The bill, entitled "An act to prolong the continuation of the Mint at Philadelphia," was read the third time and passed. MARCH, 1803. termined in the affirmative-yeas 12, nays 6, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Breckenridge, Cocke, T. Foster, Hillhouse, Howard, Olcott, Plumer, Ross, Tracy, Wells, and White. NAYS-Messrs. Baldwin, Bradley, Clinton, Logan, Nicholas, and Stone. Whereupon, Resolved, That this bill pass. The bill, entitled "An act to allow a drawback of the duty on sugar refined within the United States," was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. HOWARD, WELLS, and Ross, to consider and report thereon. Mr. TRACY, from the committee to whom was referred, on the 2d instant, the bill, entitled “An act concerning the city of Washington," reported amendments, which were read and agreed to. By unanimous consent, the bill was then read the third time and passed. The Senate resumed the third reading of the bill, entitled "An act authorizing the transfer of the duties of supervisor to any other office ;" and Resolved, That this bill pass. Mr. TRACY, from the committee to whom was act to enable the President of the United States to The Senate resumed the consideration of the amendment of the House of Representatives to their amendment to the bill, entitled "An act making appropriations for the Military Estab-referred, on the 2d instant, the bill, entitled "An lishment of the United States, in the year one thousand eight hundred and three:" whereupon, Resolved, That the Senate do insist on their said amendment, desire a conference thereon, and that Messrs. JACKSON and Ross be the managers on their part. A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that they disagree to the amendments of the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act making provision for persons that have been disabled by known wounds received in the actual service of the United States during the Revolutionary war." make restitution to the owners of the Danish brigantine Henrick," reported it without amendment. Ordered, That the further consideration of this bill be postponed until the 4th of March. The Senate took into consideration the bill, entitled "An act for settling sundry claims to public lands of the United States south of the State of Tennessee." And, on the question, Shall this bill be now read the second time? it passed in the negative. So the bill was lost. Ordered, That the message received this day from the House of Representatives, respecting the The Senate took into consideration their amend- impeachment of John Pickering, judge of the disments disagreed to by the House of Representa-trict court, be referred to Messrs. TRACY, CLINtives to the bill, entitled "An act making provision TON, and NICHOLAS, to consider and report thereon. for persons that have been disabled by known On motion, the Senate adjourned to six o'clock wounds received in the actual service of the Unitthis evening. ed States during the Revolutionary war." Resolved, That they do recede from their said amendment. A message was received from the House of Representatives by Mr. NICHOLSON and Mr. RANDOLPH, two of the members of said House, in the words following: THURSDAY EVENING, SIX O'CLOCK. Mr. TRACY, from the committee appointed on the subject, made the following report, which was adopted, and the House of Representatives notified accordingly: "Whereas the House of Representatives have this day, by two of their members, Messrs. Nicholson and "Mr. President: We are commanded, in the Randolph, at the bar of the Senate, impeached John name of the House of Representatives and of all the Pickering, judge of the district court for the district of people of the United States, to impeach John New Hampshire, of high crimes and misdemeanors, Pickering, judge of the district court for the dis- and have acquainted the Senate that the House of Reptrict of New Hampshire, of high crimes and mis-resentatives will, in due time, exhibit particular articles demeanors, and to acquaint the Senate that the House of Representatives will, in due time, exhibit particular articles of impeachment against him, and make good the same. We are further commanded to demand that the Senate take order for the appearance of the said John Pickering, to answer to the said impeachment." The bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Joshua Harvey and others," was read the third time; and on the question, Shall this bill pass? it was de of impeachment against him, and make good the same: and have likewise demanded that the Senate take order for the appearance of the said John Pickering to answer to the said impeachment: Therefore, "Resolved, That the Senate will take proper order thereon, of which due notice shall be given to the House of Representatives." Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate notify the House of Representatives of this resolution. MARCH, 1803. Adjournment. SENATE. Mr. HOWARD, from the committee to whom was gress, for the present session, one hundred dollars, referred the bill, entitled "An act to allow a draw-out of the contingent fund, in addition to the back of duty on sugar refined within the United allowance to which he is by law entitled. States," reported it without amendment. On the question, Shall this bill pass to the third reading? it was determined in the negative. So the bill was lost. A motion was made that it be Resolved, That the Senate proceed to the election of a Secretary, and the other officers of the Senate, at the commencement of the next session. On which a motion was made to postpone this resolution until the 4th day of March next; and the question of postponement was determined in the affirmative-yeas 15, nays 7, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Baldwin, Bradley, Cocke, T. Foster, Hillhouse, Howard, Jackson, Morris, Olcott, Plumer, Stone, Sumter, Tracy, Wells, and White. NAYS-Messrs. Breckenridge, Clinton, Ellery, Logan, S. T. Mason, Nicholas, and Wright. Ordered, That Messrs. WRIGHT and CocкE be a committee on the part of the Senate, with such as the House of Representatives may join, to wait on the President of the United States and notify him that, unless he may have any further communications to make to the two Houses of Congress, they are ready to adjourn. A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House of Representatives concur in the resolution of the Senate for the appointment of a joint committee to wait on the President of the United States, and notify him of the proposed adjournment of the two Houses of Congress, and have appointed a committee on their part. Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate pay to Doctor GANTT, one of the Chaplains to Con Mr. WRIGHT reported, from the joint committee, that they had waited on the President of the United States, and that he informed the committee that he had no further communications to make to the two Houses of Congress. In Executive session, the Seuate resumed the consideration of the Convention between the United States and His Catholic Majesty, concluded at Madrid, August 11, 1802. And, on the question, Will the Senate consent and advise to the ratification thereof? it was determined in the negative-yeas 13, nays 9, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Baldwin, Bradley, Breckenridge, Clinton, Cocke, T. Foster, Jackson, Logan, S. T. Mason, Nicholas, Stone, and Sumter. NAYS-Messrs. Hillhouse, Howard, Morris, Olcott, Plumer, Tracy, Wells, White, and Wright. So the question was lost, two-thirds of the Senators present not consenting thereto. On motion, it was agreed to reconsider the last vote; and on the question, Shall the consideration of this convention be postponed ? it passed in the affirmative-yeas 14, nays 8, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Baldwin, Bradley, Breckenridge, Clinton, Cocke, T. Foster, Jackson, Logan, S. T. Mason, Nicholas, Stone, Sumter, and Wright. NAYS-Messrs. Hillhouse, Howard, Morris, Olcott, Plumer, Tracy, Wells, and White. So it was Resolved, That the consideration of this convention be postponed. Ordered, That the Secretary lay this resolution before the President of the United States. On motion, the Senate adjourned to the first Monday in November next. PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE SEVENTH CONGRESS, BEGUN AT THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1802. MONDAY, December 6, 1802. This being the day appointed by the Constitution for the annual meeting of Congress, the following members of the House of Representatives appeared and took their seats, to wit: From New Hampshire-Abiel Foster and Samuel Tenney. From Massachusetts-John Bacon, Seth Hastings, Nathan Read, Josiah Smith, Joseph B. Varnum, Peleg Wadsworth, and Lemuel Williams. From Rhode Island-Joseph Stanton, jr., and Thomas Tillinghast. From Connecticut-John Davenport, Calvin Goddard, Elias Perkins, John Cotton Smith, and Benjamin Tallmadge: From New York-Samuel L. Mitchill, John Smith, David Thomas, John P. Van Ness, and Killian K. Van Rensselaer. From New Jersey-John Condit, Ebenezer Elmer, James Mott, and Henry Southard. From Pennsylvania-Robert Brown, Andrew Gregg, Joseph Heister, Joseph Hemphill, William Hoge, Michael Leib, John Smilie, John Stewart, Isaac Van Horn, and Henry Woods. From Maryland-John Dennis, Joseph H. Nicholson, Thomas Plater, and Samuel Smith. From Virginia-Thomas Claiborne, John Clopton, John Dawson, David Holmes, George Jackson, Anthony New, John Smith, and Philip R. Thompson. From North Carolina-Nathaniel Macon, Speaker, Richard Stanford, and John Stanley. From Tennessee-William Dickson. From the Northwestern Territory-Paul Fearing. Several new members, to wit: SAMUEL HUNT, from New Hampshire, returned to serve as a member of this House, in the room of Joseph Peirce, who has resigned his seat; SAMUEL THATCHER, from Massachusetts, returned to serve as a member of this House, in the room of Silas Lee, who has resigned; and DAVID MERIWETHER, from Georgia, returned to serve as a member of this House, in the room of Benjamin Taliaferro, who has also and took their seats in the House. resigned; appeared, produced their credentials, A new delegate, from the Mississippi Territory, to wit: THOMAS M. GREEN, returned to serve in this House, in the room of Narsworthy Hunter, deceased, appeared, produced his credentials, and took his seat in the House. But a quorum of the whole number of qualified members not being present, the House adjourned until to-morrow morning, eleven o'clock. TUESDAY, December 7. Another new member, to wit: THOMAS WYNN, from North Carolina, returned to serve as a member of this House, for the said State, in the room of Charles Johnson, deceased, appeared, produced his credentials, and took his seat in the House. Several other