Bills of lading, coastwise, except for vessels going from one district to another, within the same State 10 20 Bonds for the security of money, when the sum is above fifty, and not exceeding one hundred dollars Ditto, foreign Inventories of the effects of deceased persons, or for any other purpose prescribed by law, except in cases of goods distrained, or in compliance of any agreement between two or more persons 20 Above 100, and not exceeding 500 Above 500, and not exceeding 1000 30 Above 1000 40 25 50 1.00 25 10 25 Receipts for legacies or shares of personal estate in cases of intestates, On every transfer of the stock of the United States, at the rate of five cents for every hundred dollars. On every transfer of bank stock, as well of the United States as those established under the authority of the individual States, at the rate of five cents for every hundred dollars. From one district to another, in the United States To and from the United States to any foreign country, for any sum exceed. ing 500 dollars, 25 20 25 25 1.00 50" The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Francis Malbone, John Watts, Benjamin Williams, and Richard Winn. And then the question being put, that the House do agree to the amendment reported by the Committee of the Whole House to the third clause of the said resolution, by adding to the proposed duty of "five dollars on licenses or certificates of admission of solicitors, attorneys, advocates, and proctors," the words "in the courts of the United States:" It was resolved in the affirmative, Yeas 64, 23. The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Theodorus Bailey, Abraham Baldwin, John Beatty, Elias Boudinot, Gabriel Christie, Samuel Dexter, William Findley, Dwight Foster, Ezekiel Gilbert, William B. Giles, James Gillespie, Alexander Gillon, Nicholas Gilman, Benjamin Goodhue, Christopher Greenup, William Barry Grove, George Hancock, Carter B. Harrison, John Heath, Daniel Heister, James Hillhouse, William Hindman, VOL. II.-19. Matthew Locke, William Lyman, Nathaniel Macon, James Madison, Joseph M'Dowell, Alexander Mebane, Andrew Moore, Peter Muhlenberg, William Vans Murray, Joseph Neville, Anthony New John Nicholas, Alexander D. Orr, Josiah Parker, 'Andrew Pickens, Francis Preston, Robert Rutherford, Thomas Scott, John Smilie, Israel Smith, The other amendments to the said third resolution were severally read, and agreed to by the House. A motion was then made and seconded, to amend the fifth resolution by striking out so much thereof as imposes a duty on all tobaccco manufactured within the United The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Francis Malbone, William Smith, Zephaniah Swift, Silas Talbot, George Thatcher, An adjournment was then called for: Whereupon, The several orders of the day were further postponed until to-morrow. FRIDAY, MAY 9. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Treasurer of the United States, accompanying his account of the receipts and disbursements of public moneys, from the first of July to the thirty-first of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninetythree, inclusive; also, his payments and receipts on account of the War Department, from the first of January to the thirty-first of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, inclusive; which were read, and ordered to lie on the table. Ordered, That a committee be appointed to prepare and bring in a bill or bills for determining the Northern boundary of the territory ceded to the United States by the State of North Carolina; and that Mr. Walker, Mr. Blount, and Mr. Preston, be the said committee. The bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act prohibiting, for a limited time, the exportation of arms and ammunition, and encouraging the importation of the same," was 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. Ordered, That the petition of Thomas Flint, which lay on the table, be referred to the Secretary of War, with instruction to examine the same, and report his opinion thereupon to the House. Ordered, That Mr. Harrison have leave to be absent from the service of this House for the remainder of the session. A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Dandridge, his Secretary, notifying that the President did, this day, approve and sign the following acts which originated in this House, to wit: one entitled "An act providing for raising and organizing a corps of artillerists and engineers," another entitled "An act supplementary to an An act to provide for the defence of certain ports and harbors in the United States," and another entitled "An act directing a detachment from the militia of the United States." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform this House that the President of the United States did, this day, approve and sign an act which originated in the Senate, entitled "An act for the remission of the duties on eleven hogsheads of coffee, which have been destroyed by fire." And then he withdrew. Mr. New, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined an enrolled bill, entitled "An act to erect a light-house on the head-land of Cape Hatteras; and a lighted beacon on Shell Castle Island, in the Harbor of Occacock, in the State of North Carolina," and had found the same to be truly enrolled: Whereupon, Mr. Speaker signed the said enrolled bill. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. The House resumed the consideration of the resolutions reported on Wednesday last from the Committee of the Whole House to whom was referred the report of the Committee of Ways and Means: Whereupon, The first resolution being under consideration, A motion was made and seconded, further to amend the same by striking out, in the twenty-first clause, which imposes a duty on domestic tonnage, the words "ships or ressels of the United Stat 8, employed in foreign trade, six cents per ton " And on the question thereupon, It was resolved in the affirmative, Yeas Nays 50, 37. The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Another motion was then made and seconded further to amend the first resolution, and to increase the duty on foreign tonnage, by striking out "twenty-five cents,” and inserting in lieu thereof "fifty cents:" And on the question thereupon, The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Fisher Ames, Theodorus Bailey, Benjamin Bourne, Abraham Clark, Henry Dearborn, Samuel Dexter, William B. Giles, Alexander Gillon, |