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a draught of ten miles square, including Lan-
caster, presented, and several other places
nominated, as proper places for the seat of
Government, 73.

resolution introduced from Legislature of
Pennsylvania, offering public buildings to
Congress, 85.

a bill to establish the seat of Government, 87:
passed, 91. The Senate, in considering an
amendment to the bill proposed by the
House, postponed the further consideration
of it till the next session, 95.
Senators divided into three classes, agreeably to the
directions of the constitution, 37.

Session of the Senate opened, 16.

Second Session.

Seamen, a bill from the House, for the government
and regulation of seamen in the merchant
service, 1031; bill passed, 1042.
Beat of Government, a bill introduced to determine
the permanent seat of Government, 1017;
report of a committee on the bill, 1022; re-
port rejected. The bill was taken up and
considered, but no question taken on its
passage; consideration resumed, and bill
amended, 1032; consideration resumed,
1035, and the bill ordered to a third reading;
read a third time and passed, 1040.
Senate formed, a quorum of members being present,
967.

doors proposed to be opened-See doors of
the Senate.

Soldiers and seamen, a bill from the House, for the
relief of disabled soldiers and seamen lately
in the service of the United States, 1061;
bill passed, 1065.

South Carolina, a message from the President in-
formed Congress that this State has adopt-
ed all the amendments to the constitution
proposed to them, 997.

and Georgia, a bill for altering the times of
holding their courts, 1067; bill passed, 1069.
Sterling, Lord, the petition of his widow, praying
for adjustment of his claim, 1028.

a bill from the House for discharging the
above claim, 1064; bill passed, 1067.
Steuben, Baron, a bill from the House finally adjust-
ing and satisfying his claims, 1008; bill
passed, 1016.

Third Session.

Sandy Hook, an act of the State of New Jersey vest-
ing in the United States the jurisdiction of
a lot of land on which a light-house, and
other buildings are erected; ordered to lie
on the table, 1789.

Seat of Government, a bill to amend an act for es-
tablishing the seat of Government intro-
duced, 1802; passed, 1813.

Secretary of the Treasury called upon for a state-
ment of the exports of the United States for

the present year, 1801.

Spirits,

Ships or vessels, a bill from the House to provide for
unlading vessels in cases of obstructions by
ice, 1784; bill passed, 1785.
the memorial of the college of physicians
praying that such heavy duties may be im-
posed on them as shall restrain their intem-
perate use; ordered to lie on the table,
1783.

Do. of the inhabitants of Lancaster against
the excise on spirits, 1794.

a bill from the House repealing the duty on
spirits, 1794; committed; amendments pro-
posed, 1797; passed, 1800.

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Senate, a motion to open the doors of-See doors of Vessels, a bill from the House for registering and

the Senate.

clearing, &c., 59; passed, 73,

Vessels, a bill to explain and amend the above, 87; Yeas and Nays, on the question of receding from an
passed, 93.

Second Session.

Vessels not to clear out without proper manifests—
See collectors.

Virginia and North Carolina, resolutions from the
House, requesting the President of the
United States to cause to be transmitted to
the Executives of those States, lists of the
officers, &c., entitled to arrears of pay; to
cause the necessary steps for paying the
same, &c., 1012; amended and agreed to,
1014.

Virginia line, a bill from the House, to enable the
officers and soldiers of, to obtain titles

to lands lying northwest of the river Ohio, Yeas
1053; passed, 1066.

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amendment to, 37.

a motion to amend one of the proposed
amendments to the constitution, 76.
adhering to an amendment to the bill for al-
lowing compensation to the members of
both Houses, 77.

striking out the words "in the State of Penn-
sylvania," from the bill establishing the seat
of Government, 89.

other questions in relation to said bill, 88.
passage of the bill to establish the seat of
Government, 91.

Second Session.

and Nays, on the bill to prevent goods being
brought from Rhode Island into the United
States, 1012.

on the report of a committee in favor of the
claims of Baron Steuben, 1015.

a resolution providing that Congress shall hold
their next session in Philadelphia, 1022.
some other questions in relation to the remov-
al of the seat of Government, 1022, 1023,
1026, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1038,
1039, 1040.

the bill making provision for the payment of
the public debt, 1028, 1047, 1048, 1050,
1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1058, 1059, 1060,
1061.

the bill to authorize the purchase of land at
West Point, 1030, 1031.

on the Creek treaty, 1070, 1074.

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INDEX TO THE PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FIRST CONGRESS.

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Accounts, a bill for settling the accounts between
the United States and the several States,

introduced, 667; referred to a select com-
mittee, 691; reported with amendments,
twice read and ordered to be engrossed,
696; bill passed, 697.

Acts, records, &c., a bill to provide for the safe
keeping of, reported, 700; taken up, 815;
passed, 816.

