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Mr. Lawrence presented a petition
from nine continental collectors of
taxes, or duty on spirits dißilled with
.n the United States in New-York,
Mating that they had not received any
more than 885 dollars for 15 months
Service, about 98 dollars each. Pray
ing farther compensation, referred to
he Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr. Gerry presented a petition
.om Samuel Shaw, owner of the ship
'Jaffachufetts, Hating that he tock an
American cargo from Boflon, in the
year 1790, to Canton, where he fold
his ship and cargo and invested the
amount in teas, &c. intending to re
turn therewith to Boston, that he went
to Bombay and chartered a Danish
Blip for Oftend, from whence he
proceeding to England and there
chartered an American Snow, the
Lydia, in the which he arrived at
New-York with his said property —
that no chests and 34 barrels of the
tea was fold at Public Vendue at a
great loss, on which the duty was
charged ; that owing to the damages
sustained the residue of his cargo, was
hardly fufficient to discharge the duty ;
the Petitioner requests to be relieved
: n the premises, and that Congress
,ill place him on the fame footing,
as if he had proceeded direst from
China: and take into consideration
the inconveniences to which he was
exposed by such a circuitous voyage;
ordered to be referred to a feleft com
mittee- Messrs. Gerry, Hillhoufe,and
Kirera.
the United Stater, was read the firfl
and second times, and ordered to be
referred to a committee of the whole
on Tuefday next, too copies to be
printed.
Mr. Giles reported a bill for mak
ing further compensation to the col
leeors of continental taxes { which was
twice read and committed.
Mr. Parker of the committee ap
pointed to report a bill for the relief of
the widows and orphans of those per
sons who were killed by the Indians
whilst afting under flags of truce,
brought in a bill, which was read the
firft and second times, and ordered to
be engrossed for a third reading in
committee of the whole on Monday
next.
The bill for regulating foreign coins
and for other purposes was taken up,
and after some consideration, was re
commended to a committee of the
whole, on the firft Monday in January
next.
Mr. Sedgwick laid a motion on the
table for a fele& committee, to be ap
pointed to report a bill refpeding
fugitives from justice, and servants from
their masters.
A bill,from the committee appointed
to prepare a bill for regulating a trade
with the Indians, was bright in,
twice read, and committed for Mon
day next.
Mr. W'.lliamfon notified the House,
that be would move for a committee
to bring in a bill for regulating the
copper coinage of the United States.
A letter was read from theTreafurer
of the United States, with his Ipecie
account for July, August, and Septem
ber, I79 2 -, ,
The House then, according to the
order of the day, in committee of the
whole, took into consideration the Se
cretary of the Treasury's report, con
taining estimates of the requisitions
necessary for the civil lift expenditures,
&c. for 1793, being in the fom total,
one million fix hundred and sixteen
thousand seven hundred & eighty-five
dollars.— After some debate thereon,
the committee rose, to take the fame
into consideration again to-morrow.
On motion of Mr. Fitzfimons, a
resolution was puffed to request the
President of the United States to cause
assays and experiments to be made at
the mint of the United States, for af
certainiog the quantity of pure met
Wednesday, nov. 28
Thursday, Nov. 29.
On motion of Mr. Clarke, , the
sum of 6750, was flruck out,and 3575
dollars inferred.,
• One or twoother amendments were
made in the firft class of item^ ud a
motion was proposed to pass a resolve
which fuperceded Mr. Fitzfimons's
appropriating the sum of 345> B[6
dolls, and 39 cts. in gross, tor the
support of the expenditures of the civil
lift of the United States together with
the individual and contingent expen.
fes of the several departments and of
ficers, for the year 1-79%
Messrs, Mercer. Steele, Murray and
Giles, were opposed to this lumping
method of making grants, and they
therefore argued for having the items
separately fpecified, and entered on
the journals, &c.
Messrs. Smith, (S. C.) Dayton end
Lawrance, replied to the objection
which had been raised against the re
folotion —and the debate was protract
ed to a considerable length before a
question could be taken—it was, how
ever, determined in favour ofinferting
the items ; and they were again read,
and some further progress made,until a
motion for the committee's riling was
agreed to. The chairman reported
progefs, and leave was granted to fit
again. ,f
On motion of Mr. Williamson, a
committee of three, Messrs Williamron,
Page and Kittera, were appointed to
prepare a supplementary bill to the
law, refpeding the copper coinage of
the United States. The necessity of
this measure was inferred from the
circumstance of an existing loss of 25
to 30 per cent, on copper whilst it
remains under the present regula
tion.
