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The Collectors of Customs Cempen
fation Bill was difeuffed in Committee.
This bill allows certain compensations,
provided the clear annual receipt does
not exceed 5000 dollars. A motion
was made to strike out 50C0 and insert
4000. It was contended, on one fide,
that this latter sum was fufficient ; that
it areally exceeded most of the compen
faions allowed to the federal officers ;
wd that as money was appreciating, it
Dr. Euflis moved to add a new fee
tion, authorizing the Secretary of the
Navy, with the approbation of the Pre
sident, to carry the excess of any fpe
cific appropriation beyond the sum ex
pended to the deficiency arising under
any other fpecific appropriation of the
bill.—This motion was supported by
Dr. Euftis, and Gen. Smith ; opposed
by Mehrs. Randolph, Macon, and Ba
con ; and loft.
When the bill was reported to the
Houfe,'Mr. Huger moved the insertion
of ico,oco instead of 50,000, dollars,
for the contingent expenses of the navy.
Motion loft. Several other amendments
were proposed, but all loft.
The Naval Service Appropriation
Bill for 1802, was difeuffed in commit
tee. The several blanks being filled up,
the total of the appropriations isgoopooo
dollars. Mr. Dana moved to insert
305,000 dollars, for timber for the 74's,
the sum in the firft estimate of the Sec
retary of the Navy, instead of 195,000
dollars, in the last estimate. This mo
tion was loft. Mr. Dana then moved
to insert 100,000 dolls, for navy docks,
instead of 50,000. This motion was
also loft.
Mr. Elmendorf moved for a com
mittee to m^ke inquiry refpeding the
expediency of diminilhing the officers of
marines from 40 to 20. In reply to
him, Gen. Smith observed, that 15
vacancies had occurred in that corps
which the President had declined filling;
that the present number of officers was
z',; and when five more vacancies
should occur, the relative proportion of
officers and privates would be attained;
and that it was proper to leave the dis
position of the corps under the difere
tion of the President, as in the event,
during the recess, of a war with the Em
peror ty Morocco, qphich was far from im
probable ; an augmentation might be
expedient. Motion loft.
The bill providing for the widows
and children of the officers loft in the
Insurgent and Pickering, was discuss
ed, amended, and palled.
The bill for amending the aft allow
ing compensations to Collectors of Cus
toms, &c. was reported. OBy this
bill tie clear annual receipts of a Collector
fjall not exceed 5000, a naval officer 3500,
and a Surveyor 4000 dollars
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14.
THE disabled Seamen's relief bill,
anda bll rcfpe&ing public money
in the hands of agents, puffed to be
enaded.
The House went into Committee, on
the bill purporting to be for redeeming
the whole of the public debt. Mr. Gris
wold's motion to strike out the 4th sec
tion was foil —yeas 27 —nays 41. Mr.
Griswold moved to strike out the 6th
fed, which authorizes the appointment
of an agent in Europe for the purpose
of tranfading any business refpeaing
the difeharging of the public debt, with
a salary of 3000 dollars, Mr. G. ob
served that the mission to the Hague
had been suppressed ; whether that place
was now to be supplied under the name
of an agent, he could not tell ; but he
knew that this business had hitherto
been conduced by bankers in Holland
with perfect fidelity, and at much less
expense. He also thought.this mode
much fafer than that proposed in the
bill,as an agent might notbe responsible
in property and ch ara&er as the great
trading houses of Europe who have
heretofore done the business. Mr. Ra
ndolph replied, and the motion w^ ne
gatived. Yeas 30. Nays, 38. Many
other motions were made, and nega
tived ; and the bill was ordered to be
engrofled. This bill which sets out with
the promising title, "a bill making pro
vision for the redemption of the whole
public debt" is in fad only a bill au
thorifing the Commiffionersof the fink
ing fund to relo^n THE WHOLEof
the NINE MILLIONS of dollars dne
to Holland, and to borrow FIVE
MILLIONS of dollars at home.*
Bills for the relief of Fulwar Skip
with ; —for eftablilhing certaindiftri&s ;
and refpeding the city of Washington ;
passed various Rages.
THURSDAY, APRIL If.
The engrossed bill refpeaing the pub
lic debt passed—Yeas 55. Nays 19.
^he House, in Committee, fixed the
compensation of the Officers of Con
gress, as follows :— Secretary of the
Senate, and Clerk to the House 2000
dollars each per annum. Principal
Clerks 1300 dollars; engrossing Clerks
1000 dollars, &c. The committee re
ported the bill, which palfed to a third
reading.
