The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1793-02-04 00:00:00, page 1

for atbird reading Tomorrow.
A Message was received from ihe Senate,
-< that the, have palled the Bill for establishing
a Mint, and regulating the Copper Coinage
of the United Siam ; and made several Amend,
ments which were taken into Confederation
WRI agreed to. ' ; ''' ;.
• JThVRSDAY,,raa„ io.
The engrossed Bill to regulate Claims to
foalid Pensions, was read a third Time and;
pafled, Yeas 36, Nays 13.1
Report was made from the Committeteoh en
rolled Bills,on the Bill toamend the A& eftab
-lifhing a Mint arid regulating the Copper
Coinage—the Speaker then signed the fame.
The House proceeded to confider the Report
on the Petition of the IZ/tois and Wdhfo Lanc|
Companies, made the Jaft Stffion; the Report
was favourable 1 * ) th* Petitioners—a Motion
for referring the Report to a Committee of
tte whok^Qifewris negative v^ ^
-)! Motion was ^nade by Mr^ Smiths
3,fM//>ftofo the Attorney general be
- directed to Report a Table of fees in tbejudi
cial Courts of the U*iiM&ahs; at the next Sef
nfo=lain onihe Ttibte. : ^ ;^ ^r':J;
rn imkßoudl not moved for the appointment
t¥fi* -Cofltattfe^bHngfw&L^^
IWfos^frfo&foalids^ feqtoslft.'of
-faaffi #7^2/hitelbeeb Burned <onh^War
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"%he House then, in Committee of 'the
Tuesday, ,anuay 8.
A Petition of William Wirt,graying
Compensation for Services in 1782 —
referred to the Secretary of the Treasury.
-The Appropriation Bill for 1793 was then
read the second Time, amended, and ordered
to be engrossed for a third reading Tomor
row.
A Letter was received from the Secretary
of State, with a Report of the Assays and Ex
periments made by the Director of the Mint,
on the Gold and Silver Coins of France, Eng
land, Spain, and Portugal, pursuant to Order
read, and laid on the Table.
The Bill (sent from the Senate) for eftab
aifhing thejudicial Courts of the United States,
was twice read, and made one of the Orders of
the Day for next Thursday.
The House then proceeded toconfider the
Motion for reducing the military Eftablilh
orient of the United Sates, disagreed to in the
Committee of the whole on Saturday last.—
a Motion was made and seconded lor amend
ing by striking out certain Words of the Re
folntion, and inferring others in their stead,
which was negatived —Yeas 26, Nays 32—
The Qiieftion for Agreement being put, it
passed in the Negative—Yeas 20, Nays 36.
The House then went into committee of the
whole,on the Biil for regulating claims to In
valid Petitions— after some Time spent there
in, several Amendments were reported, and
partly considered—the farther Confederation
-deferred till Tomorrow.;
Wednesday, ,anuar, 9.
The engrossed Bill, making Appropriations|
for 1793, was read a third Time, and sent to;
the Senate for their Concurrence.
4 Petition was read from the Combmakers
of le^eral States, praying Encouragement of
Said Manufactory, and that the Duty on im^
ported Combs may be increafed—referred to;
the Secretary of the Treasury. Several other;
Petitions were read, and referred—and then
the House resumed the Consideration of the
Invalid Pension Bill; a Motion was made for
amending the fame by adding a Section, ex
cluding all Perfans who were not on tire Lift
previous to the 23d of March, 1792; the
Question being put on the said Motion, was
carried in the Affirmative—Yeas 40, Nays 20
—The Bill was then ordered to be engrossed
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whole, proceeded t& cofttider the "Resolutions
refye&ing the Loan of the balances due from
the tewsteto the todwidtral Stated just
ter some Debate thereon, the Commitfee fpfe
and reported Progress.
In Committee of the whole bn the Bill re
lative to claims against the United &m,mhfeh
are not barred by any Aa of Limitation,mid
which have not been already adjusted.— The
Bill was read, and debated oq, and a Motion,
fuhftituing a Section, making it the Dpt, 6f
the Treasury Officers to report to CemgreFs on
the Claims prefeMed purfoant totbis A&, was
agreed to.,
The Committee then rose and reported the
Bill with the Amendment.
Friday, Jam#,*!. >^
Sundry Petition) for Com penfations
for Services, &c. t&dpd referred.
