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cent per ton on all vessels coming from a foreign voyage into the port of Baltimore; and that Mr. Murray, Mr. Armstrong, and Mr. Hunter, be the said committee.

The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill laying duties on property sold at auction; 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 several amendments thereto; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same were severally twice read, and agreed to by the House.

Ordered, That the said bill, with the amendments, be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow.

Mr. Jeremiah Smith, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill for the relief of John Robbe; which was received, and read the first time.

On motion,

The said bill was read the second time, and ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow.

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

SATURDAY, MAY 31.

An engrossed bill laying duties on licenses for selling wines and distilled spiritous liquors, by retail, was read the third time, and the blanks therein filled up. And on the question that the said bill do pass,

It was resolved in the affirmative,

S Yeas

Nays

53,

23.

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

Those who voted in the affirmative, are,

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William Montgomery,
Peter Muhlenberg,
William Vans Murray,
Joseph Neville,
John Nicholas,
Alexander D. Orr,
Josiah Parker,
Andrew Pickens,
Robert Rutherford,
Thomas Scott,
Theodore Sedgwick,
Jeremiah Smith,
William Smith,

Zephaniah Swift,
Silas Talbot,
George Thatcher,
Uriah Tracey,
Jonathan Trumbull,
John E. Van Allen,
Peter Van Gaasbeck,
Peleg Wadsworth,
Jeremiah Wadsworth,
Artemas Ward,

John Watts,

Benjamin Williams, and

Joseph Winston.

William Hindman,

William Lyman,

Nathaniel Macon,
Francis Malbone,
Joseph M'Dowell,
Anthony New,
Nathaniel Niles,
John Smile,

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Philip Van Cortlandt,

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Resolved, That the title of the said bill be, "An act laying duties on licenses for selling wines and foreign distilled spiritous liquors, by retail.”

Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence.

An engrossed bill providing for the payment of a certain sum of money due to the French Republic was read the third time:

And on the question, that the said bill do pass,

It was resolved in the affirmative,

S Yeas
Nays.

53,

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,

Thomas Blount,

Benjamin Bourne,

Thomas P. Carnes,

Gabriel Christie,
Thomas Claiborne,
Abraham Clark,
William J. Dawson,
Henry Dearborn,
George Dent,
William Findley,
Thomas Fitzsimons,
William B. Giles.
James Gillespie,
Alexander Gillon,
Nicholas Gilman,
Andrew Gregg,
Samuel Griffin,

William Barry Grove,

George Hancock,
Daniel Heister,

John Hunter,

William Hindman,

John Wilkes Kittera,

William Lyman,

Nathaniel Macon,

Those who voted in the negative, are,

Fisher Ames,

David Cobb,

Peleg Coffin,

Joshua Coit,

Dwight Foster,

Ezekiel Gilbert,

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James Madison,

Francis Malbone,
Joseph M'Dowell,
Alexander Mebane,
William Montgomery,
Peter Muhlenberg,
William Vans Murray,
Joseph Neville,
Anthony New,
John Nicholas,
Nathaniel Niles,
Alexander D. Orr,
Josiah Parker,
Andrew Pickens,
Robert Rutherford,
Thomas Scott,
John Smilie,
Israel Smith,
Thomas Sprigg,
George Thatcher,
Thomas Tredwell,
Philip Van Cortlandt,
Abraham Venable,
Francis Walker,
Benjamin Williams,
Richard Winn, and

Joseph Winston.

William Smith,
Zephaniah Swift,
Silas Talbot,
Uriah Tracey,
Jonathan Trumbull,
John E. Van Allen,
Peter Van Gaasbeck,
Peleg Wadsworth,
Jeremiah Wadsworth,

Artemas Ward, and
John Watts.

Resolved, That the title of the said bill be, “An act providing for the payment of a certain sum of money due to the French Republic.

Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence.

An engrossed bill laying duties on property sold at auction was read the third time, and the blanks therein filled up.

And on the question that the said bill do pass,

It was resolved in the affirmative,

Yeas
Nays.

55,

27.

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

Those who voted in the affirmative, are,

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John Wilkes Kittera,

Henry Latimer,

Abraham Baldwin,
John Beaty,

Benjamin Bourne,
Thomas P. Carnes,
Gabriel Christie,

Araham Clark,

David Cobb,

Peleg Coffin,
Joshua Coit,

William J. Dawson,
Henry Dearborn,
Thomas Fitzsimons,
Dwight Foster,
Ezekiel Gilbert,