CONGRESS.
NAVAL AFFAIRS.
SATURDAY, APRIL 1,.
MONDAY, APR(L Ift
The new Judiciary Bill was taken up.
Mr. Bayard had reported a fubflitute
for the 6th fedion ; the substitute pre
scribed that when ever the two judges
of the circuit court are divided in opin
ion, a certificate of the case shall be sent
up to the Supreme Court, who shall de
cide—fubjed to certain qualifications.
Adopted—ayes 39 —noes 27.
Mr. Dennis moved to strike out the
fe&ion, which intrufts to the President
the nomination in the firft instance of
Commissioners of Bankruptcy ; from
which the Diftrid Judge is empowered
to appoint a proper number for the de
cision of each case. Supported by
Messrs. Dennis, Bayard, Goddard, and
Mott—opposed by Messrs. S. Smith,
Giles, Bacon and Elmendorff. Loft —
Yeas 35 —Nays 36.
Some other amendments were mov
ed, and variously disposed of; when
the bill was ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. Bayard again called up his reso
lution for an adjournment of Congress,
•on Monday. This occasioned various
motions, for the previous question, for
adjournment, for postponement, &c.—
At length it was carried to adjourn
both Houses, on Monday the 26th inst.
Yeas 53 —Nays 13.
NEW JUDICIAL BILL.
The new Judicial Bill, from the Sen
ate, was taken up. Mr. Bayard mov
ed that there fhouid be two sessions of the
Supreme Court at Washington, in eve
ry year, instead of one. This motion
gave rife to a debate in which Messrs.
Bayard, Griswold, Dennis, Henderson,
T. Morris, Dana, and Goddard, sup
ported ; and Messrs. Nicholson, Elmeri
dorff, R. Williams, and Holland oppos
ed. The motion, as usual, was loft.
The bill on this fubjed, palled with
out a division.
Mr. Bayard moved to strike out the
clause which adjourns the session of the
Court until February next. The mo
tion, as usual, was loft.
become necessary to reduce the salaries
of officers generally.—ln reply it was
observed, that very few collectors would
receive so large a sum as 5000 dollars ;
none other than those of New-York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, and perhaps
Charleston ; tliat the responsibility at
tached to these officers was greater than
that attached to any other, as in some
indances two millions of dollars palled
through their hands ; that the tempta
tion to violate duty was proportionably
great ; and that from these considera
tions it become the government to af
ford them a liberal compensation ; and
tliat the sum was considered as below
that heretofore allowed. The motion
was negatived. After the rejection of
another motion, the committee reported
the bill. When the House took up the
bill, the motion to strike out 5000, and
insert 4000, was renewed, and loft.—
Yeas 31 —Nays 40. The bill was or
dered to be engrossed.
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Two Meflages from the President
were received —one enclosing a letter
from the Director of the Mint, repre
senting the injurious effeft of an aboli
tion of that establishment :—The other
inclofing from the Secretary of State, a
report on Spanish spoliations. Both
messages were ordered to be printed.
The Collectors of Customs Com
pensation Bill passed without a division.
Was again taken up, by the House,
and amended in various parts.
Mr. Bayard moved for the adjourn
ment of Congress on Monday next.
Rejected 39 to 33.
The Bill receding the registering of
veflels, was postponed until November.
The amendments to this bill were
taken up.—Mr. Bayard called for the
yeas and nays on the firft amendment ;
and observed, that the giving the Su
preme Court one session instead of two,
was in a great measure a denial of jus
tice to suitors, and would operate with
peculiar injustice on the present suitors.
[The amendment was carried, by which the
ufualfeffion of the Supreme Court in June,
is adjourned to February, if we mistake not.]
The amendment for a Circuit Court in
Kentucky and Tennessee, was loft 42 to
34. The fe&ion which directs that
when two judges of a circuit shall be
divided in opinion, the Supreme Court
shall allot ajudge of the Supreme Court
to the Circuit Court, in order to cast
the decision ; was, on motion of Mr.
Bayard, recommitted.
Mr. Griswold moved a resolution for
an enquiry whether any further appro
priations are necessary for expenses in
curred on account of the Berceau.—
Gen. Smith moved an amendment,
which he afterwards withdrew, and the
motion passed.
The new Judicial Bill was read a
third time. The fedion which gives
The Bill on this fubjed, as amended,
was taken up.—Amongst the amend
ments was one authorizing the Post-
Mafler-General to establish, if neces
sary, at the public expense, a line of
flages for carrying the mail. This oc
casioned a lengthy debate ; and was
finally loft.
