Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act supplementary to the act making provision for the reduction of the public debt." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. A petition of Thomas Claxton, Assistant Doorkeeper to the House of Representatives, was presented to the House and read, praying a farther compensation for his services. Ordered, That the said petition do lie on the table. The several orders of the day were further postponed until to-morrow. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform this House that the Senate have postponed the consideration of the bill sent from this House, entitled "An act to establish offices for the purpose of granting lands within the territories of the United States," until the next session. I am also directed to inform this House that the Senate have passed the bill, entitled "An act repealing so much of an act as establishes the rate of the rix dollar of Denmark," with several amendments, to which they desire the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. An engrossed bill for making compensation to the widows and orphan children of certain officers who were killed, or who died while in the service of the United States, during the late war, and for the relief of certain invalids, and other persons therein mentioned, was read the third time. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act for making compensation to the widows and orphans of certain officers who were killed, or who died while in the service of the United States, during the late war, and for the relief of certain invalids and other persons therein mentioned." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. Mr. Floyd, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined two enrolled bills, to wit: one, entitled "An act supplemental to the act establishing the Treasury Department, and for a farther compensation to certain officers;" and another, which originated in the Senate, entitled "An act to amend an act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the Government of the United States;" 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. The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill, entitled "An act for establishing the salaries of the Executive Officers of Government, with their Assistants and Clerks ;" and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Livermore 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. Mr. Burke, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill for the relief of David Cook; which was received, and read the first time. The House proceeded to consider the amendments of the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act repealing so much of an act as establishes the rate of the rix dollar of Denmark;" and the same, being twice read, were agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill making further provision for the collection of the duties by law imposed on teas; and, after some time spent theren, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Boudinot reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made no amendment thereto. On motion, Ordered, That the said bill be re-committed to a Committee of the Whole House immediately. The House accordingly resolved itself into the said committee; and, after some time spent therein, 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 an amendment thereto; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same was twice read, and agreed to. Ordered, That the said bill, with the amendment, be engrossed, and read the third time. 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 the following acts, to wit: "An act giving effect to the laws of the United States within the State of Vermont," "An act to explain and amend an act, entitled 'An act making farther provision for the payment of the debts of the United States;" "An act supplementary to the act, entitled 'An act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States;" and "An act fixing the time for the next annual meeting of Congress." A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have agreed to a resolution "That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, requested to cause a return to be made to Congress, at their next session, of the quantity and situation of the lands not claimed by the Indians, nor granted to, nor claimed by, any citizens of the United States, within the territory ceded to the United States by the State of North Carolina, and within the territory of the United States Northwest of the river Ohio;" to which they desire the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. The House proceeded to consider the said resolution; and the same being amended by striking out the words "a return to be made to," and inserting, in lieu thereof, the words, "an estimate to be laid before," was, on the question put thereupon, agreed to by the House. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Lawrance, from the committee to whom was referred the report of the Secretary of the Treasury respecting certificates or evidences of debt, issued since the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety, presented a bill concerning certain certificates or evidences of the public debt; which was received, and read the first time. The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill sent from the Senate, "concerning Consuls and Vice Consuls;" and, after some time sent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Boudinot reported that the committee had, according to order, 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. The said bill, as amended, was then read the third time; and, on the question that the same do pass, It was resolved in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation for the purpose therein mentioned;" to which they desire the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. The said bill was read the first time. On motion, The said bill was read the second time. On motion, The siad bill was read the third time; and, on the question that the same do pass, It was resolved in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, covering his reports on the several petitions of Gosuinus Erkelens, Elias Hasket Derby, and of Coninghame, Nesbitt, and Company, and James Crawford; which were read, and ordered to lie on the table. An engrossed bill in addition to the act for establishing the salaries of the Executive Officers of Government, with their Assistants and Clerks, was read the third time. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act in addition to the act for establishing the salaries of the Executive Officers of Government, with their Assistants and Clerks." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill to compensate George Gibson; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Boudinot reported that the committee had, acccording to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made an amendment thereto; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same was twice read, and agreed to. And then, the question being put, that the said bill, with the amendments, be engrossed, and read the third time: It was resolved in the affirmative, SAyes 33, . 