And then the main question being put, that the House do agree to the amendment to the said third section, as before amended, It was resolved in the affirmative. The said bill was than further amended at the Clerk's table, and, together with the amendments, ordered to lie on the table. The several orders of the day were read, and postponed until to-morrow. THURSDAY, MAY 27. Mr. Fitzsimons, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill to provide for the settlement of the accounts between the United States and the individual States; which was received, and read the first time. On motion, The said bill was read the second time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform this House that the President of the United States did, yesterday, affix his signature to two acts which originated in the Senate; one entitled "An act to continue in force an act passed at the last session of Congress, entitled 'An act to regulate Processes in the Courts of the United States;'" and the other entitled "An act for the Government of the Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio."" The Senate have passed the bill, entitled "An act providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign nations," with an amendment, to which they desire the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. The House proceeded to consider the bill which lay on the table, making provision for the Debt of the United States; and the same being further amended at the Clerk's table, was, together with the amendments thereto, ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time on Monday next. The House proceeded to consider the amendment proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign nations," as followeth : Strike out, "That the President shall not allow to any Minister Plenipotentiary a greater sum than at the rate of nine thousand dollars per annum, as a compensation for all his personal services and expenses, nor a greater sum for the same, than three thousand dollars, to a Chargé des Affaires; nor a greater sum than one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars for the same, to any of their Secretaries, and that each of the Ministers aforesaid, and their Secretaries, shall be entitled to one quarter's salary, after receiving leave to return, or a recall from the Court to which they may respectively be appointed. And provided, also.” Whereupon, Ayes........18, Resolved, That this House do disagree to the said amendment, {Ayes The ayes and noes being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, ...38. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed the bill, entitled "An act for finally adjusting and satisfying the claims of Frederick William de Steuben," with several amendments, to which they desire the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. Ordered, That the Committee of the Whole House to whom was committed the bill for the government and regulation of seamen in the Merchants' service, be discharged from further proceeding thereon; and that the said bill be committed to Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodhue, Mr. Fitzsimons, Mr. Smith, of Maryland, and Mr. Parker. On a motion made and seconded, "That a committee be appointed to examine into and report the decisions of the several States respectively, upon the Amendments to the Constitution of the United Stites, heretofore proposed by Congress; and that the committee be authorized to report that other and further amendments to the said Consitution are necessary to be recommended by Congress at present:" A division of the said motion was called for: Whereupon, The first part of the said motion, in the words following, to wit: That a committee be appointed to examine into and report the decisions of the several States, respectively, upon the amendments of the Constitution heretofore proposed by Congress," was, on the question put thereupon, agreed to by the House. The latter part of the said motion, in the words following, to wit: "And that the committee be authorized to report what other and further amendments to the said Constitution, are necessary to be recommended by Congress at present," was, on the question put therepon, disagreed to by the House. Ordered, That Mr. Steele, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Contee, be appointed a committee pursuant to the first part of the said motion. The several orders of the day were read, and postponed until to-morrow. FRIDAY, MAY 28. Mr. Gilman, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee did, yesterday, wait on the President of the United States, aud present him with an enrolled bill, entitled "An act for the Encouragement of Learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, VOL. 1-29 during the times therein mentioned;" also, an enrolled resolve, respecting the arrears of pay due to a part of the troops of the Virginia and North Carolinia lines, for the years one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two, and one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, for his approbation. On a motion made and seconded that the House do agree to certain resolutions making provision for the payment of the debts of the individual States, Ordered, That the said resolutions be committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday se'nnight. The House proceeded to consider the amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act for finally adjusting and satisfying the claims of Frederick William de Steuben;" which are as follow: Line third. Strike out the words "as well.” Lines fourth and fifth. Strike out the words "as for the commutation or half pay promised by the resolutions of Congress." Line sixth. Strike out the words "the sum of seven thousand dollars, in addition to the moneys already received by him, and also." Line seventh. Whereupon, After the word " thousand," insert "five hundred." The first, second, and third amendments, were, on the question, severally put thereupon, agreed to by the House. The last amendment, to insert the words "five hundred,” in addition to the sum of two thousand dollars, being the amount of the annuity proposed to be granted by the said bill, was, on the question put thereupon, agreed to by the House: Ayes 32, Noes 25. The ayes and noes being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, The House proceeded to consider the report of the committee to whom was referred the memorial of Nathaniel Twining: Whereupon, Resolved, That the penalty incurred by Nathaniel Twining, in consequence of the failure of his contract, as executed with the late Postmaster General, for transporting the mail by means of carriages, from Georgetown to Charleston, and from thence to Savannah, from the month of September, one thousand seven hundred and eightyseven, until the first of January, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, be remitted; and that he be allowed, out of the Treasury of the United States, the sum of five hundred and sixty-seven dollars, and forty-one cents; and also, the additional sum of eight dollars, for having transported the mail from the Head of Elk to Philadelphia, after the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, as appears by sufficient vouchers. Ordered, That a committee be appointed to prepare and bring in a bill or bills pursuant to the said resolution: And a committee was appointed, of Mr. Burke, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Vining. Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed the bill, entitled "An act supplemental to the act for establishing the salaries of the Executive Officers of Government, with their Assistants and Clerks;" also, the bill, entitled "An act for giving effect to an act, entitled "An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States" within the State of North Carolina." And they do insist on their amendment disagreed to by this House, to the bill, entitled "An act providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign nations." And then he withdrew. The House proceeded to re-consider the amendment proposed by the Senate, to the bill, entitled "An act providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign nations:" Whereupon, A motion was made, and the question being put, that the House do recede from their disagreement to the said amendment, The ayes and noes being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Resolved, That this House do insist on their disagreement to the said amendment. MONDAY, MAY 31. Ordered, That the report of the Postmaster General, on the petition of Christopher Colles, be referred to the committee, to whom was re-committed the bill for regulating the Post Office of the United States, with instruction to insert a clause or clauses pursuant to the said report. On a motion made and seconded, that the House do now proceed to take into consideration, a motion which lay on the table, in the words following, to wit: "Resolved, That Congress shall meet and hold their next session at It was resolved in the affirmative, SAyes ... 32, 27. The ayes and noes being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, William Smith, of Maryland, William Smith, of South Carolina, George Thatcher, Daniel Huger, Jonathan Trumbull, and Thomas Tudor Tucker. Whereupon, the House proceeded to consider the said motion, which, being read, a motion was made and seconded to amend the same, by inserting, after the word "Resolv ed," the words "That a permanent seat for the Government of the United States ought to be fixed at some convenient place on the banks of the river Delaware, and." And the said motion being objected to, as not in order, Mr. Speaker dcclared the motion not to be in order: From which opinion of the Chair, an appeal was made to the House by two members. And, on the question being taken, "Is the said motion in order?" The ayes and noes being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, |