NEV JUDICIARY BILL.
THE NEW JUDICIAL BILL
POST OFFICE.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL ZI.
THURSDAY, APRIL 22.
TUESDAY, APRIL 20.
FRIDAY, APRIL2J.
The 1802 Military Service Appro
priation Bill was taken up by the House.
Mr. Griswold moved a separation of the
appropriation of 64,000 dollars.—An
interesting debate ensued. The motion
was supported by Mr. Griswold and
Dr. Euftis, and oppofed' by Messrs.
Nicholson, S.. Smith, and Dana. Loft.
The Senate informed the House, that
they disagreed to the Resolution for the ad
journment of the two Houses.
The committee on the Mint Bill re
ported an amendment for the continu
ation of a copier coinage ; which being
agreed to, the bill passed to be engrossed.
The Civil Lift Appropriation Bill
was difeuffed. Mr. Nicholson moved
an amendment for a sum of money to
the Attorney-General, &c. for services
rendered under the Britifli treaty. This
was opposed, because no such services
bad been performed. The bill passed a
Aage.
MONDAY, APRIL 16.
the nomination of Commissioners of
Bankruptcy to the President, occasion
ed several motions ; at length it war
carried toflrike out thefßion. The bill
then palled—Yeas 46 —Nays 30.
The Mint Establishment repealing
bill was taken up. Mr. Griswold mov
ed its postponement to November. A
debate ensued, in which the motion was
supported by Messrs. Griswold, Dana,
Euftis, and Huger ; and opposed by
Messrs. Giles, S. Smith, Holland and
Elmendorff. Loft, 37 to 32. On mo
tion of Gen. Smith the bill was recom
mitted to a feleft committee.
The 1802 Military Service Appro
priation Bill passed in committee.
From the New-Brunfaic Advertiser.
DEING a poor man, I felt myfelf
much interested in the measures
of the general government with refpe&
to the internal taxes. Some of those
taxes, men in low circumstances have
not complained of, as they fell exclu
sively on those who were able to pay
them. I therefore expeded that the
heavy duties on brown sugar, bohea tea,
and salt would have been lessened, and
some of the internal taxes continued.
But judge of my furprize, fir, when I
read in the newspaper, that the demo
crats, the party to which I profeffed to
belong, were bent on abolishing indis
criminately all the internal taxes. Their
condud in this business has completely
opened my eyes. All their profeflions
of regard for the poor, I am now led
to believe, end in a blind obedience to
whatever the great man of Virginia
fays must be done.
During the debate on the propriety
of repealing the internal taxes, I cher
ilhed the hope that some of our Jersey
representatives would have considered
the hardlbips of the poor in this state,
but I have been much disappointed.
Elmer and Southard have spoken as
much as their slender talents would al
low; but what they have said was so
discordant with the fad, that I am de
termined never to give them my vote
again.
Mr. Southard faidin Congress, "that
Windsor chairs are generally owned by
people in this state that are very poor."
This is certainly not true. I appeal to
the great body of poor people, to fay,
whether one in fifty of them own a
windfor chair. As far as my knowl
edge extends they do not—and were the
very poor of New-Jersey collected to
The Mint Establishment repealing
Bill passed. [The Senate, we learh, have
nan-concurred on this bill.]
The 1802 civil lift appropriation bill
passed.
GEORGIA LAND.
A message from the President cover
ing the agreement between the Com
miffioneis of the United States and
Georgia on this fubjeft.
The Senate informed the House, that'
they had rejected the bill for abolishing
the Mint Establishment ; and passed the
bill abolishing the Washington Com
missioners.
The new Judicial Bill came down
from the Senate, who had agred to all
the amendments of the House. except
ing the one which struck out the fedion
that transferred the nomination ofCom
miffioners of Bankruptcy, from the Dif
trift Judges to the President, on which
they inlift. The House concurred.
TUESDAY APRIL 2,.
The City of Washington Incorpora
tion Bill passed.
Dr. Mitchell, of a Committee on part
of the Prefident'# menage, made a re
port, which concludes as follows :
" The Committee find that prior to the 4th
March, 1801, the sum of 199,030 dollars,
and 92 cents have been expended in purchas
ing Navy Yards, and making improvements
upon them, without any law authoring the
purchase, or any appropriation of money,
either for purchase or improvements."
