The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1793-03-18 00:00:00, page 1

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]. Friday, February 15.
^ A Bill supplementary to the Collec-
A tie n Law, received from the Sen
ate, was twice read, and on Motion, re
ferred to rhe feted Committee consist
ling of Me ffrs. Goodhue, W. Smith,
ana Hindman.
A Bill for placing on the pension
Lift such Officers and Soldiers of the
Militia, as (hail be wounded and difa
bledin the pub tick Service, was twice
read,and committed to a Committee of
A Report onthe Petition of the Prin
f tert and Booksellers was read ; this Re
port is against repealing the Duty on
imported printing P'aper—but in fa
vour of taking off alf Imposition on
Rags imported ; referred to a feled
* Committee. 3
)Mr. Goodhub laid a Motion on the
Table to extend the Term for receiv
ing Subfcription# to the Loan of the
United States, to the day of
IvThe reading of Communications
Iwhich have been before the House for
/several Days, from the Secretary of the
iTreasury, was resumed. The reading
/ being finished ; a Motion was made
shat tbefe Communications should be
referred' to a feled Commitfee, with
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CO NCO R D, MONDAY, March 18, 1793.
The Mirrour.
Mr. Steele in the Chair.
The Chairman reported the Bill with one
Amendment, which was read in the House,
and by Consent, laid on the Table for further
Consideration.
Mr. Murray, from the Committee on
the Poftoffice Law,laid a Report on the Table.
- Tuesday, February 19.
' [For 18th fee last Mirriour.]
A Petition was read from the Manufaaur
ers of Paper ; the design of which is to coun
terafl the Petition of the Printers and Book
sellers, who had petitioned that the Duty on
imported printing Paper of particular De
fcriptions,fhould be taken off— laid on the Ta.
ble. .
Mr. Sedgwick, after some introdu&ory
Observations relative to a Decision of the
Judges of the Supreme Court, made Yefter-
Inftruaiohs to report to the House
their Opinion refpeding such Parts of
them as it will be eligible to publish.
Another Motion was made, that those
should be printed without any such
Reference as are not expressly commu
nicated as Confidential—fome discus
sion took Place, which ended in an Or
der for clearing the Galleries.
The House being again opened,
Mr. Giles, ofthe Committee ap
pointed to inquire into the Caufei of
the Failure of the Expedition under
General St. Clair, brought in a Re
po(t supplementary to that made at the
last Session—This Report being read,
it ordered that 100 Copies of this,
with the original Report, be printed for
the Use of the House
On Motion of Mr. W. Smith, the
Subject was referred to the Confedera
tion of the whole House, on Wednes
day next.
The Committee to whom were re
ferred for Consideration certain Com
munications from the Secretary of the
Treafury,reported a Statement of such
as in their Opinion itwas proper should
be published—the Report was accept
ed by the House.
A Motion was laid on the Table,
that a Committee be appointed to
bringin a Bill for fixing the Time of
the next annual Meeting of CongreG.
Mr. Giles laid a Motion on the
table to the following Effect— That
the Commissioners purchasing the pub
lick Debt be directed to lay before this
House a Statement of their proceedings
from the Commencement of that Insti
tution to the present Time—Specify
ing the sums carried to the Credit of
that Account, and the Sources from
whence they have been drawn—and
the Amount of Monies how on Hand
applicable to the Purchase of the pub
lick Debt. Adjourned.
In Committee of the Whole, on the Bill for
eftabliihing Fees in the Treasury Deparment
for the Transfer of publick Securities.
Saturday, February 16.
Mr. Milledge preferred the Petition of
Oliver Bowen; praying an Adjuftmentand
Payment offeveral Sums due to him for Ser
vices rendered the United States during the late
War. '''
day, refpe&ing the Liability of States to be su
ed by individuals, and which Decision is Af
firmative of that Idea—made the following
Motion, viz..
Resolved, by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America, iri
Congress assembled, two thirds of both Hous
es edneuring, that the following article be
proposed to the Legislatures of the several
States, as ah Amendment of the Constitu
tion of the United States, which, when ratifi
ed by three fourths of the said Legislatures,
shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as
parts df said Constitution, viz.
That no State Shall be liable to be mgde a
party Defendant, in any of the judicial.Court s,>
established, or which shall be established un
der Suit of any Person or Persons, whether a
Citizen or Citizens, or a foreigner or foreign
ers, or of any body politick or corporate,
Whether within or without the United States—
laid on the Table. , •
The Message from the President of the Uni
ted States received this Day was read. It fpe
cifies that a treaty is to be held with the hostile
Tribes, north weft of the Ohio—and is accom
panied with an Eftimafe from the Secretary of
War, ofthe probable Expense which will at
tend the fame.
A Committee consisting of Messrs. Boudi-
NOT, White and Wadsworth, was ap
pointed to take the fame into Consideration.
Wednesday, F^r^g 20.
Another Communication from the Secreta
ry of the Treasury was received, made pursu
ant to the Resolutions of the zgdult. this be
ing read, it was ordered to be printed for the
Use of the Members.
A Message was received from the Senate, by
Mr Secretary Ot is,with the Bill making Ap
propriations for the Support of Government,
for the Year 1793, passed the Senate with A
mendments.
Thursday, Febrrar, 2i.
A Letter was laid before the House from
the Secretary of State, relative to a Message
from the President of the United States to Con
gress cf the 14th of February 1791, on the
fobjeft of the commercial Intercourse of the
United States, with foreign Nations—which
Message had been referred to him by the
Hcufe.
The Letter states that a Report on the Sub,
je& is prepared, but suggests the Idea of post
poning the Consideration of it till the next
The House took up the Bill received from
the Senate, in Addition to the Aft to eftablifb
the judicial Courts of the United States.
Mr. Murrax withdrew his Motion to in
sert an additional Sediori refpefting special
Bail, in Order to its being made the Subject of
a separate Provision. w <
This Bill was then read a third Time, and
passed.
Mr. Murray then moved,that a Commit
tee ihould be appointed to prepare and report
a Bill to regulate the Mode of taking Bail in
certain Cases ; to regulate the Recovery of
Costs against Informers or Relators in certain
Cases ; to point out the Mode in which Suits
for Penalties under the revenue Laws of the
United States, shall commence—to extend tran
scripts of Judgments from one Diftri& to a
nother, and to regulate the Costs of Fees in
the Commitment of Witnesses.—Laid oh tlx
Table.
Mr. Muhlenber g called up his Motion
for a Committee to bring in a Bill for fixing
the Time of the next annual meeting of Con
gress—This Motion being agreed to, Mr.
Muhlenberg, Mr. W. Smith and Mr.
Sedgivich were appointed the Committee.
The Report of a Committee on the Petition
ofthe French Inhabitants of Gallipolis was tak.
en into consideration. This Report, being
favourable 'to the Petitioners, was adopted,
and the Committee which made it, were di
fetyd to bring in a Bill.
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