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CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES;
MONDAY, FEB. 6.
THE house resolved itfelf into
a committee of the whole—
Mr. W. Smithin the chair—&refume
the consideration of the fifhery-bill ;
and after farther debate on the moti,
on for striking out the firft Tedion
rose, without coming to a decision,
reported progress and had leave to
fit again. } ?
In committee cf the' whole on the
filhery-bill ; the motion for Striking
out the firft Tedion under difcaffion
—Rafter farther. debate, the question
wac pat and negatived —32 to 26.^
{The committee rose and reported
progress, and then the House adj.
THURSDAY, FEB. 9.
'The bill for the encouragement of
the bank, and" ;other cod-fifheries,
and for the regulation and govern^
ment of the fifhermen employed
therein, was read a third time, and
passed—Yeas 38, Nays 21. ~
The .house then resolved itfelf into
a committee of (he whole —-Mr. VZ.
Smith in the chair—bn a bill (re
ceived from the Senate) relative to
the pedion of a President and Vice-
President of the United States, and
declaring the officer who shall ^a as
President in case of vacancies in the
offices both of President and Vice-
President. < A • .
The 9th fe&icn was flruck out, in
which the President of the Senate
pro tempore was designed to aft ,
President, in case of vacancies in
the above mentioned offices.
A motion was then made to add a
new fedtion to the bill, appointing
the senior Associate Judge as the
person to fill the vacancy, A moti
on. was made to amend this proposi
tion, by fabricating the Secretary of
State, instead of the, senior Associate
Judge. A Ihort debate ensued, af
ter which, the committee rose, with
out taking the question, reported
progress; and obtained leave to fit
again.
Mr. S. Bourne, from the commit
tee of lerolment, presented to the
Speaker the poft-office bill duly en
rolled ; who signed the fame.
EXETER, (M^-Ha^/Wr^ Printed and Public by HENRY RANLET, at Nine Shillings per annum.
FRIDAY, FEB. 10.
In committee of the whole on the
bill relative to the election of a Pre
sident and Vice- President of the Uni,
ted States, &c. ~ .
Mr. Benson's motion to insert the
senior associate Judge, as the officer
to fill the vacancy in the office of
President and Vice-President, was
negatived. „ .
Mr. Giles' motion to insert the
Secretary of State, was then diffused
and, after some debate, adopted 2°
to 21. u
The committee rose and reported
the bill, with the amendments, to
the House, which took the fame into
consideration : The firft amendment
was to Strike oot the 9th fedion,
• which provided the President of the
Senate pro tempore, Should a& as
President in case of vacancy—this
amendment was agreed to —ayeb 32.
noes 24.
The fabftitate which provides that
Newhampfhire
WEDNESDAY, March 28, 1792.]
A bill (received feder^ay from the
senate)for regulating processes in the
Courts of the United States, and pro
viding compensations for the officers
of the said Courts and Jurors, and
withefts, was read, ordered to be
printed, and referred to afeleQ com
mittee to examine and report.
—The Committee appointed are
Messrs, Boudinot. Smith (N. H.)Smith
(S.C) White, and Benson.
MriW. Smith called for a fecoad
reading a memorial, some time face
prefchtedj from fundr, inhabitants
of the State of S. Carolina, who
were engaged in commerce, previous
to the laic revolution, " praying' re
lief from the inconvenience under
which they labour, in consequence
of having been^obliged to receive
payments in depreciated paper cur
rency, and to pay their British Cre
ditors in Specie.—The memorial was
referred (fine die) to a committe of
the whole House on the slate of the
Union.
The House then resolved itfelf into
a Committee of the whole—Mr. W.
Smith in the chair)—on the Refers
fentation bill.
WEDN ESDAY FEB. Is.
The bill (from the Senate) rela
tive to ?tbe election of a President,
and Vice- Pre Ed@nt, ^c. Was lead a
third time, and passed, with amend
ments.
the vacancy Shall be filled by the
Secretary ofState for the time being,
was also adopted—33 members rising
in the affirmative. ,
; A message from the senate inform
ed the houie that they have agreed to
the amendments to the fishery-bill.
The question being taken on a
motion to substitute the firft day of
October, 1792, instead of the 4th of
March, 1793, as the period for an
increase in the Reprefentation—ic
passed in the Negative.
A motion was then made by Mr.
Pining, to apportion the Repre
sentatives as follows :—New-Hamp
(hire, 5; members ; Maffafehufetts,i6;
Vermont,. 3 ; Rhode-Ifland, 2 ; Con
nedicut 8; New-York ri ; New-
Jersey, 6 ; Peonfylvania, 14: Dela
ware 2 ; Mayraland,g ; Virginia,2l ;
Kentucky 2 ; North-Carolina M ;
Georgia, 2.
After a short time spent in difeuf
fing the proportion, the Committee
rose and reported progress.
Sundry petitions were read and
referred to the heads of departments,
A motion was made and laid on
the table, that a Committee be ap
pointed to bring in a bill, for the
purpose of finishing a Light-House
on Bald Head, at the mouth of Cape-
Fear, in the State of N. Carolina.
The house then resolved itfelf
into a Committee of the whole, on
the bill for the apportionment of
Representatives among the several
States &c. Mr. W. Smith in the
chair. It was moved to fill up the
blank after the state of New-Hamp-
Shire, with 66 five."
After considerable debate on this
motion it was withdrawn, for the
purpose of bringing in a proposed a
mendment to the firft fe^ion, which
was read, and after some debate, it
was loft ; after which the Committee
rose.
THURSDAY, FEB. 16.
THE
r : . SENATE.
MONDAY, FEB. 20.
