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Ordered, That the said message, together with the papers herein referred to, be committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10.

The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the message from the President of the United States, of the se venth instant, together with the papers therein referred to, relative to the execution of the act for calling out the Militia to repel the invasions of the Indians; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Dayton reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said message and papers under consideration, 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 message and papers.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11.

The House, according to the order of the day, again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the message from the President of the United States, of the seventh instant, together with the papers therein referred to, relative to the execution of the act for calling out the Militia to repel the invasions of the Indians; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Dayton reported that the committee had, according to order, again had the said message and papers under consideration, and made a farther progress therein.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the said message and papers.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14.

The House, according to the order of the day, again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the message from the President of the United States, of the seventh instant, together with the papers therein referred to, relative to the execution of the act for calling out the Militia to repel the invasions of the Indians; and, after some time spent therein, Mr Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Sedgwick reported that the committee had, according to order, again had the said message and papers under consideration, and made a farther progress therein.

Resolved, That this House will, on Monday next, again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the said message and papers.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 17.

The House, according to the order of the day, again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the message from the President of the United States, of the seventh instant, together with the papers therein referred to, relative to the execution of the act for calling out the Militia to repel the invasions of the Indians; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Dayton reported that the committee had, according to order, again had the said message and papers under consideration, and come to no resolution thereupon.

On motion,

Ordered, That the committee of the Whole House be discharged from the farther consideration of the same, and that the said message and papers do lie on the table.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18.

The House proceeded to consider the message from the President of the United States, of the seventh instant, together with the papers therein referred to, relative to the execution of the act for calling out the Militia to repel the invasions of the Indians, which lay on the table: Whereupon,

A motion being made and seconded that the House do come to the following resolution:

Resolved, That the President of the United States be authorized to employ such part of the military force and of the Militia of the United States, as he may judge necessa:

ry, for the effectual protection of the frontiers; and (if he shall judge it expedient,) to carry on offensive operations against the Indians of the five lower Cherokee towns, called Chickamagas, and such other of the Indian tribes as may hereafter commit acts of depredation against the lives and property of the citizens of the United States: A division of the said motion was called for: Whereupon,

The question being put, that the House do agree to the first part of the said motion, in the words following, to wit:

"Resolved, That the President of the United States be authorized to employ such part of the military force and of the Militia of the United States, as he may judge neces sary for the effectual protection of the frontiers; and (if he shall judge it expedient) to carry on offensive operations against the Indians of the five lower Cherokee towns, called Chickamagas:"

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The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are,

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The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, accompany ing a statement of the present organization of the troops; also, returns of the commis sioned officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, in the service of the United States; which were read, and ordered to lie on the table.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1793.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, accompanying the copy of a message of Cornplanter and New Arrow, to Major General Wayne, dated the eighth of December last, relative to the measures which they have taken to conclude a peace, on behalf of the United States, with certain tribes of hostile Indians: which were read, and ordered to lie on the table.

INDEX.

A.

Absence, leave granted, 1st Session 1st Congress, to
Mr Leonard and Mr. Wyncoop,
Mr. Schureman,

Page,

11, 45

15, 56

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171

173

177

182

186

Mr. Cadwallader,

192

Mr. Sedgwick,

192, 285

Mr. Hartley,

194

196

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196

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207

256

379

449

Mr. Sedgwick and Mr. Drayton,

480

Mr. Hartley,

Mr. Hillhouse,

482, 453

482

509

Mr. Mercer,

Mr. Sheridine,

2d Session 2d Congress:

Mr. Hartley,

Mr. Mercer,

595

630

635

711

Mr. Kittera,

VOL. 1.-94

Abolition of Slavery, (See Slave Trade)

Page.
157, 158

Accounts, settlement of, between the United States and individual States, 60, 61, 64,
66, 196, 206, 224, 236, 244, 458, 461, 670, 672
(Bills H. R. No. 13, 57, 77, 150, 217, and Senate 40.)
of the Treasurer of the United States, submitted,
Commissioners for settling, ask increase of salaries for Clerks,
(Bills H. R. 46, 54.)

of the Bankers of U. S. at Amsterdam,

Acts of Congress, to be enrolled, registered, signed, and presented,
safe keeping of the, (Bills H. R. No. 18,)

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251, 286, 295, 315

162

69

58

45

copy of the Constitution to be prefixed to the publication
of the, (Resol. H. R.)

