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Resolved, That

managers be appointed, by ballot, to conduct the said impeachment on the part of this House.

The House proceeded to take the said motion into consideration: When,
An adjournment being called for,

The several orders of the day were farther postponed until to-morrow.
And the House adjourned until to-morrow morning eleven o'clock.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1804.

Mr. Thomas M. Randolph, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined an enrolled bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation for the supply of a defiɔiency in an appropriation for the support of Government during the present year, and making a partial appropriation for the same object during the year one thousand eight hundred and five," and had found the same to be truly enrolled: Whereupon,

Mr. Speaker signed the said enrolled bill.

Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith.

On motion,

Resolved, That the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures be directed to inquire whether any, and, if any, what, further provision is necessary to be made, by law, for carrying into effect the tenth article of the treaty of friendship, limits, and navigation, with Spain, so far as relates to exemptions from duties, charges, and fees, arising upon the whole or any part of the cargo of such Spanish vessels as may be wrecked, foundered, or otherwise damaged, on the coasts, or within the limits of the United States, where, from the insufficiency of the vessel, it becomes necessary to export or relade the same upon other bottoms; and that the committee have power to report by bill, or otherwise.

The House resumed the consideration of the motion, depending yesterday at the time of adjournment, "for the appointment of - — managers to conduct the impeachment of Samuel Chase, on the part of this House :" Whereupon,

Resolved, That seven managers be appointed, by ballot, to conduct the impeachment exhibited against Samuel Chase, one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

The House then proceeded by ballot to the choice of the said managers; and, upon examining the ballots, the following members appeared to be duly elected by a majority of the votes of the whole House, as six of the said managers, to wit;

Mr. John Randolph,

Mr. Rodney,

Mr. Nicholson,
Mr. Early,
Mr. Boyle, and
Mr. Nelson,

The House proceeded to a second ballot for another manager, when the ballots be. ing examined, it appeared that no member had a majority of the votes of the whole House, but that the highest number of votes was given in favor of Mr. George Wash. ington Campbell: Whereupon,

Mr. Speaker decided that it being provided, by a standing rule and order of the House, that, in case of any second ballot of the House, in which the number required to compose à committee shall not be elected by a majority of the votes given on the said second ballot, a plurality of votes shall prevail, and therefore that, in his opinion, the said George Washington Campbell was duly elected as the seventh manager to conduct the impeachment against the said Samuel Chase.

From which decision, an appeal was made to the House by two members,

And on the question, "Is the said decision of the chair in order?"

It passed in the negative.

The House then proceeded to a further ballot for the said seventh manager, and, upon examining the ballots, Mr. George Washington Campbell appeared to be duly elected by a majority of the votes of the whole House.

On motion,

Resolved, That the articles agreed to by this House, to be exhibited in the name of themselves and of all the People of the United States, against Samuel Chase, in maintenance of their impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors, be carried to the Senate by the managers appointed to conduct the said impeachment.

On motion,

Ordered, That a message be sent to the Senate to inform them that this House have appointed managers to conduct the impeachment against Samuel Chase, one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and have directed the said managers to carry to the Senate the articles agreed upon by this House to be exhibited in maintenance of their impeachment against the said Samuel Chase; and that the Clerk of this House do go with the said message.

The several orders of the day were farther postponed until to-morrow.
And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning eleven o'clock.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1804.

Mr. Thomas M. Randolph, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee did, yesterday, present to the President of the United States, for his approbation, an enrolled bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation to supply a deficiency in an appropriation for the support of Government during the present year, and making a partial appropriation for the same object during the year one thousand eight hundred and five."

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Governor of the State of Vir. ginia, enclosing a return of the election of Alexander Wilson, to serve in this House, as a Representative for the said State, in the place of Andrew Moore, appointed a Senator of the United States, which were referred to the Committee of Elections.

A memorial of Stephen Kingston, of the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, merchant, was presented to the House and read, praying that he may allowed the drawback of duties on a certain quantity of cinnamon, muslins, and loaf sugar, exported by him some time in the month of July, one thousand eight hundred and one, from the Port of Philadelphia, and duly landed without the limits of the United States, at different ports in the Mediterranean; which drawback of duties has hitherto been refused, in consequence of an informality in the shipment of the aforesaid articles for exportation, which it was not in the power of the memorialist to foresee or prevent. Ordered, That the said memorial be referred to the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures.

Mr. Claiborne, from the committee appointed on the fifteenth ultimo, presented, according to order, a bill making farther provision for extinguishing the debts due from the United 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.

Mr. Nelson, from the committee to whom was referred, on the nineteenth ultimo, the petition of Samuel Carson, of the town of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia, made a report thereon ; which was read, and considered : Whereupon,

Resolved, That a bill be brought in, agreeably to the prayer of the said petition; and that Mr. Nelson, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Thatcher, do prepare and bring in the same. The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill for the more effectual preservation of peace in the ports and harbors of the United States, and in the waters under their jurisdiction; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Dawson reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made some progress therein.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into a committee of the whole House, on the said bill.

