The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-04-30 00:00:00, page 1

.HOUSE — thursda r, APRIL 3.
ON motion of Mr. Harper, the House
came to the following resolution :
Resolved, That a committee be appoint
ed to enquire and report by bill or otherwise,
whether any and what further provisions
are necessary to be made relative to sales of
real estates in fatisfa&ion of judgments a
gainfl peffons indebted therefor.
,Mr. Harper, from the committee of ways
and means, brought in a bill making appro
priation for the military eftabliihment of
the U. States, in the year <Boo—which was
committed for Monday next.
The House resolved itfelf into a commit
tee of the whole on the bill for the better
government of the Navy, and to repeal the
aa heretofore made for that purpofe — Mr.
Harper in the chair,}
After making sundry amendments the
committee rose, and on the qpeftion, (hall
the bill be engrossed for a third reading ?
Mr. Randolph moved for a recommitment
of the bill, on the ground that some of its
provisions were unconstitutional..
After some observations from Mr. Parker,
the motion was negatived—and the bill Was
ordered to be engrafted for a third reading.
FRIDAY, APRIL 4.
Mr. Griswold from the committee of re
vifal and untiniihed business, reported the
following bills :— -;
A bill to continue in force an a&, entitled
an a& to authorife the defence of merchant
vessels of the U. S. agaiaft French deprecia
tions. .
A bill to continue in force an ad for the
puniihment of certain crimes against the U.
States. 1
The two firft were ordered to be engraft
ed for a third reading on Monday. The
last was referred to a com.,of the whole.
N An engrailed bill for the better govern
ment of the Navy was read and palled.
A message was received from the Senate,
informing the House that the Senate had
confiderea the bill providing for the removal
of any military force from the place of hold*
ing elections, and resolved that the fame de)
mot pass; and that they had palled the bill
for eftab!i(hing a general Stamp-Office at
the feat of government, with amendments,
to which they desired the concurrence of the 1
House. These amendments were referred;
to the committee of ways and means.
A message was received from the Presi
dent, notifying the House that he did, on the
3d inst. approve and sign a bill extending
<, the privilege of franking letters and pack
ages to Martha Washington; and that he
did this day approve and sign an a& to ef
tablith an uniform system of Bankruptcy
throughout the United States. ft
Mr. Harper, from the committee of ways
& means reported a bill to make appropria
tion for the Navy, during the year 1800,
which was referred to a com. of the whole.
The House then went into a committee
of the whole ora the Bill for the removal and
accommodation of the Government of the
U. States.
Mr. Morris in the chair.
, Mr. Harper proposed to amend the a& so
'as that the fam to accommodate the homhold
of the Present with furniture, in addition
to what was now in possession of the Presi
dent, (fould not operate until after the 3d
of March next. This he did he said in con
sequence of some constitutional doubts which
bad been etyreffed—The constitution de
claring that the salary of the President Should
receive no addition nor diminution during
his being in office. This was concurred in.
The question then was what sum (hould
be allowed for that purpose ; 20,000 dollars,
15,000 dols. & 10,000 dols. were feveral
named, Mr. Randolph, considering the
principle itfelf unconstitutional, moved, in
order to defeat the feQion altogether, (it
having been amended, and being out of or
der to move its being stricken out) to insert
* the sum of coo dollars. . These different
sums called forth a lengthy debate.— The
sum of 20,000. was negatived, 35 to 39 .-
Fifteen thousand was earned—ayes 44, noes
'l%. Harper proposed a provision that this
money Should be exfended under the direc
tion of the Secretaries of the four Executive
departments, which was agreed to—tooo
dollars was allowed for removing the pub
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Mr. D. Foster moved to strike out the
sth fee. which provides that 10,000 dollars
ihall be appropriated to pave such parts of
the city as, in the opinion of the commit
fioners, and the fecretarjes of the executive
departments, may be convenient for the gov
ernment. This was negatived, only 21 ris
ing for it.
On motion of Mr. Bayard, the secretaries
of the executive departments was inserted
instead of the secretary of the Senate and
the clerk of the House of Representatives,
who were to provide for the accommodation
of Congress. ~
Mr. Smith moved a new fedion, which
was carried, That the Clerks in the fevera!
offices of the departments of State, Treasu
ry, War, Navy, and General Poft-Office,
Should be allowed each one quarter addition
al salary to provide for their removal.
Nine thousand dollars were appropriated
to furnilh the two chambers of Congress,
offices, committee-rooms, &c.
The committee rose, when Mr. Gallatin
moved to strike out the 2d fedion, which
provided 15,000 dollars to accommodate the
President's house with furniture. He did it,
not because it would not be necessary to ap
propriate something—but he said what that
something might be, would be better ascer
tained by waiting for the proper ehithates
and until the Congress removed there, when;
as much as Ihould appear necessary might be
appropriated, since it was not to come into
use till after the 3d of March.-
Twenty-fik members only rose In favor of
this motion, so it was negatived.
