At the\\nsecond session of the second Congress, the President of the United\\nStates laid before the two houses of Congress, a copy of a letter s j ourna\\nand representation from the chief justice and associate judges of P- 455.\\nthe Supreme Court of the United States, stating the difficulties h. Journal,\\nand inconveniences, which attend the discharge of their duties ac- P* 614,\\ncording to the present judiciary system. This communication\\nwas made on the 7th of November, 1792; and, on the following day,\\nthe letter and representation were committed to Messrs. Li vermore,\\nBenson, Kittera, Venable, and W. Smith, with instruction to exa-\\nmine the same, and report their opinion thereupon to the house.\\nCommit- On the 21st of November, the Senate appointed Messrs. Ells- s. Journal,\\nparV bills worth Stron g\u00c2\u00bb Monroe, Johnston, and King, to be a committee to P- 459\\nrelating to take the judiciary system into consideration, and report thereon\\njudiciary. to the Senate.\\nA committee was also appointed by the House of Representa- h. Journal,\\np. 658.", "height": "4400", "width": "2696", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0258.jp2"}, "253": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 247\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1792.\\n2d congress, tives, on the 31st of December, consisting of Messrs. White, W.\\n2d Session. b\\nSmith, and I. Smith, to prepare and bring in a bill or bills to ex-\\nplain the act, entitled An act to establish the judicial courts of\\nthe United States, in respect to taking baiL in criminal cases.\\nBill report- The last named committee reported on the following day, and H. Journal,\\ned the bill presented, according to order, received its first and second p\\nreading, and was committed to a committee of the whole house.\\nSenate bill On the 3d of January, Mr. Ellsworth, from the Senate commit- 1793.\\nin dltloI J tee, appointed to take the judiciary system into consideration, re- s. Journal,\\nto establish ported a bill on that subject, which was read a first time. On p 468\\ncourtepS the followin g da y the bill in addition to the act, entitled An 469.\\ned. act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States, was\\nagain taken up, on the question of its second reading. The se-\\ncond reading was resumed on the 7th, when the bill, having been\\namended, was ordered to a third reading. It received its third\\nreading, and was passed, on the 8th of January.\\nThis bill was read a first and second time, on the same day, in H. Journal,\\nthe House of Representatives, and the House then discharged the 555.\\ncommittee to which had been referred the letter and representa-\\ntions of the chief justice and associate judges, from the further\\nconsideration of the subject. On the 28th of January, the com- Id. p. 684.\\nmittee of the whole house, to whom the bill had been referred,\\nwas discharged from its further consideration, and it was com-\\nmitted to a special committee, consisting of Messrs. Benson, Hill-\\nhouse, Wm. Smith, White, and Kittera. On the 15th of Februa- Id. p. 704.\\nry, Mr. Benson, from this committee, reported several amendments\\nto the bill, which were referred to a committee of the whole\\nhouse. On Monday, the 18th, the bill and amendments were Id. p. 705.\\nconsidered in committee of the whole, and were reported with\\nPassed by amendments, which were agreed to by the house. The bill and\\nhouse with amendments were then ordered to lie on the table. On the 20th, id. p. 709.\\namend- _ ._\\nments. the bill was passed.\\nThe amendments made by the House of Representatives were s. Journal,\\ntaken up for consideration by the Senate, on the 22d and, after P- 491\\nAmend- some debate, their further consideration was postponed. On the id. p. 493,\\nments con- 23d y they were again discussed, and again postponed; and, on the 494,\\nwith a- 25th, the amendments of the House were concurred in, with\\nmen amendments. The House of Representatives, on the 27th, H. Journal,\\nagreed to the amendments proposed by the Senate, with the fol- p\\nlowing amendment; namely: in the amendments of the Senate\\nto the first amendment of the House, after the word absent?\\nin the 5th line, insert these words: or shall have been of coun-\\nments.", "height": "4420", "width": "2702", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0259.jp2"}, "254": {"fulltext": ",-:5\\n:-;_- }:.z!:\\n-l^i\\nTfc*riMliiiMiw I if i in mi i j imii FTi kz.\\nIMS\\nMi mi i 9eL rbecooceniedmuitierertmaBTcavaetlienpefidiDr.\\n^;i:f. :i :.ir i- ~r lit, i::r-: ^r^::~r:: ht: -So.\\n!_::-. A .::-c 1 :_: i :i: :i^ ..i:;i--.t fs* :c :zi r: _-jil,\\nr _... 7z:::i:-. I rS. c.:c:e:-:zz :-il. pro: ::i:i.;i\\ni^ii :::r:i :2t Vi.:ri S:.i:^. ~i;;- \u00e2\u0096\u00a0-?_\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 :\u00e2\u0096\u00a0=.?_: z:v. -z\\n5r::i: :.~t :_: ~ii ;:.r;-~i.;: ~:~.zi :z.\\nOr the 30th of Jnfrr, 1790, a nrnmittrc was appointed by the 1799.\\nRir.-T^rz:.?.^. n^iiv;-^ Mis-?*. 1 01^:-. -_-_--\\nS:.:i I -i: .__-.:-. :..:_ :_- r ::H;:.-^\\n::t-v .i :i- 7:: ::i; 0: :f\\nAc Hailed States, and lor jurors and witnesses attending the\\nsi-i: 21:. :i\\nby die honse, at the gob-\\nof the nrst Centres, consisting of\\nDporarjproTiaon for the derks of\\nthe sereralJw cial Courts of the United States, for the marshals\\ncc* district, and for :he attendance and services of iarc-rs in the\\nDistrict Courts. This\\n:i- :::t:.-.-rr: =zi. :c ll:i M: Sei^-lzV 2 :i\\nOn the 3ilh of February, Mr, Shennan, front the r mnnnilli 1 id. p. 3\u00c2\u00ae.\\nizi 5\\nr..~r. ^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2::c: i:: ::o: 2\\nine wnoie noose, lne oui was considered in coanntt-\\nlee an the 2Sth, and reported without an The ktp,39s.\\nthen Tended, and ordered to he eng raft e d for a thud iip.396,\\nand; on the 1st of March, it was read a third tune. 39r\\nAnd the onestion on i\\n7", "height": "4388", "width": "2688", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0260.jp2"}, "255": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 249\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, x. 1791.\\n1st congress. Ayes Messrs. Ames, Benson, B. Bourne, Burke, Cadwalader,\\n3d Session.\\nCarroll, Clymer, Contee, Fitzsimons, Foster, Gale, Gerry, Griffin,\\nPassed in Hartley, Huntington, Lawrance, Lee, Livermore, Madison, jr.,\\nHouse. Scott, Sedgwick, Seney, Sherman, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of\\nSouth Carolina, Sturges, Trumbull, Wadsworth, White, Wyn-\\nkoop.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 30.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Boudinot, Brown,\\nFloyd, Gilman, Grout, Giles, Hathorn, Jackson, Leonard, Moore,\\nMuhlenberg, Parker, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman,\\nSilvester, Sinnickson, Stone, Sumpter, Thatcher.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 23.\\nThe bill was then sent to the Senate, where it was read a\\nfirst time, as follows\\nBill, assent Section 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Represen- S. Joumal s\\no ena e. f a f lves j fa U n {t e d States of America, in Congress assembled P J\\nThat there be allowed to the- several officers following, in addi-\\ntion to the fees (except mileage to the marshals) to which they\\nare otherwise by law entitled, and also to jurors and witnesses,\\nin the courts of the United States, the following respective com-\\npensations that is to say To the attorney of the United States\\nfor the district, for his expenses and time in travelling from the\\nplace in the state where the office of the clerk of the District\\nCourt is kept, to the other place in the district where a Circuit\\nCourt is directed to be held, at the rate of ten cents per mile\\ngoing, and the same allowance for returning: To the clerk of\\nthe District Court for attending in the District or Circuit Court,\\nfive dollars a day, and the like compensation for travelling as is\\nabove allowed to the attorney for the district To the clerk of\\nthe Supreme Court, for attending in court, eight dollars per day:\\nTo the marshal of the district, for attending the Supreme Cir-\\ncuit, or District Courts, five dollars per day; for summoning\\ngrand jury, three dollars and for summoning a petit jury, two\\ndollars and for serving a writ, five cents per mile from the place\\nwhere the office of the clerk of the District Court is kept to the\\nplace where the writ shall be served but there shall not, in any\\ncase, be an allowance of mileage to the marshals exceeding one\\nhundred miles: To the grand and petit jurors, each, fifty cents\\nper day, for attending in court, and for travelling, at the rate of\\nfifty cents for every ten miles, from their respective places of\\nabode, to the place where the court is held, and the like allow-\\nance for returning To witnesses summoned on the part of the\\nUnited States, or in behalf of any prisoner to be tried for any\\ncapital offence in any of the courts thereof, the same compensa*\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 32", "height": "4418", "width": "2691", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0261.jp2"}, "256": {"fulltext": "250 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1791.\\n1st congress, tion as is above allowed to grand and petit jurors. That the se-\\n1 ss veral officers above specified shall be deemed to have been en-\\nBill, as sent titled to the above respective compensations, from the time of\\nto Senate, their respective appointments; and that the grand and petit ju-\\nrors and witnesses who have heretofore attended, shall, also, be\\ndeemed entitled to the above compensation, in like manner as\\nthose who shall hereafter attend. That there shall also be paid\\nto the marshal the amount of the expense for fuel, candles, and\\nother reasonable contingencies for holding a court, as hath ac-\\ncrued or shall accrue and the compensation to the grand and\\npetit jurors and witnesses, shall be included in the account of,\\nand paid to the marshal, to the use of, and be by him according-\\nly paid over to, the several persons entitled to the same. And\\nthe accounts of the several officers for the compensations afore-\\nsaid, (except mileage to the marshal, for the service of writs in\\ncivil causes,) having been previously examined and certified by\\nthe judge of the district, shall be passed in the usual manner at,\\nand the amount thereof paid out of, the treasury of the United\\nStates. And a sum arising from the fines and forfeitures to the\\nUnited States, and equal to the amount thereof, is hereby ap-\\npropriated for the payment of the above accounts.\\nSect. 2. Jlnd he it further enacted That, instead of the\\nprovisions in that respect heretofore made, the first session of the\\nCircuit Courts in the Eastern circuit, after the passing of this\\nact, shall commence at the times following; that is to say: In\\nNew York district, on the fifth, and in Connecticut district, on\\nthe twenty-fifth, days of April next: in Massachusetts district,\\non the twelfth, and in New Hampshire district, on the twenty-\\nfourth, days of May next: and in Rhode Island district, on the\\nthe seventh day of June next: and the subsequent sessions in the\\nrespective districts on the like days of every sixth calendar\\nmonth thereafter: except when any of these days shall hap-\\npen on a Sunday, and then the sessions shall commence on the\\nnext day following. And the sessions of the said Circuit Court\\nshall be held, in New Hampshire district, at Portsmouth and\\nExeter, alternately, beginning at the first; in Massachusetts\\ndistrict, at Boston; in Rhode Island district, at Newport and\\nProvidence, alternately, beginning at the first; in Connecticut\\ndistrict, at Hartford and New Haven, alternately, beginning at\\nthe last; and in New York district, at the city of New York\\nonly.\\nSect. 3. Jlnd be it further enacted That from and after\\nthe passing of this act, instead of the provisions in the act for", "height": "4400", "width": "2674", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0262.jp2"}, "257": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 251\\nCHAP. IT. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1791.\\nlatcongress. that purpose, the sessions of the Circuit Court for the district of\\n3d Session.\\nVirginia shall be holden in the city of Richmond only.\\nBill, as sent M Sect. 4. And be it further enacted That this act shall\\nto Senate. contmue j n f orce un the end of the next session of Congress,\\nand no longer.\\nThe bill was read a second time, on the same day, and was S. Journal,\\ncommitted to Messrs. Ellsworth, Henry, and King, to consider p\\nand report thereon. On the 3d, Mr. Ellsworth reported the bill Id. p. 307.\\nwith amendments, which were agreed to. The bill was then\\nread a third time, and passed with the following amendments:\\nAmend- Sect. 1, line 7. Strike out from the word c place, to the\\nments word at, in the 9th line, and insert, of his abode to any court\\nof the United States, in which his attendance shall be requisite.\\nLine 16 to 19. Strike out from the word 6 serving, to the\\nword to, and insert and returning a writ, five cents per mile\\nfor his necessary travel.\\nStrike out from the word jurors, in the 1.9th line, to the\\nword 6 to, in the 23d line, and insert, such compensations re-\\nspectively, as they would by law be entitled to for attending the\\ncourts of the state of which they are citizens.\\nStrike out from the word thereof, in the 24th line, to the\\nword that, in the 25th line, and insert, each, fifty cents per\\nday for attending in court, and for travelling five cents per mile,\\nfrom their respective places of abode to the place where the\\ncourt is held, and the like allowance for returning.\\nHouse dis- The amendments were then sent to the House of Representa- h. Journal,\\nagree. tives for concurrence. The House proceeded at once to consi- P- 404\\nder the amendments of the Senate, and agreed to some, and dis-\\nagreed to others. The amendments having been returned to the\\nSenate, were again taken up for consideration. The amendments\\ndisagreed to by the House were, the 3d, line 19 to 23, and the\\nSenate re- 4th, line 24 to 25. The Senate then resolved to recede from\\ncede. these amendments. And so the bill was passed.\\n1st congress. Another bill connected with the judiciary, which demanded 1789.\\nthe early attention of Congress, was the act to regulate pro- s. Journal,\\ngulate pro- cesses in the courts of the United States. On the 17th of Sep- P* 81\\ntember, 1789, Mr. Lee, from the committee appointed by the\\nSenate to prepare a bill for organizing the judiciary of the\\nUnited States, reported a bill, entitled An act to regulate pro-", "height": "4426", "width": "2691", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0263.jp2"}, "258": {"fulltext": "~5t:?.t :t y:?.iis\\nof the United o\u00c2\u00aba, wwi men reeems $l\\nd on the ISA and 19th, the hill passed throng* P-\\nd was ant to the Hoose of Representatives h.\\nOn the 19th, the hifl was read a first and se- P*\\n::e Hr-se 7,e;:e*ei u-_t; 5. izi\\nof the whole hoose. The hOl\\nn the 2 d and Mn, ini ^15 rennrted hi He si p.\\n.v.:;;.:- S-.V f 5\\ndent at\\nSkttmm seemd, Bme tJtird. Alter the word *yfeef/ insert.\\nexcept jees to judges. 9 Une fifth, after the words,\\n\u00c2\u00a3*V insert firms and modes of? Line eighth, after the\\nwords arii fair, insert and the rates of the fees the same\\nas are, or were last, allowed by the states, respectively- in the\\ncourt exercising supreme jurisdiction in suck causes.\\n.:.e j^ t\\nI_:^. -f. ::--.7,:;\\nley, Bathorn, fleeter, Jackson, Lee, Li vennore,\\nV Ji.f 1 f.-r. J-rkt-r. S::~ Se-\\nner. Stone, Saonptcr, Tucker. White.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 25.\\n^\u00e2\u0080\u0094Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Benson, Chrmer,\\nr. Gzlz. Giii^ir. i :ccii*fce- Li^r-\\\\iz:e. Lercar i\\nSilvester. Snnicsaon, Thatcher, Thong, Wjnknon.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094IS.\\nT: \\\\znz:r7-.z-j e:e ipe-I\\nOn the 19th of January. 1790, Ae Senate ordered-^ That ng\\nEn*. Johnson. Efeworth, and flenrr. be a com-\\nnntJee to report a bill Ho regulate process m the conns of the P-l\u00c2\u00ae*-\\nUnited States. 9 On the 23dof ApriL Mr. Strong, from tin? com- ii p. 13S_\\nnaktee. reported a hflL *to oontinne in ibrce an act passed at the n^ist.\\nlast session of Congress, to regulate pronsnes in the courts of the\\nVrl-.i-i l::i --::o~ 1 z .rr. i T _\\nthe hill M ece iied its second readme, and was read a third\\nand passed on the following day.\\n7 v; re.-.: r.-?- Fl-:-\\nbw prcsentatrre* on the 57th at\\nd*T.\\nThe House of RefraentaiiiTS, on the 5th of February. 1791. ngj\\n\u00c2\u00a3w^ci-SrorgFS.aadContee.a uannullf f to H-J\u00e2\u0080\u0094", "height": "4394", "width": "2675", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0264.jp2"}, "259": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 253\\nCHAP. IT. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1791.\\n1st congress., prepare and brine in a bill, or bills, further to continue in force\\n3d Sessio n. r r\\n~~~7~~j an act passed the first session of Congress, entitled An act to re- H. Journal,\\nto continue gulate civil processes in the courts of the United States and, on 275.\\nact in force, the 9th, Mr. Sedgwick presented a bill, which was then read a\\nBill passed, first time. This bill also passed through without delay, being\\nread a second and third time, on the 10th and 11th of February.\\nOn the 11th, 12th, and 14th, the bill went through its various S. Journal,\\nstages in the Senate without opposition. ^g 61 ,263,\\n2J c?n\u00c2\u00a7 ress This bill having also expired, when the second Congress assem-\\n^jjT bled, the Senate, on the 1st of November, 1791, appointed id. p.335.\\npensate of- Messrs. Henry, Strong, and Monroe, to be a committee to report\\nrefill t and a kiU providing compensation for the officers of the judicial\\nprocesses, courts of the United States, and for jurors and witnesses.\\nOn the 26th of January, 1792, Mr. Henry, from this commit- 1792.\\ntee, reported a bill for regulating processes in the courts of the s. Journal,\\nUnited States, and providing compensations for the officers of the p\\nsaid courts, and for jurors and witnesses, which was read a first\\ntime. The bill was under consideration on the 30th, 31st, 1st, id. p. 384.\\n2d, and 3d, of February, when sundry amendments having been\\nBlade, it was ordered to a third reading. The bill was further id. p. 387.\\nconsidered on the 6th, and again on the 13th, when a motion to\\ninsert, at the end of section 2, these words, and be at liberty to\\npursue the same until a tender of the debt and cost in gold or\\nPassed by silver shall be made, was determined in the affirmative, by the\\nSenate. f H wing vote\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Burr, Cabot, Carroll, Dickinson, Ells-\\nworth, Foster, Izard, King, Langdon, Morris, Read, Rutherford,\\nStrong. 14.\\nNays Messrs. Bradley, Butler, Few, Gunn, Hawkins, Henry,\\nJohnston, Lee, Monroe, Robinson, Sherman, Stanton, Wingate.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009413.\\nAfter agreeing to some further amendments, the bill was passed.\\nThe following is a copy of the bill, as it went from the Senate to\\nthe House.\\nCopy of Section 1. Beit enacted, by the Senate and House of Represen- Id.p.38d\\ntatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled\\nThat all writs and processes issuing from the Supreme or a Circuit\\nCourt, shall bear test of the chief justice of the Supreme Court\\nand, if from a District Court, shall bear test of the judge of such\\ncourt, and shall be under the seal of the court from whence they", "height": "4418", "width": "2696", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0265.jp2"}, "260": {"fulltext": "254 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IT. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1792.\\n2d congress, issue, and signed by the clerk thereof. The seals to be provided\\n1st Sessio n. 7 J r\\nat the expense of the United States,\\nbill Py Section 2. And be it further enacted That, until other provi-\\nsion shall be made, and except where, by this act, or other sta-\\ntutes of the United States, it is otherwise provided, the forms of\\nwrits and executions, except their style, and the modes of pro-\\ncess, and proceedings in suits at common law, shall be the same\\nin each state respectively, as are now used or allowed in the\\nhighest common law courts, having original jurisdiction of the\\nsame. And the forms and modes of proceeding in causes of equity,\\nand of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, shall be, except\\nwhere the laws of the United States otherwise provide, according\\nto the course which hath obtained in the states respectively in\\nlike causes, or in states which have not courts of equity jurisdic-\\ntion, or have not had courts of admiralty and maritime jurisdic-\\ntion, according to the course of proceedings in such courts, re-\\nspectively, in any adjoining, or the nearest state in which they\\nare, or have been, instituted subject, however, to such deviations\\nin each state, by rule of court, as a difference of circumstances\\nmay require, or as may be requisite to prevent unnecessary de-\\nlay and expense: Provided That on judgment in any of the\\ncases aforesaid, where different kinds of executions are issuable\\nin succession, a capias ad satisfaciendum being one, the plaintiff\\nshall have his election to take out a capias ad satisfaciendum in\\nthe first instance, and be at liberty to pursue the same, until a\\ntender of the debt and cost, in gold or silver, shall be made.\\nSect. 3. And be it further enacted That, from and after the\\npassing this act, the fees and compensations to the several offi-\\ncers and other persons hereafter mentioned shall be as follows\\nthat is to say, to the marshals of the several districts of the United\\nStates, for the service of any writ, warrant, attachment, or pro-\\ncess, in chancery, on each person named in the same, one dollar\\nfor his travel out in serving each writ, warrant, attachment, or\\nprocess, as aforesaid, five cents per mile, to be computed from the\\nplace of service to the court where the writ or process shall be\\nreturned and if more persons than one are named therein, the\\ntravel shall be computed from the court to the place of service\\nwhich is most remote, adding thereto the extra travel necessary\\nto serve it on the other: Provided That the fee for travel shall,\\nin no case, exceed fifteen dollars for each bail bond, fifty cents\\nfor selling goods and vessels condemned, and receiving and pay-\\ning the money, three per cent.; for every commitment or discharge\\nof a prisoner, fifty cents for summoning witnesses, each twenty", "height": "4400", "width": "2613", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0266.jp2"}, "261": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 255\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1792.\\n2d congress, cents, and his necessary travel, at five cents per mile, to be com-\\nlst Ses sion. J r\\nputed as aforesaid for summoning a grand or petit jury, each\\nbill Py nree dollars, and his necessary travel, at five cents per mile, to\\nbe computed in like manner: Provided That in those states\\nwhere jurors, by the laws of the state, are drawn by constables,\\nor other officers of corporate towns or places, by lot, the mar-\\nshals shall receive, for the use of such constables or officers, such\\npart of the fees allowed for travel, in summoning juries, as the\\ncourt to which the juries may be returned, shall direct for at-\\ntending the Supreme, Circuit, or District Courts, five dollars per\\nday and at the rate of ten cents per mile for his expenses and\\ntime, in travelling from the place of his abode to either of the said\\ncourts; for levying an execution, and for all other services not\\nherein enumerated, such fees or compensation as are allowed in\\nthe Supreme Court of the state where the services shall be ren-\\ndered to the clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States,\\nten dollars per day for his attendance in court, and for his other\\nservices, in discharging the duties of his office, double the fees of\\nthe clerk of the Supreme Court of that state in which the Su-\\npreme Court of the United States shall be holden to the clerk of\\nthe District and Circuit Courts, such fees in each state, respec-\\ntively, as are allowed in the Supreme Courts of the same, and\\nfive dollars per day for his attendance on any Circuit or District\\nCourt, and at the rate of ten cents per mile for his expenses and\\ntime, in travelling from the place of his abode to either of the\\nsaid courts. And in case any clerk of a court of the United\\nStates shall, in discharging the duties of his office, perform any\\nkind of service which is not performed by the clerks of the courts\\nof the state, and for which the laws of the state make no allow-\\nance, the court in which such service shall be rendered, may al-\\nlow a reasonable compensation therefor; to each grand and petit\\njuror, one dollar per day for attending in court, and for travelling\\nat the rate of five cents for every mile, from their respective\\nplaces of abode to the place where the court is held, and the\\nlike allowance for returning; to witnesses summoned on the part\\nof the United States, or in behalf of any prisoner to be tried for\\na capital offence in any of the courts thereof, the same compensa-\\ntion as is above allowed to grand and petit jurors; to witnesses in\\nother cases, the same compensations in each state respectively as\\nare allowed in Supreme courts of the same; to the attorney of\\nthe United States for the district, such fees in each state re-\\nspectively as are allowed in the Supreme Courts of the same;\\nand also the like compensation for travelling as is above allowed", "height": "4418", "width": "2672", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0267.jp2"}, "262": {"fulltext": "256 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, e. 179*2.\\n2d congress, to the clerk of the District and Circuit Courts; and where the\\n1st Session.\\namount of such fees and compensations to the district attorney,\\nbill Py sna e less in any year than one fifth part of the salary of the\\njudge of such district, the difference shall be allowed and paid\\nto the attorney at the end of the year.\\nSect. 4. Snd be it further enacted That the marshal shall\\nhave the custody of all vessels and goods, seized by any officer\\nof the revenue, and shall be allowed such compensation therefor\\nas the court may judge reasonable. And there shall be paid to the\\nmarshal the amount of the expense for fuel, candles, and other rea-\\nsonable contingencies that may accrue in holding the courts with-\\nin his district, and providing the books necessary to record the\\nproceedings thereof; and such amount, as also the compensations\\naforesaid, to the grand and petit jurors; to the witnesses sum-\\nmoned on the part of the United States, or in behalf of a prison-\\ner to be tried for a capital offence; to the clerk of the Supreme\\nCourt, for his attendance; to the clerks of the District and Circuit\\nCourts, for their travelling and attendance; to the attorney of\\nthe district, for travelling to court; to the marshal, for his attend-\\nance at court; for summoning grand and petit jurors, and witnesses\\nin behalf of any prisoner to be tried for a capital offence; for the\\nmaintenance of prisoners confined in gaol for any criminal of-\\nfence, and for the commitment or discharge of such prisoner;\\nand also the legal fees of the clerk, attorney, and marshal, in cri-\\nminal prosecutions, shall be included in the account of the mar-\\nshall and the same having been examined and certified by the\\ncourt, or one of the judges of it, in which the service shall have\\nbeen rendered, shall be passed in the usual manner at, and the\\namount thereof paid out of, the treasury of the United States, to\\nthe marshal, and shall by him be paid over to the persons entitled\\nto the same. And the marshal shall be allowed two and a half\\nper centum on the amount by him so paid over, to be charged\\nin his future account.\\nSect. 5. And be it further enacted That in every prosecu-\\ntion for any fine or forfeiture incurred under any statute of the\\nUnited States, if judgment is rendered against the defendant,\\nhe shall be subject to payment of costs. And on every convic-\\ntion for any other offence, not capital, the court may, in their\\ndiscretion, award that the defendant shall pay the costs of prose-\\ncution. And if any informer or plaintiff, on a penal statute, to\\nwhose benefit the penalty, or any part thereof, if recovered, is\\ndirected by law to accrue, shall discontinue his suit or prosecu-\\ntion, or shall be nonsuited in the same, or if upon trial a verdict", "height": "4397", "width": "2666", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0268.jp2"}, "263": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 257\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, Sec. 1792.\\n2d congress, shall pass for the defendant, the court shall award to the defend-\\nlst Session. 1 v 1 r\\nant his costs, unless such informer, or plaintin, be an omcer 01\\nbilf Py tne United States, specially authorized to commence such prose-\\ncution, and the court before whom the action or information shall\\nbe tried, shall, at the trial, in open court, certify, upon record,\\nthat there was reasonable cause for commencing the same, in\\nwhich case no cost shall be taxed for the defendant.\\nSect. 6. And be it further enacted That the fees and com-\\npensations to the several officers and persons hereinbefore men-\\ntioned, other than those which are above directed to be paid out\\nof the treasury of the United States, shall be recovered in like\\nmanner as the fees of the officers of the states respectively, for\\nlike services, are recovered.\\nSect. 7. And be it further enacted That if any officer\\nhereinbefore mentioned, or his deputy, shall, by reason or colour\\nof his office, wilfully and corruptly demand and receive any\\ngreater fees than those allowed by this act, he shall, on convic-\\ntion thereof in any court of the United States, forfeit and pay a\\nfine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not\\nexceeding six months, at the discretion of the court before whom\\nthe conviction shall be.\\nSect, 8. And be it further enacted That the act passed at the\\nlast session of Congress, entitled An act to continue in force for\\na limited time, an act passed at the first session of Congress, en-\\ntitled an act to regulate processes in the courts of the United\\nStates/ and also another act passed at the last session of Con-\\ngress, entitled an act providing compensations for the officers of\\nthe Judicial Courts of the United States, and for jurors and wit-\\nnesses, and for other purposes, be, and the same are hereby re-\\npealed.\\nBUI in the On the 1 5th of February, the bill was read a first and second H. Journal,\\nHouse. time in the House of Representatives, and was committed to P* 509,\\ntwice. Messrs. Boudinot, Smith, of South Carolina, White, Benson, and\\nAmended. Smith, of New Hampshire. This committee made a report on id. p. 562,\\nthe 4th of April, which was then laid on the table, and on the s77\\nRecommit- 12th was committed to a committee of the whole house, with\\nthe amendments which had been reported. The bill and amend- id. p. 579.\\nments were taken up on the 16th, and other amendments having\\nbeen made in committee, were reported to the house. On the Id. p. 587.\\n25th and 26th, the various amendments were under considera-\\ntion, and were further amended and the bill and amendments\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 33", "height": "4418", "width": "2691", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0269.jp2"}, "264": {"fulltext": "258 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChxp. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1792.\\nimsST were ordered to a tnird reading. After being recommitted and H. Journal,\\nBin again amended, the bill was passed on the following day. p 590#\\npassed. The Senate having received the amendments of the House of S. Journal,\\nSenate Representatives, referred them to Messrs. Ellsworth, Bradley, p 434\\namend- Monroe, Burr, and Henry, to consider and report thereon. On the Id. p. 435,\\nments. 1st of May, Mr. Ellsworth made a report which was considered 436\\nAgree to on that and the following day; when all the amendments to\\nthe first section were agreed to, as also were\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the first amend-\\nment to the second section, amended as follows: strike out, from\\nthe word equity, in the 6th line, to the word subject, in the\\n10th line of the amendment, and insert and in those of admi-\\nralty and maritime jurisdiction, according to the principles, rules,\\nand usages, which belong to Courts of Equity, and to Courts of Ad-\\nmiralty, respectively, as contradistinguished from Courts of Com-\\nmon Law, except so far as may have been provided for by the\\nact to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States: the\\namendments to the third section, except the third and fourth,\\nwith an amendment to the second, by striking out four in\\nboth places, and inserting seven the first amendment to the\\nfourth section: the amendment to the fifth section, and the ad-\\nditional sections, except the second and fifth additional sections,\\nwith an amendment to the fourth additional section, so that it\\nshall read as follows And be it enacted That it shall be the\\nduty of the attorneys in the several districts to correspond with\\nthe attorney general of the United States, in any matter relative\\nto judicial business which shall arise w 7 ithin their respective dis-\\ntricts, and upon which he shall request information from them.\\nDisagree to And to all the other amendments in the bill the Senate disagreed.\\nThe house on the 3d, proceeded to reconsider their amend- H. Journal,\\nments, and adopted the following series of resolutions: p. 595, 596.\\nResolved That this house doth agree to the amendment pro-\\nposed by the Senate to their first amendment to the second sec-\\ntion.\\nResolved That this house doth recede from their third\\namendment to the third section also, from the second section\\nproposed to be added to the end of the bill.\\nResolved That this house doth insist on their second amend-\\nment to the second section; on their fourth amendment to the\\nthird section on their second amendment to the fourth section\\nalso, on the fourth and fifth sections proposed to be added to the\\nend of the bill.\\nResolved That a conference be desired with the Senate on\\nthe subject matter of the amendments insisted on and that Mr.", "height": "4400", "width": "2626", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0270.jp2"}, "265": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 259\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1792.\\n2d congress. Madison, Mr. Lawrance, and Mr. Clarke, be appointed mana-\\ngers, at the said conference, on the part of this house.\\nThe question that the house recede from their second amend-\\nment to the second section, for striking out the words and be at\\nliberty to pursue the same, until a tender of the debt and costs in gold\\nand silver be made was decided in the negative, by the follow-\\ning vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne, Fitzsimons,\\nGerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Hillhouse, A. Learned, Murray, Jere.\\nSmith, W. Smith, Steele, Silvester, Thatcher, Wadsworth,\\nWard.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 18.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Barnwell, B. Bourne, Brown,\\nClarke, Dayton, Giles, Gordon, Gregg, Griffin, Grove, Heister,\\nHuger, Jacobs, Key, Kitchell, Lawrance, Livermore, Macon,\\nMadison, Moore, Muhlenberg, Niles, Page, Parker, Schoonma-\\nker, Seney, Sheridan, I. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges, Sumpter,\\nTredwell, Tucker, Venable, White, Williamson. 38.\\nThe Senate, on the same day, determined to insist on their dis- s, journal,\\nagreement to the said amendments; and agreeing to the proposed P-\\nConfer- conference, appointed Messrs. Ellsworth, King, and Henry, to\\nence, ^e mana g er s on the part of the Senate.\\nReport of Mr. Madison made report to the House from this conference, h. Journal,\\nof\u00e2\u0084\u00a2nfe?- on the 5th of Ma y? that the managers had, according to order, P- 598 599\\nence. met the managers on the part of the Senate, in the conference\\nchamber, and fully discussed the subject referred to them, and\\nhad agreed that it would be proper, on the part of this House,\\nto recede from the fourth amendment to the third section; as\\nalso from the second amendment to the fourth section: but that,\\non the subject matter of all the other amendments, the managers\\nof the two houses had not come to any agreement. On the id. p. 602.\\n7th, the bill was again taken up by the House, for the purpose\\nof considering the report of the managers. The second amend-\\nment to the second section, for striking out the following words,\\nand be at liberty to pursue the same until a tender of the debt\\nand costs in gold or silver shall be made; being read, the ques-\\ntion, that the house do adhere to this amendment, was deter-\\nmined in the affirmative, by the following vote:\\nJlycs Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Clarke, Findley, id. p. 603.\\nGiles, Gregg, Griffin, Grove, Heister, Jacobs, Key, Kitchell,\\nLee, Livermore, Macon, Madison, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page,\\nParker, Seney, I. Smith, Sumpter, Tredwell, Tucker, Venable,\\nWhite, Williamson, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 30.", "height": "4432", "width": "2697", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0271.jp2"}, "266": {"fulltext": "260 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1792.\\n2d congress. Noes\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\njst session.\\nFitzsimons, Gilman, Goodhue, Hillhouse, A. Learned, Murray,\\nJere. Smith, W. Smith, Steele, Sturges, Silvester, Ward. 17.\\nThe House then resolved to adhere to their disagreement to\\nthe amendment of the Senate to the fourth section proposed to\\nbe added to the bill, and recede from all the other amendments\\ndisagreed to by the Senate.\\nIn their evening session of the same day, the Senate proceed- s. journal,\\ned to consider the determination of the House of Representa- p 441\\ntives, in reference to the amendments. It was then moved to\\nSenate re- recede from the disagreement to the second amendment of the se-\\ncond section, which was to strike out the words, already quoted:\\nand be at liberty to pursue, fyc; and the question was de-\\ncided in the affirmative. A motion was then made to adhere\\nto the disagreement to this amendment, which was decided in\\nthe negative, by the following vote:\\nYeas\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Cabot, Carroll, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Foster,\\nIzard, King, Morris, Read. 9.\\nNays Messrs. Few, Hawkins, Henry, Johnston, Lee, Mon-\\nroe, Robinson, Sherman, Stanton, Wingate. 10.\\nIt w r as then determined to recede from the other amendment\\nadhered to by the House of Representatives.\\nmcongress. On tne 5ln of April, 1790, the President of the United States 1790.\\n2d s e ssion. enc osec j to the two houses copies of three acts of the legislature\\nof New York, among which was An act for vesting, in the H. Journal,\\nUnited States of America, the light-house, and lands thereunto P- 189\\nbelonging, at Sandy Hook. On reception of this message, an\\norder was adopted by the House of Representatives, that the\\nexemplification of the act of the legislature of the state of New\\nYork, entitled An act for vesting in the United States of\\nAmerica, the light-house, and lands thereunto belonging, at\\nSandy Hook/ referred to in the message of to-day, from the\\nPresident of the United States, be committed to Mr. Page,\\nMr. Benson, and Mr. Seney, with instruction to examine the\\nsame, and report their opinion thereupon to the house.\\nAuthenti- On the 28th of April, Mr. Page, from this committee, pre- Id. p. 204.\\ncationofre- se nted a bill u to prescribe the mode in which the public acts, re-\\njudicial cords, and judicial proceedings, in each state, shall be authenti-\\nproceed- cated, so as to take effect in every other state, which then\\nreceived its first reading. The bill was read a second time on id. p. 207.", "height": "4396", "width": "2624", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0272.jp2"}, "267": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n261\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to cany into Effect, c. 1790.\\nm X 88 the 29th and was committed an d, on the 3d of May, it received\\nits third reading, and was passed and sent to the senate. On the\\n3d, 4th, and 5th, it had its several readings in the Senate, and\\npassed that branch of the legislature.\\nift C S, r on S Provision is made in the second section of the fourth article 1791.\\nF Ug if 1V es \u00c2\u00b0f the Constitution, for the delivering up, by a state, of fugitives\\nfrom jus- from justice from another state. In reference to this clause of\\nthe Constitution, on the 31st of October, 1791, the house of Re-\\npresentatives passed the following order\\nOrdered That a committee be appointed to prepare and h. Journal,\\nbring in a bill, or bills, providing the means, by which persons P* 444,\\ncharged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime, who\\nflee from justice, shall, on the demand of the executive authori-\\nty of the state from which they fled, be delivered up, to be re-\\nmoved to the state having jurisdiction of the crime also pro-\\nviding the mode by which a person, held to service or labour in\\none state, under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall be\\ndelivered up, on claim of the party to whom such service or la-\\nbour may be due and that Mr. Sedgwick, Mr. Bourne, of Mas-\\nsachusetts, and Mr. White, be the said committee.\\nBill report- On the 15th of November, Mr. Sedgwick, from this committee, id. p. 454.\\ned# presented a bill respecting fugitives from justice, and from the\\nservice of masters, which was read a first and second time, and\\nNot acted committed to a committee of the whole house. This bill was\\non not taken up at any subsequent part of the session.\\n2d session. It was not until the second session of the second Congress, that 1792-93.\\nany further legislative movement was made upon this subject.\\nOn the 22d of November, 1792, the Senate appointed Messrs. s. Journal,\\nJohnston, Cabot, and Read, to be a committee to consider the ex- p 460,\\npediency of a law respecting fugitives from justice, and persons\\nescaping from the service of their masters, and, if they think pro-\\nSenate bill per, to report a bill. On the 20th of December, a bill was re- Id. p. 465.\\nrespecting p 0r t e( j by this committee, respecting fugitives from justice, and\\nc persons escaping from the service of their masters, which was\\nRead, dis- read, and ordered to a second reading. The debate on the se- id. p. 466.\\nrecommit- con reading, occupied the Senate on the 21st, 24th, 26th, and\\nted. 27th of December, when a motion was made to postpone the fur-\\n/jher consideration of the bill to the next session of Congress\\nwhich motion was, on the 28th, decided in the negative. The id, p. 467.", "height": "4426", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0273.jp2"}, "268": {"fulltext": "262 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1792-93.\\n2d congress, bill was then recommitted, and Messrs. Taylor and Sherman\\nT were added to the committee, with an instruction to consider the\\nrespecting- subject generally, and report thereon. Mr. Johnston, on the 3d S. Journal,\\nfugitives, r January, reported amendments to the bill, and the report was J^ 2\\nordered to be printed. The subject was again taken up on the\\n4th, and was postponed, by daily motions, after debate, until the\\n17th, when the report was adopted in an amended form, and the\\nbill was ordered to be amended accordingly. On the 18th, the\\nbill was read a third time, and being further amended, it was\\nmoved to strike out five hundred dollars, for the purpose of in-\\nserting a less sum in section 4th, the penalty on any person who\\nshall knowingly and wilfully obstruct, or hinder such claimant,\\nhis agent or attorney, in so seizing or arresting such fugitive from\\nlabour, or shall rescue such fugitive from such claimant, his agent\\nor attorney, when so arrested, pursuant to the authority herein\\ngiven or declared or shall harbour or conceal such person, after\\nnotice that he or she was a fugitive from labour, as aforesaid.\\nPassed the This motion was determined in the negative, and the bill was\\nSenate then passed.\\nRead twice The bill received its first and second reading on the 21st, and H. Journal,\\nHouse was comm itted to a committee of the whole house. On the 4th p\\nRead 3d of February, the bill was considered in committee, and was re- id. p. 689.\\ntime after p 0r t e d V vith an amendment, which was then agreed to by the\\nbeing a- r J\\nmended, house. The bill was read a third time on the 5th, and was id. p. 690.\\nandpassed. pag3ed by the f H owmg vote \u00e2\u0080\u00a2_\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson, Boudi-\\nnot, S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Clarke, Dayton, Findley, Fitzsimons,\\nGerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Greenough, Gregg, Griffin,\\nGrove, Hartley, Hillhouse, Hindman, Huger, Jacobs, Key, Kit-,\\nchell, Learned, Lee, Leonard, Macon, Moore, Muhlenberg, Mur-\\nray, Orr, Page, Schoonmaker, Sedgwick, Silvester, I. Smith, W.\\nSmith, Steele, Sumpter, Tucker, Wadsworth, White, William-\\nson, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 48.\\nNoes Messrs. Livermore, Mercer, Niles, Parker, Sturges,\\nThatcher, Tredwell.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 7.\\nThe amendment made by the House of Representatives, which\\nwas, to strike out the word deemed from the first line of the\\nAmend- first section, was considered in the Senate on the 5th of Februa- s. Journal,\\nment con- r an( j was conC urred in, so that the bill was then finally passed. P- 480#\\nist congress. Early in the first session of the first Congress, on the 13th i\u00c2\u00a3 Yi$Q.\\nist session. a comm ittee was appointed in the Senate, consisting of", "height": "4400", "width": "2660", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0274.jp2"}, "269": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 263\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1789.\\nislSon 9 Messrs J\u00c2\u00b0hnson,Read,Langdon,Morris,Dalton,Elmer, Henry, and s Jonrm t\\nCrimes Gunn, to report a bill defining the crimes and offences that shall p. 25.\\nand be cognizable under the authority of the United States, and their\\nmexts! punishment. And, on the 28th of July, Mr. Johnson, from this id. p. 48.\\nBill to de- committee, presented a bill, entitled An act for the punishment\\nfine crimes f cer t a in crimes against the United States which was read the\\nments. first time, immediately; and, on the 3d of August, received the se- ld.p.51.58,\\nPassed by cond reading. The bill subsequently occupied the Senate on the\\nSenate\\n11th, 12th, and 13th, when it was ordered to the third reading;\\nand, on the 18th, 26th, and 27th, it was further considered and dis- H. Journal,\\n[S. B. 2.] cussed, and was directed to be engrossed. On the 31st, the bill was p\\npassed, and sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence, id. p. 68.\\nThe bill was read the first and second time, in the House, on H. Journal,\\nthe 2d and 3d of September, and was then committed to a com- p\\nmittee of the whole house; and, on the 16th, the further consi-\\nPostponed deration of the bill was postponed until the next session of Con-\\nby House.\\ngress.\\n2(1 gegsi At the next session, on the 26th of January, 1790, the Senate 1790.\\nBill report- again appointed a committee, consisting of Messrs. Ellsworth, s. Journal,\\nJohnson, Strong, Paterson, and Hawkins, to report a bill de- p 108,109,\\nfining the crimes and offences that shall be cognizable under the\\nauthority of the United States, and their punishment; and Mr.\\nEllsworth, on the same day, reported the bill, which was imme-\\n[S. B. 6.] diately read the first time. The Senate was engaged in the se-\\ncond reading of the bill during the 27th and 28th when it was\\nread the third time, and the fourth section was amended, to read\\nas follows\\nThat the Court before whom any person shall be convicted H. Journal,\\nof the crime of murder, for which he or she shall be sentenced to p\\nsuffer death, may, at their discretion, add to the .judgment, that\\nthe body of such offender shall be delivered to a surgeon, for dis-\\nsection and the marshal, who is to cause such sentence to be\\nexecuted, shall, accordingly, deliver the body of such offender, af-\\nter execution done, to such surgeon as the court shall direct, for\\nthe purpose aforesaid: Provided That such surgeon, or some\\nother person by him appointed for the purpose, shall attend, to\\nreceive and take away the dead body, at the time of the execu-\\ntion of such offender.\\nThe bill was then passed, and sent to the House of Represen-\\ntatives for concurrence. In the house, the bill received the first\\nreading on the 29th, and, on the 1st of February, was read the", "height": "4432", "width": "2675", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0275.jp2"}, "270": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF ctnuua.\\nQUI. IL Tfee DmrtiftKHin l gw a to cany into Effect, fcc. 1790.\\ntime, and committed to a committee of the whole house. H. Journal,\\nThe til was considered, in committee of the whole, on the 5th, 89\\nand 9th of April, when several amendments were\\nreported, which, alter being: amended by the Senate, were agreed\\nto. and the bill was ordered to the third reading and, on the 10th, Id. p. 192.\\nIke bill was read the third time, and passed in the amended\\nOn the return of the bill, as amended, the Senate proceeded to\\nconsider the amendments of the House of Representatives, on the S. Journal,\\nind 14th: when the following resolution was adopted: p\\nRooked That they do agree to the amendments proposed\\nin the 1st, 3d, 8th, 9th, 10th r 11th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 19th,\\n:h, and 27th sections; to the proposed amendments in sec-\\ntion 19, fine 1; section 20, line 1; section 26, lines 9 and 10 and\\nin the additional clause proposed to the bill\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2That they do disagree to the amendments in section 19, line\\naction 20, line 3; section 26, line 2 and that they do agree\\nto the amendments in section 28, with an amendment/\\nOn the 19th, the House of Representatives receded from the H.\\namendments which had been disagreed to by the Senate, and ac- P* 196\\ni the modification proposed by the latter to the 2Sth\\nO* the 91st of September, 1789, the Senate passed and sent to HBI\\nof Representatives for concurrence, the following joint\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Raohed+bij the Senate and House of Representatives of the United S. Journal,\\nStates of America? in Congress assembled That it be recommended p\\nto the legislatures of the several states, to pass laws, making it\\nexpressly the duty of the keepers of their gaols to receive, and\\nsnie keep therein, all prisoners committed under the authority of\\nthe United States, until they shall be discharged by due course\\nof the laws thereof; under the like penalties as in the case of pri-\\nsoners committed under the authority of such states respectively:\\nthe United States to pay for the use and keeping of such gaols,\\nat the rate of fifty cent3 per month for each prisoner that shall.\\nonder their authority, be committed thereto, during the time such\\nprisoners shall be therein confined: and also, to support such of\\naen an shall be committed for ofien\u00c2\u00ab; _\\nresolution was agreed to by the House of Representatives, h. Journal,\\np. 115.", "height": "4399", "width": "2627", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0276.jp2"}, "271": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. g 65\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1789-90.\\nist congress. At the next session, on the 5th of April, 1790, the President H. Journal.\\n2d Session. x iqq,\\nof the United States transmitted to Congress, the copy of an act P* lsy\\nof the legislature of New York, communicated to him by the go-\\nvernor of the state, entitled An act declaring it to be the duty\\nof the sheriffs of the several counties within this state, to receive,\\nand safe keep, such prisoners as shall be committed under the au-\\nthority of the United States.\\n3d session. On the 3d of March, 1791 at the third session of this Congress, 1791.\\nthe House of Representatives agreed to the following joint reso- H. Journal,\\nlution:\u00e2\u0080\u0094 P- 406\\nJoint reso- Whereas, Congress did, by a resolution of the twenty-third of\\nthorizinff U September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, recom-\\nmarshal to mend to the several states to pass laws, making it expressly the\\nforconfine- duty of the keepers of their jails to receive and keep safe therein,\\nmentofpri- all prisoners committed under the authority of the United States\\nIn order, therefore, to ensure the administration of justice\\nResolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the\\nUnited States of America, in Congress assembled That, in case any\\nstate shall not have complied with the said recommendation, the\\nmarshal, in such state, under the direction of the judge of the\\ndistrict, be authorized to hire a convenient place, to serve as a\\ntemporary jail and to make the necessary provision for the safe\\nkeeping of prisoners committed under the authority of the United\\nStates, until permanent provision shall be made, by law, for that\\npurpose and the said marshal shall be allowed his reasonable ex-\\npenses incurred for the above purposes, to be paid out of the trea-\\nsury of the United States.\\nAnd, on the same day, the Senate concurred in this resolution, s. Journal,\\np. 311.\\nist congress. On the 21st of July, 1790, a petition of John Tucker, clerk of 1790.\\nession the Supreme Court of the United States, was presented to the H. Journal,\\nPetition House of Representatives, praying that the expense of procuring P 5,\\nTucker sea s f\u00c2\u00b0 r tne Supreme and Circuit Courts of the United States,\\nmay be defrayed. This petition was ordered to lie on the table\\nand the subject was not acted on in a distinct form.\\n3d session. At the next session, on the 12th of February, 1791, a petition 1791.\\nPetition of from the same individual was presented to the House of Repre- h. Journal,\\nTucker. se ntatives, praying compensation for his past services and ex-\\npenses, as clerk to the Supreme Court of the United States; which\\nVol L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 34", "height": "4417", "width": "2681", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0277.jp2"}, "272": {"fulltext": "256 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCrap. If. 7 i 179L\\n1st pontes, was referred to the committee of the whole bouse, to which had\\nbeeD committed the bill providing compensations for clerks, mar-\\nshals, and jurors. This petition was, on the 25th. referred to H.^\\nMessrs. Gerry. Hartley, and Seney. The following report was p\\nmade on the 3d of March, and agreed t: House: 7 L\\nM That the petition, being unaccompanied with a stated account\\nof the petitioners expenses, and the petitioner being absent, the\\ncommittee cannot ascertain, with precision, the amount of his\\nclaim and, therefore, recommend that the further consideration\\nof the said petition be deferred until the nest session of Cong:\\nad congress. At the first session of the second Congress, on the 6th of March. 1T92-S\\nMr. Tucker again presented his petition to the House of Repre- H. Journal,\\nsentatives, and itwas referred to Messrs. Sedgwick, Murray, and P* ia9\\nBaldwin: and Mr. Sedgwick made a report on the rich\\nwas ordered to lie on the table. This report was not taken upEp. 66a\\nfor consideration until the next session: and. on the 1st of Janua-\\nry. 1793. the following resolution was adopted:\\n2d session. Resolved That a committee be appointed to prepare and\\nPetition of bring in a bill providing for the allowance and payment of\\nTucker. dollars to the said John Tucker, to compensate him for his ex-\\npenses and services, and for money paid by him as clerk of the\\nSupreme Court of the United States.\\nA committee, consisting of Messrs. Sedgwick. Murray, and\\nBaldwin, was then appointed. And on the 2d, Mr. Sedgwick Id. p. 661.\\n[H.B.213.] presented a bill to compensate John Tucker, which was read\\nthe first and second time, and committed to a committee of\\nthe whole house. The bill was considered in committee of the\\nwhole, on the ISth of January, when it was reported with an W-p.\\namendment, which was agreed to by the house: and the bill\\nwas ordered to be engrossed for the third reading. On the 21st, id. p. 693.\\nthe bill was recommitted to a con of the whole house;\\nand was again taken up in committee on the 6th of February,\\nwhen it was again reported with an amendment, which was\\nagreed to by the house. The bill was then read the third time;\\nand. on the question, that it do pass, it was determined in the\\ned. negative. So the bill was rejected.", "height": "4390", "width": "2626", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0278.jp2"}, "273": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 267\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws to carry into Effect, c. 1791.\\nS Mwn 88, N e 25t J anuar y\u00c2\u00bb 1791, a petition was presented to the H. Journal,\\nHouse of Representatives from Alexander Contee Hanson, pray- P* 362\\nPetition ing compensation for expenses incurred in consequence of an ap-\\nHAjrsoa. pointment of the late Congress; which was referred to the secre-\\ntary of the treasury.\\n2d congress. The report of the secretary of the treasury on this petition 1792.\\ns was received by the house on the 30th of April, 1792, and was H. Journal,\\nthen ordered to lie on the table. And, on the 4th of February, P- 592 689\\n1793, the house proceeded to consider this report, and adopted\\nthe following resolution\\n2d session. Resolved That the accounting officers of the treasury be\\nResolution authorized to liquidate and pay the account of Alexander Con-\\nof house. j- ee Hanson, for travelling expenses and attendance at New\\nYork, as one of the judges appointed by the general government\\nto determine a controversy between the states of South Carolina\\nand Georgia, which was, without his knowledge, compromised\\nand that the allowance be the same as that provided by law for\\nthe travelling expenses and attendance of the present members\\nof Congress.\\nIt was then ordered that Messrs. Mercer, Page, and Sturges,\\n[H.B.225.] prepare and bring in a bill pursuant to this resolution. On the id. p. 690.\\n5th, Mr. Mercer, from this committee, presented a bill to make\\ncompensation to Alexander Contee Hanson; which was then\\nread the first and second time, and committed to a committee of\\nthe whole house. The bill was considered in committee of the\\nwhole on the 13th of February, when several amendments were id. p. 701.\\nreported, which were agreed to by the house; and the question\\nbeing then on the engrossment of the bill for the third reading,\\nBill reject- it was decided in the negative.\\ned So the bill was rejected.\\nist congress. In reference to the times and places of holding the United 1790.\\nStates Courts, several acts of Congress were passed during the h. Journal,\\nAltering first term of the administration of General Washington. P* 206,\\nhSdbguf 0n the 30th of A P ri1 1790 leave was g iven b y the House of\\ns. courts. Representatives to bring in a bill, or bills, to alter one of the\\nPennsylva- places of holding District Courts in Pennsylvania and Messrs.\\nBoudinot, Scott, and Seney, were appointed for that purpose. It", "height": "4426", "width": "2666", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0279.jp2"}, "274": {"fulltext": "268 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCflLLP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Law? to cany into Effect.\\nlEtcongress. does not appear that any report was made by this committee.\\nOn the 7th of Aveaat, a bill for altering the times ofboMne Ike 5. F i mI\\nn 204.^05\\nSoutli Ca- courts in South Carolina and Georgia was read twice, and on P -6\\nrolina, and e 9th, was passed by the Senate. In the House of Represen- H. Journal,\\ntatives the bill received its first and second reading, was amend- p 29\\ned in committee, and passed on the same day. And the Senate s. Journal,\\nimmediately concurred in the amendment of the House. The P- 206\\namendment was a provision that the District Court of Pennsyl-\\nvania shall, in future, be held in the city of Philadelphia, only,\\nand an addition to this effect was made to the title.\\naj congress. On the 20th of March, 1792, Mr. Johnston obtained the una- 179ft\\n1st Session.\\nnimous consent of the Senate for the introduction of a bill to al- s. journal,\\nCircuit ter the times of holding certain of the Circuit Courts of the p\\napportion- United States; and the bill having been introduced, was then\\nment of la- read a first and second time, and referred to Messrs. Johnston,\\nmong the Sherman, and Strong, with an instruction to the committee u to\\njudg-es. bring in a clause to establish such rotation in the attendance of\\nthe judges at the Circuit Courts as may best apportion the bur-\\nden, and not impede the discharge of the duties of their office.\\nFrom this committee, Mr. Johnston, on the following day, report-\\ned several amendments to the bill, which were agreed to; and, on\\nthe 22d, being amended, the bill was read a third time and Id. p. 414.\\npassed. In the House of Representatives, the bill was read a H. Journal,\\nfirst time on the 23d of March. It received its second reading. p\\nand was committed to a committee of the whole on the 24th. Id- p\\n547.\\nThe bill was passed through the committee on the 7th of April,\\nand was reported without amendment. And, on the 9tb. being id.p.569\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\namended in the House, it received its third reading, and was\\npassed. The amendments of the House were concurred in by s. Journal,\\nthe Senate on the 10th of April. P^\\nsd session. Agreeably to notice given on the preceding day, Mr. Bradlev. 1793.\\nCourts in 0D tne lst \u00c2\u00b0f February, 1793, brought into the Senate a bill, s. Journal,\\nVermont f or alteiing the time and place of holding the Circuit Court in P\\nCarolina. tne district of Vermont;* which was then read a first time.\\nThe bill was read a second time, and committed to Messrs. Ru- Id. p. 482.\\ntherford, Brown, and Bradley, on the Sth, and on the 23d. sun-\\ndry amendments were reported by this committee and agreed to.\\nThe bill was further amended on the 25th, and was passed with\\nthe following title An act for altering the places of holding", "height": "4388", "width": "2682", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0280.jp2"}, "275": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 269\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Admission of Kentucky. 1793.\\n2d congress, the Circuit Courts in the district of Vermont and North Caroli-\\n2d Session,\\nna, and for other purposes. In the House of Representatives, H. Journal,\\nthe bill received its first and second reading, and was committed p\\nto a committee of the whole house. On the 25th, several amend- id. p. 720.\\nments to the bill were made in committee on the 27th, which\\nwere agreed to by the house, and the bill, with the amendments,\\nwas then recommitted to Messrs. Livermore, Sedgwick, and B.\\nBourne. Mr. Livermore, on the 28th, reported several amend- Id. p. 723.\\nmerits, which were agreed to; and the bill was read a third\\ntime and passed, with the title so modified as to read An act\\nto alter the times and places of holding the Circuit Courts in the\\nEastern district, and in North Carolina, and for other purposes. s. Journal,\\nThe Senate, on the same day, concurred in the amendments. p 499\\n1st Congress. The legislative proceedings concerning the admission of Kentucky and Vermont 1790.\\nession to be states of the Union, are subjoined to this chapter.\\nAdmission In the message of the President to the two houses, at the\\ntuck Ken \u00c2\u00b0P enm g \u00c2\u00b0f tne tmi d session of the first Congress, the following\\nsentence occurs:\\nSince your last sessions, I have received communications, by\\nwhich it appears, that the district of Kentucky, at present a part\\nof Virginia, has concurred in certain propositions contained in a\\nlaw of that state; in consequence of which, the district is to\\nbecome a distinct member of the Union, in case the requisite\\nsanction of Congress be added. For this sanction, application is\\nnow made, c.\\nOn the 9th of December, the President transmitted to the\\ntwo houses the following papers connected with the subject\\nDanville, October 4th, 1790.\\nSir: By order of convention, I now enclose to you a copy g, journal\\nof the resolutions of convention, respecting the separation of the p. 219, 220.\\ndistrict of Kentucky from the state of Virginia, and their address /^at*\\nto the President and Congress of the United States.\\nI have the honour to be, c.\\nGeorge Meeter,\\nPresident of the Convention.\\nThe President of the United States.\\nDistrict of Kentucky, to wit:\\nResolu- n Convention, July 28th, 1790.\\ntions and Resolved -That it is expedient for, and the will of, the good\\nofKentuc- P eo P* e \u00c2\u00b0f tne district of Kentucky, that the same be erected into an\\nkv.", "height": "4400", "width": "2662", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0281.jp2"}, "276": {"fulltext": "270 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Admission of Kentucky. 1790.\\n1st congress, independent state, on the terms and conditions specified in an act\\nof the Virginia assembly, passed the ISth day of December, 1759.\\nResolu- en titled c An act concerning; the erection of the district of Ken-\\nbons and\\nmemorial tucky into an independent state.\\nof Kentuo Resolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That we, the representatives of the people of\\nKentucky, duly elected in pursuance of an act of the legislature\\nof Virginia, passed the ISth day of December, 1789, entitled\\nAn act concerning the erection of the district of Kentucky into\\nan independent state, and now met in convention, having, with\\nfull powers, maturely investigated the expediency of the pro-\\nposed separation on the terms and conditions specified in the\\nabove recited act, do, by these presents* and in behalf of the\\npeople of Kentucky, accept the terms and conditions, and do\\ndeclare that, on the 1st day of June, 1792, the said district of\\nKentucky shall become a state separate from, and independent\\nof, the government of Virginia, and that the said articles become\\na solemn compact binding on the said people.\\nTo the Presiderd, and the Honourable the Congress of the U\\nStates of America\\nli The memorial of the representatives of the people of Ken-\\ntucky, in convention assembled, pursuant to an act of the legis-\\nlature of Virginia, passed the ISth of December, 17S9, entitled\\nAn act concerning the erection of the district of Kentucky into\\nan independent state. humbly showeth,\\nThat the inhabitants of this country are warmly devoted to\\nthe American Union, and as firmly attached to the present hap-\\npy establishment of the federal government, as any of the citi-\\nzens of the United States.\\nThat, migrating from thence, they have, with great hazard\\nand difficulty, effected their present settlements. The hope of\\nincreasing numbers could alone have supported the early adven-\\nturers under these arduous exertions. They have the satisfac-\\ntion to find that hope verified. At this day, the population and\\nstrength of this country render it fully able, in the opinion of\\nyour memorialists, to form and support an efficient domestic go-\\nvernment\\nThe inconveniences resulting from its local situation, as a\\npart of Virginia, at first but little felt, have, for some time, been\\nobjects of their most serious attention, which occasioned appli-\\ncation to the legislature of Virginia for redress.\\nHere your memorialists would acknowledge, with peculiar\\npleasure, the benevolence of Virginia in permitting them to re-", "height": "4380", "width": "2671", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0282.jp2"}, "277": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 271\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Admission of Kentucky. 1790.\\n1st congress, move the evils arising from that source, by assuming upon them-\\n3d Session.\\nselves a state of independence.\\ntions^and ms ev ave tnou g nt expedient to do, on the terms and\\nmemorial conditions stipulated in the above recited act, and fixed on the\\nof Kentuc- rgt Q j une 1793, as the period when the said indepen-\\ndence shall commence.\\nIt now remains with the President and the Congress of the\\nUnited States to sanction these proceedings, by an act of their\\nhonourable legislature, prior to the first day of November, 1791,\\nfor the purpose of receiving into the federal Union, the people\\nof Kentucky, by the name of the State of Kentucky.\\nShould this determination of your memorialists meet the\\napprobation of the general government, they have to call a con-\\nvention to form a constitution, subsequently to the act of Con-\\ngress, and prior to the day fixed for the independence of this\\ncountry.\\nWhen your memorialists reflect on the present comprehen-\\nsive system of federal government, and when they also recollect\\nthe determination of a former Congress on this subject, they are\\nleft without a doubt that the object of their wishes will be ac-\\ncomplished.\\nAnd your memorialists, as in duty bound, shall for ever pray.\\nu George Meetee, Pr.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2fittest, Thomas Todd, Clerk of the Convention\\nThe papers were ordered by the House of Representatives to\\nReferredto lie on the table. In the Senate, on the 14th of December, s. Journal,\\nb^enate 6 Messrs. Schuyler, Monroe, and Johnson, were appointed a com- P- 222\\nmittee to consider and report upon the subject. And on the 3d id. p. 228,\\nof January, 1791, Mr. Schuyler, from this committee, made the 229#\\nfollowing report:\\nReport. That it appears to the committee, that the General Assem- 1791.\\nbly of the commonwealth of Virginia, did, (upon the application\\nof the inhabitants residing in the district of Kentucky^ part of\\nthe commonwealth of Virginia, to be separated therefrom, to the\\nintent that the said district might become an independent state,\\nand a member of the union of the United States of America,) by\\nact of the legislature, passed on the eighteenth day of December,\\n1789, entitled, An act concerning the erection of the district of\\nKentucky into an independent state; assent to the independence\\nof the said district, on certain conditions stipulated and contained\\nin the said act, a printed copy whereof is hereby submitted.\\nThat it appears from the papers referred to the consideration", "height": "4400", "width": "2680", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0283.jp2"}, "278": {"fulltext": "278 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Admission of Yermont. 1791.\\n1st congress, of the committee, that a convention of deputies from the several\\nM Session. r\\ncounties in the said district was held in conformity to the said\\nport act, which, in the name and on behalf of the people whom they\\nrepresented, declared it as the will of the said people to be erect-\\ned into an independent state, on the terms and conditions speci-\\nfied in the said act of the commonwealth of Virginia.\\nThat by the memorial of the said convention to Congress,\\nbearing date the 2Sth of July, 1790, praying to be received into\\nthe federal Union, by the name of the state of Kentucky, it is\\ndeclared that the people of the said district are as warmly de-\\nvoted to the xVmerican Union, and as firmly attached to the pre-\\nsent happy establishment of the federal government, as any of\\nthe citizens of the United States.\\n66 That from such information as the committee have been\\nable to procure, the inhabitants resident in the said district are\\nsuificiently numerous for all the purposes of an independent state.\\nThat from these facts, the committee have concluded that\\nit would be proper for Congress to consent that the said district\\nshould become an independent state, and admitted as a member\\nof the United States of America, and that a bill should be pre-\\npared for that purpose.\\nThis report was accepted, and the committee were ordered to s. Journal,\\nprepare a bill accordingly. A bill was reported and received P- 231 252\\nits first and second reading on the 4th of January. The bill was\\nBUI passed considered on the 5th, the 7th, and the 12th. It was then passed,\\nby the Se- tne following title: u An act declaring the consent of Con-\\nnate,\\ngress that a new state be formed within the jurisdiction of the\\ncommonwealth of Virginia, and admitted into the Union, by the\\nname of the state of Kentucky. On the 12th and 13lJh, the H. Journal,\\nbill was read a first and second time, and committed to a commit- p 00\\ntee of the whole house, in the House of Representatives. On\\nAnd by the the 2Sth of January, the bill was considered in committee of the id. p. 366,\\nHouse. whole, reported without amendment, and passed.\\nAdmission Concerning the admission of the state of Vermont, the fol-\\nlowing documents appear on the Journals of Congress.\\nrr.cr.:.\\nOn the 9th of February, 1791, the following message was\\ntransmitted by the President of the United States to the two\\nhouses:\\nUnited States, February 9th, 1791. S. Journal,\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representatives: P- 2n\\nMessage. I nave received from the governor of Vermont, authentic H. Journal,\\ndocuments expressing the consent of the legislatures of New L41", "height": "4380", "width": "2616", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0284.jp2"}, "279": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 273\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Admission of Vermont. 1791.\\n1st congress. York, and of the territory of Vermont, that the said territory\\nshall be admitted to be a distinct member of our Union; and a\\nmemorial of Nathaniel Chapman and Lewis R. Morris, commis-\\nsioners from the said territory, praying the consent of Congress\\nto that admission, by the name and style of the State of Vermont;\\ncopies of which I now lay before Congress, with whom the Con-\\nstitution has vested the object of these proceedings.\\nG. Washington.\\nAct of New u The people of the state of New York, by the grace of God,\\nYork. f ree anc j independent:\\nTo all to ivhom these presents shall come, greeting:\\nKnow ye, that we, having inspected the records remaining\\nin our secretary s office, do find there a certain original act, in\\nthe words and figures following; to wit: An act appointing\\ncommissioners with power to declare the consent of the legis-\\nlature of this state, that a certain territory, within the jurisdic-\\ntion thereof, should be formed or erected into a new state. Be\\nit enacted, by the people of the State of New York, represented in\\nSenate and Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the\\nsame That Robert Yates, Robert R. Livingston, John Lansing,\\njr., Gulian Verplanck, Simeon De Witt, Egbert Benson, Richard\\nSill, and Melancton Smith, shall be, and hereby are, appointed\\ncommissioners, with full power to them, or any four or more of\\nthem, in their discretion, as they shall judge the peace and in-\\nterest of the United States in general, and of this state in parti-\\ncular, to require the same, and on such terms and conditions, and\\nin such manner and form as they shall judge necessary and pro-\\nper, to declare the consent of the legislature of this state, that\\nsuch district or territory within the jurisdiction, and in the north-\\neastern and northern parts thereof, as the said commissioners\\nshall judge most convenient, shall be formed and erected into a\\na new state; and with further full power to treat, conclude, and\\nagree, with any person or persons, or any assemblies or bodies\\nof people, touching the premises, or touching the ceding or re-\\nlinquishing the jurisdiction of this state over such district or ter-\\nritory, or touching the securing or confirming of rights, titles, or\\npossessions, of land within such district or territory, held or\\nclaimed under grants from the state of New Hampshire, while\\na colony, or under grants, sales, or locations, made by the au-\\nthority of the government or jurisdiction now existing and ex-\\nercised in the north-eastern parts of this state, under the name\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 35", "height": "4418", "width": "2681", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0285.jp2"}, "280": {"fulltext": "274 WMB W\\nCHAP.IL .:_k :i_.=i. 1~ 1\\nr. .i :.z v.::e Vt ;~::i5: -erf:- 5 ilz:;iz *.he\\nf::re 5 /..iier z~ir.*.5 =::;e. he i .;-t. h~:e\\nNcv tbe independence thereof: and every act of foor or more of\\nthe commissioners hereby appointed, in the execution of the\\npowers aforesaid, shall be as effectual to every purpose, as if the\\nsame were an immediate act of the legislature of this state: Pro-\\nvided such grants, sales, or locations, by or under Vermont,\\ndo not extend to the westward of the towns granted, located, or\\noccupied, under the late colony of New Hampshire, which lay\\nin that part of the country aforesaid, between the north boon-\\n:he :-~e:hh:, Vh5 ::h-5e::5. ::i::i:ii\\nthe north-west corner thereof, towards Hudson s river, and a pa-\\nrallel line extended eastward from the point of land where Fort\\nEdward formerly stood, until it meets with tbe west bounds of\\nany of the said granted, located, or occupied towns. Ami be it\\nfurther enacted, by the authority aforesaid\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That, whatever stipu-\\nlations shall be made, by the commissioners appointed by this\\nact, with any person or persons, or any assemblies or bodies of\\npeople, touching tbe premises, or touching the ceding or relin-\\nquishing the jurisdiction of this state over such district or terri-\\ntory, or touching the securing of rights, titles, or possessions, of\\nlands within such district, for a compensation for extinguishing\\nthe .y.::.s !;z:s ~::h:i s::h z.yS.ys. is ler ei Jzier h:e\\nlate colony of New York, shall be for the use of such claimants,\\nalthough in such stipulations such compensation should be de-\\nclared to be for the use of this state, or for the people thereof:\\nand that nothing in this act contained shall be intended or\\ns .zi-zl z~. i .j f-:h :.-~:i: :.-y izy jrh:e:\\npensation whatsoever from this state, other than such\\ntion which may be so stipulated as aforesaid. And be it further\\nenacted by the authority aforesaid\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -That the act, entitled An act\\nappointing commissioners, with power to declare the consent of\\nthe legislature of the state of New York, that a certain territory\\nwithin the jurisdiction thereof should be formed or erected into\\na new State, passed the sixteenth day of Jury, in the year one\\nthousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, shall be, and hereby is,\\nre pea left.\\nA humify, WUrmury 3D, mO.\\nThe bill having been read tbe third time,\\nthe bill do pass.\\nBy order of the Assembly.\\n.lias VsmrLAjrcK,", "height": "4382", "width": "2625", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0286.jp2"}, "281": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 275\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Admission of Vermont. 1791.\\n1st Congress. State of New York,\\nM Session In Senate, February 27, 1790.\\nYork fNeW The biU havin S been read the third time Resolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That\\nthe bill do pass.\\nBy order of the Senate.\\nIsaac Roosevelt,\\nPresident pro hac vice.\\nIn Council of Revision, 6th of March, 1790.\\nResolved That it does not appear improper to the council,\\nthat this bill, entitled An act appointing commissioners with\\npower to declare the consent of the legislature of this state, that\\na certain territory within the jurisdiction thereof, should be\\nformed or erected into a new state, should become a law of the\\nstate.\\nu Geo. Clinton-.\\nAll which we have exemplified by these presents. In testi-\\nmony whereof, we have caused these our letters to be made pa-\\ntent, and the great seal of our said state to be hereunto affixed.\\nWitness our trusty and well beloved George Clinton, esq., gover-\\nnor of our said state, general and commander-in-chief of all the\\nmilitia, and admiral of the navy of the same, at our city of New\\nYork, the first day of February, 1791, and in the fifteenth year\\nof our independence.\\nGeo. Clinton.\\nPassed the Secretary s office, 2d Feb. 1791.\\nRobert Harper, Dep. Secretary\\nTo all to whom these presents shall come\\nBe it known That Robert Yates, John Lansing, jr., Gulian\\nVerplanck, Simeon De Witt, Egbert Benson, and Melancton\\nSmith, commissioners, appointed by an act of the legislature of\\nthe state of New York, entitled An act appointing commission-\\ners, with power to declare the consent of the legislature of this\\nstate, that a certain territory within the jurisdiction thereof,\\nshould be formed into a new state, passed the sixth day of March\\nlast, do hereby, by virtue of the powers to them granted for the\\npurpose, declare the consent of the legislature of the state of\\nNew York, that the community now actually exercising indepen-\\ndent jurisdiction as the state of Vermont, be admitted into the\\nUnion of the United States of America and that immediately\\nfrom such admission, all claim of jurisdiction, of the state of New\\nYork, within the state of Vermont, shall cease and thenceforth,\\nthe perpetual boundary line, between the state of New York", "height": "4400", "width": "2659", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0287.jp2"}, "282": {"fulltext": "276 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Admission of Vermont. 1791.\\n1st congress, and the state of Vermont, shall be as follows; namely Beginning\\nat the north-west corner of the state of Massachusetts; thence,\\nYork. NCW westward, along the south boundary of the township of Pownal,\\nto the south-west corner thereof; thence, northerly, along the wes-\\ntern boundaries of the townships of Pownal, Bennington, Shafts-\\nbury, Arlington, Sandgate, Rupert, Pawlett, Wells, and Poult-\\nney, as the said townships are now held or possessed, to the river\\ncommonly called Poultney river; thence, down the same, through\\nthe middle of the deepest channel thereof, to East Bay; thence\\nthrough the middle of ihe deepest channel of East Bay, and the\\nwaters thereof, to where the same communicate with Lake Cham-\\nplain; thence, through the middle of the deepest channel of Lake\\nChamplain, to the eastward of the islands called the Four Brothers,\\nand the westward of the islands called Grand Isle and Long Isle, or\\nthe Two Heroes, and to the westward of the Isle La Motte, to the\\nforty-fifth degree of north latitude. And the said commissioners do\\nhereby declare the will of the legislature of the state of New\\nYork, that, if the legislature of the state of Vermont shall, on or\\nbefore the first day of January, in the year one thousand seven\\nhundred and ninety-two, declare, that the state of Vermont shall,\\non or before the first day of June, in the year one thousand se-\\nven hundred and ninety-four, pay, to the state of New York, the\\nsum of thirty thousand dollars, that immediately from such de-\\nclaration by the legislature of the state of Vermont, all rights\\nand titles to lands within the state of Vermont, under grants from\\nthe government of the late colony of New York, or from the\\nstate of New York, except as hereinafter excepted, shall cease\\nor, if the legislature of the state of Vermont shall not elect to\\nmake such declaration, then, that, except in cases where the\\ngrants from New York were intended as confirmations of grants\\nfrom New Hampshire, all rights and titles under grants from the\\ngovernment of the late colony of New York, or from the state of\\nNew York, to lands within the state of Vermont, which may\\nhave been granted by the government of the colony of New\\nHampshire, shall cease, and the boundaries, according to which\\nsuch grants from the government of the late colony of New\\nHampshire have been held or possessed, shall be deemed to be\\nthe true boundaries. And (he said commissioners do hereby fur-\\nther declare the will of the legislature of the state of New York,\\nthat all rights and titles to lands within the state of Vermont, un-\\nder grants from the government of the late colony of New York,\\nor from the state of New York, and not granted by the govern-\\nment of the late colony of New Hampshire, shall be suspended\\nuntil the expiration of three years after the governor of (he", "height": "4382", "width": "2626", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0288.jp2"}, "283": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 277\\nChap. IT. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Admission of Vermont. 1791.\\n1st congress, state of Vermont, for the time being, shall have been notified that\\n3d Session.\\na commissioner, to be appointed by the state of New York, after\\nYork. CW ne fi rs a y \u00c2\u00b0f J anuar y m the year one thousand seven hun-\\ndred and ninety-two, and to reside and hold a public office at the\\ncity of Albany, shall have entered upon the execution of his\\noffice. And if, within one year after such notification, there shall\\nbe delivered to such commissioner, either the original or a certi-\\nfied abstract, containing the date, the names of the grantees, and\\nthe boundaries of a grant from New York; and if, thereupon, at\\nany time before the expiration of the said term of three years\\nabove mentioned, there shall be paid to such commissioner at\\nthe rate of ten cents per acre for the whole, or any parcel of the\\nlands contained in such grant from New York, all right and title\\nunder such grant shall, in respect to the lands for which payment\\nshall so be made, cease and a receipt, under the haad and seal\\nof such commissioner, specifying the land for which payment\\nshall be made, shall be evidence of the payment; and, in default\\nof delivering the original, or such certified abstract of the grant\\nto the commissioner, within the said term of one year, for that\\npurpose above limited, all right and title under the grant, in re-\\nspect of which there shall be such default of delivery, shall\\ncease but, where the original or certified abstract of the grant\\nshall be duly delivered to the commissioner; and if, thereupon,\\npayment shall not be duly made to the commissioner, the right\\nand title under the grant, in respect to the lands for which pay-\\nment shall not be made, shall remain and suits for the recovery\\nof such lands may be prosecuted in the ordinary course of law\\nProvided the suit be commenced within ten years after the\\nstate of Vermont shall have been admitted into the Union of the\\nUnited States; otherwise the right and title, under the grant from\\nNew York, shall in such case also cease. In testimony whereof,\\nthe said commissioners have hereunto set their hands, and affixed\\ntheir seals, the seventh day of October, in the fifteenth year of\\nthe independence of the United States of America, 1790.\\nEgbert Benson,\\nWitnesses. Gulian Verplanck,\\nRichard Varick, Robert Yates,\\nAlexander Hamilton, Melancton Smith,\\nSamuel Jones, Simeon De Witt,\\nRobert Benson, John Lansing, jr.\\nAn Act directing the payment of thirty thousand dollars to the State\\nof New York, and declaring what shall be the boundary line be-", "height": "4418", "width": "2657", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0289.jp2"}, "284": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF C\\nht o^ew B. txeen ihe State of Vermont and State of Xew York, and declaring\\ncertain grants therein mentioned, extinguished.\\nfeUfNev\\nnmh. Whereas Robert Yates, John Lansing, jonior, Gnlian\\nplanck, Simeon De Wilt, Egbert Benson, and Melaneton Smith,\\nesquires, comm appointed by an act of the legislature of\\nthe state of New Y::k. entitled, An act appomting commission-\\ners with power to declare the consent of the legislature of the\\nstate of New York that a certain territory within the jurisdic-\\ntion thereof, should be formed into a new state; passed the fifth\\nday of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hun-\\ndred and ninety, did, by their certain acts, on the seventh day\\nof October instant, s: New York, by virtue of the powers to\\nthem granted for that purpose, among other things, declare the\\nconsent of the legislature of the state of New York, that the state\\nof Vermont be admitted into the Union of the United States of\\nAmerica; and that immediately from such admission, all claims\\nof jurisdiction of the state of :k, within the state of V e r\\nmont, should cease, and thenceforth the perpetual boundary line\\nbe as follows; namely: Beginning at the north-west corner of\\nthe state of Massachusetts; thence westward along the south\\nboundary of Pownal, to the north-west corner thereof; thence,\\nnortherly, along the western boundaries of the townships of\\nPownal, Bennington, Shaftsbury, Arlington, Sandgate, Rupert,\\nPawlett, Wells, and Poultney, as the said townships are now\\nheld or possessed, to the river commonly called Poultney ri~\\nthence down the same, through the middle of the deepest chan-\\nI thereof, to East Bay; thence through the middle of the\\ndeepest channel of East Bay and the waters thereof, to where\\nthe same communicate with Lake Champlain; thence through\\nthe middle of the deepest channel of Lake Champlain, to the\\n7 I: r: \\\\..i ir-\\nward of the islands called the Grand Isle and Long Isle, or the\\no Heroes, and to the westward of the Isle La Motte, to the\\nforty-f.f:h degree of north latitude. And the said commission\\n:e of the powers to them granted, did declare the\\nwill of the legislature of the state of New York, that if the legis-\\nlature of the state of Vermont should, on or before the first day\\nof January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, declare,\\nthat, on or before the first day of June, one thousand seven hun-\\ndred and ninety-four, the said state of Vermont would pay to\\nthe state of New York the sum of thirty thousand dollars, that,", "height": "4394", "width": "2637", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0290.jp2"}, "285": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 279\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Admission of Vermont. 1791.\\n1st congress, immediately from such declaration by the legislature of the state\\nof Vermont, all rights and titles to lands within the state of Ver-\\nYtfk W mont, under grants from the government of the late colony of\\nNew York, or from the state of New York, except as is therein\\nexcepted, should cease: wherefore,\\nIt is hereby enacted, by the General Assembly of the State\\nof Vermont That the state of Vermont shall, on or before the\\nfirst day of June, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, pay\\nthe state of New York thirty thousand dollars; and the treasurer of\\nthis state, for and in behalf of this state, and for the purposes men-\\ntioned in the act of the commissioners aforesaid, shall pay to the\\nstate of New York, the sum of thirty thousand dollars, on or\\nbefore the first day of June, one thousand seven hundred and\\nninety-four. And it is hereby further enacted That the said\\nline, described in the said act of the said commissioners, shall,\\nhenceforth, be the perpetual boundary line between the state of\\nVermont and the state of New York; and all grants, charters, or\\npatents of land, lying within the state of Vermont, made by or\\nunder the government of the late colony of New York, except\\nsuch grants, charters, or patents, as were made in confirmation\\nof grants, charters, or patents, made by or under the govern-\\nment of the late province or colony of New Hampshire, are\\nhereby declared null and void, and incapable of being given in\\nevidence in any court of law within this state.\\nState of Vermont, Secretary s Office,\\nBennington, January 21, 1791.\\nThe preceding is a true copy of an act, passed by the legisla-\\nture of the state of Vermont, the twenty-eighth day of October,\\nin the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety.\\nAttest, Roswell Hopkins, Secretary of State.\\nAn act to authorize the people of this State to meet in Con-\\nvention, to deliberate upon, and agree to, the Constitu-\\ntion of the United States.\\nWhereas, in the opinion of this legislature, the future inte-\\nrest and welfare of this state render it necessary that the Consti-\\ntution of the United States of America, as agreed to by the con-\\nvention at Philadelphia, on the 17th day of September, in the\\nyear of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven,\\nwith the several amendments and alterations, as the same has\\nbeen since established by the United States, should be laid be-\\nfore the people of this state, for their approbation:", "height": "4400", "width": "2665", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0291.jp2"}, "286": {"fulltext": "280 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Admission of Vermont. 1791.\\n1st Congress. It is hereby enacted, by the General Assembly of the State of Ver-\\nmont That the first constable in each town shall warn the in-\\nmont fVer habitants, who by law are entitled to vote for representatives in\\nGeneral Assembly, in the same manner as they w T arn freemen s\\nmeetings to meet in their respective towns, on the first Tuesday\\nof December next, at 10 o clock in the forenoon, at the several\\nplaces fixed by law for holding the annual elections; and, when\\nso met, they shall proceed, in the same manner as in the election\\nof representatives, to choose some suitable person from each\\ntown, to serve as a delegate in a state convention, for the pur-\\npose of deliberating upon, and agreeing to the Constitution of\\nthe United States, as now established. And the said constable\\nshall certify to the state convention the person so chosen in\\nmanner aforesaid; and,\\nIt is hereby enacted, by the authority aforesaid That the persons\\nso elected to serve in state convention, as aforesaid, do assemble\\nand meet together on the first Thursday of January next, at Ben-\\nnington, in the county of Bennington, then and there to deli-\\nberate upon the aforesaid Constitution of the United States, and,\\nif approved of by them, finally to assent to, and ratify the same,\\nin behalf and on the part of the people of this state, and make\\nreport thereof to the governor of this state for the time being,\\nto be by him communicated to the President of the United\\nStates, and the legislature of this state.\\nState of Vermont, Secretary s Office,\\nBennington, January 21, 1791.\\nThe preceding is a true copy of an act passed by the legis-\\nlature of the state of Vermont, the twenty-seventh day of Oc-\\ntober, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and\\nninety.\\nAttest^ Roswell Hopkins, Secretary of State.\\nIn Convention of the Delegates of the People of the State of\\nVermont\\nWhereas, by an act of the commissioners of the state of\\nNew York, done at New York, the seventh day of October, in\\nthe fifteenth year of the independence of the United States of\\nAmerica, and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hun-\\ndred and ninety, every impediment, as well on the part of the\\nstate of New York as on the part of the state of Vermont, to\\nthe admission of the state of Vermont into the Union of the\\nUnited States of America, is removed, in full faith and assurance\\nthat the same will stand approved and ratified by Congress:", "height": "4380", "width": "2614", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0292.jp2"}, "287": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 281\\nChap. II. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Admission of Vermont. 1791.\\nistcongress. This convention having impartially deliberated upon the\\nConstitution of the United States of America, as now established,\\nmont. fVer su bmi tted to us by an act of the General Assembly of the state\\nof Vermont, passed October twenty-seventh, one thousand seven\\nhundred and ninety, do, in virtue of the power and authority\\nto us given for that purpose, fully and entirely approve of, as-\\nsent to, and ratify, the said Constitution; and declare that, imme-\\ndiately from and after this state shall be admitted by the Con-\\ngress into the Union, and to a full participation of the benefits\\nof the government now enjoyed by the states in the Union, the\\nsame shall be binding on us, and the people of the state of Ver-\\nmont, for ever.\\nDone at Bennington, in the county of Bennington, the tenth\\nday of January, in the fifteenth year of the independence\\nof the United States of America, one thousand seven\\nhundred and ninety-one. In testimony whereof, we have\\nhereunto subscribed our names.\\nThomas Chittenden, President\\nSigned by one hundred and five members: dissented, four.\\nAttest, Roswell Hopkins, Secretary of Convention.\\nState of Vermont, Secretary s Office,\\nBennington, January 21, 1791.\\nThe preceding is a true copy of the original act of the con-\\nvention of the state of Vermont, done at Bennington, the tenth\\nday of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one.\\nAttest, Roswell Hopkins, Secretary of State\\nBy his Excellency, Thomas Chittenden, Esq., Captain Gene-\\nral, Governor, and Commander-in-chief, in and over the State\\nof Vermont\\nThis certifies that Roswell Hopkins, Esq., is secretary to\\nthe state of Vermont, and that all due faith and credence ought\\nto be given to attestations by him officially made.\\nIn testimony whereof, we have caused the seal of this state\\nto be affixed, in council, this twenty-second day of Janu-\\nary, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one.\\nThomas Chittenden.\\nBy his Excellency s command.\\nJoseph Fay, Secretary.\\nBennington, January 22, 1791.\\nSir: I have the honour to transmit to you copies of two acts\\nof the legislature of this state: the one directing the payment of\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 36", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0293.jp2"}, "288": {"fulltext": "H HISTORY OF CONG\\nCltf.IL T.ji ::i;-.. :z\u00e2\u0080\u0094A:-:?s H9L\\nfc rifrpin. thirtv thousand dollars to the state or New ork, and declaring\\n:r.e ::.:~-.i7T .-.r.e :::~ee: :r.e\\nNew York, and extinguishing certain grants therein mentioned;\\nthe other, an act authorizing the people of this state to meet in\\nconvention, to deliberate upon and agree to the Constitution of\\nthe United States, and also a copy of the proceeding of the eon-\\nThis will be delivered by the Honourable Nathaniel Chipman\\nand Lewis R. Morris, Esquires, who are appointed commissioners\\nto apply to the Congress of the United States for the admission\\nof this state into the Union, whom I beg to recommend to your\\nfavourable notice.\\nu I have the honour to be, c\\n7 S C HATXKADEV.\\nThe President of the United State*\\nBy his Excellency Thomas CmTTETDEV. Esq^ Captain Gene-\\nral, Governor, and Commander-in-chief in and oser the State of Fer-\\ni, r _ ~z\\nTo the Honourable Nathaxiel Chipmax, Esq^ and Lewis R.\\nM: E::.: r\\nYou being elected by the legislature oi\\nsinners to the Congress of the United States;\\nmission of the state of Vermont into the Ui\\nthorized and empowered to proceed to i\\ned States, now in session at the city of Philadelphia, and\\nnegotiate on behalf of this state, agreeably to your said appoint-\\nment\\nu In testimony whereof, we have caused the seal of this state\\nto be affixed, in council, at Bennington, this twenty-fourth\\nday of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-\\nv. i :.z z:\\\\zz ve:r .e :ziz~z: izT, :.\\\\s\\nstate.\\nThomas Chittexei\\nu By his Excellency s command,\\nThe President and Congress of the United States of America.\\nNatha man and Lewis R. Morris, commissioners,\\nauthorized and appointed by the state of Vermont, most respect-\\nful ly represent, that the citizens of that state, having shared in\\ncommon with those of the other states, in the hazards and burdens\\nof establishing the American revolution, have long anxiously de-\\nsired to be united with them under the same general government:", "height": "4380", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0294.jp2"}, "289": {"fulltext": "HTSTOKY OF CONGRESS- 283\\nChap. I. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Admission of Vermont. 1791.\\nistcongress. They have seen, with great satisfaction, a new and more perfect\\nunion of the people of America, and the unanimity with which\\nthey have recently approved the national Constitution, manifests\\ntheir attachment to it, and the zeal with which they desire to\\nparticipate its benefits.\\nQuestions of interfering jurisdiction between them and the\\nstate of New York, have heretofore ^delayed this application:\\nThese points being now happily adjusted, the memorialists, on\\nbehalf of their constituents, most respectfully petition, that the\\nCongress will consent to the admission of the state of Vermont,\\nby that name and style, as a new and entire member of the\\nUnited States.\\nThey have the honour to accompany this memorial with\\nsuch papers and documents as have relation to the same; and,\\nwith the highest deference for the wisdom of Congress, the me-\\nmorialists repeat their solicitations, that during their present ses-\\nsion, they would be pleased to adopt such measures as will in-\\nclude within the national government a people zealous to support\\nand defend it.\\nNathaniel Chipman-\\nLewis R. Morris.\\nPhiladelphia, February 7, 1791.\\nCommittee In the Senate, this message and the accompanying documents g. Journal,\\nreport bill. were re ferred to Messrs. King, Monroe, Ellsworth, Langdon, P- 246\\nand Hawkins, to consider and report what is proper to be done\\nthereon. And in the House of Representatives, the subject was\\nreferred to Messrs. Lawrance, Boudinot, and Carroll. On the\\n10th of February, Mr. King reported to the Senate a bill as fol- Id. p. 247.\\nlows:\\nAn Act for the Admission of the State of Vermont into this Union.\\nSect. I; The state of Vermont having petitioned the Con-\\ngress to be admitted a member of the United States Be it enact-\\ned, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of\\nAmerica, in Congress asembled, and it is hereby enacted and declared\\nThat, on the fourth day of March, one thousand seven hundred\\nand ninety-one, the said state, by the name and style of the State\\nof Vermont, shall be received and admitted into this Union, as\\na new and entire member of the United States of America.\\nSect. 2. And be it further enacted That, until the representa-\\ntives in Congress, shall be appointed, according to an actual enu-\\nmeration of the inhabitants of the United States, the said state\\nshall be entitled to choose two representatives.", "height": "4400", "width": "2666", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0295.jp2"}, "290": {"fulltext": "284 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IT. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Admission of Vermont. 1791.\\n1st congress. The bill received its first reading; and, on the next day, it was s. Journal,\\nread a second time, the second section having been expunged. p\\nPassed the The bill, as thus amended, passed the Senate on the 12th. On H.joumal,\\nHo n use eand the 12th and 14th the biU went throu g h its various stages, and P- 377 378\\nwas passed in the House of Representatives.\\nOn the 11th of February, the Senate agreed, by unanimous\\nconsent, to dispense with the rule, so far as to permit Mr. King,\\nBill regii- at this time, to bring in a bill regulating the number of represen-\\nnumber of ta ves De chosen by the states of Kentucky and Vermont. The\\nrepresenta- bill was then read a first time, as follows\\ntives.\\nAn Act regulating tlie number of Representatives to be chosen by the\\nStates of Kentucky and Vermont.\\n(l Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the S. Journal,\\nUnited States of America, in Congress assembled That, until the p\\nrepresentatives in Congress shall be apportioned, according to an\\nactual enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States, the\\nstates of Kentucky and Vermont shall each be entitled to choose\\ntwo representatives.\\nThis bill received its first and second readings on the day when H. Journal,\\nit was introduced, and was read a third time and passed, on the P\u00c2\u00b0^- 384\\nfollowing day. On the 12th, it was read twice in the House of\\nRepresentatives and was considered in committee of the whole,\\nand passed, on the 19th.\\nBill to give On the 14th of February, the house appointed Messrs. Sedg- id. p. 378.\\nf ffect f u\u00c2\u00b0 w c k Benson, and Sturges, to be a committee to prepare and\\nS. in Ver- bring in a bill, or bills, to give effect to the laws of the United\\nmont States, within the state of Vermont. The bill was introduced by\\nMr. Sedgwick on the 17th, and was then read a first and second id. p. 381.\\ntime, and committed to a committee of the whole house. On\\nthe 19th, the bill was considered and amended in committee of id. p. 383.\\nthe whole, and was passed on the 21st. The bill, as it passed id. p. 385\\nthe House, was as follows\\nAn Act giving effect to the Laws of the United Slates, within the State\\nof Vermont.\\nSectioji 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Repre-\\nsentatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled\\nThat from and after the third day of March next, all the laws\\nof the United States which are not locally inapplicable, ought to\\nhave, and shall have, the same force and effect within the state\\nof Vermont, as elsewhere within the United States.\\nH Sect. 2. And. to the end that the act, entitled An act to cs-", "height": "4384", "width": "2606", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0296.jp2"}, "291": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 285\\nChap. IT. The Constitution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Admission of Vermont. 1791.\\n1st congress, tablish the Judicial Courts of the United States/ may be duly\\nadministered within the said state of Vermont\\neffect ^to Be it further enacted That the said state shall be one district,\\nlaws of u. to be denominated Vermont district and there shall be a District\\nS. in Ver-\\nmont.\\nCourt therein, to consist of one judge, who shall reside within the\\nsaid district, and be called a district judge and shall hold, an-\\nnually, four sessions the first to commence on the first Monday\\nof May next, and the three other sessions, progressively, on the\\nlike Monday of every third calendar month afterwards. The\\nsaid District Court shall be held, alternately, at the towns of Rut-\\nland and Windsor, beginning at the first.\\nSect. 3. And be it further enacted That the said district shall\\nbe, and the same hereby is, annexed to the Eastern circuit and\\nthere shall be held, annually, in the said district, one Circuit\\nCourt: the first session shall commence on the seventeenth day of\\nJune next, and the subsequent sessions on the like day of June,\\nafterwards except when any of the said days shall happen on a\\nSunday, and then the session shall commence on the day following\\nand the said sessions of the said Circuit Court, shall be held at the\\ntown of Bennington.\\nSect 4. And be it further enacted That there shall be allowed\\nto the judge of the said District Court, the yearly compensation\\nof eight hundred dollars, to commence from the time of his ap-\\npointment, and to be paid quarter yearly, at the treasury of the\\nUnited States.\\nSect. 5. And be it further enacted That allthe regulations, pro-\\nvisions, directions, authorities, penalties, and other matters what-\\nsoever, (except as hereinafterwards is expressly provided,) con-\\ntained and expressed in and by the act, entitled An act pro-\\nviding for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the United\\nStates, shall have the same force and effect within the said state\\nof Vermont, as if the same were, in relation thereto, repeated and\\nre-enacted in and by this present act\\nSect. 6. And be it further enacted That the enumeration of\\nthe inhabitants of the said state shall commence on the first Mon-\\nday of April next, and shall close within five calendar months\\nthereafter.\\nSect. 7. And be it further enacted That the marshal of the dis-\\ntrict of Vermont shall receive, in full compensation for all the du-\\nties and services confided to, and enjoined upon him, in and by this\\nact, in taking the enumeration aforesaid, two hundred dollars.\\nSect. 8. And that the act, entitled An act to provide more\\neffectually for the collection of the duties imposed by law on", "height": "4400", "width": "2652", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0297.jp2"}, "292": {"fulltext": "Ham\\nWUL\\nII be, in the said\\n:ii.Lz J-J\u00e2\u0080\u009e.~zz.-rzz. :i Likf\\ntain, which shall be ibe only port of entry or delivery\\n\\\\iz 5i.:i :_5:~:;. nj ^:o:f. iref. zi:::::i-:e. z:~\\nUK growth or mann ctare of the United States.\\nHub bill received its first reading, in tbe Senate, on the 21st s.\\nof February. On tbe 22d, it was read a second tine, and on the F^ a\\nday following it passed the Senate, with the following\\nment At tbe end of the biD, add,\\n-J Iz.z :irfi:f:;.:i ::iiiiif-:li\\n:ii iisui:: 1: :.i. l*ii_ :t. m: is -ererj. ex:eiiri :ie\\np:r: A .5 -jj-\u00c2\u00a3 z\\nThe Hoitse d Representatives, on Ok 840* umliicJ in this h.", "height": "4363", "width": "2558", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0298.jp2"}, "293": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 287\\nCHAP. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\n1st Congress.\\n1st Session.\\nCHAPTER III.\\nTariff Resolutions Debate concerning Bills concerning- Imposts and Tonnage\\nDuties Spirits, Wines, and Teas Remissions of Duties and Penalties Pro-\\nvisions for public Debt and Defence of the Frontier Excise Arrangements\\nCompensations to Officers Post Office Bills to establish and regulate Post\\nOffice To establish Post Offices and Post Roads Postage on Newspapers\\nPublic Lands Bills to establish Land Offices Making Grants of Lands, c.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nNorth Carolina Cession Virginia Reservation, c.\\nImposts The creation and execution of a sufficient scheme of national h. Journal,\\nnaee revenue as was a mam object of the Constitution, invoked the P* 11\\nearliest attention of Congress; and the numerous acts which\\nwere passed during the first term of General Washington s ad-\\nministration, attest the difficulties which attended the arrange-\\nment of such a system as should satisfy the wants of the country,\\nand form the basis of future legislation.\\nAs soon as the organization of the two houses was completed,\\nthis important subject was submitted to the consideration of the\\nHouse of Representatives.\\nOn the 8th of April, 1789, the House resolved itself into a Lloyd s\\ncommittee of the whole, on the state of the Union, Mr. Page of Co n e\\nvol. i. p\u00e2\u0080\u009e\\nVirginia in the chair. Mr. Madison then rose and addressed the 12\u00e2\u0080\u009414..\\ncommittee. It js not within the design of this history to repub-\\nlish the speeches of members of Congress, but as the remarks of\\nMr. Madison, on introducing this topic, are brief, in some mea-\\nsure historical, and must be read with interest, they are sub-\\njoined.\\nMr. Madi- I take the liberty, Mr. Chairman, at this early stage of the\\nson s open- b us i nesSj to introduce to the committee, a subject, which appears\\nmarks. to me to be of the greatest magnitude; a subject, sir, that re-\\nquires our first attention, and our united exertions.\\nNo gentleman here can be unacquainted with the numerous\\nclaims upon our justice; nor with the impotency which prevent-\\ned the late Congress of the United States from carrying into ef-\\nfect the dictates of gratitude and policy.\\nThe Union, by the establishment of a more effective govern-\\nment, having recovered from the state of imbecility, that here-\\ntofore prevented a performance of its duty, ought, in its first act,.", "height": "4400", "width": "2665", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0299.jp2"}, "294": {"fulltext": "288 HISTORY OF CONGRESS,\\nCup HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties.\\nistconsress. to revive those principles of honour and honesty, that have too\\nL-t Session. m\\nloDg Iain dormant.\\nMr. Madi- u rp ne deficiency in our treasury has been too notorious to\\nson s re-\\nmarks. make it necessary for me to animadvert upon that subject. Let\\nus content ourselves with endeavouring to remedy the evil. To\\ndo this, a national revenue must be obtained: but the system must\\nbe such a one, that, while it secures the object of revenue, it\\nshall not be oppressive to our constituents. Happy it is for us,\\nthat such a system is within our power for I apprehend that both\\nthese objects may be obtained from an impost on articles import-\\ned into the United States.\\nIn pursuing this measure, I know that two points occur for\\nour consideration. The first, respects the general regulation of\\ncommerce, which, in my opinion, ought to be as free as the poli-\\ncy of nations will admit. The second, relates to revenue alone,\\nand this is the point I mean more particularly to bring into the\\nview of the committee.\\nNot being at present possessed of sufficient materials for fully\\nelucidating these points, and our situation admitting of no delay,\\nI shall propose such articles and regulations only, as are likely to\\noccasion the least difficulty.\\nThe propositions made on this subject by Congress, in I7C\\nhaving received, generally, the approbation of the several states\\nof the Union, in some form or other, seem well calculated to be-\\ncome the basis of the temporary system, which I wish the com-\\nmittee to adopt. I am well aware that the changes, which have\\ntaken place in many of the states, and in our public circum-\\nstances, since that period, will require, in some degree, a devia-\\ntion from the scale of duties then affixed nevertheless, for the\\nsake of that expedition, which is necessary in order to embrace\\nthe spring importations, I should recommend a gener al adherence\\nto the plan.\\n(i This, sir, with the addition of a clause or two on the sub-\\nject of tonnage, I will now read, and, with leave, submit it to\\nthe committee; hoping it may meet their approbation, as an ex-\\npedient rendered eligible by the urgent occasion there is for the\\nspeedy supplies to the federal treasury, and a speedy rescue of\\nour trade from its present anarchy.\\nMr. Madi- Resolved As the opinion of this committee, that the fol-\\nson s reso- lowing duties ought to be levied on goods, wares, and merchan-\\ndise imported into the United States; namely:\\nOn rum, per gallon, of a dollar.", "height": "4418", "width": "2692", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0300.jp2"}, "295": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 289\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\n]st congress. On all other spiritous liquors.\\n]st Session.\\nOn molasses.\\nOn Madeira wine,\\nlutions. On all other wines.\\nOn common Bohea teas, per lb.\\nOn all other teas.\\nOn pepper.\\nOn brown sugars.\\nOn loaf sugars.\\nOn all other sugars.\\nOn cocoa and coffee.\\nOn all other articles, per cent, on their value at the\\ntime and place of importation.\\nThat there ought, moreover, to be levied on all vessels in\\nwhich goods, wares, or merchandises, shall be imported, the\\nduties following; namely: On all vessels built within the United\\nStates, arid belonging wholly to citizens thereof, at the rate\\nof per ton.\\nOn all vessels belonging wholly to the subjects of powers\\nwith whom the United States have formed treaties, or partly to\\nthe subjects of such powers, and partly to citizens of the said\\nstates, at the rate of\\nOn all vessels belonging wholly, or in part, to the subjects\\nof other powers, at the rate of\\nIt was then moved, by Mr. Boudinot, who expressed his ap-\\nprobation of the simplicity and sufficiency of the plan, that the\\nblanks be filled up in the manner they were recommended to\\nbe charged by Congress in 1783. Mr. White, however, de-\\nsiring more time for reflection, moved the rising of the commit-\\ntee; and the motion being seconded by Mr. Madison, and advo- H.Journal,\\ncated by Mr. Parker, the committee rose, and reported that they P- 12\\nhad the state of the Union under consideration, but had come to\\nno resolution thereupon.\\nThe house being again in committee of the whole on the state Lloyd s\\nof the Union, on the 9th considerable discussion took place. c n e\\n1 vol. i. p.\\nMr. Lawrance was in favour of an application of the ad valorem 15\u00e2\u0080\u009429.\\nprinciple to all articles, as a temporary measure, because an at-\\ntempt to specify articles would lead to perplexity and delay.\\nMr. Fitzsimons replied, and defended the system of specific du-\\nties. He wished for more than a temporary scheme, and de-\\nsired one some way adequate to our present situation; as it re-\\nspects our agriculture, our manufactures, and our commerce.\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 37", "height": "4418", "width": "2660", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0301.jp2"}, "296": {"fulltext": "\u00e2\u0080\u00a2290 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nGoxp. HI. National Revenue Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1\\nHe desired to add to the enumeration of articles, some calcu-\\nlated to encourage the productions of our country, and protect\\nour infant manufactures, beside others tending to operate as\\nsumptuary restrictions upon articles which are often termed those\\nof luxury. He then moved the following, as an amendment\\nto the original resolution:\\nResolved As the opinion of this committee, that the fol-\\n1 S^^^ X lowing duties ought to be laid on goods, wares, and merchan-\\nofPennsvi- dise imported into the United States, to wit:\\nUpon every gallon of beer, ale, or porter, parts of\\na dollar.\\na Upon every barrel of beef.\\nVpon every barrel of pork.\\nAnd so in proportion for any greater or lesser quantity.\\nUpon every lb. of butter.\\nUpon all candles of tallow,* per lb.\\nUpon all candles of wax or spermaceti, per lb.\\nUpon cheese, per lb.\\nUpon soap, per lb.\\nUpon cider, per gallon.\\nUpon boots, per pair.\\nUpon all steel, un wrought, for every 112 lbs.\\nUpon cables, for every cwt.\\nUpon tarred cordage, for every 112 lbs.\\nUpon un tarred do., for every 112 lbs.\\nUpon twine or pack-thread, for every 112 lbs.\\nUpon malt, for every bushel.\\nUpon all nails, spikes, tacks, or brads, for every lb.\\nUpon salt, per busheL\\nk Upon manufactured tobacco, per lb.\\nUpon snuff, per lb.\\nu Upon all blank books.\\nUpon all writing, printing, and wrapping-paper, and upon all\\npaste-board.\\nUpon all cabinet ware.\\nUpon all buttons of metal.\\nUpon all saddles.\\nUpon all gloves, of leather.\\nUpon all hats, of beaver, fur, wool, or mixture of either.\\nUpon all millinery.\\nUpon all castings of iron, and upon slit or rolled iron.\\nUpon all leather, tanned or tawed, and upon all manufac-", "height": "4380", "width": "2614", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0302.jp2"}, "297": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 291\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\nist congress, tures of leather, (except such as are otherwise rated by this\\n1st Session.\\nact.)\\nMr. Fitz- (t Tj pori a u shoes, slippers, and golo-shoes.\\nSimons a- rr\\nmendment. For every hundred dollars 9 value.\\nUpon every coach, chariot, and other four-wheel carriages.\\nUpon every chaise, solo, or other two- wheel carriage, (for\\nevery hundred dollars value thereof, and so in proportion for any\\npart thereof.)\\nUpon every lb. of nutmegs.\\nUpon every lb. of cinnamon.\\nUpon every lb. of cloves.\\nUpon raisins, for every 112 lbs.\\nUpon figs, for every 112 lbs.\\nUpon currants, for every 112 lbs.\\nUpon almonds, for every 112 lbs.\\nMr. Schureman, of New Jersey, seconded this motion to\\namend. The proposition to amend was opposed by Mr. White,\\nof Virginia, as involving too much detail, and likely to consume\\ntoo much time. Mr. Tucker, of South Carolina, thought it\\nwould be more prudent, for the present, to look to a temporary\\nprovision. A permanent system, he admitted, would be prefer-\\nable, but until the house should be fuller, and the representation\\nof the states more equal, this would be impracticable. There\\nwas-no member from the south of Virginia present except him-\\nself. The safer plan, in his opinion, was, to confine the rate of\\nduties to the scale adopted by the Congress of 1783, which was\\nfive per cent, on the value of all goods imported, and an addition-\\nal duty on a few enumerated articles. The article of tonnage\\nhe wished to be postponed, because it bore harder upon some\\nstates than others, some having sufficient vessels of their own\\nfor their own trade, while others were compelled to rely entire-\\nly on foreign vessels. He wished to confine the question to the\\noriginal resolution. If the other were adopted, he should ask\\nfor a division of the question, and if he failed, he should be com-\\npelled to vote against the measure, although he had no objection\\nto the limited and temporary provision. Mr. Hartley, of Penn-\\nsylvania, advocated the amendment; and suggested, that, as the\\nclause respecting tonnage would not, probably, be determined for\\nseveral days, the southern members may, by that time, have ar-\\nrived, and no argument, from that principle, should operate to\\ndiscourage the committee from taking such measures as will tend\\nto protect and promote our domestic manufactures. He referred", "height": "4418", "width": "2663", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0303.jp2"}, "298": {"fulltext": "\u00e2\u0080\u00a2292 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChxp. ni. a] Revenue Imposts, and Tonnage Duties.\\n1st Congress to the historv of the world, to show that the establishnv:\\n1st Session.\\nmanufactories, and the encouragement of home manufactures, by\\nduties on foreign goods, had long been the policy of nations. He\\nthought it politic and just that this government should foster all\\nmanufactures which tend to national utility. He was opposed to\\nthe adoption of the scale of 1753. when we had few manufac-\\ntures. Since that time, our manufactories have greatly increased,\\nartisans have multiplied, and the materials en hand are abun-\\ndant. He wished, therefore, the amendment to be adop~\\nMr. Madison said, that, however disposed the committee might\\nbe to promote domestic manufactures,, some regard ought to be\\npaid to the present policy of raising revenue. He stated, that, if\\nthe committee should delay levying and collecting an impost, until\\na system of protecting duties shall be perfected, there would\\nbe no importations of any consequence on which the law could\\noperate, as all the spring vessels would have arrived: and thus\\nwould occur a loss equal to the surplus which might be expected\\nfrom a system of higher duties. He admitted that the sentiments\\nof gentlemen from different parts of the United States should be\\nweighed, but he regarded it as a higher dutv to consider the ge-\\nneral interest of the Union, than any local or state interest and\\nany system of impost must be founded on the principles of mu-\\ntual concession. He reminded the committee that it was the\\nthinly planted portions of the country which would contribute\\nmore under one .i^an the other, and that these portions,\\nstanding most in need of national protection, would have less\\nreason to complain of unequal burdens. The states, on the other\\nhand, which were more advanced in population, and ripe\\nmanufactures, and which, while they retained the power to re-\\ngulate their trade, could have protected these institutions, bad\\nthrown this power into other hands, with the expectation that\\ntheir interests would not be neglected here. He then went on\\nto give his views in the following language.\\nMr. Madi- I own myself the friend to a very free system of commerce,\\nsonsviews. an( j j^u 3S a i TU lj ftiat commercial shackles are generally un-\\njust, oppressive, and impolitic. It is also a truth, that if industry\\nand labour are left to take their own course, they will generally be\\ndirected to those objects which are the most productive, and this\\nin a more certain and direct manner than the wisdom of the most\\nenlightened legislature could point out; nor do I think that the\\nnational interest is more promoted by such restrictions, than\\nthat the interest of individuals would be promoted by legislative", "height": "4398", "width": "2683", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0304.jp2"}, "299": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 293\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\n1st congress, interference, directing the particular application of its industry:\\nfor example, we should find no advantage in saying, that every\\nMr. Madi- man gh^d De obliged to furnish himself, by his own labour,\\nson s views. t j\\nwith those accommodations which depend upon the mechanic\\narts, instead of employing his neighbour, who could do it for him\\non better terms. It would be of no advantage to the shoemaker\\nto make his own clothes, to save the expense of the tailor s bill;\\nnor of the tailor to make his own shoes, to save the expense of\\nprocuring them from the shoemaker. It would be better policy\\nto suffer each to employ his talent in his own way: the case is\\nthe same between the exercise of the arts and agriculture be-\\ntween the city and the country, and between city and town, each\\ncapable of making particular articles in sufficient abundance to\\nsupply the other thus all are benefited by exchange, and the\\nless this exchange is cramped by government, the greater are\\nthe proportions of benefit to each. The same argument holds\\ngood between nation and nation, and between parts of the same\\nnation.\\nIn my opinion, it would be proper also for gentlemen to con-\\nsider the means of encouraging the great staple of America: I\\nmean agriculture, which, I think, may justly be styled the staple\\nof the United States, from the spontaneous productions which\\nnature furnishes, and the manifest preference it has over every\\nother object of emolument in this country. If we compare the\\ncheapness of our land with that of other nations, we see so de-\\ncided an advantage in that cheapness, as to have full confidence\\nof being unrivalled: with respect to the object of manufacture,\\nother countries may and do rival us; but we may be said to have\\na monopoly in agriculture. The possession of the soil, and the\\nlovvness of its price, give us as much a monopoly in this case,\\nas any nations in other parts of the world have in the monopoly\\nof any article whatever; but, with this advantage to us, that it\\ncannot be shared nor injured by rivalship.\\nIf my general principle be a good one, that commerce ought\\nto be free, and labour and industry left at large to find its proper\\nobject, the only thing which remains, will be to discover the ex-\\nceptions that do not come within the rule I have laid down. I\\nagree with the gentleman from Pennsylvania, that there are ex-\\nceptions, important in themselves, and which claim the particu-\\nlar attention of the committee. Although the freedom of com-\\nmerce would be advantageous to all the world, yet, in some par-\\nticulars, one nation might suffer to benefit others, and this ought\\nto be for the general good of society.", "height": "4418", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0305.jp2"}, "300": {"fulltext": "294 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\nistcongress. If America were to leave her ports entirely free, and make\\n1st Session. l J 7\\nno discrimination between vessels owned by her citizens and\\nso\u00c2\u00a3sviews! tnose ownec Dv foreigners, while other nations make this dis-\\ncrimination, it is obvious, that such policy would go to ex-\\nclude American shipping altogether from foreign ports, and she\\nwould be materially affected in one of her most important inte-\\nrests: to this we may add another consideration; that by encou-\\nraging the means of transporting our productions with facility,\\nwe encourage the raising them: and this object, I apprehend,\\nis likely to be kept in view by the general government.\\nDuties laid on imported articles may have an effect which\\ncomes within the idea of national prudence. It may happen,\\nthat materials for manufactures may grow up without any encou-\\nragement for this purpose: it has been the case in some of the\\nstates, but in others regulations have been provided, and have\\nsucceeded in producing some establishments, which ought not to\\nbe allowed to perish, from the alteration which has taken place.\\nIt would be cruel to neglect them, and divert their industry to\\nother channels, for it is not possible for the hand of man to shift\\nfrom one employment to another, without being injured by the\\nchange. There may be some manufactures which being once\\nformed, can advance toward perfection without any adventi-\\ntious aid; while others, for want of the fostering hand of govern-\\nment, will be unable to go on at all: legislative attention will,\\ntherefore, be necessary to collect the proper objects for this pur-\\npose, and this will form another exception to any general prin-\\nciple.\\nI observe that a sumptuary prohibition is within the view of\\nsome of the proposed articles, and forms another exception. I\\nacknowledge that I do not, in general, think any great national\\nadvantage arises from restrictions passed on this head; because,\\nas long as a distinction in point of value subsists, sumptuary du-\\nties, in some form or other, will prevail and take effect.\\nAnother exception is embargoes in time of war: 4hese may\\nnecessarily occur and shackle the freedom of commerce; but the\\nreasons for this are so obvious, that it renders any remark unne-\\ncessary.\\nu The next exception that occurs, is one on which great stress\\nis laid by some well-informed men, and this with great plausi-\\nbility. That each nation should have within itself the means of\\ndefence, independently of foreign supplies: that in whatever\\nrelates to the operation of war, no state ought to depend upon a\\nprecarious supply from any part of the world. There may be", "height": "4397", "width": "2686", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0306.jp2"}, "301": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 295\\nCHAP. HT. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\n1st congress, some truth in this remark, and, therefore, it is proper for legis-\\nlst Session. f f O\\nlative attention. I am, though, well persuaded that the reason-\\nson s views! n S on tnis sub J ect nas been carried too far. The difficulties we\\nexperienced a few years ago, of obtaining military supplies,\\nought not to furnish too much in favour of an establishment\\nwhich would be difficult and expensive; because our national\\ncharacter is now established and recognised throughout the\\nworld, and the laws of war favour national exertion more than\\nintestine commotion: so that there is good reason to believe, that\\nwhen it becomes necessary, we may obtain supplies from abroad\\nas readily as any other nation whatsoever. I have mentioned\\nthis, because I think I see something among the enumerated ar-\\nticles that seems to favour such policy.\\nThe impost laid on trade for the purpose of obtaining revenue,\\nmay likewise be considered as an exception; so far, therefore, as\\nrevenue can be more conveniently and certainly raised by this, than\\nany other method, without injury to the community, and its ope-\\nration will be in due proportion to the consumption, which con-\\nsumption is generally proportioned to the circumstances of indi-\\nviduals, I think sound policy dictates to use this mean; but it\\nwill be necessary to confine our attention, at this time, peculiar-\\nly to the object of revenue, because the other subject involves\\nsome intricate questions, to unravel which, we, perhaps, are not\\nprepared. I have no objection to the committee s accepting the\\npropositions offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania; be-\\ncause, so far as we can enumerate the proper objects, and apply\\nspecific duties to them, we conform to the practice prevalent in\\nmany of the states, and adopt the most laudable method of col-\\nlecting revenue; at least, preferable to laying a general tax.\\nWhether, therefore, we consult ease and convenience in collec-\\ntion, or pursuing habits already adopted and approved, specific\\nduties, as far as the articles can properly be enumerated, is the\\nmore eligible mode of obtaining the end in contemplation. Upon\\nthe whole, as I think some of the propositions may be productive\\nof revenue, and some may protect our domestic manufacture,\\nthough the latter subject ought not to be too confusedly blended\\nwith the former, I hope the committee will receive them, and\\nlet them lay over, in order that we may have time to consider\\nhow far they are consistent with justice and policy.\\nMr. Boudinot, of New Jersey, stated that, being, in general,\\nfavourable to specific duties on enumerated articles, he should\\nsupport the amendment but, without committing himself to sup-", "height": "4426", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0307.jp2"}, "302": {"fulltext": "296 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 17S9.\\n1st congress. por t the whole, or anv particular article, if, on consideration, he\\nshould deem any of them impolitic or unjust. As the article of\\nglass was omitted in the enumeration, he desired to be informed,\\nbv the gentleman from Pennsylvania, if there were any thing pe-\\nculiar in the manufacture of that article, which had induced the\\nomission. If not, he should move to insert it, as he was of the\\nopinion that we could manufacture glass as well as most nations,\\nthe materials being almost all produced in our country. Mr. Fitz-\\nsimons and Mr. Madison suggested, that wheu the articles enume-\\nrated should come to be considered separately, any one could be\\nstricken out, if it should be deemed unable to bear the specific\\nAmend- duty proposed to be laid upon it. The question was taken, and\\nmen a it was agreed to add the articles enumerated in the amendment,\\nto the original list, introduced by Mr. Madison. On motion of\\nMr. Lee, of Virginia, the committee then rose.\\nPetition On the 1 1 th, Mr. Smith, of Maryland, presented a petition h. Journal,\\nSnore rom e tradesmen, manufacturers, and others, of the town of p 12,\\nBaltimore, which was read, setting forth, That since the close of Lloyd s\\nthe late war. and the completion of the revolution, thev haveob- Co 1 n ^g\\nserved, with serious regret, the manufacturing and the trading inte- 29, 30.\\nrest of the country rapidly declining, and the attempts of the state\\nlegislatures to remedy the evil failing of their object that in the\\npresent melancholy state of our country, the number of poor in-\\ncreasing for want of employment, foreign debts accumulating,\\nhouses and lands depreciating in value, and trade and manufac-\\ntures languishing and expiring they look up to the supreme le-\\ngislature of the United States, as the guardians of the whole\\nempire, and from their united wisdom and patriotism, and ardent\\nlove of their country, expect to derive that aid and assistance,\\nwhich alone can dissipate their just apprehensions, and animate\\nthem with hopes of success in future, by imposing on all foreign\\narticles, which can be made in America, such duties as will give\\na just and decided preference to their labours; discountenancing\\nthat trade which tends so materially to injure them, and impo-\\nverish their country; measures which, in their consequences, may\\nalso contribute to the discharge of the national debt, and the due\\nsupport of government: that they have annexed a list of such ar-\\nticles as are. or can be, manufactured amongst them, and hum-\\nbly trust in the wisdom of the legislature to grant them, in com-\\nmon with the other mechanics and manufacturers of the United\\nStates, that relief which may appear proper. This petition was\\nreferred to the committee of the whole on the state of the\\nUnion.", "height": "4394", "width": "2616", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0308.jp2"}, "303": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 297\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\n1st congress. The house having again resolved itself into committee of the h. Journal*\\nL whole on the state of the Union, the subject of Mr. Madison s re- p 12\\nsolutions was resumed. Mr. Lee then expressed a wish that the Lloyd s\\narticles should be considered separately. On motion of Mr. Good- Con e S*\\nhue, of Massachusetts, the following articles were then added to 30\u00e2\u0080\u009437,\\nthe list:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nMr. Good- Upon anchors, for every 112 lbs.\\nhue s (i Tj pon every dozen of wool cards;\\namend- r J\\nment. Upon wrought tin ware.\\nUpon every box of lemons.\\nUpon every barrel of limes. f\\nSome further discussion then took place, in which Mr. Cly-\\nmer, of Pennsylvania, expressed his conviction that a political\\nnecessity existed both for encouraging manufactures and obtain-\\ning revenue; but he wished that a systematic course should be\\npursued, and that a sub-committee should be appointed to collate\\nthe materials, and bring them before the house in a digested\\nform. The chairman replied, that it would not be competent for\\na committee to appoint another committee. Mr. Boudinot then\\nmoved that the committee rise and report, as their opinion, that\\na committee should be appointed for the purpose of framing a\\ntemporary law. This motion he prefaced with a variety of rea-\\nsons against the adoption of a permanent system, until there\\nshould have been more time allowed for deliberation, and for the\\nacquisition of the necessary knowledge. He wished to take the\\nresolution of the Congress of 1783 as the basis, adding only\\nsuch protecting duties as are necessary to support the manufac-\\ntures established by the legislatures of the manufacturing states.\\nIn the collection of the revenue, also, he wished, until, a general\\nplan should be devised, that officers should be appointed to col-\\nlect the impost and protecting duties in the manner and under\\nthe penalties directed by the laws of the proper state. Messrs*\\nBland and Lee, of Virginia, Mr. Fitzsimons, of Pennsylvania,\\nand Mr. Madison, then took part in an immaterial discussion,\\nwhen the motion for the rising of the committee being withdrawn,\\nMr, Madi- Mr. Madison moved that when the committee rose, they should\\nson s mo- re p 0r f- as the opinion of the committee of the whole, that a com-\\nmittee be appointed for the purpose of preparing a bill to regu-\\nlate the mode of collecting duties on imposts and tonnage; and\\nthis motion was adopted by the committee. It was then stated\\nby Mr. Fitzsimons, that the amount of revenue required for the\\nnecessities of the state, including the instalments and interest of\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 38", "height": "4418", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0309.jp2"}, "304": {"fulltext": "298 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. m. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 17S9.\\nlstconrress. the foreign and domestic debt, and the current expenses of the\\ngovernment, was about three millions of dollars. Mr. Sher-\\nDuty on man, of Connecticut, moved that the article of rum should be\\nnun charged with fifteen cents per gallon He used the term cents\\nbecause it was a denomination of national coin, fixed by the late\\nCongress, ten of which make a dime, and ten dimes a dollar.\\nMr. Smith, of Maryland, thought the sum named too high, and\\nmoved ten cents. On motion of Mr. Madison, the committee\\nthen rose, and reported the resolution of Mr. Madison, which\\nwas agreed to as follows:\\nReported Resolved That it is the opinion of this committee, that an H. Journal,\\nresolution. ac j. 0U ght t p ass f or regulating the collection of imposts and ton- p\\nnage in the United States.\\nIn was then Ordered That a bill, or bills, be brought in*\\npursuant to the said resolution, and that a committee, to consist\\nof a member from each state present, be appointed to prepare\\nand bring in the same.\\nHouse ap- The following committee was then appointed: Messrs. Gil-\\npoint com- man? p^ew Hampshire,) Gerry, (Massachusetts.) Sherman, (Con-\\nprepare necticut,) Lawrance, (New York,) Cadwalader, (New Jersey,)\\ncollection Fitzsimons, (Pennsylvania,) Gale, (Maryland.) Madison, (Vir-\\nginia.) Tucker, (South Carolina.)\\nThe subject again occupied the attention of the committee on Id. p. 14.\\nthe 14th of April, and from that day until the 21st, inclusive.\\nWhen the house went into committee, on the 14th, Mr. Bland\\nmade a motion with a view to take the sense of the committee,\\nas to whether the measure in progress should be a temporary, or\\na permanent one but, after some remarks from Mr. Scott, of\\nPennsylvania, as to the propriety of taking up every article se-\\nparately, for consideration and from Mr. Madison, concerning the\\nirregularity of the motion of Mr. Bland, that gentleman withdrew\\nhis proposition. The committee then resumed the consideration\\nArdent of the motion for a duty on rum. On motion of Mr. Gale, of Ma- Lloyd s\\nSbltit^d r y laDd tbe WOrd exchanged for -ardent spirits, of Ja- fXi.p?fl\\nfor rum. maica proof Mr. Lawrance proposed a duty of 12 cents on this \u00e2\u0080\u009457.\\narticle. He wished to impose as high a duty as could be effi-\\nciently collected; but he thought a duty of 15 cents would hold\\nout too strong a temptation for smuggling. Mr. Fitzsimons and\\nMr. Madison supported the highest duty, the latter gentleman\\nstating that it very little exceeded what was laid in some states,\\nwhile some had imposed an excise duty still higher; and the for-\\nmer reminding the committee that, in Pennsylvania, this article", "height": "4394", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0310.jp2"}, "305": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 299\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\n1 st S n?ress was charged with an impost amounting to near ^thsof a dollar,\\nand an excise of ^ths more, all of which was collected on about\\n800,000 gallons, without much difficulty. The highest sum now\\nproposed very little exceeded the duty collected in Pennsylvania.\\nMr. Boudinot expressed himself as in favour of the highest duty\\nthat could b collected. It was then stated by Mr. Lawrance,\\nthat the duty collected in the state of New York was about eight\\ncents. The quantity imported into New York, from April, 1786,\\nto April, 1787, was 850,000 gallons, of which only 67,000 were\\nexported. If the duty were raised too high, much of the revenue\\nfrom this source might be lost, by the ingenious evasions of the\\nduty which would be practised. While he regretted the perni-\\ncious effects of the use of ardent spirits on the morals and health\\n15 cents\\nper gallon, of the people, he thought it became the committee to view the\\n12 subiect as politicians rather than as moralists, and to tax the\\ncents on J T t\\nother spi- vices which it was impossible to eradicate. It was then agreed\\nritous li- f- tax ardent spirits, of Jamaica proof, 15 cents, and all other spi-\\ngreed to. ritous liquors, 12 cents.\\nMolasses, On the article of molasses, Mr. Madison suggested that 8 cents\\nd P er gallon would allow a sufficient advantage to our own manu-\\nfacturers, while it bore a proper proportion to the duty on rum.\\nThe motion was seconded by Mr. Parker, of Virginia. Mr. Law-\\nrance considered this duty too high, as it was a necessary of life.\\nThe Congress of 1783 did not propose more than one penny, and\\nhe was willing to double that amount, which would produce\\n40,000 dollars. The duty proposed by the gentleman from Vir-\\nginia, would, if collected, produce 160,000 dollars, which he con-\\nsidered to be more than ought to be drawn from that source,\\nsince an excessive duty would prevent the great exportation of\\nthe article after we had manufactured it, and which was very\\nproductive to our citizens. Mr. Madison met this last statement\\nby showing that Massachusetts, which manufactured as much\\nrum as any other state, in proportion, shipped off to different\\nparts of this country, 49,943 gallons of rum, manufactured there\\nwhile she exported to Nova Scotia 801 gallons, to Europe 1206,\\nand to Africa and the East Indies 897 gallons so that the great\\nexportation alluded to, was made to the different parts of the\\nUnited States, and not to foreign countries; and the duty was\\npaid by our own citizens, who were the consumers. Mr. Fitzsi-\\nmons was an advocate for 8 cents; which was opposed by Mr.\\nGoodhue, who stated that Massachusetts imported, annually,\\nfrom 30,000 to 40,000 hogsheads of molasses, and that when Great\\nBritain laid a duty of three pence sterling per gallon on this ar-", "height": "4414", "width": "2648", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0311.jp2"}, "306": {"fulltext": "300 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. HI. National Revenue -Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\nist congress, tide, it was deemed oppressive, and caused heart-burnings and en-\\nlst Session. A\\nmity. He would not consent to impose a higher duty than two\\ncents. Mr. Thatcher, of Massachusetts, suggested that the com-\\nmittee was likely to get into difficulty by proceeding too hastily,\\nand would move, if in order, to take up the resolutions of Con-\\ngress of 1783, and lay on duties as nearly similar as can well be,\\nto those recommended at that period and then move for a com-\\nmittee to go on to review and consider of certain regulations ne-\\ncessary to form a permanent system at some future period. Mr.\\nClymer, of Pennsylvania, suggested to those who opposed this duty\\non the ground that it was a tax on the raw material of a profitable\\nmanufacture, that it entered into an injurious competition with\\nanother manufacture, the raw material of which was to be found\\nin our own agriculture, and which was divested of the pernicious\\nqualities attached to ardent spirits, that of malt liquors. The\\nduty of 8 cents was opposed by Mr. Fisher Ames, of Massachu-\\nsetts, who regarded it as a tax which would bear unequally and\\ninjuriously on that state. We (said he) exchange for molasses\\nthose fish that it is impossible to dispose of any where else we\\nhave no market within our reach but the islands from whence\\nwe get molasses in return, which again we manufacture into rum.\\nThese circumstances form a material link in our chain of naviga-\\ntion; and upon our success in navigation the most important in-\\nterests of the United States depend. It is scarcely possible to\\nmaintain our fisheries with advantage, if the commerce for sum-\\nmer fish is injured, which I conceive it would be, very materially,\\nif a high duty is imposed on this article; nay, it would carry de-\\nvastation throughout all the New England states it would, ulti-\\nmately, affect all throughout the Union. He then viewed the\\nimportance of the fishery on the banks, as a nursery for seamen.\\nIt had been the policy of other nations to drive us from that pro-\\nlific source of wealth and strength and this high duty would ac-\\ncomplish what they had in vain endeavoured to do. Some further\\ndiscussion took place between Mr. Fitzsimons, Mr. v Ames, Mr.\\nGoodhue, Mr. Lawrance, and Mr. Boudinot, in which no new\\nMr. Madi- facts were elicited after which, Mr. Madison said he would be\\nfies hiTm w i mn g a g r ee to a small reduction of his duty but thinking 6\\ntion to 7 cents too low, he would move 7 cents, and, for that purpose, with-\\ndrew his motion for 8 cents. The motion for 7 cents was nega-\\ntived, and it was agreed to fill the blank with G cents.\\nMadeira The article of Madeira wine was the next which provoked Lloyd s\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0096\u00a0J5 a discussion. Mr. Sherman, of Connecticut, moved to fill the Co n ie S*\\n15 cents vol. i. p.\\nmoved. blank with fifteen ceuts. Mr. Gil man, of Massachusetts, pro- 57\u00e2\u0080\u009460.", "height": "4416", "width": "2704", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0312.jp2"}, "307": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 301\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\n1st congress, posed twenty cents and Mr. Hartley, of Pennsylvania, moved\\nthirty cents. Mr. Fitzsimons moved fifty cents. He estimated\\n20 cents the cost of a pipe of Madeira at 200 dollars, and of a hogshead\\n30 cents, of rum at 40 dollars; and the ability of the consumers of the\\n50 cents, different articles was in about the same ratio. This motion was\\nseconded by Mr. Muhlenberg, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Bland, and\\nMr. Lawrance, thought 50 cents too high and the latter gentle-\\nman corrected the estimate of the cost of Madeira wine, which,\\nhe said, was not worth more than 100 dollars the pipe, at the\\ntime of importation. He was in favour of 20 cents. Mr. Fitz-\\nsimons replied, that the wine cost \u00c2\u00a324 sterling in Madeira, and\\nwhen all the charges were added, the price would be brought\\nnear to what he had stated. Mr. Boudinot thought 50 cents too\\nhigh, when the cost, charges, and loss by importation, were taken\\n33\u00c2\u00a3 cents m account. Mr. Fitzsimons modified his motion to 33^ cents\\nagreed to.\\nand this motion was agreed to by a vote of 21 to 19.\\nOther It was then agreed to lay a duty of 20 cents the gallon on all Lloyd s\\nwinefc other wines. Con. Reg.,\\nvo1 P*\\nThe committee, after agreeing to lay one cent per pound on 62, 63.\\nSugars and brown sugar, 3 cents on loaf sugar, cents on other sugars, and\\n2\\\\ cents on coffee, rose and reported progress.\\nOn the 15th, the committee agreed to impose one cent per lb.\\nCocoa, ale, on cocoa. Some discussion then took place on a proposition by Mr.\\nFitzsimons, to lay six cents per gallon on beer, ale, and porter, im-\\nported in casks. Mr. Lawrance, in seconding the motion, said, he\\nwould have the duty so high as to give a decided preference to\\nAmerican beer. After brief debate, Mr. Madison moved eight\\ncents on all beer imported. He hoped this would be such an\\nencouragement, as to induce the manufacture to take deep root\\nin every state in the Union. In the state of New York, the duty\\n8 cents in had been six cents; and eight cents, if brought in foreign vessels,\\ncasks.\\n25 cents The committee agreed to eight cents; and to 25 cents per do-\\nper dozen zen on a n beer, ale, or porter, imported in bottles. The arti-\\ncles of beef, pork, and butter, were then stricken out of the list\\nof articles. After a short discussion, a motion, by Mr. Fitzsimons,\\nto lay on candles, of tallow, two cents per pound, was agreed\\nto, and also on the subjoined articles, the duties which are an-\\nnexed\\nCandles, On a candles of wax or spermaceti, per lb., 6 cents,\\ncheese, c. Qn cheese, 4 cents.\\nOn soap, 2 cents.\\nOn boots, per pair, 50 cents.\\nOn all shoes, slippers, or golishes, made of leather, 10 cents.", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0313.jp2"}, "308": {"fulltext": "302 HBTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IH. National Revenue Imposts, and Tonnage Duties.\\nlatoomrresj al AorfTj or slippers, made of silk or stuff. 10 cents.\\n1st Session\\nThe next item being;. On ail steel un wrought, for every Lfcj\\nMr. Lee moved to strike out the article, as necessarv to agri-\\ncultural improvements, in which motion he was seconded br Mr.\\nTucker. Mr. Clymer said that a furnace in Philadelphia, with\\na very small aid from the legislature of Pennsylvania, made 300\\ntons of steel in two years, and now made at the rate of 230 tons\\nannually, and. with a little further encouragement, would supply-\\nenough for the consumption of the Union. It was then denied\\nby Mr. Fitzsimons, that a duty of five shillings per cwt, which\\nwas all he proposed, would operate oppressively on the agricul-\\ntural interest Mr. Madison wished the article to be passed over,\\nand left among the non-enumerated ones, where it would be sub-\\nject to an ad valorem duty of five per cent. The only object of\\n.introduction here, must have been the encouragement of the\\nmanufacture, and not revenue, and, as it was so materially con-\\nnected with the improvement of agriculture, and other manu-\\nfactures, he questioned the propriety of the specific duty which\\nwas proposed, even upon that score. Mr. Tucker adverted to\\nthe oppressiveness of this tax on South Carolina, which state\\nwas already in a melancholy condition, the inhabitants being\\ndeeply in debt, and their produce daily falling in price. Rice\\nand indigo were thought by many not worthy of cultivation.\\nThe ad valorem duty he would not oppose, and he thought that\\n66 cents should be deemed sufficient. Mr. Fitzsimons moved to fill the\\nper J 1- blank with 66 cents, which was negatived, and a motion by Mr.\\nBoudinot to fill it with 56 cents, was agreed to. The following\\nitems were then agreed to\\nn nails and spikes, 1 cent per lb.\\n4 On tarred cordage. 50 cents per 112 lbs.\\nOn untarred cordage, 60 cents per 1 12 lbs,\\n-On twine, or pack-thread. 100 cents per 112 lbs.\\nBemp. The item of hemp then produced considerable discussioD, Mr. id\\nMadison having moved a duty upon it He had wished to leave\\nuntouched every article connected with ship-building; but if it\\nwere politic to tax cordage, the same reason would justify taxing\\nhemp. As a raw material, Mr. Boudinot thought hemp should\\nbe lightly touched. To this, it was replied by Mr. Madison, that\\nif it were politic to make the United States independent of the\\nworld for cordage, they ought also to be made independent for\\nthe raw material, which could be cultivated to advantage in the\\nif the husbandman were sufficiently protected. The dt.", "height": "4388", "width": "2621", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0314.jp2"}, "309": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 303\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\nist congress, was opposed on this and the following day, by Mr. Boudinot, Mr.\\nPartridge, Mr. Lawrance, Mr. Ames, Mr. Fitzsimons, Mr. Hart-\\nley, and was defended by Mr. Moore, Mr. Scott, Mr. White, and\\nMr. Goodhue. It was conceded, however, by the opponents of the\\nmeasure, that a low duty should, for the sake of conciliation, be\\n40 cents imposed; and Mr. Partridge moved 40 cents, as about equal to\\nmoved. an a( va oremo five -percent. Mr. White, (from Virginia,) moved\\nmoved. entS 75 cents Mr Smith, of Maryland, was willing to take 40 cents,\\nif the committee would make it 100 cents at the end of two\\n50 cents years. Mr. Madison thought 75 cents too high, and moved 50\\nagreed to. cen s which was agreed to.\\nMalt 10 On the article of malt, ten cents a bushel was laid. It was Lloyd s\\ncents per s t a ted by Mr. Fitzsimons, that the recent importations of this ar- Con Re\\nbushel. J l vol i. p.\\nBarley and c e amoun t to 30,000 bushels in one year. Barley was then so, 81.\\nlime. taxed six cents, and lime ten cents per bushel, on motion of Mr. id. p. 81.\\nAmes, who said these articles were imported in considerable quan-\\ntities from a neighbouring state, that had not yet adopted the\\nConstitution.\\nNails and It was moved by Mr. Lee to strike out the items of nails, id. p. 82.\\nspikes. spikes, tacks, and brads and, after discussion, nails and spikes\\nwere taxed one cent per lb., and tacks and brads were struck\\nout.\\nSalt 6 The policy of a duty on salt was discussed during the 16th and id. p. 83\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\ncents. 17tb, and finally 6 cents was agreed to, with a drawback on 93\\nsalted provisions and fish. It was stated, in debate, by Mr. Burke,\\nthat South Carolina and Georgia would be heavily oppressed by\\na duty on this article. The people in the back parts of these\\nstates, had to haul their salt, two, three, and four hundred miles\\nin wagons, paying 7s. 6d. sterling, in addition, to the first cost of\\none shilling. Mr. Scott stated that from the nearest point on the\\nAtlantic where salt could be obtained, to the next nearest in the\\nwestern country was 800 or 1000 miles, and it was carried across\\nthe mountains on pack-horses. Mr. Moore considered the tax\\nunpopular and unjust and Mr. Smith, of South Carolina, inti-\\nmated that the inhabitants of the state were already opposed to\\nthe new government, and ought not to be still further alienated,\\nMr. Lawrance estimated the consumption of salt as averaging\\nthree bushels for a family but, in those parts where it was dif-\\nficult to be obtained, it was used with more frugality than where\\nit was abundant the poor also used it more sparingly than the\\nrich, while the latter must supply all their dependants so that\\nthe tax would be less unequal and oppressive in its operation than\\ngentlemen seemed to imagine. Mr. Madison advocated a mode-", "height": "4418", "width": "2657", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0315.jp2"}, "310": {"fulltext": "304 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChip. J3T. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonuase Duties. IT59.\\nist congress, rate dutv on sail, and answered the arguments against it. The\\n1st Session. __\\ntax was further supported by Mr. Huntington, Mr. Fitzsimons,\\nand Mr. Smith, of -Maryland, and opposed by Mr. White and\\nMr. Scott. Mr. Smith stated that they collected eight cents in\\nMaryland, and it caused no complaint that he knew of.\\nTobacco It was then agreed, on motion of Mr. Sherman, to lay six Lloyd s\\nand snuff. cents p er j^ deemed equal to a prohibition, on manufactured to- f^\\nbacco; and ten cents on snuff. 93, 94.\\nGlass, pa- On motion of Mr. Carroll, a duty of ten per cent, ad valorem\\nper, c. was i a jd on all window and other glass, except black quart bot-\\ntles.\\nOn motion of Mr. Clymer, it was agreed that seven and a\\nhalf per cent, ad valorem should be laid on blank books, wri-\\nting, printing, and wrapping paper, and paste-board.\\nJewellery, The same duty was also laid upon canes, walking-sticks, whips,\\nplate, ca- c thing ready made, on gold, silver, and plated ware, on jew-\\niron, Sec. ellery and paste-work. Also, upon all cabinet ware, buttons of\\nmetal, saddles, gloves of leather, all hats of beaver, fur, wool, or\\nmixture of either, all millinery, castings of iron, or slit, or\\nrolled iron, all leather tanned, or tawed, or manufactures thereof,\\nexcept such as are otherwise rated.\\nCoaches, On every coach, chariot, or other four-w 7 heel carriage, and on\\nevery chaise, solo, or other two-wheel carriage, or parts thereof,\\nwas laid fifteen per cent, ad valorem.\\nThe committee then rose and reported progress, and, on the h. Journal,\\nISth, the subject was again taken up. The following items P- 16_ 18\\nwere then agreed to, after, on motion of Mr. Sherman, the com-\\nmittee had stricken out M nutmegs, cinnamon, raisins, figs, cur-\\nrants, and almonds.\\nOn anchors, seven and a half per cent, ad valorem. Lloyd s\\nOn wool cards, 50 cents per dozen. c n ^S\\nr vol. i. p,\\nOn wrought tin ware, seven and a half per cent, ad va~ 95\u00e2\u0080\u009498.\\nlore m.\\nu On every quintal of fish, 50 cents.\\nOn every barrel of pickled fish, 75 cents.\\nTeas. On all teas imported from China or India in ships built in\\nthe United States, and belonging wholly to a citizen or citizens\\nthereof, as follows: on Bohea tea, per pound, 6 cents; on all Sou-\\nchong, and other black teas. 10 cents; on superior green teas, 20\\ncents; on all other teas. 10 cents.\\nOn all teas imported from any other country, or from India\\nor China, in ships which arc not the property of a citizen or ci-\\ntizens of the United States, as follows: on Bohea tea. per pound.", "height": "4415", "width": "2616", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0316.jp2"}, "311": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 305\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\nJ^t confess, jq cents; Souchong, and other black teas, 15 cents; on superior\\ngreen teas, 30 cents; on all other green teas, 18 cents per pound.\\nCoal. a On coal, 3 cents per bushel.\\nMr. Madison expressed some doubt as to the policy of the\\nclauses imposing the duties on tea, and they were defended by\\nMr. Fitzsimons, who moved them, and by Mr. Goodhue and Mr.\\nBoudinot. In the article of coal, also, a motion was unsuccessfully\\nmade by Mr. Hartley, to limit the duty to one cent per bushel.\\nThe whole time devoted to this subject, on the 20th, was em- Lloyd s\\nployed in the discussion of a motion by Mr. Fitzsimons, that a V( e\\ndrawback of six cents per gallon be allowed on all rum distilled 101\u00e2\u0080\u0094104,\\nin the United States, exported without the limits of the same.\\nThis motion, after debate, was decided in the negative.\\nMr. Fitzsimons moved to insert the following clause; That\\nall the duties paid, or secured to be paid, on goods imported,\\nshall be returned or discharged upon such of the said goods as\\nshall, within months, be exported to any country without\\nthe limits of the United States, except so much as shall be ne-\\ncessary to defray the expense that may have accrued by the en-\\ntry and safe keeping thereof.\\nThe committee, on motion of Mr. Clymer, rose without de-\\nciding or discussing this question, but on the 21st, the motion\\nwas adopted without debate.\\nTonnage It was agreed to lay a duty of six cents per ton on all vessels id. p. 105\\nduties. built in the United States, and owned by a citizen or citizens 124\\nthereof, and all vessels foreign built, but now owned by such ci-\\ntizens.\\nAmerican A motion was then made to adopt the following clause: On\\nvessels. a ]j vessels belonging wholly to subjects of powers in alliance with\\nthe United States or partly to the subjects of these powers and\\npartly to the citizens of the United States, cents per ton.\\nThis question was discussed by Mr. Goodhue, Mr. Lawrance^\\nMr. Fitzsimons, Mi\\\\ Tucker, Mr. Benson, Mr. Burke, Mr. Sher-\\nman, Mr. Madison, and Mr. Baldwin. It was moved by Mr.\\nGoodhue, to fill the blank with 60 cents. Mr. Boudinot moved 30\\ncents. Mr, Hartley proposed one-third of a dollar. The motion\\nfor the highest sum was subsequently withdrawn, and the inter-\\nmediate sum being rejected, the blank was filled with 30 cents.\\nForeign The following clause was then moved: On all vessels be-\\nlonging wholly or in part to the subjects of other powers, at the\\nrate of cents per ton.\\nMr. Lawrance moved to fill this blank with the same sum.\\nMr. Madison advocated a discrimination. It was then moved by\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 39", "height": "4418", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0317.jp2"}, "312": {"fulltext": "306 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\n1st congress. Mr. Fitzsimons to insert 60 cents. Mr. Tucker mov*ed 35 cents;\\n1st Session. iiii iii -i\\nintending, should that sum be adopted, to move a reduction of\\nthe sum in the first clause, to 20. A motion was made by Mr.\\nMadison to limit the duty to a certain time, so as to allow an\\nopportunity to add to our own tonnage, and afterwards to increase\\nthe duty to a greater degree. On the motion of Mr. Madison\\nthere was an equal division of the committee, and the casting\\nvote of the chairman was given in the negative; he remarking,\\nthat he did not see any necessity for using the words, because\\nthe subject was always in the power of the legislature. Mr.\\nBoudinot then moved 50 cents, which was adopted, the motion\\nfor 60 cents having been previously negatived.\\nProviso. It was then provided that no vessel built within the United\\nStates, and belonging to a citizen or citizens thereof, whilst em-\\nployed in the coasting trade, or in the fisheries, shall pay tonnage\\nmore than once in any one year. Nor shall any ship or vessel\\nbuilt within the United States pay tonnage on her first voyage.\\nResolu- The committee then reported the resolutions to the house, H. Journal,\\ntions re- w here they were read and ordered to lie on the table. P* 19, 20\\nported.\\nOn the 24th of April, the house proceeded to consider the re-\\nsolutions, and a discussion, which consumed the whole of the day,\\nMotion to took place on a motion of Mr. Boudinot, to reduce the duty im- Lloyd s\\nty^on 6 s d T P osed b y the committee on distilled spirits of Jamaica proof, n f eg\\nrits, lost, from 15 to 12 cents per gallon. The reduction was supported 125\u00e2\u0080\u0094135.\\nby Mr. Jackson, of Georgia, Mr. Wadsworth, of Connecticut,\\nMr. Lawrance, and Mr. Tucker; the last gentleman proposing\\nto strike off seven cents from the fifteen; and was opposed by Mr.\\nMadison, and Mr. Fitzsimons. On the succeeding day, the mo-\\ntion of Mr. Boudinot was negatived.\\nDiscrimi- It was then moved by Mr. Smith, of Maryland, that a duty of id. p. 135\\nnation in s j x cen ts per gallon be laid on all spirits of Jamaica proof, im- 143\\nallies. ported from the dominions of nations in alliance. The motion\\nwas sustained by Mr. Lee, Mr. Page, and Mr. Madison; and\\nwas opposed by Mr. Lawrance, Mr. Fitzsimons, and Mr. Sher-\\nman. The question was then carried in the affirmative, and\\nthe duties were ordered to be, on all spirits of Jamaica proof, im-\\nported from nations in alliance, twelve cents per gallon; on all\\nother spirits, from the same nations, ten cents.\\nMadeira Mr. Boudinot then moved to reduce the duty on Madeira\\nwine re- w i n e to twenty-Jive cents per gallon, in which motion Mr. Ma-\\nother dison acquiesced; and, after an unsuccessful effort by Mr. Fitz-\\nwines.\\nsimons to keep the duty at the rate imposed by the committee,\\nthe house agreed to the reduction. The duty on all other wines", "height": "4395", "width": "2576", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0318.jp2"}, "313": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 307\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\n1st congress, was then reduced from twenty cents to fifteen. The duty on\\nbarley and lime, was, on motion of Mr. Ames, stricken out; on\\nlime, and shoes the duty was reduced from ten to seven cents.\\nshoes. Q n the 27th, the house resumed the subject, when a proposi- H. Journal,\\ntion was made by Mr. Fitzsimons, that a duty of 100 cents belaid p\\non cables and cordage, instead of the fifty cents laid on in com-\\nmittee. Mr. Madison moved seventy -five cents; and the motion of Lloyd s\\nMr. Fitzsimons being negatived, that of Mr. Madison was agreed v \u00c2\u00b0j n j e\\nto. Mr. Fitzsimons then proposed that tarred cordage should 144.\\nbe taxed ninety cents, which was agreed to. On motion of Mr.\\nHeister, a duty of sixty cents upon hemp was then agreed to,\\nbut not to take place till the 31st of December, 1790. The duty\\non twine and pack-thread was then raised to 200 cents for every\\n112 lbs.\\nMolasses. The subject of molasses was then taken up for discussion, id. p. 146\\nMr. Goodhue having introduced it with some remarks on the 1 2,\\nexorbitance of the duty. The debate was continued through\\nthe 27th, and the whole of the 28th, and resulted in the rejection\\nof a motion to strike out the duty of six cents. The reduction\\nof the duty was desired by Mr. Sherman, Mr. Goodhue, Mr.\\nGerry, Mr. Sylvester, Mr. Wadsworth, Mr. Thatcher, Mr. Bou-\\ndinot, and Mr. Ames; and opposed by Mr. Jackson, Mr. Madison,\\nand Mr. Fitzsimons, in speeches of some length, and indicative\\nof more temper than any discussion which had preceded it. Af-\\nter this question was disposed of, Mr. Fitzsimons renewed his\\nDrawback motion, which was negatived in committee, that a drawback of\\nported! CX three cents per gallon be allowed on all rum distilled in the\\nUnited States, and which shall be exported without the limits\\nthereof, and this motion was agreed to. The first resolution of\\nthe committee was then agreed to, in the following amended\\nform:\\nResolution Resolved That it is the opinion of this committee, that the H. Journal,\\nas^ amen f ii ow j n g duties ought to be laid on goods, wares, and merchan- P* 21 23\\ndises, imported into the United States, namely\\nIJT CENTS.