Acts of Congress-See appendix.
Adjournment, a resolution for appointing a joint
committee to determine when it will be
proper that an adjournment of the session
shall take place, 700; agreed to; the com-
mittee report, 716; report taken up, 809;

agreed to, 812; order rescinded, and the
26th instead of the 22d September, agreed
upon, 946.
Amendments proposed to the constitution, 440; re-
ferred to a select committee, 690; report
of the committee laid on the table, 699;
taken up, 730; agreed to, 809. See the
appendix to learn how they have been
adopted by the States.

Appropriations, a bill making appropriations for the
service of the present year introduced,
938; ordered to be engrossed, 947; passed,
949.

Second Session.

Accounts, a bill presented to increase the salaries of
the clerks in the office of the commission-
ers for settling the accounts between the
United States and the individual States,
1465; bill ordered to be engrossed, 1466;
passed, 1470.
Accounts between the United States and individual
States, the commissioners for settling them
laid their accounts before the House, 1602.
a bill to provide for the settlement of the ac-
counts between the United States and the
several States, presented, 1675; consider-
ed, 1685; bill passed, 1702.

a bill for appointing two additional commis-
sioners, reported and passed, 1760.
Acts, records, &c., a bill for authenticating them in
the several States, 1601; bill ordered to
be engrossed; 1603; and passed.

Acts of Congress-See appendix.
Adjournment, a resolution for fixing the time, 1699;
proposition laid on the table, 1710; agreed
to, 1739.

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Bailey,

Second Session.

Francis, a bill granting him the exclusive
privilege of using and vending the matrices
of certain types, &c., 1427; bill passed,
1495.

Bankruptcy, a motion to appoint a committee to
bring in a bill for establishing a system of,
laid on the table, 1143.

petition of sundry persons confined in the
jail of New York for a general bankrupt
law; laid on the table, 1716.

Beverly cotton manufactory, a petition praying for
the patronage of Government; referred,
1574; report on committed, 1585.
Theodoric, (one of the members from Vir-
ginia,) his death announced, 1685.

Bland,

Third Session.

Algerine prisoners, a petition from sundry citizens Bank of the United States, a bill from the Senate

in slavery, praying for the interposition of
Congress, referred, 1626.

Amendments to the constitution, proposed by North

Carolina, 1531.

Amendments proposed to the constitution, a com-
mittee appointed to report such as are con-

establishing this institution, 1922; the House
went into a committee and reported the
bill without amendment, 1935, bill passed,
2012.

a bill supplementary to the above, taken up,
2020; bill passed, 2021.

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Census, a bill presented providing for the enumera-
tion of the inhabitants of the United States,

1098; considered and recommitted, 1118;
ordered to be engrossed, 1147; passed,
1170.

Cession of Western lands, the act of North Carolina
ceding to the United States certain western
lands, referred, 1143.

a bill received from the Senate to accept the
cession of the above lands, 1464; bill com-
mitted, 1465; considered in Committee of
the whole, amended, and ordered to be en-
grossed, 1528, and passed.

Chaplain, Rev. Wm. Lynn appointed, 1079.
Collection of duties, a bill further to suspend part of
the act to regulate the collection of duties,
1571; passed, 1572.

a bill to regulate the collection of duties, 1738;
passed, 1741.

Congress, a resolution proposing that Congress hold
its next session in Philadelphia, 1676; agreed
to, 1682.

Consuls and vice-consuls, a report on what fees
shall be allowed them, 1714; agreed to,
1716.

an amendatory bill for establishing their fees
and perquisites, presented, 1740; passed,
1742.

Continental establishment, a memorial of the officers
of the South Carolina line on that establish-

Crimes against the United States, a bill for the pun-
ishment of, 1142, taken up, 1572; passed,
1574.

Third Session.

Chaplain, Rev. Mr. Blair elected, 242.
China, a memorial from the merchants of Philadel-
phia, praying an additional duty on all
goods imported from thence in foreign
bottoms, 1922.

Churchman, John, his petition praying encourage-
ment to a voyage to Baffin's bay, for the
purpose of making magnetical experiments;
ordered to lie on the table; a report there-
on, 1893; part of the report negatived,
1934; a bill directed to be brought in for
another part.

Clerks, marshals, and jurors, a bill for compensating
them, 2014; biil passed, 2025.
Congress, a bill for altering the time of meeting was
rejected, 1875.

bill for do. read twice and ordered to be en-
grossed, 2006; passed, 2014; rejected by
the Senate, 2021.

a new bill reported and passed, 2022.
Consuls and vice-consuls, a bill from the Senate con-
cerning them, 1933; the Senate disagree-
ing to an amendment of the House, and re-
fusing to recede, the House insisted, and
the bill was lost, 2027.

Consular convention with France-See France.

D.
Day of

Debates

Duties

First Session.

thanksgiving, a resolution proposing the ap-
pointment of a joint committee to wait on
the President to request he would appoint
a day for this purpose; agreed to.
of the House, a resolution introduced, com-
plaining of the manner in which the debates
had been taken, which was discussed, and
then withdrawn, 952.

on imports, a resolution proposing duties on
sundry articles, 106; passed, 381.

bill for do. introduced, 258.

tonnage of vessels, a proposition for laying,
183; agreed to, 302.

a bill for laying duties on tonnage introduced,
425; passed, 432.

a bill for collecting the duties on imports,
302; taken up, 381; resumed, 468; recom-
mitted.

a new bill for collecting duties, in lieu of the
above reported, 635; passed, 867.

a bill for suspending the operation of part of
an act for imposing duties on tonnage, 923;
passed, 924.

a bill to amend part of the tonnage act re-
ported, 928; ordered to be engrossed, 933;
passed, 937.

