The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-04-18 00:00:00, page 1

Newhampfhire
Cents.
Steel per cwt. iq6
Nails per lb. 2
Cocoa per do 2
Chocolate per do 3
• Playing-cards per pack 25
Shoes and flippers of silk 20
Shoes and flippers of flained
or coloured Iffher, other
than black, for men and wo
men 10
Ditto ditto for children 7
All other shoes and flippers,
for men and women, clogs
and gololhoes to
All other (hoes and flippers
for children7
Eftimare of the probable additional
revenue proposed to be raised agree,
able to the plan reported by the Se-
K .tretary of the Treasury, far the en
ding year. t „
Dollars.
Madeira Wines, goo.eoo
gallons average increase
12 cents per gallon, 36,000
Other Wines 700,000,10-
crease 3 21,000
Distilled spirits, 3,600,000
gallons, average increase,
allowing for a proposed
dedudion from the duties
onDomefticSpirits z cents, 72,000
Salt 1-6 add. or 2 cents per
bbl.on 2,060,000 bulhels, 40,000
Malt Liquor 200,000 gal
lons at z^cents; 5,000
Nails and Spikesl,Boo,ooo
lbs. at 1 cent, 18,000
Cocoa 800,000 lbst at 1
cent, 8,000
Playing cards 20,000 at2§
cents, 3,000
Oilier enumerated articles ad
valorem at 15 per cent. 10,000
Increased duty on articles
rated permanently at 10
per cent. dels, ad val.
_ computed at 2,000,000 at
3 per cent; 60,000
Temporary add. of zf per
cent, or the articles now
rated at 5 on 10,00c,000
dols. 250,000
Which with the expeded 523,500
Surplus of 1791, 150,000
673,500
MONDAY, MARCH 19.
Mr. Gifo moved the following re
fofatibn refpe&ing the Georgia elec
tidh:
< c Refold, That the petitioner,
"James Jackson, is entitled to a feSt
in this House, as a member for the
SATURDAY, MARCH 1%,
TL^R. Speaker Said before theHoufea
report froth the Secretary of the
Treasury,in obedience to a resolution,
patted on the Sth infant, directing
him to report to the House the ways
and means, by which, in his opinion,
the additional fams, necessary for the
public service, Ought to be raised.
In this report the Secretary pro
poses an alteration in the impost du
ties on certain foreign articles, and
to have them rated as follows :
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIFES.
EXET ER, (New-Hamp(hire) Printed and Published by HENRY RANLET, at Nine Shillings per annum.
WEDNESDAY, April 18, 1792.]
Messrs. Ase, Baldwin, Barnwell,
Brown, Findley, Giles. Gregg, Grove,
Pfeifer, Hillboufe,- Huger, Key, Lee,
Macon, Madison,. Mercer, . Moore,
Page, Parker, Semey, W. Smith Ster
rett', Sturges, Sumpter, Tucker, Fena
b[e, White, Williadtfon, Willis —29.
' Mr. W, Smith now made a motion
lower diffria of the ftste of Georgia,
and that the right of petitioning a
gainst the election of the said James
jackfon, be referred to all paeons,
at any time, during the term for
which he was eleaed"
A lengthy debate to^k place re
fpeaing the right of the Hoofe to
pronounce a decision of General
Jackson's election :—And how far
the illegality of one part of an electi
on may operate to the invalidation
of the whole.
The order of the day on the Geor
gia Election ras again debated—
but no decision had.
The debate was continued on the
propriety of admitting the certifi
cate of Mr. Gibjonh the Mayor of
Savannah to be read—this was of
fered yesterday by Mr. Boudinot as
an evidence against some votes, which
were given in favour of General
Jark/on at the Georgia Eledion :
After confidcrable deliberation the
motion for reading the paper fell
through, and the resolution for ad
mitting General Jatkfbn to a feat,
recurred; as flawed by Mr.G/fo—and
after some farther 'debate it was de
termined by calling the yeas and
nays.
A message from the President of
the ' United States, was delivered by
Mr. Secretary Lear, dating a defici
ency of officers, in the military esta
blishment of the rank of Brig
ade General, and fugge&iog the pro
priety of making provision for an in
crease of the number.
The Order of the Day being called
for, the House proceeded to the con
fideratlbn of the motion for declar
ing General Jack/cn duly elected,
&c.
Messrs. dimes, Benson, Boudtet, S.
Bourne, B. Bourne,Clarke, Fitzsimons,
Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon,
Hartley, Jacobs, Kitchell, Keyera,
Lawrence, Learned, Livermore, Muh
lenberg, Nile's, Schoonmaker, Sedge
wick, Smith, I Smith, Steele,
Svheßer, Thatcher, Tredvel, Fining,
Wadj<wdrtb, Ward—,3l.
NAY S.
Yeas 26—Nays 26—It was then de.
termined in the negative by the spea
ker's casting vote.*
FRIDAY, MARCH „.
The Houfeproceeded to confider
the message received yeflerday from
the Senate; giving notice of their in
fixing or their amendments to the
Reprefenration Bill.
A motion was made by Mr. Sedge
wick, that the House fhoald recede
from their di(agreement. After a
considerable time fpeht, chiefly in
discussing points of order, recurring
the pra&ice of the House, and quo
ting precedents,
The question was taken on the
motion, tor receding, and paired in
the affirmative ; yeas, 31 ; nays, 29
YEAS.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21.
TUESDAY, MARCH 20.
