The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1793-01-14 00:00:00, page 1

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if r.'roiT tn to^etfe*^^¥'™°r,
k Monday, Decrato±%
( THE Bill from the Senate, for ex-
J ending the time limited for fete
ding the accounts: between the Indite
- dual Stites and the United StaW, am
read thrifecond tiriae; and referred to a
Committee of the whole an the 2d
Monday in January next. - 3
'.Tuesday, December I -
Mr ^Lawrance preferred a ,nqpo,
rial from the commissioned Officers of
the Network Line of the later Army,
and Ml Muhlenberg presented one
from those of Pennsylvania. The Oh
jed of these Memorials is the fame ,
~. they ft ate their Services, the partial
Compenfalions received, and that Bal
ai,cea they conceive their Dufy not cur
:ly to themfehres, but also to the Pri
vates of the laid Army. These M,
moriah were Laid on the table.
Wednesday, Decem^r 19.
A Letter was read from the Secre-
V tary. of War, communicating, pursu
ant to Orders from the Present of the.
United Sale; Dispatches from Briga
diergeneral Wllkinson, containing
an Account pf a recent Attack from
^ ^Pnrty of weftefin Indians on an En
campment ot American ,oop% under
the Command of Majof. Adair, near
Fort St. Clair, in which they were
repulsed •,and a Letter from James
I Seagrove, Superintendant of Indian
,) Affairs,; to the Cr«k, Nation, giving
/ an Accountof, a favourable Termina
tion to a Treaty or Interview held with
rthe Chiefs of the Nation..
In Committee of the whole, on the
.. Bill ,to regulate Trade and Iniercourfe
with the Indian Tribes.; Mi. Day,
ton in the Chair,
X The Bid was read through, & then
considered by Paragraphs, Sundry A
mendments were made. The Com
mittee proceeded through the Discus
- son, spey then role and reported ©
7. |ill w@ thofe;Amendments, which
were laid on the Table, and the House
1 adjourned. ,^
/'Thursday, Decembir io.
Mr. Murray presented a Memo
rial of fundcy of the Officers of the late
4fa& Line of ,th< Army, ip b&
half of ttepfelva and the Privates of
$e laid Army. The Object of rhis.
Memorial ji similar to thdfe from the
Officers of the Arofyfotmia and Nro
„rk Lines, which is, Compensation for
L the Depreciation and Lots sustained by
dem op the Certificates received for
their Services. This Mftod© was
react; and laid with ttiLejttfe^ "{„„,,
/ Ms. Steel# laid a Refoldtion on
- die Table to the following fitp^ :?
i Thita permittee be appointed to
forced bring in a Bill. to reduce
1 ffiih^^A — forth
fVOLUME 1.1
CT^fyffifo^^
CQNCORA MOND A Y/ J AN u^ofolg&L
^J&Bte'- \<r ,£^f <1^9fVHJA;
the Military Efablilhment df the U
-0&/ &f#, &c..„
This Motion he litid he was influ
enced tabring forward, from two Mo
tives. The firft war! to afford more afe
feati^lr PMteiftlon to the Ftonrie, %
the other wasftlm bythis Reduction
a Sum of Money might be drawn from
the War Department, to be applied to
the Reduction of the publick Debt, to
that t Necessity fortew Taxes, toeP
fe& that Obje&, may be fuperceded, 1
The amendments, reported by the
Committee of the' Whote, to' the BilP
to regukte Trade and Intercourse with
the Indian Tribes, were taken into
Confideratioo.
Objections were made to the fifth'
Section; which contemplates legiSat
ing, and pOnifhing ^imes committed 1
within the Boundaries of the Indian
Countries—it was contended' that the
Cases mentioned were fully provided
for by Treaties, or by she Laws of the!
refpedive States —the whole Ground,
it was said, is covered by these provi
sions ; and therefore tltere appears an
Impropriety, if not an ^bfurdity, in
enabling, in a fgfequent Law, that
certain Punifhmems ffiah be in&fled
for certain Crimes, which are fafficient^
ly recognized by the several Treaties
already formed ; that /the fflempt
would operate unjustly, the Provisions
may reach our own Citizens, but can
not affea so fully as they ought the
Savages. It was moved the' the whole
Seaton should be struck out.