Second Session.

ment, praying that a provision may be made Debt of the United States, a bill making provision

for their pay, &c., 1464; report from the
Secretary of the Treasury, 1514.

Copperas, vitriol, &c., a petition from the manufac-
turers of in New Jersey, for additional du-
ties on the articles imported.

Copy-rights secured-See authors, &c.
Cordage, a petition from the manufacturers of, in
Philadelphia, praying for an additional duty
on the imported article, 1602.

for the, presented, 1605; considered, 1638;
passed, 1685.

a plan reported making provision for the pay-
ment of the interest on the debts of the
United States; committed, 1711; agreed to,
1715.

a bill making further provision for the pay-
ment of, presented, 1738; considered, 1740;
passed, 1741.

Debts of Georgia, a bill reported to make further
provision for the debts of the United States,
so far as respects the debts of Georgia,
1759; rejected, 1760.

Delaware, State of, the President informs the House
that this State has ratified all the amend-
ments to the constitution proposed by Con-
gress, except the first, 1465.
Derby, Elias Hasket, the petition of, praying relief
in the payment of duties on a case of teas,
referred, 1703; report thereon adopted,
1711.

Executive officers, a bill in addition to an act for es-
tablishing the salaries of the executive offi-
cers of the Government, &c., 2024; bill
passed, 2026.

F.

Foreign

Duties, a bill repealing the duties on wines imported,
and laying others in their stead, presented, Fines,
1619; Committee of the Whole discharged
from the consideration of this bill, and the
subject referred to a select committee, 1677;
bill committed, 1689; finally negatived, 1700.

Third Session.

Debt, a bill from the Senate supplementary to an act
making further provision for the payment
of the debts of the United States, 1859;
passed, 1863.

a report from the commissioners of the debt
purchased, 1867.

a bill directing the mode in which lost evi-
dences of debt may be renewed, 1880;
considered and recommitted, 1901; an
amendatory bill reported, 1932.

a bill making further provision for payment of
the debts of the United States, 2019; passed,
2020.

resolution passed that it is inexpedient to alter
the system adopted, 2023.

a bill supplementary to the act making pro-
vision for the public debt, 2023; bill passed,
2026.
Duties, a bill repealing, after a certain time, the act
imposing duties on spirits imported, &c.,
1885; bill ordered to be engrossed, 1932;
bill passed, 1933.

Duty on teas, a bill making further provision for the
collection of duties on teas, 2020; bill pass-
ed, 2027.

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First Session.

affairs, a bill reported to establish a depart-
ment of, 434; taken up, 473; ordered to
be engrossed, 608; passed, 614.

Second Session.

forfeitures, &c., a bill reported for the remis-
sion or mitigation of, 1118; an amendatory
bill reported, 1459; bill considered and or-
dered to be engrossed, 1464; bill passed,
1464.

Fitch, John, petition praying for an exclusive privi-
lege to use steam for purposes of naviga-
tion, 1714.

Foreign intercourse, a bill brought in for compensat-
ing persons employed in the intercourse
between the United States and foreign na
tions, 1113; taken up, 1118; debated and
ordered to be engrossed, 1130; bill recom-
mitted, 1526; an amendatory bill reported
by the committee, 1547; passed, 1602.
Forfeitures and penalties, a bill to provide for miti-
gating or remitting the forfeitures and pen-
alties accruing under the revenue laws,
1599; passed, 1601.

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Franklin, Benjamin, his death announced, and an
order made for a token of mourning, 1586.

Third Session.

Fisheries, a report from the Secretary of State on
this subject, 1960.

Foreign officers, a bill to provide for the payment of
the interest on debts due to them in Paris,
1921; bill passed, 2014; rejected by the
Senate, 2022.

France, a bill for carrying into effect the consular
convention between his most Christian Ma-
jesty and the United States, read three
times and passed, 2031; postponed by the
Senate till next session.

Franklin, Benjamin, a letter from the President of
the Commonalty of Paris, with sundry co-
pies of a Civic Eulogium on our Franklin,
pronounced by M. Fauchet, at Paris, on
the 21st of July last, 1837; a translated
copy of the above letter, 1838.
resolution proposing that the Speaker com-
municate to the President and Commonalty
of Paris the sense of the House on account
of the above eulogium, 1844.
message from the President, with a letter to
him from the National Assembly of France,
and a decree of that body on the death of
Dr. Franklin-See appendix.

a resolution from the Senate expressing the
sensibility of Congress to the tribute paid
to the memory of the late Dr. Franklin,
was concurred with, 2021.

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