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Laws of the Union.
Published by Authority.
Sixth Congress of the United States,
At the firft session, begun and held at the city of
Philadelphia, in> the state of Pennsylvania,
on Monday the 2d of December, 1799.
.CHAPTER XIV.
An ACT providing for salvage in cases
of recapture.
Sec. I. T) E'' enaaed by the Senate and House
of Referefentativee if the United
States of America, in Congress Assembled, That
when any vessel other than a vessel of war
or privateer, or when any goods which shall
hereafter be taken as prize by any vessel, anting
under authority from the government of the
United States, shall appear to have before be
longed to any person or persons, resident within
or under the protection of the United States,
and to have been taken by an enemy of the
United States, or under authority, or pretence
of authority, from any prince, government or
state, against which the United States have au
thorized, or shall authorize defence or reprisals,
such vessel or goods not having been condemn
ed rs prize by competent authority before the
re-capture thereof, the fame shall be restored to
the former owner or owners thereof, he or they
paying for and in lieu of salvage, if re-taken
by a public vessel of the United States, one
eighth part, and if re-taken by a private vessel
of the United States, one sixth part of the true
value of the vessel or goods so to be restored,
allowing and excepting all imposts and public
duties to which the fame may be liable. And
if the vessel so retaken shall appear to have been
set forth and armed as a vessel of war, before
such capture or afterwards, and before the reta
king thereof as aforefaid, the former owner or
owners, on the refloration thereof, shall be ad
judged to pay for and in lieu of salvage, one
moiety of the true value of such vessel of war, or
privateer.
Sec. 0b And be it further enaaed, That when
any vessel or goods, which shall hereafter be
taken as prize, by any vessel anting Under au
thority from the government of the United
States, shall appear to have before belonged to
the United States and to have been taken by
an enemy of the United States, or under author
ity, or pretence of authority from any prince,
government or state, against which the United
States have authorized, or fhallftthorize de
fence or reprisals, such public vara not having
been condemned as prize by competent author
ity before the re-capture thereof, the fame shall
be restored to the United States. Arid for and
in lieu of salvage, there shall be paid from the
Treasury of the United States, pursuant to the
final decree which shall be made in such case by
any court of the United States, having compe
tent jurifdiaion thereof, to the parties who shall
be thereby entitled to receive the fame, for the
re-capture as aforefaid, of an unarmed vessel, or
any goods therein, one sixth part of the true
value thereof, when made by a private vessel of
the United States, and one twelfth part of such
value when the re-capture shall be made by a
public armed vessel of the United States , • and
for the re-capture as aforefaid cf a public armed
vessel, or.any goods therein, one moiety of the
true value thereof, when made by a private ves
sel of the United States, and one fourth part of
such value, when such re-capture shall be made
by a public armed vessel of the United States.
Sec. 3. And be it further enaaed, That when
any vessel or goods which shall be taken as prize,
as aforefaid, shall appear to have before belong
ed to any person or persons permanently resi
dent within the territory, and under the pro
teaion of any foreign prince, government or
state, in amity with the United States, and to
have been taken by an enemy of the United
States, or by authority or pretence of authority
from any prince, government or state, agairft
which the United States have authorized, or
shall authorize, defence or reprisals, then such
vessel or goods shall be adjudged to be restored
to the former owner, or owners thereof, he or
they paying for and in lieu of salvage, such pro
portion of the true value of the vessel or goods
so to be restored, as by the law 01; usage of such
prince, government or state, within whose ter
ritory such former owner or owners shall be so
resident, shall he required, on the restoration
of any vessel or goods of a citizen of the United
States, under like circumstances of re capture,
made by the authority of such foreign prince,
government or state ; and where no such law
or usage shall be known, the fame salvage shall
be allowed as is provided by the firft feaion of
this a& ; Provided, That no such vessel or goods
shall be adjudged to be restored to such former
owner or owners, in any case where the fame
flrail have been, before the re-capture thereof,
condemned as prize by competent authority,
nor in any case where by the law or usage of
the prince, government, or state, within whose
territory such former owner or owners shall be
resident as aforefaid, the vessel or goods of a
citizen of the United States, under like circum
flances of re-capture, would not be restored to
such citizen of the United States : Provided also
that nothing herein shall be construed to con
travene or alter the terms of restoration in cases
of rc-capture, which are or shall be agreed on in
any treaty between the United States, and an,
foreign prince, government or state.
