therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Muhlenberg reported that the committee had, according to order, again had the said bill under consideration, and made several amendments thereto; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table. The House proceeded to consider the said amendments: Whereupon, The first amendment being read, to strike out the second section of the said bill, in the words following, to wit: “And be it further enacted, That the President be authorized to cause the remaining frigates contemplated in the said act, to be completed in such manner, and at such time, as, having a due regard to the existing prices of labor and materials, he may think the public good may require; any thing in the before act to the contrary notwithstanding :" The question was taken, that the House do agree to the said amendment, And resolved in the affirmative, S Yeas 55. .. 36. The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Samuel Lyman, William Lyman, Samuel Maclay, Robert Rutherford, William Hindman, John Wilkes Kittera, Edward Livingston, Francis Malbone, Frederick A. Muhlenberg. William Vans Murray, Alexander D. Orr, Theodore Sedgwick, George Dent, Abiel Foster, Dwight Foster, Ezekiel Gilbert, Nicholas Gilman, Henry Glen, Benjamin Goodhue, Roger Griswold, George Hancock, Thomas Hartley, John Heath, Daniel Heister, Thomas Henderson, James Hillhouse, Nathaniel Smith, William Smith, The other amendment, to add to the bill a new section, being read, and amended at the Clerk's table, was agreed to by the House, as followeth: "And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to cause to be sold, such part of the perishable materials as may not be wanted for completing the three frigates, and to cause the surplus of the other materials to be safely kept for the future use of the United States." A motion was then made and seconded, further to amend the said bill, by striking out in the third line of the first section, the words "two frigates," and inserting in lieu thereof, the words "one frigate." And on the question being put thereupon, It passed in the negative, Yeas, Nays,... 25, 57. The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Samuel Maclay, Anthony New, John Williams. James Hillhouse, William Hindman, Frederick A. Muhlenberg, John Page, Robert Rutherford, Joseph B. Varnum, and Ordered, That the said bill, with the amendments, be read the third time to-morrow. Mr. Parker, from the managers appointed by this House to attend the conference with the Senate, on the subject-matter of the amendments depending between the two Houses to the bill, entitled "An act for establishing trading-houses with the Indian tribes, made a report; which was read, and ordered to lie on the table. VOL. II.-64 A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have disagreed to the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Henry Messonier." The Senate recede from their amendments to the bill, entitled "An act for establishing trading-houses with the Indian tribes," to their disagreement to which this House have insisted, and do agree to the said amendments, with a modification and amendment thereof, agreeably to the report of the Joint Committee of Conference. And then he withdrew. On a motion made and seconded that the House do come to the following resolution: Resolved, That provision ought to be made prescribing an uniform mode of taking evidence in cases of contested elections : Ordered, That the said motion be referred to the Committee of Elections; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House. The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill in addition to an act, entitled "An act making further provi sion for the support of public credit, and for the redemption of the public debt;" and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Muhlenberg 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. The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers;" and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Muhlenberg reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill 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 bill. The several orders of the day were further postponed until to-morrow. SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1796. An engrossed bill in addition to an act, entitled "An act making further provision for the support of public credit, and for the redemption of the public debt,” was read the third time. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act in addition to an act, entitled "An act making further provision for the support of public credit, and for the redemption of the public debt." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. The bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act supplementary to an act, entitled 'An act to provide a Naval armament," with the amendments agreed to yesterday, was read the third time. And on the question that the same do pass, It was resolved in the affirmative, Yeas 62, 23. The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, ara, Abraham Baldwin, David Bard, Lemuel Benton, Theophilus Bradbury, Richard Brent, Daniel Buck, Thomas Claiborne, Ezekiel Gilbert, James Gillespie, Henry Glen, Benjamin Goodhue, Chauncey Goodrich, Andrew Gregg, Roger Griswold, George Hancock, Robert Goodloe Harper, John Heath, Daniel Heister, Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. A petition of John Brisban, formerly a Captain in the third regiment of the Pennsylvania line, on Continental establishment, was presented to the House and read, praying to be placed on the list of pensioners, in consideration of wounds and other injuries received in the service of the United States, during the late war, which have rendered him incapable of obtaining his livelihood by labor. Also, a petition of William Howe, a refugee from Nova Scotia, praying compensation for losses and injuries sustained in his person and property, by adhering to the American cause, during the late war. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Goodhue, from the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, presented, according to order, a bill declaring the assent of Congress to such an act of the State of Massachusetts as may be passed, for defraying the expense of erecting a pier near the mouth of Kennebunk river; 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 week. The House, according to the order of the day, again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Muhlenberg reported that the committee had, according to order, again had the said bill 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 bill. The several orders of the day were further postponed until Monday next. On motion, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1796. Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inquire into the expediency of preventing the exportation from the United States, of any Indian corn, or corn meal, rye, or rye meal, for the term of months. Ordered, That Mr. Abiel Foster, Mr. Wadsworth, Mr. Bourne, Mr. Coit, Mr. Buck, Mr. Glen, Mr. Henderson, Mr. Muhlenberg, Mr. Patten, Mr. Christie, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Blount, Mr. Earle, Mr. Milledge, and Mr. Orr, be appointed a committee pursuant to the said resolution. The House, according to the order of the day, again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Muhlenberg reported that the committee had, according to order, again 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. A motion was then made and seconded, further to amend the said bill, by striking out, after the word "shall," in the fifth line of the fifth section, the words "forfeit all his right, title, and claim, if any he hath, of whatsoever nature or kind the same shall or may be, to the lands aforesaid, whereupon he shall make a settlement, or which he shall sur vey or attempt to survey, or designate any of the boundaries thereof by marking trees or otherwise, and shall also." The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, |