O This report is unquestionably de
signed as an offset for the unauthorized
expenditures on the Berceau : But the
Committee have forgotten to report on
the monies that have been expended by
Mr. Jefferfon's agent on the Navy Yards,
since March 4, 1801 ; and before the
present Congress passed any appropria
tion Law on the subject.
Miscellany.
SATURDAY, APRIL 24.
er,is held to be a necessary of life,whicli
forms a part of the daily food of a peo
ple. And are not sugar and tea used
by poor people generally ? Do they
not comp'ofe part of our diet every day?
Have we not from our infancy been
brought up in the use of them ?
But Mr. Elmer insinuates, that if the
tax on brown sugar and bohea tea falls
heavy on poor people, they may find a
good substitute. So then poor people
are to be taxed # out of their sugar and
tea. In this way a mark of ignominy
is to be fixed upon them, they are to
have a constant feeling of their degra
dation. Great folks it seems, may ride
in their coaches and pay no tax for them,
while we, because we are poor, must for
every mouthful of sugar, tea, and salt,
pay an enormous duty. If this is the
road democrats travel, I'll step out of
it. ABIJAH JONES.
An eminent writer on general policy
fays, " many things from being arti
cles of high living, have afterwards
come to be generally considered as ne
cessaries, as tea is at present."
gether, Mr. Southard would not dare
to make the above assertion in their
prefcnee.
But Mr. Elmer to help forward the
matter, has said, that sugar and tea are
not the necessaries of life. It is not my
business to determine what will merely
fiipport life, or what kind of food is
most conducive to health. That howev-
Whilst the Federalists were in power
nothing was to be heard from one end
of the continent to the other, but the
charge of a needless and extravagant
squandering of the public money. The
salaries of executive officers, and wages
of members of Congress, were said to
be enormously high, and we farmers
were told that a statesman ought to re
ceive no higher wages than a labourer.
—About three years ago, i: was pro
posed by the Federalists in Congress
(on account of the high price of provi
sions, Bcc.)that the salaries of executive
officers Ihould be augmented. The
democrats opposed the measure with
all their force,but a law Wai; finally pas
sed for the purpose, which, however,
was to expire on the 31st of Decem
ber, 1802. This ad of the Federalists
was seized on by the Democrats to in
flame the minds of the people : and
nothing, I presume had a greater ten
dency to work the all important change
in the public opinion. The Democrats
by their intrigues, at length gained the
afcendency .And what was then their
condud ? Did they repeal this obnox-
ious law of the Federalifls ? No !—
Did they permit it to expire ?—Yes—
it expired,on the 31st ofDecember last
—and about that tirae peace was pro
claimed in Europe, in confequenee of
which the price of grain, &c. fell about
one half. The augmentation law of the
Federalists having expired, the execu
tive officers were entitled to the fame
salaries only as were fixed by a former
law. These salaries were about pro
portionate with the expences of living,
at the time of expiration—Did the
Democrats a few days since, propose
to revive the fame obnoxious law which
they so vehenfently condemned when
they were in the minority ?—Yes—to
their shame be it said—the fame men
who formerly declared the law oppres
sive and wicked, and consequently vot
ed against it—now, by their ad, pro
nounce it good, and adopt it as their
own. Yes, the felf fame men, who,
(when wheat was fold for two dollars
par bushel) declared that 5000 dollars
was too great a salary for a secretary
— now (when wheat fetches but one
dollar)have the unblushing impudence
to fay that 5000 dollars is little enough
in all conscience.—What will my fel
low farmers fay to this? What will
the people think !—lf the salaries pro
posed by the Federrlifts three years ago
were not too high, why did the Demo
crats vote against them ? If they were
too high why do the fame Democrats
now with to revive them, after they had
expired ? Can it be because their par
ticular friends now hold the offices
drawing those salaries ! Or must it be
owing to their want of good memo
ries? Or ihall I ascribe it to even a
worse cause ? At any rate it will serve
as a warning to my fellow-farmers a-
gainft trusting in future falfe and flat
tering friends.
The Federalists in Congress, I ob
serve have lately proposed to reduce
their wages on account of the great re
duction in the price of provifions)—
but the Democrats have rejected the
proposition. This fad speaks for itfelf
and can receive no embeliifhments from
the pen of A PLOUGMAN,
At his Desk.
The following article is taken from
the Morning Herald of March 1, and
may afford some data to conjecture
what may be the state to which France
is tending :—
" Madame Montiffon, the wife by a
secret marriage of the late Duke of Or
leans,gave on Friday fen'night,a grand
ball at Paris, at which Madam Bona
parte, her daughter, and all the No
blesse of Paris were present. The First
Consul was not there— All the Noblefe
were called by their Titles !"
