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.
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.
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
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.
Senate, a motion to open the doors of-See doors of Vessels, a bill from the House for registering and
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.
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.
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.
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.
INDEX TO THE PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FIRST CONGRESS.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
affairs, a bill reported to establish a depart- ment of, 434; taken up, 473; ordered to be engrossed, 608; passed, 614.
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.
Franklin, Benjamin, his death announced, and an order made for a token of mourning, 1586.
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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