William B. Giles,
James Gillespie,
Nicholas Gilman,
Henry Glen,

Benjamin Goodhue,
James Gordon,
Andrew Gregg,

Samuel Griffin,

George Hancock,

James Hillhouse,

William Hindman,

John Hunter,

Those who voted in the negative, are,

Thomas Blount,

Thomas Claiborne,
Isaac Coles,

George Dent,
William Findley,
Alexander Gillon,
William Barry Grove,

Daniel Heister,
William Lyman,
Nathaniel Macon,

James Madison,

Joseph M'Dowell,

Alexander Mebane,

Andrew Moore,

Amasa Learned,
Francis Malbone,

William Montgomery,
Peter Muhlenberg,
William Vans Murray,

Joseph Neville,
Alexander D. Orr,

Josiah Parker,
Andrew Pickens,
Thomas Scott,

Theodore Sedgwick,
Jeremiah Smith,
William Smith,
Zephaniah Swift,
Silas Talbot,
George Thatcher,
Uriah Tracey,
Jonathan Trumbull,
John E. Van Allen,
Peter Van Gaasbeck,
Peleg Wadsworth,
Jeremiah Wadsworth,
Artemas Ward,
John Watts, and
Benjamin Williams.

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Resolved, That the title of the said bill be, "An act laying duties on property sold at

auction."

Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence.

An engrossed bill for the relief of John Robbe was read the third time.

Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, “An act for the relief of John Robbe."

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: I am directed to inform this House that the Vice President being absent, the Senate have proceeded to the choice of a President pro tempore; and Ralph Izard has been duly elected. And then he withdrew.

Mr. New, from the Joint Committee for Eurolled Bills, reported that the committee

had examined an enrolled bill, entitled "An act providing for the payment of the second instalment due on a loan made of the Bank of the United States," 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.

On motion,

Resolved, That the Clerk of this House be authorized to pay to Thomas Claxton, out of the money appropriated to defray the contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, two hundred and fifty dollars, for extra service.

The House proceeded to consider the amendments proposed by the Senate, to the bill, entitled "An act making further provision for securing and collecting the duties on foreign and domestic distilled spirits, stills, wines, and teas;" and the same being read, some were agreed to, and others disagreed to.

Resolved, That a conference be desired with the Senate on the subject-matter of the amendments disagreed to, and that Mr Murray, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Sedgwick, be appointed managers at the said conference, on the part of this House.

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

Mr. Murray, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill to provide for a Health Officer for the town of Baltimore; 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 on Monday next.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed the bill, entitled "An act to authorize the President of the United States to lay, continue, and revoke embargoes." And then he withdrew.

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Mr. Fitzsimons, from the committee to whom was referred the memorial of James Vanuxem, made a report: Whereupon,

Resolved, That the Collector of the District of Pennsylvania be authorized to receive from James Vanuxem, consignee of the cargo of the ship Argonaut, bonds, with sufficient surety, for the amount of the duties on the teas imported in the said ship, payable on the -day of May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five; or to receive such of the said teas as may be now on hand, to secure the payment aforesaid, at the option of the said James Vanuxem.

Ordered, That a bill or bills be brought in, pursuant to the said resolution, and that Mr. Fitzsimons, Mr. Goodhue, and Mr. Foster, do prepare and bring in the same. Mr. Tracey, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill conderning invalids; 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 on Monday next.

Mr. Tracey, from the same committee, also reported a resolution, in the form of a concurrent resolution of the two Houses, concerning invalids; which was read, and ordered to be committed to the committee last appointed.

The House proceeded to consider the report of the committee to whom was referred the petition of James and Shoemaker: Whereupon,

Resolved, That a committee be appointed, to prepare and bring in a bill to entitle the said James and Shoemaker to draw back the duties paid on the goods mentioned in the said petition, in case of their exportation.

Ordered, That Mr. Fitzsimons, Mr. Goodhue, and Mr. Foster, be a committee, pursuant to the said resolution.

Ordered, That the report of the committee, relative to a settlement made by the State of North Carolina, for certain claims against the United States, which lay on the table, be committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next.

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 two acts, which originated in this House: one entitled "An act making provision for the payment of the interest on the balances due to certain States, upon a final settlement of the accounts between the United States and the individual States;" and another entitled "An act to compensate Arthur St. Clair."

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

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Governor of Maryland, enclos ing a return of the election of Gabriel Duvall, to serve as one of the members of this

House, for the said State, in the room of John Francis Mercer, who has resigned his seat; which were 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 to authorize the settlement of the account of Lewis Dubois, for his services in the late Army of the United States." The Senate also insist on their amendments, disagreed to by this House, to the bill, entitled "An act making further provision for securing and collecting the duties on foreign and domestic distilled spirits, stills, wines, and teas;" and agree to the conference desired by this House on the subject-matter of the said amendments, to which conference the Senate have appointed managers on their part. And then he withdrew.

On a motion made and seconded that the House do now, according to the order of the day, resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act in addition to the act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States,"

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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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Israel Smith,

Thomas Tredwell, and

Francis Walker.

The House accordingly resolved itself into the said committee; and, after some time

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