Mr. Gerry moved, that the Secre
tary of the Treafory be dire&ed to lay
before the House, the accounts of the
commissioners of loans, refpeding in.,
cidental expenses of the current year.
A report on the petition of Abigail
Heart, was read, which was in favor
of the petitioner— Laid on the ta
ble.
ry's estimate of appropriations requir
ed for the support of government, &c.
for the year 1793. Some intrdduao
ry explanations took place, ' before
the committee could agree upon the
proper mode of proceeding, which
was, firft, to pass the following refol.
ution, moved by Mr. Fitzfimons:
" That the following sum be appro
priated for the year 179 ft" "^ next
it was determined to confider each of
the items separately.
The chairman accordingly com
menced the reading of the Secretary's
estimate, and proceeded without inter
ruption, until he had reached that part
which estimates the salaries of tom
miflioners tor fettling the accounts
between the United States, and the
individual States, where it was ob
served, that the sum annexed to those
officers, was the fame as it had been
in the estimate for 1792, although they
could not be expected to continue lon
ger in office than until July 1793, by
which time they would certainly have
finifhed their accounts.
tal. and of alloy, in the gold and sil
ver coins of France, England, Spain,
Portugal, and to report the fame to the
House.
The report on the petition of Ed
ward Carnes, claiming a sum of mo
ney fcr supplies and work done to A
merican vessels, durirg the British
war, was read — and a committee was
raised to report what measures may
be necessary to facilitate the settle
ment of claims upon the United States,
not barred by the a&s of limitation.
The committee are,Meffrs, Goodhue,
Dayton, Fitzfimons, Parker and
Niles.
On motion of Mr. Lawrance, the
house resolved irfelf into a committee
of the whole, Mr. Sedgwick in the
chair, on the Secretary of the Treafu-
Adjourned till Monday.
Friday, Nov. 30.
Os an Estimate of the Expenditures for the
civil lift of the United States, together
with the incidental and contingent
expences of the federal departments
and offices, for the year 1793,45 re
ported by the Secretary of the Treasury
to the House of Reprejentatives.
PRESIDENT'S salary, 25,000 dol
lars—Vice. President's ditto,sooo
—Chief Justice of the United States,
4000 —Five Associate Judges at 3500
dols. each, 17,500 dols.— Amount of
salaries to the Judges of the several
diftri&s of the United States, 21,700
collars—Amount of compensation to
the members of the Senate, House of
Representatives, and their officers,
1 43>59 1 dollars—Treasury Depart
ment, 55,050 dollars— Department of
State, 6300 dollars—Department of
war, 11,250 dollars—Board of com
missioners for the Settlement of ac
counts between the United States and
individual States, 13,300 dollars—A
mount of compensations, to the Loan-
Officers for 13 Rates, 13,250 — Go
vernor's salary, judges' lalery, com
pensations to the other officers and
contingent expencesof the government
of the weftern territory, ii,oco dol
lars—Amount of pensions, including
that of the Baron Steuben 5267 dollars,
73 cents— For incidental and contin
gent expences, relative to the civil-lift
eftablifhment,2o,2(>3 dollars, 66 cents.
—Total of the estimate of expenditures
for the civil-lift for 1793, 352,466
dollars, and 39 cents.
Additional estimate for making good
deficiencies for the support cf the civil
lift establishment ; for aidingthe fund
appropriated for the payment of cer
tain officers of the courts, jurors and
witnesses ; for the support of light
hbufes ; and for the e ftablilhment of
ten cutters, and for other purposes—
Total 92,599 dollars, 66 cents.
General ertimate of the expences of
the war department for the year 1793 :
Pay of the legion of the United States,
304,308 dollars—SubfiOence, 312,567
dollars 75 cents—Forage, 34,856
dollars ; Cloathing, 112,000 do)la re-
Equipments for cavalry, 5000 dollars
-~Horfes for cavalry, 5000 dollars
—Bounty, 15,240 dollars—Defenfive
protection of the frontiers by the
militia, 50,000 dollars ; Hospital de
partment, 25,000 dollars Quarter
matter's department, 100,000 dollars
—lndian department, 50,000 dollars
—Ordnance department, 23,835 dol
lars 32 cents —Invalids, 82,245 Dol
lars, 32 cents—Lease of the buildings
occupied for the war-office, &c.