\\nOn all distilled spirits, of Jamaica proof, imported from\\nany state or kingdom in alliance with the United\\nStates, per gallon, 12\\nOn all other distilled spirits, imported from any such\\nstate or kingdom, per gallon, 10\\nOn all distilled spirits of Jamaica proof, imported from\\nany state or kingdom not in alliance with the\\nUnited States, per gallon, 15", "height": "4400", "width": "2645", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0319.jp2"}, "314": {"fulltext": "308\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS,\\nCillp. III.\\nNational Revenue Imposts, and Tonnage Duties.\\n1789.\\n1st Congress.\\n1st Session.]\\nResolution\\nas amend-\\ned.\\nOn all other distilled spirits, imported from any such\\nstate or kingdom, per gallon,\\nOn molasses, per gallon,\\nOn Madeira wine, per gallon,\\nOn all other wines, per gallon,\\nOn every gallon of beer, ale, or porter, imported in casks\\nOn all beer, ale, or porter, imported in bottles, per doz.,\\nOn malt, per bushel,\\nOn brown sugars, per lb.\\nOn loaf sugars, per lb.,\\nfi On all other sugars, per lb.,\\nOn coffee, per lb.,\\nOn cocoa, per lb.,\\nOn all candles of tallow, per lb.,\\nli On all candles of wax and spermaceti, per lb\\nOn cheese, per lb.,\\nOn soap, per lb.,\\nOn boots, per pair,\\nOn all shoes, slippers, or golo-shoes, made of leather,\\nper pair,\\nOn all shoes, or slippers, made of silk or stuff, per pair,\\nOn cables, for every cwt.,\\nOn tarred cordage^for every 112 lbs.,\\nOn untarred do. and yarn, for every 112 lb\\nOn twine or pack-thread, for every 112 lbs.,\\nOn hemp, per cwt., after the first of December, 1789,\\nOn all steel, unwrought, for every 112 lbs.,\\nOn all nails and spikes, per lb.,\\nOn salt, per bushel, except such as shall be used on fish\\nand provisions exported,\\nOn manufactured tobacco, per lb., .1\\nOn snuff, per lb.,\\nOn every dozen of wool or cotton cards,\\nOn every bushel of coal,\\nOn pickled fish, per barrel,\\nOn dried fish, per quintal,\\nOn all teas imported from China or India, in ships built\\nin the United States, and belonging to a citizen or\\ncitizens thereof, as follows:\\nOn Bohea tea, per lb.,\\nOn all Souchong, and other black teas, per lb.,\\nOn superior green teas, per lb.,\\nu On all other teas, per lb.,\\nCENTS.\\n12\\n6\\n25\\n15\\n8\\n25\\n10\\n1\\n3\\nIf\\nli\\n1\\n2\\n6\\n4\\n2\\n50\\n7\\n10\\n75\\n75\\n90\\n200\\n60\\n56\\n1\\n6\\n6\\n10\\n50\\n3\\n75\\n50\\n6\\n10\\n20\\n10", "height": "4382", "width": "2570", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0320.jp2"}, "315": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n309\\nChap. III.\\nNational Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties.\\n1789.\\n1st Congress\\n1st Session.\\nResolution\\nas amend*\\ned.\\nOn all teas, imported from any other country, or from\\nIndia or China, in ships which are not the proper-\\nty of a citizen or citizens of the United States, as\\nfollows:\u00e2\u0080\u0094 cent\\nOn Bohea tea, per lb. 10\\nOn all Souchong and other black teas, per lb., 15\\nOn superior green tea, per lb., 30\\nOn all other green teas, per lb., 18\\nOn all window and other glass, except black quart\\nbottles, ten per cent, ad valorem.\\nOn all blank books,\\nOn all writing, printing, wrapping-paper, paper\\nhangings, and paste-board,\\nOn all cabinet wares,\\ni( On all buttons of metal\\nOn all saddles,\\nOn all gloves of leather,\\nOn all hats of beaver, fur, wool, or mixture of ei-\\nther,\\nOn all millinery,\\nOn all castings of iron, and upon slit or rolled iron, y\u00c2\u00a7\\nOn all leather tanned or tawed, and on all manu-\\nfactures of leather, except such as shall be\\notherwise rated,\\nOn canes, walking-sticks, and whips,\\nOn clothing, ready made,\\nOn gold, silver, and plated ware, and on jewellery\\naad paste work,\\nOn anchors, and\\nOn all wrought tin and pewter ware,\\nOn every coach, chariot, or other four-wheel carriage, and\\non every chaise, solo, or other two- wheel carriage, or parts\\nthereof, fifteen per cent, ad valorem.\\nOn all other articles,,/^ per cent, on their value at the time\\nand place of importation, except as follows: Tin in pigs,\\ntin plates, lead, old pewter, brass, iron, or brass wire,\\ncopper in plates, wool, dyeing woods, and dyeing drugs,\\n(other than indigo,) raw hides, beaver and all other furs,\\nand deer skins. Provided That a drawback of six cents\\nper gallon be allowed on all rum distilled in the United\\nStates, and which shall be exported without the limits\\nthereof.\\nAlso, That all the duties paid or secured to be paid upon", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0321.jp2"}, "316": {"fulltext": "Slf HBTOKT OF\\nC^\u00c2\u00bb.m. V!:.:::.:^;.:--;,;,:: i;:7:::w::.^ t78ft\\ngoods imported, shall be returned, or discharged upon such of the\\nsaid goods, as shall within months be exported to any coun-\\ntry, without the limits of the United States, except so much as\\nshall be necessary to defray the expense that may have accrued\\nby the entry and safe keeping thereof\\nOn motion of Mr. Ma d is on the clauses of the report resp e c tin g Lkntfs\\nthe duty to be laid on tonnage, were, for the present, postponed.\\nIt was then resferf- That this house doth concur with the 173.\\nt^w\u00c2\u00ab*\u00e2\u0080\u0094\u00c2\u00ab committee in the said resolution, and that Mr. Oymer, Mr. H. J\u00c2\u00aba^\\nWhite, and Mr. Baldwin, do prepare and bring in a bill, or bills,\\npursuant thereto.\\nCommittee In the mean time, on the 29 th of April, Messrs. Onerry, Smith, H. p. 23\\nof Maryland, and Parker, were appointed by the house, a com-\\nmittee to prepare and report an estimate of the supplies requi-\\nsite for the present year, and of the nett produce of the impost,\\nas agreed to by the house and on the 8th of May, the house\\niz:z:zi the izz crier:\\nOrdered That the committee appointed on the 29th ultimo,\\nto report an estimate of the supplies requisite lor the present\\nyear, and of the nett produce of the impost, as agreed to by the\\nhouse, be authorized and ins true ted to collect early and authen-\\ntic statements of the particular articles of foreign produce and\\nmanufactures annually imported into, and of all the articles ex-\\nported from, the several states, and the value of such imports\\nand exports; also, the number of vessels* both foreign and do-\\nmestic, entered and cleared during that time, specifying their\\ntonnage, and the nations to which they respectively belong: spe-\\ncifying, also, the exact numbers of each particular description of\\nvessels, of each nation, and the amount of tonnage of each par-\\nticular vesseL\\nOn the 4th of May, the house proceeded to consider the ton- Id. p. 27.\\nnage clauses reported by the committee of the whole. Consi-\\nderable discussion took place on the subject of the discrimina-\\ntion proposed, Mr. Lawrance moving to strike it out; and this mo- Llopffii\\ntion was opposed by Mr. Madison. Mr. Clymer, Mr. Page, and Mr. JJ\\nJackson; and was supported by Mr. Wadsworth and Mr. Sher- 179-196.\\nman. The house came to no derision on the question during\\nthat day. On the 5tb, Mr. Jackson moved to reduce the ton- li-\\nnage duty from thirty to twenty cents, with a view of reducing the\\ntonnage on the vessels of powers not in alliance.\\nopposed by Mr. Ames. Mr. Madtaw, to harmonize the", "height": "4418", "width": "2698", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0322.jp2"}, "317": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 31 1\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\n1st congress, ing opinions which were thrown out, proposed to reduce the pre-\\nsent duty to 25 cents, and increase it at the end of the next year\\nto 60 cents. The discussion of this question was resumed on the Lloyd s\\n6th, when the motion to reduce from thirty to twenty cents was V qi u p\\nnegatived. On the 7th, Mr. Madison moved to reduce the duty 225\u00e2\u0080\u0094237.\\nto forty cents, and, at the end of the year 1790, to increase it to Id. p. 238\\nseventy-Jive cents. After much discussion, this motion was nega-\\ntived. The house then agreed to the last resolution reported by\\nthe committee, so annexed as to read as follows\\nResolution Resolved That there ought to be levied on all vessels en- H. Journal,\\namend- tered Qr c j eared in the United States, the duties following, to P* 30 31\\nwit:\\nOn all vessels built within the United States, and belonging\\nwholly to citizens thereof, at the rate of six cents per ton.\\nOn all vessels not built within the United States, but now\\nbelonging wholly to citizens thereof, at the rate of six cents per\\nton.\\nce On all vessels belonging wholly to the subjects of powers\\nwith whom the United States have formed treaties; or partly to\\nthe subjects of such powers, and partly to the citizens of the said\\nstates, at the rate of thirty cents per ton.\\nOn all vessels belonging wholly or in part to the subjects of\\nother powers, at the rate of fifty cents per ton.\\nProvided That no vessel, built within the United States,\\nand belonging to a citizen or citizens thereof, whilst employed\\nin the coasting trade, or in the fisheries, shall pay tonnage more\\nthan once in any one year: nor shall any ship or vessel, built\\nwithin the United States, pay tonnage on her first voyage.\\nProvided, also That no vessel be employed in the transpor-\\ntation of the produce or manufactures of the United States, or\\nany of them, coastwise, except such vessels shall be built with-\\nin the United States, and the property of a citizen or citizens\\nthereof.\\nCommittee Messrs. Wadsworth, Heister, and Seney, were then appointed\\nto prepare prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, pursuant to the said reso-\\nlution.\\nFirst tariff 1\u00c2\u00b0 tne m ean time, on the 5th of May, Mr. Clymer, from the id.p.28,29.\\nbill- committee appointed for that purpose, presented a bill ff for lay-\\ning a duty on goods, wares, and merchandises, imported into\\nthe United States, which received then its first reading; and,\\non the 6th, was read a second time, and committed to a com- id. p. 31\\nmittee of the whole house, to-morrow. The bill was discussed 5,", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0323.jp2"}, "318": {"fulltext": "312 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. EI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\n1st confess, in committee on the 8th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th. Mr.\\nTucker commenced the debate, and moved that the duty on dis- Lloj-d s\\ntilled spirits be reduced six cents per gallon. After discussion, n e\\nthe motion was rejected: ayes, 19; noes, 26. The subject of 250\u00e2\u0080\u0094 255.\\nMolasses molasses occupied the committee during the 11th and 12th, when\\n?cents. tne ut y \u00c2\u00b0f s x cents was stricken out by a vote of 24 to 22. It\\nwas then moved to fill the blank with two, three, four, and^/zve; Id. p. 291\\nand five was ultimately agreed to: ayes, 25; noes, 23. On the\\n13th, the bill was amended by the insertion, on the motion of\\nMr. Ames, of an impost of seven and one half per cent, on chi-\\nna, earthen, and stone ware, and looking-glasses and brushes.\\nMr. Ames also moved to include gunpowder, but the motion was\\nnegatived. Mr. Parker, of Virginia, also proposed the insertion id. p. 305\\nof a clause imposing a duty on the importation of slaves, of ten 3 3\\ndollars for each person; but, after some debate, he withdrew his\\nmotion, on the suggestion of Mr. Madison, that it would be best to\\nmake this item the subject of a distinct bill. Mr. Smith, on\\nthe 14th, moved to add a clause, allowing a drawback of ten per\\ncent, on the duty payable on all goods imported in American\\nvessels, owned and navigated according to law, by citizens of the\\nBUlamend- United States; which was agreed to: ayes, 30; noes, 16. The H. Journal,\\nbill was then reported with the amendments, which were agreed V-\u00c2\u00b0\u00c2\u00b0\\nto by the House; and it was ordered that the bill, with the amend-\\nments, be engrossed for a third reading. On the 15th, the bill was\\nread a third time, and, on motion, was ordered to be recommitted\\nto a committee of the whole house, immediately. The house\\nthen resolved itself into committee on the bill, Mr. Page in the\\nchair; and, after some time, the bill was again reported with se-\\nveral amendments, which were agreed to by the house. Mr.\\nMr. Madi- Madison then moved further to amend the bill, by adding at the Lloyd s\\nson sclause enc j hereof, a clause, limiting the time of its continuance, which Co n J*^-\\nlimiting v \u00c2\u00b0l- l P*\\nthe dura- brought on a renewed discussion of the policy and general prin- 316\u00e2\u0080\u0094344.\\ntionof the c jp] es f tne bj]] continuing through the greater part of that\\nday and the next. Mr. Madison stated that the words he would\\npropose, were: that this act should not continue and be in force\\nlonger than the day of- unless otherwise limited\\nby the act providing for the appropriation. Being thrown into its\\nproper form, the amendment was And be it further enact-\\ned, by the authority aforesaid That this act shall be in force\\nuntil the day of and from thence until the end\\nof the next session of Congress, which shall happen thereafter.\\nMr. Lawrance required the ayes and noes on this question. Mr.\\nMadison subsequently withdrew his motion, in order to intro-", "height": "4395", "width": "2564", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0324.jp2"}, "319": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 313\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\nlet congress, duce a substitute, that this act shall not continue in force after\\n1st Session.\\nthe day of unless otherwise provided in the act\\nfor the appropriation of the revenue. He expressed himself\\nwilling to fill the blank with a more distant day than had been\\nintended. The latter part of the clause was objected to; and,\\nafter a division of the question, at the requisition of Mr. Smith,\\nof South Carolina, that part was stricken out. The question then\\nstood as it was originally introduced by Mr. Madison, as follows\\nAnd be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid That this\\nact shall continue and be in force, until the day of\\nand from thence until the end of the next succeeding session of\\nCongress, which shall happen thereafter. The previous ques-\\ntion was then demanded by five members Shall the main ques-\\ntion be now put? And, on this question, it was determined in\\nthe affirmative. And then the main question, that the House do\\nagree to the amendment, was put, and decided in the affirmative,\\nby the following vote:\\nAgreed to. Ayes Messrs. Baldwin, Benson, Bland, Burke, Carroll, Coles, H. Journal,\\nContee, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Gale, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Grif- p\\nfin, Grout, Hathorn, Heister, Huntington, Jackson, Lee, Leo-\\nnard, Liver more, Madison, jr., Moore, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker,\\nPartridge, Van Rensselaer, Seney, Scott, Smith, of Maryland,\\nSmith, of South Carolina, Sturges, Silvester, Trumbull, Tucker,\\nVining, Wadsworth, White, Wynkoop. 41.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Boudinot, Cadwalader, Clymer, Law-\\nrance, Sherman, Sinnickson, Thatcher. 8.\\nBill passed The bill was then engrossed, read a third time, and passed.\\nby House. j n the Senate, the bill was read a first time on the 18th; and, S. Journal,\\n27\u00e2\u0080\u009432\\non the question of its second reading, the Senate were occupied p\\non the 25th, 28th, 29th, and on the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, and 8th\\nof June when it was agreed that Messrs. Ellsworth, Morris, Lee,\\nButler, and Dalton, should be a committee to consider and report\\nthe expediency of adding a clause, prohibiting the importation of\\ngoods from China or India, in ships or vessels, other than those be-\\nlonging to the citizens of the United States. On the 9th, the bill Id, p- 32,\\nwas ordered to a third reading, on the following Wednesday and,\\non the 10th and 11th, the bill was read a third time, and con-\\ncurred in with the following amendments:\\nAmend- Page 1, line 1. At A insert, for the discharge of the debts\\nments of of tbe United States.\\ntnp ^5 prints\\nLine 3. Strike out Congress, and insert Senate and Re-\\npresentatives; and, after the words United States, insert, of\\nAmerica, in Congress assembled.\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 40", "height": "4421", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0325.jp2"}, "320": {"fulltext": "314 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\n1st congress. Line 4. Expunge fifteenth day of June, and insert, first\\n1 st Sess ion. r o j\\nday of July.\\nmeita Cn of Line 7 Strike out the words fo l lowi \u00c2\u00abg n a11 distilled spi-\\nSenate. rits, of Jamaica proof, imported from the European dominions of\\nany state or kingdom, having a commercial treaty with the United\\nStates, per gallon, 12 cents.\\nOn all other distilled spirits, imported from the European do-\\nminions of such state or kingdom, per gallon,. 10 cents.\\nLine 10. Strike out the word other.\\n11. Strike out 15, and insert 10/\\n12. Strike out 12/ and insert 8/\\n13. Strikeout 5, and insert 3.\\n14. Strike out 25, and insert 18/\\n15. Strike out 15, and insert 10.\\n16. Strike out t 8, and insert 5.\\n17. Strike out 25, and insert 16.\\nPage 2, lines 1 and 2. Strike out 75, and insert 60.\\n4. Strike out 200, and insert 150.\\nio. At B, insert, On Indigo, per pound, 16 cts.\\n11. Strike out ^3, and insert 1.\\n15. At E, insert, or in ships or vessels built in\\nforeign countries; and on the sixteenth day of May last, wholly\\nthe property of a citizen or citizens of the United States, and so\\ncontinuing until the time of importation.\\nPage 2, line 19. Strike out 10, and insert 12.\\n_ 20. Strike out the words following On all teas,\\nimported from any country other than China or India, in any ship\\nor vessel whatsoever, or from China or India in any ship or ves-\\nsel which is not wholly the property of a citizen or citizens of the\\nUnited States, as follows\\nOn Bohea tea, per pound, ten cents.\\nOn all Souchong, and other black teas, per pound, fifteen\\ncents.\\nOn all Hyson teas, per pound, thirty cents.\\nOn all other green teas, per pound, eighteen cents.\\nAnd insert, On all teas imported from Europe, in ships or\\nvessels built in the United States, and belonging wholly to a citi-\\nzen or citizens thereof, or in ships or vessels built in foreign coun-\\ntries; and on the sixteenth day of May last, wholly the property\\nof a citizen or citizens of the United States, and so continuing\\nuntil the time of importation, as follows:\\nOn Bohea tea, per pound, eight cents.\\nOn all Souchong, and other black teas, per pound, thirteen\\ncents.", "height": "4421", "width": "2727", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0326.jp2"}, "321": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 815\\nCHAP. IH. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnnge Duties. 1789.\\n1st congress. On all Hyson teas, per pound, twenty-six cents.\\nOn all other green teas, per pound, sixteen cents.\\nmenfeT^of n a teas imported in any other manner than as above-\\nSenate, mentioned, as follows:\\nOn Bohea tea, per pound, fifteen cents.\\nOn all Souchong, and other black teas, per pound, twenty-\\ntwo cents.\\nOn all Hyson teas, per pound, forty-five cents.\\nOn all other green teas, per pound, twenty-seven cents.\\nOn all goods, wares, and merchandises, other than teas, im-\\nported from China or India, in ships not built in the United\\nStates, and not wholly the property of a citizen or citizens there-\\nof, nor in vessels built in foreign countries, and, on the 16th day\\nof May last, wholly the property of a citizen or citizens of the\\nUnited States, and so continuing until the time of importation,\\ntwelve and a half per centum ad volorem.\\nAt C, insert On gunpowder, and on all paints ground in\\noil, ten per centum ad valorem. 1\\nLine 32, strike out 71, and insert 10.\\nAnd in the same line, strike out of metal.\\nAt K, insert on shoe and knee buckles, ten per centum ad\\nvalorem 1\\nPage 2, lines 33 and 34, strike out 7 J, and insert e 10.\\nPage 3, lines 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, strike out 7^, and insert\\n10.\\nAt L, insert on gold and silver lace, on gold and silver leaf,\\nten per centum ad valorem.\\nAnd that all the articles dutied ad valorem, be arranged to-\\ngether under their respective rates.\\nAt M, insert on playing cards, per pack, ten cents.\\nLine 17, after wool, insert cotton, and strike out the x\\nwords other than indigo.\\nLine 21, insert after sixty cents, and on cotton, per pound,\\nthree cents.\\nPage 4, line 1, strike out the following words And be it fur- H. Journal,\\nther enacted, by the authority aforesaid That there shall be allowed p\\nand paid on every gallon of rum distilled within the United\\nStates, and exported beyond the limits of the same, in conside-\\nration of the duty on the importation of the molasses from which\\nthe said rum shall have been distilled, six cents.\\nPage 3, line 23, at N, insert except on distilled spirits, other\\nthan brandy and Geneva.\\nLine 25, at O, insert, as settled by the late treaty of\\npeace.", "height": "4418", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0327.jp2"}, "322": {"fulltext": "316 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCttAP. ni. National Re venae\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties.\\n1st congress. Page 4, line 7. at P, insert or in vessels built in foreign\\n-jion.\\ncountries, and, on the 16th day of May last, wholly the property\\nmenls^f 4 a citizen citizens of the United States, and so continuing,\\nSenate. until the time of importation.\\nOn the 15th and 16th of June, the House considered the\\namendments made by the Senate, and adopted a resolution, in\\nthe following form:\\nHouse a- Resolzed That this house doth agree to the first, eighth, n. Journal,\\nto ninth, tenth, sixteenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, twen-\\nty-first, twenty-third, thirty-first, thirty-third, thirty- fourth, thir-\\nty-fifth, thirty-sixth, thirty-seventh, thirty -eighth, thirty-ninth,\\nand fortieth amendments.\\nDisagree And doth disagree to the second fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,\\ntoothers. e i event h, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, seventeenth,\\ntwenty -second, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, twenty-\\nseventh, twenty -eighth, twenty-ninth, thirtieth, and thirty-second\\namendments.**\\nThe third amendment was then agreed to with an amend-\\nment, by striking out the word July proposed to be inserted\\nbv the Senate, and inserting, in lieu thereof, the word Au-\\ngust.\\nSenate in- On the ISth and 19th, the Senate resumed the consideration s. Journal,\\non of the subject, and insisted on their second, fourth, fifth, sixth, P 35\\nsome. J\\nRecede seventh, eleventh, twelfth, and seventeenth amendments, and re-\\nfi 001 ceded from their third, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, twenty-\\nsecond, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, twenty-se-\\nventh, twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth, thirtieth, and thirty-second\\namendments.\\nThe House of Representatives, on the 24th, considered the me3- h. Journal,\\nage sent from the Senate, and receded from their disagreement P* 5;3\\nto the second amendment, agreeing to that amendment, with an\\namendment, by inserting after the words, Senate and, 7 the\\nHouse de- words u House of. The house insisted on their disagreement\\nsire a con- the fourth and fifth amendments to the bill; and requested a\\nconference with the Senate, on the subject matter of the sixth,\\nseventh, eleventh, twelfth, and seventeenth amendments; ap-\\npointing Messrs- Boudinot, Fitzsimons, and Madison, to be ma-\\nnagers on the part of the House.\\nOn the 25th, the Senate deliberated upon the decision of the S. Journal,\\nHouse, and so far receded from their second amendment, as to p\\nconcur in the modification which had been made bv the House.\\nThe following resolution was at the same time adopted:", "height": "4400", "width": "2610", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0328.jp2"}, "323": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 317\\nIII. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\nist congress. Resolved That the Senate do still insist on the fourth and\\nfifth amendments, but have agreed to the proposed conference; and\\nSenate a- naye enar g e( j their managers to confer with those of the House of\\nconfer- Representatives, as well on the said fourth and fifth amendments,\\nence as on the other amendments, on which the House of Represent-\\natives have requested a conference; and the Senate request that\\nthe House of Representatives will also charge their managers to\\nconfer with those of the Senate, on the said fourth and fifth\\namendments: and that Mr. Morris, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Ellsworth, s. Journal,\\nbe the managers on the part of the Senate. p\\nMr. Morris in the Senate, and Mr. Boudinot in the House, H. Journal,\\nmade a report from the managers on the 27th. The House im- P* 54 55\\nmediately proceeded to act upon the report, and receded from\\ntheir disagreement to the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eleventh,\\ntwelfth, and seventeenth amendments, agreeing to these several\\namendments, with the following amendments to the twelfth and\\nseventeenth amendments:\\nDifference In the twelfth amendment, strike out sixteen, and insert\\nadjusted, (twenty.\\nIn the seventeenth amendment, strike out one/ and insert\\ntwo.\\nThis decision having been communicated to the Senate, that\\nbody so far receded from their twelfth and seventeenth amend-\\nments, as to concur in the modifications of them made by the\\nHouse of Representatives.\\nBill impos- In the mean time, Mr. Wadsworth, from the committee ap- id. p. 41.\\ning- duties pointed on the 7th of May, presented a bill imposing: duties on\\non tonnage. r\\ntonnage, which received its first reading on the 25th, and was\\nread a second time and committed on the following day. On\\nthe 27th, the bill was considered and amended in committee of\\nthe whole, and on the 28th the amendments were agreed to, and\\nthe bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. On id. p. 42.\\nPassed in the 29th of May, the bill was read a third time and passed in\\nHouse. the House. The bill did not receive its first reading in the Se- g. journal,\\nnate until the 9th of June, the tariff bill being under discussion. P- 32 34\\nIt was taken up on its second reading, and discussed on the 15th\\nand 16th of June. And on the 19th, the bill was read a third\\ntime and concurred in with the following amendments:\\nAmend- Line 1. Strike out the Congress of the United States, and\\nments m j nser t the Senate and Representatives of the United States of\\nAmerica, in Congress assembled.\\nLine 4. Strike out at A, c now belonging, and insert on", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0329.jp2"}, "324": {"fulltext": "318\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. m.\\nNational Revenue Imposts, and Tonnage Duties.\\n17S9.\\nAmend-\\nments in\\nSenate.\\nHouse dis-\\nagree to\\nsome a-\\nmend-\\nments.\\nConfer-\\n4ence.\\nthe 29th day of May. 17S9, belonging; and during the time such\\nships or vessels shall continue to belong.\\n-Lines 5, 6, 7. Strike out from C to D; namely: On all\\nships, 7 fee, and insert on all ships or vessels hereafter built in\\nthe United States, belonging wholly or in part to subjects of fo-\\nreign powers, at the rate of 20 cents per ton.\\nLine 7. Nest after the words on all/ insert other.\\nS. Strike out from EtoF; namely: Belonging wholly s. Journal,\\nor in part to subjects of other powers. P* 3o\\nLines 9 and 10. Strike out from G to H; namely: On all\\nships, Sac.\\nLine 14. Strike out B no, and shall be, and insert every.\\n17. Insert after citizens thereof, shall on each entry\\npay fifty cents per ton.\\nLine 19. Strike out June/ and insert July/\\nThe House of Representatives considered these amendments\\non the 24th, and determined to agree to the first, second, and\\nninth amendments, the first and ninth to be amended as follows\\nIn the first amendment, after the words Senate and, insert h. Journal,\\nHouse of. P- 53\\nIn the ninth amendment, strike out the word July, and in-\\nsert August/\\nThe House, at the same time, disagreed to the third, fourth,\\nfifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth amendments to the bill: desired a\\nconference with the Senate upon the subject matter of these\\namendments, and appointed Messrs. Boudinot, Fitzsimons, and\\nMadison, to be managers on the part of the House.\\nThe Senate, on the 25th, concurred in the modifications pro- S. Journal,\\nposed by the House of Representatives in their first and ninth p-\\namendments, and appointed Messrs. Morris, Lee. and Ellsworth,\\nto be a committee to confer with the committee of the House\\nupon the disagreement of the two houses on the other amend-\\nments.\\nMr. Boudinot made a report from the managers on the 27th, h. Journal,\\nwhen the House receded from their disagreement to the third, P*\\nseventh, and eighth amendments, agreeing to these amendments,\\nwith the following amendment to the third namely in lieu of\\nstriking out the clause, as proposed by the Senate, to retain the\\nsame, and to add to the end thereof, the words proposed to be in-\\nserted by the Senate, amended to read thus On all ships or\\nvessels, hereafter built in the United States, belonging wholly, or\\nin part, to subjects of foreign powers, at the rate of thirty cents\\n55.", "height": "4394", "width": "2673", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0330.jp2"}, "325": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 319\\nChap. ETC. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\n1st congress, per ton. The House also i?isisted on their disagreement to the\\n1st Sessio n.\\nfourth, fifth, and sixth amendments.\\nOn the 30 th, the Senate resolved to adhere to their third, S. Journal,\\nfourth, fifth, and sixth amendments, but so far to concur in the p\\namendment of the House in the third amendment, as to agree\\nto the insertion of the words proposed by that house.\\nThe question came again before the House of Representatives H. Journal,\\non the 1st of July, when it was moved to recede from the disa- p 56 57\\ngreement to the different amendments, to which the Senate had\\nPassed, adhered. And this motion was decided in the affirmative, by the\\nfollowing vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Benson, Burke, Cadwalader,\\nFitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Hathorn, Huntington, Jack-\\nson, Lawrance, Lee, Livermore, Mathews, Moore, Partridge,\\nSedgwick, Sherman,. Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of\\nSouth Carolina, Stone, Silvester, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tucker,\\nWadsworth, White, Wynkoop. 31.\\nNoes Messrs. Boudinot, Brown, Carroll, Clymer, Coles, Con-\\ntee, Griffin, Grout, Hartley, Madison, jr., Muhlenberg, Page,\\nParker, Van Rensselaer, Scott, Seney, Sturges, Sumpter, Vining.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009419.\\nBUI for col- In pursuance to an order of the House of Representatives, on id. p. 31,\\nkctmg du- fae 8th of May, Mr. Gerry, from the committee appointed on the\\n11th of April, presented a bill for collecting duties on goods,\\nwares, and merchandises, imported into the United States, which\\nwas read a first time. On the next day, it received its second\\nreading, and was committed to a committee of the whole house. Id. p. 37\\nOn the 18th, the bill was taken up in committee, when it was Lloyd s\\nopposed by Mr. Lawrance, Mr. Huntington, Mr. Jaekson, and Co n ^ff**\\nMr. Vining y as inadequate, unconstitutional, imperfect, and unfit 345, 346~\\nfor the purposes for which it was intended. Mr. Vining expressed\\na hope that the committee would rise, as the best mode of get-\\nting rid of the bill. This was agreed to, when Mr. Page, the\\nchairman, said he was at a loss to make a regular report, as the\\ncommittee had given no particular instructions but, the truth\\nLaid on ta- was, they desired to have nothing more to do with the bill. The\\nbIe committee then rose, and the chairman reported that, according\\nto order, they had had the bill under consideration, and gone\\nthrough the same, and made no amendment thereto. The bill\\nwas then ordered to lie on the table; and there it was suffered\\nto remain.\\nBill to re- On the 27th of May, Mr. Fitzsimons, from the same commit- h. Journal^\\nfoU^ctio^ 6 tee P resented a Dil1 to regulate the collection of duties imposed P- 41\\nof duties.", "height": "4418", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0331.jp2"}, "326": {"fulltext": "320 x HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. HT. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\n1st congress, on goods, wares, and merchandises, imparted into the United\\n1st Sessio n. T\\nStates, which was then read a first time. It received its second h. Journal,\\nCommit- reading on the 29th, and was committed. The bill was consi- P: 43\u00e2\u0080\u0094 48\\nted dered in committee on the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 9th, 10th, 11th,\\n12th, and 13th of June, and on the last named day, the commit-\\ntee of the whole were discharged from the further consideration\\nof the bill, and it was referred to a special committee, consisting\\nof Messrs. Goodhue, Fitzsimons, Lawrance, Jackson, Burke, Li-\\nvermore, and Sherman.\\nNewbillre- On the 29th of June, Mr. Goodhue, from this committee, re- id, -p. 55\\nported. ported that the committee had prepared an entire new bill, as an 59,\\namendment and substitute to the former bill, which was read and\\ncommitted to a committee of the whole house. The bill was\\nConsider- considered in committee on the 2d, 3d, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th id.p.60,61.\\nmssed bv U V? an d Qn tne ast nam ed day, the committee reported va-\\nHouse. rious amendments, which, on the 1 Ith, were again amended; and\\nthe bill was ordered to a third reading. And, on the 14th, the\\nblanks being filled up, the bill was passed, with the following\\ntitle: An act to regulate the collection of the duties imposed\\nby law on the tonnage of ships or vessels, and on goods, wares,\\nand merchandises, imported into the United States.\\nBill in Se- The Senate ordered the bill to be read a first time on the 15th, s. Journal,\\n1iate and to receive its second reading on the 17th. The bill, on its P* 42 43\\nsecond reading, however, was not taken up until the 20th, when,\\nCommit- after debate, it was committed to Messrs. Morris, Langdon, Car-\\nted roll, Dalton, and Lee, to report such additions and alterations as\\nthey may judge requisite. The bill was again discussed on the id, p. 44,\\nfollowing day; and, on the 23d, it was again taken up, and it was\\nthen moved to expunge the clause, providing, that oaths shall\\nbe administered to the master, or other persons having the charge\\nor command of any ship or vessel, and to substitute the words,\\nand the owner s and master s declaration, with penalties for\\nfalse entry; but the motion was determined in the negative.\\nThe bill received its third reading on the 27th, and was concur-\\nred in with the amendments which are subjoined.\\nAmend- Page 1, line 4. After law, strike out upon/ and insert Id. p,45.\\nments of t on e tonnage of ships and vessels, and on.\\nthe Senate. 7\\nLine 25. After Medford, insert Cohasset.\\nPage 4, line 9. After also, strike out a, and insert\\ntwo. Strike out to reside at the city of Hudson, and in-\\nsert\\nLine 10. One to reside at the city of Albany, and the\\nother at the city of Hudson.", "height": "4418", "width": "2753", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0332.jp2"}, "327": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 321\\nChap. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\nistcongress. Line 13. After Burlington, and, strike out Greenwich/\\n1st Sess ion. 7 7\\nand insert Bridgetown.\\nmentT^of Line 24, Strike out Greenwich, and insert Bridgetown/\\nSenate. 27. After Salem, insert Port Elizabeth, or, and af-\\nter Maurice river, insert Stillwell s landing on.\\nLine 28. Strike out Greenwich, and insert Bridgetown.\\nPage 5, line 5. After annexed, insert Newcastle, and.\\nStrike out a after as, and insert s after port, in the se-\\ncond place.\\nLine 11. After river shall be, strike out constituted.\\n12. After Baltimore, insert which shall be the sole\\nport of entry.\\nLine 15. Strike out constituted/\\n16. After Chester, insert which shall be the sole\\nport of entry.\\nLine 17. After inclusive, insert and Cambridge shall be\\na port of delivery only.\\nLine 18. After Oxford, insert which shall be the sole\\nport of entry.\\nLine 20. After inclusive, insert and Salisbury shall be a\\nport of delivery only.\\nLine 21. After Vienna, insert which shall be the sole\\nport of entry.\\nLine 24. Strike out constituted.\\n25. After Snow-Hill, insert which shall be the sole\\nport of entry.\\nPage 6, line 11. Strike out ten, and insert twelve. Af-\\nter to wit, insert Hampton, as one port\\n6 Line 12. After Tappahannock, insert Yeocomico river,\\nincluding Kinsale.\\nLine 13. After Louisville, insert the authority of the\\nofficers at Hampton shall extend over all the waters, shores,\\nbays, harbours, and inlets, between the south side of the mouth\\nof York river, along the west shore of Chesapeake Bay to Hamp-\\nton, and thence up James river to the west side of Chicahomony\\nriver, and a collector shall be appointed to reside at Hampton,\\nwhich shall be the sole port of entry.\\nLine 16. Strike out the point of landing forming the south\\nshore at the mouth of York river, thence up to Hampton, and\\ninsert the mouth of James river.\\nLine 17. Strike out including both shores thereof, after\\nJames river.\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 41", "height": "4418", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0333.jp2"}, "328": {"fulltext": "L\\nCaAJ.IU. i: -I?-! 7 r I -j 1759.\\nLine 19. Strike out or Portsmouth, as the secretary of\\nthe treasury shall direct\\nLine 20. Strike out Hampton.\\nPage 7, line 8. Strike out s to the district of Dumfries, in-\\ncluding Newport, shall be annexed Yeocomico river, including\\nKinsale, as a port of delivery only; and a collector for the district\\nshall be appointed to reside at Dumfries, which shall be the sole\\nport of entry; also, a surveyor to reside at Barren point, on Yeo-\\ncomico river, and the authority of the officers of the said dis-\\ntrict shall extend over all the waters, shores, bays, harbours,\\nand inlets, comprehended on the south side of Potomac river.\\nfrom Smith s point to Cockpit point, on the said river, and in-\\nsert the district of Yeocomico river, including Kinsale, shall\\nend from Smith s point, on the south side of Potomac river,\\nto Boyd s Hole, on the same river, including all the waters, s. Joe\\nshores, bays, rivers, creeks, harbours, and inlets, along the south\\nshore of Potomac river, to Boyd s Hole aforesaid; and Yeoco-\\nmico, including Kinsale, shall be the sole port of entry, and a\\ncollector shall be appointed to reside on Yeocomico river. The\\ndistrict of Dumfries, including Newport, shall extend from\\nBoyd s Hole to Cockpit point, on the sooth side of Potomac ri-\\nver; and a collector shall be appointed to reside at Dumfries,\\nwhich shall be the sole port of entry; and the authority of the\\nofficers of this district shall extend over all the waters, shores,\\nbays, harbours, and inlets, comprehended between Boyd s Hole\\nand Cockpit point, aforesaid.\\nPagcS, tine 14. After \u00c2\u00abJekeyl Island, insert, Frederica\\nshall be a port of delivery only.\\nLine 21. Strike out constituted.\\n27. After Wilmington, insert New Castle and Port\\nPeon.\\nLine 25. After Georgetown, insert on Potomac\\n29. Strike out or, and insert and.\\nPage 9, line 4. Strike oat any port or place in India or\\nChina, or beyond.\\nLine 5. Insert, after Cape of Good Hope, or from any\\nplace beyond the same.\\nLine 8. After Delaware, insert Baltimore town.\\n1 2. Strike out and, and insert or.\\n16. Strike out except the port of Hampton, in the\\nsaid district\\nLine 2], Strike out Hampton.\\nS7. After \u00c2\u00abor, insert the collector.*", "height": "4426", "width": "2729", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0334.jp2"}, "329": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 323\\nCHAP. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\nistcongress. Page 10, line 5. After Portsmouth, insert, or with the\\n1st Session*\\ncollector for the port of Hampton.\\nment en Line 15. Strike out making the same.\\nSenate. 18. After of goods, insert, to employ proper per-\\nsons as weighers, gaugers, measurers, and inspectors, at the se-\\nveral ports within his district, together with such persons as shall\\nbe necessary to serve in the boats which may be provided, for\\nsecuring the collection of the revenue: to provide, at the public\\nexpense, and with the approbation of the principal officer of the\\ntreasury department, store-houses, for the safe keeping of goods;\\ntogether with such scales, weights, and measures, as shall be\\ndeemed necessary.\\nLine 22. Strike out and jointly with him to employ pro-\\nper persons as weighers, gaugers, measurers, and inspectors, at\\nthe several ports within their district, together with such per-\\nsons as shall be necessary to serve in the boats which may be\\nprovided for securing the collection of the revenue: to provide,\\nat the public expense, and with the approbation of the principal\\nofficer of the treasury department, store-houses for the safe keep-\\ning of goods; together with such scales, weights, and measures,\\nas shall be deemed necessary.\\nPage 11, line 6. After naval officer, insert And be it\\nfurther enacted That every collector, appointed in virtue of\\nthis act, in case of his necessary absence, sickness, or inability\\nto execute the duties of his office, may appoint a deputy, duly\\nauthorized under his hand and seal, to execute and perform, in\\nhis behalf, all and singular the powers, functions, and duties of\\ncollector of the district to which he, the said principal, is attached,\\nwho shall be answerable for the neglect of duty, or other mal-\\nconduct of his said deputy, in the execution of the office.\\nJlnd be it further enacted That in case of the disability\\nor death of any collector, the duties and authorities vested in him\\nby this act, shall devolve on his deputy, if any such hath been\\nappointed, (for whose conduct the estate of such disabled or de-\\nceased collector shall be liable,) and the said deputy shall exercise\\nthe authority, and perform all the duties, until a successor shall\\nbe appointed. But in cases where no deputy is appointed, the\\nauthorities and duties of the disabled or deceased collector shall\\ndevolve upon the naval officer of the same district, until a succes-\\nsor, duly authorized and sworn, shall enter upon the execution\\nof the duties of the said office.\\nLine 9. After port, strike out, and the surveyor shall, in\\nlike manner, execute all the duties required of other surveyors.", "height": "4426", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0335.jp2"}, "330": {"fulltext": "i HPiumi or cumamm.\\nCH-tP. EU. Xaticmal Revenue Lnpostg. xnd Tbrnraee OtdSes. HBi\\nmfarmer/ insert, \u00c2\u00abi\\neasurer, or inspector, shall exeeeee the\\nme J^ len J he shall have taken the above oath or\\nSenate. Page 12 r time 7. After \u00c2\u00abiel iiweil/\\nnames of the person or iw- ^w* to\\nsigned; or. in cases whfju. the\\nnames of the shippers, noting\\nders.\\nLine 19. After authc iert and\\nAfter ship or vesaelj nMrt \u00c2\u00abbat in cpeadbr\\n9a Strike oat and if he be a pilot\\ncustom 5\\nPage 13, line 1. After yea.\\nduty of the collector of the district 1\\nsuch persons in the public fiaeUU. of the\\nsides, within tr ea ty days after each\\nLine I9L Strike oat credible\\nble citizens of the neighbourhood, bat act\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2at kind.\\nft Line 21. Strike out within eight days next after tike;\\nof such ship or vessel. T\\nu Line 24. Strike out exact/\\n27. Strike oat thereon, and insert on the said entry.*\\nPage 14, line 3. Strike out thirty,* and iesert\u00c2\u00abften.*\\nI Strike out port/ and ins^\\nas he shall authorize or appoint, on his behalf, to imin\\nthe said goods.\\nline 26. Strike eat\\ntheir marks and numbers/\\nReap 15. Sat L\\nalways That the said\\nto vessels laden with salt or coal; hat, if Ike\\nsuch vessels require longer time to disci: i\\nof the inspector, for every Aqrti attendance\\ndays, shall be paid by the master or\\n24. Strike cat from India or\\nany place beyond the same.*\\n5tri*K oat of packages aod\\nPage 16, tmt 9L Strike out one hundred,*\\n14. Strike out sufficient im, 9\\nthe/\\nZww 21. Strike out one hundred/ and insert fifty.\\n17. After clear oat/ insert \u00c2\u00abthe register ef", "height": "4388", "width": "2534", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0336.jp2"}, "331": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 325\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\n1st congress, ship or vessel, at the time of entry, shall be lodged in the office\\nof the collector, and there remain until such clearance/\\nmenfcT^of Pa S e l8 iine 5 After eC t Ual t0 inSert double\\nSeuate, Line 11. After by any, insert judge or.\\n21. After that is to say, strike out every collector,\\nin the sum of five thousand dollars; every naval officer, in the\\nsum of one thousand dollars; and every surveyor, in the sum of\\none thousand dollars; and insert, the collector of Philadelphia,\\nin the sum of sixty thousand dollars; the collector of New York,\\nfifty thousand dollars; the collector of Boston, forty thousand\\ndollars; the collectors of Baltimore town and Charleston, thirty\\nthousand dollars; the collectors of Norfolk and Portsmouth, fif-\\nteen thousand dollars; the collectors of Portsmouth, in New\\nHampshire, of Salem and Beverly, Wilmington, Annapolis,\\nGeorgetown, in Maryland, Bermuda Hundred and City Point,\\nand Alexandria, ten thousand dollars each; the collectors of New-\\nburyport, Gloucester, Marblehead, Plymouth, Nantucket, Port-\\nland and Falmouth, New London, New Haven, Fairfield, Perth\\nAmboy, Chester, Oxford, Yorktown, Dumfries, Georgetown, in\\nSouth Carolina, Beaufort, and Savannah, each five thousand dol-\\nlars; and all the other collectors in the sum of two thousand dol-\\nlars each. The naval officers for the ports of Boston, New York,\\nPhiladelphia, Baltimore town, and Charleston, ten thousand dol-\\nlars each; and all the other naval officers, in the sum of two thou-\\nsand dollars each. The surveyors of the ports of Boston, New\\nYork, Philadelphia, Baltimore town, and Charleston, five thou-\\nsand dollars each, and all other surveyors one thousand dollars\\neach.\\nPage 18, line 24. After vessel, strike out which is not\\nwholly the property of a citizen or citizens of the United States,\\nsix dollars; for every entrance of any other ship or vessel, of the\\nburden of one hundred tons or upwards, arriving from any fo-\\nreign port, four dollars for every entrance of any such other\\nship or vessel, under the burden of one hundred tons, arriving\\nfrom any foreign port, three dollars and insert of one hun-\\ndred tons burden and upwards, two dollars and a half; for\\nevery clearance of any ship or vessel, of one hundred tons\\nburden and upwards, two dollars and a half; for every en-\\ntrance of any ship or vessel, under the burden of one hundred\\ntons, one dollar and a half; for every clearance of a ship or ves-\\nsel, under one hundred tons burden, one dollar and a half.\\nLine 3. After bond, strike out to secure the payment of\\nduties, and insert taken officially.", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0337.jp2"}, "332": {"fulltext": "326 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\nistcongress. Line 4. After thirty cents, insert for every official cer- s. Journal.\\n1st Session. /iq\\ntificate, twenty cents; for every bill of health, twenty cents; for p\\nmentTof eveI T otner official document, registers excepted, required by\\nSenate. the owner or master of every vessel not before enumerated,\\ntwenty cents.\\nLine 6. Strike out a common, and insert an office to be\\nprovided by the collector, in the place of his residence, most\\nconvenient for the trade of the district in which the said col-\\nlector and naval officer shall each have at least one separate\\nroom.\\nAfter t office, insert and the said fees shall be received by\\nthe collector, who shall settle the accounts monthly, and pay to\\nthe naval officer the balance which may be due to him on such\\nmonthly settlement.\\nPage 19, line 7. Strike out any ship or vessel which is not\\nwholly the property of a citizen or citizens of the United States,\\nand having on board goods, wares, or merchandise, subject to\\nduty, four dollars; for the like services on board any other such\\nship or vessel, two dollars; for the like services on board any\\nship or vessel, wholly belonging to a citizen or citizens of the\\nUnited States, and having on board goods, wares, and merchan-\\ndise, subject to duty, three dollars; for the like services on board\\nevery other ship or vessel, one dollar; and insert any ship or\\nvessel of one hundred tons and upwards, and having on board\\ngoods, wares, and merchandise, subject to duty, three dollars;\\nfor the like services on board any ship or vessel of less than one\\nhundred tons burden, having on board goods, wares, and mer-\\nchandise, subject to duty, one dollar and a half; on all vessels\\nnot having on board goods, wares, and merchandise, subject to\\nduty, two-thirds of a dollar.\\nLine 12. After shall be paid, insert to the collector.\\n13. After performed, insert and the said collector\\nshall pay weekly to the surveyor the fees so received.\\nLine 16. After paid by, strike out owners thereof, and\\ninsert collector, out of the revenue.\\nLine 18. Strike out two cents, and insert one cent.\\nPage 20, line 25. After such goods, insert a protest in\\ndue form of law, made by the master and mate, or some of the\\nseamen, or in case no such protest can be had.\\nPage 21, line 19. After recompense, insert for con-\\nniving.\\nLine 20. Strike out with intent to elude the payment of\\nany debt, or the performance of any duty established by law.", "height": "4426", "width": "2634", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0338.jp2"}, "333": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 327\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\nistcongress. Line 24. Strike out the sum of one hundred, and insert\\n1st Session.\\na sum not less than two hundred nor more than two thousand.\\nmentor Pa 8 e 22 line 15 After merchandise and/ insert shall\\nSenate. give bond to.\\nAfter thereof/ insert and to refund the cost, in case he\\nshall not support his claim.\\nPage 23, line 9. Strike out two/ and insert three.\\n24, line 2. Strike out of foreign, and insert not of\\ntheir own.\\nLine 10. After the end of the paragraph, insert and all\\ngoods, wares, and merchandise, brought into the United States by-\\nland, contrary to this act, shall be forfeited, together with the\\ncarriages, horses, and oxen, that shall be employed in conveying\\nthe same.\\nHouse con- These amendments being communicated to the House of Re- H. Journal,\\ncur presentatives on the 2*\u00c2\u00a7th, were immediately concurred in by P* 67\\nthat body.\\nImporta- It nas Deen already stated, during the discussion of the tariff Id. p. 37.\\ntion of bill, that Mr. Parker, of Virginia, moved to impose a tax of ten\\ndollars on every slave imported, but withdrew his motion on the\\nsuggestion of Mr. Madison, that it would be better to make this\\nthe subject of a separate bill. Accordingly, on the 18th of May,\\non motion of Mr. Parker, leave was given by the House of Re-\\npresentatives to bring in a bill concerning the importation of\\ncertain persons into the United States, prior to the year 1808,\\nand Messrs. Parker, Sinnickson, and Muhlenberg, w 7 ere ap-\\npointed a committee to prepare the same. On the 19th of Sep-\\ntember, Mr. Parker, from this committee, presented a bill, con-\\nforming in its title to the instruction given by the House.\\nThis bill was read a first time, and its further consideration was id. p. 114*\\nthen postponed until the next session of Congress. Nothing\\nfurther was done with this bill.\\nPetitions Soon after the collection and tonnage bills went into opera- id. p. 89,\\nfor repeal tion, they were discovered to act unequally and oppressively on\\nsion of pro- some districts, and the consequence was, that memorials came in\\nvisions of f rom various quarters, praying for modifications, and a suspension\\nand ton- of the odious features. The merchants of Alexandria and Dum-\\nnage acts. f r eS} j n Virginia of Georgetown, Bladensburg, and Piscataway,\\nin the state of Maryland, prayed Congress that so much of the\\nact to regulate the collection of duties, as restricts ships or ves-\\nsels bound up the river Potomac, to stop at Saint Mary s or Yeo-\\ncomico, and there obtain a certified manifest of their cargoes", "height": "4418", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0339.jp2"}, "334": {"fulltext": "328 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\niStseTsfon 8 before entr 7 made De repealed, or that the like regulation be H. Journal,\\nmade general throughout the United States. A petition was also P- 92,\\npresented from the commanders of packets plying between Pro-\\nvidence and Newport, in Rhode Island, praying that so much of\\nthe act as subjects ships or vessels of that state to the same ton-\\nnage as is imposed on foreign ships or vessels, may be suspended\\nuntil the first day of December next. Petitions, similar in their Id. p. 104.\\nimport, from Providence, Newport, Bristol, Warren, and Barring-\\nton, in Rhode Island and others from other quarters, were also\\npresented. These complaints were referred to a committee,\\nconsisting of Messrs. Goodhue, Carroll, and Lee, to whom Mr.\\nBland was afterwards added. In relation to the Potomac re- id- p- 90\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n92\\nstriction, Mr. Goodhue made a report on the 26th of August,\\nwhich report was taken up on the 28th, for consideration, and\\nwas agreed to, in the following amended form\\nThat so much of the act, entitled An act to regulate the\\ncollection of duties imposed by law on the tonnage of ships or\\nvessels, and on goods, wares, and merchandises imported into the\\nUnited States, as obliges vessels bound up the Potomac, to stop\\nat St. Mary s or Yeocomico, to report a manifest of their car-\\ngoes, ought to be suspended.\\nMessrs. Goodhue, Carroll, and Lee, were then instructed to Id. p. 93.\\nprepare and bring in a bill pursuant to this report. And on the\\nBill to sus- same day, Mr. Goodhue presented a bill to suspend part of an\\nvision PT of act entitled An act to regulate the collection of the duties im-\\ncollection posed by law on the tonnage of ships or vessels, and on goods\\nwares, and merchandises, imported into the United States, which\\nthen received its first reading. The bill was read a second time\\non the following day; and, on the 31st, after its third reading, it Id. p. 94.\\nwas committed to Messrs. Goodhue, Carroll, Lee, and Bland, with\\nan instruction to insert a clause, or clauses, for establishing Bath\\nand Frenchman s Bay, in the state of Massachusetts, ports of\\ndelivery for all foreign vessels. On the 2d of September, the Id. p. 95,\\nbill was reported with the amendment, and on the 3d, it was\\nread a third time and passed. In the Senate, the bill was read s. Journal,\\na first time on the 7th, a second time on the 10th, and, on the 9\\n11th, was committed to Messrs. Morris, Dalton, and Ellsworth;\\nand this committee, on the next day, reported the following\\namendment to the bill:\\nSenate Be it further enacted That all the privileges and advan-\\namend- tages to which ships and vessels, owned by citizens of the United\\nStates, are by law entitled, shall be, until the fifteenth day of", "height": "4426", "width": "2664", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0340.jp2"}, "335": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 329\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1789.\\n1st congress. January next, extended to ships and vessels wholly owned by ci-\\ntizens of the states of North Carolina, and Rhode Island and\\namend-* 6 Providence Plantations: Provided That the master of every\\nmerit. such ship or vessel, last mentioned, shall produce a register for\\nthe same, conformable to the laws of the state in which it shall\\nhave been obtained, showing that the said ship or vessel is, and\\nbefore the first day of September instant, was, owned as afore-\\nsaid; and make oath or affirmation, before the collector of the\\nport in which the benefit of this act is claimed, that the ship or\\nvessel for which such register is produced, is the same therein\\nmentioned, and that he believes it is still wholly owned by the\\nperson, or persons, named in said register, and that he or they\\nare citizens of one of the states aforesaid.\\nAnd beit further enacted That all rum, loaf sugar, and choco^\\nlate, manufactured or made in the states of North Carolina, or\\nRhode Island and Providence Plantations, and imported or brought\\ninto the United States, shall be deemed and taken to be subject to\\nthe like duties, as goods of the like kinds, imported from any fo-\\nreign state, kingdom, or country, are made subject to.\\nAnd be it further enacted That Rehoboth, in the state of Mas-\\nsachusetts, shall be a port of entry and delivery, until the fifteenth\\nday of January next, and that a collector be appointed for the\\nsame.\\nSeveral petitions of the citizens of the state of Rhode Island, s. Journal,\\nand North Carolina, praying for the relief proposed by this bill, p 79 80\\nwere then read. The bill was amended by adding to it the\\nclauses reported by the committee, and by striking out the word\\nAugust, in the eighth line, and substituting May, and by\\nadding to the title, the words, and for other purposes, and was\\nBill passed then passed. The amendments were agreed to by the House of H. Journal,\\nin Senate. R epresen tatives, without opposition. P- no\\nBill to sus- Mr. Goodhue, also, from the same committee, presented, on the id.p.105\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\noperations 6 9tn September, a bill for suspending the operations of part of 107\\nof part of an act, entitled An act imposing duties on tonnage, which was\\nnag-e acts? tnen reac a rst me anc was P assec through its remaining stages\\non the two next succeeding days. On the 11th, the bill was s. Journal,\\nread twice in the Senate, and committed to Messrs. Morris, Dal- P- 78- 80\\nton, and Ellsworth, who made a verbal report thereupon on the\\nRejected. 12th, when the Senate adopted a resolution not to concur with\\nthe House in this bill.\\nBill to a- From the same committee, on the 17th of September, Mr. H. Journal,\\nSon act Goodhue presented a bill for amending part of an act, entitled P- 112 n:L\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 42", "height": "4400", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0341.jp2"}, "336": {"fulltext": "330 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. HE. National Revenue Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 17^9.\\nist congress. An act to regulate the collection of the duties imposed by law\\n1st Session. f J\\non the tonnage of ships or vessels, and on goods, wares, and mer-\\nchandises, imported into the United States, which received its\\nfirst reading on that day, and was read a second and third time\\non the 18th and 19th. On the last named day, the hill received S. Journal,\\nits two first readings in the Senate, and was ordered to a third p\\nreading. On the 26th, the bill was taken up for its third reading, Id. p. 90.\\nwhen it was committed to Messrs. Read, Morris, and Dalton. On\\nBulreject- the 28th, Mr. Read, from this committee, made a report adverse Id. p. 91.\\nnate 57 Se to e WD ich was then rejected by the Senate.\\n2d Session. On the 3d of May, 1790, a petition from the merchants, c, 1790.\\nPetition of Alexandria, was presented to the House of Representatives, H. Journal,\\naTdria^* P ra y in the repeal of so much of the Act to regulate the col- P- 207 208\\nlection of the duties imposed by law on the tonnage of ships or\\nvessels, and on goods, wares, and merchandises, imported into\\nthe United States, as obliges ships, or vessels, bound up the river\\nPotomac, to come to, and deposite manifests at Yeocomico which\\npetition was referred to Messrs. Goodhue, Lawrance, Boudinot,\\nBill con- Fitzsimons, and Lee. And on the 22d of June, Mr. Goodhue id. p. 247.\\ncernmg presented a bill imposing duties on the tonnage of ships or ves-\\nduties. sels, which then received its first and second reading, and was\\ncommitted. The bill was considered in committee, and reported id.p.249,\\n9 if)\\nwith an amendment on the 23d; and on the following day it was\\npassed. The bill was read a first time in the Senate, on the 24th; s. Journal,\\non the next day the second reading was postponed. On the 29th, p 16\\nthe bill was read a second time, and committed to Messrs. Read, id. p. 169.\\nDalton, and Morris. And on the 12th of July, the bill was re-\\nported by Mr. Read, without amendment, received its third read- id. p. 177.\\ning, and was passed.\\nSaddler s During the second session of the first Congress, it was found H. Journal,\\nPetition. that f ur ther legislation on this subject was still necessary. On P 137 138\\nthe 9th of January, 1790, a petition was presented to the house\\nfrom Christopher Saddler, of Nova Scotia, praying to be relieved\\nfrom the forfeiture of his vessel and cargo, which were seized in\\nthe port of Boston, for a violation of the impost law, of which he\\nwas wholly ignorant. This petition being referred to the secre- id. p. 143.\\ntary of the treasury, for his examination and opinion, a report\\nReferredto from that officer was received and referred to a committee, con-\\ncommittee. sisting of Messrs. Ames, Sturges, Stone, Griffin, and Wynkoop,\\nand it was directed that the secretary of the treasury should re-\\nport such information as he may have obtained respecting any\\ndifficulties which may have occurred in the execution of the se-", "height": "4426", "width": "2756", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0342.jp2"}, "337": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 331\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1790.\\n1st congress, veral laws for collecting duties on goods, wares, and merchan-\\n2d Sessio n. d -*m\\ndises, and on tonnage, c. Mr. Ames, from the committee on\\nSaddler s petition, made a report on the 26th of January, which\\nReport, was agreed to by the house, as follows That, in the opinion H. Journal,\\nof the committee, provision ought to be made by law, for the re- p\\nmission or mitigation of fines, forfeitures, and penalties, in cer-\\ntain cases; and the same committee were appointed to prepare\\nand bring in a bill, pursuant to the above report. In the mean\\ntime, petitions complaining of the operation of the collection laws\\nBill to re- came in from many other quarters. On the same day, Mr.\\nmit fines, Ames presented a bill to provide for the remission or mitigation\\nof fines, forfeitures, and penalties, in certain cases, which then\\nreceived its first reading. The bill was read a second time, on Id. p. 148.\\nthe next day, and was committed to a committee of the whole\\nhouse. On the 5th of February, the bill was considered in com- Id. p, 153.\\nAmended, mittee, and reported with an amendment, and the bill and amend-\\nment were then recommitted to the same committee. Mr.\\nAmes, on the 3d of March, presented, from the committee, an id. p. 166,\\namendatory bill, which was read a first time, received its second 167t\\nreading, and was committed on the following day and, on the\\n5th, was considered in committee, and reported with an amend-\\nPassedby ment, which being agreed to, the bill was ordered to its third id. p. 168,\\nHouse. reading, which it received on the following day of the session. 169,\\nIn the Senate, the bill received its first reading on the 9th, and\\nConsider- was considered on the 11th, when it was committed to Messrs. s. Journal,\\nnate in Se Morris Izard} Stron g Henry, and Langdon. On the 15th, Mr. P- 119 120\\nMorris reported several amendments, and the report was consi-\\ndered on the 17th, when the bill was again committed (the rules\\nbeing dispensed with) to a special committee, consisting of Messrs.\\nRead, Morris, Strong, Ellsworth, and Bassett. A report was id. p. 122.\\nmade by this committee, on the 19th, which was accepted as an\\nAmended, amendment to the bill, and with this amendment, the bill was\\nPassed, passed. The House of Representatives, on the 24th, disagreed H. Journal,\\nto the amendment of the Senate, and desiring a conference on P- 181 182\\nthe subject, appointed Messrs. Ames, Huntington, and Jackson,\\nto be managers on the part of the House. The Senate agreed s. Journal,\\nConfer- to the conference, and appointed Messrs. Strong, Ellsworth, and P* 123,\\nence Read, to be managers on their part. Mr. Ames, on the 9th of H. Journal,\\nApril, made report to the house, that the committee had met p\\nthe managers on the part of the Senate, and had freely discussed\\nthe subject matter of the amendments, but had come to no agree-\\nHouse ad- ment thereon. And on the 12th, the house resolved to adhere to\\nhere their disagreement to the amendment of the Senate. On the", "height": "4417", "width": "2612", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0343.jp2"}, "338": {"fulltext": "332 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts, and Tonnage Duties. 1790.\\n2? S\u00c2\u00abf r n SS lowing day, tQ e Senate also adhered to their amendment, and s. Journal,\\nT^~T thus the bill was lost. P- 131\\nSenate ad-\\nhere. A letter from the secretary of the treasury was communicated\\nReport of to the house by the speaker on the 23d, containing a report, in H. Journal,\\noTtreasur com P Uance w i tn tne direction of the house on the 19th of Ja- p 198,\\nreferred, nuary, respecting difficulties which had occurred in the execu-\\ntion of the laws for collecting duties; and this letter was com-\\nmitted to Messrs. Goodhue, Lawrance, Boudinot, Fitzsimons,\\nNew bill and Lee. And, on the 27th, Mr. Boudinot, from this commit- id. p. 201.\\nforfeitures. tee presented a bill, to provide for mitigating or remitting the\\nforfeitures and penalties accruing under the revenue laws, in cer-\\ntain cases therein mentioned, which was read a first time. On\\nthe 28th, the bill was read a second time, considered in commit-\\nPassedby tee of the whole, and reported without amendment; and, on the id. p. 203.\\nHouse. 29th, the bill was read a third time, and sent to the Senate for\\nconcurrence. On the 30th, the bill was read a first time in the s. Journal,\\nSenate. The bill was further considered, and read a second and P- lo6\\nthird time on the 3d and 4th of May, and was passed with an id. p. 137.\\nAmended amendment. The House, on the 5th, concurred with the Se- H. Journal,\\nby Senate. nate [n the r amendment to the bil] P- 209.\\nBilltosus- Leave was also given, on the 25th of March, on motion of id. p. 182.\\nof n coUec- r ee Dr i n S m a biH or bills, to suspend part of an act,\\ntion act. entitled An act to regulate the collection of the duties im-\\nposed by law on the tonnage of ships or vessels, and on goods,\\nwares, and merchandises, imported into the United States; and\\nMessrs. Lee, Cadwalader, and Seney, were appointed a com-\\nmittee to prepare and bring in the same. And, on the 26th,\\nMr. Lee presented a bill, which was read a first time. The bill id. p. 183.\\nreceived its second reading on the 29th. On the 5th of April,\\nthe bill was considered in committee of the whole, and reported\\nPassed by with amendments, which were agreed to by the House, and the id. p. 188,\\nHouse. kill was passed, in its amended form, on the following day. In 189-\\nthe Senate, the bill was read a first time on the 7th of April; S, Journal,\\nand, on the next day, was committed to Messrs. Langdon, Ells- p\\nAmended worth, and Dalton. On the 9th, Mr. Langdon made a report\\nby Senate. f rom this committee, which was accepted as an amendment to\\nthe bill; and the bill was then read a third time, and passed with\\ntwo amendments. The House, on the same day, agreed to the H. Journal,\\namendment of the Senate. p\\nThe first Congress, on the 21st of September, 17S9, had\\nadopted two resolutions, as follows:\\nRcsoli.- Resolved That this house consider an adequate provision id. p. 117.\\nt .ons of", "height": "4400", "width": "2652", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0344.jp2"}, "339": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 333\\nChap.III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Credit. 1790.\\n1st congress, for the support of the public credit, as a matter of high import-\\n2d Session. 1 i or\\nance to the national honour and prosperity.\\ngress, call- u Resolved That the secretary of the treasury be directed to\\ning on se- prepare a plan for that purpose, and to report the same to this\\ntreasury, house at its next meeting. On the 9th of January, 1790, the se- H. Journal,\\ncretary communicated to the house that he was ready to make P\\nhis report; and the house appointed to receive it on the following\\nReport of Thursday, (the 14th.) On that day, accordingly, the report was id. p. 141.\\nsecretary rece i V ed, and the house resolved, on that day fortnight, to con-\\nsider the same in committee of the whole. The report was not id.p.154\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\ntaken up in committee until the 8th of February, from which 4\\ntime, until the 13th of March, it was discussed, with very few\\nintermissions, de die, in diem. On the day last named, the\\ncommittee reported the following resolutions, which were taken\\nup for consideration on the 29th of March:\\nResolu- 1. Resolved -That adequate provision ought to be made for id. p. 184.\\nportecP by mm nn g tne engagements of the United States in respect to their\\ncommittee, foreign debt.\\n2. Resolved That permanent funds ought to be appropri-\\nated for the payment of interest on, and the gradual discharge\\nof, the domestic debt of the United States.\\n3. Resolved That the arrears of interest, including indents\\nissued in payment thereof, ought to be provided for on the same\\nterms with the principal of the said debt.\\n4. Resolved That the debts of the respective states ought,\\nwith the consent of the creditors, to be assumed and provided\\nfor by the United States; and that effectual provision be, at the\\nsame time, made for liquidating and crediting to the states the\\nwhole of their respective expenditures during the war, as the\\nsame have been, or may be stated for the purpose; and that, in\\nsuch liquidation, the best evidence shall be received that the na-\\nture of the case will permit.\\n5. Resolved That it is advisable to endeavour to effect a\\nnew modification of the domestic debt, including that of the par-\\nticular states, with the voluntary consent of the creditors, by a\\nloan, upon terms mutually beneficial to them and to the United\\nStates.\\n6. Resolved That, for the purpose expressed in the last\\npreceding resolution, subscriptions towards a loan ought to be\\nopened, to the amount of the said domestic debt, including that\\nof the respective states, upon the terms following; to wit:\\nThat for every hundred dollars subscribed, payable in the", "height": "4376", "width": "2594", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0345.jp2"}, "340": {"fulltext": "354 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. HL National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Credit. 1790.\\n1st congress, said debt, (as well interest as principal.) the subscriber be enti-\\nSu Session. _\\ntied, at his option, either\\nTo have two-thirds funded at an annuity, or yearly interest\\nat six per cent., redeemable at the pleasure of the government,\\nby payment of the principal; and to receive the other third in\\nlands in the Western territory, at the rate of twenty cents per\\nacre. Or,\\nTo have sixty-six dollars and two-thirds of a dollar funded\\nimmediately at an annuity, or yearly interest of six per cent.,\\nirredeemable by any payment exceeding per annum, on\\naccount both of principal and interest; and to have, at the end\\nof years, funded at the like interest and rate of\\nredemption.\\n7. Resolved That immediate provision ought to be made\\nfor the present debt of the United States; and that the faith of\\ngovernment ought to be pledged to make provision, at the next\\nsession, for so much of the debts of the respective states, as shall\\nhave been subscribed upon any of the terms expressed in the last\\nresolution.\\n8. Resolved That the funds which shall be appropriated ac-\\ncording to the second of the foregoing resolutions, be applied, in\\nthe first place, to the payment of interest on the sums subscribed\\ntowards the proposed loan; and that, if any part of the said domes-\\ntic debt shall remain unsubscribed, the surplus of the said funds be\\napplied, by a temporary appropriation, to the payment of inte-\\nrest on the unsubscribed part, so as not to exceed, for the present,\\nfour per cent, per annum; but this limitation shall not be un-\\nderstood to impair the right of the non-subscribing creditors to\\nthe residue of the interest on their respective debts; and in case\\nthe aforesaid surplus should prove insufficient to pay the non-sub-\\nscribing creditors, at the aforesaid rate of four per cent, that the\\nfaith of government be pledged to make good such deficiency.\\nDisposal The question being taken on these resolutions, the first, se- H. Journal,\\nof resolu- cond, and third resolutions were agreed to without a division. P* 185,\\nThe fourth resolution was ordered to be recommitted to the same\\ncommittee: ayes, 29; noes, 27. And the fifth, sixth, seventh,\\nand eighth resolutions were ordered to lie on the table. On the\\nfollowing day, the four last resolutions were recommitted to the\\nsame committee.\\nThe house then resolved itself into committee of the whole, id. p. 186.\\nfor the purpose of further considering the report of the secre- j^? J^\\ntary of the treasury, and continued the deliberation and discus- 193. 200.", "height": "4415", "width": "2640", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0346.jp2"}, "341": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 335\\nChap. III. National Revenue -Public Credit. 1790.\\nlstcongress. sion on this subject on the 31st of March, and on the 1st, 12th,\\n2d Session\\n15th, 16th, 20th, 21st, 22d, and 26th of April. On the 15th,\\nopposition was made to the course; and the ayes and noes being\\nrequired, on the motion to go into committee, it was determined\\nin the affirmative, by the following vote:\\nJlyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Carroll, Clymer, Coles,\\nContee, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Gale, Griffin, Hartley, Hathorn,\\nHeister, Jackson, Lawrance, Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore,\\nMuhlenberg, Page, Parker, Van Rensselaer, Scott, Seney, Sin-\\nnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Sumpter, Tucker, White, Wil-\\nliamson, Wynkoop. 33.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Bland, Bloodworth, Boudinot,\\nBurke, Foster, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Grout, Huntington,\\nLeonard, Livermore, Partridge, Sherman, Silvester, Smith, of\\nSouth Carolina, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Vining, Wads-\\nworth. 23.\\nOn the 26th, it was moved that the house agree to the follow-\\ning order:\\nThat the committee of the whole house, on the report of\\nthe secretary of the treasury, relative to a provision for the sup-\\nport of the public credit, be, for the present, discharged from\\nproceeding on so much of the said report as relates to an as-\\nsumption of the state debts.\\nCommittee The previous question being demanded, and it being deter- H. Journal*\\ndischarged mme d that the main question should be put, by a vote of 32 to P* 200\\nrelates to 18 the question on the adoption of the order was determined in\\nstate debts. e affirmative, by the following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Carroll, Gil-\\nman, Griffin, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muh-\\nlenberg, Page, Parker, Van Rensselaer, Clymer, Coles, Contee,\\nFitzsimons, Floyd, Schureman, Scott, Seney, Sinnickson, Smith,,\\nof Maryland, Steele, Stone, Sumpter, White, Williamson, Wyn-\\nkoop.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 32.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Bland, Boudinot, Burke, Foster, Gerry,.\\nGoodhue, Grout, Huntington, Livermore, Sherman, Silvester,\\nSmith, of South Carolina, Sturges,. Thatcher, Tucker, Vining,\\nWadsworth.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 18.\\nThe committee of the whole, on the same day, reported the\\nfollowing resolutions, which were agreed to by the house\\nResolved That it is advisable to endeavour to effect a new\\nmodification of the domestic debt, with the voluntary consent of", "height": "4394", "width": "2646", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0347.jp2"}, "342": {"fulltext": "H HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCaiP. HI. Ni:::-!LI.7Vr e-? C:r:-.: 17901\\n1\u00c2\u00ab: C:r.-rf5s\\n5. by a loan, upon terms mutually beneficial to them\\nand to the United States.\\nResolved That, for the purpose expressed in the last pre-\\nceding resolution,, subscriptions towards a loan ought to be opened.\\nto the amount of the said domestic debt, upon the terms following\\nto wit\\nThat, for every hundred dollars subscribed, payable in the\\nsaid debt, (as well interest as principal.) th n ti-\\ntled, at his option, either\\nTo have two-thirds funded at an annuity, or yearly interest,\\nof six per cent, redeemable at the pleasure of the government, by\\npayment of the principal and to receive the other third in lands\\nin the Western territory, at the rate of twenty cents per acre; or.\\nResohi- To have the whole sum funded at an annuity, or yearly inte-\\np 0fted rest, of four percent, irredeemable by any payment exceeding\\nsix dollars per annum, on account both of principal and inter:\\nand to receive, as a compensation for the reduction of inter:\\nfifteen dollars and eighty cents, payable in lands as in the pre-\\nceding case or,\\nTo have sixty-six dollars and two-thirds of a dollar funded im-\\nmediately, at an annuity, or yearly interest, of six per cent, irre-\\ndeemable by any payment exceeding six dollars per annum, on\\naccount both of principal and interest and to have, at the end\\nof seven years, thirty-three dollars and one-third of a dollar\\nfunded at the like interest, and rate of redemption.\\ni\\\\::: Thai immediate prevision ought to be made for\\nthe present debt of the United States.\\nResolved- That the funds which shall be appropriated ac-\\nting to the second of the foregoing resolutions, be applied, in\\nthe first place, to the payment of interest on the sun bed\\ntowards the proposed loan and that, if any part of the said do-\\nmestic debt shall remain unsubscribed, the surplus of the said\\nfunds be applied, by a temporary appropriation, to the payment\\nof interest on the unsubscribed part, so as not to exceed, for the\\npresent, four per cent- per annum but this limitation shall not be\\nunderstood to impair the right of the non-subscribing creditors to\\nthe residue of the interest on their respective debts: and. in case H. Journal,\\nthe aforesaid surplus should prove insufficient to pay the non- P*\\nsubscribing creditors, at the aforesaid rate of four per cent, that\\nthe faith of government be pledged to make good such defi-\\nciency.\\nCommittee It was then ordered that Messrs. 6 1 White Sherman, Gy-\\nbilL", "height": "4378", "width": "2551", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0348.jp2"}, "343": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 337\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Credit\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Wines, c. 1790.\\n1st congress, mer, and Gilman, be a committee to prepare and brine in a bill\\n2d Session\\nor bills; pursuant to these resolutions.\\nOther re- On the following day, (the 27th,) the committee again had the\\nreported, report of the secretary of the treasury under consideration, and\\nreported the following resolutions, which were also agreed to by\\nthe house\\nResolved That from and after the day of\\nnext, in lieu of the duties now payable upon wines and distilled\\nspirits, imported into the United States, there shall be paid the\\nfollowing rates\\nDuties on Upon every gallon of Madeira wine, called London particu- H. Journal,\\nwines and j 35 cents p.301,302.\\nspirits, c.\\nUpon every gallon of other Madeira wine, thirty cents.\\nUpon every gallon of Sherry wine, twenty-five cents.\\nUpon every gallon of other wine, twenty cents.\\nUpon every gallon of distilled spirits, more than ten per cent.\\nbelow proof, according to Dicas s hydrometer, twenty cents.\\nUpon every gallon of those spirits, under five, and not more\\nthan ten per cent below proof, according to the same hydrome-\\nter, twenty-one cents.\\nUpon every gallon of those spirits, of proof, and not more\\nthan five per cent, below proof, according to the same hydrome-\\nter, twenty-two cents.\\nUpon every gallon of those spirits, above proof, and not ex-\\nceeding twenty per cent, according to the same hydrometer,\\ntwenty -five cents.\\nUpon every gallon of those spirits, more than twenty, and\\nnot more than forty per cent above proof, according to the same\\nhydrometer, thirty cents.\\nUpon every gallon of those spirits, more than forty per cent.\\nabove proof, according to the same hydrometer, forty cents.\\nResolved That from and after the day of in lieu\\nof the duties now payable upon teas and coffee, imported into\\nthe United States, there shall be paid-\\nUpon every pound of Hyson tea, forty cents.\\nUpon every pound of other green tea, twenty-four cents.\\nUpon every pound of Souchong, or other black tea, other\\nthan Bohea, twenty cents.\\nUpon every pound of Bohea tea, twelve cents.\\nUpon every pound of coffee, five cents.\\nResolved That from and after the day of there\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 43", "height": "4400", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0349.jp2"}, "344": {"fulltext": "cryc-r^.5.5\\n:.f s:L:::= i^i-.fi -111:- V:::- S:i:-=. ::i-\\nV:::. t i.n ::L;-::s. zr.-z.-i :in :i_:\\nlow pro:: acoormng to Dkaaft hvmvnaefeer, deTen ctLts.\\nUpon every gallon of these spirits, vomer five, and\\nthan ten per cemL below proo\u00c2\u00a3 according to the suae\\nUpon every gallon of those spirits, of proot and\\nV:-::. f --7.-7 r-. .:-r. :.:.:5f =r irl-5. i mv^ z:: ei-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2on every gallon of those spirits, more than forty per\\nabove proo\u00c2\u00a3 r xotdm g to the same IijdHanrtrr, thirty cents.\\nRefished\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That from and after the day of there\\nbe paid npon spirits defined within the United\\nc:~. ::~z. ~~.iz^. :::z. zi 2. r r. i._f ::r r::\\nUpon every gallon more than ton per\\ntoBfcav^hyihiamlii^niacfgnm.\\nUpon every gallon of those spirits, nnder Ave,\\nper ckmL below proo\u00c2\u00a3 according to tike an\\n:-ii-\\nUpon every gallon of those spirits, of prooC 1\\n:..\\\\z zvf :.r.:~ i::;;l_:,.: :\u00e2\u0080\u009er 51\\nUpon every gallon of those spirit\\ntwenty nr coat, according Id the 1\\nUpon every gallon of those spirits, more than twenty,\\nmore than forty per oemL above proo\u00c2\u00a3 accormng to the 5\\nUpon every gallon of those spirits, more than forty\\nrials of the growth or ammnction of the tailed States, m any\\nother place than a city, town, or village, there be paid the\\nyearly sun. of ndj mmn jc-t every gallon, EngU", "height": "4372", "width": "2542", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0350.jp2"}, "345": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 339\\nCHAP. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits. 1790.\\nist confess. f the capacity of each still, including its head; or cents\\nper gallon, for all spirits distilled from grain or cents per\\ngallon for all spirits distilled from fruit.\\nCommittee It was then ordered that Messrs. Fitzsimons, Huntington, H. Journal,\\nbUl Plepare J ac son Contee, and Bloodworth, prepare and bring in a bill, or p\\nbills, pursuant to these resolutions. And on the 5th of May,\\nBill pre- Mr. Fitzsimons, from this committee, presented a bill for repeal-\\nsented. a ter e as t day of next, the duties heretofore laid\\nupon distilled spirits imported from abroad, and laying others in\\ntheir stead; and also upon spirits distilled within the United\\nStates, as well to discourage the excessive use of these spirits,\\nand promote agriculture, as to provide for the support of the\\npublic credit, and for the common defence and general welfare\\nwhich was read a first time, and afterwards received its second\\nreading, and was committed to a committee of the whole house.\\nConsider- The bill was taken up for consideration in committee on the 8th Id. p. 235,\\nedin com- and 9th f j une w hen it was much discussed. On the 10th of 236\\nmittee. 7\\nJune, another question being before, an early motion to go into\\ncommittee of the w T hole on this bill, was negatived by the fol-\\nlowing vote:\\n%dyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Burke, Floyd, Fos- id. p. 238,\\nter, Gerry, Goodhue, Hathorn, Huger, Huntington, Jackson,\\nLawrance, Leonard, Livermore, Van Rensselaer, Schureman,\\nSedgwick, Sherman, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of\\nSouth Carolina, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Wadsworth. 26.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Cadwa-\\nlader, Carroll, Clymer, Coles, Contee, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gilman,\\nGriffin, Grout, Hartley, Heister, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore,\\nMuhlenberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Seney, Sinnickson, Steele,\\nStone, Vining, White, Williamson, Wynkoop. 31.\\nThe obstructing business having been disposed of, the house Id. p. 240,\\nwent into committee on the bill, and made further progress; and 241\\non the following day, a report was made to the house, that the\\nbill had been considered, and several amendments had been made.\\nA motion was then made to take the said amendments into con-\\nsideration, which was opposed; but on the question being put,\\nwas decided in the affirmative, as follows:\\njiyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Cad walader, Clymer, id. p. 242.\\nContee, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Foster, Gale, Gilman, Griffin, Hart-\\nley, Heister, Jackson, Livermore, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore,\\nSchureman, Seney, Sherman, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland,\\nStone, Sumpter, Vining, White, Williamson, Wynkoop. 30.", "height": "4418", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0351.jp2"}, "346": {"fulltext": "340 HTSTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Wines and Spirits. 1790.\\nistcongress. Noes Messrs. Ames, Bloodworth, Boudinot, Burke, Coles,\\n2d Session. 7 J 7 7\\nGerry, Goodhue, Grout, Huger, Lawrance, Leonard, Page, Par-\\nker, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Sedgwick, Silvester, Smith, of\\nSouth Carolina, Steele, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tucker,\\nWad s worth 24.\\nAmended. The amendments were then agreed to, and the bill and amend- h. Journal,\\nments were ordered to lie on the table. On the 18th, a motion P- 244,\\nwas made to strike out the twelfth and thirteenth sections of the\\nbill, and also such other parts as impose an excise duty on all\\nspirits distilled within the United States, which was determined\\nin the negative by the following vote;\\nAyes Messrs. Burke, Coles, Gerry, Goodhue, Griffin, Grout, id. p 245.\\nHeister, Huger, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Sedgwick,\\nSmith, of South Carolina. Steele, Sumpter, Thatcher, Tucker,\\nWhite.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 19.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Baldwin, Benson, Bloodworth,\\nBoudinot, Brown, Cadwalader, Carroll, Contee, Fitzsimons,\\nFloyd, Foster, Gale, Gilman, Hartley, Hathorn, Huntington,\\nJackson, Lawrance, Leonard, Livermore, Mathews, Van Rensse-\\nlaer, Scott, Seney, Sevier, Sherman, Silvester, Sinnickson, Stone,\\nTrumbull, Wadsworth, Williamson, Wynkoop. 35.\\nThe bill was then further amended, and on the following day,\\nthe question, that the bill, with the amendments, be engrossed\\nand read a third time, was decided in the negative as follows:\\nAyes Messrs. Brown, Cadwalader, Carroll, Contee. Fitzsi-\\nmons, Floyd, Foster, Gale, Gilman, Griffin, Hartley, Heister,\\nLee, Livermore, Madison, jr., Muhlenberg, Seney, Sherman,\\nSinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Vining, White, Williamson.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009423.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Baldwin, Benson, Bloodworth,\\nBurke, Coles, Gerry, Goodhue, Grout, Hathorn, Huger, Hunt-\\nington, Jackson, Lawrance, Leonard, Mathews, Moore, Page,\\nParker, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Scott, Sedgwick, Sevier,\\nSilvester, Smith, of South Carolina, Steele, Stone, Sturges, Sump-\\nter, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tucker, Wadsworth.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 35.\\nRejected. The bill was therefore rejected. Id. p. 246,\\nBUI to re- It appears that, pending the above bill, on the 11th of May, id. p. 214,\\npeal duties ^j r fitzsimons, from the same committee, presented a bill re-\\non wines r i\\nreported, pealing, after the last day of next, the duties heretofore\\nlaid upon wines imported from foreign ports or places, and laying\\nothers in their stead and this bill was read a first and second\\ntime, on the 11th and 12th of May, and was then committed.\\nNot acted But it does not appear that this bill was ever afterwards acted on.", "height": "4405", "width": "2538", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0352.jp2"}, "347": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 341\\nChap. ITT. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits, c. 1790.\\nist congress. On the 8th of July, Mr. Goodhue presented a bill to regulate H. Journal.\\n2d Session. -in 258\\nthe collection of the duties imposed by law on goods, wares, and p\\ngSate\u00c2\u00b0the merchandises, imported into the United States, and on the ton-\\ncollection nage of ships or vessels which was read a first and second time,\\nand committed to a committee of the whole house. In commit-\\ntee, the bill was considered on the 12th, and several amendments id. p. 268.\\nPassed in were reported, which were agreed to on the following day, and\\nhouse. foe bill was ordered to be engrossed. The blanks having been id. p. 269.\\nfilled up, on the 17th the bill was passed. This bill having been id. p. 272.\\ncommunicated to the Senate, it was there determined, on the s. Journal,\\n20th, to dispense with the rules so far as that it be referred to P* 184,\\nMessrs. Morris, Langdon, Dalton, Foster, and Henry, prior to the Id. p. 187.\\nfirst reading, to consider and report thereon. Mr. Morris report-\\ned the bill on the 22d, when the ordinary rules were again dis- id. p.188.\\npensed with, and the bill was regarded as in the second reading.\\nOn the 23d, the bill was recommitted, for the purpose of making id. p. 189,\\nother amendments and, on the 25th, 26th, and 27th, it was fur- 190,\\nther considered, and finally passed. All the amendments of the H. Journal,\\nSenate were, on the 28th, agreed to by the House. P* 283\\nOn the 9th of August, the House of Representatives directed id. p. 295.\\nthe secretary of the treasury to prepare and report, on the se-\\ncond Monday of December next, such further provision as may,\\nin his opinion, be necessary for establishing the public credit;\\n3d session, and, accordingly, on the 13th of December, immediately after\\nthe commencement of the third session, the secretary transmitted\\nFurther re- a report, which was committed to a committee of the whole house. Id. p. 336.\\nport from f\u00c2\u00a3^ Q h ouse W ent into committee on this report, on the 27th of De-\\nsecretary r\\nof treasury, cember and after consideration and discussion, reported the fol-\\nlowing resolutions, which were agreed to:\\nResolu- Resolved That an additional duty of eight cents per gallon id. p. 343.\\ntions con- jj e i mpose d on all distilled spirits of common proof, and in the\\ncevnmfirciU\\nties on like proportion for all other distilled spirits, which, after the\\nspirits. day of next, shall be imported into the United\\nStates.\\nResolved That from and after the day of\\nnext, a duty, of eleven cents per gallon, be imposed on all spirits\\nof the first class of proof, distilled within the United States, from\\nmolasses, sugar, or other foreign materials and also, a duty, in\\nlike proportion, on like spirits of all other classes of proof.\\nResolved That from and after the day of\\nnext, a duty, of nine cents per gallon, be imposed on all spirits\\nof the first class, of proof, distilled within any city, town, or vil-\\nlage, from materials of the growth or production of the United", "height": "4426", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0353.jp2"}, "348": {"fulltext": "342 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCttAP. IIT. Xational Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Wines, Spirits, c. 1790.\\nist congress. States: and also, a duty, in like proportion, on like spirits of all\\n3d Session. c c\\nother classes, ot proor.\\nResolved That upon each still employed in distilling spirits\\nfrom materials of the growth or production of the United States,\\nin any other place than a city, town, or village, there be im-\\nposed a yearly tax, or duty, of sixty cents for every gallon,\\nEnglish wine measure, of the capacity of such still, including its\\nhead, in lieu of all other rates.\\nCommittee Messrs. Sedgwick, Trumbull, Lawrance, Wynkoop, and Smith,\\nto prepare f Maryland, were then constituted a committee to prepare and\\nbring in a bill, or bills, pursuant to the above resolutions and the\\ncommittee of the whole were then discharged from any further\\nproceeding on the secretary s report.\\nThe same committee were instructed to prepare and bring in\\na bill, or bills, to alter the mode of collecting the duties on wines\\nand teas, and to grant a longer time for the payment of such du-\\nties thereon.\\nBill report- On the 30th of December, Mr. Sedgwick, from this committee, h. Journal,\\nec1, presented a bill repealing, after the last day of next, the P* 346,\\nduties heretofore laid upon distilled spirits imported from abroad,\\nand laying others in their stead and also, upon spirits distilled\\nwithin the United States, as well to discourage the excessive use\\nof those spirits, and promote agriculture, as to provide for the sup-\\nport of the public credit, and for the common defence and gene-\\nral welfare. This bill was then read a first and second time, and\\ncommitted to a committee of the whole house. On the 5th, 6th,\\n11th, 12th, and 13th of January, 1791, this bill was discussed in 1791.\\ncommittee; and, on the 13th, the committee reported several h. Journal,\\nAmend- amendments; and, on the 17th, the amendments were considered P*4 49 \u00c2\u00bb350.\\nments. an( j a g re ed to by the house. 355, 356!\\nIt was then moved to amend the bill by striking out the thir-\\nteenth section, which was in the words following:\\nFurther And be it further enacted That, upon all spirits which, after\\namend- foe 5a j j ast c j a y f nex snR b e distilled within the\\nmoved. United States, from any article of the growth or production of the\\nUnited States, in any city, town, or village, there shall be paid,\\nfor their use, the duties following that is to say\\nFor every gallon of those spirits more than ten per cent, below\\nproof, according to Dicas s hydrometer, nine cents.\\nFor every gallon of those spirits under five, and not more\\nthan ten per cent, below proof, according to the same hydrome-\\nter, ten cents.", "height": "4428", "width": "2674", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0354.jp2"}, "349": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 343\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits. 1791.\\n1st congress. For every gallon of those spirits, of proof, and not more than\\n3d Session. r\\nfive per cent, below proof, according to the same hydrometer, ele-\\nven cents.\\nFor every gallon of those spirits above proof, but not exceed-\\ning twenty per cent., according to the same hydrometer, thirteen\\ncents.\\nFor every gallon of those spirits, more than twenty, and not\\nmore than forty per cent, above proof, according to the same hy-\\ndrometer, seventeen cents.\\nFor every gallon of those spirits, more than forty per cent.\\nabove proof, according to the same hydrometer, twenty-five\\ncents.\\nMotion to The question being taken on this proposition, it was decided in\\nam d ne the negative, by the following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Burke, Heister,\\nJackson, Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Parker, Scott, Sevier,\\nSteele, Stone, Tucker, Williamson.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -16.\\nNoes\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Bourne, Cadwalader,\\nClymer, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Foster, Gilman, Goodhue, Griffin,\\nGrout, Giles, Lawrance, Lee, Leonard, Livermore, Madison, jr.,\\nPartridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Sedgwick, Seney, Sher-\\nman, Silvester, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South\\nCarolina, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Vming, Wadsworth,\\nWhite, Wynkoop.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 35.\\nOn the 18th, 19th, and 20th, the bill was further considered H. Journal,\\nand discussed. And on the 21st, it was moved to amend the bill 359/^\\nby inserting the following clause\\nMotion to And be it further enacted That if any inspector, or other\\nam officer or person concerned in the collection of the revenue to be\\nraised by this act, shall, by word, message, or writing, or in any\\nother manner whatsoever, persuade or endeavour to persuade\\nany elector to give, or endeavour to dissuade any elector from\\ngiving his vote for the choice of any person, to be a member of\\nthe House of Representatives, member of the Senate, or Presi-\\ndent of the United States, such inspector, or other person, so of-\\nfending, shall be for ever disabled from holding an office under\\nthis act, and shall be subject to a penalty of dollars.\\nNegatived. The question being taken on this proposition to amend, it was id. p. 360*\\ndecided in the negative, by the following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Burke,\\nFloyd, Gerry, Grout, Hathorn, Heister, Jackson, Livermore,\\nMathews, Moore, Parker, Van Rensselaer, Seney, Silvester,\\nStone, Tucker, White.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -21.", "height": "4400", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0355.jp2"}, "350": {"fulltext": "344 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits. 1791.\\n1st congress. Noes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Bourne, Cad walader,\\nCarroll, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Foster, Gale, Gilman, Goodhue,\\nGriffin, Giles, Hartley, Huntington, Lawrance, Lee, Leonard,\\nMadison, jr., Muhlenberg, Schureman, Scott, Sedgwick, Sevier,\\nSherman, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Ca-\\nrolina, Steele, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Vining, Wadsworth,\\nWilliamson, Wynkoop. 37.\\nThe bill was then further amended, and the consideration of h. Journal,\\nit was resumed on the 22d and 24th, on the latter of which days P* 361,\\nthe following amendment being under consideration; to add to\\nthe bill the following clause\\nAnd be it further enacted That the several duties imposed by Id. p. 362.\\nthis act, shall continue to be collected and paid, until the debts\\nand purposes, for which they are pledged and appropriated, shall\\nbe fully discharged and satisfied, and no longer.\\nMotion to A motion was made to amend the same, by striking out from\\namend, ^ie word paid to the end, and inserting, in lieu thereof, the\\nfollowing words\\nUntil the day of in the year and until the\\nend of the next session of Congress, and no longer, the faith of\\nthe United States being hereby pledged, that timely and ade-\\nquate provision shall be made for the full accomplishment of all\\nthe purposes for which the moneys arising under the operation of\\nthis act, are pledged and appropriated.\\nThe question being taken on this motion to amend the original\\nproposition, it was determined in the negative, as follows\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Burke, Giles,\\nHartley, Heister, Jackson, Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Par-\\nker, Scott, Seney, Sevier, Steele, Tucker, Williamson. 19.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Bourne, Cadwala-\\nder, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Foster, Gale, Gerry, Gilman,\\nGoodhue, Griffin, Grout, Hathorn, Huntington, Lawrance, Lee,\\nLeonard, Livermore, Madison, jr., Partridge, Van Rensselaer,\\nSchureman, Sedgwick, Sherman, Silvester, Sinnickson, Smith,\\nof Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina, Stone, Sturges, That\\ncher, Trumbull, Vining, Wadsworth, White, Wynkoop. 39.\\nThe clause, as it was originally proposed, was then agreed to.\\nOrdered to On the 25th, the discussion of the bill being closed, and no i j. p ^62\\nbe en- further amendments being proposed, the question, on its engross- 363\\nment for a third reading, was put, and decided in the affirmative,\\nby the following vote:\\nJlyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Bourne, Cadvvala-", "height": "4400", "width": "2667", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0356.jp2"}, "351": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 345\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits. 1791.\\n1st congress, der, Carroll, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Foster, Gale, Gerry,\\nGilman, Goodhue, Grout, Huntington, Lawrance, Lee, Leonard,\\nLivermore, Madison, jr., Partridge, Schureman, Scott, Sedg-\\nwick, Sherman, Silvester, Sinnickson, Sturges, Thatcher, Trum-\\nbull, Vining, Wadsworth, White, Wynkoop. 35.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Burke, H. Journal,\\nGriffin, Giles, Hartley, Hathorn, Heister, Jackson, Mathews, P- 364 365\\nMuhlenberg, Parker, Van Rensselaer, Seney, Sevier, Steele,\\nStone, Tucker. 20.\\nBill passed. On the 27th, the bill was read a third time and passed; the\\nvote, on its final passage, being as follows:\\nJiyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Bourne, Cadwalader,\\nCarroll, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Foster, Gerry, Gilman,\\nGoodhue, Griffin, Grout, Huntington, Lawrance, Lee, Leonard,\\nLivermore, Madison, jr., Partridge, Schureman, Sedgwick,\\nSherman, Silvester, Sinnickson, Smith, of South Carolina,\\nSturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Vining, Wadsworth, White, Wyn-\\nkoop. 35.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Burke,\\nGiles, Hartley, Hathorn, Heister, Jackson, Mathews, Moore,\\nMuhlenberg, Parker, Van Rensselaer, Seney, Smith, of Mary-\\nland, Steele, Stone, Tucker, Williamson. 21.\\nBill in Se- The bill having been sent to the Senate, received its first read- s. Journal,\\nrate. j n g there, on the 28th of January; and, on the 2d of February, it P- 237\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nwas committed, after some debate, to Messrs. Morris, Ellsworth,\\nLangdon, Schuyler, and Strong. Mr. Morris, from this com-\\nmittee, reported the bill on the 7th, in an amended form; and\\nthe amendment of the committee to the fourth section was agreed\\nto on the next day, making the section read as follows:\\nAmended. Sect. IV. Jlnd be it further enacted That the President\\nof the United States be authorized to appoint, with the advice and\\nconsent of the Senate, such number of officers as shall appear to\\nhim necessary to inspect the revenue arising under this law; and\\nthe President of the United States may, in each state, designate\\nthe districts and surveys in which they shall act, assigning to each\\ndistrict a general inspector thereof, and as many other inspectors\\nto each survey therein, as he shall think advisable, placing the\\nlatter under the superintendence of the former. Provided, al-\\nways That it shall and may be lawful for the President, with\\nthe advice and consent of the Senate, in his discretion, to ap-\\npoint such and so many of the officers of the customs to be in-\\nspectors under this act, as he shall deem advisable to employ in\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 44", "height": "4400", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0357.jp2"}, "352": {"fulltext": "1791.\\nalso\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That, if the ap-\\nmj part them, 5;. 11\\nr:; ir.-le :::.ig ir.e t:^:.: 5c55 c: 0::.r-rS5.\\ndent shall have power, and be is hereby empowered, to make\\nrf: t 55 _ .r Si :y \u00c2\u00a3~i 2\\nexpire a: the end of\\nA ~:5 ::.e:. r.iif eri.-ge :hr :.;_h\\nthe ameodment which had been agreed to; namely u mfcnd pro-\\ntided, also That if the appointment of the officers aforesaid,\\nc, to the end of the section. The question being taken on\\nthis motion, it was decided in the negative, by the following\\nrote:\\nTeas\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Gunn, Izard, Langdon, Ma-\\nday, Monroe, Stanton, Wingate. 9.\\nKays Messrs. Carroll, Dal ton, Dickinson, Elmer, Few, Fos\\nter, Henry, Johnson, Johnston, King, Morris, Read, Schoyler,\\nStrong. 14.\\nA:-;t:::::\u00c2\u00ab:i f :ii:= ?.~:::rf:: ~i5 ::.i:. 5 _:-.^.\\nmade; and on the following day, the residue of the report of the P- 3 341\\ncomnnttee was agreed to: and the bill, as amended, was ordered\\nto a third reading. On the 10th, the bul was read a third time, iip-3CT\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nwhen a motion was made to expunge the 65th section, which\\nTr.^15 th.15:\\ntf .W6e if/\u00c2\u00abrt srciMClei--Thattiie several duties imposed\\n:j :i:5 2:: a. i~ .:e::-=: l:.: p :z -i:i :Y::\u00c2\u00ab\\n-1.;:. ::,j r Te-f^ei 11: rrii .f\\n:e ii .j i^::::.:: 5,:: i\u00c2\u00a3^i. i:.: z: ~.:zztr.\\nT\u00c2\u00a3f -irf:.::. z~:. :iz r: ~i5 f e- i i e ii ::.e neg?.-\\ntrre.\\nIt was then moved to amend the thirteenth section in the fol-\\n7:: rvirj ;i\\\\::. :~:5\u00c2\u00a3 5; n\\\\::= :\u00c2\u00a3ir.\\n:v* re.:- I i::.= :y:::riMr,\\n*:-:r.:.5. r z i .T.-r.. :-5-:::r; t\\\\z:.:: ,zi als:\\nthe corresponding clause ofthe fourteenth section, which imposed\\n.5 .:j :r. :v i:r: f: ::~c:5-\\ntic materials, by striking out nine,~ and ins ta ting six f and\\nthat the duties proposed to be raised by this bul from spirals (Sa-\\ntined in the United States, be conformed to this ratio in the dif-\\ngrades mentioned in the bill, keeping the same rate of\\nnerence in each.\\nThis pio p oMliu n was also determined in the negative j 1", "height": "4400", "width": "2568", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0358.jp2"}, "353": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 347\\nCHAP. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits. 1791.\\n1st congress, also a motion made separately to strike out eleven, in the\\n3d Session. r J\\nclause already quoted, and insert nine. It was then moved to\\namend the clause, in the first section, which imposed a duty of\\ntwenty cents on every gallon of distilled spirits imported, more\\nthan ten per cent below proof, by inserting the word one, af-\\nter twenty and to make a proportionable addition upon all\\nthe different grades of imported spirits, mentioned in the bill,\\nand in like proportion to reduce the duty on distilled spirits, ma-\\nnufactured within the United States j and this motion was also\\nrejected.\\nIt was ordered, that the fourth section of the bill be recommit- S. Journal,\\nted for further amendment On the 11th, Mr. Morris, from the p\\ncommittee instructed to consider this section, reported an amend-\\nment, and the report was adopted; and the report and bill were\\nthen recommitted, and the committee were instructed to conform\\nthe bill to the amendments which had been agreed on.\\nBillpassed. The bill was again reported on the following day, when it was\\nmoved, that the rates of duties on imported spirits be so in-\\ncreased, as that the sums payable on imported spirits shall be\\none-third higher than the duties payable on spirits of similar\\nproof, distilled within the United States from foreign materials\\nbut this motion proved unsuccessful. The question was then\\nput, on the passage of the bill, as amended, and was decided in\\nthe affirmative, as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Dickinson, Ellsworth,\\nElmer, Few, Hawkins, Henry, Johnson, Johnston, Izard, King,\\nLangdon, Monroe, Morris, Read, Schuyler, Stanton, Wingate.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009420.\\nNays Messrs. Dal ton, Foster, Gunn, Maclay, Strong. 5.\\nThe bill was then passed with the following amendments:\\nAmend- Sect. 3, line 3. After fifty, insert and shall not amount to Id. p. 263.\\nments of more than five hundred.\\nthe Senate.\\nLines 5, 6. Expunge of one moiety thereof in three months,\\nand the other moiety thereof in six months, and substitute\\nthereof in four months and if the amount of the said duties\\nshall exceed five hundred dollars, the same may be immediately\\npaid, or secured by bond, with condition for the payment there-\\nof in six months.\\nLine 6. After bond, insert in either case.\\nLine 15. Expunge from the word made, to the word c shall,\\nin the 17th line, and substitute, and if, at the expiration of the\\ntime mentioned in the bond for the payment of the duties there-", "height": "4400", "width": "2576", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0359.jp2"}, "354": {"fulltext": "348 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCau. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits. 1791.\\n^SsSrT 8 kj intended to be secured, the same shall Dot be paid, then the\\nsaid deposited spirits.\\nmenrT^of Line 2S Ex punge from the word Representatives, to the\\nSenate. end of the section.\\nSect. 4. Expunge the whole section, and substitute\\nIn order to a due collection of the duties imposed by this\\nact, Be it further enacted That the United States shall be divided\\ninto thirteen districts, each consisting of one state, but subject to\\nalterations by the President of the United States, from time to\\ntime, by adding to the smaller such portion of the greater, as\\nshall, in his judgment, best tend to secure and facilitate the col-\\nlection of the revenue; which districts it shall be lawful for the\\nPresident of the United States to subdivide into surveys of in-\\nspection, and the same to alter at his discretion.\\nThat the President be authorized to appoint, with the advice\\nand consent of the Senate, a supervisor to each district, and as\\nmany inspectors to each survey therein as he shall judge neces-\\nsary, placing the latter under the direction of the former Pro-\\nvided, always That it shall and may be lawful for the President,\\nwith the advice and consent of the Senate, in his discretion, to\\nappoint such, and so many, officers of the customs to be inspec-\\ntors, in any survey of inspection, as he shall deem advisable to\\nemploy, in the execution of this act: Provided, also That where,\\nin the judgment of the President, a supervisor can discharge the\\nduties of that office, and also that of inspector, he may direct\\nthe same: .hid provided further That if the appointment of the s. Journal,\\ninspectors of surveys, or any part of them, shall not be made P 264,\\nduring the present session of Congress, the President may, and he is\\nhereby empowered to make such appointments, during the recess\\nof the Senate, by granting commissions, which shall expire at the\\nend of the next session.\\nSect. And be it further enacted That the supervisors, in-\\nspectors, and officers, to be appointed by virtue of this act, and\\nwho shall be charged to take bonds for securing the payment of\\nthe duties upon spirits distilled within the United States, and with\\nthe receipts of moneys in discharge of such duties, shall keep fair\\nand true accounts and records of their transactions, in their re-\\nspective offices, in such manner and form as may be directed by\\nthe proper department, or officer, having the superintendence of\\nthe collection of the revenue; and shall, at all times, submit their\\nbooks, papers, and accounts, to the inspection of such persons as\\nare, or may be, appointed for that purpose and shall, at all times,\\npay to the order of the officer who is, or shall be, authorized to", "height": "4397", "width": "2606", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0360.jp2"}, "355": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 349\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits. 1791.\\nist congress, direct the payment thereof, the whole of the moneys which they\\nmay respectively receive by virtue of this act, and shall also,\\nments^of once m evei 7 three months, or oftener if they shall be required,\\nSenate. transmit their accounts for settlement to the officer, or officers,\\nwhose duty it is, or shall be, to make such settlement.\\nSect. And be it further enacted That all officers and per-\\nsons to be appointed pursuant to this act, before they enter on\\nthe duties of their respective offices, shall take an oath, or affir-\\nmation, diligently and faithfully to execute the duties of their\\nsaid offices, respectively, and to use their best endeavours to pre-\\nvent and detect frauds, in relation to the duties on spirits, imposed\\nby this act which oath or affirmation may be taken before any\\nmagistrate authorized to administer oaths within the district or\\nsurvey to which he belongs and being certified under the hand\\nand seal of the magistrate, by whom the same shall have been ad-\\nministered, shall, within three months thereafter, be transmitted\\nto the comptroller of the treasury in default of taking which\\noath or affirmation, the party failing shall forfeit and pay two\\nhundred dollars to the use of the United States, to be recovered\\nwith costs of suit.\\nSect. 5, line 1. Expunge inspector or inspectors, substitute\\nsupervisor.\\nSect. 6, lines 5, 6. After the word to, insert are of, add s,\\nto inspector.\\nLine 6. Expunge or other chief officer of inspection.\\nSect. 7, line 7. Expunge inspector of the revenue or other.\\nSect. 8, line 7. Expunge proper.\\nLine 7. After inspection, insert to whom report was made.\\nLine 9. After certified, insert or reported.\\nLines 11, 12. Expunge without fee or charge.\\nSect. 10, lines 3, 4, and 12. After casks/ insert i vessels.\\nLine 12. After each, expunge to the end of the section, and\\nsubstitute and if such officer is not the chief inspector within the\\nsurvey, he shall, as soon as may be thereafter, make an exact\\ntranscript of each entry, and deliver the same to such chief in-\\nspector, who shall keep a like book for recording the said trans-\\ncripts.\\nSect. 11, lines 1, 2. Expunge inspector of the revenue, or\\nother.\\nLines 8, 9. Expunge inspector or other chief, also, ex-\\npunge of inspection.\\nLine 12. Expunge of inspection.\\n14. After particularly, insert, as.", "height": "4400", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0361.jp2"}, "356": {"fulltext": "350 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits. 1791.\\n1st congress. Sect. 12. Expunge the whole section.\\n16, line 8. Before officer/ insert chief.\\nmente Cn of 17 1 Ex P un g e from the wor d the, to the word\\nSenate. who, in the 3d line, and substitute supervisor of each district\\nshall appoint proper officers to have the charge and survey of the\\ndistilleries within the same, assigning to each one or more distil-\\nleries, as he may think proper.\\nSect. 18, line 2. Expunge of inspection, and after whose,\\ninsert charge and.\\nLine 19. After tackling, insert and the vessel or boat,\\nwith its tackle and apparel.\\nSect. 19. At the end of the section, add, except by con-\\nsent and in presence of the officer having the charge and survey\\nthereof, on pain of forfeiture of such spirits, or the value there-\\nof, at the highest price in the market, to be recovered, with\\ncosts of suit, from the acting owner or manager of such dis-\\ntillery.\\nSect. 22, line 2. Expunge inspector of the revenue, who, S. Journal,\\nsubstitute supervisor.\\nLine 3. After district, insert, who.\\n10. Expunge inspector, or inspectors: substitute\\nsupervisors.\\nSect. 23, line 3. Expunge or on a paper.\\nLine 6. Expunge or paper.\\n6. Expunge proper.\\n15. Expunge or paper.\\nSect. 24, line 2. Expunge from the preamble, after the\\nword imposed, and also the whole section; and, after the word\\nimposed, add or spirits distilled within the United States.\\nSect. 25, line 5. Expunge and.\\nLine 2. Expunge within any city, town^ or village, and\\nsubstitute from molasses, sugar, or other foreign materials, or\\nfrom materials the growth or production of the United States.\\nLine 14. Expunge within any city, town, or village.\\n22. Expunge inspector, substitute supervisor.\\n25. Expunge dealers in, or.\\n34. After the word, aforesaid, expunge to the end\\nof the section.\\nSect. 26, line 1. Expunge inspector or inspectors, substi-\\ntute supervisor.\\nLanes 5, 6. Expunge or their.\\nLine 9. Expunge dealer, or.\\n11. After stock, expunge the remainder of the sec-", "height": "4380", "width": "2568", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0362.jp2"}, "357": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 351\\nChap. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits. 1791.\\n1st congress, tion, and substitute i and the inspector of each survey shall keep\\na book, wherein he shall enter the name of every distiller, and\\nments^of tne Particulars of such old stock in the possession of each, desig-\\nSenate. nating the several casks, cases, and vessels containing the same,\\nand their respective quantities, kinds, proofs, and marks; and shall\\nalso give a certificate to every such distiller, of the quantity and\\nparticulars of such old stock in his or her possession, and a sepa-\\nrate certificate for each cask, case, or vessel, describing the same;\\nwhich certificate shall accompany the same wheresoever it shall\\nbe sent. And such distiller, his or her agent or manager, upon\\nthe sale and delivery of any of the said spirits, shall deliver to the\\npurchaser or purchasers thereof the certificate or certificates that\\nought to accompany the same, on pain of forfeiting fifty dollars\\nfor each cask, case, or vessel, with which such certificate shall\\nnot be delivered.\\nSect. 27, line 4. Expunge within whose district, substi-\\ntute at the port where.\\nLine 5. Expunge from the word herein, to the word\\nand, in the 10th line, and substitute before directed; touch-\\ning such spirits as shall be in the possession of distillers on the\\nfirst day of July next, and shall grant the like certificates there-\\nfor as for such spirits: which certificates shall accompany the re-\\nspective casks, cases, and vessels, to which they shall relate,\\nwheresoever they shall be sent; and such importer, his or her\\nagent, upon the sale and delivery of any of the said spirits,\\nshall deliver, to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, the certifi-\\ncate or certificates which ought to accompany the same, on pain\\nof forfeiting fifty dollars for each cask, case, or vessel, with\\nwhich such certificate shall not be delivered.\\nM Sect. 28. Expunge the whole section.\\nSect. 29, line 1. Expunge from the word any* to the word\\nit, in the 3d line, and substitute cask, case, or vessel, contain-\\ning distilled spirits, which, by the foregoing provisions of this act*\\nought to be marked and accompanied with a certificate, shall be\\nfound in the possession of any person, unaccompanied with such\\nmarks and eertificate.\\nSect. 30, line 2. Expunge district/ substitute survey.\\nLine 4. Expunge by the said wholesale dealers.\\nSect. 31. Expunge the whole section.\\nSect. 33, line 2. Expunge dealer, or.\\nLine 6. Expunge dealer, substitute distiller. At the end\\nof the section, add, Provided, that nothing in this section con-\\ntained shall be construed to e tend to casks or vessels capable of", "height": "4400", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0363.jp2"}, "358": {"fulltext": "352 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits. 1791.\\n1st congress, containing two hundred gallons and upwards, and which are not\\nintended to be removed. t\\n1791.\\nAmend\\nmerits\\no J. Sect. 34, lines 9, 10. Expunge in the presence of a consta-\\nSenate. ble, or other officer of the peace/\\nSect. 35, line 2. After liquors, insert except gin or cordials\\nin cases, jugs, or bottles.\\nLine 9. Expunge such.\\nSect. 37, line 1. Expunge dealer by wholesale, or.\\nLine 5. Expunge or on a paper.\\nLine 9. Expunge and papers.\\nLines 10, 11. Expunge dealers and expunge inspectors, S. Journal,\\nsubstitute supervisors. p\\nLine 17. Expunge and papers.\\nLine 18. Expunge dealers and.\\nLine 19. Expunge and papers.\\nLine 20. Expunge dealers and.\\nLine 22. Expunge dealers and.\\nLines 23, 24. Expunge dealer or.\\nLine 24. Expunge paper, or papers/\\nSect. 39, line 5. Expunge which words may be expressed\\nby their respective initials.\\nSect. 40, line 2. Expunge inspector, insert supervisor.\\nLine 9. Expunge inspector, substitute officer.\\nLine 18. Expunge or other.\\nAt the end of the section, add, And provided, also, That\\nif it shall appear from the verdict of the jury, that any such pre-\\njudice or waste was sustained by the negligence of the officer,\\nhe shall be responsible therefor to the United States.\\nSect. 41, line 1. Expunge inspector, substitute supervisor.\\nSect. 43, line 1. Expunge inspector, substitute supervi-\\nsors.\\nSect. 44, line 4. After the word and, insert unless brought\\nin a court of the United States.\\nLine 4. Expunge the word proper.\\nSect. 45, line 1. Expunge the word all.\\nLine 5. After the word incurred, insert at any time with-\\nin one year, after the last day of June next.\\nLine 6. Expunge manner, insert way.\\nLine 10. After the word thereof, expunge to the end of\\nthe section, and substitute and shall cause the facts which shall\\nappear upon such inquiry to be stated and annexed to the peti-\\ntion, and direct their transmission to the secretary of the trea-\\nsury of the United States, who shall thereupon have power to", "height": "4372", "width": "2538", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0364.jp2"}, "359": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 353\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits. 1791.\\n1st congress, mitigate or remit such penalty or forfeiture, if it shall appear\\nto him that such penalty or forfeiture was incurred without wil-\\nments^of negligence, or any design or intention of fraud, and to cause\\nSenate. any spirits which may have been seized, to be restored to the\\nproprietor or proprietors, upon such terms and conditions as shall\\nappear to him reasonable/\\nSect. 46, line 11. Expunge district/ substitute survey.\\nSect. 49, line 2. Expunge inspector or, substitute supervi-\\nsor or other.\\nSect. 50, line 1. Expunge inspector or, substitute supervi-\\nsor or other.\\nLine 5. The same amendment.\\nSect. 51, line 1. Expunge such inspector or, substitute su-\\npervisor or other.\\nLine 8. Expunge inspector, substitute supervisor or other/\\nSect. 52. Expunge the whole section.\\nSect 55, line 6. After casks, insert vessels/\\nLine 11. The same.\\nLine 15. The same.\\nLine 17. After cask, insert Vessel/\\nSect. 56, line 7. After paid, insert or secured to be paid/\\nLines 14, 15. Expunge according to the late treaty of peace\\nwith Great Britain/\\nSect. 58, line 16. From the Word inspection, expunge the\\nremainder o^ the section.\\nSect. 61, lines 3, 4. Expunge any justice of the peace, or\\ncourt of any state of competent jurisdiction or, substitute the\\nword the/ Expunge the proviso*\\nSect. After section 61, insert And be it further enacted-^-\\nThat it shall and may be lawful for the President, from time to\\ntime, to make such allowances to the said supervisors, inspectors,\\nand to the deputies and officers by them to be appointed and em-\\nployed, for their respective services in the execution of this act,\\nto be paid out of the product of the said duties, as he shall deem\\nreasonable and proper Provided, always That the aggregate\\namount of the allowance to all the said supervisors, inspectors,\\ndeputies, and other officers, shall not exceed five per cent, of the\\nsaid product, computed throughout the United States and such\\nallowance shall continue to be paid, until altered by law/\\nSect. 62, line 4. After districts, insert and surveys/\\nSect. 63, line 3. Expunge they are, substitute is/\\nLine 16. After the first word of, expunge to the word and,*\\nin the 19th line, and substitute towards such purposes for which\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 45", "height": "4400", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0365.jp2"}, "360": {"fulltext": "354 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits. 1791.\\n1st Congress, appropriations shall be made during the present sessions. Ex-\\npunge the proviso, and add to it the sixty-fifth section.\\nmentT^of SecL 64 line 2 Ex P un g e each insert this, and every suc-\\nSenate. ceeding.\\nLine 7. Expunge l to insert for.\\nThe sections to be numbered to correspond with the amend-\\nments.\\nConsider- These amendments being communicated to the House of Re- H. Journal,\\ned in the presentatives, they were, on the 15th, committed to a committee p\\nof the whole house; and, on the 17th, that committee was dis-\\ncharged from their further consideration and the house proceed-\\ned to consider them, disagreeing to some, and agreeing to others,\\nuntil the hour of adjournment. On the 18th, the subject being id. p. 382.\\nunder consideration, the amendment to the 61st section, ex-\\npunging the words any justice of the peace, or court of any\\nstate of competent jurisdiction and also, substituting the word\\nthe, and expunging the proviso, was read, when a motion was\\nmade to amend the amendment, by striking out the whole of the\\nsaid 61st section, which stood thus:\\nAnd be it further enacted That the prosecution for all fines,\\npenalties, and forfeitures, incurred by force of this act, and for all\\nduties payable in virtue thereof, and which shall not be duly\\npaid, shall and may be had before any justice of the peace, or\\ncourt of any state, of competent jurisdiction, or court of the United\\nStates, of the district in which the cause of action shall arise,\\nwith an appeal, as in other cases: Provided That when the\\ncause of action shall exceed in value fifty dollars, the same shall\\nnot be cognizable before a justice of the peace only.\\nThis motion to amend the amendment of the Senate, was agreed\\nto, and the section was consequently stricken out. The question\\nto agree to the Senate s amendment, as now amended, was then\\nput, and decided in the affirmative, by the following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Benson, Bourne, Cadwalader, id. p. 383.\\nCarroll, Clymer, Contee, Fitzsimons, Foster, Gale, Gerry, Gilman,\\nGoodhue, Griffin, Giles, Huntington, Lawrance, Lee, Leonard,\\nMadison, jr., Schureman, Sedgwick, Seney, Sevier, Sherman, Sil-\\nvester, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Caroli-\\nna, Sturges, Sumpter, Trumbull, Wadsworth, Wynkoop. 35.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Bloodworth, Boudinot, Burke, Floyd,\\nHartley, Hathorn, Heister, Livermore, Mathews, Moore, Muhlen-\\nberg, Parker, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Scott, Steele, Thatch-\\ner, Tucker, White, Williamson. 21.", "height": "4425", "width": "2681", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0366.jp2"}, "361": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 355\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits. 1791.\\n1st congress. On the following day, it was moved to amend the amendment h. Journal.\\n3d Session. og^ 305\\nproposed by the Senate, in the form of a new section, to follow p\\nments to sec ti\u00c2\u00b0 n 61, by striking out the words five per cent, of the said\\nthe Senate produce, computed throughout the United States; and such al-\\nments. lowances shall continue to be paid until altered by law; and in-\\nserting, in lieu of the words expunged, these words: seven per\\ncent, of the whole product of the duties arising from the spirits\\ndistilled within the United States; and such allowances shall con-\\ntinue to be paid for the space of two years, unless sooner altered\\nby law. And this question was determined in the affirmative,\\nthe ayes and noes being as follows\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Boudinot, Bourne,\\nBrown, Burke, Carroll, Contee, Floyd, Gilman, Griffin, Grout,\\nGiles, Hartley, Hathorn, Heister, Jackson, Lee, Livermore, Ma-\\nthews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Parker, Van Rensselaer, Scott, Se-\\nney, Sevier, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, Sumpter, Tucker, Vi-\\nning, White. 34.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Cadwalader, Clymer, Fitzsimons,\\nFoster, Gerry, Goodhue, Huntington, Lawrance, Leonard, Par-\\ntridge, Schureman, Sherman, Sinnickson, Smith, of South Caro-\\nlina, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Wynkoop. 20.\\nAmend- The amendment as amended was then agreed to. And all the ia. p. 385.\\nmen a a ner amendments of the Senate were then agreed to.\\nThe decision of the House concerning the amendments was\\ncommunicated to the Senate, accompanied by a suggestion that,\\nin the 10th, 11th, 40th, and 43d sections of the bill, there appear\\nto be sundry omissions of corresponding amendments, which are\\nrendered necessary in consequence of other amendments to the\\nsame sections.\\nThe resolutions transmitted to the Senate by the House were\\nas follows:\\nResolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That this house doth disagree to the amendment s. Journal,\\nto the 34th section, and doth agree to the amendments to all the V^7^275.\\nother sections, as far as the 58th section inclusive, with amend-\\nments to several of the said amendments, as follow\\nSect. 3. First amendment, transpose it so as to come in after\\nthe word fifty, in the third line of the section.\\nSect. 4. In the first of the three sections proposed by the Se-\\nnate, to be inserted in lieu of the fourth section, and in the se-\\ncond line, strike out thirteen, and insert fourteen.\\nSect. 27. First amendment, in the words proposed by the Se-\\nnate, to be substituted in lieu of the words stricken out, strike\\nout at the port where, insert within whose survey.", "height": "4421", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0367.jp2"}, "362": {"fulltext": "356 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChip. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits. 1791.\\nistcongresa. Resolved That this house doth agree to the amendment to\\n3d Sessio n. f\\nthe first section, with an amendment, by striking out, in addition\\nto the words proposed to be stricken out by the Senate, the whole\\nof the said section, without any substitute:\\nResolved That this house doth agree to all the other amend-\\nments proposed by the Senate to the before-mentioned bill, with\\nan amendment to the section, which is proposed to follow the 61st\\nsection, as followeth: strike out from the word exceed/ in the\\nseventh line, and insert seven per cent, of the whole product ot\\nthe duties arising from the spirits distilled within the United\\nStates, and such allowances shall continue to be paid for the space\\nof two years, unless sooner altered by law.\\nProceed- The Senate then took up the subject for consideration, and\\ningu on the receded from all their amendments disagreed to by the House of\\nments in Representatives, and agreed to those of the House, except to the\\nthe Senate, amendment proposed to follow the 61st section to which the Se-\\nnate agreed, amended as follows: seven per cent, of the whole\\nproduct of the duties arising from spirits distilled within the\\nUnited States, and such allowances shall continue to be paid, un-\\ntil altered by law.\\nThe Senate also adopted the amendments suggested by the\\nHouse to render the 10th, 11th, 40th, and 43d sections consistent\\nand intelligible.\\nDisagree- The House, on the 22d, disagreed to the alteration made by the h. Journal,\\nmem. Senate, in the amendment proposed to follow the 61st section, by p. 386,387.\\nthe following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Boudinot, Bourne,\\nBrown, Burke, Carroll, Contee, Floyd, Griffin, Grout, Giles, Hart-\\nley, Hathorn, Heister, Jackson, Lee, Livermore, Madison, jr.,\\nMathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Parker, Van Rensselaer, Scott,\\nSeney, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, Steele, Stone, Sumpter,\\nTucker, Vining, White, Williamson. 36.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Cadwalader, Clymer, Fitzsimons,\\nFoster, Gale, Gerry, Goodhue, Huntington, Lawrance, Leonard,\\nPartridge, Schureman, Sedgwick, Sevier, Sherman, Sinnickson,\\nSmith, of South Carolina, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Wads-\\nworth, Wynkoop. 24.\\nThe further amendments of the Senate were then agreed to.\\nHouse in- The resolution of the House of Representatives to insist on s. Journal,\\nsist their amendment to the last clause of the section, proposed by P- 279,\\nthe Senate to follow the 61st section, was taken up by the Se-\\nSenate in- nate on the 23d, when it was moved that the Senate insist on\\nsist.", "height": "4430", "width": "2673", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0368.jp2"}, "363": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 357\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits. 1791.\\n1st congress, their amendment to the amendment of the House; which motion\\n3d Session. f\\nwas decided in the affirmative by the following vote\\nYeas -Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Dalton, Dickinson, Ellsworth,\\nElmer, Foster, Johnson, Izard, Morris, Read, Schuyler, Stanton,\\nStrong. 14.\\nNays Messrs. Carroll, Few, Hawkins, Henry, Johnston, Lee,\\nMaclay, Monroe, Wingate. 9.\\nConfer- A resolution was then adopted, desiring a conference with the s. Journal,\\nence. House of Representatives, on the subject of disagreement, and P- 388,3\\nMessrs. Ellsworth, King, and Morris, were appointed managers\\non the part of the Senate. On the part of the House, Messrs.\\nBoudinot, White, and Livermore, were appointed managers.\\nReport. O n the 25th, Mr. Boudinot made a report from the managers\\nHouse re- on the part of the House, when it was moved that the House re-\\ncede. ce d e f rom their disagreement to the amendment last proposed by\\nthe Senate, and agree to it, amended to read as follows: Seven\\nper cent, of the whole product of the duties arising from the spi-\\nrits distilled within the United States: Jind provided, also\\nThat such allowances shall not exceed the annual amount of for-\\nty-five thousand dollars, until the same shall be further ascer-\\ntained bylaw.\\nThe question being put on this motion, it was determined in\\nthe affirmative by the following vote:\\nJlyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Bourne, Cadwala- id. p. 392.\\nder, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Foster, Gale, Gerry, Gilman, Good-\\nhue, Hartley, Huntington, Lawrance, Leonard, Partridge,\\nSchureman, Scott, Sedgwick, Sevier, Sherman, Sinnickson,\\nSmith, of South Carolina, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Vining,\\nWadsworth, Wynkoop. 30.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Burke,\\nCarroll, Contee, Floyd, Griffin, Grout, Giles, Jackson, Lee, Li-\\nvermore, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Parker,\\nVan Rensselaer, Seney, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, Steele,\\nStone, Sumpter, Tucker, White, Williamson. 29.\\nMr. Ellsworth made a report to the Senate from the mana- s. Journal,\\ngers on the part of that body, on the same day, which was taken p-288.290.\\nup for consideration on the 26th, when the amendment made by\\nthe House was accepted.\\n2d congress. On the subject of carrying this bill into effect, the following 1791.\\nmessage was transmitted to the two houses of Congress, on the\\n1st of November, 1791:", "height": "4418", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0369.jp2"}, "364": {"fulltext": "358 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Arrangement as to Excise. 1791.\\ncongress. Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives\\nI send you, herewith, the arrangement which has been made\\nMessage by me, pursuant to the act, entitled, An act repealing, after the S. Journal,\\ndTnt. PreSi ]ast da F of June next the duties heretofore laid u P\u00c2\u00b0n distilled P- 332,\\nspirits imported from abroad, and laying others in their stead,\\nand also upon spirits distilled within the United States, and for\\nappropriating the same, in respect to the subdivision of the se-\\nveral districts, created by the said act, into surveys of inspec-\\ntion, the appointment of officers for the same, and the assign-\\nment of compensations.\\nG. Washington.\\nUnited States, October 31, 1791.\\nThe arrangement respecting the collection of the excise is as\\nfollows:\\nArrange- An arrangement made by the President of the United States, with re- Id p. 333.\\nmentofdis- d fo fa su bdi v isions of the several districts thereof into sur-\\ntncts, ap- J\\npointment veys, the appointment of officers, and the assignment of compen-\\nof supervi- sations, pursuant to the Act of Congress, passed the third day of\\nMarch, 1791, entitled An Act repealing, after the last day of\\nJune next, the duties heretofore laid upon distilled spirits imported\\nfrom abroad, and laying others in their stead, and also upon\\nspirits distilled within the United States, and for appropriating\\nthe same. 9\\nNew Hampshire forms one survey of inspection. The duties\\nof inspector are performed by the supervisor: to this office Jo-\\nshua Wentworth has been appointed. His compensation is a\\nsalary of five hundred dollars, and a commission of one half per\\ncentum.\\nMassachusetts forms three surveys of inspection. No. 1 con-\\nsists of the province of Maine; No. 2, of the counties of Essex,\\nMiddlesex, Worcester, Hampshire, and Berkshire; No. 3, of the\\nresidue of the state. Nathaniel Gorham has been appointed su-\\npervisor: his compensation is a salary of eight hundred dollars,\\nand a commission of one half per cent. The supervisor performs\\nthe duties of inspector of survey No. 1. Jonathan Jackson has\\nbeen appointed inspector of survey No. 2; and Leonard Jarvis for\\nsurvey No. 3. The compensation to each of these inspectors is a\\nsalary of five hundred dollars, and a commission of one half per\\ncent.\\nRhode Island forms one survey. The duties of inspector are\\nperformed by the supervisor. John S. Dexter has been appoint-\\ned to this office, with an allowance of a salary of five hundred\\ndollars, and a commission of one half per cent.", "height": "4428", "width": "2674", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0370.jp2"}, "365": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 359\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Arrangement as to Excise. 1791.\\nsw congress. Connecticut forms one survey. The duties of inspector are\\n1st Session. x\\nperformed by the supervisor, who is John Chester. His com-\\nment of P ensa t ,on i s a salary of six hundred dollars, and a commission of\\ndistricts, one half per cent,\\nVermont forms one survey, of which the supervisor performs\\nthe duties of inspector. Noah Smith has been appointed to this\\noffice: his allowance is a salary of four hundred dollars, and\\na commission of one half per cent.\\nNew York forms one survey, of which the supervisor acts as\\ninspector. William S. Smith has been appointed to this office,\\nwith a salary of eight hundred dollars, and a commission of one\\nhalf per cent.\\nNew Jersey forms one survey. The supervisor performs the\\nduties of inspector. To this office, Aaron Dunham has been ap-\\npointed: his compensation is a salary of four hundred dollars,\\nand a commission of one half per cent.\\nPennsylvania forms four surveys. No. 1 consists of the city\\nand county of Philadelphia, and the counties of Bucks and Mont-\\ngomery; No. 2, of the counties of Berks, Northampton, Luzerne?\\nand Northumberland; No. 3, of the counties of Delaware, Ches-\\nter, Lancaster, York, Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Mifflin,\\nand Huntingdon; No. 4, of the counties of Bedford, Westmore-\\nland, Washington, and Alleghany: The supervisor for the dis-\\ntrict, George Clymer, acts as inspector of survey No. 1: his\\ncompensation is a salary of one thousand dollars, and a commis-\\nsion of one half per cent. James Collins has been appointed in-\\nspector of survey No. 2; Edward Hand of survey No. 3, and\\nJohn Neville of survey No. 4. The allowance to each of these\\ninspectors is a salary of four hundred and fifty dollars, and a com-\\nmission of one per cent.\\nDelaware forms one survey, of which the supervisor acts as\\ninspector. His compensation is a salary of four hundred dol-\\nlars, and a commission of one per cent. Henry Latimer, who\\nwas appointed supervisor, has resigned his office.\\nMaryland forms two surveys. No. 1 comprehends the counties\\nof St. Mary, Somerset, Calvert, Queen Anne, Caroline, Kent,\\nCharles, Talbot, Dorchester, Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Worces-\\nter, Hertford, Cecil, and Prince George. No. 2 consists of the\\ncounties of Montgomery, Washington, Frederick, and Allegha-\\nny. The supervisor of the district, George Gale, officiates as\\ninspector of survey No. I. His compensation is a salary of se-\\nven hundred dollars, and a commission of one per cent. Philip\\nThomas has been appointed inspector of survey No. 2, with a sa-", "height": "4418", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0371.jp2"}, "366": {"fulltext": "360 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. III. National Revenue-\u00c2\u00bb\u00c2\u00abArrangement as to Excise. 1791.\\nfcc\\n2d congress, lary of four hundred and fifty dollars, and a commission of one\\n1st Session.\\nper cent.\\nm nt anff f r S m a nas Deen divided into seven surveys of inspection.\\ndistricts, No. 1 consists of the counties of Lancaster, Northumberland,\\nRichmond, Westmoreland, King George, Caroline, Hanover,\\nHenrico, Charles city, James city, Warwick, Elizabeth city,\\nYork, Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex, Essex, King and Queen,\\nKing William, and New Kent; No. 2, of the counties of\\nStafford, Prince William, Fairfax, Loudon, Fauquier, Culpep-\\nper, Orange, Albemarle, Louisa, and Spottsylvania; No. 3, of\\nthe counties of Goochland, Fluvanna, Amherst, Bedford, Frank-\\nlin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Halifax, Charlotte, Mecklen-\\nburg, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Amelia, Powhatan, Cumberland,\\nBuckingham, Prince Edward, and Campbell; No. 4, of the coun- S. Journal,\\nties of Princess Anne, Chesterfield, Norfolk, Isle of Wight, Sus- p\\nBex, Surry, Prince George, Dinwiddie, Brunswick, Greenville,\\nSouthampton, Nansemond, Accomack, and Northampton; No. 5,\\nof Frederick, Berkley, Hampshire, Hendy, Monongalia, Ohio,\\nHarrison, Randolph, Pendleton, Augusta, Rockingham, and She-\\nnandoah; No. 6, of the counties of Rockbridge, Botetourt, Mont-\\ngomery, Wythe, Washington, Russell, Greenbriar, and Kan-\\nhawa; No. 7 consists of the district of Kentucky: Eidward Car-\\nring has been appointed supervisor, with a salary of one thousand\\ndollars, and a commission of one per centum. Drury Ragsdale\\nhas been appointed inspector of survey No. 1; Edward Stevens\\nof No. 2; Mayo Carrington of No. 3; Thomas Newton of No. 4;\\nEdward Smith of No. 5; James Breckenridge of No. 6; and\\nThomas Marshal of No. 7. The compensation to these officers\\nis to each a salary of four hundred and fifty dollars, and a com-\\nmission of one per cent.\\n(i North Carolina forms five surveys. No. 1 consists of the\\ncounties of Wilmington, Anslow, New Hanover, Brunswick,\\nBladen, Duplin, Anson, Richmond, Moore, Cumberland, Ro-\\nbertson, and Sampson; No. 2, of the counties of Carteret, Hyde,\\nBeaufort, Pitt, Craden, Jones, Dobbs, Johnson, and Wayne;\\nNo. 3, of the counties of Kurrituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Per-\\nquimans, Chowan, Gates, Hartford, and Tyrrel; No. 4, of the\\ncounties of Northampton, Martin, Halifax, Nash, Edgecomb,\\nWarren, Franklin, Caswell, Orange, Randolph, Grandville,\\nWake, and Chatham; No. 5, of the counties of Mecklenburg,\\nMontgomery, Roan, Iredell, Surrey, Stokes, Rockingham, Guil-\\nford, Lincoln, Rutherford, Burke, and Wilkes. William Polk\\nhas been appointed supervisor, and a salary of seven hundred dol-", "height": "4394", "width": "2606", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0372.jp2"}, "367": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 35\\nChap. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Arrangement as to Excise. 1791.\\n2d congress lars, and a commission of one per cent, have been assigned him\\n1st Session. J\\nas a compensation. James Read has been appointed inspector\\nmtnte nS tf of surve y No U John Daves of No. 2; Thomas Benbury of No.\\ndistricts, 3; John Whitaker of No. 4; and Joseph M Dowel, the elder, of\\nNo. 5. The compensation to the inspectors of surveys No. 1,\\n2, and 3, are to each a commission of two per centum, these in-\\nspectors being also officers of the customs. A salary of four\\nhundred and fifty dollars, and a commission of one per cent.\\nhave been assigned as a compensation to the inspectors of sur-\\nveys, No. 4 and 5, respectively.\\nSouth Carolina forms three surveys. No. 1 consists of the\\ncounties of Colleton, Berkley, Washington, Marion, Bartholo-\\nmew, Charleston, Granville, Hilton, Lincoln, Shrewsbury, Win-\\nton, Orange, and Lewisburgh; No. 2, of the counties of Wingaw,\\nWilliamsburgh, Liberty, Kingston, Darlington, Chesterfield,\\nMarlborough, Clarendon, Clermont, Lancaster, Kershaw, Rich-\\nland, Fairfield, Chester, and York; No. 3, of the counties of\\nEdgefield, Abbeville, Newbury, Laurens, Union, Spartanburg,\\nGreenville, and Pendleton. The duties of inspector of survey-\\nNo. 1, are performed by the supervisor, Daniel Stevens, to whom\\na salary of seven hundred dollars, and a commission of one per\\ncent, have been assigned as a compensation. Benjamin Cudworth\\nhas been appointed inspector of survey No. 2, and Sylvanus\\nWalker of No. 3. The compensation assigned to the inspector\\nof survey No. 2, is a salary of three hundred dollars, and a com-\\nmission of two per centum; to the inspector of survey No. 3, a\\nsalary of four hundred and fifty dollars, and a commission of one\\nper cent.\\nGeorgia forms one survey. The supervisor, John Matthews,\\nofficiates as inspector: the compensation assigned him is a salary\\nof five hundred dollars, and a commission of one per cent.\\nThe commission, in each case, is computed upon the nett\\nproduct of the duties on spirits distilled within the jurisdiction\\nof the officer to whom it is allowed; which nett product is de-\\ntermined by deducting, at each stage of the compensation, all\\npreceding charges.\\nWith regard to the ports, the following arrangements have\\nbeen made: At the ports at which there are both a collector and\\na surveyor, the latter has been appointed an inspector; where\\nthere is a collector only, he has been appointed; and where there\\nis a surveyor only, he has been appointed. The ports at which\\nneither collector nor surveyor resides, have been placed under the\\ninspection of the collector or surveyor of the district to which\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 46", "height": "4400", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0373.jp2"}, "368": {"fulltext": "362 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Arrangement as to Excis*. 1791.\\n2d congress, they belong, as the one or the other is the inspector of the reve-\\nlst Session. r\\nnue for the port where he resides. The duties of these .mspee-\\nArrange- Qrg are con fi ne( i f- spirits imported from abroad; and, as they\\ndistricts, bear an analogy to those which they have been accustomed to\\nperform, no compensation has been assigned. The officers, di-\\nrected by the 18th section of the law to be appointed by the\\nsupervisors, have been denominated, collectors of the revenue.\\nTheir number has been of necessity left to the discretion of the\\nsupervisor, with these general intimations, that they should be,\\nin all cases, as few as the proper execution of the business would\\npermit; and that,, in regard to the collection of the duties on\\nstills, one for each county would suffice: but this regulation ne-\\ncessarily varies as the stills are more or less dispersed. Where\\nthey are much scattered, two, three, or more counties, have been\\nassigned to the same person. The compensation to these officers s. Journal,\\nis a commission on the sums collected by each, of two per centum P- 335\\non the product of the duties on spirits distilled from foreign ma-\\nterials; and of four per centum on the product of the duties\\narising from spirits distilled from domestic materials, whether\\nper gallon, or by the still. This difference was dictated by the\\ndifferent nature of the business.\\nBy order of the President of the United States.\\nAlexander Hamilton,\\nSecretary of the Treasury.\\nTreasury Department, October SI, 1791.\\n2d session. At the second session of this Congress, on the 22d of Novem- 1792.\\nSupple- ber, 1792, other arrangements connected with this subject were s. journal,\\nmentaryar- commun i ca ted to the two houses of Congress, accompanied by P- 46\\nment. the following message from the President of the United States: H irnal\\ntc Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Represen-\\ntatives:\\nI send you herewith the abstract of a supplementary arrange-\\nment which has been made by me, pursuant to the acts of the\\n3d day of March, 1791, and the 8th day of May, 1792, for\\nraising a revenue upon foreign and domestic distilled spirits; in\\nrespect to the subdivisions and officers which have appeared to\\nme necessary, and to the allowances for their respective services\\nto the supervisors, inspectors, and other officers of inspection;\\ntogether with estimates of the amount of compensations and\\ncharges.\\nG. Washington.\\nUnited States, November 22, 1792.", "height": "4372", "width": "2516", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0374.jp2"}, "369": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 363\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Arrangements as to Excise. 1793.\\n2d congress. On the 28th of January next, the following change in the ar- s. Journal,\\nrangements as to North Carolina, was communicated in a mes- P- 475\\nto ha North sa S e addressed by the President of the United States to the two\\nCarolina, houses of Congress:\\n(i Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the .House of Representa-\\ntives:\\nSince my last communication to you, on the subject of the\\nrevenue on distilled spirits, it has been found necessary, in expe-\\nrience, to revise and amend the arrangements relative thereto,\\nin regard to certain surveys, and the officers thereof, in the dis-\\ntrict of North Carolina j which I have done, accordingly, in the\\nmanner following:\\n1st. The several counties of the said district originally and\\nheretofore contained within the first, second, and third surveys,\\nhave been allotted into, and are now contained in, two surveys:\\none of which (to be hereafter denominated the first,) comprehends\\nthe town of Wilmington, and the counties of Anslow, New Ha-\\nnover, Brunswick, Robertson, Sampson, Craven, Jones, Lenox,\\nGlascow, Johnston, and Wayne; and the other of which (to be\\nhereafter denominated the second,) comprehends the counties of\\nKurrituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates,\\nHartford, Tyrrel, Bertie, Carteret, Hyde, Beaufort, and Pitt.\\n2dty. The several counties of the said district originally and\\nheretofore contained within the fifth survey of the district afore-\\nsaid, have been allotted into, and are contained in, two surveys,\\none of which (to be hereafter denominated the third,) compre-\\nhends the counties of Mecklenburg, Rowan, Iredell, Montgome-\\nry, Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, and Surrey; and the other of\\nwhich (to be hereafter denominated the fifth,) comprehends the\\ncounties of Lincoln, Rutherford, Burke, Buncombe, and Wilkes.\\nSdly. The duties of inspector of the revenue, in and for the\\nthird survey, as constituted above, are to be performed, for the\\npresent, by the supervisor.\\nAthly. The compensations of the inspector of the revenue\\nfor the first survey, as above constituted, are to be a salary of\\ntwo hundred and fifty dollars per annum, and commissions\\nand other emoluments similar to those heretofore allowed to the\\ninspector of the late first survey, as it was originally constituted.\\n5thly. The compensations of the inspector of the revenue\\nfor the second survey, as above constituted, are to be a salary of\\none hundred dollars per annum, and commissions and other\\nemoluments heretofore allowed to the inspector of the late third\\nsurvey, as it was originally constituted.", "height": "4394", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0375.jp2"}, "370": {"fulltext": "364 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Teas and Spirits. 1793.\\n3d congress. Qthly. The compensations of the inspector of the revenue\\n1 for the fifth survey, as above constituted, are to be a salary of\\nChange as Qne hundred and twenty dollars per annum, and the commissions\\nCarolina, and other emoluments similar to those heretofore allowed to the\\ninspector of the late fifth survey, as it was originally constituted.\\nG. Washington.\\nUnited States, January 23, 1793:\\nist confess. It will be recollected that the same committee which reported 1791.\\nthe bill repealing the duties on distilled spirits, received instruc-\\nTeasand tion also to prepare and bring in a bill concerning teas, \\\\Vide H. Journal,\\nwines. page 342 -j Accordingly, on the 22d of February, Mr. Sedg- P 386\\nwick, from this committee, presented a bill making further pro-\\nvision for the collection of the duties imposed on teas. This\\nbill was read a first and second time, and was committed to a\\ncommittee of the whole house. The bill was taken up and con- id. p. 399.\\nsidered in committee of the whole, on the 2d of March, and was\\nreported without amendment. It was then ordered to be re-\\ncommitted to a committee of the whole house immediately.\\nThe house then again went into committee on the bill, and re-\\nported an amendment, which was agreed to; and the bill was\\nthen read a third time and passed, with the following addition to\\nthe title, and for prolonging the term for the payment of the id. p. 401.\\nduties on wines.\\nBill passed. The bill was read a first and second time in the Senate, on the S. Journal,\\n2d of March, and was referred to Messrs. Morris, Langdon, and ?A 6 304\\nSchuyler, to consider and report upon it. Mr. Morris reported\\nthe bill on the following day, without amendment, and it was\\npassed.\\nThis bill provides that the bond of the importer of the teas,\\nfor the payment of the duties, shall be taken, the teas being de-\\nposited in a store-house, on which two locks shall be placed, the\\nkey of one lock to be kept by the importer, and the key of the\\nother by the inspector, the teas to be taken up on giving new\\nbonds and security, as are described in the bill. The bill also\\nallows twelve months for the payment of the duties on Madeira\\nand other wines, secured by bond.\\nsdcongrets. The subject of teas and spirits required, however, still further 1792.\\nlegislation, and was, at an early period, brought before the at-", "height": "4380", "width": "2584", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0376.jp2"}, "371": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 365\\nCHAP. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Teas and Spirits. 1792.\\n2d congress, tention of the second Congress, by a petition from the merchants H. Journal,\\nlm of New York, praying to be allowed a further time for the pay- p 517\\nfor time\u00c2\u00b0to men t \u00c2\u00b0f the duties on a quantity of teas which remained unsold,\\npay duties This petition was referred to Messrs. Lawrance, Fitzsimons, and\\nGerry. A report was made from this committee on the 27th of Id. p. 521.\\nFebruary. On the 23d of March, the house proceeded to con-\\nsider this report, and adopted the following resolution:\\nResolution. Resolved That for all teas imported into the United States id. p, 545.\\nsince the third day of March, 1791, the duties whereon shall\\nhave been bonded, payable in one year, it shall be lawful for the\\nofficers of the customs, to whom such bonds were given, to can-\\ncel the same, and to take other bonds in lieu thereof, payable\\nin two years from the time of the importation of the teas, for\\nwhich the same is given: Provided That such teas are depo-\\nsited with the proper officer, agreeably to the provisions of the\\nact of the 3d of March, 1791.\\nIt was then ordered that Messrs. Lawrance, Fitzsimons, and\\nGerry prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, pursuant to this reso-\\nlution. On the 24th of March, accordingly, Mr. Fitzsimons,\\nBUI to ex- from this committee, presented a bill* to extend the time here- Id. p. 547.\\ntend time, tofore granted for the payment of the duties on certain teas, im-\\nHouse. ported after the third day of March, 1791, which was then read\\na first and second time, and committed to a committee of the\\nwhole house. The bill was considered in committee of the whole,\\non the 9th of April, and having been considered, was reported\\nwithout amendment, and, on the 10th, was] read a third time, id. p. 571.\\nand passed. Having been read a first and second time in the\\nSenate, the bill was referred to Messrs. King, Morris, and Lang-\\ndon, to consider and report upon it. And on the 18th, this corn-\\nRejected rnittee reported that it would be inexpedient to pass this bill; S. Journal,\\nby Senate. arj d the Senate then rejected the bill. p.423.429.\\nSpirits n reference to the act repealing the duties on distilled spirits,\\nand laying others in their room, which was passed at the close of\\nthe third session of the first Congress, it was found, on experi-\\nment, that some change would be necessary to render this mea-\\nsure an efficient and satisfactory source of revenue. Soon after\\nthe assembling of the second Congress, measures were put in 1791.\\ntrain to discover how far the operation of the act had realized\\nthe expectations of the government. On the 1st of November,\\nSecretary 1791, the secretary of the treasury was directed to report to the h. Journal,\\nof treasury House of Representatives, such information as he had obtained P 446,\\nfor infor- respecting any difficulties which might have occurred in the exe-\\njnation.", "height": "4400", "width": "2584", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0377.jp2"}, "372": {"fulltext": "366 HISTORY OF COXGPwESS.\\nChap. DI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits. 179X.\\n2d congress, cution of the act repealing, after the last dav of June next, the\\n1st Session.\\nduties heretofore laid upon distilled spirits imported from abroad,\\nand laying others in their stead and also upon spirits distilled\\nwithin the United States, and for appropriating the same. to-\\ngether with his opinion thereupon. And, on the following day.\\nthe secretary was further directed ;i to report whether any, and\\nwhat, alterations in favour of the spirits which shall be distilled\\nfrom articles of the growth or produce of the United States, or\\nfrom foreign articles within the same, can, in his opinion, be made\\nin the act for laying duties upon spirits distilled within the United\\nStates, consistently with its main design, and with the mainte-\\nnance of the public faith. In the meantime, petitions from the H. Journal,\\ndistillers of Boston, New York, Baltimore, Salem, Kentucky. 4SS\\nPennsylvania, Providence, Newport, Frederick county, Virginia, 458. 466V\\nc, were received, praying for modifications of the duties on\\ndistilled spirits. On the 6th of March, 1792, the :icretary made IT?:\\nhis report to the house in obedience to the above direction. On\\nthe 16th, the report was ordered to be committed to a committee H. Journal,\\nof the whole house, and on the 13th of April, the subject was 573\\nconsidered in committee, and several resolutions were then re-\\nported, which were, on the *26th, agreed to by the house, as fol-\\nlows:\\nResolu- 1. Resoked That, from and after the last day of June next,\\nhouse ne P rese \u00c2\u00b0t duties on spirits, distilled within the United States,\\nand on stills, shall cease, and that, in lieu thereof, upon all spirits\\nwhich, after the said day. shall be distilled within the Unit\\nStates, wholly, or in part, from molasses, sugar, or other foreign ma-\\nterials, there shall be paid the duties following: that is to say\\nFor every gallon of those spirits of the first class of proof.\\nu For every gallon of those spirits of the second class of proof,\\nu For every gallon of those spirits of the third class of proof.\\nFor every gallon of those spirits of the fourth class of proof,\\nFor every gallon of those spirits of the fifth class of proof,\\nFor every gallon of those spirits of the sixth class of proof,\\nAnd. upon all spirits which, after the said day, shall be dis-\\ntilled within the United States, from materials the growth or\\nproduce of the United States, in any city, town, or village, at", "height": "4400", "width": "2645", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0378.jp2"}, "373": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 367\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits. 1792.\\n2d congress, any distillery of which there shall be one or more stills, which,\\n1st Session. J J\\nsingly, or together, shall be of the capacity of gallons, or\\ntionsTof upwards, there shall be paid the duties following; that is to say:\\nhouse. For every gallon of those spirits of the first class of proof,\\nFor every gallon of those spirits of the second class of proof,\\nFor every gallon of those spirits of the third class of proof,\\nFor every gallon of those spirits of the fourth class of proof,\\nFor every gallon of those spirits of the fifth class of proof,\\nFor every gallon of those spirits of the sixth class of proof,\\n9\\nAnd, upon stills, which, after the said day, shall be employed\\nin distilling spirits from materials of the growth or produce of\\nthe United States, at any other place than a city, town, or vil-\\nlage, or at any distillery in a city, town, or village, at which\\nthere shall be one or more stills, which, singly, or together, shall\\nbe of less capacity than gallons, there shall be paid the\\nyearly duty of cents for every gallon, English wine mea-\\nsure, of the capacity or content of each and every such still, in-\\ncluding the head thereof. Provided That it shall be at the ora-\\ntion of the proprietor or possessor of any such still, instead of the\\nsaid yearly duty, either to pay cents for every gallon of spi-\\nrits by him or her distilled, or to pay at the rate of cents\\nper gallon, of the capacity, for each and every month of the\\nemployment of any such still, the said proprietor or possessor\\npreviously obtaining a license for that purpose, in which shall be\\nspecified the term for which he or she shall think fit to work his\\nor her still or stills.\\n2. Resolved That there be within each county comprehend-\\ned in any district, at least one office of inspection, at which every\\nperson, having or keeping a still or stills within such county,\\nshall, between the last day of May, and the first day of July, in\\neach year, make entry of such still or stills and at which every\\nperson, who, being a resident within the county, shall procure a\\nstill or stills, or who, removing within a country, shall bring\\ntherein a still or stills, shall, within twenty days after such pro-\\ncuring or removal, and before he or she shall begin to use such\\nstill or stills, make entry thereof. And every entry, besides de-\\nscribing each still, and the capacity thereof, shall specify the", "height": "4388", "width": "2618", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0379.jp2"}, "374": {"fulltext": "368 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits. 1792.\\nai congress, place where, and the person in whose possession it is, and the\\n1st Sess ion. r\\npurpose tor which it is intended, as whether for sale or use in\\ntions^of 1 distilling and m case \u00c2\u00b0f removal, shall specify the place from\\nhouse. which every such still shall have been brought.\\n3. Resolved That it shall be in the option of every proprie-\\ntor or possessor of a still, which is chargeable, according to the\\ncapacity of a still, either to pay the duty thereupon in money,\\nor an equivalent therefor, in distilled spirits, at the rate of\\nper gallon: Provided That such option be declared at the pre-\\nvious annual entry of such still, and that it shall be the duty of\\nthe said proprietor or possessor, to deliver the said spirits at his\\nor her own expense, at the office of inspection, where such en-\\ntry shall have been made.\\n4. Resolved That every proprietor and possessor of a still\\nshall be jointly and severally liable for the duty thereupon, and\\nthat every owner of land, upon which any still shall be worked,\\nshall be liable for the duty thereupon, unless the same shall be\\nworked by a lawful and bona fide tenant of the land of an es-\\ntate, not less than for the term of one year, or unless such owner\\ncan make it appear that the possessor of, or person by whom\\nsuch still shall have been worked, was, during the whole time of\\nworking the same, a trespasser or intruder on his land.\\n5. Resolved That every officer of inspection, within whose H. Journal,\\nsurvey any distillery of G-eneva or sweet cordials, subject to the P* 589#\\npayment of duty by the gallon, of the spirits distilled therein,\\nmay be, shall forbear to visit or inspect, for a space not exceed-\\ning two hours in each day, such part of the said distillery as he\\nmay be required by the proprietor, possessor, or manager, of\\nsuch distillery, to forbear to visit and inspect; for which purpose\\nit shall be necessary for the said proprietor, possessor, or mana-\\nger, to give notice, in writing, to the said officer, describing\\ntherein particularly the part of such distillery which it shall be\\nhis desire that the said officer may forbear to visit and inspect,\\nand specifying the time of each day for which such forbearance\\nshall be desired.\\nG. Resolved That it shall be in the discretion of the secre-\\ntary of the treasury to regulate, as well the marks to be set\\nupon the casks, vessels, and packages, containing distilled spirits,\\nas the forms of the certificates which are to accompany the\\nsame; and that when any cask or vessel, in which distilled spirits\\nhave been contained, shall have been emptied of its contents, it\\nshall be lawful for the marks thereupon to be effaced by, or in\\nthe presence of, an officer of inspection and if the said cask or", "height": "4388", "width": "2616", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0380.jp2"}, "375": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCffAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits.\\n1792.\\n2d congress, vessel shall be afterwards used for putting therein other spirits,\\n1st Session.\\nthe same may be marked anew.\\ntions eS \u00c2\u00b0of 7 Resolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That, if any distilled spirits, in going from one\\nHouse. port to another of the United States, shall be lost by means of\\nshipwreck, the duties thereupon shall be remitted or repaid to\\nthe proprietor thereof.\\n8. Resolved That, instead of a notice of twenty-four hours,\\nheretofore required to be given, of the intent to export distilled\\nspirits, in order to the benefit of the drawback of the duties there-\\nupon, a notice of six hours shall be sufficient.\\n9. Resolved That there be an abatement for leakage, at the\\nrate of iwo per cent, in every case in which the duty shall be\\npayable by the gallon, of the spirits distilled, to be allowed at\\nthe distillery where such spirits shall be made.