Sec. 4. And be it further enaHed, That all sums
of money which may be paid for salvage, as
aforefaid, when accruing to any public armed
vessel, shall be divided to and among the com
manders, officers and crew thereof, in such pro
portions as are or may be provided by law, re
fpeding the distribution of prize money : And
when accruing to any private armed vessel,
shall be distributed to and among the owners and
company concerned in such re-capture accor
ding to their agreements, if any such there be ;
and in case there ) no such agreement, then to
and among such persons, and in such propor
tions, as the court having jurifdiaion thereof
shall appoint..,
Sec. 5. And be it further ena,ef That such
parts of any ads of CongrcA of the United
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cases of re-capture, shall be, and are hereby re
pealed, except as to cases of re-capture made
before the puffing of this ad.
Ta: JEFFERSON,
Vice-Prefdent of the United States, and
PreJident of the Senate.
THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker of the House of Repref Natives.
Approved — March 3, 1800.
JOHN ADAMS,
Prefdent of the United States.
CHAPTER XV.'
An ACT declaring the aftnt of Congress to
certain alls of the fates of Maryland
and Georgia.
Sec. I. T)E it enaßed 6, the Senate and House of
D Representatives of the United States of'
America, it. Congress afembled, That the con-'
sent of Congress be, and hereby is granted to
the operation of an aft of the General Assembly
of the state of Maryland, passed on the twenty
fixth day of December, one thousand seven hun
dred and ninety-one, entitled “ An adl empow
ering the wardens of the port of Baltimore to'
levy and collea the duty therein mentioned,"'
and also to so much of an aa of the state of !
Georgia,paffed February the tenth, one thousand
seven hundred and eighty-seven, entitled, " An
ad for regulating the trade, laying duties on all 1
goods, wares, liquors, merchandise and negroes'
imported into this state ; and also an impost on
the tonnage of /hipping, and for other purpofes'
therein mentioned," as authorifes a duty of three 1
pence per ton on all Shipping entering the port'
of Savannah, to be set apart as a fund for clear-'
ing the river Savannah.*
Sec. %. And be it further enaßed, That this a&
shall be, and continue in force until the third'
day of March, one thousand eight hundred and 1
eight, and no longer.]
THEODORE SEDGWICK, 1
Speaker of the House of Reprefentativee.
Th : JEFFERSON, 1
Vice-Prefdent of the United States and
President of the Senate.'
Approved—March 17, 1800.
JOHN ADAMS, 1
Prefdent oftbe United States.
CHAPTER XVL~ 1
An ACT to alter the times of holding the ;
Difirid Court in North-Corolina. l
Sec I R" " "'"''' ', 'be Senate and House of |
Representatives of the United States of
America, in Congress assembled. That the sessions
of the diftridt court for the diftria of North-
Carolina, shall hereafter be holden on the firft 1
Monday in February, May, August and Novem-<
her annually.l
Sec. 2. And be it further enaAed, That all pro
cess which shall have been issued, and all recog
nizances returnable, and all suits and other pro- 1
cceding, which have been continued to the 1
said diftridt court on the firfl Monday in April
next, shall be returned and held continued to
the said court on the firfl Monday of May |
next. THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.<
Th : JEFFERSON,<
rm-Prefdent of the United States, and
Prefdent if the Senate. l
Approved—March 19, 1800.
JOHN ADAMS, 1
Prefdent of the United States. 1
CHAPTER XVII.
An ACT for the relief of Campbell Smith.\
BE it enabled by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives J the United States of America in ,
Congress afembted, That the proper accounting
officers of the Treasury liquidate and fettle thej
account of Campbell Smith, for his services as
Judge Advocate to the legion of the United
States, while he a&ed in that capacity, under
an appointment made by General Wayne, on•
the sixteenth of July, one thousand seven hun
dred and ninety-four; and that he be allowed ;
such pay and emoluments for said services, in
addition to his pay in the line, as are allowed'
by law to officers anting in that capacity.
THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Th: JEFFERSON,
Vice-Pref dent of the United States, and
Prefdent of the Senate.
Approved —March 29th, 1800.
JOHN ADAMS,'
Pref dent of the United States.
CHAPTER XVIII.
Art ACT to extend the privilege of frank
ing letters and packages to Martha
Wajhington.