THE
Which came from the Senate was
considered. A motion was made to
strike out the chtffe direding/the
gold and silver coins to be impressed,
on one fide, with a Representation of
" Be it ena^ed, &c, that from and
after the 3d day of March, in the
year 17931 the House of Represen
tatives shall be composed of 120
members, elected within the several
Spates, according to the following
apportionment ; that is to fay, with
in theftate of N. Harapfhire,s ; with
in the state of Maffachufetts,:6; with
in the state ofVermont, 3 ; within the
state of Rhode-lfland, 2 ; within the
state of Conneaicut, 8 ; within the
state of New-York, 11 ; within the
state of New-Jersey, 6 ; within the
Rate of Pennsylvania, 14 ; within the
state of Delaware, 2 ; within the
state of Maryland, 9 ; within the
state of Virginia, 21 ; within the
state of Kentucky, 2; within the
state of North- Carolina, 12 ; within
the state of South-Caro^iqa, 7 ; and
within the state of Georgia 2.-"
A message from the Senate was
delivered by Mr. Secretary O/ir, to
gether with a “ bill (which they had
palled) supplemental to the a& ma
king further and more effe&ual pro
vilion for the prote&ion of the fron
tiers"—as follows:.
" Be it enaaed &c. That it fhal!
be lawful for the President of the
United States, by and with the ad
vice and consent of the Senate, to
appoint such number of Brigadier-
Generals as may be conducive to the
public service."
to agree with the Senate, with amend
ments ; —but this being pronounced
to be out of order, he appealed from
the decision of the chair, and the
question being taken, the Houle con
firmed the dicifion.
Hereupon several gentlemen de
clared; that they had voted for rece
ding, under an idea, that there was
question only of the Senate's firft a
mendments, encreafing the number
of Representatives to 120 ; and that
separate questions would be taken on
the apportionment of that number
among the fevpral states, and also on
the provision for a new census at the
end of four years ; —in which case,
they would have voted against rece
ding..
On discussing the point ; however,
it appeared, that the question had
embraced the whole of the Senate's
amendments, which being by that
vote adopted by the House, the bill
is reduced to a tingle fedion, as fol
lows : —
SATURDAY, MARCH 24,
Tn committee of the whole, Mr.
Seney in the chair, the bill supple
mentary to the bill making provision
for the protection of the Wes
tern Frontiers, was taken up—
The substance is to provide for the
apportionment of Brigadier-Generals,
whereby there would be a Giving of
expence in the apportionment ofother
officers: a provision was moved for,
to limit the number 104— Col. Hart
ley mentioned so and alter some con
sideration, the word feur was agreed
to.
The committee rose and reported
the bill, to which the House agreed
and proceeded to the third reading
thereof—parted.
TH E MINT BILL,•
Gazetteer.
[Numb. 42 of Volume 6.
Our present chief magistrate fit was
answered) has indeed a just title to eve
ry mark of re/pea. nor would an, ob
jetton be shade b slamming bis images at
the mark of refpeaability on oar coins,
provided bis features were firearer to bi
retained. But the framers of the 811
intended nd such complement ; on the
contrary, the, had exprefsl, provided,•
that his bead Jbould in common course
of events, make room in a /hart time,,
for that of —nobody knows whom.a Need,
perhaps, a Caligula,or a Hchogabwlus^
The Committee df enrollment, re
ported,that they had this day present
ed the RrprefentationßJl to the Presi
dent for his approbation.
The House proceeded to the consi
deration of the report of the Com
mittee, on the memorial of the Di
redots of the Ohio Company & came
tofundry refolurions on the fubj^a;
and raised acommittee to brihg
in a bill in conformity to them.
Mr. Giles laid on the table the fol
lowing resolution, declaring at the
fame time, that it was far freer his
intention to criminate or refits upon
the character of any perfoo concerns
ed :
" Rejoin#, That, the Prefideat of
the U. States be requeued to institute
an inquiry into the vaufa of the late
defeat of the army under the command
of Major. General St. Clair ;
and also into the causes of the diffeni
ons or delays, which " are fuggeited
to have attended the money, clothing*
provisions, and military ftofres for the
use of the said army; &into such other
ciufes,as may in any manner have
been productive of the said defeat'
The question was then taken oh
substituting an emblematick figure of
LIBERTY; which pa ffed in the af
firmative. Yeas 42 Nays 6
[The chief objection to basing the
coins marked with the bead of the
Prefdent for the time being, was, that
it favours too much of monarchy, and
(would ill become the inojefy of an inde
pendent people enjoying a free republican
government, thus to laofte the features
of an individual, and wouli besides be
holding out an additional temptation to
ambitious men, wbdfe pride might be
flattered by the projpea of haling their
faces confgned to immortality, in gold
and fiver.
Those gentlemen, on the other hand,
who coincided in opinion with the Senate
thought it by no means derogatory to a
republick, to have their money flamped
nvith the likeness of their magiflrate —
That by agreeing with the Senate,
they could give our PreJident as quell as'
car coin, a greater*degree of re/pe^bjit,
in foreign countries, and would pay him
a compliment which coulu nor give um
brage to any citizen of the United States.
The amended Mat 81l was
read a third time and pas
sed. Yeas 32. Nays 22 [The Sen
ate have disagreed wi'h the House,
in their amendment to this Bill—and'
he House having taken the futijea
up,refolved to adhere to their amende
ment —the fubftitoring a figure of
Liberty for the head of The President
for the time being ]
the Head of the Pefident of the U.
States for the time being, &c.—Oh
this question the yeas and Days,were.
For Jinking out - - 26
ufgainjl it - - 22
MONDAY, MARCH 26.