Mr. Speaker left the chair. Mr. Seney took the chair of the committee. Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Seney reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made no amendment thereto. Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow. The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill for establishing the fees and perquisites to be received by Consuls and Vice Consuls of the United States in foreign parts, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Mr. Speaker left the chair. Mr. Seney took the chair of the committee. Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Seney reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under cosideration, and made some progress therein. Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the said bill. The several orders of the day were farther postponed until to-morrow. TUESDAY, JULY 20. Mr. Gilman, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined three enrolled bills: one entitled “An act providing for holding "a Treaty or Treaties to establish peace with certain Indian tribes:" another entitled "An act to amend the act for the establishment and support of Light-houses, Beacons, Buoys, and Public Piers;" and another entitled "An act to regulate Trade and Intercourse with the Indian tribes;" and had found the same to be truly enrolled: Whereupon, Mr. Speaker signed the said enrolled bills. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. An engrossed bill to enable the Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia line on Continenental Establishment to obtain titles to certain Lands lying Northwest of the River Ohio, between the Little Miami and Sciota, was read the third time. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be "An act to enable the Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Line on Continental Eestablishment to obtain titles ty certain Lands lying Northwest of the River Ohio, between the Little Miami and Sciota." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Lear, his Secretary, notifying that the President did, this day, approve and sign two acts: one entitled "An act for the Government and Regulation of Seamen in the Merchants' Service;" the other entitled "An act imposing duties on the Tonnage of Ships or Vessels." The House, according to the order of the day, again resolved itself into a Committee ot the Whole House on the bill for establishing the fees and perquisites to be received by Consuls and Vice Consuls of the United States in foreign parts, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Mr. Speaker left the chair. Mr. Boudinot took the chair of the committee. Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Boudinot reported that the committee had, according to order, again had the said bill under consideration, and made several amendments thereto; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same were severally twice read, and agreed to by the House. Ordered, That the said bill, with the amendments, be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow. A petition of Nathaniel Tracey was presented to the House and read, praying the liquidation and settlement of a claim against the United States. Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Secretary of the Treasury, with instruction to examine the same, and report his opinion thereupon to the House. A petition of John Falconer was presented to the House and read, praying compensation for property taken and destroyed by the American Army, during the late war. Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Secretary of War, with instruction to examine the same, and report his opinion thereupon to the House. The House proceeded to consider the report of the committee to whom were com mitted the reports of the Secretary of War on the several petitions of John Baylor, Anthony Walton White, and Stephen Steward: Whereupon, Ordered, That the said petitions be again referred to the Secretary of War, with instruction to receive and examine such evidence as may be adduced in support of them, and to report the same, with his opinion on the merit of each of them, to the House. The several orders of the day were farther postponed until to-morrow. And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning eleven o'clock. WEDNESDAY, JULY 21. Mr. Gilman, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee did, yesterday, wait on the President of the United States, and present for his approbation three enrolled bills: one entitled "An act providing for holding a Treaty or Treaties to establish peace with certain Indian tribes;" another entitled "An act to amend the act for the Establishment and Support of Light-houses, Beacons, Buoys, and Public Piers;" and another entitled "An act to regulate Trade and Intercourse with the Indian tribes." An engrossed bill for establishing the fees and perquisites to be received by Consuls and Vice Consuls of the United States in foreign parts, and for other purposes therein mentioned, was read the third time. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act concerning Consuls and Vice Consuls of the United States in foreign parts." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. A petition of John Tucker, Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States, was presented to the House and read, praying that the expense of procuring seals for the Supreme and Circuit Courts of the United States may be defrayed. Ordered, That the said petition do lie on the table. Mr. Sedgwick, from the managers appointed on the part of this House, to attend the conference with the Senate on the subject-matter of the amendments depending between the two Houses to the bill, entitled "An act providing more effectually for the settlement of the accounts between the United States and the individual States," made a report: Whereupon, Resolved, That this House do insist on so much of their disagreement to the first amendment, as proposes to strike out the second section of the bill, and the words, “And be it further enacted," in the third section; and do agree to such other parts of the said amendment as proposes to strike out all the words in the first section, from the word "assembled," to the end thereof, with an amendment, to insert, in lieu of the words so stricken out, the following words: "That a Board, to consist of three Commissioners, be, and hereby is, established, to settle the accounts between the United States and the individual States; and the determination of a majority of the said Commissioners, on the claims submitted to them, shall be final and conclusive; and they shall have power to employ such number of Clerks as they may find necessary." Resolved, That this House do insist on their disagrement to the second and sixth amendments, and do recede from their disagreement to the third, fourth, fifth, and seventh amendments. Resolved, That this House do disagree to the amendment proposed by the conferees, in the third line of the third secction, for striking out the word "July," and inserting in lieu thereof, the word "April." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Williamson, from the committee to whom was referred the petition of Henry Emanuel Lutterloh, made a report; which was read, and ordered to lie on the table. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed the bill, entitled "An act making provision for the debt of the United States," with several amendments, to which they desire the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. The several orders of the day were farther postponed until to-morrow. THURSDAY, JULY 22. Mr. Goodhue, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill for registering Ships or Vessels, for regulating those employed in the Coasting Trade and Fisheries, and for other purposes; which was received, and read the first time. On motion, The said bill was read the second time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next. A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Lear, his Secretary, notifying that the President, did this day approve and sign three acts: one entitled "An act providing for holding a Treaty or Treaties to establish peace with certain Indian tribes; another entitled "An act to amend the act for the Establishment and Support of Light-houses, Beacons, Buoys, and Public Piers;" and another entitled "An act to regulate Trade and Intercourse with the Indian tribes." The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, covering his report of a uniform system for the disposition of Lands, the property of the United States, made pursuant to an order of the House of the twentieth of January last; which were read, and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Gerry, from the managers appointed on the part of this House to attend a conference with the Senate on the subject matter of the amendments depending between the two Houses to the bill, entitled "An act to establish the Post Office and Post Roads within the United States," made a report: Whereupon, Resolved, That this House do adhere to their disagreement to the first amendment→→→ Ayes, 35, Noes, 20. The ayes and noes being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, John Baptist Ashe, George Clymer, Benjamin Contee, Thomas Hartley, ' Samuel Livermore, Those who voted in the negative, are, Fisher Ames, ⚫ Egbert Benson, Elias Boudinot, Lambert Cadwalader, Benjamin Goodhue, Jonathan Grout, John Lawrance, George Leonard, James Madison, junior, George Mathews, John Page, Josiah Parker, Thomas Scott, Joshua Seney, Michael Jenifer Stone, Thomas Sumpter, Thomas Tudor Tucker, John Vining, and Resolved, That this House do recede from their disagreement to the second amendment; also, do insist on their disagreement to the amendments to the twenty-fourth and thirty-first sections, with the following exceptions, to wit: Twenty-fourth section, second line, after the word "persons," insert in a parenthesis, (other than Printers of Newspapers.") Thirty-first section, strike out the words "agreeable to his report on the petition of Christopher Colles." Resolved, That this House do recede from their disagreement to, and do agree with the Senate in, their first amendment to the eleventh section; also, to the amendment for striking out the thirteenth section, and to the amendment for striking out the twentythird section, with the following amendment, to wit: Insert, in lieu of the words proposed to be inserted by the Senate, the words following: "That it shall be the duty of the Postmaster General to permit any Printer of Newspapers within the United States to send and receive newspapers by the post, subject to a postage of one quarter of a cent for each newspaper.' Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. The House proceeded to consider the amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act making provision for the debt of the United States," and made some progress therein. Ordered, That the farther consideration of the said amendments be put off until to morrow. The several orders of the day were farther postponed until to-morrow. FRIDAY, JULY 23. The House resumed the consideration of the amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act making provision for the debt of the United States," and made a farther progress therein. The several orders of the day were farther postponed until to-morrow. SATURDAY, JULY 24. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate recede from some, and agree to the amendments proposed by this House, to other of their amendments to the bill, entitled "An act to provide more effectually for the settlement of the accounts between the United States and the individual States." And then he withdrew. Mr. Stone, from the committee to whom was referred the petition of John Stewart and John Davidson, made a report: Whereupon, Resolved, That the duty on thirteen hundred and twenty-five bushels of salt, imported by the petitioners into the port of Annapolis, some time in the month of April last, and which was casually destroyed by a flood, shall be remitted. Ordered, That a bill or bills be brought in pursuant to the said resolution, and that Mr. Stone, Mr. Silvester, and Mr. Coles, do prepare and bring in the same. On motion, Resolved, That the expense of procuring seals for the Supreme and Circuit Courts of the United States, shall be defrayed out of the money appropriated by an act of the present session, for defraying the contingent charges of Government. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said resolution to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. The House resumed the consideration of the amendment proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act making provision for the debt of the United States:" Where upon, Resolved, That this House do agree to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth amendments, with amend. ments to the said seventh amendment, as follow: In the clauses proposed to be inserted by the Senate, in lieu of the fourth section, Line Twelfth. Strike out "seven," and insert " eight." Line seventeenth. Strike out "twenty-six dollars and eighty-eight cents," and insert "thirty-three dollars and one third of a dollar." Line nineteenth. Strike out "eight hundred," and insert "seven hundred and ninety-seven." Line twenty-third. Strike out "seven," and insert "eight." Line fortieth. Strike out "three," and insert "four." And then, the last amendment proposed by the Senate, for adding to the end of the said bill sundry clauses "making a provision for the debt of the United States," being under consideration, A motion was made and seconded that the House do disagree to the said amendment; and on the question to disagree, It passed in the negative, Ayes Noes 29, 32. The ayes and noes being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, John Baptist Ashe, Thomas Hartley, John Hathorn, George Mathews, Andrew Moore, Peter Muhlenberg, Josiah Parker, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Thomas Scott, Joshua Seney, John Sevier, William Smith, of Maryland, Michael Jenifer Stone, Thomas Sumpter, and Hugh Williamson, Richard Bland Lee, The House then proceeded to consider the said amendment by clauses, and made some progress therein. Ordered, That the farther consideration of the said amendment be postponed until Monday next. Mr. Clymer, from the committee to whom was re-committed the memorial of Thomas Barclay, made a report; which was read, and ordered to lie on the table. The several orders of the day were farther postponed until Monday next. And then the House adjourned until Monday morning eleven o'clock. MONDAY, JULY 26. Mr. Gilman, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the commit tee had examined an Enrolled Bill, entitled "An act to provide more effectually for the settlement of the accounts between the United States and the individual States," and had found the same to be truly enrolled: Whereupon, Mr. Speaker signed the said enrolled bill. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate do adhere to their first amendment, a disagreement to which this House has adhered to, to the bill entitled "An act to establish the Post Of fice and Post Roads within the United States;" they do also insist on some, and recede from other of their amendments to the said bill, a disagreement to which this House hath insisted on: The Senate have also agreed to a resolution respecting the pay of the Clerks in the Office of the Commissioner of Army Accounts; and to the resolution for defraying the expense of procuring seals for the Supreme and Circuit Courts of the United States, with an amendment to the said last resolution, to which they desire the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. A petition of William Harris was presented to the House and read, praying compensation for property taken and destroyed in the service of the United States, during the late war. |