Mr. BoitdinOt's Matron far a
Committee toreport a Lift of the In.
valids who since the 23d elf March,
1,92, have had their Vouchers tretem
ed into the War Office, together with
the Vouchers accompanying the fame,
was taken ito CortfidermiontThis
Motion after fonte debate was nega
tived. _'?<nj,'.;
Mr. W. Smith', Motion for dire&-
ing the Attorney General to report a
Table of Coits and Fees for the judicu;
al Courts of the United Stated it the
next Session, was agreed to.
In Committee of the whole, Mr.
Wett e in the Chair— The Confidel
ration of the Resolutions providing fatl
a Loan of the Balances due from the
United States to the individual,States,
Was resumed—A Moriciti offered 'Yes
terday by Mr. Livermore, the Ob
je& of which appeared to be an Exon
eration Os those Scales, which Ihall, on
a final Settlement of Accounts, be
debtor States, being withdrawn by the
Mover— The Debate was renewed onl
the original -Resolutions—and wat con
tinued till the Time of Adjournment
—lt was then moved 'that the Commit-;
tee should rife and report the Refolu^
tiora without Amendments— this Mo-,
tion was agreed to, 32 to 29 —The
Committee rose and reported accord
ingly. Adjourned till Tomorrow.l
Saturday, Januar, 12.
AA Petition was read from RobtßT
HEATON, *» Englilh 7#% Far m
§6 who lately emigrated to this Coon
try with a large stock of Hories and
Cattle of the firft Quality , but has
been obliged to give Security for the
Payment of 7 E-2 per cent, duty mu
his Property-= He therefore prays Ex
em ribo 4 thereffom, cm the £orfidera
^fMM@W^<'4!4^ duty
will prevent many of his Country mtn
from emigrating to /fwerica/^ith Pro
perty of iilrtniiar,Natrc--Refbred to
Several ^otterPetitofr rate ^re^
TOd^fmtflv* v ^ .siftotoVft^WJ
7 ^ffifo&M^tl
r@tmn the repourofrte Cop^
©lie 'MlflffpP'lrlC 'm£^UUQfflf|Q||Qp()A"
ing Loans,t the Treasury of theVail
ed Stau, and at the Loan Offices of
the individual States, for the Balances
which may be due upon the final Set
tlement of Accounts from the United
Stela to the individual States.
The Question being put, the Refo
ludoM were adopted—yeas 34, nays
28=1 Committee was then appointed
to bring m a Bill conformably thereto.
Monday, J<muar, 14.
A Petition was pre-fenced and read
from the Officers of the tae Delaware
line of the continents Army, praying
.Residue of Coropenfaions, Bcc—Re
ferred to a Committee of the whole
Hedfe.
After the reading and referring some
other Petition#, the Bill for fettling the
claims of Persons not hatred by any
a& of Limitation, and which have not
been heretofore ^failed; was ordered
to be engrossed for a third reading.
The House then resumed the Confi
derarion of the Bill to regulate Trade
and Intercourse with the Indian Tribes
—after fome'Difeuffioh, and agreeing
to several Amendments, the Bill was
laid on the Table till Tomorrow.
Mr. Hartly laid a Motion on fa
Table, tor appointing# Committee to
report 1 Bill to make P/ovifion of half
pay for the Widows and Orphans off
Officers in the Service of the VQd
Slates, kilted since June 3, 1784, or
who may 'hereafter be kilted while in
that Service.
The House then went into a Com
mine&of the #h)te on the Memori
als of the Officers of the several Lines
of the late Army, on the Subject of
Compenfatton for the Residue of pay
—two of ^hofe Memorials being rid,
Mr. Gerry moved a Resolution, m
Substance, that, the Contraa between
Congrek and a part of the Officers and
Soldiers, in the 4ate War had 'not been
fulfilled by Congress—aster feme de
bate, tbi^ Motion was declared not in
Order, ms tefemingioilly toaipart of
the Army—Mr. Maddison suggest
ed a Variation tri the pippofition to (he
simple Question on the Propriety of
granting the Prayer of tthe Petitions-
Mr. CLARfti moved (in order to take
the Sense of the Qmfflittee) that the
Prayerr of the Petitions cannot be
granted, and that ithe Petitioner ihavb
leave to iriditefflfr ffitit
Q&^ 4&@^
and (After !feme ? &±ahe Committee
rose without hunting®<&^,
ft?? /ttl ,v„ j:„|&ga^.'^r! Bn:^
TvHDA Y, ,fymg.
, Mr.Qen up's Motion for j^
ing Ittch Officers and [Soldiea OR &
Mffitiabri'the Penfioto EWListoe been
& mre^MerfW^&
&race of the United S@,^ have
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