Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-05-05
SIKH CONGRESS 9ftbs United States.
FIRST SESSION.

HOUSE or REPEESENTATLYE5-A AZ.
THE additional Salt Duty Bill Paf- d.
Ayes 81, Noes 2S. sY3 ~"
Mr.. Pa, ker preiented, fromnhe Naval com
mitlee, bill for arranging the heetl!of the y.
States nito lquadfons to Be deicribed by flags
White, Blue, and Red-and fer appointing
one Vice, Admiral, and four Rear.Adnirals to
command the fame, After being read a firlt
time, on the que(tion to anign time for f.
cond rsadirg,
Mr.. Gallalin moved to make it The order OF
the day for the ir9 Monday in December next.
Mr.. Fg2leRou wifhed is poaPonement--
He iaid It had bsen agreed upon 10 1uipend
the building Of the Jas for the Prclent. In
addition 10 this, our difference would mott pro
badly Je loon adiuled. Anolher reaion was,
il would incur an additional e1Pence, which
would be improper, after having agreed 70
borrow 3,5oo, oCo dollars.
Col Parker faid, the rs were not fufpend.
ed building, but il was thought adviieahle not
to hurry thsir building. He enumerated the
conveniences which would refult from tae new
Arrangement ;-tated ihat the whole expeBle
would not be more than 10000 dollars !; and
that from the refuiting advantages, he believed
Il would be laving. He did not think there
was certainty of peace, from the revolutiena
AIRY dilpoGtioE Of Franc but even # il was
certain peace would be made with thai nation, it
was not known that the combined powers would
not renew their depret ions. He wiihed the
meafure to be adopted, even If It was at the
expenfe of the army. The return Of peace
would render The army nugatory, except jult
enough for the garrilons. The army expenfes
exceed 4 millions whereas the navy (really a
more efficient defenfe and advantage was little
more than two millions. He wiihed our naval
defeuie TO Be nuryured ard rendered refpeaa
bic for which this bill was necefAry.
Mr.. Champlin advocated, and Mr.. Clai
borne oPpoled the bill.
IA quelion Of order occurred, on the i'm
prepriety Of ddcuning the merits of bill while
on the queaon of its pofponement. The
Speaker declared fuch dilcudion unparliamenta-
~ and his opinion was confirmed BY The
HouGe.]
The queAion fer poRponing the bill until
December, was lot-Yeas A, Nays As; and
j: was made the order Of the day for tomorrow,
ELECTORS n PRESIDENT, IT,
Mr.. Harper moved that this bill be commit
ted to felef committee for amendments, par
ticularIy as it Fefpeaed the powers Of the com.
mittee.-Mr. Martial fupported, Medrs. Gal
latin and Nicholas opPoEed the motion, which
was catried-Yeas s.. Mshrs. Mailhall, Sew.
all, c. Goodrich, Harper, Nicholas, Dennis
and Bayard, were appointed.
The Kennebec, &c. ditrid bill was ordered
to be engroted.
The Senate announced its concurrence in
ieveral bills.
The Prchbitory Slave Trade Bill came down
from the Senate, and was referred to com
mittee of the whole.
The Nine and Metal Company rporatior
bill, was dilculed and amended; by the intro.
duGfion of a G19ion, providing, that the Pref
dent might wheReyer the flock of the company
fhould amount to So coo dollars, caufe the
Secretary Of the Navy to lend them 10000
dollars, for ten years, for ereaing machine
for rolling the copper into lheets, &c. The bill
was ordered to be engrOhed for third reading
tomorrow.
APRIL II.
The amendment OF the Senate to variou,
bills, which had originated in the Houfe, and
which have been mentioned, engaged the at
tention Of the Houfe the whole Of the day.
APRIL q.
Mr.. Davis called up his refoIuton fixing tht
next annual nesting Of Congrels on the Grf
Monday 10 November next--which, after
long debate, was negatived "a IS y.
APRIL "a.
A bill WIS ordered to incorporate a conpa.
ny for the manufacture Of Sheet Copper.
-, APRIL 2S.
The amendments of The Senate TO the bill
providing fer the fale Of lands in the N. w
Territory, were agreed to.
5000 dollars being appropriated for the pur
pole OF procuring a Library for the accommo
dation of government when removed TO the cit
Ct Warrington. MeTrs. VAIN, Evans an,
Pow Sill were appointed on the parr If "A