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Frederick A. Muhlenburg,
Bpahr ofthe Hausa of Representatives.
h' JOHN ADAMS, Vice- PreJident
l of the United States, and
IPresident1 President of the Senate,
, ) Approved—Joly 27th, 1789.
GEORGE WASHINGTON,!
PreJident of the United States.
(1 ^
Congress of the United States.
Begun and held at the fit, of Newyorh,
on Wednfda, the 4th da, of March,
- 1789.
dn ACT for establishing an
Zxecuuve Dc^iUto, to uc u~^ #
minated the Department of Foreign
Affairs.
SE it evaded by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
es of America in Cougrefs affmbled.
That there shall be an executive de
partment, to be denominated the de
partment of foreign affairs, and that
there (hall be a principal officer there
in, to be called the Secretary for the
department of foreign affairs, who
shall perform and execute such duties
as shall from time to time, be enjoined
on or entrusted to him by the President
of the United States, agreeably to the
Constitution, relative to corresponden
ces, commissioners, or inftru&ors, to
or with public ministers, or consuls,
from the United States, or to negoti
ations with public ministers from fo
reign States dr Princes, or to memo
rials or ether Applications from foreign
public ministers, ;br other foreigners,
or to such othefrmatters refpe&ng
foreign affairs, is the President of the
United States shall affigi to the said
department: And furthermore, t^t
the said principal officer shall condua
tite+tifarfnrr'rbe laid departmentin
such manner as the President of the
United States fhall,from time to time,
order or inftru&.
And be it further snaked, That there
shall be, in the laid department, an in
ferior officer to be appointed by the
said principal officer,& to be employed
therein as he shall deem proper, and
to be called the chief elark in the de
partment of foreign affairs, and who;
whenever the said principal officer
shall be removed from office by the
President of the United States, dr in;
any other case of vacancy, shall, dur.
ing such vacancy, have the charge and
1 custody of all records, books, and pa.
, pers appertaining to the said depart
ment.
And be it further evaded, That the
said principal officer and every other
person to be appointed or employed in
the said department, shall, before he
enters on the execution of his office or
employment, take an oath or affirma
tion, well and faithfully to execute
the traft committed to him.
And be if further evaded, That the
Secretary for the department -ffTITC
^ eign affairs, to be appointed in conse
quence of this afl, shall forthwith after
his appointment, be entitled to have
the custody and charge of all records,
books, and papers in the office of Se
cretary for the department of foreign
affairs, heretofore established by the
United States in Congress alTembled.
Fourth Act of the Congress
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—this passed in the affirmative, [and
Meflrs. Sturges, Baldwin, and Smith
(S. C.) appointed.
The petition of Hannah Adams, of
Massachusetts, was introduced by Mr.
Ames, stating that (he had published a
work entitled an Alphabetical Com
pendium of the various religious feds
which have appeared in the world ;
and was now engaged in preparing a
second edition for the press ; for which
(he prayed the benefit of an aft of
Congress, to secure to her the profits
of the fame agreeably to the Confu
tation—laid on the tables
The House then, on motion of Mr.
Scott, resolved itfelf into a commit
tee of the whole, to take into confide,
ration certain resolves, refpefting the
tion the fubjed of amendments to the
Conftitutioa.
Mr. Ames proposed that the com
mittee of the whole House (hould be
difeharged from their obligation to
confider the motion of the Bth of June
on the fubjett of amendments, and
that the said motion, and such other
amendments as have been proposed by
the several States be refeied to a spe
cial committee—this being seconded
by several members, occasioned a de
bate, which terminated in favour of
the motion of Mr. Ames, by a large
majority—and accordingly the follow
ing gentlemen were chosen by ballot,
a fpeciil committee for the aforefaid
purpose, viz.—Messrs, Gilman, Good
hue, vAfr^ni Benson, Beudinof, Cly
mb, Vining, Gale, Maddifon, Burke,
and Baldwin;
It was then voted that the commit
tee be inftruaed generally to take the
fubjed of Amendments to the constitu
tion of the United States into confix
deration, and report.
Another motion was ihade, illat the
committee be inftruaed to report as
expeditiously as possible—this was fa
perceded by a motion for adjourn
ment —which accordingly took place.
cufled—the committee then rose, and
the chairman reported, that the com
mittee had gone through the difeuf
fion of the bill, without making any
amendments. It way then moved that
the committee be difeharged from any
further consideration of said bill—and
that it be refered to a feleft committee
Mr. Burke, of the committee ap
pointed for that purpose, presented a
bill allowing a compensation to the
President, and Vice-Prelident of the
United States—which was read.
In committee of the whole.
the bill providing for the settle
ment of accounts between the United-
States and individual States was dis-
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES,
TUESDAY, JULY 21,
THE engrossed bill to provide for
the government north-wed of
the Ohio, was read and passed to be
enabled.
The Speaker informed the Hov\,
that the enrolled bill to provide for
the establishment of light-houses,
beacons and buoys, was ready for the
infpe&ion of the committee, who
should examine and present the fame
to the President for his approbation
and signature.
Mr. Maddison moved that the
House should now form itfelf into a
committee of the whole, on the date
of the Union, to take into confidera-
-PROCEEDINGS OF THE
LEGISLATURE of the UNION.
(Continued from the Oracle.)
Wednesday, jut? 23.
T H E
Weftern territory—and after some
conversation the following, in sub
stance, were agreed to, viz.
Refolded, as the fen fe of this com
mittee, that a Land-Office ought to
be eftablilhed, for the sale of vacant
and unappropriated lands in the Weft
ern territory.