In Oppofmon to this Mtoflj it was
find, that the Power of the general
Government to legislate iri allihe T&'
ritory belonging to the Union, not
within the Limits of any flte&Q
State, cannot be doubtedr-lfthe Gov
ern merits cannot make Laws to refrain
Periods' from goinigrout of the Limitfr
of any of,ffStates, and committing
Murders and Depredations, it would
be in vain to expert any React with the
Indian Tribes: The Power ^p^
gre fs to legiftate, independent of Tre,
ties, it was also said, must b, admitted'
—for it tetepbffiWmat &&r Case
firould'be provided for by tho^ltea^
The question being exited for, Mr.
CQxrofe atid oblerved, that he cori
ceived it Was of Importance that the
House vote with their eyes o
pen ; and to enable them todj this,
he said he (hould read the Ordinance
of the late Congress, paflfed in r 787,
refpeairig, the &famrbf th^ weft^
ern Country. He s@tfofew of
the 1 M^rhad ^edtheir attend
^%^^^
efthtial to & Point, &sto
fa^^^
^W^M^
with ffiftsehfers^ lA , #%
dinanceras faU jtokto is contained
in the Ordinance to ioftimxe all civil
and criminal Processes. ; Tie Motion
for ftrikin g out th^ ^iqn wM peg£
tivedu r Without Decision onihe Bill,
^^oofe^k^^ 1
A Bill making appropriations for
t^StypO^ of Government for 1793,
iwas read CTC^ and ,#ferred,to a Com
minae ofc the whole House. Mr. Steele
proved that the Bill Should be poft
pone'd to the firft Monday in January
—He observed that he had laid a Mo
tioft qp the Table foe a Committee to
reporta Bill to reduce' the Military Ef- #
rabhfhmtnt of the United States— This
appropriation Bill makes Provi fieri far
th& present Eftablifane, ^ if k
is #aed upon l and puffed immediately,
it will preclude an Opportunity of dip
cuffing the Merita of the Ptopofition
contained in rte Motion lie had made,
fit was finally postponed to the last
Monday in Decern ber.
The Hole resumed the Cor fidera,
non of the Bill to regulate trade and
interceurfe with the Indian Tribes; a
M^fon to|ameftd the fifth fedion by
altering & CUufe which fokes.it fr
fy for any Citizen, omCittern of the
United Stata unlawfully toinvade any
Indian Settlement, to fine and Imprif.
onment for that crime—occasioned
cor.fiderable debate.—This Motion
was finally fopqceded bygone to re.
commits he Billow hich bang carried,
it'waS recommitted to the Seleft Com
mittee which reported it ; on Motion,
Mr. &IDWIN andM,
were added to thq Committffi ^.^;?
I Mr. Gerry moved the following in
Subflance— That the Committee he
inftruded to rflpQrt a Clause making
additional Provision far the Establish"
ment of permanent agents to reside
among the Indians which now are, or
may hereafter ^#r|e@;¥it^S
UlnaoSm^ ^&icastyb©ron
tradt :with ftchTOty @derthe diri
reaiom at &Wf^'^^tt^g
Sta/fo-aadrioFAn adeqrae supply or
necessary articles -00 just and seaforable
terms ;and under such tegglatkms at
to guard them against imposition and
extortion Thia motion waited on
the table.^Mr; GEkRt gave mte€
tl^^ should call it up on Monday
next.
Mr. Heister and Mr. Moore were
appoint* arthe jfa: Committee on!
fy^ Bi> on the Part of the Heufe
^tyfe Menage was afterwards received
from the Senate, informing the House
of theirCofoteOce in the Refolutkm
for tke appointment ofa joirit Commits
t%OB enrolled Bills, and that they had
appcriotecLMEißtotoon th^Part ofs
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