1,666 dollars, 66 cents —^Contingen-
cies of the war department, 50,000
dollors—Total expences of the war
department for 1793, 1J71,719 dol
lars and § cents.
Comparative Jiatement of Expenditure
and Revenue to the end of the year
1793, as reported by the Secretary, of
the Treafory to the House of Refere
fedtatives of the United States,
EXPENDITURE.
Amount from the com
mencement of the
year 1791, to the
end of the year 1792
>as Rated in a report
to the House of Re
prefentatives of the Dol. Cts.
23d of January last 7,082,197.74
Additional appropria
tion for the war De
partment per aft of
the 2d May, 179 2 >
for raising a further
sum of money for the
proteaion of the
frontiers, &c. 673,300.
Appropriations by an
ad of the Sth of
May, 1792, "intitled
an aft making cer
tain appropriations
therein fpecified." 84,497. 90
Monies requisite by esti
mate for the Current
service of 1793 1,616,78;. 10
ABSTRACT,
" This Society (uhich takes its
name from the accidental circumstance
of its meeting in a Church, formerly
belonging to convent of Jacobin Monks)
stands at the head of. and is cbfely
connected with about 40,000 fociecica
of a similar nature, dispersed over eve
ry part of the nation. All public and
constitutional questions are here deba
ted in the fulleft, the most free, and o
pen manner. When a measure of
public importance is taken into coa
fiderdtion, a rootion is firft made on
the fubje& ; it is then referred to a
committee, and their report is imme
diately transmitted to all other socie
ties, who in the like manner take the
affair into confederation, and tranfmic
their resolutions thereupon to the So
ciety at Paris. If the majority of 0-
pinions are in favor of the measure, it
is then proposed to the National As.
fembly as proper to be fanftioned by a
decree, and the Representatives of the'
people give it a final and foleme dis
cussion.
A number of French people are
now forming a fettlement,and building
a town on or near the Chenango river,
in the North-Weft parts of the ftateof
New-York. The Chenango river falls
into lake Ontario. It is said, one
hundred houses are to be built the en
firing season.
JACOBINS.
Many persons are at a loss for the
meaning of the word Jacobin, as ap
plied to a celebrated republican Soci
ety in France ; and not a few execrate
them, upon a foppofirion, of their be
ing some way related to the English
Jacobins,from the similarity of name.
The following explanation may be
fufficirnt :
The latest intelligence frOroGauda
loupe and Martinico announce, thot
on the firft November every thing
there, was tranquil, and the greatett
harmony fobfifted between the Plan
ters and the citizens.—The towns be
gan to realize the duration of their
tranquility. The produce was at a
moderate price.
White Sugar from 13 to 16 dollars.
Brown do. from 8 to 9 dollars.
Molasses z pilterines a gallon.
Fish from 7 to 8 dollars a hundred.
In November the wefterh part of
the I fland of Hispaniola was perfectly
restored to peace ; blown Sugar was
fold at 8 dollars, and molasses at 56
sols from those islands the gallon. The
Provinces North ancSouth Hill presen
ted a fpedacle of desolation ; but the
preparations constantly making encou
raged the hope of the speedy return of
order and tranquility. [Courier de
I'Univers.]
We are informed, that it is feriou f
ly spoken of, in the Islands of Marti,
nico and Gaudeloupe, to make appli
cation to the Britil h Government to
take those islands under the jurisdic
tion of its laws, if the new order of
things in France should be eßablifli
ed.
Net piodutl of duties
on imports and ton
nage, for the year
1791, as afeertained 3,403,196. 18
Ditto for the year 1792
as estimated 3 000,900.
Ditto for the year 1793 4,000,000.
Ditto of duties on home
made spirits for cne
half year of 1791, 150,000.
Ditto for 1792, 400,000.
Ditto for 1793, • 400,000.
Surplus which gill pro
bably remain unex
, pended of the fonts
appropriated for the
war department of
1792, 140,000.
Total way, and means 12,393,195. 18
Interell on the publick
debt ior the fame
year, 2.849,194.73
Total expenditure 12,316,175. 47
WAYS AND MEANS.
BOSTON, Dec. 12.