\\n10. Resolved That the officer of inspection, within whose\\nsurvey any still shall be, the duty whereupon is payable according\\nto the capacity of the still, shall identify, by progressive num-\\nbers, and other proper marks, every such still within his survey,\\nand the duty thereupon shall operate as a specific lien upon the\\nsaid still.\\n11. Resolved That every distiller of, or dealer in spirits,\\nwho may have in his or her possession distilled spirits not marked\\nor certified, pursuant to the act repealing, after the last day of\\nJune next, c, shall, prior to the day of next,\\nreport the spirits in his or her possession, in writing, at some\\noffice of inspection, to the end that such spirits may be marked\\nand certified as old stock; and that from and after the said\\nday of next, casks and vessels, of the capacity of\\ngallons, and upwards, containing distilled spirits, which shall be\\nfound in the possession of any distiller or dealer in spirits, ex-\\ncept at a distillery where the same were made, or in going from\\none place to another, without being marked according to law, or\\nwithout having a certificate from some proper officer, shall be\\nliable to seizure and forfeiture; and that it shall be the duty of\\nthe several officers of inspection, upon request of any dealer or\\ndistiller, to take measures for the marking of casks, vessels, and\\npackages, containing distilled spirits, and to furnish such dealer\\nand distiller, free from expense, with certificates to accompany\\nthe same: Provided That it shall not be incumbent upon any\\nsuch officer to mark or certify any cask, vessel, or package, which\\nought to have been before marked or certified, according to any\\nlaw of the United States.\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 47", "height": "4400", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0381.jp2"}, "376": {"fulltext": "370\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. III.\\nNational Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Duties on Spirits.\\n1792.\\nlsVseKn 3 l2 Resolved Tnat from and a ter tne last da y of April, in\\nthe year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, no dis-\\ntilled spirits shall be brought into the United States from any-\\nforeign port or place, except in casks or vessels of the capacity\\nof gallons and upwards.\\n13. Resolved That no drawback of the duty on distilled\\nspirits, which shall be exported after the clay of\\nResolu\\ntions of\\nHouse.\\ngallons.\\nnext,\\nnext, shall be allowed upon any quantity less than\\n14. Resolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That after the day of\\nno distilled spirits shall be brought into the United States from\\nany foreign port or place, in any cask or vessel which shall have\\nbeen marked pursuant to any law of the United States, concern-\\ning distilled spirits, on pain of forfeiture of the spirits so brought,\\nand of the ship or vessel in which they shall be brought.\\n15. Resolved That every distiller, at the request of an of-\\nficer of inspection, shall, by himself, or some other person, aid,\\nor cause to be aided, the said officer, in measuring and marking\\nthe still or stills of such distiller, or, in lieu of such aid, shall pay\\nto the said officer dollars, for each and every still to him or\\nher belonging, which shall be measured by the said officer with-\\nout such aid.\\n16. Resolved That the President be authorized to make H. Journal,\\nsuch allowances for their respective services, to the supervisors, P* 590\\ninspectors, and other officers of inspection, as he shall deem rea-\\nsonable and proper, so as the said allowances, together with the\\nincidental expenses of collecting the duties on spirits distilled\\nwithin the United States, shall not exceed seven and a half per\\ncentum of the total product of the duties on distilled spirits, for\\nthe period to which the said allowances shall relate; computing\\nfrom the time that the act repealing, after the last day of June\\nnext, c, took effect.\\nCommittee It was tben ordered that a bill or bills be brought in, pursuant\\nto prepare to these resolutions; and Messrs. Fitzsimons, Parker, and Ma-\\ncon, were instructed to prepare and bring in the same.\\nB m On the 27th of April, Mr. Fitzsimons, from this committee, Id. p. 591.\\nbroughtin. presented a bill concerning the duties on spirits distilled within\\nthe United States, which then received its first and second read-\\ning, and was committed to a committee of the whole house. On\\nthe following day, the bill was considered in committee of the\\nwhole, and several amendments were reported to the House; and,\\non the 30th, these amendments were taken up for consideration.\\nOn the question to agree to the amendment of the committee,", "height": "4400", "width": "2672", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0382.jp2"}, "377": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 371\\nCHAP. HI. National Revenue -Duties on Spirits. 1792.\\nm congress, filling up the blank for the amount of duty: on every gallon of h. Journal,\\nspirits, of the first class of proof, distilled within the United States, P-592,593.\\nments of from materials of the growth or produce of the United States,\\nthe com- w j t u e ight cents, the decision was as follows:-^\\nmittee of\\nthe whole. Jlyes\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Clarke, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gor-\\ndon, Hillhouse, Kitchell, Lawrance, Learned, Lee, Jere. Smith,\\nW. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges, Silvester, Thatcher, Tredwell,\\nWadsworth, Ward.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 26.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Findley, Gregg,\\nGrove, Heister, Huger, Jacobs, Key, Livermore, Macon, Ma-\\ndison, Moore, Murray, Niles, Page, Parker, Seney, Sheridan,\\nI. Smith, Steele, Sumpter, Tucker, White, Williamson, Wil-\\nlis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 27.\\nBill passed It was then determined to fill the blank with seven cents, id. p. 594.\\nby House. And, on the first of May, the bill having been further amended,\\nwas ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. The blanks\\nhaving been all filled, on the following day, the bill was read a\\nthird time and passed.\\nAmended In the Senate, the bill was read a first and second time, on the s. Journal,\\n^Senate* 2d of Ma and was referred to Messrs. Hawkins, Cabot, and P-43 438\\nEllsworth. On the 4th, Mr. Hawkins reported some amend-\\nments, which w 7 ere adopted by the Senate, and the bill, as\\namended, was then read a third time and passed.\\nThe amendments of the Senate received, on the 5th, the con- H. Journal,\\ncurrence of the House. p 598#\\nEliphalet The petition of Eliphalet Ledd, praying for the remission of Id. p. 578.\\nLedd s pe- t he duties on a small quantity of goods saved from a wreck on\\nthe coast of Massachusetts, was presented to* the House of Re-\\npresentatives on the 16th of April, 1792, and referred to the se-\\ncretary of the treasury; and on his report being received on the\\n20th, Messrs. Fitzsimons, Gerry, and Murray, were appointed\\nBill to re- to bring in a bill making a general provision for the case of the id. p. 583.\\nmit duties petitioner, and others, in similar circumstances. Accordingly, id. p. 586.\\nsaved from on the 24th of April, Mr. Fitzsimons presented a bill to autho-\\nwrecks. r j ze rcm j ss i on f certain duties, w T hich was then read a first\\nand second time, and committed; and, on the 1st of May, the id. p. 593.\\nbill was considered, read a third time, and passed. In the Se- s. Journal,\\nnate, the bill received its first and second reading on the same p 435,\\nday, and was referred to Messrs. Cabot, King, and Burr; and,\\nRejected on the 3d, Mr. Cabot, from this committee, made an unfavoura- id. p. 437.\\nby Senate. ble report and the bm wag re j ected", "height": "4400", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0383.jp2"}, "378": {"fulltext": "372 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts. 1793.\\n2d congress. A few days before the close of the second session of the se- H. Journal,\\ncon Congress, on the 27th of February, 1793, the House of P* 720\\ncemiWu- Representatives appointed Messrs. Fitzsimons, Thatcher, and\\nties on Tucker, a committee to prepare and bring in a bill making fur-\\nwines and ier provisioo for securing and collecting the duties on foreign\\nteas. and domestic distilled spirits, stills, wines, and teas. And, on id. p. 722,\\nthe 28th, Mr. Fitzsimons, from this committee, presented a bill\\nof that title and import, which was then read a first and second\\ntime, and committed to a committee of the whole house. On\\nthe evening of the 2d of March, just before the adjournment of\\nCongress, the house resolved itself into committee ef the whole\\non this bill, and reported that some progress had been made\\ntherein. The committee was then discharged from its further Id. p. 734.\\nconsideration, and thus the bill was lost.\\n1st congress. A considerable modification of the imposts was effected during 1790.\\n2d Session. r\\nthe first Congress, by a bill, of which the following is a history.\\nOn the 3d of March, 1790, the House of Representatives adopt-\\ned the following resolution:\\nResolved That the secretary of the treasury be instructed H. Journal,\\nto report to this house such funds as, in his opinion, may be p\\nraised and applied towards the payment of the interest of the\\ndebts of the individual states, should they be assumed by Con-\\ngress.\\nOn the 14th, the speaker laid before the house a letter from\\nthe secretary of the treasury, covering his reports, made in pur-\\nsuance of the above resolution. And on the 21st of June, 1790, id. p. 246.\\nthe House of Representatives appointed a committee, consist-\\ning of Messrs. Fitzsimons, Madison, Sedgwick, Sherman, and\\nPaymentof Tucker, to report a plan, making provision for the payment of\\ninterest on j n t er est on the debts of the United States. And, on the 29th,\\nU States\\ndebts. Mr. Fitzsimons, from this committee, made a report, which was Id. p. 253.\\nCommittee ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole house.\\nreport The report was made the subject of consideration by this com- ld.p.254\\nmittee, during the two next succeeding days; and several reso-\\nlutions were reported, which were considered by the house on\\nthe 2d of July, when the following resolutions were adopted:\\nResolu- Resolved That an addition of thirty-three and one-third\\ntions of cents b e ma de to every one hundred cents of the duties now\\nhouse.", "height": "4388", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0384.jp2"}, "379": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 373\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts. 1790.\\nistcongress. payable upon goods, wares, and merchandises, imported into the\\nUnited States.\\ntion-Tof That in adclition to tn e foregoing, there be levied and col-\\nHouse, lected upon the following articles,\\nCENTS.\\nDistilled spirits, per gal., If\\nMadeira wine, 8\\nOther wines, 5\\nMolasses, j.\\nBohea tea, per lb., -------2\\nSouchong, and other black teas, 4|\\nHyson tea, 5\u00c2\u00a3\\nOther green teas, 4|\\nCoffee, I\\nBrown sugar, J.\\nLoaf sugar, per lb., -------l\\nAll other sugars, x\\nPepper, ---------5\\nPimento, .-------3\\nNutmegs, -25\\nMace, ---25\\nCinnamon, --------20\\nCloves, 12|\\nCassia, 10\\nResolved That, after the day of the discount of\\nten per cent, of the duties on goods, wares, and merchandise, im-\\nported in ships or vessels, the property of a citizen or citizens of\\nthe United States, be discontinued, and that an addition of tender\\ncent, be made to the duties on goods, wares, or merchandise, im-\\nported in any other ship or vessel.\\nCommittee Messrs. Fitzsimons, Tucker, and Sherman were then appointed h. Journal,\\nto prepare a committee to bring in a bill, or bills, pursuant to these resolutions, p- 269.\\nOn the 13th, Mr. Fitzsimons, from this committee, presented a\\nbill making further provision for the payment of the debts of\\nthe United States, which was then read a first time and re-\\nceived its second reading, and was committed, in the usual form,\\nBill passed on the following day. On the 15th, the bill was considered in id. p. 271.\\nby House. com mittee, and reported without amendment, and being amend-\\ned in the house, on the next day, was ordered to be engrossed for\\na third reading. The blanks having been filled up, on the 19th, id. p. 272,\\nand the bill having been read the third time, the question on its 273,\\npassage was put, and decided in the affirmative, as follows\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Blood worth, Brown, Burke, Cad-", "height": "4388", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0385.jp2"}, "380": {"fulltext": "374 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. HI. National Revenue Imposts RH\\nlet congress, walader. Carroll, Clvmer, Coles, Cod tee. Fitzsimons. Fiord. Gil-\\nman, Hartley, Heister, Huntington, Jackson, Lawrance, Liver-\\nmore, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker,\\nTan Rensselaer, Scott, Seney, Sevier, Sherman, Silvester, Sin-\\nnickson, Steele, Sturges, Sumpter, Tucker, Yin::\\nliamson, Wynkoop. 40.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Foster, Gale, Gerry, Goodhue,\\nGrout, ^Leonard, Partridge. Sedgwick, Smith, of Maryland. Smith,\\nof South Carolina, Thatcher, Trumbull, Wadsworth. 15.\\nRead twice On the 20th, this bill was read a first time in the Senate, and s. Journal\\nand^com- on tne Dext a was ta en D P on ^he question of its second P- 186 1K\\nnutted. reading, and committed to Messrs. Lee, Izard, Morris, Ellsworth,\\nand Few. Mr. Lee, from this committee, reported on the 2d of\\nAmended. August sundry amendments to this bill, so as to make it read as\\nfollows\\nBill as u Whereas, by an act, entitled An act for laying a duty on ld.pJM-\\namended. g OD( 3 5? ware5 anc i merchandises, imported into the United State 5\\ndivers duties were laid on goods, wares, and merchandise, so im-\\nported, for the discharge of the debts of the United States, and\\nthe encouragement and protection of manufactures: and where-\\nas the support of government, and the discharge of the said debts,\\nrender it necessary to increase the said duties\\nSect. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-\\ntives of the United Slates of America, in Congress assembled That,\\nfrom and after the last day of December next, the duties speci-\\nfied and laid in and by the act aforesaid, shall cease and deter-\\nmine; and that, upon all goods, wares, and merchandise (Dot\\nherein particularly excepted) which, after the said day, shall be\\nbrought into the United States, from any foreign port or place,\\nthere shall be levied, collected, and paid, the several and respec-\\ntive duties following; that is to say:\\ncrjrcs.\\nMadeira wine, of the quality of London particular, per\\ngallon,\\nOther Madeira wine, per gallon, 50\\n44 Sherry wine, per gallon,\\nOther wines, per gallon,\\nDistilled Spirits.\\nIf more than ten per cent, below proof, according to\\nDicas s hydrometer, per gallon, 151\\nIf under five, and not more than tender cent, below\\nproof, according to the same hydrometer, per gallon,", "height": "4379", "width": "2602", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0386.jp2"}, "381": {"fulltext": "Chap. III.\\n1st Congress.\\n2d Session.\\nBill as\\namended;\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nNational Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts.\\nCENTS.\\nIf of proof, and not more than five per cent, below proof,\\naccording to the same hydrometer, per gallon, 13\\nIf above proof, but not exceeding twenty per cent.,\\naccording to the same hydrometer, per gallon, 15\\nIf of more than twenty, and not more than forty per cent\\nabove proof, according to the same hydrometer, per gal., 20\\nIf of more than forty per cent, above proof, according to\\nthe same hydrometer, per gallon, 25\\nMolasses, per gallon, 3\\nBeer, ale, and porter, in casks, per gallon, 5\\nBeer, ale, and porter, in bottles, per dozen, 20\\nTeas from China and India, in ships or vessels of the United\\nStates.\\nBohea, per lb., 10\\nSouchong and other black teas, per lb., 18\\nHyson, per lb., 32\\nOther green teas, per lb., 20\\nTeas from Europe, in ships or vessels of the United States.\\nBohea, per lb., 12\\nSouchong and other black teas, per lb., 21\\nHyson, per lb., 40\\nOther green teas, per lb., 24\\nTeas from any other place, or in any other ships or vessels*\\nBohea, per lb., 15\\nSouchong and other black teas, per lb., 27\\nHyson, per lb., 50\\nOther green teas, per lb., 30\\nCoffee, per lb., 4\\nCocoa, per lb., 1\\nLoaf sugar, per lb., -------5\\nBrown sugar, per lb., 1\u00c2\u00a3\\nOther sugar, per lb., 2\u00c2\u00b1\\nCandles of tallow, per lb., 2\\nCandles of wax or spermaceti, per lb., 6\\nCheese, per lb., ------_ 4\\nSoap, per lb. 2\\nPepper, per lb., 4\\nPimento, per lb., -------4\\nManufactured tobacco, per lb., 6\\nSnuff, per lb., 10\\nIndigo, per lb., 25\\nCotton, per lb., 3\\nNails and spikes, per lb., 1\\nBar and other lead, per lb., 1\\n375\\n1790.", "height": "4380", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0387.jp2"}, "382": {"fulltext": "376\\nchap.iii.\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nNational Revenue Imposts.\\n1791.\\nSteel, unwrought, per 112 lbs.,\\nHemp, per 112 lbs.,\\nCables, per 112 lbs.,\\nTarred cordage, per 112 lbs.,\\nUntarred cordage and yarn, per 112 lbs.,\\nTwine and pack-thread, per 112 lbs.,\\nSalt, per bushel,\\nMalt, per bushel,\\nCoal, per bushel,\\nBoots, per pair,\\nM Shoes, slippers, and golo-shoes, made of leather, per pair,\\nM Shoes and slippers, made of silk or stuff, per pair,\\nWool and cotton cards, per dozen,\\nPlaying cards, per pack,\\nCoaches, chariots, phaetons, chaises, chairs, solos, or\\nother carriages, or parts of carriages, 15\\\\ per centum\\nad valorem.\\nAll goods, wares, and merchandise (except teas) from\\nChina or India, in ships or vessels not of the United\\nStates,\\nAll China ware,\\nLooking glasses, window and other glass, and all ma-\\nnufactures of glass, (black quart bottles excepted,)\\nMarble, slate, and other stones, bricks, tiles, tables,\\nmortars, and other utensils of marble or slate, and\\ngenerally all stone and earthenware,\\nBlank books,\\nWriting-paper, and wrapping-paper, paper hangings,\\npaste-boards, parchment, and vellum,\\nPictures and prints,\\nPainters colours, including lamp-black, except those\\ncommonly used in dyeing,\\nGold, silver, and plated ware,\\nGold and silver lace,\\nJewellery and paste work,\\nClocks and watches,\\nShoe and knee-buckles,\\nGroceries, (except the articles before enumerated;)\\nnamely: cinnamon, cloves, mace, nutmegs, ginger,\\nanniseed, currants, dates, figs, plums, prunes, rai-\\nsins, sugar candy, oranges, lemons, limes, and\\ngenerally all fruits and comfits, olives, capers, and\\npickles of every sort,\\nOil,\\nGunpowder,\\nMustard in flour,\\nCE3TTS.\\n75\\n60\\n150\\n150\\n180\\n400\\n12\\n10\\n3\\n50\\n7\\n10\\n50\\n10\\nS. Journal,\\n5 p. 197.\\n\u00c2\u00ab2 13\\n1\\no\\n3\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00baI", "height": "4364", "width": "2567", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0388.jp2"}, "383": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n377\\nChap. III.\\nNational Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts.\\n1790.\\n1st Congress.\\n2d Session.\\nBill as\\namended.\\n1\\nCabinet wares,\\nButtons,\\nSaddles,\\nGloves of leather, _.---.\\nHats of beaver, felt, wool, or a mixture of any of them,\\nMillinery, ready made,\\nCastings of iron, and slit and rolled iron,\\nLeather, tanned or tawed, and all manufactures of which\\nleather is the article of chief value, except such as are\\nherein otherwise rated,\\nCanes, walking sticks, and whips,\\nClothing, ready made,\\nBrushes,\\nAnchors,\\nAll wares of tin,, pewter, or copper, all or any of them,\\nMedicinal drugs, except those commonly used in dye-\\ning carpets and carpeting,\\nAll velvets, velverets, satins, and other wrought silks,\\ncambrics, muslins, muslinets, lawns, laces, gauzes, I-\\nchintzes, and coloured calicoes, and nankeens,\\nAll other goods, wares, and merchandise, except bullion, tin.\\nin pigs, tin in plates, old pewter, brass, tutenague, iron and brass\\nwire, copper in plates, saltpetre, plaster of Paris, wool, dyeing,\\nwoods and dyeing drugs, raw hides and skins, furs of every kind,\\nthe sea stores of ships or vessels, the clothes, books, household\\nfurniture, and the tools or implements of the trade or profession\\nof persons who come to reside in the United States, philosophi-\\ncal apparatus, specially imported for any seminary of learning,\\nall goods intended to be re-exported to a foreign port or place\\nin the same ship or vessel in which they shall be imported, and,\\ngenerally, all articles of the growth, produce, or manufacture of\\nthe United States, five per centum ad valorem.\\nSect. 2. Jind be it further enacted That an addition of\\nten per centum shall be made to the several rates of duties above\\nspecified and imposed, in respect to all goods, wares, and mer-\\nchandise, which, after the said last day of December next, shall\\nbe imported in ships or vessels not of the United States, except\\nin the cases in which an additional duty is herein before spe-\\ncially laid on any goods, wares, or merchandise, which shall be\\nimported in such ships or vessels.\\nSect. 3. Jind be it further enacted That all duties which\\nshall be paid, or secured to be paid, by virtue of this act, shall\\nbe returned or discharged, in respect to all such goods, wares, or\\nmerchandise, whereupon they shall have been so paid, or secured\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 48", "height": "4400", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0389.jp2"}, "384": {"fulltext": "M :-\u00c2\u00a31 ^t: .t ;j :-7.z~\\nMCB c. _\u00e2\u0080\u0094 _\\nii-.-r 5.1. J :u:\\nr. ::n 1-7\\ni:::;f\\n\u00c2\u00a31:7\\nIt to then\\nlie", "height": "4388", "width": "2609", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0390.jp2"}, "385": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 379\\nCHIP. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts. 1790.\\n1st congress, cordage, of 120, instead 150 cents; but this motion was also de-\\nSd Session. 1.1\\ntermmed m the negative.\\nj\u00c2\u00a3end? St0 The like success attended another motion to amend the re-\\nport, so as that the duty on every bushel of imported salt should\\nbe 8 cents, instead of 12 cents; and, also, a subsequent motion\\nto amend the report, so as that the drawback on every quintal\\nof dried fish shpjikt be 10, instead of 9 cents; and on every bar-\\nrel of pickksfush, and other salted provisions, should be. 10 cents\\ninstead xsf 9 cents.\\nThe report of the committee was then adopted as an amend- s. Journal,\\nment to the bill, and it was ordered, as amended, to pass to the P\u00c2\u00ab 198 199\\nthird reading.\\nOn the 5th, the Senate proceeded to the third reading of this\\nbill. It was then moved to reduce the duty on every 112 lbs. of\\nimported hemp, from 60 to 50 cents; which motion was decided\\nin the negative. A motion was then made to reconsider this\\nquestion, which was agreed to and a motion to reduce the duty\\nto 54 cents on every 112 lbs. of hemp was successful. It was\\nthen agreed to amend the bill, so that the duty on every 112 lbs.\\nof imported cables and tarred cordage should be 100 cents, in-\\nstead of 150 cents; on untarred cordage and yarn, 150 cents for\\nevery 112 lbs., instead of 180 cents and on every 112 lbs. of\\ntwine and pack-thread, 300, instead of 400 cents.\\nIt was then moved and agreed to, that the following clause, to\\nv wit All goods, wares, and merchandise, (except teas,) from\\nChina or India, in ships or vessels not of the United States,\\nshould be amended and transposed, so as to succeed the word\\nnankeens, the last of the enumerated articles, as follows\\nall goods, wares, and merchandise, imported directly from Chi-\\nna or India, in ships or vessels not of the United States, (teas ex-\\ncepted,) 12^ per centum ad valorem.\\nAn amendment was also adopted in the following clause, and\\non all wares of tin, pewter, or copper, all or any of them\\nmedicinal drugs, (except those commonly used in dyeing,) carpets,\\nand carpeting, all velvets, velverets, satins, and other wrought\\nsilks, cambrics, muslins, muslinets, lawns, laces, gauzes, chintzes,\\nand coloured calicoes, and nankeens, the duty was changed\\nfrom 5 J to 1\\\\ per centum ad valorem.\\nA motion to amend the last clause of the first section, by in-\\nserting the word undressed, between the words skins, and\\nfurs, was agreed to.\\nIn the fifth section of the amendments, it was then agreed to\\ninsert, between the words quantity, and less, the words\\ngreater or.", "height": "4400", "width": "2650", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0391.jp2"}, "386": {"fulltext": "380\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. m.\\n1st Congress.\\n2d Session.\\nBill passed.\\nHouse con-\\nsider a-\\nmend-\\nments.\\nNational Revenue Imposts\\n1790.\\nSenate\\nconcur.\\nThe motion to amend the report, by making the drawback on\\nevery quintal of dried fish, exported, 10 cents, instead of 9\\ncents, and on every barrel of pickled fish and salted provisions,\\n10 cents, instead of 9 cents, was renewed, and was agreed to.\\nIt was then resolved that the bill do pass in its amended form.\\nThe House of Representatives proceeded, on the Mh, to con- H. Journal,\\nsider the amendments of the Senate, and resumed their conside- p\\nration on the following day. It was then resolved that the House\\nagree to all the amendments, with amendmends to the second\\namendment, as follows\\nu Page 2d, line 2\\\\st. Strike out under, and insert more than.\\nPage 4, line 27. Strike out all goods, wares, merchandise,\\n(except teas,) from China or India, in ships or vessels not of the\\nUnited States.\\nPage 6, line 32. Insert, as an additional clause, all coaches,\\nchariots, phaetons, chaises, chairs, solos, or other carriages, or\\nparts of carriages, fifteen and a half per Centura ad valorem.\\nSame page and line, prefix to the last clause and five per\\ncentum ad valorem upon, and strike out the words five per cen-\\ntum ad valorem, 1 at the end of the same.\\nIt was then moved to amend the report by striking out the\\nwords twelve cents, for the duty on salt which motion was\\ndecided in the negative, as follows:\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Burke, Id. p. 292.\\nColes, Foster, Goodhue, Grout, Hathorn, Huger, Jackson, Leo-\\nnard, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Partridge,\\nScott, Seney, Sevier, Smith, of South Carolina, Steele, Sumpter,\\nThatcher, Tucker, White, Williamson\u00e2\u0080\u0094 28.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Cadwalader, Carroll.\\nClymer, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Gale, Gerry, Griffin, Hartley, Hun-\\ntington, Lawrance, Lee, Livermore, Page, Parker, Van Re nroc\\nlaer, Schureman, Sherman, Silvester. Sinnickson, Smith, of Ma-\\nryland, Stone, Sturges, Trumbull, Vining, Wadsworth, Wyn-\\nkoop. 30.\\nThe Senate, on the 7th, concurred in the amendments of the S. Journal,\\nHouse. P- 203\\n3d session. On the 14th of February, 1791, the house appointed Messrs. 1791.\\nBill to ex- Madison, Wadsworth, and Leonard, to be a committee to pre- h. journal,\\nplain and a- p are an d bring in a bill to explain so much of the act, entitled P-\\nmend act\\nAn act making further provision for the payment of the debts\\nof the United States, as imposes a duty on imported lead, and\\nmaking-\\nfurther\\nprovision", "height": "4394", "width": "2610", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0392.jp2"}, "387": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 381\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts. 1791.\\nistcongress. on calicoes. And, on the 21st, Mr. Madison, from this com- H. Journal.\\n3d Session. oor\\nmittee, presented a bill to explain and amend the act, entitled P\\nment P of n ac ma im g further provision for the payment of the debts\\ndebts of of the United States, which was then read the first and second\\ntime, and ordered to be engrossed; and, on the next day, was\\nPassed, read the third time and passed. On the 22d, 23d, and 24th, the S. Journal,\\nbill passed through its various stages in the Senate. 80\\n2d congress. On the 8th of March, 1792, the House of Representatives di- 1792.\\n1st Session.\\nrected the secretary of the treasury to repoet his opinion of the h. Journal,\\nbest mode for raising the additional supplies, requisite for the P- 53\\nensuing year; the question, after discussion, which occupied the\\nday, as well as part of the preceding day, being determined in\\nthe affirmative, by the following vote:\\nJiyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, S. Bourne, B. id. p. 531.\\nBourne, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Hillhouse, Huger,\\nJacobs, Kitchell, Lawrance, Learned, Livermore, Murray,\\nSchoonmaker, Sedgwick, Seney, W. Smith, Steele, Sterrett,\\nSturges, Silvester, Thatcher, Tucker, Vining, Wadsworth, Ward,\\nWayne. 31.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Clarke, Findley, Fitz-\\nsimons, Giles, Gregg, Griffin, Grove, Heister, Key, Kittera, Lee,\\nMacon, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Muhlenberg, Niles, Page,\\nParker, Tredwell, Venable, White, Williamson, Willis. 27.\\nThe secretary made a report, in reply to this order, on the Id. p. 53a.\\n17th, and it was committed to a committee of the whole house.\\nThe report was considered in committee of the whole on the 5th, id. p. 563.\\n6th, and 7th of April, when the following resolutions were re-\\nported and agreed to by the House:\\nResolved That the existing duties on the articles hereafter\\nenumerated, be repealed, and that, instead thereof, the following\\nduties be imposed; to wit:\\n{t On Wines.\\nCENTS.\\nDetails of Madeira, of the quality of London particular, per gallon, 56\\nduties. Ditto, London market, ditto, 49\\nOther Madeira wine, per gallon, 40\\nSherry, per gallon, 33\\nSt. Lucar, per gallon, 30\\nLisbon, per gallon, 25\\nOporto, per gallon, 25\\nTeneriffe, and Fayal, per gallon, 20", "height": "4394", "width": "2603", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0393.jp2"}, "388": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nchap.iii.\\nNational Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts.\\n1792.\\n2d congress. All other wines, forty per centum ad valorem, provided\\n1st Session. _ __\\nthe same shall not, in any case, exceed thirty-three cents per\\nDetails of ii rt\\nduties. S allon\\nSpirits,\\nThose distilled wholly, or chiefly, from grain.\\nOf the first class of proof, and under, per gallon,\\nOf the second class of proof, per gallon,\\nOf the third ditto, ditto,\\nOf the fourth ditto, ditto,\\nOf the fifth ditto, ditto,\\nOf the sixth, ditto, ditto,\\nOther Distilled Spirits.\\nOf the second class of proof, and under, per gallon\\nOf the third\\nOf the fourth,\\nOf the fifth,\\nOf the sixth,\\nditto,\\nditto,\\nditto,\\nditto,\\nditto,\\nditto,\\nditto,\\nditto,\\nBeer, ale, and porter, per gallon,\\nSteel, per cwt.,\\nNails, per lb.,\\nCocoa, per lb.,\\nChocolate, per lb.,\\nPlaying cards, per pack,\\nShoes and slippers, of silk, per pair,\\nShoes and slippers, of stained or coloured leather, (other\\nthan black,) for men and women, per pair,\\nShoes and slippers, for children, per pair,\\nAll other shoes, (for men and women,) clogs and golo\\nshoes, per pair,\\nAll other shoes and slippers, for children, per pair,\\nOn salts, called Glauber salts, and on sal ammoniac, for\\nevery 112 lbs.,\\nArticles ad valorem.\\nChina wares,\\nLooking-glasses, window, and other glass, and all ma-\\nnufactures of glass, (black quart bottles excepted,)\\nMuskets, pistols, swords, cutlases, hangers, and other\\nfire and side-arms,\\nStarch,\\nHair powder,\\nWafers,\\nGlue,\\nWoollen laces, fringes, and paper hangings,\\nCENTS.\\n28\\n29\\n31\\n34\\n40\\n50\\n25\\n28\\n32\\n38\\n46\\n8\\n100\\n2\\n3\\n3\\n25\\n20\\n10\\n7\\n10\\n7\\n200\\n3\\na.", "height": "4372", "width": "2516", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0394.jp2"}, "389": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nJ83\\nChap. III.\\n2d Congress.\\n1st Session.\\nDetails of\\nduties.\\nNational Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Defence of Frontier.\\n1792.\\nCast, slit, and rolled iron, and, generally, all manufac-\\ntures of iron, steel, tin, pewter, copper, brass, or of\\nwhich either of these metals is the article of chief\\nvalue, (not being otherwise particularly enumerated,)\\nother than brass and iron wire,\\nM Cabinet wares,\\nLeather tanned and tawed, and all manufactures of lea-\\nther, or of which leather is the article of chief value,\\nnot being otherwise particularly enumerated,)\\nMedicinal drugs, except those commonly used in dyeing,\\nHats, caps, and bonnets, of every sort,\\nGloves and mittens,\\nu Stockings,\\nMillinery, ready made,\\nArtificial flowers, feathers, and other ornaments for wo-\\nmen s head dresses,\\nFans,\\nDolls, dressed and undressed,\\nToys,\\nButtons of every kind,\\nCarpets and carpeting\\nSail cloth\\nSheathing, and cartridge paper,\\nAll powders, pastes, balls, balsams, ointments, oils,\\nwaters, washes, tinctures, essences, liquors, or other\\npreparation or composition, commonly called sweet\\nscents, odours, perfumes, or cosmetics,\\nAll dentifrice, powders, tinctures, preparations or com-\\npositions whatsoever, for the teeth and gums,\\nPrinted books, (except those specially imported for a\\ncollege, academy, or other public or incorporated se-\\nminary of learning or instruction, which shall be\\nwholly exempted from duty,)\\nH. Journal,\\np. 568.\\no\\n3\\nResolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That the foregoing duties be appropriated, in the Id. p. 569,\\nfirst place, to the payment of the interest of the public debt; in\\nthe second, to such other grants and appropriations as have been\\nheretofore made, and as shall be made during the present session;\\nand, in the third, to the purposes of the Act for making further\\nand more effectual provision for the protection of the frontiers\\nof the United States.\\nResolved That an addition of two and a half per centum\\nad valorem, be made to the duty on all goods heretofore rated\\nat five per centum ad valorem.\\nResolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -That in the future collection of duty on salt, a\\nbushel of salt be estimated as weighing fifty-six pounds.", "height": "4394", "width": "2638", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0395.jp2"}, "390": {"fulltext": "384 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Defence of Frontier. 1792.\\n2d Congress. Resolved That the additional duty of two and a half per\\n1st Se ssion. _\\ncentum on goods heretolore charged with a duty of five per cen-\\ntum ad valorem, be appropriated to the purposes of the Act\\nmaking further and more effectual provision for the protection\\nof the frontiers of the United States/ And the said additional\\nduty shall continue for two years, and no longer.\\nResolved That the before recited duties shall commence\\nand take effect on the day of\\nResolved That all wines imported after the day of\\nbe marked at the time of importation; and that certifi-\\ncates accompany the same, in like manner, as is provided by the\\nact repealing, after the first day of June next, the duties hereto-\\nfore laid upon distilled spirits imported from abroad.\\nResolved That the term of the payment of duties (where\\nthe sum shall exceed fifty dollars,) on salt, and West India pro-\\nduce, be extended to and that, from and after the\\nday of next, the duties on all other goods, wares, or mer-\\nchandise, other than wines or teas, be payable, the one half in\\nsix, the other in twelve months, from the time of importation.\\nResolved That the President of the United States be autho-\\nrized to borrow a sum not exceeding five hundred and twenty-\\nthree thousand five hundred dollars, for the purpose of defray-\\ning the expenses which may be incurred in pursuance of an act,\\nentitled An act making further and more effectual provision for\\nthe protection of the frontiers of the United States; and that the\\nfunds herein appropriated to the said purposes, be applied to the\\ndischarge of such loan: Provided That the rate of interest shall\\nnot exceed per cent, per annum, and that the principal be\\npayable at the pleasure of the United States.\\nResolved That the allowance on the importation of pickled\\nfish and salted provisions, and also to vessels employed in the cod\\nfishery, be made conformably to the increased duty on salt.\\nBill for It was then ordered that Messrs. Fitzsimons, Sedgwick, and h. Journal,,\\nraising a L ee? prepare and bring in the necessary bill to carry these reso- P* 575\\nsum of lutions into effect. On the 11th of April, Mr. Fitzsimons, from\\nmoney for tn j s committee, presented a bill for raising a further sum of mo-\\ntion of the ney for the protection of the frontiers, which was then read the\\nfrontiers. rs j- anc j seC0 nd time, and committed to a committee of the whole\\nhouse. The bill was considered in committee of the whole on ld.p.580\\n582\\nthe 17th and 18th, when several amendments were reported.\\nAnd on the 19th, the house proceeded to consider these amend-\\nments. It was then moved to amend the bill by adding to the\\nend, the following clause", "height": "4384", "width": "2516", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0396.jp2"}, "391": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 385\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Defence of Frontier. 1792.\\n2d congress. j\\\\ n d be it further enacted That this act shall continue until\\n1st Session. J\\nthe day of and until the next session of Congress,\\nwhich shall happen thereafter, and no longer; and that, from and\\nafter the expiration of the same, the duties hereby extinguished\\nand repealed, shall be revived, collected, and appropriated, in\\nthe same manner they would have been, had this act never been\\npassed.\\nThe question being taken on this motion, the result was as fol-\\nlows:\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Findley, Giles, Gregg,\\nGriffin, Grove, Heister, Jacobs, Lee, Macon, Madison, Mercer,\\nMoore, Niles, Page, Parker, Schoonmaker, Seney, Sheridan, Jere.\\nSmith, I. Smith, Steele, Sturges, Sumpter, Tredwell, Tucker,\\nVenable, White, Williamson, Willis. 32.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Clarke, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue,\\nGordon, Hartley, Hillhouse, Huger, Key, Kitchell, Kittera, Law-\\nrance, Learned, Livermore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Wm. Smith,\\nSterrett, Silvester, Thatcher, Vining, Wadsworth, Ward. 31.\\nThe speaker (Trumbull) then declared himself to be in the\\nnegative and this equalizing the votes, the motion was lost.\\nThe bill was further amended, and amended on the 20th, and h. Journal,\\nwas ordered to be engrossed for the third reading, and, on the day P- 583 584\\nfollowing, the blanks having been filled, it was read the third\\nPassed by time, and passed, the final vote being as follows\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Brown, Clarke, Findley, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman,\\nGoodhue, Gordon, Hartley, Hillhouse, Huger, Key, Kitchell, Kit-\\ntera, Lawrance, Learned, Livermore, Moore, Muhlenberg, Mur-\\nray, Niles, Wm. Smith, Steele, Sterrett, Sturges, Silvester,\\nThatcher, Vining, Wadsworth, Ward, White. 37.\\nNoes\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Giles, Grove, Macon, Madison,\\nMercer, Page, Parker, Schoonmaker, Seney, Sheridan, Jere.\\nSmith, I. Smith, Sumpter, Tredwell, Tucker, Venable, Willian\\nson, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 20.\\nThe bill was then passed, the title being An act for raising a\\nfurther sum of money for the protection of the frontiers, and for\\nother purposes therein mentioned.\\nIn the Senate, this bill received the first and second reading on s. Journal,\\nthe 23d, and on the 25th, was ordered to the third reading. On p-430,431.\\nthe following day, Mr. Burr presented a memorial from a num-\\nber of New York merchants against any increase of duties, and\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 49", "height": "4400", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0397.jp2"}, "392": {"fulltext": "M B UHH OF COXGKESS.\\nC*Ji ?-L.:r: I ,1 I-: 7-\\nMOiiipiiin the third reading of the bill was thai resumed. It was then\\nrc C TcQ to amend tne Qxst section as 4ollow=:\\nThat, from and after the last dav of June next, the dutir\\nnow in force upon the articles hereinafter enumerated and de- p\\n~:r.:t: :itir i.T.p:r :l:: ::r L~:.::~i Stare-.\\nuntil the last day of June, one thousand seven hundred and nine-\\nty-four, and in lieu thereof; there shaU be thenceforth, for the\\nspace of two years from the said last day of Jane next, laid, le-\\nvied, and collected, upon the said articles, at their said importa-\\ntion, the several and respective rates or duties following.\\nThe motion was decided in the negative as also was a motion\\nto amend the first section, so as to Emit the duration of the afore-\\nto five years, instead of two, as proposed in the above\\nIt was then moved and agreed to, to insert an\\nline fourth of the sixth section, so as that the clause stand thus:\\nAnd that, in addition thereto, there shall be allowed and paid\\nupon provisions salted within the United States, (except upon\\ndried fish.) upon the exportation thereof to any foreign port or\\nplace, as follows; to wit: on pickled fish, at the rate of eight\\ncents per barrel, and other provisions at the rate of five cents\\nper barrel.\\nIt was also agreed to expunge these words from the last line\\nof an amendment adopted in the second reading of the bill, as\\npart of the eighteenth section to wit under the laws of any\\nslate, or of the United State\\nIt was then moved and agreed to, to adopt the following pro-\\nvision, agreed to m the second reading of the o^\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0xii 1 1 namely i\\nAmd be tifwrtker enacted amd declared\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That if the principal\\nin any bond, which shall have been given to the United States\\ni goods, wares, and merchandise imported, and on the\\nf awj\u00c2\u00bb at or either of them, shaU bemsorvent,or\\nif such principal being dead, his or her estate and effects, which\\nshall have come to the hands of his or ber executors or adminis-\\ntrators, shall be insufficient for the payment of his or her debts,\\nand if in either of the said eases any surety in the said bond, or\\nthe executors and administrators of such surety, shall pay to the\\nUnited States the moneys thereupon due, such surety, his or her\\nor aduunistiators, shall have and enjoy the like ad-", "height": "4387", "width": "2580", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0398.jp2"}, "393": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 387\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Defence of Frontier\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts. 1792.\\n2d congress vantage, priority, and preference, for the recovery and receipt of\\nthe said moneys out of the estate and effects of such insolvent or\\ndeceased principal, as are reserved and secured to the United\\nStates by the forty-fourth section of the act, entitled An act to\\nprovide more effectually for the collection of duties imposed by\\nlaw on goods, wares, and merchandise, imported into the United\\nStates, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels, and shall and may\\nbring and maintain a suit upon the said bond, in law or equity,\\nin his, her, or their, own name or names, for the recovery of the\\nmoneys which shall have been paid thereupon.\\nAnd it is further declared That the cases of insolvency in the S. Journal,\\nsaid forty-fourth section mentioned, shall be deemed to extend as pt 433,\\nwell to cases in which a debtor, not having sufficient property to\\npay all his or her debts, shall have made a voluntary assignment\\nthereof, for the benefit of his or her creditors, or in which the\\nestate and effects of an absconding, concealed, or absent debtor,\\nshall have been attached by process of law (as to cases in which\\nan act of legal bankruptcy shall have been committed.\\nThe above amendment was, on the following day, amended in\\nthe first clause, to read as follows\\nBill amend- And be it enacted and declared That, if the principal in any\\n\u00e2\u0084\u00a2te Y jfrfd Don cI which shall be given to the United States for duties on\\ngoods, wares, and merchandises imported, shall be insolvent.\\nnate, and\\nThe bill was then passed in its amended form; and on the 27th, h. Journal,\\nthe House of Representatives agreed to these amendments, with P- 591,\\nan amendment, which was, on the following day, concurred in s. Journal,\\nby the Senate. P- 434\\nHeaton s On the 12th of January, 1793, a petition of Robert Heaton, of 1793.\\npetition. t j ie coun t v f Westchester, in the state of New York, was pre- h. Journal,\\nsented to the House of Representatives. The petitioner prayed P- 668\\nto be exempted from the payment of the duty imposed by law\\non sundry horses and other cattle, which he had imported. This\\npetition was referred to Messrs. Benson, Sedgwick, and Madison.\\nOn the 29th, Mr. Benson, from this committee/made a report; id. p. 685.\\nand, on the 7th of February, the house considered the report,\\nBill to re- and adopted a resolution, declaring it advisable that the seve-\\non useful ra i m P ost aws \u00c2\u00b0f tne United States, so far as they may be\\nbeasts im- deemed to impose a duty on horses, and other useful beasts, im-\\nbre^d, and ported into the United States for breed, be repealed. The same id. p. 695.\\nto repeal committee was then instructed to bring in a bill, pursuant to this\\nsing them, resolution. Mr. Benson, from this committee, presented, on the", "height": "4400", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0399.jp2"}, "394": {"fulltext": "388 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCSAP. EH. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imposts.\\n2d congress. 12th, a bill for repealing the several impost laws of the United\\nStates, so far as they may be deemed to impose a duty on useful\\nbeasts imported for breed, and for remitting the duties hereto-\\nfore accrued on such importations, in the cases where they have\\nonly been secured to be paid. This bill was then read the first\\nand second time, and committed. The bill was considered in H. Journal,\\ncommittee on the 21st of February, and being reported without p\\namendment, was ordered to the third reading, which, on the 715.\\n23d, it received. On the 23d and 25th, the bill passed through S. Journal,\\nits several readings, and was amended by the Senate, and the\\nHouse agreed to the amendments. p. 717.\\nSenate bill On the 7th of February, the Senate appointed Messrs. Bradley, S. Journal,\\nSUP ntarr to Gunn, ana Few, a committee to report a bill, supplementary to p\\nthe collee- the act, entitled An act to provide more effectually for the coi-\\ntion act. ec tion of the duties imposed by law on goods, wares, and mer-\\nchandise, imported into the United States, and on the tonnage\\nof ships or vessels. And on the 11th, Mr. Bradley, from this Id. p. 483.\\ncommittee, reported a bill, bearing the above title which was\\nthen read the first time, and received its second reading on the\\nfollowing day; and, on the 14th, having been amended, it was Id. p. 484.\\nread the third time, and passed. In the House the bill was, on\\nthe loth, committed to Messrs. Goodhue, Hindman, and Jere. Id. p. 486.\\nSmith. On the 22d, Mr. Goodhue, from this committee, report- H. Journal,\\ned an amendment, which was committed, with the bill, to a com- p\\nmittee of the whole house and on the 25th, the bill was before Id. p. 713.\\nthe committee, and several amendments were reported, which Id. p. 717.\\nreceived the concurrence of the house, and the bill was then\\nread the third time and passed. The Senate, on the 27th, agreed s. Journal,\\nto some of the amendments made by the house, and agreed p\\nto reconsider the second amendment, and to refer this amend-\\nment, with the amendments subsequent thereto, to Messrs. King,\\nMorris, and Cabot. On the following day, Mr. King reported Id. p. 499.\\nan amendment to the amendment which was agreed to. The\\nhouse concurring, on the 1st of March, in this amendment, the H. Journal,\\nbill was finally passed. p\\nJacob 0\u00c2\u00b0 the 22d of November, 1792, the secretary reported on the H. Journal,\\nBell s P e- petition of Jacob Bell, who, so long before as the 7th of De- j^ 3 3\\nduties to cember, 1790, (at the third session of the first Congress,) had pe-\\nbe refund- tioned the House of Representatives to be refunded certain du-\\nties, to the payment of which he had been subjected by a mis-\\ntake of the collector of the port of New York. On the 5th of id. p. 691.\\nFebruary, the report of the secretary was considered by a com-\\nmittee of the whole, who reported the following resolution,\\nwhich was agreed to by the house", "height": "4418", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0400.jp2"}, "395": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 389\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Proceedings as to Duties. 1793.\\n2d congress. Resolved That the duty on a quantity of pickled fish, amount-\\ned session. J\\nmg to ninety-seven dollars and fifty cents, to the payment of\\nResolution, which the said Jacob Bell has been subjected, by a mistake of\\nthe collector of the port of New York, be refunded to him, agree-\\nably to the prayer of his petition.\\nBill to re- It was then ordered that Messrs. Key, Grove, and Tucker, pre- H. Journal,\\ned n by PaSS P are an( Drm g m tne bill necessary to give effect to this resolution. p 695,\\nHouse. Mr. Key, on the 7th, presented a bill to refund to Jacob Bell, cer-\\ntain duties on pickled fish, which was read the first and second\\ntime, and committed. The bill having been considered in com- id. p. 701.\\nmittee, on the 13th, and reported without amendment, was or- 703\\ndered to be engrossed, and was read the third time on the 15th\\nof February. On the same day, the bill was read the first time s. Journal,\\nin the Senate, and received its second reading on the 18th, when P- 48 488\\nit was referred to Messrs. Foster, Monroe, and Cabot. Mr. Fos-\\nRejected ter, on the 2d of March, made an unfavourable report concerning id. p. 503.\\nby Senate, this bill, which was then rejected.\\nWoodrop During the first session of the second Congress, on the 17th of h. Journal,\\na etitioT S A P riI 1792 a memorial was presented to the House of Repre- P-579.586.\\nsentatives, from Woodrop and Simms, merchants of Philadelphia,\\npraying a remission of the duties on a quantity of salt and wines\\nentered at the port of New York, and which were lost, together\\nwith the ship, on the passage. This memorial was referred to\\nMessrs. Fitzsimons, Gerry, and Murray, and the case was included\\nin the provisions of a bill reported by Mr. Fitzsimons, on the 24th\\nBill to re- of April, to authorize the remission of certain duties, and which\\nnut duties j^jj wag rei ec j;ed by the Senate, as may be seen on reference to\\non wines J J J\\nlostbyship- the case of Eliphalet Ledd, [page 371.] On the 8th of Novem- Id. p. 615.\\nber, this memorial was again presented, at the second session of\\nthe second Congress; and, on the 3d of December, was referred\\nto Messrs. Key, Grove, and Tucker. Mr. Key made a report on id. p. 631.\\nthis case on the 6th, which was committed to a committee of the 634#\\nwhole house. It was acted on in committee on the 5th of Feb- Id p 590.\\nruary, 1793, and the following resolution was then reported, and\\nagreed to by the house\\nResolved That the remission of duties on a quantity of salt\\nand wines entered at the port of New York, which, together with\\nthe ship, was lost, on the passage from thence to Philadelphia, in\\nMarch last, ought to be granted, agreeably to the prayer of the\\npetitioners.\\nMessrs. Key, Grove, and Tucker, were then ordered to pre- id. p. 695.\\npare and bring in a bill to carry this resolution into effect. The", "height": "4418", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0401.jp2"}, "396": {"fulltext": "390 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Compensations. 1793.\\n2d congress, bill was reported by Mr. Key on the 7th of February, when it\\nreceived the first and second reading and its commitment. On H. Journal,\\nthe 8th, the bill was taken up in committee of the whole, report- P- 696 697.\\ned without amendment, and, on the question of its engrossment,\\nRejected, was rejected.\\nA great number of petitions and memorials were presented,\\ncomplaining of the unequal operation of these laws, and praying\\nfor remissions of duties but as no legislative action was founded\\nupon them, they are omitted.\\n1st congress. 0# the 29th December, 1790, the petition of Shubael Swain 1790-91.\\nsslon was presented to the House of Representatives, praying the re- h. journal,\\nShubael mission of a penalty incurred for a breach of the revenue laws P* 344\\nSwaix. w hich was referred to Messrs. Goodhue, Livermore, and Sinnick-\\nson. Mr. Goodhue, on the 31st, reported a bill for the relief of Id. p. 347.\\nShubael Swain, which was then read the first time, and received\\nthe second and third reading on the 3d and 4th of January, when\\nit was passed and sent to the Senate, where, on the 4th and 5th, s. Journal,\\nit was read the first and second time, and referred to Messrs. Mor- P- 229 2\\nBill reject- Langdon, and Hawkins. Mr. Morris made a report on the\\ned by Se- eth, and the bill was then rejected,\\nnate. J\\nCompensa- n the 21st of January, 1791, the House of Representatives h. Journal,\\ntion of in- ordered the appointment of a committee, to prepare and bring in a P* 3o9\\nbill, or bills, making provision for the compensations to inspectors\\n[H.B.119.] an( i officers of inspection, to be appointed to collect the duties im-\\nposed on distilled spirits, and to secure the collection thereof; and\\nMessrs. Sedgwick, Madison, and Lawrance were appointed of this id. p. 363.\\nBill report- committee. Mr. Sedgwick, from this committee, reported, on the id. p. 364,\\ne( and 26th, a bill providing compensation for inspectors and other officers\\nof inspection, which was then read the first time, and, on the next\\nNot acted day, received the second reading, and was committed to a commit-\\non tee of the whole house. This bill was not subsequently acted on.\\n3d congress. A committee was appointed, in the House of Representatives, 1792.\\non the 16th of April, 1792, consisting of Messrs. Goodhue, Ster- 53ournaT,\\nCompensa- rett, Parker, Grove, and Barnwell, to prepare and bring in a bill, p- 579.\\ntion to offi- or k relative to the compensations to the officers of the customs\\ncersofcus- r\\ntoms. and, on the 19th, Mr. Goodhue, from this committee, presented id. p. 581.\\na bill relative to the compensations to certain officers employed in", "height": "4394", "width": "2516", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0402.jp2"}, "397": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 391\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Continental Tax Receivers. 1792.\\n2d congress, the collection of the duties of impost and tonnage, which was read\\n1st Session.\\nthe first and second time, and committed to a committee of the\\n[H.B.183.] whole house. The bill was considered in committee of the H. Journal,\\nwhole on the 30th, when several amendments were reported, P- 592 593\\nwhich were, on the 1st of May, agreed to, and the bill was or-\\ndered to be engrossed for the third reading; and, on the day fol- id. p. 595.\\nBillpassed. lowing, the bill was read the third time and passed.\\nIn Senate, this bill was read the first and second time, on s. Journal,\\nthe 3d, and was referred to Messrs. Morris, Sherman, and Mon- P- 437\\nroe. Mr. Morris, on the 4th, reported various amendments, some id. p. 438.\\nof which were adopted and the bill, having been amended ac-\\ncordingly, was read the third time and passed on the same day.\\nThese amendments were concurred in by the House of Repre- H. Journal,\\nsentatives. P- 598\\nCostiken- On the 24th of February, 1791, a petition was presented to the 1791.\\ntal tax^ ii ouse of Representatives, from George Webb, a receiver of con- h. Journal,\\nPetition of tmen ^al taxes in Virginia, praying for further compensation for P- 389.471.\\nG. Webb, his services, and to be reimbursed for the loss of a sum of public\\nmoney, whilst receiver of taxes. This petition was referred to\\nthe secretary of the treasury, from whom a report was received\\non the 12th of December; and, on the 23d, the following motion\\nwas submitted to the house:\\nThat the report of the secretary of the treasury, upon the id. p. 480.\\npetition of George Webb, be referred to a select committee, and\\n[H.B.158.] that the committee be instructed to prepare and bring in a bill,\\nBill report- allowing such of the receivers of continental taxes in the several\\ned states, as continued in service after the end of the year one thou-\\nsand seven hundred and eighty-two, a commission, as a compen-\\nsation for their services and expenses, not exceeding the rate of\\nper centum, upon the amount of moneys by them respec-\\ntively received for continental services subsequently to the time\\naforesaid.\\nCommit- This motion and report were referred to Messrs. Liver more, id. p. 487.\\nted Giles, Clarke, Fitzsimons, and Bourne, of Rhode Island. Mr, Li-\\nvermore, on the 4th of January, presented, from this committee,\\na bill granting further compensation to certain receivers of con-\\nNot acted tinental taxes which was then read the first time, and, on the\\non next day, received the second reading, and was committed to a\\ncommittee of the whole house.\\nM seeaion. At the commencement of the second session, on the 28th of No- 1792-93.\\nvember, 1792, a committee was appointed in the House of Re- h. Journal,\\np. 629.", "height": "4400", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0403.jp2"}, "398": {"fulltext": "392 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. IH. National Reyenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Post Office. 1792-93.\\n2d congress, presentatives, consisting of Messrs. Giles, S. Bourne, and Silvester,\\n2d Session. r i\\nto prepare a bill granting further compensation to certain re-\\nceivers of continental taxes. Mr. Giles, on the same day, pre-\\n[H.B.200.] sented a bill, which was read the first and second time, and com-\\nmitted to a committee of the whole house and, on the 25th of\\nJanuary following, the bill was considered in committee of the\\nwhole, and reported without amendment. The question was then h. Journal,\\ntaken on the engrossment of the bill for the third reading, when p 680,\\nRejected, it was determined in the negative, by the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Benson, B. Bourne, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Giles,\\nGriffin, Hartley, Huger, Learned, Lee, Livermore, Madison, Mil-\\nledge, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Sedgwick, Silvester, Sterrett,\\nSumpter, Venable, White. 22.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Boudinot, S. Bourne, Clarke,\\nDayton, Gilman, Goodhue, Gregg, Grove, Heister, Hillhouse, Ja-\\ncobs, Kitchell, Kittera, Leonard, Macon, Moore, Jere. Smith, I.\\nSmith, Wm. Smith, Thatcher, Tredwell, Ward.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 24.\\nSo the bill was rejected.\\nTHE POST OFFICE.\\n1st congress. As an important source of national revenue, the Post Office De- 1789.\\n1st Session.\\npartment received a fit share of the deliberations of the first h. Journal,\\nCongress. Very soon after the commencement of the first session, p- 62.\\non the 17th of July, 1789, the speaker laid before the House of\\nLetter Representatives a letter from Ebenezer Hazard, postmaster ge-\\nfrom post- nera j f \u00c2\u00a3h e United States, submitting the propriety of some im-\\nmaster ge-\\nneral, call- mediate provision, by law, for the arrangement of that depart-\\ntion tcfthat men wn i cn was referred to Messrs. Boudinot, Goodhue, and Lee, id. p. 81.\\ndepart- for them to consider the subject, and report their opinion. Mr.\\nment Boudinot, on the 18th of August, made a report from that com-\\nmittee. On the 27th, the house proceeded to consider this re- id. p. 92.\\nport, when it was recommitted to the same committee. The re-\\nport of this committee was again the subject of consideration on\\nthe 9th of September, when the house agreed to the following\\nresolution\\nResolution Resolved That, until further provision be made by law, the id. p. 106.\\nof House. g enera j p 0S t office of the United States shall be conducted ac-\\ncording to the rules and regulations prescribed by the ordinances\\nand resolutions of the late Congress, and that contracts be made\\nfor the conveyance of the mail, in conformity thereto.", "height": "4416", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0404.jp2"}, "399": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 393\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Post Office. 1789.\\n1st congress. On the 10th of September, the Senate referred this resolution s. Journal,\\n1st Session\\nto Messrs. Butler, Morris, and Ellsworth, with an instruction to P* 78\\nNon-con-\\ncurrenceof report a bill on the subject; and, on the 11th, this committee re- id. p. 79.\\nSenate. ported a resolution not to concur in the resolve of the House,\\nwhich report was agreed to by the Senate.\\nBill passed The same committee reported a bill for the temporary esta- id. p. 79,\\nby Senate, blishment f the post office, which was then read a first time, 80\\nand House. .11 11,., i\\nand, on the 14th and 15th, received the second and third read-\\ning, and was passed. On the 16th and 17th, this bill passed h. Journal,\\nthrough its various readings, without opposition, in the House of P* nl\\nRepresentatives.\\n2d session. At the commencement of the second session, on the 22d of 1790,\\nPlan from January, 1790, the speaker laid before the House of Represen- h. Journal,\\npostmaster tatives, a letter from the secretary of the treasury, accompany- P* 144\\ning a report made to him by the post master general, respecting\\nthe post office, and suggesting a plan for its future establishment;\\nwhich was referred to Messrs. Fitzsimons, Gerry, Sinnickson,\\nParker, and Stone, with instructions to report to the house their\\nReferred, opinion on the subject. Mr. Fitzsimons, from this committee,\\nBill for re- presented, on the 23d of February, a bill for regulating the post id. p. 162.\\ngulatmg office of the United States, which was read the first time on that\\npost ornce.\\nday and, on the 24th, received the second reading, and was\\nCommit- committed. The bill was considered in committee of the whole Id. p. 193,\\nted on the 13th of April, and also on the 14th, and on the 15th, the 194\\nhouse adopted the following order:\\nOrdered That the post-master general be directed to return\\nto this house the route by which the mail is carried within the\\nUnited States, distinguishing those which are called cross posts;\\nalso, distinguishing those cross posts which have been productive\\nto the revenue, (if any such,) and those which have been ex-\\npensive beyond the revenue derived from them also, all the\\nplaces at which post offices are now kept, or ought to be kept,\\nand an estimate of the emoluments to each of the post office\\nkeepers.\\nCommit- Without further action of the committee, the house, on the id. p. 203.\\ne dl *j 27th, adopted an order discharging the committee of the whole\\nfrom the further consideration of the bill, and referring the bill,\\ntogether with the report of the post-master general, on the se-\\nveral matters submitted to him by the order of the house of the\\nSpecial 15th instant, to Messrs. Livermore, Ames, Huntington, Silvester,\\ncommittee. T\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 50", "height": "4416", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0405.jp2"}, "400": {"fulltext": "394 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Post Office. 1790.\\n^SS 53 Wynkoop, Smith, of Maryland, Moore, Steele, Tucker, Bald-\\nwin, and Vining. On the 7th of June, Mr. Livermore, from this H. Journal,\\ncommittee, reported an amendatory bill to establish the post of- p 2o\\nfice and post roads within the United States, which was read the\\nfirst and second time, and committed. This bill occupied the\\ncommittee of the whole on the 14th, 15th, and 16th of June,\\nwhen several amendments were reported which were partly\\nBillpassed. considered, and were fully agreed to by the house on the follow-\\ning day. And on the 21st, the bill, as amended, passed the 245!\\nhouse. In the Senate, this bill was read a first time, on the 22d s. Journal,\\nof June, and, on its second reading, on the 23d, was postponed P- 164 165\\nand, on the 24th, the bill was committed to Messrs. Johnston,\\nLangdon, Carroll, Strong, and Maclay. Mr. Johnston, on the\\n30tb, reported several amendments. On the 2d and 3d of July, id. p. 172.\\nAmended the report of the committee was considered, and the bill was 174,\\nin Senate. amended i n accordance with it. The question on the third\\nreading, came up for consideration on the 5th, when a motion\\nwas made to restore the first and second paragraphs which had\\nbeen expunged; but the motion was negatived; and, on the fol-\\nlowing day, the bill was passed. The House of Representatives H. Journal,\\nmade some progress in considering the amendments of the Se- p\\nnate, on the 8th, and resumed the subject on the 10th, when id. p. 267.\\nsome of those amendments were excepted,, and others disagreed\\nDisagree- to; to wit: The first amendment in the 11th section was disa-\\nmg votes. g ree( 3 to; and, also, the several amendments in the 13th, 23d,\\n24th, and 31st sections; and all the other amendments proposed\\nby the Senate were agreed to. The Senate, on the 12th, re- S. Journal,\\nsolved to insist on these amendments, which were disagreed to by P- 176 177\\nthe House, and desired a conference with such managers as the\\nHouse of Representatives might appoint, on the subject of the\\ndisagreeing votes, and Messrs. Ellsworth, King, and Strong, were\\nConfer- appointed to conduct the conference on the part of the Senate.\\nence. On the following day, the House agreed to the proposed confe- H. Journal,\\nrence, and appointed Messrs. Gerry, Steele, Hartley, Vining, and p\\nBurke, to be the managers on the part of the house. Mr. Ger-\\nry made a report from the managers to the house on the 22d, Id. p. 276.\\nwhen it was moved, that the house adhere to their disagreement\\nto the first amendment; and the question being put on this mo-\\ntion, it was decided in the affirmative as follows:\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Broodworth, Brown, Burke, Cly-\\nmer, Coles, Contee, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Gale, Gerry, Griffin, Hart-\\nley, Heisler, Huntington, Jackson, Livermore, Madison, jr., Ma-\\nthews, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Seney, Sevier, Sher-", "height": "4418", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0406.jp2"}, "401": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 395\\nCHIP. m. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Post Office. 1790.\\n1st congress, man, Silvester, Steele, Stone, Sturges, Sumpter, Tucker, Vining,\\n2d Session. ,___ \u00e2\u0080\u009e_\\nWhite.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 35.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Cadwalader, Foster,\\nGilman, Goodhue, Grout, Lawrance, Leonard, Partridge, Van\\nRensselaer, Schureman, Sedgwick, Smith, of Maryland, Smith,\\nof South Carolina, Thatcher, Trumbull, Wadsworth, Wynkoop.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009420.\\nThe house then determined to recede from their disagreement\\nto the second amendment, and to insist on their disagreement\\nto the amendments to the twenty-fourth and thirty-first sections,\\nwith the following exceptions; to wit:\\nProposi- Sect. 24, line 2. After the word persons, insert, in a pa-\\nUonsbythe ren tliesis, (others than printers of newspapers.)\\nu Sect. 31. Strike out the words agreeably to his report on the\\npetition of Christopher Colles.\\nThe House also determined to recede from their disagreement H. Journal,\\nto, and to agree with the Senate in their first amendment to the P- 27 6 27 7\\neleventh section; also, to the amendment for striking out the thir-\\nteenth section, and to the amendment for striking out the twen-\\nty-third section, with the following amendment; to wit:\\nInsert, in lieu of the words proposed to be inserted by the Se- S. Journal,\\nnate, the words following: That it shall be the duty of the post- p 188,\\nmaster general to permit any printer of newspapers within the\\nUnited States, to send and receive newspapers by the post, sub-\\nject to a postage of one quarter of a cent for each newspaper.\\nIn the Senate, Mr. Ellsworth, from the managers of the con-\\nference, made a report on the 24th of July; and the Senate then\\nproceeded to consider the resolve of the House of Representa-\\ntives in reference to the Senate s amendments. It was then re-\\nSenate ad- solved, that the Senate adhere to their amendment, section first\\nhere. an( j sec0 nd, line first to twenty-seventh, and recede from their\\namendments in the twenty-fourth and thirty-first sections, with\\nthe exceptions proposed by the House of Representatives; and\\nthat they agree to the amendment proposed by the House of Re-\\npresentatives in the twenty-third section, with an amendment.\\nBill lost. Both houses having adhered, the bill was lost.\\nCommittee On the 28th of July, the House of Representatives appointed h. Journal,\\nn\u00c2\u00b0 ^buT 6 a committee consisting of Messrs. Sedgwick, Smith, of South P- 283\\nCarolina, and Huntington, to prepare and bring in a bill or bills\\nto continue in force for a limited time, an act, entitled An act for\\nthe temporary establishment of the post office. On the same day,", "height": "4418", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0407.jp2"}, "402": {"fulltext": "396 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Post Office. 1790.\\nist congress. Mr. Sedgwick reported a bill, in pursuance of this resolution of h. Journal,\\n2d Session.\\nthe House, and it was then read the first and second time, and P- 285\\nBillintro- ordered to be engrossed; and it was read the third time, and\\ndUC6 d P assec on tne following day. This bill was acted on in the Se- s. Journal,\\nthe House nate with equal promptitude, being read the first and second P* 193\\n*ate Se time n tlie 29th and n the 30th Dein S reacl tne tnircl time ancl\\npassed.\\n3d session. At the commencement of the third session of the first con- h. Journal,\\nCommittee gress, on the 8th of December, 1790, the House of Representa- P- 333\\nto prepare tives again appointed a committee, consisting of Messrs. Sher-\\nbill toes- ?_ t T v\\ntablishpost man, Glymer, and Williamson, to prepare and bring in a bill or\\noffice, c. bills for establishing the post office and post roads of the United\\nBillreport- States. On the 7th of January, 1791, Mr. Sherman, from this 1791.\\ncommittee, presented a bill, according to the instruction, which h. Journal,\\nwas read the first and second time, and committed to a commit- Sg^^ go\\nCommittee tee of the whole house. The bill was considered in commit- 392.\\n\\\\fhole dis- tee e wno H on the 31st, and on the 24th of February; and\\ncharged, on the 25th it was ordered by the house, that the committee\\nof the whole be discharged from further proceeding on the bill.\\nNew eom- A new committee was appointed on the 28th, consisting of id. p. 394.\\nmittee. Messrs. Smith, of South Carolina, Sherman, and Scott, to prepare id. p. 396.\\nand bring in a bill to continue in force for a limited time, an act id. p. 398.\\nentitled i: An act for the temporary establishment of the post of-\\nNewbill. fice. On the same day, Mr. Smith presented a bill with this\\ntitle, which was read the first time; and received its second read-\\ning, and was committed to a committee of the whole house on\\nthe 1st of March. The house immediately went into committee\\nof the whole on the bill, and reported several amendments,\\nwhich were agreed to by the house, and the bill was then read\\nPassed by the third time and passed. The bill, as it was passed by the\\nthe House, house, is as follows:\\nBill as pass- Sect. 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives S. Journal,\\ned b y of the United States of America, in Congress assembled That the act p x\\npassed the first session of Congress, entitled An act for the tem-\\nporary establishment of the post office, be, and the same is here-\\nby continued in full force, until the end of the next session of\\nCongress, and no longer.\\nSect. 2. And be it further enacted That no law of any state\\nshall operate to impede or obstruct the stage carriages which\\nshall be employed by virtue of this act, in conveying the mail of\\nthe United States, or to prevent passengers being carried in", "height": "4400", "width": "2556", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0408.jp2"}, "403": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 397\\nChap. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Post Office. 1791.\\nistcongress. suc h carriages, or to subject the owners or drivers of such car-\\nSd cession.\\nr riages to any penalty or tax on account of such employment.\\nAmended a Sect. 3. And be it furtlier enacted That all letters to and from g. journal,\\nby Senate, ^he treasurer, comptroller, and auditor of the treasury, and the P\u00c2\u00ab 298\\nassistant of the secretary of the treasury, on public service, shall j^ p 302.\\nbe received and conveyed by the post free of postage.\\nThis bill was read the first and second time in the Senate, on id. p. 307.\\nthe 2d of March and the second section of the bill having been\\nexpunged, it was, on the same day, read the third time and passed,\\nwith the following amendments:\\nStrike out the second section, and add at the end of the bill\\nAnd be it further enacted That the post-master general shall\\nbe, and he hereby is, authorized to extend the carrying of the\\nmail from Albany, in the state of New York, to Bennington, in\\nthe state of Vermont.\\nHouse con- The House of Representatives, on the 3d, agreed to these se- h. Journal,\\ncur. veral amendments of the Senate. P* 404\\n2d congress. The subject was again taken up by the second Congress, at\\ntheir first session. On the 28th of October, the House of Repre-\\nCommittee sentatives appointed Messrs. Livermore, Clarke, Steele, Bourne, of id. p. 443.\\nto prepare fth oc i e I s a nd, and Thatcher, a committee to prepare and bring\\nBill to es- m a D *N or kills, for establishing the post office and post roads of id. p 465.\\ntablishpost theJUnited States; and, on the 29th of November, Mr. Livermore,\\npost roads. rom tms committee, presented a bill to establish the post office\\nand post roads within the United States; which was read the\\nfirst and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole\\nhouse. This committee had the bill under consideration on the id. p. 469,\\n6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 15th, 16th, 20th, 21st, 23d, and 26th of De- %\u00c2\u00b0^_^\\ncember, and, on the 26th, the committee reported several amend-\\nments to the bilL On the 27th and 28th, the house considered id. p. 481,\\nthese amendments, some of which were agreed to as reported, 482\\nsome amended and agreed to, and others disagreed to. The sub-\\nject was resumed on the 29th, when the bill was further amend-\\ned, and the 17th and 18th sections were recommitted to Messrs. p 483.\\nSmith, of New Hampshire, Lawrance, Baldwin, and Bourne, of\\nMassachusetts.\\nAmend- 0n tne 3d of January, 1792, Mr. Smith, the chairman of this 1792.\\nments pre- committee, reported amendments, in lieu of the 17th and 18th H. Journal,\\npared. p. 486.", "height": "4418", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0409.jp2"}, "404": {"fulltext": "1 1 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nQUU ni ^t;: RK\\nsections, which were agreed to by (he house; and, on the 5th, the\\nsubject being again before the boose, it was moved to amend the\\nbill, by inserting, after the section, the following claui e\\nAmi be it further enacted\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That it shall be lawful for die car-\\nriages, by which the mail shall be conveyed, to receive passen-\\ngers to or from any place or places, and through any state or\\nstates, upon all roads declared to be post roads, by the laws of\\nthe United States.\\nit was then moved to amend this amendment, by adding to it\\nthe following proviso: Prodded That wherever any exclusive\\nprivilege of conveying passengers for hire in stage carriages, on\\nany of the roads established by this law, hath been heretofore\\ngranted by any of the states, for a term of years, such exclusive\\nprivilege shall continue and be of loll force and effect agreeably\\nto the conditions thereof, until such term shall expire.\\nHie question being taken, on adding this proviso, it was de-\\ncided in the negative, by the following rote\\nAyes Messrs. Baldwin, Barnwell, Griffin, Huger, Lawrance,\\nMadison, Murray, Seney, W. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges, Sumpter,\\nThatcher, Vming.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 14,\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Benson, Boudinot? S. Bourne, B.\\nBourne, Brown, Clarke, Kndley Fitzsimons, Gerry, Giles, Gihnan,\\nGordon, Gregg, Grove, Heister, Jacobs, Key, Kitc.hell, Kittera,\\nLei:r.ei. Lee. L:veri-.::e. M::::.. M:::e. Mui!er.:err. -V.e?.\\nPage, Parker, Schoonmaker, Jere. Smith, L Smith, Steele, Si^\\nTester, Tredwefl, Yenable, Wadsworth, Ward, Wayne, White,\\nJamsoo, WUlig.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 43.\\nThe question was then taken on agreeing to the amendment as\\nKegBtzred. at first proposed, and determined also in the negative, as foil*:\\n-::\u00e2\u0080\u0094y.i .i:s A::\\\\eE. Lezv.z. une. B. \u00c2\u00a3:u;ie. LieLej.\\nFitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Gordon, Gregg, Huger, Kittera, Law-\\nrance, Learned, Livennore, Macon, Muhlenberg, W. Smith.\\nr:-r ;-.v:-i :V:~ ~s.\u00c2\u00b1 --r-i::: ._ z .~z-z 1 7\\nN Y 7 -_; -_ C v.;-. ::i\\n7 1 _-: -__ iu.-erf -u:: I zy _li.:. s. m.-t t _L\\n7 :z v.; _ r-.f 7 _-^r: r:\\\\: -r.i v _; v.: _: i.l_-", "height": "4396", "width": "2516", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0410.jp2"}, "405": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 399\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Post Office. 1792.\\nsd congress. Steele, Sturges, Silvester, Thatcher, Vining, Wadsworth, Ward.\\n1st Session. O o 7\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009425.\\nJVbes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Boudinot, Brown,\\nClarke, Giles, Griffin, Grove, Heister, Jacobs, Key, Kitchell, Lee,\\nMadison, Moore, Murray, Niles, Page, Parker, Schoonmaker, Se-\\nney, Jere. Smith, I. Smith, Sterrett, Sumpter, Tredwell, Tucker,\\nVenable, Wayne, White, Williamson, Willis. 35.\\nBill amend- The bill was then further amended; and, on the 9th, it was h. Journal,\\ned and taken up for consideration on the question of its third reading, P- 48 488\\nwhen some discussion took place. The blanks having been filled id. p. 490.\\nup, it was read the third time, and passed on the following day.\\nCommitted The bill was read the first time in the Senate, on the 10th of g. journal,\\nin Senate. January; and, on the 16th, after its second reading, it was re- p-364.370.\\nferred to Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Burr, Ellsworth, Few, Fos-\\nter, Henry, Johnston, Izard, Langdon, Lee, Morris, Rutherford,\\nand Strong. Mr. Bassett, on the 25th, reported sundry amend- id. p. 377.\\nments to the bill, and these amendments were taken up for con- 379,\\nsideration on the 27th. The following motion was then made: Id. p. 381.\\nThat it shall be lawful for the post-master general, and his\\ndeputies, to receive donations from any person or persons in aid\\nof the revenue arising from any post road; and if it shall appear,\\nat the expiration of one year from the establishing of any post\\nroad, except the main road from Wiscasset to Savannah, that the\\nrevenue, arising from such post road, including donations, after\\ndeducting the compensations of the deputy post-masters, and the\\nincidental charges of the post offices, shall not amount to two-\\nthirds of the expense of carrying the mail on the same, that then\\nit shall be lawful for the post-master general to desist from send-\\ning a mail on such road.\\nMotion to On the question being put, this motion was decided in the ne-\\namend ne- gative. The amendments of the committee were then adopted\\nPassed ^y e Senate m T and, on the 30th, the bill was passed with the\\nwith a- following amendments:\\nmend-\\nments. Sect. 1, lines 2, 3. Dele the words passing of this act,\\nand insert these words, first day of June next. 5\\nIn the same section, line 5. Dele the word Exeter.\\nIn the same section, line 7. Between the words Elizabeth-\\ntown and Brunswick, insert the word Woodbridge.\\nIn the same section, line 13. Dele the word to, after the\\nword Augusta, and insert by; and after the word Washing-\\nton, in the same line, insert the words, in Wilkes county to\\nGreenborough, and from thence.", "height": "4416", "width": "2685", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0411.jp2"}, "406": {"fulltext": "400 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCbllp.DX y-_: --.-.-_ -\u00e2\u0096\u00a0_ -i 1798.\\nMQaeicaB. I* the same section, line 14. After c Oeechee, insert these\\nrgetown to Augusta.\\nAmend- In the same section, \u00c2\u00a3ne 16. Between the words from and\\nBo^te, Exeter/* insert the words Portsmouth by; and in the same\\nline, after Exeter/ dele the word c to, 5 and insert and;- and,\\nafter the word Concord, 5 insert the words c to Hanover.*\\nLine IS. Between the words Providence and Newport/\\ninsert c East Greenwich.\\na In the same section, line 20. Dele the words l Taunton to\\nPlymouth, and thence to Boston/ and insert these words. Bos-\\nton, by Plymouth, 10 BaniriaMe\\nIn the same section, line 22. Dele the words, through\\nNorthfield, and insert the words, by Northampton, Brattlebo-\\nrough.\\nIn the same section, line 22. Dele the word i to/ and insert\\n1 by and in the 23d line, after the word Vermont/ insert the\\nwords to Hanover/ and dele all the words that follow the\\nword Vermont, to the word -and/ in line 24.\\nIn the same section 5. After the word Pittsburg/\\ninsert these words, c and from Philadelphia to Bethlehem; from\\nBethlehem, by Reading and Harrisburg, to Carlisle; and from\\nBethlehem, by Easton, Sussex Court House, Goshen, Ward s\\nBridge, and Kingston, to Rhinebeek: from Philadelphia, by Sa-\\nlem, to Bridgetown.\\nIn the same section, line 29. After the word i Vienna,* in-\\n\u00c2\u00bbert these words, and from Vienna, by Salisbury, to Snow\\nHill; and, in the same line, after the word by,* insert No\\neastle, Cantwell s Bridge, and.\\nIn the same section, line 30. Between the words by and s. Joarmk\\nDigsborough/ insert Milford; and after the word Dagsbo- P- 582\\nrough, dele the word to/ and insert Snow Hill, and.\\nIn the same section, line 31. After the words, Court\\nHouse/ insert these words. Mo Norfolk. After the words\\nAllen s Fresh,- line 32. insert Newport.\\nthe same section, line 34. After the word Urbanna,*\\ninsert these words, and from thence, crossing Rappahannock,\\nand proceeding by Northumberland Court House, to Kinsale,\\non the river Yeocomico, thence, by Westmoreland Court House,\\nthrough Leedstown, to Fredericksburg.\\nAfter the word by, insert Warrington; after\\nHillsborough, insert Salem.\\nIn the same section, line 3S. After the word Salisbury,\\ninsert these words: From Halifax, by Bluntsville, Williamston,", "height": "4394", "width": "2583", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0412.jp2"}, "407": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 401\\nChap. 111. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Post Office. 1792.\\n2d congress. Dailey s, Plymouth, by Mackay s Ferry, to Edenton; and from\\nEdenton, by Hertford, Nixonton, Sawyer s Ferry, in Camden\\nments^of coun ty Indian town, in Kurrituck county.\\nSenate. In the same section, line 38, dele the word to, between the\\nwords New York and Albany, and insert by; and, line 39,\\nafter the word Albany, insert these words, Bennington, Man-\\nchester, and Rutland, to Burlington, on Lake Champlain, and\\nfrom Albany, by Schenectady, to Canajoharrie.\\nIn the same section, line 41, before the word Elizabeth\\ntown, insert the words, Newark, or/\\nIn the same section, line 42, after the words court house,\\ninsert these words, from Woodbridge to Amboy and, in the\\nsame line, between the words by Leesburg, insert Salisbury.\\nIn the same section, line 44, after the word by, insert the\\nword Columbia.\\nIn section 2, line 2, dele the word five, and insert eight.\\nIn section 4, line 3, dele the words shall return/ and insert\\nthe word render.\\nIn the same section, line 10, to the word office, add the\\nletter s, and the following words, and the contractors for car-\\nrying the mail, and their agents or servants to whom the mail\\nshall be intrusted, before they commence the execution of said\\ntrust, shall respectively.\\nIn the same section, line 12, dele all that follows the words\\npost-master general, to the letter I, in line 25.\\nIn the same section, line 26, dele the words execute and,\\nand, also, all that follows the word by, in line 27, to the word\\noffice, in line 28, and insert these words, law in relation to the\\nestablishment of post offices.\\nIn section 5, line 1, dele all the words following the word\\n1 that, to the word if in line 3.\\nIn section 6, line 3, after the word e states, insert these\\nwords, and in one or more of the newspapers published in the\\nstate or states, where the contract is to be performed, and dele\\nthe word twelve, in the same line, and insert six.\\nIn section 7, line 5, dele all that follows the word therein,\\nto the end of the section.\\nSect. 8. After the word that, in the first line, insert from\\nand after the passing of this act\\nIn the same section, lines 3 and 4, dele the words at the trea-\\nsury of the United States, and insert these words, out of the\\nrevenues of the post office.\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 51", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0413.jp2"}, "408": {"fulltext": "402 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Post Office. 1792.\\n2d congress. In section 9, line 1, dele the word March, and insert\\n1st Session.\\nJune.\\nmente^of n ne same section, between lines 17 and 18, insert these\\nSenate. words, over three hundred and fifty miles, and not exceeding\\nfour hundred and fifty, twenty-two cents.\\nIn the same section, line 18, after the word hundred, in-\\nsert these words, and fifty.\\nIn section 10, line 1, after the word letters, insert these\\nwords, and packets and in line 2, after the word states, in-\\nsert these words, or from one part to another therein.\\nIn the same section, line 3, dele all that follows the word\\nstates, to the word shall, in line 4.\\nIn the same section, line 5, dele all that follows the word\\nletter, to the word eight, in line 7.\\nIn the same section, line 9, after the word letter, insert\\nthese words, or packet.\\nIn the same section, line 10, the same amendment.\\nIn the same section, line 11, dele the word other, and insert\\nthe word private.\\nIn the same section, line 12, after the word to, insert these\\nwords, be delivered at\\nIn section 11, line 2, after the word general, insert these s. Journal,\\nwords, to receive the postages of letters, and, after the word P* 383,\\n1 shall, in the same line, insert the word fraudulently.\\nIn section 12, line 6, dele all the words following the word\\nconsignee, to the word but, in line 7.\\nIn the same section, line 8, after the word than, insert the\\nword that and, in the same line, dele all that follows the word\\nenter, to the word the, in line 10.\\nIn the same section, line 14, after the word letters, insert\\nthe word except\\nIn section 13, line 3, after the word same, insert these\\nwords, except the commanders of foreign packets.\\nIn section 14, line 2, after the word deputies, insert these\\nwords, or persons by them employed.\\nIn the same section, line 3, after the word packets, insert\\nthese words, other than newspapers.\\nIn the same section, lines 3 and 4, dele the words on any es-\\ntablished post road and, in line 5, after the word post, insert\\nthese words, wagon or other carriage by, or in which any let-\\nter or packet shall be carried for hire, on any established post\\nroad.\\nIn the same section, line 7, dele all that follows the word dol-", "height": "4360", "width": "2550", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0414.jp2"}, "409": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 403\\nChap. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Post Office. 1792.\\n2d congress, lars, to the end of the section, and insert these words Provided\\n1st Session.\\nThat it shall and may be lawful for every person to send letters\\nments^of or packets by special messenger.\\nSenate. Dele the whole of the 15th section. [The 15th section is as\\nfollows: Provided, nevertheless, and be it further enacted That it\\nshall be lawful for the masters of ships and vessels, conductors of\\npack-horses, and for carriers of goods by carts or wagons, to be\\ncarriers and deliverers of all such letters or packets, as imme-\\ndiately concern any merchandise or lading in such ship or vessel,\\nor such goods or merchandise as are under the immediate care\\nor inspection of such masters, conductors, or carriers Provided,\\nsuch master, conductor, or carrier, shall deliver every such let-\\nter to the person or persons to whom it is addressed, without hire\\nor reward: Provided, also That it shall and may be lawful for\\nevery person to send letters or packets by any private friend, or\\nby special messenger.]\\nIn section 16, dele all that follows the word the in the third\\nline, to the word in/ in line 4, and insert the words, number\\nand rates.\\nIn section 17, lines 3 and 6, dele the word newspapers.\\nIn the same section, line 23, dele all the words following the\\nwords post office, to the word every in line 26 and, in line\\n26, dele the word one, and insert five.\\nIn section 18, lines 3 and 4, between the words letter and\\n1 packet, insert the word or, and dele the words bag or mail\\nof letters.\\nIn the same section, line 5, dele the words, or from or out of\\nany bag or mail of letters.\\nIn the same section, line 6, dele all the words following the\\nwords post office, to the word any, in line 7.\\nIn section 20, line 10, after the word war insert these\\nwords, the commissioners for settling the accounts between the\\nUnited States and individual states.\\nIn the same section, line 1 1, dele all that follows the word as-\\nsistant, to the word provided, in line 13; and, in line 13, dele\\nthe words having the privilege of franking letters.\\nIn the same section, line 17, dele the words in all cases such\\nperson, and insert the words each person before named.\\nIn section 23, line 9, after the word packets, insert these\\nwords, and if any of the persons employed in any departments\\nof the post office, shall unlawfully detain, delay, embezzle, or\\ndestroy, any newspaper with which he shall be intrusted, such\\noffenders, for every such offence, shall forfeit a sum not exceed-", "height": "4417", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0415.jp2"}, "410": {"fulltext": "404 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAJP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Post Offce. 1792.\\n2d congress, ins: fiftv dollars. Provided That the postmaster, in any con-\\nlst Session. o\\ntract he may enter into for the conveyance of the mail, may au-\\nments^of thorize the person with whom such contract is made, to carry\\nSenate. newspapers other than those conveyed in the mail.\\nIn section 24, line 5, after the word exceed/ insert these\\nwords, forty per cent., to any deputy whose compensation there-\\nby shall not exceed fifty dollars, nor thirty per cent, to any depu-\\nty whose compensation thereby shall not exceed one hundred\\ndollars, nor; and, in the same line, between the words any and\\ndeputy, insert the word other, and dele the words other\\nthan, and insert the word except.\\nP In the same section, line 11, dele the word fifteen, and insert\\nthe word eighteen, and, at the end of the section, insert these\\nwords, for all services by him rendered.\\nDele the 25th section. [The 25th section is as follows And\\nbe it further enacted That it shall be the duty of the post-mas-\\nters of the respective cities of New York, Philadelphia, Anna-\\npolis, and Charleston, and of the towns of Portsmouth, in New\\nHampshire, Boston, Salem, Providence, Newport, and Baltimore,\\nto cause all letters directed to persons in any of the said cities or\\ntowns, or the liberties thereof, to be delivered at the houses or\\ndwelling of such persons, and that one cent, in addition to the\\npostage, be charged on every letter or packet so delivered.]\\nIn section 26, line 3, after the word render, insert the word\\n1 his, and to the word account add the letter s.\\nIn the same section, line 4, dele the word six, and insert\\nthree.\\nIn the same section, line 7, dele the words half year, and in-\\nsert these words three months.\\nIn section 27, line 1, between the words all penalties, in-\\nsert the word pecuniary, and dele the word recovered, and in-\\nsert the word incurred.\\nIn section 28, line 2, dele all the words following the word\\nprovision, to the word where, in line 3.\\nu In section 30, line 2, after the words post office, insert these\\nwords which shall have accrued.\\nIn the same section, line 2, dele the words passing of this\\nact, and, and insert these words, first day of June next.\\nAnd be it further enacted That the act passed the last session of s. Journal,\\nCongress, entitled An act to continue in force, for a limited time, P- 384,\\nan act, entitled An act for the temporary establishment of the\\npost office, be, and the same is, hereby, continued in full force,\\nuntil the first day of June next, and no longer.", "height": "4394", "width": "2516", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0416.jp2"}, "411": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 405\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Post Office. 1792.\\n2d congress. At the end of the bill insert the following clause And be it\\nfurther enacted That this act shall be in force for the term of\\nments^of wo y ears rom ne rs day \u00c2\u00b0f J une next, and no longer.\\nSenate. And that the sections be numbered conformably.\\nOn the 2d of February, the House of Representatives consi- s. Journal,\\ndered the amendments of the Seriate, agreeing to some of them, P* 501,\\nand disagreeing to others, by the adoption of the following reso-\\nlution\\nu Resolved That the House of Representatives doth disagree\\nto the sixth amendment proposed by the Senate, in section 1st,\\nand doth agree to all the other amendments to the said bill, with Id. p. 387.\\namendments to the 15th amendment, in the said 1st section, as\\nfollow In the words proposed to be inserted by the Senate, be-\\ntween Dailey s and Plymouth, insert to, and strike out the\\nwords, by Mackay s Ferry to Eden ton. In the body of the bill,\\nline after the word and, in the third place, insert the\\nwords, by Plymouth, to.\\nAmend- The Senate, on the 3d, receded from their sixth amendment,\\nm eedto a anc concurre d w n tne House of Representatives in their amend-\\nments to the amendments of the Senate,\\n2 j session. The President s message to Congress, in November, 1792,\\nbrought the subject of the post office again under the notice of\\nthat body, in the following paragraph\\nExtract It is represented that some provisions in the law which esta- President s\\nfrom Mes- blishes the post office, operate, in experiment, against the trans- e ^f e, r\\nPresident, mission of newspapers to distant parts of the country. Should 2d Session.\\nthis, upon due inquiry, be found to be the fact, a full conviction H. Journal,\\nof the importance of facilitating the circulation of political intelli- p\\ngence and information, will, 1 doubt not, lead to the application p# 454,\\nof a remedy\\nAnd the address of the House of Representatives, in reply to\\nthe message, contains the following pledge\\nReply of The operation of the law establishing the post office, as it re- h. Journal\\nHouse. lates to the transmission of newspapers, will merit our particular P* 61\\ninquiry and attention the circulation of political intelligence,\\nthrough these vehicles, being justly reckoned among the surest\\nmeans of preventing the degeneracy of a free government, as well\\nas of recommending every salutary public measure to the confi-\\ndence and co-operation of all virtuous citizens.", "height": "4400", "width": "2561", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0417.jp2"}, "412": {"fulltext": "406 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Post Office\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Bill to reduce Postage on Newspapers. 1792.\\n2d congress. In redemption of the pledge contained in this paragraph, the H. Journal,\\nHouse of Representatives, on the 14th November, 1792, appointed P ,62\\nCommittee Messrs. Murray, Baldwin, Gilman, Ames, and Barnwell, a com-\\nwhat reP rt m tee to take into consideration that part of the President s\\nchange ne- speech which relates to the transmission of newspapers, and to\\ncessary. re p 0r t whether any, and what, alterations may be necessary in\\nthe act passed last session, for the regulation of the post office\\nand, on the 16th, Mr. Venable and Mr. Steele were added to this Id. p. 621.\\ncommittee. Mr. Steele was afterwards excused from serving on\\nthe committee, and Mr. Grove was appointed in his room by an\\norder of the house, of the 16th of January, 1793. On the 18th of Id. p. 674.\\nFebruary, Mr. Murray, from this committee, made a report,\\nwhich was committed to a committee of the whole house. But id. p. 705.\\nthere was no subsequent action on the subject by the second\\nCongress.\\n2d congress. On the 2d of March, 1792, the first session of the second Con-\\nlst Session.\\ngress, a committee was appointed in the House of Representa-\\nPostage tives, consisting of Messrs. Gerry, Murray, and Findley, to pre- id. p. 525.\\nOJ pAPEB^ S P are an( Dr n g m a kill or bills, for reducing the rates of postage 529#\\non newspapers. And, on the 6th, Mr. Gerry, from this commit-\\ntee, presented a bill, which was then read the first time, and on\\nthe 7th received the second reading, and was committed to a\\ncommittee of the whole house. This bill was considered in com- id. p. 590,\\nmittee of the whole on the 26th of April, and was reported with 591,\\nan amendment, which was agreed to by the House, and the bill\\nBill passed was ordered to be engrossed; and on the next day it was read\\nby House. the third dme and passed#\\nRejected I* 1 tne Senate the bill was read the first time on the 28th, and s. Journal,\\nin Senate, the question being then put on the second reading, it was de- P* 434,\\ncided in the negative. So the bill was rejected.\\ni\u00c2\u00abt congress. At the second session of the first Congress, on the 6th of May, 1790.\\nM 9eS810n 1790, a memorial of Nathaniel Twining was presented to the h. Journal,\\nNathawim House of Representatives, praying relief for certain losses and 09,211,\\nTwiwimg. injuries sustained by him, in consequence of a contract entered\\ninto with the late post-master general for the conveyance of the\\nmail, which was referred, on the 7th, to Messrs. Burke, Lee,\\nand Vining, for examination. Mr. Burke made a report from id. p. 226,\\nthis committee on the 20th of May, which was taken up for con- 227#", "height": "4394", "width": "2554", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0418.jp2"}, "413": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 407\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Post Office. 1790.\\n1st congress, sideration, on the 2Sth, when the following resolution was\\n2d Session.\\nadopted:\\nResolution Resolved That the penalty incurred by Nathaniel Twi-\\nof House. n j n g m consequence of the failure of his contract, as executed\\nwith the late post-master general, for transporting the mail by\\nmeans of carriages, from Georgetown to Charleston, and from\\nthence to Savannah, from the month of September, one thousand\\nseven hundred and eighty-seven, until the first of January, one\\nthousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, be remitted; and that he\\nbe allowed, out of the treasury of the United States, the sum of five\\nhundred and sixty-seven dollars and forty-one cents, and also the\\nadditional sum of eight dollars, for having transported the mail\\nfrom the head of Elk to Philadelphia, after the first day of Ja-\\nnuary, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, as appears\\nby sufficient vouchers.\\nIt was then ordered that Messrs. Burke, Lee, and Vining,\\n[H. B. 72.] prepare and bring in a bill pursuant to this resolution. Mr. h. Journal,\\nBurke, on the 3d of June, presented, from this committee, a bill P- 233, 234.\\nBill report- for the relief of Nathaniel Twining, in certain cases, which was\\ned# then read the first time, and on the following day was read the\\nsecond time and referred to Messrs. Burke, Lee, and Vining.\\nMr. Burke made a report on the 8th, which was considered on id. p. 235.\\nthe 14th, when the bill was amended, and ordered to be en-\\nPassed by grossed for the third reading, and on the 15th the bill was read id. p. 241,\\nHouse. th e third time and passed, and was sent to the Senate.\\nIn the Senate this bill was read the first and second time, on s. Journal,\\nthe 15th and 16th, and was committed to Messrs. Langdon, P- 158 164\\nWingate, and Maclay. Mr. Langdon reported, from this com- id. p. 165.\\nmittee, on the 23d, and, on the 24th, the Senate proceeded to\\nconsider the report as follows:\\nReport o That they have heard Mr. Twining on the subject, and ex-\\nSenate amined the documents relative to his contract for transporting\\ncommittee i o\\nagainst bill, the mail between Charleston and Savannah, for the year 1787,\\nand taken into consideration his repeated failures in the course of\\nthat year, the forfeitures remitted, and the allowance already made\\nhim; it is, therefore, the opinion of the committee, that the forfei-\\ntures incurred by the said Twining, in neglecting to transport the\\nmail agreeably to contract, from the month of September, 1787,\\nReport dis- to that of January, 1788, should not be remitted, and that the\\nagreed to. said bm be disagreed to by the Senate.\\nThe question being then put on agreeing to the report of the Id. p. 166,\\ncommittee, it was determined in the negative, and the bill was", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0419.jp2"}, "414": {"fulltext": "408 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1790.\\nistcongress. ordered to the third reading; and on the 27th the bill was\\n2d Session.\\nBill passed.\\npassed.\\nSeveral petitions connected with the post office department\\nwere presented, at various times, and disposed of either by refe-\\nrence to the proper executive officer, or laid on the table. The\\nobject of some of these was provided for by the bills which have\\nbeen described, and on the residue of the petitions there appears\\nto have been no legislative action.\\nTHE PUBLIC LANDS.\\n1st congress. The third great source of national revenue, the public lands, 1789.\\n1st Session.\\nsuggested itself also to the attention of the first Congress, soon h. Journal,\\nLands, after Iheir meeting. On the 28th of May, 1789, the House of P 42\\nRepresentatives ordered that Messrs. Scott, Huntington, and\\nCommittee Sherman, be a committee, to consider the state of the unap-\\non W*psf*\u00c2\u00bb\\nem lands, propriated lands in the Western territory, and to report thereon.\\nMr. Scott made a report from this committee on the 15th of id. p. 48.\\nJune, which was committed to the committee of the whole house\\non the state of the Union; and was taken into consideration by\\nthat committee on the 22d of July, when the following resolu-\\ntion was reported and agreed to by the house:\\nResolution. Resolved That an act of Congress ought to pass for esta- id. p. 64.\\nblishing a land office, and for regulating the terms and manner\\nof granting vacant and unappropriated lands, the property of the\\nUnited States: That the said office be under the superintendence\\nof the governor of the Western territory: That the lands to be\\ndisposed of be confined to the following limits; namely:\\nThat the tracts or parcels to be disposed of to any one per-\\nson, shall not exceed acres; that the price to be required\\nfor the same shall be per acre; and that every person ac-\\ntually settled within the said limits, shall be entitled to the pre-\\nemption of a quantity not exceeding acres, including his\\nsettlement.\\nCommittee Messrs. Scott, Silvester, and Moore, were then instructed to id. p. 69.\\nto prepare p re p are anc bring in a bill grounded on this resolution. On the\\n31st, Mr. Scott, accordingly, presented a bill establishing a land\\noffice in and for the Western territory, which was, on that day,\\nBill read read a first time, and received the second reading, and was com- id. p. 70.\\ntwice. mitted to a committee of the whole house, on the next day. The\\nPostponed, consideration of this bill was postponed daily until the termina-\\ntion of the session.", "height": "4388", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0420.jp2"}, "415": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 409\\nChap. ITT. National Revenue -Public Lands. 1790.\\n1st congress. On the 18th of January, 1790, the petition of Hannibal Wil- h. Journal,\\nliam Dobbyn, of Ireland, was presented to the house, stating P- 142 143\\nPetitions that he desired to become a citizen of the United States, and of\\n\u00c2\u00b0bal Wil- making a considerable purchase of the public lands; and praying\\nliam Dob- that the secretary of the treasury might be authorized to con-\\ntract with him for that purpose. This petition was referred to\\nMessrs. Page, Scott, and Partridge. Mr. Page made a report on _\\nthis subject on the same day; and, on the 20th, the report was\\nlaid on the table, and the secretary of the treasury was directed\\nto report to the house a uniform system for the disposition of lands\\nthe property of the United States. It was also, on motion, or-\\ndered, that the state of facts respecting the Western territory,\\nreported by a committee of this house the last session, be re-\\nferred to the secretary of the treasury for his information. On\\nthe 27th, the petition of Dobbyn was also referred to the secre- Id. p. 148.\\nAnd tary. On the 2d of March, a petition was also presented to the Id. p. 166.\\nScri^T h\u00c2\u00b0 use fr\u00c2\u00b0 m George Scriba, praying to be permitted to purchase\\nUnited States lands, not less than two millions, and not ex-\\nceeding four millions, of acres, on the terms therein mentioned,\\nwhich was also referred to the secretary of the treasury; and, on\\nthe 11th of March, an instruction was sent to the secretary of Id. p. 173.\\nthe treasury to report on these two petitions. On the 22d of Id. p. 276.\\nSecretary July, the secretary transmitted to the house, in obedience to the\\nreport instructions he had received, his report of a uniform system for\\nthe disposition of lands the property of the United States, which\\nwas ordered to lie on the table; and, on the 2Sth, was committed id. p. 283,\\nto the committee of the whole house on the state of the Union.\\nThere was no further action on this subject during this session.\\n3d session. On the 15th of December, at the commencement of the third Id. p. 338.\\nSecretary s session of this Congress, the House of Representatives ordered the\\nmSted? 0m re P ort ot tne secretary of the treasury to be committed to a com-\\nmittee of the whole house on the state of the Union; and, on the\\n31st, the committee reported several resolutions, which, on the\\n4th of January, were taken up for consideration, amended, and 1791.\\nadopted in the following form: H. Journal*\\nResolu- Resolved That it is the opinion of this committee, that it\\ngreed to^ s ex P e dient that a general land office be established and opened\\nat the seat of government of the United States.\\nThat two subordinate land offices be established and opened:\\none in the government north-west of the Ohio, and the other in\\nthe government south of the Ohio.\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 52", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0421.jp2"}, "416": {"fulltext": "410 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IIT. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1791.\\n1st congress. That all contracts for the sale of lands above the quantity\\nof acres, shall be exclusively made at the general land\\nResolu- ^ik\u00c2\u00ab\u00c2\u00ab\\ntions of 0ffice\\nhouse. That no land shall be sold, except such in respect to which\\nthe titles of the Indian tribes shall have been previously extin-\\nguished.\\nThat the seven ranges already surveyed, be sold in lots as\\nlaid out.\\nThat any quantities may be sold by special contract, com-\\nprehended either within natural boundaries or lines, or both; but\\nno survey shall, in any case, be made on a river, but in the pro-\\nportion of chains back from such river for every chain\\nalong the bank thereof.\\nThat the price shall be thirty cents per acre.\\nThat warrants for military services be put on the same foot-\\ning with warrants issuing from the land office; and that the ex-\\nclusive right of locating the same, in districts set apart for the\\narmy, cease, after the day of\\nThat no credit shall be given for any quantity less than a\\ntownship of six miles square, nor more than two years credit\\nfor any quantity.\\nThat in every instance of credit, at least one-quarter part of h. Journal.\\nthe consideration shall be paid down, and security, other than I 5, S48,\\nthe land itself, shall be required for the residue; and that no title\\nshall be given for any tract or part of a purchase, beyond the\\nquantity for which the consideration shall be actually paid.\\nThat the of each subordinate office shall have the\\nmanagement of all sales, and the issuing of warrants for all loca-\\ntions in the tracts to be set apart for the accommodation of indi-\\nvidual settlers, subject to the superintendency of the of\\nthe general land office, who may also commit to them the ma-\\nnagement of any other sales or locations, which it may be found\\nexpedient to place under their direction.\\nThat preference be given, for a limited time, to those actual\\nsettlers, whose titles are not secured by the former governments\\nof that country, and the existing ordinances and acts of Con-\\ngress.\\nThat there shall be a surveyor general, who shall have pow-\\ner to appoint a deputy surveyor general in each of the Western\\ngovernments, and a competent number of deputy surveyors, to\\nexecute, in person, all warrants to them directed by the surveyor\\ngeneral, or the deputy surveyor generals, within certain dis-\\ntricts, to be assigned to them respectively. That the surveyor", "height": "4384", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0422.jp2"}, "417": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 41 1\\nCHAP. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1791.\\nlstcongress. general shall also have in charge all the duties committed to the\\ngeographer general, by the several resolutions of Congress,\\ntions of That all warrants issued at the general land office shall be\\nhouse. signed by and shall be directed to the surveyor general.\\nThat all warrants issued at a subordinate office, shall be signed\\nby and shall be directed to the deputy surveyor general\\nwithin the government. That the priority of locations upon\\nwarrants shall be determined by the times of the applications to\\nthe deputy surveyors; and in case of two applications for the\\nsame land at one time, the priority may be determined by lot.\\nThat the treasurer of the United States shall be the receiver\\nof all payments for sales made at the general land office, and may\\nalso receive deposites of money for purchases intended to be\\nmade at the subordinate offices; his receipt or certificate for which\\nshall be received in payment at these offices.\\nil That the secretary of each of the Western governments shall\\nbe the receiver of all payments arising from sales at the office of\\nsuch governments.\\nThat controversies concerning rights to patents, or grants of\\nland, shall be determined by the of that office, under\\nwhose immediate direction or jurisdiction, the locations, in re-\\nspect to which they may arise, shall have been made.\\nThat the of the general land office, surveyor gene-\\nral, deputy surveyor general, and the of the land office,\\nin each of the Western governments, shall not purchase, nor shall\\nothers purchase for them, in trust, any public lands.\\nThat the secretaries of the Western governments shall give\\nsecurity for the faithful execution of their duty, as receivers of\\nthe land office.\\nThat all patents shall be signed by the President of the United\\nStates, and shall be recorded in the office of the secretary of\\nstate.\\nThat all officers, acting under the laws establishing the land\\noffice, shall make oath or affirmation faithfully to discharge their\\nrespective duties, previously to their entering upon the execution\\nthereof.\\nThat all surveys of lands shall be at the expense of the pur-\\nchasers or grantees.\\nThat the fees shall not exceed certain rates, to be specified\\nin the law, affording equitable compensations for the services of\\nsurveyors, and establishing reasonable and customary charges for\\npatents, and other office papers, for the benefit of the United h. Journal,\\nStates. P- 349.", "height": "4380", "width": "2577", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0423.jp2"}, "418": {"fulltext": "412 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1791.\\nistcongress. That the of the general land office shall, as soon as\\n3d Session. 7\\nmay be, from time to time, cause all the rules and regulations,\\ntioniTof wm ch they may establish, to be published in one gazette, at least,\\nhouse. in each state, and in each of the Western governments where\\nthere is a gazette, for the information of the citizens of the United\\nStates.\\nIt was then ordered that a bill, or bills, be brought in, pursu-\\nant to these resolutions, and that Messrs. White, Scott, and\\nBloodworth, prepare and bring in the same.\\nBill toes- On the 14lh of January, Mr. White, from the committee, pre- h. Journal,\\ntablish of- sented a bill to establish offices for the purpose of granting lands P* 354\\nwithin the territories of the United States, which was then read\\nthe first and second time, and committed to the committee of the\\nwhole house. The committee had this bill under consideration,\\non the 10th and 11th of February, when they reported several id.374,375.\\namendments, which were discussed in the house, on the 12th, 79\\n14th, and 15th, when the bill was further amended, after the re-\\nport of the committee had been agreed to.\\nIt was then moved to amend the bill, by adding to the end of\\nthe second section, the following proviso:\\nProvided, always That any purchaser of lands, when the\\npayment thereof shall be due, may proffer in payment any of the\\ncertificates of the funded debt of the United States, at the same\\nrates as the treasurer shall have allowed for such certificates, re-\\nspectively, in the last purchase which he shall have made thereof,\\nprior to such payment.\\nPassed by And the question being taken on this motion, it was decided in id. p. 380.\\ntfouse. the affirmative, by the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Boudinot, B.\\nBourne, Burke, Cadwalader, Carroll, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gerry,\\nGilman, Goodhue, Griffin, Giles, Hathorn, Heister, Jackson, Lee,\\nLivermore, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Sevier, Sherman, Sin-\\nnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Sumpter, Thatcher, Tucker,\\nWhite, Williamson, Wynkoop.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 34.\\nNoes Messrs. Benson, Brown, Clymer, Contee, Floyd, Foster,\\nHartley, Huntington, Lawrance, Leonard, Muhlenberg, Par-\\ntridge, Van Rensselaer, Scott, Sedgwick, Seney, Silvester, Smith,\\nof South Carolina, Stone, Trumbull, Vining. 21.\\nThe bill was then ordered to be engrossed for the third read- Id. p. 381,\\ning; and, on the 16tti, the blanks having been filled up, the bill\\nwas read the third time, and passed.", "height": "4392", "width": "2569", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0424.jp2"}, "419": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 413\\nCflAP. IIT. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1791.\\n1st congress. The bill was read the first time in the Senate, on the 16th; S. Journal,\\n3d Session. D 97Y) 077\\nand on the 21st, the second reading being under consideration, p\\nthe bill was referred to Messrs. Strong, Ellsworth, Foster, King,\\nand Monroe, to consider and report what is proper to be done\\nthereon. Mr. Strong, on the 26th, reported that the further id. p. 289.\\nconsideration of this bill be postponed, until the next session of\\nPostponed Congress. It was then moved, and agreed to, to postpone the id. p. 294,\\nreport of the committee, and resume the second reading of the\\nbill, and, after some debate, the bill was recommitted. On the\\n1st of March, a second report was made by Mr. Strong, when\\nthe Senate adopted the following resolution\\nResolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the\\nUnited States of America, in Congress assembled That the Presi-\\ndent of the United States be, and he hereby is, requested to\\ncause a return to be made to Congress, at their next session, of\\nthe quantity and situation of the lands not claimed by the In-\\ndians, nor granted to, nor claimed by any of the citizens of the\\nUnited States, within the territory ceded to the United States,\\nby the state of North Carolina, and within the territory of the\\nUnited States, north-west of the river Ohio.\\nIt was then ordered that the concurrence of the House of Re-\\npresentatives in this resolution be requested and the further\\nconsideration of the present bill be postponed until the next ses-\\nsion of Congress.\\nOn the 2d of March, the House of Representatives concurred h. Journal,\\nin the above resolution, after amending it, by striking out the P* 40\\nwords a return to be made to, and inserting in lieu thereof,\\nthe words an estimate to be laid before. On the 3d of March, s. Journal,\\nthe Senate acquiesced in this amendment to the resolution. P- 306\\n2 i congress. a reply to this resolution is contained in the following message 1792.\\nfrom the President of the United States, transmitted to the two s. journal,\\nhouses of Congress, on the 10th of November, 1791, being the p-339.\\nfirst session of the second Congress, and in the report of the se- H Journal,\\nP 45^.\\ncretary of state accompanying it.\\n66 Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Repre-\\nsentatives:\\nThe resolution passed at the last session of Congress, re-\\nquesting the President of the United States to cause an estimate\\nto be laid before Congress, at their next session, of the quantity", "height": "4400", "width": "2584", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0425.jp2"}, "420": {"fulltext": "414 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP.III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1792.\\n2d congress. an d situation of the lands not claimed by the Indians, nor grant-\\n1st Session\\ned to, nor claimed by, any of the citizens of the United States,\\nwithin the territory ceded to the United States by the state of\\nNorth Carolina, and within the territory of the United States,\\nnorth-west of the river Ohio, has been referred to the secretary\\nof state, a copy of whose report on that subject, I now lay be-\\nfore you, together with the copy of a letter accompanying it.\\nG. Washington.\\nUnited States, November 10, 1791.\\nist congress. On the subject of the cession of lands by the state of North 1790.\\nCarolina, referred to in the above resolution, the following legis-\\nlative proceedings took place at the second session of this Con-\\ngress. On the 1st of February, 1790, the following message\\nfrom the President of the United States, was communicated to\\nthe two houses of Congress:\\nUnited States, February 1, 1790.\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representatives:\\nMessage of I have received from his Excellency Alexander Martin, go- H. Journal,\\nPresident or f th gtate f North Carolina, an act of the General As- I 56 A\\nwith re- 7 S. Journal,\\ngardtoces- sembly of that state, entitled c An act for the purpose of ceding p. no.\\nlands b to e United States of America, certain western lands therein\\nNorth Ca- described, and have directed my secretary to lay a copy of the\\nrolma. same before you, together with a copy of a letter accompanying\\nthe said act, from his Excellency Governor Martin to the Presi-\\ndent of the United States.\\nThe originals of the foregoing act and letter will be depo-\\nsited in the office of the secretary of state.\\nGeorge Washington.\\nIn the Senate this communication was referred to Messrs. Id. p. 114,\\nHenry, Izard, Ellsworth, Bassett, and Few. On the 17th, Mr. 5\\nReport of Henry, from this committee, made a report, the consideration\\nc e of which was assigned for the morrow; but it was not taken up\\nuntil the 22d, when it was agreed to as follows:\\n[Report. That it will be expedient for Congress, on behalf of the\\nUnited States, to accept of the cession proposed by the said act,\\nupon the conditions therein contained; and that, when a deed\\nshall be executed for the same, they express their acceptance\\nthereof by a legislative act.\\nOn the day when the message of the President was received, id. p. 109,\\nMr. Johnston and Mr. Hawkins, the senators from North Caro- 110,", "height": "4383", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0426.jp2"}, "421": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 415\\nChap. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1790.\\n1st congress, lina, laid before the Senate an exemplified copy of the act of the\\n2d Session. -\u00c2\u00bb.-r r- i\\nstate of North Carolina, entitled An act for the purpose ol\\nceding to the United States of America, certain western lands\\ntherein described. On the 23d, Messrs. Ellsworth, Strong,\\nand Izard, were appointed a committee to bring in a bill for de-\\nclaring the acceptance of certain lands ceded to the United States,\\nby the legislature of North Carolina, as described in their act of\\ncession, when a deed thereof shall be executed. On the 3d of s. journal,\\nMarch, Mr. Ellsworth reported a bill to accept a cession of the P-H5.117.\\nclaims of the state of North Carolina to a certain district of west-\\nern territory, which was then read the first time, and was\\nBill passed read the second time on the 4th, and the third time on the day id. p. 118.\\nin Senate, following. In the House of Representatives, the bill was read h. Journal,\\nthe first time on the 5th, and had the second reading, and was P* 169,\\ncommitted, on the 8th. On the 26th, the bill was considered in\\ncommittee of the whole, and reported with an amendment, which\\nAnd In the was agreed to by the House; and on the 29th the bill was read id. p. 183.\\nHouse. the third time and passed, with the following amendment: In\\nthe first line, strike out the words 6 the honourable. 5 The Se- s. Journal,\\nnate, on the same day, agreed to the amendment of the House, P- 125\\nwith an amendment, which was afterwards concurred in by the\\nHouse.\\nBill pro- On the 5th of August, the House of Representatives adopted h. Journal,\\nviding for a reso lution, That a surveyor-general for the United States P- 291\\na surveyor\\ngeneral. be appointed, who shall forthwith proceed to the completion of\\nthe surveys of all lands heretofore sold under the authority of\\nthe late Congress; and Messrs. Smith, of South Carolina, Page, id. p. 292.\\nand White, were appointed a committee to prepare and bring in\\na bill or bills to that effect. On the 6th, Mr. Smith introduced id, p. 293,\\na bill, according to the instruction, which was then read the first\\ntime, and was read the second time on the 7th, when a motion\\nfor its third reading was negatived, and, consequently, the bill\\nRejected, was rejected.\\n2d congress. In reference to the cession made by North Carolina, there ap- 1792;\\npears to have been a subsequent proceeding during the second\\nsession of the second Congress, which it may be convenient to\\nintroduce here. On the 28th of November, 1792, the House of\\nRepresentatives adopted the following resolution:\\nResolution Resolved, That the President of the United States be re- h. Journal,\\nas to north- q Ues t e d and authorized, with the concurrence of the states of Vir- P- 629,\\nern bound-\\nary of the ginia and Kentucky, to cause the line to be extended from the", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0427.jp2"}, "422": {"fulltext": "416 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1792.\\nNorth Ca-\\nrolina ces\\n2d congress, western termination of the line, formerly run by Fry and Jef-\\n2d Session. _ T\\nferson, on the part ot Virginia, and by other surveyors on the\\npart of North Carolina, by a surveyor of sufficient abilities, in\\nsion. the proper latitude, whereby the northern boundary of the ter-\\nritory ceded to the United States by the state of North Carolina,\\nmay be determined; and that Congress will provide for the ne-\\ncessary expense attending the same.\\nBill to de- It was then ordered, that Messrs. Boudinot, Williamson, and H. Journal,\\ntermme Page, be a committee to prepare and bring in a bill pursuant to p\\nthis resolution. And on the 3d of December, Mr. Boudinot,\\nfrom this committee, presented a bill for determining the north-\\nern boundary of the territory ceded to the United States by the\\nstate of North Carolina, which was read the first time, and re-\\nceived its second reading, and was committed, on the following\\nday. On the 17th of January, 1793, the bill was considered in Id, p. 674,\\ncommittee of the whole and reported with an amendment, which\\nwas agreed to by the House, and the bill was ordered to be en-\\ngrossed for the third reading; and on the 18th the bill was read\\nBillpassed the third time and passed. In the Senate, the bill was read s. Journal,\\nby House. the firgt time on the 18th and? on the next day? wag rea( j the p.472,473.\\nsecond time, and referred to Messrs. Rutherford, Hawkins, and\\nStrong, with an instruction to consider the subject generally,\\nand report thereon. And, on the 8th of February, Mr. Ruther-\\nford made a report from this committee, and the second read-\\nRejected ing being then resumed, it was resolved that this bill do not pass. id. p. 482,\\ny Senate. g t h e bill was rejected.\\n1st congress. Qiv the 23d of July, 1789, the House of Representatives 1789.\\n1st\\nadopted the following resolution\\nLands re- Resolved That a committee be appointed to examine into h. Journal,\\nserved by ^e measures taken by Congress and the state of Virginia, re- P- 65\\nVirginia J\\nfor officers specting the lands reserved for the use of the officers and soldiers\\nana sol- f ^h e g^ s t a e j n continental and state establishments, in the\\ndiers.\\ncession made by the said state to the United States of the ter-\\nritory north-west of the river Ohio, and to report the same to\\nthis house and that Mr. White, Mr. Peter Muhlenberg, and\\nMr. Seney, be of the said committee. On the 31st, Mr. White, Id. p. 69,\\nReport of from this committee, presented a report, which was ordered to\\ncommittee. y ie on tne table. And, on the 18th of September, the house pro-\\nceeded to consider this report, and then ordered that its further\\nconsideration be postponed until the next session of Congress. id. p. 114.", "height": "4394", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0428.jp2"}, "423": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 417\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1790.\\nirtcongress. At the next session, on the 28th of January, 1790, a resolution H. Journal,\\n2d Session. i D 149 150\\nwas adopted by the House of Representatives in precisely the p\\nsame words, and the same gentlemen were again appointed a\\ncommittee on the subject. And on the 1st of February, Mr.\\nSecond re- White again made a report, which was ordered to lie on the la-\\nport ble. This report was, on the 30th of April, committed to the\\ncommittee of the whole house, on the state of the Union. On id. p. 207.\\nthe 28th of June, the committee reported a resolution, which\\nwas agreed to by the house, as follows\\nResolution. Resolved That the resolution of Congress of the 17th of Id. p. 252.\\nJuly, 1788, respecting the lands reserved for the Virginia troops,\\non continental and state establishments, pursuant to the cession\\nmade by the said state to the United States, of the territory\\nnorth-west of the river Ohio, ought to be repealed.\\nIt was then ordered that the said resolution be referred to\\nMessrs. Brown, Boudinot, White, Huntington, and Benson, with\\nBill. instruction to prepare and bring in a bill or bills for carrying\\ninto effect the reservations contained in the deed of cession made\\nby the state of Virginia to the United States, of the territory\\nnorth-west of the river Ohio. Mr. Brown, from this committee,\\non the 15th of July, introduced a bill to enable the officers and\\nsoldiers of the Virginia line on continental establishment, to ob-\\ntain titles to certain lands lying north-west of the river Ohio, be- id. p. 270,\\ntween the Little Miami and Sciota, which was read the first 271,\\nand second time, and committed to a committee of the whole\\nhouse. The bill was considered in committee of the whole on\\nthe 19th, and being reported without amendment, was ordered\\nPassed by to be engrossed. And on the 20th, it was read the third time, ia. p. 273,\\nHouse. an( j passed. On the same day, this bill received its first reading 2 4\\nin the Senate, and was read the second time on the 21st, when s. Journal,\\nit was committed to Messrs. Lee, Strong, and Ellsworth. Mr. P- 18fi\\n190. 194.\\nLee, on the 22d, reported the bill without amendment. On the\\n24th and 27th, the bill was debated, and postponed, and on the\\n28th was recommitted. On the 3d of August, the Senate agreed\\nto expunge the second, third, and fourth sections; and, thus\\namended, the bill was ordered to the third reading. It was\\nmoved on the 6th, to substitute the following paragraphs for the\\nthree sections which had been stricken out\\nAmend- And whereas the agents for such of the troops of the state id. p. 200,\\nSenate by Vir S inia who served in the continental establishment, or the 201\\narmy of the United States, during the late war, have reported\\nto the executive of the said state, that there is not a sufficiency\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 53", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0429.jp2"}, "424": {"fulltext": "418 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1790.\\n1st congress, of good land on the south-easterly side of the river Ohio, and\\n2d Session\\nwithin the limits assigned by the laws of the said state, to satisfy\\nAmerid.- e sa troops for the bounty lands due to them, in conformity\\nSenate. to the said laws: To the intent, therefore, that the difference\\nbetween what has already been located for the said troops, on\\nthe south-easterly side of the said river, and the aggregate of\\nwhich is due to the whole of the said troops, may be located on\\nthe north-westerly side of the said river, and between the Scio-\\nta and Little Miami rivers, as stipulated by the said state.\\nSect. II. Be it further enacted That the secretary of the\\ndepartment of war shall make return to the executive of the state\\nof Virginia, of the names of such of the officers, non-commissioned\\nofficers, and privates of the line, of the said state, who served in\\nthe army of the United States, on the continental establishment,\\nduring the late war; and, also, in conformity to the laws of the\\nsaid state, are entitled to bounty lands; and shall, also, in such\\nreturn, state the aggregate amount in acres, due to the said line\\nby the terms aforesaid.\\nSect. III. Jind be it further enacted That it shall, and\\nmay be lawful for the said agents to locate, to and for the use of\\nthe said troops, between the rivers Sciota and Little Miami,\\nsuch a number of acres of good land as shall, together with the\\nnumber already located between the said two rivers, and the\\nnumber already located on the south-easterly side of the river\\nOhio, be equal to the aggregate amount, so to be returned as\\naforesaid by the secretary for the department of war.\\nSect. IV. Be it further enacted That the said agents, as\\nsoon as may be after the locations, surveys, and allotments are\\nmade and completed, shall enter, in regular order, in a book, to\\nbe by them provided for that purpose, the bounds of each loca-\\ntion and survey between the said two rivers, annexing the name\\nof the officer, non-commissioned officer, or private, originally\\nentitled to each; which entries being certified by the said agents,\\nor the majority of them, to be true entries, the book containing\\nthe same shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.\\nSect. V. Jjtnd be it further enacted That it shall be law- s. Journal,\\nful for the President of the United States to cause letters patent P* 201\\nto be made out, in such words and form as he shall devise and\\ndirect, granting to such person, so originally entitled to bounty\\nlands, to his use, and to the use of his heirs or assigns, or his\\nother legal representative or representatives, his, her, or their\\nheirs or assigns, the lands designated in the said entries: Pro-\\nvided^ always That before the seal of the United States shall", "height": "4398", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0430.jp2"}, "425": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 419\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1790.\\n1st congress. De affixed to such letters patent, the secretary for the department\\n2d Session. l 7 J\\nof war shall have endorsed thereon, that the grantee therein\\nments^by named was originally entitled to such bounty lands, and that he\\nSenate. has examined the bounds thereof with the book of entries filed\\nin the office of the secretary of state, and finds the same truly\\ninserted; and every such letters patent shall be countersigned by\\nthe secretary of state, and a minute of the date thereof, and the\\nname of the grantee, shall be entered of record in his office, in a\\nbook to be specially provided for the purpose.\\nSect. VI. And be it further enacted That it shall be the\\nduty of the secretary of state, as soon as may be after the letters\\npatent shall be so completed, and entered of record, to transmit\\nthe same to the executive of the state of Virginia, to be by him\\ndelivered to each grantee: or, in case of his death, or that the\\nright of the grantee shall have been legally transferred before\\nsuch delivery, then to his legal representative or representatives,\\nor to one of them.\\nSect. VII. And be it further enacted That no fees shall\\nbe charged for such letters patent and record, to the grantees,\\ntheir heirs or assigns, or to his or their legal representative or\\nrepresentatives.\\nAmended The bill was again taken up for consideration on the 7th of s. Journal,\\nandpassed. August, when the report of the committee was agreed to, amend- P* 203#\\ned as follows: After the word Ohio, 4th line, insert, accord-\\ning to the act of cession from the said state to the United States.\\nAnd the bill, thus amended, was passed. On the same day, the h. Journal,\\nHouse of Representatives agreed to the amendments of the Se- P* 293#\\nnate.\\n3d session. On the 17th of January, 1791, the subject of the bounty lands 1791.\\nMessage of lo tne Virginia line was again brought before this Congress at s. Journal,\\nPresident their third session, by a communication from the President of P- 233\\nVirginia 1 the United States, enclosing a copy of two resolutions of the H Journal,\\nline. legislature of Virginia, and of a petition of sundry officers, and p. 355.\\nassignees of officers and soldiers of the Virginia line, on conti-\\nnental establishment, on the subject of bounty lands allotted to\\nthem on the north-west side of the Ohio.\\n2d congress. On tne 3a \u00c2\u00b0f November, it was ordered by the House of Re- h. Journal,\\nist session. p resen t a tives, soon after the meeting of the second Congress, P- 44r\\nMessage tnat so much of the message of the President as is above quoted,\\nreferred, together with all previous proceedings of Congress, or the legis-", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0431.jp2"}, "426": {"fulltext": "420 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1791.\\n2d congress, lature of the state of Virginia, and all papers relative thereto,\\n1st Session.\\nbe referred to a committee, consisting of Messrs. Giles, Clarke,\\nand Livermore, with instruction to examine the matter thereof,\\nand report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the house.\\nBut there does not appear to have been any subsequent action\\nof Congress on this subject during the legislative period which\\nis embraced within this volume, with the exception of a move-\\nment by Mr. Monroe, in the Senate, of which the following is\\na brief account.\\n2d session. On the 21st of January, 1793, nearly at the close of the se- 1793.\\nMr. Mon- cond Congress, Mr. Monroe gave notice that he should, on the s journal,\\nroe s bill. m0 rrow, move for leave to bring in a bill to explain and amend P- 4T3.\\nan act, entitled An act to enable the officers and soldiers of the\\nVirginia line, on continental establishment, to obtain titles to\\ncertain lands lying north-west of the river Ohio, between the\\nLittle Miami and Sciota. Mr. Monroe introduced his bill on\\nthe 31st of January, when it was read the first time, and ordered id. p. 477.\\nto the second reading; and, on the following day, it was read the\\nsecond time, and committed to Messrs. Read, Sherman, and\\nMonroe. Mr. Monroe, on the 25th of February, reported, that\\nPostponed, the further consideration thereof be postponed until the next id. p, 494.\\nsession of Congress; and this report was agreed to.\\n2d congress. At the commencement of the second Congress, the President, 1791.\\nist session. j- Q n g p en i n g message, thus adverts to the subject of the public\\nlands:\\nSug-ges- A provision for the sale of the vacant lands of the United s. Journal,\\ntionof Pre- States, is particularly urged, among other reasons, by the import- P- 327\\nvacant ant considerations, that they are pledged as a fund for reimbursing h. Journal,\\nlands. th e public debt; that, if timely and judiciously applied, they may P* 438,\\nsave the necessity of burdening our citizens with new taxes for\\nthe extinguishment of the principal; and that, being free to dis-\\ncharge the principal, but in a limited proportion, no opportunity\\nought to be lost for availing the public of its right.\\nCommittee On ne lst \u00c2\u00b0f November, this part of the message was referred id. p. 445,\\nto prepare to Messrs. Williamson, Boudinot, and White, with instructions 446#\\nto prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, pursuant thereto. Mr. Wil-\\nliamson, from this committee, on the 21st of April, 1792, pre-\\nsented a bill for the sale of lands in the territory of the United\\nStates, north-west of the river Ohio; which was then read the\\nfirst time, and, on the next day, was read the second time, and", "height": "4400", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0432.jp2"}, "427": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 421\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1791.\\n2d congress, committed to a committee of the whole house. This bill was\\n1st Session.\\nnot further acted on.\\nSenate In the Senate, Messrs. King, Foster, Monroe, Strong, and But- S. Journal,\\ns ler, were, on the 1st of November, 1792, appointed a committee p 335,\\nto report a bill for establishing offices for the purpose of granting\\nlands within the territories of the United States. But this com-\\nmittee made no report on the subject.\\nisteongresa. The following message from the President of the United 1790-91.\\n0(1 6SS10D..\\nStates was transmitted to the two houses of Congress, on the 23d\\nof December, 1790:\\nUnited States, December 23d, 1790.\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representatives:\\nMessage of It appearing, by the report of the secretary of the govern- h. Journal,\\nPresident men f. n0 rth-west of the Ohio, that there are certain cases respect- P- 342\\nconcerning* m 7 r\\nNorth- ing grants of land within that territory, which require the inter- s. Journal,\\niS 6 ference of th e legislature of the United States, I have directed a P* 226\\ncopy of said report, and the papers therein referred to, to be\\nlaid before you, together with a copy of the report of the secre-\\ntary of state, upon the same subject.\\nGeorge Washington.\\nOn the 31st, the Senate ordered that Messrs. Strong, Ells- Id. p. 227.\\nworth, and Maclay, be a committee to take this message into\\nconsideration, with the papers referred to,, and report what is pro-\\nper to be done thereon; and, on the 7th of January, 1791, Mr. id.p. 231.-\\nStrong, from this committee, reported a bill for granting lands to\\nthe inhabitants and settlers at Vincennes, and the Illinois coun-\\ntry, in the territory north-west of the Ohio, and for confirming\\nthem in their possessions. This bill received its first reading on\\nthat day, and, on the 10th, was read the second time, and order- Id. p. 232.\\ned to the third reading. The bill was passed on the following\\nday. In the House of Representatives the bill was read the first H. Journal,\\ntime on the 11th, and received the second reading, and was com- P- 352\\nmitted to a committee of the whole house, on the next day. On\\nthe 26th of February, the committee of the whole was discharged id. p. 394.\\nfrom further considering this bill, and it was referred to Messrs.\\nWhite, Carroll, and Brown. On the 2d of March, the bill was Id. p. 404,\\npassed with amendments.\\nThe bill, as it was sent from the Senate, is as follows:\u00e2\u0080\u0094", "height": "4400", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0433.jp2"}, "428": {"fulltext": "422 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1791.\\n1st congress. Section 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Repre- S. Journal,\\n3d Session. _ _._ m r\u00c2\u00bb 909 9m\\nsentahves of the United States of America, in Congress assembled P JiKJO\\npaSed^the That four hundred acres of land be given to each of those per-\\nSenate. sons, who, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-\\nthree, were heads of families at Vincennes, or in the Illinois\\ncountry, on the Mississippi, and who, since that time, have re-\\nmoved from one of the said places to the other; and the governor\\nof the territory north-west of the Ohio, is hereby directed to\\ncause the same to be laid out for them, at their own expense,\\neither at Vincennes, or in the Illinois country, as they shall se-\\nverally elect.\\nSect. 2. Jlnd be it further enacted and declared That the\\nheads of families at Vincennes, in the year one thousand seven\\nhundred and eighty-three, who afterwards removed without the\\nlimits of the said territory, are, notwithstanding, entitled to the\\ndonation of four hundred acres of land, made by the resolve of\\nCongress, of the twenty-ninth of August, one thousand seven\\nhundred and eighty-eight.\\nSect. 3. And be it further enacted That one hundred and\\nfifty acres of land heretofore in possession of the Piankeshaw\\nIndians, and now under actual improvement, and constituting a\\npart of the village of Vincennes, be given to the persons who are\\nseverally in possession of the said land.\\nSect. 4. And be it further enacted That where lands have\\nbeen actually improved and cultivated at Vincennes, or in the\\nIllinois country, under a supposed grant of the same by any\\ncommandant or court claiming authority to make such grant,\\nthe governor of the said territory be, and he hereby is, empow-\\nered to confirm to the persons who made such improvements,\\ntheir heirs or assigns, the lands supposed to have been granted as\\naforesaid, or such parts thereof as he in his discretion may judge\\nreasonable, not exceeding, to any one person, four hundred acres.\\nSect. 5. And be it further enacted That a tract of land, con-\\ntaining about five thousand four hundred acres, which, for many\\nyears, has been fenced and used by the inhabitants of Vin-\\ncennes as a common, be, and the same is, hereby confirmed to\\nthe said inhabitants, to be used as a common, until a division there-\\nof in severalty among the said inhabitants shall be decreed by law.\\nSect. 6. And be it further enacted That the governor of the\\nsaid territory be authorized to make a grant of land, not ex-\\nceeding one hundred acres to each person, who hath not ob-\\ntained any donation of land from the United States, and who,\\non the first day of August, one thousand seven hundred and", "height": "4371", "width": "2540", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0434.jp2"}, "429": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 433\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1791.\\n1st congress. n i ne ty_ was enrolled in the militia of Vincennes, and has done\\n3 1 Session. J 7\\nT militia duty the said land to be laid out at the expense of the\\npassed the grantees, and in such form and place as the said governor shall\\nSenate. direct.\\nThe amendments of the House of Representatives to this bill\\nare these:\\nAmend- Sect. 2, line 2. After the word Vincennes, add or in the II-\\nments of i\u00c2\u00bb\\nthe House, Imois country/\\nLine 5. After the word eight, add, and the governor of the\\nsaid territory, upon application to him for that purpose, is here-\\nby directed to cause the same to be laid out for such heads of\\nfamilies, or their heirs, and shall also cause to be laid off and\\nconfirmed to such persons the several tracts of land which they\\nmay have possessed, and which, before the year one thousand\\nseven hundred and eighty-three, may have been allotted to\\nthem, according to the laws and usages of the government under\\nwhich they had respectively settled Provided, nevertheless, That\\nif such persons, or their heirs, do not return and occupy the said\\nland within five years, such lands shall be considered as forfeited\\nto the United States.\\nSect. 5, line 3. After the word common/ insert also a tract\\nof land including the villages of Chohos and Prairie du Pont, and\\nheretofore used by the inhabitants of the said villages as a com-\\nmon.\\nSame line, after the word same, strike out to the end of\\nthe clause, and add, are hereby appropriated to the use of the\\ninhabitants of Vincennes and of the said villages, respectively,\\nto be used by them as a common, until otherwise disposed of by\\nlaw.\\nSect. 6, line 5. After the word Vincennes, insert or in the\\nIllinois country, and to the end of the same line add, Provided,\\nnevertheless, That no claim founded upon purchase or otherwise,\\nshall be admitted within a tract of land heretofore occupied by\\nthe Kaskaskia nation of Indians, and including their village,\\nwhich is hereby appropriated to the use of the said Indians.\\nTo the end of the bill add,\\nSect. 7. And be it further enacted That two lots of land,\\nheretofore in the occupation of the priests at Cahokia, and\\nplanted near that village, be, and the same is, hereby granted,\\nin fee, to P. Gibault and that a tract of land at Kaskaskia, for-\\nmerly occupied by the Jesuits, be laid off and confirmed to St.\\nJerome Beauvais, who claims the same in virtue of a purchase\\nthereof.", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0435.jp2"}, "430": {"fulltext": "4 04 HISTORY OF\\nC\u00c2\u00abAP. IIL J f f: f-I Li-\\nSecL 8. -4\u00c2\u00bbrf 6e tf further enacted That so much of the act\\nof Congress, of the 28th day of August, one thousand seven hun-\\nJ dred and eighty-eight, as refers to the locations of certain tracts\\nof land, directed to be run out and reserved for donations to the\\nancient settlers, in the Illinois country, be, and the same is. here-\\nby repealed and the governor of the said territory is directed\\nto lay out the same, agreeably to the act of Congress of the\\ntwentieth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-\\nI: ~:i ::ie:e: :v v .e Ser.r.r. ^..izi~z:.\\\\? :e\\nreferred to the committee who were originally appointed to P-\\nbring in the bilL\\nMr. Strong, from this committee, made a report on the 3d, H. JounnJ,\\nand the Senate then determined to concur in the amendments of P* 404\\nthe House of Representatives, with an amendment to the amend-\\nment proposed in the sixth section; to wit: u Insert the proviso\\nat the end of the sixth section. The House of Representatives,\\non the same day, agreed to this amendment\\n(hs the 11th of November, 1791, the President of the United 1791.92.\\nStates transmitted to the two houses, a message, containing the\\nfollowing paragraph\\nS-j-frj -~^t re r.ir.g ;:r::::sf. :r Jjd^r Sr r.e\u00c2\u00ab. --__\\nof the lands on the Great Miami, having been communicated to P- S4Q.\\ns me, I have thought it proper to lay the same before you, for a joarmL\\nyour information on that subject p. 453.\\nIt was then ordered, that the papers relating to the Miami\\nthe purchase be referred to the committee appointed to prepare a\\nT^ted bill to establish offices, for the purpose of granting lands within\\nthe territories of the United States. To the same committee was\\nalso referred, on the 2d of December, the memorial and peti-\\ntion of the Society of United Brethren for propagating the gos-\\npel among the heathen, praying that the resolve of Congress of\\nthe 3d of September, 1788, making a grant of certain lands for p 46 r m\\nthe benefit of that society, may be confirmed.\\nOn the 22d of March, 1192. Mr. Williamson, from this com- ia\u00c2\u00ab 543.\\nmittee, presented a bill for ascertaining the bounds of a tract of\\nland purchased by John Cleves Symmes, which was read the first\\nand second time, and committed to a committee of the whole\\nThe bill was considered in committee of the whole on", "height": "4380", "width": "2647", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0436.jp2"}, "431": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 425\\nCttAP. HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1792.\\n2d congress, the 23d, and reported without amendment, and was then ordered H. Journal,\\n1st S6SS10H. a j~\\nto be engrossed for the third reading; and, on the following day, P* D a\\nBill passed, the bill was read the third time and passed. In the Senate, the Id. p. 546.\\nbill was read the first time on the 26th of March; and, on the s. Journal,\\n27th, received its second reading, and was referred to Messrs. P*\\nStrong, Lee, and Read. Mr. Strong, on the 2d of April,, re- id. p. 419.\\nported an amendment to the bill which was agreed to, and the\\nbill was then ordered to the third reading. The bill was read\\nthe third time and passed on the 4th of April. The amendment H. Journal,\\nof the Senate was considered by the House of Representatives P* 563,\\non the 5 th, and agreed to.\\nPetition On the 12th of April, a petition was presented to the Senate S. Journal,\\ng rom mes from John Cleves Symmes, by Jonathan Dayton, his agent, P- 424\\nfor indul- praying to have the same indulgences extended to him and his\\nassociates, as are granted, or about to be granted, to the Ohio\\nCompany, in respect to their future payments for lands pur-\\nchased of the United States; which petition was laid on the\\ntable.\\nBill to au- A committee was appointed by the House of Representatives h. Journal,\\nthorize on the 23d of April, consisting of Messrs. Dayton, Tredwell, P- 585\\nance, and Gilman, to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, authorizing id. p. 586.\\nthe grant and conveyance of certain lands to John Cleves\\nSymmes and his associates. On the 24th this bill was presented, id. p. 590v\\nwas read the first and second time, and committed to a commit-\\ntee of the whole house. The bill was considered in committee\\non the 26th, when an amendment was reported, which received\\nthe concurrence of the house; and the bill was then ordered to\\nbe engrossed for the third reading; and, on the 27th, it was read id. p. 591.\\nPassed, the third time and passed. In the Senate, the bill was read the g. journal,\\nfirst time on the 28th; and, on the 30th, on motion, the bill was P- 434\\nreferred to Messrs. Read, King, and Carroll. Mr. Read, on the id. p. 436\\n2d of May, reported several amendments to the bill, which were\\nagreed to; and the bill, by unanimous consent, was then read tbe\\nthird time and passed, in its amended form. And, on the fol- h. Journal^\\nlowing day, the House acquiesced in these amendments. P* 595,\\nOhio Com- A petition and memorial was, on the 2d of March, presented Ibid,\\npany. from the directors of the Ohio Company of associates, praying id. p. 526V\\nPetition, that Congress would grant them such terms and conditions for\\nthe completion of their contract with the late board of treasury,\\nand for confirming their title to the tract of land then purchased,\\nas would relieve them from the danger, difficulty, and dis-\\ntress in which the said company were involved, from cause*\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 54", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0437.jp2"}, "432": {"fulltext": "426\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. HI.\\nCd Congress.\\nReferred.\\nReport.\\nNational Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands.\\n1792.\\nResolu-\\ntions of\\nHouse.\\nId. p. 549,\\n550.\\nwhich had arisen since the purchase, and which were then wholly H. Journal,\\nunforeseen. This petition was referred to Messrs. Sedgwick, P- 53\\nFindley, Benson, Learned, and Baldwin. Mr. Sedgwick made Id. p. 543.\\na report from this committee on the Sth, which was committed\\nto a committee of the whole house. The subject was taken up\\nin committee of the whole on the 22d and 26th, w T hen the fol-\\nlowing resolutions were reported by the committee, and agreed\\nto by the house:\\nResolved That the title ought to be made to the Ohio Com-\\npany, for so much of the lands on their contracts as they have\\nactually paid for.\\nResolved That, in addition to the above quantity of land,\\nthere be also granted to the said Ohio Company, two hundred\\nand fourteen thousand two hundred and eighty-five acres, being\\nthe proportion they were, by a resolve of Congress, authorized\\nto pay in army rights, upon their delivering to the secretary of\\nthe treasury, army rights sufficient for the purpose: and that\\nthere be also granted to the said company, in addition to the be-\\nfore mentioned tracts, one hundred thousand acres, to make good\\none thousand lots of one hundred acres each appropriated by\\nthe said company as bounties to such as might become settlers\\nwithin the said purchase, upon condition, nevertheless, that the\\nsaid company shall make good such bounties, as well to future\\nsettlers, as to those already settled.\\nu Resolved That a title be made to the said company, for the\\nremainder of the one million five hundred thousand acres, con-\\ntracted for upon their paying into the treasury of the United\\nStates, a sum not exceeding cents per acre for the same,\\nwith interest from the passing an act for that purpose.\\n562,\\nCommittee It was then ordered that Messrs. Sedgwick, Findley, Benson, Id. p\\nto prepare L earne d, and Baldwin, prepare and bring in a bill pursuant to\\nthese resolutions. On the 29th, Mr. Sedgwick presented a bill\\nauthorizing a grant and conveyance of certain lands to the Ohio id. p\\nCompany of associates, on the terms therein expressed, which 563\\nwas read the first and second time, and committed to a commit-\\ntee of the whole house. On the 4th and 5th of April, the bill id. p. 564.\\nwas acted on in committee of the whole, and was reported with\\nvarious amendments, which were agreed to by the house, and\\nthe bill was then ordered to be engrossed for the third reading.\\nAnd on the 6th, the blanks were filled up, and the bill was read\\nPassed by the third time and passed. In the Senate, the bill was read the B. Journal,\\nHouse. fa s i aD( j secon d time, on the 6th and 9th, and was referred to P 421 422", "height": "4400", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0438.jp2"}, "433": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 427\\nC 1P. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1792.\\nin Senate.\\n2d congress. Messrs. Rutherford, Gunn, and Sherman. Mr. Rutherford, on\\nthe 12th, reported several amendments to the bill, which were S. Journal,\\ndiscussed on the 14th and 16th, when, on the question to amend p\\nthe bill, as reported, it was decided in the negative. Id. p. 426.\\nOn the question to agree to the third section of the bill, as\\nsent from the house, on the following terms\\nAmended Sect. 3. And be it further enacted That the President be, and\\nhe hereby is, further authorized and empowered, by letters pa-\\ntent as aforesaid, to grant and convey to the said Rufus Putnam,\\nManasseh Cutler, Robert Oliver, and Griffin Greene, and to their\\nheirs and assigns, in fee simple, in trust for the uses above ex-\\npressed, a further quantity of one hundred thousand acres of\\nland Provided, always, nevertheless That the said grant of one\\nhundred thousand acres shall be made on the express condition\\nof becoming void, for such part thereof as the said company shall\\nnot have, within five years from the passing of this act, conveyed\\nin fee simple, as a bounty, and free of expense, in tracts of one\\nhundred acres, to each male person, not less than eighteen years\\nof age, being an actual settler at the time of such convey-\\nance:\\nIt was determined in the affirmative, by the following vote id. p. 427.\\nYeas Messrs. Bradley, Cabot, Foster, Izard, Langdon, Lee,\\nMorris, Robinson, Sherman, Stanton, Wingate. 11.\\nNays Messrs. Burr, Carroll, Ellsworth, Few, Gunn, Hawkins,\\nHenry, Johnston, Monroe, Read, Rutherford. 11.\\nThe numbers being equal, the Vice-President decided the ques-\\ntion by giving the casting vote in favour of the section.\\nIt was then agreed to expunge the fifth section, as follows:\\nSect. 5. And be it further enacted That the President shall\\nbe, and he hereby is, authorized and empowered, to grant and\\nconvey, as aforesaid, to the said company of associates, in the pro-\\nportion of their respective rights and interests, the residue of the\\nsaid one million five hundred thousand acres of land Provided\\nThe said company, or any of them, or of their agents, shall,\\nwithin six years from the passing of this act, pay into the treasury\\nof the United States therefor, at the rate of twenty-five cents\\nper acre, with the interest thereof: Provided, nevertheless That\\nbounty warrants for land may be received in payment for the\\nwhole or any part of the said tract, which shall remain after de-\\nducting the reserved lots.\\nThe bill was then ordered to the third reading. And on the id. p. 428.\\n17th the bill was again taken up for consideration, when it was", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0439.jp2"}, "434": {"fulltext": "428 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP, HI. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 179*2.\\n2d congress, moved to amend the second section, so as that the President of\\nthe United States shall be authorized to grant and convey to the\\nsaid Rufus Putnam and others, one other tract of one hundred\\nand twenty-five thousand, in lieu of the two hundred and four-\\nteen thousand, two hundred and eighty-five acres of land. This\\nmotion was decided in the negative.\\nAn unsuccessful motion was then made to expunge the third\\nseclion.\\nMotions to It was then moved to add the following as an additional sec-\\namend tiom\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nAnd he it further enacted That the terms hereinbefore al-\\nlowed to the Ohio Company of associates, so far as the same are\\napplicable to, and respect the price of the lands to be granted in\\nvirtue of the first payment, and the admissibility of army bounty\\nrights in discharge thereof, be, and they are, hereby extended to\\nJohn Cleves Symmes, and his associates, the purchasers of a\\ntract of land lying upon the Ohio, and between the Miami ri-\\nvers Provided, always, and be it further enacted, that, instead of\\na donation of one hundred thousand acres, as mentioned in the\\nthird section, not more than sixty-six thousand acres be granted\\nto the said John Cleves Symmes, and his associates, for the like\\npurposes, and under the like conditions as are therein prescribed\\nand required.\\nAnd the question being put, this motion was determined in the\\nnegative by the following vote\\nYeas Messrs. Burr, Hawkins, Johnston, Monroe. 4.\\nNays Messrs. Bradley, Cabot, Carroll, Dickinson, Ellsworth,\\nFew, Foster, Henry, Langdon, Lee, Morris, Read, Robinson,\\nSherman, Stanton, Wingate. 16.\\nBill passed The bill was then passed, as amended; and on the 18th, the h. Journal,\\nby Senate. jj ouse f Representatives concurred in the amendments of the P- 581\\nSenate.\\nContract The following message was transmitted by the President of 1791-92.\\nsvh h ania nn the United States to the two Houses of Congress, on the 20th of s Journa\\nDecember, 1791. p.357,358.\\nUnited Slates, December 20, 1791. H. Journal,\\np. 478.\\nGentlemen of the Senate and of the House of Representatives\\nPresident s I lay before you the copy of a letter which I have received\\nmessage. f rom the governor of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and of\\nsundry documents which accompanied it, relative to a contract\\nfor the purchase of a certain tract of land bounding on Lake", "height": "4388", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0440.jp2"}, "435": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 429\\nCHAP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1791-92.\\n2d congress. Erie together with a copy of a report of the secretary of state\\non the same subject.\\nG. Washington.\\nIn the House of Representatives, the message and accompa-\\nnying papers were referred to Messrs. Madison, Benson, and\\nSedgwick, with instruction to bring in the necessary bill or bills.\\nAnd on the 21st, Mr. Madison presented a bill for carrying into H. Journ 1,\\neffect a contract between the United States and the state of P* 479,\\nPennsylvania, which was then read the first time, and, on the fol-\\nlowing day, received the second reading, and was committed to\\na committee of the whole house. On the 23d, the bill was id. p. 480,\\nconsidered in committee, reported without amendment, and or- 481\\nBill passed dered to the third reading, and, on the 26th, it was read the\\nby House, third time and passed# Qn the 26th, 27th, and 28th, this bill s. Journal,\\nAnd Se- went through the various stages in the Senate, and was passed P- 359 360\\nnate without amendment.\\n2d session. In November, 1792, a letter was received by Congress from h. Journal,\\nProposi- Messrs. Hebert and Company, of the city of Paris, stating certain P* 621\\nHebertand propositions for the purchase of a quantity of vacant lands, the\\nCo.of Paris, property of the United States. The letter was received by the\\nSenate, transmitted on the 16th of November to the House of\\nRepresentatives, and, after being read, was laid on the table.\\nSurvey of On the 27th of November, the speaker laid before the house\\nVirginia a j e er f rom fo e g OV ernor of the territory of the United States,\\nPetition north-west of the river Ohio, covering a petition of a number of\\nfrom Vin- inhabitants of St. Vincennes, on the Wabash, praying that the\\nresurvey of their lands, directed by a late law, may be made at\\nthe public expense. These documents were referred to Messrs.\\nLivermore, Muhlenberg, and Leonard, with an instruction to re-\\nport their opinion. On the 14th of December, Mr. Livermore id. p. 628.\\nmade a report from this committee, which was taken up for con- Id p 549^\\nsideration on the 31st, when the house adopted this resolution: 657.\\nResolu- Resolved That the survey, directed by the resolve of the\\nhouse. l a e Congress, of the twenty-ninth of August, one thousand se-\\nven hundred and eighty-eight, of the lands ceded by the state of\\nVirginia to the United States in the territory north-west of the\\nriver Ohio, and confirmed to the French and Canadian inhabi-\\ntants, and other settlers of the Kaskaskias, St. Vincennes, and\\nthe neighbouring villages, who, in or before the year one thou-\\nsand seven hundred and eighty-three, had settled there, and had\\nprofessed themselves citizens of Virginia, be made at the expense\\nof the United States.", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0441.jp2"}, "436": {"fulltext": "430 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCOUP. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1793.\\n2d congress. It was then ordered that Messrs. Livermore, Muhlenberg, and\\nsi0n Leonard, prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, in conformity with\\nthis resolution. On the 7th of January, 1793, Mr. Livermore,\\nfrom this committee, presented a bill to repeal part of a resolu-\\ntion of Congress, of the 29th of August, 1788, respecting the in-\\nBillread habitants of Port St. Vincents; which was read the first and se- H. Journal,\\ncond time, and committed to a committee of the whole house. p 663\\nOn the 5th of February, this bill was considered in committee,\\nand reported without amendment. Being then amended in the Id. p. 690.\\nPassedby house, it was ordered to be engrossed for the third reading; and,\\nHouse, on t k e 6th, it was read the third time and passed. On the 6th, S. Journal,\\n7th, and Sth, the bill had the first and second reading in the Se- ^g 9\\nnate, and was referred to Messrs. Rutherford, Brown, and Brad-\\nAnd Se- ley. The bill was reported without amendment on the 12th, id, p. 484.\\nnate and, on the 13th, was read the third time and passed.\\nGrant to On the 9th of February, 1793, a petition was presented to the h. Journal,\\ninhabitants House of Representatives from the French inhabitants of Galli- P- 69\\nof Gallipo- l\\nlis. polis, praying that the title to certain lands in the territory of\\nPetitions, the United States, north-west of the river Ohio, which they pur-\\nchased from the agent of the Sciota Company, in the year 1790,\\nmight be confirmed to them. This petition was referred to\\nMessrs. Wadsworth, Sedgwick, Findley. White, and Barnwell,\\nfor examination. Also, on the 11th, the petition of Benjamin id. p. 699.\\nArnaud and Francis Salamire, of Gallipolis, was presented, pray-\\ning that the attention of Congress might be given to the first pe-\\ntition. To this petition the same reference was given. On the Id ^03.\\n14th, Mr. Wadsworth made a report, which was ordered to lie\\non the table, and, on the 20th, it was taken up for consideration, id. p. 709.\\nwhen the House agreed to the following resolution:\\nResolution Resolved That there be granted to the said petitioners,\\nof House, thirty thousand acres of land, to be divided among them in quan-\\ntities proportioned to their late purchases of the Sciota Compa-\\nny; and that the further quantity of twenty thousand acres be\\ndivided equally among such of the said petitioners as are actual\\nsettlers of the said territory.\\nIt was then ordered that a bill be brought in, pursuant to this\\nresolution, and Messrs. Wadsworth, Sedgwick, Findley, White,\\nand Barnwell, were appointed to prepare and bring in the same;\\nand, on the 22d, Mr. Wadsworth, from this committee, pre- id. p. ru.\\nsented a bill to authorize a grant of land to the French inhabitants\\nof Gallipolis, which was read the first and second time, and com-\\nmitted to a committee of the whole house. On the 26th, the ij. p 718.", "height": "4387", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0442.jp2"}, "437": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 431\\nChap. III. National Revenue\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Public Lands. 1793.\\nm congress, bill was taken up and considered in committee, and several\\n2d Session.