And on the main question, that the said bill, with the amendments, be engrossed,

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

A motion was then made, and the question being put, that the said bill, with the amendments, be read the third time on the first Monday of October next,

The yeas and nays being demanded by one fifth of the members present,
Those who voted in the affirmative, are,

Ordered, That the said bill, with the amendments, be read the third time to-morrow.
Mr. Scott, from the committee to whom was referred the petition of Joseph Biggs
and Elijah Hedges, 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 for erecting a light-house on the Island of Seguin, in the District of Maine," with several amendments; to which they desire the concurrence of this House. The Senate have also passed the bill, entitled "An act providing for the payment of certain expenses incurred by Fulwar Skipwith, on public account," with several amendments; to which they desire the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew.

The House proceeded to consider the amendments proposed to the said bills, and the same being severally 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 amendatory report of the committee to whom was re-committed the report on the memorial of Arthur St. Clair; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Sherburne reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said report under consideration, and come to several resolu tions thereupon; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same were severally twice read, and agreed to by the House, as follow:

Resolved, That there be allowed to Arthur St. Clair, at the rate of

dollars

per day, for the time he was employed in going from New York to Pittsburg, and ill his return to New York, between November one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, and February one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight. Resolved, That he be allowed at the rate of dollars per day for the time he was employed in holding a treaty with the Indians, commenced in June one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight; and that the time be computed from his commencing that business, till the treaties were delivered to the President of the United States. Resolved, That there be allowed, in the settlement of his account, two hundred dollars for a negro killed in the public service; also, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars advanced to Major Hamtramck; and that interest be allowed on his account. Ordered, That a bill or bills be brought in pursuant to the said resolutions, and that Mr. Fitzsimons, Mr. Thatcher, and Mr. Hindman, do prepare and bring in the same. The several orders of the day were further postponed until to-morrow. And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning ten o'clock.

THURSDAY, MAY 15.

The House proceeded to consider the report of the committee to whom was referred the petition of Lewis Dubois: Whereupon,

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to bring in a bill to authorize the Comptroller of the Treasury to settle the account of Lewis Dubois, for his services in the line of the late Army of the United States, similar to others of his rank, who were deranged in the service.

Ordered, That Mr. Talbot, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Grove, be a committee, pursuant to the said resolution.

On motion,

Resolved, That a select committee be appointed on the part of this House, to be joined by such committee as the Senate shall appoint, to consider and report what further business is necessary to be done during the present session; and at what time it will be proper to adjourn the same.

Ordered, That Mr. Lyman, Mr. Clark, and Mr. Venable, be appointed the committee en the part of this House.

Mr. Clark, from the committee to whom was referred the motion of the fourteenth instant, for the delivery of certain documents deposited with the late Board of Commis sioners for settling the accounts between the United States and the individual States to the Senators and Representatives of the State of South Carolina, 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 for the relief of Reuben Smith and Nathan Strong." 99 And then he withdrew.

The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill to amend the act, entitled "An act to enable the officers and soldiers of the Virginia line, on Continental Establishment, to obtain titles

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to certain lands lying Northwest of the river Ohio, between the Little Miami and Sciota;" and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Parker reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made no amendment thereto.

On motion,

Ordered, That the Committee of the Whole House be discharged from the farther consideration of the said bill, and that it be recommitted to Mr. Heath, Mr. Neville, and Mr. Orr.

Mr. Fitzsimons, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill to compensate Arthur St. Clair; 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 to-morrow.

Mr. New, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined three enrolled bills, to wit: one entitled "An act for erecting a lighthouse on the Island of Seguin, in the District of Maine, and for erecting a beacon and placing three buoys at the entrance of Saint Mary's river, in the State of Georgia ;" another entitled "An act providing for the payment of certain expenses incurred by Fulwar Skipwith, on public account;" and another entitled “An act further to authorize the adjournment of Circuit Courts ;" and had found the same to be truly enrol led: Whereupon,

Mr. Speaker signed the said enrolled bills.

Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith.

Mr. Macon, from the committee to whom was referred the motion of the twelfth instant, directing the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish the Executives of the several States with a copy of the book marked A, deposited in the Treasury Department, by the Commissioners for settling the accounts between the United States and the individual States, made a report; which was read, and ordered to lie on the table.

On a motion made and seconded, that the House do come to the following resolution: "Whereas it is a primary object in the establishment of civil government to protect the persons and property of its citizens, from the violence of nations, as well as individuals: And whereas many of the citizens of the United States have suffered great losses, by spolation made on their commerce, under the authority of Great Britain, in violation of the law of nations, and the rights of neutrality,

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the United States will guarantee an indemnification to all such citizens of the United States, whose property may have been captured and confiscated, under the authority of Great Britain, in violation of the law of nations, and the rights of neutrality :"

It was moved and seconded that the said resolution be committed to a Committee of the Whole House :

On which motion for commitment, an amendment being moved and seconded, so that the said commitment should be "to the Committee of the Whole House to whom are committed certain propositions for the sequestration of the debts due from the citizens of the United States to the subjects of the King of Great Britain:"

On the question thereupon,

It was resolved in the affirmative,

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

James Hillhouse,

Henry Latimer,

Peleg Wadsworth, and

John Watts.

And then the main question being put, that the Ilouse do agree to the said motion for commitment, as amended,

It was resolved in the affirmative.

The several orders of the day were further postponed until to-morrow.
And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning ten o'clock.

FRIDAY, MAY 16.

A memorial of sundry merchants, and other inhabitants, of Boston, Charlestown, Salem, Marblehead, Beverly, Newburyport, Manchester, Gloucester, Ipswich, and Danvers, in the State of Massachusetts, whose names are thereunto subscribed, was presented to the House and read, praying that the most speedy and effectual measures may be adopted by Congress to obtain restitution for the depredations committed on their property, which, under color of decrees of Admiralty Courts, has been condemned, and adjudged forfeited, by the subjects of the King of Great Britain, and the citizens and subjects of other foreign countries. Also,

A memorial of sundry merchants of the city of New York, whose names are thereunto subscribed, to the same effect.

Ordered, That the said memorials be referred to the Committee of the Whole House to whom are committed certain propositions for the sequestration of the debts due from citizens of the United States, to the subjects of the King of Great Britain.

A petition of Gurdon Backus and David Meade Randolph was presented to the House and read, praying relief against a judgment obtained in the District Court of the United States, for the State of Virginia, for the recovery of a bond, given by the petitioners, for the return of the certificate of registry of the sloop Rambler, late belonging to the petitioner Backus, which sloop was sold on the Coast of Africa, to a foreigner; and the said certificate, with a trunk and other papers stolen from him, by one of his seamen, and never recovered.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to Mr. Swift, Mr. Jeremiah Smith, and Mr. Giles; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House.