The bill being gone through, was ordered
to be engrossed for a third reading on Mon
day*,
± MONDAY, APML ~
The following bills were read a third time
and passed, viz.
An a& to repeal the a& laying duties on
mills and implements employed in the man
ufa&ure of fnuff.
An a& to continue in force the ad intitled
an a& to authorife the defence of the merch
ant vessels of the U, States against French
depredations—and
An a& to make further provision for the
removal and accommodation of the govern
ment of the United States—ayes 47, noes 32.
Mr. Marlhall called for the order of the 1
day on the bill to authorize the President ts
the U. States, to accept for the U. States, a
cession of jtirifdiaion of territory lying Weft
of Pennsylvania, commonly called the weft
ern Reserve of Connecticut.'
Mr. Cooper moved that the further eonfi
deration of the bill be postponed till the firft
Monday in Dec. next.
Meffrs.Marfball, Harrison, Harper, Gris
wold, Gallatin, Kittera, C. Goodrich and
Dana opposed this motion, and Meffrs.Coop
er, Bird, Randolph, Platt and 'Mapon, (poke
in favor of it.
The question was at length taken by yeas
and hays, as follows—Affirmative 36— Ne
gative 57.
On motion of Mr. Gallatin, the bill wts
then postponed till to-morrow —ayes 45.
A message was received from the Senate
by Mr. Otis, their Secretary, informing the
Hotife, ihat the Senate have passed the bill
to continue in force an a& concerning cer
tain fisheries of the United States : for the
government of the lifhermen employed
therein mentioned, with an amendment.
The amendment of the bill concerning
the fitheries of the United States, was taken
into confederation—when
Mr. Clay moved a poQpdhemeM of the
question till the firft Monday in Dec. next—
arid called the yeas and nays upon it, which
were, after some debate taken in manner
following, to wit ;—Affirmative 34 ; Nega-~
tive 54.
The amendment of the Senate was then
concurred in=and the House adjourned.
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TVesDir; a,m &
The report of the committee of ways and
means, to whom was referred the amend
ments of the Senate to the bill far eftahlifh-
Jnga General Stamp Office, was taken up
and agreed to—Whereupon, #
Resolved, That this House. do agree to
the 2d, 3d, and 4th ame&ents, and alk a
conference on the fame. / - ; : j
Three managers were appointed for that
purpose.
Mr. Hafper said he was inftrt&d by the
committee of ways and means, to move
that the House do come to the following
'tefoluiion, Vizfr ; .•.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1800.
THURSDAY, APRIL 10.
An engrossed bill, entitled, an ad author
izing the President to accept, "Tor the United
;States, a cession of jurifliaon to the weft of
Penntylvanis, commonly called the Weftern
Reserve of Connedicut, was read.
Mr. Elmendorf entered at length
into the question in opposition to the bill :
he was followed by Mr. Bird on the fame
fide; who contended that the Rate of Con
neaicut had no right to this land, but even
; if thev had, inasmuch as no date had a right
to dissolve itfelf in the Union, and conse
quently no part thereof, this state had no
right to make the cession. Mr. Randolph
spoke on the fame fide. Answers were giv
en by Messrs. Edmond, and E. Goodrich.
Mr. Harper believed /the various titles to
this land might be supported on different
grounds, being a matter of opinion, different
decisions would be given ; he was in favor
of the bill, because it worild put an end to
these litigated claims, could not fail giving
much uneasiness to the claimants as Well as
to the general government. • '>
The question was taken as follows on the
pafling of the bill;
;Yeas 54—Nays 36. ^ '
A message was received from the Senate
informing the House, that they had agreed
to the bill for granting patents, &c. with a
mendments. The amendments ware re
ferred to a felea committee of three mem
bers ; as was also the amendments of the
Senate to the p<4 road bill.
Resolved, That the committee of ways
and means have leave to prepare and report
a bill or bills, for authoring the commif
uoners under the a& to provide for the val
uation of lands or dwelling-houses, and the
enumeration of Oaves within the U. S. in
those states whereof the valuations have not
yet been compleated and returned, to revise,
vary, and adjust the valuation of unseated
lands, in the Several assessment didrias and
sub-divisions, within their refpe&ive Rates ;
so as that the relative valuations of different
Irafts of such land, in the fame, sub-division,
.be not varied or affeded.
>And also for enabling the surveyors of the
revenue under the said a&, to add to the
lifts of valuations within their diftrifts re
fpe&ively, and such lands or dwelling-hou
ses therein, as Ihall from time to time appear
to have been omitted by the assessors or oth
erwise, in receiving, making or returning
such lifts. _ ,
And also for authorising the said surveyors
to erase from the said lifts, all lands and
dwelling-houses wherefrom the persons in
terested in the said lifts refpeaively (hall
have been ejc&ed in due course of law, or
upon the title whereto there &all have beep
a decision in due course of law against such
person.,
The resolution was agreed to, and Mr.
'Harper accordingly brought in a bill to pro
vide for equalizing the valuation of unseated
lands—which was read a firft and second
time, and committed for to-morrow.