\\namendments were reported, which were agreed to by the\\nhouse, and the bill was then ordered to be engrossed for the H. Journal,\\nBillpassed third reading; and, on the 27th, the bill was read the third p\\nby House. t j me anc j p asse d i n the Senate, this bill was read the first and s. Journal,\\nsecond time on the same day, and was then committed to Messrs. P*\\nEllsworth, Brown, and Burr, to consider and report thereon. On\\nthe 2d of March, Mr. Ellsworth made a report from this com- id. p. 504.\\nmittee, together with an amendment, which was disagreed to by\\nthe Senate. It was then moved to postpone the further conside-\\nration of this bill to the next session of Congress; but this mo-\\ntion was determined in the negative. It was then moved that\\nRejected the bill pass to the third reading; but this motion being also de-\\nby Senate, cided in the negative, the bill was rejected.\\nVarious were the petitions and memorials presented during\\nthis period, with a view to the obtainment of portions of the pub-\\nlic lands, upon which no legislation ensued. There was also a\\n2dCon g ress. petition or memorial presented on the 13th of December, 1791, 1791-92.\\nfrom James Wilson and others, in behalf of the land companies h. Journal,\\nWilson on of the Illinois and Oubache, praying to be permitted to exhibit P- 472\\naccount of the titles of the companies to certain western lands, heretofore\\nOubache purchased by the said companies, under the sanction of lawful\\nland com- authority, and to make proposals for a reasonable compromise,\\nwhich was referred to Messrs. Livermore, Fitzsimons, and Id. p. 558,\\nClarke. From this committee, Mr. Livermore made a report\\non the 3d of April, which was ordered to lie on the table, and\\nthere was no action on that report during this Congress,.", "height": "4394", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0443.jp2"}, "438": {"fulltext": "432 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Officers, c. 1789.\\n1st Congress.\\n1st Session.\\nCHAPTER IV.\\nCreation of Executive Departments Treasury War Foreign Affairs Salaries\\nWestern Territory Territory South of Ohio Accounts between United\\nStates and individual States Soldiers Arrearages-^-Foreign Intercourse Con-\\nsuls Mint Foreign Coins Treasury Regulations, c. Robert Morris Al-\\nleged Violations of Law by Secretary of Treasury Complaints of Secretary\\nconcerning Printing of Reports-rr-Fees for Transfer of public Securities.\\nExecutive The creation of the executive departments was necessarily an H. Journal,\\nmen? object of the early solicitude of Congress. Soon after the orga- p 38 39\\nnization of the two houses was completed, this subject w r as deli-\\nberated upon in the committee of the whole on the state of the\\nUnion, of the House of Representatives; and, on the 20th of\\nMay, Mr. Trumbull, the chairman of that committee, reported\\nto the house a resolution, which was, on the following day,\\namended, and agreed to, in the following form:\\nResolved That it is the opinion of this committee, that\\nthere ought to be established the following executive depart-\\nments; to wit: a department of foreign affairs, at the head of\\nwhich shall be an officer to be called secretary to the United\\nStates for the department of foreign affairs, removable by the\\nPresident; a treasury department, at the head of which shall be\\nan officer to be called secretary to the United States, for the trea-\\nsury department, removable by the President; a department of\\nwar, at the head of which shall be an officer, to be called secre-\\ntary to the United States, for the department of war, removable\\nby the President.\\nCommittee was nen ordered that a committee, to consist of eleven\\nto prepare members, be appointed to prepare the necessary bills, and Messrs.\\nBaldwin, Vining, Livermore, Madison, Benson, Burke, Fitz-\\nsimons, Boudinot, Wadsworth, Gerry, and Cadwalader, were\\nappointed of this committee.\\nWar and On the 2d of June, Mr. Baldwin, from this committee, pre- id. p. 44-\\nforeign af- se nted a bill to establish an executive department, to be de-\\nnominated the department of war; and also a bill to establish\\nan executive department, to be denominated the department\\nof foreign affairs; both of which bills were then read the first", "height": "4424", "width": "2706", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0444.jp2"}, "439": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 433\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Officers, c. 1789.\\n1st congress, time. On the following; day, they received their second read-\\nlst Session. J7 J\\ning, and were committed to a committee of the whole house\\nfor the next Tuesday. On the 4th, Mr. Baldwin presented a H. Journal,\\nbill to establish an executive department, to be denominated p\\nTreasury, the Treasury Department, which was read the first time, and re-\\nceived the second reading on the 5th, and was committed for Id. p. 47.\\nthe following Tuesday. This order was, on the 10th, post-\\nponed until the next Tuesday, and on that day, the 16th, the Id. p. 49.\\nhouse resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill es-\\ntablishing an executive department, to be denominated the de-\\npartment of foreign affairs. The committee were engaged on Id. p. 50,\\nthis bill during the 17th, 18th, and 19th, when several amend-\\nments were reported, which, on the 22d, were taken up for\\nconsideration by the house, and agreed to.\\nMotions in A motion was then made further to amend the bill, by striking\\ncommittee. out e wor ds in case of vacancy in the said office of secretary\\nto the United States, for the department of foreign affairs, in\\nthe second enacting clause, and inserting, in lieu thereof, the words\\nw whenever the said principal officer shall be removed from of-\\nfice by the President of the United States, or in any other case\\nof vacancy.\\nAmend- [There had been a considerable discussion in committee of Leigh s\\nthe n House! the whole on the words in the first clause of the bill to be vol T%\\\\\\nremovable from office by the President of the United States, 450\u00e2\u0080\u0094600.\\nwhich Mr. White moved to strike from the bill. The motion\\nwas opposed by Mr. Madison, Mr. Vining, Mr. Boudinot, Mr.\\nAmes, Mr. Hartley, Mr. Lawrance, Mr. Clymer, Mr. Lee, Mr.\\nSilvester, Mr. Scott, Mr. Goodhue, Mr. Baldwin; and was de-\\nfended by Mr. Smith, of South Carolina, Mr. Huntington, Mr.\\nSedgwick, Mr. White, Mr. Gerry, Mr. Livermore, Mr. Jack-\\nson, Mr. Page, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stone, Mr. Benson. On the\\nmotion to strike out the words, it was decided in the negative;\\nayes 20, noes 34. A motion was then made by Mr. Carroll to\\nlimit the operation of the act, but he withdrew his motion to\\nenable Mr. White to move to strike out the clause respecting\\nthe salary, and this motion was agreed to.]\\nThe question being taken on the motion before the house, it h. Journal,\\nwas decided in the affirmative, by the following vote: p. 50, 51.\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Benson, Brown, Burke, Car-\\nroll, Clymer, Contee, Fitzsimons, Gilman, Goodhue, Griffin, Hart-\\nley, Heister, Lawrance, Lee, Leonard, Madison, jr., Moore, Muh-\\nlenberg, Scott, Sedgwick, Seney, Sinnickson, Smith, of Mary-\\nland, Silvester, Thatcher, Trumbull, Vining, Wadsworth. 30.\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 55", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0445.jp2"}, "440": {"fulltext": "434 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. TV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Officer- 1TS9.\\nlstConrreBs. Noes Messrs. Cadwalader. Coles, Gerrv, Grout. Hathorn,\\n1st Session.\\nHuntington, Livermore, Mathews, Page, Parker. Partridge, Van\\nAmend- Rensselaer, Sherman, Smith, of South Carolina, Sturges. Sump-\\nuTHoust ter, Tucker, Whitc-18.\\nIt was then moved further to amend the bill, by striking out H. Journal,\\nthe words to be removable from office by the President of the p 51 52,\\nUnited States, in the first enacting clause. This was the mo-\\ntion which caused the debate in committee, to which reference\\nhas been made, and the decision of the committee was now re-\\nversed, the question being determined in the affirmative, as fol-\\nlows:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Benson, Brown, Burke, Clymer,\\nColes, Gerry, Goodhue, Griffin, Grout, Hathorn, Huntington, Leo-\\nnard, Livermore, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg,\\nPage, Parker, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Scott, Sherman, Sin-\\nnickson, Smith, of South Carolina, Sturges, Sumpter, Vining,\\nWhite.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 31.\\nNhea Messrs. Boudinot, Cadwalader, Carroll, Con tee, Fitzsi-\\nmons, Gilman, Hartley, Heister, Lawrance, Lee, Schureman,\\nSedgwick, Seney, Smith, of Maryland, Silvester, Thatcher,\\nTrumbull, Tucker, Wadsworth.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 19.\\nRead the The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. id. p. 52.\\ntod time, q q the 24th it received the third reading, and the question being\\nthen put, on its passage, was determined in the affirmative, as id. p 52,\\nfollows:\u00e2\u0080\u0094 53\\nAyes Messrs. Ames. Benson, Boudinot, Brown, Burke, Cad-\\nwalader, Carroll, Clymer, Contee, Fitzsimons. Gilman, Goodhue,\\nGriffin, Hartley, Heister. Huger, Lawrance, Lee, Madison, jr.,\\nMoore, Muhlenberg, Schureman, Scott, Sedgwick, Seney, Sin-\\nnickson, Silvester, Trumbull, Vining. 20.\\nKeek Messrs. Coles, Gerry, Grout, Hathorn, Huntington, Jack-\\nson. Leonard, Livermore, Mathews, Page, Parker, Partridge. Van\\nRensselaer. Sherman, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Ca-\\nrolina, Stone, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher, Tucker, White. 22.\\nActed on The ^11 was then sent to the Senate, where it received the s. Journal,\\nand amend- first reading on the 25th, but was not taken up for the second P;\u00c2\u00b0\\nnate 1 Se rea( D g untu tne 14th of July, when it produced a debate, which\\ncontinued during the 15th, 16th, and 17th. On the last named\\nday, it was agreed to expunge, in the first line, the words Con-\\ngress of the United States, and to insert Senate and House of\\nRepresentatives of the United States of America, in Congress as-\\nsembled, and the bill was then ordered to the third reading. On\\nthe 18th the bill was again considered. Previously to any question", "height": "4400", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0446.jp2"}, "441": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 435\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Foreign Affairs. 1789.\\n|st congress, being put, the Senate adopted an order that, in taking the yeas\\nand nays, where the Vice-President is called upon to vote, the\\nsecretary propose to him the question. It was then moved to\\nstrikeout of the bill these words, page 3d, line 15th, by the\\nPresident of the United States, and the yeas and nays being re-\\nquired thereupon by one fifth of the Senators present, it was de-\\ntermined as follows\\nYeas Messrs. Few, Grayson, Gunn, Johnson, Izard, Langdon,\\nLee, Maclay, Wingate. 9.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Dalton, Elmer, Henry, Morris,\\nPaterson, Read, Strong. 9.\\nThe numbers being equal, the Vice-President decided the ques-\\ntion, by recording his vote in the negative. It was therefore\\ndetermined that the clause should be retained.\\nA motion was then made to strike out the following words:\\nLine 4th. e Such duties as shall, from time to time, be en-\\njoined on, or intrusted to him by the President of the United\\nStates, agreeably to the Constitution, relative to correspondences,\\ncommissions, or instructions, to or with public ministers or con-\\nsuls from the United States, or to negotiations with public mi-\\nnisters from foreign states or princes, or to memorials or other\\napplications from foreign public ministers, or other foreigners,\\nor to such other matters, respecting foreign affairs, as the Presi-\\ndent of the United States shall assign to the said department.\\nAnd, furthermore, that the said principal officers shall conduct g. journal\\nthe business of said department, in such manner as the Presi- P\u00c2\u00ab 42, 43.\\ndent of the United States shall, from time to time, order or in-\\nstruct.\\nAnd in lieu thereof, to insert as follows: the duties of his\\noffice with integrity, ability, and diligence/ This question, also,\\nwas decided in the negative.\\nA motion to strike out of line 13th, these words, To be ap-\\npointed by the said principal officer, was likewise determined\\nin the negative.\\nIt was then agreed to expunge the proviso in lines 17th, 18th,\\nand 19th, as follows: Provided, nevertheless\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -That an ap-\\npointment of such chief clerk shall be valid, until the same shall\\nhave been approved by the President of the United States.\\nBUI passed The question was then put on concurring in the bill, as now\\nby Senate. ame nded, and was decided in the affirmative, by the following\\nvote:\\nYeas\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer,\\nHenry, Morris, Paterson, Read, Strong. 10,", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0447.jp2"}, "442": {"fulltext": "436 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Foreign Affairs\u00e2\u0080\u0094 War. 1789.\\n1st congress. Nays Messrs. Few, Grayson, Gunn, Johnson, Izard, Lang-\\n1st Session.\\ndon, Lee, Maclay, Wingate. 9.\\nHouse con- The House of Representatives, on the 20th, considered and h. Journal,\\ncur. agreed to the amendments. P- 63\\nMotion for On the 23d of July, it was moved, in the House of Repre- H. Journal,\\nmentarv sentatives, That a committee be appointed to bring in a bill p 65,\\nbill. supplementary to the act for establishing the department of fo-\\nreign affairs, declaring that department to be hereafter denomi-\\nnated and that the principal officer in that department\\nshall have the custody of the records and seal of the United\\nStates; and that such bill do contain provision for the fees of\\noffice, to be taken for copies of records; and further provision\\nfor the due publication of the acts of Congress, and other matters\\nrelating to the premises, as the committee shall deem necessary\\nRejected, to be reported to this house. This motion was rejected.\\nWakDe- On the 24th, the House of Representatives, in committee of H.Journal,\\nfartment. the whole, considered the bill for establishing an executive de- p-53,54.\\npartment, to be denominated the Department of War, and having\\ngone through the same, reported several amendments, which\\nwere agreed to on the following day, and the bill was ordered to\\nBill passed be engrossed for the third reading. The bill was read the third\\nby House. t j me on tne 27th, and was passed, and sent to the Senate, where s. Journal,\\nit was read the first time on the 6th of July, received the second P- 39 44\\nreading on the 21st, and, on the 4th of August, was taken up\\non the question of its third reading. It was then moved to\\nstrike out these words, in lines 6th, and 7th, and naval,\\nships, or naval affairs; but this motion was not agreed to.\\nA motion was then made to strike out the words, line 14th,\\nand, who, whenever the said principal officer shall be removed\\nfrom office by the President of the United States. The ques-\\ntion, on this motion, was decided in the negative, as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Few, Gunn, Grayson, Johnson, Izard,\\nLangdon, Lee, Wingate. 9.\\nNays Messrs. Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer, Henry,\\nKing, Morris, Read, Schuyler, Strong. 10.\\nAmended The Senate then concurred in the bill, with the following id. p. 52.\\nby Senate, amendments:\\nLine 1. After Be it enacted by the, strike out Con-\\ngress of the United States/ and insert 6 Senate and House of\\nRepresentatives of the United States of \u00e2\u0080\u00a2America, in Con-\\ngress assembled. 9\\nLine 3. After war/ strike out and. Strike out i by rea-\\nson of, and insert, for.", "height": "4418", "width": "2714", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0448.jp2"}, "443": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 437\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Treasury. 1789.\\n1st congress. Line 16. Strike out, Provided, nevertheless That no ap-\\n1st Session.\\npointment of such chief clerk shall be valid, until the same shall\\nhave been approved by the President of the United States.\\nThese amendments being communicated to the House of Re-\\nHouse con- P res entatives on the 5th of August, were there considered and H. Journal,\\ncur. agreed to. p. 72.\\nTreasury The House of Representatives, on the 25th of June, delibe- id. p. 54.\\nDepart- rated, in committee of the whole, on the bill establishing an ex-\\necutive department, to be denominated the Treasury Depart-\\nment; and resumed the subject on the 29th and 30th, when id. p. 55,\\nseveral amendments were reported to the house, which were fur- 56,\\nther amended on the 1st of July, and the bill was then ordered to id. p. 57.\\nBill passed De engrossed for the third reading. And, on the 2d, the blanks s. Journal,\\nby House, having been filled up, the bill was read the third time and passed, fy 3 44\\nand was sent to the Senate, where it received the first reading\\non the 6th, and was read the second time on the 21st; the sub-\\nject of the second reading was resumed on the 29th, and 30th;\\nand, on the 31st, the bill was further considered and discussed,\\nActed on. on the question of the third reading. A motion to strike out, at\\nthe end of the first paragraph, the words and an assistant to\\nthe secretary of the treasury, was rejected; as, also, was a mo-\\ntion to strike out the words secretary of the treasury, and to\\ninsert three superintendents of the treasury. The bill was\\nthen concurred in by the Senate, with the following amend-\\nments:\\nAmend- Page 1, line 5. After treasury/ insert which assistant shall\\nments of be appointed bv the said secretary.\\nthe Senate\\nLine 20. Strike out of. Between the words debts and\\ndue, insert that are or shall be.\\nPage 2, line 3. Between the words the and house, insert\\nSenate, and.\\nLine 15. Strike out three, and insert six.\\nLine 20. Strike out certify upon, and insert record.\\nLine 21. After treasury, insert certify the same thereon.\\nLine 23. Strike out these words And be it further enacted\\nThat the assistant to the secretary of the treasury shall be ap-\\npointed by the President and whenever the secretary shall be re-\\nmoved from office by the President of the United States, or in any\\nother case of vacancy in the office of secretary, the assistant shall,\\nduring the vacancy, have the charge and custody of the records,\\nbooks, and papers, appertaining to the said office.\\nLine 28. Strike out, that shall be.", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0449.jp2"}, "444": {"fulltext": "g t::.y :t :^::zs5.\\nOUT. IT. ..-T _-::\u00e2\u0096\u00a0::::-\u00e2\u0080\u0094. -t1.: r\\n_-.-=. ni he e~e: li-:iii: .c irliiiz 117 c\\nUi::e: S: :es: mi 117 :z::er. here:- nei-\\nliirg. =hih he :-i:.:~ii :;:r. :\u00c2\u00a3::e. 11: 117 1 hie\\n11 ::Ii~\u00c2\u00ab :he -:_-5 11:- \u00c2\u00b1i= z:. :ie-\\nli-.i-i Si?.:es. lie hih 11 ~i: \u00e2\u0080\u0094_1 fie\\nt these words, 5 be deemed gmhy of a high inisde-\\nforfeil to the United States the penalty of thfee\\ndollars; and shall, npoo conviction, be removed from o\u00c2\u00a3-\\nerer thereafter incapable of holding aay office onder\\ntike United States: Prucided\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That if anv other person than a\\n::i 1\\nhe :he lie :he p-ersii ring\\nThe Boone n ro r e en Vd Id n n wnln these\\nSenate, on the 3d and 4th I of August On the last named day, p\\n:ie iihz-^reshihn ~ii n:i:e\u00c2\u00a3:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2_ r 7i:.::iiii:i5e :::i irree 5-: ~i:h iie eihihi\\nrjike :_: :ie ::h;\u00e2\u0080\u0094 lig ~:::i. in .hi\\nof the bffl; namely:\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Tbe assistant to the se-\\nbe appointed by the President, and,\\ni other part of the said imrnflWnfj as\\nbe residne of the dune.* On the 5th. li\\nof the Senate were agreed to by the\\nlie Senate, on the same day, adopted a resolution to s.\\nnt, as it was originally passed. On P* 5\\nthe 10th, the Hoose of Representanres resolved to desire a con- n T immJ\\nference with the Senate, on the sobject matter of the said eighth P- 76\\nwere appointed managers on the part cf the boose. Tbe Se- JonU\\nand Strong, to be their managers. On the 14th, Mr. Johnson id p. 39. j\\nreported to the Senate that the managers on their part had con-\\nferred with the committee of the Hoose of Representatives, on h. Jowb^ i\\nthe disag r ee ment of the two booses, bat coold not agree open a P-\\nThe report of the managers on the part of the Bonne\\nby Mr. Madison on the *24th. when the Hoose adopted\\nto adhere to their dsagreement to so inch of the\\nof the Senate, as bad been disagreed to by\\nthe Hoose, and insisted on by die Senate. The Senate", "height": "4398", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0450.jp2"}, "445": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 439\\nCHIP. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Salaries. 1789.\\nist congress, the consideration of the subject on the 25th, when, on a motion\\nist session. recec i e from their resolution to insist on their amendment, the\\nquestion was determined as follows\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Ellsworth, Elmer, Henry, King,\\nMorris, Paterson, Read, Schuyler. 10.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Few, Gunn, Johnson, Izard,\\nLangdon, Lee, Maclay, Wingate. 10.\\nThe numbers being equal, the question was decided by the s. Journal,\\nSenate re- Vice-President, who gave his vote in the affirmative so that P* 63,\\ncede. the Senate determined to recede from their disagreement.\\nOn the 5th of August, it was resolved by the House of Re- H. Journal,\\nSalaries. p 72. 89.\\nBill to es- presentatives, that a committee be appointed to bring in a bill to l\\nlablish sa- establish the salaries of the executive officers of government,\\necutive of- w tn tne r assistants and clerks; and Messrs. Fitzsimons, Law-\\nficevs. ranee, and Griffin, were appointed of such committee. And, on\\nthe 24th, Mr. Fitzsimons, from this committee, presented a bill\\nin conformity to this resolution, which was then read the first\\ntime, and received the second reading on the next day, when it\\nwas committed to a committee of the whole house. This bill ld.p.92,93.\\nwas considered in committee of the whole on the 28th, and se-\\nveral amendments were reported, which, after being amended,\\nwere agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed for the\\nthird reading. On the 29th, the bill was read the third time, and\\nPassed by tne question, on its passage, was decided in the affirmative by-\\nHouse, the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Benson, Boudinot, Brown,\\nCadwalader, Gale, Goodhue, Griffin, Hartley, Heister, Jackson,\\nLawrance, Lee, Mathews, Moore, Scott, Sedgwick, Sherman,\\nSilvester, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina, Sturges,\\nTrumbull, Tucker, Wads worth, Wynkoop. 27.\\nNoes Messrs. Coles, Floyd, Foster, Gerry, Grout, Hathorn,\\nLivermore, Parker, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Se-\\nney, Sinnickson, Stone, Sumpter, Thatcher. 16.\\nThe bill having been sent to the Senate, w T as there read the s. Journal,\\nfirst and second time, on the 31st of August, and 1st of Sep tern- P- 68 72\\nAmended ber, and on the 7th it was read the third time and passed, with\\nby Senate. nme amendments. On the 8th, the House considered and dis- h. Journal,\\nposed of these amendments, some of which were disagreed to, P- 104,\\nand others adopted. The amendments agreed to, were the first,\\nfourth, seventh, eighth, and ninth. It was then resolved by the s. Journal,\\nSenate to recede from the second and sixth, and to insist on the p\\nthird and fifth amendments; and on the 9th the House of Repre-\\nsentatives receded from their disagreement to the third and fifth H. Journal,\\namendments of the Senate. p", "height": "4431", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0451.jp2"}, "446": {"fulltext": "440 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Salaries. 1790.\\n1st congress. On the 3d of April, 1790. a motion was submitted to the House\\n2d Sess ion.\\nof Representatives, that the secretary of state be authorized to\\nSupple- employ one additional clerk, with a salary of eight hundred dol- H. Journal,\\nr^ll Sa ars P er annum; and this motion was referred to Messrs. Vining, p 188,\\nSherman, and Lee, with instructions to prepare and bring in a\\nbill in conformity to this motion; and, on the 13th, Mr. Vining, id. p. 193.\\nfrom this committee, presented a bill supplemental to the act for\\nestablishing the salaries of the executive officers of government,\\nwith their assistants and clerks, which then received the first\\nreading, and was, on the next day, read the second time, and id. p. 194.\\ncommitted to a committee of the whole house. The bill was\\nconsidered in committee of the whole on the 29th, when several\\namendments were reported, and the bill was then ordered to be\\nPassed by engrossed for a third reading; and on the 30th the bill was read id. p. 205,\\nHouse, the third time and passed.\\nAnd Se- In the Senate this bill was read the first time on the same day, s. Journal,\\nnate and on the 3d of May, received its second reading, and was re- p- 135, 136.\\nferred to Messrs. Few, Izard, and Ellsworth. Mr. Few reported\\nthe bill on the 28th of May, when it was read the third time and\\npassed.\\n3d session. An act, in addition to an act for establishing the salaries of the 1791.\\nAct in ad- executive officers of government, with their assistants and clerks, h. Journal,\\nditiontosa- was introduced into the House of Representatives in this third p- 399,400.\\nlary act.\\nP s db sess on an d was passed without obstruction. The object of this s. Journal,\\nHouse. bill was to add two hundred dollars to the annual salary of the chief P- 299\\nclerk of the auditor. The bill was read in the Senate a first and i j t p 307,\\nsecond time on the 2d of March, and was ordered to a third read-\\ning. On the 3d, the question on the third reading being before\\nAmended the Senate, and the bill having been amended, it was determined\\nby Senate, that the bill should pass, as amended, by the following vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Dickinson, Hawkins, Henry,\\nJohnston, Izard, King, Langdon, Lee, Monroe, Morris, Read,\\nSchuyler. 14.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer, Foster,\\nJohnson, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 9.\\nThe amendments of the Senate were as follows: To the end\\nof the bill, add, Jlnd be it further enacted That there be al-\\nlowed to the clerks employed in the several offices attached to\\nthe seat of government, in addition to their respective salaries,\\ntheir reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the remo-\\nval of Congress from the city of New York to the city of Phi-\\nladelphia.", "height": "4388", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0452.jp2"}, "447": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 441\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Salaries\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Treasury. 1791.\\n1st congress. i( Jlnd be it further enacted That there be allowed to the as-\\n3d Session.\\nsistant secretary of the treasury, in addition to his salary, for one\\nyear, commencing with the passing of this act, four hundred dol-\\nlars, to be paid in the same manner as his salary.\\nAmend- These amendments being sent to the House of Representatives h. Journal,\\nment d t a or conc u rrence were there agreed to on the same day. P 404\\n2d congress. On the 28th of February, 1793, at the second session of the 1793\\n2d Session. J\\nsecond Congress, it was ordered by the House of Representatives H. Journal,\\nthat Messrs. Fitzsimons, B. Bourne, and Murray, be a committee P-^ 22 725\\nBill to raise to prepare and bring in a bill to increase the salaries of the com-\\ncommis- m i 3S i\u00c2\u00b0 n er of the revenue, and the auditor of accounts and, on the\\nsioner and 1st of March, Mr. Fitzsimons, from this committee, presented a\\nbill making addition to the compensation of the auditor of the\\ntreasury, and the commissioner of the revenue, which was then\\nread the first time, and afterwards received the second reading,\\nand was committed to a committee of the whole house. The bill\\nwas considered, on the 2d, in committee of the whole, and several\\namendments were reported, which were agreed to by the house.\\nThe question was then taken on the engrossment of the bill as id. p. 73%\\namended, and was decided as follows 732\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, BarnwehV Benson, S; Bourne, B,\\nBourne, Dayton, Findley, Fitzsimons, Gilman, Goodhue, Hartley,\\nKey, Lawrance, Lee, Muhlenberg, Murray, Parker, Sedgwick,\\nW. Smith, Steele, Thatcher,, Tucker, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 24.\\nNoes Messrs. Clarke, Giles, Gordon, Greenup, Grove, Hill-\\nhouse, Kitchell, Livermore, Macon, Niles, Orr, Silvester, Jere.\\nSmith, Sturges, Sumpter, Tredwell, Ward. 17.\\nPassed by The bill was then read the third time and passed, and was id. p. 73$.\\nHouse, sent f tbe Senate for their concurrence; where, on the same day, s. Journal^\\nit received its three several readings, after an unsuccessful mo- P 503 504\\nAndbySe- tion to postpone its consideration to the next session of Congress^\\nnate and was passed.\\nist congress. At the third session of the first Congress, on the 10th of Febru- 1791.\\n331 n ary, 1791, it was ordered by the House of Representatives that\\nMessrs. Boudinot, Fitzsimons, and Ames, be a committee to pre-\\nBillsupple- pare and bring in a bill supplementary to the act, entitled An H. Journal,\\nmentary to act to establish the treasury department and, on the 22d, Mr. p 374\\nsuryact. Boudinot presented a bill bearing this title, which was read the Id. p. 3S\\nVor T 56", "height": "4400", "width": "2585", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0453.jp2"}, "448": {"fulltext": "442 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IV. native Department*\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Salaries\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Treasury. 1791.\\n1st coneress. first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole\\n3 Beams.\\nhouse. The bill was considered in committee on the 24th. and H. Journal,\\nseveral amendments were reported, which were agreed to by the P~\u00c2\u00b0\\nhouse and the bill was then ordered to be engrossed for the third\\nBiB passed reading. On the following day. the blanks having been filled up. Id. p. 390.\\nby House, ^e bill was read the third time, and passed. In the Senate, the s. Journal, I\\nbill was read the first and second time on the 25th and 26th. and P- 288 289\\nwas committed to Messrs. Ellsworth. Butler. R.ead. Strong, and\\nKing. A motion had been made in the Senate, on the 24th. to\\nagree to the following resolution i\\nWhereas, the duties of the treasury department are greatly i l p 281.\\nincreased by different acts passed since the establishment of the\\noffice, insomuch as to make the salaries of the officers inadequate\\nto the fatigue and attention requisite: and whereas., the time of\\nthe present session will not admit of regulating the salaries by\\nbill\\nResolved That, for the space of one year, the salaries of the\\ndifferent officers shall be advanced in the proportion of 25 per\\ncent, on their present allowance.\\nIt was then ordered that this motion-be referred to Messrs. id p. 280.\\nEllsworth. Butler. Read. Strong, and King, together with a simi-\\nlar motion respecting an additional allowance to the attorney ge-\\nneral,, which had been made on the preceding cay so that this\\ncommittee had now the bill and the two motions before them.\\nOn the 26th. Mr. Ellsworth, from this committee, reported vari- id. p. 290.\\nAmended ous amendments, which were adopted, and the bill was then or-\\nand passed d ere a to the third reading. On the 28th, the bill was read the\\nthird time and passed, with the following amendments\\nSect. 3, line 6. After dollars/ insert per annum,\\nAt the end of the bill add Sect 4. And be it further enact-\\ned, by the authority aforesaid That there shall be allowed, for one\\nyear, commencing with the passing of this act, to the register,\\ntwo hundred and fifty dollars and to the auditor, the comptroller\\nof the treasury, and the attorney general, four hundred dollars\\neach, in addition to their respective salaries, and to be paid in\\nthe same manner.*\\nThe title was also amended, by adding to it the following\\nwords: -And for a further compensation to certain officers.\\nHousecon- The House of Representatives, on the 1st of March, agreed to H. Journal,\\ncur the amendments of die Senate. p 98,", "height": "4386", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0454.jp2"}, "449": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 443\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Treasury and War. 1792.\\n2d congress. On the 3d of April, 1792, being the first session of the second S. Journal,\\n1st Session. A1Q\\nCongress, the Senate adopted an order, by which Messrs. King, p\\nStrong, and Ellsworth, were appointed a committee to consider\\nand report whether any, and what, alterations are necessary to\\nbe made in the acts establishing the treasury and war depart-\\nBillcon- ments. Mr. King, on the 10th, reported a bill on the subject, ld.p.422\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\ncerning al- wn i c h was then read the first time, and received the second read-\\nterations in\\ntreasury ing on the following day. On the 12th and 13th, the bill was fur-\\nandwarde- er considered and discussed, as also on the 14th and 17th. The\\npartments.\\n12th section having been so amended as to read as follows:\\nSect 12. And be it further enacted That, in addition to the\\ncompensations allowed to the comptroller, auditor, treasurer, and\\nregister of the treasury, by the Act for establishing the salaries\\nof the executive officers of government, their assistants, and\\nclerks, and to the attorney general, by the i Act for allowing cer-\\ntain compensations to the judges of the Supreme and other courts,\\nand to the attorney general of the United States, the said officers,\\nrespectively, shall be allowed the following yearly sums name-\\nly: The comptroller, four hundred dollars; the auditor, four hun-\\ndred dollars the treasurer, four hundred dollars; the register, five\\nhundred dollars; and the attorney general, four hundred dollars.\\nPassed by And the question being taken, on agreeing to the section as\\nSenate. ih us amended, it was decided in the affirmative, by the follow-\\ning vote\\nYeas Messrs. Burr, Cabot, Carroll, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Few,\\nFoster, Gunn, Hawkins, Henry, Izard, Johnston, Langdon, Lee,\\nMonroe, Morris, Read, Sherman, Stanton, Strong. 20.\\nKays Messrs. Bradley, Robinson, Wingate. 3.\\nIt was further agreed to amend the bill, by increasing the sala- id, p. 427.\\nry of the accountant of the department of war, from one thou-\\nsand to one thousand two hundred dollars.\\nThe bill was then, by unanimous consent, read the third time id. p. 428.\\nand passed.\\nOn the 18th of April, the bill received two readings in the h. Journal,\\nHouse of Representatives, and was then committed to a committee p 58i\\nof the whole. The bill was considered in committee of the whole,\\non the 7th of May, when various amendments were reported, id. p. 60.1.\\nwhich were agreed to by the house, and the bill was then read\\nPassed by the third time and passed. The Senate, on the same day, con- s. Journal,\\nHouse. curred in the amendments of the House, with an amendment to P* 441,\\nthe amendment to the thirteenth section, to wit, after the word\\nrevenue, in the third line of the amendment, insert to the", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0455.jp2"}, "450": {"fulltext": "444 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Western Territory. 179*2.\\n2d congress, several commissioners of loans, and to all persons employed in\\n1st Session. r J\\ntheir respective offices. This amendment was concurred in by h. Journal,\\nthe House of Representatives on the same day. P- 603\\n1st congees. Off the 14th of July, 1789, it was ordered by the House of i?S9.\\nRepresentatives, that a committee be appointed to prepare and\\nWestern bring in a bill, or bills, to provide for the government of the wes- h. Journal,\\ntern territory; and Messrs. Fitzsimons, Sedgwick, and Brown, p\\nwere appointed to prepare the same. Mr. Fitzsimons, on the\\nBill to pro- 16th, reported a bill to provide for the government of the terri- id. p. 61.\\nvide for go- north-west of the river Ohio, which was then read the first\\nvernment. J\\ntime. On the 17th, the bill received its second reading, and was id. p. 62.\\ncommitted to a committee of the whole and on the 20th, the id. p. 63.\\nbill was taken up for consideration in committee, when several\\namendments were reported to the house, which were agreed to,\\nPassed by and the bill was ordered to be engrossed for the third reading.\\nHouse. \u00c2\u00bbjj ie kjjj wag rea fa e Ufa} time, and passed on the following day.\\nIn the Senate, the bill received its first reading on the same day, S. Journal,\\nand was read the second time on the 3d of August and on the 44, o1\\n4th, the Senate proceeded to the third reading of the bill. A\\nmotion was then made to amend the bill, by inserting after the\\nword President, in the last line of the second section, the words\\nu by and with the consent of the Senate it was decided in the\\nnegative, by the following vote\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Few, Gunn, Grayson, Johnson, Izard,\\nLangdon, Wingate.-^8.\\nAays Messrs. Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer, Henry, King,\\nMorris, Read, Stanton, Strong. 10.\\nAmended The bill was then concurred in, with the following amend-\\nby Senate. m ents:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nLine 10. After United States and, strike out all appoint-\\nments to offices, which by the said ordinance were to have been\\nmade by the United States in Congress assembled, shall be made\\nby the President of the United States, with the advice and con-\\nsent of the Senate, and insert these words: the President shall\\nnominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.\\nshall appoint all officers which, by the said ordinance, were to\\nhave been appointed by the United States in Congress assem-\\nbled/\\nLine 17. After shall, insert be.\\nThese amendments were agreed to by the House. H. Journal,\\np. 71.", "height": "4425", "width": "2725", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0456.jp2"}, "451": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 445\\nCHAP. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Western Territory. 1792.\\n2d congress. At the first session of the second Congress, on the 19th of Ja- 11. journal,\\n1 L nuary, 1792, a memorial was presented to the House of Repre- P- 490 543\\nPetition of sentatives, from George Turner, one of the judges of the terri-\\nner for re- orv ne United States north-west of the Ohio, praying a re-\\nvision of vision of the ordinance for the government of the said territory,\\nnance. 01 anc a s0 an mcrease of compensation to the judges thereof:\\nCommit- which memorial was referred to Messrs. Livermore, Lawrance,\\ntee. White, Williamson, and Smith, of South Carolina. Mr. Liver- id. p. 544.\\nmore, on the 22d of March, made a report from this committee,\\nwhich was taken up by the house for consideration on the next\\nday, when the following resolution was adopted\\nResolu- Resolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -That the laws of the territory north-west of the\\nlions of Qhi b e printed, under the inspection of the secretary of state,\\nand delivered to the governor and judges, to be distributed for\\nthe information of the inhabitants.\\nThat the official duties of the secretary of the said territory\\nbe under the control of the laws of the territory.\\nThat the governor and judges have power to repeal these\\nlaws, if found to be improper.\\nThat a single judge, in the absence of the other judges, be\\nauthorized to hold a court.\\nThat the secretary of state provide seals for the said terri-\\ntory.\\nThat the military power be subordinate to the civil power.\\nThat the limitation act, passed by the governor and judges\\nof said territory, the twenty-eighth day of December, one thou-\\nsand seven hundred and eighty-eight, ought to be repealed by\\nCongress.\\nThat certain expenses incurred by two of the judges in\\npurchasing a boat to carry the judges and soldiers as an escort\\non the circuit, and also for sending an express, amounting to\\nought to be paid by the United States.\\nIt was then ordered, that a bill, or bills, in conformity with this\\nresolution, be brought in, and Messrs. Livermore, Lawrance,\\nWhite, Williamson, and Smith, of South Carolina, were appoint-\\ned a committee to prepare and bring in the same.\\nBill report- On the 31st of March, Mr. Livermore, from this committee, id. p. 555.\\ned presented a bill in addition to an act, entitled An act to provide\\nfor the territory north-west of the river Ohio, which was read\\nthe first and second time, and committed to a committee of the\\nwhole house. This bill was considered in committee of the\\nH,s oJe, on the 8th of May, when it was reported with an amend-", "height": "4400", "width": "2583", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0457.jp2"}, "452": {"fulltext": "446 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Accounts between United States and States. 1792.\\n2d congress, merit which was agreed to by the House, and the bill was then h. Journal,\\nengrossed, and read the third time on the same dav. The bill P- 605\\nby House having been transmitted to the Senate, received its three several S. Journal,\\nand Senate, readings on the same day, and was passed. p 443\\nist congress. There was also a Senate bill passed during the second session 1T90.\\nM of the first Congress, in reference to this subject. On the 7th of s lirnal\\nTerritory April, 1790, it was ordered, that Messrs. Ellsworth, Johnston,\\noh? 1 f anc Strong, be a committee to bring in a bill, for the govern-\\nment of the territory of the United States, south of the river\\nOhio. Mr. Ellsworth reported this bill on the 9th, when it was\\nread the first time; it was discussed on its second reading, on Id. p. 131.\\nBMpassed the 12th and 13th, and, on the 14th, was read the third time, Id. p. 132.\\nby Senate, anc j passed, an d sent to the House of Representatives for their\\nconcurrence. On the 14th and 15th, the bill received its first H. Journal,\\nand second reading in the house, and was committed to a com- p 194\\nmittee of the whole. Lt was taken up for consideration in com-\\nmittee of the whole, on the 28th of April, and was reported id. p. 203,\\nwithout amendment after which it was amended in the house,\\nAnd by and ordered to be read the third time. On the following day, it\\nHouse. was rea d the third time, and passed. The amendments were S. Journal,\\nconsidered in Senate on the 4th of May, when it was resolved p\\nthai the Senate do not agree to the proposed amendments. And H. Journal,\\non the 5th, the House adopted a resolution to recede from their p\\namendments-\\nist congress. T was found necessary to create a board of commissioners, for 17^9.\\n1st session. e settlement of the accounts between the United States and\\nAccounts individual states. The legislation on this subject will properly\\nbetween u. come under the scope of this chapter.\\nStates ind\\nindividual 0n the 14th of July, 1789, Messrs. Baldwin, Sturges, and h. Journal,\\nstates. Smith, of South Carolina, were appointed a committee of the P- 60 61\\nBill. House of Representatives to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills,\\nto provide for the settlement of the accounts between the United\\nStates and the individual states, agreeably to the ordinance of\\nthe late Congress. Mr. Baldwin, on the 16th, presented a bill id. p. 62.\\nto that effect, which was then read the first time, and, on the\\n17th, received its second reading, and was committed to a com-\\nmittee of the whole house. The bill was taken up for conside-\\nration in committee, on the 22d, and was reported without id. p. 64.\\namendment. A motion was then made, and agreed to, to \u00c2\u00a3h", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0458.jp2"}, "453": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 447\\nCflAP. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Accounts between United States and States. 1789.\\nist congress, charge the committee of the whole from the further considera- H. Journal,\\n1st Session. _. zrz;\\ntion of the bill, and to recommit it to Messrs. Baldwin, Sturges, p\\nand Smith, of South Carolina. On the 24th, Mr. Baldwin, from s j ourna\\nthis committee, reported an amendment to the bill, which was p- 47. 49,\\nagreed to, and the bill was then ordered to be engrossed for the\\nPassed by third reading. And, on the 27th, the blanks in the bill being\\nfilled up, it was read the third time, and passed. In the Senate,\\nthe bill received its three several readings on the 27th, 29th,\\nand 30th, and was passed by that branch without amendment.\\n2d session. On the 19th of February, 1790, the speaker laid before the 1790.\\nBill to in- House of Representatives a letter from the board of commis- h. Journal,\\ncrease sa- s i oners f or settling accounts, respecting the insufficiency of the P- 16 1 1 62\\nsalaries allowed by law to the clerks employed in that depart-\\nment, which letter, on the 22d, was referred to Messrs. Gerry, id. p. 164.\\nTrumbull, and Gale. Mr. Gerry, on the 26th, made a report Id. p. 169.\\non the subject, which was laid on the table; and, on the 5th of\\nMarch, this report was considered, and was recommitted to the\\nsame committee, with instructions to prepare and bring in a bill\\nin conformity with the report. Mr. Gerry, on the 8th, pre-\\nsented a bill for increasing the salaries of clerks, in the office of\\nthe commissioners for settling accounts between the United\\nStates and individual states, which w T as then read the first time,\\nand was read the second time on the 9th, and ordered to be en-\\nPassed by grossed for the third reading. On the 10th, the bill was read id. p. 171*\\nHouse. the third time, and passed. In the Senate, this bill was read the 1 2,\\nfirst time on the 11th, and was taken up on the second reading s. Journal,,\\non the 12th; and on the 30th, when a motion being made to as- P- 119 120\\nRejected sign a day for the third reading of the bill, it was decided in the id. p 125s.\\nby Senate. ne g a tive. Thus the bill was rejected, the object being accom-\\nplished by an amendment to a more general bill, the passage of\\nwhich has already been noticed.\\nBilltoadd On the 4th of August, Mr. Madison moved for leave to bring h. Journal,\\ntwo com- n a hill for adding two commissioners to the board established P* 288\\nmissioners\\nto the for settling accounts between the United States and the inclivi-\\nboard. ^^j s tates; and, leave being granted, Messrs. Madison, Vining,\\nand Wadsworth, were appointed a committee to prepare and\\nbring in such bill. Mr. Madison, on the same day, presented a\\nbill, which was read the first and second time, and committed to\\na committee of the whole house for the same day. The house\\nthen considered the bill in committee, and the bill was reported\\nwith an amendment, which was agreed to by the house; and the\\nquestion being then put on the engrossment of the bill, it was\\ndecided in the affirmative, as follows;", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0459.jp2"}, "454": {"fulltext": "448 HISTORY OF CONGRESS,\\nCHAP. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Accounts between United States and States. 1790.\\n1st congress. Jlyes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Baldwin, Benson, Blood worth, s. Journal,\\nJ: Brown, Burke, Carroll, Clymer, Coles, Fitzsimons, Gales, Gil- p\\nman, Griffin, Grout, Hartley, Heister, Huntington, Lee, Madi-\\nson, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Partridge,\\nScott, Seney, Sevier, Stone, Sumpter r Trumbull, Tucker, Wads-\\nworth, White, Wynkoop. 36.\\nNoes Messrs. Boudinot, Cadwalader, Floyd, Foster, Ger-\\nry, Hathorn, Jackson, Lawrance, Livermore, Van Rensselaer,\\nSchureman, Sherman, Silvester, Sinnickson, Smith, of Mary-\\nland, Smith, of South Carolina, Steele, Sturges, Thatcher. 19.\\nPassed by On the following day, the bill was read the third time, and\\nHouse passed.\\nIn Senate, the bill received its first reading on the same day; S. Journal,\\nand, on the following day, the bill having been again taken up p\\nRejected for consideration, and the question being put, Shall this bill\\nby Senate. p ass to e second reading? it was decided in the negative.\\nMore ef- On the 20th of April, the House of Representatives adopted H. Journal,\\nfectual set- a reso u ti on to appoint a committee to inquire what further mea- p\\naccounts, sures are necessary for making an effectual and speedy settle-\\nment of the accounts of the several states with the United States,\\nand to prepare and bring in a bill pursuant thereto. And Messrs.\\nFitzsimons, Williamson, Smith, of Maryland, Schureman, and\\nSturges, w T ere appointed of this committee. And, on the 23d,\\nfor the purpose of obtaining all necessary information, the house\\nadopted the following orders:\\nCalls for Ordered That the secretary of the department of war be Id. p. 199.\\nmforma- directed to lay before the house an account of the troops, (in-\\ncluding the militia,) and also of the ordnance stores, furnished,\\nfrom time to time, by the several states, towards the support\\nof the late war; and that the commissioners for settling the ac-\\ncounts of the United States with the respective states, be directed\\nto lay before the house an abstract of the claims of the several\\nstates against the United States, specifying the principles on\\nwhich the claims are founded.\\nOrdered That the secretary of the treasury be directed to\\nreport the sums of money, including indents and paper money\\nof every kind, reduced to specie value, which have been re-\\nceived from, or paid to, the several states, by Congress, from the\\ncommencement of the revolution to the present period.\\nOrdered That the commissioners for settling accounts be-\\ntween the United States and individual states, report the amount\\nof such claims of the states as have been offered to them since\\nthe time expired for receiving claims, specifying the principles", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0460.jp2"}, "455": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 449\\nChai\\\\ IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Accounts with States. 1790.\\n1st congress, on which the claims are founded, and distinguishing them from\\n2*1 Session. 00\\nother claims.\\nReports in On the 2d of May, the speaker laid before the house a letter H. Journal,\\nrc P J* and report from the commissioners, in obedience to the above or- p\\nder. And on the 11th, the speaker also laid before the house Id. p. 214.\\nreports from the secretary of war, and the secretary of the trea-\\nsury, in compliance with the directions sent to them on this sub-\\nject.\\nThe following motion was also submitted to the house, on the\\n7th of May\\nResolved That the secretary of war be, and he is hereby, Id. p. 210.\\ndirected to cause accurate lists to be forthwith published in the\\nnewspapers of the states of Virginia and North Carolina, of all\\nthe officers and soldiers who are entitled to receive certain ar-\\nrears of pay due to the lines of the army of the said states, for\\nwhich money was granted and appropriated by Congress at their\\nlast session and that payment be made to the said officers and\\nsoldiers, or, where dead, to their legal representatives, under the\\nsame regulations as have been adopted for the payment of inva-\\nlid pensioners, in pursuance of an act passed at the last session of\\nCongress, entitled An act providing for the payment of the in-\\nvalid pensioners of the United States/ and that no claim of any\\nassignee, under any transfer or power to receive the same, be ad-\\nmitted as valid, to entitle any person to receive any part of the\\nsaid arrears of pay, due to the officers or soldiers of the said\\nlines, except as aforesaid.\\nThis motion was referred to Messrs. Bland, Williamson, and id. p. 216,\\nBurke. Mr. Bland presented a report from this committee on\\nthe 14th, which was taken up for consideration on the 17th,\\nwhen the house amended the resolutions of the committee, and\\nadopted them in the following form:\\nResolu- Resolved That the President of the United States be re-\\ntlons as to quested to cause to be forthwith transmitted to the executives\\nduetto sol- of the states of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, a\\ndiers, a- complete list of the officers, non-commissioned officers, and pri-\\nHouse. vates of the lines of these states, respectively, who are entitled\\nto receive arrears of pay, due for services in the army, in the\\nyears 1782 and 1783, annexing the particular sum that is due to\\neach individual, with a request to the executives of the said states,\\nto make known to the claimants, in the most effectual manner,\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 57", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0461.jp2"}, "456": {"fulltext": "450 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Accounts with States. 1790.\\nist congress, that the said arrears are ready to be discharged on proper ap-\\n2d Session. M J r r r\\nplication.\\nResolu- Resolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That the President of the United States be re-\\nuons oi\\nHouse. quested to cause the secretary of the treasury to take the ne-\\ncessary steps for paying (within the said states respectively) the\\nmoney appropriated by Congress, on the 29th day of September, H. Journal,\\n1789, for the discharging the arrears of pay due to the troops of p 218,\\nthe lines of the said states respectively.\\nResolved That the secretary of the treasury, in cases where\\nthe payment has not been made to the original claimant, in per-\\nson, or to his representatives, be directed to take order for making\\nthe payment to the original claimant, or to such person or per-\\nsons only as shall produce a power of attorney, duly attested by\\ntwo justices of the peace of the county in which such person or\\npersons reside, authorizing him or them to receive a certain spe-\\ncified sum.\\nThese resolves were, by the Senate, committed to Messrs. Ells- s. Journal,\\nworth, Lee, Johnston, Izard, and King. Mr. Ellsworth, on the p\\n20th, made a report, which was considered on the 21st, and which\\nwas as follows:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nAmended I* 1 the first resolve, page 1st, line 7th, insert* and before\\nby Senate, t North Carolina, and expunge and South Carolina.\\nSubjoin the following at the end of the last resolution: Ex-\\ncept where certificates or warrants have been issued under the\\nauthority of the United States, for any of the said arrears of\\npay, and the same shall be produced by the claimant or claimants.\\nExcept, also, where powers of attorney, otherwise attested or\\nexpressed than as aforesaid, drawn before the passing of these\\nresolutions, shall be presented, and no circumstances shall ap-\\npear before, or within four months after, demand made, by vir-\\ntue of them, of the commissioner or agent that shall be intrusted\\nto pay out the moneys aforesaid, rendering it probable, in the\\nopinion of such commissioner or agent, that the said powers of\\nattorney are forged, or have been obtained by fraud.\\nIt was then agreed to adopt the first resolution in this form.\\nThe second resolution of the house was also agreed to. It was\\nthen moved to agree to the third resolution of the house, sub-\\njoining the first exception reported by the committee; to wit:\\nExcept where certificates or warrants have been issued under\\nauthority of the United States, for any of the said arrears of pay,\\nand the same shall be produced by the claimant or claimants;\\nand the question being taken on this motion, it was decided as\\nfollows:", "height": "4418", "width": "2606", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0462.jp2"}, "457": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 45 1\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Accounts with States. 1790.\\n1st congress. Yeas Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Few, Gunn, Haw-\\n2d Session.\\nkins, Henry, Johnston, Lee, Maclay, Read, Walker, Win-\\ngate. 13.\\nNays Messrs. Dal ton, Ellsworth, Johnson, Izard, King, Lang-\\ndon, Morris, Schuyler, Strong. 9.\\nIt was then determined to strike out the word four, before\\nthe word months, in the second exception reported by the com-\\nmittee. It was then moved to agree to the second exception of\\nthe committee, and the question being put, was decided as fol-\\nlows:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Ellsworth, Johnson, Izard, S. Journal,\\nKing, Langdon, Morris, Read, Schuyler, Strong. 11. p 144,\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Few, Gunn, Hawkins, Hen-\\nry, Johnston, Lee, Maclay, Walker, Wingate. 11.\\nThe numbers being equal, the Vice-President decided the H. Journal,\\nquestion by giving the casting vote in the negative. The reso- p\\nlution, in its amended form, was then agreed to. The House of\\nRepresentatives, on the 24th, concurred in the amendments of\\nthe Senate.\\nBill to pro- On the 27th of May, Mr. Fitzsimons, from the committee ap- id. p, 224.\\nvideforset- pointed for that purpose, presented a bill to provide for the set-\\naccounts, tlement of the accounts between the United States and the indi-\\nvidual states, which was read the first and second time, and com-\\nmitted to a committee of the whole house. The bill was taken id. p. 232,\\nup, and considered in committee of the whole on the 1st, 2d, 3d,\\nand 4th of June; when a motion was made and agreed to, that\\nthe committee of the whole house be discharged from further\\nproceeding thereon, and that the bill lie on the table. On the id. p. 234,\\n7th and 8th, the bill was further considered, discussed, and\\namended, and was then ordered to be engrossed and read the\\nthird time. And on the 9th, after receiving the third reading, id. p. 236,\\nit was again committed to Messrs. Fitzsimons, Williamson,\\nSedgwick, Wadsworth and Madison. On the 17th, Mr. Fitz- Id. p. 244,\\nsimons reported, from this committee, an amendatory bill, which\\nwas read the first and second time, and committed to a commit-\\ntee of the whole house. The bill was taken up and considered\\nin committee on the 21st, when several amendments were re-\\nported, which were agreed to by the house. It was moved to\\namend the bill by striking out, in the fifth section, the words,\\nthe rule for apportioning to the states the expenses of the war, id. p. 246,\\nshall be the same that is prescribed by the Constitution of the\\nUnited States, for the apportionment of representation and di-\\nrect taxes, and according to the first enumeration which shall be", "height": "4418", "width": "2606", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0463.jp2"}, "458": {"fulltext": "452 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Accounts with States. 1790.\\nist Congress, made. The question being taken on this motion, it was de-\\ncided in the negative, as Follows:\\nrfyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Floyd, Foster, Gilman, Ha-\\nthorn, Jackson, Lawrance, Livermore, Sedgwick. 10.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Bloodworth, Boudinot, Brown,\\nBurke, Cadwalader, Carroll, Coles, Contee, Fitzsimons, Gale,\\nGoodhue, Griffin, Grout, Heister, Huger, Huntington, Leonard,\\nMadison, jr., Moore, Muhlenberg, Page, Partridge, Van Rens-\\nselaer, Schureman, Scott, Seney, Sevier, Sherman, Silvester,\\nSinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina,\\nSteele, Stone, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tucker,\\nVining, Wadsworth, White, Williamson. 45.\\nBUI passed The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for the third read- h. Journal,\\ning, and on the 22d the bill was read the third time and passed. P- 247\\nIn the Senate, the bill was read the first and second time on the s. Journal,\\n23d; and on the 30th, and the 1st of July, it was further dis- P- 165\\ncussed on the question of its second reading, and was committed id. p. 172,\\nto Messrs. King, Strong, Read, Ellsworth, and Hawkins. Mr. 173\\nKing, on the 3d, reported from this committee several amend- id. p. 174,\\nments to the bill, which were agreed to on the 6th, and the bill 175\\nwas ordered to the third reading. On the 7th, the bill was again\\ncommitted to Messrs. Morris, Schuyler, King, Lee, and Ells-\\nworth. On the 8th, the bill was again reported by Mr. Morris, id. p. 176.\\nwith amendments, and the Senate having agreed to amend the\\nbill accordingly, it was again ordered to the third reading; and\\nPassed by on the 9th the bill, in its amended form, was read the third time\\nJfJjSLq and passed. On the 13th and 14th, the House of Representa- H. Journal,\\ntives considered the amendments of the Senate, and determined p 269\\nHouse dis- to disagree to all of them, and to desire a conference with the\\nagree- Senate on the subject; and appointed Messrs. Sedgwick, Wads-\\nConfer- worth, Boudinot, Fitzsimons, and Williamson, to be managers\\nence. on their part. The Senate, also, on the 14th, agreed to the confe- S. Journal,\\nrence, and appointed Messrs. Ellsworth, King, and Lee, to be p\\ntheir managers. On the 21st, Mr. Sedgwick made a report to\\nthe House of Representatives, and the House adopted the fol-\\nlowing resolutions:\\nResohi- Resolved That this house do insist on so much of their disa-\\n5?\u00e2\u0084\u00a2*\u00c2\u00b0 greement to the first amendment, as proposes to strike out the\\nsecond section of the bill, and the words, And be it further en-\\nacted? in the third section, and do agree to such other parts of\\nthe said amendment as propose to strike out all the words in the\\nfirst section, from the word assembled, to the end thereof, with\\nan amendment, to insert, in lieu of the words so stricken out, the", "height": "4395", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0464.jp2"}, "459": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n453\\nChap. IV.\\nExecutive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Accounts with States.\\n1790.\\n1st congress, following words\\n2d Session.\\nResolu-\\ntions of\\nHouse.\\nResolu-\\ntions of\\nSenate.\\nThat a board, to consist of three commission-\\ners, be, and hereby is, established to settle the accounts between\\nthe United States and the individual states and the determina-\\ntion of a majority of the said commissioners, on the claims sub-\\nmitted to them, shall be final and conclusive; and they shall haVe\\npower to employ such number of clerks as they may find neces-\\nsary.\\nResolved That this house do insist on their disagreement to\\nthe second and sixth amendments, and do recede from their dis-\\nagreement to the third, fourth, fifth, and seventh amendments.\\nResolved That this house do disagree to the amendment pro-\\nposed by the conferees, in the third line of the third section, for\\nstriking out the word July, and inserting, in lieu thereof, the\\nword April/\\nIn the Senate, Mr. Ellsworth made a report from the managers,\\non the 21st; and, on the 23d, the Senate proceeded to consider\\nthe resolutions of the House of Representatives, when the follow-\\ning resolutions were adopted\\nResolved That the Senate recede from so much of their s. journal,\\namendment, section 1st, as to agree to the amendment of the p. 187,188.\\nHouse of Representatives on the amendment, as follows After\\nthe word assembled, section 1st, line 2d, that a board, to con-\\nsist of three commissioners, be, and hereby is, established, to set-\\ntle the accounts between the United States and the individual\\nstates and the determination of a majority of the said commis-\\nsioners, on the claims submitted to them, shall be final and con-\\nclusive and they shall have power to employ such number of\\nclerks as they may find necessary.\\nThat they recede from their amendments to the third sec-\\ntion, and\\nFrom their sixth amendment, and agree to restore the sixth\\nsection.\\n2d Congress.\\n1st Session.\\nOn the 21st of November, 1791, being the first session of the 1791.\\nsecond Congress, the House of Representatives appointed Messrs. H,JournaI 7\\nDayton, Griffin, and Hartley, to be a committee to prepare and p- 458.\\nbring in a bill, or bills, for extending the time limited for the set-\\ntlement of the accounts of the United States with the individual\\nstates and, on the 23d, Mr. Dayton, from this committee, pre- id. p. 461,,\\nsented a bill to extend the time limited for the settlement of the 462,\\naccounts of the United States with the individual states, which", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0465.jp2"}, "460": {"fulltext": "454 WBB OF CONGRESS.\\nLz-:-: .:.-i Z -:.i.r.-i-.-i\u00e2\u0080\u0094 .z:s 5: i~.\\nwas read the first and second tune, and committed to a commit-\\ntee of the whole house and, on the 30th of December, the bill H. J\\nwas considered in committee, and an amendment was reported, P\\nwhich was agreed to by the house, and the bill was then or-\\ndered to be engrossed, and read the third time. Onthe2dof Janu-\\nary, 1792, the bill was read the third time and passed. In the Se-\\nnate, this bill was read the first time, on the 3d, and was considered S. JonnnU\\nand discussed on the question of the second reading, on the 4th\\nand 5th, when it was committed to Messrs. Bradley, Monroe, and\\nEllsworth. On the 10th, Mr. Bradley reported sundry amend- id. p. 364.\\nments, which were adopted, and the bill was then ordered to the 3T0\\nthird reading; and, on the lltb, the bill was passed with die fol-\\nlowing amendments\\nA::i: the z:s: iz .ziz-z. izscr: the l:~:zz\\nSecLtL And bed further enacted\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That the aforesaid act shall\\nextend to the settlement of the accounts between the United\\nStates and the state of Vermont; and that, until the first day of\\nDecember next, shall be allowed for the said state to exhibit\\nclaims.*\\nAnd that section 2 be made to read section 3.\\nOn the 13th of January, the House agreed to the amendments\\nof the Senate.\\nMSea^m. On the 5th of December, Mr. Bradley gave notice that on the i^p,\\nBiB to ex- following Friday, tie should move for leave to bring in a bill, in\\nthe time limited for settling the accounts of the United States\\nwith the individual states. And on the 7th, he introduced the id. p\\nbill, which was then read the first time; and on the 10th, after\\nsome debate on the question of the second reading, was commit-\\nted to Messrs. Bradley, Strong, King, Ellsworth, and Brown.\\nOn the 13th. Mr. Bradley reported amendments to the bill; and id. p.\\nthe bill, having been amended in conformity thereto, was ordered\\nby to the third reading. The bill was read the third time, and\\npassed, on the 14th, and was then sent to the House for concur- H. Journal,\\nrence, where it was read the first and second time, and commit- j^f 9\\nted to a committee of the whole house; and, on the 21st of Fe-\\nbru j. the bill was considered in committee, and reported\\nwithout amendment It was then moved to amend tbe bill, by\\nstriking out the first section, in the words following; to wit\\nu Be it enacted, by ike Senate and Bouse of Representatixes of the\\nUnited Slates of America, in Congress assembled\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That the second", "height": "4418", "width": "2598", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0466.jp2"}, "461": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 455\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Accounts with States\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Foreign Intercourse. 1792.\\nsection of the said act, which extended the powers of the hoard\\nof commissioners to the settlement of the accounts between the\\nUnited States and the state of Vermont, be, and hereby is, re-\\npealed.\\nAnd the question being put on this motion, it was determined\\nin the negative by the following vote\\ntflyes Messrs. Barnwell, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourne,\\nClarke, Dayton, Gerry, Gilman, Huger, Kittera, Lee, Livermore,\\nSmith, Sturges, Tucker, Venable, Willis. 17.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Baldwin, Benson, Fitzsimons, Giles,\\nGoodhue, Gordon, Greenup, Gregg, Grove, Hartley, Heister,\\nHillhouse, Hindman, Kitchell, Lawrance, Learned, Leonard,\\nMacon, Madison, Mercer, Milledge, Moore, Murray, Niles, Orr,\\nPage, Parker, Schoonmaker, Sedgwick, I. Smith, Steele, That-\\ncher, Tredwell, Wadsworth, Ward, White, Williamson. 39.\\nThe bill was then ordered to be read the third time, and on H. Journal,\\nthe 23d, it was read the third time, and. on the question of its P-715,716.\\npassage, the decision was as follows\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Baldwin, Benson, Boudinot, Clarke,\\nFitzsimons, Giles, Goodhue, Gordon, Greenup, Gregg, Griffin,\\nGrove, Hartley, Key, Kitchell, Lawrance, Learned, Leonard,\\nMacon, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Niles,\\nOrr, Parker, Schoonmaker, Sedgwick, Silvester, I. Smith, Steele,\\nSterrett, Tredwell, Ward, White, Williamson.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 39.\\nNoes Messrs. Barnwell, S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Dayton, Gerry,\\nGilman, Hindman, Huger, Lee, Livermore, W. Smith, Sturges,\\nSumpter, Thatcher, Tucker, Venable, Willis. 17.\\nIn the message of the President opening the second session of 1790.\\nthe first Congress, the necessity of affording facilities to the in- s. Journal,\\nInter- tercourse with foreign nations, is urged in the following extract P* 103\\nCOURSE.\\ns ne interests of the United States require that an inter- H. Journal,\\ntionofPre- course with other nations should be facilitated by such provisions p 135,\\nas will enable me to fulfil my duty, in that respect, in the man-\\nner which circumstances may render most conducive to the pub-\\nlic good and, to this end, that the compensation to be made to\\nthe persons who may be employed, should, according to the na-\\nture of their appointments, be defined by law and a competent\\nfund designated for defraying the expenses incident to the con-\\nduct of our foreign affairs.", "height": "4418", "width": "2598", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0467.jp2"}, "462": {"fulltext": "456 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Foreign Intercourse. 1790.\\n1st congress. On the 15th of January, it was ordered by the House of Re- H. Journal,\\npresentatives, that a committee be appointed to prepare and p 141,\\nCommittee bring in a bill, or bills, for making compensation to persons em-\\nbm! Drepare pl\u00c2\u00b0y e( n the intercourse between the United States and foreign\\nnations and Messrs Sedgwick, Huntington, and Lee, were ap-\\npointed of said committee. Mr. Sedgwick, on the 21st, from Id. p. 144.\\nthis commitee, presented a bill, providing the means of inter-\\ncourse between the United States and foreign nations, which\\nwas then read the first time, and on the following day, received\\nthe second reading, and was committed to a committee of the\\nwhole house. The bill was considered and discussed in commit-\\ntee on the 25th, 26th, and 27th, when several amendments were id.p.146\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nreported, which were agreed to by the house, and the bill was 148,\\nBill order- ordered to be read the third time. On the 24th of March, on id. p. 182.\\nreaduie-. tne \u00c2\u00b0i ues tion \u00c2\u00b0f the third reading, the bill was recommitted to\\nRecommit- Messrs. Sedgwick, Huntington, and Lee; and on the 31st, Mr. id. p. 186.\\nC Amenda- Sedgwick, from this committee, reported an amendatory bill to\\ntoiybill. the same effect, which was then read the first time, and, on the\\nfollowing day, was read the second time, and committed to a\\ncommittee of the whole house. The bill was taken up for con- id. p. 202.\\nsideration by the house, in committee, on the 27th, when several 205,\\namendments were reported, which were considered and agreed\\nto on the 29th, and the bill was then ordered to be engrossed for\\nPassed by ne third reading. The bill was read the third time, and passed,\\nHouse, on the 30th, and was then sent to the Senate for concurrence, s. Journal,\\nwhere it received the first reading on the same day, and, on the P* 136,\\n3d of May, was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. Id. p. 138.\\nStrong, Ellsworth, Carroll, Maclay, and Few. Mr. Strong made\\na report from this committee on the 7th, and, on the 10th, the id. p. 144,\\nRecommit- bill was recommitted. On the 25th, Mr. Strong reported an 145,\\nte(1, amendment to the bill, by striking out from the word always,\\nin the 6th line, to the word also, in the 12th line, inclusive;\\nwhich report was accepted, and the bill being amended accord-\\ningly, was ordered to the third reading. On the following day,\\nAmended the bill was read the third time, and passed, as amended. The\\nby Senate. House of Representatives, on the 27th, proceeded to consider h. Journal,\\nthe amendment of the Senate, striking out the following words p- 224.225.\\nThat the President shall not allow to any minister plenipo-\\ntentiary a greater sum than at the rate of nine thousand dollars\\nper annum, as a compensation for all his personal services and\\nexpenses; nor a greater sum for the same, than three thousand\\ndollars to a charge des affaires; nor a greater sum than one thou-", "height": "4388", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0468.jp2"}, "463": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 457\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Foreign Intercourse. 1790.\\n1st congress, sand three hundred and fifty dollars for the same, to any of their\\n2d Session. J\\nsecretaries; and that each of the ministers aforesaid, and their\\nsecretaries, shall be entitled to one quarter s salary, after re-\\nceiving leave to return, or a recall from the court to which they\\nmay respectively be appointed: Jind provided, also.\\nHouse dis- And the question being put on agreeing to this amendment, it\\nagree. was decided in the negative, by the following vote:\\nJiyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Cadwalader, Gale, Goodhue,\\nGriffin, Hartley, Heister, Huntington, Lawrance, Lee, Parker,\\nPartridge, Smith, of South Carolina^ Stone, Trumbull, Vining,\\nWynkoop. 18.\\nNoes Messrs. Baldwin, Bloodworth, Boudinot, Brown,\\nBurke, Carroll, Coles, Contee, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Foster, Ger-\\nry, Gilman, Grout, Hathorn, Huger, Jackson, Leonard, Liver-\\nmore, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page, Van\\nRensselaer, Schureman, Scott, Sedgwick, Seney, Sherman, Sil-\\nvester, Sinnickson, Steele, Sumpter, Thatcher, Tucker, White,\\nWilliamson.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 38.\\nSenate in- So the House resolved to disagree to the amendment of the s. Journal,\\nSenate. On the 28th, the Senate considered this determination V- 14s7\\nof the House, and adopted a resolution to insist on their amend-\\nment to the bill. On the same day the subject was again taken h. Journal,\\nup for consideration in the House of Representatives, and a mo- P* 227\\ntion was made that the House do recede from their disagreement\\nto the amendment, when the question being put on this motion,\\nit was decided in the negative, by the following vote:\\nJiyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Cadwalader, Clymer, Good-\\nhue, Griffin, Huntington, Lawrance, Lee, Parker, Partridge,\\nSmith, of South Carolina, Stone, Trumbull, Vining, Wyn-\\n_/ koop. 16.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Burke, Coles,\\nContee, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Foster, Gerry, Gilman, Grout, Hart-\\nley, Hathorn, Huger, Jackson, Leonard, Livermore, Madison, jr.,\\nMathews, Moore, Page, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Scott, Se-\\nney, Sherman, Silvester, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland,\\nSteele, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher, Tucker, White, William-\\nson. 37.\\nHouse in- The House of Representatives, therefore, determined to insist\\non their disagreement.\\nOn the 31st, the Senate determined still to insist on their S. Journal,\\nConfer- amendment, and to request a conference on the subject, with p\\nsuch committee as the House might appoint; and Messrs. King,\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 58\\nsist.\\nence.", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0469.jp2"}, "464": {"fulltext": "458 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Foreign Intercourse. 1790.\\n1st congress. Izard, and Read, were appointed managers on the part of the Se\\n2d Session.\\nnate. And the House, having agreed to the said conference, ap- h. Journal,\\npointed Messrs. Gerry, White, and Williamson, to be the mana- P- 231\\ngers on their part. Mr. King, on the 23d of June, made the fol-\\nlowing report:\\nReport in That the word thirty/ line 3d, of the bill, be struck out, s. Journal,\\nSenate. and the word f orty inserted: that the Senate do recede from P 104\\ntheir amendment on the bill, and that all the words proposed to\\nbe struck out of the bill by the Senate, except the three last\\nwords, be expunged, and the following words be inserted in\\ntheir stead: That, exclusive of an outfit, which shall in no case\\nexceed the amount of one year s full salary to the person to whom\\nthe same may be allowed, the President of the United States\\nshall not allow to any minister plenipotentiary, a greater sum\\nthan at the rate of nine thousand dollars per annum, as a com-\\npensation for all his personal services and other expenses; nor a\\ngreater sum for the same, than four thousand five hundred dol-\\nlars per annum to a charge des affaires; nor a greater sum for\\nthe same, than one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars per\\nannum to any of their secretaries.\\nThis report was agreed to, and was sent to the House of Re- H. Journal,\\npresentatives for their concurrence. P* 251,\\nIn the House of Representatives, Mr. Gerry made a report\\nfrom the managers, on the 24th and, on the next day, the house\\nproceeded to consider the amendments of the Senate, and adopted\\nthe following resolution\\nResolved That this house do agree to the said amendments,\\nwith the following amendments namely\\nAmend- -Line 9th. Strike out the word person, and, in lieu thereof,\\nments of insert the minister plenipotentiary or charge des affaires.\\nLine 19th. Strike out any of their secretaries, and, in lieu\\nthereof, insert the secretary of any minister plenipotentiary.\\nSenate The Senate, on the 25th, concurred in these amendments, and s. Journal,\\nconcur. the bill was passed. P 166\\n2d congress. The President of the United States, in his annual message at 1792.\\n2d Session\\nthe commencement of the second session of the second Congress, s. Journal,\\ncalled the attention of that body to the circumstance of the ex- P* 454,\\npiration of the law on this subject, at the close of this session. Pi *6i3. j\\nThe committee of the whole, to whom this message was referred,", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0470.jp2"}, "465": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 459\\nCHAP. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Foreign Intercourse\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Consuls. 1792.\\n2d congress, on the 21st of November, 1792, in reference to this subject, re-\\nad Session.\\nported the following resolution:\\nResolved That it is the opinion of this committee, that pro- H. Journal,\\nvision be made, by law, for the maintenance of the intercourse p\\nwith foreign nations.\\nBill to con- And, on the following day, Messrs. Sedgwick, Dayton, and Leo- id. p. 625.\\ntinue and nan were appointed a committee to prepare and bring in a bill\\nisting law. pursuant to this resolution. Mr. Sedgwick, accordingly, on the\\n7th of December, presented a bill to continue in force, for a li- Id. p. 635.\\nmited time, and to amend, the act, entitled An act providing\\nthe means of intercourse between the United States and foreign\\nnations; which was then read the first and second time, and was\\ncommitted to a committee of the whole house. On the 17th of id. p. 674.\\nJanuary, 1793, the bill was considered in committee of the whole,\\nand reported without amendment, and was then ordered to be\\nengrossed and read the third time. The bill was read the third\\nPassed by time and passed on the 18th, and was sent to the Senate, where s. Journal,\\nHouse, rece i ve( j the first reading on the same day; and, on the 24th, P- 472\\nthe consideration of the bill was resumed, and, after some debate, id. p. 474.\\nit was read the second time. On the 31st, the bill was again 477, 479,\\nAnd Se- discussed, and was ordered to the third reading. The bill was\\nnate read the third time and passed on the 5th of February.\\nistcongress. Off the 17th of June, 1790, being the second session of the first 1790.\\nessi Congress, the House of Representatives ordered that a commit- H. Journal,\\nConsuls, tee be appointed to consider whether any, and what, fees, per- P 43,244,\\nCommittee quisites, or other emoluments, shall be annexed to the offices of\\non subject consul and vice-consul and Messrs. Gerry, Boudinot, and Hun-\\nof fees.\\ntington were appointed of such committee; and, on the 1st of\\nJuly, Mr. Gerry, from this committee, presented a report, which\\nwas considered on the following day, when the house adopted the\\nfollowing resolution\\nResolu- Resolved That it shall and may be lawful for all consuls and\\nvice-consuls of the United States, for every protest or deposition\\nrelative to letters of attorney, goods, wares, and merchandise, bills\\nof exchange, and other marine and mercantile affairs and trans-\\nactions, with a certificate thereof, under their hands and seals re-\\nspectively, to receive the sum of dollars.\\nResolved That citizens of the United States, appointed to re- Id. p. 256.\\nside in foreign ports and places, as consuls or vice-consuls of the\\nUnited States, shall be enabled to own any ships or vessels in theif\\ntions of\\nHouse", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0471.jp2"}, "466": {"fulltext": "460 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChjlp. TV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Consols. 1790.\\nre\u00c2\u00ab. wn names, or in partnership with anv other citizen of the United\\nStates, residing within the said states, and be entitled to all the\\nprivileges and advantages, in respect to such ships or vessels, as if\\nsuch consuls or vice-consuls, respectively, owning said ships or ves-\\nsels, actually resided within any port or place within the United\\nStates,\\nIt was then ordered that a bill, or bills, be brought in, pursuant\\nto these resolutions, and that Messrs. Gerry. Boudinor, Hunting-\\nton, Wadswortb, and Goodhue, do prepare and bring in the same.\\nIt was then ordered that it be referred to the said committee to\\nreport a provision,\\nu That, in foreign ports, where the laws of the kingdom or\\nstate make it necessary that vessels should enter by the medium\\nof a consul, and where the laws of such kingdom or state have\\ndetermined that certain fees shall be paid to such consuls, the\\nconsul of the United States shall be authorized to receive such\\nfees; and also, to report what further provision may, in the opi-\\nnion of the said committee, be necessary for consuls and vice-con-\\nsuls of the United States.\\nBill to es- Mr. Gerry, on the loth of July, presented, from this committee, h. Journal,\\nan amendatory bill for establishing the fees and perquisites to be F-\\nreceived by consuls and vice-consuls of the United States in fo-\\nreign ports, and for other purposes therein mentioned, which was\\nthen read the first and second time, and committed to a commit-\\ntee of the whole house. On the 19th and 20th* the bill was ld.p.273\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nconsidered in committee of the whole, and several amendments 2r\\nwere reported, when it was ordered to be engrossed, and read\\nPassed by the third time. On the 21st, the bill was read the third time and s. Journal,\\nHouse. passed, and sent to the Senate, where it received the first read- P- 18jr 189\\ning on the same day. and was read the second time and commit-\\nted, on the 26th, to Messrs. Morris, King, and Langdon. Mr. id. p.\\nKing made a report from this committee, on the 2d of August, s. Journal,\\nPostponed and it was then ordered that the further consideration of the bill V-\\nby Senate. e p 05 tp ned until the next session of Congress,\\n3dSesaion. The President of the United States having, in his message at h. Journal,\\nAct con- the opening of the third session of this Congress, again called the P-\\ncermng attention of Congress to the subject of consuls, it was ordered, on\\nthe 16th of December, that Messrs. Ellsworth. Hawkins, and s. Journal,\\nSchuyler, be a committee to take into consideration, and report P* 222\\nto the Senate, on that part of the President s speech which re-\\nlates to the appointment of consuls. Mr. Ellsworth, on the ?th", "height": "4386", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0472.jp2"}, "467": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 401\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Consuls. 1791.\\n1st congress, of January, 1791, reported a bill on the subject, which was then s. Journal,\\nread the first time. On the 12th, the bill was considered, on the p\\nquestion of the second reading, and was recommitted to Messrs. id. p. 232.\\nEllsworth, Morris, Schuyler, Hawkins, and King. Mr. Ellsworth,\\non the 26th, reported amendments, which were adopted, and the\\nbill having been amended accordingly, was read the second time,\\nAct passed and ordered to the third reading. And on the following day the id. p. 236.\\nby Senate, ^-jj was reac j e fljird time and passed. In the House of Re- H. Journal,\\npresentatives, this bill was read the first and second time on the p# 65\\n28th of January, and was committed to a committee of the whole\\nhouse. On the 2d of March, the bill was taken up for conside-\\nration in committee, when several amendments were reported,\\nwhich were agreed to by the house, and the bill was then read id. p. 400.\\nthe third time, and passed, as amended. The amendments of the\\nhouse were to strike out all the bill, except the first section, and\\nto amend the title to read thus An act for carrying into effect s. Journal,\\nthe convention between his most Christian Majesty and the United 2\\nStates, respecting consuls and vice-consuls. The first section,\\nproposed to be retained, is as follows\\nAmend- Sect. 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representa-\\nmen *f P^\u00c2\u00b0 tives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled That\\nHouse. where, in the seventh article of the said convention, it is agreed\\nthat there shall be no consul or vice-consul of the most Christian\\nKing, to attend to the saving of the wreck of any French ves-\\nsel stranded on the coasts of the United States, or that the resi-\\ndence of the said consul or vice-consul (he not being at the place\\nof the wreck) shall be more distant from the said place than\\nthat of the competent judge of the country, the latter shall im-\\nmediately proceed to perform the office therein prescribed the\\nnearest district judge of the United States shall proceed therein,\\naccording to the tenor of the said article. The district judges\\nof the United States shall also, within their respective districts,\\nbe the competent judges for the purposes expressed in the ninth\\narticle of the said convention, and it shall be incumbent on them\\nto give aid to the consuls and vice-consuls of his most Christian\\nMajesty, in arresting and securing deserters from vessels of the\\nFrench nation, according to the tenor of the said article.\\nAnd where, by any article of the said convention, the con-\\nsuls and vice-consuls of his most Christian Majesty are entitled\\nto the aid of the competent executive officers of the country, in\\nthe execution of any precept, the marshals of the United States,\\nand their deputies, shall, within their respective districts, be the", "height": "4400", "width": "2611", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0473.jp2"}, "468": {"fulltext": "462 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Consuls. 1791.\\n1st congress, competent officers, and shall give their aid according to the te-\\n3d Session. r j i l*\\nnor of the stipulations.\\nAmend- a A, n d whenever commitments to the iails of the countrv shall\\nmerits pro-\\nposed by become necessary, in pursuance of any stipulation of the said\\nHouse. convention, they shall be to such jails within the respective dis-\\ntricts as other commitments under the authority of the United\\nStates are by law made.\\nAnd the sections proposed to be stricken out are the follow-\\ning:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nSections Sect. 2. And, for the direction of the consuls and vice-con- s. Journal,\\nby 0P \u00c2\u00b0the d Suls of the United StateS in Certain CaSeS P 30\\nHouse to Be it enacted, by the authority aforesaid That they shall\\nout^ 6n ave right m tne ports or places to which they are, or may be,\\nseverally appointed, of receiving the protests or declarations,\\nand all other acts, which such captains, masters, crews, passen-\\ngers, and merchants, as are citizens of the United States, may\\nrespectively choose to make there: and also their testaments and\\nother disposals by last will; and the copies of the said acts, duly\\nauthenticated by the said consuls or vice-consuls, under the seal\\nof their consulates, respectively, shall be evidence in all courts\\nof justice in the United States. It shall be their duty, in case\\nof the absence of the legal representative, and where the laws of\\nthe country permit, to take possession of the personal estate left\\nby any citizen of the United States, who shall die within their\\nconsulate: they shall inventory the same, with the assistance of\\ntwo merchants of the United States, or, for want of them, of\\nany others at their choice: shall collect the debts due to the\\ndeceased, in the country where he died, and pay the debts due\\nfrom his estate, which he shall have there contracted: shall sell\\nsuch part of the estate as shall be of a perishable nature, and\\nsuch further part, if any, as shall be necessary for the payment\\nof his debts; and at the expiration of one year from his decease,\\nthe residue, and the balance of the estate, they shall transmit to\\nthe treasury of the United States, to be holden in trust for the\\nlegal claimants. But if, at any time before such transmission,\\nthe legal representative of the deceased shall appear and demand\\nhis effects in their hands, they shall deliver them up, being paid\\ntheir fees, and shall cease their proceedings.\\nie For the information of the representative of the deceased,\\nit shall be the duty of the consul or vice-consul, authorized to\\nproceed as aforesaid in the settlement of his estate, immediately\\nto notify his death in one of the gazettes published in the con-", "height": "4400", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0474.jp2"}, "469": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 463\\nExecutive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Consuls. 1791.\\n1st congress, sulate, and also to the secretary of state, that the same may be no-\\ntified in the state to which the deceased shall belong; and he shall,\\nalso, as soon as may be, transmit to the secretary of state an in-\\nventory of the effects of the deceased, taken as before directed.\\nSect. 3. Jind be it further enacted That the said con-\\nsuls and vice-consuls, in cases where ships or vessels of the\\nUnited States shall be stranded on the coasts of their consulates,\\nrespectively, shall, as far as the laws of the country will permit,\\ntake proper measures, as well for the purpose of saving the said\\nships or vessels, their cargoes and appurtenances, as for storing\\nand securing the effects and merchandise saved; and such inven-\\ntory or inventories thereof, taken as aforesaid, shall, after deduct-\\ning therefrom the expense, be delivered to the owner or owners:\\nProvided That no consul or vice-consul shall have authority to\\ntake possession of any such goods, wares, merchandise, or other\\nproperty, when the master, owner, or consignee thereof, is pre-\\nsent, or capable of taking possession of the same.\\nSect. 4. Jind be it further enacted That it shall and\\nmay be lawful for every consul and vice-consul of the United\\nStates, to take and receive the following fees of office, for the\\nservices which he shall have performed.\\nFor authenticating, under the consular seal, every protest,\\ndeclaration, letter of attorney, last will and testament, depo-\\nsition, or other act, which such captains, masters, mariners, sea-\\nmen, passengers, merchants, or others, as are citizens of the\\nUnited States, may respectively choose to make, the sum of two\\ndollars.\\nu For the taking into possession, inventorying, selling, and\\nfinally settling and paying, or transmitting as aforesaid, the ba-\\nlance due on the personal estate left by any citizen of the United\\nStates, who shall die within the limits of his consulate, five per\\ncentum on the gross amount of such estate.\\nFor taking into possession, and otherwise proceeding on 7\\nany such estate which shall be delivered over to the legal repre-\\nsentative before a final settlement of the same, as is hereinbe-\\nfore directed, two and a half per centum on such part delivered\\nover as shall not be in money, and five per centum on the gross-\\namount of the residue.\\nAnd it shall be the duty of the consuls and vice-consuls of\\nthe United States, to give receipts for all fees which they shall\\nreceive by virtue of this act, expressing the particular services\\nfor which they are paid.\\nM Sect. 5. Jind be it further enacted That, in case it be", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0475.jp2"}, "470": {"fulltext": "4 C 4 HISTORY OF GCHKSHBBL\\nC*AP.IV. ~z i:.:.-- Z~.:;r.-_i:-. :i?. 1 1\\nfound necessary for the interest of the United States, that a con-\\nsal or consols be appointed to reside on the coast of Barbary,\\n^J\u00e2\u0080\u0094*? 15 the President be authorized to allow an annual salary, not ex-\\nbr the ceeding two thousand dollars, to each person so to be appointed:\\n[Je^^^l Prodded That such salary be not allowed to more than one\\nconsul for any one of the stales on the said coast.\\nSect, Ami be it further enacted\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That every consul and\\nvice-consul shall, before they enter on the execution of their\\ntrusts, or if already in the execution of the same, within one\\nyear from the passing of this act, or if resident in Asia, within\\ntwo years, give bond, with such sureties as shall be approved by\\nthe secretary of state, in a sum not less than two thousand, nor\\nmore than ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the true and\\nfaithful discharge of the duties of bis office, according to law,\\nand also for truly accounting for all moneys, goods, and effects,\\nwhich may come into Ins possession by virtue of tins act, and the\\nsaid bond shall be lodged in the office of the secretary of the\\ntreasury.\\nu SedL 7. And be it further enacted\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That, to prevent the ma-\\nriners and seamen employed in vessels belonging to citizens of\\nthe United States, in cases of shipwreck, sickness, or captivity,\\nfrom suffering in foreign ports, it shall be the duty of the con-\\nsuls and vice-consuls, respectively, from time to time, to provide\\nfor them, in the most reasonable manner, at the expense of the\\nUnited States, subject to such instructions as the secretary of\\nstate shall give, and not exceeding an allowance of twelve cents\\nto a man per diem, and all masters and commanders of vessels be-\\nlonging to citizens of the United States, and bound to some port\\nof the same, are hereby required and enjoined to take such ma-\\nriners or seamen on board of their ships and vessels, at the re-\\nquest of the said consuls or vice-consuls, respectively, and to\\ntransport them to the port in the United States to which such\\nships or vessels may be bound, free of cost or charge but that\\nthe said mariners or seamen shall, if able, be bound to do duty\\non board such ships or vessels, according to their several abili-\\nties Proridedj that no master or captain of any ship or vessel\\nshall be obliged to take a greater number than two men to eve-\\nry one hundred tons burden of said ship or vessel, on any one\\nvoyage and if any such captain or master shall refuse the same,\\non the request or order of the consul or vice-consul, such cap-\\ntain or master shall forfeit and pay the sum of thirty dollars for\\neach mariner or seaman so refused; to be recovered for the be-\\nnefit of the United States, by the said consul or vice-consul, in\\nhis own name, in any court of competent jurisdiction.", "height": "4400", "width": "2570", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0476.jp2"}, "471": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 465\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Consuls. 1791.\\n1st congress. Sect. 8. And be it further enacted That citizens of the United\\n3d Session. t J\\nStates, appointed to reside in foreign ports and places, as consuls\\npr0 posed nS or vice-consuls of the United States, shall be enabled to own\\nby the any ships or vessels in their own names respectively, or in part-\\nbc\u00c2\u00b0stricken nersm P w n an y other citizen or citizens of the United States,\\nout. residing within the said states, and be entitled to all the privi-\\nleges and advantages, in regard to such ships or vessels, as if\\nsuch consuls or vice-consuls, owning such ships or vessels, actu-\\nally resided within any port or place within the United States,\\nany law to the contrary notwithstanding.\\n(i Sect. 9. And be it further enacted That where a ship or ves-\\nsel belonging to citizens of the United States, is sold in a foreign\\nport or place, the master, unless the crew are liable by their\\ncontract, or do consent to be discharged there, shall send them\\nback to the state where they entered on board, or furnish them\\nwith means sufficient for their return, to be ascertained by the\\nconsul or vice-consul of the United States having jurisdiction of\\nthe port or place. And, in case of the master s refusal, the said\\nconsul or vice-consul may, (if the laws of the land permit it,)\\ncause his ship, goods, and person, to be arrested, and held until\\nhe shall comply with his duty therein,\\nSect. 10. And be it further enacted That the specification of\\ncertain powers and duties in this act, to be exercised or per-\\nformed by the consuls and vice-consuls of the United States,\\nshall not be construed to the exclusion of others, resulting from\\nthe nature of their appointments, or any treaty or convention\\nunder which they may act.\\nSenate dis- The Senate, having considered these amendments of the\\nagree. House, determined not to agree to them. The House, on the h. Journal,\\nHouse m- same ^ay, adopted a resolution to insist on their amendments]: P- 401\\nand a communication to this effect being received by the Senate,\\nSenate ad- that body resolved to adhere to their disagreement to the amend- g. journal,\\nhere ments. P- 304.\\nHouse ad- On the 3d of March, the House of Representatives, also, de- h. Journal,\\nhere. termined to adhere to their amendments, and thus the bill was p-403.\\nlost.\\nBill to The House of Representatives, on the same day, granted leave id. p. 406.\\ncarry into to bring in a bill or bills for carrying into effect a consular con-\\nvention vention between His Most Christian Majesty and the United\\nith States; and Messrs. Smith, of South Carolina, Madison, and Vi-\\nFrance.\\nning, were instructed to prepare and bring in the same. Mr.\\nSmith shortly afterwards presented a bill, which was read the\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 59", "height": "4400", "width": "2570", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0477.jp2"}, "472": {"fulltext": "466 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Consul?. 1791.\\n1st congress, first, second, and third time, and passed on the same day. This\\n3d Se ssion. 7 r J\\n7 bill was in the same words as the first section of the bill which\\nBill passed\\nby House, as lost on the same day. Being transmitted to the Senate, it s. Journal,\\nwas there read the first time, and, on the question of its second P- 311 312\\nreading, the vote of the Senate stood thus:\\nTeas Messrs. Carroll, Dalton, Foster, Hawkins, Henry,\\nJohnston, Izard, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Monroe, Stanton,\\nStrong.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 13.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Ellsworth, Johnson, King, Morris,\\nSchuyler. 6.\\nThe question was, therefore, decided in the negative, the rule\\nrendering it necessary that there should be unanimous consent\\nfor reading a bill the second time, on the same day. And this\\nPostponed being the last day of the session, the bill, consequently, was post-\\nin Senate. p0Qed ti jj the next session\\nsd confess. At the commencement of the first session of the second Con-\\nIst Session. m\\ngress, the subject of consuls was again brought before the Senate,\\nceming as on e of the items of business in which it would be proper for\\nconsuls. the Senate to proceed and Messrs. Morris, Cabot, and Ellsworth, id. p. 335.\\nwere appointed a committee to report a bill concerning consuls\\nand vice-consuls. On the 14th of November, 1791, Mr. Mor- id. p. 340,\\nris, from this committee, reported a bill pursuant to this in- 3\\nstruction, which was then read the first time, and on the 15th\\nand 16th, the question of the second reading was before the Se-\\nnate, when the bill was committed to Messrs. Burr, Ellsworth,\\nStrong, Morris, and Monroe, to report generally thereon. On\\nthe 28th, Mr. Burr reported sundry amendments, which were id. p. 343.\\nPassed by agreed to, and on the 29lh, after the adoption of other amend-\\nSenate, m ents, the bill was read the third time and passed, being si-\\nmilar to the bill which was passed by the Senate at the pre-\\nceding session of Congress. In the House of Representatives h. Journal,\\nthis bill was read the first and second time on the 30th of P- 465\\nNovember, and was committed to a committee of the whole\\nHouse: the bill was taken up and considered in committee on\\nthe 9th of April, 1792, when several amendments were reported id. p. 571.\\nAnd by and having been agreed to by the House, the bill was ordered to\\nHouse. the third reading, and was read the third time on the following\\nday; and on the same day, the Senate concurred in the amend- S. Journal,\\nments of the House of Representatives. p 4\\nt~o.", "height": "4400", "width": "2608", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0478.jp2"}, "473": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 467\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mint. 1790.\\n1st congress. On the 7th of April, 1790, at the second session of the first H. Journal,\\nCongress, a member from South Carolina presented to the House P\\nMint, of Representatives a letter addressed to him from John H.\\nBoulton s Mitchell of that state, stating proposals from Matthew Boulton,\\nfoTsu^ly- of the kin g dom of Great Britain, for supplying the United States\\ning copper with copper coinage, to any amount that government should\\ncoinage, think fit to contract with him for, upon the terms therein men-\\ntioned. The letter and proposals were referred to the secretary\\nof state, with an instruction to examine the same and report his\\nopinion to the House. The secretary of state made his report\\non this subject on the 15th, when the House adopted an or-\\nCall on se- der, That it be an instruction to the secretary of the treasury\\ncretary of p re pare and report to this house a proper plan or plans for the\\nestablishment of a national mint.\\n3d session. On the 30th of January, 1791, the speaker laid before the 1791.\\nSecretary s House of Representatives the report of the secretary of the trea- h. Journal,\\nreport. sury, on the subject of the establishment of a mint, made pursu- P- 366\\nant to the above order of the House. This report of the secre-\\ntary having been communicated to the Senate, was there referred g. journal,\\nCommit- to Messrs. Morris, Izard, King, Monroe, and Schuyler, to consi- P-239.\\nnate 1 Se er an( re P ort w at was proper to be done. Mr. Morris made\\na report from the committee, on the 1st of March, which was ia, p 29%\\nReport a- taken up on the following day, for consideration, and was agreed 303\\ngreed to. to ^j^ House then adopted the following resolutions:\\nResolu- u Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of\\ntionsofSe- tfa United States of America, in Congress assembled That\\nnate.\\na mint shall be established, under such regulations as shall be di-\\nrected by law.\\nResolved That the President of the United States be, and\\nhe is hereby, authorized to cause to be engaged such artists and\\nworkmen as shall be necessary to carry the preceding resolution\\ninto effect, and to stipulate the terms and conditions of their ser-\\nvices, and also to cause to be procured such apparatus as shall be\\nrequisite for the same purpose.\\nThese resolutions being transmitted to the House of Represen- h Journal,\\ntatives for concurrence, the second resolution was there amended, P- 402\\nby inserting after the word such, the word principal; and\\nAdopted tne question, on the adoption of the resolutions, was then decided\\nby House. j n the affirmative, by the following vote:\\nJiyes Messrs. Boudinot, Cadwalader, Clymer, Contee, Fitz-\\nsimons, Floyd, Gale, Oilman, Griffin, Hartley, Lawrance, Lee,", "height": "4400", "width": "2608", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0479.jp2"}, "474": {"fulltext": "468 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mint. 1791.\\n1st congress. Muhlenberg, Scott, Sedgwick, Seney, Sevier, Silvester, Smith,\\nof Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina, Steele, Trumbull,\\nVining, Wadsworth, Wynkoop. 25.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Burke, Foster, Giles, Hathorn,\\nHeister, Huntington, Jackson, Leonard, Livermore, Moore,\\nPartridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Sherman, Sinnickson,\\nSumpter, Tucker, White, Williamson. 21.\\nIt was also determined to amend the second resolution by ex- s. Journal,\\npunging the words and workmen. In these amendments of p\\nthe House the Senate concurred.\\n2d congress. At the commencement of the first session of the second Con- 1791-92.\\n1st Session.\\ngress, the necessity for the establishment of a mint was strongly h. Journal,\\nBill to ea- urged by the President of the United States in his annual mes- P* 438\\ntablish the sage# n( j on 3 lsfc f October, 1791, it was ordered by the S. Journal,\\nSenate that Messrs. Morris, King, Izard, Cabot, and Henry, be p\\na committee to take into consideration the subject of a mint,\\nand to report a bill thereon, if they think proper. Mr. Morris, id. p. 332.\\non the 21st of December, from this committee, reported a bill id. p. 359.\\nestablishing a mint, and regulating the coins of the United\\nStates, which was then read the first time. The further conside-\\nration of this bill was continued on the 26th and 27th of Decern- id. p. 361,\\nber, and on the 2d, 3d, 4th, and 5th of January, when it was Id 3g3\\nordered to the third reading, and on the question of the third p. 364.\\nreading, on the 9th, the following amendments were agreed to:\\nSect. 1. From line 14, expunge to the end of the section,\\nand make the following the second section; to wit:\\nSect. 2. Jind be it further enacted That the director of\\nthe mint shall employ as many clerks, workmen, and servants,\\nas he shall, from time to time, find necessary, subject to the ap-\\nprobation of the President of the United States.\\nAnd to number the subsequent sections accordingly.\\nAmended. was moved further to amend the sixth section, by inserting,\\nafter the word accounts, in the amendment, these words:\\nOf the disbursements of the said mint shall be rendered by\\nthe director thereof, at the treasury of the United States, for\\nsettlement according to the rules prescribed for the adjustment\\nof accounts against the United States, in other cases. And the\\nsaid director shall, likewise, once in each year, make a report to\\nCongress of the transactions of the said mint, accompanied by", "height": "4385", "width": "2556", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0480.jp2"}, "475": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 4(59\\nCHAP. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mint. 1792.\\n2d congress, an abstract of the settlement of said disbursements, which ab-\\n1st Session.\\nstract shall be certified by the comptroller of the treasury.\\nBut this motion was decided in the negative.\\nMotions to It was then moved to amend the 9th section of the original\\namend. D jH as follows:\\nLine 9. Strike out the words i and silver.\\nAnd after the. word America/ in the 11th line, erase to the\\nend of the section, and in lieu thereof, insert, And upon the\\nreverse of each of the said silver coins, in the centre of the ex-\\nergue, there shall be an engraving of two hands united, and\\naround the margin of the piece as many circles linked together,\\nas there shall be states in the Union at the time of the coinage,\\neach circle containing the initial letters of the name of its re-\\nspective state; and between the representation of the united\\nhands and the circles aforesaid, there shall be this inscription in\\nan annular form, Dollar of the United States of America,\\nwhere the coinage shall be of a dollar; but where the coinage\\nshall be of parts of a dollar, expressing the same, accordingly.\\nil And, on the reverse of each of the said copper coins, there\\nshall be a representation of America, in the usual female figure of\\nJustice holding the balanced scales, with this inscription, i To all\\ntheir due; and around the margin this legend, expressive of the\\ndenomination of the piece, Cent of the United States of Ame-\\nrica, or half cent, as the case may be.\\nThis motion, also, was decided in the negative.\\nThe bill was taken up again on the 12th, and, after being fur-\\nther amended, was read the third time, and passed.\\nIn the House of Representatives this bill was read the first and H Journal\\nsecond time, on the 13th of January, and was committed to a P- 491\\ncommittee of the whole house and on the 24th of March, the id. p. 547.\\nhill was taken up and considered in committee, and was reported\\nwith the following amendment\\nIn the tenth section, strike out the words, or representation\\nof the head of the President of the United States for the time\\nbeing, with an inscription, which shall express the initial or first\\nletter of his Christian or first name, and his surname at length,\\nthe succession of the presidency numerically, and in lieu thereof,\\ninsert Emblematic of Liberty, with an inscription of the word\\nLiberty.\\nA division on this question having been demanded, the question\\nwas first taken on striking out the words which have been re-", "height": "4400", "width": "2593", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0481.jp2"}, "476": {"fulltext": "470 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mint. 1792.\\n2d confess, cited above, and this question was decided in the affirmative, by h. Journal.\\n1st Sess ion. x J _,q\\nthe following vote: P* a\\nin House. Ayes Messrs. Baldwin, Clarke, Fitzsimons, Giles, Gregg, Heis-\\nter, Key, Kitchell, Kittera, Lawrance, Lee, Macon, Madison,\\nMoore, Niles, Page, Seney, Jere. Smith, Sterrett, Sumpter, Tred-\\nwell, Tucker, Venable, White, Williamson, Willis. 26.\\nNoes Messrs. Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B.\\nBourne, Brown, Gilman, Goodhue, Hartley, Hillhouse, Huger,\\nJacobs, Learned, Livermore, Schoonmaker, Sedgwick, Wm.\\nSmith, Sturges, Silvester, Thatcher, Wadsworth, Ward. 22.\\nThe motion to strike out having been agreed to, the question\\nwas then taken on the motion to insert the substitute which has al-\\nready been recited, and decided in the affirmative, as follows\\nAyes Messrs. Baldwin, Barnwell, B. Bourne, Brown, Clarke,\\nFitzsimons, Giles, Gilman, Goodhue, Gregg, Hartley, Heister, Hill-\\nhouse, Huger, Jacobs, Key, Kitchell, Kittera, Lawrance, Lee,\\nMacon, Madison, Moore, Niles, Page, Schoonmaker, Sedgwick,\\nSeney, Jere. Smith, Wm. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges, Sumpter, Sil-\\nvester, Tredwell, Tucker, Venable, Wadsworth, Ward, White,\\nWilliamson, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 42.\\nNoes Messrs. Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne, Learned, Liver-\\nmore, Thatcher. 6.\\nThe bill was then ordered to the third reading. And on the id. p. 549.\\n26th, the bill was read the third time and the question being\\nput on its passage, it was decided in the affirmative, by the fol-\\nlowing vote:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson, Boudi-\\nnot, S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Brown, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue,\\nHartley, Heister, Huger, Key, Kittera, Lawrance, Learned, Li-\\nvermore, Mercer, Muhlenberg, Page, Sedgwick, Wm. Smith,\\nSterrett, Sturges, Silvester, Vining, W adsworth, Ward, William-\\nson.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 32.\\nNoes Messrs. Clarke, Findley, Giles, Gordon, Grove, Hill-\\nhouse, Jacobs, Kitchell, Lee, Macon, Madison, Moore, Niles, Par-\\nker, Schoonmaker, Seney, Israel Smith, Sumpter, Thatcher,\\nTredwell, Venable, White.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 22.\\nSenate dis- The bill having been returned to the Senate with the amend- s. Journal,\\nagree. ment, it was, on the same day, resolved, that the Senate disagree P* 416\\nto the amendment. The amendment was then returned to the h. Journal,\\nhouse, where it was moved that the house recede from their P- 55\\namendment, and the question being taken on this motion, it was\\ndecided in the negative, by the following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne.", "height": "4425", "width": "2557", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0482.jp2"}, "477": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 47 1\\nChip. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mint. 1792.\\ned congress. B. Bourne, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Hartley, Hill-\\nhouse, Huger, Jacobs, Kittera, Learned, Livermore, Sedgwick,\\nWm. Smith, Sturges, Silvester, Thatcher, Wadsvvorth, Ward.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009424.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Clarke, Giles, Gordon,\\nGregg, Griffin, Grove, Heister, Key, Kitchell, Lee, Macon, Ma-\\ndison, Mercer, Moore, Murray, Niles, Page, Parker, Seney, Jere.\\nSmith, I. Smith, Steele, Sumpter, Tredwell, Tucker, Venable,\\nVining, White, Williamson. 32.\\nHouse ad- was tnen resolved that the house adhere to the said amend- h. Journal,\\nhere. ment, and on the 27th, the Senate determined to recede from P- 551,\\ntheir disagreement to the amendment, s i?g irnaI\\nOn the 30th of April, the Senate, on motion, adopted the fol-\\nlowing order\\nBillregula- Ordered That Messrs. Morris, King, Izard, Cabot, and Hen-\\nting rVj De a committee to inquire into the value of foreign coins in\\ncoins. circulation within the United States, and, if they should think it\\nexpedient, to report a bill for ascertaining the rates at which\\nthey ought to pass, in conformity to the principles of an act,\\npassed the present session, entitled An act establishing a mint, id. p, 434,\\nand regulating the coins of the United States, and also to report 4 35\\nsuch other provisions as they shall think necessary for carrying\\ninto effect the intentions of the said act. Mr. Morris, on the\\n3d of May, reported a bill, which was then read the first and se- id, p. 437,\\ncond time, and being amended, was, on the following day, read 438,\\nPassed by the third time, passed, and sent to the House of Representatives, h. Journal,\\nSenate, where it was, on the 7th, read the first and second time, com- p\u00c2\u00ab 601.603,\\nmitted, considered in committee, and reported without amende\\nment, and, after being amended, was read the third time, and\\nAnd by passed. On the same day, the Senate concurred in the amend- s. Journal\\nHouse. ments of the House. P- 442\\n2d session. At the opening of the second session of the second Congress,\\nPresident s ne message of the President of the United States contained the\\nmessage, following reference to the mint\\nBill to a- I n execution of the authority given by the legislature, mea- s. Journal,\\nmend act S ures have been taken for engaging some artists from abroad to P- 454\\nestablish-\\ningamint. aid in the establishment of our mint; others have been employed h. Journal,\\nat home. Provision has been made of the requisite buildings, and P- 613\\nthese are now putting into proper condition for the purposes of\\nthe establishment. There has also been a small beginning in\\nthe coinage of half dimes, the want of small coins in circula-\\ntion calling the first attention to them.", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0483.jp2"}, "478": {"fulltext": "472 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mint. 1792.\\n2d congress. The regulation of foreign coins, in correspondence with the\\n2d Session.\\nprinciples of our national coinage, as being essential to their due\\noperation, and to order in our money concerns, will, I doubt not,\\nbe resumed and completed.\\nOn the 30th of November, 1792, the House of Representa- H. Journal,\\ntives adopted an order, that a committee be appointed to pre- pt 63\\npare and report a bill to amend the act establishing a mint, and\\nregulating the coins of the United States, so far as respects the\\ncopper coinage and Messrs. Williamson, Page, and Kittera,\\nwere appointed of this committee. And, on the 31st of Decern- id. p. 657.\\nber, Mr. Williamson, from this committee, presented a bill, in\\nconformity with this instruction, which was read the first and se-\\ncond time, and committed to a committee of the whole house.\\nThe committee considered this bill on the 1st of January, 1793, id. p. 658.\\nand having gone through with it, reported several amendments,\\nBUI passed wn cn were then agreed to; and the bill was ordered to be read\\nby House, the third time. The bill was passed on the 2d, and was sent to id. p. 660.\\nthe Senate for concurrence, where, on the same day, it was read s. Journal,\\nthe first time, and, on the next day, received the second reading, P- 467\\nand was committed to Messrs. Morris, Cabot, and Johnston, to\\nconsider and report generally thereon. Mr. Morris, on the 9th, id. p. 469.\\nreported the bill without amendment. The bill was then amend-\\ned as follows\\nStrike out eight pennyweights and sixteen grains, lines 3\\nand 4, and insert in place of these words, two hundred and\\neight grains.\\nLine 5. Strike out these words, four pennyweights and eight,\\nand insert, in place of these words, one hundred and four.\\nPassed bv nc ne as am ended, was then read the third time, and h. Journal,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0.Senate. passed. On the same day, the House of Representatives agreed P* 667%\\nto these amendments.\\nThe Senate also took up the subject recommended in the s. Journal,\\nmessage of the President. And on the 12th of November, 1792, P- 458\\nMessrs. Cabot, Henry, and Morris, were appointed a committee\\nSenate bill to report a bill regulating foreign coins, and for other purposes,\\nkt regU This bill was reported on the following day, by Mr. Cabot, when\\nforeign it was read the first time and was read the second and third\\ncoms time, and passed, on the two next succeeding days. In the\\nSenate! 7 House of Representatives, on the 16th and 19th, the bill was H. Journal,\\nread the first and second time, and committed to a committee of P- C20 621\\nthe whole house. In committee, the bill was considered on the\\n26th, when several amendments were reported, which were id. p. 627.", "height": "4389", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0484.jp2"}, "479": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 473\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mint\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Treasury Regulations, 1792-93.\\n2d congress, agreed to and the bill was then ordered to the third reading.\\n1st Session. =J tt\\nThe question on the third reading being before the House, on\\nthe 28th, it was moved and agreed to, that the bill be recommit- H. Journal,\\nted to a committee of the whole house, on the first Monday of p\\nJanuary next. In the mean time, on the 8th of January, the\\nspeaker laid before the House a letter from the secretary of\\nstate, accompanying a report of the assays and experiments\\nmade by the director of the mint, on the gold and silver coins\\nof France, England, Spain, and Portugal, made in pursuance of\\na resolution of the house, of the 29th of November, calling on Id. p. 630.\\nthe President for the information contained in this report. On 666\\nthe 29th of January, 1793, the House again, in committee of the\\nwhole, resumed the consideration of the Senate bill, and report-\\nBill passed ed several amendments, which were agreed to by the House; Id. p. 685.\\nby House. an( j ne D j]] j j n its amended form, was then passed. The Senate\\nproceeded to the consideration of the amendments of the House\\non the 31st, and resolved to concur in them, with an amendment s. Journal,\\nto their last amendment to wit line 4, strike out the words p\\nbe made, and insert, commerce, so that the clause be read\\nas follows\\nAnd be it further enacted That the assay, provided to be\\nmade by the act, entitled An act establishing a mint, and re-\\ngulating the coins of the United States, shall commence in the\\nmanner, as by the said act is prescribed, on the second Monday\\nof February, annually any thing in the said act to the contra-\\nry notwithstanding.\\nAnd, on the 1st of February, the House concurred in this h. Journal,\\namendment. P- 688\\n1st congress. On the 9th of September, 1789, a motion was made in the 1739.\\nJSBl. House of Representatives, in the following words:\\nMotion as That money shall not be drawn from the treasury of the h. Journal,\\nto drawing: United States, unless by appropriations made, or particularly P* 106,\\nfrom trea- confirmed by acts of Congress, subsequently to the 4th of March\\n_ sul 7- last.\\nThis motion was referred to Messrs. Huntington, Burke, and\\nGriffin, for their examination and report; but there seems to have\\nbeen no separate action on the subject by the House.\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 60", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0485.jp2"}, "480": {"fulltext": "474 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Regulations concerning Treasury. 1791.\\n2\u00c2\u00abi congress. The three following motions were submitted to the House of\\n1st Session. _\\nRepresentatives, on the 6th of December, 1791:\\nMotions First. That a committee be appointed to examine and report\\nconcerning U p 0n tne gtate f t ie t reaS ury department, and that such com-\\nsury. mittee be appointed on the second Monday after the meeting of\\nCongress, in every session.\\nSecondly. That it shall be the duty of the secretary of the H. Journal,\\ntreasury to report to this House, on the third Monday of every P- 468\\nannual session of Congress, a regular statement and account of\\nthe receipts and expenditures of all public money, for the pre-\\nceding year, as far as the same can be then ascertained; and as soon\\nthereafter as circumstances will permit, of such receipts and ex-\\npenditures as cannot be specified in the first statement.\\nThirdly. That, within the month of January, in each year,\\nif Congress shall be then in session, or, if not then in session,\\nwithin the first week of each succeeding session, the secretary of\\nthe treasury shall lay before the House of Representatives an ac-\\ncurate statement of receipts and expenditures down to the last\\nday of the month of December, immediately preceding, including\\nthe said day; in which statement shall be distinguished the ex-\\npenditures which fall under each head of appropriation, and shall\\nbe shown the sums, if any, which remain unexpended of such\\nappropriations; and that a committee be thereupon forthwith ap- id. p. 469.\\npointed to examine the said statement, and report concerning the\\nsame to the House, and that this be considered as a standing or-\\nder. 7\\nCommit- These motions were referred to Messrs. Gerry, Dayton, and id. p. 480.\\nted# Barnwell, for their examination, and report on the subject; and\\nMr. Gerry, from this committee, on the 22d of December, made\\na report, which was considered on the 30th, when the House\\nadopted the following resolution:\\nResolu- Resolved That it shall be the duty of the secretary of the id. p. 482.\\nt-.on of treasury to lay before the House of Representatives, on the fourth\\nMonday of October, in each )^ear, if Congress shall be then in\\nsession, or if not then in session, within the first week of the\\nsession next following the said fourth Monday of October, an ac-\\ncurate statement and account of the receipts and expenditures\\nof all public moneys, down to the last day inclusively of the\\nmonth of December, immediately preceding the said fourth Mon-\\nday of October, distinguishing the amount of receipts in each id. p. 484.\\nstate or district, and from each officer therein; in which state-\\nments shall also be distinguished the expenditures which fall un-", "height": "4395", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0486.jp2"}, "481": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 475\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Treasury. 1791.\\n2d Congress, der each head of appropriation, and 6hall be shown the sums, if\\n1st Session. rr r 7\\nany, which remain unexpended, and to be accounted for in the\\nnext statement, of each and every of such appropriations.\\nist congress. On the 8th of February, 1790, the following memorial of Ro- 1790.\\nM Se3Sion bert Morris was read in the Senate:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nTo the President, the Senate, and House of Representa-\\ntives of the United States of America\\nThe memorial of Robert Morris, late superintendent of the\\nfinances of the said United States, humbly shewtth\\nt That, on the twentieth of June, one thousand seven hundred S. Journal,\\nMemorial 7 n 111 112\\nof Robert and eighty-five, and subsequently to your memorialist s resigna-\\ntion of his office of superintendent, the Congress passed a resolu-\\ntion, in the words following: Resolved That three commission-\\ners be appointed to inquire into the receipts and expenditures of\\npublic moneys during the administration of the late superintendent\\nof finance, and to examine and adjust the accounts of the United\\nStates with that department, during his administration, and to\\nreport a state thereof to Congress; which resolution, to persons\\nunacquainted with the nature of the office, and the mode of con-\\nducting the business of the department, gave occasion to the sup-\\nposition that your memorialist had accounts both difficult and im-\\nportant to settle with the United States, in respect to his official\\ntransactions. That, though your memorialist foresaw the disa-\\ngreeable consequences which might result to himself, from the\\ndiffusion of such an opinion, he, notwithstanding, not only for-\\nbore any representation on the subject, but scrupulously avoided\\nevery species of interference, direct or indirect, lest it should be\\nimagined, either that he was actuated by the desire of obtaining\\nfrom Congress those marks of approbation which had, in repeat-\\ned instances, been bestowed on the servants of the public, or that\\nhe feared to meet the proposed investigation; respect for the\\nsovereignty of the United States, concurring with motives of de-\\nlicacy, to forbid even the appearance of asking what, if merited,\\nit was to be presumed would be conferred, (as being the proper\\nreward of services, not of solicitation,) and a firm confidence in\\nthe rectitude of his conduct, leaving your memorialist no induce-\\nment to evade any inquiry into it which it might be thought pro-\\nper to institute.\\nThat your memorialist, taking it for granted that the reasons\\nwhich had produced a determination to establish a mode of in-", "height": "4434", "width": "2687", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0487.jp2"}, "482": {"fulltext": "470 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Treasury. 1790.\\n1st congress, quirv into the transactions of the most important office under the\\n2d Sess ion.\\ngovernment, would have ensured a prosecution of their object,\\nof^tobert na( keen carr e( mto en ect l\u00c2\u00b0 n g remained in silent ex-\\nMoms, pectation of the appointment of commissioners, according to the\\nresolution which had been entered into for that purpose: but it\\nhas so happened, from what cause your memorialist will not un-\\ndertake to explain, that no further step has ever been taken in re-\\nlation to it, and your memorialist has remained exposed to the\\nsurmises which the appearance of an intention to inquire into his\\nconduct had a tendency to excite, without having been afforded\\nan opportunity of obviating them.\\nThat the unsettled condition of certain accounts of a com-\\nmercial nature, between the United States and the late house of\\nWilling, Morris, and Company, and your memorialist, prior to\\nhis appointment as superintendent of the finances, having been\\nconfounded with his transactions in that capacity, your memo-\\nrialist has, in various ways, been subjected to injurious imputa-\\ntions in his official conduct: the only fruits of services which,\\nat the time they were rendered, he trusts he may, without\\nincurring the charge of presumption, affirm, were generally\\nesteemed both important and meritorious, and were at least ren-\\ndered with ardour and zeal, with unremitted attention, and un-\\nwearied application.\\nThat your memorialist, desirous of rescuing his reputation\\nfrom the aspersions thrown upon it, came, in the month of Octo-\\nber, 1788, to the city of New York, as well for the purpose of\\nurging the appointment of commissioners to inspect his official\\ntransactions, as for that of procuring an adjustment of the ac-\\ncounts which existed previously to his administration. But the\\nfirst object was frustrated by the want of a sufficient number of\\nmembers to make a Congress; and the last was unavoidably de-\\nlayed by the preliminary investigations, requisite on the part of\\nthe commissioner, named by the late board of treasury, towards\\na competent knowledge of the business.\\nThat, in the month of February, 1789, your memorialist re-\\nturned to New York for the same purposes; but the obstacles\\nwhich he had before experienced, still operated to put it out of\\nhis power to present the memorial which had been prepared by\\nhim in October, praying for an appointment of commissioners.\\nThat he was, therefore, obliged to confine himself to measures\\nfor the settlement of his accounts, respecting the transactions an-\\ntecedent to his appointment as superintendent; which he en-\\ntered upon, accordingly, with the commissioner appointed by the", "height": "4391", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0488.jp2"}, "483": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 477\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Treasury. 1790.\\n1st congress, board of treasury, and in which as much progress, as time and\\n2d Session.\\ncircumstances would permit, was made, until the fourth of March\\nt^R^b t ast? wnen tnat commissioner, conceiving his authority, by the\\nMorris. organization of the new government, to have ceased, declined\\nfurther proceedings; and, of course, your memorialist was\\nobliged to wait the establishment of the new treasury depart-\\nment for the further prosecution of that settlement, which has\\nbeen, accordingly, resumed, and which he hopes will speedily\\nbe accomplished. But, inasmuch as no mode of inquiry into\\nhis official conduct has hitherto been put into operation, and as\\ndoubts of its propriety have been raised by an act of the go-\\nvernment, your memorialist conceives himself to .have a claim\\nupon the public justice, for some method of vindicating himself,\\nwhich will be unequivocal and definitive. Wherefore, and en-\\ncouraged by a consciousness of the integrity of his administra-\\ntion, your memorialist is desirous that a strict examination should\\nbe had into his conduct while in office, in order, that if he has been\\nguilty of mal-administration, it may be detected and punished:\\nif otherwise, that his innocence may be manifested and acknow-\\nledged. Unwilling, from this motive, that longer delay should\\nattend the objects of the resolution which has been recited; your\\nmemorialist humbly prays that an appointment of commissioners\\nmay take place, to carry the said resolution into effect. And\\nyour memorialist, as in duty bound, will pray, c.\\nRobert Morris.\\nNew Fork, February 8, 1790.\\nOn the 9th, the Senate took up this memorial for considera- s. Journal,\\nCommit- tion, when it was committed to Messrs. Izard, Henry, and Ells- P* 113\\nted. worth, to consider and report what was proper to be done. Mr.\\nReport. Izard, on the following day, made a report, which was taken up\\nfor consideration, on the 11th, when the Senate came to the fol-\\nlowing resolution:\\nJoint reso- Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives\\nlution That three commissioners be appointed by the President of the\\nSenate. United States, to inquire into the receipts and expenditures of\\npublic moneys, during the administration of the late superinten-\\ndent of finance; and to examine and adjust the accounts of the\\nUnited States with that department, during his administration;\\nand to report a state thereof to the President; and, that five dol-\\nlars per diem be allowed to each of the said commissioners, while\\nthey shall be employed in that service.\\nThe memorial was also presented in the House of Represent-", "height": "4425", "width": "2706", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0489.jp2"}, "484": {"fulltext": "478 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Censure of Secretary of the Treasury. 1790.\\n1st congress, atives, on the 10th, and was referred to Messrs. Madison, Sedg- h. Journal,\\n2d Session\\nwick, and Sherman, for examination and report. In the mean P* 156\\nfer memo- time, the resolution passed by the Senate, was transmitted to the Id. p. 157.\\nrial. House, where it was ordered to be laid on the table. Mr. Madi-\\nson, on the 9th of March, made a report on the subject, which id. p. 171.\\nwas taken up for consideration on the 19th, when the following 178\\norder was adopted by the House:\\nOrdered Ordered That a committee of five be appointed to inquire\\nto appoint j n u ie receipts and expenditures of public moneys during the\\ncommittee -r\u00c2\u00bb i i\\nto examine administration of the said Robert Morris, as late superintendent\\naccounts. f fi nancej and report to the House a state of the accounts re-\\nspecting the same.\\nAnd a committee was accordingly appointed, consisting of\\nMessrs. Madison, Sherman, Sedgwick, Lawrance, and Smith, of\\nSouth Carolina.\\n3d session. Mr. Madison made a report from this committee, on the 16th 1791.\\nReport of of February, 1791, being in the third session of this Congress,\\nand this report was ordered to lie on the table. There appears\\nto have been no further action on this subject during the first\\nand second Congresses.\\ncommittee.\\n2d Congress. A few days before the termination of the second Congress, on 1793.\\nB the 28th of February, 1793, the following resolutions were sub- H journal,\\nmitted to the House of Representatives: P- 7 23\\nResolutions Resolved That it is essential to the due administration of\\nas to viola- the government of the United States, that laws making specific\\nlaw, c, appropriations of moneys should be strictly observed by the ad-\\nby the se- m inistrator of the finances thereof.\\ncretary 01\\nthe trea- Resolved That the violation of a law making appropria-\\nmr y* tions of moneys, is a violation of that article of the Constitution\\nof the United States, which requires that no moneys shall be\\ndrawn from the treasury but in consequence of appropriations\\nmade by law.\\nResolved That the secretary of the treasury has violated\\nthe law passed the 4th of August, 1790, making appropriations\\nof certain moneys authorized to be borrowed by the same law,\\nin the following particulars; to wit:\\n1. By applying a certain portion of the principal borrowed,\\nto the payment of interest falling due upon that principal, which\\nwas not authorized by that, or any other law.", "height": "4390", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0490.jp2"}, "485": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 479\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Censure of Secretary of the Treasury. 1793.\\nc.\\n2d congress. 2. By drawing part of the same moneys into the United\\n2d Session. J J\\nStates, without the instructions of the President of the United\\nResolu- g t\\ntions as to l a, v 3\\nviolations, Resolved That the secretary of the treasury has deviated\\nfrom the instructions given by the President of the United States,\\nin executing the authorities for making loans, under the acts of\\nthe 4th and 12th of August, 1790.\\nResolved That the secretary of the treasury has omitted\\nto discharge an essential duty of his office, in failing to give Con-\\ngress official information, in due time, of the moneys drawn by\\nhim from Europe into the United States; which drawing com-\\nmenced December, 1790, and continued till January, 1793, and\\nof the causes of making such drafts.\\nResolved That the secretary of the treasury has, without\\nthe instructions of the President of the United States, drawn\\nmore moneys, borrowed in Holland, into the United States, than\\nthe President of the United States was authorized to draw, un-\\nder the act of the 12th of August, 1790; which act appropriated\\ntwo millions of dollars only, when borrowed, to the purchase of\\nthe public debt} and that he has omitted to discharge an essential\\nduty of his office, in failing to give official information to the\\ncommissioners for purchasing the public debt of the various sums\\ndrawn from time to time, suggested by him to have been intend-\\ned for the purchase of the public debt.\\nResolved That the secretary of the treasury did not consult\\nthe public interest, in negotiating a loan with the Bank of the\\nUnited States, and drawing therefrom four hundred thousand\\ndollars at five per centum per annum, when a greater sum of pub-\\nlic money was deposited in various banks, at the respective pe-\\nriods of making the respective drafts.\\nResolved That the secretary of the treasury has been guilty\\nof an indecorum to this house, in undertaking to judge of its mo-\\ntives in calling for information which was demandable of him,\\nfrom the constitution of his office, and in failing to give all the\\nnecessary information within his knowledge, relatively to the sub-\\njects of reference made to him of the 19th of January, 1792,\\nand of the 22d of November, 1792, during the present session.\\n[The reference of the 19th of January, 1792, was as follows\\nOrdered That the secretary of the treasury be directed to lay\\nbefore this house such information, with respect to the finances\\nof the United States, as will enable the legislature to judge whe-\\nther any additional revenue will be necessary, in consequence of\\nthe proposed increase of the military establishment. And that", "height": "4426", "width": "2705", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0491.jp2"}, "486": {"fulltext": "480 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Censure of Secretary of Treasury. 1793.\\n2d congress, of the 22d of November, was in the following terms: Re-\\n2d Sess ion.\\nsolved That the secretary of the treasury be directed to report\\ntionsTs^o tne P^ an \u00c2\u00b0f a P rov i s on f\u00c2\u00b0 r tne reimbursement of the loan made of\\nviolations, the Bank of the United States, pursuant to the eleventh section\\nof the act, entitled An act to incorporate the subscribers to the\\nBank of the United States.\\nResolved That a copy of the foregoing resolutions be trans-\\nmitted to the President of the United States.\\n1st, 2d, and These resolutions having been submitted and read, the first, H. Journal,\\n9th resolu- seconc j an( j j as t f them, were ordered to lie on the table and p\\ntions laid J 7\\non table, the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth resolutions were\\n3d, 4th, committed to a committee of the whole house. These latter re-\\n7th 8th s \u00c2\u00b0l u ti\u00c2\u00b0 ns were immediately taken up for consideration in corn-\\ncommitted, mittee, and were debated on that day and on the 1st of March id. p. 726.\\nAdverse and in the evening session of this day, the committee reported\\nreport. their disagreement to the resolutions. It was then moved that\\nthe house agree with the committee of the whole, in their disa-\\ngreement to the third resolution to wit:\\nResolved That the secretary of the treasury has violated\\nthe law, passed the 4th of August, 1790, making appropriations\\nof certain moneys authorized to be borrowed by the same law, in\\nthe following particulars to wit\\n1. By applying a certain portion of the principal borrowed,\\nto the payment of the interest falling due upon that principal,\\nwhich was not authorized by that, or any other, law.\\n2. By drawing part of the same moneys into the United\\nStates, without the instructions of the President of the United\\nStates.\\n3d resolu And the question being put on this motion, it was decided in Id. p. 727.\\ntion reject the affirmat i ve by the following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gor-\\ndon, Greenup, Griffin, Grove, Hartley, Hillhouse, Hindman, Key,\\nKitchell, Lawrance, Learned, Lee, Leonard, Livermore, Muh-\\nlenberg, Murray, Niles, Sedgwick, Jere. Smith, I. Smith, Wm.\\nSmith, Steele, Sterrett, Sturges, Thatcher, Tucker, Ward, Wil-\\nliamson, Willis. 40.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Findley, Giles, Gregg, Macon,\\nMadison, Mercer, Moore, Orr, Page, Parker. 12.\\nIt was then moved that the house agree with the committee\\nin their disagreement to the fourth resolution; namely:", "height": "4389", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0492.jp2"}, "487": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 48 1\\nChap. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Censore of Secretary of the Treasury. 1793.\\n2d congress. Resolved That the secretary of the treasury has deviated\\n2d Session.\\nfrom the instructions given by the President of the United States,\\ntio^^to n executul g tne authorities for making loans, under the acts of\\nviolations, the 4th and 12th of August, 1790.\\nc.\\n4thresolu- And this question was also decided in the affirmative, the vote\\ntion reject- standing thus\\ned.\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gil man, Goodhue, Gor-\\ndon, Greenup, Griffin, Grove, Hartley, Hillhouse, Hindman, Key,\\nKitchell, Lawrance, Learned, Lee, Leonard, Livermore, Muh-\\nlenberg, Murray, Niles, Sedgwick, Jere. Smith, Wm. Smith, I.\\nSmith, Steele, Sterrett, Sturges, Thatcher, Tucker, Ward, Wil-\\nliamson. 39.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Findley, Giles, Gregg, Macon,\\nMadison, Mercer, Moore, Orr, Page, Parker. 12.\\nIt was then moved that the House agree with the committee\\nin their disagreement to the fifth resolution, which is as fol-\\nlows:\\nResolved That the secretary of the treasury has omitted to\\ndischarge an essential duty of his office, in failing to give Con-\\ngress official information, in due time, of the moneys drawn by\\nhim, from Europe into the United States which drawing com*\\nmenced, December, 1790, and continued until January, 1793,\\nand of the causes of making such drafts.\\n5thresolu- This question was also decided in the affirmative, by the fol* H. Journal,\\ntion reject- lowingvote ._ p. 728.\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon,\\nHartley, Hillhouse, Hindman, Key, Kitchell, Lawrance, Learned,\\nLeonard, Livermore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Sedgwick, Jere.\\nSmith, Wm. Smith, Steele, Sterret, Sturges, Thatcher, Tucker,\\nWard, Williamson.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 33.\\nNoes Messrs.. Ashe, Baldwin, Findley, Giles, Griffin, Grove,\\nLee, Macon, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Niles, Page, Parker, I.\\nSmith.-\u00e2\u0080\u0094 15.\\nA motion was then made that the House agree with the com-\\nmittee in their disagreement to the sixth resolution, in the fol-\\nlowing words\\nResolved That the secretary of the treasury has, without\\nthe instruction of the President of the United States, drawn\\nmore moneys, borrowed in Holland, into the United Slates, than\\nVor. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 61", "height": "4426", "width": "2697", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0493.jp2"}, "488": {"fulltext": "482 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCttAF. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Censure of Secretary of the Treasury. 1793.\\n2d congress, the President of the United States was authorized to draw, un-\\n2d Session\\nder the act of the 12th of August, 1790, which act appropriated\\ntion S es U to two millions \u00c2\u00b0f dollars only, when borrowed, to the purchase of\\nviolations, the public debts and that he has omitted to discharge an essen-\\ntial duty of his office, in failing to give official information to the\\ncommissioners for purchasing the public debt, of the various\\nsums drawn from time to time, suggested by him to have been\\nintended for the purchase of the public debt.\\n6thresolu- The question on this motion was also decided in the affirma- H. Journal,\\ntion reject- ag foUowg ._ p. 729.\\nAyes\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gor-\\ndon, Grove, Hartley, Hillhouse, Hindman, Kitchell, Lawrance,\\nLearned, Leonard, Livermore, Muhlenberg, Niles, Sedgwick,\\nJere. Smith, Wm. Smith, Steele, Sterrett, Sturges, Thatcher,\\nTucker, Ward, Williamson. 33.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Findley, Giles, Macon, Madison,\\nMercer, Parker. 8.\\nIt was then moved that the house agree with the committee\\nin their disagreement to the seventh resolution namely\\nResolved That the secretary of the treasury did not con-\\nsult the public interest, in negotiating a loan with the Bank of\\nthe United States, and drawing therefrom four hundred thou-\\nsand dollars, at five per centum per annum, when a greater sum\\nof public money was deposited in various banks, at the respec-\\ntive periods of making the respective drafts.\\n7th resolu- The question on this motion was likewise decided in the affirm- Id. p. 729,\\ntion reject- a( a\u00c2\u00a7 f ows __ 730.\\ned.\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gor-\\ndon, Grove, Hartley, Hillhouse, Hindman, Kitchell, Lawrance,\\nLearned. Leonard, Livermore, Muhlenberg, Niles, Sedgwick,\\nJere. Smith, Wm. Smith, Steele, Sterrett, Sturges, Thatcher,\\nTucker, Ward, Williamson.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 33.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Findley, Giles, Macon, Madison,\\nMercer. Parker. 8.\\nIt was then moved that the house agree with the committee\\nin their disagreement to the eighth resolution to wit\\nResolved That the secretary of the treasury has been\\nguilty of an indecorum to this house, in undertaking to judge of\\nits motives in calling for information, which was demandable of", "height": "4385", "width": "2704", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0494.jp2"}, "489": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 483\\nCHAP. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Treasury. 1793.\\nm congress, him, from the constitution of his office, and in failing to give all\\n2d Session.\\nthe necessary information within his knowledge, relatively to the\\nsubjects of reference made to him, of the 19th of January, 1792,\\nand of the 22d of November, 1792, during the present session.\\n8thresolu- The question being put on this motion, it was decided in the H. Journal,\\ntion reject- affirmative} by the following vote P 73\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Dayton, Findley, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Good-\\nhue, Gordon, Hartley, Hillhouse, Hindman, Kitchell, Lawrance*\\nLearned, Leonard, Livermore, Muhlenberg, Niles, Parker, Sedg-\\nwick, Jere. Smith, Wm. Smith, Steele, Sterrett, Sturges, That-\\ncher, Tucker, Ward, Williamson. -\u00e2\u0080\u009434.\\nNoes*\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Giles, Grove, Lee, Macon,\\nMadison. 7.\\nSo all these motions were rejected.\\nInaccura* On the 27th of February, of this session, the speaker laid be- id. p. f20\\nprinting- ore e House of Representatives a letter from the secretary of\\ntreasury re- the treasury, stating certain inaccuracies in printing the state-\\npo ments communicated by his first and second letters, lately pre-\\nsented, on the subject of foreign loans, and expressing a wish\\nthat some regulation may be adopted, to enable the head of the\\ntreasury department to secure the fidelity and correctness of the\\nprinted copies of the reports which shall hereafter be made to\\nthe House, and shall be submitted to the press by their order.\\nCommit- This letter was referred to Messrs. Fitzsimons j Sedgwick, and\\ntee Dayton. And, on the 2d of March, Mr. Fitzsimons, from this Id. p. ?3G*\\ngreed to a committee, made a report, which was agreed to, as follows; 731\\nThat the committee have examined into the circumstances\\nstated in the letter, and find\\nThat the standing order of the clerk of this house to the\\nprinter, is, to send the proof-sheets of all reports and statements\\nto the department from whence they were made, and that this\\npractice has been generally followed.\\nThat it has been discontinued during the present session,\\n(so far as respects the secretary of the treasury,) from an opinion\\nof the printer, that the delay which the examination would oc-\\ncasion, might interfere with the intention of the house, of having\\nthe business speedily accomplished.\\nIt did not appear to the committee, that any unnecessary de*\\nlay had taken place at the office of the comptroller, by reason of", "height": "4426", "width": "2715", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0495.jp2"}, "490": {"fulltext": "484 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. IV. Executive Departments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Treasury. 1793.\\nm congress, the examination of the proof-sheets, nor in the printer, in the\\n2d Session.\\nexecution of his business.\\nThe committee are of opinion that it is not necessary for\\nthem to recommend any new regulation for the future execution\\nof this business; but, in order to rectify the errors which have\\ntaken place in the printed reports and statements, the committee\\nrecommend the following resolution:\\ne Resolved That there be printed, under the direction of\\nthe secretary of the treasury, three hundred copies of the re-\\nports and statements made by him during the present session,\\nand that the same be delivered to the clerk of this house/\\nFees for On the 8th of February, a committee was appointed by the h. Journal,\\n^ublkT se- House of Representatives, consisting of Messrs. Clarke, Find- P- 696\\ncurities. ley, and Gerry, to prepare and bring in a bill to establish fees in\\nthe treasury department for the transfer of public securities; and,\\non the following day, Mr. Clarke, from this committee, presented\\nBUI report- a bill, which was read the first and second time, and committed\\ned to a committee of the whole house. The bill was considered\\nNot acted j Q comm jttee of the whole on the 16th, when an amendment was\\non.\\nreported: and it does not appear that the bill was subsequently\\nacted on.", "height": "4370", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0496.jp2"}, "491": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 485\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Militia. 1789.\\n1st Congress.\\n1st Session.\\n(JHAPTER V.\\nOrganization of Militia Military Establishment of United States Brigadier Ge*\\nneral\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Protection of Frontiers Indians Hostilities Treaties with Trade\\nand Intercourse Commissioners\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Navy Officers Pensions Invalids Wi-\\ndows and Orphans Claims to Half Pay Petitions Bill to regulate Claims to\\nInvalid Pensions Mode of Payment Families of Persons killed Seamen\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nDistressed Soldiers and Seamen\u00e2\u0080\u0094Marine Hospitals Increase of Seamen In-\\ndividual Claims Proceedings in relation to St. Clair s Defeat Raising Troops\\nin Pennsylvania.\\nThe necessity for the adoption of a system of national defence^\\nwas suggested to the government immediately on the adoption of\\nthe Constitution, by the attitude of the Indian tribes, within the\\nlimits, and along the frontiers of the United States. On this\\nsubject, the following message was transmitted by the President\\nof the United States to the House of Representatives, (a copy\\nbeing, at the same time, addressed to the Senate,) on the 7th of s. Journal*\\nAugust, 1789:\u00e2\u0080\u0094 P- 55\\nGentlemen of the House of Representatives:\\nf tl The business which has been under the consideration of Con- h. joumaV\\nPresident g ress h as been of so much importance, that I was unwilling to P- 73, 74,\\nattitudes, draw their attention from it to any other subject; but the disputes\\nandorgani- wn i cn ex i s t between some of the United States, and several pow-\\nmilitia. erful tribes of Indians, within the limits of the Union, and the\\nhostilities which have, in several instances, been committed on\\nthe frontiers, seem to require the immediate interposition of the\\ngeneral government.\\nI have, therefore, directed the several statements and papers,\\nwhich have been submitted to me on this subject by General\\nKnox, to be laid before you for your information.\\nWhile the measures of government ought to be calculated\\nto protect its citizens from all injury and violence, a due regard\\nshould be extended to those Indian tribes, whose happiness, in\\nthe course of events, so materially depends on the national jus-\\ntice and humanity of the United States.\\nu If it should be the judgment of Congress, that it would be\\nmost expedient to terminate all differences in the Southern dis-\\ntrict, and to lay the foundation for future confidence, by an ami-", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0497.jp2"}, "492": {"fulltext": "486 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Militia. 1789.\\n1st congress, cable treaty with the Indian tribes in that quarter, I think proper\\nto suggest the consideration of the expediency of instituting a\\nPreSentf* temporary commission for that purpose, to consist of three per-\\nsons, whose authority should expire with the occasion.\\nHow far such a measure, unassisted by posts, would be com-\\npetent to the establishment and preservation of peace and tran-\\nquillity on the frontiers, is also a matter which merits your seri-\\nous consideration.\\nAlong with this object, lam induced to suggest another,\\nwith the national importance and necessity of which I am deep-\\nly impressed: I mean, some uniform and effective system for the\\nmilitia of the United States. It is unnecessary to offer argu-\\nments in recommendation of a measure, on which the honour,\\nsafety, and well-being of our country so evidently and so essen-\\ntially depend.\\nBut it may not be amiss to observe, that I am particularly anx-\\nious it should receive as early attention as circumstances will ad-\\nmit; because it is now in our power to avail ourselves of the mi-\\nlitary knowledge disseminated throughout the several states, by\\nmeans of the many well-instructed officers and soldiers of the\\nlate army a resource which is daily diminishing by deaths\\nand other causes.\\nTo suffer this peculiar advantage to pass away unimproved,\\nwould be to neglect an opportunity which will never again recur,\\nunless, unfortunately, we should again be involved in a long and\\narduous war.\\nGeorge Washington.\\nNew York, August 7, 1789.\\nThis message, with the statement and papers accompanying it,\\nCommit- was ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole house h. Journal,\\nted on the state of the Union; and, on the Sth, the message was con- P* 75,\\nReported, sidered in committee, when several resolutions were reported,\\nwhich were agreed to by the house, as follows:\\nResolu- Resolved That it is the opinion of this committee, that an\\nHouse ac ou ght to P ass providing for the necessary expenses attending\\nany negotiations, or treaties, which may be held with the Indian\\ntribes, or attending the appointment of commissioners for these\\npurposes.\\nResolved That it is the opinion of this committee, that an\\nact ought to pass, providing a proper system of regulations for\\nthe militia of the United States.\\nMilitia The committee appointed, under the second resolution, to pre-\\ncommittee.", "height": "4387", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0498.jp2"}, "493": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 487\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Militia. 1789.\\n1st congress, pare and bring in a bill, consisted of Messrs. Sumpter, Heister,\\ns and Mathews. On the 11th of the same month, Mr. P. Muhlen-\\nberg and Mr. Wadsworth were added to this committee. No re-\\nport was made from the committee during the session.\\n2d session. At the commencement of the second session, on the 15th of 1790.\\nCommit- January, 1790, a committee was appointed by the House of Re- H. Journal,\\ntee presentatives, consisting of Messrs. Gilman, P. Muhlenberg, Heis- p 141,\\nter, Mathews, and Floyd, to prepare and bring in a bill providing\\nfor the national defence. And on the 21st of January, the fol- id. p. 144.\\nlowing message was transmitted by the President of the United\\nStates to the two houses of Congress\\nUnited States, January 21, 1790.\\nGentlemen of tJie Senate, and House of Representatives\\nPresident s The secretary of the department of war has submitted to s. Journal,\\nmessage me cer t am principles, to serve as a plan for the general arrange- P- lor\\nconcerning United States. H. Journal,\\np. 144.\\nConceiving the subject to be of the greatest importance to\\nthe welfare of our country, and liable to be placed in various\\npoints of view, I have directed him to lay the plan before Con-\\ngress for their information, that they may make such use there-\\nof as they shall judge proper.\\nGeorge Washington.\\nThree hundred copies of the plan were ordered to be printed\\nfor the use of the members of both houses and the message and\\nplan were referred to a committee of the whole, on the state of\\nthe Union; and, on the 26th of April, this committee was dis- id. p. 199,\\ncharged from the further consideration of these documents, and\\nthey were referred to the committee appointed to bring in a bill\\nproviding for the national defence. Mr. Boudinot, from this com-\\nBiU for es- mittee, on the 1st of July, presented a bill more effectually to\\na uniform P rov e f\u00c2\u00b0 r the national defence, by establishing a uniform mili-\\nmilitia. tia throughout the United States, which was read the first and\\nsecond time, and committed to a committee of the whole house\\non the state of the Union. There was no further proceeding on\\nthis subject during the session.\\n3d session. On the 10th of December, 1790, soon after the assembling of\\nCommittee Congress at their third session, the House of Representatives or- id. p. 334,\\nbm^esta 5 derec tne appointment of a committee to prepare a bill, or bills,\\nblishing more effectually to provide for the national defence, by establish-\\nmiiiti 1 a lfolm in S a uniform militia throughout the United States; and Messrs.", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0499.jp2"}, "494": {"fulltext": "4SS HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. --i :.:fr--- i _ ;-M\\nBoudinot. P. Muhlenberg. Gilman, Floyd Grout, Wadswortb,\\nSmith, of Maryland, Blood worth, Giles, Smith, of South Caroli-\\nna, and Mathews, were appointed of this committee. Mr. Bou-\\ndinot, on the 14th of December, presented a bill which was read TT TmiiaJ\\nthe first and second time, and committed to a committee of the |j\u00c2\u00a3\\ndjja- whole house- The bill was considered in committee of the whole,\\ni^m a t- on the 16th, 17th, 20tb, and 21st, when several amendments were\\nreported. The discussion of these amendments occupied the\\nhouse on the 22d, 23d, and 24th, when some of the amendments\\nhaving been agreed to, others amended and agreed to, and others\\ndisagreed to, the bill was recommitted to Messrs. Wadsworth,\\nGiles, and Tucker. It is relevant to state here, that, on the 24th.\\nMnanral a memorial of the Quakers, in their annual assembly for the\\ni V::::::: M?. z.zi Per.r.rr\\nvania and Virginia, lately convened at Baltimore, was presented\\nto the house, stating their objections to various of the provisions\\nof this bill, and this memorial was laid on the table; and that\\nother memorials were presented from the same society.\\nAmotion was made, on the 29th, that it be an instruction to id. p. 545.\\nthe committee, to whom tins bill was recommitted, that they in-\\nsert the following clause to wit u Be it enacted That the mi-\\nlitia of the several states of the Union, consisting of such persons\\nare or may be enrolled by them, respectively, shall be organ-\\nized, armed, and disciplined, in manner following:\\nAnd the question being taken on this motion, it was decided in\\nthe negative, by the following vote\\n::--:s. Ashe, ffloadwor h. Fkjf. Grou:, Livenmwe,\\nThatcher, Tucker, Williamson, 8.\\n.Yv. Mriiri I Z -.i 2:::iir. I Z\\nBrown. Burke. Cadwalader, CarroU, Fitzsimons. Foster. Gerry,\\nGiiman. Goodhue, Griffin, Giles, Halhorn, Heister. Huntington,\\nLawrance, Lee, Madison, jr.. Mathews. Moore. Muhlenberg,\\nParker, Partridge. Van Rensselaer, Scott, Sedgwick, Seney, Se-\\nvier, Sherman, Silvester, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith,\\nof South Carolina, Stone, Sturges. Trumbull, Wadsworth, White,\\nWvnkoop. iS.\\nOn the 4th of January, 1791, Mr. Wadsworth, from the con*: Id. p. 5\\nAmend* mittee to whom the bill was recommitted, reported an amenda-\\ntory bifl. torT bill, which was then read the first time, and received the se-\\ncond reading, and was committed to a committee of the whole,\\non the following day. This bill was not acted on in committee.", "height": "4392", "width": "2692", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0500.jp2"}, "495": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 489\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Militia. 1791.\\n2d congress. Thb] President of the United States, at the opening of the se- H. Journal,\\ncond Congress, again called the attention of that body to the ne- p\\nCommittee cess j t y f som e legislation relative to the militia; and, on the 31st\\nto prepare jo\\nbill. of October, 1791, it was ordered by the House of Representa-\\ntives, that so much of the speech as relates to the establishment\\nof a militia, and competent magazines, arsenals, and fortifications,\\nbe referred to Messrs. Wadsvvorth, Dayton, Giles, Ward, Gor-\\ndon, Wayne, and Steele, with instructions to prepare and bring\\nin a bill, or bills, making provision for the same. And, on the\\n21st of November, Mr. Wadsworth, from this committee, pre- Id. p. 457.\\nsented a bill more effectually to provide for the national defence,\\nby establishing a uniform militia throughout the United States\\nwhich was read the first and second time, and committed to a\\ncommittee of the whole house. The bill was considered in com- 1792.\\nmittee, on the 21st of February, and on the 28th and 29th; and, h. Journal,\\nalso, on the 1st and 2d of March, when several amendments p.517.522.\\nwere reported, which were considered on the 5th of March, id. p. 523\\nwhen some were agreed to, and others disagreed to. The bill 525\\nwas then further amended at the clerk s table, and was ordered\\nPassed by to the third reading. On the 6th, the bill was read the third id. p. 528.\\nHouse. time, and the question on its passage was decided as follows:\\nJiyes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, B. id. p. 529.\\nBourne, Clarke, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Giles, Goodhue, Grove,\\nHillhouse, Key, Kitchell, Lawrance, Learned, Lee, Madison,\\nMoore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Sedgwick, I. Smith, Wm. Smith,\\nSteele, Sterrett, Sturges, Silvester, Venable, White. 31.\\nNoes Messrs. Baldwin, S. Bourne, Findley, Gordon, Gil-\\nman, Gregg, Griffin, Heister, Livermore, Macon, Mercer, Niles,\\nPage, Parker, Schoonmaker, Seney, Jere. Smith, Sumpter,\\nThatcher, Tredwell, Tucker, Vining, Wadsvvorth, Ward, Wayne,\\nWilliamson, Willis. 27.\\nThe bill, being transmitted to the Senate, was there read the s. Journal,\\nfirst and second time, on the 6th and 8th of March, 1792, when ^^AT\\nit was referred to Messrs. Gunn, Burr, Bradley, Dickinson, and 417, 418.\\nStanton. Mr. Gunn made a report on the 20th, which was taken\\nup for consideration on the 22d, 23d, 26th, 27th, and 28th, the\\namendments reported by the committee were agreed to, and the\\nbill was ordered to the third reading. On the 29th, the bill was\\nAmended read the third time. A motion was then made, and agreed to,\\nby Senate, to amend the bill as follows:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nStrike out the proviso at the end of the first section; namely:\\n6 Provided, always That if any person, enrolled as aforesaid,\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 62", "height": "4430", "width": "2687", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0501.jp2"}, "496": {"fulltext": "HISTOfiT OF CONGRESS.\\nVi;:::L Ze?: M: .1\\n-i: 5..i... r i zz. i i :v i zz. r e. z i zzz i zrs z :.ie r r i rzzi zz\\nj-.r ~i~ Zr.ir.I. Z*r Z I ZZ iZl IZ ZZ^rZ IZZz .Z IZ Z iZl lZfl *.JZc\\nA--:\\nzzz: 5 z _z. z\\\\z: rzzzizzz zj v.. 5 i::. Zr :h:^ rz:_f:_\\nfrizz z zz; z.:z.zz zz.7 irz:: :t :z.iiz.z.. u:.:.l z.z zzz. z:: :z:\\nthem, or until they are provided for him.\\nSection 3, fine 13. To substitute the word privates, for\\nthe word men, and fine 20. the word bugler/ for the words\\nbugle born. 5\\nTo expunge these words, from section 7, lines 20 and\\nand the said adjutant general shall have the rank of brigadier in\\nthe militia.*\\nAlso, these words, section 8, lines 2 and 3, prescribed to\\nihe late arm y of the United States, by the then major general,\\nhizzz Sic 5: izzzi :hi zzzz^zzzz. :z rzzz zs -~s: .i z\\n:-z Tz.zi zzz zzi .rs z.fizi.zz- zzzzzvez zzz\\nestablished by Congress, in their resolution of the twenty-ninth\\nday of March, 1779, shall be the rules of discipline to be ob-\\nserved by the militia throughout the United States.\\nA motion was then made by Mr. Rutherford, seconded by Mr.\\nLiz. zzz zz.z .i:~:zz zzi -iii 1: zz zzzizzzzzzz.1 z~zizz in\\ncommittee of the whole, as the last section of the bill: And\\nprovided, further That no sentence of a court martial shall\\nextend to the taking of life or limb, or to any corporal pun-\\nishment, except in case an officer or private shall hold a trai-\\ntorous c or respondence with die enemy, or shall desert, or at-\\ntempt to desert to them, or shall misbehave in time of action, or\\nflzzm-nY-ir zzzzziz zzt z:r. z: sizzii i:k *^::ii iniimiz.;\\nethers to offend in any of the foregoing instances.\\nBut this motion was decided in die negative.\\nOn the question that tne bill pass as amended, the decision was s. journal,\\n7\\nYem*\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Basset!, Bradley, Cabot, Carroll, Ellsworth, I\\nFoster, Gram. Hawkins, Henry, Izard, Johnston, King, Langdon.\\nLee, Monroe, Reed, Robinson, Sherman, Stanton, Strong, Win-\\ngate.-\\nJVoy Mr. Rutherford.