Refolved, That this House do recede from their third and fifth amendments proposed to the last amendment of the Senate to the faid bill.

Ordered, That the Clerk of this Houfe do acquaint the Senate therewith. An engroffed bill to continue in force for a limited time, an act intituled, "An act for the temporary establishment of the post-office," was read the third time.

Refolved, That the faid bill do pafs, and that the title be, "An act to continue in force for a limited time, an act intituled, " An act for the temporary establishment of the post-office."

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

An engroffed bill to compenfate Thomas Barclay for various public fervices, was read the third time.

Refolved, That the faid bill do pafs, and that the title be, "An act to compenfate Thomas Barclay for various public services."

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

Mr. Steele, from the committee appointed to examine into the proceedings of the feveral States, on the fubject of the amendments propofed by Congrefs, to the Conftitution of the United States, made a report, which was read, and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Gerry, from the committee to whom was referred the petition of Catharine Greene, made a report, which was read and ordered to lie on the table.

A petition of John J. Miller, of the city of Philadelphia, was prefented to the House and read, praying that he may be permitted to fupply from his gun-powder works, all fuch quantities of gun-powder, as the deinands of vernment may require.

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Ordered, That the faid petition be referred to the Secretary at War, with inftruction to examine the fame, and report his opinion thereupon to the House.

Ordered, That Mr. Sedgwick have leave to be abfent from the service of this House for the remainder of the feffion.

The several orders of the day were farther poftponed until to-morrow. And then the Houfe adjourned until to-morrow morning eleven o'clock.

FRIDAY, July 30.

A petition of Francis Dade, was prefented to the House and read, praying compenfation for military fervices rendered during the late war.

Ordered, That the faid petition be referred to the Secretary at War, with inftruction to examine the fame, and report his opinion thereupon to the House. The several petitions of Benjamin Brown, Simon Nathan, and John Griffith, were prefented to the House and read, respectively praying the liquidation and fettlement of a claim against the United States.

Ordered, That the faid petitions be referred to the Secretary of the Treasury, with inftruction to examine the fame, and report his opinion thereupon to the House.

A meffage from the Senate by Mr. Otis their Secretary.

Mr. Speaker-The Senate have paffed the bill, intituled, " An act for the relief of John Stewart and John Davidfon;" the Senate have alfo paffed the bill, intituled, "An act to continue in force for a limited time, an a& intituled, "An act for the temporary establishment of the post-office :" And then he withdrew.

The House proceeded to confider the report of the committee to whom was referred the petition of Catherine Greene: Whereupon,

Ordered, That the faid petition be referred to the Secretary of the Treasury, with inftruction to examine the fame, and report his opinion thereupon to the House forthwith.

The House, according to the flanding order of the day, refolved itself into a committee of the whole House on the state of the Union.

Mr. Speaker left the chair.

Mr. Seney took the chair of the committee.

Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Seney reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the ftate of the Union under confideration, but had come to no refolution thereupon.

Ordered, That a committee be appointed to prepare and bring in a bill or bills making provifion for the officers of the judicial courts of the United States, and for jurors and witneffes attending the fame.

And a committee was appointed, of Mr. Benson, Mr. Vining, and Mr. Smith (of South-Carolina).

The several orders of the day were farther poftponed until Monday next. And then the House adjourned until Monday morning eleven o'clock.

MONDAY, Auguft 2.

Mr. Gilman, from the joint committee for inrolled bills, reported, that the committee had examined four inrolled bills; one intituled, " An act to provide more effectually for the collection of the duties impofed by law on goods, wares and merchandize imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of fhips or veffels ;" another intituled, "An act for the relief of John Stewart and John Davidson ;" another intituled, " An act to continue in force for a limited time an act intituled, "An act for the temporary establishment of the poft-office;" and another intituled, "An act making provifion for the debt of the United States;" and had found the fame to be truly inrolled: Whereupon, Mr. Speaker figned the faid inrolled bills.

Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. Ordered, That a committee be appointed to prepare and bring in a bill or bills, declaring the affent of Congrefs to certain acts of the ftates of Maryland, Georgia, and Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, for raifing a duty on

the tonnage of fhips or vessels entering the ports of Patapfco, Savannah, and Providence.

And a committee was appointed of Mr. Ames, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Seney. A petition of Robert Provooft, was prefented to the House and read, praying compenfation for military fervices performed during the late war. Alfo, A petition of Richard Lloyd, praying compenfation for fervices as late agent to General Hazen's regiment.

Ordered, That the faid petitions be referred to the Secretary at War, with instruction to examine the fame, and report his opinion thereupon to the House. The House proceeded to confider the report of the Secretary at War, on the petition of Sarah Stirling: Whereupon,

Refolved, That there be paid to Sarah Stirling, the widow of the late MajorGeneral Lord Stirling, the fum of fix thoufand nine hundred and feventy-two dollars, being the half pay of a Major-General in the late American army for the term of feven years.

Ordered, That a bill or bills be brought in pursuant to the faid refolution; and that Mr. Boudinot, Mr. Thatcher and Mr. Afhe, do prepare and bring in the fame.

Mr. Gilman, from the joint committee for inrolled bills, reported, that the committee did, this day, wait on the Prefident of the United States, and prefent for his approbation four inrolled bills; one intituled, " An act to provide more effectually for the collection of the duties impofed by law on goods, wares and merchandize imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of fhips or veffels; another intituled, "An act for the relief of John Stewart and John Davidson ;" another intituled, "An act to continue in force for a limited time an act intituled, " An act for the temporary establishment of the post-office;" and another intituled, "An a& making provifion for the debt of the United States."