A message was received from the Senate,
notifying that they have agreed to the. con
ference reQuefted by this House.
Ameffage was received from the Prefi
deni,informing the House; that he did, on
the hh inst. approve and sign the following
a&, viz.—an a& to allow a drawback of
duties on goods exported to New-Orleans,
and,therein to amend the a& intitled an aft
to regulate the colle&ion of duties on im
potts and tonnage—and an a& to difeharge
Robert Sturgeon from imprisonment.
Q . WEDNESDAY, APRIL ~
Mr. Mar&all, from the committee to
whom was referred the petition of William
Tazewell, Esq. late Secretary of Elbridge
Gerry, Esq. while one of the Envoys to
Paris, made report, recommending the a
doption of the following refolutiop, viz.
Resolved, by the Senate and House of
Representatives, &c. That in fettling the
account of William Tazewell, lifq. late
Secretary of Elbridge Gerry, Esq. one of
the Envoys to Paris, the Secretary of State
be authotifed to allow the expences incurred
by him in consequence of his being captur
ed on his return to this country.
The report was committed for Monday,
next. _
A message was received from the Senate,
informing the House, that they have passed
:the bill to alter and establish sundry post
roads, with certain amendments, to which
they requell the concurrence of the House.
— — —
AS the debates upon the new conftitutigg
of France in the progress of its differrion
were kept secret from the public, it may be
curious to collect from the Speeches' which
have been published, the views upon which
it was adopted, and the arguments by which
it was defended,
The following is given in the Obferva,
teur as an analytic of the speech of Caban
is, delivered upon the 25th Frimaire (Dec.
26) in the committee of five hundred. It if
a much better defence than that of the poor
fopiSh Garat, ,{
Cabians began with considering the origin
of society, fie examined in what manner
the different governments known to us de
rived their origin. He reviewed the advan
tages and disadvantages of monarchy, aris
tocracy and democracy. He (hewed that
the representative fyfte,m must embrace ev
ery thing good in these different forms of so
cial establishment's ; and he concluded that,
in the prefect State of circumstances and ofc
opinion, that system is the only one which
can both secure public liberty, give fufficient
force to government, and maintain peace
with fulidity.
The great advantage of that form of gov
, ernment, said he, is that the people without
exercising any public funaion, can never
theless point out for every frtuation of trull
and dignity, the men who enjoy their confi
dence. Let not the people make laws—let
them not exercise tfe duties of administra
tion—let them not poflefs the power of
judging; but let their legislators; their exe
cutive magistrates, and their judges be al
ways chosen from the number of perfont
whom they Shall point out for such Stations.
,But if the people are not calculated to ex
ercise by themlelves public tunaions ; they,
nevertheless, are qualified to appreciate the
'merits of those who are best suited to public
fixations. They ought not therefore &
redly to make any choice. .The ele^orial
bodies then entrusted with this choice, ought
to be placed, not at the base but at the top
of the establishment. Th, ekaions feould
>proceed, not from the bottom, where the,
muftteceffarily be had ; but from lie head,
[I DOL. 50 CTS. PER ANNUM.
FRIDAY, APRIL 11.
Mr. Harper brought in a bill to enlarge
the powers of Surveyors of the Revenue—
which was read a firft and second time, and
committed to a committee of the whole.
The bill making appropriation for the
support of government for the year 1800,
was taken up in committee of the whole,
agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engros
sed for a third reading on Monday next.
, The bill making appropriations for the
Navy, for the year tßop, was agreed to in
committee of the whole, and ordered to re
ceive its third reading on Monday next.
Mr. Varnum laid the following resolu
tion on the table:
Resolved, That the Clerk gs the House
be directed to procure for the use of the
Houfe,—volumes of Hertie's Digest of the
Laws of the United States printed at Balti
more.
The House went into committee of the
whole, on the bill to authorife the sales and
conveyances of Land by Marshals of the
United Stater, in certain cases, and to con
firm former sales, Mr. Rutledge in the chair,
and after amending the bill, it was ordered
to be engrofled for Monday,
Mr. Griswold brought in a bill to contin
ue in force for a time an a& entituled an aft
to prescribe the mode of taking evidence in
cases of contested elections for members of
.the House of Representatives of the United
States, and to compel the attendance of wit
nefles, which was read a firft and second
time, and ordered to be read a third time on
Monday next.
The house resolved itfelf into a committee
of the whole on the bill to incorporate a
company by the name and Rile of the Mine
and Metal Company, Mr. Rutledge in the
chair ; when Mr. Nicholas moved to strike
out the 3d fed ion, which authorizes the
President when the capital of the company
(hall amount to 15,000 dollars to fubferibe,
on the part of the United States, 2 number
of (hares to the amount of 30,000 dollars.
After some observations from Messrs.
Sewall, Harpet and Waln, against the mo
tion, and Messrs. Nicholas and Gallatin, in
favor of it, Mr. Champlin moved that the
committee rife, which was carried, and the
house adjourned.
FRENCH CONSTITUTION.