members, viz: from New Hampshire, GEORGE B. UPHAM; from Massachusetts, PHANUEL BISHOP, MANASSEH CUTLER, and WILLIAM SHEPARD; from Connecticut, SAMUEL W. DANA and ROGER GRISWOLD; from Pennsylvania, THOMAS BOUDE; from Virginia, THOMAS NEWTON, jr., and JOHN TRIGG; from North Carolina, JAMES HOLLAND; and from South Carolina, THOMAS MOORE; appeared, and took their seats in the House. And a quorum, consisting of a majority of the whole number of qualified members, being pressent, the oath to support the Constitution of the United States, as prescribed by the act, entitled "An act to regulate the time and manner of administering certain oaths," was administered by Mr. SPEAKER to the new members. Ordered, That a message be sent to the Senate, to inform them that a quorum of this House is assembled, and are ready to proceed to business, and that the Clerk of this House do go with the said message. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House cause the members to be furnished, during the present session, with three newspapers to each member, such as the members respectively shall choose, to be delivered at their lodgings. WEDNESDAY. December 8. Two other members, to wit: from New Jersey, WILLIAM HELMS, and from North Carolina, WILLIS ALSTON, appeared and took their seats in the House. The petitions of Richard Willson, and of Nathaniel Seager, of the city and county of Washington, in the District of Columbia, now confined for debt in the jail of the said county, were presented to the House and read, respectively praying that a special act of Congress may be passed to liberate the petitioners from their confinement; or that such other relief may be afforded them as to the wisdom of Congress shall seem meet. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to Mr. NICHOLSON, Mr. GRISWOLD, Mr. THOMPSON, Mr. HEMPHILL, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. TENNEY, and Mr. CONDIT, with instruction that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House; and also to inquire, and report by bill or otherwise, into the expediency of making a general provision for the relief of insolvent debtors within the District of Columbia. The following committees were appointed, in pursuance of the standing rules and orders of the House, viz: Committee of Elections-Mr. BACON, Mr. TENNEY, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. DENNIS, Mr. ELMER, Mr. STANLEY, and Mr. NEW. Committee of Revisal and Unfinished BusinessMr. DAVENPORT, Mr. ALSTON, and Mr. DAWSON. Committee of Claims-Mr.JOHN COTTON SMITH, Mr. GREGG. Mr. HOLMES, Mr. PLATER, Mr. JOHN SMITH, of New York, Mr. MOORE, and Mr. CUT LER. Committee of Commerce and ManufacturesMr. SAMUEL SMITH, Mr. DANA, Mr. MITCHILL, Mr. NEWTON, Mr. WYNN, Mr. HUNT, and Mr. LEIB. Mr. S. SMITH moved that a Committee of Ways and Means, consisting of nine members, should be appointed; but as the number of nine involved a departure from a rule confining that committee to seven, the motion was ordered to remain for consideration until to-morrow. DECEMBER, 1802. FRIDAY, December 10. Two other members, to wit: WILLIAM EUSTIS, from Massachusetts, and JOHN A. HANNA, from Pennsylvania, appeared and took their seats in the House. A representation and memorial of Gilbert Combs, of the State of Virginia, was presented to the House and read, stating that he has discovered a scheme is desirous of confirming by astronomical observaor theory for ascertaining the longitude, which he tions in different and distant quarters of the globe; therein as the pecuniary aid of the Government and praying as well the patronage of Congress of the United States, under such restrictions as the President of the United States may be authorized to impose. morial be referred to Mr. THOMPSON, Mr. MITCHOrdered, That the said representation and methe matter thereof, and report the same, with their ILL, and Mr. TALLMADGE; that they do examine opinion thereupon, to the House. the tenth of December, one thousand eight hunResolved, That the resolution of this House of dred and one, authorizing Thomas Claxton to emtwo horses, be, and the same is hereby, continued ploy one additional assistant, two servants, and in force during the present session. A petition of James Dohertie and others, citi the House and read, praying that a certain tract zens of the Mississippi Territory, was presented to of vacant land in the said Territory may be granted to Amos Hubbard and Ebenezer Smith, as tenants in common, for the reasons therein specified. Mr. DAVIS, Mr. GREEN, and Mr. DENNIS; that Ordered, That the said petition be referred to they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House. titions, the House adjourned. After the reception and reference of several pe MONDAY, December 13. Several other members, to wit: from MassaTHOMAS MORRIS; from Virginia, ABRAM TRIGG; chusetts, RICHARD CUTTS; from New York, and from South Carolina, THOMAS LOWNDES; appeared and took their seats in the House. Mr. DAVENPORT, from the Committee of Revisal and Unfinished Business, to whom it was referred to examine the Journal of the last session, and report therefrom such matters of business as were then depending and undetermined, made a report, in part; which was read, and ordered to lie on the table. TUESDAY, December 14. Several other members, to wit: from Massachusetts, EBENEZER MATTOON; from New York, THEODORUS BAILEY; from Virginia, JOHN RAN |