BE it Charted by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the United States of America, in
Congress assembled. That all letters and packages
to and from Martha Washington, relidl of the
late General George Washington, shall be re
ceived and conveyed by poll free of poflage, for
and during her life.
THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentativee.
Th. JEFFERSON,
Vice-Prefdeni of the United States, and
Prefdeal of the Senate.
Approved—April 3d, 1800.
JOHN ADAMS,
Prefdent oftbe United States.
War Department,
March 12, 1800.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
rifHAT federate proposals will be received
X at the office of the Secretary of the Depart
ment of War, until the expiration of the 25th of
July next ensuing, for the supply of all rations,
which may be required for the use of the United
States, from the ift day O&ober, 1800, to the
30th day of September, 1801, both days inclu
sive, at the places and within the two diftrids
herein after firft mentioned ; and also that se
parate proposals will be received at the said of-
I fice until the expiration of the 25th day of July
Inext ensuing, for the supply of all rations which
j may be required as aforefaid, from the ill day
of Jan. in the year 1801, to the 31st day of De
cember in the fame year, both days inclusive, at
the place and within the several dates herein
after mentioned, viz.
FirQ. Proposals to supply all rations, that may
be required, at Ofwego ; ^Niagara; at Pittf
butg; at Prefqu'ifle ; at Michilimackinac ; at
Fort Franklin ;at Le Boeuf; at Cincinnati; at
Picque town, and Loramie's stores § at Fort
Wayne ; at Fort Defiance ; at any place below
Fort Defiance, on the Miami 'river to Lake
Erie ; at Fort Knox, and Ovation on the river
Wabash ; at Maffac; at dhyWafe or places on
the east fide of the river Mi^bffippi, above the
mouth of the river Ohio, and upon the Illinois
liver.
Second. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required, at any place or places, on the
east fide of the Mifliflippi river,below the mouth
of the river Ohio, to the southern boundary of the
state of Kentucky and within the said date ; at
Knoxville ; at all other polls and places within
the state of Tennessee ; at South Weft Point ; at
Tellico Blockhouse: at St. Stevens, or other fort
or poll on the rivers Mobile or Tombigby, and
any place or places within the Cherokee boun
daries ; below the southern boundary of the state
es Tennessee, and within the boundary of the
United States.
Third. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required, at Point-Petre ; at Coleraine ;
at Savannah, and at any other place or places
where troops arc or may be Rationed, marched
or recruited within the state of Georgia ; at all
forts or Nations on the Oconnee and Alatamaha,
andat all other places in the Creek Nation, within
the limits of the United States, where troops
are or may be Rationed.
Fourth, Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Fort Johnfon,at Fort Pinck
ney, at Charleston, or at any other place or
places where troops are or may be Rationed,
marched or recruited in the state of S. Carolina.
Fifth. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at the Fort at Wilmington,
Cape Fear; at Beacon Island, Ocracock ; at
Charlotte ; at Fayetteville ; at Salisbury, or at
any other place or places where troops are or
may be Rationed, marched or recruited in the
Rate of North Carolina.
Sixth. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Norfolk, at Portsmouth, at
Kempfville, at Charlotteville, at Winchester, at
Staunton, at Richmond, at Alexandria, at Leef
burg, at Frederickfourg, at Carterfville, at Ha
per's Ferry, or at any other place or places
where troops are or may be Rationed, marched
or recruited, in the Rate of Virginia.
Seventh. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Fort M'Henry, at Baltimore,
at Annapolis, at Frederick town, at Leonard
town, at Hagers town, at Bladgufburg, at George
town, at Eaftown, at the Head of Elk, and at
any other place or places, where troops are or
may be Rationed, marched or recruited within
the limits of the Rate of Maryland.
Eighth. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Fort Mifflin, at Philadel
phia, at Darby, at Lancaster, at Wilkefbarre, at
Reading, at Bristol, at York town, at Carlisle,
at Lewiftown (Mifflin county) at Bedford, at
Greenfburg, at Washington, at Eaßown, at
Wilmington, at Chrißiana, at Dover, or at any
other place or places where troops are or may
be Rationed, marched or recruited within the
limits of the Rates of Pennsylvania & Deleware,
except the posts within the state of Pennsylvania,
enumerated in the firft proposals aforefaid.
Ninth. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Hackanfac, at Elizabeth
town, at New-Brunswick, at Burlington, at
Woodbury, at Trenton,and at any other place
or places where troops are or may be Rationed,
marched or recruited bithin the limits of the
state of Jersey.