\\nThe House of Representatives proceeded to the consideration H. Journal\\nof these amendments, on the 10th, 11th, and 12th of April,\\nagreeing to some of the amendments and disagreeing to otbc 1\\nThe two last amendments being read, for adding to the end of\\ntoe biH the following sections: to wits-*\\nAmi he u further enacted\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That the President of the United", "height": "4400", "width": "2692", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0502.jp2"}, "497": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 491\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Militia. 1792.\\n2d congress. States is hereby authorized to call out the militia, or such part\\n1 st Session. i\\nthereof, as the exigence may, in his opinion, require, to execute\\nAmend- the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel inva-\\nments. s i ns. And when militia are employed in the service of the\\nUnited States, they shall receive the same pay and allowances\\nas are now made to the troops in service.\\nAnd be it further enacted That, if any officer, or private sol-\\ndier of the militia, being ordered into the service of the United\\nStates, pursuant to the powers herein given, shall refuse obe-\\ndience to such orders, he shall forfeit to the use of the United\\nStates, a sum not exceeding the amount of one year s pay, of\\nsuch officer or soldier respectively, as herein established. And\\nthe militia, while in the service of the United States, shall be\\nsubject to the rules and articles of war. Provided That the\\ncourts martial by whom they shall be subject to be tried, shall be\\ncomposed entirely of militia officers of the same state with the\\noffenders.\\nMotion to It was then moved to amend the first of these amendments, by H. Journal,\\nmend a-\\nmendment.\\na adding thereto the proviso which follows to wit\\nProvided, always That the powers herein given to the Pre-\\nsident of the United States, for calling the militia into service,\\nbe, and continue in force, until the end of the next session of\\nCongress, and no longer.\\nThe question being taken on this motion, it was decided in the id. p. 577.\\naffirmative, by the following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Clarke, Fitzsimons, Gilman, Goodhue, Gregg, Griffin,\\nHartley, Heister, Hillhouse, Huger, Kitchell, Kittera, Lawrance,\\nLearned, Lee, Madison, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Niles, Se-\\nney, Sheridan, Jere. Smith, Sterrett, Silvester, Thatcher, Tred-\\nwell, Tucker, Vining, Wadsworth, Ward. 37.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Gerry, Giles, Grove, Key, Liver-\\nmore, Macon, Mercer, Page, Parker, Schoonmaker, I. Smith,\\nWm. Smith, Steele, Sturges, Sumpter, Venable, White, Willis.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009420.\\nAmend- On the question that the house agree to the amendment as\\nment ne amended, it was decided in the negative; the ayes and noes\\nstanding thus\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, S. Bourne, B. Bourne,\\nFindley, Fitzsimons, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Gregg, Hartley,\\nHillhouse, Kittera, Lawrance, Learned, Jere. Smith, Wm. Smith,\\nSterrett, Silvester, Thatcher, Vining, Wadsworth, Ward.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 24.", "height": "4426", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0503.jp2"}, "498": {"fulltext": "492 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Militia. 1792.\\n2d congress. jV; t Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Boudinot. BrowD, Clarke, Ger-\\n]st Session.\\nmend _ ry. Giles, Griffin, Grove, Heister, Huger, Key, Kitchell, Lee, La-\\nments, vermore, Macon, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray,\\nXiles, Page, Parker, Schoonmaker, Seney, Sheridan, I. Smith,\\nSteele, Sturges, Sumpter, Tredwell, Tucker, Venable, White,\\nWilliamson, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 37.\\nThe amendment was, therefore, disagreed to by the house, as\\nalso was the last amendment above quoted.\\nThe Senate, on the 13th, proceeded to consider the subject, s. Journal,\\nwhen a motion to recede from the amendments disagreed to by P- 42 5 42\\nthe House, was decided in the negative. On the following day,\\na similar motion was made, and determined also in the negative.\\nAfter each of these motions, the further consideration of the\\namendments was postponed. On the 16th, a motion was made\\nto insist on the amendments but this motion proved equally un-\\nsuccessful, and the consideration of the amendments was again\\npostponed. The subject being again before the Senate on the\\nSenate in- 23d, it was resolved, that the Senate insist on their amendments, id. p. 431.\\nSMt and desire a conference with the House of Representatives, on\\nthe disagreeing votes of the two houses, appointing Messrs. Ells-\\nworth, Gunn, and King, to be managers on the part of the Se-\\nnate. The House of Representatives, on the 25th, agreed to h. Journal,\\nthe conference, and appointed Messrs. Clarke, White, and Mur- p\\nray, to be their managers. On the 27th, the Senate, on motion, s. Journal,\\na\u00c2\u00bb\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1,\u00c2\u00bb re resolved to recede from their amendments to the bill which had P- 3\\ncede. been disagreed to by the House.\\nBill to pro- During the same session, on the 12th of April, the House of h. Journal,\\nvide for Representatives ordered that Messrs. White, Gerry, and Mur- P* 577\\nmilitif ray, be a committee to prepare and bring in a bill or bills for call-\\ning forth the militia, when necessary, to execute the laws of the\\nUnion, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions; and, on the\\n17th, Mr. White, from this committee, presented a bill to pro-\\nvide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union,\\nsuppress insurrections, and repel invasions, which was then read\\nthe first and second time, and committed to a committee of\\nthe whole house. On the 23d and 24th, this bill was under id. p. 580.\\nconsideration in committee, and several amendments were re- o8\\nported to the House, which were agreed to on the following\\nday, and the bill was ordered to the third reading; and on the\\nPassed by 26th, the blanks having been filled up, the bill was read the\\nHo08e third time and passed. In the Senate, the bill received the first, s. Journal,\\nsecond, and third reading, on the 26th and 27th. Mr. Dickin- p\\nson then moved to amend it by inserting these words; after the", "height": "4400", "width": "2755", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0504.jp2"}, "499": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 493\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Militia. 1792.\\n2d congress, word war, section 4, line 3, except that no militia man\\n1st Session. 7 r\\nshall be subject to corporal punishment/ and this motion having\\nBill passed been decided in the negative, the bill was concurred in as it came\\nby Senate. fromtheHouse _\\n2d session. On the 20th of November, at the second session of this Con- H. Journal,\\nUnsuccess- gress, a motion was made that the House do come to the follow- P- 622 623\\n25 l\u00c2\u00abtion:_\\nmilitia act. a Resolved That a committee be appointed to bring in a bill\\nto amend the militia laws passed last session.\\nThis motion provoked some discussion, but was decided in the\\nnegative. On the following day, the motion was renewed in a\\nmodified form; namely, that a committee be appointed to bring\\nin a bill to repeal so much of the first section of the militia law\\nas relates to the arming of the militia. The question being taken\\non this motion, it was decided in the negative by the following\\nvote:\\nAyes Messrs. B. Bourne, Key, Mercer, Murray, Sumpter,\\nWillis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 6.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson, S.\\nBourne, Clarke, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Giles, Gilman,\\nGoodhue, Gordon, Greenup, Griffin, Grove, Hartley, Heister,\\nHillhouse, Huger, Kitchell, Kittera, Lawrance, Learned, Lee,\\nLeonard, Livermore, Macon, Madison, Moore, Muhlenberg,\\nNiles, Orr, Page, Parker, Schoonmaker, Sedgwick, Silvester,\\nJere. Smith, William Smith, Steele, Sturges, Thatcher, Tred-\\nwell, Tucker, Venable, Ward, White, Williamson. 50.\\nSecret pro- In the Journal of the proceedings of the House of Represent- ia. p 738,\\nceedings a ti ves which, during the time they were depending, were or- 39\\nconcerning 7\\nmilitia act. dered to be kept secret, will be found the following action of\\nthe House on the subject of the act for calling out the militia.\\nOn the 7th of December, 1792, the following message, from s. Journal,\\nthe President of the United States, was transmitted to the two p 462\\nhouses by Mr. Lear, his secretary. p. 738.\\nUnited States, December 7, 1792.\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Represent-\\natives:\\nMessage of I lay before you two letters, with their enclosures, from the\\nPresident, governor of the South-western Territory, and an extract of a\\nletter to him from the department of war.\\nThese, and a letter of the month of October last, which has\\nalready been communicated to you, from the same department", "height": "4415", "width": "2610", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0505.jp2"}, "500": {"fulltext": "494 HISTORY 07 CONGRESS.\\nCai*. Y. W\u00c2\u00abiMrtlHi*\u00c2\u00bb Mih 1 1 ii\\nM (h ib to the governor, will show in what manner the first section of\\nthe act of the last session, which provides for calling out the mi-\\nJJj^FJ* litia for the repelling of Indian invasions, has been executed. It\\nremains to be considered by Congress, whether in, the present\\nsituation of the United States, it be advisable or not to pursue\\nany further or other measures than those which have already\\nbeen adopted. The nature of the subject does, of itself, call for\\nr immediate attention to it; and, I must add, that upon the\\nresult of your deliberations, the future conduct of the executive\\nwill, on this occasion, materially depend.\\nR WASmVGTOV.\\nMessage This message, and the accompanying papers, were committed H. Joana\\nB a to a committee of the whole house, and were the subject of consi-\\nderation in that committee, during the 10th, 11th, 14th, and 17th\\nof December, when a successful motion was made that the com-\\nmittee of the whole house be discharged from the further consi-\\nderation of the same; and, that the said message and papers do lie\\non the table. On the following day, the subject being resumed,\\nit was moved that the house do come to the following resolu-\\ntion:\\nResolved That the President of the United States be autho-\\nrized to employ such part of the military force, and of the militia\\nof the United States, as he may judge necessary for the effectual\\nprotection of the frontiers; and (if he shall judge it expedient,) to\\ncarry on offensive operations against the Indians of the five low-\\ner Cherokee towns, called Chickamagas; and such other of the\\nIndian tribes as may hereafter commit acts of depredation against\\nthe lives and property of the citizens of the United States.\\nIt was demanded that this question be divided; and it was,\\ntherefore, put on agreeing to the first part of the motion, in the\\nfollowing words:\\nfc Resolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That the President of the United States be au-\\nthorized to employ such part of the military force, and of the\\nmilitia of the United States, as he may judge necessary for the\\neffectual protection of the frontiers; and (if he shall judge it ex-\\npedient,) to carry on offensive operations against the Indians of\\nthe five lower Cherokee towns, called Chickamagas.\\nMobonne- And the question being taken on this part of the motion, it H. Journal\\ng^ed- was decided in the negative, by the following vote: I*- 74\\nAyes Messrs. Baldwin, Barnwell, Clarke, Findlev.\\nsimons, Giles, Greenup, Griffin. Hartley; Huger, Lee, Milledge,", "height": "4394", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0506.jp2"}, "501": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 495\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Establishment. 1792.\\n2d congress. Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Page, Parker, Tucker, Venable,\\n2dSeSS1 n White, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 21.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Ger-\\nry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gregg, Heister, Hillhouse, Key, Kitchell,\\nLawrance, Learned, Leonard, Livermore, Niles, Sedgwick, Sil-\\nvester, I. Smith, Steele, Sturges, Sumpter, Tredwell, Wads-\\nworth, Ward, Williamson. 27,\\nThe motion was therefore lost.\\n1st congress. The following message from the President of the United 1789.\\n1st Session\\nStates was, on the 10th of August, 1789, communicated to the h. Journal,\\nEstablish- two houses of Congress, respectively P- 76\\nu Gentlemen of the Senate [House of Representatives:\\nMessage of I have directed a statement of the troops in the service of s. Journal,\\nPresident. ^he United States, to be laid before you for your information. P- 56\\nThese troops were raised by virtue of the resolves of Con-\\ngress of the 20th of October, 1786, and the 3d of October, 1787,\\nin order to protect the frontiers from the depredations of the\\nhostile Indians; to prevent all intrusions on the public lands; and\\nto facilitate the surveying and selling of the same-, for the pur-\\npose of reducing the public debt.\\na As these important objects continue to require the aid of the\\ntroops, it is necessary that the establishment thereof should, in\\nall respects, be conformed by law to the Constitution of the\\nUnited States.\\nG. Washington-\\nNew York, August 10, 1789.\\n*d Statement of the Troops in the Service of the United\\nStates.\\nThe establishment, as directed to be raised and organized by\\nthe act of Congress, of the 3d of October, 1787; to wit:\\nStatement One regiment of infantry, consisting of 1 lieutenant colonel\\nof troops in commandant, 2 majors, 7 captains, 7 lieutenants, 8 ensigns,\\n1 surgeon, 4 mates:\\nEight companies, each of which to consist of 4 sergeants,\\n4 corporals, 2 musicians, and 60 privates, 560\\nOne battalion of artillery, consisting of 1 major, 4 captains,\\n8 lieutenants, 1 surgeon s mate:\\nFour companies, each of which to consist of 4 sergeants,\\n4 corporals, 2 musicians, and 60 privates, 280\\nNon-commissioned officers and privates, 840\\nservice.", "height": "4400", "width": "2567", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0507.jp2"}, "502": {"fulltext": "496 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Establishment. 1789.\\n1st confess. That the pay of the troops was fixed by the act of Con-\\nlst Sessi on. r J r j\\ngress of the 12th of April, 1785, and confirmed by the acts of\\nof^opsiin the 20th o f October, 1786, and the 3d of October, 1787; to wit:\\nservice. a Lieutenant colonel commandant, at 50 dollars per month.\\nMajor,\\nCaptain,\\nLieutenant,\\nEnsign,\\nSurgeon,\\na\\nMate,\\n45\\ndo.\\n35\\ndo.\\n26\\ndo.\\n20\\ndo.\\n45\\ndo.\\n30\\ndo.\\n6\\ndo.\\n5\\ndo.\\n5\\ndo.\\n4\\ndo.\\nn lieu of rations, are\\ndollars per month\\n20\\ndo.\\n12\\ndo.\\n8\\ndo.\\n8\\ndo.\\n16\\ndo.\\n8\\ndo.\\nSergeants,\\nCorporals,\\nMusicians,\\nPrivates,\\nthe same as during the late war; to wit:\\nLieutenant colonel commandant, at\\nMajor,\\nCaptain,\\nLieutenant,\\nEnsign,\\nSurgeon,\\nMate,\\nThat lieutenants, acting as adjutant, quarter master, and pay\\nmaster, are allowed, by the act of Congress, of the 12th of April,\\n1785, for their extra duty, ten dollars per month.\\nThat the allowance of forage is as follows: 3 majors, each 12\\ndollars per month; 1 surgeon, 6 dollars per month; 3 regimental\\nstaff each 6 dollars per month.\\nThat by the act of Congress, of the 31st of July, 17S7, lieu-\\ntenant colonel commandant Harmar was promoted to the rank of\\nbrigadier general, by brevet, with an allowance of the emolu-\\nments, but not the pay of said rank.\\nThat the emoluments are as follows; namely: Subsistence,\\n64 dollars per month; forage, 18 dollars per month.\\nThat each non-commissioned officer and soldier is allowed,\\nannually, one suit of uniform clothes, as follows:\\n1 coat,\\n1 vest, [alls,\\n2 pairs woollen over-\\n2 pairs linen do.\\n1 hat,\\n4 shirts,\\n4 pairs shoes,\\n4 pairs socks,\\nThat each non-commissioned officer and soldier is also al-\\nlowed one ration per day, to consist of the following articles:\\n1 stock,\\n1 stock clasp,\\n1 pair shoe buckles,\\n1 blanket.", "height": "4380", "width": "2677", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0508.jp2"}, "503": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 497\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Establishment. 1789.\\n1st congress. 1 pound of bread or flour,\\n1 pound of beef, or\\nf pound of pork,\\n1 gill of common rum,\\nTo every hundred\\nrations.\\n1 quart of salt,\\n2 quarts of vinegar,\\n2 pounds of soap,\\n1 pound of candles,\\nThat the troops in actual service are as follow:\\nstatement Two companies of artillery, raised by virtue of the acts of\\noftroopsin Congress, of the 20th of October, 1786, and continued by the\\nact of Congress of the 9th of April, 1787, one of which is sta-\\ntioned at the arsenal at West Point, on Hudson s river, and the\\nother at the arsenal at Springfield, on Connecticut river, 76\\nM Troops stationed on the frontier, as follow:\\nAt the various posts north-west of the river Ohio, 596\\n672\\nWanting to complete the establishment, 168\\nNon-commissioned officers and privates, 840\\nThat all the troops are enlisted for three years.\\nThat the engagements of the two companies of artillery, at\\nWest Point and Springfield, will expire in the beginning of the\\nyear 1790.\\nThat, of the troops on the frontiers, enlisted by virtue of the\\nacts of Congress of the 3d of October, 1787, 528 non-commis-\\nsioned officers and privates will have to serve, generally, to the\\nmiddle of the year 1791; and two companies, consisting of 68\\nnon-commissioned officers and privates, until towards the month\\nof May, 1792.\\nThat the change in the government of the United States\\nwill require that the articles of war be revised and adapted to\\nthe Constitution.\\nThat the oaths necessary to be taken by the troops be pre-\\nscribed, and, also, the form of the commissions which are to be\\nissued to the officers.\\nAll which is humbly submitted to the President of the\\nUnited States.\\nH. Knox.\\nWar Office, August 8th, 1789.\\nMessage This message and statement were, on the 11th, ordered by the H. Journal,\\ncommitted. House of Representatives to be referred to a committee of the P* 77\\nwhole house on the state of the Union.\\nMotionalso The following motion was also, on the same day, committed id. p. 78.\\ncommitted- to t h e same committee:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 63", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0509.jp2"}, "504": {"fulltext": "498 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Establishment. 1789.\\nlstconeress. Resolved That, in case of refusal of the Creek Indians to\\n1st Session _\\ntreat, or, on treaty, to agree to such articles and terms, as to the\\ncommissioners, to be appointed, shall appear necessary and just,\\nthe President of the United States shall be, and he is hereby, au-\\nthorized to raise, or cause to be raised, such number of troops,\\nin the pay and establishment of the United States, or to call forth\\nand embody such proportion of the militia of the states of South\\nCarolina and Georgia, as will secure and protect, by such proper\\nposts as he may think necessary, the inhabitants of the state of\\nGeorgia from the invasion and further inroads of the Creek In-\\ndians: Provided That the whole number of men so to be raised in\\nthe establishment of the United States, shall not exceed\\nnor be continued for a longer term than And provided,\\nalso That the whole number of the militia, so to be called forth\\nand embodied, shall not exceed nor shall any one person\\nbe obliged to serve more than and the said militia, when\\nin actual service, shall be entitled to the pay and emoluments of\\nthe troops of the United States.\\nCommittee On the 9th of September^ a motion was made and agreed to, h. Journal,\\nne _. that the committee of the whole house on the state of the Union, P* 105,\\nwhole dis-\\ncharged, be discharged from further proceeding on the message from the\\nPresident of the United States of the 10th ultimo, and that the\\nSelectcom. said message be referred to Mr. Boudinot, Mr. Trumbull, and\\nmittee. M r# Burke; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report\\nthe same, with their opinion thereupon, to the house.\\nOn the 16th of September, the following message was trans- s. Journal,\\nmitted by the President of the United States to the two houses P* 81\\nof Congress:\u00e2\u0080\u0094 fAn\u00e2\u0084\u00a2*\\nGentlemen of the Senate [House of Representatives\\nMessage of The governor of the western territory has made a state-\\nPresident. ment to me f t jj e rec ip roca i hostilities of the Wabash Indians,\\nand the people inhabiting the frontiers bordering on the river\\nOhio, which I herewith lay before Congress.\\nThe United States, in Congress assembled, by their acts of\\nthe 21st day of July, 1787, and of the 12th of August, 1788,\\nmade a provisional arrangement for calling forth the militia of\\nVirginia and Pennsylvania, in the proportions therein specified.\\nAs the circumstances which occasioned the said arrange-\\nment continue nearly the same, I think proper to suggest to\\nyour consideration the expediency of making some temporary\\nprovision for calling forth the militia of the United States for the", "height": "4375", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0510.jp2"}, "505": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 499\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Establishment. 1789.\\n1st congress, purposes stated in the Constitution, which would embrace the\\n1st Session. r r\\ncases apprehended by the governor of the western territory.\\nGeo. Washington.\\nSeptember 16, 1789.\\nThis message was also referred to Messrs. Boudinot, Trumbull,\\nand Burke. And on the 17th, Mr. Boudinot, from this committee, H. Journal,\\nBill to re- presented a bill to recognise and adapt to the Constitution of the p\\nand^dapt United States, the establishment of the troops raised under the re-\\nmilitary es- solves of the United States, in Congress assembled, and for other\\nmerit to the P ur P oses therein mentioned, which was read the first and second\\nconstitu- time, and committed to a committee of the whole House. The\\nbill was considered in committee on the 22d, and several amend- id. p. 118,\\nments were reported, which were agreed to by the House, and 119#\\nthe bill was then ordered to the third reading; and on thefollow-\\nPassed by ing day, the blanks having been filled up, the bill was read the\\nHouse. third time and passed. In the Senate, the bill received the first\\nreading on the 23d of September, was read the second time on s. Journal,\\nthe 26th, and was committed to Messrs. Read, Butler, King, P* 85,\\nEllsworth, and Morris. Mr. Read, on the 28th, reported amende id. p. 90,\\nAmended ments to the bill, and the bill was then read the third time and 91\\nby Senate, p^gg^ so amended as to conform to the report of the committee.\\nOn the same day, the House of Representatives proceeded to con^ h. Journal,\\nsider these amendments, when it was resolved to agree to the P* 128\\nfirst, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth amendments and, on\\nHouse dis- motion to agree to the last amendment of the Senate, it was de-\\nagree, cided in the negative, by the following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Benson, Carroll, Clymer, Foster, Gilman, Law-\\nranee, Lee, Madison, jr., Partridge, Sherman, Silvester, Smith,\\nof Maryland, Stone, Thatcher, Trumbull, Wads worth.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 16.\\nNoes Messrs. Baldwin, Bland, Boudinot, Burke, Cadwalader,\\nColes, Contee, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Gerry, Heister? Jackson, Leo-\\nnard, Livermore, Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Van Rensselaer,\\nSchureman, Scott, Seney, Sinnickson, Sumpter, Tucker, White.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009425.\\nSo that the House disagreed to the seventh amendment. The s. Journal,\\nSenate in- Senate then determined to insist on this amendment; on which P- 94\\nthe House of Representatives resolved to recede from their disa- i?n m\\nHouse re- M r P- 13a\\ncede. greement.\\n2d session. On the 12th of January, the following message was transmit- 1790.\\nted, by the President of the United States, to the two houses of\\nCongress:", "height": "4417", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0511.jp2"}, "506": {"fulltext": "500 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Establishment. 1790.\\n1st Congress. Gentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representatives\\nMessage of a J De ore y ou a statement of the south-western frontiers,\\nPresident a nd of the Indian department, which have been submitted to me\\nby the secretary for the department of war.\\nI conceive, that an unreserved, but confidential communica- s. Journal,\\ntion of all the papers relative to the recent negotiations with P* 105,\\nsome of the southern tribes of Indians, is indispensably requisite\\nfor the information of Congress. I am persuaded, that they will\\neffectually prevent either transcripts or publications of all such\\ncircumstances as might be injurious to the public interests.\\nG. Washington.\\nUnited States, January 12, 1790.\\nIn the House of Representatives, this message and statement H. Journal,\\nwere referred to a committee of five, consisting of Messrs. Wads- p 140,\\nworth, Brown, Boudinot, Burke, and Baldwin. And on the fol-\\nlowing day, Messrs. Livermore, Ames, Lawrance, Scott, and\\nSmith, of Maryland, were added to this committee. Mr. Wads-\\nworth, on the 20 th of January, made a report, which was taken id. p. 143,\\nup on the 21st, considered in committee of the whole, and re- 144;\\nported without amendment. On the 1st of March, a further id. p. 165.\\ncommunication on this subject, from the President of the United\\nStates, was laid on the table of the House of Representatives.\\nThere is no further statement of the proceeding on these mes-\\nsages spread on the public Journal of the House of Representa-\\ntives but it appears from the Senate Journal, that on the 26th s. Journal,\\nof March, the following message was received in that body from P* 124,\\nthe House of Representatives\\nMr. President The House of Representatives have had un-\\nder consideration, the confidential communications from the Pre-\\nsident of the United States, of the 12th of January, to the Se-\\nnate and House of Representatives, and have passed a bill upon\\nthat subject, to which they request the concurrence of the Se-\\nnate.\\nBill to re- was ncn ordered, that the bill, entitled An act for regu- id. p 125.\\ngulate mi- lating the military establishment of the United States, have the\\nblishment. G rs reading at this time. On the 29th and 30th, the Senate\\nwere occupied on the question of the second reading of the bill,\\nwhen it was committed to Messrs. Few, Ellsworth, Butler,\\nSchuyler, Carroll, Langdon, and Strong. Mr. Few reported on\\nthe 6th of April and on the 20th, a further report was made,\\nwhich was adopted as amendments to the bill, which was then", "height": "4400", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0512.jp2"}, "507": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 501\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Establishment. 1790.\\n1st confess, ordered to the third reading; and on the 21st, the bill, as amend- S. Journal,\\n7 ed, was passed. The House of Representatives proceeded to p\\nconsider these amendments on the 22d, and resolved to agree to p\\nall of them, with an amendment to the eighth amendment to the\\nfifth section of the bill, as follows\\nIn lieu of the word eighteen, proposed to be inserted by H. Journal,\\nthe Senate, insert twenty-four. On the same day, the Senate P*\\nconcurred in this amendment. p. 133.\\nm C s\u00c2\u00b0esf[on S N e arcn 1^92, the following message was trans- 1792.\\nmitted by the President of the United States to the two houses\\nof Congress\\nUnited States, March 20th, 1792.\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives\\nMessage of The several acts which have been passed, relatively to the H. Journal,\\nasTo a bri- mmtar y establishment of the United States, and the protection P* 541#\\ngadier ge- of the frontiers, do not appear to have made provision for more s. Journal,\\nthan one brigadier general. It is incumbent on me to observe, P* 413,\\nthat, with a view merely to the organization of the troops de-\\nsignated by these acts, a greater number of officers of that grade\\nwould, in my opinion, be conducive to the good of the public\\nservice. But an increase of the number becomes still more de-\\nsirable, in reference to a different organization, which is con-\\ntemplated, pursuant to the authority vested in me for that pur-\\npose, and which, besides other advantages expected from it, is\\nrecommended by considerations of economy.\\nP I therefore request that you will be pleased to take this sub-\\nject into your early consideration, and to adopt such measures\\nthereon as you may judge proper.\\nG. Washington.\\nIn the Senate this message was referred to Messrs. Burr, Gor- id. p. 414,\\ndon, and Hawkins, to consider and report thereon and, on the 415,\\n22d, Mr. Burr, from the committee, reported a bill, supple-\\nmental to the act for making further and more effectual provi-\\nsion for the protection of the frontiers of the United States;\\nwhich was then read the first time, and, on the following day,\\nBill passed, after being amended, the bill was read the third time, and passed.\\nOn the same day, the bill was read the first and second time, in h. Journal,\\nthe House of Representatives, and was committed to a commit- P* 545,\\ntee of the whole house. The bill was taken up in committee\\non the following day, and was reported with an amendment, id. p. 547,", "height": "4415", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0513.jp2"}, "508": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Establishment. 1792.\\nad oonpre?s. which was agreed to: and the bill was then read the third time,\\n1st Session. D\\nand passed. On the 26th. the Senate concurred in the amend- s. Journal,\\nment of the House of Representatives. p 416\\nBin ma- The bill to which the above is the supplementary act. was re- H. Journal,\\nP;\u00c2\u00b0 ported to the House of Representatives, on the 25th of Janua- P 498\\nvision For r r\\nprotection ry, of the same year, from a committee charged with the sub-\\noffrontiers. j ec un( j er e e f a bill for making further and more effec-\\ntual provision for the protection of the frontiers of the United\\nStates, which was then read the first and second time, and was\\ncommitted to a committee of the whole house. In committee,\\nthe bill was considered the 26th, 27th, and 30tb, when several Id. p. 499.\\namendments were reported, some of which were adopted, and\\nothers were disagreed to. The bill being then under considera-\\ntion, it was moved to amend the bill, by striking out the second\\nsection, which is as follows\\nu And be it further enacted That there shall be raised three\\nadditional regiments of infantry, each of which, exclusively of\\nthe commissioned officers, shall consist of nine hundred and\\ntwelve non-commissioned officers, privates, and musicians.\\nAnd the question being put on this motion, it was decided in\\nthe negative by the following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Gilman,\\nGoodhue, Grove, Livermore, Macon, Niles, Parker, J. Smith,\\nSteele, Sumpter, Thatcher, Ward, Williamson, Willis. 18.\\nMessrs. Ames, Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson, Brown, Day-\\nIon, Findley, Fitzsimons, Giles, Gregg, Hartley, Huger, Key, Kit-\\nchell, Kittera, Lawrance, Learned, Madison. Moore, Muhlen-\\nberg, Murray, Page, Schoonmaker, Seney, Wm. Smith, Ster-\\nrett, Sturges, Silvester, Tredwell, Tucker, Tenable, Wadsworth,\\nWayne, White.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 34.\\nOn the 31st, the bill having been further amended, was or- Id. p. 500.\\ndered to the third reading; and, on the next day, the blanks\\nhaving been filled up, the bill was read the third time, and the\\nPassed by question on its passage was decided in the affirmative, as fol-\\nHouse. ows: _\\n*iyes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin. Barnwell, Benson, Brown,\\nClarke, Dayton, Findley, Fitzsimons, Giles, Hartley, Huger,\\nKitchell, Kittera, Learned, Madison, Moore, Muhlenberg, Mur-\\nray, Page, Seney, Wm. Smith, Sterrett, Silvester, Tredwell,\\nTucker, Wadsworth, Wayne. White. 29.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Gilman, Good-\\nhue, Gordon, Grove, Hillhouse, Jacobs, Macon. Niles, Parker,", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0514.jp2"}, "509": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 503\\nCHAJP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Establishment. 1792.\\n2d congress. Jere. Smith, I. Smith, Steele, Sumpter, Thatcher, Ward, Wil-\\nlst Session.\\nlis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 19.\\nThe bill was then sent to the Senate, where it was read the\\nfirst time on the 3d of February, and, under a temporary in- s. Journal,\\njunction of secrecy, was printed in the form in which it had P* 384,\\npassed the House of Representatives, as follows\\nBill as it Sect. 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Repre-\\nHouse sentatives of the United States of America, in Congress as-\\nsembled That the battalion of infantry, and two regiments of\\ninfantry, now in service, be completed in their numbers, accord-\\ning to the establishment.\\nSect. 2. And be it further enacted That there shall be id. p. 385.\\nraised, for a term not exceeding three years, three additional re-\\ngiments of infantry, each of which, exclusively of the commis-\\nsioned officers, shall consist of nine hundred aud twelve non-\\ncommissioned officers, privates, and musicians. And the Presi-\\ndent may employ as many of the said troops as riflemen as he\\nshall think proper: Provided That the said three regiments\\nshall be discharged as soon as the United States shall be at peace\\nwith the Indian tribes.\\nSect. 3. And be it further enacted That the said addi-\\ntional regiments shall be organized in the same manner as the\\nregiment of infantry described in the act, passed during the se-\\ncond session of the first Congress, entitled An act for regu-\\nlating the military establishment of the United States.\\nSect, 4. And be it further enacted That there shall be\\nraised a squadron of light dragoons, which, exclusively of the\\ncommissioned officers, shall consist of three hundred and four\\nnon-commissioned officers, privates, and musicians, and that it\\nshall be a condition, in their enlistments, to serve as infantry\\nwhenever they shall be ordered thereto. That the organization\\nof the said squadron of light dragoons shall be as follows; name-\\nly: one major commandant, one adjutant, one quarter-master,\\none pay-master, one surgeon s mate; and four troops, each of\\nwhich shall consist of one captain, one lieutenant, one cornet,\\nfour sergeants, four corporals, one farrier, one saddler, one\\ntrumpeter, and sixty -five dragoons; and the said squadron shall\\nbe raised for a term not exceeding three years.\\nSect. 5. And be it further enacted That the non-com-\\nmissioned officers, privates, and musicians, of the said three re-\\ngiments of infantry, and the squadron of light dragoons, shall\\nbe enlisted for the term of three years, unless previously dis-\\ncharged.", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0515.jp2"}, "510": {"fulltext": "HISTOBT OF CONCUSS.\\n*m Sect. 6. Jtnd be it further exacted\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That every, recruit,\\n~i: sizi! be e- s^ :v vine :ii\u00c2\u00ab 2::. siC re-iei^e f^x i;I-\\n;i:f 1:11:7. ii -Jil: \u00c2\u00b1e sine 511 ie ~::e 1; vie\\nHocss. missioned oineers, privates, and musicians, now in service, who\\nlive ei :ei :i.ree jms. f.ne lie 1155.1; 11 e :resi.:d\\nact, entitled An act for regulating the military establishment of\\nthe United States.\\nSect. 7. Jbui be it further enacted\u00e2\u0080\u0094That the\\nsinned aficers, who snaA be employed 10 recruit fox Ike\\nblishment, shall be entitled to receive for every recruit, dol y en-\\nLf.ei 211 1 5 f r e i\\nSect. 8. .2nd be it further enacted\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Tnat the monthly p*y\\nrates, and musicians, in the military establishment of the United\\n5:.i:e.s. ni :i.e :.i:ee :ei nei:5 mi :_::ir:i: l^r.: :n-\\nz: :i5. n\u00c2\u00b1:r:ze\u00c2\u00a3 :t :i .5 fill. :e. 1 :*_:ire-. ii 5. :ee\\nof all deductions: to wit:\\nremerol Staff. A major general, one hundred and sixty-\\nsix dollars; a brigadier general, one hundred and tour dollars;\\nr. one hundred dollars; adjutant, sixty dollars; in-\\nii.T i: :i5: 1. 11:7 i:ll:if: sirrezi. ser=i:v\\nd:. .ir5: 1=11:7 :iir:e:-~i5:i:. i::j i;Jiri: i:^:e-:n.:. :i li-\\nc :i 1:5 117 .1 lit .:ie. i^ei:j-i:i: i: .u-5: :;.i::e 112;::.\\nin addition to his pay in the line, tw e nty- tour dollars.\\nBegimentaL lieutenant colonel commandant, sixty dol-\\n1 is ::--niii: :i irillery. i: :y-iv; i;.-\\nlars; pay-master, in addition to his pay in the line, ten dollars;\\nquarter-master, in addition to his pay in the fine, eight dollars;\\ncf ;:ni:. ii if 117 .1 1.; lie. :ei iziiis. :i;\\ninfantry, fifty dollars; captains, fifty dollars; lieutenants, twenty-\\n5: j ::i::5. eif 115 ::.i ::rie:5. ei:j i: iii 5::ie:i5. iir.r-\\n\u00c2\u00a3-re ::i::5. i.:::f. 1 .7:7 .i:f; serren: 1: 11: ::n.er-\\n~ii ri:!!-. ii: 5i: :i 5 .:.:r.5. sevei _:i:i5.\\nsergeants, seven dollars; corporals, six dollars; privates, tour dol-\\nfbur dollars; artificers, allowed to the light dra-\\nni iri.i.irr. ni .:.:!_::: if -7.-1:^5. i.zr.\\\\ iiiiirs:\\nand nurses in the hospital, eight dollars.\\nm SecL9. And be it further enac ed\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That the\\nm fie* thereat tor the\\nprivates, and musicians, of the additional troops\\nbooed shall be the same as described in the aforesaid act,\\ntied An act for regulating the military establishment of the\\nUnited States,* and in the act pased in the third session of the", "height": "4416", "width": "2605", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0516.jp2"}, "511": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 505\\nCflAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Establishment. 1792.\\n2d congress, fi^t Congress, entitled An act for raising and adding another re-\\ngiment to the military establishment of the United States, and\\npassed The f\u00c2\u00b0 r making further provision for the protection of the frontiers.\\nHouse. Sect. 10. And be it further enacted-\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That the forage to be al-\\nlowed to the officers of the additional regiments authorized by\\nthis act, be the same as described by the acts before mentioned,\\nSect. 11. And be it further enacted That the allowance of S. Journal,\\nclothing for the non-commissioned officers and privates of the P 386\\nthree regiments and squadrons aforesaid, shall be the same as is\\nby law established. That suitable clothing be provided for the\\ncavalry, and adapted to the nature of the service, and conformed\\nas near as may be to the value of the clothing allowed the infan-\\ntry and artillery*\\nSect. 12. And be it further enacted That all the commissioned\\nand non-commissioned officers, privates, and musicians, of the three\\nregiments and squadron, aforesaid, shall take the same oaths,\\nshall be governed by the same rules and regulations, and, in\\ncases of disabilities, shall receive the same compensations, as are\\ndescribed in the before-mentioned act, entitled An act for re-\\ngulating the military establishment of the United States.\\nSect. 13. And be it further enacted That it shall be lawful\\nfor the President of the United States, to forbear to raise, or to\\ndischarge after they shall be raised, the whole or any part of the\\nsaid three additional regiments of infantry, or the squadron of\\nlight dragoons, in case events shall, in his judgment, render his so\\ndoing consistent with the public safety.\\nSect. 14. And whereas, in case the forbearing to raise the\\nwhole, or some part of the said three additional regiments should\\nbe deemed not consistent with the public safety, it will still be desi-\\nrable that all unnecessary expense should, as far as possible, be\\navoided; and to that end, that the officers for the same should\\nonly be appointed from time to time, as occasion may require:\\nBe it enacted That the President alone be authorized to make\\nall such appointments as may not be required previously to the\\nclose of the present session of the Senate, and may become ne-\\ncessary before the next session of Congress.\\nSect. 15. And be it further enacted That the President of the\\nUnited States be, and he hereby is, authorized to engage, in lieu\\nof the whole, or any part of the three regiments authorized by\\nthis act, or, in addition to the same, such number of infantry or\\ncavalry as in his judgment the public service may require: Pro-\\nvided That the entire number of non-commissioned officers and\\nprivates, including such part of the said regiments as may be\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 64", "height": "4416", "width": "2605", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0517.jp2"}, "512": {"fulltext": "506 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCaxP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Establishment. 1792.\\n2d congress, raised and not discharged, shall not exceed six thousand And\\n1st Session.\\nprovided That the infantry and cavalry shall not be engaged for\\npassed the a l\u00c2\u00b0 n g er term than nine months, nor be allowed, the infantry,\\nHouse. more than twenty-five cents per day, nor the cavalry, each per-\\nson engaged finding his own horse, arms, and accoutrements, and\\nat his own risk, seventy-five cents per day, and twenty-five cents\\nper day in lieu of rations and forage provided he furnish himself\\ntherewith and the allowance to the non-commissioned officers,\\nwhether in the infantry or cavalry, shall not exceed, to those of\\nthe infantry, thirty-three cents and one-third of a cent per day,,\\nand to those of the cavalry, one dollar and twenty-five cents per\\nday.\\nSect. 16. And be it further enacted That the President alone\\nbe, and he hereby is authorized to appoint, for the infantry and\\ncavalry so to be engaged, the proper commissioned officers, who\\nshall not exceed in number and rank the proportions assigned to\\nthe said three regiments and squadron, respectively; and whose\\npay, and other allowances, shall not exceed those of officers of\\ncorresponding rank in the said regiments and squadron.\\nSect. 17. And be it further enacted That the President of the\\nUnited States be authorized, in case he shall deem the measure\\nexpedient, to employ a number not exceeding one thousand, of\\nIndians, belonging to the tribes in alliance with the United\\nStates, to act against the hostile Indians; and also to make\\nthem such compensations as he shall judge right, not exceeding\\ntwenty thousand dollars in the whole.\\nAmended The question on the second reading of this bill caused a con- s. Journal,\\nin Senate. s id e rable discussion in the Senate, and occupied the 6th, 7th, 8th, P- 387\\n2d reading, and 9th of February, when a motion to postpone the second\\nreading was decided in the negative. It was then moved to ex- id. p. 388.\\npunge the second section and the question being put, this mo-\\ntion was decided in the affirmative, by the following vote\\nYeas Messrs. Bradley, Butler, Few, Foster, Gunn, Hawkins,\\nLee, Monroe, Robinson, Sherman, Stanton, Strong, Wingate.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009413.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Cabot, Carroll, Dickinson, Ellsworth,\\nHenry, Izard, Johnston, Langdon, Morris, Read, Rutherford.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094\u00e2\u0080\u00a212.\\nComirit- The bill was then referred to Messrs. Strong, Gunn, Monroe, id. p. 392.\\nte L Bradley, and Ellsworth, to consider and report generally there-\\non. Mr. Strong, on the 15th, reported the bill in an amended\\nform. On the following day, it was moved to postpone the re-", "height": "4415", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0518.jp2"}, "513": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 507\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Establishment. 1792.\\n2d congress, port of the committee, so far as to take into consideration the\\n1st Session. r\\nproposed amendment to the 15th section; but the motion was\\nrejected. A motion was then made to postpone the report, and\\nto reconsider the second section of the bill which had been re-\\njected. After some discussion of this motion, the further consi-\\nderation of the bill was postponed until the next day and, on\\nthe day following, a motion to adopt the second section was s. Journal,\\nagreed to, as follows p\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Burr, Cabot, Carroll, Dickinson, Ells-\\nworth, Hawkins, Henry, Tzard, Johnston, King, Langdon, Mor-\\nris, Read, Rutherford. 15.\\nNays Messrs. Bradley, Butler, Few, Foster, Gunn, Lee, Mon-\\nroe, Robinson, Sherman, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 12.\\nThe Senate then resumed the consideration of the report of\\nthe committee, and rejected so much of it as proposed to ex-\\npunge the third section of the bill. The bill was then, after\\nRecommit, further discussion, referred to Messrs. Burr, Hawkins, Read, Ells-\\nted worth, and Gunn, with the amendments reported by the com-\\nmittee, together with the motions made thereon. On the 21st, id. p. 394.\\nMr. Hawkins, from this committee, reported amendments, which,\\non the next day, were agreed to and the bill was ordered to the\\nthird reading. The bill was read the third time, on the 23d of\\nMotions to February, when a motion was made to expunge the last section\\namend. Q f t k e j,^ as ft was amen ded to wit\\nSect. tMnd be it further enacted That the President of the\\nUnited States be authorized, in case he shall deem the measure\\nexpedient, to employ such number of the Indians, and for such\\ncompensations, as he may think proper Provided, the said com-\\npensations do not, in the whole, exceed twenty thousand dol-\\nlars.\\nThe question on this motion was decided in the negative, as\\nfollows\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Monroe, Robinson, Ruther-\\nford, Sherman, Strong, Wingate. 8.\\nNays Messrs. Burr, Cabot, Carroll, Dickinson, Ellsworth,\\nFew, Foster, Gunn, Hawkins, Henry, Izard, Johnston, King,\\nLangdon, Lee, Morris, Read, Stanton. 18.\\nMr. Butler was excused from voting on the question.\\nIt was then moved to amend this section, so that it should\\nread as follows\\nAnd be it further enacted That the President of the United\\nStates be authorized to distribute such sums as he may think", "height": "4415", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0519.jp2"}, "514": {"fulltext": "508 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCttAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Establishment. 179*2.\\n2d congress, proper, a mono; the Indians in alliance with the United States.\\n1st Session. r r\\nnot exceeding twenty thousand dollars in the whole.\\nMotions to\\namend. And this motion was determined in the negative.\\nIt was then moved to reduce the number of each regiment to\\nnine hundred and twelve non-commissioned officers, privates,\\nand musicians, instead of nine hundred and sixty, as reported by\\nthe committee and this motion was decided in the negative, by\\nthe following vote\\nYeas Messrs. Burr^ Cabot, Few, Rutherford, Sherman, Stan-\\nton, Strong, Wingate. 8.\\nKays Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Carroll, Dickinson. Ellsworth,\\nFoster, Gunn, Hawkins, Henry, Izard, Johnston, King, Langdon,\\nLee, Monroe, Morris, Read, Robinson. 18.\\nMr. Butler was also excused from voting on this question.\\nIt was then moved to expunge the second section of the bill,\\nand substitute as follows-:\\nSect. nd be it further enacted That the President of g. journal,\\nthe United States be, and he hereby is, authorized to engage such P- 395,\\nnumber of expert woodsmen, to serve as infantry or cavalry, as,\\nin his judgment, the public service may require: Provided\\nThat the entire number of non-commissioned officers and pri-\\nvates shall not exceed two thousand: And provided That the\\ninfantry and cavalry shall not be engaged for a longer time than\\nten months, nor be allowed, the infantry more than twenty-five\\ncents per day, nor the cavalry, each person engaged finding his\\nown horse, arms, and accoutrements, and at his own risk, seven-\\nty-five cents per day, and twenty-five cents per day, in lieu of\\nrations and forage, provided he furnish himself therewith; and\\nthe allowance to the non-commissioned officers, whether in the\\ninfantry or cavalry, shall not exceed, to those of the infantry\\nthirty-three cents and one-third of a cent per day, and to those\\nof the cavalry one dollar and twenty-five cents per day.\\nAnd the question on this motion was decided in the negative,\\nas follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Bradley, Butler, Few, Foster, Gunn, Lee,\\nMonroe, Robinson, Sherman, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 12.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Burr, Cabot, Carroll, Dickinson, Ells-\\nworth, Hawkins, Henry, Izard, Johnston, King, Langdon, Mor-\\nris, Read, Rutherford. 15.\\nThe question on the passage of the bill, as amended, was then\\ndecided in the affirmative, by the following vote:", "height": "4394", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0520.jp2"}, "515": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 509\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Establishment, 1792.\\n2d congress. Yeas Messrs. Bassett, Burr, Cabot, Carroll, Dickinson, Ells-\\nlst Session. 7777\\nworth, Gunn, Hawkins, Henry, Izard, Johnston, King, Lang-\\nBillpassed. Morris? Read? Rutherford.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 16.\\nNays\u00e2\u0080\u0094~ Messrs. Bradley, Butler, Few, Foster, Lee, Monroe,\\nRobinson, Sherman, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 11.\\nThe amendments of the Senate are as follow:\\nAmend- Section 1. Expunge from lines 2 and 3, these words: and\\nments of j_ wo regiments of infantry. Line 3. Strike out in their num-\\nbers, and, at the end of the same section, add, i and that the\\ntwo regiments of infantry, now in service, be completed to the\\nnumber of nine hundred and sixty non-commissioned officers,\\nprivates, and musicians, each.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Section 2. Strike out, after the word regiments, 2d line, to\\nthe word provided, in the 5th line, and insert each of which,\\nexclusively of the commissioned officers, shall consist of nine hun-\\ndred and sixty non-commissioned officers, privates, and musicians\\nand that one of the said regiments be organized in the following\\nmanner, that is to say two battalions of infantry, each of which,\\nexclusively of the commissioned officers, shall consist of three hun-\\ndred and twenty non-commissioned officers, privates, and musi-\\ncians; and one squadron of light dragoons, which, exclusively of\\nthe commissioned officers, shall consist of three hundred and\\ntwenty non-commissioned officers, privates, and musicians; and\\nthat it shall be a condition in the enlistment of the said dragoons,\\nto serve as dismounted dragoons, whenever they shall be ordered\\nthereto that the organization of the said squadron of light dra-\\ngoons shall be as follows; namely: one major, one adjutant, one\\nquarter master, one surgeon s mate, and four troops, each of which\\nshall consist of one captain, one lieutenant, one cornet, four ser-\\ngeants, four corporals, one farrier, one saddler, one trumpeter, and\\nsixty-nine dragoons and the President may arm the said troops\\nas he shall think proper and that the said regiments shall be\\notherwise organized, as the regiment of infantry described in an\\nact, passed the second session of the first Congress, entitled An\\nact for regulating the military establishment of the United\\nStates: Provided That the said three regiments shall be dis-\\ncharged as soon as the United States shall be at peace with the\\nIndian tribes.\\nStrike out the 3d and 4th sections.\\nSect. 5, line 2, 3. Strike out of infantry, and the squadron\\nof light dragoons.\\nSect. 6, line 2. Strike out six, and insert eight.", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0521.jp2"}, "516": {"fulltext": "510 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap.V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Establishment. 179*2.\\n2d congress. Sect. 8, li?ies 3 and 4. After regiments, strike out and squa-\\nlst Sessio n. to\\ndron of light dragoons. Line 6. Strike out before the word bri-\\nments ^of g a( 3ier the letter s, and to the word brigadier, add the letter\\nSenate. s. Line 7. After dollars, insert each/ Line 8. Strike out\\nadjutant, sixty dollars inspector, fifty dollars, and insert adju-\\ntant, to do also the duty of an inspector, seventy-five dollars.\\nLine 10. After the word major, insert to act also as deputy\\ninspector. Line 10. At the end thereof, add principal artificer,\\nforty dollars; second ditto, twenty-six dollars. Line 12. Strike\\nout sixty/ and insert seventy-five. Lines 12 and 13. Strike\\nout majors commandant of dragoons and artillery, and insert\\n1 major commandant of artillery, and major of dragoons. Line\\n18. Strikeout eight, and insert seven, and for seven, in-\\nsert six. Line 19. For seven, insert six, and for six, insert\\nfive. Line 19. For four, insert three. And Line 20. After\\nthe word the, insert the word infantry.\\nSect. 11, line 2. After the word 6 the, insert infantry of S. Journal,\\nthe said. Line 2, strike out the words c and squadron afore- p\\nsad.\\nSect. 12, line 2. Before the word three, insert l said, and\\nin the same line, strike out the words and squadron aforesaid.\\nSect. 13, lines 3 and 4. Strike out of infantry, or the squad-\\nron of light dragoons.\\nStrike out the 14th section.\\nSect. 15, line 3. Strike out the words c or in addition to the\\nsame. Line 4, strike out the words infantry or. Strike out\\nfrom the word require, in the said line, to the end of the sec-\\ntion, and insert as follows, who shall not be engaged for a long-\\ner term than nine months, nor be allowed, the non-commissioned\\nofficers, more than one dollar per day, nor the privates more\\nthan seventy-five cents per day, each person finding his horse,\\narms, and accoutrements, at his own risk, and twenty-five cents\\nper day in lieu of rations and forage, provided he furnish him-\\nself therewith.\\nt( Sect. 16, line 2. Strike out the words infantry and. 4th line,\\nstrike out the words and squadron respectively. Line 5, after\\nthe word not, insert exclusively of fifty cents per day, for the\\nuse and risk of their horses. Line 6, strike out the words i and\\nsquadron.\\nSect. 17, line 2. Strike out, after the word employ, to the\\nend of the section, and insert such number of the Indians, and\\nfor such compensations, as he may think proper; provided the", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0522.jp2"}, "517": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n511\\nChap. V.\\nNational Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094Military Establishment.\\n1792.\\nResolu-\\ntions of\\nHouse.\\n2d congress, said compensations do not, in the whole, exceed twenty thou-\\nlst Session.\\nsand dollars. 7\\nNumber the sections in conformity to the amendments.\\nCorrection The amendments having been sent to the House of Repre-\\nof an er- sentatives, they were there taken up for consideration on the\\n24th, when a mistake therein was suggested, and some debate\\nensued, which was interrupted by a message from the Senate,\\ninforming the House that an error being discovered in the tran-\\nscript of the amendments, it was requested that the bill and\\namendments should be returned to the Senate for the purpose of\\nhaving the error rectified. It was then determined that the\\nclerk of the House should go with the bill to the Senate, and the\\nmistake having been rectified by the Senate, it was returned to\\nthe House by the secretary of the Senate. The amendments\\nwere considered by the House on the 25th, when some were\\nconcurred in, and others disagreed to. On the 27th, the Senate\\nproceeded to consider the resolutions of the House of Represent-\\natives; to wit:\\nu That they agree to the following amendments of the Senate,\\nwith amendments; to wit:\\nIn the amendment to the second section, strike out the last\\nparagraph in the clause proposed to be inserted by the Senate,\\nin these words; to wit:\\nAnd that the said regiments shall be otherwise organized,\\nas the regiment of infantry described in an act passed the second\\nsession of the first Congress, entitled e An act for regulating the\\nmilitary establishment of the United States.\\nAnd in lieu thereof, insert,\\ni( Provided always, and be it enacted That it shall be\\nlawful for the President of the United States, to organize the\\nsaid five regiments of infantry, and the said corps of horse and\\nartillery, as he shall judge expedient, diminishing the number of\\ncorps, or taking from one corps and adding to another, as shall\\nappear to him proper, so that the whole number of officers and\\nmen shall not exceed the limits above prescribed.\\nIn the thirteenth amendment to the eighth section, after the\\nwords three dollars/ for the pay of the privates, insert,\\nAnd at the rate of one dollar per month, to be paid accord-\\ning to the accumulated amount, at the time of discharge, to each\\nsoldier respectively; or, in case of death in the service, accord-\\ning to the amount then accumulated, to be paid to his widow, if\\nany; if not, to his next of kin, in equal degree, which reserved\\npay shall not be assignable.\\nH. Journal,\\np. 520.\\nS. Journal,\\np. 397.\\nH. Journal,\\np. 521.\\nS. Journal,\\np. 397.\\nId. p. 398.", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0523.jp2"}, "518": {"fulltext": "512 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Establishment. 1792.\\n^congress. In the third amendment to the sixteenth section, after the\\nession word exclusively, insert to the officers of the cavalry.\\nResolu- u They disagree to the following amendments; to wit:\\nHouse. To the amendment to the sixth section.\\nTo the second and third amendments to the eighth section.\\nTo all the amendments to the fourteenth and fifteenth sec-\\ntions; and\\nTo the first amendment to the sixteenth section.\\nAnd agree to all the other amendments of the said bill.\\nAfter considering these resolutions, the Senate determined to\\nagree to the amendment to their amendment of the second sec-\\ntion; to disagree to the amendment of their thirteenth amend-\\nment of the eighth section, and to the amendment of their\\nthird amendment of the sixteenth section; and to insist on their\\namendments to the sixth section, on all their amendments to the\\nfourteenth and fifteenth sections, and on their first amendment\\nto the sixteenth section.\\nSenate re- The Senate resolved to recede from their second and third\\ncede in amendments to the eighth section of the bill.\\nIn the House of Representatives, the consideration of these h. journal,\\namendments was resumed on the 28th, when it was resolved by P- 522\\nthe House to recede from their amendment to the thirteenth\\namendment proposed by the Senate to the eighth section of the\\nbill, and to agree to the said thirteenth amendment without\\namendment; also, to recede from their disagreement to the\\namendment proposed by the Senate to the sixth section. On all\\ntheir other disagreements to the amendments of the Senate, as\\nwell as on their amendment to the third amendment proposed by\\nthe Senate to the sixteenth section, to which the Senate had dis-\\nHouse in- agreed, the House determined to insist. The House also re-\\nsistandask so l ve d to desire a conference with the Senate, on the subject of s. Journal*.\\nence. the disagreeing votes, and appointed Messrs. Sedgwick, Wil- P 399\\nliamson, White, Dayton, and Brown, to be their managers. The\\nSenate, having agreed to the proposition for a conference, ap-\\npointed Messrs. Ellsworth, Butler, and King, to be managers on\\nthe part of the Senate. Pending the consideration of these\\namendments in the House, on the question that the House insist\\non their disagreement to the amendment of the Senate, to strike\\nout the fourteenth section of the bill, the ayes and noes being\\nrequired, the decision was as follows:\\nJlyes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Boudinot, H. Journal,,\\nS. Bourne, B. Bourne, Brown, Clarke, Dayton, Gerry, Gilman, P- 522 523\\nGoodhue, Gregg, Grove, Hillhouse, Huger, Key, Kitchell,", "height": "4379", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0524.jp2"}, "519": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 513\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Establishment. 1792.\\n2d congress, Learned, Macon, Madison, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Niles,\\nPage, Parker, Schoonmaker, Sedgwick, Seney, Jere. Smith,\\nWm. Smith, Steele, Sterrett, Sturges, Sumpter, Silvester, That-\\ncher, Wadsworth, Ward, White, Williamson. 43.\\nNoes Messrs. Benson, Fitzsimons, Hartley, Heister, Liver-\\nmore, I. Smith, Tredwell, Wayne, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 9.\\nMr. Steele was subsequently appointed a manager of the pro-\\nposed conference on the part of the House, in the room of Mr.\\nDayton, who was incapacitated by indisposition. On the 1st of\\nMarch, Mr. Sedgwick made a report to the House, which was\\nconsidered, and the House adopted the following resolutions:\\nResolved That this House doth recede from their disa-\\ngreement to the amendment of the Senate for striking out the\\nfourteenth section of the said bill: also, that this House doth re-\\ncede from their disagreement to the amendments of the Senate\\nto the sixteenth section, and doth agree to the said several amend-\\nments without amendment.\\nResolved That this House doth agree to an amendment\\nand modification of the fifteenth section, to read as followeth:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nAnd be it further enacted That the President be, and he\\nhereby is, authorized, from time to time, to call into service,\\nand for such periods as he may deem requisite, such number of\\ncavalry as, in his judgment, may be necessary for the protection\\nof the frontiers: Provided That the non-commissioned officers\\nshall not be allowed more than one dollar per day, nor the pri-\\nvates more than seventy-five cents per day; each person finding\\nhis horse, arms, and accoutrements, and at his own risk, and\\ntwenty-five cents per day, in lieu of rations and forage: provided\\nhe furnish himself therewith.\\nReport, Mr. Ellsworth, on the 2d, made a report to the Senate from s. journal,\\nand agree- lne managers on the part of the House, and the Senate then p 402\\nmentofthe f r\\ntwohouses. adopted the report oi the managers, and concurred with the\\nHouse of Representatives in their resolutions.\\n2d sessio n. On the 28th of December, 1792, being the second session of\\nthe second Congress, a motion was submitted that the House of\\nRepresentatives come to the following resolution:\\nProposi- Resolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That a committee be appointed to prepare and H. Journal,\\ntion to re- Drm g; i n a bill to reduce the military establishment of the United p\\nduce mill- J\\ntary es- States to regiments, or corps, consisting each of\\nnon-commissioned officers, privates, and musicians, with such\\nproportion of commissioned officers as the President may think\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 65", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0525.jp2"}, "520": {"fulltext": "514 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military Establishment. 1792-93.\\n2d congress, proper to continue in service; and to repeal so much of an act,\\n2d Session.\\npassed the 5th of March, 1792, entitled t An act for making fur- H. Journal,\\nther and more effectual provision for the protection of the fron- P- 661 662\\ntiers of the United States, as may contravene this intention.\\nThis motion was committed to a committee of the whole house,\\nand, on the 2d, 3d, and 5th of January, 1793, that committee had Id. p. 663.\\nthe motion under consideration, and reported their disagreement\\nto the same. On the 8th, the House took up the subject. A mo- id. p. 664.\\nMotion to tion was then made to amend the motion, by striking out, in the\\namend. second and third lines, the words each of non-commis-\\nsioned officers, privates, and musicians, and inserting, in lieu\\nthereof, the words of non-commissioned officers, musi-\\ncians, and privates, who are now in service, or may be\\nrecruited before the day of next. The ques-\\nRejected. lion on this motion was decided in the negative, by the following\\nvote\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Clarke, Gerry, Giles, Gilman, Goodhue,\\nGreenup, Grove, Lee, Leonard, Livermore, Macon, Madison,\\nMercer, Moore, Niles, Orr, Parker, Jere. Smith, Steele, Sumpter,\\nTredwell, Tucker, Venable, Ward, Williamson. 26.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S.\\nBourne, B. Bourne, Dayton, Findley, Fitzsimons, Gregg, Hartley,\\nHeister, Hillhouse, Huger, Kitchell, Kittera, Lawrance, Mil-\\nledge, Muhlenberg, Murray, Schoonmaker, Sedgwick, Silvester,\\nJ. Smith, Wm. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges, Thatcher, Wadsworth,\\nWhite, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 32.\\nMotion re- The main question, that the House agree to the said motion, id. p. 665.\\njected. was then put, and decided in the negative by the following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Clarke, Giles, Gilman, Goodhue, Greenup,\\nGrove, Leonard, Livermore, Macon, Mercer, Niles, Orr, Parker,\\nJere. Smith, Steele, Sumpter, Tredwell, Venable, Ward. 20.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S.\\nBourne, B. Bourne, Dayton, Findley, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gregg,\\nHartley, Hillhouse, Huger, Kitchell, Kittera, Lawrance, Lee,\\nMilledge, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Schoonmaker, Sedgwick,\\nSilvester, J. Smith, Wm. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges, Thatcher,\\nTucker, Wadsworth, White, Williamson, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 36.\\nThe motion was, therefore, decided in the negative.\\nlet congress. The message of the President of the United States, which was 1789.\\nl8t introduced in the commencement of this chapter, in the views h. Journal,\\nP 75.", "height": "4400", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0526.jp2"}, "521": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 51 5\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Treaties with Indians. 1789.\\nIndians.\\nistcon-ress. which it contained of the measures necessary for the national de-\\nist Session. J\\nfence, embraced the negotiation of treaties with the Indians and\\none of the resolutions of the committee of the whole house on the\\nstate of the Union, to which that message was referred, distinctly\\nrecognised the policy of such a measure and it was ordered that\\nMessrs. Clymer, Ames, and Moore, be a committee to prepare\\nand bring in a bill to carry this purpose into effect. Mr. Clymer,\\non the 10th of August, 1789, from this committee, presented a\\nBill as to bill providing for the expenses which may attend negotiations or H. Journal,\\nindkns Wtl1 reat es w tn tne Indian tribes, and the appointment of commis- P* 77\\nsioners for managing the same which was then read the first\\ntime, and received the second reading on the next day, when it\\nwas also considered in committee of the whole, and reported with\\namendments, which were agreed to by the House, and the bill\\nwas ordered to the third reading.\\nOn the same day, the following motion was submitted to the\\nHouse\\nMotion Resolved That in case of refusal of the Creek Indians to\\nsubmitted. rea or on treaty, to agree to such articles and terms, as to the\\ncommissioners, to be appointed, shall appear necessary and just,\\nthe President of the United States shall be, and he is hereby, au-\\nthorized to raise, or cause to be raised, such number of troops, in\\nthe pay and establishment of the United States, or to call forth\\nand imbody such proportion of the militia of the states of South\\nCarolina and Georgia, as will secure and protect, by such proper\\nposts as he may think necessary, the inhabitants of the state of\\nGeorgia from the invasion and further inroads of the Creek In-\\ndians Provided That the whole number of men so to be raised,\\non the establishment of the United States, shall not exceed\\nnor be continued for a longer term than And provided, also\\nThat the whole number of the militia, so to be called forth and\\nimbodied, shall not exceed nor shall any one person be\\nobliged to serve more than and the said militia, when in\\nactual service, shall be entitled to the pay and emoluments of\\nthe troops of the United States.\\nMotion This motion was ordered to be committed to a committee of id. p. 78.\\ncommitted the whole, on the state of the Union.\\nOn the 12th of August, the bill providing for the expenses\\nwhich may attend negotiations or treaties with the Indian tribes,\\nand the appointment of commissioners for managing the same,\\nwas read the third time. It was then moved to fill up the first\\nblank with the sum of forty thousand dollars; which motion\\nwas decided in the affirmative by the following vote", "height": "4427", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0527.jp2"}, "522": {"fulltext": "516 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Treaties with Indians. 1789.\\nistcongress. Ayes Messrs. Baldwin, Benson, Brown, Burke, Cadwalader, h. Journal,\\nm Clymer, Coles, Fitzsimons, Gale, Griffin, Hartley, Huntington, P* 78,\\nfill blank, Jackson, Lawrance, Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews, Muhlenberg,\\nagreed to. p a ge, Scott, Smith, of South Carolina, Stone, Silvester, Trum-\\nbull, Tucker, Vining, Wadsworth, Wynkoop, 28.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Boudinot, Carroll, Floyd, Gerry, Gilman,\\nGrout, Hathorn, Heister, Leonard, Livermore, Moore, Parker,\\nPartridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Sedgwick, Seney, Sher-\\nman, Smith, of Maryland, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher. 23.\\nThe bill was then recommitted to a committee of the whole id. p. 79.\\nhouse, and was immediately taken up and considered in commit-\\ntee, and an amendment was reported, which was agreed to, and\\nthe bill was again ordered to the third reading. On the 13th,\\nPassed by the bill was read the third time, and passed, and was sent to the\\nHouse. Senate, where, on the same day, it was read the first time, and s. Journal,\\nCommitted received the second reading on the 14th, and was committed to p\\nin Senate. Messrs. Few, Ellsworth, King, Lee, and Butler. On the 17th,\\nthis committee reported, that it be\\nReport. Resolved That there be allowed and paid to a superinten-\\ndent of Indian affairs, in the southern department, that may be\\nnominated by the President, and appointed by and with the ad-\\nvice and consent of the Senate, the sum of per day, in-\\ncluding his expenses for the time he may be employed in attend-\\ning a treaty, proposed to be held by the commissioners of the\\nUnited States and the Creek Indians, at the Rock Landing, in\\nthe state of Georgia, on the 15th day of September next.\\n(i That, in case the proposed treaty should fail in the desired\\nobject, of establishing peace between the citizens of the United\\nStates and the Creek Indians, Congress will make such grants of\\nmoney, and pursue such other measures, as will be necessary for\\nthe protection and safety of the inhabitants of the southern\\nfrontiers, and best secure the peace of the United States.\\nDisagreed This report was disagreed to by the Senate. It was then id. p. 80.\\nt0 moved that it be\\nResolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That the President of the United States be re-\\nquested to nominate a fit person, for superintendent of Indian af-\\nfairs in the southern department, in order that he may be sent\\nforward as soon as may be, to act with the commissioners of In-\\ndian affairs, in the southern department, appointed pursuant to\\na resolution of Congress, passed on the day of and\\naid them in carrying into effect a treaty that is proposed to be\\nheld with the Creek nation, on the 15th day of September next,\\njn the state of Georgia, at the Rock Landing.", "height": "4400", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0528.jp2"}, "523": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 517\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Treaties with Indians. 1789.\\nistcongress. That the sum of dollars be delivered to the said su-\\nlst Session.\\npenntendent, to be appropriated for the immediate purpose of\\namend 10 the said treat y for wbich sum he sha11 be accountable.\\nThat the President of the United States be requested to in-\\nstruct the said superintendent and commissioners, to hear and\\nfully investigate all the complaints and grievances of the said\\nCreek Indians, and to use all the means in their power to quiet\\ntheir minds, and to do them ample justice, agreeably to the\\naforesaid resolution of Congress, and instructions heretofore given\\nfor that purpose That, if the said Indians should prove refrac-\\ntory, or refuse to treat, and establish peace on just and reasona-\\nble terms, then, and in that case, the said superintendent and\\ncommissioners be directed to make immediate report thereof to\\nthe President of the United States, and Congress will make such\\ngrants of money, and pursue such other measures as will be ne-\\ncessary for the safety and protection of the inhabitants of the\\nsouthern frontiers, and best secure the peace of the United\\nStates.\\nRejected. The question being taken on this motion, it was decided in the\\nnegative.\\nMotions to It was then moved that the Senate adopt the following reso-\\namend. ut ion\\nResolved That the President of the United States be au-\\nthorized and empowered, and he is hereby authorized and em-\\npowered, should the Creek Indians decline to make peace\\nwith the state of Georgia, to take effectual measures for cover-\\ning the state of Georgia from the incursions of the Indians,\\neither by ordering some of the troops now at Fort Harmar to\\nmarch to the frontiers of Georgia, or by embodying such a num-\\nber of the militia as he shall think sufficient to ensure to the ci-\\ntizens of Georgia protection and the cultivation of their lands in\\npeace and security; and that he be empowered to draw on the\\ntreasury for defraying the expenses of the same.\\nAnd on motion for the previous question; to wit: Shall the\\nmain question be now put? it was decided in the negative.\\nThe bill was again taken up for consideration on the 18th,\\nwhen amotion to strike out eight dollars from the clause\\nproviding for the compensation to the commissioners, and insert\\nfive dollars, in line 8th; another motion to insert, after\\neight dollars per day, the words at the discretion of the\\nPresident: and a third motion, to strike out eight dollars,\\nand insert six dollars, were all decided in the negative; and", "height": "4426", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0529.jp2"}, "524": {"fulltext": "518 HISTORY OF CONGRESS,\\nCaxr. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Treaties with Indians. 1789.\\nistCon\u00c2\u00bbTess. it was ordered, so far to dispense with the rules of the Senate\\n1U that the bill should be read the third time on this day. It was\\nthen moved to strike out, in line 3d, forty, and insert twen-\\nty, in order thereby to limit the sum to be expended in nego-\\ntiating a treaty with the Indian tribes to twenty thousand dol-\\nlars. The question being put on this motion, it was determined\\nAmended, in the affirmative by the following vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer, Henry, s. Journal,\\nJohnson, King, Langdon, Read, Schuyler, Strong, Wingate. P* 81\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009412.\\nSays Messrs. Butler, Few-, Gunn, Izard, Lee, Maclay, Mor-\\nris. 7.\\nIt was then moved that the Senate adopt the following reso-\\nlution:\\nu Resolved That Congress will make provision for the dis-\\ncharging of any expenses that may be incurred by such military\\narrangements as the President of the United States may think\\nproper to make, for the purpose of protecting the citizens of\\nGeorgia from the depredations of the Creek Indians, should\\npeace not take place with them, or should they, having agreed\\nto a peace, violate the same.\\nAnd on motion for the previous question, it was decided in\\nPassed by the negative. The bill was then passed in its amended form.\\nSenate. The House, on the 19th concurred in the amendment of the H. Journal,\\nSenate. P- w\\n2d session. It has been already stated that the bill to regulate the military l?90.\\nestablishment of the United States, which was passed at the se-\\ncond session of the first Congress, was reported by a committee\\nto whom was referred a message from the President of the United\\nStates, of the 12th of January, 1790, and that none of the pro-\\nceedings on that bill appear upon the public Journals of the\\nHouse of Representatives. Another bill emanated from the same s. Journal,\\ncommittee, and was carried through the House of Representa- P*\\ntives with the same secrecy: and, on the 29th of March, the fol-\\nlowing message was sent to the Senate from the House:\\nMr. President The House of Representatives have passed\\nanother bill upon the subject of the confidential communications\\nmade by the President of the United States, in which they re-\\nquest the concurrence of the Senate.\\nBill for The Senate then proceeded to the first reading of the bill, en-\\nu2tv with e( n act providing for holding a treaty or treaties, to esta-\\nIndians.", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0530.jp2"}, "525": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 519\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Treaties with Indians. 1790.\\n1st congress, blish peace with certain Indian tribes. This bill was not taken up s. Journal,\\nfor the second reading until the 9th of July, when it was committed P* 176\\nto Messrs. Schuyler, Gunn, and Langdon, and was reported on\\nthe 16th, with amendments, when it was ordered to the third id. p. 181.\\nreading. On the following day, the bill was read the third id. p. 182.\\nBill passed, time, and passed in its amended form. The amendment of the H. Journal,\\nSenate received the concurrence of the House on the same day. p\\nBill to re- On the 30th of March, Mr. Wadsworth, from the same com- id. p. 185.\\ng Jf te mittee, presented to the House of Representatives a bill to regu-\\ninter- late trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, which was then\\ncourse. rea( j rs tj mGj an j received the second reading, and was com-\\nmitted to a committee of the whole house, on the following day.\\nThe bill was taken up in committee on the 10th of April, and id. p. 192.\\nalso on the 28th, on which day the committee was discharged\\nfrom further proceeding on the bill, and it was recommitted to\\nMessrs. Wadsworth, Brown, Boudinot, Burke, Baldwin, Liver-\\nmore, Ames, Lawrance, Scott, Smith, of Maryland, Sumpter,\\nand Steele. Mr. Wadsworth, on the 14th of May, presented, Id. p. 216.\\nAmenda- from this committee, an amendatory bill, which was then read\\ntory bill, ftie first time, and received the second reading, and was com-\\nmitted to a committee of the whole house, on the following Mon-\\nday. On the 22d of June, this bill was considered in commit- Id. p. 217.\\ntee of the whole, and several amendments were reported, which\\nMotion to were agreed to by the House. It was then moved to amend\\namend# the bill by striking out the fourth section, in the words follow-\\ning:\u00e2\u0080\u0094-\\nAnd be it further enacted That a sum, not exceeding\\nthousand dollars, be appropriated out of the moneys arising from\\nduties on imposts and tonnage, subject to the orders of the Pre-\\nsident of the United States, to be laid out in goods and articles of\\ntrade, suitable for supplying the wants and necessities of the In-\\ndians, and to be vended and retailed to them through the agency\\nof the said superintendents, and persons to be licensed by them\\nfor that purpose, in such manner, and conformably to such regu-\\nlations, as the President of the United States shall establish.\\nNegatived. The question being put on this motion, it was decided in the\\nnegative, by the following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Blood worth, Coles, Floyd, Foster, Gerry, id. p. 248,\\nGoodhue, Hathorn, Heister, Huger, Huntington, Jackson, Leo- 249,\\nnard, Livermore, Parker, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Sedgwick,\\nSeney, Sevier, Sherman, Silvester, Stone, Sturges, Sumpter,\\nTucker.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 26.", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0531.jp2"}, "526": {"fulltext": "520 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Treaties with Indians. 1790.\\n1st congress. JVbes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Benson, Boudinot, Brown, Cad-\\nwalader, Contee, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gilman, Griffin, Hartley,\\nLawrance, Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg,\\nPage, Scott, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South\\nCarolina, Steele, Trumbull, Wadsworth, White. 27.\\nPassed by The bill was then ordered to the third reading and on the s. journal,\\nHouse. following day, it was read the third time and passed. On the P- J^- 174\\nsame day, the bill received the first reading in the Senate, and\\nwas read the second time on the 2d of July, when it was com-\\nmitted to Messrs. Hawkins, Few, and Schuyler. Mr. Hawkins,\\nAmended on the 8th, reported amendments, and the bill was amended ac-\\nby Senate, cordingly, and ordered to the third reading. And on the 9th,\\nthe bill, as amended, was passed, and sent to the House for con-\\ncurrence in the amendments and the House concurred in the\\namendments on the following day.\\nOn the 12th, however, as appears by the Journal of the H. Journal,\\nHouse of Representatives, it was discovered that a mistake had P- 267 268\\nbeen made in the message from the Senate, whereby an amend-\\nDisagree- ment proposed on the part of the Senate for striking out the\\nmg votes. f our t n section of the bill, had been omitted. The fourth section\\nis as follows\\nSect. 4. And be it further enacted That a sum, not exceeding\\nten thousand dollars, be appropriated, out of the moneys arising\\nfrom duties on imposts and tonnage, subject to the orders of the\\nPresident of the United States, to be laid out in goods and arti-\\ncles of trade, suitable for supplying the wants and necessities of\\nthe Indians, and to be vended and retailed to them through the\\nagency of the said superintendents, and persons to be licensed by\\nthem for that purpose, in such manner, and conformably to such\\nregulations as the President of the United States shall establish.\\nHouse re The House then proceeded to consider this amendment, and\\ncede. disagreed to it. The Senate, on the same day, adopted a resolu- Si j ourna i\\ntion to insist on their amendment. On the 13th, the House of p- 177.\\nRepresentatives also determined to insist on their disagreement, h. Journal,\\nand desired a conference with the Senate on the subject, ap- p- 269\\npointing Messrs. Madison, Scott, and Moore, to be managers at\\nthe conference, on their part. The Senate, on the next day, s. Journal,\\nagreed to the conference, and appointed Messrs. Schuyler, Ells- P* 179\\nworth, and Strong, to be their managers. Mr. Madison made a\\nreport from the managers to the House of Representatives, on h. Journal,\\nthe 19th, and the House then resolved to recede from their disa- P* 2 3,\\ngreement to the amendment of the Senate.", "height": "4400", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0532.jp2"}, "527": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 521\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Indians. 1790-91.\\n1st congress. At the commencement of the third session of this Congress, the H. Journal,\\nL p res id en t of the United States, in his opening speech, informed P- o31 33\\nExpedi- j ne f. wo nouses of the necessity which had been imposed on him\\ntion a- J\\ngainst in- by the incursions of the Indians, of authorizing an expedition for\\nnorth-west tne P ur P ose \u00c2\u00b0f repelling them. And on the 9th of December,\\nfrontiers, the speaker laid before the House of Representatives a letter\\nfrom the secretary of war, accompanied with a statement of the\\ninformation on which the expedition against the Indians north-\\nwest of the Ohio had been founded and also the instructions to Id. p. 336.\\nthe governor of the western territory, and the commanding offi-\\ncer of the troops, relative to the same object together with an\\nestimate of the expense with which the expedition will probably\\nbe attended all which papers were laid on the table. On the\\n14th, the following message, in reference to this subject, was\\ntransmitted by the President of the United States to the two\\nhouses of Congress:\\nUnited States, December 14, 1790.\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representatives:\\nMessage of Having informed Congress of the expedition which hau been s. Journal,\\nPresident, directed against certain Indians north-west of the Ohio, I em- P 222#\\nbrace the earliest opportunity of laying before you the official\\ncommunications which have been received upon that subject.\\nG. Washington.\\nResolu- Cm the following day, the House, in committee of the whole on h. Journal,\\ntion to de- the state of the Union, adopted the following resolution P- 338\\nfray ex-\\npenses of Resolved That it is the opinion of this committee that im-\\nernexpedi- mediate provision ought to be made for defraying the expenses\\ntion. incurred in the expedition against the Indians, north-west of the\\nOhio.\\nAnd this resolution was referred, by the House, to the secreta-\\nry of the treasury, with instruction to report an appropriation\\npursuant thereto.\\nOn the 24th and 27th of January, 1791, the following messages,\\nfrom the President of the United States, were communicated to\\nthe two houses\\nc Gentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representatives:\\nMessages I lay before you a statement relative to the frontiers of the s. Journal,\\nfromPresi- u n ited States, which has been submitted to me by the secretary P- 235\\ndent s to\\nIndian de- for the department of war.\\npredations, j re jy U p 0n y 0ur w j sc jom to make such arrangements as may\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 66", "height": "4417", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0533.jp2"}, "528": {"fulltext": "522 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Indians. 1791.\\njst congress, be essential for the preservation of good order, and the effectual\\n3d Session.\\nprotection of the frontiers.\\nMessages u Q. WASHINGTON.\\ndent S1 United SMeSi Januar y 24 179V\\nGentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives\\nIn order that you may be fully informed of the situation of s journal,\\nthe frontiers, and the prospects of hostility in that quarter, I lay P- 236\\nbefore you the intelligence of some recent depredations, received h. Journal,\\nsince my message to you upon this subject, of the 24th instant. P- 364,\\nG. Washington.\\nUnited States, January 27, 1791.\\nCommitted In the House of Representatives, the papers referred to in this\\nin House. as j- message were committed to Messrs. Ames, Wadsworth, Fitz-\\nsimons, Vining, Brown, Williamson, and Jackson.\\n2d congress. No report or further proceeding on the subject appears in the s. Journal,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094-2-!^ j our nal of this session. But, on opening the first session of the P* 325,\\nPresident s second Congress, the President of the United States, more in de-\\nmessage as ta ji an( j more emphatically, called the attention of Congress to h. Journal,\\nto course 7 r J* n 4\u00c2\u00b0fi\\ntowards In- the state of the Indian frontiers, and the policy of adopting some P-* 00\\ndians, measures of conciliation, and introducing a system of intercourse\\ncalculated to advance the happiness of the Indians, and to at-\\ntach them firmly to the United States. On the 27th of October,\\nalso, the following message was transmitted by the President of\\nthe United States, to the two houses of Congress\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives\\nRecall of I na ve directed the secretary of war to lay before you, for s. Journal,\\nexpedition vour information, the reports of Brigadier General Scott and Lieu- P- 331\\nWabash tenant Colonel Commandant Wilkinson, the officers who com- h. Journal,\\nIndians. manded the two expeditions against the Wabash Indians, in the P 441,\\nmonths of June and August last together with the instructions,\\nby virtue of which the said expeditions were undertaken.\\nG. Washington.\\nUnited States, 27th October, 179V\\nThe suggestions of the President, in his opening speech, were,\\non the 31st of October, referred to Messrs. White, Lawrance, and Id. p. 445.\\nSteele, with instructions from the House of Representatives to\\nBill to re- prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, pursuant thereto; and, on the\\ngulate 23d of November, Mr. White, from this committee, presented a\\ntrsLQC re tici\\ntwice. bill to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes,", "height": "4394", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0534.jp2"}, "529": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS- 523\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Indians. 1791-92.\\n2d congress, which was read the first and second time, and committed to a H. Journal,\\n1st Session. p 452\\ncommittee of the whole house. But this bill was not subsequent- F\\nly acted on.\\nMemorial On the 2d of January, 1792, a memorial of Benjamin Lincoln, id. p. 484\\ncommit inbehalf of himself, Cyrus Griffin, and David Humphreys, late\\nsioners. commissioners on the part of the United States, for treating of\\npeace with the several tribes of Indians south of the river Ohio,\\npraying the settlement of an account for authorized expenses, in-\\ncurred by the said commissioners, on the said mission, was present-\\ned to the House of Representatives, and referred to the secretary\\nof war. The secretary, on the 4th, made a report to the House h. Journal,\\non the subject of this memorial, and the memorial and report P* 48\\nwere then referred to Messrs. Ames, Boudinot, and Steele, to con-\\nsider and report on the subject. Mr. Ames made a report on the id. p. 488,\\n5th, which was taken up for consideration, and discussed on the 489\\nfollowing day, and again on the 13th, when a committee was ap- id. p. 492.\\npointed, consisting of Messrs. Tucker, Giles, and Smith, of New\\nHampshire, to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, granting to\\nthe said commissioners dollars, on account of their extra\\nexpenses, going to, and returning from, the treaty. On the 17th,\\nBill to re- Mr. Tucker, from this committee, presented a bill to reimburse\\ncommit certain extra expenses of the late commissioners for treating of\\nsioners. __peace with the Creek Indians which was read the first time, and\\nreceived the second reading, and was committed in the ordinary i^ p 493,\\ncourse on the next day. This bill was not further acted on.\\n2d session. During the second session of this Congress, on the 22d of No- id. p. 625.\\nvember, the House of Representatives again appointed a com-\\nmittee, consisting of Messrs. Ames, Tucker, and Jeremiah Smith,\\nBill to re- to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, to reimburse certain extra\\nimburse expenses of the late commissioners for treating of peace with the\\nsioners. Creek Indians. Mr. Ames presented a bill on the 25th of No- id. p. 626.\\nvember, which was then read the first time, and received the se-\\nCommit- cond reading, and was committed to a committee of the whole\\nted house on the next day. This bill was considered in committee\\nReport, on the 28th, when an amendment was reported, which was taken Id. p. 629.\\nup for consideration on the 4th of December. The amendment\\nof the committee was, to fill up the blank with ei twelve hun-\\ndred dollars; and the question being on concurring with the\\nMotions to committee in this amendment, it was decided in the negative,\\nJSS b the followin vote:-\\nJiyes\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, id. p. 632,\\nS. Bourne, Findley. Fitzsimons, Gilman, Goodhue, Heister, 633,", "height": "4400", "width": "2596", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0535.jp2"}, "530": {"fulltext": "524 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Indians. 1792.\\naj congress. Huger, Learned, Milledge, Muhlenberg, Murray, Page, Sedg-\\nwick, Wm. Smith, Sturges, Thatcher, Tucker, Wadsworth,\\nWard.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 24.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, B. Bourne, Clarke, Dayton, Giles, Gor-\\ndon, Greenup, Grove, Hillhouse, Jacobs, Kitchell, Lee, Liver-\\nmore, Moore, Niles, Orr, Schoonmaker, Silvester, I. Smith,\\nSteele, Sumpter, Venable, White, Williamson, Willis. 25.\\nIt was then moved, and agreed to, to fill the blank with the\\nwords nine hundred dollars, and the bill, as amended, was\\nordered to the third reading. On the 5th, the bill was read the\\nthird time; and the question on the passage of the bill was then\\ndetermined in the negative, by the following vote:\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Byes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, H. Journal,\\nS. Bourne, Fitzsimons, Lawrance, Livermore, Milledge, Muh- P- 633,634.\\nlenberg, Page, Sedgwick, Wm. Smith, Sturges, Thatcher, Tuck-\\ner, Wadswocth, Ward, Willis. 20.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, B. Bourne, Clarke, Dayton, Gordon,\\nJacobs, Key, Kitchell, Leonard, Mercer, Moore, Niles, Orr,\\nParker, Silvester, I. Smith, Steele, Tredwell, Venable, White,\\nWilliamson. 21.\\nBill reject- The bill, therefore, was rejected.\\ned.\\nPresident s 1\u00c2\u00b0 his annual speech to the two houses, the President of the s. Journal,\\nmessage. United States, at the commencement of the second session of this 453,\\nCongress, adverted again, at some length, to the posture of af- H. Journal,\\nfairs with the Indians. P* 611,\\nCommuni- n tne 8tn \u00c2\u00b0f November, 1792, the speaker laid before the id. p. 615.\\ncation from House of Representatives a letter from the secretary of war,\\nment. epar communicating information that, on the 27th of September last,\\nBrigadier General Putnam concluded a treaty of peace, in be-\\nhalf of the United States, with the Wabash and Illinois Indians,\\nconsisting of the several tribes of Eel river, Ouittananous, Potta-\\nwatomies, of the Illinois river, Musquetous, Kickapoos, of the\\nWabash, Piankishaws, Kaskaskias, and Peorians, which was\\nlaid on the table.\\nCommittee ^n tn e 14th, it was ordered by the House that Messrs. White, id, p. 619.\\nto prepare Clarke, and Williamson, prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, to\\nregulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes. On the\\n19th, a memorial and address of the Quakers, from their seve- id. p. 621.\\nral religious societies in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,\\nMaryland, and Virginia, was presented to the House, praying\\nthat Congress would adopt such measures as, in their wisdom,\\nmay be deemed salutary and effectual for securing peace and", "height": "4379", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0536.jp2"}, "531": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 525\\nChxp. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Indians. 1792-93.\\n2d congress, friendship with the original holders of this land. Ihememo-\\n2d Session.\\nrial was laid on the table.\\nBill to re- On the 29th of November, Mr. White, from the committee H. Journal,\\ntrad^ d a PP\u00c2\u00b0i nte d by the House, presented a bill to regulate trade and in- p\\ninter- tercourse with the Indian tribes, which was then read the first\\ncourse. an( j seconc j time, and committed to a committee of the whole\\nhouse. The bill was taken up for consideration in committee, Id. p. 651,\\non the 19th of December, and several amendments were report-\\ned to the House, which were discussed and deliberated upon, on\\nthe 20th and 21st, when some being agreed to and others reject-\\ned, the bill was recommitted to Messrs. White, Clarke, Wil-\\nliamson, Baldwin, and Murray; and, on the 27th, Mr. White re- id. p. 656.\\nported an amendatory bill, which was read the first and second\\ntime, and committed to a committee of the whole house. This\\nbill was considered in committee on the 14th of January, 1793,\\nand was agreed to in its amended form; and on the 17th and 18th, id. p t 671.\\nPassed by the blanks were filled up, and it was engrossed, read the third 674\\nHouse. time, and passed.\\nWhile this bill was pending in the House of Representatives,\\ncommunications were received by the two houses which exhibit\\nthe unsettled character of the relations between the United States\\nand the Indians at that period. On the 6th of December, the\\nfollowing message was transmitted to Congress by the President\\nof the United States:\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Represent-\\natives:\\nInforma- The several measures which have been pursued to induce the S. Journal,\\nturn show- i 10S ^i e Indian tribes north of the Ohio, to enter into a conference\\nmg- state or\\nIndian af- or treaty with the United States, at which all causes of difference\\nmight be fully understood, and justly and amicably arranged,\\nhave already been submitted to both houses of Congress.\\nThe paper herewith sent will inform you of the result.\\nG. Washington.\\nUnited States, December 6, 1792.\\nOn the following day, the following message from the Presi-\\ndent of the United States, was received by the two houses.\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Represent-\\natives:\\nI lay before you two letters, with their enclosures, from the id. p. 462.\\ngovernor of the South-western Territory, and an extract of a\\nletter to him from the department of war.\\ntune.", "height": "4394", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0537.jp2"}, "532": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Indians. 1792.\\n2d congress. a These, and a letter of the 9th of October last, which has been\\n2d Session.\\nalready communicated to you, from the same department to the\\ngovernor, will show in what manner the first section of the act\\nof the last session, which provides for calling out the militia for\\nthe repelling of Indian invasions, has been executed. It remains\\nto be considered by Congress, whether, in the present situation\\nof the United States, it be advisable, or not, to pursue any fur-\\nther or other measures, than those which have been already\\nadopted. The nature of the subject does, of itself, call for your\\nimmediate attention to it; and I must add, that, upon the result\\nof your deliberations the future conduct of the executive will, on\\nthis occasion, materially depend.\\nG. Washington.\\nUnited States, December 7th, 1792.\\n[The proceedings on this message will be found in a preceding s# journal,\\npart of this volume.] P- 465\\nOn the 19th of December, a letter from the secretary of war h. Journal,\\nwas communicated, enclosing an extract of a letter from Briga- P- 65\\ndier General Wilkinson; also, a copy of a letter from James Lea- l^ m\\ngrove, Gen. Adair, and others, on the subject of Indian affairs;\\nwhich were ordered to lie on the table.\\nAnd, on the 24th of December, a letter from the secretary of H. Journal,\\nwar was communicated to the two houses, enclosing a letter from p\\nthe governor of Georgia, together with a deposition respecting\\nsome recent and cruel murders of a number of the citizens of\\nthat state, by the Cherokee Indians.\\nThe bill to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian s. Journal.\\ntribes, was read the first time in the Senate, on the 18th, and, p-470.473.\\non the following day, it received the second reading, and was\\ncommitted to Messrs. Ellsworth, Burr, Monroe, Bradley, and\\nBillamend- Strong. On the 19th of February, Mr. Ellsworth, from this id. p. 489.\\ned m Se- committee, reported amendments to the bill; and these amend- 491\\nnate.\\nments were considered on the 22d, when they were, in part,\\nadopted, and, on the 25th, the subject was resumed; and the re- id. p. 493.\\nport of the committee, after being amended, was agreed to, and\\nthe bill was amended accordingly, and ordered to the third read-\\ning. On the 26th, the bill was read the third time. It was then\\nmoved to amend the bill, by striking out the word proper in\\nthe following clause of the first section; namely: which super- id. p. 495.\\nintendent, a person so authorized, shall, on application, issue\\nsuch license, for a term not exceeding two years, to any proper\\nperson, who shall enter into bond, with one or more sureties,", "height": "4370", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0538.jp2"}, "533": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 527\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Indians. 1793.\\nId ieS* a PP rovec \u00c2\u00b0f D y tne superintendent or person issuing such license,\\nor by the President of the United States, in the penal sum of one\\nMotion to thousand dollars; and the question being put on this motion, it\\namend re- was decided in the negative, by the following vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Burr, Cabot, Edwards, Few, Gunn, Hawkins,\\nJohnston, Monroe, Morris, Strong, Taylor. 11.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Brown, Butler, Dickinson, Ells-\\nworth, Foster, Henry, Izard, King, Langdon, Read, Robinson,\\nRutherford, Sherman, Stanton, Wingate. 16.\\nIt was, on motion, agreed to substitute the following for the\\n7th section, which was stricken out:\\nAmended Jind be it further enacted That no agent, superintendent,\\nby Senate. or th er p erS0 n, authorized to grant a license to trade or purchase\\nhorses, shall have any interest or concern in any trade with the In-\\ndians, or in the purchase or sale of any horses to or from any In-\\ndian, and that any person offending herein shall forfeit one thousand\\ndollars, and be imprisoned, at the discretion of the court before\\nwhich the conviction shall be had, not exceeding twelve months.\\nThe bill was then passed, and the amendments were sent to\\nHouse con- the House of Representatives for their concurrence. The House, h. Journal,\\ncur# on the following day, concurred in the amendments. p. 720.\\nOn the 19th of February, the following message was transmit-\\nted by the President of the United States, to the House of Re-\\npresentatives:\\nUnited States, February 19th s 1793,\\nGentlemen of the House of Representatives:\\nMessage as It has been agreed, on the part of the United States, that a\\nto ex- treaty or conference shall be held at the ensuing session, with\\npenses o*\\nholding a the hostile Indians north-west of the Ohio, in order to remove,\\ntreaty p 0SS ibl e? all causes of difference, and to establish a solid peace\\ndians with them.\\nnorth-west As the estimates heretofore presented to the House for the id. p. W*\\nOhio. current year, did not contemplate this object, it will be proper\\nthat an express provision be made, by law, as well for the gene-\\nral expenses of the treaty, as to establish the compensation to be\\nallowed the commissioners, who shall be appointed for the pur-\\npose.\\nI shall therefore direct the secretary of war to lay before\\nyou an estimate of the expenses which may probably attend the\\nmeasure.\\nG. Washington.", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0539.jp2"}, "534": {"fulltext": "528 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChulp. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Spanish Interference in Creek Treaty. 1793.\\n2d congress. This message was accompanied with a letter from the secreta-\\nry of war, and the papers were all referred to Messrs. Boudinot,\\nWhite, and Wadsworth, with instruction to report thereon by\\nway of bill, or bills. On the 21st, Mr. Boudinot, from this com- H. Journal,\\nmittee, reported a bill making an appropriation to defray the ex- p\\npense of a treaty with the Indians north-west of the river Ohio,\\nwhich was read the first and second time, and committed to a\\ncommittee of the whole. The bill was considered on the 25th, id. p. 717,\\nin committee, when an amendment was reported, which was\\nagreed to on the following day, and the bill was ordered to the\\nBill passed third reading. The blanks having been filled on the 27th, the bill id. p. 719.\\nby House. was rea( j t ^e third time and passed, and was sent to the Senate; s. Journal,\\nPassed by where, on the same day, it was read the first time, and, on the p\\nSenate. following day, was read the second and third time, and passed.\\nSecret pro- The proceedings during this session, in the House of Repre-\\nceedings. sen tatives, regarding the Indians, and which, while depending,\\nwere ordered to be kept secret, are contained in the following\\nsummary\\nOn the 7th of November, 1792, the following message was 1792.\\ntransmitted by the President of the United States, to the two\\nhouses:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nUnited States, November 7th, 1792.\\nGentlemen of the Senate and of the House of Representatives:\\nMessae-e as I l av before you copies of certain papers relative to the Spa- h. Journal,\\nto Spanish n ish interference in the execution of the treaty entered into in P* 727m\\nence. 6 ne y ear one thousand seven hundred and ninety, between the\\nUnited States and the Creek nation of Indians, together with a\\nletter from the secretary of state to the President of the United\\nStates, on the same subject.\\nG. Washington.\\nThe speaker laid before the House a letter from the secreta-\\nry of war, accompanying the following papers to wit\\nPapers laid I s A statement of the measures taken, and the overtures id. p. 738.\\nbefore the ma de, to procure a peace with the Indians north-west of the\\nHouse re-\\ngardingln- UhlO.\\ndians. 2d. Information received relatively to the pacific overtures\\nand the disposition of the Indians north-west of the Ohio.\\n3d. A statement of the measures which have been taken to\\nconciliate and quiet the southern Indians.\\n4th. Information received relatively to the disposition of the\\nsouthern Indians, and the causes of the hostilities of part of the\\nCherokees and Creeks.", "height": "4422", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0540.jp2"}, "535": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 529\\nCHAP. V. National Defence-Navy. 1792-93.\\nId Son s 5tn A statement of the troops in the service of the United\\nL J States.\\nThe reading of these papers appears to have occupied the\\nHouse on the 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 15th, and 16th, but there is\\nno further record of the proceedings thereon in secret session.\\nOn the 25th of February, 1793, in conformity to a notice S. Journal,\\nwhich he had given on the 23d, Mr. Edwards obtained leave to P* 492,494\\nintroduce a bill into the Senate to authorize the President of\\nPosts in the the United States to establish two or more small posts in the\\nwilderness, wilderness, on the road leading from Kentucky and the other\\nwestern settlements, to the eastern settlements of the United\\nStates. On the following day, this bill was read the second Id. p. 495,\\ntime, and referred to Messrs. Edwards, Strong, and King. Mr. p\\nEdwards made a report on the 27th, when the bill was rejected.\\nist congress. A memorial of the officers of the late navy of the United 1790.\\nSession States was presented to the House of Representatives and the s. Journal,\\nThe Navy. Senate, on the 20th of March, 1790, praying to be allowed the P-!24.\\nMemorial na P av an other emoluments granted to the officers of the H. Journal,\\nof officers, army. This memorial was, on the 29th, referred to a commit- p# 182\\nCommit- tee of the house, consisting of Messrs. Baldwin, Hartley, Law-\\nted, ranee, Trumbull, Stone, Ashe, and Burke, with instruction to ex-\\namine the matter of the memorial, and report their opinion to\\nthe House. On the 13th of May, Mr. Baldwin, from this com- id. p. 184.\\nmittee, made a report, which, on the 24th of June, was taken Id p 2 i\\nup for consideration, and committed to a committee of the whole 25\\nConsider- house. The committee immediately deliberated on the subject,\\ned and, after discussion, reported their opinion that the House\\nshould disagree to the report of the select committee and the\\nHouse then adopted the following resolution\\nResolved That this House do concur with the committee of\\nthe whole house in their disagreement to the said report, and\\nRejected, that the said memorial of the officers of the late navy of the\\nUnited States be rejected.\\n3d session. n the third session of this Congress, on the 12th of January, 179L\\nMemorial 1791, there was presented to the House of Representatives a h. Journal,\\nof officers memorial of sundry officers in the late navy of the state of P- 353,\\nsylvaniana- Pennsylvania, praying compensation for services rendered during\\nthe late war. And this memorial, and also a petition of Joshua\\nJoshua Barney, praying to be allowed certain expenses and also the\\nBarney. Vol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 67", "height": "4422", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0541.jp2"}, "536": {"fulltext": "530 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Navy\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pensions. 1791.\\n1st congress, commutation of half pay, for services as captain in the navy of\\n3d Se^ion\\nthe United States, during the late war, were referred to Messrs.\\nFitzsimons, Smith, of Maryland, Trumbull, Goodhue, and Cad-\\nwalader, for examination and report. Mr. Fitzsimons, on the\\n14th, made a report from this committee, which was agreed to\\nby the House, in the following terms\\nUnfavoura- That it will not be advisable to grant the prayer of the pe- H. Journal,\\nble report fttioners, and, therefore, that they have leave to withdraw their P 354,\\npetition.\\nReport on Mr. Fitzsimons, on the 19th of January, made a separate re- id. p. 358.]\\nBarney s p 0r f- on the petition of Joshua Barney, which was taken up for\\nconsideration on the 15th of February, when the House adopted Id. p. 379.\\nthe following order\\nCommittee Ordered That a committee be appointed to prepare and\\nto^prepare ^ring j n a D iij or d jh Sj to authorize the payment of dollars\\nto Captain Barney, for expenses incurred in obtaining his release\\nfrom captivity, and in returning to the United States and that\\nMr. Fitzsimons, Mr. Smith, of Maryland, Mr. Trumbull, Mr.\\nGoodhue, and Mr. Cadwalader, be of the said committee.\\nBUI reject- Mr. Fitzsimons, on the next day, presented a bill to compen- p 330.\\ne sate Joshua Barney, which was then read the first and second\\ntime, and committed to a committee of the whole house. The\\nbill was taken up in committee on the 21st, and an amendment id. p. 385.\\nwas reported. The question being then put, that the amend-\\nment be engrossed, and the bill read the third time, it was de-\\ntermined in the negative. The bill was therefore rejected.\\nistcongress. On the 4th of September, 1789, a petition of certain non- 1789.\\nist session. comm issioned officers and soldiers, invalid pensioners of the H. Journal,\\npMTHiojre. state of Pennsylvania, was presented to the House of Represen- P* 96,\\nAct pro- tatives, praying relief, in consideration of the payment of their\\nviding- for pensions being stopped by an act of the legislature of that state.\\ninvalid 1 This petition, together with the petitions of sundry other inva-\\npensioners. lid pensioners, presented during the present session, were re-\\nferred to Messrs. Heister, Wadsworth, and Gilman, with in-\\nstruction to examine and report. Mr. Heister presented, on the\\n18th, from this committee, a bill making provision for the invalid Id. p. 113.\\npensioners of the United States, which was then read the first\\ntime; and on the following day, it received the second reading, Id. p. 114.\\nand was committed to a committee of the whole house. The id. p. 122,\\nbill was considered in committee on the 24th, when no amend- 123,", "height": "4400", "width": "2775", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0542.jp2"}, "537": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 531\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pensions. 1789.\\n1st congress, ment was reported, and the bill was recommitted to Messrs. h. Journal,\\nWadsworth, Heister, and Gilman; and, on the following day, P- 124.\\nit was reported by Mr. Heister, with an amendment, and the\\nPassed, bill was read the third time, and passed. On the 26th, the s. Journal,\\nbill was read the first time in the Senate, and was committed P* 90,\\nto Messrs. Read, Butler, King, Ellsworth, and Morris. Mr. id. p. 91.\\nRead, on the 2Sth, reported the bill with a recommendation to\\nconcur in its provisions, when the bill was read the second and\\nthird time, and passed.\\n2d session. At the second session, on the 1st of February, 1790, it was or- 1790.\\nAct further dered by the House of Representatives that Messrs. Heister, Par- h. Journal,\\nto provide ^dge, and Hathorn, be a committee to prepare and bring in a P- 150#\\nment of in- bill, or bills, to provide for the invalid pensioners of the United\\nvalid pen- States. And, on the 29th of June, Mr. Heister presented, pur- Id. p. 253,\\nsioners. 7 r J r 254\\nsuant to the order of the House, a bill which was then read the\\nfirst time, and received the second and third readings, and was\\npassed, on the two next succeeding days. The bill was read the\\nfirst time in the Senate on the 2d of July, received the second s. Journal,\\nreading on the 6th, and was read the third time on the 7th, and P- 174/ ,175.\\nPassed, passed with an amendment, which was sent to the House, where p.^a*\\nthe amendment was concurred in.\\nOn the 29th of April, the House of Representatives appointed Id. p. 205.\\nMessrs. Burke, Contee, and Coles, to prepare and bring in a bill,\\nor bills, to authorize the issuing certificates to certain description id.p.206\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nof invalid officers. Mr. Burke reported a bill on the following 208\\nday, which was then read the first time; and, on the 3d and 4th\\nof May, was read the second and third time, and passed. In\\nthe Senate, the bill was read the first time on the 4th of May;\\nand, on the next day, received the second reading, and was com-\\nmitted to Messrs. Schuyler, Hawkins, and Ellsworth. A re-\\nport was made by Mr. Schuyler, from this committee, on the s. Journal,\\n7th of July, when, after the third reading of the bill, the Senate P-13/M38.\\nrefused to concur therein, so that the bill was rejected. Id P* 5\\n3d session. On the 10th of January, 1791, soon after the commencement 1791.\\nBill to pre- of the third session of this Congress, the House of Representa- h. Journal,\\nvent tons- t j ves appointed a committee, consisting of Messrs. Williamson, P- 351\\nvalid pen- Bourne, and Griffin, to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, to\\nprevent invalids, who are pensioners of the United States, from\\nselling or transferring their respective pensions before the same\\nshall become due; and, on the 21st, Mr. Williamson presented, id. p.359.\\nfrom this committee, a bill conforming to this order, which then\\nreceived the first and second reading, and was committed to a", "height": "4417", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0543.jp2"}, "538": {"fulltext": "532 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pensions. 1791.\\n1st congress, committee of the whole house. This bill was not further act-\\n3d Session.\\nNot acted ed on\\non. It was ordered by the House of Representatives, on the 26th H. Journal,\\nBill for f January, that a committee be appointed, consisting of Messrs. p\\ncompensa- Smith, of South Carolina, Stone, and Trumbull, to prepare and\\ntion to bring in a bill for making compensation to widows, orphans,\\norphans, and invalids, in certain cases. And, on the 28th of February, Id. p, 396.\\nm Mr. Smith, from this committee, reported a bill for making com-\\npensation to the widows and orphan children of certain officers\\nwho were killed, or who died while in the service of the United\\nStates, during the late war, and for the relief of certain invalids,\\nand other persons therein mentioned, which was then read the\\nfirst time; and, on the next day, received the second reading,\\nand was committed to a committee of the whole house. The\\nHouse immediately went into committee on the bill, and no\\namendments being reported, the bill was then ordered to the\\nPassed by third reading. And, on the 2d of March, the bill was read the id. p. 399.\\nHouse. third time, and passed. In the Senate, the bill was immediately s. Journal,\\nread the first and second time, and was then committed to P- 296 297\\nMessrs. Wingate, Strong, and Carroll. On the 3d, Mr. Win- id. p. 309.\\ngate made a report from this committee, and it was then resolved\\nPostponed that the further consideration of this bill be postponed until the\\nby Senate. nex seS sion of Congress,\\n2d congress. At the commencement of the first session of the second Con- H. Journal,\\nist session. g rcsg on ^g 31st f October, 1791, a committee was again ap- P- 444\\nBill for pointed by the House of Representatives, consisting of Messrs. id. p. 446.\\ncompensa- Wadsworth, Smith, of South Carolina, and Silvester, to prepare\\ntion to and bring in a bill, or bills, for making compensation to widows,\\norohans^ orphans, and invalids, in certain cases. The petition of Nicho-\\nand inva- l a s Ferdinand Westfall was referred to this committee. Mr.\\nWadsworth, on the 25th, presented a bill for making compensa-\\ntion to widows, orphans, and invalids, in certain cases, which was\\nthen read the first and second time, and was committed to a com-\\nmittee of the whole house. The bill was considered in commit-\\ntee on the 28th and 29th, when several amendments were report- Id. p. 463.\\ned, which were taken up for consideration by the House on id. p. 464,\\nthe 30th, when some of the amendments were adopted, and 46\\nothers were disagreed to. The bill was then further amended,\\nand was ordered to the third reading. On the 1st of December, u. p 456,\\nthe bill was read the third time, passed, and sent to the Senate; 467\\nwhere it was, on the same day f read the first time, and received p 347,", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0544.jp2"}, "539": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 533\\nChap. V. National Defence-Pensions. 1791-92.\\n2d congress, the second reading; on the 5th, when the bill was committed to s. Journal,\\n1st Session. _ ._\\nm Messrs. Wingate, Morris, and Gunn. Mr. Win gate, on the P-^ 4 50\\nProceed- 14th, from this committee, reported amendments to the bill.\\nbfflTn the 0n the same da 3 r ifc was ordered b y the Senate, that Messrs.\\nSenate. Burr, Butler, and Strong, be a committee to revise the acts and\\nresolves relative to the compensations to disabled officers and\\nsoldiers, and to the widows and orphans of deceased officers,\\nand to report what alterations and further general regulations it\\nwill be proper to make therein. The petition of Elijah Jones,\\nof New York, late a lieutenant colonel in Colonel Sheldon s re-\\ngiment of cavalry, was referred to this committee, as was that of\\nJonathan Woolley, late of Colonel ScammePs regiment. Mr.\\nBurr made a report from this committee on the 10th of Janu- id. p. 358.\\nary, 1792, which was ordered to lie for consideration; and the\\nreport of the other committee, to whom had been referred the\\nbill for the relief of certain widows, orphans, invalids, and other id. p. 364.\\npersons, being then taken up, that bill was committed to Messrs.\\nBurr, Strong, and Butler, who were directed to consider and re-\\nport such further general provisions as they shall conceive ne-\\ncessary for the relief of the widows and orphans of officers who\\nwere killed, or who died, and officers and soldiers who were dis-\\nabled in service during the late war.\\nMr. Burr made a report from this committee on the 17th of id. p. 377.\\nJanuary, and the bill was amended according to the report. An\\nunsuccessful motion was then made to postpone the bill, and the\\nSenate proceeded in the second reading, when it was agreed to\\npostpone its further consideration. On the 26th, the bill was id, p. 379.\\nagain taken up, and the report of the committee on the petition\\nof Isaac Ledyard having been read, it was moved to amend the\\nreport, but the motion was determined in the negative. The\\nconsideration of the bill was resumed on the 30th of January, i j. p 384.\\nand on the 10th, 14th, 15th, and 29th of February, when a mo- 389,\\ntion was made to strike out the first section of the bill, which\\nwas decided as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Bradley, Burr, Cabot, Carroll, Ellsworth, Foster, id. p. 401.\\nHawkins, Johnston, King, Langdon, Lee, Monroe, Rutherford,\\nSherman, Strong, Wingate. 16.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Dickinson, Few, Gunn, Izard,\\nMorris, Read, Stanton. 9.\\nOn the 1st of March, the consideration of the bill was resumed,\\nAmended, when it was agreed so far to reconsider the resolution of yester-\\nday, as to restore the first section of the bill as amended by the\\ncommittee, as follows", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0545.jp2"}, "540": {"fulltext": "534 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pensions. 1792.\\n2d congress. Sectio?i 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Represent- S. Journal,\\n1st Session.\\natives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled That P\\nb^Tate ie com P tro er \u00c2\u00b0f the treasury adjust the claims of the widows\\nand orphans respectively, as the case may be, of Colonel Owen\\nRoberts, Captain William White, Lieutenant Colonel Bernard\\nEliot, Major Samuel Wise, Major Benjamin Huger, Lieutenant\\nJohn Birch, and Major Charles Motte, deceased all of whom\\nwere killed or died in the service of the United States, for the\\nseven years half pay stipulated by the resolve of Congress, of the\\ntwenty-fourth day of August, one thousand seven hundred and\\neighty; and that the register of the treasury do issue his certifi-\\ncates accordingly.\\nIt was then agreed to insert the following as the second sec-\\ntion\\nSection 2. And be it further enacted That the officers of the Id. p. 403.\\ntreasury be, and they are hereby, authorized to re-examine the\\naccounts of Isaac Ledyard, late assistant deputy director, and\\nJohn Berrien, late commissary of the hospital department, and\\nif any error has taken place in the settlement of the said accounts,\\nto correct the same.\\nSome further amendments having been made, the bill was then\\nordered to the third reading and on the following day, the Se-\\nnate proceeded to the third reading of the bill. A motion was\\nthen made to restore the words Richard Shubrick to the bill,\\nas it came from the House of Representatives, but the motion\\nwas decided in the negative. An unsuccessful motion was then\\nmade to strike out the first section of the bill, as amended by the\\ncommittee, and which was restored to the bill by the vote of yes-\\nterday. After which the bill, as amended, was passed.\\nThe amendments made by the Senate are as follow:\\nAmend- Section 1, line 4. Strike out these words, Captain Robert\\nmenta of L ew i s; nes 4 an d 5, strike out these words, Colonel William\\nSenate.\\nDouglass, and Major Andrew Leitch lines 5 and 6, strike out\\nthese words, Lieutenant John Harris, Colonel William Bond,\\nLieutenant Wadleigh Noyes; line 7, after Birch, insert and;\\nline 8, strike out these words, Captain Richard Shubrick.\\nBetween sections 1 and 2, insert\\nSection 2. And be it further enacted That the officers of the ibid.\\ntreasury department be, and they are hereby, authorized to re-\\nexamine the accounts of Isaac Ledyard, late assistant deputy di-\\nrector, and John Berrien, late quarter-master of the hospital de-", "height": "4385", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0546.jp2"}, "541": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 535\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pensions. 1792.\\n2d congress, partment, and if any error hath taken place in the settlement of\\n1st Session. J r\\nthe said accounts, to correct the same.\\nmentT^of Section 4, line 3. Strike out these words, during the late\\nSenate. war, and insert as a deranged officer, upon the principles of the\\nact of the late Congress of the third of October, one thousand\\nseven hundred and eighty. Line 6, strike out these words,\\ni thereof accordingly, and insert of the balance due to him.\\nLine 9, after the word service, insert and which have been\\ncharged by the United States to the officers who have received\\nthe same for the public service.\\nConform the sections to the amendments.\\nDisagree- The amendments being sent to the House, were there consi- H. Journal,\\nment of dered on the 7th, when some of them were adopted, and others p#\\ndisagreed to. And in the Senate, on the 9th, it was ordered that s. Journal,\\nthe consideration of the resolution of the House of Representa- P 40\\ntives, on the amendments to this bill, be postponed until the ma-\\nnagers of the conference on the bill entitled An act to ascer-\\ntain and regulate the claims to half pay and to invalid pensions,\\nshall report. On the 19th of March, the Senate proceeded to id. p. 411.\\nthe consideration of the subject, and determined to insist on all\\ntheir amendments to the first section, except the last, from which\\nthey recede, and also to insist on their last amendment to the\\nHouse re- fourth section. And on the following day, the House receded h. Journal,\\ncede. f rom their disagreement to the amendments, and agreed to them P- 541\\nall.\\nIn the same session, on the 6th of January, Mr. Lawrance re- id. p. 489.\\nported from the committee appointed on that subject, on the 1st Id p 46 g\\nBill to of December, a bill to ascertain and regulate the claims to half\\nclamls^t P a y\u00c2\u00bb an( mvan d pensions, which was then read the first and\\nhalf pay second time, and committed to a committee of the whole house.\\nThe bill was considered in committee on the 13th, and several id. p. 492.\\namendments were reported, which were considered in part on 497\\nthe 24th, and again on the following day, when they were agreed id. p. 498.\\nto, and the bill was ordered to the third reading. And on the\\n26th, the blanks having been filled up, the bill was read the third s journal\\ntime and passed. This bill, in the form in which it was sent to P- 379\\nthe Senate, is as follows\\nBill as sent Sect, 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives\\nto Senate. j g United States of America, in Congress assembled That so\\nmuch of the resolution of Congress of the 24th of August, one\\nthousand seven hundred and eighty, as declares that the reso-\\nlution of the fifteenth of May, one thousand seven hundred and\\nand invalid\\npensions", "height": "4416", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0547.jp2"}, "542": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pensions. 1792.\\n2d congress, seventy-eight, granting half pay for seven years to the officers\\n1st Session. ill! t i^\u00c2\u00bbi\\nof the army who should continue in service to the end of the\\nto Senate 1 war e ex en e ne widows of those officers who have died,\\nor shall hereafter die, in the service, shall be deemed and consi-\\ndered to extend to the cases of the widows and orphans of all\\nofficers who died or were slain in the said service, at any time be-\\ntween the commencement of hostilities in the late war with Great\\nBritain, and the aforesaid fifteenth day of May, one thousand se-\\nven hundred and seventy-eight And the officers of the treasury\\nare hereby authorized to settle the claims of the widows or or-\\nphans of such officers, as the case may be, and to issue certifi-\\ncates for the same in the usual manner.\\nSect. 2. And be it further enacted That such officers as have\\nbeen disabled in the service of the United States during the late\\nwar, whose disability and rate of allowance have been ascertained,\\npursuant to the acts or regulations of Congress, and who, from an\\ninability to return their whole commutation, as required by the\\nact of the twenty-second day of March, one thousand seven hun-\\ndred and eighty-three, have not received the said allowance,\\nshall now be entitled to demand and receive the same, returning\\nonly such part of the said commutation as will be in due propor-\\ntion to the said rate of allowance, calculating interest at six per\\ncent, on the allowance and proportion of the commutation afore-\\nsaid, from the times they respectively became due, or were paid:\\nand that their respective accounts be settled and adjusted ac-\\ncordingly.\\nSect. 3. Jlnd be it further enacted That all officers who s. Journal,\\nhave been disabled in the actual service of the United States, P-380.\\nand whose degree of disability, to be ascertained in the manner\\nhereafter prescribed, may entitle them to be placed on the pen-\\nsion list, at the rate of allowance equal to one-third, or more, of\\ntheir monthly pay, shall be entitled to demand and receive such\\nallowance during life: Provided That the commutation received\\nby any such officer, shall be settled in the manner, and on the\\nprinciples, prescribed in the last preceding section.\\nSect. 4. And be it further enacted That any non-com-\\nmissioned officer, soldier, or seaman, disabled in the actual ser-\\nvice of the United States, during the late war, by wounds, or\\nother known cause, who did not desert from the said service,\\nand whose name is not already on the pension list, shall be enti-\\ntled to be placed on the pension list of the United States, during\\nlife, or the continuance of such disability; and shall also be al-\\nlowed such further sum for the arrears of pension, from the time", "height": "4400", "width": "2596", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0548.jp2"}, "543": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 537\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pensions.. 1792.\\n2d congress, of such disability, not exceeding the rate of the annual allow-\\nlst Session. J\\nance, in consequence of his disability, as the judge of the district,\\nto Senate 1 n wmcn tnev respectively reside, may think just: Provided\\nThat in every such ease, the rules and regulations following shall\\nbe complied with; that is to say:\\nFirst. That the judge of the District Court of the United\\nStates, in each district, shall allot the same into convenient divi-\\nsions, and appoint, in each division, a reputable physician, re-\\nsiding therein, for the examination of invalids, causing due pub-\\nlication thereof to be made in one or more of the gazettes of the\\ndistrict; which physician shall act on oath, and receive the sum\\nof one dollar for each examination.\\nSecondly. Every applicant shall produce to the physician of\\nthe division, the following proofs; namely:\\nA certificate from the commanding officer of the ship, regi-\\nment, corps, or company, in which he served, setting forth his\\ndisability, and that he was thus disabled while in the service of\\nthe United States, on the affidavits of two credible witnesses, to\\nthe same effect.\\nThe affidavits of three reputable freeholders of the city, town,\\nor county, in which he resides, ascertaining, of their own know-\\nledge, the mode of life, employment, labour, or means of sup-\\nport, of such applicant, for the last twelve months.\\nThirdly. The physician of the division, upon receipt of the\\nproofs aforesaid, shall forthwith proceed to examine into the na-\\nture of the wound, or other cause of disability of such applicant;\\nand having ascertained the degree thereof, shall certify the same,\\nunder hand and seal, together with his opinion, whether or not\\nthe said disability be the effect of the wound, or injury, sustained\\nwhile in the service of the United States; which proofs and cer-\\ntificate the said physician shall transmit to the district judge of\\nthe United States, within the said district, who shall retain a du-\\nplicate thereof, and transmit the originals to the secretary of war,\\ntogether with his opinion, in writing, what proportion of the\\nmonthly pay of such applicant will be equivalent to the degree\\nof disability, ascertained in manner aforesaid.\\nSect. 5. Snd be it further enacted That the secretary of\\nwar, upon the receipt of the proofs, certificate, and opinion, afore-\\nsaid, shall cause the same to be duly filed in his office, and place\\nthe name of such applicant on the pension list of the United\\nStates, in conformity thereto: Provided, always That in any\\ncase where the said secretary shall have cause to suspect imposi-\\ntion, he shall have power to withhold the name of such applicant\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 68", "height": "4400", "width": "2596", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0549.jp2"}, "544": {"fulltext": "538 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pensions. 1?9 2.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2m congress, from the pension list, and make report of the same to Congress,\\nat their next session.\\ntoSe^ate^ Sect 6 And be if f lirther enacted\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -That all non-commis-\\nsioned officers, soldiers, and seamen, disabled in the actual ser-\\nvice of the United States, during the late war, whose disability\\nand rate of allowance have been ascertained pursuant to the re-\\ngulations prescribed by the late Congress, and have not applied\\nto be placed on the pension list, until after the time limited by\\nthe act of Congress for that purpose was expired, shall now be\\nplaced on the pension list, and be entitled to demand and receive\\ntheir respective pensions, according to the allowances ascertained\\nas aforesaid, any thing in this act, or any act of the late Con-\\ngress, to the contrary notwithstanding.\\nSect. 7. And be it further enacted That from and after S. Journal,\\nthe first day of February next, no sale, transfer, nor mortgage, of p\\nthe whole, or any part of the pension, or arrearages of pension,\\npayable to any non-commissioned officer, soldier, or seaman, be-\\nfore the same shall become due, shall be valid; and every person\\nclaiming such pension, or arrears of pension, or any part thereof,\\nunder power of attorney or substitution, shall, before the same is\\npaid, make oath or affirmation, before some justice of the peace,\\nof the place where the same is payable, that such power of sub-\\nstitution is not given by reason of any transfer of such pension,\\nor arrears of pension; and any person, who shall swear or affirm\\nfalsely in the premises, and be thereof convicted, shall suffer as\\nfor wilful and corrupt perjury. w\\nBill in Sc- This oill received the first reading in the Senate, on the 26th, id. p. 579.\\nrate. and, on the 30th, was referred to Messrs. Hawkins, Strong, Ells- oS4\\nworth, Lee, and Izard. Mr. Hawkins, from this committee, on\\nthe 21st of February, reported various amendments, and, on the id. p. 393.\\n27th, it was agreed to amend the bill accordingly, and the bill 98,\\nwas then ordered to the third reading. The bill being taken up\\nMotions in on the 28th for the third reading, it was then moved to restore\\nSenate to e g rs t 5e ction, from the word that, line 2. which was yester-\\namend.\\nday rejected, to be read as follows:\\nu So much of the resolution of Congress, of the 24th of Au-\\ngust, one thousand seven hundred and eighty, as declares, That\\nthe resolution of the 15th of May, one thousand seven hundred\\nand seventy-eight, granting half pay for seven years to the offi-\\ncers of the army, who should continue in service to the end of\\nthe war, be extended to the widows of those officers who have\\ndied, or shall hereafter die in the service, shall be deemed and", "height": "4397", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0550.jp2"}, "545": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 539\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pensions. 1792.\\n2d congress, considered to extend to the cases of the widows and orphans of\\n1st Session. 1\\nall officers who died or were slain in the said service, at any time\\namend S t0 Detween tne commencement of hostilities in the late war with\\nGreat Britain, and the aforesaid fifteenth day of May, one thou- S. Journal,\\nsand seven hundred and seventy-eight. And the officers of the p\\ntreasury are hereby authorized to settle the claims of the wi-\\ndows or orphans of such officers, as the case may be, and to is-\\nsue certificates for the same in the usual manner.\\nThis motion was determined in the negative. It was tnen\\nmoved to restore the second section of the bill, which was yes-\\nterday rejected and this motion was also decided in the nega-\\ntive. It was then moved to expunge these words, section 4, line\\n4, which it was yesterday agreed to insert, after the word list,\\nto wit whose case has not already been determined on. But\\nno question was taken on this motion before the house adjourned.\\nOn the following day, the bill being again before the House id. p. 400.\\nfor consideration, it was agreed to amend the fourth section, to\\nread as follows\\nSect. 4. And be it further enacted That any non-commis-\\nsioned officer, soldier, or seaman, disabled in the actual service\\nof the United States, during the late war, by wounds, or other\\nknown cause, who did not desert from the said service, shall be\\nentitled to be placed on the pension list of the United States,\\nduring life, or the continuance of such disability, and shall also\\nbe allowed such further sum for the arrears of pension, from the\\ntime of such disability, not exceeding the rate of the annual al-\\nlowance, in consequence of his disability, as the Circuit Court of\\nthe district in which they respectively reside, may think just.\\nA motion was then made to subjoin the following proviso to\\nthe end of the fourth section\\nAnd provided, also That the benefit of this act shall extend\\nto the cases of those invalids referred to the secretary of war\\nand respecting whom he has reported, they would be entitled to\\npensions as invalids, had they applied in time, and that they\\nshould be put on the pension list, according to the allowances in\\nthe said report, without taking the measures prescribed by this\\nact to obtain the said pension.\\nAnd this motion was also determined in the negative. An un-\\nsuccessful motion was then made to subjoin the following clause\\nto the end of the last section of the bill.\\nAnd be it further enacted That from and after the expira-\\ntion of two years from the passing of this act, no officer, soldier,", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0551.jp2"}, "546": {"fulltext": "540 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pensions. 1792.\\n2d congress, or seaman, shall receive any pension, unless such person shall be\\nentitled thereto, in pursuance of an adjudication of the Circuit\\nMotions to Qj Ur m the manner prescribed in the second section of this\\nact.\\nA motion to restore the third section of the bill was decided\\nin the negative, as also was a motion to restore these words to\\nthe fourth section, lines 3 and 4, and whose name is not al-\\nready on the pension list.\\nIt was then determined that the bill pass with the following\\namendments:\\nAmend- Sect. 1, line 2. After the word that, strike out to the end s. Journal,\\nments of f the section, and insert the operation of the resolutions of the P- 400,\\nthe Senate.\\nlate Congress of the United States, passed on the second day of\\nNovember, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, and the\\ntwenty-third day of July, one thousand seven hundred and\\neighty-seven, so far as they have barred, or may be construed to\\nbar, the claims of the widow or orphans of any officer of the\\nlate army, to the seven years half pay of such officer, shall, from\\nand after the passing of this act, be suspended for and during the\\nterm of two years.\\nSects. 2 and 3. Strike out the two sections.\\nSect. 4, line 1. After that, insert any commissioned officer\\nnot having received the commutation of half pay, and. Lines\\n3 and 4. Strike out these words, and whose name is not already\\non the pension list. Line 8. Strike out the word judge, and\\ninsert Circuit Court. Lines 10 to 16. After the word first,\\nstrike out to the word examination, inclusive. Line 17. Strike\\nout the word secondly. Same line, after the word shall, in-\\nsert attend the court in person, except where it shall be certi-\\nfied by two magistrates, that he is unable to do so, and shall.\\nLine 17. Strike out these words, the physician of the division,\\nand insert, the Circuit Court. Line 26. Strike out these words,\\n1 3dly, the physician of the division, and insert, 2dly, the Cir-\\ncuit Court. Lines 29 to 33. After the word same, strike out\\nto the word and. Line 33. Strike out these words, the origi-\\nnals, and insert the result of their inquiry, in case, in their opi-\\nnion, the applicant should be put on the pension list. Line 34.\\nStrike out the word his, and insert their.\\nSect. 5, line 5. After the word imposition, insert, or mis-\\ntake.\\nSect. 7, lines 1 and 2. Strike out these words, first day of\\nFebruary next, and insert passing of this act.", "height": "4381", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0552.jp2"}, "547": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 541\\nCh f. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pensions. 1792.\\n2d congress. Number the sections conformably to the amendments.\\nAmend the title of the bill to read as follows An act to\\n^ts 6n of P rov e f\u00c2\u00b0 r the settlement of the claims of widows and orphans\\nSenate. barred by the limitations heretofore established, and to regulate\\nthe claims to invalid pensions.\\nThese amendments were taken up for consideration by the\\nHouse dls- House of Representatives on the 3d, when some of them were H. Journal,\\nagree. adopted, and others were disagreed to. The amendments disa- p\\ngreed to were the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth,\\nand tenth amendments. All the others were agreed to. On the\\n5th, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution of the s. Journal,\\nSenate in- House of Representatives, and determined to insist on the p 403,\\ns,st# amendments to which the Senate had disagreed, and desired a\\nConfer- conference with the House, appointing Messrs. Ellsworth, Strong,\\nand Rutherford, to be the managers on their part The House\\nagreed, on the same day, to the conference, and appointed Messrs. h. Journal,\\nLivermore, Murray, and Kitchell, to be their managers. Mr. P* 528,\\nEllsworth, from this committee, made a report to the Senate on s. Journal,\\nSenate in- the 12th, which, on the 14th, was taken up and agreed to; and P- 407\\nrrfnd\u00e2\u0084\u00a2 1 a ne Senate tnen adopted the following resolution\\nResolved That the Senate insist on their amendments to id. p. 410.\\nthe said bill, to which the House of Representatives have disa-\\ngreed, and agree further to amend the bill, by inserting, between\\nthe fourth and fifth sections, a section as follows to wit\\n,/lnd be it further enacted That the clerk of the District\\nCourt, in each district, shall publish this act in such manner as\\nthe judge of the District Court shall think effectual, to give ge-\\nneral information thereof to the people of the district, and shall\\ngive like information of the times and places of holding the Cir-\\ncuit Courts in such district. And, in districts wherein a Circuit\\nCourt is not directed by law to be holden, the judge ot the Dis-\\ntrict Court shall be, and he is hereby, authorized to exercise all\\nthe powers given by this act to the respective Circuit Courts.\\nAnd it shall be the duty of the judges of the Circuit Courts re-\\nspectively, during the term of two years from the passing of this\\nact, to remain at the place where the said courts shall be holden,\\nfive days, at the least, from the time of opening the sessions there-\\nof, that persons disabled, as aforesaid, may have full opportunity\\nto make their application for the relief proposed by this act.\\nAnd, on the 16th, the House of Representatives proceeded to H. Journal,\\nHouse re- consider the amendments of the Senate, to which the House had p\\ncede. before disagreed, and determined to recede from their disagree-", "height": "4417", "width": "2586", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0553.jp2"}, "548": {"fulltext": "542 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap.V. National Defence-Pensions. 1792-93.\\n2d congress, ment to the amendments, and to agree to all the amendments of\\n1st Ses sion.\\nthe Senate to the said bill.\\n2d session. A number of petitions praying for pensions on account of in- H. Journal,\\nPetitions juries received during the late war, were presented early in the p 635,\\nfor\\nsions.\\nP en second session of the second Congress, and were referred to\\nMessrs. Wm. Smith, B. Bourne, and Lee. And, on the 14th of id. p. 614.\\nDecember, 1792, Mr. Smith made a report from this committee,\\nwhich was referred to a committee of the whole. A letter from\\nthe judges of the Circuit Court of North Carolina, containing\\nobservations on the act of the last session, entitled An act to\\nprovide for the settlement of the claims of widows and orphans\\nbarred by the limitations heretofore established, and to regulate\\nthe claims to invalid pensions, had been communicated to Con-\\ngress by the President of the United States, on the 7th of No- id. p. 649.\\nvember, and was referred to the same special committee. The\\nreport of this committee was taken up for consideration in com-\\nmittee of the whole on the 31st of December, and, on the 1st of\\nJanuary, 1793, when several amendments were reported; and\\nthe report was adopted in the following form:\\nReport of Resolved That in order to prevent the admission of im- id. p. 658,\\ncommittee proper claims, and to facilitate the allowance of such as are well 659,\\nby House, founded, it is expedient to repeal the second, third, and fourth\\nsections of the act, entitled e An act to provide for the settle-\\nment of the claims of widows and orphans, barred by the limit-\\nations heretofore established, and to regulate the claims to in-\\nvalid pensions; and to provide that, in future, the claims for\\ninvalid pensions shall be regulated in the manner following; to\\nwit:\\n1st That all evidence, relative to invalids, shall be taken\\nupon oath, before the judge of the district in which such inva-\\nlids reside, or before any three persons, specially authorized by\\ncommission from the said judge.\\nu 2dly. That the evidence, relative to any claimant, must\\nprove decisive disability to have been the direct effect of known\\nwounds, received while in the actual line of his duty, in the ser-\\nvice of the United States, during the late war. That this evidence\\nmust be the affidavits of the commanding officer or surgeon of\\nthe ship, regiment, corps, or company, in which such claimant\\nserved, or two other credible witnesses, to the same effect, set-\\nting forth the time and place of such known wound.\\n3dly. That every claimant shall be examined by two phy-\\nsicians, upon oath, to be authorized by commission from the said", "height": "4380", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0554.jp2"}, "549": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 543\\nCaAr. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pensions. 1793.\\n2d confess, judge, who shall report in writing their opinion of the nature\\nof the said disability, and in what degree it prevents the claim-\\ncommittee. ant rom o Dtam hig his livelihood by labour.\\nAthly. That every claimant shall produce evidence of the\\ntime of his leaving the service of the United States, and of his\\nbeing honourably discharged therefrom. He must also produce\\nevidence of three reputable freeholders of the city, town, or\\ncounty, in which he resided for the two years immediately af-\\nter he left the service, as aforesaid, of the existence of his dis-\\nability during that period, and ascertaining, of their own know-\\nledge, the mode of life, employment, labour, or means of sup-\\nport, of the claimant.\\n5thly. That the said claimant must produce the evidence of\\ntwo credible witnesses, of the continuance of his disability, from\\nthe expiration of the said two years to the time of his appli-\\ncation.\\nQthly. That each claimant shall show a good and sufficient\\ncause why he did not apply to the state in which he resided, on\\nor before the eleventh of December, one thousand seven hun-\\ndred and eighty-eight, the time limited for applications of this\\nnature.\\nIthly. That the evidence of no claimant shall be admit-\\nted, whose case had been rejected by any state, prior to the afore-\\nsaid eleventh of December, one thousand seven hundred and\\neighty-eight.\\nQthly. That the reasonable allowance to such commission-\\ners and physicians aforesaid, for examining the claims of inva-\\nlids shall be made by the and paid out of such contingent\\nfunds as the President of the United States may direct.\\nResolved That the said judge of the district shall transmit\\na list of such claims, accompanied by the evidence herein di-\\nrected, to the secretary for the department of war, who shall ex-\\namine the muster rolls, and other evidences of the late war, in\\norder to prove the services of the said claimants} and the said\\nsecretary shall make a statement of the cases of the said claim-\\nants to Congress, with such circumstances and remarks as may\\nbe necessary, in order to enable them to take such order thereon,\\nas they may judge proper.\\nCommittee It was then ordered that a bill, or bills, be brought in, pur-\\nto prepare suan t to the above resolutions, and that Messrs. Wm. Smith,\\nBenj. Bourne, and Lee, do prepare and bring in the same.\\nOn the 3d of January, Mr. Smith, from this committee, pre-", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0555.jp2"}, "550": {"fulltext": "544 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHA* V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pensions. 1793.\\n2dCbn ress. sented a bill to regulate the claims to invalid pensions, which H. Journal,\\nSession\\nwas then read the first and second time, and committed to a com- p# 661\\ngulate the mittee of the whole house; and on the following day the house in id, p. 662,\\nclaims to committee proceeded to consider the said bill, and resumed its 663\\nnv\u00c2\u00a3ili(l\\npensions, consideration on the 7th and 8th, when several amendments were\\nreported. On the 9th, the bill being still under discussion, a id. p. 665.\\nmotion was made to amend the same, by adding to the end\\nthereof the following section; to wit:\\nu And be it further enacted That no person, not on the\\npension list before the twenty-third day of March, one thousand\\nseven hundred and ninety-two, shall be entitled to a pension,\\nwho shall not have complied with the rules and regulations\\nherein prescribed; saving, however, to all persons, all and sin-\\ngular their rights, founded upon legal adjudications, under the\\nact, entitled An act to provide for the settlement of the claims\\nof widows and orphans, barred by the limitations heretofore es-\\ntablished, and to regulate the claims to invalid pensions. But\\nit shall be the duty of the secretary of war, in conjunction with\\nthe attorney general, to take such measures as may be necessary to\\nobtain an adjudication of the Supreme Court of the United States,\\non the validity of any such rights claimed under the act afore-\\nsaid, by the determination of certain persons styling themselves\\ncommissioners.\\nThe question being put on this motion to amend, it was de-\\ncided in the affirmative by the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Boudinot, Clarke, Dayton,, id. p 667V\\nFindley, Fitzsimons, Giles, Gordon, Greenup, Gregg, Griffin,\\nGrove, Hartley, Heister, Huger, Jacobs, Kitchell, Kittera, Lee,\\nMacon, Madison, Mercer, Milledge, Moore, Muhlenberg, Mur-\\nray, Orr, Parker, Schoonmaker, Silvester, William Smith, Steele,\\nSterrett, Sumpter, Tredwell, Venable, White, Williamson, Wil-\\nlis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 40.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, S. Bourne, B.\\nBourne, Gerry, Gilman, Hillhouse, Lawrance, Learned, Leo-\\nnard, Livermore, Niles, Sedgwick, Jere. Smith, I. Smith, Sturges,\\nThatcher, Tucker, Ward.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 20.\\nThe bill, having been then further amended, was, with the\\namendments, ordered to be engrossed and read the third time\\nto-morrow. And, on the 10th, the bill was read the third time\\nPassed by and the blanks therein were filled up. The question was then\\nHouse. taken on its passage, and decided in the affirmative, as follows:\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Boudinot, Clarke,.", "height": "4392", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0556.jp2"}, "551": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 545\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pensions. 1793.\\n2d congress. Findley, Fitzsimons, Gales, Gilman, Gordon, Greenup, Hartley,\\nst Heister, Huger, Jacobs, Key, Kitchell, Madison, Mercer, Moore,\\nMuhlenberg, Murray, Orr, Parker, Schoonmaker, Silvester,\\nWilliam Smith, Sterrett, Sumpter, Tredwell, Tucker, Venable\\nWadsworth, White, Williamson, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 36.\\nNoes Messrs. S. Bourne, Goodhue, Hillhouse, Lawrance r\\nLearned, Leonard, Livermore, Niles, Sedgwick, I. Smith,\\nSturges, Thatcher, Ward.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 L3.\\nThe bill having been sent to the Senate for their concurrence, s. Journal;,\\nwas there read the first time on the 10th, and, on the follow- p 4\\ning day, received the second reading and was committed to\\nMessrs. Ellsworth, Strong, Sherman, Hawkins, and King. Mr;\\nEllsworth, from this committee, reported the bill on. the 18th, id. p. 472:\\nwith amendments, which were taken up for discussion on the 24th, 474,\\nAmended when they were postponed. On the 28th, the subject was resumed, id. p. 476*\\nby Senate. an( j the bill, after being amended, in conformity to the report of\\nthe committee, was ordered to the third reading; and on the 29th\\nthe bill, in its amended form, was read the third time and passed, h. Journal*\\nIn the House of Representatives, these amendments were, on P* 686\\nthe 30th, committed to a committee of the whole house; and on\\nthe 1st of February the House went into committee on the sub- i p ggSi.\\nject, when a report was made to the House of agreement to some\\nBisagree- of the amendments, and disagreement to others. The House\\ntween the ^en determined to agree to the amendments of the Senate to.\\nhouses. the first and second sections, and to disagree to the amendments\\nto the fourth and fifth sections of the bill. The Senate, on the g. journal,,\\n5th, resolved to insist on their amendments to the bill, desired P- 4 9\\na conference with the House on the subject of disagreement, and\\nappointed, as managers at the conference on their part, Messrs.\\nKing, Ellsworth, and Strong. On the same day, the House of h. Journal;\\nRepresentatives agreed to the conference, and appointed Messrs. P* 691,\\nSedgwick, Giles, and Bbudfnot, to be managers on their part.\\nMr. King made a report to the Senate, from the managers, on g. journal;\\nthe 18th, as follows: p.48\\nThai, cm conferring with the managers on the part of the\\nHouse of Representatives, the managers on the part of the House\\nagreed to recommend to the House, to recede from their disa-\\ngreement to the last amendment proposed by the Senate; but,\\nthat the managers from the two houses did not agree to any re-\\nport respecting the amendment proposed by the Senate to the\\n4th section of the bill.\\nWhereupon, the managers on the part of this, house reconv\\nVol.. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 69", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0557.jp2"}, "552": {"fulltext": "546 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094Pensions. 1793.\\nsw congress, mended, that the Senate do recede from their amendment to the\\n2d Sess ion.\\n4th section, so far as respects the words proposed to be inserted\\nin lieu of the words proposed to be expunged and that they do\\ninsist on their amendment, so far as respects the striking out of\\nthe words proposed to be struck out in the said 4th section.\\nAnd that the Senate do also insist on their last amendment.\\nThis report was agreed to by the Senate.\\nOn the 10th, Mr. Sedgwick, from the managers of the House h. Journal,\\nof Representatives, made a report on the subject, and on the same P* 709\\nday the House agreed to the amendment of the Senate but on\\nthe following day it was agreed to reconsider the amendments\\npending between the two houses, and the House then resolved to id. p. 710.\\nadhere to its disagreement to the amendment insisted on by the\\nSenate to the fourth section, and to recede from the amendment\\ninsisted on by the Senate to the fifth section of the bill. The\\nSenate, on the 23d, again considered their amendments disagreed s. Journal,\\nto by the House of Representatives, and on the question to re- P- 492 493\\ncede from their amendment, it was decided in the affirmative, by\\nthe following vote\\nSenate re- Yeas Messrs. Bradley, Brown, Burr, Butler, Dickinson, Ed-\\ncede wards, Few, Gunn, Hawkins, Izard, Monroe, Morris, Potts, Ru-\\ntherford, Taylor. 15.\\nJVays Messrs. Bassett, Cabot, Ellsworth, Foster, Henry, John-\\nston, King, Langdon, Read, Robinson, Sherman, Stanton, Strong,\\nWingate. 14.\\n1st congress. On the 2d of March, 1791, being the third session of the first 1791.\\nessi Congress, Mr. Schuyler, from a committee of the Senate appoint-\\ned to revise the laws of the United States, reported a bill en-\\nRelative to titled An act to continue in force the act therein mentioned,\\nmode of anc i t m ake further provision for the payment of pensions to in-\\npensions. valids, and for the support of light-houses, beacons, buoys, and\\npublic piers. The only part of this bill which refers to the in-\\nvalid pensions, is the second section, which reads as follows:\\nSect. 2. And be it further enacted That the yearly pensions\\nwhich have been allowed by, or in pursuance of, any act, or law,\\nof the United States, to persons who were wounded and disabled\\nduring the late war, shall, for the space of one year from the\\n4th day of March next, be paid out of the treasury of the United\\nStates, under such regulations as the President of the United\\nStates may direct.", "height": "4390", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0558.jp2"}, "553": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 547\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pensions. 1791.\\nKssion 93 lis bil1 P assea tne Senate on the third of March, and was S. Journal,\\npassed in the House of Representatives on the same day. p 306,\\nH. Journal,\\np. 406.\\n2d congress. At the first session of the second Congress, on the 3d of Mav, 1792\\n1st Session. J 7 *-i*j\\n1792, Mr. King, pursuant to notice given to the Senate on the g. Journal,\\nRelative to previous day, introduced a bill to continue the above named P- 437\\npaymenfof act The ruIeS bein dis P ensed with the bil1 went through all\\npensions, its stages on the same day and on the 4th, the other parts of the h. Journal,\\nbill having undergone modification in the House of Representa- P- 59r\\ntives, the bill was passed in that house, under the amended title\\nof An act to provide for mitigating or remitting the penalties\\nand forfeitures accruing under the revenue laws in certain cases,\\nand to make further provision for the payment of pensions to in-\\nvalids.\\n2d session. The President of the United States, in opening the second ses- id\u00c2\u00ab en.\\nRelief of sion of the second Congress, stated to the two houses the fact of\\nfamilies of massacre of certain citizens by the Indians, while under the\\npersons J\\nkilled protection of a flag of truce, and suggested the propriety of a\\nder a fla^ P rov i s i\u00c2\u00b0 n f\u00c2\u00b0 r the families of the deceased. In committee of the\\nof truce, whole house on the speech of the President, this portion of the\\nexecutive suggestions was made the subject of deliberation, and\\nforms the substance of one of the resolutions reported, being as\\nfollows:\\nResolved That it is the opinion of this committee, that pro- id. p. 623.\\nvision be made by law, for the widows and orphans of those per-\\nsons who may have been killed, while under the protection of\\nflags of truce to the Indian tribes.\\nThis resolution was agreed to by the House, and on the 22d of\\nNovember a committee was appointed, consisting of Messrs. Par-\\nker, Macon, and Heister, to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills,\\npursuant to this resolution. On the 28th, Mr. Parker, from this id. p. 625.\\ncommittee, presented a bill to make compensation to the widows\\nand orphans of certain persons, who were killed by Indians, un-\\nder the sanction of flags of truce, which was read the first and\\nsecond time, and committed to a committee of the whole house id. p. 628.\\nand on the 3d of January, 1793, the bill was considered in com- 1793.\\nmittee, and several amendments were reported, which were taken id. p. 661,\\nup by the House on the next day, when some were adopted, and 662\\nBill passed others disagreed to, and the bill was ordered to be read the third\\nby House. t j me# The bill was, on the 5th of January, read the third time s. Journal,\\np. 468.", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0559.jp2"}, "554": {"fulltext": "548 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pensions. 1793.\\n2d congress, and passed. In the Senate, the bill was, on the 7th, read the s. Jourml,\\n2d Session. Q\\nfirst time, and on the following day, it passed through the other P* 40y\\nBUI passed\\nby Senate. sta g es\\nOn the 18th of January, 1793, a motion was made in the House H. Journal,\\nof Representatives, as follows: p\\nResolu- a Resolved That a committee be appointed to bring in a bill\\ntion to ma k e provision of half pay for seven years, to the widows\\nsions to and orphans of such officers of the army of the United States, as\\nwidows ]aye k een kiu e( j n ^e service since the third day of June, in the\\nand or- J\\nphans. year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, or\\nwho may hereafter be killed in the service of the United States.\\nIt was then ordered that this motion be referred to a commit- Id. p. 691.\\ntee of the whole house. On the 5th of February, the House re-\\nsolved itself into committee on this motion, and Mr. Key, the\\nchairman, reported the following resolution, which was agreed\\nto by the House:\\nResolved That provision of half pay for years, to the\\nwidows and orphans of such officers of the army of the United\\nStates, as have been killed in the service since the fourth day of\\nMarch, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, or who\\nmay hereafter be killed in the service of the United States, ought\\nto be made by law.\\nBill report- It was then ordered that Messrs. Hartley, Wadsworth, and\\ned Greenup, prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, pursuant to this re-\\nsolution; and, on the same day, Mr. Hartley presented a bill to\\nmake provision of half-pay to the widows and orphans of certain\\nofficers, which was read the first and second time, and commit-\\nted to a committee of the whole house. The bill was considered\\nin committee, on the 8th of February, and several amendments id. p. 696.\\nthereto were reported, which, with the bill, were ordered to lie\\nNot finally on the table. There was no further action on this bill during\\nacted on. s Congress.\\nOn the 15th of January a motion was submitted to the House id. p. 672.\\nof Representatives,\\nPensions That a committee be appointed to prepare and bring in a\\nto militia bill for placing on the pension list all such officers and privates\\nordisabled. of the militia as have been, or shall be, wounded or disabled in\\nthe service of the United States, and not provided for by law.\\nThis motion was referred to a committee of the whole house,\\nand, on the 6th of February, the motion was taken up in com- id. p 693.", "height": "4376", "width": "2645", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0560.jp2"}, "555": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n549\\nChap. V.\\nNational Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Seamen\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hospitals.\\n1793.\\nResolu-\\ntions of\\nHouse.\\n2d congress, mittee of the whole, and Mr. Dayton, the chairman, reported the\\n2dSession.\\nfollowing resolutions, which were agreed to:\\nResolved That provision ought to be made, by law, for\\nplacing such officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, of\\nthe militia, as have been disabled in the service of the United\\nStates, since the day of or shall hereafter be dis-\\nabled in such service, on the pension list.\\nu Resolved That provision ought to be made, by law, for es-\\ntablishing such regulations as may be necessary to ascertain the\\nnature and degree of such disabilities, and the annual allowance\\nto be made for the same.\\nIt was then ordered that Messrs. Greenup, Hartley, and Barn-\\nwell, prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, conforming to these re-\\nsolutions; and, on the 15th of February, Mr. Greenup, from this H. Journal,\\nBill report- committee, presented a bill for placing on the pension list such P*^ 03,\\nofficers and privates of the militia as may be wounded and disa-\\nbled in the service of the United States; which was read the first\\nand second time, and committed to a committee of the whole\\nNot acted house for the following Monday. But it does not appear that\\nn this bill was further acted on.\\ned\\n1st Congress.\\n1st Session.\\nOn the 20th of July, 1789, the House of Representatives or- 1789.\\ndered that Messrs. Smith, of South Carolina, Clymer, and Car- H. Journal,\\nSeamen-, roll, be a committee to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, pro- P\\nBillrela- viding for the establishment of hospitals for sick and disabled\\ntive to hos- seamen, and for the regulation of harbours. And, on the 27th of Id. p. 92.\\nseamen, August, Mr. Smith, from this committee, presented a bill pro-\\nviding for the establishment of hospitals for the relief of sick\\nand disabled seamen, and prescribing regulations for the harbours\\nof the United States which was then read the first time, and\\nreceived the second reading on the following day, and was com-\\nmitted to a committee of the whole house. On the 16th of id. p. 112.\\nPostponed. September, the consideration of this bill was postponed until the\\nnext session of Congress.\\n2d session. At the second session of this Congress, on the 22d of April, 1790.\\nDistressed 1790, a committee was appointed by the House of Representa- h. Journal,\\nsoldiers tives, consisting of Messrs. Williamson, Parker, and P. Muhlen- P- 198\\nmen. berg, to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, for the relief of dis-\\nabled soldiers and seamen. On the 28th of June, the House Id. p. 252.\\nconsidered the reports of the secretary of war, on the petitions", "height": "4417", "width": "2605", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0561.jp2"}, "556": {"fulltext": "550 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Seamen. 1790.\\n1st congress, of James Derry, Benjamin Hardison, Christian Wolfe, Samuel\\nGarretson, and Caleb Brewster, and adopted the following reso-\\nlution\\nResolved That the commissioner of army accounts be au-\\nthorized to settle the accounts of pay of the said James Derry,\\nand Benjamin Hardison, and to issue his certificates for the same\\nin conformity to the reports of the said secretary of war and\\nthat the said Caleb Brewster, Christian Wolfe, and Samuel Gar-\\nretson, respectively, be placed on the list of pensioners, from the\\ntime, and in the manner also reported by the said secretary.