Extraft from the Balance.
T WASHINGTON, APRIL 16.
HE Senate have rejected the bill
for abolishing the Mint. This will af
ford fatisfadion to the friends of na
tional sovereignty. The fame body
have also disagreed to the amendment
of the house, to strike out the fe&ion in
the Judiciary bill, which gives to the
President the appointment of Commis
sioners of Bankruptcy ; but the house
receding from their amendment, the
bill has passed both houses and is im
mediately to go to the President fo+his
signature ; thus you fee, the Execu
tive has an increase of patronage, and
an accumulation of power ; this is the
unobtrusive modesty of the felf-ftyled
republicans.
A bill is now before the house for
the relief of the Widows and Children
of the officers and crew loft iff the
Pickering and Insurgent ; it contem
plates an allowance of four months pay.
A message from the President of
the United States has been presented
to Congress, containing the convention
(ratified by the Senate on Saturday
fe'ni^ht) between the United States and
Great Britain, stipulating for the pay
ment of fix hundred thousand pounds
sterling as a full compensation for all
claims under article 6. of the British
treaty. It was referred to the commit
tee of ways and means.
The motion in the House of Repre
fentatlves for adjourning the session this
day, has been disagreed to by the Sen
ate ; the period of doling the public
business is therefore rendered uncertain.
On Friday lad, Mr. Griswold, who
is like a persecuting angel in the eyes of
the miniftry,made the following motion.
Refolded, that the committee to whom was
referred the Mefage of the President of the
United States, refuelling the French cor
vette Rerceauje mfracted to enquire wheth
er any further appropriations are necessary
to cover the expence which has arifenfor the
purchase and repairing that vessel for the
French Government, and fa advancing to
her officers their monthly pay." This mo
tion produced much confufion among
the democrats ; Gen. Smith, who was
unfortunately acting Secretary of the
Navy, when the Berceau was repaired,
ihoved to amend the resolution, by strike
ing out the words, for repairing for the
French Government ; but Mr. Giles,with
much address caused Mr. Smith to
withdraw his amendment ; and Offer
ed the resolution to go to the commit
tee, who being of their own appoint
ment, will hang it up till further ad
► vice can be had in what manner to dis
pose of it.,
The Judiciary Bill has passed, after
many fruitlefs attempts by the Confli
tutionalifts to correct its many imper^
JONESBOROUCH, (TEN.) MARCH 20.
On Monday evening last, arrived in
this town, in the custody of the fheriff
of Grainger, Russel Bean. On Wed
nesday he was delivered to the fherifE
of this county, and committed to pri
son ; on Thursday he was admitted to
bail himfelf, in the sum of 5000 dollars,
and .two sureties in the sum of 2500
dols. each.
lity, resolved on leaving her, and tak
ing with him all his children, except
the one then recently born, which he
contested was not his. His conduct
from that period was orderly and be
coming a man injured by one he loved,
until a few days previous to the time
fixed for his departure, when he declar
ed to a couple of gentlemen, that, as
he was about to take a final leave, he
wished to fee Mrs. Bean and the child,
both the gentlemen accompanied him
to the room, where it was supposed
Mrs. Bean then was; she being out,
the child was taken from the cradle
and handed to him ; after viewing it
a few minutes, he declared it was not
his—Mrs. Bean coming in at the in
stant, declared it was, and burst-into
tears—finding his passion rising after a
few words, she again quitted the room,
upon which he declared that unless fl,e
returned, he would cut the child's ears
off ; one of the gentlemen went to seek
her, but before he had returned, Mr.
Bean, in despite of the one who remain
ed, actually put his threats into execu
tion and cut off both the infant's ears
close to its head, affitming at the time,
that no spurious offspring Ihould claim
affinity to him without having a mark.
A warrant was procured the next day
and he was apprehended, but having
made his escape before they got to
town, all after attempts to take him,
though detachments of militia were en
gaged in the search, proved unfuccefs
ful, he embarked down the river, the
governor having procured the assistance
of the military, at South Weft Point,
whose vigilance prevented all possibili
ty of escape, Mr. Bean determined to
return and Hand his trial, he surrender
ed himfelf to the fheriff of Grainger,
who delivered him to the fheriff of this
county, &c.
- — .o——
We have been thus minute in this
detail to prevent mifreprefentation^—
The child has perfectly recovered, and
is now in good health.
About three months since, Mr. Bean,
upon a supposition of his wife's inside-
United States.