Tenth. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at New-York, at Weft Point,
at Flushing, at Haerlena, at Weft Chester, at
Poughkeepsie, at Kenderhook, at Stillwater at-
Newburg, at Albany, at Conajoharie, at Cherry
Valley, and at any other place or places where
troops are or may be Rationed, marched or re
cruited within the limits of the Rate of New-
Yoik, except the posts within the said Rate en
umerated in the firft proposals aforefaid.
Eleventh. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Hartford, at Hebron, at
New London, at brooklynn, at Wyndham, at
Litchfield, at Guilford, at New Haven, at Fair
field, at Danbury, at Middletown, and at any
other place or places where troops are or may
be Rationed, marched or recruited within the
limits of the Rate of Connecticut.
Ttuelftb. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Fort Wolcott, at Brinton's
Point, at Newport, at Providence, and at any
place or places, where troops are or may be Ra
tioned, marched or recruited within the limits of
the Rate of Rhode Island.
Thirteenth. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Portland in the DißriC t of
Maine, Gloucester, Cape Ann, Salem, Marble
head, Boston, at Springfield, at Uxbridge, and
at any other place or places where troops are
or may be Rationed, marched or recruited with
in the limits of the state of Massachusetts.
Fourteenth. Proposals to supply all rations
that may be required at Portsmouth, at Exeter,
at Windsor, at Bennington, at Rutland, or at
any Fort, place or places, where troops are or
may be Rationed, marched or recruited within
the States of New Hampshire and Vermont.
The Ration to be supplied, is to consist of the
following articles, viz. Eighteen ounces of
bread or flower, or when neither can be obtain
ed,of one quart of rice,or one andahalf pound of
lifted or boulted ipdian meal, one pound and a
quarter of frclh beef, or one pound of salted
beef, or three quarters of a pound of salted
Pork, and when frefh meat is issued, salt, at the
rate of two quarts for every hundred rations;
soap at the rate of four pounds, and candles at
the rate of a pound and a half for every hun
dred rations.
It is expected the proposals will also extend to
the supply of rum, whiskey, or other ardent spir
its at the rate of half a gill per ration, and Vin
egar at the rate of two quarts for every hundred
rations. The, proposals will fpecify the price of
the several component parts of the ration, as well
as those of fubititutes or alternatives for parts
thereof.
The rations are to be furnifhed in such quan
tities as that there shall at all times, during the
term of the proposed contrails be fufficient for
the consumption of the troops at Michilimack
inac, Detroit, Niagara and Ofwego, for fix
months in advance, and at each of the other
pofts.on the weftern waters, for at least three
months in advance, of good and wholesome pro
visions, if the fame shall be required. It is also
to be permitted to all and e*ry of the command
ants offortified places, or polls, to call for, at
seasons when the fame can be tranlported, or at
any time in case of urgency, such supplies of
like provisions in advance, as in the discretion
of thi commandant shall be deemed proper.—
It is to be underßoad that the contra&or is to
be at the expebfe and risk of issuing the supplies
to the troops, and at all losses, sustained, by the
depredations of an enemy, or by means of the
troops of the United States, shall be paid for at
the price of the article captured or destroyed,
on the depofitionsof two or more persons of cred
itable characters and the certificate of a com
missioned officer, afeertaining the circumstances
of the loss, and the amount of the articles, for
which compensation shall be claimed.
The privilege is to be undetftood to be re
served to the United States of requiring, that
none of the supplies which may be furnifhed un
der any of the proposed contrails shall be issued,
until the supplies which have or may be fur
nifhed under contrasts now in force have been
confumed,and that a supply in advance may be
always required at any of the fixed polls on the
Sea-board or Indian frontiers not exceeding
three months. [e.p t.July 25.]
JAMES M'HENRY, &, of War.
ATTENTION !
Mr. Printer,
IN the present situation of our country, it
may be ufeful to recur for inßru&ion, to the
opinions and advice of our departed patriots.
Among that number we may justly include
Ezra Stiles late President of Yale College.