\\nCommittee It was then ordered, that it be an instruction to the commit-\\nto prepare f- ee appointed to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, for the re-\\nlief of disabled soldiers and seamen, that they do insert a clause,\\nor clauses, pursuant to the said resolution.\\nMr. Williamson, on the 16th of July, from this committee, pre- h. Journal,\\nsented a bill for the relief of disabled soldiers and seamen, and P- 2 1\\nof certain other persons, lately in the service of tbe United\\nStates, which was then read the first time, and received, on the\\nnext day, the second reading, and was committed to a committee\\nof the whole house. And, on tbe 19th, the bill was considered id.p.272,\\nin committee, when an amendment was reported, which was 2 3,\\nagreed to by the House. The bill was ordered to the third\\nBillpassed reading on the 27th, and on the following day, it was read the id. p. 282,\\nby House, third time, and passed. In the Senate, the bill was read the 283\\nfirst and second time, on the 29th, and was committed to Messrs. g. journal,\\nAmended Schuyler, Gunn, and Bassett. Mr. Schuyler, on the 2d of Au- P- 193, 194.\\nin Senate. g US t 7 reported various amendments; and it was agreed to amend\\nthe bill accordingly. The bill was then ordered to the third id. p. 202.\\nreading. On the 6th of August, the Senate proceeded further\\nto consider the report, which is as follows:\\nReport. That they have examined the vouchers, documents, or cases,\\nof the several persons for whom provision is intended by the bill,\\nas having been disabled whilst in the service of the United\\nStates and, it appears to your committee, that, if they had re-\\nspectively applied to the commissioners appointed by the several\\nstates, in conformity to the acts of the late Congress, they would\\nhave received certificates to entitle them to be placed on the list\\nof pensioners. That, in general, for want of information, or\\nthrough ignorance, they did not apply within the time assigned\\nby the act of the 11th of June, 1788, within which applications\\nwere to be made That, in the opinion of your committee, they\\nare, nevertheless, equitably entitled to the intended relief.", "height": "4386", "width": "2652", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0562.jp2"}, "557": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 551\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Seamen. 1790.\\n1st congress. That the relief intended for the other persons in the bill, ap-\\n2d Session.\\npears to your committee just and proper.\\nReport. That your committee are of opinion, that similar relief\\nshould be extended to the several other persons who were disa-\\nbled in the service of the United States, as appears from the do-\\nAmended cuments delivered with this report, and, therefore, prepare the\\nin Senate. following ame ndments to the bill:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nAmend- Sect. 1, line 2. To strike out James, and insert i Joseph. s. Journal,\\nments. u j^ g g trike out t an( y and a f ter Steele, insert Joseph P- 203\\nShuttlief and Daniel Culver.\\n11 Line 6th. After the word c discharge, insert that Edward\\nScott, a disabled soldier, be allowed a pension at the rate of three\\ndollars per month, from the date of his discharge. That David\\nWeaver, and George Schell, disabled soldiers, be each allowed a\\npension, at the rate of two dollars per month, from the date of\\ntheir respective discharges. That Seth Boardman, a disabled\\nsoldier, be allowed a pension, at the rate of three dollars and\\none-third of a dollar per month, from the 17th day of March,\\n1786. That Severenus Rock, a disabled captain, of Colonel Ja-\\ncob Klock s regiment of New York militia, be allowed a pension,\\nat the rate of five dollars per month, from the 20th day of Au-\\ngust, 1777. That John Younglove, a disabled major of Colonel\\nLewis Van Woort s regiment of New York militia, be allowed a\\npension, at the rate of six dollars per month, from the 30th day\\nof July, 1781. That William White, a disabled private of Co-\\nlonel Williams regiment of New York militia, be allowed a\\npension, at the rate of three dollars and one-third of a dollar per\\nmonth, from the first day of April, 1786. That Jacob Newkirk,\\na disabled soldier of Colonel John Harper s regiment of New\\nYork state troops, be allowed a pension, at the rate of three dol-\\nlars per month, from the 22d day of October, 1780.\\nBill passed The bill, amended to conform to this report, was then read h. Journal,\\nby Senate, the third time, and passed; and the amendments of the Senate P- 294\\nwere, on the 9th, concurred in by the House of Representatives.\\nod congress. In the first session of the second Congress, a member pro- 1791-92.\\n1st Session\\nduced certain papers respecting the sale and disposition of the h. Journal,\\nHospitals. Marine Hospital, in the state of Virginia; and these papers were, P 453\\non the 14th of November, 1791, referred to the secretary of the\\ntreasury for his examination and report; and, on the 17th of\\nApril, 1792, the speaker laid before the House a letter from the", "height": "4400", "width": "2686", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0563.jp2"}, "558": {"fulltext": "552 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 IndividuarClairas. 1792-93.\\n2 i congress, secretary of the treasury, accompanying his report on the papers\\nL referred to him, concerning a Marine Hospital, at Washington,\\nin Virginia: and also on a memorial of the Marine Society of h. Journal,\\nCommittee Boston, on the subject of marine hospitals. This report was P- 5Q0\\nrep G ort Sld of then ordered to be referred to Messrs. Ames, Sterrett, and Par-\\ntreasury, ker. On the 28th of the same month Mr. Ames, from this com- id. p. 591.\\nReport or- mittee, made a report to the House, which was read, and ordered\\nonTabfe 116 to e u P on tne taD e There was no further action on the re-\\nport, except its reference, as will be seen hereafter.\\nSick and On the 19th of November, 1792 r it was ordered by the Id p62 i,\\nmfirm sea- House of Representatives, that a committee be appointed to pre-\\npare and bring in a bill, or bills, for the relief of sick and in-\\nCommit- firm seamen; and Messrs. Williamson, Lawrance, Goodhue, B.\\nBourne, and Barnwell, were appointed of this committee. It\\nwas ordered, at the same time, that the report of the secretary\\nof the treasury, concerning marine hospitals, which was made\\non the 17th of April, and the report of a committee thereupon-\\nmade on the 28th, be referred to the same committee. Mr.\\nBillreport- Williamson presented, from this committee, on the 21st of Ja- id. p.. 676.\\ncommitt d nuarv a bill or ne relief of sick and infirm seamen, which was\\nthen read the first and second time, and committed to a commit-\\ntee of the whole house. But the bill was not taken up in com-\\nmittee during the session.\\nPromoting The House, likewise, on the 19th of November, appointed a Id p 62 i.\\ncommerce CO mmittee, consisting of the same members, to prepare and bring\\nofseamen. in a bill, or bills, for promoting commerce, by the increase of\\nAmerican seamen. And, on the 22d of January, 1793, Mr. id. p. 677.\\nBillreport- Williamson presented, from this committee, a bill to promote\\ned, and commerce, by the increase of American seamen, which was then\\ncommitted.\\nread the first and second time, and committed to a committee of\\nthe whole house. This bill shared the fate of the other, which\\nemanated from the same committee, and was not again brought\\nunder the notice of the House.\\nist congress. The cases of individuals claiming compensation for losses, or 179 q\\nservices, during, or in consequence of, the late war, and on\\nwhich there was legislation, are as follows:\\nJohwEly s John Ely, who claimed for services as a surgeon. His peti- h. Journal,\\nP\u00c2\u00a3titiow. t j on was referred to the secretary of war, and on his report be- Pii 62,1\\ning received, it was ordered that Messrs. Trumbull, Mathews, 173.\\nand Burke, be a committee to prepare and bring in a bill for his", "height": "4372", "width": "2645", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0564.jp2"}, "559": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 553\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1790.\\n1st congress, relief. This bill was brought in on the 11th of March, 1790,\\n2d Session. g 7\\nreceived the first and second reading, and was committed to a\\ncommittee of the whole house. This bill was rejected on the H. Journal,\\n6th of April. A new committee was appointed on this peti- p 188\\ntioner s case, on the 21st of April, consisting of Messrs. Par- id. p. 197,\\ntridge, Huntington, and Mathews, and a new bill was intro- 198,\\nduced on the following day, which was read the first and second\\ntime, and was committed to a committee of the whole house.\\nThis bill was taken up in committee on the 30th of April, and Id. p. 206,\\nhaving been reported without amendment, was engrossed and\\nread the third time, and was sent to the Senate. In the Senate, s. Journal,\\nthe bill was read the first and second time, and was committed p 187\\nto Messrs. Maclay, Win gate, and Elmer. Mr. Maclay made a Id. p. 189.\\nBill reject- report on the 12th of May, and the bill was then rejected,\\ned.\\nBakon de The petition of the Baron de Steuben, for compensation for H. Journal,\\nSteuben. m iiit arv services, was presented to the House of Representatives, P- 110 123\\non the 14th of September, 1789, and was referred to the secreta-\\nry of the treasury. The report of the secretary was received on\\nthe 6th of April, 1790, and was considered on the 19th, when id. p. 190.\\nMessrs. Gerry, Wadsworth, Vining, Smith, of South Carolina, Id. p. 196.\\nBill. and Lawrance, were appointed a committee to bring in a bill.\\nMr. Gerry, on the 30th, presented a bill for finally adjusting and Id. p. 207.\\nsatisfying the claims of Frederick William de Steuben, which\\nwas read the first and second time, and was committed. This\\nbill occupied the House, in committee, during the 4th, 5th, and\\n6th of May, when it was reported without amendment. On the\\n7th, the bill being before the House, it was moved to strike out, ^P 208\\nin the first section, from the word assembled, in the second id. p. 210,\\nline, to the end, as follows: 211.\\nMotions to That, for the final adjustment and satisfaction of the claims\\nof Frederick William de Steuben, and as well to indemnify him\\nfor his sacrifices and expenses in coming to the United States, as\\nto compensate him for his services to them during the late war,\\n(pursuant to the conference between him and a committee of\\nCongress, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-\\neight, set forth in the documents accompanying his memorial,)\\nthere be allowed to the said Frederick William de Steuben\\nThe pay and other emoluments of major general and inspect-\\nor general, specified in the several acts of Congress relating to\\nhim, from the tenth day of March, in the year one thousand se-\\nven hundred and seventy-eight, to the fifteenth day of April, in\\nthe year one thousand seven hundred and eighty -four:\\nVol. I.-\u00e2\u0080\u0094 70\\namend.", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0565.jp2"}, "560": {"fulltext": "554 HISTORY OF CuNGRESS.\\nC\u00c2\u00abA*. V. Ni; ;:::-:::.r;.:.v i.if HML\\nAn annuity, for life, of two thousand seven hundred and six\\ndollars, to commence on the first day of October, in the year one\\nthousand seven hundred and seventy-seven.\\nAnd thousand acres, in the Western territory of the\\nUnited States, to be located in such manner as shall hereafter be\\nprescribed by law: Provided That the foregoing allowances\\nshall not be construed to include either half pay, or the commu-\\ntation for half ps\\nAnd the question being put on this motion, ft was decided in\\nthe affirmative, by the following vote:\\nJhjts Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Blood worth, Bond mot. Brown,\\nContee, Floyd, Foster, Gilman, Goodhue, Grout, Livermore,\\nMoore, Muhlenberg, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Seney, Sher-\\nman, Silvester, Sinniekson, Smith, of Maryland, Steele, Stone,\\nSturges, Thatcher, Tucker, White, Williamson.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 28.\\ny-ji.i Messrs. Ar.-. Es. Z- r. Z.:.r.f. B.irke, Cadwalader,\\nCarroll, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Gale, Griffin, Heister, Huger,\\nHuntington, Lawrance, Lee, Madison, jr., Page, Scott, Smith,\\nof South Carolina, Yining, Wynkoop. 21.\\nis then moved, and agreed to, to insert, in lieu of the\\nwords stricken out, the following clause\\nThat, in order to make full and adequate compensation to\\nFrederick William de Steuben, as well for the sacrifices and emi-\\nnent services made and rendered to the United States during the\\nlate war, as for the commutation or half pay promised by the re-\\nsolutions of Congress, there be paid to the said Frederick W\\nliam de Steuben the sum of seven thousand dollars, in addition\\nto the moneys already received by him; and, also, an annuity of\\ndollars, during life, to commence on the first of January\\nlast, to be paid in quarterly payments at the treasury of the\\nUnited States; which several sums shall be considered in full dis-\\ncharge of all claims and demands whatever of the said Frederick\\nWilliam de Steuben against the United States.\\nThe bill was then further amended, and was ordered to be en- h. Journal,\\ngrossed, and read the third time. On the 10th, the bill having P- 212\\nbeen read the third time, it was moved to fill up the blank in the\\nbill as to tbe amount of the annuity to the Baron de Steuben,\\nh the sum of two thousand seven hundred and six dollars;\\nand the question being put on this motion, it was decided in the\\nnegative bv the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Benson. Bland, Cadwalader, Carroll,\\n-.5, Gale. Gerry. Hart: Bsger, Hun-", "height": "4400", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0566.jp2"}, "561": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 555\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1790.\\n1st congress, tington, Lawrance, Lee, Madison, jr., Muhlenberg, Page, Scott,\\n2d Session.\\nSmith, of South Carolina, Trumbull, Tucker, Vining, Wads-\\nworth, Wynkoop. 25-\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Boudinot, Brown,\\nContee, Floyd, Foster, Gilman, Goodhue, Griffin, Grout, Hathorn,\\nLivermore, Mathews, Moore, Parker, Partridge, Van Rensselaer,\\nSchureman, Seney, Sherman, Silvester, Sinnickson, Smith, of\\nMaryland, Steele, Stone, Sturges, White, Williamson. 30.\\nThe motion was therefore rejected, and it was then agreed to\\nfill the blank with the sum of two thousand dollars. The ques-\\nBill passed tion was then put on the passage of the bill, and k was decided H. Journal,\\nby House. affirmativej as follows:-- P- 213\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Bland, Boudinot, Cadwalader,\\nCarroll, Coles, Contee, Fitzsimons, Gale, Gerry, Griffin, Hartley,\\nHeister, Huger, Huntington, Lawrance, Lee, Livermore, Madi-\\nson, jr., Moore, Muhlenburg, Page, Parker, Scott, Sherman,\\nSmith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina, Trumbull, Tucker,\\nVining, Wadsworth, White, Wynkoop. 34.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Floyd, Fos-\\nter, Gilman, Goodhue, Grout, Hathorn, Mathews, Partridge, Van\\nRensselaer, Schureman, Seney, Silvester, Sinnickson, Steele,\\nStone, Sturges, Williamson. 2L\\nThe bill was therefore passed and sent to the Senate, where, s. Journal,\\non the 10th and 11th, the bill received the first and second read- J^ 39 144,\\ning, and was committed to Messrs. Maclay, Strong, Izard, Ells-\\nworth, and Johnston. Mr. Maclay reported the bill on the 24th,\\nand on the 25th the Senate proceeded to consider the report, as\\nfollows:\\nMotions to In the second line, strike out from the word order, inclusive,\\namend m fo ^q e nd of the bill, and insert consideration of the eminent\\nSenate.\\nservices of the Baron de Steuben, rendered to the United States\\nduring the late war, there be paid to him an annuity of one thou-\\nsand dollars, to commence on the first day of January last, to\\nbe paid in quarterly payments at the treasury of the United\\nStates.\\nOn the following day, much debate having taken place, the\\nquestion was put on agreeing to the report of the committee, and\\ndecided in the negative, as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Ellsworth, Elmer, Few, Hawkins, Johnston,\\nLangdon, Strong, Wingate. 8.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Dalton, Gunn, Henry,\\nJohnson, Izard, King, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Paterson, Read,\\nSchuyler, Walker.-\u00e2\u0080\u0094 16,", "height": "4418", "width": "2610", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0567.jp2"}, "562": {"fulltext": "556 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCbllp. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1790.\\n1st congress. It was then moved that the opinion of the Senate should be s. Journal,\\nSS n taken, whether two thousand dollars, line 7, should stand in the P* 146\\nMotions to j^j{. anc j tne q Ues tion being taken on this motion, it was decided\\nas follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Gunn, Henry, Izard,\\nKing, Lee, Morris, Read, Schuyler, Walker. 12.\\nNays Messrs. Dalton Ellsworth, Elmer, Few, Hawkins, John-\\nson, Johnston, Langdon, Maclay, Paterson, Strong, Wingate. 12.\\nThe numbers being equal, the Vice-President determined the\\nquestion, by giving the casting vote in the affirmative.\\nA motion was then made to strike out the following words,\\nthe sum of seven thousand dollars, in addition to the moneys al-\\nready received by him, and also; and, the question being put, it\\nwas decided as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer, Few, Haw-\\nkins, Johnson, Langdon, Maclay, Paterson, Strong, Wingate. 12.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Gunn, Henry, Johnston, Izard,\\nKing, Lee, Morris, Read, Schuyler, Walker. 12.\\nThe vote of the Vice-President being again required, decided\\nthis question in the negative.\\nThe third reading of the bill came on on the 27th. An un-\\nsuccessful motion was again made to reduce the annuity to one\\nthousand dollars but a motion to strike out seven thousand in\\nthe 6th line, was decided in the affirmative. The various sums\\nof five thousand, i: four thousand five hundred, and four\\nthousand, were then successively moved, and all rejected and it\\nwas then agreed to strike out these words, the sum of\\ndollars, in addition to the moneys already received by him, and\\nalso. It was likewise determined to strike out these words, as\\nwell for the commutation or half pay provided by the resolutions\\nof Congress.\\nIt was then moved, to add five hundred after the words id. p. 1 17.\\ntwo thousand, in the 7th line, thus increasing the amount of\\nthe annuity. The question being taken on this motion, it was\\ndecided in the following manner:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Gunn, Henry, Izard,\\nKing, Lee, Morris, Read, Schuyler, Walker. 12.\\nNays Messrs. Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer, Few, Hawkins,\\nJohnson, Johnston, Langdon, Maclay, Paterson, Strong, Win-\\ngate. 12.\\nThe Vice-President, on this occasion, also, being required to\\nBillpassed vole decided the question in the affirmative. The bill was then\\nby Senate, passed, as amended.", "height": "4391", "width": "2645", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0568.jp2"}, "563": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 557\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1790.\\nistcongress. On the 28th, the House took up for consideration the amend-\\nments of the Senate, when the first, second, and third, having\\nbeen agreed to, the question was put on the last amendment;\\nnamely: to add the words five hundred after the words\\ntwo thousand, and it was decided in the affirmative, as fol-\\nlows:\\nJlyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Burke, Cadwalader,\\nCarroll, Clymer, Coles, Contee, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Gale, Ger-\\nry, Hartley, Heister, Huger, Huntington, Lawrance, Lee, Li-\\nvermore, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Silvester,\\nSmith, of South Carolina, Trumbull, Tucker, Vining, White,\\nWynkoop. 32.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Foster,\\nGilman, Goodhue, Griffin, Grout, Hathorn, Jackson, Leonard,\\nMathews, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Seney, Sher-\\nman, Sinnickson, Steele, Stone, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher,\\nWilliamson. 25.\\nJohn On the 1st of February, 1790, the petition of John M Cord, h. Journal,\\nCanadian Q ueDec was presented to the House of Representatives, pray- P** 50\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nrefugee, ing to be reimbursed for supplies of money and other necessa-\\nries, which he furnished to the American army in Canada, in\\nthe year 1775. This petition was referred to Messrs. Ames,\\nFitzsimons, and Boudinot; and, on the 7th of May, Mr. Ames Id. p. 211.\\nmade a report, which was taken up for consideration on the 1st id. p. 232.\\nof June, when it was resolved, that there be paid to the said\\nJohn M Cord, the sum of one thousand dollars, in full, for all\\nclaims, either of rations or lands, as a Canadian sufferer or re-\\nfugee. The committee, already appointed, were then instruct-\\ned to bring in a bill. A bill, to this effect, was reported by Mr.\\nBoudinot on the following day, and immediately went through id. p. 233,\\nthe various stages, and was sent to the Senate, where, on the 6th 234,\\nand 7th, it was read the first and second time, and committed to p^o^isY.\\nMessrs. Morris, Maclay, and Elmer. The bill was reported\\nand amended on the 18th; and was read the third time, and id. p. 163.\\nBillpassed. passed, on the next day. On the 22d, the House agreed to the H. Journal,\\namendment. p\\nDavii A petition of the representatives of David Gould, deceased, id. p. 245.\\nGould. was presented to the House of Representatives, and referred to\\nthe secretary of war, who reported, and the report having been\\nconsidered by the House, the following resolution was adopted:\\nResolved That provision ought to be made for paying to\\nOrphans, such of the orphan children of the late Doctor David Gould, who", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0569.jp2"}, "564": {"fulltext": "558 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1790.\\nistcongress. died in service during the late war, as were living at the time\\nof his death, or their legal representatives, the sum of one thou-\\nsand six hundred and eighty dollars, being the amount of the\\nhalf pay of a captain for seven years, the same being the ratio\\nestablished as the half pay of a surgeon by the resolves of Con-\\ngress, of the 17th day of January, 1781.\\nMessrs. Seney, Heister, and Moore, were instructed to bring h. Journal,\\nin a bill; and a bill was reported on the 23d, which was passed P- 248\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nthrough the various stages on the two next successive days.\\nAfter two readings in the Senate, the bill was committed to p. 166. 169.\\nBill reject- Messrs. Wingate, Elmer, and Maclay. After the report of the id. p. 174,\\ncommittee was received, the bill was rejected. 175\\nThomas A petition was presented to the House of Representatives, on h. Journal,\\nBabciat. the 24 t h of September, 1789, from Thomas Barclay, praying P- m\\nServices that he might receive compensation for services rendered to the\\nas consul, Tjm te cl States, in various public stations in Europe. On the\\ncommis- 7 r r\\nsioner, and 24th of February, 1790, this petition was referred to Messrs. id. p. 163.\\nagent. Clymer, Page, and Sinnickson. Mr. Clymer made a report on 2o1\\nthe 28th of June, which was considered on the 1st of July, and id. p. 255.\\nrecommitted to the same committee. Another report was made Id. p. 278.\\nby Mr. Clymer, on the 24th of July, which was considered on id. p. 282.\\nthe 27th of July, when the House came to the following reso-\\nlution:\\nResolved That, in the settlement of the accounts of the said\\nThomas Barclay, he be allowed, exclusive of expenses charged\\nby him in his said account, namely, as consul in France for\\nthree years, the salary appointed by Congress to that office:\\nThat, on all goods purchased and shipped by him in Holland for\\nthe United States, he be allowed a commission of two and a half\\nper centum: That, on the value of all the supplies of goods for\\nthe United States, repacked and shipped by him in Holland, and\\nin various ports in France, he be allowed one per centum: That,\\nas a commissioner for settling the accounts of receipts and ex-\\npenditures of public moneys in Europe, for four years, he be\\nallowed at the rate of fifteen hundred dollars per annum: That,\\nas agent for negotiating and concluding a commercial treaty with\\nMorocco, he be allowed two thousand dollars.\\nMessrs. Stone, Clymer, and Page, were instructed to bring in h. Journal,\\na bill, which was presented by Mr. Clymer on the following day, P* 283\\nwhen, after receiving the first and second reading, it was com- id. p. 285.\\nmitted, and considered in committee: several amendments were", "height": "4386", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0570.jp2"}, "565": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 559\\nChip. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1790.\\n1st congress, reported, and the bill was ordered to the third reading, and s. Journal,\\nn was passed on the next day. In the Senate, the bill was read P- 193,\\nthe first and second time on the 29th and 30th, and was com-\\nmitted to Messrs. King, Morris, and Langdon. Mr. King, on\\nthe 3d, reported sundry amendments, which were considered on\\nthe 5th, as follows:\\nAmend- M Line 3. Strike out the word from/ and insert the word id. p. 194.\\nments by ^tween/ 199\\nSenate.\\n(i Line 4. Strike out the words i one until/ and insert the\\nwords and the.\\nSame line. Strike out the word seven, and insert the word\\n1 eight/ so that the bill read thus: between the year 1780 and the\\nyear 1788.\\nStrike out, line 6th to line 9th, these words: i as appointed by\\nthe late Congress to that office; on all goods purchased and shipped\\nby him in Holland for the United States, a commission of 2^ per\\ncent.; on the value of all the supplies of goods for the United States,\\nrepacked and shipped by him in France and Holland, a commis-\\nsion of one per cent., and insert in their place these words, in\\nlieu of all commissions for business done on account of the United\\nStates, according to the resolutions of Congress of the third day\\nof November, 1780.\\nLine 10. Between the ward years, and the words a sa-\\nlary, insert in addition to his actual expenses for office rent,,\\nclerks, stationary, and postage.\\nSame line. Strike out four, and insert l three.\\nSame line. Strike out 6 fifteen hundred, and insert two*\\nthousand.\\nLine 11. Between the words Morocco/ and the/ insert\\nthese words, in addition to his actual expenses in conducting,\\nthe same.\\ni( Line 12. Strike out the word c two/ and insert 6 four/\\nSame line. Strike out which several allowances shall he\\nexclusive of the account of the private expenses incurred by the\\nsaid Thomas Barclay, whilst employed as commissioner and agent\\naforesaid.\\nPassed by It was then agreed to amend the bill to conform to this report, id. p,20(L\\nSenate. an tnus ame nded, the bill was read the third time and passed.\\nmentsTnot Tne amended bill was then returned to the House, but was not\\ntaken up acted on by that branch,\\nby House.\\n3d session. At the next session, on the 12th of February, 1791, the peti- 1791.\\nBa \u00e2\u0084\u00a2J ax tions of Thomas Barclay and of Jacob Winey, on behalf of him- h. Journal,\\nWikw. self and others, were presented ta the House of Representatives, P* 376", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0571.jp2"}, "566": {"fulltext": "560 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCaLLP. V. National Defence Individual Claims. 1791.\\n1st congress, praying that depreciation may be allowed on certain paper mo-\\ngeaBI n ney payments, made them by order of the late Congress, for the\\nfreight and valuation of two ships, the property of the petition-\\ners, which were chartered for public service, and afterwards taken\\nby the enemy. The petitions were referred to Messrs. Clymer, H. Journal,\\nSmith, of Maryland, and Partridge; and this committee, on the p c\\n19th, was discharged from the further consideration of the peti-\\ntions, and they were referred to the secretary of the treasury.\\n2d congress. Ox the 22d of November, the report of the secretary of the 1792.\\ntreasury on this petition, was made to the House, and ordered h. Journal,\\nto lie on the table. And, on the 21st of December, a petition P- 625\\nRArsTc^r, was presented from Robert Ralston, assignee of the estate of Id. p. 652.\\nassignee of Thomas Barclay, praying that payment might be made to him,\\ncxax. as legal representative of Barclay, for the amount of certain\\nclaims for services rendered by him to the United States, pre-\\nviously to the 16th day of May, 1791; and this petition was re-\\nferred to the secretary of the treasury, for examination and re-\\nport.\\nNothing further was done in relation to this claim.\\n1st congress. A petition of Sarah, the widow of the Earl of Stirling, was 1790.\\n2d s esfiioQ.\\npresented to the House of Representatives, on the 25th of June, a Journal,\\nvroow o? 1790, praying to receive the allowance of seven years half-pay, p\\nTHB E-*- 111 due to her deceased husband, as a major-general in the service\\nii3r 1 of the United States, which was referred to the secretary of war,\\nwhose report to the House was received on the 27th of July, Id. p. 282.\\nand was taken up for consideration on the 2d of August, when\\nthe House adopted a resolution that there be paid to Sarah Id. p. 286.\\nStirling, the widow of the late Major-general Lord Stirling, the\\nsum of six thousand nine hundred and seventy-two dollars, being\\nthe half pay of a major-general in the late American army, for\\nthe term of seven years. Messrs. Boudinot, Thatcher, and\\nAshe, were then directed to bring in a bill. Mr. Boudinot pre-\\nBOL sented, on the 4th of August, a bill making an. appropriation for Id. p. 283.\\ndischarging the claim of Sarah Alexander, the widow of the late\\nMajor-general Lord Stirling, who died in the service of the\\nUnited States, which was then read the first time, and, on the\\nnext day received the second reading, and was committed, con- Id. p. 289,\\nPassedby sidered in committee, and ordered to the third reading. On the\\nHw,ee 6th the bill was passed and sent to the Senate, where it received id. p. 291.", "height": "4386", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0572.jp2"}, "567": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 561\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1790.\\n1st congress, two readings on the same day, and was committed to Messrs.\\n2d Session. J 7\\nSchuyler, Butler, and Izard. Mr. Schuyler, on the 7th, report-\\ned amendments; namely:\\nAmend- Strike out of the section all subsequent to the word that, S. Journal,\\nSenlL hy in the second line and substitute as follows: The register of P- 203 204\\nthe treasury shall, and is hereby required to, grant unto Sarah,\\nthe widow of the late Major general Earl of Sterling, who died\\nin the service of the United States, a certificate, to entitle her to\\na sum equal to an annuity for seven years half pay of a major\\ngeneral; to commence, as from the 14th day of January, 1783,\\nin conformity to the act of the late Congress, passed on the 24th\\nday of August, 1780; the amount for which the said certificate is\\nto be granted, to be ascertained by the secretary of the treasury,\\nand on similar principles as other debts of the United States are\\nliquidated and certified.\\nu And be it further enacted That the said register shall grant\\nunto Frances Eleanor Laurens, the orphan daughter of the late\\nLieutenant Colonel John Laurens, who was killed whilst in the\\nservice of the United States, a certificate, to entitle her to a sum\\nequal to an annuity for seven years half pay of a lieutenant co-\\nlonel, to commence as from the 25th day of August, 1782, ac-\\ncording to the act of the late Congress, of the 24th day of Au-\\ngust, 1780; the amount for which the said certificate is to be\\ngranted, to be ascertained by the secretary of the treasury, in\\nmanner aforesaid.\\nAnd whereas, no provision hath heretofore been made for\\ndischarging the arrears of pension due to officers, non-commis-\\nsioned officers, and soldiers, who were wounded and disabled\\nwhilst in the service of the United States; therefore, Be it further\\nenacted That each of the officers, non-commissionedofficers, and\\nsoldiers, who were so wounded and disabled, and who is now\\nplaced on the books, in the office of the secretary in the depart-\\nment of war, as a pensioner, or to be so placed, in conformity to\\nany law of this Congress, shall receive from the register of the\\ntreasury, (who is hereby required to grant the same,) a certifi-\\ncate, to be liquidated- and settled in such manner as the secretary\\nof the treasury shall direct, for a sum equal to the pension an-\\nnually due to him, to commence from the time he became enti-\\ntled thereto, or from the time to which the same had been paid,\\nas the case may be, which shall be ascertained and certified by\\nthe said secretary for the department of war, and which annuity\\nshall be liquidated to the 4th day of March, 1789; from which\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 71", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0573.jp2"}, "568": {"fulltext": "562 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1790.\\nan\u00c2\u00a3E M a y tne United States have assumed the payment of the pensions\\ncertified by the several states and, in case of the death of any\\nments^by P erson so entitled, the certificate shall pass to his heirs, or legal\\nSenate. representative or representatives.\\nAnd be it further enacted That the widow or orphan of each\\nofficer, non-commissioned officer, or soldier, who was killed, or\\ndied, whilst in the service of the United States, and who is now\\nplaced on the books in the office of the said secretary, is entitled\\nto a pension by virtue of any act of the said late Congress, or any\\nlaw of this Congress, and for whom provision has not been made\\nby any state, and to whom any arrears of such pension are due,\\nand which have arisen prior to the said 4th day of March, 1789,\\nshall receive a certificate therefor, in like manner, and on the\\nsame principles, as certificates are by this act directed to be\\ngiven to officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers, who were\\nwounded or disabled, as aforesaid.\\nExpunge from the title all after the word act, and substi-\\ntute, for the relief of the persons therein mentioned or de-\\nscribed.\\nBill passed It was then agreed to amend the bill so as to conform to this\\nby Senate. re p 0r an( j the bill, as thus amended, was passed, and returned\\nto the House of Representatives for concurrence. On the 9th,\\nHouse con- the House considered the amendments of the Senate, and agreed h. Journal,\\nto the same. P- 294\\nPetition of On the 4th of May, 1790, a petition was presented to the Id. p. 208.\\ns. Moore, House of Representatives from Stephen Moore, of North Carolina,\\npurchaseof p ra ying to receive compensation for the use and value of a cer-\\nw f st tain tract of land, at West Point, in the state of New York, on\\nwhich had been erected the fortifications and arsenals of the\\nUnited States, which was referred to the secretary of the treasu-\\nry. The letter and report of the secretary of the treasury were, id. p. 236.\\non the 10th of June, referred to Messrs. Lawrance, Steele, and\\nBrown. Mr. Lawrance, on the 15th, presented, from this com-\\n[H. B. 76.] mittee, a bill to authorize the purchase of a tract of land for the\\nuse of the United States which was then read the first time,\\nand, on the two following days, received the second and third id. p 242,\\nreading, and was passed. 243\\nIn the Senate, the bill was read the first and second time, on s journal,\\nthe 17th and 18th, and was referred to Messrs. Izard, Gunn, and p. 163. 165.\\nLangdon. Mr. Izard, on the 25th, reported the bill without\\namendment. It was then moved to adopt the following clause\\nthereof:", "height": "4382", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0574.jp2"}, "569": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 563\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1790.\\niBt congress. That it shall be lawful for the President of the United States,\\n2d Session\\nand he is hereby authorized, to cause to be purchased, for the\\nuse of the United States, the whole, or such part of that tract of\\nland, situate in the state of New York, commonly called West\\nPoint, as shall be by him judged requisite for the purpose of such\\nfortifications and garrisons as may be necessary for the defence\\nof the same.\\nAnd this question was decided in the affirmative by the fol-\\nlowing vote\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Dalton, Few, Gunn, Henry,\\nJohnson, Johnston, Izard, King, Lee, Paterson, Schuyler, Walker.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009414.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Elmer, Langdon, Maclay, Morris,\\nStrong, Wingate. 7.\\nThe bill was then ordered to the third reading and, on the s. Journal,\\n28th, the bill was read the third time, and, on the question of its p-166,167.\\npassage, the vote was as follows\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Dalton, Few, Foster, Hawkins,\\nHenry, Johnson, Johnston, Izard, King, Lee, Paterson, Schuyler,\\nWalker.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 15.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Ellsworth, Elmer, Langdon, Maclay,\\nMorris, Read, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 10.\\nBill passed. The bill was therefore passed.\\n3d session. A petition was presented to the House of Representatives on X791.\\nGeorge the 24th of January, 1791, at the commencement of the third H Journa i\\nsession of the first Congress, from George Gibson, praying com- p. 360.\\npensation for services rendered to the United States, during the\\nlate war. The petition was referred to Messrs. Giles, Vining, id. p. 366.\\nP. Muhlenberg, Mathews, and Wadsworth. Mr. Giles, on the\\n28th, made a report, which was taken up for consideration on id. p. 381.\\nthe 16th of February, and the first part was disagreed to, in the\\nfollowing words: That the petitioner, George Gibson, is, in\\njustice, entitled to the sum of dollars from the United\\nStates, as a commutation for half pay of a continental colonel,\\nagreeably to former resolutions of Congress. On the 26th, the\\nconsideration of the report was resumed, when the House agreed\\nto the latter part of the resolution which reads as follows\\nThat, in a most critical period during the late revolution, id. p. 394.\\nthe petitioner undertook a fatiguing, hazardous, and important\\nexpedition, of a secret nature, and, by his fidelity and masterly\\nGlBSOX.", "height": "4400", "width": "2602", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0575.jp2"}, "570": {"fulltext": "564 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims?. 1791.\\nistconrress. management in the execution thereof, procured advantages to\\n3d Session. r\\ntheLnited btates singularly important, without incurring anv,\\nor but a very trivial expense, for which he has hitherto received\\nno compensation and therefore the committee are of opinion,\\nthat he is justly and equitably entitled to the sum of dol-\\nlars, as a reasonable compensation for his said services,\\nIt was then ordered that Messrs. Giles, Vining, P. Muhlenberg, h. Journal,\\nMathews, and Wadsworth, prepare and bring in a bill. And on P* 396#\\nBill. the 28th, Mr. Giles presented a bill to compensate George Gib- id. p. 398,\\nson, which was then read the first time, and on the following\\nday, received the second reading, and was committed. On the\\n2d, the bill was considered in committee, when an amendment id. p. 400.\\nwas reported, which was agreed to; and the question being then id. p. 401.\\ntaken on the engrossment of the bill, it was decided in the af-\\nfirmative, by the following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Benson, Boudinot, Brown, Burke,\\nCadwalader, Carroll, Clymer, Contee, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Gilman,\\nGiles, Hartley, Huntington, Jackson, Lawrance, Lee, Madison,\\njr., Muhlenberg, Scott, Seney, Sevier, Smith, of Maryland,\\nSmith, of South Carolina, Sumpter, Trumbull, Tucker, Vining,\\nWadsworth. White, Wynkoop.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 33.\\nJ\\\\oes Messrs. Ames, B. Bourne, Foster. Hathorn, Leonard, Li-\\nvermore, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Sedgwick,\\nSherman, Silvester, Thatcher, Williamson. 14.\\nOn the same day, the bill was passed, and sent to the Senate, s. Journal,\\nwhere it was read the first time on the same day. The bill P- 30\\nBill post- was, on the following day, ordered to be postponed till the next p J\\nponed. se5sion of Congress.\\n2d congress. At the first session of the second Congress, on the 2Sth of 1792.\\n]M Session\\nMarch, 1792, the Senate appointed Messrs. Morris, King, and s. Journal,\\nCabot, to report a bill, compensating the services of the late p til\\nNew bill. George Gibson and a bill was reported on the 19th of April,\\nwhen it was read the first time, and received the second and\\nthird reading on the 20th and 23d, when it was sent to the H. Journal,\\nHouse of Representatives, where it was, on the following day, po 0,\\nread the first and second time, and committed to a committee of\\nthe whole house and on the Sth of May. the bill was considered id. p. 604.\\nin committee, and no amendment being made thereto, was im-\\nPassed. mediately read the third time, and parsed.", "height": "4384", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0576.jp2"}, "571": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 565\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1790.\\n^congress. A petition was presented to the House of Representatives, on H. Journal,\\nDAYn the 24th of February, 1790. from David Cook, praying compen- P- 162 163\\nCook, sation for losses in the late war, which was referred to the secre-\\ntary of war, whose report was made on the 16th of March, and, id. p. 176.\\non the 24th, was committed to Messrs. Burke, Trumbull, and 181,\\nThatcher. Mr. Burke, on the 5th of April, presented a bill id. p. 189.\\nfrom this committee, entitled a bill for the relief of a certain\\ndescription of officers therein mentioned which was read the\\nfirst and second time, and committed, and passed with an amend-\\nment on the 21st of April. In the Senate, the bill was read the id. p. 197.\\nfirst and second time, on the 21st and 22d of April, and was s. Journal,\\ncommitted to Messrs. Schuyler, Hawkins, and Ellsworth, and P- 133, 134.\\nwas rejected on the 23d of the same month.\\n3d session. On the 14th of February, 1791, at the third session, the peti- 1791.\\ntion of Cook was again presented, and referred to the war de- H. Journal,\\npartment, and a report was received on the 22d, which, on the p\\n26th, was referred to Messrs. Burke, Thatcher, and Mathews, id. p. 399.\\nOn the 2d of March, Mr. Burke presented a bill for the relief of\\nDavid Cook, which was then read the first time, and was not af-\\nterwards acted on.\\n2d congress. At the first session of the second Congress, on the 3d of No- id. p. 448.\\n1st Session\\nvember, the petition of David Cook, late a captain in the third\\nDated regiment of artillery of the state of Massachusetts, was again\\nCook and presented, and referred to the committee appointed to prepare a\\nCampbell bill for making compensation to widows, orphans, and invalids, in\\ncertain cases. Mr. Wadsworth, from this committee, reported, on\\nthe 25th, a separate bill for the relief of David Cook, which was I( j, p 463\\nthen read the first time, and on the 28th, received the second id. p 466.\\nreading, and was committed to a committee of the whole house,\\nby whom it was considered on the first of December, and re-\\nported without amendment. The bill was then amended by add- id. p. 392.\\ning to it a provision for the case of Thomas Campbell, who had 466,\\napplied for a pension on account of wounds and, thus amended,\\nthe bill was passed, and sent to the Senate for concurrence, where, Id. p. 467.\\non the 5th and 6th, it received the first and second reading, and s. Journal,\\nwas committed to the committee on the bill for making compen- P* 349,\\nsation to certain widows, orphans, invalids, and other persons.\\nThe bill was reported on tbe 9th without amendment, and was id. p. 354,\\nafterwards passed with the following amendments 355,\\nSection 1, line 7. After the word office, insert a sum equiva-\\nlent to.", "height": "4417", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0577.jp2"}, "572": {"fulltext": "566 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1791,\\n2d congress. Section 2, lines 4 to 7. Strike out the words from the to the\\n1st Session.\\nword notwithstanding/ inclusive, and substitute, Provided\\nThat he return into the treasury office a sum equivalent to the\\nwhole of his commutation of half pay.\\nBill passed. On the 14th, the House of Representatives agreed to these\\namendments.\\nJoseph On the 9th of November, 1791, it was ordered by the Senate, s. Journal,\\nPabhux. ^hat Messrs. Few, Strong, and Butler, report a bill authorizing P- 339 340\\nthe comptroller of the treasury to settle the accounts of Joseph\\nParmill. Mr. Few reported the bill on the 11th and on the 14th\\nand 15th it received the first and second reading, and was re-\\nferred to Messrs. Burr, Wingate, and Sherman. There appears\\nno subsequent proceeding on the Journal in reference to this bill.\\nWilmixg- At the first session of the second Congress, the trustees of the 1792.\\nTON\\nDEMY\\nAca- grammar school and academy of Wilmington, in the state of Dela- h. Journal,\\nware, presented a petition to the House of Representatives, P- 545\\npraying compensation for the injury done to the building during\\nthe war, which was referred to the secretary of the treasury.\\nThis report was referred, on the 23d of March, 1792, to Messrs. id. p. 554,\\nVining, Mercer, and Ashe. Mr. Vining made a report on the 555,\\n29 th, which was taken up on the following day, when it was con-\\nsidered, and it was resolved,\\nThat the sum of be allowed for the use of the grammar\\nschool and academy at Wilmington, in the state of Delaware,\\nand that provision by law be made for that purpose.\\nMessrs. Vining, Mercer, and Ashe, were then directed to pre-\\npare a bill. The bill was introduced on the 31st, and was then Id. p. S6Z\\nread the first and second time, and committed to a committee of\\nthe whole house. On the 4th of April, the bill was considered Id. p. 563.\\nin committee, and no amendment being reported, it was ordered\\nto the third reading; and it was read the third time and passed\\non the next day. In the Senate, this bill was read the first and S. Journal,\\nsecond time on the 5th and 6th, and was then ordered to the p\\nthird reading; and on the 10th it was referred to Messrs. Lang- id. p. 423,\\ndon, Read, and Monroe, and, on the 11th, the committee having 424,\\nBillpassed. reported, the Senate concurred in the bill.\\nist congress. On the 5th of March, 1790, a petition was presented to the 1799.\\nHouse of Representatives, from Catherine Greene, relict of the h. journal,\\nGreene, late General Greene, praying that an inquiry may be had on the P- 168", "height": "4385", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0578.jp2"}, "573": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 567\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1790.\\nlet congress, claims and petition of her late husband, as exhibited to the late\\n2d Session. K\\nCongress, on the 22d of August, 1785. This petition was referred\\nto Messrs. Gerry, Boudinot, Parker, P. Muhlenberg, and Smith, H. Journal,\\nof South Carolina. Mr. Gerry made a report from this commit- p 285,\\n3d session tee on the 29th of July, and, on the 30th, the report was consi- 1791.\\ndered, and the petition was referred to the secretary of the trea-\\nsury. The secretary made a report to the House on the 26th of H. Journal,\\nDecember. This report was considered in committee of the p\\nwhole, on the 10th, 20th, and 23d of January, when they report- 1792.\\ned that they had come to no resolution thereupon, and the com- H. Journal,\\nmittee were then discharged from further proceeding on the re- Agi 90,494\\nport.\\n2d congress. On the 22d of February, 1792, it was moved that the House id. p. 517,\\n1st Session. J ii\u00c2\u00ab\\nadopt the following motion 51\\nGeneral Whereas the late Major General Nathaniel Greene, on the\\nGreene. g^ n ^y f April, 1783, the more effectually to procure rations\\nand supplies for the southern army of the United States, became\\nbound as surety for John Banks and company, to Newcomen and\\nCollet, merchants in Charleston, for the payment of eight thou-\\nsand seven hundred and forty-three pounds, fifteen shillings, and\\nsix pence, sterling money, being the condition of said bond\\nAnd, whereas, on the first day of May, 1786, the balance of\\nprincipal and interest of said bond, being then eight thousand\\nsix hundred and eighty-eight pounds, six shillings sterling, was\\npaid by the said General Greene: Therefore,\\nResolved That the United States shall indemnify the estate\\nof the said General Greene for the said sum, last-mentioned, and\\nthe interest thereof: Provided The executors of the said Ge-\\nneral Greene shall account for a sum, being about two thousand\\npounds, be the same more or less, received of John Ferrie, one\\nof the partners of the said Banks and company, to be in part of\\nthe indemnification aforesaid; and also shall make over, for the\\nuse of the United States, all mortgages, bonds, covenants, or other\\ncounter securities whatsoever, now due, which were obtained\\nby the said General Greene, in his lifetime, from the said Banks\\nand company, on account of his being surety for them as afore-\\nsaid, to be sued for in the name of the said executors, for the use\\nof the United States.\\nThis motion was committed to a committee of the whole, and\\nthe subject was immediately taken up for consideration in com-", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0579.jp2"}, "574": {"fulltext": "568 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1792.\\n2d congress, mittee, occupying the 22d, 23d, and 24th, when the committee H. Journal,\\nreported the motion amended as follows: P* 518\\nGeneral 520\\nGreene. The preamble as it has been already given.\\nResolved That the United States shall indemnify the estate\\nof the said General Greene for the said sum, last mentioned, and\\nthe interest thereof, or for such sums, as, upon the investigation,\\nby the officers of the treasury, of the transaction between John\\nBanks and company, with Messrs. Newcomen and Collet, in\\nwhich General Greene was security for the said Banks and com-\\npany, it shall appear that neither General Greene, nor his execu-\\ntors, shall have received any payment or compensation for;\\nProvided, the executors of the said General Greene shall account\\nfor a sum, c. c.\\nThe subject was then discussed, and, being undetermined, was id. p 551,\\nresumed on the 4th of April, when the previous question having 562\\nbeen demanded, and it being decided that the main question\\nshould be put, the House adopted the resolution by the follow-\\ning vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Findley, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gregg, Hartley, Heis-\\nter, Key, Kittera, Lawrance, Learned, Lee, Livermore, Muh-\\nlenberg, Murray, Page, Sedgwick, Sheridan, William Smith,\\nSterrett, Thatcher, Vining, Wadsworth, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 29.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Boudinot, Brown, Clarke, Giles, Gil-\\nman, Goodhue, Gordon, Grove, Hillhouse, Jacobs, Kitchell,\\nMacon, Moore, Niles, Seney, Jere. Smith, I. Smith, Steele,\\nSturges, Sumpter, Silvester, Tredwell, Ward, White, William-\\nson.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 26.\\nMessrs. Livermore, Page, and Barnwell, were then directed id. p. 563.\\nto bring in a bill; and, on the following day, Mr. Livermore in-\\ntroduced a bill to indemnify the estate of the late Major General\\nNathaniel Greene for a certain bond entered into by him, for the\\npublic service, during the late war, which was then read the first\\ntime. On the 6th, the bill received the second reading, and a id. p. 564,\\nmotion was made to commit it to a committee of the whole on 565,\\nthe first Monday in August next. The question being taken\\non this motion, it was decided in the negative by the following\\nvote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Clarke, Giles, Grove, Kitchell, Macon,\\nMadison, Moore, Schoonmaker, Seney, Jere. Smith, Steele,\\nSturges, Sumpter, Tredwell, Venable, Williamson. 17.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson, S. Bourne,", "height": "4375", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0580.jp2"}, "575": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 569\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1792.\\n2d congress. B. Bourne, Brown, Findley, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Good-\\nlst Session. J 7\\nhue, Gordon, Gregg, Griffin, Hartley, Heister, Hillhouse, Hu-\\nGreene. er Jacobs, Key, Kitlera, Lawrance, Learned, Lee, Livermore,\\nMercer, Muhlenberg, Murray, Niles, Page, Parker, Sedgwick,.\\nSheridan, I. Smith, William Smith, Sterrett, Silvester, Thatcher,\\nTucker, Vining, Wadsworth, Ward, White, Willis. 45.\\nThe bill was then committed for the following Monday. In\\nthe mean time, a petition had been presented from Henry Hill,\\non behalf of himself and others, praying that in any indemnity\\nwhich may be granted to the estate of the late Major General\\nGreene, in consideration of his securityship, for the late firm\\nof Hunter, Banks, and company, due regard may be had to the\\nclaims of the petitioners and other bona fide creditors of the said\\ncompany. This petition was referred to Messrs. Findley, H.Joumal,\\nBourne, of Rhode Island, and Tucker. A report was made P- 562 571\\nby Mr. Findley, on the 10th, which was then referred to the\\ncommittee of the whole house, on the bill to indemnify the es-\\ntate of the late Major General Nathaniel Greene. On the 10th, Id. p. 572.\\nthe bill itself was taken up in committee of the whole, and several\\namendments were reported, which were agreed to by the House.\\nThe question, on the engrossment of the bill for the third reading,\\nwas then taken, and decided in the affirmative, as follows:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Findley, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Giles, Gordon, Gregg,\\nGriffin, Hartley, Heister, Huger, Key, Kittera, Lawrance,\\nLearned, Lee, Livermore, Madison, Mercer, Muhlenberg, Mur-\\nray, Page, Parker, Sedgwick, Sheridan, Wm. Smith, Sterrett,\\nThatcher, Venable, Vining, Wadsworth, Willis. 37.\\nNoes\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Ashe, Boudinot, Brown, Clarke, Goodhue,\\nGrove, Hillhouse, Jacobs, Kitchell, Macon, Moore, Niles,\\nSchoonmaker, Seney, Jere. Smith, I. Smith, Steele, Sturges,\\nSumpter, Tredwell, Ward, White, Williamson. 23.\\nPassed by On the 11th, the bill was taken up for the third reading, and\\nHouse. t k e q Ues tion on its passage was determined in the affirmative, by\\nthe following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Findley, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Giles, Gregg, Griffin,\\nHartley, Heister, Key, Kittera, Lawrance, Learned, Lee, Li-\\nvermore, Madison, Mercer, Muhlenberg, Murray, Page, Par-\\nker, Wm. Smith, Sterrett, Thatcher, Venable, Vining, Wads-\\nworth, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 33.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Boudinot, Brown, Clarke, Goodhue, Id. p. 574.\\nGordon, Grove, Hillhouse, Jacobs, Kitchell, Macon, Moore,\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 72", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0581.jp2"}, "576": {"fulltext": "570 HISTORY OF CONGRESS-.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1792.\\n2d congress. Niles, Schoonmaker, Seney, Jere. Smith, I. Smith, Steele,\\n1st Session.\\nL Sturges, Sumpter, Tredwell, Ward, White, Williamson. 24.\\nGreene^ Tne bil1 was tnen sent to the Senate where, on the 11th and s. Journal,\\n12th, the bill was read the first and second time, and referred to p 424#\\nMessrs. Izard, Cabot, Strong, Johnston, and Ellsworth. Mr.\\nAmended Izard, on the 19th, reported amendments, which were considered Id. p. 429,\\nby Senate. on n ie following day. It was then moved to amend the first pa- 430\\nragraph of the bill, conformably to the report of the committee,\\nas follows:\\nBe it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representa-\\ntives of the United States of America, in Congress assem-\\nbled That the United States shall and will indemnify the estate\\nof the late General Greene, for the sum of eight thousand six\\nhundred and eighty-eight pounds, six shillings, sterling money,\\n(being the amount due on the first of May, 1786, on a certain\\nbond executed to Messrs. Newcomer, and Collet, by the said Ge-\\nneral Greene, as surety for John Banks and company,) and the\\ninterest thereon: excepting therefrom a certain conditional bond,\\ngiven in June, 1786, for about one thousand six hundred pounds\\nsterling, (the same more or less,) being part of the aforesaid sum\\nof eight thousand six hundred and eighty-eight pounds, six shil-\\nlings, which was to be paid only in case the said General Greene\\nshould recover from the said Banks, or Banks and company,\\na sum sufficient for his indemnity.\\nAnd the question being taken on this motion, it was decided\\nin the affirmative, by the following vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Bradley, Cabot, Carroll, Dickinso-n, Ellsworth,\\nFew, Foster, Gunn, Hawkins, Henry, Izard, Johnston, Lang-\\ndon-, Morris, Read, Sherman, Stanton. 17.\\nNays Messrs. Monroe, Wingate. 2.\\nIt was then further agreed to amend the first proviso, in con-\\nformity to the report of the committee, as follows:\\nProvided It shall appear, upon due investigation by the of-\\nficers of the treasury, that the said General Greene, in his lifetime,\\nor his executors, since his decease, have not been already indem-\\nnified or compensated for the said sum of eight thousand six\\nhundred and eighty-eight pounds, six shillings, except as afore-\\nsaid.\\nPassed by On the 23d, the bill, as amended, was read the third time, and id. p. 431.\\nSenate. passed; and the amendments received, on the next day, the con- h. Journal,\\ncurrence of the House of Representatives. P- 585", "height": "4374", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0582.jp2"}, "577": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 57 1\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1792-93.\\n2d congress. Connected with the settlement of General Greene s accounts, H. Journal,\\n2d Session. m n fil5\\nis the petition of James Warrington, attorney in fact of Joseph P* 010,\\nJ AMES\\nWarring- Blachford, surviving partner of Hervies and Blachford, late of\\nT0V Charleston, praying that the sum of seven thousand and fifty-two\\ndollars, and f#ths of a dollar, with interest, due from the United\\nStates to the estate of John Banks, deceased, may be applied to\\nthe discharge of a claim of the petitioner s constituents, against\\nthe estate of the late General Greene, on account of his security\\nto them in behalf of the said Banks, on a contract to supply the\\nlate southern army with provisions. On the 12th of November, Id. p. 618.\\n1792, this petition was referred to Messrs. Giles, Livermore,\\nand Findley. Mr. Giles made a report on the 1st of February, id. p. 688.\\n1793, which was considered on the 20th, when, the following re-\\nsolution was adopted:\\nResolved That the accounting officers of the treasury cause\\nthe sum of nine thousand seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars\\nand ninety cents, charged to John Banks on the 31st day of De-\\ncember, 1783, to be credited to the said John Banks, and that\\nthe sum so credited be charged to the account of such other per-\\nson as, in their opinion, shall be justly chargeable therewith.\\nMessrs. Giles, Livermore, and Fitzsimons, were then directed\\nto bring in a bill. A bill was introduced by Mr. Giles on the\\n21st, which was read the first and second time, and committed, id. p. 711.\\nThe bill was considered in committee on the 27th, when an id. p.721,\\namendment was reported, and agreed to, and the bill was ordered 722.\\nto be engrossed for the third reading; and, on the following day,\\nthe bill was read the third time, and passed. In the Senate, the\\nbill was read the first and second time, on the 28th of February, s journal,\\nand the 1st of March, and was committed to Messrs. Ellsworth, p-498.500.\\nButler, and Cabot. Mr. Ellsworth reported on the 2d, that the id. p 502.\\ncommittee be discharged, and the report was agreed to.\\nThe petition was then referred to the secretary of the trea-\\nPostponed, sury, and the further consideration of the bill was postponed till\\nthe next session of Congress.\\nist congress. A memorial was presented to the House of Representatives 1790.\\n2d Session. r\\n7 on the 10th of March, 1790, from Anthony Walton White, late h. Journal,\\nWalton colonel of the first regiment of dragoons in the service of the P 1 72.174.\\nWhite.\\nUnited States during the late war, praying to be reimbursed for\\nmoneys advanced for the support of the said first regiment,\\nwhich memorial was referred to the secretary of war, with in-", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0583.jp2"}, "578": {"fulltext": "572 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1790.\\n1st congress, struction to examine, and report to the House. The report of\\n2d Session. r\\nthe secretary was laid before the House on the 1st of July; and, H. Journal,\\nWalton^ on tne next c av was re f erre d to Messrs. Baldwin, Steele, and p\\nWhite. Foster. Mr. Baldwin made a report on the 16th, which was Id. p. 256.\\n271\\nconsidered on the 20th, when the petition was again referred to Id 275\\nthe war department for a more particular report.\\n3d Session. On the 21st of February, 1791, a second report was received 1791.\\nfrom the secretary, which was ordered to lie on the table. It H. Journal,\\nwas not taken up for consideration during that session. But in P-\u00c2\u00b0 85,\\n2d congress. \\\\fo e fi rs t session of the second Congress, on the 5th of April, 1792-93.\\n1st Session. r i\\n1792, the report was considered, when so much of the report be- H. Journal,\\ning read as proposes That the sum of one hundred and fifty p\\nthousand dollars, paper currency, advanced by the memorialist\\nfor the support of his regiment of cavalry, during the late war,\\nshould be passed to the credit of the memorialist, at its specie\\nvalue, on the final settlement of his public accounts, either with\\nthe state of Virginia, or the United States, it was ordered that\\nthis be referred to Messrs. Boudinot, Moore, and Sumpter, with\\ninstruction to report a bill; and, on the 18th of April, Mr. Bou- id. p. 580.\\ndinot presented a bill for settling the demands of Anthony Wal-\\nton White against the United States, which was then read the\\nfirst time, and, on the next day, received the second reading, and id. p. 581.\\nwas committed to a committee of the whole house. This bill\\nwas considered in committee on the 4th of May, and being re- id. p. 597.\\nported without amendment, was ordered to be engrossed for the\\nthird reading. The bill was read the third time on the 5th, and id, p. 599.\\nthe question on its passage was determined in the affirmative by\\nthe following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, B.\\nBourne, Clarke, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gilman, Gordon, Gregg,\\nGriffin, Huger, Kitchell, Lawrance, Lee, Livermore, Muhlen-\\nberg, Murray, Page, Parker, Seney, Wm. Smith, Sterrett,\\nSturges, Silvester, Tucker, Vining, Ward, Willis. 30.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, S. Bourne, Gerry, Giles, Good-\\nhue, Grove, Heistcr, Hillhouse, Jacobs, Key, Macon, Niles,\\nSchoonmaker, Jere. Smith, I. Smith, Steele, Sumpter, Thatcher,\\nTredvvell, Venable, White, Williamson. 23.\\nThe bill was then sent to the Senate, where it was read the s. Journal,\\nfirst time, and then its further consideration was postponed un- V- 4S9\\ntil the next session of Congress.\\n2d session. 0n tho 9tn November, the Senate appointed Messrs. Ru- id. p. 457.\\ntherford, Sherman, and Wingate, a committee to bring in a bill", "height": "4381", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0584.jp2"}, "579": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 573\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1703.\\n2d congress, authorizing the settlement of the demands of Anthony White\\n2d Session. J\\nWalton against the United States; and, on the 21st of February, S. Journal,\\n1793, a bill was reported by Mr. Rutherford, which was read p\\nthe first time on the 22d. On the following day, it was read the id. p. 496.\\nsecond time. The question to agree to the enacting clause of\\nthe bill was then decided in the negative, and the bill was or-\\ndered to the third reading. On the 27th, the bill having been\\ntaken up for the third reading, it was ordered that the further\\nPostponed, consideration be postponed. The bill was not again taken up\\nduring this session.\\nist congress. A petition of Comfort Sands, and others, was presented to 1791.\\n3d ^e^sion\\nthe House of Representatives on the 20th of January, 1791, h. Journal,\\nPetition of praying that the proceedings of the former Congress, upon a P- 358\\nSa^ds and c m \u00c2\u00b0f tne petitioners against the United States, might now be\\nothers, confirmed, and payment of the claim granted to them. The pe-\\ntition was referred to the secretary of the treasury. A letter and\\nreport from the secretary of the treasury, on this subject, were\\nlaid before the House on the 25th of February, and referred to id. p. 391.\\nMessrs. Sedgwick, Williamson, and Benson, and, on the next 393\\nday, Mr. Sedgwick made a report, which was ordered to lie on\\nthe table.\\n2d congress. At the next Congress, on the 21st of December, the considera- 1791-92.\\ntion of this report was made the order for the following Friday; H. Journal,\\nand, on the last mentioned day, the report was referred to Messrs. p\\nBenson, Gregg, and Venable. From this committee, Mr. Ben-\\n[H.B.190.] son, on the 27th of April following, presented a bill to confirm an id. p. 591,\\naward of referees between the United States and certain con-\\ntractors, for furnishing supplies of provisions to the army during\\nthe late war, which was then read the first and second time, and\\ncommitted to a committee of the whole house. The bill was\\nconsidered in committee of the whole on the 1st of May, and Id. p. 594,\\nan amendment was reported, which was agreed to by the house,\\nwhen the bill was ordered to be engrossed for the third reading.\\nOn the 2d, the bill was read the third time, and, on the question\\nof its passage, the vote stood as follows:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, S. Bourne, B.\\nBourne, Fitzsimons, Goodhue, Gordon, Hillhouse, Lawrance,\\nLearned, Livermore, Page, Schoonmaker, Jere. Smith, I. Smith,\\nWm. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges, Silvester, Thatcher, Tucker, Vi-\\nning,Wadsworth, Ward. 25.", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0585.jp2"}, "580": {"fulltext": "574 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1792.\\n2d congress. Noes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Clarke, Dayton, Giles,\\n1st Sessio n. _._..__. J 9\\nGilman, Gregg, Grove, Heister, Key, Kitchell, Lee, Macon,\\nMadison, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Niles, Parker, Seney,\\nSheridan, Steele, Sumpter, Venable, White, Williamson. 27.\\nBill reject- The bill was thus rejected,\\ned.\\nist congress. On the 6th of April, 1790, a petition was presented to the 1790.\\n3d Session\\nHender\\nSON.\\nHouse of Representatives from Joseph Henderson, praying com- H. Journal,\\nJoseph pensation for services rendered to the United States, during the p 189,\\nlate war, as a paymaster in the navy. This petition was referred\\nto the secretary of the treasury, with instruction to him to exa-\\nmine the same, and report his opinion to the House,\\n2d congress. There appears to have been no report from the treasury de- 1792-93.\\n1st Session. .11 \u00c2\u00abi\\npartment on the subject of this petition until the 30th of April, h. Journal,\\n1792, in the first session of the second Congress; and this report P* 592,\\nwas not acted on during that session.\\n2d session. On the 20th of November, at the second session of this Con- id. p. 622.\\ngress, it was moved that there be allowed to Joseph Henderson,\\nper annum, in compensation for his services as naval\\npaymaster to the navy board, for the Eastern department, from\\nthe 5th day of August, 1778, to 1782. It was then\\nordered that this motion, and the report of the secretary of the\\ntreasury on this case, be committed to a committee of the whole\\nhouse. The subject was taken up, in committee, on the 22d; Id. p. 625.\\nbut no report being made, the committee of the whole were dis-\\ncharged from the further consideration of the matter, and it was\\nreferred to Messrs. Ames, B. Bourne, and Clarke. Mr. Ames\\nmade a report on the 2d of January, 1793, which was commit- id. p. 660,\\nted to a committee of the whole. On the 18th, the committee ff 1\\nof the whole reported their disagreement to the report of the spe-\\ncial committee; but the House refused to confirm this decision,\\nand amended the resolution of the committee of the whole, to\\nread as follows:\\nResolved That there be allowed to Joseph Henderson a\\nyearly salary of one hundred dollars, for his services as paymas-\\nter to the navy board for the Eastern department, from the 10th\\nday of August, 1778, to the 10th day of August, 1782, being\\nfour years; and that the officers of the treasury be authorized to\\nId. p. 675.", "height": "4382", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0586.jp2"}, "581": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 575\\nCaAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1793.\\nm confess p ass the same to his credit, and to settle his account accord-\\n2dSe8sTo ingly.\\nIn this form, the resolution was adopted, and Messrs. Ames, h. Journal,\\nB. Bourne, and Clarke, were directed to bring in a bill. Mr. P- 676#\\nAmes reported a bill on the 25th, which was then read the first u. p 692.\\nand second time, and committed to a committee of the whole\\nhouse. On the 5th of February, this bill underwent the exami-\\nnation of the committee, and, being reported without amend-\\nment, was engrossed for the third reading. The bill was read\\nBill passed, the third time, and passed, on the following day. In the Senate,\\nthe bill received the first and second reading, on the 6th and 7th, g, journal,\\nand was referred to Messrs. Ellsworth, Gunn, Sherman, Strong, p-480,481.\\nand Wingate. Mr. Ellsworth reported on the 15th, and the\\nbill was read the third time, and passed on the following day.\\nist congress. Oct the 14th of April, 1790, at the second session of the first 1790.\\nCongress, a petition was presented from Henry Emanuel Lutter- h. Journal,\\nHejjrt loh r praying to be allowed the pay and emoluments of a colonel, P- 193, 22\\nEmanuel j q cons ici era tion of military services rendered to the United\\nLutter-\\neoh. States during the war. This petition was referred to the secre-\\ntary of war. A report from the secretary was received on the\\n20th of May, which was referred to a committee, and their re-\\nport was taken up on the 2d of August, and disagreed to, and id. p. 286*\\nthe petitioner had leave granted him to withdraw his petition. 28\\n3d ses3ion. At the third session of this Congress, on the 15th of December, I( j p 33^\\na petition was presented to the House from the same individual,\\npraying that Iris memorial might be reconsidered and the peti-\\ntion was rejected.\\n2d congress. Another petition from this petitioner was presented to the 1791.\\n1st session\\nHouse, on the 7th of December, 1791, at the first session of the h. Journal*\\nsecond Congress; and the petition was referred to Messrs. Grove, P- 469,470.\\nSchoonmaker, and Bourne, of Rhode Island. Mr. Grove made\\na report from this committee, on the 8th of May, but there was I( j. p. 604,\\nno action on the report during this session.\\n2d session. But, at the second session of this Congress, on the 22d of Ja- 1793.\\nnuary, 1793, the report was taken up for consideration, and the h. Journal*\\nHouse adopted the following resolution P- 677\\nResolved That the accounting officers of the treasury cause", "height": "4400", "width": "2586", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0587.jp2"}, "582": {"fulltext": "576 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1793.\\n2d congress, the account of Colonel Henry Emanuel Lutterloh, for his travel-\\n2d Session.\\nling and passage expenses, incurred in coming to America, and\\njoining the army of the United States, in 1777, being seven hun-\\ndred and forty-six dollars, to be settled, and the amount thereof\\nto be paid out of the treasury of the United States.\\nIt was then ordered that the same committee prepare and\\nbring in a bill; and on the 31st, Mr. Grove, from this committee, H. Journal,\\nBill. introduced a bill, which was then read the first and second time, p 687\\nand committed to a committee of the whole house. The bill\\nwas considered in committee, on the 5th of February, and no id. p. 691.\\namendment being reported, was ordered to be engrossed for the\\nthird reading. The bill was passed on the 6th, and sent to the Id. p. 692.\\nSenate, where, on the 6th and 7th, it was read the first and se- S. Journal,\\ncond time, and committed to Messrs. Ellsworth, Gunn, Sherman, p\\nStrong, and Wingate. Mr. Ellsworth made a report from this\\nRejected, committee on the 15th, and the bill was then rejected. Id. p. 487.\\n2d congress. Off the 29th of November, 1791, a petition was presented to 1791.\\n~T^ the House of Representatives, from Thomas Wishart, praying h. Journal,\\nWishart. the settlement of his account for services as a captain in the late p 46j\\narmy of the United States. The petition was referred to the\\nsecretary of war.\\nsd session. A petition was presented from the same individual at the next 1793.\\nsession of this Congress, to which the same reference was given, h. Journal,\\nOn the 22d of January, 1793, a report was received from the P- 671\\nsecretary of war; and this report was, on the following day, re- 678.\\nferred to Messrs. Parker, Gordon, and Ashe. Mr. Parker made\\na report on the 25th, which was taken up by the House for con- Id. p. 680,\\nsideration on the 29th, when the House came to the following re-\\nsolution:\\nResolved That Thomas Wishart is entitled to the pay of a Id. p. 685,\\nlieutenant in the army of the United Slates, from the 15th of\\nNovember, 1776, until the fifteenth of October, 1781, and that\\nthe comptroller of the treasury be authorized to settle and ad-\\njust the account of the said Thomas Wishart, accordingly.\\nIt was then ordered that Messrs. Parker, Gordon, and Ashe,\\nbring in a bill. Mr. Parker, on the 31st, presented a bill to au- id. p. 687.\\nthorize the comptroller to settle the account of Thomas Wish-\\nart, late a lieutenant in the army of the United States. The id. p. 689,\\nbill was, on the 5th of February, considered in committee, re- 692,", "height": "4392", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0588.jp2"}, "583": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 577\\nCHAP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1793.\\n2d congress, ported without amendment, and oFdered to be engrossed for the g. journal,\\nthird reading. And, on the 6th, the bill was passed, and sent to p.480,481.\\nthe Senate, where, on the same day, and the next, the bill was id. p. 489.\\nBill passed, read the first and second time, and committed to Messrs. Ells- H. Journal,\\nworth, Gunn, Sherman, Strong, and Wingate and, on the 19th, p\\nthe bill was passed, with an amendment. The amendment waa\\nagreed to by the House of Representatives.\\n2d congress. On the 7th of December, 1791, a petition of Eliiah Bostwick 1791\u00e2\u0080\u009403.\\n1st Session, 7\\nwas presented to the House of Representatives, praying to be reim- H. Journal,\\nBostwick. bursed the amount of certain costs of suit, which he had been com- p\\npelled to pay, for supplies purchased to the army of the United\\nStates, during the late war. This petition was referred to Messrs.\\nSilvester, Key, and Grove. No report was made during the session.\\nA like petition was presented from the same individual, at the\\nnext session, on the 4th of December, 1792, which was referred id. p. 632.\\nto the same committee. Mr. Silvester made a report on the\\n14th of January, 1793, which was taken up for consideration on Id. p. 693.\\nthe 6th of February, when the following resolution was adopted\\nResolved That there be allowed and paid to the said Elijah\\nBostwick, the sum of fifty-eight pounds, three shillings, and four\\npence, current money of New York, being the amount of eosta\\nwhich he incurred in defending a suit commenced against him\\nas agent to the deputy commissary general of the northern de-\\npartment, on public account.\\nMessrs. Silvester, Key, and Grove, were then directed to bring\\nin a bill. On the 8th, Mr. Silvester introduced a bill, for the re- id. p. 693,\\nlief of Elijah Bostwick, which was then read the first and se-\\ncond time, and committed to a committee of the whole house.\\nThe bill was considered in committee on the 12th, when an id. p. 700,\\namendment was reported, and the bill was ordered to the third 701i\\nreading. And, on the next day, the bill, as amended, was read\\nthe third time, and passed. In the Senate, the bill was read the\\nfirst and second time on the 14th and 15th, and was committed g. Journal,\\nto Messrs. Ellsworth, Gunn, Sherman, Strong, and Wingate- P- 486 48:r\\nMr. Ellsworth reported on the 25th, and on the 28th the report Id. p. 494.\\nwas considered. A motion that the report of the committee of id. p. 498,\\nthe House of Representatives be read, and also another motion 499\\nto agree to that report and report the bill, were successively de-\\ncided in the negative, and the bill was then ordered to the third Id. p. BOO.\\nBillpassed. reading. On the following day, the bill was passed.\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -73", "height": "4432", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0589.jp2"}, "584": {"fulltext": "578 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap.V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1791.\\n1st congress. A petition of Simeon Thayre was presented to the House on H. Journal,\\nthe 30th of December, 1790, praying to be placed on the list of p 346\\nThayre. pensioners, in consideration of a wound received in the service\\nof the United States during the late war. The petition was re- Id. p. 393.\\nferred to the secretary of war. A report was received from the\\nsecretary on the 26th of February, 1791.\\nm congress. This report was, on the 17th of December, 1792, ordered to 1792-93.\\n2d Session.\\nbe committed to a committee of the whole house; and, on the h. Journal,\\n6th of February, 1793, the report was considered in committee, P- 650,\\nand the House adopted the following resolution p\\nResolved That Simeon Thayre, late a major in the army\\nof the United States, who was disabled at the battle of Mon-\\nmouth, be placed on the pension list of the United States that\\nhe be allowed the half pay of a major, from the first of Janua-\\nry, 1781, provided he return his commutation of half pay, with\\nthe interest thereon.\\nMessrs. B. Bourne, Gilman, and I. Smith, were then directed to\\nprepare and bring in a bill. On the 7th, Mr. Bourne presented Id. p. 695.\\na bill for the relief of Simeon Thayre, which was read the first\\nand second time, and committed to a committee of the whole\\nhouse. The bill was considered in committee on the 9th, and id. p. 698,\\nan amendment was reported, which was agreed to by the House,\\nand the bill was ordered to be engrossed for the third reading.\\nOn the following day the bill was read the third time, and\\npassed. This bill was read the first and second time in the Se-\\nnate, on the 11th and 12th, and was committed to Messrs. Ells- s. Journal,\\nworth, Gunn, Sherman, Strong, and Wingate. -The bill was P- 483 484\\namended on the first of March, and ordered to the third read- id. p. 501.\\ning, and, on the next day, the bill was read the third time. An id. p. 502.\\nunsuccessful motion was then made to postpone the consideration\\nBillpassed. of the bill to the next session of Congress. The question to con-\\ncur in the bill as amended, was then decided in the affirmative,\\nby the following vote.\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Burr, Dickinson, Edwards, Few, Fos-\\nter, Gunn, Henry, Johnston, Izard, Monroe, Morris, Potts,\\nRead, Rutherford, Stanton, Taylor. 17.\\nNays Messrs. Brown, Butler, Cabot, Ellsworth, Hawkins,\\nKing, Sherman. 7.\\nOn the same day, the consideration of the amendment came id. p. 732,\\non in the House of Representatives, when the question to agree 3,", "height": "4385", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0590.jp2"}, "585": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 579\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1793.\\n2dCon g re89. to the same, was decided in the negative, by the following\\nid Session. o o\\nvote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, S. Bourne, B.\\nBourne, Oilman, Gregg, Hartley, Lawrance, Lee, Livermore,\\nParker, Sedgwick, Wm. Smith, Thatcher, Tredwell, Willis. 17.\\nNoes Messrs. Boudinot, Clarke, Findley, Fitzsimons, Green-\\nup, Grove, Heister, Kitchell, Macon, Madison, Moore, Muh-\\nlenberg, Murray, Niles, Orr, Silvester, Jere. Smith, Steele,\\nSturges, Sumpter, Williamson. 21.\\nThe Senate then receded from their amendment.\\n2d congress. A petition was presented to the House of Representatives on 1792-93.\\n1st Session\\nthe 11th of April, 1792, from Ephraim Kimberty, praying per- h. Journal,\\nE. Kim- mission to locate a warrant, received from the board of war, for p- 574.\\nbbrtt. f_h ree hundred acres of western land, on the range of Indian id. p. 668.\\nShort Creek, on the bank of the river Ohio. At the next ses-\\n2d Session, sion, on the 12th of January, 1793, this petition was referred to Id. p. 705.\\nMessrs. Hillhouse, Findley, and Greenup. On the 18th of Fe-\\nbruary, Mr. Hillhouse made a report, and the House adopted\\nthe following resolution:\\nResolved That the petitioner be permitted to locate the\\nland warrant, issued in his name, for his services in the late army,\\nupon the land which he now occupies: Provided He do not\\ncover any landholders, under any grant or survey of the United\\nStates, heretofore made.\\nIt was then ordered, that Messrs. Hillhouse, Findley, and\\nBill com- Greenup, bring in a bill. The bill was reported on the 28th, id. p 723.\\nmitted. when it was read the first and second time, and committed to a\\nNot acted committee of the whole house for that day. But it was not af-\\non terwards acted on.\\n2dCongress. On the 24th of January, 1792, a petition was presented to the 1792.\\nHouse of Representatives from Charles Garanger, in behalf of H Journa i\\nCharles bimself and his brother, Lewis Garanger, praying compensation p- 495.\\nand Lewis for services rendered during the late war, which was referred to id. p. 587.\\nabanger. jyj essrs Dayton, Williamson, and Smith, of South Carolina.\\nA report was made from this committee on the 26th of April.\\n2d session. This report was not taken up until the next session, when it id. p. 628,\\nwas committed, on the 27th of November, to a committee of 63", "height": "4426", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0591.jp2"}, "586": {"fulltext": "580 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1792-93.\\nsd congress, the whole house; and, on the 29th, it was considered, and the\\n2d Session. 7\\nHouse passed the following resolution:\\nResolved That the comptroller of the treasury be empow-\\nered and directed to adjust and settle the accounts of Lewis Ga-\\nranger, as a captain of artillery, from the 29th of September,\\n1780, until the establishment of the peace.\\nMessrs. Madison, Williamson, and Wm. Smith, were direct- h. Journal,\\ned to prepare and bring in a bill. A bill was introduced on the P* 634,\\n6th of December, which was read the first and second time, and\\ncommitted. On the 1st of January, 1793, the bill was consi- id. p. 660.\\ndered in committee, and reported with an amendment, which\\nwas agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be read the third time.\\nOn the following day the bill was passed, and sent to the Se- s. Journal,\\nnate, where it was read the first and second time on the 2d and P 46\\n3d, when the petition and papers were referred to the secretary\\nof war. On the 21st, a report was received from the war de- Id. p. 472.\\npartment, and, with the bill, was referred to Messrs. Sherman,\\nHawkins, and Brown. This committee, on the 4th of February, id. p. 478.\\nBill reject- reported a state of facts, and the- bill was amended, and ordered\\ned to the third reading. On the 9th, the bill was rejected.\\nFurther petitions from this petitioner were presented to the\\nSenate on the 11th of February, and to the House of Represent- id. p. 483.\\natives on the 12th. The latter was referred to the secretary of the h. Journal,\\ntreasury, whose report was received on the 2d of March, and P- 700.730.\\nwas not acted on.\\nm congress. The bills, in the following cases, originated in the Senate. 1789-90.\\n1st Session.\\nBaiion de\\nGlau-\\nBIW K,\\nA petition was presented to the House of Representatives, on h. Journal,\\nthe 15th of May, 1789, from Baron de Glaubeeck, praying the P* 35, 65\\nconsideration of Congress, for certain losses and military ser-\\n8d session, vices during the late war. On the 23d of July, 1790, a second id. p. 67.\\npetition from this individual was presented, praying the atten-\\ntion of Congress to his former petition. These petitions were,\\non the 28th, referred to Messrs. Page, Sumpter, and Heister; Id. p. 116.\\nand, on the 31st, Mr. Page made a report, which was considered\\non the 21st of September, when the following resolution was\\npassed\\nResolved That the Baron de Glaubeeck be allowed the pay\\nof a captain, while he commanded the legionary corps in the\\nstate of North Carolina; to wit: from the 9th day of March, 1781\\nio the 24th day of August, 1782, having undertaken the command", "height": "4395", "width": "2651", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0592.jp2"}, "587": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 581\\nCHIP. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Individual Claims. 1790.\\n1st congress, thereof at the request and by order of the commander-in-chief\\n2d Session. x\\nof the southern army.\\nThis resolution was sent to the Senate, where it was con- S. Journal,\\ncurred in on the 24th, and referred to Messrs. Izard, Gray- p 86 87\\nson, and Carroll, with instruction to bring in a bill. A bill was\\nreported on the same day, and read the first time, and was read id. p. 91.\\nthe second and third time on the 29th, and was passed. On the 94,\\nBillpassed. same day, the bill passed through all its stages in the House of\\nRepresentatives, as it was the last day of the session.\\n2d congress. On the 18th of February, 1793, Mr. Monroe submitted the 1793.\\nfollowing resolution to the Senate for consideration:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nGeneral Resolved That the secretary of the treasury be instructed s. Journal,\\nCEB to revise the account of the pension granted by Congress for the P- 489,\\neducation and board of Hugh Mercer, son of the late General\\nMercer, from its date to the present period, and correct any\\nerror which may have taken place therein, paying all arrearages,\\nif any, now due: and that he likewise pay, hereafter, without ac-\\ncount, annually, and until his education shall be completed, for\\nthat purpose, to the guardian of the said Hugh, the sum of four\\nhundred dollars.\\nThis motion was, on the 19th, referred to Messrs. Monroe, id. p. 494.\\nEllsworth, and Butler. From this committee, Mr. Monroe, on\\nthe 25th, reported a bill, which was then read the first time, and id. p. 496.\\non the 27th was read the second and third time, and passed,\\nwith the title An act providing an annual allowance for the\\neducation of Hugh Mercer. The bill having received the first\\nreading in the House of Representatives on the same day, met h. Journal,\\nwith opposition, and the question, u Shall the said bill be reject- P- 72\\ned? was then put and decided in the negative. The bill was\\nthen read the second time, and committed to a committee of the\\nwhole house: and, on the 1st of March, the bill was considered id. p. 725.\\nin committee, and was reported without amendment. The bill\\nBillpassed. was then read the third time, and passed.\\nEbehezer At the first session of the second Congress, on the 27th of 1792-93.\\nStoher. March, 1792, Mr. Cabot presented to the Senate a resolution s journal,\\nof the legislature of Massachusetts, on the petition of Charles P\u00c2\u00ab 417\\nKnowles and others, late regimental paymasters and agents of\\nthat state s quota of the continental army, which was referred to\\nthe secretary of war. On the 27th of February, 1793, the se- id. p. 497.\\n500.", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0593.jp2"}, "588": {"fulltext": "582 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 St. Clair s Defeat. 1793.\\n2d congress, cretary of war made a report to the Senate on the subject, which\\nwas referred to Messrs. Cabot, Ellsworth, and Monroe; and, on\\nthe 1st of March, Mr. Cabot, from this committee, reported a\\nbill which then went through all the various readings, and was\\npassed, with the title An act providing for the compensation\\nof Ebenezer Storer. In the House of Representatives, the bill H. Journal,\\nwas read the first and second time on the same day, and was com- p\\nmitted to a committee of the whole house. The bill was consi-\\ndered the next day in committee of the whole, and was report- u. p# 733,\\ned without amendment. It was then ordered that the further\\nBill post- consideration of the bill be postponed till the next session of\\nP\u00c2\u00b0 ned Congress.\\n2d congress. The following message was communicated by the President 1791-92,\\n1st Session\\n7- of the United States, to the two houses of Congress, on the 12th h. Journal,\\nDefeat, of December, 1791. p. 471.\\nUnited States, December 12, 1791.\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Represent-\\natives:\\nMessae-eof s w tn g reat concern, that I communicate to you the in-\\nPresident. formation received from Major General St. Clair, of the misfor-\\ntune which has befallen the troops under his command.\\nAlthough the national loss is considerable, according to the\\nstate of the event, yet it may be repaired without great difficulty,\\nexcepting as to the brave men who have fallen on the occasion,\\nand who are a subject of public as well as private regret.\\nA further communication will shortly be made of all such\\nmatters as shall be necessary to enable the legislature to judge\\nof the future measures which it may be proper to pursue.\\nGeorge Washington.\\nOn the 27th of March, 1792, it was moved that the House do id.p.551,\\ncome to the following resolution: 552\\nMotion for Resolved That the President of the United States be re-\\ninquiry by quested to institute an inquiry into the causes of the defeat of the\\narmy under the command of Major General St. Clair; and, also,\\ninto the causes of the detentions or delays which are suggested\\nto have attended the money, clothing, provisions, and military\\nstores, for the use of the said army, and into such other causes\\nas may in any manner have been productive of the said defeat.\\nA division of the question being demanded, the question was\\ntaken on agreeing to the first clause of the resolution, ending", "height": "4388", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0594.jp2"}, "589": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 583\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 St. Clair s Defeat. 1792.\\n2d congress, with the words St. Clair, and was decided in the negative, as\\nlBt Session.\\nfollows:\\ndefeat^ Ayes\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Ashe, Boudinot, Clarke, Findley, Giles, Good-\\nhue, Heister, Kitchell, Lee, Macon, Page, Parker, Schoonmaker,\\nSeney, Sumpter, Silvester, Thatcher, Tredwell, Venable, Ward,\\nWillis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 21.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Brown, Fitzsimons, Gilman, Gordon, Gregg, Griffin,\\nGrove, Hartley, Hillhouse, Huger, Key, Learned, Livermore,\\nMadison, Mercer, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Niles, Sedg-\\nwick, Jere. Smith, I. Smith, William Smith, Steele, Sterrett,\\nSturges, Vining, White, Williamson. 35.\\nNegatived. The motion was therefore rejected. It was then moved that\\nthe House do come to the following resolution:\\nMotion for Resolved That a committee be appointed to inquire into h. Journal,\\ninquiry by the causes f t h e failure of the late expedition under Major Ge- P- 552\\nCongress r J\\nadopted, neral St. Clair; and that the said committee be empowered to\\ncall for such persons, papers, and records, as may be necessary to\\nassist their inquiries.\\nAnd the question on this motion being put, it was decided in\\nthe affirmative by the following vote:\\nJlyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Brown,\\nClarke, Findley, Fitzsimons, Giles, Gilman, Gordon, Gregg,\\nGriffin, Grove, Hartley, Heister, Huger, Key, Kitchell, Kittera,\\nLee, Livermore, Macon, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Muhlenberg,\\nMurray, Niles, Parker, Sedgwick, Seney, Jere. Smith, Steele,\\nSterrett, Sturges, Silvester, Tredwell, Tucker, Vining, Ward,\\nWhite, Williamson, Willis. 44.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Goodhue, Hillhouse,\\nPage, Schoonmaker, I. Smith, Wm. Smith, Sumpter. 10.\\nIt was then ordered that Messrs. Fitzsimons, Giles, Steele,\\nMercer, Vining, Clarke, and Sedgwick, be appointed the said\\ncommittee.\\nOn the 4th of April, the House, on motion, adopted the fol- id. p. 561,\\nlowing resolution:\\nCall on Resolved That the President of the United States be re-\\nfor^tnfor- l uested t0 cause tne P r \u00c2\u00b0per officers to lay before this House such\\nmation. papers of a public nature, in the executive department, as may\\nbe necessary to the investigation of the causes of the failure of\\nthe late expedition under Major General St. Clair.\\nCommittee\\nto wait on It was then ordered that Messrs. Fitzsimons, Giles, and Steele,\\nPresident.", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0595.jp2"}, "590": {"fulltext": "584 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 St. Clair s Defeat. 1792.\\n2d congress, be appointed a committee to wait on the President of the United\\n]st Session. rr\\nStates, with the foregoing resolution.\\ndefeat 1 1 3 n e 10t \u00c2\u00b0f April, Mr- Gerry was appointed on the com- H. Journal,\\nmittee of inquiry in the room of Mr. Sedgwick; and, on the 12th, P- 5 1 5\\nMr. Findley was appointed in the room of Mr. Gerry. Mr.\\nFitzsimons made a report on the subject, on the 8th of May, id. p. 605.\\nwhen the House adopted a resolution to proceed, early in the\\nReport next session, to take the said report into consideration, and or-\\npostponed. dered one hundred copies of the report to be printed for the use\\nof the members of the House.\\n2d session. Soon after the reassembling of Congress, on the 7th of Novem- id. p 614.\\nReport ber, 1792, the report of the committee was referred to a com- 619\\ncommitted. m j^ ee f e w hole house; and, on the 13th, on motion, the House\\ncame to the following resolutions\\nCalls forin- Resolved That the committee of the whole house, to whom\\nformation. s referred the report of the committee appointed to inquire into\\nthe causes of the failure of the expedition under Major General\\nSt. Clair, be empowered to send for persons, papers, and records,\\nfor their information.\\nResolved That the secretary of the treasury be directed to\\ncause to be laid before this House a statement of the several dis-\\nbursements of money made by the department of war, in the\\nyears 1790 and 1791/\\nDocu- On the 14th, the speaker laid before the House a letter from id. p 620.\\nmentscom- ttie secretary of war, together with a memorial of Samuel Hodg-\\nmunicated.\\ndon, late quarter master general to the army, respectively pray-\\ning that they may be heard, and permitted to give information\\nand explanations as to the causes of the failure of the expedition\\nand then the order for the House to go into committee on the\\nsubject being called for, it was moved that the committee of the\\nwhole be discharged from the consideration thereof; and that the\\nreport, with all the documents, including those now presented,\\nbe recommitted to Messrs. Fitzsimons, Giles, Steele, Clarke, and\\nSubject re- Findley. This motion was agreed to, and the whole subject was\\ncommitted, recommitted.\\nMr. Giles, from this committee, made a revisionary report on\\nthe 15th of February, 1793 and this report was committed to a 1793.\\ncommittee of the whole house, for the following Wednesday. But H j ourna j f\\nthe report was not again taken up for consideration during the P- 704.\\nsession.\\nOn the 2d of March, the House, on motion, adopted the fol- id. p. 733.\\nlowing resolution", "height": "4372", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0596.jp2"}, "591": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 585\\nCbxp. V. National Defence\u00e2\u0080\u0094 St. Clair s Defeat. 1793.\\n2d congress. Resolved That the sum of one dollar per day be allowed to\\n2d Session.\\n~rrj the witnesses who attended the committee appointed to inquire\\ndefeat. m the causes of the failure of the expedition under General\\nPay of wit- St. Clair, for the time they attended, by order of the committee f\\nnesses and the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to the clerk em-\\nployed by them, for his services, to be paid by the clerk of this\\nHouse, and charged to the account of contingent expenses.\\nThe following order was also adopted by the House.\\nCopying Ordered That the clerk of this House be directed to suffer h. Journal,\\no papers. suc p ersons as have given in statements of their public conduct P- 734\\nto the committee appointed to inquire into the causes of the\\nfailure of the expedition under General St. Clair, to take copies\\nof all, or any such statements.\\n2d congress. On the 25th of January, 1792, the House of Representatives 1792.\\nadopted the following resolution\\nResolution Resolved That the President of the United States be re* h. Journal,\\ninPennsvl- 9 ues ;e caus e to be laid before this House copies of the offi- P- 49 r\\nvania. cial communications which have taken place between the go-\\nvernor of the state of Pennsylvania^ and the secretary of war,\\nwith respect to the raising of troops within and under the direc^\\ntion of the said state.\\nMessrs. Dayton, Smith, of South Carolina, and Brown, were\\nappointed a committee to wait on the President with the reso-\\nlution.\\nThe reference to this resolution does not appear on the Jour-\\nnal.\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -74", "height": "4392", "width": "2570", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0597.jp2"}, "592": {"fulltext": "586 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. TI. Navigation, Commerce, Trade, c. 1789.\\n1st Congress.\\n1st Session.\\nCHAPTER VI.\\nEncouragement of Navigation Light-House Bill Light-House in Charleston\\nHarbour, and at Sandy Hook, ceded Bills to erect and finish Light-Houses\\nat Portland Head, Montuk Point, and Bald Head Registering and clearing Ves-\\nsels Enrolling, licensing, and recording Ships Responsibility of Freighters\\nObstructions by Ice Protection of Fisheries Seamen in Merchants Service\\nExportation of Goods not duly inspected New Hampshire Petitions Trade\\nwith other Powers in North America Mediterranean Trade Trade with\\nGreat Britain and Foreign Nations, generally Treaty with Emperor of Mo-\\nrocco Rix Dollar of Denmark Importations from Rhode Island Tonnage\\nActs of Maryland, Georgia, and Rhode Island Bankruptcy Relief of Per-\\nsons imprisoned for Debt Weights and Measures.\\nOiv the 7 th of August, 1789, a motion was made in the House h. Journal,\\nof Representatives, and agreed to, that the House come to the P- 73\\nfollowing order\\nCommittee Ordered That a committee be appointed to bring in a bill,\\nto bring in or bills, for the further encouragement of the commerce and\\ncourage- navigation of the United States.\\ncommerce comm ^tee was accordingly appointed, consisting of Messrs.\\nandnaviga- Gerry, Trumbull, and Burke. No report emanated from this\\ntion committee.\\nLight- On the 2d of June, an instruction was, on motion, given to the id. p. 44.\\nhouse bill, committee for introducing a bill to regulate the collection of\\nimposts and tonnage, that they prepare and bring in a bill di-\\nrecting the mode of registering and clearing vessels, ascertaining\\ntheir tonnage, and for regulating the coasting trade, pilots, and\\nlight-houses. And, on the 1st of July, Mr. Gerry, from this com- id. p. 57.\\n[H. B. 12.] mittee, presented a bill for the establishment and support of\\nlight-houses, beacons, and buoys, and for authorizing the several\\nstates to provide and regulate pilots, which was read the first\\ntime, and, on the next day, received the second reading, and was\\ncommitted to a committee of the whole house. The bill was id. p. 62.\\nconsidered in committee on the 17th, and several amendments\\nwere reported, which were agreed to by the House, and the\\nbill was ordered to the third reading. On the 20th, the blanks id. p. 63.\\nPassed by having been filled up, the bill was read the third time, and\\nHouse. passed. The biJl was read the first time in the Senate, on the\\n21st, and on the 23d received the second reading, and was com-", "height": "4364", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0598.jp2"}, "593": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 587\\nCHIP. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Light-Houses. 1789.\\n1st congress, milted to Messrs. Morris, Langdon, and Dalton. On the next\\n1st Session. ii-ni i\\nday, the committee reported amendments to the bill, which were\\nunder consideration on the 28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st, when the\\nbill was concurred in with the following amendments:\\nAmend- In the title of the bill, after beacons, strike out and, and, S. Journal,\\nWe. f after buo y s insert and P ublic P iers P 48 51\\nLine JL Strike out the whole of the section, except the word\\nthat, and insert all expenses which shall accrue from and af-\\nter the 15th day of August, 1789, in the necessary support,\\nmaintenance, and repairs, of all light-houses, beacons, buoys,\\nand public piers, erected, placed, or sunk, before the passing of\\nthis act, at the entrance of, or within, any bay, inlet, harbour,\\nor port of the United States, for rendering the navigation there-\\nof easy and safe, shall be defrayed out of the treasury of the\\nUnited States Provided, nevertheless, that none of the said ex-\\npenses shall continue to be so defrayed by the United States, af-\\nter the expiration of one year from the day aforesaid, unless\\nsuch light-houses, beacons, buoys, and public piers, shall, in the\\nmean time, be ceded to, and vested in, the United States, by the\\nstate or states respectively, in which the same may be, together\\nwith the lands and tenements thereunto belonging, and together\\nwith the jurisdiction of the same.\\nLine 11. Strike out the whole section.\\nLine 15. After the word states, insert in manner aforesaid.\\nLine 18. After the word contracts, strike out the whole of\\nthe remaining part of the section, and insert which shall be ap-\\nproved by the President of the United States, for building a light-\\nhouse near the entrance of Chesapeake Bay, and for rebuilding,\\nwhen necessary, and keeping in good repair, the light-houses,\\nbeacons, buoys, and public piers, in the several states, and for\\nfurnishing the same with all necessary supplies; and also, to\\nagree for the salaries, wages, or hire, of the person or persons\\nappointed by the President for the superintendence and care of\\nthe same.\\nAnd be it further enacted That all pilots in the bays, inlets,\\nrivers, harbours, and ports, of the United States, shall continue\\nlo be regulated in conformity with the existing laws of the states,\\nrespectively, wherein such pilots may be, or with such laws as\\nthe states may, respectively, hereafter enact for the purpose, un-\\ntil further legislative provision shall be made by Congress.\\nHouse con- On the 3d, the House of Representatives agreed to the amend- h. Journal,\\ncur ments, and the bill was passed with the title of An act for the P ,ro\\nestablishment and support of light-houses, beacons, and buoys.", "height": "4400", "width": "2600", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0599.jp2"}, "594": {"fulltext": "588 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Light-Houses. 1790.\\n1st congress. On the 26th of February, 1790, the members from South Ca- H Journal,\\nesslon rolina presented to the House a copy of an act of that state, en- P- !64.\\nhousf l in titled n act f\u00c2\u00b0 r ceo m g anc vesting in, the United States,\\nCharleston the light-house on Middle Bay Island, within the bar of Charles-\\ncaded r ton narDour And on the 27th of April this act was referred to Id. p. 203.\\nthe secretary of the treasury, with instruction to examine the\\nsame, and report his opinion thereupon to the House.\\nLight- The President of the United States, in a message to the two Id. p. 189.\\nSandy houses on the 5th of April, transmitted an act of the legislature\\nHook, of New York, entitled An act for vesting in the United States\\nceded.\u00c2\u00b0 r America the light-house, and lands thereunto belonging, at\\nSandy Hook. This exemplification of the act of New York\\nwas then committed to Messrs. Page, Benson, and Seney. This Id. p. 203.\\ncommittee was discharged from the consideration of the act, on\\nthe 2 th of April, and it was referred to the secretary of the\\ntreasury, with instruction to take order pursuant thereto.\\nBill to a- On the 14th of July, the House appointed a committee, to con- id. p. 269,\\n%ht-house s s \u00c2\u00b0f Messrs. Smith, of South Carolina, Sinnickson, and Foster, 2\\nact. to prepare and bring in a bill to amend the act for the esta-\\nblishment and support of light-houses, beacons, buoys, and pub-\\n[H. B. 84.] lie piers and on the same day, the bill was introduced, read the\\nfirst and second time, and ordered to the third reading. On the\\nBUlpassed. next day, it was read the third time and passed. The bill went\\nthrough its several stages in the Senate, on the 16th, 17th, and s. Journal,\\n19th, and was passed. p 181 182\\nThe House of Representatives, on the 5th of August, came to h. Journal,\\nthe following resolution P* 289,\\nBill to Resolved That the secretary of the treasury, under the di-\\nfimsh light- rec ft n of the President of the United States, do take measures\\nhouse at\\nPortland for finishing the light-house at Portland Head, in the district of\\nHead, Maine: Provided, the expense in finishing the same do not ex-\\nceed fifteen hundred dollars.\\nMessrs. Thatcher, Partridge, and Trumbull, were then direct- I( j. p 390,\\n[H. S..97.] ed to bring in a bill. The bill was introduced on the same day, 291\\nwas read the first and second time, considered in committee, and\\njordered to be engrossed; and on the next day, it was read the\\nBillpassed. third time and passed. In the Senate, the bill passed through s. Journal,\\nthe various stages on the two next succeeding days. p.200.203.\\nThe Senate bill [No. 23] to continue in force the act therein\\nmentioned, and to make further provision for the payment of\\npensions to invalids, and for the support of light-houses, beacons,\\nbuoys, and public piers, has not been noticed in the preceding\\nchapter.", "height": "4375", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0600.jp2"}, "595": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 589\\nCHAP. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Light- Houses. 1792.\\nm congress. Ox the 1st of March, 1792, the Senate appointed Messrs. Burr, s. Journal,\\nGunn, and Morris, to be a committee to consider the expediency P- 4 \u00c2\u00b01.404.\\nBill to of building a light-house on Montuk Point, on Nassau Island, in\\nhouse on ne s ate 0l New York; and, if they deemed it expedient, to re-\\nMontuk port a bill. Mr. Burr, on the 6th, reported a bill which was then id. p. 410.\\nread the first time; and on the 15th, several amendments were\\nmade, and the bill was then recommitted, with an instruction to\\nreport such further amendments as, on inquiry, may be found re-\\nquisite. Mr. Burr, on the following day, reported amendments,\\nwhich were agreed to^ and, on the 19th, the bill was passed, and S. Journal,\\nsent to the House of Representatives, where it was read the first p\\nand second time on the 20th, and committed to a committee of H. Journal,\\nthe whole house and on the 7th of April, it was considered in p# 541\\ncommittee, and no amendment being made, was read the third id. p. 567.\\nBillpassed. time, and passed.\\nBill to O n tne 2a of March, the House of Representatives appointed id. p. 525.\\nfinishlight- a committee, consisting of Messrs. Grove, Key, and Barnwell,\\nBald Head, to bring in a bill for finishing the light-house on Bald Head,\\nN. Caro- a t u ie mouth of Cape Fear river, in North Carolina; and, on the\\n5th, Mr. Grove presented a bill, which was read the first and se- id. p. 545.\\ncond time, and committed to a committee of the whole house. 54\\n[H.B.168.] The bill was considered in committee on the 23d of March,\\nwhen it was reported without amendment, and ordered to be en-\\ngrossed. On the next day, the blank being filled up, it was read\\nBillpassed. the third time and passed. In the Senate, on the 26th and 27th, s. Journal,\\nthe bill was read the first and second time, and was referred to P- 416 41\\nMessrs. Johnston, Langdon, and Sherman. The committee re-\\nported on the 28th, when the bill was read the third time, and\\nconcurred in.\\nBill sup- I n the Senate, on the 5th of April, Mr. Izard, from a commit- id. p. 419,\\nplementa- tee appointed on the 2d, reported a bill supplementary to the 42\\nhouse act. act for the establishment and support of light-houses, beacons,\\n[S, B. 34.] buoys, and public piers, which was then read the first time, and, id. p. 421.\\non the next day, having been read the second time and amended,\\nBillpassed. was reac tne tmrc me an passed. The House, on the 7th, h. Journal,\\nproceeded to act on this bill, when it went through all its stages, P* 567m\\nand was returned to the Senate with an amendment, and, on the S. Journal,\\n9th, the Senate agreed to the amendment. p\\n2d session. Tne following order was passed by the House of Representa- 1793.\\ntives on the 26th of February, 1793: H. Journal,\\nOrdered That a committee be appointed to bring in a bill\\nto provide for the expense of supporting light-houses not ceded", "height": "4400", "width": "2578", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0601.jp2"}, "596": {"fulltext": "590 HISTORY OF CONGRESS,\\nChap. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Registering and Clearing Vessels, c. 1793.\\n2d congress, to the United States, and that Mr. Fitzsimons, Mr. Griffin, and\\nMr. Tredwell, be the said committee; and, on the following day,\\nBill sup- M r Fitzsimons reported a bill supplementary to the act for the\\nplementa-\\nry to light- establishment and support of light-houses, beacons, buoys, and\\nhouse act. public piers, which was then read the first and second time, and\\n[H.B.241.] committed to a committee of the whole house. The bill was\\nthen considered in committee, and several amendments were re-\\nported, which were agreed to by the House, and the bill was or-\\ndered to be engrossed. On the 28th, the bill was read the third h. Journal,\\nBill passed, time and passed. In the Senate, the bill received the first read- P- r22\\ning on the same day, and, on the 1st of March, was read the se- ^3 U ?oo\\ncond and third time, and passed.\\n1st congress. The same committee to whom was deputed the first light- 1789.\\nf!i\u00c2\u00b02^_ nouse bill, was also instructed to bring in a bill directing the mode\\nRegister- of registering and clearing vessels, ascertaining their tonnage,\\ning and c j n pursuance of this instruction, Mr. Gerry, on the 24th h. Journal,\\nVessels, of July, 17S9, introduced, from this committee, a bill for regis- P- 44, 5\\nBill for re- tering and clearing vessels, ascertaining their tonnage, and for\\ngistenng regulating the coasting trade, which was then read the first time;\\ning vessels, the bill was read the second time on the 28th, and committed to id.p.67,68.\\nregulating com mittee of the whole house, and the House then went into\\ncoasting 7\\ntrade, and committee on the bill. The subject occupied the committee on j^ p 59,\\n\u00e2\u0084\u00a2!L\u00e2\u0084\u00a2 er the 29th and 30th, when several amendments were reported,\\npurposes*\\nwhich were agreed to on the following day, and the bill was or-\\n[H. B, 16.] dered to the third reading. On the 3d of August, this bill was id.p.70,71.\\nrecommitted to the committee of the whole; and on the next\\nday the bill, having again passed through committee, by whom\\nseveral amendments were reported, was ordered to the third\\nBillpassed. reading. On the 5th, the bill was read the third time, and passed, id. p. 72.\\nwith the following title: An act for registering and clearing\\nvessels, regulating the coasting trade, and for other purposes.\\nIn the Senate, this bill received the first reading on the 6th, and, g journal,\\non the 10th, was read the second time, and committed to Messrs. P- 55.58.\\nMorris, Dalton, Langdon, Butler, and King. Mr. Morris re-\\nported sundry amendments on the 17th, which were considered id. p. 59.\\non the 20th, 21st, 22d, and 25th, when the bill was concurred id. p. 62.\\nin with sixty-nine amendments. The consideration of these\\namendments occupied the House on the 26th and 27th, when H. Journal,\\nthe whole of them were agreed to, with two verbal amendments P* 91,\\nto the 3d and 57th amendments of the Senate; and these amend-", "height": "4391", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0602.jp2"}, "597": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 591\\nChap. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Registering and Clearing Vessels, ice. 1789.\\n1st congress, ments being returned to the Senate, the amendments of the s. Journal,\\n1st Session\\nHouse were, on the 30th, considered and concurred in. P* 67\\nBill to ex- Leave was given by the House of Representatives, on the 22d H. Journal,\\nP^lnd a of September, to bring in a bill to explain and amend the act, P- 118 119\\ngistering entitled An act for registering and clearing vessels, regulating\\nine acts e coast i n g trade, and for other purposes; and Messrs. Bland,\\nGoodhue, and Benson, were appointed of said committee. The\\n[H. B. 33.] bill was introduced by Mr. Bland on the next day, when it was\\nread the first and second time, and ordered to the third reading.\\nAnd on the next day, the bill was read the third time, and, a Id. p. 120.\\nBillpassed. blank having been filled up, was passed, and sent to the Senate,\\nwhere it was read the first time on the 24th; and, on the 26th, S. Journal,\\nn fifi QO\\nwas committed to Messrs. Read, Morris, and Dalton. From 9^\\nthis committee, on the 28th, the following amendment was re-\\nported:\\nAnd be it further enacted That so much of an act, en-\\ntitled 6 An act to regulate the collection of the duties imposed\\nby law on the tonnage of ships or vessels, and on goods, wares,\\nand merchandises, imported into the United States; as hath\\nrated the rouble of Russia at one hundred cents, be, and the\\nsame is hereby, repealed, and made null and void.\\nThis amendment was adopted, and the bill was then passed, h. Journal,\\nThe amendment of the Senate was,, on the same day, concurred P- 128,\\nin by the House.\\n2d session. A letter from the secretary of the treasury was laid before the 179Q.\\nHouse of Representatives, on the 23d of April, 1790, respecting h. Journal\\ndifficulties which have occurred in the execution of the several P- 198\\nlaws for collecting duties on goods, wares, and merchandises, and\\non tonnage, and for regulating the coasting trade; and this letter\\nBill for re- was referred to Messrs. Goodhue, Lawrance, Boudinot, Fitzsi-\\ngistering mons, and Lee. On the 22d of July, Mr. Goodhue presented id. p. 275^,\\ns ips a bill for registering ships or vessels, for regulating those em- 276\\n[H. B. 89.] ployed in the coasting trade and fisheries, and for other pur-\\nposes, which was then read the first and second time, and commit-\\nted to a committee of the whole house. On the 27th of July, it id. p. 282,\\nwas moved that the further consideration of this bill be post-\\nPostponed, poned until the next session of Congress, and this motion was\\ndecided in the affirmative.\\n2d congress. On the 28th of October, 1791, the House of Representatives 1791-2.\\nappointed Messrs. Goodhue, Fitzsimons, and Learned, a com- h. Journal.\\np, 442.\\n1st Session.", "height": "4400", "width": "2549", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0603.jp2"}, "598": {"fulltext": "592 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChip. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Registering and Clearing Vessels, c. 1791-92-\\n2d congress, mittee to bring in a bill for registering ships or vessels, and for\\nregulating, those employed in the coasting trade and fisheries; and, H. Journal*\\ncemhgre- on the 30th of November, a bill was reported by Mr. Goodhue P 465\\ngistering concerning the registering or recording of ships or vessels/\\ns ips which was read the first and second time, and committed to a\\nL J committee of the whole house. There appears to have been no\\nfurther action on this bill.\\nBill for en- And on the 3d of March, 1792, Mr. Goodhue presented a bill Id. p. 526.\\nrolling and f or enrolling and licensing ships or vessels, to be employed in\\nships. the coasting trade and fisheries, which was read the first and se-\\ncond time, and committed to a committee of the whole house.\\n[H.B.167.] This bill was taken up for consideration in committee on the 26th Id. p. 590.\\nof April, and some progress was made, when the committee rose.\\nThe bill was not afterwards resumed,\\n2d session. On the 7th of November, 1792, the House of Representatives 1792.\\nBill con- appointed a eommittee, consisting of Messrs. Goodhue, Fitzsi- H. journal,\\nc ?Trin re mons, and Parker, to prepare and bring in a bill for registering p\\nand record- ships or vessels, and for regulating those employed in the coast-\\ning ships. j n g t ra( j e an( j fisheries. Mr. Goodhue, on the 15th, presented id. p. 620.\\n[H.B.195.] a bill concerning the registering and recording of ships or ves-\\nsels, which was then read the first and second time, and com-\\nmitted to a committee of the whole house. The bill was con-\\nsidered in committee on the 22d, and no amendment having id. p. 625.\\nbeen reported, was ordered to the third reading. And, on the\\n26th, the bill was read the third time, and passed, and was sent id. p. 626.\\nto the Senate, where it received the first reading on the same\\nday. On the 3d, the bill was referred to Messrs. Butler, Cabot, g. journal\\nMorris, Monroe, and King. A report was made from this com- P- 46\\nmittee on the 11th, when the consideration of the amendments\\nof the committee was taken up. It was then moved to expunge\\nthe following proviso, in the first section of the bill:\\nProvided That they shall not continue to enjoy the same\\nlonger than they shall continue to be wholly owned, and to be\\ncommanded by a citizen or citizens of the United States.\\nThe question being taken on this motion, it was decided in\\nthe negative, by the following voter\\nYeas Messrs. Brown, Butler, Edwards, Few, Izard. 5.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Cabot, Dickinson, Ells-\\nworth, Foster, Hawkins, Henry, Johnston, King, Langdon,\\nMonroe, Morris, Read, Robinson, Sherman, Stanton, Strong*.\\nWingate. 19.", "height": "4380", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0604.jp2"}, "599": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 593\\nCHAP. VI. Navigation, c Registering and Clearing Vessels, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Freighters, x. 1792-93.\\n2d congress. Several amendments reported by the committee were then\\n2d Session. i -i t i\\nagreed to, and the bill was ordered to the third reading and on\\nthe 12th of December, the bill, as amended, was read the third H. Journal,\\nBillpassed. time and passed. The House considered the amendments of the p\\nSenate on the 14th, and resolved to agree to the amendments to S. Journal,\\nthe fifth section, and to disagree to the amendment to the seven- p\\nteenth section and, on the 17th, the Senate receded from that\\namendment.\\nOn the 27th of November, Mr. Goodhue reported also a bill H. Journal,\\nfor enrolling and licensing ships or vessels to be employed in the p\\ncoasting trade and fisheries, and for regulating the same, which\\nwas read the first and second time, and committed to a commit-\\ntee of the whole house. The bill was taken up for consideration,\\nin committee, on the 6th of December, when several amend- id. p. 635.\\nments were reported, which were agreed to by the House on the 637,\\n13th, and the bill was then ordered to lie on the table. The\\nconsideration of these amendments was resumed on the 18th, id. p. 650.\\nwhen the bill and amendments were recommitted to Messrs.\\nGoodhue, Fitzsimons, and Parker. From this committee, on the\\n20th, several amendments were reported, which were agreed to, id. p. 651.\\nand the bill was ordered to the third reading. The bill was read\\nthe third time on the 24tb, and the blanks having been filled up, Id. p. 652.\\nit was passed and sent to the Senate, where the bill was read\\nthe first time on the 26th, and, on the 31st, was referred to s. Journal,\\nMessrs. Cabot, Morris, Bradley, Langdon, and Monroe. Mr. Ca- P- 46 466,\\nbot, from this committee, on the 29th of January, 1793, reported Id. p. 476.\\nthe bill with amendments and the amendments were ordered to\\nbe printed. The report of the committee was adopted by the\\nSenate on the following day, and, on the 31st, the bill was fur- id. p. 481.\\nther amended, and ordered to the third reading. Further amend-\\nments were made on the 7th of February, when the bill was\\npassed, as amended. On the 9th, the House of Representatives H. Journal,\\nreferred the amendments of the Senate to Messrs. Goodhue, Fitz- P* 698,\\nsimons, and Parker. The committee made their report on the\\nsame day, and the House then concurred in the amendments.\\nist congress. Ox the 24th of December, 1790, the House of Representatives 1790.\\nordered the appointment of a committee to prepare and bring in h. Journal,\\na bill, or bills, to ascertain how far owners of ships and vessels P* 342\\nsponsibili- shall be liable to the freighters of goods shipped on board thereof;\\nfreighter*. and Messrs Fitzsimons, Foster, and Silvester, were appointed of\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 75\\nBill con\\ncerning- re-", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0605.jp2"}, "600": {"fulltext": "594 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Freighters, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fisheries. 1790-91.\\n1st congress, this committee; and, on the 27th, Mr. Fitzsimons, from this H. Journal,\\n3d Session.\\ncommittee, presented a bill to ascertain how far the owners of p\\n[H.B.107.] ships and vessels shall be answerable to the freighters, which was\\nthen read the first time, and was read the second time, and com-\\nmitted to a committee of the whole house. But this bill was not\\nafterwards acted on.\\nBill con- It was ordered by the House of Representatives, on the 27th of ibid.\\nC nladms- December, that a committee be appointed to prepare and bring\\nvessels in in a bill to enable the collector of the district of Pennsylvania to\\nsmict?on P erm tne landing of goods at other places within his district\\nby ice. than the port of Philadelphia, when the navigation of the river\\nDelaware shall be obstructed by ice; and Messrs. Fitzsimons,\\nWhite, and Brown, were appointed of this committee. And, on\\nthe following day, Mr. Fitzsimons, from this committee, reported\\n[H.B.109.] s UC h bill, which then received the first and second reading, and\\nwas committed to a committee of the whole house. This bill\\nwas considered in committee on the 29th, when several amend- id. p. 344.\\nments were reported, and the bill was then ordered to the third\\nreading. On the 30th, the bill was read the third time and id. p 345.\\nBill passed, passed, the title being An act to provide for the unlading of\\nships or vessels, in cases of obstruction by ice. This bill was\\nread the first time in the Senate, on the 3d of January, 1791, and s. Journal,\\nthe bill received the second and third reading on the 4th and 5th, P* 229\\nwhen it was passed.\\nistcongress. On the 14th of April, 1790, a representation from the legisla- 1790.\\nture of the state of Massachusetts, relative to the present state h. Journal.\\ntation of of the whale and cod fisheries, together with several petitions on P- 193\\nMassachu- j_ ne subject, were presented to the House of Representatives\\nsubject of and, on the 4th of August, this representation was referred to the id. p. 296.\\nthe fishe- secre tary of state, with instructions to examine the same, and re-\\nport to the House. The report of the secretary of state on the\\nsubject was laid before the House of Representatives on the 4th id. p. 370.\\nof February, 1791.\\n2dCongre8e. On the 19th of December, 1791, Mr. Cabot gave notice that 1791.\\nhe intended to-morrow to move for leave to bring in a bill for the s. Journal,\\nBillforpro- encouragement of the bank and other cod fisheries, and for the P* 357\\ncod 10 fishe- regulation and government of the fishermen employed therein id. p. 358.\\nries. and, on the 20th, the bill was introduced by Mr. Cabot, and was id. p. 359.\\nthen read the first time. On the 22d, the bill received the se- id. p. 360.", "height": "4388", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0606.jp2"}, "601": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 595\\nChap. VI. Navigation, c.-Fisheries. 1791-92.\\n2d congress, cond reading, and was referred to Messrs. Cabot, Izard, Sherman,\\n1st Session.\\nMorris, and Lee. On the 28th, Mr. Cabot reported various s. Journal,\\namendments, which were considered on that day, and on the P- 363\\n29th, and the 5th, and 10th of January, 1792, when the question id. p. 370.\\n[S. B. 26.] was taken on the third reading of the bill, and decided in the af-\\nfirmative by the following vote\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Burr, Cabot, Carroll, Dickinson, Ells-\\nworth, Few, Foster, Gunn, Henry, Izard, King, Langdon, Lee,\\nMonroe, Morris, Read, Robinson, Rutherford, Sherman, Stan-\\nton, Strong, Wingate. 23.\\nNays Messrs. Bradley, Butler, Hawkins, Johnston. 4.\\nOn the 11th, a further amendment was made, and the bill was\\npassed, and sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence,\\nas follows\\nBill as sent Sect, 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives p. 371,\\nHouse 6 of \u00c2\u00b0f l e United States of America, in Congress assembled That the\\nRepresent- bounty now allowed upon the exportation of dried fish, of the\\nfisheries of the United States, shall cease on all dried fish, ex-\\nported after the tenth day of June next, and, in lieu thereof, and\\nfor the more immediate encouragement of the said fisheries,\\nthere shall be afterwards paid, on the last day of December an-\\nnually, to the owner of every vessel or his agent, by the collect-\\nors of the district where such vessel may belong, that shall be\\nqualified agreeably to law for carrying on the bank and other\\ncod fisheries, and that shall actually have been employed there-\\nin at sea, for the term of four months, at the least, of the fishing\\nseason next preceding, which season is accounted to be from the\\nlast day of February to the last day of November in every year,\\nfor each and every ton of such vessel s burden, according to her\\nadmeasurement as licensed or enrolled, if of twenty tons, and not\\nexceeding thirty tons, one and a half dollars and if above thir-\\nty tons, two and a half dollars of which bounty three-eighth\\nparts shall accrue and belong to the owner of such fishing ves-\\nsel, and the other five-eighth parts thereof shall be divided by\\nhim, his agent, or lawful representative, to and among the seve-\\nral fishermen who shall have been employed in such vessel during\\nthe season aforesaid, or a part thereof, as the case may be, in\\nsuch proportions as the fish they shall respectively have taken\\nmay bear to the whole quantity of fish taken on board such ves-\\nsel during such season Provided That the bounty to be allowed\\nand paid on any one vessel, for one season, shall not exceed one\\nhundred and seventy dollars.", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0607.jp2"}, "602": {"fulltext": "596 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fisheries. 1792.\\n2d congress. Sect. 2. And be it further enacted That, on the last day of\\nDecember annually, as aforesaid, there shall also be paid to the\\nto House 11 owner \u00c2\u00b0f evei T fishing boat or vessel, of more than five tons, and\\nless than twenty tons, or to his agent or lawful representative,\\nby the collector of the district where such boat or vessel may be-\\nlong, the sum of one dollar upon every ton admeasurement of\\nsuch boat or vessel which bounty shall be accounted for as part\\nof the proceeds of the fares of said boat or vessel, and shall ac-\\ncordingly be so divided among all persons interested therein:\\nProvided, however, that this bounty shall be allowed only to such\\nboats or vessels, as shall have actually been employed at sea, in\\nthe cod fishery, for the term of four months at the least of the\\npreceding season. And provided, also That such boat or vessel\\nshall have landed, in the course of said preceding season, a quan-\\ntity of fish, not less than 12 quintals for every ton of her ad-\\nmeasurement, the said quantity of fish to be ascertained when\\ndried, and cured fit for exportation, and according to the weight\\nthereof, as the same shall weigh, at the time of delivery, when\\nactually sold which account of the weight, with the original ad-\\njustment and settlement of the fare, or fares, among the owners\\nand fishermen, together with a written account of the length,\\nbreadth, and depth, of said boat or vessel, and the time she has\\nactually been employed in the fishery in the preceding season,\\nshall, in all cases, be produced and sworn to before the said col-\\nlector of the district, in order to entitle the owner, his agent, or\\nlawful representative, to receive the bounty aforesaid. And if,\\nat any time within one year after payment of such bounty, it\\nshall appear that any fraud or deceit has been practised in\\nobtaining the same, the boat or vessel upon which such bounty\\nshall have been paid, if found within the district aforesaid, shall\\nbe forfeited otherwise, the owner or owners, having practised\\nsuch fraud or deceit, shall forfeit and pay one hundred dollars, to\\nbe sued for, recovered, and appropriated, in like manner as for-\\nfeitures and penalties are to be sued for, recovered, and appro-\\npriated, for any breach of an act, entitled An act to provide\\nmore effectually for the collection of the duties imposed by law\\non goods, wares, and merchandises, imported into the United\\nStates, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels.\\nSect. 3. Jind be it further enacted That the owner or\\nowners of every fishing vessel of twenty tons and upwards, his\\nor their agents, or lawful representative, shall, previously to re-\\nceiving the bounty which is provided for in this act, produce to\\nthe collector who is authorized to pay the same, the original", "height": "4392", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0608.jp2"}, "603": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 597\\nCRAP. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fisheries. 1792.\\n2d congress, agreement, or agreements, which may have been made with the\\n1st Session 0*0\\nfishermen employed on board such vessel, as is hereinbefore re-\\n^House 1 q uired J ana also a certificate, to be by him or them subscribed,\\ntherein mentioning the particular days on which such vessel\\nsailed and returned, in the several voyages, or fares, she may\\nhave made in the preceding fishing season, to the truth of which\\nthey shall swear or affirm before the collector aforesaid.\\nSect. 4. And be it further enacted That no ship or ves- s. Journal,\\nsel of twenty tons or upwards, employed as aforesaid, shall be P\u00c2\u00ab 372.\\nentitled to the bounty granted by this act, unless the skipper or\\nmaster thereof shall, before he proceeds on any fishing voyage,\\nmake an agreement, in writing or in print, with every fisherman\\nemployed therein, excepting only any apprentice or servant of\\nhimself or owner; and, in addition to such terms of shipment as\\nmay be agreed on, shall, in such agreement, express whether\\nthe same is to continue for one voyage, or for the fishing season;\\nand shall also express that the fish, or the proceeds of such fish-\\ning voyage or voyages which may appertain to the fishermen,\\nshall be divided among them in proportion to the quantities or\\nnumber of said fish they may, respectively, have caught, which\\nagreement shall be endorsed or countersigned by the owner of\\nsuch fishing vessel, or his agent; and if any fisherman, having\\nengaged himself for a voyage, or for the fishing season, in any\\nfishing vessel, and signed an agreement therefor, as aforesaid,\\nshall thereafter, and while such agreement remains in force, and\\nto be performed, desert or absent himself from such vessel,\\nwithout leave of the master or skipper thereof, or of the owner\\nor his agent, such deserter shall be liable to the same penalties\\nas deserting seamen or mariners are subject to in the merchants\\nservice, and may, in the like manner, and upon the like com-\\nplaint and proof, be apprehended and detained; and all costs of\\nprocess and commitment, if paid by the master or owner, shall\\nbe deducted out of the share of fish, or proceeds of any fishing\\nvoyage, to which such deserter hath or shall become entitled.\\nAnd any fisherman, having engaged himself as aforesaid, who\\nshall, during such fishing voyage, refuse or neglect his proper\\nduty on board the fishing vessel, being thereto ordered or re-\\nquired by the master or skipper thereof, or shall otherwise resist\\nhis just commands, to the hinderance or detriment of such voy-\\nage, beside being answerable for all damages arising thereby,\\nshall forfeit to the use of the owner of such vessel his share of\\nthe bounty, which shall be paid upon such voyage, as is herein\\ngranted.", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0609.jp2"}, "604": {"fulltext": "i98 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fisheries. 1792.\\n2d congress. Sect. 5. Jind be it farther enacted That where an agree-\\nlst Session.\\nment or contract shall be so made and signed, for a fishing voy-\\nto House* 1 a e or or tne fi smn g season, and any fish, which may have\\nbeen caught on board such vessel during the same, shall be de-\\nlivered to the owner, or to his agent, for cure, and shall be sold\\nby said owner or agent, such vessel shall, for the term of six\\nmonths after such sale, be liable and answerable for the skipper s,\\nand every other fisherman s share of such fish, and may be pro-\\nceeded against in the same form, and to the same effect, as any\\nother vessel is by law liable; and may be proceeded against for\\nthe wages of seamen or mariners in the merchants service. And,\\nupon such process for the value of a share or shares of the pro-\\nceeds of fish delivered and sold as aforesaid, it shall be incum-\\nbent on the owner, or his agent, to produce a just account of the\\nsales and division of such fish, according to such agreement or\\ncontract, otherwise the said vessel shall be answerable, upon such\\nprocess, for what may be the highest value of the share or shares\\ndemanded. But, in all cases, the owner of such vessel, or his\\nagent, appearing to answer to such process, may offer, thereupon,\\nhis account of general supplies made for such fishing voyage,\\nand of other supplies therefor made, to either of the demand-\\nants; and shall be allowed to produce evidence thereof, in an-\\nswer to their demands, respectively, and judgment shall be ren-\\ndered upon such process, for the respective balances, which,\\nupon such an inquiry, shall appear: Provided, always That,\\nwhen process shall be issued against any vessel liable as afore-\\nsaid, if the owner thereof, or his agent, will give bond to each\\nfisherman, in whose favour such process shall be instituted, with\\nsufficient security, to the satisfaction of two justices of the peace,\\none of whom shall be named by such owner or agent, and the\\nother by the fisherman or fishermen pursuing such process: or,\\nif either party shall refuse, then the justice first appointed shall\\nname his associate, with condition to answer and pay whatever\\nsum shall be recovered by him or them on such process, there\\nshall be an immediate discharge of such vessel: Provided That\\nnothing herein contained shall prevent any fisherman from\\nhaving his action at common law for his share or shares of fish,\\nor the proceeds thereof, as aforesaid.\\nSect. 6. And be it further enacted That the drawback here-\\ntofore allowed on the exportation of foreign dried and pickled\\nfish, and other foreign salted provisions, be, and the same is, here-\\nby repealed.\\nSect. 7. And he it further enacted That the moneys which", "height": "4380", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0610.jp2"}, "605": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 599\\nCHAP. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fisheries. 1792.\\n2dCongre?s. shall remain, in consequence of the abolition of the bounty on\\n-7 the dried fish of the United States, and of the drawback on fo-\\nto House re *g n dried and pickled fish, and other foreign salted provisions,\\nbe, and the same are, hereby appropriated to the payment of\\nthe bounties granted by this act; and in case the moneys so ap-\\npropriated shall be inadequate, the deficiency shall be supplied\\nout of any moneys which, from time to time, shall be in the trea-\\nsury of the United States, and not otherwise appropriated.\\nSect. 8. Jind be it further enacted That any person who shall s. Journal,\\ndeclare falsely in any oath or affirmation required by this act, P* 373,\\nbeing duly convicted thereof in any court of the United States,\\nhaving jurisdiction of such offence, shall suffer the same penal-\\nties as are provided for false swearing by the act before men-\\ntioned, and to be in like manner sued for, recovered, and appro-\\npriated.\\nSect. 9. And be it further enacted That this act shall conti-\\nnue, and be in force for the term of seven years, and from thence\\nto the end of the next session of Congress.\\nThis bill was read the first and second time in the House of h. Journal,\\nRepresentatives, on the 13th of January, and was then commit- P- 491\\nted to a committee of the whole house. On the 3d, 6th, 7th, id. p. 502\\nand 8th, the bill was considered in committee, and several 504,\\namendments were reported, which were agreed to by the House.\\nBUI passed The bill was then ordered to the third reading. And, on the 9th,\\nby House e j^U was reac j e third time, and the question on its passage\\nmend- was decided in the affirmative, by the following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B.\\nBourne, Clarke, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue,\\nGordon, Gregg, Griffin, Hartley, Hillhouse, Huger, Kittera, Law-\\nrance, Learned, Lee, Livermore, Madison, Muhlenberg, Niles,\\nSchoonmaker, Jere. Smith, I. Smith, Wm. Smith, Sterrett,\\nSturges, Silvester, Thatcher, Tredwell, Vining, Wadsworth,\\nWard.-\u00e2\u0080\u0094 38.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Giles, Grove, Heister,\\nKey, Macon, Mercer, Moore, Murray, Page, Parker, Seney,\\nSteele, Sumpter, Tucker, Venable, White, Williamson, Willis.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009421.\\nIt was then resolved, that the title of the bill be, An act con-\\ncerning certain fisheries of the United States, and for the regu-\\nlation and government of the fishermen employed therein.\\nThe amendments made by the House of Representatives are\\nthese", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0611.jp2"}, "606": {"fulltext": "600 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fisheries. 1792.\\n2d congress. Section 1, line 2. Strike out the words bounty now allowed, s. Journal,\\n1st Session. J p. 388\\nand insert, allowance now made.\\nmen\u00e2\u0084\u00a2 ^ine 3. After the word states, insert, in lieu of a draw-\\nof House, back of the duties paid on the salt used in preserving the same.\\nLines 4 and 5. Strike out the words and in lieu thereof, and\\nfor the more immediate encouragement of the said fisheries, and\\ninsert and as a commutation and equivalent therefor.\\nLine 15. Strike out bounty, and insert allowance afore-\\nsaid.\\nLine 21. Strike out the words bounty to be allowed and\\npaid, and insert allowance aforesaid.\\nSect. 2, lines 6, 21, 22, and 23. Strike out bounty, and in-\\nsert allowance, making correspondent amendments throughout\\nthe bill.\\nLine 19. After sworn, insert or affirmed.\\nSect. 4c, line 24. Strike out hath, and insert had.\\nSect. 7, line 2. Strike out the words bounty on, and insert\\nallowance on the exportation of.\\nLine 4. Strike out bounties, and insert allowances.\\nSect. 8, line 4. After swearing, insert or affirming.\\nSect. 9. At the end thereof, add and no longer.\\nIn the title of the bill, strike out the words for the encou-\\nragement of the bank and other cod fisheries, and insert con-\\ncerning certain fisheries of the United States.\\nSenate a- 0\u00c2\u00b0 tne l0 ^h of February, the Senate agreed to these amend-\\ngree. ments.\\nBillfbrpro- The House of Representatives, on the 17th of March, of the h. Journal,\\ntection of same year, appointed Messrs. Williamson, Key, and Parker, to be P- 538\\na committee to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, to amend an\\n[H.B.193.] act, entitled An act to provide more effectually for the collec-\\ntion of duties on goods, wares, and merchandise, imported into the\\nUnited States, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels, so far as to\\npermit the landing of salt, under certain regulations, at ware-\\nhouses belonging to the several fisheries, and to allow a drawback\\non the exportation of salted provisions, equal to the duty that is\\npaid on the salt used in preserving the same. And, on the 4th id. p. 597.\\nof May, Mr. Williamson presented a bill for the protection of the\\nNot acted river and bay fisheries, which was then read the first time. This\\non bill was not again taken up for consideration.", "height": "4388", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0612.jp2"}, "607": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 601\\nChap. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Regulation of Seamen. 1790.\\nlstoongress. On the 29th of April. 1790, it was ordered by the House of H. Journal.\\n2d Session\\nRepresentatives that a committee be appointed, consisting of p\\neulation of Messrs. Fitzsimons, Smith, of Maryland, and Slurges, to bring in\\nseamen in a bill for the government and regulation of seamen in the mer-\\nchants ser^ chants service and, on the 3d of May, Mr. Fitzsimons presented Id. p. 208,\\nvice. a bill, which was then read the first and second time, and com-\\n[H. B. 61. j m jtted to a committee of the whole house. This committee was,\\non the 27th, discharged from further proceeding on the bill, and\\nit was committed to Messrs. Gilman, Goodhue, Fitzsimons, Smith,\\nof Maryland, and Parker. On the 17th of June, Mr. Gilman re- id. p. 244.\\nported several amendments to the bill, which were considered on\\nthe 25lh, and agreed to by the House, and the bill was then or-\\ndered to the third reading. The bill was, on the following Mon-\\nBill passed, day, read the third time, and passed. In the Senate, the bill re- S. Journal,\\nceived the first reading on the same day, and, on the 1st of July, P- 16 1 2\\nwas committed to Messrs. Dalton, Morris, and Langdon. Mr.\\nDalton, on the 7th, reported amendments, and the bill having Id. p. 175.\\nbeen amended accordingly, was ordered to the third reading, and\\nwas passed on the next day. The House proceeded to consider H. Journal,\\nthe amendments of the Senate, on the 10th, when some were p\\nagreed to, and one was rejected. The Senate, on the 12th, re- s. Journal,\\nceded from the amendment to which the House had disagreed. p#\\n2d congress. On the 5th of November, 1792, a petition was presented to 1792.\\nthe House of Representatives, from merchants in the city of H.journal,\\nCharleston Charleston, South Carolina, praying that Congress would pass a P* 61\\nmerchants. j aw to restrain the proceedings, and reduce the fees in the Court\\nof Admiralty of the United States in the said state; as also, to ad-\\nmit of other security being taken to the satisfaction of the judge\\nof the court, in small and trivial causes brought by seamen or\\nothers against vessels in the merchants service; and this peti-\\ntion was referred to Messrs. Wm. Smith, Lawrance, and White, id. p. 615.\\nMr. Smith made a report from this committee, which was consi- id. p. 617.\\ndered on the 10th, when the house adopted this resolution:\\nResolved That provision ought to be made, by law, to re-\\ngulate the fees of the several District Courts of the United States,\\nin all cases of admiralty proceedings; and that so much of the\\nact for the regulation of seamen in the merchants service, as\\nmakes ships or vessels, and their appurtenances, liable to seizure\\nand detention, for actions of trivial amount, be repealed, and\\nthat, in future, a power be vested in the district judge to accept\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 76", "height": "4400", "width": "2588", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0613.jp2"}, "608": {"fulltext": "602 HISTORY OF CONGRESS,\\nChap. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Regulation- of Seamen.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Exportation and Trade. 2792-93.\\nw congress, of other sufficient security, in cases where the sum in dispute\\n2d Session. __\\nshall not exceed dollars.\\nBill to a- It was then ordered, that Messrs. William Smith, Lawrance, H. Journal,\\nNo n 6i. blU and White, prepare and bring in a bill pursuant to this resolution; p 627\\nand, on the 27th, Mr. Smith, from this committee, presented a\\n[H.B.197.] bill to ascertain the fees demandable on admiralty proceedings in\\nthe District Courts of the United States, and to amend, in part,\\nthe act, entitled An act for the government and regulation of\\nseamen in the merchants service, which was read the first and\\nsecond time, and committed to a committee of the whole house.\\nThis bill occupied the deliberations of the committee on the 3d, id. p. 631.\\n7th, 12th, 21st, and 27th of December, when several amendments f37.\\n651. 656.\\nwere reported to the House, which were agreed to on the follow-\\ning day, when the bill was ordered to the third reading; and, on\\nthe 31st, the blanks having been filled up, the bill was read the id. p. 6ST.\\nthird time and passed, and was sent to the Senate, where it was s. Journal,\\nread the first time on the same day, and, on the 1st of January, P\u00c2\u00ab 466\\n1793, was referred to the committee appointed on the 21st of\\nNovember, to take the judiciary system into consideration, with\\nan instruction, also, to consider this bill and report upon it. This\\ncommittee consisted of Messrs. Ellsworth, Strong, Monroe, John- id. p. 459.\\nston, and King. On the 261h of February, Mr. Ellsworth, from id. p. 495.\\nthis committee, reported amendments, which led to debate; and, 497,\\non the next day, the report was accepted, and the bill, having\\nBillpassed. been amended accordingly, was passed. The House of Repre- h. Journal,\\nsentatives, on the same day, acquiesced in these amendments. P\u00c2\u00ab721.\\ni\u00c2\u00bbtcongre6B. At the second session of the first Congress, on the 3d of March, 1790.\\nSS1 1790, a motion was submitted to the Senate,\\nResolution That the secretary of the treasury direct the respective col- s. Journal,\\nof Senate lectors, in the several ports of the United States, not to clear out P* il7,\\nand House, .11\\nas to pre- any vessel having articles on board subject to inspection by the\\nventing ex- j aws f jj ie s e f rom which such vessel shall be about to depart,\\nportation m\\nof goods without having previously obtained such manifests and other do-\\nnot duly m- ctiments as are enjoined by the said laws.\\nThis motion was committed, on the 4th, to Messrs. Izard, id. p us.\\nStrong, and Bassett, and they were instructed to report a bill\\nupon the subject matter of it, if a bill should appear to them ne-\\ncessary. This committee, on the following day, reported a joint\\nresolution in the same words, which having been agreed to, was\\nsent to the House of Representatives for concurrence.", "height": "4380", "width": "2568", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0614.jp2"}, "609": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 603\\nChip. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Exportation and Trade. 1790.\\noH t ongres3 [Previously to this motion, a motion had been submitted, on s. Journal,\\n*fl cession. 1 1 c 1 1\\nthe 23d of February, that a committee be appointed to consider P- ii:, li0\\nwhat measures may be necessary to be adopted relative to the\\ninspection of exports from the United States, and, if they think\\nproper, to prepare a bill on that subject, and, on the following\\nday, Messrs. Dalton, Morris, Izard, Langdon, and Johnston,\\nwere appointed, to which committee were added, on the 26th,\\nMessrs. Bassett, Few, Henry, King, Paterson, and Ellsworth.\\nThere was also, on the 11th of February, a committee appointed, id. p. 113.\\nconsisting of Messrs. Morris, Langdon, Butler, Dalton, and Ells-\\nworth, to report, if they agreed as to its expediency, a plan for the\\nregulation of the trade of the United States with the countries\\nand settlements of the European powers in America; and to this\\ncommittee were added, on the 26th, Messrs. Bassett, Few, Hen-\\nry, King, Paterson, and Hawkins.]\\nBillintro- On the 8th of March, the joint resolution adopted by the Se- H. Journal,\\nnate, was, in the House of Representatives, committed to Messrs. p\\nWhite, Tucker, and Contee, with instructions to prepare and\\n[H. B, 48.] bring in a bill; and, on the same day, Mr. White presented a bill\\nto prevent the exportation of goods not duly inspected, according\\nto the laws of the several states, which was then read the first\\ntime, and, on the 9th, received the second reading, and was com- I( j p# 171\\nmitted to a committee of the whole house. This bill was con-\\nsidered in committee on the 26th, when an amendment was re- id. p. 183.\\nported and agreed to; and the bill was, on the next day, read the\\nBillpassed. third time and passed. On the same day, the bill received the\\nfirst reading in the Senate, and was read the second and third s. Journal,\\ntime, and passed, on the two next succeeding days. P* 125\\nN ew On the 26th of March, 1790, a petition of the merchants and s. Journal,\\nHamp- traders of the town of Portsmouth and New Hampshire, was P* 124,\\ntions. presented to the Senate, praying that a law might be enacted,\\nfor the establishment of the foreign trade of the United Stales\\nupon principles of reciprocal benefit, becoming the dignity of a\\nfree and independent nation. This petition was referred to the\\ncommittee appointed on the 11th of February, to report a plan\\nfor the regulation of the trade of the United States with the coun-\\ntries and settlements of the European powers in America, as\\nspecified in the preceding page. On the 27th of April, Mr. Lee g. journal,\\nwas added to this committee. P- 134\\nOn the same day, a petition of these merchants and traders h. Journal,\\nwas also presented to the House of Representatives, praying that P- 18 2,183.\\nCongress would adopt measures to prevent foreigners from car-", "height": "4400", "width": "2571", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0615.jp2"}, "610": {"fulltext": "(504 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Exportation and Trade. 1790.\\njst congress, rying the commodities of the continent to any port or place where\\nthe citizens of the United States are prohibited from carrying\\nthem. This petition was referred, on the 29th, to Messrs. Bou-\\ndinot, Jackson, Tucker, Ashe, Parker, Smith, of Maryland, Cly-\\nmer, Vining, Benson, Sherman, Goodhue, and Foster. On the\\n16th of April, Mr. Boudinot made a report from this committee, h. Journal,\\nwhich report was, on the 3d of May, committed to a committee P- 196 2 \u00c2\u00b08.\\n-of the whole house, and was considered in committee, on the\\n10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th, when the following resolution id. p 213\\nwas reported, and agreed to by the House 216,\\nu Resolved That the tonnage on all foreign built bottoms, be-\\nlonging to nations not in commercial treaty with the United\\nStates, be raised to the sum of one dollar per ton, from and after\\nthe first day of January next and that, from and after the\\nday of the tonnage on all such vessels be raised to\\nand that, from and after the day of no such vessel be\\npermitted to export from the United States, any unmanufactured\\narticle, being the growth or produce thereof: Provided, that\\nthis resolution shall not be extended to the vessels of any nation,\\nw r hich permits the importation of fish, other salted provision,\\ngrain, and lumber, in vessels of the United States.\\nBill con- It w as then ordered, that Messrs. Madison, Sedgwick, and Hart-\\ncemingthe eV} prepare and bring in a bill accordingly, and on the 17th, Mr. id. p. 217.\\nnavigation Madison presented a bill concerning the navigation and trade of\\nof the u. th e United States, which was then read the first time, and, on\\nStates.\\nthe following day, received the second reading, and was commit- Id p 2 i8\\n[H. B. 66.] ted to a committee of the whole house. The bill was considered\\nin committee on the 25th and 29th of June, when an unsuccess- id. p. 251.\\nful motion was made to discharge the committee from further 25S\\nproceeding on the bill. The consideration of the bill was re-\\nsumed in committee on the 30th, after which time there was no-\\nthing further heard of it.\\nlitcongresB. In the Senate, on the 17th of June, 1789, a committee was 1789.\\n1st Session\\nappointed, consisting of Messrs. Butler, Morris, Langdon, Dalton, s. Journal,\\nTrade with an d Lee, to arrange and bring forward a system for the regula- P ,35\\ners in tion of the trade and intercourse between the United States and\\nNorth the territory of other powers in North America and the West In-\\nc dies, so as to place the same on a more beneficial and perma-\\nSenatere- nent footing. On the 13th of July, Mr. Butler made a report, id.p.41.58.\\nP ort and on the 5th of August, Mr. Butler further reported,", "height": "4388", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0616.jp2"}, "611": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n605\\nChap. Vr.\\n1st Congress.\\n1st Session.\\nNavigation, ice\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mediterranean Trade.\\n1789.\\nThat it will be expedient to pass a law for imposing an in-\\ncreased duty of tonnage, for a limited time, on all foreign ships\\nand other vessels that shall load in the United States, with the\\nproduce of the same, to any port or place in America, whereto\\nthe vessels of the United States are not permitted to carry their\\nown produce but such a law being of the nature of a revenue\\nlaw, your committee conceive that the originating of a bill for\\nthat purpose, is, by the Constitution, exclusively placed in the\\nHouse of Representatives.\\nYour committee beg leave further to report, as their opinion,\\nthat it will be expedient to direct a bill to be brought in, for im-\\nposing similar restraints upon the trade of the European settle-\\nments in America with the United States, that are imposed on\\nthe trade of the United States with those settlements.\\nThe Senate then adopted the following resolution\\nResolved That the first clause of this report be accepted,\\nand that the remainder of the report be recommitted and that\\nit be an instruction to the committee, in case it shall be their\\nopinion that a legislative provision ought to be made on the sub-\\nject of the commitment, to report a bill for that purpose; and\\nthat Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. King, and Mr. Read, be added to the\\ncommittee.\\n3d Session.\\nMEDITER-\\nRANEAN\\nTrade.\\nIn his speech at the opening of the third session of this Con- 1790.\\ngress, the President of the United States, after a reference to the s. Journal,\\ndisturbed state of Europe, and the necessity of adopting measures P- 218\\nfor the security of our trade, proceeds thus:\\nSpeech of Your attention seems to be not less due to that particular h. Journal,\\nPresident, branch of our trade which belongs to the Mediterranean. So P- 332\\nmany circumstances unite in rendering the present state of it dis-\\ntressful to us, that you will not think any deliberations misem-\\nployed, which may lead to its relief and protection.\\nThe speech having been referred to a committee of the whole id. p. 338.\\nhouse on the state of the Union, that committee, on the 15th of\\nDecember, reported these resolutions.\\nResolved That it is the opinion of this committee, that a bill,\\nor bills, ought to be brought in for the further encouragement of\\nthe navigation of the United States.\\nResolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That it is the opinion of this committee, that so\\nmuch of the speech of the President of the United States to\\nboth houses of Congress, as relates to the trade of the United", "height": "4400", "width": "2566", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0617.jp2"}, "612": {"fulltext": "606 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VI. Navigation, c.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mediterranean Trade. 1790-91.\\n1st congress. States in the Mediterranean, ought to be referred to the secre-\\n3d Sessi on.\\ntary of state, with instruction to report thereupon to the House.\\nThe committee appointed pursuant to the first of these reso-\\nlutions, consisted of Messrs. Boudinot, Jackson, Tucker, Ashe,\\nParker, Smith, of Maryland, Clymer, Vining, Benson, Sherman,\\nGoodhue, and Foster; and to these, on the 13th of January, Mr. H. Journal,\\nBourne was added. On the 10th of February, a motion was P- 354\\nmade and agreed to, to discharge this committee from further ia *P*\\nproceeding on the subject.\\nOn the 30th of December, 1790, the speaker laid before the id. p. 346.\\nHouse the report of the secretary of state upon that part of the\\nPresident s speech, which relates to the trade of the United\\nStates in the Mediterranean; and the report was ordered to lie\\non the table.\\nIn the Senate, this part of the speech of the President was s. Journal,\\nreferred to Messrs. Langdon, Morris, King, Strong, and Ellsworth, P* 222,\\non the 13th of December, and on the 6th of January, Mr. Lang- id. p. 230.\\ndon made a report, which was taken up for consideration on the\\nfollowing day, when it was ordered to lie on the table. This re-\\nport was recommitted on the 21st, for the purpose of taking into s. Journal,\\nconsideration a letter from the secretary of state, and its enclo- P*\\nsures, relative to the American prisoners in Algiers. A similar\\nreport from the secretary of state had been transmitted to the\\nHouse of Representatives, on the 30 th of December preceding, H. Journal,\\nby the President of the United States. On the 31st, Mr. Lang- p,345\\ndon made another report, from the same committee, on the same\\nsubject, which also was ordered to lie for consideration. And on S. Journal,\\nthe 1st of March, Mr. Langdon, from the same committee, re- P* 237 294\\n[H.B.100.] ported the following bill\\nAn act making an appropriation for the purposes therein\\nmentioned.\\nBill ma- Section 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Represent-\\nking cer- a t{ ves f ife United States of America, in Congress assembled That,\\ntain appro- .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0080\u00a2_* r r i i tt i\\npriations for the purpose of effecting a recognition of the treaty of the United\\ntherein States with the new Emperor of Morocco, there be, and hereby\\nmentioned. _ r\\nis, appropriated a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, to\\nbe paid out of the moneys, which, prior to the first day of Janu-\\nary next, shall arise from the duties imposed upon spirits distilled\\nwithin the United States, and from stills, by the act, entitled\\nAn act repealing, after the last day of June next, the duties\\nheretofore laid upon distilled spirits imported from abroad, and\\nlaying others in their stead; and also upon spirits distilled within", "height": "4380", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0618.jp2"}, "613": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. G07\\nChap. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Commercial Intercourse. 1791.\\nist congress, the United States, and for appropriating the same, together\\n3d Session. t~ r\\nwith the excess of duties which may arise from the duties im-\\nposed by the said act on imported spirits, beyond those which\\nwould have arisen by the act, entitled An act making further\\nprovision for the payment of the debts of the United States,\\nand the President is hereby authorized to take on loan the whole\\nsum by this act appropriated, or so much thereof as he may judge\\nrequisite, at an interest not exceeding six per cent, per annum,\\nand the fund established for the above-mentioned appropriation\\nis hereby pledged for the payment of the principal and interest\\nof any loan to be obtained in manner aforesaid and in case of\\nany deficiency in the said fund, the faith of the United States is\\nhereby also pledged to make good such deficiency.\\nThis bill was read the first and second time: it was then moved\\nto commit the bill, with an instruction to augment the sum there-\\nin appropriated to sixty thousand dollars; but this motion was de-\\ncided in the negative. The bill was then ordered to the third\\nreading. The bill was read the third time and passed on the 2d, s. Journal,\\nand was sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence. P- 298\\nIn the House, the bill was passed through its various stages on h. Journal,\\nthe same day. P- 400\\nCommer- On the 14th of Februar} 1791, the following message was\\ncial is- transmitted by the President of the United States to the twc*\\nTER-\\ncourse, houses of Congress.\\nUnited Stafes. February 14, 1791.\\nGreat Bri-\\ntain. Gentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representatives:\\nMessage of Soon after I was called to the administration of the govern- h. Journal\\nPresident, ment, I found it important to come to an understanding with p-377,37\\nthe court of London on several points interesting to the United\\nStates; and particularly to know whether they were disposed to\\nenter into arrangements by mutual consent, which might fix the\\ncommerce between the two nations on principles of reciprocal\\nadvantage. For this purpose, I authorized informal conferences\\nwith their ministers; and from these, I do not infer any disposi-\\ntion, on their part, to enter into any arrangements merely com-\\nmercial. I have thought it proper to give you this information,\\nas it might, at some time, have influence on matters under your\\nconsideration.\\nG. Washington.\\nOn the 15th, this message was referred to Messrs. Goodhue, id. p. 379,.\\nMadison, Fitzsimons, Bourne, Lawrance, Vining, and Smith, of 385.", "height": "4400", "width": "2600", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0619.jp2"}, "614": {"fulltext": "608 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Commercial Intercourse.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rix Dollar of Denmark. 1791.\\nlstcongress. South Carolina. Mr. Goodhue, from this committee, made a re-\\n3d Session.\\nport on the subject, which was taken up for consideration on the\\n23d, when the House adopted the following order:\\nCall on se- Ordered That the said report be referred to the secretary H.journal\\ncretary of f s t a te; and that he be directed to report to Congress the nature P- 388v\\nand extent of the privileges and restrictions of the commercial\\nForeign intercourse of the United States with foreign nations, and such\\nneraUy e measures as ne sna think proper to be adopted for the improve-\\nment of the commerce and navigation of the same/\\n2d congress. On the 2 1st of February, 1793, being the second session of 1793.\\n2d Session. i i t\\nthe seeond Congress, the speaker laid before the House a letter H. Journal,\\nReply of f r 710\\nSecretary, from the secretary of state, communicating certain reasons for p\\ndelaying his report on the nature and extent of the privileges\\nand restrictions of the commercial intercourse of the United\\nStates with foreign nations, as directed by the order of this\\nHouse, of the 23d of February, 1791, and suggesting that he is\\nnow ready to report on the subject, if the House will be pleased\\nto direct him so to do.\\nThis letter was referred to Messrs. Giles, Lawrance, William id. p. 718.\\nSmith, Baldwin, and B. Bourne; and, on the 25th, Mr. Giles\\nmade a report, which was agreed to by the House as follows:\\ni( That it is not expedient to call for the said report during\\nthe present session of Congress.\\nlstcongress. On the 10th of February, a motion was made for the appoint- 1791,\\njzj~ ment of a committee to bring in a bill repealing so much of the h. Journal,\\ndollar of act, entitled An act to provide more effectually for the collec- V- 374\\nDenmark. lQn f e duties imposed by law on goods, wares, and merchan-\\ndise, imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of\\nships or vessels, as hath rated the rix dollar of Denmark at\\none hundred cents. This motion was committed to Messrs.\\nBourne, Sherman, and Thatcher; and, on the 24th, Mr. Bourne,\\n[H.B.134,] from this committee, presented a bill, in conformity with the id. p. 389.\\nmotion, which was read the first time, and, on the 25th and 26th, id. p. 392,\\nreceived the second and third reading, and was passed, with the 393\\ntitle, An act concerning the rates of foreign coin. The bill,\\nas sent to the Senate, was as follows:\\nSect. 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Repre- s. journal,\\nsentatives of the United States of America, in Congress as- P* 291,", "height": "4364", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0620.jp2"}, "615": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. (JQ9\\nChap. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rhode Island. 1791.\\nistcongress. sembled That so much of an act, entitled An act to provide\\n3d Session. 7\\nmore effectually for the collection of the duties imposed by law\\nto Senate.. on g\u00c2\u00b0\u00c2\u00b0ds, wares, and merchandise, imported into the United\\nStates, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels/ as hath rated the\\nrix dollar of Denmark at one hundred cents, be, and the same is\\nhereby, repealed; and that the repeal shall be deemed to operate\\nin respect to all duties which have already arisen or accrued, as\\nwell as to such as shall hereafter arise or accrue.\\nSect. 