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Those amendments to the Judiciary
bill; in which the Senate had not
concurred, were taken up, and the
House receded from the fame, and
• agreed with the Senate.
The report of the Secretary of the
Treasury was read, and referred to a
committee, confiding ofMeffrs Wads."
worth, Smith, (S.C.) Smith, (M.)
The amendments of the Senate to
the amendments proposed by the
House to the Constitution, were again
taken up—Some were agreed to, and
others nonconcurred: Messrs Mad
difon, Sherman, and Vining were ap
pointed a committee to confer with
acommittee of the Senate on those
amendments in which the two Houses
do not agree.
^r. Jackson moved that leave be
given to bringin a bill to alter the th^
fixed for the annual meeting of Con
gre'3* This motion after some de-
I O^te was carried, and leave given to
bring in a bill.
The House then proceeded in the
diteuffion of the Bill for fixing the
temporary and permanent feat of the
government.
After a Ihort debate it was ordered,
That the bill be engrossed for a third
reading to morrow.
A message was received from the
Senate, informing that they had con
curred in the bill for eftablilhing the
1 salaries of the Judicial department
, with amendments,
f. The amendments were to raise the
' salary of the Chief Jultice from 3503
to 4000 dollars—the salaries of the
Affiliate Judges of the Supreme Court
from 3000 to 3500 —that the Judge
of the Diftrid of Maine from 800 to
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES,
SATURDAY, SEPT. 19.
TH E Hcufe took up the report
of the committee of the whole
on the bill to eftablilh the faiaries of
the judicial department. The fala-
Ties reported were severally confirmed
except the salary of the Chiefjuftice,
Which was reduced to 3500 dollars,
and the diftrid Judge of Georgia,
from 1600 to 1500 dollars. The sal
ary of the Diftrid Judge of Kentucky
was increased from 800 to 1000 dol
lars, and the Attorney General re
duced from 2000 to 1500.
In going through the report Mr.
W kite; moved that it should be so
amended as to fix the salary of the
Diftria Judge of Massachusetts at
icoo dollars. He observed that this
was not intended to affed Massachu
setts alone, but operate through the
whole system if he succeeded in that
motion he should make a similar one
with'regard to the other States.
§ The question being put on the
prqpofed amendment to the report
of the committee was negatived.
The House proceeded to confider
the amendments made by the Senate
to the tnJ tor amending the Confu
*>tution of the United States—some
of which they negatived, and others
they concurred in ; but not having
time to go through the fame. Adj.
LEGISLATURE of th UNION.
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MONDAY SEPT. 21.
I (Continued.)
Mr. Gerry of the committee ap
pointed to prepare an estimate of the
produce of the Impost and Tonnage
for one year, brought in a report—
It states that from the several States,
the committee was not able to furnilh
a perfectly accurate account. —The
report estimates the nett produce of
impost and tonnage of the several
States, as follows —
The engrossed bill for establishing
the feat of government for the United
States was read the third time; and
on the question, ffiall this bill pass ?
Mr. Carroll called for the Ayes
and Noes, which were——Ayes 31.
Noes 17.
A message was received from the
President of the United States, by
Mr. Secretary Lear, with the aft
for allowing compensations to the
members of the two Houses and their
relpettive officers, which has received
his approbation and signature.
1000 —and that of the Attorney Gen
eral from 1500 to 2000. The House
agreed to these amendments, except
the last.
of the loan-office and other securities
in the State Treasuries.
The committee appointed to ex
amine the enrolled bills reported,that
they had examined the bill for estab
lishing the salaries of the Judges of
the Federal Courts, and of the Attor
ney General—the bill for allowing
compensations to the IPrefident and
Vice Piefident, and the bill for eftab
lifting the Judicial Courts, and found
them correft. The Speaker then
signed the fame.
The engrossed bill to explain and
amend the Coasting Ad, was read a
third time and passed the Houfe-'
The engrossed bill making appro,
priations for the-services of the present
year, was read and recommitted.
The bill to recognize and adapt to
the constitution of the United States,
the establishment of the troops on the
frontiers, was brought in, engrossed
and passed.
Mr, Bland presented a bill to
amend and explain the Coasting AQ,
which was read a firft and second
time.
Oq,motion of Mr. Gerry,the House
refolded, that the Secretary of the
Treasury be directed to apply to the
Supreme Executive of the several
States for the state of their publick
debts, and the funds appropriated frr
the difeharge of the principal an^
inte:eft of the fame; and the geir-t
The bill for altering the time of
the annual meeting of Congress, was
revised in committee of the whole ;
the firft Monday in January was a
greed to. This amendment was ad
mitted by the House after the com
mittee rose, and the bill ordered to be
engrossed.
A message from the Preiident,with
the salary bill for the Judicial Depart
ment, was received with his appro
bation and signature,
The House then went into a com
mittee on the bill for regulating pro.
ceffes in the courts of the United
States. After going through the fame.
Adj.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT.2J.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 22.