A message, in writing, was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Coles, his Secretary, as followeth :

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:

"I communicate, for the information of Congress, a report of the Surveyor of the public buildings at Washington, on the subject of those buildings, and the application of the moneys appropriated for them.

"December 6th, 1804.”

TH : JEFFERSON.

The said message was read, and, together with the papers transmitted therewith, ordered to lie on the table.

Another message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Coles, his Secretary, notifying, that the President did, this day, approve and sign an act which

originated in this House, entitled "An act making an appropriation for the support of government during the present year, and making a partial appropriation for the same object during the year one thousand eight hundred and five."

Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Mayor of the town of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia, inclosing sundry resolutions of a number of the citizens of the town and county of Alexandria, expressive of their disapprobation of a motion now depending before the House to recede to the States of Virginia and Maryland, respectively, the jurisdiction of such parts of the territory of Columbia as are without the limits of the city of Washington.

The said letter and resolutions were read, and ordered to be referred to the committee of the whole House, to whom was referred on the twenty ninth ultimo, the said motion for a recession of jurisdiction.

The several orders of the day were farther postponed until to-morrow.
And then the House adjourned until to-morrow inorning, eleven o'clock.

On motion,

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1804.

Resolved, That the committee of Commerce and Manufactures be instructed to enquire into the expediency of so far amending the act "to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage," as to allow the collector of the port of Philadelphia an additional deputy; and that the committee have leave to report by bill or otherwise. On a motion inade and seconded, that the House do come to the following resolution:

Resolved, That the committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the -expediency of reducing the duty on salt; and, also, into the propriety of making a distribution in the duty so as to encourage the importation of salt from the dominions of Denmark, Sweden, the United Netherlands, Spain, France, Portugal, and the British West Indies, in preference to any other place or places: and that they report thereon by bill or otherwise.

The House proceeded to take the said motion into consideration: Whereupon,
A division of the question on the said motion was called for,

And so much thereof, as is contained in the words following, to wit;

"Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of reducing the duty on salt," being twice read, was, on the question put thereupon, agreed to by the House.

The residue of the said motion, contained in the words following to wit ; “and, also, into the propriety of making a distinction in the duty, so as to encourage the importation of salt from the dominions of Denmark, Sweden, the United Netherlands, Spain, France, Portugal, and the British West Indies, in preference to that of any other place or places; and that they report thereon by bill, or otherwise," being twice read, was, on the question put thereupon, disagreed to by the House.

Mr. Jackson, from the committee appointed on the sixteenth ultimo, presented, according to order, a bill making provision for the application of the money heretofore appropriated to the laying out and making public roads leading from the navigable waters emptying into the Atlantic, to the Ohio river, 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.

On a motion made and seconded, that the House do come to the following resolution:

Resolved, That a post road ought to be established from Knoxville, in the State of Tennessee, by the most direct and convenient route that the nature of the ground over which it is to pass will admit, to the settlements on the Tombigby river, in the Mississippi territory, and from thence to New-Orleans; and that a post road ought also to be established from — in Georgia, to the said settlement on the Tombigby, to intersect the former road at the most convenient point between Knoxville and the Tombigby. Ordered, That the said motion be referred to a committee of the whole House, on Monday next.

Ordered, That the petitions of sundry inhabitants of Georgetown, in the district of Columbia, respectively stating their approbation of the principles contained in a bill then depending before the House to amend the charter of Georgetown; and praying

that sundry provisions for the benefit of the petitioners, therein specified, may be made by Congress, which were presented to this House, on the eighth of March last, be referred to Mr. Leib, Mr. Plater, and Mr. Trigg, that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House,

A petition of William A. Barron was presented to the House, and read, praying the liquidation and settlement of a claim for one hundred and nine dollars and fifty cents, being the amount of expenses incurred by the petitioner some time in the year one thousand eight hundred and two, whilst a captain in the corps of engineers in the service of the United States, in obedience to the orders of the then lieutenant-colonel commandant of the said corps.

Also, a petition of Charles Vittier, a native of France, now an inhabitant of the town of Cincinatti, in the State of Ohio, praying that he may be allowed his quantum or share of the lands which have heretofore been granted by an act of Congress to the French emigrants at Galliopolis; or that he may be permitted to locate a like quantity of vacant land on the West side of the Great Miami river, within the district of country where the surveys are completed, and the Indian right extinguished at the treaty of Greenville.

Also, a petition of John Fenton, of the county of Monmouth, in the State of New Jersey, praying to be placed on the list of pensioners, in consideration of a wound received at the battle of Long Island, in the State of New York, whilst a soldier in the continental army, during the Revolutionary war with Great Britain, which has rendered the petitioner incapable of obtaining a livelihood by labor; or that such other relief may be afforded him as to the wisdom of Congress shall seem meet.