2. Jind be it further enacted That the secretary of\\nthe treasury be authorized and directed to estimate the value of the\\nseveral denominations of foreign coin which are not estimated\\nby law, and that the collectors of the customs, in their valuation\\nof such foreign coin, be required to conform to the estimate there-\\nof, which shall be made by the secretary of the treasury, pursu-\\nant to this act.\\nThe bill was read the first time in the Senate, on the 28th of\\nFebruary, and on the following day received the second reading,\\nand was committed to Messrs. Schuyler, Monroe, and Maclay,\\nfrom whom amendments were reported on the same day, and\\nthe bill was amended accordingly. The bill was then read the\\nBillpassed. third time, and passed, with the following amendments:\\nAmend- Expunge the whole of the second section. s# j ourna i\\nments. j n t k e t t j e? a f ter ^e wor( j ac t expunge the whole, and p. 292.\\nsubstitute relative to the rix dollar of Denmark.\\nOn the 2d of March, the House concurred in these amend- h. Journal,\\nments. P* 399\\n1st congress. The Senate, on the 28th of April, 1790, appointed Messrs. 1790.\\nCarroll, Ellsworth, Morris, Izard, and Butler, to be a commit- s. Journal,\\ntee to consider what provisions would be proper for Congress p 134,\\nto make in the present session, respecting the state of Rhode\\nIsland. On the 5th of May, Mr. Carroll made a report, which id. p. 138,\\nwas taken into consideration on the 11th, when the Senate passed 139,\\nthe following resolution:\\nAct to pre- u Resolved That all commercial intercourse between the\\nvent im- United States and the state of Rhode Island, from and after the\\nportations T 7\\nfrom R. nrst day of July next, be prohibited, under suitable penalties; and\\nthTunited that the President of the Unit ed States be authorized to demand\\nStates. of the state of Rhode Island dollars, to be paid into the\\ntreasury of the United States, by the day of next;\\nwhich shall be credited to the said state, in account with the\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 77", "height": "4400", "width": "2573", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0621.jp2"}, "616": {"fulltext": "610 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Accession of Rhode Island, e. 1790.\\nistcongress. United States, and that a bill, or bills, be brought in for these\\n2d Session.\\npurposes.\\nIt was then ordered that the committee who brought in the\\nabove report, prepare and report a bill accordingly. On the\\n[9. B. 11.] 13th, Mr. Morris, from this committee, reported a bill on the\\nsubject, which was then read the first time, and which received\\nthe second reading on the 14th. The question being then put\\non assigning a day for the third reading, it was decided in the\\naffirmative by the following vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Johnson,\\nJohnston, Izard, King, Langdon, Morris, Read, Schuyler, Strong.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009413.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Elmer, Gunn, Henry, Maclay, Walk-\\ner, Wingate 7.\\nOn the 17th, the day assigned for the third reading of the bill, S. Journal,\\nit was ordered to be recommitted. Mr. Carroll reported, on the p\\nfollowing day, and the bill was amended according to the report,\\nwhen the bill was read the third time, and the question being\\ntaken on its passage, it was decided in the affirmative, as fol-\\nlows:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Johnson,\\nJohnston, Izard, King, Langdon, Morris, Read, Schuyler, Strong.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009413.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Elmer, Hawkins, Henry, Lee, Ma-\\nclay, Walker, Wingate.-\u00e2\u0080\u0094 8.\\nThe bill was then passed with the following title An act to\\nprevent bringing goods, wares, and merchandises, from the state\\nof Rhode Island and Providence Plantations into the United\\nStates, and to authorize a demand of money from the said state;\\nand was sent to the House of Representatives r concurrence.\\nAccession In the House, this bill was read the first time on the 19th, and, h. journal\\nof R. Is- on th e following day, received the second reading, and was com- P* 219\\nConstitu- mitted to a committee of the whole house. On the 1st of June, I( j p 232.\\ntl0n the President communicated, by message, to the two houses,\\nthe accession of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plant-\\nations to the Constitution of the United States; and the corn-\\nCommittee mit- tee \u00c2\u00b0f the whole were then discharged from the further con-\\ndischarged sideration of the bill, the necessity for which had been so oppor-\\nrom l tunely and agreeably obviated.\\nAct giv- On tne 2c \u00c2\u00b0f August, a committee was appointed by the House id. p. 286.\\ning assent f Representatives, consisting of Messrs. Ames, Jackson, and Se-\\nMaryland, ney, to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, declaring the assent", "height": "4377", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0622.jp2"}, "617": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. qu\\nChap, VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Laws of Maryland, c. 1790.\\n1st congress, of Congress to certain acts of the state of Maryland, Georgia, and\\nRhode Island, and Providence Plantations, for raising a duty on\\nAnd R^isl- tne tonnage of ships or vessels entering the ports of Patapsco,\\nand, con- Savannah, and Providence. A bill was reported from this com-\\ntonnage mittee on the 3d, which was immediately read the first and se- H.Journal,\\nduties, cond time, committed, and reported with amendments, which P\u00c2\u00ab 287\\n[H. B. 93.] were agreed to, and the bill was then ordered to the third read-\\ning. On the next day, the blanks having been filled up, the bill\\nwas read the third time and passed. In the Senate, the bill re-\\nceived the first reading on the 5th, and on the 6th was read the s. Journal\\nsecond time, and committed to Messrs. Foster, Gunn, and Hen- p. 198.201.\\nry. A report was made from this committee on the 9th, when I( j p# 205.\\nthe bill was amended accordingly, by striking out the words\\nfor the term of three years from the passing of this act, and\\ninserting, in their place, the words until the tenth day of Ja- H.Journal,\\nnuary next, and, thus amended, was read the third time and P* 295,\\npassed. The amendment received the concurrence of the House\\nof Representatives on the same day.\\n2d congress. On the 13th of February, 1792, it was ordered by the House 1799.\\n1st Session.\\nof Representatives that a committee be appointed to prepare h. journal\\nAct to con- and bring in a bill to continue an act, entitled An act declaring P\u00c2\u00ab 507.\\ntinue pre- e assen t f Congress to certain acts of the states of Maryland,\\nGeorgia, and Rhode Island, and Providence Plantations; and\\nMessrs. Sterrett, Bourne, of Rhode Island, and Baldwin, were ap-\\npointed of this committee. And, on the 14th, Mr. Sterrett, from id. p. 508,\\n[H.B.164.] this committee, presented a bill declaring the consent of Congress\\nto a certain act of the state of Maryland, and to continue for a\\nlonger time An act declaring the assent of Congress to certain\\nacts of the states of Maryland, Georgia, and Rhode Island, and\\nProvidence Plantations, so far as the same respects the states of\\nGeorgia, and Rhode Island, and Providence Plantations; which\\nwas then read the first and second time, and committed to a\\ncommittee of the whole house. This bill was considered in\\ncommittee on the 9th of March, and no amendments being re- id. p. 531,\\nported, it was ordered to the third reading, after filling up a 532\\nblank therein. On the following day, it was read the third\\ntime, and passed, and was sent to the Senate. In the House,\\nthis bill was, on the 15th, read the first and second time, and, by H.Journal,\\nunanimous consent, received the third reading, and was passed, P* 410", "height": "4425", "width": "2567", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0623.jp2"}, "618": {"fulltext": "612 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. VI. Navigation, c Bankruptcy. 1789.\\n1st congress. On the first of June, 1789, a committee was appointed by the H. Journal,\\nHouse of Representatives, consisting of Messrs. Smith, of South p\\nkuptcy Carolina, Lawrance, and Ames, to prepare and bring in a bill, or\\nSystem, ^ills, to establish a uniform system on the subject of bankrupt-\\ncies throughout the United States. No report was made from\\nthis committee.\\nm congress. On the 8th of November, 1791, a committee was appointed 1791.\\nJst Session.\\nby the House of Representatives, to prepare and bring in a bill, h. Journal,\\nor bills, to establish a uniform system on the subject of bank- P- 451#\\nruptcies throughout the United States; and Messrs. Vining, Bou-\\ndinot, Giles, Lawrance, and Gerry, were appointed of such com-\\nmittee. There appears to have been no report made on the\\nsubject during this session.\\n2d session. In the following session, on the 21st of November, 1792, a com- 1792.\\nBill toes- mittee was again appointed by the House of Representatives, on h. Journal,\\ntablish uni- tne game SUD j e ct, consisting of Messrs. Wm. Smith, Boudinot, P- 623\\ntern of Lawrance, White, and Gerry, with directions to prepare and\\nbankrupt- Drm g m a bill. A petition of merchants and traders of Charles-\\nton, South Carolina, stating the disadvantages under which they\\nlabour for want of a bankrupt law, was presented on the 3d of Id. p. 631.\\nDecember, and referred to this committee. And, on the 10th of id. p. 636.\\n[H.B.205.] December, Mr. Smith, from this committee, presented a bill to\\nestablish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United\\nStates, which was read the first and second time, and committed\\nto a committee of the whole house, on the second Monday of Ja-\\nnuary. This bill was not afterwards acted on.\\nist congress. A petition of Adam Caldwell was presented to the House of 1790.\\n3.1 session. R e p resen t a tives on the 16th of June, 1790, praying relief against h. Journal,\\nAdam an imprisonment under which he was then suffering, for a viola- P- 243 244\\niXDWELi. Qn o j. t e j awg Q j. ra( j e f j-j-je u n ited States; which petition\\nwas, on the following day, referred to Messrs. Vining, Scott, and\\nSevier. On the 6th of August, Mr. Vining, from this commit- id. p. 292,\\n293\\n[H. B. 99.] tee, presented a bill, which was then read the first and second\\ntime, and committed to a committee of the whole house. In\\ncommittee the bill was considered and amended, on the following\\nday, and the amendments having been agreed to by the House,\\nthe bill was ordered to the third reading, and, on the 9th, was id. p. 294.\\nread the third time and passed. The bill was read the first time", "height": "4372", "width": "2542", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0624.jp2"}, "619": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 613\\nCHAP. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Imprisonment for Debt.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 St. Domingo. 1790.\\n1st congress, in the Senate on the same day, and was then ordered to lie for s. Journal,\\n2d Session. _ an*\\nconsideration; and, on the 11th, was again taken up tor conside-\\nration, on the question of the second reading, when it was re-\\nPostponed solved, that the bill be postponed to the next session of Congress, id. p. 208.\\n2d congress. A committee was appointed by the Senate, on the 16th of 1792.\\n1st oCSSlOn. m m \u00e2\u0080\u00a2at i i\\nMarch, 1792, to consider and report what may be necessary to s. journal,\\nBill for re- prevent the sufferings of persons imprisoned for debt, on judg- P* 411\\nsons\u00c2\u00b0 im- r ments rendered in the courts of the United States and Messrs.\\nprisoned Ellsworth, Lee, and Strong, were appointed of such committee.\\nAnd on the 2d of April, Mr. Ellsworth, from this committee, re- id. p. 419.\\n[S. B. 33.] ported a bill for the relief of persons imprisoned for debt, which\\nwas then read the first time, and on the following day received\\nthe second reading, and, being amended, was ordered to be read\\nthe third time. On the 4th, it was moved to insert these words,\\nas a substitute for the second section.\\nThat persons imprisoned as aforesaid, shall be entitled to the\\nsame allowance for support as debtors confined in the same jails\\nby executions issuing from the courts of such states are entitled to\\nby the laws of the same, subject to the like regulations and re-\\nstrictions.\\nThis motion was determined in the negative, and the bill was H j ourna\\nthen read the third time and passed. In the House of Repre- p- 562.\\nsentatives, the bill was, on the same day, read the first time, and\\non the following day, received the second reading, and was com-\\nmitted to a committee of the whole house. In committee, on\\nthe 27th of April, the bill was considered, and reported with- id. p. 563.\\nout amendment; and on the 1st of May, after being amended in M Q1\\nthe House, the bill was read the third time and passed. The 593,\\nSenate, on the 2d, disagreed to the first and second amendments\\nof the House, and agreed to the last and on the following day, p. 436.\\nthe House receded from the amendments to which the Senate H. Journal,\\nhad disagreed. P 595\\nLetter On the 18th of November, 1791, a letter from the President of s. journal,\\nf er5 A^ 6 tlie General Assembly of the French colony of St. Domingo, ex- P- 341\\nsembly of plaining the reasons of the late embargo on the American ship- u jf\u00c2\u00a3\u00c2\u00a3\\nping at that island, was laid before the Senate and by that\\nbody was transmitted to the House of Representatives but no\\nlegislative proceeding was founded on this communication.", "height": "4400", "width": "2532", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0625.jp2"}, "620": {"fulltext": "614 HISTORY OF CONGRESS\\nChap. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Weights and Measures. 1791.\\n1st congress. The expediency of adopting a uniform standard for weights\\nand measures was suggested by the President of the United\\nWE nd TS States, in his speech at the opening of the second session of the\\nMeasures, first Congress; and on the 15th of January, 1791, the House of H. Journal,\\nProceed- Representatives ordered the subject to be referred to the secre- P* 142,\\nJS 55 in tary of state, to prepare and report a plan for establishing uni-\\nformity in the currency, weights, and measures of the United\\nStates. On the 13th of July, following, the secretary of state Id. p. 263.\\nreported a plan, pursuant to the above order. And at the next\\n3d session, session, on the 15th of December, 1791, this report was commit- id. p. 338.\\nted to a committee of the whole house. It was ordered, on the 341#\\n23d, that this report should be communicated to the Senate, and\\nProceed- it was accordingly transmitted to that body. The Senate, on\\nings m Se- 28th, appointed Messrs. Izard, Monroe, Morris, Langdon,and s. journal,\\nSchuyler, a committee to take this report into consideration. On P- 226\\nthe 18th of January following, the secretary transmitted a post- Id. p. 233.\\nscript to his report. Mr. Izard, on the 1st of March, reported id. p. 292.\\nfrom the committee of the Senate,\\nThat, as a proposition has been made to the national assem-\\nbly of France, for obtaining a standard of measure, which shall\\nbe invariable, and communicable to all nations, and at all times;\\nas a similar proposition has been submitted to the British Parlia-\\nment, in their last session as the avowed object of these is, to in-\\ntroduce a uniformity in the measures and weights of the com-\\nmercial nations, as a coincidence of regulation, by the govern-\\nment of the United States, on so interesting a subject, would be\\ndesirable, your committee are of opinion, that it would not be\\neligible, at present, to introduce any alteration in the measures\\nand weights which are now used in the United States.\\nThis report was adopted by the Senate, and thus the inquiry\\nterminated for this session.\\n2d congress. On the 1st of November, 1791, Messrs. Izard, Monroe, and i7qi_qo\\n]st Session. T _ 14yi\\nLangdon, were appointed a committee of the feenate, to take St j ourna i\\ninto consideration the subject relative to weights and measures, p. 335.\\nand report their opinion thereon. And on the 4th of April, id. p. 420.\\n1792, Mr. Izard made a report from this committee, which, on\\nthe next day, was taken up, and considered as follows:\\n1. That it is their opinion, the standard for the measures\\nand weights of the United States be a uniform cylindrical rod of", "height": "4372", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0626.jp2"}, "621": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 615\\nChap. VI. Navigation, fee\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Weights and Measures. 1792.\\n2d congress. i r0 n, of such length as in latitude 45\u00c2\u00b0 in the level of the ocean,\\n1st Session.\\nand in a cellar of uniform natural temperature, shall perform its\\nweights r vibrations, in small and equal arcs, in one second of mean time.\\nund mea- 2. That the President of the United States be requested to\\nported. have such a standard rod provided; that it be prepared with all\\nthe accuracy which the importance of the object merits, and cir-\\ncumstances admit that this be done either by actual experi-\\nments, under the parallel of 45\u00c2\u00b0 of latitude complete, or by ac-\\ntual experiments, rectified by due allowances, under any other\\nparallel, where a superiority of means for accurate experiment\\nmay promise, on the whole, greater truth in the result.\\n3. That the expenses of the measures he shall adopt for this\\npurpose, not exceeding dollars, be defrayed by the pub-\\nlic.\\n4. That the standard rod, so to be provided, shall be divided\\ninto five equal parts, one of which, to be called a foot, shall be\\nthe unit of measures of length for the United States.\\nThat the foot shall be divided into 10 inches,\\nThe inch into 10 lines,\\nThe line into 10 points, and\\nThat 10 feet make a decad,\\n10 decads a rood,\\n10 roods a furlong, and\\n10 furlongs a mile.\\n5. That measures of surface in the United States be made by s Journa i\\nsquares of the measures of length and that, in the case of lands, P- 421.\\nthe unit shall be a square, whereof every side shall be 100 feet,\\nto be called a rood.\\nThat each rood be divided into tenths and hundredths,\\nThat 10 roods make a double acre,\\nAnd 10 double acres a square furlong.\\n6. That the unit of measures of capacity in the United States\\nbe a cubic foot, to he called a bushel.\\nThat each bushel be divided into 10 pottles,\\nEach pottle into 10 demi-pints,\\nEach demi-pint into 10 metres,\\nThat 10 bushels be a quarter,\\nAnd 10 quarters a last, or double ton.\\n7. That the unit of weights of the United States be a cubic\\ninch of rain water, to be called an ounce, and to be measured\\nand weighed in a cellar of uniform natural temperature.\\nThat the ounce be divided into 10 double scruples,\\nThe double scruple into 10 carats,", "height": "4394", "width": "2589", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0627.jp2"}, "622": {"fulltext": "616 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Weights and Measures. 1792.\\n2d congress. The carat into 10 minims or demi-grains,\\n1st Session. mi _.\\nThe minim into 10 mites,\\nRule, c. That 1Q ounces make a p 0un d\\nreported. r\\n10 pounds a stone,\\n10 stones a quintal,\\n10 quintals a hogshead.\\nReport It was then ordered that the consideration of this report be\\npostponed, postponed until the next session of Congress.\\n2d session. Early in the second session of this Congress, on the 16th of No- S.Journal,\\nReport vember, 1792, the above report was made the order for the fol- P- 459 461\\nconsidered. i ow ing Monday, but was subsequently postponed to the first Mon-\\nday of December. It was again taken up and debated on the\\nlast named day, and on the 6th and 17th, when it was moved to Id. p. 463.\\npostpone the further consideration of the motion, and adopt the\\nfollowing resolution\\nResolved That the present measures of length be retained\\nand fixed by an invariable standard that the measures of surface\\nremain as they are, and be invariable also as the measures of\\nlength, to which they are to refer that the unit of capacity, now\\nso equivocal, be settled at a medium and convenient term, and de-\\nfined by the same invariable measures of length, that the more\\nknown terms in the two kinds of weights be retained and re-\\nduced to one series, and that they be referred to a definite mass\\nof some substance, the specific gravity of which never changes;\\nand that a committee be appointed to bring in a bill accord-\\ningly.\\nThis motion caused some debate, and, on the following day, id. p. 464.\\nafter being amended by striking out the words and that a\\ncommittee be appointed to bring in a bill accordingly, was\\npostponed, in order to take up the following motion:\\nMotions to 1st- That the units of the measures and weights of the\\npostpone United States shall be equal to certain measures and weights now\\nand amend.\\nin use.\\n2d. That the standard for the measures and weights of the\\nUnited States, be a uniform cylindrical rod of metal, of such\\nlength as, in the latitude of forty-five degrees, on the level of\\nthe ocean, and in a cellar of uniform natural temperature, shall\\nperform its vibrations in small and equal arcs in one second of\\nmean time, and which standard rod shall be divided into four\\nhundred and eighty-nine equal parts.\\n3d. That the unit of measures of length shall be a foot, which", "height": "4361", "width": "2642", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0628.jp2"}, "623": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 617\\nChap. VI. Navigation, c\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Weights and Measures. 1792-93.\\nai congress. s hall be equal in length to one hundred parts of the aforesaid\\nstandard rod.\\nThat sixty-six feet shall be a chain, and eighty chains a\\nmile.\\n4th. That measures of surface be made by squares of the\\nmeasures of length; but in the case of land, the unit shall be an\\nacre, which shall contain forty-three thousand five hundred and\\nsixty square feet, or shall be ten chains in length, and one in\\nbreadth.\\n5th. That the unit of measures of capacity shall be a bushel,\\nwhich shall be one foot square, and one foot and twenty-five\\ncents of a foot deep, and shall contain one cubic foot and a quar-\\nter.\\n6th. That the unit of weights shall be a pound, which shall\\nbe equal to the pound avoirdupois now in use, and shall be equal\\nin weight to a quantity of rain water twenty cents of a foot\\nsquare, and forty cents deep, or sixteen thousand cubic cents of\\na foot, measured and weighed in a cellar of uniform natural tem-\\nperature.\\n7th. That the units of the measures and weights of the United\\nStates shall be divided into cents, or hundredth parts, and, where\\nnecessary, into milles, or thousandth parts, and, in the case of\\nweights, the mille shall be divided into seven grains, equal to\\nseven grains Troy.\\nAnd, after some debate, the motion for postponement, made\\nyesterday, as amended, together with the motion last made, was\\nReferredto referred to Messrs. Rutherford, Monroe, Izard, Ellsworth, and\\ncommittee. Langdon. Prom this committee, Mr. Rutherford made a report g. j ourna\\nReport on the 29th of January following, which was ordered to be print- P- 4 6\\nmade, and e( j. ana on the 8th of February, the consideration of the report id. p. 482,\\npostponed, was ordered to be postponed till the next session of Congress.\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 78", "height": "4394", "width": "2543", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0629.jp2"}, "624": {"fulltext": "018 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VII. Public Debt. 1789.\\n1st Congress.\\n1st Session.\\nCHAPTER VII.\\nBill making Provision for Public Debt Debt of Georgia Reduction of Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nReport of Commissioners of Sinking Fund Lost Evidences of Debt Debt to\\nForeign Officers Public Creditors of Pennsylvania Dutch Loan Subscrip-\\ntions of Domestic Debt Claims barred by Acts of Limitation, and not barred\\nInterest on Sums granted for Indemnities Loans to pay Debts due to States\\nInformation concerning Dutch Loan Receiving Loan in Domestic Debt\\nClaim of Maryland Commissioners of Public Debt Provisions for Commis-\\nsioners of Loans Bill to incorporate United States Bank Supplementary\\nBill Bill to reimburse Loan made of United States Bank Balances due to\\nthe United States Call on Trustees of Sinking Fund for Information Me-\\nmorials concerning Depreciation of Currency.\\nThe public debt forced itself on the consideration of Congress h. Journal,\\nat an early period, and one of the first objects of the House of P* 117\\nRepresentatives was to obtain the information required by the\\nfollowing order, which issued from that branch of the legisla-\\nture on the 21st of September, 1789.\\nCall on se- Ordered That the secretary of the treasury be directed to\\ncretary of app ly to the supreme executors of the several states, for state-\\ntreasurv.\\nments of their public debts; of the funds provided for the pay-\\nment, in whole or in part, of the principal and interest thereof;\\nand of the amount of the loan-office certificates, or other public\\nsecurities of the United States, in the state treasuries respective-\\nly; and that he report to the House such of the said documents\\nas he may obtain, at the next session of Congress.\\nm session. In tne third chapter of this work, certain resolutions relative 1790.\\nBill mak- to the public debt and the expediency of effecting a new modifi- h. Journal,\\ning provi- ca tion of the domestic debt, have been given. These resolutions P\u00c2\u00ab 21\\ndebt of the were adopted on the 29th of March and 26th of April. [Journal,\\nU. States. p 184 and 200, 201.] On the last named day, a committee was\\nappointed to prepare and bring in a bill pursuant to these reso-\\nlutions; and, from this committee, on the 6th of May, Mr. Stone\\n[H. B. 63.1 introduced a bill making provision for the debt of the United\\nStates, which was then read the first and second time, and com-\\nmitted to a committee of the whole house. The bill was consi-\\ndered in committee of the whole, on the 19th, 20th, 21st, 24th, id. p. 219\\nand 25th of May, when the chairman (Mr. Seney) reported that 221\\nthe committee had agreed to the first twelve sections of the bill,", "height": "4376", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0630.jp2"}, "625": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. QlQ\\nCkiv.VH. Public Debt. 1790.\\n1st congress, with amendments, and prayed to be discharged from the further\\n2d Session. r nC\\nconsideration of it. The committee were discharged on the H. Journal,\\np 222\\n26th, and the House then proceeded to consider the several p\\namendments to the first, second, fourth, eighth, and twelfth sec-\\ntions of the bill, which were agreed to. The following amend-\\nment to the third section being under consideration; to wit:\\nTo the end of the section, add, Those which shall be is- Id. p. 223.\\nsued for the bills of credit, issued by the authority of the United\\nStates in Congress assembled, at the rate of one hundred dollars,\\nin the said bills, for one dollar in specie. 9\\nIt was moved, and agreed to, to strike out the words one\\nMotions to hundred. It was then moved to insert, in lieu of the words\\namend stricken out, the words seventy-five; and the question being\\ntaken on this motion, it was decided in the affirmative by the fol-\\nlowing vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Burke, Cad waladei,\\nFitzsimons, Floyd, Foster, Gale, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Grif-\\nfin, Grout, Hathorn, Huger, Huntington, Leonard, Livermore,\\nPartridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Sedgwick, Sherman,\\nSilvester, Smith, of Maryland, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher,\\nTucker, Wynkoop. 31.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Carroll, Coles,\\nContee, Hartley, Heister, Jackson, Lawrance, Lee, Madison, jr.,\\nMathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page, Scott, Seney, Sinnickson,\\nSmith, of South Carolina, Steele, Stone, Trumbull, White, Wil-\\nliamson. 25.\\nIt was then moved to amend the bill, by adding to it the fol-\\nlowing proviso: Provided, That interest shall be computed on\\nthe said bills, from the day of 1781. The\\nquestion being put on this motion, it was determined in the ne-\\ngative, by the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Foster, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, id. p, 224.\\nGrout, Hathorn, Huger, Leonard, Livermore, Partridge, Sedg-\\nwick, Sumpter, Thatcher, Tucker. 15.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Benson, Bloodworth, Boudi-\\nnot, Burke, Cadwalader, Carroll, Coles, Contee, Fitzsimons,\\nFloyd, Gale, Griffin, Hartley, Heister, Huntington, Jackson,\\nLawrance, Lee, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg,\\nPage, Parker, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Scott, Seney, Sher-\\nman, Silvester, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South\\nCarolina, Steele, Stone, Sturges, Trumbull, White, Williamson,\\nWynkoop. 42.", "height": "4400", "width": "2550", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0631.jp2"}, "626": {"fulltext": "620 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VII. Public Debt. 1790.\\nistcongress. The amendment to the third section, as before amended, was\\nthen agreed to, and the bill was further amended; and, on the\\n27th, the bill was ordered to the third reading. On the 2d of\\nJune, the bill was passed; and, on the same day, was read the\\nfirst time in the Senate. The second reading produced a discus- s. Journal,\\nsion, which occupied the 3d, 7th, 9th, 10th, and 11th of June, P- 150, 151.\\nwhen it was committed to Messrs. Lee, Ellsworth, Maclay, and\\nPaterson. Mr. Lee made a report from this committee on the id. p# 153.\\n15th, which was considered and debated on the 16th, 17th, 18th, 162 163\\nand 21st, when,\\nOn motion to agree to the following paragraph of the report;\\nto wit: In the 4th section, 2d line, strike out from the word\\nc entitled, to the word or, at the end of the next paragraph,\\ninclusive: also, strike out from the word sum, in the 5th line\\nof the next paragraph, to the proviso at the end of the section;\\nand then the bill will read, That, for any sum which shall be\\nsubscribed to the said loan by any person or persons, or body\\npolitic, the subscriber or subscribers shall be entitled to a certi-\\nficate, purporting that the United States owe to the holder or\\nholders thereof, his, her, or their assigns, the whole of the sum\\nby him, her, or them subscribed; bearing an interest of temper\\ncent, per annum, payable quarter yearly, and subject to redemp-\\ntion, by payments not exceeding in one year, on account of both\\nprincipal and interest, the proportion of six dollars upon a hun-\\ndred of the same sum: Provided, ahvays That it shall not be\\nunderstood that the United States shall be bound or obliged to\\nredeem in the proportion aforesaid, but it shall be understood,\\nonly, that they have a right so to do.\\nThe design of this amendment of your committee, is to dis-\\ncharge the alternatives proposed in the bill, and to fund the do-\\nmestic debt of the United States at an interest of four per cent,\\nper annum.\\nThe question, on agreeing to the clause, having been put, it\\nwas decided in the affirmative, by the following vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Few,\\nHawkins, Henry, Johnston, Lee, Maclay, Read, Strong, Win-\\ngate.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 13.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Gunn, Johnson, Izard, King, Lang-\\ndon, Morris, Paterson, Schuyler, Walker. 10.\\nOrdered to On the 22d, the report of the committee was accepted as an w. p. 164.\\nthird read- amendment to the bill, which was then ordered to the third\\nreading.", "height": "4388", "width": "2559", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0632.jp2"}, "627": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 621\\nCffAP.VIL Public Debt. 1790.\\ni\u00c2\u00abt Congress. In the mean time, Mr. Ellsworth had, on the 13th of June,\\n2d Session. t \u00c2\u00bbi c\\ngiven notice that he should bring in a bill, making provision lor\\nthe debts of the respective states; but, instead of doing this, on\\nthe 14th, he submitted to the Senate the following motion:\\nMr. Ells- Resolved That provision shall be made, the next session s. Journal,\\nworth s f Congress, for loaning to the United States a sum not exceeding P* 155 157\\ntwenty-two millions of dollars, in the certificates issued by the\\nrespective states for services or supplies towards the prosecution\\nof the late war. The certificates which shall be loaned, to stand\\ncharged to the respective states by whom they were issued, un-\\ntil a liquidation of their accounts with the United States can be\\ncompleted.\\nAn unsuccessful motion was then made to assign the following id. p. 176.\\nday for the consideration of this motion and, on the 2d of July,\\nit was committed to Messrs. Carroll, Lee, Strong, Ellsworth, and\\nPaterson. Mr. Carroll made a report from this committee, as\\nfollows\\nReport of Whereas a provision for the debt of the respective states by id. p. 177,\\ncommittee, ie Umted States would be greatly conducive to an orderly, eco-\\non motion. J J\\nnomical, and effectual arrangement of the public finances; would\\ntend to an equal distribution of burdens among the citizens of\\nthe several states would promote more general justice to the\\ndifferent classes of public creditors and would serve to give sta-\\nbility to public credit and whereas the said debts, having been\\nessentially contracted in the prosecution of the late war, it is just\\nthat such provision should be made:\\nResolved That a loan be proposed, to the amount of twenty-\\none millions of dollars, and that subscriptions to the said loan be\\nreceived at the same times and places, by the same persons, and\\nupon the same terms, as in respect to the loan which may be pro-\\nposed concerning the domestic debt of the United States, subject\\nto the exceptions and qualifications hereafter mentioned and that\\nthe sums which shall be subscribed to the said loan shall be paya-\\nble in the principal and interest of the certificates or notes, which,\\nprior to the first day of January last, were issued by the respect-\\nive states, as acknowledgments or evidences of debts by them re-\\nspectively owing, and which shall appear, by oath or affirmation,\\n(as the case may be,) to have been the property of an individual\\nor individuals, or body politic, other than a state, on the said first\\nday of January last Provided That no greater sum shall be re-\\nceived in the certificates of any state, than as follows that is to\\nsay:", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0633.jp2"}, "628": {"fulltext": "622 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. VII. Public Debt. 1790.\\n1st congress. In those of New Hampshire, $300,000 s. Journal,\\n2d Session\\nla those of Massachusetts, 4,000,000 P\u00c2\u00ab 178.\\nReport of j n tnose f Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 200,000\\ncommittee. 4*i n t h ose of Connecticut, 1,600,000\\nIn those of New York, 1,200,000\\nIn those of New Jersey, 800,000\\nIn those of Pennsylvania, 2,200,000\\nIn those of Delaware, 200,000\\nIn those of Maryland, 800,000\\nIn those of Virginia, 3,200,000\\nIn those of North Carolina, 2,200,000\\nIn those of South Carolina, 4,000,000\\nIn those of Georgia, 300,000\\n$21,000,000\\nAnd provided That no such certificate shall be received,\\nwhich, from the tenor thereof, or from any public record, act,\\nor document, shall appear, or can be ascertained to have been\\nissued for any purpose other than compensations and expendi-\\ntures for services or supplies towards the prosecution of the late\\nwar, and the defence of the United States, or of some part there-\\nof, during the same.\\nResolved That the interest upon the certificates which shall\\nbe received in payment of the sums subscribed towards the said\\nloan, shall be computed to the last day of the year one thousand\\nseven hundred and ninety-one, inclusively; and the interest upon\\nthe stock, which shall be created by virtue of the loan that may\\nbe proposed in the domestic debt of the United States.\\nResolved That, if the whole of the sum allowed to be sub-\\nscribed in the debt or certificate of any state, as aforesaid, shall\\nnot be subscribed within the time for that purpose limited, such\\nstate shall be entitled to receive, and shall receive, from the\\nUnited States, at the rate of four per centum per annum, upon\\nso much of the said sum as shall not have been so subscribed, in\\ntrust for the non-subscribing creditors of such state, to be paid in\\nlike manner as the interest on the stock which may be created\\nby virtue of the said loan, and to continue until there shall be a\\nsettlement of accounts between the United States and the indivi-\\ndual states; and, in case a balance shall then appear in favour of\\nsuch state, until provision shall be made for the said balance.\\nBut, as certain states have, respectively, issued their own\\ncertificates in exchange for those of the United States, whereby\\nit might happen that interest might be twice payable on the same\\nsums:", "height": "4388", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0634.jp2"}, "629": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 623\\nPublic Debt. 1790.\\n1st congress. Resolved That the payment of interest, whether to states\\nor to individuals, in respect to the debt of any state, by which\\nI mnSttee f sucn excnan S e sna11 nave been made sna11 De suspended until it\\nshall appear to the satisfaction of the secretary of the treasury,\\nthat certificates issued for that purpose, by such state, have been\\nre-exchanged or redeemed, or until those which shall not have\\nbeen re-exchanged or redeemed, shall be surrendered to the\\nUnited States.\\nAnd, it is further\\nResolved That the faith of the United States be, and the\\nsame is hereby, pledged to make like provision for the payment\\nof interest on the amount of the stock arising from subscriptions\\nto the said loan, with the provision, which shall be made touch-\\ning the loan that may be proposed in the domestic debt of the\\nUnited States; and so much of the debt of each state as shall be\\nsubscribed to the said loan, shall be a charge against such state,\\nin account with the United States.\\nport.\\nMotions to It was then agreed that the preamble should be postponed,\\nnd re And it was moved to amend the first paragraph of the report,\\nas follows:\\nli After the word c persons/ in the 3d line, strike out, and s. Journal,\\nupon the same terms as in respect to the loans which may be p\\nproposed, concerning the domestic debt of the United States, T\\nand insert, after the word mentioned, 5 in the 5th line, as fol-\\nlows: And the subscribers shall receive certificates ft r the prin-\\ncipal and interest of the sum so subscribed, one of which certifi-\\ncates shall purport, that the United States owe to the holder or\\nholders thereof, his, her, or their assigns, a sum equal to two*\\nthirds of the said sum so subscribed, bearing an interest of six\\nper centum per annum, payable quarter yearly, and subject to*\\nredemption by payments, not exceeding, in one year, on ac-\\ncount both of principal and interest, the proportion of eight dol-\\nlars upon a hundred of the sum mentioned m such certificate^\\nand, to another certificate, purporting that the United States owe\\nto the holder or holders thereof, his, her, or their assigns, a sum\\nequal to twenty-six dollars and eighty-eight cents, on every hun-\\ndred dollars of the sum so subscribed, which, after the year one-\\nthousand eight hundred, shall bear an interest of six per centum\\nper annum, payable quarter yearly, and subject to redemption\\nby payments, not exceeding in one year, on account both of prin-\\ncipal and interest, the proportion of eight dollars upon a hun\\ndred of the sum mentioned in such certificate: Provided, al-", "height": "4417", "width": "2544", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0635.jp2"}, "630": {"fulltext": "624 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VII. Public Debs. 1790.\\n1st congress, waijs That it shall not be understood that the United States shall\\n2d Session. _\\nbe bound or obliged to redeem, in the proportion aforesaid, but it\\n^end nSt sha11 be understood onl y that the y ha ve a right so to do.\\nA motion was made to postpone the amendment, with a view\\nto take the opinion of the Senate, whether the debts of the indi-\\nvidual states shall be assumed by the United States; but this mo-\\ntion was decided in the negative, as was also a motion to agree\\nto the amendment proposed to the report of the committee. It\\nwas then resolved that the rule prescribed for the second reading\\nof bills be adopted, in considering the report of the committee.\\nAfter this, a motion to strike out the words twenty-one mil-\\nlions of dollars/ in the first paragraph of the report, and that it\\nstand a blank, was determined in the negative.\\nThe consideration of this report having been resumed on the\\nthe following day, when the question being put, on motion to\\nagree to the following paragraph:\\nu Resolved That a loan be proposed to the amount of twenty- s. Journal,\\none millions of dollars, and that subscriptions to the said loan be P\\nreceived at the same times and places, by the same persons, and\\nupon the same terms, as in respect to the loans which may be\\nproposed concerning the domestic debt of the United States,\\nsubject to the exceptions and qualifications hereafter mentioned i 9\\nIt was decided in the affirmative, by the following vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer,\\nJohnson, Izard, King, Langdon, Morris, Paterson, Read, Schuy-\\nler, Strong. 14.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Few, Foster, Hawkins, Henry, John-\\nston, Lee, Maclay, Stanton, Walker, Wingate. 11.\\nThe residue of the paragraph, from the words and that\\nthe sums, to the words January last, inclusive, was then\\nagreed to.\\nIt was then moved to add to the paragra ph just agreed to, af-\\nter the words u January last, these words, and in bills of the\\nnew emission money due from the states respectively; but the\\nmotion was not successful. The clauses of the report, to the end\\nof the schedule, were then adopted. A motion to expunge the\\nlast paragraph of the first resolution as reported; to wit: from\\nthe words and provided, to the word same, inclusive, was\\nrejected, and the paragraph was then agreed to.\\nThe second resolution, as reported, was then agreed to.\\nIt was then moved to amend the third resolution, by striking\\nout these words, at the rate of four per centum per annum?", "height": "4330", "width": "2608", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0636.jp2"}, "631": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 025\\nChap. VII. Public Debt. 1790.\\nistcongress. a nd insert an interest of per centum per annum, at the\\n2d Session.\\nsame rate as shall be allowed to the domestic creditors of the\\namend! 8 United States; but this motion was not sustained: and the\\nquestion being taken on agreeing to the resolution as reported,\\nit was decided in the affirmative, by the following vote\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Ellsworth, Few, Gunn, Haw-\\nkins, Henry, Johnson, Johnston, Izard, Lee, Maclay, Read, Stan-\\nton, Walker. 15.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Elmer, Foster, King, Langdon,\\nMorris, Paterson, Schuyler, Strong, Wingate. 11.\\nThe fourth resolution, with the preamble, was then agreed to.\\nIt was then moved to expunge, in the last resolution, these\\nwords, From subscriptions to the said loan, and to insert in\\ntheir place the words, under this act but this motion was de-\\ntermined in the negative and the resolution, as reported, was\\nagreed to.\\nIt was then moved to agree to the preamble of the report,\\nand the question being put, it was decided in the affirmative, by\\nthe following vote\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer, Few,\\nFoster, Johnson, Izard, King, Langdon, Morris, Paterson, Read,\\nSchuyler, Strong. 16.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Gunn, Hawkins, Henry, Johnston, Lee,\\nMaclay, Stanton, Walker, Wingate. 10.\\nReport and A motion was then made, that the report of the committee,\\nbi com together with the bill entitled An act making provision for the\\ndebt of the United States, be referred to a special committee\\nand the question being taken on this motion, it was decided in the\\nnegative, by the following vote\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Gunn, Johnson, Izard, King,\\nMorris, Paterson, Schuyler, Strong. 10.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Ellsworth, Elmer, Few, Fos-\\nter, Hawkins, Henry, Johnston, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Read,\\nStanton, Walker, Wingate. 16.\\nThe report of the committee was then ordered to another\\nreading; and, on the 15th, the report, and the bill making pro-\\nvision for the debt of the United States, were committed to\\nMessrs. Butler, Morris, Read, Ellsworth, King, Lee, and Strong.\\nOn the 16th, Mr. Butler, from this committee, made report as\\nfollows\\nReport of That, having maturely considered all circumstances, they s. Journal,\\ncommittee. are of opinion) that the principal of the domestic debt should be P- 181\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 79", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0637.jp2"}, "632": {"fulltext": "626 HISTORY OF CONGRESS;\\nCHAP.Vn. Public Debt. 1790.\\nist congress, funded agreeably to the third alternative, in the report of the\\n2d Session\\nsecretary of the treasury; and that the interest which may be\\n^P 01 due thereon, including indents, be funded at the rate of three\\nper ce?it. per annum and that whatever sum the legislature\\nmay think proper to assume of the states debts, be funded at\\nthe proportion of two-thirds thereof, agreeably to the third al-\\nternative in the secretary s report, and the other third at three\\nper cent, per annum.\\nYour committee further recommend that the resolutions for\\nthe assumption be added to the funding bill, and the whole made\\none system.\\nReport a- The whole of the first paragraph of this report having been\\ngreed to. aa0 pted, the question was put on agreeing to the last, and was\\ndecided in the affirmative, as follows\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer, Few,\\nJohnson, Izard, King, Langdon, Morris, Paterson, Read, Schuy-\\nler, Strong. 15.\\nAays Messrs. Bassett, Foster, Gunn, Hawkins, Henry, John-\\nston, Lee, Maclay, Stanton, Walker, Wingate. 11.\\nSo the report was accepted by the Senate, and the report S. Journal,\\ncommitted on the 15th: the report now agreed to, and the bill p\\nmaking provision for the debt of the United States, were recom-\\nmitted, with an instruction to the committee to conform the bill\\nto the principles of the reports. And, on the following day, Mr.\\nButler, from the committee, reported the bill amended upon the\\nprinciples agreed to and, on the 19th, the Senate agreed to Id. p. 183.\\namend the bill according to the report. The question on the\\nthird reading of the bill then came up, when several amend-\\nments were agreed to. A motion was then made further to\\namend the bill in the third section, and to provide for funding of\\nthe bills of credit issued by the authority of the United States,\\nat the rate of forty for one but this motion was decided in the\\nnegative, by the following vote\\nYeas Messrs. Dalton, Foster, King, Langdon, Morris, Pater-\\nson, Schuyler, Strong, Wingate. 9.\\nKays Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Ellsworth, Elmer, Few,\\nGunn, Hawkins, Henry, Johnston, Izard, Lee, Maclay, Read,\\nStanton, Walker.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 16.\\nMotions to A motion so to amend the section as that the above-mentioned\\namcnd bills of credit be funded at the rate of seventy-five for one,\\nwas equally unsuccessful. It was then agreed, in line 23d, to\\nstrike out u seventy-five, and fund the said bills of credit at the", "height": "4379", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0638.jp2"}, "633": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 627\\nChap. VII. Public Debt. 1790.\\n1st congress. ra t e of one hundred for one; and to strike out from the original\\n2d Session.\\nbill the proviso in the third section.\\n^end? St I* was tnen a g r eed to strike out the whole of section fourth,\\nand insert section fourth and fifth amended.\\nA motion was then made to amend section fourth of the\\namendment, to read as follows And be it further enacted That\\nfor the whole, or any part of any sum subscribed to the said loan\\nby any person or persons, or body politic, which shall be paid in\\nthe principal of the said domestic debt, the subscriber or sub-\\nscribers shall be entitled to a certificate, purporting that the\\nUnited States owe to the holder or holders thereof, his, her, or\\ntheir assigns, a sum to be expressed therein, equal to the sum so\\npaid, bearing an interest of six per centum, payable quarter year-\\nly, and subject to redemption, by payments, not exceeding, in one\\nyear, on account, both of principal and interest, the proportion of\\nseven dollars upon a hundred of the sum mentioned in such cer-\\ntificate: Provided, always, That it shall not be understood that\\nthe United States shall be bound or obliged to redeem in the pro-\\nportion aforesaid but it shall be understood only that they have\\na right so to do; and the question being taken, it was decided\\nin the negative, as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Gunn, King, Morris, Paterson, Schuyler, Wal-\\nker.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 6.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, El-\\nmer, Few, Foster, Hawkins, Henry, Johnston, Izard, Langdon,\\nLee, Maclay, Read, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. -19.\\nIt was then moved to amend the first clause of the amend-\\nment agreed to, in the fourth section, so as to read thus: And\\nbe it further enacted That, for the whole or any part of any\\nsum subscribed to the said loan, by any person or persons, or\\nbody politic, which shall be paid on the principal and interest of\\nthe said domestic debt, so as to enable the subscribers to the loan\\nto pay their subscriptions in interest as well as pincipal; and the\\nquestion being taken on this motion, it was decided in the nega-\\ntive, by the following vote\\nYeas Messrs. Few, Hawkins, King, Langdon, Morris, Pater-\\nson, Schuyler, Walker. 8.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, El-\\nmer, Foster, Gunn, Henry, Johnston, Izard, Lee, Maclay, Read,\\nStanton, Strong, Wingate. 17.\\nAnother motion was then made to amend the amendment\\nagreed to, so that the fourth section may provide that the second\\ncertificate given the subscriber should entitle him to a sum to", "height": "4418", "width": "2600", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0639.jp2"}, "634": {"fulltext": "628 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VII. Public Debt. 1790.\\n^congress, be expressed therein, equal to the proportion of thirty-three and\\none-third dollars, instead of twenty-six dollars and eighty-eight\\namend 310 cents u P on one nundred of tn e sum so paid, which, after the\\nyear eighteen hundred, shall bear an interest of six per cent.;\\nand the question being taken on this motion, it was determined\\nin the negative, by the following vote\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Elmer, Henry, King, Langdon, Morris,\\nPaterson, Schuyler, Walker. 9.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Few, Fos-\\nter, Hawkins, Johnston, Izard, Lee, Maclay, Read, Stanton,\\nStrong, Wingate. 15.\\nIt was then moved to amend the fourth section of the amend- s. Journal,\\nment agreed to, as follows: And be it further enacted That, P- 184,\\nfor the whole or any part of any sum subscribed to the said loan,\\nby any person or persons, or body politic, which shall be paid on\\nthe principal of the said domestic debt, the subscriber or sub-\\nscribers shall be entitled to a certificate, purporting that the\\nUnited States owe to the holder or holders thereof, his, her, or\\ntheir assigns, the whole of the sum by him, her, or them sub-\\nscribed, bearing an interest of four per centum per annum, paya-\\nble quarter yearly, and subject to redemption by payments, not\\nexceeding, in one year, on account both of principal and inte-\\nrest, the proportion of six dollars upon a hundred of the said\\nsum Provided, that it shall not be understood that the United\\nStates shall be bound, or obliged, to redeem in the proportion\\naforesaid, but it shall be understood only, that they have a right\\nso to do; and the question being taken on this motion, it was\\ndecided in the negative, as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Few, Foster, Hawkins, Johnston,\\nMaclay, Stanton, Wingate. 8.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer,\\nGunn, Henry, Izard, King, Langdon, Lee, Morris, Paterson,\\nRead, Schuyler, Strong, Walker. 17.\\nA motion was then made to amend the last clause of the last\\namendment agreed to, namely, of section fifth, so as to entitle\\nthe subscriber for any sum subscribed to the said loan, and which\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0shall be paid in the interest of the domestic debt, to a certificate\\nfor such sum subscribed, bearing an interest of six per cent.; and\\nthe question being taken, it was decided in the negative, as fol-\\nlows:\\nYeas Messrs. King, Morris, Paterson, Schuyler, Walker.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00945.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth,", "height": "4372", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0640.jp2"}, "635": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. C29\\nChip. VII. Fublic Debt. 1790.\\nistcongress. Elmer, Few, Foster, Gunn, Hawkins, Henry, Johnston, Izard,\\nLangdon, Lee, Maclay, Read, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 20.\\nwnend nSt fc was tnen move d to amend the same clause of the same sec-\\ntion, so as to entitle the subscribers, for any sum subscribed to\\nthe said loan, and which shall be paid in the interest of the do-\\nmestic debt, to a certificate for the sum subscribed, bearing an\\ninterest of four per cent; and the question being put on this mo-\\ntion, it was decided in the negative by the following vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Elmer, Henry, King, Langdon, Morris, Pa-\\nterson, Schuyler, Walker. 8.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth,\\nFew, Foster, Gunn, Hawkins, Johnston, Izard, Lee, Maclay,\\nRead, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 17.\\nSeveral other amendments were then made in the bill, and its\\nfurther consideration was postponed till to-morrow.\\nThe question of the third reading of the bill being resumed on s. Journal,\\nthe 20th, a motion was then made to strike out the following sec- P- 185\\ntions reported by the committee:\\nSect. 13. And whereas, a provision for the debts of the re-\\nspective states, by the United States, would be greatly conducive\\nto an orderly, economical, and effectual arrangement of the pub-\\nlic finances:\\nBe it, therefore, further enacted That a loan be proposed\\nto the amount of twenty-one millions and five hundred thousand\\ndollars, and that subscriptions to the said loan be received at the\\nsame times and places, and by the same persons, as in respect to\\nthe loan hereinbefore proposed concerning the domestic debt of\\nthe United States; and that the sums which shall be subscribed\\nto the said loan, shall be payable in the principal and interest of\\nthe certificates or notes, which, prior to the first day of January\\nlast, were issued by the respective states, as acknowledgments\\nor evidences of debts by them respectively owing: Provided\\nThat no greater sum shall be received in the certificates of any\\nstate, than as follows; that is to say:\\n44 In those of New Hampshire, \u00c2\u00a7300,000\\nIn those of Massachusetts, 4,000,000\\nIn those of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 200,000\\n44 In those of Connecticut, 1,600,000\\n44 In those of New York, 1,200,000\\n44 In those of New Jersey, 800,000\\n44 In those of Pennsylvania, 2,200,000\\n$10, 300,000", "height": "4400", "width": "2588", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0641.jp2"}, "636": {"fulltext": "630 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap .VII. Public Debt. 1790.\\n1st congress. Amount brought over, g 10, 300,000\\n2d Session.\\nIn those of Delaware, 200,000\\nMotions to u i n those of Maryland, 800,000\\nIn those of Virginia, 3,500,000\\nIn those of North Carolina, 2,400,000\\nIn those of South Carolina, 4,000,000\\nIn those of Georgia, 300,000\\n821,500,000\\nJlnd provided That no such certificate shall be received,\\nwhich, from the tenor thereof, or from any public record, act,\\nor document, shall appear, or can be ascertained, to have been\\nissued for any purpose other than compensations and expendi-\\ntures for services or supplies towards the prosecution of the late\\nwar, and the defence of the United States, or of some part there-\\nof, during the same.\\nSect. 14. And be it further enacted That, for two-thirds\\nof any sum subscribed to the said Joan, by any person or persons,\\nor body politic, which shall be paid in the principal and interest\\nof the certificates or notes issued as aforesaid, by the respective\\nstates, the subscriber or subscribers shall be entitled to a certifi-\\ncate, purporting that theUnited States owe to the holder or holders\\nthereof, his, her, or their assigns, a sum to be expressed therein,\\nequal to two-thirds of the aforesaid two-thirds, bearing an inte-\\nrest of six per centum per annum, payable quarter yearly, and\\nsubject to redemption by payments, not exceeding, in one year,\\non account both of principal and interest, the proportion of se-\\nven dollars upon a hundred of the sum mentioned in such certi-\\nficate; and, to another certificate, purporting that the United\\nStates owe to the holder or holders thereof, his, her, or their as-\\nsigns, a sum to be expressed therein, equal to the proportion of\\ntwenty-six dollars and eighty-eight cents upon a hundred of the\\nsaid two-thirds of such sum so subscribed, which, after the year\\none thousand eight hundred, shall bear an interest of six per cen-\\ntum per annum, payable quarter yearly, and subject to re-\\ndemption by payments, not exceeding, in one year, on account\\nboth of principal and interest, the proportion of seven dollars\\nupon a hundred of the sum mentioned in such certificate; and\\nthat, for the remaining third of any sum so subscribed, the sub-\\nscriber or subscribers shall be entitled to a certificate, purporting\\nthat the United States owe to the holder or holders thereof, his,\\nher, or their assigns, a sum to be expressed therein, equal to the\\nsaid remaining third, bearing an interest of three per centum per", "height": "4364", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0642.jp2"}, "637": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 631\\nChap. VII. Public Debt. 1790.\\n1st congress, annum, payable quarter yearly, and subject to redemption by\\npayment of the sum specified therein, whenever provision shall\\nbe made by law for that purpose.\\nSect. 15. And be it further enacted That the interest s. Journal,\\nupon the certificates which shall be received in payment of the P- 186\\nsums subscribed towards the said loan, shall be computed to the\\nlast day of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one,\\ninclusively; and the interest upon the stock, which shall be cre-\\nated by virtue of the said loan, shall commence or begin to ac-\\ncrue on the first day of the year one thousand seven hundred\\nand ninety-two, and shall be payable quarter yearly, at the same\\ntime, and in like manner, as the interest on the stock to be cre-\\nated by virtue of the loan above proposed, in the domestic debt\\nof the United States.\\nSect. 16. And be it further enacted That, if the whole\\nsum allowed to be subscribed in the debt or certificates of any\\nstate, as aforesaid, shall not be subscribed within the time for\\nthat purpose limited, such state shall be entitled to receive, and\\nshall receive, from the United States, at the rate of four per cen-\\ntum per annum, upon so much of the said sum as shall not\\nhave been^ so subscribed, in trust for the non-subscribing cre-\\nditors of such state, who are holders of certificates or notes is-\\nsued on account of services or supplies towards the prosecution\\nof the late war, and the defence of the United States, or of some\\npart thereof, to be paid in like manner as the interest on the\\nstock which may be created by virtue of the said loan, and to\\ncontinue until there shall be a settlement of accounts between\\nthe United States and the individual states; and in case a balance\\nshall then appear in favour of such state, until provision shall be\\nmade for the said balance.\\nSect. 17. But as certain states have respectively issued their\\nown certificates, in exchange for those of the United States,\\nwhereby it might happen that interest might be twice payable\\non the same sum,\\nBe it further enacted That the payment of interest,\\nwhether to states or to individuals, in respect to the debt of any\\nstate, by which such exchange shall have been made, shall be sus-\\npended, until it shall appear, to the satisfaction of the secretary\\nof the treasury, that certificates issued for that purpose by such\\nstate, have been re-exchanged or redeemed, or until those which\\nshall not have been re-exchanged or redeemed, shall be surren-\\ndered to the United States.\\nSect. IS. And be it further enacted\u00e2\u0080\u0094That so much of the", "height": "4400", "width": "2579", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0643.jp2"}, "638": {"fulltext": "632 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. Vn. Public Debt. 1790.\\n1st congress, debt of each state as shall be subscribed to the said loan, shall\\n2d Session.\\nbe charged against such state, in account with the United\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2S to states\\nThe question being taken on the motion to strike out these\\nsections, it was determined in the negative, by the following\\nvote:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Few, Foster, Gunn, Hawkins, Hen-\\nry, Johnston, Lee, Maclay, Stanton, Walker, Wingate. 12.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer,\\nJohnson, Izard, King, Langdon, Morris, Paterson, Read, Schuy-\\nler, Strong. 14.\\nBill passed Several other amendments were then made; and, on the 21st, s. Journal,\\nby Senate the bill was read the third time, and on the question of its pas- P* 167\\nwith a-\\nmend- sa g e as amended, the vote stood as follows:\\nments. Yeas\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer,\\nJohnson, Izard, King, Langdon, Morris, Paterson, Read, Schuy-\\nler, Strong. 14.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Few, Foster, Gunn, Hawkins, Hen-\\nry, Johnston, Lee, Maclay, Stanton, Walker, Wingate. 12.\\nThe bill, as amended, was then sent to the House of Repre- h. Journal,\\nsentatives for concurrence; and the -amendments were there con- P- 277\\nsidered on the 22d, 23d, and 24th, when the following resolu-\\ntion was adopted:\\nResolu- Resolved That this House do agree to the first, second,\\ntions of third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh,\\namend- twelfth, and thirteenth amendments, with amendments to the\\nments. sa jd seventh amendment, as follow:\\nAmend- u In the clauses proposed to be inserted by the Senate, in lieu\\nments. f e fourth section.\\nLine 12. Strike out seven/ and insert eight.\\nu 17. Strike out twenty-six dollars and eighty-eight\\ncents, and insert thirty-three dollars, and one-third of a\\ndollar.\\nLine 1 9. Strike out eight hundred, and insert seven hun-\\ndred and ninety-seven.\\nLine 23. Strike out seven, and insert eight.\\n40. Strike out three, and insert four.\\nThe last amendment proposed by the Senate, being then un- u. p 278.\\nder consideration, namely, adding to the bill several clauses\\nmaking a provision for the debt of the United States, a mor\\ntion was made to disagree to this amendment; and the question", "height": "4388", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0644.jp2"}, "639": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 633\\nChap. VII. rublic Debt. 1790\\nistcongress. being taken on this motion, it was determined in the negative,\\n2d Se ssion. 7 T\\nby the following vote:\\nments^of Jtyzs Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Coles,\\nHouse. Contee, Floyd, Gilman, Griffin, Hartley, Hathorn, Heister r\\nJackson, Livermore, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muhlen-\\nberg, Page, Parker, Van Rensselaer, Scott, Seney, Sevier,\\nSmith, of Maryland, Steele, Stone, Sumpter, Williamson. 29.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Burke, Cadwalader,\\nCarroll, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Foster, Gale, Gerry, Goodhue,\\nGrout, Huntington, Lawrance, Lee, Leonard, Partridge, Schure-\\nman, Sedgwick, Sherman, Silvester, Sinnickson, Smith, of\\nSouth Carolina, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tucker, Vining y\\nWadsworth, White, Wynkoop. 32.\\nThe consideration of the amendments was resumed on the H. Journal,\\n26th of July, when the same amendment being yet under con- P* 279\\nsideration, a motion was made to amend this amendment by\\nadding to the end of the first clause, or section, the following\\nproviso:\\nProvided always, and be it further enacted That if the\\ntotal amount of the sums which shall be subscribed to the said\\nloan in the debt of any state, within the time limited for re-\\nceiving subscription thereto, shall exceed the sum by this act\\nallowed to be subscribed within such state, the certificates and\\ncredits granted to their respective subscribers, shall bear such\\nproportion to the sums by them respectively subscribed, as the\\ntotal amount of the said sums shall bear to the whole sum so al-\\nlowed, to be subscribed in the debt of such state within the\\nsame; and every subscriber to the said loan shall, at the time of\\nsubscribing, deposite with the commissioner the certificates or\\nnotes to be loaned by him.\\nThis motion was agreed to; and it was then moved further to\\namend the said amendment, by adding to the end of the first\\nclause, or section, this proviso:\\nAnd provided That the original holders of certificates in\\nthe several states, shall have the exclusive right of subscribing\\nfor the space of six months from the time in which the offices\\nshall be opened in the states respectively, and that the whole of\\ntheir claims shall be funded.\\nThe question being taken on this proposition to amend, it was\\ndecided in the negative, by the following vote:\\nJlyes Messrs. Ashe, Bloodworth, Brown, Coles, Jackson\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 80", "height": "4400", "width": "2573", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0645.jp2"}, "640": {"fulltext": "(3\u00c2\u00a31 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap.YII. Public Debt. 1790.\\n1st consress. Madison, jr., Mathews, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Se-\\n2*1 Session\\nney, Steele, Sumpter, Williamson. 15.\\nAmend- j\\\\ oes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Benson, Boudinot, Burke,\\nmerits of 7\\nHouse. Cadwalader, Carroll, Clymey, Contee, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Foster,\\nGale, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Griffin, Grout, Hartley, Ha-\\ntrhorn, Huger, Huntington, Lee, Leonard, Livermore, Moore,\\nPartridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Sedgwick, Sevier, Sher-\\nman, Silvester, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of\\nSouth Carolina, Stone, Spurges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tucker,\\nVising, Wadsworth, White. Wynkoop. 45.\\nResolved That the second clause or section of the said H. Journal,\\namendment be amended as followeth: P* 280,\\nu Line 13th. Strike out seven/ and insert eight\\nLines 18th and 19th. Strikeout twenty-six dollars and\\neighty-eight cents, and insert thirty-three dollars and one-third\\nof a dollar.\\nLine 21st. Strikeout eight hundred, and insert c seven\\nhundred and ninety-seven.\\nLine 25th. Strike out c 3even, r and insert eight.\\nLine 31st. Strike out i three/ and insert four/\\nA motion was then made further to amend the said amend-\\nment, by striking out the fourth clause or section, in the words\\nfollowing:\\nAn d be it further enacted That if the whole sum allowed to\\nbe subscribed in the debt or certificates of any state, as aforesaid,\\nshall not be subscribed within the time for that purpose limited,\\nsuch state shall be entitled to receive, and shall receive, from the\\nUnited States, an interest per centum per annum, upon so\\nmuch of the said sum as shall not have been so subscribed, equal\\nto that which would have accrued on the deficiency, had the same\\nbeen subscribed, in trust for the non-subscribing creditors of such\\nstate, who are holders of certificates or notes issued on account\\nof services or supplies towards the prosecution of the late war,\\nand the defence of the United States, or of some part thereof, to\\nbe paid in like manner as the interest on the stock which may\\nbe created by virtue of the said loan, and to continue until there\\nshall be a settlement of accounts between the United States and\\nthe individual states; and, in case a balance shall then appear in\\nfavour of such state, until provision shall be made for the said\\nbalance.\\nThe question being taken on this motion, it was determined in\\nthe negative by the following vote", "height": "4374", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0646.jp2"}, "641": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 635\\nChxp.VIT. Public Debt. 1790.\\nlet congress. j\\\\yes Messrs. Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Coles, Contee, Gil-\\nad Session. 3 7777\\nman, Jackson, Livermore, Mathews, Moore, Van Rensselaer, Se-\\nvier, Williamson. 13.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Burke, Cadwa-\\nlader, Carroll, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Foster, Gale, Gerry,\\nGoodhue, Griffin, Grout, Hartley, Hathorn, Heister, Huntington,\\nLawrance, Lee, Leonard, Madison, jr., Muhlenberg, Page, Par-\\nker, Partridge, Schureman, Sedgwick, Seney, Sherman, Silves-\\nter, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina,\\nSteele, Stone, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tucker,\\nVining, Wadsworth, White, Wynkoop. 47.\\nThe main question being then put, that the House agree to the h. Journal,\\nsaid amendment proposed by the Senate, for adding to the end P- 2 ?l.\\nof the bill several clauses making a provision for the debts of\\nthe respective states, as now 7 amended, it was determined in the\\naffirmative by the following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Burke, Cadwalader,\\nCarroll, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Foster, Gale, Gerry, Goodhue, Grout,\\nHuger, Huntington, Lawrance, Lee, Leonard, Partridge, Schure-\\nman, Sedgwick, Sherman, Silvester, Sinnickson, Smith, of South\\nCarolina, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tucker, Vining,\\nWadsworth, White, Wynkoop. 34.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Coles, Con-\\ntee, Floyd, Gilman, Griffin, Hartley, Hathorn, Heister, Jackson,\\nLivermore, Madison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page,\\nParker, Van Rensselaer, Scott, Seney, Sevier, Smith, of Mary-\\nland, Steele, Stone, Williamson. 28.\\nThe Senate, on the 27th of July, ordered the resolutions of the s. journal,\\nHouse to be printed and, on the following day, proceeded to P- 19\\nconsider the same, and the amendments of the House to the\\namendments of the Senate, and\\nResolu- Resolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That they agree to the first amendment, to wit\\ntion of Se- n ne ]2th. Strike out seven, and insert eight.\\nnate.\\nThis reserves to the United States the power to redeem, at\\ntheir option, of the sum borrowed, at the rate of eight^er cent,\\nper annum.\\nOn motion to agree to the second amendment; to wit: line m p 191,\\n17. Strike out twenty-six dollars and eighty-eight cents, and in-\\nsert thirty-three dollars and one-third of a dollar; the question\\nwas decided in the affirmative, as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Elmer, Gunn, Henry, Izard,\\nKing, Langdon, Morris, Paterson, Schuyler, Walker. 12.", "height": "4418", "width": "2608", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0647.jp2"}, "642": {"fulltext": "G36 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. VII. Public Debt. 1790.\\n1st congress. Nays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Ellsworth, Few, Foster,\\nHawkins, Johnston, Lee, Read, Stanton, Strong, Wingate.-\u00e2\u0080\u0094 12.\\nThe numbers being equal, the casting vote of the Vice-Presi-\\ndent determined the question in the affirmative.\\nThe effect of this amendment is to entitle the subscriber to a\\nsecond certificate for thirty-three and one-third dollars of the\\nsum subscribed, instead of twenty-six dollars and eighty-eight\\ncents, in every hundred; his second, or deferred certificate, to\\nbear an interest of six per cent., after the year 1800.\\nAction of It was moved to disagree to the third amendment; to wit:\\nSenate on a \u00c2\u00a3,i ne 19th. Strike out eight hundred, and insert c seven hun-\\nthe amend-\\nments of dred and ninety-seven; by which the subscriber will be en-\\nHouse, titled to an interest of six per cent, on his deferred certificate,\\nafter the year 1797, instead of 1800. The question being taken\\non this motion, it was decided as follows:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Ellsworth, Few, Foster, Haw-\\nkins, Johnston, Lee, Read, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 12.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Elmer, Gunn, Henry, Izard,\\nKing, Langdon, Morris, Paterson, Schuyler, Walker. 12.\\nThe numbers being again equal, the Vice-President gave his\\ncasting vote in favour of the amendment.\\nThe fourth amendment to the amendments:\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Line 23d, strike\\nout seven, and insert eight, thus providing that the United\\nStates may redeem, by annual payments, on account of principal\\nand interest, at the rate of eight per cent, instead of seven per\\ncent, per annum, was agreed to.\\nThe Senate then proceeded to the consideration of the fifth\\namendment, namely: Line 40th, strike out three, and in-\\nsert four, which provides that the subscribers shall be en-\\ntitled to an interest of four, instead of three, per cent, for such\\npart of their subscription as they may pay in the arrears of in-\\nterest, including indents. The question being taken on agree-\\ning to this amendment, it was decided in the negative, by the fol-\\nlowing vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Dalton, Henry, King, Langdon, Morris, Pa-\\nterson, Schuyler, Walker. 8.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Ellsworth, Elmer,\\nFew, Foster, Gunn, Hawkins, Johnston, Izard, Lee, Read, Stan-\\nton, Strong, Wingate. 1G.\\nThe sixth amendment to the amendments was agreed to, as\\nfollows: Provided, also, and be it further enacted\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That,\\nif the total amount of the sums which shall be subscribed to the\\nsaid loan, in the debt of any state, within the time limited for", "height": "4380", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0648.jp2"}, "643": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. I Q37\\nChap. VII. Public Debt. 1790.\\nistcongress. receiving subscriptions thereto, shall exceed the sum by this act\\nallowed to be subscribed within such state, the certificates and\\nSenate 11 on cre dits granted to the respective subscribers shall bear such pro-\\nthe amend- portion to the sums by them respectively subscribed, as the total\\nHouse. amount \u00c2\u00b0f tne sa id sums shall bear to the whole sum so allowed\\nto be subscribed, in the debt of such state, within the same; and\\nevery subscriber to the said loan shall, at the time of subscribing,\\ndeposite with the commissioner the certificates or notes to be\\nloaned by him.\\nThe Senate also agreed to the seventh amendment to the\\namendments; namely: In the second clause or section, line\\n13th, strike out seven/ and insert eight. This applies to\\nthe assumed debt, and provides that the United States may re-\\ndeem, by annual payments, on account of principal and interest,\\nat the rate of eight per cent, instead of seven per cent, per an-\\nnum.\\nIt was then moved to agree to the eighth amendment; name-\\nly* Lines 18th and 19th, strike out twenty-six dollars and\\neighty-eight cents/ and insert thirty-three dollars and one-third\\nof a dollar. This applies to the assumed part of the debt, and\\nwill entitle the subscriber to a second certificate for thirty-three\\ndollars and one-third of a dollar per cent., instead of twenty-six\\ndollars and eighty -eight cents on every hundred; the said second\\ncertificate to be on interest at six per cent, after the year 1800.\\nThe question being put on the motion to agree, it was decided\\nin the affirmative by the following vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Elmer, Henry, Johnston, Izard, s. Journal,\\nKing, Langdon, Morris, Paterson, Schuyler, Strong, Walker. P- 192,1\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009413.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Ellsworth, Few, Foster, Gunn,\\nHawkins, Lee, Read, Stanton, Wingate. 11.\\nThe next motion in order was, to agree to the ninth amend-\\nment to the amendments; namely: line 21st, strike out eight\\nhundred, and insert, seven hundred and ninety-seven. This\\nprovides, as it applies to the assumed debts, that the subscriber\\nshall be entitled to an interest of six per cent., on the deferred\\npart of the sum subscribed after the year 1797, instead of 1800.\\nThe question being taken on this motion, it was determined in\\nthe negative, by the following vote\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Elmer, Henry, Izard, King,\\nLangdon, Morris, Paterson, Schuyler, Strong. 11.\\nKays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Ellsworth, Few, Foster, Gunn,\\nHawkins, Johnston, Lee, Read, Stanton, Walker, Wingate. 13.", "height": "4400", "width": "2596", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0649.jp2"}, "644": {"fulltext": "038 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap.VH. Public Debt. 1790.\\n1st congress. A motion was then made to reconsider the third amendment\\n1 1 to the amendments of the Senate which was decided in the af-\\nstnatTon firmative b y the following vote:-\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nthe amend- Yeas Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer, Few,\\nHouse f Foster, Hawkins, Johnston, Izard, Lee, Paterson, Read, Stanton,\\nStrong, Wingate. 16.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Gunn, Henry, King, Langdon, Morris,\\nSchuyler, Walker. 8.\\nThe question was then taken on agreeing to the third amend-\\nment of the House of Representatives to the amendments of\\nthe Senate, and was decided in the negative, by the following\\nvote\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Gunn, Henry, King, Langdon, Morris,\\nSchuyler, Walker.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 8.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer, Few,\\nFoster, Hawkins, Johnston, Izard, Lee, Paterson, Read, Stanton,\\nStrong, Wingate. 16.\\nIt was then moved to agree to the tenth amendment to the\\namendments; namely: line 25th, strike out seven, and insert\\neight. This applies to the assumed part of the debt, as the\\nseventh amendment applies to the domestic debt. The question\\nbeing taken on the motion to agree, it was decided as follows\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Elmer, Henry, Izard, King,\\nLangdon, Morris, Paterson, Schuyler, Strong, Walker. 12.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Ellsworth, Few, Foster, Gunn,\\nHawkins, Johnston, Lee, Read, Stanton, Wingate. 12.\\nThe numbers being equal, the Vice-President gave the cast-\\ning vote in the affirmative.\\nA motion was then made to agree to the eleventh amendment\\nto the amendments of the Senate; namely: line 31st, strike out\\nthree, and insert four. This provides, as it applies to the\\nassumed debts, that the subscriber shall be entitled to an interest\\nof four per cent., instead of three per cent, for one-third of the\\nsum by him subscribed. The question being taken, on this mo-\\ntion to agree, it was determined in the negative, by the follow-\\ning vote\\nYeas Messrs. Dalton, Henry, King, Langdon, Morris, Pater-\\nson, Schuyler, Walker. 8.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Carroll, Ellsworth, Elmer, Few,\\nFoster, Gunn, Hawkins, Johnston, Izard, Lee, Read, Stanton,\\nStrong, Wingate. 16.\\nHouse re The proceedings of the Senate upon these amendments were h. Journal,\\ncede. ien or dered to be communicated to the House of Representa- P\u00c2\u00ab 283", "height": "4395", "width": "2575", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0650.jp2"}, "645": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. G39\\nCHAP. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Debt of Georgia. 1790.\\nist congress, tives and the House, on the 29th, proceeded to consider this\\ncommunication. It was then moved that the House recede from\\ntheir disagreement to the third amendment proposed to the se-\\nventh amendment of the Senate to the bill and the question\\nbeing taken on this motion, it was decided in the affirmative, as\\nfollows\\nJiyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Burke, Cadwalader, H. Journal,\\nCarroll, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Gale, Goodhue, Griffin, P- 284\\nGrout, Hartley, Heister, Huger, Huntington, Lee, Leonard, Li-\\nvermore, Muhlenberg, Partridge, Scott, Sedgwick, Sherman,\\nSinnickson, Smith, of South Carolina, Stone, Thatcher, Tucker,\\nVining, Wynkoop, Williamson. 33.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Bloodworth, Coles, Contee,\\nFoster, Gerry, Gilman, Hathorn, Jackson, Lawrance, Madison,\\njr., Mathews, Moore, Page, Parker, Van Rensselaer, Schure-\\nman, Seney, Sevier, Silvester, Smith, of Maryland, Steele,\\nSturges, Sumpter, Trumbull, White. 27.\\nIt was then moved that the House recede from their disagree-\\nment to the fifth amendment, proposed to the seventh amend-\\nment of the Senate, to the bill. And the question being taken\\non this motion, it was decided in the affirmative, by the follow-\\ning vote:\\nJiyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Burke, Cadwalader,.\\nCarroll, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Gale, Goodhue, Grout,\\nHartley, Heister, Huger, Huntington, Lee, Leonard, Livermore,\\nMuhlenberg, Partridge, Schureman, Scott, Sedgwick, Sherman,\\nSilvester, Sinnickson, Smith, of South Carolina, Stone, Thatcher,\\nTucker, Williamson, Wynkoop, 33.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Bloodworth, Coles, Contee, id. p. 28\\nFoster, Gerry, Gilman, Griffin, Hathorn, Jackson, Lawrance,\\nMadison, jr., Mathews, Moore, Page, Parker, Van Rensselaer,,\\nSeney, Sevier, Smith, of Maryland, Steele, Sturges, Sumpter,\\nTrumbull, Vining, White.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 27.\\nThe House then receded from their third and fifth amend-\\nments proposed to the last amendment of the Senate, and the\\nBillpassed. bill was thus passed.\\nBill to as- On the 3d of August, 1790, the House of Representatives ap- id. p. 287,\\nsume debt pointed a committee, consisting of Messrs, Jackson, Page, and\\nTrumbull, to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, making further\\nprovision for the debt of the United States, so far as respects the\\nassumption of the debt of Georgia. And, on the same day,\\n[H.B. 94.} Mr. Jackson, from this committee, presented a bill which was id.p.288*", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0651.jp2"}, "646": {"fulltext": "(540 HISTORY OV CONGRESS,\\nCHAP. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Reduction. 1790.\\nist congress, then read the first time; and, on the following day, received the\\nsecond reading, and was committed to a committee of the whole\\nhouse. The House then resolved itself into committee on the\\nbill, and several amendments were reported and agreed to by\\nthe House. The question being then put on the engrossment of\\nBill reject- the bill* was decided in the negative; and, consequently, the\\ned. bill was rejected.\\nThe House of Representatives, on the 7th of August, went H^Joumal,\\ninto a committee of the whole house on the state of the Union, P* 293\\nto which committee had been referred some communications\\nfrom the secretary of the treasury. The following resolutions\\nwere then reported from this committee, and agreed to by the\\nHouse:\\nResolution Resolved That the sum of fifty thousand dollars, out of the\\nof House moneys arising from the duties on imposts and tonnage, be re-\\ntion of served and appropriated for satisfying demands against the\\ndebt. United States, not otherwise specially provided for; and that an\\nact for that purpose ought to be passed the present session.\\nResolved That out of the moneys reserved during the pre-\\nsent session, for the support of government from the duties on\\nimposts and tonnage, a sum not exceeding thirty-eight thousand\\nand eight hundred and ninety-two dollars, and seventy-five\\ncents, be appropriated for the payment of the debts contracted\\nby Abraham Skinner, late commissary of prisoners, for the sub-\\nsistence of the officers of the late army while in captivity.\\nResolved That provision, by law, should be immediately\\nmade for the appropriation of the surplus sum which shall re-\\nmain in the treasury after all the appropriations made during the\\npresent session shall be satisfied, in conformity to the tenor of\\nthe report of the secretary of the treasury.\\nBillmak- It was then ordered that Messrs. Fitzsimons, Vining, Madi- Id. p. 294\\nmg provi- SO n, Ames, and Benson, be a committee to prepare and bring in\\nreduction bills in conformity with the preceding resolutions. And, on the id. p. 295.\\nof the pub- 9th, Mr. Fitzsimons, from this committee, presented a bill\\nmaking provision for the reduction of the public debt, which\\nwas read the first and second time, and committed to a commit-\\n[H.B.101.] tee of the whole house. The bill was, on the same day, consi-\\ndered in committee, and several amendments were reported,\\nwhich were agreed to: after which the bill was read the third\\ntime, and passed. The bill received the first reading in the Se- s. Journal,\\nnate on the same day; and, on the 10th, it was read the second p. 206,207..", "height": "4372", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0652.jp2"}, "647": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 641\\nCHAP. VII. Public Debt-Reduction. 1790.\\nistcon?ress. time, after an unsuccessful motion to postpone its further consi-\\n2d Session. 1\\nderation. It was then agreed to expunge these words in the 3d\\nline of the preamble, to the present session: and, also, in\\nthe 4th and 5th lines, to exp.inge the words by counteracting\\nthe purchase thereof by foreigners, below its true value, will, at\\nthe same time. And, in the 2d line of the 2d section, to\\nstrikeout the words five commissioners, who shall be. A\\nmotion was then made to strike out, in the 6th line of the 2d\\nsection, the words openly and; but it did not prevail. Ano-\\nther unsuccessful motion was then made to insert, in the 10th\\nline of the 2d section, after reservations, the words and\\nnot less than five hundred thousand dollars.\\nIt was then agreed to expunge, in the 12th line of the 2d sec-\\ntion, these words, of the product after the said last day of De-\\ncember next:\\nTo insert, at the end of section 2d, these words, and the ton-\\nnage of ships or vessels, after the last day of December next.\\nTo expunge section 3d, line 4th, the word commissioners,\\nand insert five persons, or any three of them.\\nTo expunge, lines 6 and 7, the words by them.\\nTo amend the proviso to read as follows: Provided That\\nout of the interest arising on the debt to be purchased in manner\\naforesaid, there shall be appropriated and applied a sum not ex-\\nceeding the rate of eight per centum per annum, on account both\\nof principal and interest, towards the repayment of the two mil-\\nlions of dollars so to be borrowed.\\nIt was then unanimously agreed that the bill should be read\\nBillpassed. the third time; and it was read the third time and passed. On\\nthe 11th, the House considered and agreed to the amendments of h. Journal,\\nthe Senate. P- 29r\\n2d congress. On the 19th of November, 1792, the President laid before the 1709\\n2d Session ,J\\nSenate a letter signed Thomas Jefferson, in behalf of the trustees s Journa i\\ncomnus- of the Sinking Fund, who were appointed pursuant to the act, p. 459.\\nsioners of entitled An act making provision for the reduction of the pub-\\ning- Fund. uc debt, enclosing their accounts, and stating that, from the 25th\\nof October, 1791, there have been purchased, of various denomi-\\nnations of the public debt, to the amount of $364,093 13 cents;\\nand that, since the commencement of the business, $1,495,457 89\\ncents of said debt have been purchased, for which the sum of\\n$967,821 65 cents, in specie, have been paid.\\nA similar communication was made to the House of Repre- h. Journal,\\nsentatives. P\u00c2\u00ab 621\\nVol. I. 81", "height": "4400", "width": "2595", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0653.jp2"}, "648": {"fulltext": "642 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. VII. Public Debt-Reduction. 1790.\\n1st congress. At the third session of the first Congress, on the 21st of Decern- h. Journal,\\n3d Session\\n.341.\\nber, 1790, a letter and report from the commissioners appointed P\\ncommis- Dv tne ac P assea a ne l as t session, entitled An act making\\nsioners. provision for the reduction of the public debt, stating the amount\\nof the purchases which had been made of the public debt, in\\npursuance of the powers vested in them by that act, were laid\\nbefore the House of Representatives.\\nThe report was laid before the Senate on the same day, as s. Journal,\\nfollows:\u00e2\u0080\u0094 p. 223,224.\\nPhiladelphia, December 21st, 1790.\\nThe Vice-President of the United States and President of\\nthe Senate, the Chief Justice, the Secretary of State, the Secre-\\ntary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General, respectfully re-\\nport to the Congress of the United States of America\\nThat, pursuant to the act, entitled c An act making provision\\nfor the reduction of the public debt, they, on the 26th day of\\nAugust last, convened at the city of New York, and entered upon\\nthe execution of the trust thereby reposed in them.\\nThat, in conformity to a resolution agreed upon by them on\\nthe 27th, and approved by the President of the United States on\\nthe 28th of the said month, they have caused purchases of the\\nsaid debt to be made, through the agency of Samuel Meredith,\\ntreasurer of the United States, which, on the 6th day of Decem-\\nber instant, amounted to two hundred and seventy-eight thousand\\nsix hundred and eighty-seven dollars and thirty cents, and for\\nwhich there have been paid one hundred and fifty thousand two\\nhundred and thirty-nine dollars and twenty-four cents, in specie\\nas will more particularly appear by a return of the said Samuel\\nMeredith, confirmed by an authenticated copy of his account,\\nsettled at the treasury of the United States, which are herewith\\nsubmitted, and prayed to be received as part of this report, and\\nin which are specified the places where, the times when, the\\nprices at which, and the persons of whom, the said purchases have\\nbeen made.\\nSigned, by order of the board,\\nJohn Adams.*\\nTbeasury Department,\\nAuditor s Office, Dec. 20, 1790.\\nI have examined and adjusted an account between the\\nUnited States and Samuel Meredith, Esq., agent to the trustees\\nnamed in the act of Congress, passed on the 12th day of August,\\n1790, for reducing the domestic debt; for purchases of said debt\\nmade before the 7th day of December, 1790; and find that the", "height": "4380", "width": "2559", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0654.jp2"}, "649": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 643\\nChap. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Reduction. 1790.\\nist congress. sa jd Samuel Meredith, Esq., is debited in the books of the treasu-\\n3d Session.\\nry for the sum advanced to him on account ot said agency,\\n$200,000 00\\nI also find that the following purchases have\\nbeen made by said agent\\n44 In certificates of registered debt, issued by the re-\\ngister of the treasury, exclusive of interest, since\\nthe first day of January, 1788, purchased at thir-\\nteen shillings in the pound, 54,494 99\\n44 In certificates, purchased at twelve shillings and ten\\npence in the pound, 1,500 00\\nIn said certificates, purchased at twelve shillings and\\nsixpence in the pound, 87,434 95\\n44 In funded six per cent, stock on the books of the\\ntreasury, purchased at fourteen shillings in the\\npound, 60,688 54\\n44 In funded three per cent, stock on the books of the\\ntreasury, purchased at seven shillings and two\\npence two farthings in the pound, 10,484 14\\n44 In deferred six per cent, stock on the books of the\\ntreasury, purchased at six shillings in the pound, 13,262 49\\n44 In indents of interest issued by direction of the late\\nboard of treasury, purchased at seven shillings and\\nfour pence in the pound, 299 00\\nIn said indents of interest, purchased at seven shil-\\nlings and two pence in the pound, 19,988 12\\n44 In warrants drawn on the treasury for said indents,\\npurchased at seven shillings and four pence in the\\npound, 800 30\\n44 In said warrants, purchased at seven shillings and\\ntwo pence in the pound, 3,462 16\\n44 In arrearages of interest on certificates, calculated\\nto the first day of January, 1788, for which pay-\\nment was made, as for indents, at seven shillings\\nand two pence in the pound, 455 23\\nAmounting to 8252,869 92\\n44 On the certificates of registered debt before men-\\ntioned, amounting, in the whole, to 8143,429 94,\\ninterest was due from January 1st, 1788, in addi-\\ntion to the sums before stated, which interest, cal-\\nculated to the 1st day of January, 1791, would\\namount to 25,817 38\\nThe amount of the domestic debt extinguished by", "height": "4395", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0655.jp2"}, "650": {"fulltext": "644 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Reduction. 1790.\\n1st congress. the purchases of the said agent, including inte-\\nrest thereon to January 1, 1791, is therefore, 278,687 30\\nReport of\\ncommis- For which purchases, the said agent has paid, in spe-\\nsioners. c a e rateg De f ore mentioned, agreeably to a\\nparticular statement of his accounts, herewith\\ntransmitted, the sum of 150,239 24\\nLeaving a balance in his hands, of specie, for which\\nhe is to be debited in a future settlement of his\\naccounts, the sum of 49,760 76\\n\u00c2\u00a7200,000 00\\nThe statement on which this report is founded, and the in-\\ndents and warrants for indents before mentioned, are herewith\\ntransmitted for the decision of the comptroller of the treasury\\nthereon.\\nOliver Wolcott, jun., Auditor,\\nTo Nicholas Eveleigh, Esq.,\\nComptroller of the treasury of the United States\\nAdmitted and certified,\\nNicholas Eveleigh, Comptroller\\nTreasury Department,\\nRegister s Office, December 21, 1790.\\nThe foregoing statement of Samuel Meredith, agent to the\\ntrustees named in the act passed on the 12th day of August,\\n1790, for the reduction of the public debt, his account of moneys\\nreceived, and purchases made, under the said act, to the sixth in-\\nstant inclusively, is a true copy of the original transmitted to me\\nby the comptroller of the treasury, to be entered in the treasury\\nbooks, the said original being filed on record in this office.\\nJoseph Nourse, Register\\nMemorials. On the same day, a memorial and remonstrance of the public H. Journal,\\ncreditors, citizens of Pennsylvania, was presented to the House, P ,o4\\nrepresenting the insufficiency of the provision for the public cre-\\nditors, made by the above named act, and praying that a more\\nadequate provision might be made. Similar memorials and re- id. p 344.\\nmonstrances, from citizens of New Jersey, who were also public\\ncreditors, were presented on the 18th of December, 1790, and 12th Id p 353#\\nof January, 1791. These memorials were ordered to lie on the\\ntable.\\nBill direct- On the 14th of December, a committee was appointed by the id. p. 336.\\nng h \u00c2\u00b0h e House \u00c2\u00b0f Representatives to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills,", "height": "4388", "width": "2570", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0656.jp2"}, "651": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 645\\nChap. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lost Evidences\u00e2\u0080\u0094 State Certificates. 1790.\\nist congress, directine; the mode in which the evidences of the debt of the\\n3d Session.\\nUnited States, which have been, or may be, lost or destroyed,\\ndences of shall be renewed and Messrs. Lee, Trumbull, and Cadwalader,\\ndebt may W ere appointed of this committee. And, on the 28th, Mr. Lee, h. Journal,\\ndc renew o a a\\ned. from this committee, presented a bill, which was then read the P*\u00c2\u00b0^\\n[h b 118 1 rs me an( on e nex a y\u00c2\u00bb received the second reading, and\\nwas committed to a committee of the whole house. On the 7th\\nand 10th of January, 1791, the bill was under the consideration 1791.\\nof the committee, and several amendments having been reported,\\nwhich were agreed to by the House, the bill, as amended, was h. Journal,\\nordered to be recommitted to Messrs. Lawrance, Sedgwick, Car- P* 351,\\nroll, Clymer, Williamson, Sherman, and Sturges. Mr. Lawrance,\\non the 25th, from this committee, reported an amendatory bill, Id. p. 362,\\nwhich was then read the first time, and, on the next day, received\\nNot finally the second reading, and was committed to a committee of the\\nacted on. w hole house. There was no further action on this bill.\\nMotion. It was moved on the 3d of February, 1791, that the House\\ncome to the following resolution\\nWhereas, certain certificates or evidences of debt, dated af- Id. p. 369.\\nter the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and\\nninety, have been issued by one or more of the states, which cer-\\ntificates purport that they were issued in lieu of certain other\\ncertificates, dated prior to the first of January, one thousand seven\\nhundred and ninety and the certificates of the first description\\nare, on account of their date, not received by the loan officer, as\\nsubscriptions to the loan proposed by the United States, although\\nthe certificates, in lieu of which they were issued, are clearly\\nwithin the description of the law, and would, if not cancelled, be\\nrecoverable at the loan office Therefore,\\nResolved That all certificates of the first description above,\\nbe received at the loan offices, as other evidences of the debt of\\nthe several states are, by law, receivable.\\nReferred It was then ordered that this motion be referred to the secre-\\nte the se- t arv f th e treasury, with instruction to examine the same, and\\ncretary of J in\\nthe trea- report his opinion to the House.\\nsm J. 11 On the 25th of February, the speaker laid before the House h. Journal,\\ncerning a letter from the secretary of the treasury, covering his report P* 392,\\ncertificates re spectins: certificates or evidences of debt issued after the 1st\\nor evi- r\\ndences of of January, 1790, which report was, on the 1st of March, re- Id. p. 398.\\nthe public f errec t Messrs. Lawrance, Tucker, and Wads worth, with in-\\nstruction to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, pursuant there-\\n[H.B.H1.] to. Mr. Lawrance, on the next day, presented a bill concerning id. p. 400,", "height": "4415", "width": "2582", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0657.jp2"}, "652": {"fulltext": "646 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lost Evidences\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Foreign Officers. 1791.\\n1st congress, certain certificates or evidences of the public debt, which was\\nthen read the first time. This bill was not further acted on.\\nNot acted\\n2d congress. At the first session of the second Congress, on the 3d of No- h. Journal,\\nvember, 1791, Messrs. Sedgwick, Giles, and Dayton, were ap- P- 447\\ning mode pointed a committee to prepare and bring in a bill directing the\\nof renew- mo de in which the evidences of the debt of the United States,\\ndences of which have been lost or destroyed, shall be renewed. And on the\\npublic 9th, Mr. Sedgwick presented a bill, which was then read the first id. p. 451.\\n[H.B.145.] ti me an d on *h e following day, received the second reading, and\\nwas committed to a committee of the whole house. The bill id. p. 456,\\nwas considered in committee on the 17th, when several amend- 45\\nments were reported, which, after discussion, were agreed to on\\nthe 18th, when the question being put on the engrossment of the\\nbill, it was decided in the negative and the bill was therefore\\nRejected, rejected.\\nist congress. A motion was submitted to the House of Representatives on id. p. 354.\\ness,on the 14th of January, 1791, and agreed to, that a committee be\\nForeign of- appointed to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, to authorize the\\nficers. President of the United States to cause the debt due to foreign\\nofficers, the interest whereof is now payable in Paris, at the rate\\nof six per cent, per annum, to be paid and discharged. And Messrs.\\nSedgwick, Benson, and Sevier, were appointed of this commit-\\ntee. Mr. Sedgwick, on the 19th, presented, from this commit- Id. p. 357.\\n[H.B.116.] tee, a bill which was then read the first and second time, and re-\\nferred to a committee of the whole house. The bill was consi-\\ndered in committee on the 10th of February, when no amend- id. p. 374,\\nment being reported, it was ordered to the third reading. And\\non the next day, the bill was read the third time and passed. On\\nthe 11th and 12th, the bill was read the first and second time, in s. Journal,\\nthe Senate, and was committed to Messrs. Maclay, Dickinson, P ,261 26\\nand Wingate. Mr. Maclay made a report from this committee\\non the 22d of February, and on the 23d, the report was taken id. p. 278,\\nRejected, up for consideration, and rejected.\\n279.\\n389.\\nPetitions Various petitions having been presented to the House of Re- H.Joumal,\\nof public presentatives, on the subject of increasing the security to public p\\nnot grant- creditors, a motion was submitted, on the 24th of February, that\\ned the House come to the following resolution\\nResolved That it would be inexpedient to alter the system", "height": "4394", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0658.jp2"}, "653": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 647\\nChap. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Refusal to change funding System. 1791.\\nist congress, for funding the public debt, established during the last session of\\nCongress and that the petition of Thomas M Kean and others,\\nstyling themselves a committee of the public creditors of the com-\\nmonwealth of Pennsylvania, and also the other petitions on that\\nsubject, cannot be granted.\\nThe question being put on this motion, it was decided in the H. Journal,\\naffirmative, by the following vote: p. 390.\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Baldwin, Benson, Boudinot, Bourne,\\nBrown, Burke, Cadwalader, Clymer, Contee, Fitzsimons, Floyd,\\nFoster, Gale, Oilman, Goodhue, Griffin, Grout, Giles, Huntington,\\nJackson, Lawrance, Lee, Leonard, Livermore, Madison, jr. Ma-\\nthews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Parker, Partridge, Van Rensselaer,\\nSchureman, Sedgwick, Seney, Sherman, Silvester, Sinnickson,\\nSmith, of Maryland. Smith, of South Carolina, Steele, Stone,\\nSturges, Sumpter, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tucker, Vining, Wads-\\nworth, White, Williamson, Wynkoop. 53.\\nNoes Messrs. Gerry, Scott. 2.\\nIn the Senate, on the 21st of December, 1790, a motion, in 1790,\\nreference to the same petitions, had been submitted, as follows: s. Journal\\nt\u00c2\u00bb 224 225\\nResolved As the opinion of the Senate, that any deviation F\\nfrom the principles of the system contained in the act, entitled\\nAn act making provision for the debt of the United States/\\nwould be dangerous and inexpedient.\\nThis motion was taken up for consideration on the 23d, when\\nit was moved to postpone this resolution, and substitute the fol-\\nlowing:\\nResolved That it would be inexpedient to alter the system\\nfor funding the public debt, established during the last session of\\nCongress; and that the petition of Thomas M Kean and others,\\nstyling themselves a committee of the public creditors of the\\ncommonwealth of Pennsylvania, cannot be granted.\\nDecision of The question being taken on the motion to substitute the lat-\\nSenate, on ter resolution, it was decided in the affirmative, by the following\\npetition of J\\nvote:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Dalton, Dickinson, Ellsworth,\\nElmer, Few, Foster, Hawkins, Johnson, Johnston, Izard, King,\\nLangdon, Maclay, Read, Schuyler, Stanton, Strong, Win-\\ngate. 20.\\nNay Mr. Morris. 1.\\nThe resolution was then agreed to.", "height": "4418", "width": "2601", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0659.jp2"}, "654": {"fulltext": "648 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap.VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supplementary Act\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Dutch Loan. 1790.\\nistcongress. The Senate, on the 16th of December, 1790, ordered that s. Journal.\\n3d Se ssion. 7 ooo\\nMessrs. Schuyler, Hawkins, and Ellsworth be a committee to P- 222\\nplement- bring in a bill supplementary to the act, entitled An act making\\nmakin aCt further P rovision for tne payment of the debts of the United\\nfurther States. For the complexion of the bill to which this is sup-\\nPojT av P lemen tary, the reader is referred to the 3d chapter of this vo-\\nmer* of U. lume, page 372 3S4. Mr. Schuyler on the same day, reported\\ndebts* a which was read the first time; and, on the following day,\\n[S. B. 14] by a dispensation of the rule, received the second and third\\nBillpassed. readings, and was passed. In the House this bill was read the H.journal,\\nfirst time on the 17th; and, on the 20th and 21st, went through P- 339 340\\nthe other stages.\\nDutch On the 25th of February, 1791, the secretary of the treasury 1791.\\nloan.\\ncommmunicated to the two houses the following report, the sub- H.journal\\nject having been referred to the opening speech of the President P- 391\\nof the United States, at the commencement of the session: S u\\np. 286, 287.\\nReport of The secretary of the treasury, in obedience to the orders of\\ns ?J^ t *f y t-he President of the United States, as signified in his speech at\\nsury as to the opening of the present session, respectfully informs the Se-\\nterms. nate an( j pjouse of Representatives,\\nThat the terms of the loan of three millions of florins, men-\\ntioned by the President as having been negotiated in Holland,\\nare as follow:\\nThe rate of interest is five per cent., but the charges form\\na deduction from the principal sum of four and a half per cent.;\\nwhich will occasion the real interest to be paid on the sum actu-\\nally received by the United States to be equal to five and a quar-\\nter per cent, nearly.\\nThe reimbursement is to be made in six equal instalments,\\ncommencing in the year 1800, and ending in the year 1804; but\\nit is in the option of the United States to reimburse the whole\\nor any part of the sum borrowed, at any time they may think\\nproper.\\nThat the disposition which has been made of the above-\\nmentioned sum, is as follows:\\nOne million five hundred thousand florins has been applied,\\npursuant to the directions of the President of the United States,\\nas a payment to France.\\nA further sum of about one hundred and sixty thousand flo-\\nrins will also have been appropriated towards a payment, on ac-\\ncount of the Dutch loans which became due on the first day of\\nFebruary last, including a premium of seventy thousand florins.", "height": "4387", "width": "2642", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0660.jp2"}, "655": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 649\\nCHAP. VIT. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Dutch Loan\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supplementary Aet. 1791.\\n1st congress. The residue is in a situation to be disposed of as raay be\\n3d Session.\\njudged expedient.\\nReport. (l j^ doubt arises how far this loan may be within the meaning\\nof the act making provision for the reduction of the public\\ndebt, on account of the limitation of the rate of interest, which,\\ntaking the charges of the loan into calculation, would be some-\\nwhat exceeded: and though it is presumed that that limitation\\nwas not intended to exclude the addition of the ordinary charges,\\nyet a point of so much delicacy appears to require legislative ex-\\nplanation.\\nThe secretary of the treasury begs leave to observe that it is,\\nin his judgment, highly expedient, and very important to the ge-\\nneral operations of the treasury, that the above-mentioned loan\\nshould be deemed to be included within the meaning of the afore-\\nsaid act. The residue may, in this case, be applied with mate-\\nrial advantage to the purposes of that act, and the part which has\\nbeen otherwise applied may be hereafter replaced. All which is\\nhumbly submitted.\\nAlexander Hamilton,\\nSecretary of the Treasury.\\nTreasury Department, February 2tth, 1791.\\nBill sup- This communication was, in the Senate, ordered to lie for con- H. Journal,\\nplemental sideration. In the House of Representatives, it was referred to P- 39 l 392\\nmaking- Messrs. Fitzsimons, Lawrance, and Smith, of South Carolina,\\nprovision an rj n the same day, Mr. Fitzsimons presented a bill supple-\\nduction of mentary to the act making provision for the reduction of the\\nthe public public debt, which was then read the first and second time, and\\ncommitted to a committee of the whole house. On the 1st of id. p. 398.\\n[H.B.136.] March, the bill was considered in committee and reported with- s. Journal,\\nout amendment, was read the third time and passed, and was sent P- 297 298\\nto the Senate in the following form:\\nBill. Whereas, it hath been made known to Congress that the\\nPresident of the United States, in consequence of the several\\nacts, the one, entitled An act making provision for the debt of\\nthe United States, the other, entitled An act making provision\\nfor the reduction of the public debt, or one of them, hath caused\\na certain loan to be made in Holland, on account of the United\\nStates, to the amount of three millions of florins, bearing an inte-\\nrest of five per centum per annum, and reimbursable in six yearly\\ninstalments, commencing in the year one thousand eight hundred\\nand six, or at any time sooner, in whole or in part, at the option\\nof the United States.\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 82", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0661.jp2"}, "656": {"fulltext": "6 50 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Dutch Loan\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supplementary Act. 1791.\\n1st congress. And whereas it hath also been stated to Congress, that the\\ncharges upon the said loan have amounted to four and a half per\\nBl11, centum, whereby a doubt hath arisen whether the said loan be\\nwithin the meaning of the said last-mentioned act, which limits\\nthe rate of interest to five per centum per annum:\\nAnd whereas it is expedient that the said doubt be removed:\\nSection 1. Be it enacted and declared, by the Senate and House\\nof Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress as-\\nsembled That the loan aforesaid shall be deemed and construed\\nto be within the true intent and meaning of the said act, entitled\\nAn act making provision for the reduction of the public debt;\\nand that any further loan, to the extent of the principal sum au-\\nthorized to be borrowed by the said act, the interest whereof\\nshall be five per centum per annum, and the charges whereof shall\\nnot exceed the said rate of four and a half per centum, shall, in\\nlike manner, be deemed and construed to be within the true in-\\ntent and meaning of the said act.\\nThe bill was read the first time on the 2d of March, and was s. Journal,\\nthen discussed; and, on the following day, the second reading P- 309\\nPassed, took place, and the bill was then read the third time, and passed\\nwith the following amendments:\\nIn the preamble, line 2, expunge from the word of to the\\nword an, in the 3d line.\\nLine 4. Expunge these words, or one of them.\\nThese amendments were agreed to by the House of Repre- H. Journal,\\nsentatives. P- 404\\nm congress. At the commencement of the first session of the second Con- id. p. 437.\\njst session. gress, the President invoked the attention of the two houses to\\nthe public debt, and the condition of the subscriptions to the\\nloans proposed, stating, at the same time, that a further loan of\\ntwo millions and a half of florins had been completed in Holland,\\nand that another, for six millions, had been set on foot. On the\\n1st of November, 1791, the House of Representatives adopted the\\nfollowing order:\\nCall on se- Ordered That the secretary of the treasury be directed to id. p. 445.\\ncretary of re p rt to the House the amount of the subscriptions to the loans\\nthe trea-\\nsuiy. proposed by the act making provision for the public debt, as well\\nin the debts of the respective states, as in the domestic debt of\\nthe United States, and of the parts which remain unsubscribed,\\ntogether with such measures as are, in his opinion, expedient to\\nbe taken on the subject.", "height": "4394", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0662.jp2"}, "657": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 651\\nCuAP. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Subscriptions of Domestic Debt. 1792.\\nm congress. On the 7th of February, 1792, the speaker laid before the h. Journal,\\nHouse a report from the secretary of the treasury in obedience Sm^^\\nto this requisition, which was committed to a committee of the\\nwhole house. The report was taken up for consideration in com-\\nmittee on the 22d, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st of March, and 2d of\\nApril, when the following resolutions were reported\\nResolu- Resolved That the term for receiving, on loan, that part of id. p. 557.\\ntions of the (3 omes ti c debt f the United States which yet remains unsub-\\nHouseasto t J\\nsubscrip- scribed, be extended to the first day of next, on the same\\nm\u00c2\u00b0sti\u00c2\u00b0 f d erms as were provided by the act making provision for the public\\ndebt debt of the United States.\\nResolved That provision ought to be made for payment of\\nthe interest on the unsubscribed part of the domestic debt of the\\nUnited States, to the first day of one thousand seven\\nhundred and ninety on like terms as was provided by the\\nact aforesaid.\\nResolved That the time for receiving, on loan, that part of\\nthe debt of the individual states, assumed by the United States,\\nyet unsubscribed, be extended to the first day of next,\\non the same terms as is provided by the act making provision for\\nthe public debt.\\nResolved That a subscription for a further loan in the debts\\nof the individual states be opened and continued to the first day\\nof next, not to exceed, in the whole, millions of dol-\\nlars, in the proportions following that is to say\\nIn the debt of New Hampshire,\\nMassachusetts,\\nRhode Island,\\nConnecticut,\\nNew York,\\nNew Jersey,\\nMaryland,\\nVirginia,\\nNorth Carolina,\\nSouth Carolina,\\nGeorgia, t\\nProvided That the interest on such loan shall not be paya-\\nble before the day of And provided That when\\nthe sum, to be assumed for any state, shall not be subscribed by\\nthe holders of any of the evidences in which the same is made re-\\nceivable, the state shall not be entitled to receive interest on the\\nresidue.", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0663.jp2"}, "658": {"fulltext": "652 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Subscriptions of Domestic Debt. 1792.\\n2d congress. Resolved That the subscriptions to the aforesaid loans in\\n1st Session. 1 1\\nstate debt, be payable in such certificates, bills, notes, and evi-\\ntions S of fences of debt whatsoever, as shall have been issued by the re-\\nHouse, spective states, and by the several commissioners of loans of the\\nUnited States, on account of the excesses of the sums subscribed\\nin certain states, beyond the sums heretofore assumed for such\\nstates Provided That no such certificates, bills, notes, or evi-\\ndences of debts of the respective states, shall be receivable upon\\nthe said loan, which, from the tenor thereof, from any public re-\\ncord, act, or document, shall appear, or can be ascertained to\\nhave been issued for purposes irrelative to compensations and ex-\\npenditures for services or supplies towards the prosecution of the\\nlate war, and the defence of the United Slates, or of some part\\nthereof during the same but this shall not be construed to ex-\\nclude any certificate, bill, note, or evidence of debt, which shall\\nhave been issued in lieu or on account of any other certificate,\\nbill, note, or evidence of debt, which was itself issued, in relation\\nto such compensations and expenditures.\\nfi Resolved That the debt due to certain foreign officers, the\\ninterest whereon is payable at the house of Grand, in Paris, be\\ndischarged out of any moneys obtained, on loan, by the President\\nof the United States, in virtue of the act making provision for the\\npublic debt, which may now be unappropriated.\\nResolved That the interest on so much of the domestic debt\\nas has been, or may be, purchased for the United States, or as\\nshall be paid into the treasury, and so much of the sum appro-\\npriated for the payment of the interest on the foreign and do-\\nmestic debt as shall be over and above what may be sufficient\\nfor the payment of such interest, shall be appropriated for the re-\\ndemption of the public debt. The said funds to be applied to\\nthe purposes aforesaid, by the commissioners hereafter men-\\ntioned, under the approbation of the President of the United\\nStates.\\nResolu- Resolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That be commissioners for the purposes afore-\\ntions con- sa id and that a precise account of all the debts redeemed, and\\nof all purchases by them made, be laid before the legislature\\nwithin months after its first meeting in every year.\\nVidered.\\nThe House then proceeded to consider these resolutions, when\\nit was moved to mend the first resolution, by adding to it the\\nfollowing words\\nExcept that condition in the act, which renders the debt so\\nfor subscribed, subject to redemption by payments not exceeding,", "height": "4400", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0664.jp2"}, "659": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 653\\nCbxp.VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Subscriptions of Domestic Debt. 1792.\\n2d congress, in one year, on account of both principal and interest, a propor-\\nst tion of eight dollars upon the hundred, in any certificate which\\nshall be issued according to the terms therein specified which\\ncondition, so far as it relates to any part of the debt which may\\nhereafter be subscribed, shall be abolished.\\nMotion to The question being taken on this motion to amend, it was de-\\namend ne- cided i n the negative, by the following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Clarke, Findley, Giles,\\nGregg, Griffin, Grove, Heister, Jacobs, Kitchell, Kittera, Lee,\\nMadison, Mercer, Moore, Murray, Page, Parker, Seney, Jere.\\nSmith, Sumpter, Tredwell, Venable, White, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 27.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Hartley,\\nHuger, Key, Lawrance, Learned, Livermore, Macon, Muhlen-\\nberg, Niles, Sedgwick, Wm. Smith, Steele, Sterrett, Sturges,\\nSilvester, Thatcher, Tucker, Wadsworth, Ward. 30.\\n1st, 2d, and The first, second, and third resolutions were then agreed toby H. Journal,\\ntions re a-\u00c2\u00b0 1U the House 0n lhe 3d the House P roceeded to consider the 558\\ngreed to. fourth resolution Resolved That a subscription for a further\\nloan on the debts of the individual states be opened, c. It\\nwas then moved to amend this resolution by inserting, after the\\nwords individual states, these words, whether discharged by\\nMotion to the said states respectively, since the treaty of peace, or undis-\\namend 4th charged. And the question being taken on this motion, it was Id. p. 559.\\nnegatived, decided in the negative, by the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Findley, Giles, Gregg,\\nJacobs, Key, Kitchell, Livermore, Macon, Madison, Mercer,\\nMoore, Niles, Parker, Seney, Sheridan, Jere. Smith, Sturges,\\nVenable, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 22.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Grove,\\nHartley, Hillhouse, Huger, Kittera, Lawrance, Learned, Muh-\\nlenberg, Murray, Page, Sedgwick, Wm. Smith, Steele, Silvester,\\nThatcher, Tucker, Wadsworth, Ward, White.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 SO.\\n4th resolu- The question was then taken on agreeing to the fourth reso- Id. p. 560,\\ntion reject- l u tion, and determined in the negative, by the following vote\\nj\\\\y es Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Goodhue, Gordon, Grove, Hartley,\\nHuger, Key, Lawrance, Learned, Macon, Muhlenberg, Sedgwick,\\nWm. Smith, Steele, Silvester, Thatcher, Tucker, Wadsworth,\\nWard.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 26.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Clarke, Findley, Giles,", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0665.jp2"}, "660": {"fulltext": "654 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Subscriptions of Domestic Debt. 1792.\\n2d congress. Gilman, Gregg, Heisler, Hillhouse, Jacobs, Kitchell, Kittera, Lee,\\n1st Session.\\nLivermore, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Murray, Mies, Page, Par-\\nker, Seney, Sheridan, Jere. Smith, Sturges, Venable, White,\\nWillis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 29.\\n5th resolu- On the following day, the fifth resolution was also rejected, H. Journal,\\ntton reject- an( j t e gixth seven th, and eighth resolutions were agreed to. It p 561,\\n6th, 7th, was then agreed that a bill, or bills, be brought in pursuant to\\nsolutions^ tne first second, fourth, sixth, seventh, and eighth resolutions,\\nagreed to. and that Messrs. Fitzsimons, Lawrance, Key, Macon, and Smith,\\nCommittee of South Carolina, prepare the same.\\nb\u00c2\u00b0nf repare It was then moved, that it be an instruction to the commit-\\ntee last appointed, to report a provision for a loan of the remain-\\ning debts of the individual states and the motion being ob-\\njected to as out of order, the speaker declared that it was not in\\norder. An appeal was then made from the decision of the chair,\\nbut, the judgment of the House being in conformity with the\\nspeaker s decision, the motion was rejected.\\nBill sup- On the 6th of April, Mr. Fitzsimons, from this committee, pre- h. Journal,\\nplement- sen t ec i a bi\\\\\\\\ supplementary to the act making provision for the P* 565,\\nmaking debt of the United States, which was then read the first and.se-\\nf ^he 11 conc me anc committed to a committee of the whole house,\\ndebt of u\\\\ The bill was considered in committee on the 2d, 3d, and 4th of id. p. 595,\\nstates. May, when several amendments were reported, which received 596, 598,\\n[H.B.178.] the concurrence of the House. On the 5th, a motion was made\\nto amend the bill, by inserting, after the third section, the fol-\\nlowing clause\\nAnd be it further enacted That a further loan, to the amount\\nof dollars, be proposed, and subscriptions thereto be re-\\nceived, at the same times and places, and by the same persons,\\nas hereinbefore mentioned, and that the sums which shall be\\nsubscribed to the said loan, shall be payable in the debts of the\\nstates hereinafter mentioned, and in the proportions follow-\\ning\\nThe previous question was then demanded by five members; id. p. 599,\\nto wit: Shall the main question to agree to the said motion be 600,\\nnow put V 9 and the question being taken, it was decided in the\\nnegative, by the following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, S. Bourne, B. Bourne,\\nFitzsimons, Gerry, Goodhue, Gordon, Huger, Lawrance, Learned,\\nMurray, Wm. Smith, Steele, Sterrett, Sumpter, Silvester, That-\\ncher, Tucker, Vining, Wadsworth, Ward, Williamson. 24.\\nNoes\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Boudinot, Brown, Clarke, Day-", "height": "4394", "width": "2567", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0666.jp2"}, "661": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 655\\nChap. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Claims not barred by Limitations. 1792.\\n2d confess, ton, Findley, Giles, Gilman, Gregg, Griffin, Grove, Heister, Hill-\\nhouse, Jacobs, Key, Kitchell, Lee, Livermore, Macon, Madison,\\nMoore, Muhlenberg, Niles, Page, Parker, Schoonmaker, Seney,\\nJere. Smith, I. Smith, Sturges, Tredwell, Venable, White, Wil-\\nlis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 35.\\nBill passed. There were then several amendments made to the bill, and it H. Journal,\\nwas ordered to be engrossed for the third reading. And, on the p 601#\\n7th, the bill was read the third time and passed, and was sent to s. Journal,\\nthe Senate for concurrence, where, on the same day, the bill P* 440,\\nwent through all its stages, and was concurred in without amend-\\nment.\\nSettlement The House of Representatives, on the 10th of November, 1791, h. Journal,\\nof claims ordered the appointment of a committee, consisting of Messrs. P* 452,\\nburred fov\\nformer li- White, Fitzsimons, and Niles, to prepare and bring in a bill, or\\nmitations. D j]] S) to provide for the settlement of the claims of persons un-\\nder particular circumstances, barred by the limitations hereto-\\nfore established: and, on the 8th of February following, Mr. id. p. 503,\\nWhite, from this committee, presented a bill, which was then 504#\\nread the first and second time, and committed to a committee of\\n[H.B.165.] the whole house. The bill was considered in committee on the\\n20th, when several amendments were reported, which occupied id. p. 514,\\nthe deliberations of the House during that day and the next, 516\\nwhen they were agreed to; and the bill, having been further\\namended, was ordered to be engrossed for the third reading. On\\nthe 22d, the bill was read the third time, and passed. The Se- id. p. 517,\\nnate proceeded to act on the bill the same day, when it was read\\nthe first time, and, on the 24th, received the second reading, and s. Journal;\\nwas ordered to be read the third time, after being amended. On P- 394 397\\nthe 27th, after the third reading, the bill was referred to Messrs. id. p. 412.\\nEllsworth, Lee, and Strong, from which committee a further\\namendment was reported on the 19th of March, when the bill\\nwas passed, as amended. On the following day, the amendments h. Journal,\\nof the Senate were concurred in by the House of Representa- P* 541,\\ntives.\\n2d session. On the 30th of November, 1792, the House of Representa- h. Journal,\\nBiU rela- tives, in considering the petition of the executors of Edward F;?*\u00e2\u0084\u00a2 6\\ntive to Carnes, deceased, adopted the following resolution\\nclaims not\\nbarred by Resolved That a committee be appointed to inquire whe-\\nacts of li- n\\nnutation, ther any, and what, measures are necessary to facilitate the set-\\ntlement of claims against the United States, not barred by acts\\nof limitation, founded upon certificates granted, or settlements", "height": "4418", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0667.jp2"}, "662": {"fulltext": "656\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Claims not barred by Limitations. 1792-93.\\n2d congress, made by any officer or officers, heretofore authorized by the\\nssl n United States to issue certificates, or make settlements in their\\nbehalf, and who have not settled their accounts; and to report\\nthe result of their inquiries.\\nIt was then ordered, that Messrs. Goodhue, Fitzsimons, Day-\\nton, Parker, and Niles, be a committee, pursuant to this resolu-\\ntion. On the 7th of December, Mr. Goodhue, from this commit- H. Journal,\\ntee, made a report, which was considered in committee of the p\\nwhole on the 17th, when the following resolutions were report-\\ned, and concurred in by the House.\\nResolved That all persons having claims upon the United\\nStates, not barred by any act of limitation, whether founded upon\\ncertificates, or other written documents from public officers, or\\notherwise, (except loan office certificates, certificates of final set-\\ntlement, registers certificates, and certificates issued pursuant to\\nthe act making provision for the debt of the United States,) shall\\nexhibit the same at the treasury of the United States, within\\nmonths, or be for ever barred from payment or settlement.\\nResolved That the accounting officers of the treasury be\\nauthorized to settle and adjust, after the expiration of the term\\naforesaid, all such of those claims as shall appear to them proper\\nto be admitted, and to report to Congress upon all such as they\\nmay not think proper to admit.\\nIt was then ordered, that Messrs. Goodhue, Fitzsimons, Day- id. p. 658;\\nton, Parker, and Niles, prepare and bring in a bill pursuant to\\nthese resolutions. And, on the 31st of December, Mr. Good-\\n[H.B.211.] hue, from this committee, presented a bill relative to claims\\nagainst the United States, not barred by any act of limitation,\\nand which have not been already adjusted, which was read the\\nfirst and second time, and committed to a committee of the\\nwhole house. The bill was acted on in committee on the 10th id. p. 668;\\nof January, 1793, when an amendment was reported, which was 671,\\nagreed to on the 14th, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed\\nfor the third reading. On the following day, the bill was read\\nBillpassed. the third time, and passed. In the Senate, the bill received the s. Journal,\\nfirst and second reading on the 15th and 16th, and was passed to P- 471 472\\nthe third reading; and, on the next day, was referred to Messrs.\\nHawkins, King, and Strong. Mr. Hawkins, on the Gth of Fe- id.p.480\u00e2\u0080\u009e\\nbruary, reported the bill with an amendment, which was adopt- 481,\\ned, and the bill was ordered to the third reading. The third\\nreading took place on the next day, after the bill had been\\namended, by inserting in line 14, after the word interest, the", "height": "4394", "width": "2569", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0668.jp2"}, "663": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 657\\nChap. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Loans to pay Debts due to States. 1792-93.\\n2d Son 8 words balances entered in the books of the register of the\\ntreasury. The amendment was concurred in by the House on H. Journal,\\n4 p. 696.\\nthe next day.\\nInterest on Petitions from Udney Hay having been presented to the Id. p. 500.\\nsum order- House of Representatives, during the first session of this Con-\\ned by Con- r\\ngress in gress, praying reimbursement of money advanced to American\\n1785 as an ffi cers prisoners in Canada, and for damages and costs reco-\\nto certain vered against him by judgment of the Supreme Court of New\\npersons. York, and which were referred to the secretary of the treasury;\\nand the secretary having reported on these petitions, at the next\\nsession, on the 22d of November, the report was referred, on the Id. p. 510.\\n24th of December, to Messrs. Benson, Griffin, and Willis, with id, p 626.\\ninstructions to prepare a bill. Mr. Benson, on the 26th, pre- id. p. 653 t\\n[H.B.208.] sented a bill to provide for the allowance of interest on the sum 654\\nordered to be paid by the resolve of Congress, of the 28th of id. p. 655.\\nSeptember, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, as an\\nindemnity to the persons therein named, which was then read\\nthe first time, and received the second reading on the next day.\\nThe bill was considered on the 1st of January, and reported id. p. 659,\\nwithout amendment, and was then ordered to be engrossed for 66\\nBillpassed. the third reading; and, on the 2d, the bill was passed. In the s. Journal,\\nSenate, the bill was read the first and second time on the 2d and P* 467\\n3d, and was referred to Messrs. Strong, Sherman, and King. id. p. 468,\\nFrom this committee the bill was reported, on the 7th, without 469,\\namendment; and, on the next day, was read the third time, and\\npassed.\\nThe following motion was submitted to the House of Repre- h. Journal,\\nsentatives on the 12th of December, 1792. p. 637.\\nResolu- Resolved That a loan to the amount of the balances which,\\ntions as to U p n a final settlement of accounts, shall be found due from the\\nUnited States to the individual states, be opened at the treasury\\nof the^ United States, and at the loan offices in the respective\\nstates, to commence within months after the said ba-\\nlances shall be reported at the treasury, and to continue open\\nfor the term of months, from the time of its commence-\\nment.\\nResolved That the sums to be subscribed to such loans, be\\npayable in the principal or interest of the certificates or notes is-\\nsued by any such of the said states, as, upon the final settlement\\nof accounts, shall have a balance due to them from the United\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 83", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0669.jp2"}, "664": {"fulltext": "658 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Loans to pay Debts due to States. 1792-93.\\n2d congress. States, and which shall have been liquidated to specie value,\\n2d Session. r\\nprior to the day of last.\\ntions ft Resolved That every subscriber to the said loan shall be en-\\nloans, titled to certificates, according to the sum subscribed, of the like\\ntenor and description, in the like proportions, and upon the like\\nterms, as are specified and directed by the fifteenth and sixteenth\\nsections of the act, entitled An act making provision for the debt\\nof the United States, except that interest on such of the certifi-\\ncates subscribed to the said loan as bear interest, shall be com-\\nputed to the last day of the year one thousand seven hundred and\\nninety-three, inclusively, and that interest shall not begin to ac-\\ncrue upon any of the certificates which shall be issued in lieu\\nthereof, till the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred\\nand ninety-four.\\nResolved That in all cases where the sum subscribed in the\\nevidence of the debt of any state shall exceed the balance due to\\nsuch state, the same shall be reduced, (in equal proportions,) to\\nthe sum actually due to such state.\\nThis motion was ordered to be committed to a committee of h. Journal,\\nthe whole house, and was considered in committee of the whole P* 667\\nooy.\\non the 10th and 11th of January, when it was reported without\\namendment. The House, on the following day, proceeded to the\\nconsideration of the motion, when a motion was made to amend\\nthe first resolution, by adding to the end thereof the following\\nproviso\\nProvided That no such loan shall be opened in any state,\\nwithout the assent of the legislature thereof, by an act approving\\nthe measure.\\nThe question being put on this motion, it was decided in the\\naffirmative by the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Clarke, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Goodhue, Gor-\\ndon, Hartley, Hillhouse, Huger, Key, Kitchell, Kittera, Law-\\nrance, Learned, Leonard, Livermore, Madison, Muhlenberg,\\nNiles, Page, Sedgwick, Silvester, Wm. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges,\\nSumpter, Thatcher, Tucker, Venable, Wadsworth, Ward,\\nWhite.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 38.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Findley, Giles, Gilman, Greenup,\\nGregg, Griffin, Grove, Heister, Lee, Macon, Mercer, Milledge,\\nMoore, Murray, Orr, Parker, Schoonmaker, Steele, Tredwell,\\nWilliamson, Willis. 23.\\nThe first resolution was then amended to read as follows", "height": "4385", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0670.jp2"}, "665": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 659\\nCHAP. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Loans to pay Debts due to States. 1793.\\naicongress. Resolved That a loan, to the amount of the balances which,\\n2d Session.\\n_ upon a final settlement of accounts, shall be found due from the\\nResolu-\\ntions as to United States to the individual states, be opened at the loan of-\\nloans. f lces j n t ne respective states, to commence within months\\nafter the said balances shall be reported at the treasury, and to\\ncontinue open for the term of months from the time of its\\ncommencement: Provided That no such loan shall be opened\\nin any state without the assent of the legislature thereof, by an\\nact approving the measure.\\nThe question being taken on agreeing to this resolution, it was H. Journal,\\ndecided in the affirmative by the following vote: p. 670.\\nJiyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Clarke, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Good-\\nhue, Gordon, Hartley, Hillhouse, Huger, Key, Kittera, Law-\\nrance, Learned, Leonard, Livermore, Muhlenberg, Sedgwick,\\nSilvester, Wm. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher,\\nTucker, Wadsworth, Ward, White. 34.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Findley, Giles, Greenup,\\nGregg, Griffin, Grove, Heister, Kitchell,Lee, Macon, Madison,\\nMercer, Milledge, Moore, Murray, Niles, Orr, Page, Parker,\\nSchoonmaker, I. Smith, Steele, Tredwell, Venable, Williamson,\\nWillis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 28.\\nResolu- The remaining resolutions were then agreed to without amend- id. p t $f\\\\ t\\ner edTo ment an d Messrs. Fitzsimons, Sedgwick, and Wm. Smith, were 672\\ninstructed to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, in accordance\\nwith these propositions. On the 15th, Mr. Fitzsimons, from this\\nBill report- committee, presented a bill to authorize a loan in the certificates\\ned or notes of such states, as shall have balances due to them, upon\\na final settlement of accounts with the United States, which was\\nread the first and second time, and committed to a committee of\\n[H.B.217.] the whole house. This bill was considered in committee of the\\nwhole on the 21st, and when the committee had risen, after id. p. 676.\\nmaking some progress, it was ordered that the committee of the\\nwhole be discharged from the further consideration of the bill,\\nand that it be recommitted to Messrs. Fitzsimons, Sedgwick, and\\nWm. Smith. On the same day, Mr. Fitzsimons reported an\\n[H.B.220.] amendatory bill, which was then read the first and second time, id. p. 67T,\\nand committed to a committee of the whole house, and the House 778\\nimmediately went into committee of the whole on the bill. The\\nbill was again considered in committee on the 22d and 23d, when\\nseveral amendments were reported, which were agreed to by the\\nHouse. On the 24th, it was moved to amend the bill by adding\\nto the end of the second section the following proviso:", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0671.jp2"}, "666": {"fulltext": "660 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Loans to pay Debts due to States. 1793.\\n2d congress. Provided That no such notes or certificates shall be sub-\\nscribable in any name, other than that of the original owner, if\\nliving, or, if dead, of his legal representative, and except such a3\\nare, or may be, transferred by executors, administrators, or as-\\nsigns, under any bankrupt act, unless accompanied with an affi-\\ndavit, certified by a magistrate, that the transfer or assignment\\nto the party, in whose name and behalf the subscription is offered,\\nwas not made at any time, between the first day of January and\\nthe first day of June next, and that such party is the true and\\nbona fide proprietor thereof.\\nMotions to The question being taken on this motion to amend, it was de- H. Journal,\\namend. cided in the negative by the following vote: p%\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Clarke, Dayton, Findley,\\nGiles, Greenup, Gregg, Griffin, Grove, Heister, Jacobs, Kltch-\\nell, Lee, Macon, Madison, Mercer, Milledge, Moore, Niles, Orr,\\nPage, Parker, Schoonmaker, Steele, Tredwell, Venable, White,\\nWilliamson, Willis. 30.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon,\\nHartley, Hillhouse, Huger, Key, Kittera, Lawrance, Learned,\\nLeonard, Livermore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Sedgwick, Silvester,\\nJere. Smith, Wm. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher,\\nTucker, Wadsworth, Ward. 33.\\nIt was then moved to amend the bill, by inserting, after the Id. p. 680.\\nword state, in the third line of the second section, the words\\nfor services rendered or supplies furnished, during the late war.\\nAnd the question being taken on this motion, it was decided in\\nthe negative by the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Boudinot, Clarke, Dayton,\\nFindley, Giles, Greenup, Grove, Heister, Kitchell, Macon, Madi-\\nson, Mercer, Milledge, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Niles, Orr,\\nPage, Parker, Schoonmaker, Jere. Smith, Steele, Tredwell, Ven-.\\nable, White, Williamson.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 29.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, S. Bourne, B.\\nBourne, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Hartley,\\nHillhouse, Huger, Jacobs, Kittera, Lawrance, Learned, Leonard,\\nLivermore, Sedgwick, Silvester, Wm. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges,\\nSumpter, Thatcher, Tucker, Wadsworth, Ward, Willis. 30.\\nThe consideration of the bill having been resumed on the 25th, id. p. 681.\\nit was moved to strike out, in the 2d and 3d lines of the first sec-\\ntion, the words within months; and in lieu thereof, after\\nthe word same, in the tenth line, insert to commence on\\nthe first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and nine-", "height": "4385", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0672.jp2"}, "667": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 661\\nCHAP. VII. Tublic Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Loans to pay Debts due to States. 1793.\\n2d congress, tv-four. The question being taken on this motion, it was de-\\nad session. J\\ncided in the affirmative, by the following vote:\\nJiyes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson, S.\\nBourne, B. Bourne, Dayton, Findley, Giles, Gilman, Greenup,\\nGregg, Griffin, Grove, Hillhouse, Jacobs, Kitchell, Kittera,\\nLearned, Lee, Livermore, Madison, Milledge, Moore, Murray,\\nOrr, Page, Parker, Schoonmaker, Sedgwick, Jere. Smith, I.\\nSmith, Wm. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges, Sumpter, Venable, White.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009439.\\nNoes Messrs. Boudinot, Clarke, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Good-\\nhue, Hartley, Heister, Huger, Lawrance, Leonard, Macon, Muh-\\nlenberg, Niles, Silvester, Steele, Thatcher, Tredwell, Tucker,\\nWard, Williamson. 20.\\nBill order- The question being then put on the engrossment of the bill p g82.\\ned to be f or tne tn ird reading, it was decided as follows:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nengrossed. 7\\nJlyes Messrs. Trumbull, speaker Ames, Barnwell, Benson,\\nBoudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gerry,\\nGilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Hartley, Hillhouse, Huger, Kittera,\\nLawrance, Learned, Leonard, Livermore, Muhlenberg, Sedg-\\nwick, Silvester, Wm. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges, Wadsworth,\\nWard, White.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 33.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Clarke, Findley, Giles, Greenup,\\nGregg, Griffin, Grove, Heister, Jacobs, Key, Kitchell, Lee, Ma-\\ncon, Madison, Mercer, Milledge, Moore, Murray, Niles, Orr,\\nPage, Parker, Schoonmaker, Jere. Smith, I. Smith, Steele, Tred-\\nwell, Venable, Williamson, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 32.\\nThe question of the third reading of the bill came up on the h. Journal,\\n28th, when the previous question was called for by five mem- P- 683\\nbers; to wit Shall the main question, that the said bill do pass,\\nbe now put? And on the previous question, Shall the main\\nquestion be now put V it was resolved in the affirmative, as fol-\\nlows:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon,\\nHartley, Hillhouse, Huger, Key, Kittera, Lawrance, Learned,\\nLeonard, Livermore, Muhlenberg, Sedgwick, Silvester, Wm.\\nSmith, Sterrett, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher, Tucker, Wads-\\nworth, Ward, White.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 33.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Clarke, Findley, Giles, Greenup,\\nGregg, Griffin, Grove, Heister, Jacobs, Kitchell, Lee, Macon,\\nMadison, Mercer, Milledge, Moore, Murray, Niles, Orr, Page,\\nParker, Schoonmaker, Jere. Smith, I. Smith, Steele, Tredwell,\\nVenable, Williamson, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 31.", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0673.jp2"}, "668": {"fulltext": "662 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Information concerning Loans. 1793.\\n2d congress. The question was then put on the passage of the bill, and de- h. journal,\\n2d Session. _ kqa\\ncided in the affirmative, by the casting vote of the speaker, the P- DO\\nnumbers and names being precisely the same as on the question\\nof engrossment. In the Senate, this bill was read the first and\\nsecond time on the 28th and 29th and was again taken up for S. Journal,\\nconsideration on the 4th of February. A motion was then made P- 476,479\\nto agree to the first section of the bill, which was determined in\\nthe negative, as follows\\nYeas Messrs. Cabot, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Foster, Izard, King,\\nMorris, Rutherford, Sherman, Stanton, Strong. 11.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Brown, Burr, Butler, Ed-\\nwards, Gunn, Hawkins, Henry, Johnston, Langdon, Monroe,\\nPotts, Read, Robinson, Taylor, Wingate. 17.\\nBill reject- r e subsequent sections of the bill were then disagreed to,\\ned. and the bill was consequently rejected.\\nCalls forin- On the 24th of December, 1792, the House of Representa- h. journal,\\nformation tiyes adopted this resolution P- 653\\nconcerning r\\nloans. u ft eso i vec That the secretary of the treasury be directed to\\nlay before this House an account of the application of the mo-\\nneys borrowed in Antwerp and Amsterdam, for the United States,\\nwithin the present year.\\nAnd on the 27th of the same month, the following resolution\\nwas adopted:\\nResolved That the President of the United States be re-\\nquested to cause this House to be furnished with a particular ac-\\ncount of the several sums borrowed under his authority, by the\\nUnited States the terms on which each loan has been obtained\\nthe applications to which any of the moneys have been made,\\nagreeably to appropriations and the balances, if any, which re-\\nmain unapplied. In this statement it is requested that it may be\\nspecified at what times interest commenced on the several sums\\nobtained, and at what times it was stopped by the several pay-\\nments made.\\nThis resolution was ordered to be transmitted to the President id. p. 655.\\nof the United States. And on the 4th of January following, the id. p. 662.\\nspeaker laid before the House a letter from the secretary of the\\ntreasury, accompanying certain statements relative to foreign\\nloans, which have been made by the United States, under the\\nauthority of the President, pursuant to the above resolutions.\\nThese communications were laid on the table. On the 11th of id. p. 668.\\nJanuary, also, another letter was laid before the House, from the", "height": "4379", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0674.jp2"}, "669": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 663\\nCHAP. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Information concerning Loans. 1793.\\n2d congress, same officer, accompanying his report of a supplementary state-\\n1 ment of loans made in behalf of the United States, pursuant to\\nthe resolution of the 27th, last quoted. The same disposition was\\nmade of this report.\\nOn the 23d of January, 1793, the House, among other resolu- H. Journal,\\ntions, adopted the following: P 6\\nResolved That the President of the United States be re-\\nquested to cause to be laid before this House, copies of the autho-\\nrities under which loans have been negotiated, pursuant to the\\nacts of the fourth and twelfth of August, one thousand seven\\nhundred and ninety, together with copies of the authorities di-\\nrecting the application of the moneys borrowed.\\nResolved That the President of the United States be re-\\nquested to cause this House to be furnished with the names of the\\npersons by whom, and to whom, the respective payments of the\\nFrench debt have been made in France, pursuant to the act for\\nthat purpose; specifying the dates of the respective drafts upon\\nthe commissioners in Holland, and the dates of the respective\\npayments of the debt. A similar statement is requested respect-\\ning the debts to Spain and Holland.\\nOn the 4th of February, a communication from the secretary id. p. 689.\\nof the treasury was received in reply, which was ordered to lie\\non the table.\\nThe House of Representatives, on the 25th of February, id. p. 718.\\nadopted the following resolution\\nResolution Resolved That the time for receiving, on loan, that part of\\nconcerning tne domestic debt of the United States which may not be sub-\\nreceiving- scribed prior to the first day of March next, pursuant to the terms\\ndomestic proposed in the act, entitled An act making provision for the\\ndebt. debt of the United States, and, also, an act, entitled An act\\nsupplementary to the act making provision for the debt of the\\nUnited States, be extended on the same terms as is, by the first\\nrecited act, provided, to the day of and books for\\nreceiving such further subscriptions shall be opened at the treasu-\\nry of the United States only, and to continue open until the said\\nday of inclusively.\\nIt was then ordered that Messrs. Goodhue, Griffin, and Gregg, id. p. 719.\\nprepare and bring in a bill embracing these views; and, on the\\n[H.B.240.] 27th, Mr. Goodhue presented a bill for extending the time for\\nreceiving, on loan, that part of the domestic debt of the United\\nStates which may not be subscribed prior to the first day of", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0675.jp2"}, "670": {"fulltext": "664 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Claim of Maryland. 1793.\\n2d congress. March, 1793, which was then read the first and second time, and\\n2d Session.\\ncommitted to a committee of the whole house. The bill was\\nconsidered in committee of the whole on the 28th, and being re- H. Journal,\\nported without amendment, was ordered to be engrossed for the p\\nthird reading and, on the 1st of March, the blanks were filled\\nBillpassed. up, and the bill was read the third time and passed. The bill g Jo\\nwas considered and concurred in by the Senate on the same day. p. 500.\\n2d congress. On the 31st of March, 1792, the following motion was sub- 1792.\\n1st Session. _^\\nmitted to the House of Representatives\\nClaim of Whereas, by several documents and papers communicated H. Journal,\\nMaryland. j n p Ursuance of a resolve of the legislature of Maryland, it ap- P* 555\\npears that Nicholas Buxton Moore received from the treasurer\\nof that state, on the 24lh day of November last, the sum of two\\nhundred and forty-two pounds, eight shillings, and three pence,\\ncurrent money of the said state, the amount of a judgment ren-\\ndered against him in the General Court of the same state, on ac-\\ncount of horses purchased for the use of the United States, during\\nthe late war; and that the claim of the said state, by the pay-\\nment aforesaid, hath not been credited in the accounts of the\\nsame with the United States\\nResolved That the proper officers of the treasury be autho- id. p. 556*.\\nrized, and they are hereby directed, to adjust and settle the said\\nclaim with the agent of the state aforesaid, any limitations in the\\nacts of Congress to the contrary notwithstanding.\\nThis motion was referred to Messrs. Seney, Gerry, and Sump- id. p. 562.\\nter. Mr. Seney reported on the 4th of April, and, on the 9th, ia. p 569,\\nthe House considered the report, and came to the following reso- 5 7\u00c2\u00b0\\nlution\\nResolved That the claim of the said state be allowed for the\\nsum of two hundred and forty-two pounds, eight shillings, and\\nthree pence, current money of the said state, paid to Nicholas\\nBuxton Moore, for the amount of a judgment rendered against\\nhim, in the General Court of the said state, on account of horses\\npurchased for the use of the United States, during the late war\\nand that the commissioners for settling the accounts between the\\nUnited States and individual states, be authorized and directed to\\nadjust and settle the said claim with the agent of the state afore-\\nsaid, on the same principles as other claims of the several states\\nare adjusted and settled; any limitation in the acts of Congress\\nto the contrary notwithstanding.", "height": "4369", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0676.jp2"}, "671": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. Q65\\nPublic Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Call for Information. 1792.\\n2d congress. The same committee were then instructed to prepare and h. Journal,\\nbring in a bill; and, on the 10th, Mr. Seney presented a bill to P- 5 ?M72.\\n[H.B.180.] direct the settlement of a certain claim of the state of Maryland,\\nwhich was then read the first and second time, and committed to\\na committee of the whole house. The bill was taken up in com-\\nmittee of the whole on the 12th, and some progress was made? Id. p. 577*\\nBill not but the bill does not appear to have been acted on at any subse-\\nactedon. quent perM\\n2d session. On the 19th of February, 1793, it was moved that the House I79\\nof Representatives come to the following resolution: h. Journal,\\np.706,707,\\nResolved That the commissioners for purchasing the pub-\\nlic debt, be directed to lay before this House a statement of all\\ntheir proceedings, not heretofore furnished.\\nIt was moved to amend the resolution by inserting, after the\\nword House/ 5 the words, their resolves as commissioners,\\napproved by the President of the United States, together with.\\nAnd the question being taken on this motion, it was decided in\\nthe negative, by the following vote:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nJlyes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S.\\nBourne, B. Bourne, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gilman, Goodhue, Gor-\\ndon, Griffin, Hartley, Hillhouse, Huger, Kitchell, Kittera, Law-\\nrance, Learned, Leonard, Livermore, Niles, Sedgwick, Silves-\\nter, Steele, Sturges, Thatcher, Wadsvvorth, Ward. 30.\\nNoes Messrs. Baldwin, Clarke, Fiudley, Gerry, Giles,\\nGreenup, Gregg, Grove, Heister, Hind man, Key, Lee, Macon,\\nMadison, Mercer, Milledge, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Orr,\\nPage, Parker, Schoonmaker, Jere. Smith, I. Smith, Sumpter,\\nTredwell, Tucker, Venable, White, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 31.\\nIt was then moved to amend the resolution, by striking out Id. p. 707,\\nthe words not heretofore furnished, and inserting, in lieu 08#\\nthereof, the words, under the acts for the reduction of the pub-\\nlic debt, since the date of the purchases mentioned in their last\\nreport. [The former reports of the commissioners may be\\nfound in the House Journal, p. 450 and 621.] The question be-\\ning taken on this motion to amend, it was decided in the nega-\\ntive, by the following vole:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nJlyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Dayton, Gilman, Goodhue, Lawrance, Learned,\\nLeonard, Livermore, Sedgwick, Sturges, Thatcher, Wadsworth,\\nWard.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 18.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Clarke, Findley, Fitzsimons,\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 84", "height": "4386", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0677.jp2"}, "672": {"fulltext": "666 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Commissioners of Loans. 1793.\\n2d congress. Gerry, Giles, Gordon, Greenup, Gregg, Griffin, Grove, Hartley,\\nHeister, Hillhouse, Hind man, Huger, Key, Kitchell, Kittersr,\\nLee, Macon, Madison, Mercer, Milledge, Moore, Muhlenberg,\\nMurray, Niles, Orr, Page, Parker, Schoonmaker, Silvester,\\nJere. Smith, I. S-mith, Steele, Sumpter, Tredwell, Tucker, Ve*\\nnable, White, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 43.\\nThe resolution was then adopted by the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Clarke, Findley, Gerry, Giles-,\\nGordon, Greenup, Gregg, Griffin, Grove, Hartley, Heister,\\nHindman, Key, Kittera, Lee, Macon, Madison, Mercer, Mil-\\nledge, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Niles, Orr, Page, Parker,\\nSchoonmaker, Silvester, Jere. Smith, I. Smith, Steele, Sump-\\nter, Tredwell,. Tucker, Venable, White, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 39.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gilman, Goodhue, Hillhouse,\\nHuger, Kitchell, Lawrance, Learned, Leonard, Livermore,\\nSedgwick, Sturges, Thatcher, Wadsworth, Ward. 22.\\nSo the resolution was adopted; and, on the 25th, the speaker h. journal\\nsubmitted to the House a letter from the commissioners, accom- p- 717.\\npanying a statement, such as was called for by the resolution.\\nThe documents were ordered to lie on the table.\\n1st congress. On the 13th of January, 1791, a motion was submitted to the 179^\\n3d Session.\\nHouse of Representatives, That a committee be appointed to HiJourna i\\nsionera^of C0nsic er an d report whether any, and what, further compensation p. 354.\\nloans. is necessary to be made to the commissioners of loans, to defray\\nthe extraordinary expense occasioned to them, in the first in-\\nstance, in the execution of the act making further provision for\\nthe debt of the United States. The motion was ordered to be\\nreferred to the secretary of the treasury. The response of the\\nsecretary to this report was received on the 15th of February, id. p. 379.\\nwhich was considered on the 23d, and agreed to, as follows: 38\\nThat provision should be made, bylaw, for admitting to\\nthe credit of the several commissioners of loans, in the settle-\\nment of their respective accounts, all such sums as shall appear\\nto have been necessarily expended by them in the purchase of\\nstationary, and for the hire of clerks in relation to the execution\\nof their offices, from the commencement of the same to the first\\nday of October next, deducting the salary of one clerk in re-\\nspect to each of the commissioners of Massachusetts, New York,\\nPennsylvania, and Virginia.", "height": "4378", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0678.jp2"}, "673": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 067\\nCffAP.VIL Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Compensation to Commissioners of Loans. 1791.\\nist congress. It was then ordered that Messrs. Williamson, Partridge, and H. Journal,\\nWhite, prepare and bring in a bill to this effect. And, on the P- 388 389\\n[H.B.135.] 24th, Mr. Williamson, from this committee, presented a bill for\\nAct ma- making compensations to the commissioners of loans for extra-\\nking- ^com- orc ij nar y expenses and services, which was then read the first\\nto commis- and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole\\nloam 1 for k\u00c2\u00b0 U5e The bill was considered in committee of the whole on h. Journal,\\nextraordi- the 2Sth, when an amendment was reported as follows: p. 395.\\nry ex-\\nnses. Strike out the last clause of the bill, in the words following:\\nexcepting only the hire of one clerk for the several commis-\\nsioners in the states of Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania,\\nand Virginia.\\nThe question being taken on agreeing to this amendment, it\\nwas decided in the negative, as follows:\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2flyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Burke, Cadwalader, Carroll,\\nClymer, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Gerry, Giles, Griffin, Hartley, Ha-\\nthorn, Huntington, Lawrance, Muhlenberg, Van Rensselaer,\\nScott, Sedgwick, Stone, Trumbull, Wadsworth, Wynkoop. 23.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Boudinot, B.\\nBourne, Brown, Contee, Foster, Gilman, Grout, Jackson, Leo-\\nnard, Livermore, Mathews, Partridge, Schureman, Seney, Sher-\\nman, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Caro\\nlina, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher, Tucker, White, Williamson.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009427.\\nThe bill was then passed and sent to the Senate, where it was s. Journal,\\nread the first time on the same day; on the 2d, the bill was read P- 293. 298.\\nthe second time, and referred to Messrs. Langdon, Schuyler, and\\nEllsworth. Mr. Langdon soon afterwards reported the bill with\\nan amendment, which was agreed to, and the bill was passed on\\nthe following day, so amended as to strike out the words ex-\\ncepting only the hire of one clerk for the several commission-\\ners in the states of Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and\\nVirginia.\\nThe amendment of the Senate was disagreed to by the House h. Journal\\nof Representatives, as follows: p. 403.\\nJlyes Messrs. Cadwalader, Carroll, Clymer, Fitzsimons,\\nFloyd, Gale, Griffin, Giles, Hartley, Hathorn, Heister, Hunting-\\nton, Lawrance, Lee, Scott, Sedgwick, Sherman, Silvester, Trum-\\nbull, Wynkoop. 20.\\nNoes Messrs. Baldwin, Boudinot, B. Bourne, Brown, Burke,\\nContee, Foster, Gilman, Jackson, Leonard, Livermore, Madi-\\nson, jr., Muhlenberg, Partridge, Schureman, Sinnickson, Smith,", "height": "4417", "width": "2579", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0679.jp2"}, "674": {"fulltext": "668 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap .VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Compensation to Commissioners (ft Loans. 1791.\\nlycon^ress. f Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina, Sumpter, Vining, White,\\nWilliamson. 22.\\nThe Senate, however, determining to adhere to their amend- s. Journal,\\nment, the House resolved to recede from their disagreement by P* 306,\\nthe following vote, the question being to recede:\\nJlyes Messrs. Cadwalader, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Gale,\\nGriffin, Giles, Hartley, Hathorn, Huntington, Lawrance, Lee,\\nMuhlenberg, Partridge, Scott, Sedgwick, Sevier, Sherman, Sil-\\nvester, Trumbull, Vining, Wadsworth, Wynkoop. 23.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Blood worth, Boudinot, Con-\\ntee, Foster, Jackson, Leonard, Livermore, Mathews, Van Rens-\\nselaer, Schureman, Seney, Sinnickson, Smith, of Maryland,\\nSmith, of South Carolina, Steele, Sumpter, White, Williamson.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009420.\\nBillpassed. Thus the bill was concurred in.\\n2d congress. Early in the first session of the second Congress, a petition 1709\\n1st Session. 7 r \u00c2\u00b1io*.\\nwas presented to Congress, from Jabez Brown, commissioner of h. Journal,\\ntion to loans in the state of Rhode Island, praying to be allowed the ex- p. 478.526.\\ncommis- p ense f stationary and clerk hire, until the first day of October\\nsioners of J 7 J\\nloans. next, which was referred to the secretary of the treasury. On\\nthe 3d of March, a report was received by the House of Repre-\\nsentatives from the secretary, on this petition, and also on a pe-\\ntition of William Gardner, commissioner of loans for the state of\\nNew Hampshire; and the report was referred to Messrs. Bourne,\\nof Rhode Island, Mercer, and Tucker. A report was made by\\nMr. Bourne, from this committee, on the 16th, which was com- j c i. p 537.\\nmitted to a committee of the whole house, and was taken up for 594\\nconsideration in committee on the 1st of May, but without\\ncoming to any conclusion. On the 4th, the committee, on mo- 14. p.598.\\ntion, were discharged from the further consideration of the re-\\nport, and Messrs. Bourne, of Rhode Island, Griffin, and Ashe,\\nwere appointed a committee to prepare and bring in a bill to pro-\\nvide for the payment of the hire of clerks, and for stationary in\\nthe offices of the several commissioners of loans. Mr. Bourne, on\\n[H.B.194,] the 7th, presented, from this committee, a bill for making com- id. p. 601.\\npensations to the commissioners of loans for extraordinary ex-\\npenses, which was read the first and second time, and ordered to\\nbe engrossed; and, on the same day, the bill was read the third\\nBillpassed. time and passed. In the Senate, the bill was taken up on the s. Journal,\\nsame day, and received its various readings, and was passed with- P* 440\\nout opposition or amendment", "height": "4372", "width": "2568", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0680.jp2"}, "675": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 669\\nCaAP. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 United States Bank\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Act of Incorporation. 1790-91.\\nIn reference to the first charter of the Bank of the United\\nStates, which was granted by the first Congress, the proceedings,\\nas connected with the public debt, properly demand a place in\\nthis chapter.\\nOn the 13th of December, 1790, a report was communicated h. Journal,\\nto the House of Representatives, by the secretary of the trea- P* 336\\nsury, in relation to a provision for the establishment of the pub-\\nlic credit, and in which a reference is made to the expediency\\nof a national bank. And, on the following day, another letter\\nfrom the secretary, Number 2, was communicated, containing\\na plan for the institution of a national bank. The report was\\ncommitted to a committee of the whole house; and, on the 23d, Id. p. 341.\\nthe clerk was ordered to carry to the Senate a copy of this re-\\nport. On the same day, the Senate referred the report to Messrs. s. Journal,\\nStrong, Morris, Schuyler, Butler, and Ellsworth, with an instruc- l^Q\u00e2\u0080\u0094ili\\ntion to prepare a bill, Mr. Strong, on the 3d of January, re-\\nts. B. 17.] ported a bill, which was read the first time, and, on the 6th, re-\\nceived the second reading. The bill was further considered and\\ndiscussed on the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th, when it was agreed\\nto fill the blank in the title with these words The United\\nStates of America. It was then moved to limit the term of\\nincorporation to seven years, and a motion was made to extend\\nthe term of incorporation to the 4th of March, 1815. The\\nquestion, on this latter motion, was decided in the affirmative,\\nby the following vote\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Elmer, Johnson,\\nKing, Langdon, Morris, Read, Schuyler, Strong. 11.\\nNays Messrs. Butler, Few, Foster, Hawkins, Henry, John-\\nston, Izard, Maclay, Monroe, Wingate. 10.\\nA motion was then made to add to the last clause agreed to, id. p. 233.\\nthe following Provided, nevertheless, that nothing herein con-\\ntained shall be construed to exclude the right of amending the\\nsame, or giving twelve months notice from and after the first\\nday of January, 1S00. This motion was, on the following day,\\ndecided in the negative. A successful motion was then made to\\nreconsider the term of incorporation, and to limit it to the 4th Id. p. 234,\\nday of March, 1811. On the 17th and 18th, the bill was fur-\\nther considered, and was recommitted for further amendments.