ther entitled "An act for repealing the several impost laws of the United States, so far as they may be deemed to impose a duty on useful beasts imported for breed;" and another entitled "An act in addition to, and alteration of an act entitled 'An act to extend the time limited for settling the accounts of the United States with the individual States." A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have agreed to the amendments proposed by this House to the bill, entitled "An act in addition to the act, entitled 'An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States," with several amendments; to which they desire the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. Ordered, That a committee be appointed to bring in a bill to provide for the expense of supporting light-houses, not ceded to the United States, and that Mr. Fitzsimons, Mr. Griffin, and Mr. Tredwell, be the said committee. The House proceeded to consider the amendment reported, yesterday, by the Committee of the Whole House, to the bill making an appropriation to defray the expense of a treaty with the Indians Northwest of the Ohio; and the same being read, was agreed to. Ordered, That the said bill, with the amendment, be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow. On a motion made and seconded, That the House do now, according to the order of the day, resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House, to take into consideration the reports of the committee appointed to inquire into the causes of the failure of the expedition under Major General St. Clair, It passed in the negative. Ordered, That the Committee of the Whole House be discharged from the considera. tion of the said reports. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill, entitled "An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes," with several amendments; to which they desire the concurrence of this House. The Senate have also passed the bill, entitled "An act fixing the time for the next annual meeting of Congress," with several amendments; to which they desire the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. The several orders of the day were further postponed until to-morrow. And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning ten o'clock. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27. An engrossed bill to authorize a grant of land to the French inhabitants of Galliopo. lis was read the third time. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act to authorize a grant of land to the French inhabitants of Galliopolis." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. An engrossed bill making an appropriation to defray the expense of a treaty with the Indians Northwest of the Ohio was read the third time, and the blanks therein filled up. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act making an appropriation to defray the expense of a treaty with the Indians Northwest of the Ohio." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. Mr. Goodhue, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill for extending the time for receiving on loan that part of the domestic debt of the United States which may not be subscribed prior to the first day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three; 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 to-morrow. Mr. Fitzsimons, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill supplementary to the act for the establishment and support of light-houses, beacons, buoys, and public piers; 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 to-day. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, stating certain inaccuracies in printing the statements communicated by his first and second letters, lately presented, on the subject of foreign loans, and expressing a wish that some regulation may be adopted, to enable the Head of the Treasury Department to secure the fidelity and correctness of the printed copies of the reports which shall hereafter be made to the House, and shall be committed to the press by their order. Ordered, That the said letter be referred to Mr. Fitzsimons, Mr. Sedgwick, and Mr. Dayton; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House. The House proceeded to consider the amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes;” and the same being read, were agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill, entitled "An act providing an annual allowance for the education of Hugh Mercer;" to which they desire the concurrence of this House. I am also directed to inform this House, that the President of the United States did, this day, approve and sign an act which originated in the Senate, entitled "An act in addition to, and alteration of an act, entitled 'An act to extend the time limited for settling the accounts of the United States with the individual States." And then he withdrew. The House proceeded to consider the amendments proposed by the Senate to the amendments of this House to the bill, entitled "An act in addition to the act, entitled An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States:" Whereupon, Resolved, That this House doth agree to the said amendments proposed by the Senate to the amendments of this House to the said bill, with the following amendment, to wit: In the amendment of the Senate to the first amendment of this House, after the word "absent," in the fifth line, insert these words, "or shall have been of counsel, or be concerned in interest in any cause then pending." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. The House proceeded to consider the amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act fixing the time for the next annual meeting of Congress:" Where upon, Resolved, That this House doth disagree to the said amendments. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act for altering the places of holding the Circuit Courts in the Districts of Vermont and North Carolina, and for other purposes;" and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Dayton reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made several amendments thereto; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same were severally twice read, and agreed to by the House. Ordered, That the said bill, with the amendments, be re-committed to Mr. Livermore, Mr. Sedgwick, and Mr. Benjamin Bourne. A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Lear, his Secretary, notifying that the President did, this day, approve and sign two acts, which originated in this House: one entitled "An act making provision for the persons therein mentioned;” the other entitled “An act for repealing the several impost laws of the United States, so far as they may be deemed to impose a duty on useful beasts imported for breed." Ordered, That a committee be appointed to bring in a bill to make further provision for securing and collecting the duties on foreign and domestic distilled spirits, stills,. wines, and teas, and that Mr. Fitzsimons, Mr. Thatcher, and Mr. Tucker, do prepare and bring in the same. The bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act providing an annual allowance for the education of Hugh Mercer," was read the first time; and opposition being made thereto, the question was put, "Shall the said bill be rejected?" And passed in the negative: Whereupon, The said bill was read the second time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed the bill, entitled "An act to ascertain the fees in admiralty proceedings in the District Courts of the United States, and for other purposes," with several amendments; to which they desire the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, accompanying a supplementary estimate of certain sums for which appropriations are necessary; which were read, and ordered to be referred to Mr. Fitzsimons, Mr. Madison, and Mr. William Smith, with instruction to prepare and bring in a bill or bills pursuant thereto. A message, in writing, was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Lear, his Secretary, as followeth: UNITED STATES, February 27th, 1793. Gentlemen of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: I lay before you a copy of an exemplification of an act of the Legislature of New York, ceding to the United States the jurisdiction of certain lands on Montok Point, for the purposes mentioned inthesaid act: And a copy of a letter from the Governor of New York to the Secretary of State, which accompanied the exemplification. G. WASHINGTON. The papers referred to in the said message were read, and ordered to lie on the table. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Treasurer of the United States, accompanying a copy of the official report made by the officers of the Treasury De partment, upon his account of the receipts and expenditures of the public moneys, from the first of October to the thirty-first of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, inclusive; which were read, and ordered to lie on the table. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, accompanying an abstract of the goods, wares, and merchandise, exported from the United States from the first of October, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, to the thirtieth of September, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two; also, two returns of impost and tonnage to the end of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninetyone; which were read, and ordered to be referred to Mr. Williamson, Mr. Benjamin Bourne, and Mr. Sterrett; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House. And then, on a motion made and seconded, The House adjourned until six o'clock, post meridian. Six o'clock, P. M. Wednesday, February 27. The House proceeded to consider the amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act to ascertain the fees in admiralty proceedings in the District Courts of the United States, and for other purposes; and the same being read, were agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. The House proceeded to consider the bill providing for a reimbursement of a loan made of the Bank of the United States, which lay on the table: Whereupon, Ordered, That the said bill be re-committed to a Committee of the Whole House immediately. The House accordingly resolved itself into the said committee; and, after some time' spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Muhlenberg reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made several amendments thereto; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same were severally twice read and agreed to by the House. Ordered, That the said bill, with the amendments, be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow. The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill directing the officers of the Treasury to pass to the credit of John Banks the sum of nine thousand seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars and ninety cents; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Muhlenberg reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made an amendment thereto; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same was twice read, and agreed to by the House. Ordered, That the said bill, with the amendment, be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow. VOL. I.-91 The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill supplementary to the act for the establishment and support of light-houses, beacons, buoys, and public piers; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Muhlenberg reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made several amendments thereto; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same were severally twice read, and agreed to by the House. Ordered, That the said bill, with the amendments, be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow. Mr. Williamson, from the committee to whom were referred the letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, accompanying an abstract of the goods, wares, and merchandise, exported from the United States, from the first of October, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, to the thirtieth of September, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two; also, two returns of impost and tonnage, to the end of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, made a report: Whereupon, Ordered, That one hundred copies of the said abstract and returns be printed for the use of the members of the two Houses. The several orders of the day were further postponed until to-morrow. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28. An engrossed bill directing the officers of the Treasury to pass to the credit of John Banks the sum of nine thousand seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars and ninety cents was read the third time. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act directing the officers of the Treasury to pass to the credit of John Banks the sum of nine thousand seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars and ninety cents." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. An engrossed bill providing for the reimbursement of a loan made of the Bank of the United States was read the third time. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act providing for the payment of the first instalment due on a loan made of the Bank of the United States." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. An engrossed bill supplementary to the act for the establishment and support of lighthouses, beacons, buoys, and public piers, was read the third time. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act supplementary to the act for the establishment and support of light-houses, beacons, buoys, and public piers.' Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. Mr. Fitzsimons, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill making further provision for securing and collecting the duties on foreign and domestic distilled spirits, stills, wines, and teas; 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 to-morrow. Ordered, That a committee be appointed to prepare and bring in a bill or bills to increase the salaries of the Commissioner of the Revenue, and the Auditor of Accounts, and that Mr. Fizsimons, Mr. Benjamin Bourne, and Mr. Murray, be the said committee. A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Lear, his Secretary, notifying that the President did, this day, approve and sign two acts, which originated in this House: one entitled "An act making appropriations for the support of Government, for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three;" the other entitled "An act to regulate the claims to invalid pensions." Mr. Heister, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined two enrolled bills: one entitled “An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes; the other entitled "An act to ascertain the fees in Admirality proceedings in the District Courts of the United States, and for other purposes;" and had found the same to be truly enrolled: Whereupon, Mr. Speaker signed the said enrolled bills. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquint the Senate therewith. Mr. Fitzsimons, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill making certain appropriations therein mentioned; 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 to-day. Mr. Livermore, from the committee to whom was recommitted the bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act for altering the places of holding the Circuit Courts in the Districts of Vermont and North Carolina, and for other purposes," reported several amendments thereto; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same were severally twice read, and agreed to by the House. On motion, The said bill, together with the amendments thereto, was read the third time. It was resolved in the affirmative. Resolved, That the title of the said bill be, "An act to alter the times and places of holding the Circuit Courts in the Eastern District, and in North Carolina, and for other purposes." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Heister, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee did, this day, wait on the President of the United States, and present for his approbation two enrolled bills: one entitled "An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes," the other entitled "An act to ascertain the fees in admiralty proceedings in the District Courts of the United States, and for other purposes." A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have agreed to the amendment proposed by this House to the amendment of the Senate to the first amendment of this House, to the bill, entitled "An act in addition to the act, entitled 'An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States:" The Senate also adhere to their amendments, disagreed to by this House, to the bill, entitled “An act fixing the time for the next annual meeting of Congress." And then he withdrew. The House proceeded to reconsider the amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill last mentioned: Whereupon, Resolved, That this House doth insist on their disagreement to the said amendments; that a conference be desired with the Senate, on the subject-matter of the same, and that Mr. Livermore, Mr. Muhlenberg, and Mr. William Smith, be appointed managers at the said conference, on the part of this House. Mr. Hillhouse, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill to authorize Ephraim Kimberly to locate the land warrant issued to him for services in the late American Army; 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 to-day. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed the bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation to defray the expense of a treaty with the Indians Northwest of the Ohio." And then he withdrew. On a motion made and seconded that the House do come to the following resolutions: "Resolved, That it is essential to the due administration of the government of the United States, that laws making specific appropriations of moneys should be strictly observed by the administrator of the finances thereof. Resolved, That the violation of a law making appropriations of moneys, is a violation of that article of the Constitution of the United States which requires, that no moneys shall be drawn from the Treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law. Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury has violated the law, passed the fourth of August, one thousand seven hundred and ninety, making appropriations of certain moneys, authorized to be borrowed by the same law, in the following particulars, to wit: 1. By applying a certain portion of the principal borrowed, to the payment of interest falling due upon that principal, which was not authorized by that, or any other law, 2. By drawing part of the same moneys into the United States, without the instructions of the President of the United States. Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury has deviated from the instructions given by the President of the United States, in executing the authorities for making loans, under the acts of the fourth and twelfth of August, one thousand seven hundred and 'ninety. |