President of the United States, communicates-

letter from the Governor of New Jersey enclosing an act of the Le-
gislature vesting a lot of land at Sandy Hook in the U. States
statement of the appropriation of $10,000 by act of March 26,
1790

resolutions of State of Virginia, on the subject of bounty lands al-
lotted to them on the Northwest side of the Ohio
act of the Legislature of Maryland to empower the wardens of Bal-
timore to levy and collect the duty therein mentioned
proclamation relative to the establishment of the temporary and
permanent Seat of Government

letter from the President of the National Assembly of France
situation of the frontiers and prospect of hostility in that quarter
consent of Legislatures of New York and Territory of Vermont to
the admission of Vermont into the Union

message relative to commercial intercourse with Great Britain
report of Secretary of State on the proceedings of the Governor
of the N. W. Territory at Kaskaskia, Kahohia, and Prairie
first session second Congress :

Page.

347

355

355

355

360

363

364

373

377

382

acts passed by the States of New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and
North Carolina

439

message directing the reports of Brigadier General Scott and Lieut.
Colonel Commandant Wilkinson to be laid before Congress
letter from the Governor of Pennsylvania respecting persons said to
have fled from that State into Virginia

441

442

442

442

an act of the State of North Carolina authorizing the conveyance to
the United States of one acre of land on Ocracock Island
returns of the enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States
arrangements made in pursuance to "An act repealing after the
last day of June next the duties laid upon distilled spirits im-
ported from abroad, and laying others in their stead, and also
upon spirits distilled within the United States, and for appropri-
ating the same"

letter from Judge of the District of South Carolina enclosing the
presentments of the Grand Jury to him, and stating the causes
which have prevented the return of the census from that District
estimate of lands not claimed by Indians or citizens of the United
States

resolution of the General Assembly of Virginia ratifying the first
article of the amendments proposed to the Constitution of the
United States

papers relating to Judge Symmes' purchase of lands on the Great
Miami

445

445

452

453

453

information of the misfortune befallen the troops under General St.
Clair

471

plan of a City within the District of ten miles square
letter from the Governor of Pennsylvania and documents relative
to a contract for the purchase of a certain tract of land bound-
ing on Lake Erie

472

478

letter from the Attorney General of the United States
ratification of amendments to the Constitution of the United States

482

by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania`.

483

statement of the expenditure of the contingent fund

484

ratification of articles of amendment to the Constitution of the Unit-
ed States by the State of Vermont

493

resolution of General Assembly of Virginia respecting lands located
by the officers and soldiers of the Virginia line

.494

return of the number of inhabitants in the District of South Ca-

message relating to a new article of expenditure in the Department
of Foreign Affairs

503

rolina

526

President of the United States-communicates-

letter from the King of France announcing his acceptance of the
Constitution presented to him

a general account rendered by the bankers of the United States at
Amsterdam, of the payments made for the purposes of the act
providing means of intercourse between the United States and
foreign nations
message respecting the acts passed relatively to the Military Esta-
blishment of the United States.

objections to the bill, entitled "An act for an apportionment of Re-
presentatives among the several States according to the first enu-
meration.

Page.

527

531

541

563

communication from the Minister Plenipotentiary of Great Britain
relative to the commerce between the two countries
letter from the Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States,
with their opinion on "Act to provide for the settlement of the
claims of widows and orphans barred by the limitations hereto-
fore established, and to regulate the claims to invalid pensioners
letter from the Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States.
held for the Pennsylvania District, on the same subject

578

579

585

second session, second Congress :

statement of the expenditure of the contingent fund.

614

representation of the Judges of the Supreme Court United States
relative to the Judiciary system

614

letter from the Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States
for the District of North Carolina

614

copy of Constitution framed for Kentucky

614

statement of the expenditure of the contingent fund .

letter from the Governor of Virginia relative to the boundary line
between that State and the Territory South of the Ohio
abstract of arrangement made pursuant to acts laying a duty on
distilled spirits

615

625

685

abstract of an arrangement made in the District of North Carolina
in regard to surveys.