Altho' prejudice may alledge that as he was a
Clergyman, a Philosopher, and President of a
College, he had no political talents or know
ledge, yet it would be wrong to refufe infrac
tion from a man of learning and of benovo
lence.—An organized military force to Rand
permanently for the defence of their country,
is considered by many, as incompatible with
liberty. Every soldier who enlists himfelf to
defend his country, is by this party, who object
to defending their country, considered as a dan
gerous character. To Ihow the folly of such
absurd suspicions, we may refer to an extract:
precisely applicable, from President Stiles'
hiftory of the Judges of Clrarles I—wherein the
idea that a Handing army is dangerous, as ma
ny would pretend,to liberty, in a country which
deserves liberty, is properly exploded.
After obfervingythat although patriots and
friends of liberty have entertained great appre
hensions of danger from an army ; he had long
been freed from such apprehensions—He pro-
ceeds—
“ An army cannot possibly be dangerous to
an elective republic, which would be Supported
by the electors or people. The national coun
cil by withholding pay and supplies could easily
disband and dissolve even the veteran army of
a Cxsar, Should they like his, turn their arms
on the Senate ; let it be remembered that the
English Senate was not then composed of here
ditary or perpetual patricians, but was or ought
to have been elective. Nor would Caesar have
iuccecded, had the patricians been constitution
ally ele&ive, or had the people been as habitu
ated to annual or frequent election of the whole
Senate, as they were of the Consuls. Had
Oliver's [Cromwell's] army attempted to deforce
their pay and supplies by military contribution
enforced on the yeomanry, on the people, whose
commons had in a Rruggle for ages gained from
the feudal aristocracy the possession of three
quarters of the lands of England, either in fee
or in freehold tenancies for life or lives, they
would have met a warm recaption, and would
have begun a conteß which would have assured
ly terminated in their overthrow and dissolu
tion. It will prove next to impossible for a
Handing army to eßabldh conqueß over an
elective republic ; or to overlay the liberties of
a people among whom property is equally dif
fufed. —Even in monarchy this cannot be effect
ed, unless a great portion of the feudal system
remains in its Conßte,tion. Indeed whatever
be the policy, whether Monarchical or republi
can, of a nation possessed of diffufive freehold
property, it can never be lastingly subjugated
either by a foreign or domestic army."
HORRID—FACT.
It is confeffed, that of the forty thousand
French who accompanied the Grand Pacifica
tor in bis excursion to Egypt, only seven thou
sand survive. To thirty-three thousand fouls
so pacifically facrificed from his army, we can
not be wrong in adding seven from the fleet at
Aboukir, If, considering the superiority of
European arms, tallies and discipline, we fup
pofc every French soldier to have destroyed on
ly three of the natives before he fell, we can
not be fufpedled of exaggeration. We muH
remember, besides, the salutary massacre at Al
exandria, and the punishments at Cairo, where,
indeed, according to Berthier (the Quintus
Curtius of our Young Ammon) he pardoned
the innocent. Upon this statement, moderate
as we have made it, the Grand Pacificator mur
dered one hundred and sixty thousand men,
Copts, Jews, Manielucks, Turks and Athiefta,
upon the innocent and unfufpedling shores of
Africa. His Italian promenade could not have
been less bloody. This is the hero of the 18th
century, whom we so traitor oufly drive to de
prive of his well-earned laurels.
Charles Holt, Editor of the New-London
Bee, has been sentenced to pay a fine of Two
Hundred dollars, and to fuffer three months
imprisonment, for publishing a seditious libel a
gainst the government of the United States.
At the Supreme Ccurt held in New-York,
the 3d inst. William Durell, late printer at
Mount Pleasant, was tried for sedition, and sen
tenced to four months imprisonment, and to pay
a fine of job
WORCEST ER, APRIL 16.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.
On Saturday evening laft,one Elias Bolton,R
transient person, went into the Hore of Dr. Ol
iver Fiske of this town, in a fit of intoxication,
.After fating a few minutes by the fire he left
the room, as was supposed, for the purpose of
seeking other accommodations. The Dr. and
three others, who were present followed him in
to the Hore, from the compting room, where he
eagerly solicited for ardent spirit. On being
refufed, he requested leave to return and warm
himfelf. This being readily granted, he return
ed hastily to the compting room, and seizing 3
bottle from a fhelf which he supposed contain
ed his favorite liquor, he swallowed upwards of
four ounces of Liquid Laudanum before he no
ticed the mistake. Medicines of the most pow
erful kind, were indantly introduced to excite
Vomiting, but without the least effe&. In a few
moments he became totally insensible and died
within one hour after swallowing the laudanum.