\\nMr. Strong, on the same day, reported various amendments,\\nwhich were agreed to. It was moved, on the following day, to\\nexpunge the 12th section namely And be it further enacted\\nThat no other bank shall be established by any future law of\\nthe United States, during the continuance of the corporation", "height": "4400", "width": "2584", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0681.jp2"}, "676": {"fulltext": "670 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 United States Bank\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Act of Incorporation. 1791.\\n1st congress, hereby created; for which the faith of the United States is\\nhereby pledged. But this motion did not prevail and the bill\\nU.S. Bank. was or( j ere d to the third reading. On the 20th, the Senate pro-\\nceeded to the third reading, when it was again moved to recon-\\nsider the term of incorporation, and limit it to the year 1801, in-\\nstead of 1811 but this motion was determined in the negative,\\nas follows\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Few, Gunn, Hawkins, Izard, Monroe.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00946.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Dalton, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Elmer,\\nFoster, Johnson, King, Langdon, Maclay, Morris, Read, Schuyler,\\nStanton, Strong, Wingate. 16.\\nAnother motion was then made to expunge the 12th section\\nbut this motion was rejected, by the following vote\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Few, Hawkins, Izard, Monroe. 5.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Dalton, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Elmer,\\nFoster, Gunn, Johnson, Johnston, King, Langdon, Maclay, Morris,\\nRead, Schuyler, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 18.\\nPassed by The bill was then passed with the following title: An act to\\nSenate. incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States,\\nand was sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence.\\nIn the House of Representatives, this bill was read the first H. Journal,\\nand second time, on the 21st of January, and was committed to P 358,\\na committee of the whole house. And, on the 31st, the bill was id. p. 367.\\nconsidered in committee of the whole, and, no amendment being\\nreported, was ordered to the third reading. It was moved, on\\nthe 1st of February, that the bill be recommitted to the commit- id. p. 368.\\ntee of the whole and the question being taken on this motion,\\nit was decided in the negative, as follows\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, B. Bourne, Brown,\\nBurke, Carroll, Contee, Gale, Grout, Giles, Jackson, Lee, Madi-\\nson, jr., Mathews, Moore, Parker, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of\\nSouth Carolina, Stone, Tucker, White, Williamson. 23.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Cadvvalader, Cly-\\nmer, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Foster, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Hart-\\nley, Hathorn, Heister, Huntington, Lawrance, Leonard, Liver-\\nmore, Muhlenberg, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman,\\nScott, Seney, Sherman, Silvester, Sinnickson, Steele, Sturges,\\nThatcher, Trumbull, Vining, Wadsworth, Wynkoop. 34.\\nThe bill was then discussed during the 2d and 3d of Februa- id. p. 369.\\nry, when a motion was made to recommit the first section of the\\nbill to a committee of the whole house, for the purpose of al-\\ntering the time or manner of subscribing; so that the holders of", "height": "4380", "width": "2568", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0682.jp2"}, "677": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 671\\nCHAP. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 United States Bank\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Act of Incorporation. 1791.\\nist congress, state securities, assumed to be paid by the United States, maybe\\n3d Session 7 I J 7 J\\non a footing with the holders of other securities, formerly called\\nai national securities.\\nThis motion was made by Mr. Williamson, and led to some\\ndebate, when the question being taken, it was decided in the ne-\\ngative, as follows:\\nJiyes Messrs. Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Burke, Car-\\nroll, Contee, Gale, Grout, Giles, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr.,\\nMathews, Moore, Sevier, Smith, of South Carolina, Steele,\\nStone, Tucker, White, Williamson. 21.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, B. Bourne, Cadwa- H j ourna j\\nlader, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Foster, Gerry, Gilman, Good- p. 370\u00e2\u0080\u0094.\\nhue, Griffin, Hartley, Hathorn, Heister, Huntington, Lawrance,\\nLeonard, Livermore, Muhlenberg, Parker, Partridge, Van Rens-\\nselaer, Schureman, Scott, Sedgwick, Seney, Sherman, Silvester,\\nSinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull,\\nVining, Wadsworth, Wynkoop. 38.\\nThe bill was further debated on the 4th, 5th, 7th, and 8th; Mr. Legislative\\nMadison, Mr. Gerry, Mr. Giles, Mr. Sedgwick, Mr. Boudinot, e d nt ocu\\nMr. Stone, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Vining, and Mr. Smith, of South History of\\nCarolina, being among the principal speakers. Mr. Madison 37^35\\nthen moved the previous question; namely: Shall the main\\nquestion be now put? and this motion was decided in the affirm-\\native, by the following voter\\nAyes- Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, B. Bourne, Cadwa- h. Journal;,\\nlader, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Foster, Gerry, Gilman, Good- P* 372\\nhue, Hartley, Hathorn, Heister, Huntington, Lawrance, Leo-\\nnard, Livermore, Muhlenberg, Partridge, Van Rensselaer,\\nSchureman, Scott, Sedgwick, Seney, Sevier, Sherman, Silvester,\\nSinnickson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina,\\nSteele, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Wadsworth, Wynkoop.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009438.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Burke-,\\nCarroll, Contee, Gale, Grout, Giles, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr.,\\nMathews, Moore, Parker, Stone, Tucker, White, Williamson.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009420.\\nThe main question was then put, that the bill do now pass,\\nwhich was decided in the affirmative, as follows:\\nJlyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, B. Bourne, Cadwa- id. p. 37S,\\nlader, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Foster, Gerry, Gilman, Good-\\nhue, Hartley, Hathorn, Heister, Huntington, Lawrance, Leonard,\\nLivermore, Muhlenberg, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schure-\\nman, Scott, Sedgwick, Seney, Sevier, Sherman, Silvester, Sin-", "height": "4400", "width": "2568", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0683.jp2"}, "678": {"fulltext": "672 HISTORY OP CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. VII, Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 United States Bank\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Supplementary Aet, 1791.\\n1st congress, nickson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina, Steele,\\nession Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Vining, Wadsworth, Wynkoop.\\nU.S. Bank. ^9.\\nBill passed Noes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Burke,\\nby House. Carroll, Contee, Gale, Grout, Giles, Jackson, Lee, Madison, jr.,\\nMathews, Moore, Parker, Stone, Tucker, White, Williamson,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009420.\\nSupple- Oa the 9th of February, the House appointed Messrs. Smith, h. Journal,\\nmentabt f South Carolina, Williamson, and Vining, to be a committee to p-374,375.\\nprepare and bring in a bill supplementary to an act, entitled An\\nact to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United\\n[H.B.125.J States; and, on the following day, Mr. Smith presented a bill,\\nwhich was then read the first time, and, on the 11th, received the\\nsecond reading, and was committed to a committee of the whole\\nhouse. In committee, the bill was considered on the 22d, and id. p. 386,\\nseveral amendments were reported, which were agreed to, and 387,\\nthe bill was ordered to be engrossed; and, on the next day, it\\nBillpassed. was reaa the third time, passed, and transmitted to the Senate,\\nwhere it was read the first time. On the 24th, the bill received s. Journal,\\nthe second reading, and was ordered to be read the third time, by P* 279,\\nthe following vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Butler, Dalton, Dickinson, Ellsworth, id. p. 280.\\nElmer, Few, Hawkins, Henry, Johnson, Johnston, Izard, King,\\nLangdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Read, Schuyler, Stanton, Strong,\\nWingate. 22.\\nNays Messrs. Carroll, Gunn, Monroe. 3.\\nThe bill was taken up for the third reading on the 25th of Fe- Id. p. 288.\\nbruary, when an unsuccessful motion was made to add the fol-\\nlowing section to the bill:\\nSect. Jind be it further enacted That the term law,\\nased in the third section of the original act, which requires that\\nthe by-laws, ordinances, and regulations of the said corporation,\\nshall not be contrary to law or the constitution thereof, shall be\\nconstrued to mean the laws of the individual states, as well as of\\nthe United States.\\nThis motion having been rejected, it was then moved to\\nadopt the following clause, as an addition to the bill.\\nJind be it further enacted That nothing in the act to\\nwhich this is a supplement, shall restrain the legislature of the\\nUnited States from repealing the same, and abolishing the cor-\\nporation thereby established, at any time after the fourth day of\\nMarch, in the year one thousand eight hundred and two.", "height": "4358", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0684.jp2"}, "679": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 673\\nChap. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Reimbursement of Loan to United States Bank. 1791.\\nist congress. The question being; taken on this motion, it was decided in the\\n3d Session.\\nU.S. Bank.\\nnegative, by the following vote:\\nYeas Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Few, Gunn, Hawkins, John-\\nston, Izard, Lee, Monroe. 9.\\nNays Messrs. Bassett, Dalton, Dickinson, Ellsworth, El-\\nmer, Foster, Henry, Johnson, King, Langdon, Maclay, Morris,\\nRead, Schuyler, Stanton, Strong, Wingate.-\u00e2\u0080\u0094 17.\\nBill passed The Senate then concurred in the bill as it came from the\\nby Senate. House of Representatives.\\nOn the 21st of February, Mr. Schuyler gave notice that he\\nshould move for leave to bring in a bill to provide further pay-\\nment of balances due to the United States in certain cases.\\nAnd, on the 26th, the bill was introduced and read the first\\ntime, as follows:\\nBill to au- Sect, 1* Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives s. Journal*\\nthorize Q r t e United States of America, in Congress assembled\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -That, in P\u00c2\u00bb 277*. 289,\\npaymentof J _ _\\nbalances every case ot the settlement ox an account at the treasury ot the\\ndue to the United States, (in which, if a balance had been or should be\\nStates\\nin certifi- found against the United States, such balance would have been\\n!m? S f f or wou be liquidated by a certificate,) if a balance has been\\nthe u. or shall be found in favour of the United States, it shall be law-\\nStates. f u l for the person or persons from whom such balance is or shall\\nbe due, to pay or satisfy the same, in certificates of debt due from,\\nthe United States, of the like tenor, and upon the like principles,\\nas if such balance had been found against the United States.\\nOn the 28th, the bill was read the second time; and, after an id. p. 290,\\nPostponed, unsuccessful motion to postpone, was committed to Messrs. 291\\nStrong, Lee, and Schuyler. Mr. Strong reported on the same\\nday, and the bill was then postponed to the next session of Con-\\ngress.\\nThere is no record of any future action on the bilL\\n2d congress. In his speech at the Opening of the second session of the se- lie\u00c2\u00ae,\\ncond Congress, the President of the United States, after advert- ZTZ T\\nBill to re- H. Journal,\\nimburse ing generally to the redemption of the public debt, thus remarks p. 613.\\nloan made on e reimbursement of the loan due to the United States\\nof U. S.\\nBank. Bank;\\nProvision is likewise requisite for the reimbursement of the\\nloan which has been made of the Bank of the United States,\\npursuant to the eleventh section of the act by which it is incor-\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 85", "height": "4400", "width": "2578", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0685.jp2"}, "680": {"fulltext": "674 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Reimbursement of Loan to United States Bank. 1792.\\nm congress, porated. In fulfilling the public stipulations in this particular,\\nit is expected a valuable saving will be made.\\nBill to re-\\nimburse The eleventh section of the incorporation act to which the\\nPresident here refers, is as follows:\\nSect. 11. *flnd be it further enacted That it shall be law-\\nful for the President of the United States, at any time or times,\\nwithin eighteen months after the first day of April next, to\\ncause a subscription to be made to the stock of the said corpora-\\ntion, as part of the aforesaid capital stock of ten millions of dol-\\nlars, on behalf of the United States, to an amount not exceeding\\ntwo millions of dollars; to be paid out of the moneys which\\nshall be borrowed by virtue of either of the acts, the one enti-\\ntled An act making provision for the debt of the United\\nStates; and the other entitled An act making provision for the\\nreduction of the public debt: borrowing of the bank an equal\\nsum, to be applied to the purposes for which the said moneys\\nshall have been procured, reimbursable in ten years, by equal\\nannual instalments, or at any time sooner, or in any greater pro-\\nportions that the government may think fit.\\nOn the 22d of November, the following resolution, reported H. Journal,\\nby the committee of the whole house, to which had been referred P 625-\\nthe speech of the President, was agreed to by the House.\\nResolved That the secretary of the treasury be directed to\\nreport the plan of a provision for the reimbursement of the loan\\nmade of the Bank of the United States, pursuant to the eleventh\\nsection of the act, entitled i An act to incorporate the subscribers\\nto the Bank of the United States.\\nOn the 3d of December, the secretary reported a plan to the id. p. 631.\\nHouse, which was, on the 13th, committed to a committee of 7 651,\\nthe whole house. And, on the 19th, a motion was made, and\\nagreed to, to discharge the committee of the whole from the con-\\nsideration of the report, and to appoint a committee to report\\na bill authorizing a loan equal to the sum borrowed of the said\\nbank, to be applied to the said reimbursement; and providing\\nthat so much of the dividend in the stock of government in the\\nsaid bank, as may be necessary, be appropriated for paying the\\ninterest of the sum to be borrowed. Messrs. Sedgwick, Law-\\nrance, and Murray, were then constituted this committee. And,\\n\u00c2\u00a3H.B.207.] on the 21st, Mr. Sedgwick presented a bill conforming to the id. p. 652.\\nresolution of the House, which bill was read the first and second\\ntime, and committed to a committee of the whole house. This", "height": "4400", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0686.jp2"}, "681": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 675\\nChap. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Reimbursement of Loan to United States Bank. 1792.\\n2d congress, bill was considered in committee of the whole on the 24th, and H. Journal,\\n2d Session. D gtg\\nwas reported with an amendment, which was agreed to by the p\\nimburse re House; and the bill and amendment were then ordered to lie on\\nloan, c. the table. The consideration of the bill was resumed on the id. p. 654.\\n26th, when a motion was made to strike out the first section, as\\nfollows:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nSect. i. Beit enacted, by the Senate and House of Repre-\\nsentatives of the United States of America, in Congress as-\\nsembled That the President of the United States be, and he is\\nhereby, authorized to cause to be borrowed, on behalf of the\\nUnited States, a sum not exceeding two millions of dollars, at\\nan interest not exceeding five per centum per annum, to be ap-\\nplied to the reimbursement of a loan made of the Bank of the\\nUnited States, in pursuance of the eleventh section of the act, en-\\ntitled An act to incorporate the subscribers to the bank of the\\nUnited States: Provided, That no engagement nor contract shall\\nbe entered into, which shall preclude the United States from re-\\nimbursing any sum or sums borrowed, within years after\\nthe same shall be lent or advanced.\\nThe question being taken on this motion, it was decided in the\\nnegative by the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Findley, Giles, Greenup,\\nGrove, Lee, Madison, Moore, Parker, Schoonmaker, Silvester,\\nI. Smith, Steele, Sturges, Sumpter, Tredwell, Venable. 18.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gor-\\ndon, Gregg, Griffin, Hartley, Hillhouse, Huger, Jacobs, Key,\\nKitchell, Kittera, Learned, Leonard, Livermore, Milledge, Mur-\\nray, Niles, Sedgwick, Wm. Smith, Thatcher, Tucker, Wads-\\nworth, White, Williamson, Willis. 35.\\nIt was then moved to amend the bill, by striking out, in the Id p 654\\nsixth line of the first section, the words two millions of dol- $55.\\nlars, and inserting in their room, the words two hundred thou-\\nsand dollars. The question being taken on this motion, it was\\ndecided as follows:\\nAyes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Findley, Giles, Greenup,\\nGregg, Griifin, Grove, Key, Kitchell, Lee, Madison, Milledge,\\nMoore, Niles, Parker, Schoonmaker, I. Smith, Steele, Sturges,\\nSumpter, Tredwell, Tucker, Venable, White, Williamson, Wil-\\nlis.-\u00e2\u0080\u0094 27.\\nNoes Messrs. Trumbull, speaker, Ames, Barnwell, Benson,\\nBoudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gerry,", "height": "4418", "width": "2598", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0687.jp2"}, "682": {"fulltext": "676 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP.VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Calls for Information. 1792-93.\\n2d congress. Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Hartley, Hillhouse, Huger, Jacobs,\\nKittera, Learned, Leonard, Livermore, Murray, Sedgwick, Sil-\\nBilltore- vester Wm. Smith, Thatcher, Wadsworth.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 27.\\nimburse 7\\nloan, c. The motion was, therefore, lost. It was then moved and\\nagreed to, so to amend the bill, as to strike out, in the seventh\\nline of the first section, the words not exceeding, and insert-\\ning in their place these words, which, including the expense,\\nshall not exceed.\\nOn the following day, the House refused a motion to resume H. Journal,\\nthe consideration of the bill, which was not again taken up until P\u00c2\u00ab 656\\nthe 27th of February, 1793, when it was recommitted to a com^\\nmittee of the whole house, reported with amendments, and or-\\ndered to be engrossed for the third reading. On the next day, id. p. 721,\\nthe bill was read the third time, and passed, with the title as fol-\\nlows: c An act providing for the payment of the first instalment\\ndue on a loan made of the Bank of the United States. The bill s. Journal,\\nwas read the first time in the Senate, on the same day, and, on p\\nthe first of March, it was read the second and third time and\\nBill passed, passed.\\nCalls on n tne ^th of January, 1793, a motion, as follows, was sub- id. p. 471.\\ntreasury mitted to the Senate by Mr. Butler, and being seconded by Mr.\\nmatloncon- Bradley, was agreed to:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nbank^ae- Ordered\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That the secretary of the treasury lay before the\\ncount with Senate the account of the United States with the Bank of the\\nSy United States; specifying the precise sums, with the dates of the\\ndebits and credits, from the institution of the bank to the day\\nthe return is made.\\nft That the secretary of the treasury also lay before the Senate\\nan account of the surplus of revenue appropriated to the pur-\\nchase of the public debt, to the same period; specifying the sums\\nand dates.\\nThat he lay before the Senate a statement of the money id. p. 472.\\nborrowed by virtue of the law passed August the 4th, 1790, 48\\nwith the appropriation of the amount, and the precise dates. p 67\u00e2\u0084\u00a2 689\\nThat he lay before the Senate the amount and application of 702. 704.\\nthe money borrowed by virtue of the law of August the 12th, 709 7U\\n1790.\\nAnd that he lay before the Senate an account, exhibiting the\\nprobable surplus, and unappropriated revenue of the year 1792,\\nstating, as far as possible, the dates and the sums.\\nThe secretary made his report on the 18th, in reply to this re-\\nquisition. Various calls were also made, from time to time, on", "height": "4374", "width": "2567", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0688.jp2"}, "683": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 677\\nChap. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Calls for Information. 1793\\n2d congress, the secretary of the treasury, for information concerning the\\n2d Sess ion.\\nsinking fund, and several reports were communicated by him to\\nCongress, connected with that subject.\\nOn the gist of January, it was moved that the Senate come to s. Journal,\\nthe following order: p. 473.\\nCall on Ordered That the trustees of the sinking fund lay before\\nsinfin? e Senate an account of the funds under their direction, stating\\nfund. specially the reasons of their proceedings, the surpluses now on\\nhand, and where deposited.\\nThis motion was considered on the 23d, when the words spe- id. p. 474.\\ncially the reasons of their proceedings were stricken out; and,\\nafter an unsuccessful motion to amend the order, by adding to-\\ngether with the journal of their proceedings in the execution of\\ntheir trust, it was agreed to in the original form.\\nThe following motion was also submitted to the Senate, on the id. p. 473.\\n21st of January:\\nOrdered That the secretary of the treasury lay before the\\nSenate a general account, exhibiting the amount of all the public\\nfunds and moneys, (loans included,) up to the end of last year,\\nand what remains of each appropriation, either in cash, bonds,\\ncertificates, or other securities, and stating where the balances\\nare deposited.\\nThat he also lay before the Senate a copy of the powers un-\\nder which he negotiated the loans made under the laws of the\\n4th and 12th of August, 1790, and the original communications\\nfrom the public commissioners in Holland, stating the difficulties\\nof making separate loans under the said acts, as mentioned in his\\nletter of January, 1793.\\nThat he particularly state the amount which has been drawn\\ninto the United States, of the moneys borrowed in Europe, un-\\nder the acts of the 4th and 12th of August, 1790; the purposes\\nfor which drawn; how any part thereof hath been applied; with\\nthe balance now on hand, and where deposited.\\nThis motion was considered on the 23d, when the first para- id. p. 474.\\ngraph was amended by adding, at the end, these words, as far\\nas the same can at present be done; and the second paragraph\\nbeing withdrawn, the motion was agreed to in the amended\\nform.\\nReports, in obedience to this requisition, were submitted by id. p. 480.\\nthe secretary of the treasury to the Senate, on the 6th, 14th, and 486, 489\\n18th of February.", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0689.jp2"}, "684": {"fulltext": "678 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Depreciation of Continental Money, c. 1791 93.\\n2d congress. On the 23d of December, 1791, there was presented to the H. Journal.\\n1st Session. ftft\\nHouse of Representatives a memorial and petition of sundry P-* ou\\nfrom\u00e2\u0084\u00a2 merchants of Charleston, South Carolina, engaged in commerce,\\nchants of previously to the late revolution, stating the peculiar hardships\\nunder which they labour, from the twofold causes of the operation\\nof the fourth article of the definitive treaty of peace, and of so\\nmuch of the act of Congress for funding the public debt, as re-\\ndeems the old continental money, at the rate of one hundred dol-\\nlars thereof for one dollar specie; the former requiring them to\\npay their British debts in sterling money, with full interest to\\nthe present time; and the latter, depriving them of all hope of\\nindemnity, from the effects of depreciation and tender laws to\\nwhich they were exposed during the war, and praying relief.\\nThis memorial was, on the 15th of February following, commit- id. p. 509.\\nted to a committee of the whole house on the state of the Union.\\n2d Session. Here the subject rested until the next session. In the mean\\ntime, many petitions of similar import, or nearly so, having re-\\nference to the depreciation on the certificates of debt given to\\nthem, were presented from the officers and soldiers of the lines\\nof New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania,\\nDelaware, and Maryland, which were referred to a committee of\\nthe whole house; and, on the 15th of January, 1793, it was moved id. p. 672.\\nto refer the memorial of the Charleston merchants to the same\\ncommittee. The previous question being called for, viz: Shall\\nthe main question, to agree to the said motion, be now put?\\nit was decided in the affirmative, by the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourne,\\nClarke, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Greenup,\\nHeister, Kitchell, Learned, Leonard, Livermore, Niles, Sedgwick,\\nJere. Smith* I. Smith, Wm. Smith, Steele, Sterrett, Sturges,\\nSumpter, Thatcher, Tucker, White, Williamson. 30.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Benson, Dayton, Giles, Gregg,\\nGrove, Hartley, Hillhouse, Jacobs, Lee, Macon, Madison, Mer-\\ncer, Muhlenberg, Murray, Orr, Page, Parker, Silvester, Tred-\\nwell, Venable, Ward, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 24.\\nThe question was then taken on agreeing to the motion, and h. Journal,\\nwas decided in the negative, as follows: p. 672,673.\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourne,\\nClarke, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Kitchell,\\nLearned, Leonard, Livermore, Jere. Smith, I. Smith, Wm.\\nSmith, Sterrett, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher, Tucker, White.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009424.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Benson, Dayton, Giles, Green-", "height": "4388", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0690.jp2"}, "685": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 679\\nCHAP. VII. Public Debt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Depreciation of Continental Money, c. 1793.\\n2d congress, up, Gregg, Grove, Hartley, Heister, Hillhouse, Jacobs, Lee, Ma-\\ncon, Madison, Mercer, Muhlenberg, Murray, Niles, Orr, Page,\\nParker, Sedgwick, Silvester, Steele, Tredwell, Venable, Ward,\\nWilliamson, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 30.\\nThe motion was therefore negatived, and the House went into H. Journal,\\ncommittee of the whole on the memorials of the officers and sol- V- 671 673\\ndiers described, as it had done on the previous day. On the 16th,\\nthis committee reported a resolution, which being amended to\\nread as follows:\\nMemorial Resolved That it is the opinion of this committee, that the\\nand\u00c2\u00b0sol- erS P ra y er \u00c2\u00b0f the memorials of the officers and soldiers of several of\\ndiers, com- the lines of the late army of the United States, ought not to be\\nplaining of\\ndeprecia- granted.\\ncertificates 1\u00c2\u00b0 s f\u00c2\u00b0 rm the resolution was agreed to, as follows\\nofdebt,not j^ es Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne, id. p. 673,\\nB. Bourne, Clarke, Findley, Fitzsimons, Gilman, Goodhue, Gor- 674\\ndon, Gregg, Grove, Heister, Hillhouse, Jacobs, Key, Kitchell,\\nKittera, Lawrance, Learned, Lee, Leonard, Livermore, Macon,\\nMoore, Muhlenberg, Orr, Sedgwick, Silvester, Jere. Smith, Wm.\\nSmith, Steele, Sterrett, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher, Tucker,\\nVenable, Wadsworth, White, Williamson. 43.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Gerry, Giles, Greenup, Hartley,\\nMadison, Mercer, Page, Tredwell. 10.", "height": "4414", "width": "2587", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0691.jp2"}, "686": {"fulltext": "680 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VIII. Appropriations. 1789.\\n1st Congress.\\n1st Session.\\nCHAPTER VIII.\\nEstimates called for, for the Year 1789 Bill making Appropriations for the Year\\nBill making Appropriations for the Service of 1790-1791-1792 Resolutions\\nas to Appropriations for the Year 1793. Bill passed.\\nCall on se- On the 17th of September, 1789, the House of Representa- H. Journal,\\ncretary of tj ves n motion, adopted the following order p 113,\\ntreasury\\nfor esti- ti Q r( ere That the secretary of the treasury do report to\\nthis House, an estimate of the sums requisite to be appropriated\\nduring the present session of Congress towards defraying the ex-\\npenses of the civil list, and of the department of war, to the end\\nof the present year and for satisfying such warrants as have\\nbeen drawn by the late board of treasury, and which may not\\nheretofore have been paid.\\nReport re- On the 21st, the speaker laid before the House a report and id. p. 115.\\nferred. estimates made by the secretary, pursuant to the above order,\\nwhich were referred to Messrs. Wadsworth, Smith, of Maryland,\\nand Smith, of South Carolina. And, on the 21st, Mr. Wads- Id. p. 116.\\n[H. B. 32.] worth, from this committee, presented a bill making appropria-\\ntions for the service of the present year, which was then read\\nthe first and second time, and committed to a committee of the\\nwhole house. The bill was considered in committee on the 23d, Id. p. 119.\\nand was reported with an amendment, which was agreed to by\\nthe House, and the bill was then ordered to be engrossed. On\\nthe resumption of the bill on the following day, it was recommit-\\nted to a committee of the whole house, and was again considered,\\nand reported with an amendment, which was agreed to, on the id. p. 120.\\nBill passed 25th, when the bill was read the third time and passed. In the\\nby House. Senate, the bill received the first and second reading on the 25th id. p. 122,\\nand 26th, and was committed to Messrs. Read, Butler, King, 123#\\nEllsworth, and Morris. On the 28th, Mr. Read reported amend- S. Journal,\\nQO QQ\\nments, which were then agreed to, and the bill was read the gj\\nPassed by third time, and passed as amended. The House of Representa- H# j ourna i f\\nSenate. ves immediately considered, and concurred in the amendments P- 12\\nof the Senate.\\nid session. The House of Representatives, on the 29th of January, 1790, 1790.\\nordered the appointment of a committee, consisting of Messrs. H. journal,\\np. 150.", "height": "4379", "width": "2572", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0692.jp2"}, "687": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 681\\nCaAP.VIlI. Appropriations. 1790.\\nlstconjrress. Livermore, Silvester, and Lee, to prepare and bring in a bill,\\n2d Session. t p 1\\nor bills, to appropriate such a sum or sums of money as may be\\nto\u00c2\u00b0prepare necessary for the payment of the civil list, with the incidental\\nappropria- charges thereof for the present year.\\nOn the 2d of March, the speaker laid before the House a re- h. Journal,\\nsecretary port ana estimate from the secretary of the treasury of extraor- P- 166#\\noftreasury. dinaries for the services of the current year, which were referred\\nto the above committee and on the 8th, Mr. Livermore present- id. p. 169.\\n[H. B, 47] ed a bill making appropriations for the support of government, 171\\nwhich was then read the first time, and which, on the following\\nday, received the second reading, and was committed to a com-\\nmittee of the whole house. The bill was considered in commit-\\ntee on the 15th, when various amendments were reported, which\\nBill passed were agreed to by the House, and the bill was ordered to the id. p. 174,\\nby House, third reading, which it received on the next day. 175\\nIn the Senate, the bill was read the first time, on the 16th, S. Journal,\\nand, on the 18th, it received the second reading, and wa s com- P- 120 122\\nmitted to Messrs. Few, Johnston, Butler, Izard, and Langdon.\\nBill passed And, on the 22d, the bill was reported with amendments, after id. p 123.\\nby Senate. e adoption of which, it was read the third time, and passed.\\nThe House of Representatives, on the 23d, amended the amend- h. Journal,\\nments of the Senate, by introducing the following To Gifiord P* 79,\\nDally, door-keeper to the House of Representatives, 192 dollars, p. 123.\\nas an addition to the following clause, introduced by the Senate,\\nTo James Mathers, door-keeper to the Senate, 96 dollars.\\nThe Senate, on the same day, resolved not to agree to the\\namendment of the House, but to insist on their own amendment, h. Journal,\\nAnd, on the 24th, the House receded from their amendment. P* 181\\n3d session. The speaker laid before the House of Representatives, on the 1791]\\n6th of January, 1791, a statement from the secretary of the h. Journal\\ntreasury, of the further appropriations of money necessary for p-350.\\nthe support of civil government, for the current year. On the\\n26th, Messrs. Lawrance, Clymer, and Boudinot, were appointed id. p. 364.\\n[H.B.120.] a committee, to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, making ap-\\npropriations for the service of the current year. Mr. Lawrance,\\non the 31st, presented a bill, making appropriations for the sup- id. p. 367.\\nport of government during the year 1791, and for other pur-\\nposes which was then read the first time, and, on the next\\nday, received the second reading, and was ordered to be en-\\nBill passed, grossed and read the third time. The bill was passed by the\\nHouse on the 2d, and sent to the Senate for concurrence, where s. Journal\\nit was read the first and second time, on the 2d and 3d, and was P* 238\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 86", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0693.jp2"}, "688": {"fulltext": "682 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VIII. Appropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Bill for 1792. 1791.\\n1st congress, committed to Messrs. Dalton, Carroll, and Bassett. Mr. Dalton\\nreported amendments on the 5th, which were disagreed to by s. Journal,\\nthe Senate on the 7th, and the bill was ordered to the third P* 239\\nBillpassed. reading. On the following day, the bill was passed.\\n2d congress. On the 7th of November, the speaker laid before the House h. Journal,\\na report from the secretary of the treasury, of certain estimates P- 449\\nof sums necessary to be appropriated for certain objects therein\\nspecified, including the service of the year 1792, which was re-\\nferred to Messrs. Lawrance, Baldwin, and Ashe, with instruction\\nto prepare and report a bill. Mr. Lawrance, on the 22d, pre- id. p. 458.\\n[H.B.149.] sented a bill, making appropriations for the support of govern-\\nment for the year 1792, which was then read the first and se-\\ncond time, and committed to a committee of the whole house.\\nThe bill was considered in committee of the whole on the 5th of Id. p. 468.\\nDecember, when several amendments were reported, and agreed\\nto by the House, after which the bill was recommitted to the\\noriginal committee and, on the next day, Mr. Lawrance report- id. p. 469.\\n[H.B.156.] ed from this committee an amendatory bill. This bill was read\\nthe first and second time, on the 7th, and received the third Id. p. 470.\\nreading, and was passed, on the day following. The bill, as it s. journal,\\nwas sent to the Senate, is as follows P* 51\\nAppropria- Section 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Represent-\\ntion bill. atives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled That,\\nfor the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and nine-\\nty-two, and the support of the civil list of the United States, in-\\neluding the incidental and contingent expenses of the several de-\\npartments and offices thereof, there shall be appropriated a sum\\nof money, not exceeding three hundred and twenty-eight thou-\\nsand six hundred and fifty-three dollars, and fifty-six cents; that\\nis to say\\nFor the compensations granted bylaw to the President of\\nthe United States, the Vice-President, chief justice, associate\\njudges, and attorney general, fifty-three thousand dollars.\\nFor the like compensations to the district judges, nineteen\\nthousand eight hundred dollars.\\nFor the like compensations to the members of the Senate\\nand House of Representatives, and the officers and attendants of\\nthe two houses, estimated on a session of six months continu-\\nance, and including the travelling expenses of the members, one\\nhundred and twenty-nine thousand, seven hundred and thirty\\ndollars.", "height": "4380", "width": "2563", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0694.jp2"}, "689": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 683\\nCHIP.VTIT. Appropriations-Bill for 1792. 1791.\\nod congress. For the like compensations to the secretary and officers of s. Journal,\\n1st Session. ne-n\\nthe several departments of the treasury of the United States, in- p Ja 5\\ntiorfKu!\u00e2\u0084\u00a2 eluding clerks and attendants, and the salaries of the respective\\nloan officers, sixty thousand three hundred dollars.\\nFor the like compensations to the secretary and officers of\\nthe department of state, six thousand three hundred dollars.\\nFor the like compensations to the secretary and officers of\\nthe department of war, nine thousand six hundred dollars.\\nFor the like compensations to the members of the board of\\ncommissioners, for the settlement of the accounts between the\\nUnited States and the individual states, including clerks and at-\\ntendants, thirteen thousand one hundred dollars.\\nFor the like compensations to the governors, judges, and\\nother officers of the western territory of the United States, in-\\ncluding contingencies, eleven thousand dollars.\\nFor the payment of the annual grant to Baron Steuben, pur-\\nsuant to an act of Congress, two thousand five hundred dollars.\\nFor the payment of sundry pensions granted by the late go-\\nvernment, two thousand seven hundred and sixty-seven dollars\\nand seventy-three cents.\\nFor defraying all other incidental and contingent expenses\\nof the civil list establishment, including firewood, stationary,\\ntogether with the printing work, and all other contingent ex-\\npenses of the two houses of Congress, rent and office expenses\\nof the three several departments; namely: treasury, state, war,\\nand of the general board of commissioners, twenty thousand five\\nhundred and fifty-five dollars and eighty-three cents.\\nSect. 2. Jlnd be it further enacted That, for discharging\\ncertain liquidated claims upon the United States, for making\\ngood deficiencies in former appropriations for the support of the\\ncivil list establishment, and for aiding the fund appropriated\\nfor the payment of certain officers of the courts, jurors, and\\nwitnesses, and for the establishment of ten cutters, there\\nshall be appropriated a sum of money not exceeding one hun-\\ndred and ninety-seven thousand one hundred and nineteen dol-\\nlars and forty-nine cents; that is to say,\\nFor discharging a balance due on a liquidated claim of\\nHis Most Christian Majesty against the United States, for sup-\\nplies during the late war, nine thousand and twenty dollars and\\nsixty-eight cents.\\nFor payment of the principal and interest on a liquidated\\nclaim of Oliver Pollock, late commercial agent of the United\\nStates, at New Orleans, for supplies of clothing, arms, and mili-", "height": "4400", "width": "2595", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0695.jp2"}, "690": {"fulltext": "684 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. VIII. Appropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Bill for 1792. 1791.\\n2d congress, tary stores, during the late war, one hundred and eight thousand\\n1st Session.\\nsix hundred and five dollars and two cents,\\ntion bm m or making good deficiencies in the last appropriations for\\nthe compensations to sundry officers of the civil list establish-\\nment, five thousand four hundred and seventy-one dollars.\\nFor defraying sundry authorized expenses to the commis-\\nsioners of loans in the several states, twenty-one thousand dol-\\nlars.\\nFor defraying a balance of certain liquidated and contingent\\nexpenses in the treasury department, two thousand eight hun-\\ndred dollars.\\nFor defraying the additional expense of the enumeration of\\nthe inhabitants of the United States, nineteen thousand seven\\nhundred and seventy-two dollars, and seventy-nine cents.\\nFor making good a deficiency in former appropriations to\\ndischarge the expenses of clerks, jurors, and witnesses, in the\\ncourts of the United States, five thousand dollars.\\nFor the maintenance and repair of light-houses, beacons,\\npiers, stakes, and buoys, sixteen thousand dollars.\\nFor the expense of keeping prisoners committed under the\\nauthority of the United States, four thousand dollars.\\nFor the expense of clerks and books in arranging the pub-\\nlic securities, two thousand four hundred and fifty dollars.\\nFor the purchase of hydrometers for the use of the officers g. journal,\\nin the execution of the laws of the revenue, one thousand dol- P-353.\\nlars.\\nFor the further expense of building and equipping ten cut-\\nters, two thousand dollars.\\nSect. 3. Jind be it further enacted That, for the support\\nof the military establishment of the United States, in the year\\none thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, the payment of the\\nannual allowances to the invalid pensioners of the United States,\\nfor defraying all expenses incident to the Indian department, and\\nfor defraying the expenses incurred in the defensive protection\\nof the frontiers against the Indians, during the years one thousand\\nseven hundred and ninety, and one thousand seven hundred and\\nninety-one, by virtue of the authority vested in the President of\\nthe United States, by the acts relative to the military establish-\\nment, (passed the twenty-ninth of September, one thousand se-\\nven hundred and eighty-nine, and the thirtieth of April, one\\nthousand seven hundred and ninety,) and for which no appro-\\npriations have been made, there shall be appropriated a sum of\\nmoney not exceeding five hundred and thirty-two thousand four", "height": "4391", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0696.jp2"}, "691": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 685\\nAppropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Bill for 1792. 1791.\\n2d congress, hundred and forty-nine dollars seventy-six eents, and two-thirds\\nlet Session.\\nof a cent; that is to say:\\n\u00c2\u00a3PP\u00c2\u00a3?P ria For the pay of the troops, one hundred and two thousand six\\nhundred and eighty-six dollars.\\nFor subsistence, one hundred and nineteen thousand six hun-\\ndred and eighty-eight dollars and ninety-seven cents.\\nFor clothing, forty-eight thousand dollars.\\nFor forage, four thousand one hundred and fifty-two dollars.\\nFor the hospital department, six thousand dollars,\\nFor the quarter-master s department, fifty thousand dollars.\\nFor the ordnance department, seven thousand two hundred\\nand four dollars and sixty-four cents.\\nFor the contingent expenses of the war department, in-\\ncluding maps, hire of expresses, allowances to officers for extra\\nexpenses, printing, loss of stores of all kinds, advertising and ap-\\nprehending deserters, twenty thousand dollars.\\nFor the discharge of certain sums due for pay and subsist-\\nence of sundry officers of the late army, and for pay of the late\\nMaryland line, for which no appropriations have been made,\\nten thousand four hundred and ninety dollars and thirty-six\\ncents.\\nFor the payment of the annual allowances to invalid pen-\\nsioners, eighty-seven thousand four hundred and sixty-three dol-\\nlars, sixty cents, and two-thirds of a cent.\\nFor defraying all expenses incident to the Indian department,\\nauthorized by law, thirty-nine thousand four hundred and twenty-\\nfour dollars and seventy-one cents.\\nFor defraying the expenses incurred in the defensive pro-\\ntection of the frontiers, as before recited, thirty-seven thousand\\nthree hundred and thirty-nine dollars and forty-eight cents.\\nSect. 4. *flnd be it further enacted That the several ap-\\npropriations hereinbefore made,shall be paid and discharged out of\\nthe funds following; namely: First, out of the sum of six hundred\\nthousand dollars, which, by the act, entitled An act making pro-\\nvision for the debt of the United States/ is reserved yearly for the\\nsupport of the government of the United States,and their common\\ndefence; and, secondly, out of such surplus as shall have accrued\\nto the end of the present year, upon the revenues heretofore es-\\ntablished, over and above the sums necessary for the payment of\\ninterest on the public debt, during the same year, and for satis-\\nfying other prior appropriations.\\nIn the Senate, this bill received the first reading on the 8th of g journal,\\nDecember, and, on the next day, was read the second time, and p.354,355.", "height": "4418", "width": "2588", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0697.jp2"}, "692": {"fulltext": "686 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChAP.VHL Appropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Estimates for 1793. 1791.\\n2d congress, referred to Messrs. Monroe, Sherman, Burr, Gunn, and Read.\\n1st Session.\\nMr. Monroe, on the 13th, reported amendments which were\\nti FrTbM. m agreed to, and the bill was ordered to the third reading. The\\nbill was further considered on the 14th, 15th, and 16th, and fur- s. Journal,\\nther amended; and, on the 19th, it was read the third time and P\u00c2\u00ab 356 357.\\nBillpassed. passed, with the following amendments:\\nAmend- Sect. 1, line 6. Expunge eight, and insert nine.\\nSenate. by ^ame sec on f ne 39 After twenty, insert one.\\nAt the end of the section, insert,\\nJLnd be it further enacted That the compensation to the\\ndoor-keepers of the two houses, for services which have been\\nheretofore rendered, or may be rendered in the recess of Con-\\ngress, for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two,\\nand certified by the President of the Senate, or speaker of the\\nHouse of Representatives, in manner required by law, for like\\nservices during sessions, shall be discharged out of the money\\nhereinbefore appropriated for the contingent expenses of the two\\nhouses of Congress.\\nSect. 2, line 14. After cents, insert provided that the\\nsaid moneys be not paid to the said Oliver Pollock, without the\\nconsent of the agents of the court of Spain.\\nHouse con- These amendments being sent to the House, were concurred H. Journal,\\ncur in by that branch on the following day. P- 478\\n2d session. The customary report of the secretary of the treasury, with 1792.\\nEstimates estimates of the appropriations required for the service of the\\nyear 1793, was laid before the House of Representatives on the h. Journal,\\n14th of November, 1792; and, on the 22d, was committed to a P\u00c2\u00ab 620.625.\\ncommittee of the whole house. The estimates were the subject\\nof consideration in committee of the whole on the 29th and 30th id. p. 630,\\nof November, and on the 3d, 12th, and 13th of December, when 631\\nthe following resolutions were reported, and agreed to by the 533 P\\nHouse:\\nResolu- Resolved That, for defraying the expenditure of the civil\\nHouse. 1S ne United States, for the year one thousand seven hun-\\ndred and ninety-three, together with the incidental and contin-\\ngent expenses of the several departments and offices thereof,\\nthere be appropriated the several sums of money following; to\\nwit:\\nFor compensation to the President of the United\\nStates, \u00c2\u00a725,000\\nThat of the Vice-President, 5,000\\nii Compensation to the chief justice, 4,000", "height": "4364", "width": "2560", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0698.jp2"}, "693": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n687\\noiAF.vni.\\n2d Congress.\\n2d Session.\\nApppropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Estimates for 1793.\\n1792.\\nCompensation\\nto five associate judges, at S3, 500 per\\nannum, each,\\n_\\n17,500\\nDitto\\nof the\\njudges of the following districts;\\nnamely:\\nMaine,\\n$1,000\\nPennsylvania,\\n1,600\\nNew Hampshire,\\n1,000\\nDelaware,\\n800\\nVermont,\\n800\\nMaryland,\\n1,500\\nMassachusetts,\\n1,200\\nVirginia,\\n1,800\\nRhode Island\\n800\\nKentucky,\\n1,000\\nConnecticut,\\n1,000\\nNorth Carolina,\\n1,500\\nNew York,\\n1,500\\nSouth Carolina,\\n1,800\\nNew Jersey,\\n1,000\\nGeorgia,\\n1,500\\nAttorney General, 1,900.\\nMembers of the Senate and House of Representatives, and\\ntheir Officers.\\nTo the speaker of the House of Repre-\\nsentatives, for his compensation to the\\n3d March, 1793, 119 days, at twelve\\ndollars per day, $1,428\\nAlso, for compensation to the speaker of\\nthe 3d Congress, for the residuary time,\\nso as to estimate for 6 months attend-\\nance in one year, at 12 dollars per day,\\n762\\nTo 98 members, to 3d March, 1793, 119\\ndays, at 6 dollars per day, 69,97\u00c2\u00a3\\nFor compensation to 134 members of the\\n3d Congress, for the residuary time, so\\nas to estimate for 6 months attendance\\nin one year, at 6 dollars, per day, each, 42,744\\n2,190\\nTravelling expenses to and from the seat\\nof government, $20,000\\nTo the secretary of the Senate, one year s\\nsalary, 1,500\\nAdditional allowance estimated for\\nsix months, at two dollars per day, 365\\n112,716\\nPrincipal clerk to the secretary of the Se-\\nnate, for same time, at three dollars per\\nday,\\nEngrossing clerk to do., estimated do.,\\nat two dollars do.,\\nChaplain to the Senate, estimated for same\\ntime, at five hundred dollars per annum,\\n1,865\\n547 50\\nH. Journal,\\np. 639.\\n365\\n250", "height": "4400", "width": "2557", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0699.jp2"}, "694": {"fulltext": "688 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. VIII. Appropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Estimates for 1793. 1792.\\n2d congress. Door-keeper to the Senate, one year s sala-\\n2d Session. r J\\nry, 500\\nResolu- u Assistant door-keeper to do. do., 450\\nHouse. Clerk of the House of Representa-\\ntives, for one year s salary, 1,500\\nAdditional allowance, estimated for\\n6 months, at two dollars per day,. 365\\n1,865\\nPrincipal clerk in the office of the clerk of\\nthe House of Representatives, esti-\\nmated for 6 months, at three dollars per\\nday,, 547 50\\nEngrossing clerk, estimated for same time,\\nat 2 dollars per day, 365\\nChaplain to the House of Representatives,\\nestimated for 6 months, at 500 dollars\\nper annum, 250\\nSergeant-at-arms for same time, at 4 dol-\\nlars per day, 730\\nDoor-keeper of the House of Representa-\\ntives, estimated one year s salary, 500\\nAssistant door-keeper for do., one year s\\nsalary, 451\\nTREASURY DEPARTMENT\\nSecretary of the treasury, 3,500\\nTwo principal clerks, at 800 dollars each 1,600\\nSix clerks, at 500 dollars each, 3,000\\nMessenger and office keeper, 250\\nComptroller of the treasury, 2,400\\nPrincipal clerk, 800\\nTwelve clerks, at 500 dollars each, 6,000\\nMessenger and office keeper, 250\\nTreasurer, 2,400\\nPrincipal clerk, 600\\nTwo clerks, at 500 dollars each, 1,000\\nMessenger and office keeper, 100\\nCommissioner of the revenue, 1,900\\nThree clerks in the business of the\\nrevenue, c, 1,500\\nOne do. in the business of the light-\\n8,350\\n9,450\\n4,100\\n143,591", "height": "4344", "width": "2569", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0700.jp2"}, "695": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nAppropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Estimates for 1793.\\n689\\n1792.\\nhouses, beacons, buoys, public\\npiers, and stakeage, 500\\ni( Messenger and office keeper, 200\\nAuditor of the treasury, 1,900\\nPrincipal clerk, 800\\nFifteen clerks, at 500 dollars each, 7,500\\nMessenger and office keeper, 250\\n44 Register of the treasury, 1,750\\nThree clerks on the impost, tonnage,\\nand excise accounts, 1,500\\nTwo clerks on the books and ac-\\ncounts relative to the exports, 1,000\\nTwo clerks on the books of receipts\\nand expenditures of public mo-\\nneys, at 500 dollars, 1,000\\nOne do. for recording ships regis-\\nters and licenses, 500\\nThree do. for drawing out, check-\\ning, issuing and taking receipts\\nfor certificates of the domestic\\nand assumed debts, 1,500\\nFour do. on the books of the general\\nand particular loan offices, com-\\nprehending the interest accounts\\nand unclaimed dividends at the\\nseveral loan offices, 2,000\\nSeven do. on the books and records\\nwhich relate to the public credi-\\ntors on the several descriptions of\\nstock and transfer, 3,500\\nFour do. on the books and records\\nof the registered debt, including\\nthe payment of its interest, 2,000\\nTwo do. to complete the arrange-\\nment of the public securities, in\\nbooks prepared for their recep-\\ntion in numerical order, 1,000\\nTwo do. on the books of the late\\ngovernment, 1,000\\nOne transcribing do. 500\\nTwo office-keepers incident to the\\nseveral offices of the register, at\\n175 dollars, 350\\n4,100\\n10,450\\nH. Journal*\\np. 640,\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 87\\n17,600", "height": "4402", "width": "2567", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0701.jp2"}, "696": {"fulltext": "690\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VIII.\\n2d Congress.\\n2d Session.\\nResolu-\\ntions of\\nHouse.\\nAppropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Estimates for 1793.\\n1792.\\n1,000\\n44 Two clerks, appointed to count and\\nexamine the old and new emis-\\nsions of continental money and\\nindents, at 500 hundred dollars,\\neach,\\nDepartment of State.\\n44 The secretary of state, 3,500\\nOne chief clerk, 800\\nThree clerks, at 500 dollars each, 1,500\\n44 Clerk for foreign languages, 250\\nMessenger and office keeper, 250\\n55,050\\n6,300\\n7,050\\n4,200\\n61 Department of War.\\n44 Secretary of the department, 3,000\\nPrincipal clerk, 800\\nSix clerks, at 500 dollars each, 3,000\\nMessenger and office keeper, 250\\n44 Accountant to the war department, 1,200\\n44 Six clerks, (one on the principal\\nbooks, two on the accounts of the\\nlate army, two on the accounts\\nof the present army, and one on\\nthe principal books of the late\\npay-master general and commis-\\nsioner of army accounts) at 500\\ndollars each, 3,000\\nBoard of Commissioners for the\\nSettlement of the Accounts\\nbetween the United States\\nand the individual States.\\n44 Three commissioners, at 2,250 dol-\\nlars each, 3,375\\n44 One chief clerk, at 800 dollars, 400\\nEleven do. at 500 dollars each, 2,750\\n44 Messenger and office keeper, 125\\n44 Loan Officers.\\n44 For New Hampshire, 650\\n44 Massachusetts, 1,500\\n44 Rhode Island, 600\\n44 Connecticut, 1,000\\n44 New York, 1,500\\n44 New Jersey, 700\\n11,250\\n6,650", "height": "4339", "width": "2547", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0702.jp2"}, "697": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n691\\nAppropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Estimates for 1793.\\n1792.\\nPennsylvania,\\nDelaware,\\nM Maryland,\\nM Virginia,\\nNorth Carolina,\\nSouth Carolina,\\na Georgia,\\n1,500\\n600\\n1,000\\n1,500\\n1,000\\n1,000\\n700\\nGovernment of the Western Territory.\\nDistrict north-west of the river Ohio, Go-\\nvernor, for his salary as such, and for\\ndischarging the duties of superintendent\\nof Indian affairs, northern department, 2,000\\nThe secretary of said district 750\\nFor stationary, office rent, and printing\\npatents for land, c. 350\\nThe. three judges, at 800 dollars each 2,400\\nDistrict south-west of the river Ohio, go-\\nvernor, for his salary as such, and for\\ndischarging the duties of superintend-\\nent of Indian affairs, southern depart-\\nment, 2,000\\nSecretary of said district, 750\\nStationary, office rent, c. c. 350\\nThree judges, at 800 dollars, 2,400\\nIsaac Van Wert,\\nJohn Paulding,\\nDavid Williams,\\nPensions granted by the late Government\\na pension of 200 dollars\\nper annum, pursuant to\\nan act of Congress, of\\n_ 3d November, 1780, 600\\nDominique L Eglize, per act of Congress\\nof 8th August, 1782, 120\\nJoseph Traversie, per do. 120\\nki Youngest son of General Mercer, per act\\n8th April, 1782, 400\\nYoungest children of the late Major Ge-\\nneral Warren, per act 1st July, 1780,\\nJames M Kensie,\\nJoseph Brussels,\\nJohn Jordan,\\nper act of 10th Septem-\\nber, 1783, entitled to a\\npension of 40 dollars\\neach, per annum,\\nElizabeth Bergen, per act of 21st August,\\n1781,\\nJoseph De Beauleau, per act of 5th Au-\\ngust, 1782,\\n450\\n120\\n53\\n100\\n13,250\\nH. Journal,\\np. 641.\\n11,000", "height": "4394", "width": "2543", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0703.jp2"}, "698": {"fulltext": "692\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. Mil.\\nAppropriations Estimates for 1793.\\n1792.\\nSd Congress.\\nSd Session.\\nResolu-\\ntions of\\nHouse.\\nRichard Gridley, per acts of 17th Novem-\\nber, 1775, and 26th February, 1781, 444 40\\nLieutenant Colonel Tousard, per act 27th\\nOctober, 1788, S60\\n\u00c2\u00a72,767 73\\nHis annual allowance by act of Congress,\\nGrant to Baron Steuben.\\ng2,500\\nFOR INCIDENTAL AND CONTINGENT\\nEXPENSES RELATIVE TO THE CrVTL\\nLIST ESTABLISHMENT.\\nUnder this head are comprehended fire-\\nwood, stationary, together with printing\\nwork, and all other contingent expenses\\nof the two houses of Congress, rent, and\\noffice expenses of the three several de-\\npartments; namely: treasury, state, and\\nwar, and of the general board of commis-\\nsioners,\\nSecretary of the Senate, his esti-\\nmate, gS,000\\nClerk of the House of Representa-\\ntives, his do. to 3d March, 1793, 4,152\\nProvision ary for the 3d Congress, 2,400\\nu Treasury Department.\\nSecretary of the treasury, per estimate,\\nComptroller of the treasury, per do.\\nTreasurer, per do.\\nCommissioner of the revenue, per do.\\nAuditor of the treasury, per do.\\nRegister of the treasury, (including books\\nfor public stocks,) per do.\\nRent of the treasury,\\nDo. of a house taken for a part of the office\\nof the register,\\nDo. of a house for the office of the com-\\nmissioner of the revenue, and for part\\nof the office of the comptroller, and part\\nof the office of the register,\\nDo. of a house for the office of the auditor,\\nand a small store for public papers,\\nWood for the department, (treasurer s ex-\\ncepted,) candles, c.\\n9,552\\nS500\\n600\\n450\\n300\\n600\\n2,000\\n650\\n200\\n266 66\\n373 33\\n1,200\\n12,052\\n7,139 99", "height": "4364", "width": "2534", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0704.jp2"}, "699": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nG93\\nAppropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Estimates for 1793.\\n1792.\\nDepartment of State.\\nIncluding the expense attending the collection of the\\nlaws of the several states; for publishing the laws of\\nthe second session of the second Congress of the\\nUnited States, and printing an edition of the same,\\nto be distributed agreeably to law; for the collection\\nof newspapers from the different states, and gazettes\\nfrom abroad, 1,851 67\\nDepartment of War.\\nSecretary of war, per estimate, 600\\nAccountant to the war department, 300\\nH. Journal,\\np. 642.\\nGeneral board of commissioners, per estimate,\\n900\\n814\\n$345,816 39\\nResolved\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That, for making good deficiencies for the sup-\\nport of the civil list establishment, for aiding the fund appro-\\npriated for the payment of certain officers of the courts, jurors,\\nand witnesses, for the support of light-houses, and for the esta-\\nblishment of ten cutters, and for other purposes, there be appro-\\npriated the several sums of money following; to wit:\\nFor the Salaries of Certain Officers, by an *ftct making Al-\\nterations in the Treasury and War Departments.\\n44 Salary of the commissioner of the revenue,\\nfrom the 8th May, 1792, to 31st Decem-\\nber following, at 1900 dollars per ann. 1,238 93\\nSalary of three clerks in the business of\\nthe revenue, same time, at 500 dollars\\nper annum, each,\\nDo. one do. in the business of the light-\\nhouses, beacons, buoys, public piers,\\nand stakeage, at 500 dollars per annum,\\nfor same time,\\nDo. messenger, at 200 dollars /)er annum,\\nfor do.,\\n44 Contingent expenses for procuring desks,\\nand other furniture, stationary, c,\\n44 Salary of the accountant to the war depart-\\nment, from 8th May to 31st December\\nfollowing, at 1200 dollars per annum,\\n44 Do. of his clerk, from 23d July to do., at\\n500 dollars,\\n44 Contingent expenses for his office,\\n978 09\\n326 03\\n130 41\\n200\\n782 46\\n220 10\\n163 33", "height": "4394", "width": "2546", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0705.jp2"}, "700": {"fulltext": "694\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VIII.\\nAppropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Estimates for 1793.\\n1792.\\n2d Congress.\\n2d Session.\\nResolu-\\ntions of\\nHouse.\\nSalary of each of the two principal clerks\\nto the secretary of the treasury, at 800\\ndollars per annum, each, for the same\\nperiod, 1,043 28\\nDo. of a clerk to the treasurer, from the\\n18th June to 31st December, 1792, at\\n500 dollars per annum, 269 86\\nFor the increased salary of the comptroller\\nof the treasury, from 8th May, 1792, to\\n31st December following, at 400 dollars\\nper annum, 260 82\\nFor the increased salary of the auditor of\\nthe treasury, from the 8th May, 1792,\\nto 31st December following, at 400 dol-\\nlars per annum, 260 82\\nDo. of the treasurer for same time, at 400\\ndollars, 260 82\\nDo. of the register, for same time, at 500\\ndollars, 326 03\\nDo. of the attorney general, for same time,\\nat 400 dollars 260 82\\nDo. of the chief clerk in the department of\\nwar, same time, at 200 dollars, 130 41\\nTo make good Deficiencies for the Support of the\\nCivil List; namely\\nTo the clerk of the House of Representa-\\ntives, for amount of his estimate, g302\\nAnd for the pay of Bernard Webb,\\nhis principal clerk, from 1st July,\\nto the 1st October, 1792; 92 days,\\nat 3 dollars per day, 276\\n6,852 21\\nFor so much short, estimated for the con-\\ntingent expenses of the office of the se-\\ncretary of state,\\nDo. for contingent expenses of the treasury\\ndepartment, the payments thereof, to the\\n30th Sept. 1792, having exceeded the\\nsaid appropriations by the sum of \u00c2\u00a71500\\nEstimated amount of expenses to 31st\\nDecember, 1792, 900\\nS578\\n93 54\\n2,400\\nFor so much short appropriated for the of-\\nfice of the register of the treasury, the\\nestimate for 1792 having been for only\\nH. Journal,\\np. 643.", "height": "4342", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0706.jp2"}, "701": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n695\\nChjlp.VIII.\\n2d Congress.\\n3d Session.\\nResolu-\\ntions of\\nHouse.\\nAppropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Estimates for 1793.\\n1792.\\none office keeper, whereas, from the in-\\ncreased number of offices, and their be-\\ning kept in separate houses, two office\\nkeepers were required, and have been\\nemployed, at 175 dolls, each, g350\\nDeduct appropriation for one, 250\\n100\\n81 For the salaries of the door-keepers and assistant door-\\nkeepers to the Senate and House of Representatives,\\nunder the act for their compensation, passed the 12th\\nApril, 1792:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nFor the salary of the door-keeper of the Senate, from\\nthe 9th May, 1792, to the 31st December following,\\nat 500 dollars per annum, $324 65\\nFor do., same time, for door-keeper of the\\nHouse of Representatives, at 500 dolls.\\nper annum, 324 65\\nFor do. to the assistant door-keeper to the\\nSenate, for the same time, at 450 per an-\\nnum, 292 19\\nFor do. to the assistant door-keeper to the\\nHouse of Representatives, for same time,\\nat 450 dolls, per annum, 292 19\\nCommissioners of loans in the several states, for the\\nsalaries of their clerks and for stationary, under the\\nact passed the 8th May, 1792:\\nBy their accounts, rendered to the 31st December,\\n1791, an additional appropriation is requisite,\\nof \u00c2\u00a71,650\\nFrom their accounts already rendered for\\nthe present year, the following sums are\\nestimated for each office to 31st Decem-\\nber, 1792, the aggregate whereof is cal-\\nculated sufficient to cover all demands\\nto that period, namely:\\nWm. Gardner, New Hampshire, 650\\nNathaniel Appleton, Massachusetts, 4,78152\\nJabez Bowen, Rhode Island, 1,073 24\\nWm. Imlay, Connecticut, 1,984\\nJohn Cochran, New York, 7,577 68\\nJames E wing, New Jersey, 500\\nThomas Smith, Pennsylvania, 2,209 34\\nJames Tilton, Delaware, 200\\nThomas Harwood, Maryland, 1,013 70\\n3,171 34\\n1,233 6S", "height": "4399", "width": "2568", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0707.jp2"}, "702": {"fulltext": "696\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VIII.\\n2d Congress.\\n2d Session.\\nResolu-\\ntions of\\nHouse.\\nAppropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Estimates for 1793.\\n1792.\\nJohn Hopkins, Virginia, 3,714 56\\nWin. Skinner, North Carolina, 844 44\\nJohn Neufville, South Carolina, 1,500\\nRichard Wylley, Georgia, 364 80\\nTo extend their allowance for said ex-\\npenses, to 1st of March, 1793, in con-\\nformity with said act, 4,666 67\\nClerks of courts, jurors, witnesses, c, the fund\\narising from fines, forfeitures, and penalties, having\\nlast year proved insufficient for the discharge of the\\naccounts of clerks of courts, c, to which they\\nwere appointed; a sum for the present year is esti-\\nmated, in order to provide against a similar contin-\\n32,729 95\\ngency,\\nof\\nFor the maintenance and support of light-houses, bea-\\ncons, buoys, public piers, and stakeage of channels,\\nbars, and shoals; and for occasional improvements\\nin the construction of the lanterns, and of the lamps\\nand materials used therein,\\nFor the establishment of ten cutters, deficiency in the\\nappropriation heretofore made for building and\\nequipping ten cutters,\\nFor the purchase of hydrometers for the use of the of-\\nficers of the customs and inspectors of the revenue,\\nfor the year 1793, $1,500\\nAnd to make good so much short, esti-\\nmated for 1792, 610 10\\n12,000\\n20,000\\n3,000\\nFor the expenses towards the safe keeping and prose-\\ncution of persons committed for offences against the\\nUnited States,\\nFor the payment of Robert Fenner, late agent for the\\nNorth Carolina line, his commission of one per cent.\\non $16,905 38, paid to the officers of the said line,\\nfor their pay and subsistence, for the years 1782 and\\n1783,\\nFor the discharge of such demands against the United\\nStates, not otherwise provided for, as shall have been\\nascertained and admitted, in due course of settle-\\nment at the treasury, and which are of a nature,\\naccording to the usage thereof, to require payment\\nin specie,\\n2,110 10\\nH. Journal,\\np. 644.\\n4,000\\n169 05\\n5,000\\n$90,266 33\\nResolved That, for defraying the expenses of the war de", "height": "4364", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0708.jp2"}, "703": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n697\\nChap.VIIT.\\nAppropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Estimates for 1793.\\n1792.\\npartment, for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-\\nthree, there be appropriated the following sums; namely:\\n\u00c2\u00abFOR THE PAY OF THE LEGION OF THE UNITED STATES.\\nGeneral Staff. per month.\\n1 major general, at $166\\n11 4 brigadier generals,\\n44 1 major commandant of artillery,\\n44 1 major of dragoons,\\n44 1 quarter-master general,\\n44 1 pay-master, at head quarters,\\n44 1 adjutant general, to do the duty as in-\\nspector,\\n44 1 chaplain,\\n44 1 surgeon of the staff,\\n44 1 deputy quarter-master,\\n2 aides-de-camp to the major general, in ad-\\ndition to their pay in the line,\\n44 4 do. one for each of the brigadiers, in ad-\\ndition to their pay in the line,\\n44 4 brigade majors, to act as deputy inspect-\\nors, in addition to their pay in the line,\\n44 6 surgeons mates for the hospitals for the\\nwestern and southern frontiers,\\n44 1 principal artificer,\\n44 1 second artificer,\\nThe first Sub-Legion*\\n44 FIELD.\\n44 3 majors,\\n44 STAFF.\\n44 1 sub-legionary pay-master,\\n44 1 sub-legionary quarter-master,\\n44 3 battalion quarter-masters,\\n4 3 adjutants,\\n44 1 sub-legionary surgeon,\\n44 3 battalion surgeons mates*\\n44 3 sergeant majors,\\n44 3 quarter-master sergeants,\\nOne Company of Artillery.\\n1 captain,\\n2 lieutenants,\\n4 sergeants,\\n4 corporals,\\n10 artificers,\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 88\\n104\\n55\\n55\\n100\\n60\\n75\\n50\\n70\\n50\\n24\\n24\\n24\\n30\\n40\\n26\\n50\\nPER TEAR*\\n$1,992\\n4,992\\n660\\n660\\n1,200\\n720\\n900\\n600\\n840\\n600\\n576\\n1,152\\n1,152\\n2,160\\n480\\n312\\n1,800\\n10\\n$120\\n8\\n96\\n8\\n288\\n10\\n360\\n45\\n540\\n30\\n1,080\\n7\\n252\\n7\\n252\\n4o\\n480\\n26\\n624\\n6\\n288\\n5\\n240\\n8\\n960\\n2,980", "height": "4400", "width": "2592", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0709.jp2"}, "704": {"fulltext": "698\\nChap. VIII.\\n2d Congress.\\n2d Session.\\nResolu-\\ntions of\\nHouse.\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nAppropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Estimates for 1793.\\n1792.\\n40 privates,\\n2 musicians,\\nOne Troop of Horse.\\n1 captain,\\n1 lieutenant,\\n1 cornet,\\n6 sergeants,\\n6 corporals,\\n1 farrier,\\n1 saddler,\\n1 trumpeter,\\n65 dragoons,\\nEight Companies of Infantry.\\n8 captains,\\n8 lieutenants,\\n8 ensigns,\\n48 sergeants,\\n48 corporals,\\n1 senior musician,\\n15 musicians,\\n648 privates,\\nFour Companies of Riflemen.\\n4 captains,\\n4 lieutenants,\\n4 ensigns,\\n24 sergeants,\\n24 corporals,\\n4 buglers,\\n328 privates,\\nPER MO.\\nPER TEAR\\n3\\nSI, 440\\n4\\n96\\n40\\n480\\n26\\n312\\n20\\n240\\n6\\n432\\n5\\n360\\n8\\n96\\n8\\n96\\n4\\n48\\n3\\n2,340\\n40\\n3,840\\n26\\n2,496\\n20\\n1,920\\n6\\n3,456\\n5\\n2,880\\n6\\n72\\n4\\n720\\n3\\n23,328\\n40\\n1,920\\n26\\n1,248\\n20\\n960\\n6\\n1,728\\n5\\n1,440\\n4\\n192\\n3\\n11,808\\n4,128\\nH. Journal,\\np. 644.\\n4,404\\n38,712\\n19,296\\n$71,328\\nAmount of Pay of the Legion of the United States.\\nGeneral staff,\\nThe first sub-legion,\\nThe second sub-legion, to the\\nThe third sub-legion, do.\\nThe fourth sub-legion, do.\\nSUBSISTENCE.\\n1 major general,\\n4 brigadier generals,\\n818,996\\n71,328\\nsame amount,\\n71,328\\ndo.\\n71,328\\ndo.\\n71,328\\nRATIONS.\\nRATIONS.\\nat 15 per day,\\n5,475\\n12 do. 17,520", "height": "4358", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0710.jp2"}, "705": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n699\\nCaAP.Vm.\\n2d Congress.\\n2d Session.\\nResolu-\\ntions of\\nHouse.\\nAppropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Estimates for 1793.\\n1792.\\nRATION!\\nRATIONS.\\n14 majors,\\n4\\ndo.\\n20,440\\n11 1 adjutant,\\n6\\ndo.\\n2,190\\n1 pay-master at head quarters,\\n4\\ndo.\\n1,460\\n1 quarter-master,\\n6\\ndo.\\n2,190\\n1 deputy quarter-master,\\n3\\ndo.\\n1,095\\nM 1 surgeon to the staff,\\n6\\ndo.\\n2,190\\n4 surgeons,\\n3\\ndo.\\n4,380\\n12 surgeons mates,\\n2\\ndo.\\n8,760\\n6 do. for garrisons,\\n2\\ndo.\\n4,380\\n1 principal artificer,\\n3\\ndo.\\n1,095\\n1 second artificer,\\n2\\ndo.\\n730\\n56 captains,\\n3\\ndo.\\n61,320\\n60 lieutenants,\\n2\\ndo.\\n43,800\\n48 ensigns,\\n2\\ndo.\\n35,040\\n4 cornets,\\n2\\ndo.\\n2,920\\n214,985 rations,\\nOr money in lieu thereof, at the option of the\\nofficers, at the contract price at the posts,\\nrespectively, where the rations shall be-\\ncome due.\\n240 non-commissioned and privates,\\nartillery,\\n320 do. do. cavalry,\\n4,560 do. do. infantry,\\n5,120 men, at 1 ration per day,\\n1,868,800\\n2,083,785 rations.\\n2,083,785 rations, at 15 cents per\\nration,\\n8312,567 75\\nFORAGE.\\nPER MONTH.\\nH. Journal,\\np. 646.\\n1 major general,\\nat $20\\ng240\\n4 brigadier generals,\\n16\\n768\\n13 majors,\\n10\\n1,560\\n1 pay-master at head quarters,\\n10\\n120\\n1 adjutant general,\\n12\\n144\\n1 quarter-master general,\\n12\\n144\\n1 deputy quarter-master general,\\n10\\n120\\n6 aides-de-camp,\\n10\\n720\\n4 brigade majors,\\n6\\n288\\n4 adjutants,\\n6\\n288\\n1 surgeon to the staff\\n12\\n144\\n4 surgeons,\\n10\\n480\\n12 surgeons mates,\\n6\\n864\\n6 do. for the garrisons,\\n6\\n432", "height": "4360", "width": "2587", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0711.jp2"}, "706": {"fulltext": "700\\n2d Congress.\\n2d Session.\\nResolu-\\ntions of\\nHouse.\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nAppropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Estimates for 1793.\\n1792.\\n4 pay-masters,\\n12 quarter-masters,\\nPER MONTH.\\n6\\n6\\n288\\n864\\n(t Cavalry unprovided for in the Year 1792.\\n1 major,\\n4 captains,\\n4 lieutenants,\\n4 cornets,\\nFor the Year 1793.\\n1 major,\\n4 captains,\\n4 lieutenants,\\n4 cornets,\\n320 non-commissioned and privates,\\nCLOTHING.\\n240 non-commissioned and privates, artillery,\\n320 do. do. cavalry,\\n4,560 do. do. infantry,\\n$7,464\\n10\\n$120\\n10\\n480\\n6\\n288\\n6\\n288\\n10\\n120\\n10\\n480\\n6\\n288\\n6\\n288\\n6\\n25,040\\n1,176\\n26,216\\n$34,856\\n5,120\\n480 contingencies.\\n5,600 suits, at 20 dollars per suit,\\n$112,000\\nEquipments for Cavalry,\\nBoots, horsemen s caps, and such articles as may be lost\\nor worn, conjectural,\\n85,000\\nHorses for Cavalry.\\nTo replace the horses which may die, or become unfit for\\nservice, conjectural, 85,000\\nBOUNTY,\\nTo complete the number in lieu of discharged soldiers,\\nthose rendered unfit for duty, and deserters, conjec-\\ntural, 500 soldiers, including premium, at $10 each, $5,000\\nAdditional Bounty, for which no Provision was made,\\nbut allowed by the Act, passed March 5th, 1792.\\n952 non-commissioned and privates in service, at two dol-\\nlars, 1,904\\n4 4,168 do. to be raised, being estimated in former esti-\\nmate, at eight dollars, including premium; the act of", "height": "4342", "width": "2554", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0712.jp2"}, "707": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n701\\nChjlp.VIII.\\n9d Congress.\\n2d Session.\\nResolu-\\ntions of\\nHouse.\\nAppropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Estimates for 1793.\\n1792.\\nthe fifth March, seventeen hundred and ninety-two,\\nallowing ten dollars, is for the difference two dollars,\\n8,336\\nSI 5, 240\\nDefensive Protection of the Frontiers.\\nPay, c. of the militia and scouts, estimated at\\nHospital Department.\\nFor medicines, instruments, furniture, and stores, for the\\nhospital, for the garrisons and posts on the western and\\nsouthern frontiers, also the pay and subsistence of a\\npurveyor, assistants, and nurses, in the hospitals, con-\\njectural,\\nQuarter- Master s Department.\\nPack horses and forage, tents, boats, c. also, the trans-\\nportation of the recruits, ordnance, and military stores,\\nand all the articles of the quarter-master s department,\\nthe purchase of axes, camp-kettles, pack-saddles, iron,\\nfuel, boards, nails, paint, company books, stationary,\\nc.$ also, the pay and subsistence of artificers em-\\nployed in the said department, conjectural,\\nIndian Department.\\nThe expenses in this department amount, in the year se-\\nventeen hundred and ninety-two, as per accounts ren-\\ndered, to g44,207 98\\nAccounts allowed, which will be shortly stated,\\nestimated at 5,500\\nProvided for in the year 1792,\\n49,707 98\\n25,000\\n^24,707 98\\nH. Journal,\\np. 647.\\nThe surplus has been paid from the general contingencies\\nof the war department.\\nThe expenses of the year seventeen hundred and ninety-\\nthree, may probably amount to g50,000\\nORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.\\nFor the Salaries of the Store-keepers at the several Arsenals.\\nSpringfield, Massachusetts, \u00c2\u00a7480\\nFort Rensselaer, and its dependencies, New York, 172\\nWest Point, Ditto, 480\\nPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 500\\nCarlisle, Ditto, 60\\nFort Pitt, Ditto, 360", "height": "4379", "width": "2537", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0713.jp2"}, "708": {"fulltext": "702\\nCHAP.vm.\\n2d Congress.\\n2d Session.\\nResolu-\\ntions of\\nHouse.\\nHISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nAppropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Estimates for 1793.\\n1792 93.\\nNew London, Virginia,\\n430\\nManchester, Ditto,\\n50\\nCharleston, South Carolina,\\n100\\nOne assistant at Springfield,\\n240\\nTwo ditto, at West Point,\\n480\\nOne clerk of military stores, Philadelphia,\\n480\\n3,832\\nRENTS.\\nPhiladelphia, 666 66\\nNew London, 350 00\\nManchester, 66 66\\ni.nfts so.\\nLabourers at the arsenals, 400\\nCoopers, armorers, and carpenters, em-\\nployed occasionally, 600\\nTen armorers, at ten dollars per month, 1,200\\nTwo conductors of military stores at thir-\\nty dollars per month, 720\\nFive hundred rifles, purchased in seven-\\nteen hundred and ninety-two, and not\\nincluded in former estimates,\\nRepairing of arms, equipments of can-\\nnon, cartridge boxes, swords, and eve-\\nry other article in this department,\\nconjectural,\\nINVALIDS.\\nFor the annual allowance to the invalids\\nof the United States, from the fifth day\\nof March, one thousand seven hun-\\ndred and ninety-three, to the fourth\\nday of March, one thousand seven hun-\\ndred and ninety-four.\\nNew Hampshire,\\nBy the Circuit Court,\\nMassachusetts,\\nBy the Circuit Court,\\nRhode Island,\\nBy the Circuit Court,\\nConnecticut,\\nBy the Circuit Court,\\n2,920\\n6,000\\n10,000\\n23,835 32\\n3,810 68\\n409 12\\nH. Journal,\\np. 648,649.\\n4,219 80\\n13,278 20\\n3,095\\nR.477 83\\n11,941 75\\n1,336 45\\n2,899\\n196\\n7,682 03\\n795 80", "height": "4343", "width": "2657", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0714.jp2"}, "709": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n703\\nChap. VIII.\\nAppropriations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Estimates for 1793.\\n1792.\\n2d congress. Vermont,\\nBy the Circuit Court,\\n510 64\\nHouse.\\n510 64\\n15,972 66\\n4,094 26\\n76 00\\n4,170 26\\n16,642 64\\n1,884 00\\n4,328 56\\n7,761 33\\n886 00\\n1,018 40\\n$82,245 32\\nResolu-\\n\u00c2\u00ab\u00e2\u0084\u00a2L\u00c2\u00b0 f New York,\\nNew Jersey,\\nBy the Circuit Court,\\nPennsylvania,\\nDelaware,\\nMaryland,\\nVirginia,\\nNorth Carolina,\\nGeorgia,\\nLEASE.\\nOf the buildings occupied for the use of\\nthe war office, and the office of the\\naccountant of the war department.\\nThe amount of the lease for the term\\nof four years, as per indenture there-\\nof with James Simmons, 1,666 66\\nContingencies of the War Department.\\nFor maps, hiring expresses, allowances\\nto officers for extra expenses, printing,\\nloss of stores of all kinds, advertising\\nand apprehending deserters, c,. con-\\njectural, 50,000 00\\nResolved That for making good the several and respective\\nsums of money aforesaid, there be appropriated,\\n1st. The sum of six hundred thousand dollars, reserved by\\nthe act making provision for the debt of the United States.\\nM 2d. The surplus which may remain unappropriated for the\\nuse of the war department, in the year one thousand seven hun-\\ndred and ninety-two.\\n3d. So much of the existing revenues of the United States,\\nas are unappropriated.\\nIt was then ordered, that Messrs. Lawrance, Baldwin, Jere.\\nSmith, Steele, and Giles, prepare a bill pursuant to these resolu-\\ntions. And on the 21st of December, Mr. Lawrance, from this H. Journal,\\nBill report- committee, reported a bill making appropriations for the support P- 651,\\nf\u00c2\u00ab t, onfi i \u00c2\u00b0f government, for the year one thousand seven hundred and\\n1_H. B.^Uo. J", "height": "4394", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0715.jp2"}, "710": {"fulltext": "704 HISTORY OF CONGRESS,\\nCHAP. VIII. Appropriations. 1792.\\n2d congress, ninety-three, which was read the first and second time, and com-\\nmitted to a committee of the whole house. The bill was taken\\nup for consideration in committee on the 31st, and the committee H. Journal,\\nhaving risen without coming to any conclusion, it was ordered p\\nthat they be discharged from the further consideration of the bill,\\nand it was recommitted to the original committee. On the 7th\\nAmenda- of January, 1793, Mr. Lawrance reported an amendatory bill, Id. p. 663.\\nmrR 91 fi which was then read the first and second time, committed to\\na committee of the whole, considered in committee, and reported\\nwithout amendment. Having been amended on the following\\nday, the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read the third\\ntime; and on the 9th, the blanks were filled up, and the bill was Id. p. 665.\\nBill passed read the third time, and passed, and was then sent to the Senate\\nby House. r ,v\\nlor their concurrence.\\nIn the Senate, the bill received the first reading on the same s. Journal,\\nday; and, on the 10th, it was read the second time, and referred P- 470\\nto Messrs. Izard, Strong, and Taylor. Mr. Izard made a report\\nfrom this committee on the 15th, and the bill was amended to id. p. 471.\\nconform to the report. The bill was taken up again for conside-\\nration on the 21st, 22d, and 23d, on the last named of which days, id. p. 473,\\nit was agreed to postpone its further consideration: it was after-\\nwards considered and discussed on the 24th, and on the 8th, 9th, id. p. 482,\\nand 19th of February. These delays in the action of the Se- 483.490.\\nnate on this bill, were for the purpose of obtaining fiscal infor-\\nmation from the secretary of the treasury, the character of\\nwhich may be seen by reference to our 677th page. On the 19th\\nit was agreed to amend the third section, so as to read as fol-\\nlows\\nBillamend- Sect. 3. And be it further enacted That the President of the\\ned by Se- Tj n it ec States be authorized to borrow, on account of the said\\nnate. 7 t\\nstates, any sum or sums, not exceeding, in the whole, eight hun-\\ndred thousand dollars, at a rate of interest not exceeding five\\nper cent, per annum, and reimbursable at the pleasure of the\\nUnited States, to be applied for the purposes aforesaid, and to be\\nrepaid out of the said surplus of the duties on imposts and ton-\\nnage, to the end of the present year, 1793; and that it shall be\\nlawful for the Bank of the United States to lend the said sum.\\nAnd the President of the United States shall cause so much of\\nthe loan made of the Bank of the United States, pursuant to\\nthe 11th section of the act by which it is incorporated, to be\\npaid off in sums not less than fifty thousand dollars, as, in his\\nopinion, the state of the treasury may, from time to time, admit,\\nout of any moneys which may be in the treasury, having due re-", "height": "4356", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0716.jp2"}, "711": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 705\\nCHAP.Vni. Appropriations. 1793.\\n2dSB ?ress arc to ie ex ig enc es \u00c2\u00b0f government, and the appropriations\\nmade, and to be made by law.\\nThe question being taken on agreeing to the section, as\\namended, it was decided in the affirmative, by the following\\nvote\\nYeas Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Burr, Cabot, Dickinson, Ells-\\nworth, Foster, Gunn, Johnston, Izard, King, Langdon, Morris,\\nRead, Rutherford, Sherman, Stanton, Strong, Wingate. 19.\\nNays Messrs. Brown, Butler, Edwards, Few, Hawkins, Hen-\\nry, Monroe, Robinson, Taylor. 9.\\nBill passed The bill was then ordered to the third reading and, on the\\ny Senate. 20th, it was read the third time, and passed.\\nThe House of Representatives proceeded, on the 22d, to con- H. Journal,\\nsider the amendments of the Senate, when it was resolved to P ,714 715\\nconcur in the first, second, third, and fourth amendments to the\\nfirst section and the fifth amendment to the same section was\\nthen taken up as follows\\nLines 137, to 151. Strikeout from the For, to the word\\n1 dollars, inclusive, and insert\\nFor defraying the expenses of the department of war, in-\\ncluding the pay, subsistence, forage, and clothing, of the troops\\nauthorized by law, the equipments and horses for cavalry, the\\nhospital and quarter-master s department, the defensive protec-\\ntion of the frontiers, and the payment of bounties, nine hundred\\nand sixty-three thousand nine hundred and seventy-one dollars\\nand seventy-five cents.\\nu For every contingent expense in the war department, in-\\ncluding maps, hiring expresses, allowance to officers, for extra\\nexpenses, printing, loss of stores, advertising and apprehending\\ndeserters, thirty thousand dollars.\\nThe question being taken on agreeing to this amendment, it\\nwas decided in the negative, by the following vote\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourne,\\nDayton, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Greenup, Gregg,\\nHillhouse, Huger, Lawrance, Learned, Leonard, Livermore, Mil-\\nledge, Niles, Parker, Schoonmaker, Sedgwick, Jere. Smith, I.\\nSmith, Wm. Smith, Thatcher, Wadsworth, Ward, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 30.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Clarke, Findley,\\nFitzsimons, Giles, Griffin, Grove, Hartley, Hindman, Key, Kit-\\nchell, Lee, Macon, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Muhlenberg, Mur-\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 89", "height": "4384", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0717.jp2"}, "712": {"fulltext": "706 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. VIII. Appropriations. 1793.\\n2d congress, ray, Orr, Page, Silvester, Steele, Sterrett, Sumpter, Tredwell,\\nTucker, Venable, White, Williamson. 31.\\nThe amendment was, consequently, disagreed to. On the fol- H. Journal,\\nJowing day, the House proceeded to consider the amendment of p\\nthe Senate to the third section, which has already been given\\nand, on the question to agree to the said amendment, being\\ntaken, it was decided in the affirmative, by the following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, S. Bourne,\\nB. Bourne, Clarke, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Greenup,\\nHartley, Hillhouse, Hindman, Huger, Key, Kitchell, Lawrance,\\nLearned, Leonard, Livermore, Mies, Sedgwick, Silvester, Jere.\\nSmith, Wm. Smith, Steele, Sterrett, Sturges, Thatcher, Wads-\\nworth, Ward, Williamson. 34.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Dayton, Findley, Fitzsimons,\\nGiles, Gregg, Grove, Heister, Lee, Macon, Madison, Mercer,\\nMoore, Murray, Orr, Page, Parker, I. Smith, Sumpter, Tredwell,\\nTucker, Yenable, White, Willis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 25.\\nOn the 25th, the Senate reconsidered their fifth amendment, s. Journal,\\nwhich had been disagreed to by the House of Representatives, P* 493,\\npill passed, and determined to recede from the game. So the bill was passed.", "height": "4369", "width": "2570", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0718.jp2"}, "713": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\n707\\nChap. IX.\\nlet Congress.\\n1st Session.\\nMiscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Copy-rights.\\nCHAPTER IX.\\n1789.\\nCopy-rights Petition of D. Ramsay Bill to increase Penalties Petition of John\\nChurchman, concerning- Magnetic Needle Proceedings thereon Useful Arts\\nPetitions of Read and Stevens, and Francis Bailey Bill granting exclusive\\nPrivileges Bill to amend Petition of John Fitch Naturalization Eques-\\ntrian Statue of Washington Memorial of Ceracchi Memorial of Quakers con-\\ncerning Abolition of Slavery Proceedings thereon Deatlfof Franklin Co-\\npies of French Eulogium Communication of the Death of the Dauphin of\\nFrance Letter from the King of France, announcing that he had accepted the\\nConstitution Reply of Congress Proceedings on the Claim of John Brown\\nCutting.\\nCopt- Soon after the assembling of the first Congress, the subject of H. Journal,\\nrights. CO py _ r ights W as brought before the House of Representatives. p 14,\\nof David On the 15th of April, 1789, a petition was presented from David\\nRamsay. Ramsay, of South Carolina, setting forth that he had, at a great\\nexpense of time and money, published a book entitled The His-\\ntory of the Revolutiqn of South Carolina, from a British Pro-\\nvince to an independent State that he had also prepared ano-\\nther book, under the title of the History of the American Re-\\nvolution and praying for the passage of a law for securing to\\nhim, his heirs, and assigns, for a certain term of years, the sole\\nand exclusive right of vending and disposing of the said books\\nwithin the United States.\\nThis petition was referred to Messrs. Tucker, White, and Hun-\\ntington. On the 20th of April, Mr. Tucker reported the follow- Id. p. 52.\\ning opinion\\nOn the subject of the petition of Dr. David Ramsay, your Id. p. 18.\\ncommittee report it as their opinion, that a law should pass, to\\nsecure to him the exclusive right of publishing and vending, for a\\nterm of years, the two works mentioned in the petition.\\nMessrs. Huntington, Cadwalader, and Contee, were then ap-\\n[H. B. 10.] pointed a committee to bring in a bill making a general provi-\\nsion for securing to authors and inventors the exclusive right of\\ntheir respective writings and discoveries; and, on the 23d of\\nJune, Mr. Huntington, from this committee, presented a bill to\\npromote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing to\\nauthors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective wri-\\ntings and discoveries, which was then read the first time, and, on\\nBill report-\\ned.", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0719.jp2"}, "714": {"fulltext": "7 0Q HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChip. IX. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Copy-righta. 1789.\\n1st congress, the next day, received the second reading, and was committed to\\na committee of the whole house. The consideration of the bill\\nPostponed, was postponed from day to day, until the 17th of August, when it H. Journal,\\nwas further postponed until the next session of Congress. p\\n2d session. At the next session, on the 25th of January, 1790, Messrs. 1790.\\nNew com- Burke, Huntington, and Cadwalader, were again appointed a h. Journal,\\nmittee. committee to prepare and bring in a bill for the above object. p\\nBill report- And, on the 28th, Mr. Burke, from this committee, presented a\\ned bill for securing the copy-right of books to authors and proprie-\\n[H. B. 39.] tors, which was then read the first time, and the House adopted\\nthe following order:\\nu Ordered That it be an instruction to the committee ap-\\npointed to prepare and bring in a bill, or bills, for securing to\\nauthors and inventors an exclusive right to their respective wri-\\ntings and discoveries, that they do insert a clause, or clauses, for\\ngiving effectual encouragement to the introduction of useful arts\\nfrom foreign countries.\\nA petition of Francis Bailey, of Philadelphia, printer, pray-\\ning an exclusive privilege for an invention to prevent printed\\npapers from being counterfeited, was presented on the 29th, and\\nreferred to this committee.\\nAmenda- The copy-right bill was considered in committee of the whole id. p. 150.\\ntorybill. on ^g lst f February, and was reported with amendments,\\n[H. B. 43.] which were agreed to, and the bill was then ordered to be en-\\ngrossed for the third reading. And, on the 2d, the bill was re- id. p 163.\\ncommitted to Messrs. Boudinot, Sherman, and Silvester. Mr.\\nBoudinot, on the 25th, from this committee, reported an amend- id. p. 164.\\natory bill for the encouragement of learning, by securing the\\ncopies of maps, charts, books, and other writings, to the authors\\nand proprietors of such copies, during the times therein men-\\ntioned, which was read the first time; and, on the next day, re-\\nceived the second reading, and was committed to a committee of\\nthe whole house. In committee of the whole the bill was con-\\nsidered on the 29th of April, when several amendments were id. p. 205,\\nreported, which were agreed to by the House, and the bill was 206\\nthen ordered to be engrossed for the third reading. On the fol-\\nby House, lowing dajr, the bill was read the third time, and passed.\\nIn the Senate, this bill received the first reading on the same s. Journal,\\nday, and, on the 4th of May, was read the second time, and F^q 35 137\\ncommitted to Messrs. Read, Paterson, and Johnson. Mr. Read,\\non the 12th, reported amendments, which were accepted by the", "height": "4353", "width": "2545", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0720.jp2"}, "715": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 709\\nCHAP. EL Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Copy-rights. 1790.\\n1st congress. Senate on the 13th; and, on the following day, the bill was read\\n2d Session. 7 J l\\nthe third time, and passed, as amended. The House of Repre- H. Journal,\\nby Senate, sentatives, on the 17th, concurred in these amendments. p 217\\na* session. At the third session, on the 28th of January, 1791, the House 1791.\\nof Representatives passed an order, in the following terms: H. Journal,\\nBill to in- Ordered That a bill, or bills, be brought in, to increase\\nnalties. tne penalties provided by the act for the encouragement of learn-\\ning, c, so far as the said penalties apply to maps and charts,\\nand to books of calculations; and that Mr. Huntington, Mr. Ma-\\ndison, and Mr. Heister, do prepare and bring in the same.\\nOn the 9th of February, Mr. Huntington, from this commit- Id. p. 373.\\n[H.B.123.] tee, presented a bill for increasing the penalty contained in an\\nact passed the second session of Congress, entitled An act for\\nthe encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps,\\ncharts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies,\\nduring the times therein mentioned/ which was then read the\\nfirst time; and, on the following day, w T as read the second time, Id. p. 374.\\nand committed to a committee of the whole house. There ap-\\npears to have been no further action on this bill.\\nf%*\\ny V\\n1st congress. Another bill, on this subject, was reported to the House of 1789.\\n1st Session.\\nRepresentatives in the first session of the second Congress; but h. Journal,\\nas this bill was induced by the memorial of an individual, it P* 14,\\nwill be necessary to advert to his previous applications to the\\nHouse.\\nPetitions As early as the 15th of April, 1789, was presented to the\\nof John House the petition of John Churchman, setting forth that, by\\nman. several years labour, close application, and at great expense, he\\nhad invented several different methods by which the principles\\nof magnetic variations are so explained, that the latitude of a\\nplace being given, its longitude may be easily determined; and\\npraying that a law might pass for vesting, in the petitioner, his\\nheirs and assigns, an exclusive right of vending of spheres, he-\\nmispheres, maps, charts, and tables, on his principles of magne-\\ntism, throughout the United States; as also, that he might re-\\nceive the patronage of Congress to enable him to perform a\\nvoyage to Baffin s Bay, for the purpose of making magnetical\\nexperiments to ascertain the causes of the variation of the needle,\\nand how near the longitude might be thereby ascertained.\\nThis petition was referred to Messrs. Tucker, White, and", "height": "4400", "width": "2578", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0721.jp2"}, "716": {"fulltext": "710 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. IX. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Copy-rights. 1789.\\n1st congress. Huntington. On the 20th, Mr. Tucker made a report from this H. Journal,\\nl committee, which produced some debate, in which Mr. Madi- p 18#\\nson, Mr. White, Mr. Burke, Mr. Page, Mr. Huntington, Mr. C on!\u00c2\u00b0Reg.,\\nSherman, and Mr. Tucker, took part. The question was then vo1 l P-\\ntaken on the first clause, as follows:\\nThat the committee have conferred with Mr. Churchman,\\nand find that he has made many calculations which tend to esta-\\nblish his position, that there are two magnetic points which give\\ndirection to the needle: that, upon this doctrine, he has endea-\\nvoured to ascertain from a given latitude, and a given variation,\\nwhat must be the longitude of the place; and having applied his\\nprinciples to many instances in Cook s voyages, has found the\\nresult to correspond with considerable accuracy with the real\\nfacts, as far as they could be determined by the reckoning of the\\nship. That the object to which Mr. Churchman s labours are\\ndirected, is confessedly of very high importance, and his ideas\\non the subject appear to be ingenious. That, with a view of ap-\\nplying them to practice, he has contrived a map and a globe,\\nwhereby to show the angles which are made by the intersection\\nof the real and the magnetic meridians in different parts of the\\nearth: That he is also engaged in constructing tables for deter-\\nmining the longitude at sea upon magnetic principles: That the\\ncommittee are of opinion that such efforts deserve encourage-\\nment, and that a law should pass to secure to Mr. Churchman,\\nfor a term of years, the exclusive pecuniary emolument to be de-\\nrived from the publication of these several inventions.\\nAnd the House determined to agree to this clause of the re-\\nport. The second clause is as follows\\nWith respect to the voyage proposed by Mr. Churchman to\\nBaffin s Bay, the committee are cautious of recommending, in the\\npresent deranged state of our finances, a precipitate adoption of\\na measure which would be attended with considerable expense\\nbut they are of opinion, that at a future day, if Mr. Church-\\nman s principles should be found to succeed in practice, it would\\nbe proper to give further encouragement to his ingenuity.\\nNot acted This clause being considered, it was determined that it should\\non lie on the table. The remaining clause of the report refers to\\nDr. Ramsay s petition.\\n3d session. On the 16th of December, 1790, being the third session, a pe- 1790.\\nChurch- tition was again presented to the House, from John Churchman, H. Journal,\\nsecond S pe- P ra y m g tnat tne application he made at the first session of Con- p 338,\\ntition.", "height": "4363", "width": "2587", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0722.jp2"}, "717": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. ?U\\nChap. IX. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Copy-rights\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Churchman s Theory. 1790-91.\\ntion.\\n1st congress, gress, for permission to undertake a voyage to Baffin s Bay, at the\\nession public expense, for the purpose of making magnetical experi-\\nments to ascertain the causes of the variation of the needle, and\\nhow near the longitude can be thereby ascertained, may now be\\ndetermined. And on the 23d, this petition was referred to H. Journal,\\nMessrs. Huntington, Madison, and Heister. Mr. Madison made p\\na report from this committee on the 6th of January, which was Id. p. 350.\\ntaken up for consideration on the 28th, when a motion was made, 366,\\nin the following words\\nThat the petition of the said John Churchman be complied\\nwith, so far as to enable him to make a voyage to Baffin s Bay,\\nfor ascertaining his discoveries relating to the magnetic circles.\\nThe question being put on this motion, it was determined in\\nRejected, the negative.\\n2d congress. Mr. Churchman again presented his petition to. the House, at 1791-92.\\nthe first session of the second Congress, on the 30th of Decern- h. Journal,\\nmUT ^er, 1791 and on the 6th of January following, it was referred P- 483 489\\nthird peti- to Messrs. Page, Wadsworth, and Wayne. With the prayer for\\naid to undertake the voyage to Baffin s Bay, this petition con-\\nnected another for an increase of the penalties imposed by the\\nact, entitled An act to promote the progress of useful arts.\\nOn the 1st of February, Mr. Page made a report from this com- id. p. 500.\\nmittee, which, on the 29th, was taken up, and agreed to, as fol- 524\\nlows\\nThat the said Churchman having pursued his inquiries into\\nhis theory of the variation of the magnetic needle, has found a\\nnumber of observations, made in different parts of the world,\\nwhich confirm his hypothesis; that, animated by this circum-\\nstance, and applauded for his ingenuity by several learned so-\\ncieties in Europe, which have looked up to him for the prosecu-\\ntion of his plan for establishing the truth of his theory, he has\\nbeen emboldened to ask again the aid of the general government\\nof the United States, to enable him to gratify the expectations\\nof the philosophical world, and to put his theory to an immediate\\nand the strictest scrutiny. The committee are free to declare it,\\nas their opinion, that Mr. Churchman s ingenuity, displayed in\\nproposing and supporting his theory, and his labours in prose-\\ncuting his examination thereof, entitle him to the applause of\\nthe enlightened world, and to the encouragement and support of\\nhis country. And it is the opinion of the committee that, as a\\nmore perfect knowledge of the laws of magnetism, and the va-\\nriation of the magnetic needle, is greatly to be desired, as it", "height": "4400", "width": "2610", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0723.jp2"}, "718": {"fulltext": "712 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IX. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Copy-rights\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Churchman s Theory\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Useful Arts. 1792.\\n2d congress, would furnish a ready means of adjusting and preventing dis-\\nputes respecting the boundaries of ancient surveys of land, and\\nof correcting many inaccuracies in geographical charts, and in\\nthe journals of the courses and distances run by vessels at sea,\\nevery possible encouragement ought to be given to all persons\\nwho, by their theories, confirmed by observations, contribute to-\\nwards the perfecting this desirable knowledge and that, as the\\nUnited States are peculiarly interested in whatever can adjust or\\nprevent disputes between their citizens, and can improve geo-\\ngraphy and navigation, the Congress of the United States may,\\nwith great propriety, patronise such a person as Mr. Churchman,\\nand grant him such aid as may be necessary to enable him to\\nprosecute his laudable inquiries to good effect but the commit-\\ntee submit it to the wisdom of the House, to say whether, in the\\npresent circumstances of the United States, such grant shall now\\nbe made. As to that part of the memorial which states that, in\\nthe act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies\\nof maps, charts, and books, to their authors and proprietors, the\\npenalty annexed to the offences of copying such maps and charts\\nwas too small, and by no means adequate to the offence, and\\npraying for an act to amend the same the committee are of opi-\\nnion that the prayer of the memorialist is reasonable, and that\\nthe copy-right of maps, charts, tables, and prints, ought to be se-\\ncured to their respective authors, or their assigns, by greater pe-\\nnalties than those declared in the act aforesaid.\\nIt was then ordered that Messrs. Page, Goodhue, and Gregg,\\nprepare and bring in a bill, or bills, pursuant to this report. Mr.\\n[H.B.170.] Page, accordingly, on the 7th of March, presented a bill to H. Journal,\\namend the act entitled An act for the encouragement of learn- P- 530\\ning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the\\nauthors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein\\n[H.B.171.] mentioned. Also, a bill to enable John Churchman to prosecute\\ncertain observations and discoveries relative to the northern mag-\\nnetic point.\\nBoth these bills were then read the first time, and, on the fol-\\nlowing day, were read the second time, and committed to a com-\\nNot acted mittee of the whole. But there was no subsequent action on\\non# either of these bills, during this Congress.\\nistcongresa. In connexion with the preceding subjects, mav be introduced 1700\\n2d Session. r 1\\nUgEFUL the legislation concerning useful arts. H. Journal,\\nAnTS On the 8th of February, 1790, a petition was presented to the p 154", "height": "4387", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0724.jp2"}, "719": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 713\\nCHAP. IX. Miscellaneous-Useful Arts. 1790.\\n^congress. House of Representatives, from Nathan Read of Salem, Massa-\\nchusetts, praying the aid of Congress, and an exclusive privilege\\nof Nathan for constructing sundry machines and engines, which he has in-\\nRE Joh and ventec f\u00c2\u00b0 r improving the art of distillation, for facilitating the\\nStevens, operation of mills and other water works, and for promoting the\\nclusiv C3 P ur P oses \u00c2\u00b0f navigation and land carriage. At the same time,\\nvileges. was presented the petition of John Stevens, jr., praying that an\\nexclusive privilege may be granted him, for an improvement on\\nthe steam engine, which he had invented, by a new mode of ge-\\nnerating steam. These petitions were referred to Messrs. Burke,\\nHuntington, and Cadwalader. On the 16th, Mr. Burke, from id. p. 154.\\n[H. B. 41.] this committee presented a bill, to promote the progress of 160,\\nuseful arts, which was then read the first time and, on the next\\nday, received the second reading, and was committed to a com-\\nmittee of the whole. The bill received the consideration of the\\ncommittee on the 4th and 5th of March, when several amend- id. p. 167,\\nments were reported, and agreed to by the House; after which 168,\\nthe bill was ordered to be engrossed for the third reading; and, on id. p. 169.\\nPassed by the 10th, the blanks having been supplied, the bill was read the 172\\nHouse. third time and passed#\\nIn the Senate, this bill was read the first time on the 11th of s. Journal,\\nMarch, and, on the 15th, the bill was again taken up, on the P- 1 120\\nquestion of the second reading, and committed to Messrs. Car-\\nAmended r oll Johnson, Few, Maclay, and Paterson. Mr. Carroll made a\\nand passed re p 0r t on the 29th, in pursuance of which the bill was amended, id. p. 124,\\nand was passed on the next day with twelve amendments. On 125#\\nthe 3d of April, the House of Representatives proceeded to con- H Journal,\\nsider these amendments, when the whole of them were concurred p- 187,188.\\nin, with the exception of the tenth amendment, which was disa-\\ngreed to; and on the 5th, the Senate receded from their tenth s. Journal,\\namendment. p 128,\\nThese amendments appear to have embraced the case of Fran-\\ncis Bailey, of which the following is a summary statement.\\nPetition of On the 29th of January, a petition was presented to the House h. Journal,\\nFrancis from Francis Bailey of Philadelphia, printer, praying for an ex- P* 149,\\nelusive privilege, in the use of an invention which he had disco-\\nvered, of forming types for printing devices to surround or make\\nparts of printed papers for any purpose, which cannot be coun-\\nterfeited. This petition, as stated in a preceding page, (708,) was\\nreferred to Messrs. Burke, Huntington, and Cadwalader. On\\nthe 3d of February, Mr. Burke reported as follows: id. p. 151,\\nThat Mr. Bailey hath communicated to the committee his\\nVol. L\u00e2\u0080\u0094 90", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0725.jp2"}, "720": {"fulltext": "714 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. IX. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Useful Arts. 1790-91.\\nist congress, invention or device to prevent the counterfeiting of public pa-\\npers, which the committee are of opinion will be of great im-\\nportance to the public, and therefore recommend that the said\\npetition be referred to the secretary of the treasury to report\\nthereon.\\nThe report was agreed to, and the petition was referred to the\\nsecretary of the treasury from whom a report was received on\\nthe 23d, which was taken up for consideration on the 26th, when h. Journal,\\nit was ordered that Messrs. Boudinot, Sedgwick, and White, pre- p. 162.164.\\npare a bill for securing to the said Francis Bailey an exclusive\\nprivilege to the use of his invention. On the same day, Mr.\\n[H. B. 44.] Boudinot, from this committee, presented a bill to vest in Fran-\\ncis Bailey, the exclusive privilege of making, using, and vending\\nto others, punches for stamping the matrices of types, and im-\\npressing marks on plates, or any other substance, to prevent coun-\\nterfeits, upon a principle by him invented, for a term of years,\\nwhich was then read the first time, and, on the two next sue- id. p. 165.\\nceeding days, was read the second and third time, and passed.\\nIn the Senate this bill was read the first and second time, on s. Journal,\\nthe 2d and 3d of March, and was committed to Messrs. Strong, P* 117\\nEllsworth, Hawkins, Few, and Henry. On the receipt, from id. p. 120.\\nthe House of Representatives, of the bill to promote the progress\\nAttached of useful arts, this bill concerning Mr. Bailey, was referred to\\nto bill to (he committee to whom had been given the charge of the gene-\\ntbe pro- ral bill and when Mr. Carroll reported this last-mentioned bill, id. p. 124.\\n!2b] \u00c2\u00b0r+ e \u00c2\u00b0^J ec \u00c2\u00b0f Bailey s application was engrossed as an amend-\\nment on the bill to promote the progress of useful arts.\\n3d session. At the next session of Congress, on the 9th of December, 1790, id. p. 333.\\nBill to a- the House of Representatives ordered, that Messrs. White, Se. 371\\nmen rif\u00c2\u00b0 r ne anc Baldwin, be a committee to prepare and bring in a bill,\\nor bills, to amend the act, entitled An act to promote the pro-\\ngress of useful arts. On the 7th of February following, Mr.\\n[H.B.121.] White, from this committee, presented a bill with the foregoing\\ntitle, which was then read, and, on the next day, received the se-\\ncond reading, and was committed to a committee of the whole.\\nA petition and remonstrance of John Fitch was presented on id. p. 374.\\nBill not ne 10tn complaining of the injurious operation of this depend-\\nactedon. ing bill. The bill was not again taken up during the session.\\nfdCongreM. A committee was again appointed by the House of Repre- id. p. 444.\\n1st Session. J\\nsentatives, at the commencement of the second Congress, on the", "height": "4393", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0726.jp2"}, "721": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 715\\nCHAP. IX. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Useful Arts. 1791-9*2.\\nis\\\\ C 4e n J r o SS 28 *k October, 1791, consisting of Messrs. Williamson, Sedg-\\nwick, and Hillhouse, charged with the preparation of a bill to\\nmend for- amend the act entitled An act to promote the progress of use-\\nmerbill. f u i ar ts. Mr. Williamson, on the first of March, 1792, pre-\\n[H.B.166.] sented, from this committee, a bill, to amend an act, entitled\\nAn act to promote the progress of useful arts; which was H. Journal,\\nthen read, and, on the 2d, was read the second time, and com- P* 525,\\nNot acted mitted to a committee of the whole. This bill was not further\\non acted on.\\n3d session. At the commencement of the second session of this Congress,\\nBill to a- on the 7th of November, 1 792, a petition was presented to the id. p. 614,\\nmer biU f r House of Representatives, from Joseph Barnes, attorney in fact 615\\nfor James Rumsey, praying a revision and amendment of the\\nact, entitled An act to promote the progress of useful arts;\\nwhich petition was, on the following day, referred to Messrs.\\nWilliamson, Sturges, and Lee. Mr. Williamson, on the 10th of id. p ese,\\n[H.B.204.] December, presented, from this committee, a bill, to amend an\\nact, entitled An act to promote the progress of useful arts f\\nwhich was then read the first and second time, and committed\\nto a committee of the whole house. This bill was considered id. p 685\\nin committee of the whole, on the 29th, 30th, and 31st of Janu- 687\\nary, 1793, when several amendments were reported. These 1793\\namendments were agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be en*\\ngrossed on the 1st of February, and, on the 4th, the blanks were H. Journal,\\nfilled up, and the bill was passed, with the title An act to pro- P- 688 68 9-\\nmote the progress of useful arts, and to repeal the act hereto-\\nfore made for that purpose.\\nThis bill was read the first and second time in the Senate, on s. journal,\\nthe 5th and 7th of February, when it was committed to Messrs. P- 480 481\\nFew, Bradley, and Johnston. On the 14th, Mr. Few reported id. p. 486,\\nthe bill with amendments, which were adopted, and the bill was 487,\\namended accordingly, and ordered to the third reading. And,\\nBUI passed. on the next day, the bill was passed, in its amended form, and re-\\nturned to the House for concurrence.\\nThe House of Representatives, on the same day, concurred h. Journal,\\nin the amendments. p. 704.\\nist congress. On the 13th of May, 1789, a petition was presented to the 1789.\\n1st Session.\\nHouse of Representatives from John Fitch, of the state of Penn- h. Journal,\\nJohx sylvania, stating that he is the original discoverer of the princi- P- 34\\nFitch. pi e f applying the power of steam to the purposes of naviga-\\ntion, and had obtained an exclusive right therein, for a term of", "height": "4400", "width": "2608", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0727.jp2"}, "722": {"fulltext": "716 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. DC. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Naturalization. 1789.\\n1st congress, years, in the states of Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New\\nJersey, and New York, and praying that his rights might be se-\\nFit* \u00c2\u00b0h f curec to m D y aw an d m sucn manner, upon the true princi-\\nples of priority of invention, as would preclude subsequent im-\\nprovers upon his principle from participating therein, until the\\nexpiration of the term of his exclusive grants.\\nThis petition was referred to Messrs. Huntington, Cadwalader,\\nand Contee, for their examination and opinion; but no distinct\\nreport appears to have been made on it.\\nOn the 22d of March, 1790, a petition of this same individual s. Journal,\\nw T as presented to the Senate, praying that a clause, providing for p 122,\\nthe trial by jury, might be inserted in the bill before Congress,\\n(l to promote the progress of useful arts, which petition was re- id. p. 123,\\nferred to the committee having the bill in charge, and a report 124\\nwas made by the committee, in the form of an amendment to\\nthe bill.\\nOther petitions were presented by Mr. Fitch, at different times; id, p. 173.\\nbut, as they were not made the subjects of legislative provisions, h. Journal,\\nit is not deemed expedient to be more specific concerning them. P* 254,\\n2d session. In his speech, at the opening of the second session of the first 1790.\\nNattjraij- Congress, the President of the United States, thus adverted to\\nzatios. t e eX p ec jiency of adopting some mode of naturalization:\\nu Various considerations, also, render it expedient that the terms h. Journal,\\non which foreigners may be admitted to the rights of citizens, P* 135,\\nshould be speedily ascertained by a uniform rule of naturaliza-\\ntion.\\nThe committee of the whole on the state of the Union, to whom\\nthe speech of the President was referred, having acquiesced, by\\ntheir resolution, in the above suggestion,, a committee was ap-\\npointed, on the 15th of January, 1790, consisting of Messrs. Id p 141\\nHartley, Tucker, and Moore, to prepare and bring in a bill or\\nbills for establishing a uniform rule of naturalization. Mr.\\n[H. B. 37.] Hartley, on the 25th, presented a bill establishing a uniform id. p 146.\\nrule of naturalization, which was then read, and, on the next\\nday, received the second reading, and was committed to a com-\\nmittee of the whole house. The bill was considered in commit-\\ntee on the 3d and 4lh of February, when the committee were id. p. 152.\\ndischarged from the further consideration of the bill, and it was\\nrecommitted to Messrs. Livermore, Sedgwick, Sherman, Law-\\nrance, Schureman, Hartley, Seney, Moore, Tucker, and Jack-\\nAmends son. On the 16th, Mr. Livermore, from this committee, re- id. p. 159.\\nlory bill, ported an amendatory bill to establish a uniform rule of natu-", "height": "4394", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0728.jp2"}, "723": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 717\\nChap. IX. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Naturalization\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Statue of Washington. 1790.\\n1st congress, ralization, and to enable aliens to hold lands under certain re-\\nad Session.\\nstrictions, which was then read, and, on the next day, received\\nthe second reading and was committed to a committee of the\\n[H. B. 40.] whole house. The bill was taken up, considered and discussed\\nin committee of the whole, during the 23d, 24th, and 26th of Feb- h. Journal,\\nruary, and, on the 3d of March, when several amendments were P* }\u00c2\u00ae2\\n164. 167.\\nreported, which were agreed to by the House, and the bill was\\nthen ordered to be engrossed for the third reading, and on the\\nBillpassed. succeeding day, the bill was read the third time and passed.\\nThe bill received the first reading in the Senate on the same g. Journal,\\nday, and the question of the second reading occupied the 8th p. 117. 119.\\nand 9th, when the bill was referred to Messrs. Henry, King,\\nStrong, Ellsworth, and Johnson. Mr. Henry made a report\\nfrom this committee on the 12th, and the Senate had the report\\nunder consideration and discussion on the 15th, 16th, 17th, and id. p. 120.\\nBill passed 18th, when the bill was ordered to the third reading, and, on the 122\\nby Senate. 19th, the bill was passed with an amendment, which was sent to\\nthe House of Representatives for concurrence.\\nAnd, on the 22d, the House concurred in the amendment. H. Journal,\\np. 178.\\n2d congress. On the 6th of December, 1791, the following motion was sub- 1791-92.\\nmitted to, and adopted by, the House of Representatives: H. Journal,\\nEquestrian a Resolved That Mr. Benson, Mr. Gerry, and Mr. Smith,\\nstatue of f South Carolina, be appointed a committee, on the part of this\\nWashing- House, jointly with such committee as shall be appointed on the\\nton part of the Senate, to consider and report to Congress the most\\neligible manner for carrying into effect the resolution of the\\nUnited States, in Congress assembled, of the 7th of August, one\\nthousand seven hundred and eighty-three, directing that an\\nequestrian statue of General Washington should be erected.\\nThis resolution was then sent to the Senate for concurrence, S. Journal,\\nwhere, after^being read, its consideration was postponed until P- 349,\\nthe morrow; but the subject was not resumed.\\nMemorial memorial was presented to the House of Representatives, H. Journal,\\nof Cerac- on the 31st of October, 1791, from Joseph Ceracchi, a Roman P* 444\\nsculptor, proposing to execute a monument to perpetuate Ame-\\nrican liberty. This petition was, on the 11th of April, 1792, id. p. 574.\\nreferred to Messrs. Gerry, Benson, Lee, Murray, and Tucker. 579,\\nMr. Gerry, from this committee, made a report, on the 17th; Id. p. 602.\\nand, on the 7th of May, Mr. Lee made the following report,\\nwhich was agreed to by the House.", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0729.jp2"}, "724": {"fulltext": "718 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. IX. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Abolition of Slavery. 1792.\\n2d confess. It appears to your committee, that M. Ceracchi is an artist\\n1st Session.\\nof great reputation in Europe, a gentleman of respectable charac-\\nter, and has been actuated by the most honourable motives in of-\\nfering to dedicate his genius and labours to the service of the\\nUnited States.\\nIt appears, however, to your committee, that, at the present\\ntime, it might not be expedient to go into the expenses which\\nthe monument voted by Congress, on the 7th day of August,\\none thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, would require,\\nespecially with the additional ornaments proposed by the ar-\\ntist.\\nist confess. The question of the abolition of slavery was introduced at 1790.\\nthe second session of the first Congress. On the 12th of Febru- h. Journal,\\nAbolition ary, 1790, a memorial from the Pennsylvania Society for pro- P- 157\\nF bt^ mo D g tne Abolition of Slavery, was presented to the House of\\nRepresentatives, praying that Congress might take such measures\\nin their wisdom, as the powers with which they are vested will\\nauthorize, for promoting the abolition of slavery, and discou-\\nraging every species of traffic in slaves.\\nMemorials On the preceding day, memorials of the people called Quakers,\\nofQuakers, at Q ir annua meetings, held at Philadelphia and New York,\\nin the year 17S9, were presented to the House and read, pray-\\ning the attention of Congress in adopting measures for the aboli-\\ntion of the slave trade; and, in particular, in restraining vessels\\nfrom being entered and cleared out for the purposes of that trade.\\nIt was now moved that the memorial of the meeting at Phi-\\nladelphia be referred to the consideration of a committee; and\\nthe question being taken, it was decided in the affirmative, by\\nthe following vote:\\nAyes Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Brown, Cadwala- h. Journal,\\nder, Clymer, Fitzsimons, Floyd, Foster, Gale, Gerry, Gilman, P- 158\\nGoodhue, Griffin, Grout, Hartley, Hathorn, Heister, Hunting-\\nton, Lawrance, Lee, Leonard, Livermore, Madison, jr., Moore,\\nMuhlenberg, Page, Parker, Partridge, Van Rensselaer, Schure-\\nman, Scott, Sedgwick, Seney, Sherman, Sinnickson, Smith, of\\nMaryland, Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Wadsworth, White,\\nWynkoop. 43.\\nNoes Messrs. Baldwin, Bland, Burke, Coles, Huger, Jack-\\nson, Mathews, Silvester, Smith, of South Carolina, Stone,\\nTucker.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 11.\\nThe memorial was then referred to Messrs. Foster, Hunting-", "height": "4400", "width": "2546", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0730.jp2"}, "725": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 719\\nChap.ES. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Abolition of Slavery. 1790.\\nist congress, ton, Gerry, Lawrance, Sinnickson, Hartley, and Parker. And\\n2d Session. r i\\nit was further ordered, that the memorial of the annual meet-\\nto special ing at New York, as well as that of the Pennsylvania Society for\\ncommittee. p romo ti n g the Abolition of Slavery, be referred to the same\\nReported, committee. Mr. Foster made a report from this committee on\\nCommitted e 5t March, which was, on the 8th, referred to a commit- H. Journal,\\nto commit- tee of the whole house. In committee of the whole, the report P- 168 1 1\\nwhole. L was considered and discussed during the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, id.p.176\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nand 22d, when several amendments were reported to the House. 179\\nOn the 23d, a motion was made to consider the amendments made\\nAmended, in committee of the whole to the report of the committee, and de-\\ncided in the affirmative: ayes, 26 j noes, 25. The report was then\\ntaken up for consideration. It was then moved that both the re- id. p. 180.\\nport of the original committee, and the report of the committee\\nof the whole, of amendments to the said report, be inserted in\\nthe Journal. And the question being taken on this motion, it\\nwas decided in the affirmative, by the following vote:\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2dyes Messrs. Boudinot, Brown, Cadwalader, Contee, Floyd,\\nFoster, .Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Griffin, Hartley, Hathorn,\\nHeister, Huntington, Lawrance, Lee, Leonard, Madison, jr.,\\nMuhlenberg, Parker, Partridge, Schureman, Scott, Sedgwick,\\nSherman, Silvester, Sinnickson, Vining, Wynkoop. 29.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Benson, Bland, Burke, Car-\\nroll, Coles, Gale, Grout, Jackson, Livermore, Mathews, Moore,\\nPage, Van Rensselaer, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Ca-\\nrolina, Stone, Sturges, Sumpter, Thatcher, Trumbull, Tucker^\\nWhite, Williamson. 25.\\nThe reports are as follow:\\nReport of the Special Committee.\\nReport of The committee to whom were referred sundry memorials frorca\\nspecial t h e people called Quakers; and, also, a memorial from the\\ncommittee.\\nPennsylvania Society for promoting the Abolition of Slave-\\nry, submit the following report:\\nThat, from the nature of the matters contained in these me-\\nmorials, they were induced to examine the powers vested in\\nCongress, under the present Constitution, relating to the aboli-\\ntion of slavery, and are clearly of opinion,\\nFirst. That the general government is expressly restrained\\nfrom prohibiting the importation of such persons as any of the\\nstates, now existing, shall think proper to admit, until the year\\none thousand eight hundred and eight.\\nSecondly. That Congress, by a fair construction of the Con-", "height": "4417", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0731.jp2"}, "726": {"fulltext": "720 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nCHAP. EX. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Abolition of Slavery. 1790.\\n1st congress, stitution, are equally restrained from interfering in the emanci-\\npation of slaves, who already are, or who may, within the pe-\\nReport of r j 0( j mentioned, be imported into, or born within any of the said\\ncommittee, states.\\nThirdly. That Congress have no authority to interfere in\\nthe internal regulations of particular states, relative to the in-\\nstruction of slaves in the principles of morality and religion; to\\ntheir comfortable clothing, accommodations, and subsistence; to\\nthe regulation of their marriages, and the prevention of the vio-\\nlation of the rights thereof, or to the separation of children from\\ntheir parents; to a comfortable provision in cases of sickness,\\nage, or infirmity; or to the seizure, transportation, or sale of\\nfree negroes; but have the fullest confidence in the wisdom and\\nhumanity of the legislatures of the several states, that they will\\nrevise their laws from time to time, when necessary, and pro-\\nmote the objects mentioned in the memorials, and every other\\nmeasure that may tend to the happiness of slaves.\\nFourthly. That, nevertheless, Congress have authority, if they\\nshall think it necessary, to lay, at any time, a tax or duty, not\\nexceeding ten dollars for each person, of any description, the im-\\nportation of whom shall be, by any of the states, admitted as\\naforesaid.\\nFifthly. That Congress have authority to interdict, or (so far h. Journal,\\nas it is or may be carried on by citizens of the United States, for P- 181,\\nsupplying foreigners) to regulate the African trade, and to make\\nprovision for the humane treatment of slaves, in all cases, while\\non their passage to the United States, or to foreign ports, as far\\nas it respects the citizens of the United States.\\nSixthly. That Congress have also authority to prohibit fo-\\nreigners from fitting out vessels, in any port of the United States,\\nfor transporting persons from Africa to any foreign port.\\nSeventhly. That the memorialists be informed, that in all cases\\nto which the authority of Congress extends, they will exercise it\\nfor the humane objects of the memorialists, so far as they can be\\npromoted on the principles of justice, humanity, and good po-\\nlicy.\\nReport of the Committee of tJie whole House.\\nReport of The committee of trie whole house, to whom was committed the\\nthe com- report of the committee on the memorials of the people\\nthe whole called Quakers, and of the Pennsylvania Society for pro-\\nHouse, moting the Abolition of Slavery, report the following amend-\\nments\\nStrike out the first clause, together with the recital thereto.", "height": "4303", "width": "2587", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0732.jp2"}, "727": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 731\\nCHAP. IX. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Abolition of Slavery\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Benjamin Franklin. 1790.\\n2?\u00c2\u00a3\u00c2\u00b0\u00e2\u0084\u00a2fdn M anc m eu hereof, insert: That the migration or importation\\nof such persons as any of the states, now existing, shall think pro-\\nthe com- P er admit, cannot be prohibited by Congress, prior to the year\\nmittee of one thousand eight hundred and eight/\\nhouse. Strike out the second and third clauses, and, in lieu there-\\nof, insert That Congress have no authority to interfere in\\nthe emancipation of slaves, or in the treatment of them within\\nany of the states it remaining with the several states alone to\\nprovide any regulations therein, which humanity and true policy\\nmay require.\\nStrike out the fourth and fifth clauses, and, in lieu thereof,\\ninsert That Congress have authority to restrain the citizens of\\nthe United States from carrying on the African trade, for the\\npurpose of supplying foreigners with slaves, and of providing, by\\nproper regulations, for the humane treatment, during their pas-\\nsage, of slaves imported by the said citizens into the states admit-\\nting such importation.\\nStrike out the seventh clause.\\nIt was then ordered that the report of the committee of the\\nwhole house do lie on the table. There was no subsequent le-\\ngislation on the subject.\\nBenjamix On the death of Benjamin Franklin, the House of Representa- h. Journal,\\nFnAsiujir. jj ves evmce( j their sense of his worth, as appears by the Journal P- 198,\\nof the proceedings of the 22d of April, 1790, in which occurs the\\nfollowing paragraph\\nMourning The House being informed of the decease of Benjamin Frank-\\ntion^of^s n a c ^i zen whose native genius was not more an ornament to\\nmemory, human nature, than his various exertions of it have been precious\\nto science, to freedom, and to hi3 country, do resolve, as a mark\\nof the veneration due to his memory, that the members wear the\\ncustomary badge of mourning for one month.\\n3d session. At the next session, on the 10th of December, 1790, a letter was s. Journal,\\nCopies of ^id before the Senate, and by them transmitted to the House of P* 22\\neulogiums Representatives, from Monsieur Beniere, President of the Com- h. journal,\\nin Paris. monalty of Paris, addressed to the President and members of Con- p.334.337.\\ngress of the United States, with twenty-six copies of a civic eulo-\\ngy on Benjamin Franklin, pronounced the 21st day of July, 1790,\\nin the name of the Commonalty of Paris, by Monsieur L Abbe\\nFauchet and, on the 1 5th, the House of Representatives agreed\\nto the following resolution\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 91", "height": "4400", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0733.jp2"}, "728": {"fulltext": "722 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IX. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Dauphin of France\u00e2\u0080\u0094 French Constitution. 1790.\\n1st congress. This House, being highly sensible of the polite attention of\\n3d Session. J\\nthe Commons of Pans, in directing copies of a eulogium, lately-\\npronounced before them, as a tribute to the illustrious memory\\nof Benjamin Franklin, a citizen of the United States, to be trans-\\nmitted to Congress\\nResolu- Resolved That the speaker do, accordingly, communicate\\ntion of tn e sense of the House thereon to the President of the Com-\\nHouse.\\nmons of Pans.\\n1st congress. The information of the death of the Dauphin of France was 1789.\\n1st Session\\ncommunicated to the two houses of Congress in the following h. Journal,\\nDauphin message from the President of the United States, transmitted on P- 129\\norFBA*cE. the 29th of September, 1789:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nUnited States, September 29, 1789.\\nGentlemen of the House of Representatives, [Senate\\nMessage His Most Christian Majesty, by a letter dated the 7th of\\nfromPresi- June last, addressed to the President and members of the gene-\\nral Congress of the United States of North America, announces\\nthe much-lamented death of his son, the Dauphin. The gene-\\nrous conduct of the French monarch and nation towards this\\ncountry, renders every event that may affect his or their pros-\\nperity interesting to us; and I shall take care to assure him of\\nthe sensibility with which the United States participate in the\\naffliction which a loss, so much to be regretted, must have occa-\\nsioned both to him and to them.\\nGeorge Washington.\\nThis message was ordered to lie on the table, and Congress\\nadjourned on the same day.\\nm congress. On the 5th of March, 1792, the following message was trans- 1792.\\nlet Session.\\nmitted by the President of the United States to the two houses S. Journal,\\nFreitch p. 404.\\nCmtmr- of Congress:- n.j^^\\nT y United States, March the 5th, 1792. p. 527.\\nMessage of\\nPresident, Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Repre-\\nendosing sen t a tives:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nletter of\\nKing of Knowing the friendly interest you take in whatever may\\nFrance, an- p romo t e the happiness and prosperity of the French nation, it\\nhis accept- is with pleasure that I lay before you the translation of a letter\\nCoMtitu* C wnicn have recei ved from His Most Christian Majesty, an-\\ntion.", "height": "4400", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0734.jp2"}, "729": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 733\\nChap. IX. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 French Constitution. 1792.\\n2d congress, nouncing to the United States of America his acceptance of the\\n1st Session. _.\\nConstitution presented to him by his nation.\\nG. Washington.\\nTranslation of a Letter from the King of France, of Sep-\\ntember \\\\9th, 1791.\\nVery dear great Friends and Allies:\\nWe make it our duty to inform you that we have accept-\\ned the Constitution which has been presented to us in the name\\nof the nation, and according to which France will be henceforth\\ngoverned.\\nWe do not doubt that you take an interest in an event so\\nimportant to our kingdom and to us; and it is with real pleasure\\nwe take this occasion to renew to you assurances of the sincere\\nfriendship we bear you: whereupon, we pray God to have you,\\nvery dear great friends and allies, in his just and holy keeping.\\nYour good friend and ally,\\nLouis.\\nWritten at Paris, the 19th of Sept., 1791.\\nMoktmoriit.\\nThe United States of North America: 3\\nResolution n tne 10t arcn was moved that the House come\\nproposed, to the following resolution:\\nResolved That this House hath received, with sentiments h. Journal\\nof high satisfaction, the notification of the King of the French, p. 532.\\nof his acceptance of the Constitution presented to him in the\\nname of the nation: and that the President of the United States\\nbe requested, in his answer to the said notification, to express\\nthe sincere participation of the House in the interests of the\\nFrench nation, on this great and important event, and their wish,\\nthat the wisdom and magnanimity displayed in the formation and\\nacceptance of the Constitution, may be rewarded by the most\\nperfect attainment of its object, the permanent happiness of so\\ngreat a people.\\nMotion to A motion was then made to commit this motion; and the Id# p 533.\\ncommit ne- question being taken, it was decided in the negative, by the fol-\\nv lowing vote:\\nAyes\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Messrs. Ames, B. Bourne, Goodhue, Gordon, Hillhouse,\\nLawrance, Learned, Livermore, Niles, Sedgwick, Jere. Smith,\\nWm. Smith I. Smith, Sturges, Wadsworth, Ward, Wayne. 17.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson, Clarke,\\nFindley, Fitzsimons, Giles, Gilman, Gregg, Hartley, Heister,", "height": "4400", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0735.jp2"}, "730": {"fulltext": "724 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. IX. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 French Constitution. 1792.\\n2d congress. Jacobs, Key, Kitchell, Kittera, Lee, Macon, Madison, Mercer,\\n1st Session.\\nMurray, Page, Schoonmaker, Seney, Steele, Sterrett, Sumpter,\\nThatcher, Tredwell, Tucker, Venable, Vining, White, William-\\nson, Willis. 35.\\nResolution The resolution was then discussed, and a division being de-\\ndmded. m anded, the question was first taken on agreeing to the first part\\nof the motion, in the words following:\\nResolved That this House has received, with sentiments of\\nhigh satisfaction, the notification of the King of the French, of\\nhis acceptance of the Constitution presented to him in the name\\nof the nation; and, that the President of the United States be re-\\nquested, in his answer to the said notification, to express the sin-\\ncere participation of the House in the interests of the French na-\\ntion, on this great and important event\\nFirst part And this motion was determined in the affirmative, by the fol-\\nagreedto. owing vote: __\\nJiyes Messrs. Ames, Ashe, Baldwin, B. Bourne, Clarke,\\nFindley, Fitzsimons, Giles, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Gregg,\\nHartley, Heister, Hillhouse, Jacobs, Key, Kitchell, Kittera, Law-\\nrance, Learned, Lee, Livermore, Macon, Madison, Mercer,\\nMurray, Niles, Page, Schoonmaker, Sedgwick, Seney, Jere.\\nSmith, I. Smith, Wm. Smith, Steele, Sterrett, Sturges, Sump-\\nter, Thatcher, Tredwell, Tucker, Venable, Vining, Wadsworth,\\nWard, Wayne, White, Williamson, Willis. 50.\\nNoes Messrs. Barnwell, Benson. 2.\\nThe second part of the motion was then taken up for consider-\\nation, as follows:\\nAnd their wish that the wisdom and magnanimity displayed\\nin the formation and acceptance of the Constitution, may be re-\\nwarded by the most perfect attainment of its object, the perma-\\nnent happiness of so great a people.\\nSecond ne q uest on being taken on agreeing to this part of the reso- h. Journal,\\npart a- lution, it was decided in the affirmative, by the following vote: P* 584\\ngreed to. ,#y e s\u00e2\u0080\u0094 -Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, B. Bourne, Clarke, Findley,\\nFitzsimons, Giles, Gilman, Gregg, Hartley, Heister, Key, Kitch-\\nell, Kittera, Lee, Macon, Madison, Mercer, Murray, Niles,\\nPage, Schoonmaker, Seney, Steele, Sterrett, Sturges, Sumpter,\\nThatcher, Tredwell, Tucker, Venable, Vining, Wayne, White,\\nWillis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 35.\\nNoes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Goodhue, Gordon,\\nHillhouse, Jacobs, Lawrance, Learned, Livermore, Sedgwick,\\nJere. Smith, I. Smith, Wm. Smith, Wadsworth, Ward.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 16.", "height": "4400", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0736.jp2"}, "731": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 725\\nChap. IX. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 French Constitution. 1792.\\n2d congress. It was then ordered, that Messrs. Tucker, Madison, Mercer,\\n1st Session. 7 7\\nVining, and Page, be appointed a committee to wait on the Pre-\\nsident of the United States with the resolution. And, on the\\n13th, Mr. Tucker, from this committee, made report that the\\ncommittee had discharged the duty assigned to them.\\nThe subject was taken up in the Senate, on the 12th of March,\\nwhen the following resolution was submitted for considera-\\ntion:\\nResolution Resolved That the President of the United States of Ame- H. Journal,\\nSenate. r,ca e re( l ueste d to make known to the King of the French, the p\\nsatisfaction with which the Senate of the United States have re-\\nceived the official communication of his acceptance of a constitu-\\ntion, which, it is their earnest wish, may establish, on a solid basis,\\nthe freedom and prosperity of the French nation, and the hap-\\npiness and glory of the monarch presiding over it.\\nThe consideration of this resolution was postponed till the next\\nday, when it was moved to postpone the above motion, in order\\nto take up the following:\\nMotion to Resolved That the President of the United States be in- s. Journal,\\npostpone formed that the Senate have received with satisfaction the official P* 408\\nintelligence that the King of the French has accepted the Consti-\\ntution presented to him by the National Assembly, and are\\nhighly gratified by every event that promotes the freedom and\\nprosperity of the French nation, and the happiness and glory of\\ntheir king.\\nThe question being taken on the motion to postpone, it was\\ndetermined in the negative, by the following vote:\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2dyes Messrs. Bassett, Cabot, Ellsworth, King, Strong, Win-\\ngate. 6.\\nNays Messrs. Bradley, Burr, Butler, Carroll, Dickinson,\\nFew, Foster, Gunn, Hawkins, Henry, Johnston, Izard, Lang-\\ndon, Lee, Monroe, Morris, Read, Robinson, Rutherford, Stan-\\nton, Sherman. 21.\\nResolution The original was then amended and agreed to in the follow- id. p. 409.\\namended j form:\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nand adopt-\\ned. Resolved That the President be requested to make known\\nto the King of the French, that the Senate of the United States\\nhave received, with the highest satisfaction, the official commu-\\nnication of his acceptance of a constitution, which, it is their\\nearnest wish, may establish, on a solid basis, the freedom and\\nprosperity of the French nation, and the happiness and glory of\\nthe monarch presiding over it.", "height": "4440", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0737.jp2"}, "732": {"fulltext": "726 HISTORY OF CONGRESS.\\nChjlp. IX. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Brown Cutting. 1792.\\n2d congress. On the 14th, it was ordered that the above resolution be signed s. Journal,\\nby the Vice-President, and laid before the President of the p 410,\\nOrdered to _,\\nbe laid be- United States by the secretary.\\nfore the\\nPresident Qn the Qfh Qf February 1792 lhe following message was H. Journal,\\ntransmitted to the two houses of Congress by the President of P* 503\\nthe United States:\\nUnited States, February the 8th, 1792.\\nGentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Representa-\\ntives:\\nMessage of An article of expense having occurred in the department of\\nPresident, foreign affairs, for which no provision has been made by law, I\\nlay before you a letter from the secretary of state, explaining the\\nsame, in order that you may do thereon what you shall find to\\nbe right.\\nG. Washington.\\nJohx The message and letter were read, and referred to Messrs. Fitz-\\nBaowx simons, Lawrance, and Goodhue. On the 22d, Mr. Fitzsimons, id p sir,\\nfrom this committee, made a report on the subject of the ac-\\ncount of John B. Cutting, transmitted by the secretary of state;\\nand this report was taken up for consideration on the 4th of May, i j. p 597.\\nwhen the following resolution was adopted by the House:\\nResolved That in consideration of certain expenditures on\\nbehalf of the United States, made by John Brown Cutting, in\\nthe year one thousand seven hundred and ninety, there be ad-\\nvanced and paid to the said John Brown Cutting the sum of two\\nthousand dollars, out of any money not otherwise appropriated;\\nand that the secretary of state be authorized to inquire into the\\nentire claim of the said John Brown Cutting against the United\\nStates; and, upon receipt of the proofs and exhibits in support\\nthereof, to ascertain what sum shall thereupon appear to be due\\nto or from him, in account with the United States, including\\nthe advance hereby directed, and to report the same to the next\\nsession of Congress.\\nIt was then ordered, that Messrs. Fitzsimons, Lawrance, and Idi p 601#\\nGoodhue, prepare and bring in a bill pursuant to the above reso-\\nlution. On the same day, Mr. Fitzsimons, from this committee,\\npresented a bill concerning the claim of John Brown Cutting\\nagainst the United States, which was then read the first and se-\\ncond time, and committed to a committee of the whole house.\\nThe bill was amended in committee of the whole on the 7th;\\nand, having been reported without amendment, was ordered to", "height": "4394", "width": "2607", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0738.jp2"}, "733": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 727\\nChap. IX. Miscellaneous\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Brown Cutting. 1792.\\n2d congress, be engrossed and read the third time. The bill was then read\\n1st Session. *f\\nthe third time, and, on the question of its passage, the vote ap-\\npears to have been as follows: H. Journal,\\nJiyes Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, Boudinot, B. Bourne, p\\nClarke, Fitzsimons, Gordon, Griffin, Heister, Huger, Lawrance,\\nLearned, Lee, Livermore, Madison, Muhlenberg, Murray, Page,\\nWm. Smith, Steele, Sterrett, Tucker. 23.\\nNoes Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, S. Bourne, Brown, Giles,\\nGoodhue, Key, Kitchell, Macon, Moore, Schoonmaker, Jere.\\nSmith, I. Smith, Sturges, Sumpter, Silvester, Thatcher, Tred-\\nwell, Venable, Ward, White, Williamson. 22.\\nBillpassed. The bill was therefore passed, and sent to the Senate for con- S. Journal,\\ncurrence. And, on the 7th and 8th, this bill passed through its P* 440 442\\nvarious readings in the Senate,", "height": "4379", "width": "2643", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0739.jp2"}, "734": {"fulltext": "XE.HBERS OF THE FIRST CONGRESS.\\nSENATE.\\nCaleb Strong-, 7\\nTristram Dalton, 5\\nJohn Lang-don,\\nPaine Wingate, 3 i\\nWm. S. Johnson,\\nOhVer Ellsworth,\\nMassachusetts.\\niw Hampshire.\\nCOXXXCTICrT.\\nI*\\nPhilip Schuvler,\\nt, r t\u00e2\u0080\u0094 r -Sew Iorr.\\nRufus King-,\\nJonathan Elmer,\\nWm, Paterson,\\n3d session,\\nPhilemon Dickinson, J\\nWin. Maclav,\\nRobert Mon-is, 5 PEKyST1TjUTIA\\nV\\new Jerset.\\nCharles Carroll, 5\\nJohn Henry,\\nMarxea?jd.\\nRichard Henry Lee,\\nWm. Grayson.\\nAfter 31st March,\\n1790\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Walker,\\n3d session-James Monroe.\\nf\\nSamuel Johnston, ClB01I3rAi\\nBenjamm Hawkins, 3\\nPierce Butler, c \u00e2\u0080\u009e,___.\\nRalph Izard, J orTfi Ca*ou*a.\\nWilliam Few,\\nJames Gunn, 3\\nGeorgia.\\nAt the 3d session appeared\\nJoseph Stanton, Rfl0DE r^^\\nTheodore Foster, 3\\nREPRESENTATIVES.\\nAbiel Foster,\\nNicholas Gilman,\\nSamuel Livermore, _\\nGeorge Thatcher,\\nFisher Ames,\\nGeorge Leonard,\\nElbridge Gerry,\\nBenjamin Goodhue,\\nJonathan Grout,\\nGeorge Partridge,\\nTheodore Sedgwick. J\\nBenjamin Huntington,\\nRoger Sherman,\\nJonathan Sturg*es,\\nJonathan TrumbulL\\nJeremiah Wadsworth, j\\nEgbert Benson,\\nWilliam Floyd,\\nJohn Hathorn,\\nJeremiah Van Rensselaer,\\nJohn Lawiance,\\nPeter Silvester,\\nElias Boudinot,\\nLambert Cadwalader,\\nJames Scbureman,\\nThomas Sinnickson,\\nGeorge Clymer,\\nThomas Fitzsimons,\\nThomas Hartley,\\nDaniel Heister,\\nF. A. Muhlenberg,\\nPeter Muhlenberg,\\nThomas Scott,\\nHenry Wynkoop, j\\nNew Hampshire.\\n^MASSACHUSETTS.\\n^Co -ECTICCT.\\nN. Yc\\nNew Jeiiset.\\n^Pe stlva2cia.\\nMartlajd.\\n-Virginia.\\nJohn Vining Delaware,\\nDaniel Carroll,\\nBenjamin Contee,\\nGeorge Gale,\\nJoshua Seney,\\nWilliam Smith,\\nMichael Jenifer Stone, a\\nTheodoric Bland,\\nJohn Brown,\\nIsaac Coles,\\nSamuel Griffin,\\nRichard Bland Lee,\\nJames Madison, jr.\\nAndrew Moore,\\nJohn Page,\\nAlexander White,\\nJosiah Parker,\\nEdanus Burke,\\nDaniel Huger,\\nWilliam Smith,\\nThomas Sumpter,\\nThomas Tudor Tucker,\\nAbraham Baldwin,\\nJames Jackson, V Georgia.\\nGeorge Mathews, j\\nAt the third session of the first Congress, the\\nfollowing additional members attended\\nBenjamin Bourne Rhode Islasd.\\nJohn Baptiste Ashe,\\nTimothy Bloodworth,\\nJohn Sevier, ^N. CAROLiyA.\\nJohn Steele,\\nHugh Williamson, J\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00baS. Caroeixa.", "height": "4395", "width": "2553", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0740.jp2"}, "735": {"fulltext": "UEJ1BJERS OF THE SE 0^1 i !ONGRESS,\\nSENATE.\\nJohn Langdon, N Hampshthe\\nPaine Wingate, 5 N W Hampshihe\\nMoses Robinson, v _ MO _\\nStephen R. Bradley, 5 VEllM0NT\\nGeorge CabS, Massachusetts.\\nJohn Rutherford, 7\\nPhilemon Dickinson, 5 JERSET\\nRobert Morris,\\nAlbert Gallatin, C Pennsye.\\nfrom Feb. 28, 1793. 5 3\\nGeorge Read,\\nRichard Bassett,l DEXAwAIlE\\nJohn Henry,\\nCharles Carroll.\\n2c? session\\nRichard Potts, J\\nJames Monroe,\\nRichard Henry Lee.\\n2d session\\nJohn Taylor,\\nSamuel Johnston,\\nBenjamin Hawkins,\\nMaryland.\\nVirginia.\\nN. Carolina,\\nPierce Butler, c\\nRalph Izard, South Carolina.\\nWilliam Few,? Ge\\nJames Gunn, 5\\n2/7 \u00e2\u0084\u00a2Vm 5 John Browne,\\nZd session John Edwards jK*.\\nREPRESENTATIVES.\\nNicholas Gilman,\\nSamuel Livermor\\nJeremiah Smith\\nHampshire.\\nre, \u00c2\u00a3N.\\n^Massachusetts\\nGeorge Thatcher,\\nFisher Ames,\\nGeorge Leonard,\\nElbridge Gerry,\\nBenjamin Goodhue,\\nTheodore Sedgwick,\\nShearjashub Bourne,\\nArtemus Ward,\\nBenjamin Bourne Rhode Island.\\nJonathan Trumbull,\\nJeremiah Wadsworth,\\nJonathan Sturges, ^Connecticut.\\nJames Hillhouse,\\nAmasa Learned,\\nEgbert Benson,\\nJohn Lawrance,\\nPeter Silvester,\\nJames Gordon,\\nCornelius C. Schoonmaker.\\nThomas Tredwell,\\nElias Boudinot,\\nAbram Clarke,\\nJonathan Dayton,\\nAaron Kitchell, J\\nVol. I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 92\\n-N. York.\\nNew jERsEr,\\nThomas Fitzsimons,\\nDaniel Heister,\\nThomas Hartley,\\nFrederick A. Muhlenberg,\\nWilliam Findley,\\nAndrew Gregg,\\nIsrael Jacobs,\\nJohn W. Kittera,\\nJohn Vining Delaware,\\nPhilip Key,\\nSamuel Sterrett,\\nUpton Sheridan,\\nWilliam Vans Murray,\\nJoshua Seney.\\n2c? session\\nWilliam Hindman.\\nWilliam Pinckney,\\n2c? session\\nJohn F. Mercer.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00baPenn a,\\n)-Mariland\\nJohn Browne,\\nSamuel Griffin,\\nWilliam B. Giles,\\nRichard Bland Lee,\\nJames Madison,\\nAndrew Moore,\\nJosiah Parker,\\nJohn Page,\\nAlexander White,\\nAbraham Venable,\\n^Virginia.", "height": "4397", "width": "2533", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0741.jp2"}, "736": {"fulltext": "730\\nMEMBERS OF THE SECOND CONGRESS.\\nJohn Baptiste Ashe,\\nJohn Steele,\\nHugh Williamson,\\nWilliam B. Grove,\\nNathaniel Macon, j\\nDaniel Huger,\\nWilliam Smith,\\nThomas Sumpter,\\nThomas Tudor Tucker,\\nRobert Barnwell*\\n\u00c2\u00bbN. Carolina.\\n-S.Caroiisa.\\nAbraham Baldwin,\\nFrancis Willis,\\nAnthony Wayne, ^Georgia.\\nafterwards John\\nMilledge,\\n2c? session\\nChristopher Greenup, C Rejjtuckt.\\nAlexander Onv j", "height": "4388", "width": "2563", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0742.jp2"}, "737": {"fulltext": "INDEX.\\nActs, records, and seal, Bill to provide for\\nsafe keeping of, Page 45\\nAccounts between United States and indi-\\nvidual states, 446 453\\nMeasures to expedite settlement of, 448\\nBill to extend time for, 453\u00e2\u0080\u0094455\\nAddresses presented to President of United\\nStates, 33. 35. 69, 70. 102, 103. 119.\\n121. 138. 140\\nAdjournment, Resolutions concerning,\\nProceedings relating to,\\nAppropriations for service of 1789,\\nDitto, 1790,\\nDitto, 1791,\\nDitto, 1792,\\nDitto, 1793, 686-\\nArrearages due to soldiers, proceedings re-\\nlating thereto, 449, 450\\nArts, useful, 712\u00e2\u0080\u0094716\\nAttorney General, Report of, and proceed-\\nings, 245\\nBill concerning, 246\\n50\\n51\\n680\\n681\\n681, 682\\n682\u00e2\u0080\u0094686\\n686\u00e2\u0080\u0094706\\nBank,\\nUnited States, Bill to incorpo-\\nrate, 669\u00e2\u0080\u0094672\\nBill to reimburse loan to, 673-r676\\nSupplementary, 672, 673\\nBankruptcy, Uniform System of, 612\\nBalances due to United States, to provide\\nfor, 673\\nBailey, Francis, Petition of, 713\\nBarclay, Thomas, Relief of, 558\\nBarclay and Winey, do. 559\\nBarclay, Ralston, Assignee of, 560\\nBarney, Joshua, Bill for relief of, 529, 530\\nBell, Jacob, Petition of, 388\\nBland, Theodore, Death of, 77\\nBostwick, Elijah, Relief of, 577\\nBoulton s, Matthew, Proposals to supply\\ncopper coinage, 467\\nBrigadier General, Message concerning, 501\\nCaldwell, Adam, Relief of, 612\\nCampbell, Relief of, 565, 566\\nCensus, Bill to provide for taking, 191, 192\\nReturns of, 193\\nReturns of, from South Carolina, 218\\nCeracchi, Memorial of, 717\\nChaplains, Resolution to appoint, 21. 65. 107.\\n113. 133\\nRight Rev. S. Provoost, elected. 29\\nRev. Wm. Linn, do., 40. 65\\nRight Rev. Bishop White, 107. 113. 133\\nRev. Mr. Blair, 107. 113\\nRev. Ashbel Green, do. 133\\nCharleston, Memorial of merchants of, 678, 679\\nChurchman, Petition of John, magnetic\\nneedle, 709\u00e2\u0080\u0094712\\nCirculars, to absent members, 11\\nClaims barred by acts of limitation, 655\\nNot barred by, do. 655\u00e2\u0080\u0094657\\nClerk of House of Representatives, John\\nBeckley appointed, 11\\nCoins, Foreign, Resolution concerning, 471\\nBill regulating, 472\\nCollection Bills, 298. 319\\nTo suspend provisions of, 328, 329. 332\\nTo amend, 329,330\\nTo regulate, 319.327.341\\nCommissioners for settling accounts be-\\ntween the United States\\nand individual states, 447\\nBill to increase salaries of, 447\\nTo treat with Indians, re-\\nimbursement of, 523\\nOf loans, provision for, 366 368\\nCommittee, to prepare rules for House of\\nRepresentatives, 11\\nReported, 14\\nTo prepare rules for cases of\\nconference, 14\\nReport of ditto, 21\\nTo receive President of United\\nStates on landing from New\\nJersey, 25\\nTo congratulate Vice-Presi-\\ndent on his arrival, 25\\nTo conduct Vice-President to\\nSenate chamber, 25\\nReport of committee to re-\\nceive President, 27\\nTo report what style or titles\\nshould be given to the Pre-\\nsident and Vice-President,\\n27.227.230", "height": "4417", "width": "2609", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0743.jp2"}, "738": {"fulltext": "732\\nINDEX.\\nCommittee, to consider time and manner of\\nadministering oath to President, 27\\nReport of; 27\\nTo prepare answer to speech of Presi-\\ndent, 33. 68. 103. 120. 140\\nTo present address to President of the\\nUnited States, 36. 69. 101. 119. 138\\n(Joint.) To report a mode of commu-\\nnication between the two\\nhouses, 39,40\\nReport, 39,40\\nOn keeping and distributing-\\nJournals, 40\\nReport, 40,41\\n(Joint.) A mode of receiving messages\\nfrom the President, 40\\nReport, 40\\nTo report as to supplying\\nmembers with newspa-\\npers, and to receive pro-\\nposals for printing, 42. 76\\nReport, 42.77\\n(Joint.) On enrolment of bills, 43\\n(Joint.) To make arrangements for re-\\nception of President, 24. 27\\nReport, 28\\n(Joint.) On enrolled bills, 45\\nOn mode of communicating\\nacts to states, 45\\nOn elections, 45. 76. 126\\nReport of do. on petition of\\nRamsay, 45 48\\nReport of do. on New Jersey\\npetitions, 48 50\\n(Joint.) To report what business shall\\nbe acted on,\\n50. 72. 74. 124. 131\\nTo inform President of intend-\\ned adjournment, 50. 110. 145\\nTo view rooms in city hall, 53\\nReport, 53\\nTo inform President of meet-\\ning of Congress, 65. 98. 113. 133\\nOn subject of rules, 75\\nReport, 76\\nTo prepare catalogue of books\\nfor Congress, 77\\nTo revise laws of United\\nStates, 108\\nIn elections, report of, in case\\nof Jackson against Wayne, 126\\nOn resignation of Pinckney, 130\\nTo consider amendments to\\nthe Constitution, 152\\nTo arrange articles of amend-\\nment, 159\\nTo provide for taking census,\\n191\u00e2\u0080\u0094193\\nOn the commencement of\\nterms of service, 221\\nReport, 221,222\\nConcerning time of choosing\\nelectors, 224\\nCommittees, Appointment of, 125\\nCommunication, Mode of, between two\\nhouses, adopted, 38\u00e2\u0080\u009440\\nCompensation to President, Vice-President,\\nsenators, and representatives,\\n230\u00e2\u0080\u0094239\\nConstitution, Resolution to prefix a copy of,\\nto the acts of the session, 43\\nRatification of, by 11 states, 146\\nBy North Caro-\\nlina, 146\\nBy Rhode Island, 146\\nAmendment to, proposed by\\nRhode Island, 146. 149\\nBy Virginia, 149\u00e2\u0080\u0094151\\nBy New York, 151, 152\\nMotions to amend, 157\u00e2\u0080\u0094161. 190\\nArticles of amendment to be\\nsubmitted to the\\nstates, 160. 171\u00e2\u0080\u0094173\\nMotions to amend articles,\\n160\u00e2\u0080\u0094164\\nAnd to add new ones, 164 169\\nAmendments to, ratified 169, 170\\nBy Maryland, 174, 175\\nBy New Hampshire, 175, 176\\nBy South Carolina, 176, 177\\nBy Delaware, 177,178\\nBy Pennsylvania, 178, 179\\nBy New York, 179\u00e2\u0080\u0094181\\nBy North Carolina, 181,182\\nBy Rhode Island, 182,183\\nBy New Jersey, 183, 184\\nBy Virginia, 185, 186\\nBy Vermont, 186\\nBy Pennsylvania, of 1st arti-\\ncle, 184\\nBy Virginia, of do. 185\\nAmendments proposed, con-\\ncerning the ju-\\ndiciary, 187. 189\\nReport on do., 190\\nCopy-rights, Proceedings relating to, 707 709\\nConsuls, Fees to, c, 466 469\\nConvention with France, bill to carry into\\neffect, 465,466\\nCook, David, Relief of, 565\\nCourts, Circuit, apportionment of labour, 268\\nCourts, Altering times of holding, 268, 269\\nCreditors, Public, Petition of, 644. 647\\nCrimes and Punishments, 263, 264\\nCurrency, Depreciation of, 678, 679\\nCustoms, Inspectors of, Compensation to, 390\\nOfficers of, do., 390,391\\nCutting, John Brown, Relief of, 726, 727\\nD.\\nDebt, Relief of persons imprisoned for, 613\\nDebts, Bill making provision for, 386\\nDebt of the United States, Provision for,\\n618\u00e2\u0080\u0094639\\nReduction of, 640,641\\nRecovery of lost evidences of, 644 646\\nDebt, Domestic, Subscriptions of, 651 654\\nCall on commissioners of, 665, 666\\nDenmark, Rix dollar of, Rate of, 608, 609\\nDobbyn, Hannibal, Petition of, 409", "height": "4417", "width": "2565", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0744.jp2"}, "739": {"fulltext": "INDEX.\\n733\\nDoor-keeper of House of Representatives,\\nGifford, Dalby, elected, 11,\\nAssistant do., Thomas Claxton,\\nelected, 11\\nOf Senate, James Mathers,\\nelected,\\n113\\n113\\nDuties, Remission of,\\n24\\n387\u00e2\u0080\u0094389\\nE.\\nElectors of President and Vice-President,\\nwhen to be chosen, 223\\nEly, John, Petition of, and bill, 552, 553\\nEstimates of appropriations required, called\\nfor, 680\\nFurnished from treasury, 680, 681\\nExecutive Departments, Bills to establish, 432\\nTreasury, 437\u00e2\u0080\u0094439\\nWar, 436,437\\nForeign affairs, 432\u00e2\u0080\u0094436\\nExcise Districts, Arrangement of, 358 364\\nExportation, Bill to prevent, not duly in-\\nspected, 602,603\\nF.\\nFamilies of persons killed, Relief of, 547, 548\\nFees for transfer of public securities, con-\\ncerning, 484\\nFines and Forfeitures, Remission of, 331, 332\\nFisheries, Protection of, 594\u00e2\u0080\u0094600\\nFitch John, Petition of, 715, 716\\nForeign intercourse, Compensation to per-\\nsons engaged in, 455 458\\nForeign Affairs, Department of, 432 436\\nFrance, Dauphin of, Death of, 722\\nConstitution of, accepted by king, 722\\nFranklin, Benjamin, 721\\nFreighters, Responsibility of, 593, 594\\nFrontiers, Bill for protection of, 384 387\\nProtection of, 502\u00e2\u0080\u0094513\\nG.\\nGallipolis, Bill to grant lands to inhabit-\\nants of, 430,431\\nGaranger, Lewis, Relief of, 677\u00e2\u0080\u0094680\\nGeorgia, Assumption of debt of, 639, 640\\nGibson, George, Relief of, 563, 564\\nGlaubeck, Baron de, Relief of, 580, 581\\nGovernment, Permanent seat of, 54. 60. 81\\nOffers of Virginia, Maryland,\\nNew Jersey, Pennsylva-\\nnia, c, 54\\nBill to establish, 60\u00e2\u0080\u009463\\nMotion to repeal, 96\\nMessage of President con-\\ncerning, 108,109\\nBill relating to, 109, 110\\nPlan of city, transmitted, 125\\nPlat of territory on Potomac,\\n143, 144\\nGould, David, Relief of,\\nGreene, General, Relief of,\\nH.\\n557,558\\n566\u00e2\u0080\u0094570\\nHalf Pay, claims to, to regulate, 535 541\\nHanson, A. C, Bill for relief of, 267\\nHeaton, Robert, Petition of, 387, 388\\nHebert Co., of Paris, Propositions of, 429\\nHenderson, Joseph, Relief of, 574. 575\\nHospitals, Marine, 549\\nI.\\nIllinois and Oubache companies, Petition\\nof, 431\\nImportations from Rhode Island, to pre-\\nvent, 609\\nImposts and Tonnage, 287\u00e2\u0080\u0094339\\nIndians, Hostility of, 485\u00e2\u0080\u0094499\\nConcerning treaties with,\\n514\u00e2\u0080\u0094519. 524\\nTrade and intercourse with, 519. 525, 526\\nExpedition against, 521, 522\\nPapers relating to, 525, 526\\nInterest on sums ordered by Congress of\\n1785, as indemnity, c., 657\\nJackson, James, Petition of, against elec-\\ntion of Wayne, 126\u00e2\u0080\u0094129\\nJournals, Resolution of House of Represen-\\ntatives to furnish members with\\nsets, 41\\nOrder of House of Representa-\\ntives to send copies to state exe-\\ncutives and legislatures, 41\\nExecutive, Extracts from, to be\\nfurnished to members, 107\\nEntering and publishing, 123, 124\\nJudicial Proceedings, Authentication of, 260, 261\\nJudiciary, Bill to establish, 239. 243\\nTo extend to North Carolina, 243\\nRhode Island, 243\\nDepartment, salaries of,\\n244,245.248.251\\nBill in addition to act to esta-\\nblish, 247,248\\nProcesses, Bill to regulate, 251, 252\\nProcesses, Bill to continue in\\nforce, Act to regulate,\\n252, 253\\nBill to compensate officers and re-\\ngulate processes, 253. 260\\nJustice, Fugitives from, 261, 262\\nK.\\nKentucky, Admission of,\\nKimberty, E., Petition of,\\n269\u00e2\u0080\u0094272\\n579", "height": "4423", "width": "2590", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0745.jp2"}, "740": {"fulltext": "734\\nINDEX.\\nL.\\nLands, Public, Uniform system for dispo-\\nsition of, 408\\nResolutions concerning, 409\\nLand-offices, Bill to establish, 408 413\\nLands, Cession of, by North Carolina, 414 416\\nreserved by Virginia for officers,\\nc, 416.419\\nVacant, Message of President con-\\ncerning, 420,421\\nNorth-western, Bill concerning, 421\u00e2\u0080\u0094424\\nLearning, encouragement of, Bill to\\namend, 708,709\\nLight-house bill 586\\nto amend, 588\\nin Charleston Harbour ceded, 588\\nat Sandy Hook, ceded, 588\\nto finish on Portland Head, 588\\nto erect at Montuk Point, 589\\nto finish at Bald Head, N. C. 589\\nLists of votes for President, how to be\\ntransmitted, 223\\nLoan, Dutch, 650. 662\\nLoans to pay debts due to states, 657 662\\nLoan, resolution of House concerning, re-\\nceiving of, in domestic debt, 663\\nBill concerning do., 663, 664\\nLutterloh, Petition of, 575, 576\\nM.\\nMaps, purchase of, ordered, 142\\nMaryland, claim of, 664, 665\\nResolution concern-\\ning place, 78 80\\nResolution and bill,\\nto alter time, 110, 111\\nM Cord, John, relief of, 557\\nMercer, General Hugh, Bill concerning, 581, 582\\nMessages from President, mode of re-\\nceiving by the two houses, adopted, 40\\nMediterranean trade, 605 607\\nMeeting of Congress, Bill to alter time of\\nnext, 52\\nMessenger of Senate, Cornelius Maxwell\\nelected, 21\\nMilitary establishment, 495 501\\nProposition to reduce, 513, 514\\nMilitia, Organization of, 485 493\\nPensions to, 548. 549\\nMint, Proceedings concerning, 467\\nBill to establish, 468\u00e2\u0080\u0094470\\nBill to amend act to establish, 471, 472\\nMoore, S., Petition of; 662. 663\\nMorris, Robert, Memorial of, 475. 478\\nMorocco, Emperor of, Appropriation to\\nperfect treaty with, 606, 607\\nMotion to allow members right to enter\\nprotest, 41\\nN.\\nNaturalization, Concerning, 716, 71?\\nNational defence, Concerning, 487\\nNavigation, Encouragement of, 586\\nNavy, Memorial of officers, 529\\nNew Jersey, Petitions of inhabitants of,\\ncomplaining of illegality of elections, 42 50\\nNewspapers, Resolution concerning, 73\\nPostage on, to reduce, 406\\nNew York City Hall opened to Congress,\\nand proceedings thereon, 52, 53\\nVote of thanks for City Hall, 97\\nNorth Carolina cession, Boundary of, 416\\nO,\\nOath, Bill to regulate the taking of, 12\u00e2\u0080\u009414\\nForm of, prescribed, 12\\nAdministered, 14. 24. 113\\nOfficers of House, to remain till succes-\\nsors appointed, 145\\nOfficers, foreign, Debt to, 646\\nOhio company, Petition of, 425 428\\nOrder, Question of, 78\\nP.\\nPapers, original, Order to return, 144\\nParmill, Joseph, Relief of, 566\\nPenalties under copy-right law, To in-\\ncrease, 709\\nPennsylvania, Contract with, 428\\nRaising troops within, 583\\nPensions, invalid, Concerning,\\n530, 531. 535\u00e2\u0080\u0094 542, 543. 546\\nTo prevent transfers of, 531\\nTo widows, orphans, and inva-\\nlids, 532\u00e2\u0080\u0094535\\nPetitions for, 542\\nMode of payment, relating to, 546, 547\\nMilitia, 548,549\\nPhiladelphia, Congress meet at, 97. 112. 132\\nCommissioners of, offer accommo-\\ndations, c, 106\\nlibrary opened to Congress, 106. 124\\nPinckney, Resignation of, 130\\nPresident of Senate, John Langdon elect-\\ned, 12\\npro tern., Richard Henry\\nLee elected, 131\\nRight to vote de-\\ncided, 131\\nJohn Langdon\\nelected, 132. 145\\nPost-master General, Letter from, 392\\nPlan from, 393\\nPost-office, Resolution concerning, 392, 393\\nBills concerning, 393\u00e2\u0080\u0094395\\nSituation of, 405,406\\nPost-offices, and post-roads, Bill to esta-\\nblish, 397\u00e2\u0080\u0094406\\nPosts in the wilderness, Bill concerning, 529\\nPresident of U. S., Votes for examined, 12. 144\\nCeremonial of receiv-\\ning, 24, 25\\nReception of, and ad-\\nministering of oath\\nto, 29", "height": "4400", "width": "2553", "jp2-path": "historyofcongres00aggj_0746.jp2"}, "741": {"fulltext": "INDEX.\\n735\\nPresident of U. S., Speech of, 1st con-\\ngress, 1st session, 20 24\\nDo. 2d do. 65\u00e2\u0080\u009468\\nDo. 3d do. 98\u00e2\u0080\u0094101\\nSpeech of, 2d con-\\ngress, 1st session, 113 119\\nDo. 2d do. 133\u00e2\u0080\u0094138\\nReply of, to addresses,\\n37. 70. 72. 103. 106. 120.\\n122. 142, 143\\nMessage of, concern-\\ning intended recess, 51, 52\\nStyle and title of de-\\ntermined, 227. 229\\nPrisoners, Safe keeping of, 264, 265\\nPublic credit, Provision for support of, 332\\nResolutions concerning, 333, 334\\no.\\nQuorum of first House of Representatives, 1 1\\nof Senate, 12\\nR.\\nRamsay, D., Petition of, against return of\\nWin. Smith, 45\u00e2\u0080\u009448\\nPetition for copy-right, 707\\nRead, Nathan, and Stevens, (John,) peti-\\ntion for exclusive privileges, 713\\nRepresentatives, House of, Answer to\\nspeech of President,\\n1st Congress, 1st Session, 35, 36\\nDo. 2d do. 70\u00e2\u0080\u009472\\nDo. 3d do. 103\u00e2\u0080\u0094105\\n2d. Do. 1st da. 121, 122\\nDo. 2d do. 140\u00e2\u0080\u0094142\\nRepresentatives, present at meeting of first\\nCongress,\\nAbsent, 10\\nPresent at meeting of\\n2d Session, 64, 65\\nDo. do. 3d do. 97,98\\n2a Congress, 1st Session, 112\\nDo. 2d, do. 132\\nApportionment of, 194 217\\nResolution, Joint, that President, Vice-Pre-\\nsident, and houses, attend\\nDivine service, 28, 29\\nI(foint.) On mode of transmitting\\nacts to states, 45\\nConcerning permanent seat\\nof government, 54 60\\node Island, Extension to, of bill providing\\nfor taking census, 192, 193\\nRules of the House of Representatives, 14 19\\nAdditional, 19, 20\\nReported and recommitted, 20\\nOf Senate, 21,23\\n(Joint,) as to enrolment of bills,\\nc, 43\\nOn subjects of reconsideration, 75\\nRelating to amendment of bills re-\\nscinded, 108\\nRules, Of former Congress adopted,\\nAdditional,\\nSenate,\\nS.\\n122\\n122\\n123\\nSaddler s, Christopher, Petition, 330, 331\\nSalaries of executive officers, Bills to esta-\\nblish, 439\u00e2\u0080\u0094441\\nSands, Comfort, Bill concerning, 573, 574\\nScriba, George, Petition of, 409\\nSeamen, Hospitals for, 549\\nDistressed Soldiers and, 549 550\\nSick and infirm, 552\\nIncrease of, 552\\nRegulation of, in merchants ser-\\nvice, 601\\nSecretary of Senate, I. A. Otis, elected, 24\\nSenators present at meeting of,\\n1st Congress, 1st Session, 9\\nPresent at 2d do. 64\\nDo 3d. do. 97\\n2d Congress, 1st Session, 112\\nDo. 2d do. 132\\nClassification of, 218\u00e2\u0080\u0094221\\nSenate, Answer of, to speech of President,\\n1st Congress, 1st Session, 33 35\\nDo. 2d do. 69,70\\nDo. 3d do. 102,103\\n2d Congress, 1st do. 119, 120\\nDo. 2d do. 138, 139\\nMotions to open doors of, 76. 107. 125. 143\\nMotion to admit members of House, 125, 126\\nSergeant-at-arms of Senate, Joseph Whea-\\nton elected, 40\\nShips, Enrolling, licensing, and registering,\\n590. 593\\nSinking fand, Report of commissioners of,\\n641.644\\nCall on do. 677\\nSlaves, Importation of, 327\\nSlavery, Abolition of, 718\\nSpeaker, F. A. 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