JOINT RESOLUTIONS WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

TITLE.

Proposed.

Proceedings in Commit-

tee of the Whole, and

in the House.

Passed H. R.

Passed Sen.

Other proceedings.

Resolution, requesting the President of the United States to transmit
copies of proposed amendments to the Constitution, to the Execu-
tives of the several States, which have ratified the Constitution,
and of Rhode Island and North Carolina

Resolution, confirming John White, late Commissioner, and his Clerks,

122 122

122 126

123 123

123 129

Resolution, desiring the President of the United States to appoint a
day of thanksgiving and prayer

123 123

123 126 130

Second Session, First Congress.

Resolution, directing the appointment of two Chaplains
Resolution, directing the payment of $ 120 to Jehoiakim McToksin
Resolution, requesting the President of the United States to cause to

be transmitted to the Executives of the States of Virginia, North.
Carolina, and South Carolina, a complete list of the officers, non-
commissioned officers, and privates, of the lines of those States,
who are entitled to arrearages of pay, and to make known that the
said arrears are ready to be discharged

Resolution, requesting the President of the United States to cause the

Secretary of the Treasury to take the necessary steps for paying
(within the said States respectively,) the money appropriated by
Congress, 29th September, 1789, for discharging arrears of pay
due to troops of the lines

Resolution, directing the Secretary of the Treasury to take order for
making payment to the original claimant, or his legal representa-
tive

Approved.

Resolution, directing the adjournment of Congress on Tuesday, 27th

Resolution, directing salaries to be paid to the Clerks in the Office of
Commissioner of Army Accounts

272 278 281, 282

Resolution, providing for the expense of procuring seals for the Su-
preme and Circuit Courts of the United States

Resolution, granting allowance to be made to Francis Mentges
Resolution, directing the adjournment of Congress, on Tuesday, 10th

281

291

291 294

Resolution, authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to complete sur-
veys of lands in the Western Territory

295

295 296

297

298

Third Session, First Congress.

First Session, First Congress.

Second Session, First Congress.

Resolution, to accept of the cession proposed by an act of the Legisla
ture of North Carolina, of certain Western lands

Resolution, directing the Collectors not to clear ships or vessels without
first obtaining such manifests and documents as are enjoined by the
laws

169

169

Resolution, repealing resolution to adjourn 10th August, and directing
an adjournment on 12th August, 1790

297

297

Third Session, First Congress.

Resolution, to appoint a committee to inform the President that a
quorum of the two Houses have assembled
Resolution, requesting the President to cause to be communicated to
the National Assembly of France, the peculiar sensibility of Con-
gress, to the tribute paid to the memory of Benjamin Franklin, in
their decree of 11th June, 1790
Resolution, requesting the President to cause a return to be made to

Congress, at their next session, of the quantity and situation of the
lands not claimed by Indians or citizens of the United States, with-
in the Territories ceded to the United States by North Carolina, or
Northwest of the Ohio

400

400

400

Resolution, directing the establishment of a Mint

403, 407

408

402

402

Resolution, requesting the President to cause artists to be engaged,
and apparatus to be furnished for the Mint

402

402

404

407

408

Page.

Revenue, statement of unapplied
678, 689, 702, 704, 709, 714
Revenue laws, proposition to remit fines, forfeitures, and penalties, incurred
under the execution of the (Bills H. R. No. 57)
proposition relative to securing duties on teas, by altering the

Rhode Island and Providence Plantations :

act calling a Convention to consider the Constitution of the United
States, passed by

Constitution of the United States acceded to by

ratified by

amendments to Constitution of the United States, ratified by
proposition to extend laws of the United States to the State of

(Bills H. R. No. 71, 73.)

195, 201
253

148, 149, 191
.232, 390
. 243, 300
254, 312
232, 233, 234

to prevent goods being taken into the United States from
(Bills Senate, No. 11.)

219

assent of Congress to act increasing duties on tonnage, passed by 286, 287, 338,

(Bills H. R. No. 93, 103, 164)

provision for taking census of (Bills H. R. No. 73)

members from, appear, viz:

third session, first Congress :

Benjamin Bourne

Benjamin Bourne

first session, second Congress :

second session, second Congress :

Benjamin Bourne

507, 508
. 235, 248

338

433

609

Rix dollar of Denmark, value regulated of the (Bills H. R. No. 134)
Rules and Orders of the House, concurred in

prescribing the enacting style of bills rescinded

requiring members on division to go to right and left, rescinded

prescribing the mode of enrolling, examining, signing, and presenting
bills, resolutions, &c.

prescribing the mode of appointing committees, rescinded
prohibiting the commitment of a bill amended by the Senate, rescinded
proposition to prepare and report

formerly established, to continue in force
respecting the reception of confidential communications

Rules, joint, for the enrolment, attestation, publication, and preservation of
acts of Congress, and to regulate the mode of presenting them to
the President (Resol. H. R.) 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 52,
53, 54, 55, 60, 61, 62, 66
for the Government of the two Houses (Resol. H. R.)
proposition to consider what are necessary for the Government of

the two Houses

66

205, 235, 236

Petitions from Rhode Island, inhabitants of 92, 94, 104, 105, 468, 479, 481, 486, 541,
676, 703
14, 15, 17, 18, 23, 33, 39, 137

Ramsay, David

Rumsey, James (Bills H. R. No. 204) 113, 137, 141, 459, 482, 614.