The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1793-01-21 00:00:00, page 1

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lay before the House an Account of
the application of the Monies borrow
ed in Antwerp and Amflerdam for the
United States during the Year 17^2"—
fiderable Length of Debate, the Com
mittee role, and reported the Bill with
one amendment- —which was then laid
on the Table for future Consideration.
<The following Resolution was mov
ed by Mr. Parker —" That the Se
cretary of the Treasury be directed to
agreed to. . ^ .' ,
Several Memorials, Petition, &c.
were presented, read, and referred.
The Hopfe then adjourned till
Wedriefday the 26th infanta .
Wednesday, December 26.
A Petition of several Persons
Soldiers in the late 9th A&ffafc
Jetts Regiments, praying the Pay
ments of a Balance due to them
from the Paymaffer of said Regi
ment, by whole failure they have
been deprived of the just Com
pensation due to them for their
Services._
A Communication was Reiv
ed from the tffrW War,
conformable ntMLe Motion of
Mr. Steede, For a return of the
Officers, in the Service of the U
nited States. Laid on Table.
A Bill providing for a Reim
bursement of a Loan made of the
United States was taken into Con
sideration.
Mr. Steele moved that the
A Petition was read, from H. C. Ba
ker, an Officer in the late continental
Army, praying Compensation for Ser
vices—also a Report from the Secreta
ry of the Treasury, in Favour of the
Petition of Udney Hay, for Payment
of the Principal and Iritereft of a Note
for 40!. given during the War by two
American Officers captured in Canada.
Ordered a Bill to be brought in pur
fuantto the Report.
The House then went into Commit
tee of the whole on the Bill to provide
for Reimbursement of a Loan from the
A Letter was read from the Secreta
ry at War, inclofing several Papers, re
lative to Indian Affairs, from the Gov
ernour of Georgia. These Papers con
tain Information of a recent Murder of
eight white Perfans by the Indians on
thrcFrontiers of Georgia —laid on the
Table.
Monday, December 24.
SEVERAL Petitions were predated,
for Compensations, Renewal of
Certificates, Settlement of Accounts,
&c. which were read.
Bank of the United States— after con-
CONGRESS— Fifth Seffim.
Published by ELIJAH RUSSELtythisQ^lC^ft^O^
C ONCORD, MONDAY, January 21, 1793.
Tbe Mirronr.
Day,ow riri the Chair. After
Difeuffion, several Amendments
were made, which were reported
to the House. The House agreed
to the fame, except one, which,
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SQa&h'&l^ Thh GGft
fioned g-Debate. ^. ^^ ^u^
The Motion was determined
in the Negative, Ayes 17—Noes
34.
Mr. Madison then moved to
strike out of the firft Se&ion the
Words'' two millions," and in
sert two hundred thousand before
the word “Dollars.'?
The Ayes and Noes being de
manded on this Motion, are.
Ayes 27—Noes 26.
The Speaker voting in the
Negative, the Motion was loft.
Thursday, December 27,
Mr. Giles proposed a Refo^
lution to the following purport,—
That the Prefidertt of the United
States be requested to cause to be
lar Account of the several Sums;
of Money borrowed by the Au
thority of the U@4states.-^
Terms on which such loans have
been made— -the Amount of the
Appropriations thereof pursuant
to Law, and the Balances, if any,
which remain unaplied—Specify
ing as fully as can be, the Times
of the commencement of Iritereft
on said Loans, and when the In
terest flopped on the Sums paid.
This Retolution was agreed to by
the House.
Mr. Bourn presented the Pe
tition of WM. ELLEry, Colteaor
of the Diflria of Rbodeijland,
fluting the Inadequateness of his
Compensation as such, and pray
ing an Augmentation thereof.
Read and referred to t@ Secre
tary of the Treasury.
Mr. White, of the Committee
to whom the J3ill to regulate
Trade and Intercourse with the
I Indian TribpQV^s^ecommitted,
reported a new Bill, which was
twice read, and then taken up in
Committ^e of the whole. Mr.
A Motion by Mr. Williams
son, to amend the Section, by
adding a elaufe to reftrid the Pre
mium on the Loan to 5 per cent,
per annum,including all Charges,
was unanimously agreed to. And
then the House adjourned.
with the Bill; were laid on the
Table till; Tomorrows
The Communication from the
Secretary of War, pursuant to
Orders from the President of the
United &ates,recciYed Yesterday,
was called for—and being confi
dential, the Gallery was shut.
A Memorial from the Officers
of the NewbampJljire line of the
late Army, fimitar to those from
the Officers of Pennfylvania^ew
yark and Maryland, was read, and
laid on the Table.
"states &c.
Mr. Steele, in a lengthy
Speech, enforced the Propriety
of adopting this Resolution,' Mr*
Hartley, Mr. Fitzsimons,
Mr, Dayton, Mr. White and
Mr^ W. Smith, (poke against the
Morion---Ms." Parser and Mr.
^//iurn/cm in Support of it. A
Motion to commit the Resolution
to a Committee of thewhole be
ing made, some Observations in
favour of this Commitment were
made by Mr.WadJwortb and Mr.
Ames. The Motion was carried
for a reference to a Committee of
the whole, and made the Order
of the Day for Wednesday next.
Adjourned till Monday.
MoNpAY, peegm^#
Met 1 batcher- presented the
Petition of Z. Thomas, of Wofeef
ter? Printer, praying that the Du
ty on imported Types may be
taken off, and that a Bond he has
given for Duties on a confidera
bte Q^ntity of imported Types,
be cancelled. Read, and referred
to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr. Gerr, @^fented the Me
morial from jLOfficers of the
late Affflzffflleliae, ip?behalf
of themselves and the Soldiers of
the said line, which was read, and
ordered to lie on the Table.
Mr. Steele called up his Mo
tion laid on the Table a few Days
since, for the appointment of a
Committee to prepare and bring
i#a Bill for reducing the military
rcftablifhment of the United
On Motion, resolved, that the
Secretary of State, of the Treasu
ry, and War, lay before the House
a Lift of the Persons employed in
their refpedive Offices.
The House went into a Com«
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Friday, December 28.
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