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Treasurer of the United States, together with a statement of his accounts of the receipts and expenditures of public monies, from the first of April to the thirtieth of June laft inclufive, which were read: Whereupon,

Ordered, That the said statement, together with the ftatcment for the preceding quarter, be referred to Mr. Smith (of South-Carolina), Mr. Heilter, and Mr. Parker, with inftruction to examine the fame, and report thereupon to the Houfe.

The House proceeded to confider the report of the committee to whom was referred the report of the Secretary at War on the petition of Henry Emanuel Lutterloh: Whereupon,

Refolved, That this House do difagree to the faid report, and that the petitioner have leave to withdraw his faid petition.

The feveral crders of the day were farther poftponed until to-morrow. And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning eleven o'clock.

TUESDAY, August 3.

A petition of the officers of the late Maffachusetts line of the American army, in behalf of themselves, and the foldiers of the faid line, was prefented to the House and read, praying that further and adequate compenfation may be made them for military fervices rendered during the late war.

Ordered, That the faid petition do lie on the table.

A petition of Mofes Rawlings, of the state of Maryland, was prefented to the House and read, praying compenfation for military fervices rendered during the late war.

Ordered, That the faid petition be referred to the Secretary at War, with inftruction to examine the lame, and report his opinion thereupon to the House. On a motion made and feconded, that the House do agree to the following refolution.

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Refolved, That the states of Virginia and North-Carolina be permitted to enter into a compact for the purpose of opening a navigable canal between the waters of Pafquotank river in North-Carolina, and those of the south branch of Elizabeth river in Virginia, by incorporating a company, or by fuch other means as they fhall find best for that purpose,'

Ordered, That the said motion be committed to Mr. Parker, Mr. Williamfon, Mr. Burke, Mr. Steele, and Mr. Wadsworth.

Ordered, That a committee be appointed to prepare and bring in a bill or bills, making further provifion for the debt of the United States, fo far as refpects the affumption of the debt of the ftate of Georgia.

And a committee was appointed of Mr. Jackson, Mr. Page, and Mr. Trum bull.

Mr. Ames, from the committee appointed, prefented, according to order, a bill declaring the affent of Congress to certain acts of the states of Maryland, Georgia, and Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, for raising a duty on the tonnage of fhips or veffels entering the ports of Patapfco, Savannah, and Providence, which was received, and read the first time.

On motion,

The faid bill was read the fecond time, and ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole House immediately.

The House accordingly refolved itself into the faid committee.

Mr. Speaker left the chair.

Mr. Seney took the chair of the committee.

Mr. Speaker refumed the chair, and Mr. Seney reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the faid bill under confideration, and made feveral amendments thereto, which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the fame were feverally twice read, and agreed to by the House.

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

Mr. Jackson, from the committee appointed, prefented, according to order, a bill making further provifion for the debt of the United States, fo far as refpects the affumption of the debt of the state of Georgia, which was received and read the first time.

The feveral orders of the day were farther poftponed until to-morrow. And then the Houfe adjourned until to-morrow morning eleven o'clock.

WEDNESDAY, August 4

An engroffed bill declaring the affent of Congress to certain acts of the ftates of Maryland, Georgia, and Rhode-Ifland and Providence Plantations, for raifing a duty on the tonnage of ships or veffels entering the ports of Patapfco, Savannah, and Providence, was read the third time, and the blanks therein filled up.

Refolved, That the faid bill do pafs; and that the title be, " An act declaring the affent of Congrefs to certain acts of the States of Maryland, Georgia, and Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations."

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

A meffage was received from the Prefident of the United States, by Mr. Lear his Secretary, notifying that the Prefident did, on the fecond instant,

approve and fign two inrolled refolves; one respecting the pay of the clerks in the office of the commiffioner of army accounts; the other for defraying the expence of procuring feals for the fupreme, circuit and diftrict courts of the United States: And alfo did on this day approve and fign four acts, to wit: "An act making provifion for the debt of the United States;" "An act to provide more effectually for the collection of the duties impofed by law on goods, wares and merchandize imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of fhips or vessels ;"" An act to continue in force for a limited time, an act intituled, "An act for the temporary establishment of the poft-office;" and "An act for the relief of John Stewart and John Davidson."

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

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a bill or bills for adding two commissioners to the board established for fettling the accounts between the United States and the individual States; and that Mr. Madison, Mr. Vining, and Mr. Wadsworth, do prepare and bring in the fame.

A bill making further provifion for the debt of the United States, fo far as refpects the affumption of the debt of the state of Georgia, was read the fecond time, and ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole House immediately.

The Houfe accordingly refolved itself into the faid committee.
Mr. Speaker left the chair.

Mr. Livermore took the chair of the committee.

Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Livermore reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the faid bill under confideration, and made feveral amendments' thereto, which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the fame were severally twice read, and agreed to by the House.

And then the question being put, that the faid bill, with the amendments, be engroffed, and read the third time,

It paffed in the negative.

And fo the faid bill was rejected.

Mr. Madison, from the committee appointed, prefented, according to order, a bill for adding two commiffioners to the board established for fettling the accounts between the United States and the individual States, which was received and read the first time.

On motion,

The faid bill was read the fecond time, and ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole House to-day.

Mr. Boudinot, from the committee appointed, prefented, according to order, a bill making an appropriation for discharging the claim of Sarah Alexander, the widow of the late Major-General Lord Stirling, who died in the service of the United States, which was received and read the first time.

The House then, according to order, refolved itself into a committee of the whole House on the bill for adding two commiffioners to the board established for fettling the accounts between the United States and the individual States. Mr. Speaker left the chair.

Mr. Livermore took the chair of the committee.

Mr. Speaker refumed the chair, and Mr. Livermore reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the faid bill under confideration, and made an amendment thereto, which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the fame was twice read, and agreed to by the House.

And on the question, that the faid bill, with the amendment, be engrossed, and read the third time,