THE
A message was received from the
Senate, with the amendments to the
constitution as last amended by the
House, in which the Senate has con
curred.- Aifo the bill for altering
the time of the annual meeting of
Congress — Concurred.—A^o the bill
to regulate processes in the Courts of
the United States —The Senate" con
cared io 311 'he amendments proposed
by the House to this bill except the
firft.—This amendment was to firike
out the words " The President of."—
It was mated that the House Ihould
adhere to their amendment. This
occasioned a debate —when the Ayes
and Noes being demanded, were as
follow
1,467,086 —3 A
mount of nett produce of impost ton
nage—Laid on the table.
A message was received from the
President of the United State, with
the bill for allowing compensations
to the President and Vice-President,
to which he has been pleased to affix
his approbation and signature.
A message was received from the
Senate, with a resolution to refeind
the former resolution refpe&iag the
time of adjournment, and to fix it on
the 29th instant. In this resolution
the House concurred.
The House appointed conferees to
meet those of the Senate on that fub
jed._
The House also received from the
Senate the bill for fixing the feat of
government of the United States, to
which the Senate had proposed an
amendment, by striking out all that
part refpeding the Susquehanna, and
inserting a clause fixing the permanent
feat of government, at Germantown
in the State of Pennsylvania.
A motion was then made to post
pone the consideration of the amend
ment of the Senate till next session.
On this motion after some debate,
the Ayes and Noes were taken, and
were, Noes 29, Ayes 25. ,
Mr. Ames then moved to concur
with the the Senate in their amend
ment. Objections were made to this,
and on motion the House without
coming to a decision,
A message was received from the
Senate acquainting the House, that
the Senate had appointed a committee
of conferrence on the disagreeing
votes of the Houses on the fubjed of
the Process Bill.
Dollars. Cents.
Newhampihire, 21,491 —83
Maffchufetts, 199,261 — 4!
Connecticut, 72,450—17
Newyork, 245,316 —96
Newjerfey, 10,514 —44
Pennsylvania, 361,405—23!
Delaware, 5,654 —94
Maryland, 211,539 —83
Virginia, 186,470—331
Southcarolina, 144,839 —83
Georgia, 8,141 —42
Adjourned,
AYES 28. NOES 22.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 16.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 2§.
ALLOW me, Gentlemen, to'
assure you, that grateful as my
heart is for the afFedicnate regards,
which my fellow-citizens have mani
fefted towards me, it has at no time
been more sensibly impressed with a
confeioufnefs of their goodness, than
on the present occasion.
I am truly thankful for your expres
sions of attachment to my person, and
approbation of my condu& —and I re
ciprocate year good willies with un
feigned affedion.
In exercising the vigilance and at
tention, with which you are pleafrd
to compliment my military com faand,
I did no more than what inclination
prompted, and duty enjoined. In
discharging the duties of my civil ap
poinment, I can ficerely promise, that
the love of my country will be the
ruling influence of my condud. ~
The fuccefs.whiefc has hitherto at
tended our united efforts, we owe to
the gracious interpolation of Heaven
—and to that interposition let us,
gratefully, ascribe the praise of vido
ry, and the blessings of peace.
May the State in whose counciisyou
Worthily pretide,be happy under voir
ad ministration—and mav you, Gen
tlemen, partake of the bleffings.which
your indeavours are intended r' be-
Mow. G. WASHINGTON.
SIR,
AMIDST the aoplaufe and
gratulations of millions, fuffer
the Executive of Newhampfhire,with
grateful hearts te approach you. Sir,
and hail you welcome to this north
ern State— To a government whose
metropolis was at an early ft age of
the late war by your vigilance and
attention saved from deftruftion ; and
the whole of which was at an after
period refeued from impending ruin,
by rha valour and prudence which
eventually wrought out the salvation
of our common country, and gave
birth to the American empire. Deep
ly impressed with the remembrance of
these important events, you will per
mit us to fay, that among the val
multitude of your admirers, there is
not a people who hold your talent
and your virtues in higher veneration
than the inhabitants of Newhamp-
Ihire. We beg you, Sir, to acccept
our most cordial thanks for the honour
done to this State, by your more than
welcome visit at this time. And that
you will believe we (hall not cease to
unite out m^? fervent rr?y.fr, Mrh
those of our American brethren, that
you may he continued a lasting buf
fing to our nation, and long, very
long be fuffered to rule in peace over
those whom you have protested and
defended in war.
TO GEORGE WASHINGTON,
To the honorable the Executive
of the State of Newhampshire.
The PRESIDENT was pleased to
return the following ANSWER.
During the fla, of the illufricus Pre
sident of the United States at Ports
mouth, President Sullivan, with
the Members of the Honourable Coun
cil, waited upon the PRESIDENT
•with the following
ADDRESS.
In behalf of the Council,
JOHN SULLIVAN.
Portsmouth Nov, 3, 1789.
PRESIDENT of the UNITED
STATES Os AMERICA.
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