A jury of inqueß was funimoned, whose ver
di< H was—That being intoxicated, and from ha
bits of intemperance fubje&ed to a violent thirst,
he seized on a small bottle containing Liquid
Laudanum by mistake, supposing it some ipirit
ous liquors, and before he could be prevented,
swallowed so great a quantity as caused his
death ; also the jury found that he came to his
death by misfortune.
From the New-Jersey Gazette.
To Cure a Sore Throat.
MR. PRINTER,
Ai the Throat-Distemper appears now to be
prevalent among youth, by communicating the
following simple remedy therefor, may possibly
save the lives of many of the rising generation:
It is only to Reep Rue in Rum, and let a lit
tle of it be frequently drank, so as to keep the
throat moiß therewith, observing to dilute it a.
little with water for children. It is said, that
where this has been used, not one life has been
1011, although many have fallen a facrifice, where
this fpecific was not known.
Congress ofthe U. States.
HOUSE OF 'REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9.
MR. Marlhall, from the committee on the
fubje& made report, recommending the
adoption of the following resolutions, viz.
Resolved, by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives, &c. That in fettling the account of
William Treadwell, Esq. late Secretary of El
bridge Gerry, Esq. one of the Envoys to Paris,
the Secretary of State be authorized to allow
the expenses incurred by him in confcquence of
his being captured on his return to this country.
The report was committed for Monday next.
The Senate informed, they had passed the
New Poll Road Bill with amendments.
THURSDAY, APRIL 10.
The Weftern Refcrve Bill passed.
The Senate notified that they had passed the
New Patent Bill with amendments.
FRIDAY, APRIL 11.
Andrew Montgomery's petition for relief,
having been 11 years a Have at Algiers, was
committed.
A Bill to enlarge the powers of the Survey
ors of the Revenue, was read twice.
The Appropriation Bill for 1800, was order
ed to be engrossed.
The Navy Appropriation Bill was ordered
for a 3d reading on Monday.
The Marlhall's Sales Bill was ordered to be
engrossed.
A resolution was laid on the table for a com
mittee to prepare rules and regulations refped
ir.g the territory of Columbia.
The Bill refpedling the puniffiment of certain
crimes against the United States, was ordered
for a third reading on Monday.
The Bill prescribing the mode of taking evi
dence in cases of contested elections, was ordered
for a 3d reading on Monday.
The Bill to incorporate a Mine and Metal
Company was read. One clause authorizes the
President, when the Company's Capital shall
amount to 15,000 dollars, to subscribe 50,000
dollars on the part of the United States.
SATURDAY, APRIL 12.
The Secretary of the Treasury presented a
Hatement of the tonnage of the (hipping of the
United States, at the close of 1798.
The consideration of the Mine and Metal
Company Bill was postponed.
A report against allowing any further time
for the settlement of final certificates, indents of
intereß, &c. was concurred in.
MONDAY, APRIL 14.
The Government Appropriation Bill—Navy
Appropriation Bill—Marlhalls' files Bill—the
Bill for punishing certain crimes—the Bill re
fpefting Evidence in cases of contested elc&ion@
—and the Light-house Bill—were passed.
The House concurred in the Senate's amend
ments to the Patent Bill.
A resolve that the next annual meeting of
Congress should be held on the firft Monday in
Nov. 1800—was laid on the table.
The further consideration of the Judiciary
Bill was postponed to the firft Monday in Dec.
next.
The Senate notified that they had passed. the
resolve refpeaing the Copper Bed.
The President, by Message informed, that he
had signed the Filhery A&—and the Aft to al
ter the form of certain oaths directed by the
Census Bill.
The resolve for continuing in force the Bill
laying an additional duty on Salt, passed.
TUESDAY, APRIL If.
The House concurred in the amendments of
the Senate to the additional Post Road Bill.
SLAVE TRADE*—An Additional Aft for
preventing this trade was read twice—and com
mitted for Thursday.
The Senate, by message, informed they had
passed the Mcrchant-VeffelsDefence Bill—and
Indian trade Bill—with amendments.
The Atfenal and Magazine Bill was ordered
for a third reading to-morrow —The Tedions
which exempted armourers from arrest under
civil process—and directed corporeal punishment
for certain offences were struck out.
The Salt Duty Bill was read, and committed
for to-morrow. -"
Certain amendments of the Senate to the
General Stamp-Office Bill, were agreed to.
WASHINGTON'S Legacy.