That the said office be under the
I foperintendence of the Governor of
'the Weftern territory,for the time be
1^g—that the lands to be fold be con-
Atyed within the following, viz,
inat cadCts.Aird ^: <w =:; & tc Z.Q^
fed of shall not exceed acres.
That the price to be required Ihall be
pr. acre.
That every person actually fettled
within the laid limits shall be entitled
to the pre-emption of a quantity, not
exceeding acres, —including
his settlement.
A committee, confiding of Mr.
Scott, Sykefer and Moore was then
appointed to bring in a bill or bills,
agreeably to the said resolutions.
Mr. Carroll moved that the re
port of the committee on the enroll,
ment, attestation, publication, and
preservation of the ads of Congress
should be taken up.
„ This niotion was fuperce^d by Mr.
Mining's giving notice that he Ihoi/ld
on to-morrow move for the house to
go into a committee of the whole, on
the Rate of the union, to take into
.consideration the ellablifihing an exe
cutive department, to be denominated
the Domestic Department—This fub
jeft, he observed, is connected with
objeft of the gentleman's motion—as
this eftabliihment will provide a pro
-per repository for this records of the
Legislature, and other parts of the re
port may be included in the provision.
Mr. Vining also moved, that the
Preiident be requeued and authorifed
to provide a greater and lesser seal,
with proper devices, for the use of
the .United States.
This occasioned some conversation I
It was said that a Great Seal for the
United States is already provided,and
the necessity of a lesser seal is a matter
of doubt—No decision took place up
on the motion—and it accordingly was
laid upon the table.
Mr, Benso^ introduced a refold,
tion for the appointment of a commit
tee, to bring in a bill to prescribe the
forms of commissions, to be granted
to the officers of the United Status
laid on the table, Adjourned^
THURSDAY, JULY eg.
Mr. Patridge of the committee
appointed to wait on The Presi
dent, and present the enrolled bill
for eftablilhing an executive depart
ment, to be denominated the depart.
~ment of foreign affairs, reported that
laid committee had attended that ser
vice.
Andrew Ellicott, presented a
second report, which was read and
laid on the table.
On motion of Mr, WHITE —
Refolded, That a Committee be ap
pointed to examine into the meafutes
taken by Congrels, and the State of
Virginia, ref peeing the lands reserv
ed tor the use of the officers and sol
diers of the said State, on Continen
tal and State establishments in the
cession made by the /said State to the
United States, of the territory north.
The bill for allowing a tompenfa
tion to The President and Vice-
President of the United States, for
their service& was read a second time,
and passed to be engrossed for a third
reading to-morrow.
The committee on the memorial of
weft of the river Ohio, and to report
the fame to this Houfe,—Committee
appointed—Mr. White, Mr, P. Mub-
Unburg, Mr. Sene,.
On motion of Mr. Vining the
House went into a Gommittee of the
whole—Mr. BoudinoT in the chaif.
Mr. Vining then introduced the
fubjeft of the domestic department, by
proposing a refutation in fubflance as
follows :
Refolded, as the sense of this
Committee, That an executive de
,r..?e?t tyt^m be efcuLhed„.to
be denominated the Home Depart
ment—the head of which to be called
the Secretary of the United States for
the Home Department—whose duties
shall be, to correspond with the ftve
y.l States, and fee to the execution of
the laws of the Union—to keep the
great seal, and affix the fame to all
public papers when necessary—to keep
the lesser seal, and to affix it to com
millions, &c. to make out commit
lions and enregifter the fame ; —to
keep authentic copies of all pub
lic ads, and transmit the fame to the
several States—to procure the ads of
the several States, and report on the
fame, when contrary to the laws of the
United States—to take into his cutio
dy the archieves of the late Congress
^to report to the President of the
United States, plans to promote ma
nufa&ures, agriculture, and commerce
—to keep a geographical account of
the several States, their rivers, towns,
roads; and to report what poll roads
shall be eftabbihed, &c,—-co receive
and record the cenfas —ip receive re
ports refpediug the weftern territory
—l3 ^^rc ^: B:odch ^^ faiiM^;
predated by inventors and authors—
to enter all books for which patent!
are granted-.to issue patents, &c.—•
and in general to do, and attend to,
all such matters and things, as
he may be directed to by The Presi
dent.
This refolunoA was warmly opposed
by Messrs, W'bue, Benson, SeJgiytck}
Gerry, Huntington,Sherman, and others.
The Several duties fpecified, were
particularly refered to, and it was ob
served, that they would very properly
come within the limits of the great
branches of the legislature, or of those
executive departments already estab
lished- that the people are viewing the
proceedings of CongreG with attentive
Solicitude —that if they observe offi
ces created, for which there is ng im
mediate necessity, and for the support
of which, the money mull be extra#-
ed from their hard earnings, they will
be apt to withdraw their refpea and
affediou for this legislature— that Ju
the expenditures of the publick money
the greatest economy oughttobeob-
Served—that the burdens of the peg
ple will be (efficiently great, to pro
vide the absolutely necessary fupplie„
many of the duties it Was ob fervid
might be performed by the Secretary
of the Senate, that encreafing offices',
and providing for the minutiae of ad
ministration in this way, would fuper
cede the necessity of a legislative body,
whole ex penfe on,his plan is needless,
&c.* It was therefore moved that the
firft clause of the resolution Should be
Struck out.
To these and many other observati
ons, Mr. Vi Nlng replied, in defence
of his proposition,, that he had waited
until the bills for ellablifhing the ex
ecutive departments were coropleatgl,
he found that those bills did not em
brace the objects of the refolutiQan
that these objects are qf importance
and ought to be noticed, will begrant
ed: shudaora^^
[Vol. I.—Numb. X