The House by message, informed
the Senate, y\as The Prefr'ent of the
U. S had signed the Poll-Office all.
Messrs. Sherborn, ^Langdon and
Strong, were chosen a Committee,on
the part of the Senate, to confer with
a committee of the House on the
Lhfoefs neceflary to be done, the
.present session—that - the fame may
be regulated, & as to close the session
by the ftf Tue/daj in April. [The
House has concurred.).
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEB. 21.
The REPRESENTATION BILL
was read a third time, and passed.
Yeas 34, Nay.es 16.
The third faction of this Bill en
atts, that after the third of March,
1797, the Representatives shall be
elected in the several States at the
ratio of one for every 30,000 persons
in each State. ' ,
'f ' VACANCY BILL. ;
'The Senate informed the? House,
by message, that they had agreed to
all the amendments, proposed by
the House to the Bill relative to
the election of a President and Vice-
Prefidca.t, and declaring what Officer
shall ad as President, in case of dou
ble vacancy, except one ; from which
the House on motion, receded. For
receding 31 —again'ft it 24. — [The
Bill non; porvides that the Pref dent of
the Senate, pro. tern, or in case there
foall be no President 0/ the Senate, toen
the Speaker of the House of Representa
tives, /ball he the officer to a& at Pre-
Jident.)
the MILITIA BILL
Then came under consideration of
the Comniitree of the whole. Various
am.ndmends were suggested—agreed
to or negatived —among the latter
was one to substitute 66 forty" instead
of " forty Jive years," as the utmost
age for militia duty ; and alter the
age of 18 years to feme more advan
ced period, for the commencement of
militia duty.
A motion was made to strike out
the clause which obliges every mili
tia man to arm and accoutre himfelf,
but this was not a&ed upon.
The House adjourned for the pur
pose of complimenting Ibe Frefident,
on the anniversary of his Birth-Day.
Mr. Gerry read and laid on the ta
ble, a motion that a Committee be
appointed to bring in a Bill for re
ducing the rates of Postage on news
papers. [E'ver, patriot in the U
nited States mugfeel bimfelf indebted to
this gentleman for bis attention to this
bufaefs, and for bis zeal to e ff<a the
allegation of a measure jafl) pronoun
ced “ ODIOUS-']
A Resolution reseeding a debt
due to General Greene, for Supplies
for the Southern army, was debated,
bur no decision had on the question.
THURSDAY FEB. 2^.
Mr. Macon's motion, as amended
read, thus : " Refolded, That the Se
cretary of the Treafary cauje to be
laid before the House a Statement of
the balances, i) any, remaining un
paid, which may have been due by
individuals to the United States,
previous to the 4th day of March,
1789; and whether any and what
WEDNESDAY FEB. 22/
Gazetteer.
[Numb. 39 of Volume 6.
steps have been taken to recover the
fame ; and also a statement of vhe
sundry Turns of public monies,
which may have been entrusted to
individuals, previous to the said 4th
ofMarch, and have not been account
ed for," ',
The yeas and nays having been
called ou the motion for committing
the Erne, were as follow :,.. ..
AYES.
Meffis. A&J, .Baldwin, Barnwell,
Benjon, Boudinot, S Bourne B.
Bourne, Clark, Daylongindliy, Huger,
Jacobs, Kittera, Learned, Liver
more, Mublenburg, Murray, ^e&.
quick, W. Smith, Sterrett, Fit^mons,
Goodhue, Gregg, Hartley, Heifer. Hill
bouje, Sturges, Sylvefer W&tmortb,
Wayne, Wjllis —3l.
NA Y S.
Mesa. A/he, Brown, Gerry Cf
man, Grove, Key,, Kitcbel, Lee, Ms,•
pan, Madison, Moore, Niles, Page,
Parker, Schoonmaker, Seney, J. Smith,
I. Smith. Steele, Sumpter, Thatcher,
Treadwell, Tucker, Venable, Pining,
White, Williamjon —27.
Against the resolution as original
ly proposed by Mr. Bacon, it was ob
jeded that it was informal. —that the
law instituting the terjury depart
ment had made every competent pro
vision in the case—that the duty
of the Comptroller was particu
larly designed —and that if he
has been deficient, the proper mode
would be to call him to an account,
and if found remiss, he ffiould be
impeached. The resolution con
tained an imputation on that officer,
and yet no gentleman had come for-. &
©rd^ith any direct charges against
him. ft was further said that in
formation had been received from
the Comptroller on this fubjedt
chat a compliance with the resolution
would operate against the interest of
the United States.
The officers of the treasury are
proceeding in this business ; no #
charge of remissness have been ad
duced—they have already made
greater progress in fettling the old
accounts since the new government
came into operation, than had been
done in many years previous thereto;
and their icveftig^ions receive no
interruption but what arises from the
more important business Os the pre
sent government.
It was enquired what would be the
effed of this resolution :—lt would
bring forward 1000 ;er 1500 names
of•perfons apparently debtors to the
United. States ; but the principal
part of whom were either creditors,
or did not owe the Public one
farthing. What is intended to be
done as a c^afequince of this disclo
sure ? —is it not defined that suits
shall be instituted ^gainft these per..
Tons ?—that would induce an unpro
dudive expence to an amount which
cannot now be estimated. The
Comptroller is empowered by law
to sue every delinquent ; but is he to
exercise no diferetion in the difeharge
of bis duty ?—lt had been stated
as a reason for adopting the resoluti
on, thus its object was to afeertain
to what amount these balances if any,
would fapercede the ne,ceffity of ad
ditional taxes—but it was # asked,
would the government be jollified
in assessing one farthing left on ac
count of these balances,which must be
considered in a great measure as fifr