685

705

708

report and plat of territory of the United States on the Potomac
agreement to hold a treaty or conference with the hostile Indians
Northwest of the Ohio

exemplification of an act of the Legislature of New York ceding
the jurisdiction of lands on Montok Point to the United States
copies of certain papers relative to Spanish interference in the exe-
cution of the treaty between the United States and the Creek
nation of Indians

721

737
738

738
35, 37, 38

letters relative to calling out the militia to repel Indian invasions
message relative to measures taken to induce the hostile Indian
tribes to enter into a treaty or conference with the U. States
Printers to Congress, proposition to employ, (Resolution H. R.)
inquiry into accounts for newspapers furnished by
187, 191, 193, 194
Prisoners of the United States, safe-keeping of the, (Resolution Senate).
provided for by New York
proposition to provide for the safe keeping of,
in the several States, (Resolution H. R.)
Provisions, proposition to allow drawback on salted, (Bills H. R. No. 193)
Public creditors, of Pennsylvania.

memorials of the

116

189

406
538, 597
92, 95, 107, 117
371, 377

Public credit, plans for the support of 117, 131, 141, 154, 155 to 168, 171, 172, 173,
174, 184, 185, 186, 192, 194, 196 to 201, 295, 336, 343
Public acts, records, and judicial proceedings, mode of authenticating, (Bills
H. R. No. 58).

proposition to fund and provide for the, (Bills H. R. No. 63, 83,
94, 100)

Public debt, insufficiency of provision for the

801

Page.

340, 341
389

House refuses to alter the system of funding the
proposition respecting the renewal of lost evidences and certi-
ficates of the, (Bills H. R. No. 108, 118, 141, 145,) 336, 344, 351, 362,

398, 400, 451, 457

.

explanation of the act relating to the, as regards lead and cali-
coes, (Bills H. R. No. 129)
report on, and proceedings relative to the 503, 543, 554, 555, 556, 557
378, 385
proposition to provide for payment of principal and interest of
385, 555, 560, 565, 624, 631, 637, 699, 700
(Bills H. R. No. 129, 136, 178, and Senate No. 14)
report and statement by the Commissioners of the

the

Petitions from Pennsylvania, inhabitants of 26, 29, 34, 35, 41, 54, 61, 70, 87, 92, 95,
621, 706, 717
96, 117, 154, 157, 158, 168, 186, 195, 204, 207, 236,
241, 340, 346, 352, 353, 354, 357, 358, 361, 362,
369, 375, 376, 380, 458, 471, 483, 503, 507, 518,
519, 505, 522, 526, 529, 538, 547, 560, 573, 580,
581, 623, 626, 629, 660, 665, 671, 673, 686, 698,
704, 706

Petitions from Parker, Sarah, widow

Powers, Edward Evelith

Pike, Nicholas

Philips, Jacob

Post, John

Pier, Abner

Priest, Job

Phelps, Joel
Public creditors
Proctor, Francis

349

350, 380

352, 393

propositions relative to

Receivers of Public Lands, proposition to appoint

Receivers of Continental Taxes, proposition to compensate

(Bills H. R. No. 158, 200.)

129

586, 594, 600, 601

348
480, 487, 629

Receipts and expenditures of public moneys, statements reported and ex-
amined (Resol. Sen. 149, 208, 251, 286, 295, 315,
349, 419, 439, 469, 480, 614, 618, 629

inquiry into the, during administration of Robert
Morris

Recruiting service, inquiry into the state of the

178

585

65

115

Registers and clearances of vessels (Bills H. R. No. 16, 33)
Reports and estimates of the Secretary of the Treasury
Representatives, apportionment of the, in the States 455, 456, 489, 495, 567, 569, 587

(Bills H. R. No. 147, 163, 179.)

Resolutions, how to be examined, enrolled, signed, and presented

permission granted to collate and print. (Resol. H. R.)

67

377

JOINT RESOLUTIONS WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Resolution, directing members to be furnished with Journals of the late
Congress

newspapers

Resolution, authorizing the Secretary of the Senate, and Clerk of the
House of Representatives, to contract for printing and binding, and
to distribute journals and acts of Congress to the Heads of Depart-
ments, and Executives of the several States

Resolution, directing a correct copy of the Constitution of the Govern-
ment of the United States to be prefixed to the publication of the
acts of the present session of Congress

Resolution, establishing joint rules for the Government of the two

Houses

Resolution, directing survey ordered by the late Congress, to be com-
pleted

77

Resolution, directing amendments to the Constitution of the United
States to be proposed to the several States

89

58

66

66

77

77

89

89

8888

58

59

75

84 87, 91

91

106 129

Resolution, directing the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of

the House, to adjourn the two Houses on the 22d day of Septem-
ber next, to the first Monday in December next
Resolution, directing the temporary establishment of the General Post

Resolution, directing the Secretary of State to procure the statutes of
the several States

114

114

114 114 117, 119

120

Resolution, allowing pay to the Baron de Glaubeck, from 9th March,

1781, to 24th August, 1782

116

116

116