14. The ayes and noes being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, An engrossed bill making further provision for the collection of the duties by law imposed on teas was read the third time, and the blanks therein filled up. Resolved, That the said bill do pass; and that the title be "An act making farther provision for the collection of the duties by law imposed on teas, and for prolonging the term for the payment of the duties on wines." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. An engrossed bill to compensate George Gibson was read the third time. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act to compensate George Gibson." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate disagree to the amendments proposed by this House to the bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act concerning Consuls and Vice Consuls." And then he withdrew. The House proceeded to re-consider the amendments to the said bill: Whereupon, Resolved, That this House doth insist on their said amendments. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Floyd, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee did, this day, wait on the President of the United States, and present for his approba tion two enrolled bills, to wit: one, entitled "An act supplementary to an act establishing the Treasury Department, and for a farther compensation to certain officers;" and another, entitled "An act to amend an act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the Government of the United States." On a motion made and seconded, Resolved, That Gifford Dally be authorized to take the care of the rooms appropriated for the use of the House of Representatives until the next session of Congress, and to make the necessary provision of firewood for the next session. The several orders of the day were farther postponed until to-morrow. And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning ten o'clock. VOL. 1---51. THURSDAY, MARCH 3. [1791. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, accompanying his report on the petition of Henry Laurens; also, his report on the petitions of several Oneida and Tuscarora Indians, by their attorney, Cornelius Vanslyk; which were read and ordered to lie on the table. The House proceeded to consider the petition of Thomas Claxton, which lay on the table: Whereupon, Ordered, That the expenses incurred by the said Thomas Claxton, as stated in his petition, not exceeding one hundred dollars, be included in the account of the Clerk of this House, when rendered, for the contingent expenses of the present session. Mr. Cadwalader, from the committee to whom was referred the petition of John Tucker, made a report; which was read, and agreed to by the House, as followeth: "That the petition being unaccompanied with a stated account of the petitioner's expenses, and the petitioner being absent, the committee cannot ascertain with precision the amount of his claim, and therefore recommend that the farther consideration of the said petition be deferred until the next Session of Congress." A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate adhere to their disagreement to the amendments proposed by this House to the bill, entitled "An act concerning Consuls and Vice Consuls." The Senate have also passed the bill, entitled "An act making further provision for the collection of the duties by law imposed on teas, and for prolonging the term for the payment of the duties on wines." which they desire the concurrence of this House, as follow: The Senate have also agreed to two resolutions, to "That a mint shall be established, under such regulations as shall be directed by law. "That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to cause to be engaged, such artists as shall be necessary to carry the preceding resolution inte effect, and to stipulate the terms and conditions of their service; and also to cause to be procured such apparatus as shall be requisite for the same purpose.' The House proceeded to consider the said resolutions; and the second resolution being amended by inserting after the word "such," the word "principal," the same were, on the question put thereupon, agreed to by the House-Ayes 25, Noes 21. The ayes and noes being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Elias Boudinot, Lambert Cadwalader, George Clymer, Benjamin Contee, Thomas Fitzsimons, William Floyd, George Gale, Nicholas Gilman, Samuel Griffin, Thomas Hartley, John Lawrance, Richard Bland Lee, Peter Muhlenberg, Those who voted in the negative, are, John Baptist Ashe, Abraham Baldwin, Edanus Burke, Abiel Foster, William B. Giles, John Hathorn, Daniel Heister, Benjamin Huntington, James Jackson, George Leonard, Samuel Livermore, Andrew Moore, George Partridge, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, James Schureman, Roger Sherman, Thomas Sinnickson, Thomas Sumpter, Thomas Tudor Tucker, Alexander White, and Hugh Williamson. The House proceeded to re-consider the amendments insisted on by this House, and to their disagreement to which the Senate doth adhere, to the bill, entitled "An ac concerning Consuls and Vice Consuls:" Whereupon, Resolved, That this House doth adhere to their said amendments. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed the bill, entitled "An act making compensations to the Commissioners of Loans, for extraordinary expenses," with an amendment; to which they desire the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. The House proceeded to consider the said amendment; and the same being read, as followeth: "Strike out the last clause in the words following, excepting only the hire of one clerk for the several Commissioners in the States of Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia;" was, on the question put thereupon, disagreed to-Ayes 20, Noes 22. The ayes and noes being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Lambert Cadwalader, Daniel Carroll, George Clymer, Thomas Fitzsimons, William Floyd, George Gale, Samuel Griffin, Daniel Heister, Benjamin Huntington, Thomas Scott, Theodore Sedgwick, Roger Sherman, Peter Silvester, A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have agreed to the amendments proposed by this House to the resolution respecting the ungranted lands within the territories of the United States. The Senate have also passed the bill, entitled "An act in addition to the act establishing the salaries to the Executive Officers of Government, with their Assistants and Clerks," with several amendments, to which they desire the concurrence of this House. The Senate do also adhere to their amendment disagreed to by this House, to the bill, entitled "An act making compensations to the Commissioners of Loans, for extraordinary expenses." And then he withdrew. The House proceeded to consider the said message: Whereupon, Resolved, That this House doth recede from their disagreement to the amendment adhered to by the Senate to the bill last mentioned-Ayes 23, Noes 20. The ayes and noes being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Lambert Cadwalader, George Clymer, Thomas Fitzsimons, William Floyd, George Gale, Samuel Griffin, William B. Giles, Richard Bland Lee, Peter Muhlenberg, George Partridge, John Sevier, Roger Sherman, Peter Silvester, Jonathan Trumbull, Jeremiah Wadsworth, and |