22 copies to be transmitted to the Executives of States,
(Resol. Sen.)

Address to the President U. S. 1st sess. 1st Cong.

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27, 28, 30, 31

137, 138, 139, 140

333, 334, 335, 336

439, 441, 442

614, 616, 617, 618

56, 104, 89, 106, 107, 108, 113, 124
179, 192, 219, 276, 278

Admiralty, proposition to regulate fees in Courts U. S. in cases of,

(Bills H. R. 197.)

402, 403
478, 551, 603
710

610, 615, 617

Adjournment and Unfinished Business, 1st sess. 1st Cong. (See Resol. H. R.) 78,

89, 90, 118, 124

2d sess. 1st Cong. (Resol. Sen.) 235, 237, 238,

Agriculture, proposition to promote,
Algerines, memorial of captives by the,

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216, 345

Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, proposed and discussed, 28, 29,

64, 67, 70, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 115,
117, 120, 121, 124 ·

proposition to transmit copies of the, to the

Executives of States, (Resol. H. R.)

ratified by the State of Maryland,

122

145, 307

New Hampshire,

159, 303

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Apportionment of Representatives,

Appropriations, necessary for 1789, (Bills H. R. 32)

for Civil list and support of Government 1790, (Bills H. R. No. 47) 150,

498

455, 456, 489, 495, 527, 567, 569, 587

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Appropriations for Diplomatic intercourse with Foreign Nations, (Bills H. R.

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No. 35, 52)

Page.

141

293

293

338

350, 364, 366

355

for claims against U. S. not provided for, (Bills H. R. No. 100)
for payment of A. Skinner's debt and the Surplus Fund, (Bills
H. R. No. 100) -

for expenses of expedition against the Indians,

necessary for support of Government for the year 1791, (Bills

H. R. No. 120) -

of $10,000, March 26, 1790, accounted for,

for the year 1792, (Bills H. R. No. 149, 156, 188) 449, 458, 468, 469,

580, 586

for the year 1793, (Bills H. R. No. 206, 216, 243) 620, 625, 630, 631,
638, 671, 649, 651, 663, 721, 723
Army, list of officers and soldiers of the late, entitled to arrearages of pay, to be
published (Resol. H. R.)

210, 216, 217
memorial of Surgeons in the late,
proposition to provide for the widows and heirs of the officers, and for
invalids of the late, (Bills H. R. No. 139)

memorial of officers of the late,

report of balances of pay due officers of the,
President's message relative to the,

inquiry into the causes of the defeat of,
proposition to reduce the,

Arts, proposition to promote the progress of the useful,'

(Bills H. R. No. 41, 121, 166, 204)

Arsenals, message relating to,

358

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(Bills H. R. No. 148, 185)

Assays of foreign coins, to be made at the Mint,

(Bills Senate, No. 39)

Attorney General of the United States, compensation to the,

(Bills H. R. No. 28).

directed to report on such matters relative to the administra-

tion of justice as may require to be remedied, 289, 346, 448, 451,

President communicates a letter from the,

proposition relative to the duties of the,

(Bills H. R. No. 161)

report on petition of Andrew Jackson by the,

table of costs and fees for the Courts U. S. directed to be re-

ported by the,

Authors and inventors, proposition to secure exclusive right to their inventions,

works, and discoveries,
(Bills H. R. No. 10, 39, 43)

465, 489, 493

482

495

538, 542, 553

668

18, 52, 146, 149, 151, 160, 163

388
722, 725

64, 137
145, 168, 662
149, 152, 153

Auditor, proposition to raise the Chief Clerk's salary in the office of the,

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163, 164, 169, 172, 213, 221, 450
177, 222, 233, 271, 472

179, 221

254

330, 333, 393

342, 385

349, 378

351, 380

352, 380

388

396, 735

396

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