Also, a memorial of Nancy Flinn, widow of Thomas Flinn, deceased, praying some provision may be made for the benefit of the memorialist, in consideration of the loss of her said husband, who was killed some time in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, whilst attending major Alexander Trueman, with the flag of the United States to the hostile Indian tribes

Ordered, That the said petitions and memorial be referred to the Committee of Claims, A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform this House, that the Senate will, at one o'clock this day, be ready to receive articles of impeachment against Samuel Chase, one of the associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, to be presented by the managers appointed by this House: And then he withdrew.

Mr. John Randolph, from the managers appointed on the part of this House, to conduct the impeachment against Samuel Chase, one of the associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, reported, that the managers did, this day, carry to the Senate the articles of impeachment agreed to by this House, on the fourth instant; and that the said managers were informed by the Senate, that their House would take proper measures relative to the said impeachment, of which this House should be duly notified.

On motion,

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inquire whether any, and, if any, what, alterations ought to be made in the militia laws of the District of Columbia; and that leave be given to report by bill, or otherwise.

Ordered, That Mr. Lewis, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. John Campbell, be appointed a committee, pursuant to the said resolution.

The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House, on the report of the Committee, appointed on the twenty-third ultimo, "to inquire into the expediency of extending the time for claimants to lands under the State of Georgia, lying South of the State of Tennessee, to register the evidences of their titles with the Secretary of State;" and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Varnum reported, that the Committee had, according to order, had the said report under consideration, and come to a resolution thereupon, which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same was twice read, and, on the question pat thereupon, agreed to by the House, as followeth :

Resolved, That the further time of three months ought to be allowed to claimants to lands under the State of Georgia, South of the State of Tennessee, to register the evidences of their titles with the Secretary of State of the United States.

Ordered, That a bill or bills be brought in, pursuant to the said resolution; and that Mr. Clark, Mr. Cutts, and Mr. Bryan, do prepare and bring in the same.

Ordered, That the Committee of the Whole House, to whom was referred, on the *wenty-ninth ultimo, a report of the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures on the

petition of Samuel G. Ogden, of the city and State of New York, merchant, be dis charged from the consideration thereof.

The House then proceeded to consider the said report at the Clerk's table: Whereupon,

Resolved, That this House doth concur with the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures in their opinion, that the petitioner have leave to withdraw his said petition. The several orders of the day were farther postponed until Monday next. And then the House adjourned until Monday morning, eleven o'clock.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1804.

Two other members, to wit; Matthew Walton, from Kentucky, and Nathaniel Alexander, from North Carolina, appeared, and took their seats in the House.

Ordered, That Mr. Nicholson have leave to be absent from the service of this House, for eight days.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, inclosing a report made to the said Secretary, by the Accountant of the War Department on the representation and memorial of John B. Walbach, referred by order of the House, on the fourth instant, which were read, and ordered to lie on the table.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill, entitled" An act for the disposal of certain copies of the laws of the United States," to which they desire the concurrence of this House: And then he withdrew.

The said bill was 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 Thursday next.

Ordered, That the Committee of Ways and Means have leave to prepare and bring in a bill or bills to provide for completing the valuation of lands and dwelling houses, and the enumeration of slaves, in South Carolina; and for other purposes.

Mr. John Randolph, from the Committee last mentioned, presented, according to order, a bill to provide for completing the valuation of lands and dwelling houses, and the enumeration of slaves, in South Carolina, and for other purposes, 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 Thursday next.

Ordered, That the report of a select committee appointed on the eighteenth of October one thousand eight hundred and three, "to inquire by what means the mail may be conveyed with greater dispatch than at present, between the city of Washington and Natchez and New-Orleans," made the thirteenth of December, in the same year; as, also, a supplementary report on that subject, from'the same committee, made the twelfth of January, one thousand eight hundred and four, be referred to the committee of the whole House, to whom was referred, on the seventh instant, a motion respecting "the establishment of a post-road from Knoxville, in the State of Tennessee, to the settlements on the Tombigby river, in the Mississippi territory, and from thence to New Orleans; also, for the establishment of a post road from in Georgia, to the said settlement on the Tombigby, to intersect the former road at the most convenient point between Knoxville and the Tombigby."

A representation of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, signed by order, and in behalf of the said Chamber, by Thomas Fitzsimmons, their President, was presented to the House and read, praying a revision and amendment of a bill now depending before the House, to regulate the clearance of armed merchant vessels, before the same passes into a law, for the reasons therein specified.

Ordered, That the said representation be referred to the Committee of the Whole House, to whom was committed, on the twenty-ninth ultimo, the said bill to regulate the clearance of armed merchant vessels.

A memorial and petition of Joseph Peppin, in behalf of the Upper Mississippi Company, was presented to the House and read, stating that the said Mississippi Company are ready to enter into a negotiation for a compromise of their claims to the title of lands within the territory ceded to the United States by the State of Georgia, agreeably to the conditions and limitations of the cession of Georgia, with any commissioners who may be authorized thereto by the Government of the United States, the said Mis. sissippi Company reserving all their rights at law, in case the compromise should not

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