The order of the day for the House to refolve itself into a committee of the whole House, on the bill providing for the actual enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States, was read, and poftponed until Monday next. And then the House adjourned until Monday morning, eleven o'clock.

MONDAY, January 25.

A petition of James Price, was prefented to the House, and read, praying that his claim for fupplies furnished to the American army in Canada, during the late war, may be liquidated and satisfied :

Alfo, a petition of Gabriel Allen, of the state of New-Jersey, praying that duplicates may be granted him of certain continental loan-office certificates, of which he was poffeffed and cafually loft fometime in the year 1778. Ordered, That the faid petitions do lie on the table.

A meffage, in writing, was received from the Prefident of the United States, by Mr. Lear, his fecretary, who delivered in the fame, together with the papers therein referred to, and then withdrew.

The faid meffage and papers were read, and are as follow:

UNITED STATES, January 25, 1790.

-Gentlemen of the Senate and Houfe of Representatives,

I HAVE received from his Excellency John E. Howard, Governor of the state of Maryland, an act of the legislature of Maryland, to ratify certain articles in addition to, and amendment of the Conftitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress to the legislatures of the several states; and have directed my Secretary to lay a copy of the fame before you, together with the copy of a letter accompanying the above act, from his Excellency the Governor of Maryland, to the Prefident of the United States.

The originals will be depofited in the office of the Secretary of State.

G. WASHINGTON.

(Copy.)

Annapolis, January 15, 1790.

SIR,

I have the honor to enclose a copy of an act of the legislature of Maryland, to ratify certain articles in addition to, and amendment of the Conftitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress to the legislatures of the feveral States.

I have the honor to be, with the highest respect,
Sir, your most obedient fervant.

(Signed.)

His Excellency the PRESIDENT of the United States.

J. E. HOW A R D.

I do certify the foregoing to be a true copy from the original letter, from John E. Howard, Governor of the State of Maryland, to the Prefident of the United States.

TOBIAS LEAR, Secretary to the Prefident of the United States.

(Copy.)

An act to ratify certain articles in addition to, and amendment of the Conftitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress to the legislatures of the feveral States.

WHEREAS, it is provided by the fifth article of the Constitution of the United States of America, that Congrefs, whenever two-thirds of both Houses shall deem it neceffary, fhall propofe amendments to the faid Conftitution, or on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the feveral States, shall call a convention for propofing amendments, which in either case shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the faid Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the feveral States, or by conventions, in three-fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congrefs. And whereas, at a feffion of the United States, begun and held at the city of New-York, on Wednesday, the fourth day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, it was refolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the faid United States in Congrefs affembled, two-thirds of both Houses concurring, that the following articles be propofed to the legislatures of the feveral States, as amendments to the Conftitution of the United States, all, or any of which articles, when ratified by three-fourths of the faid legislatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the said Constitution, viz.

[ Here follow the several articles of amendment, in the words agreed to by Congrefs.]

Be it enacted, by the General Affembly of Maryland, that the aforefaid articles, and each of them be, and they are hereby confirmed and ratified. By the House of Delegates, December, 17, 1789.

(Signed.)

Read and affented to

By order,

W. HARWOOD, Clerk.

By the Senate, December 19, 1789.

(Signed.)

Read and affented to,

I hereby certify that the above is a true copy from the original engrossed act, as passed by the legislature of the State of Maryland.

(Signed.)

MARYLAND, s.

T. JOHNSON, jun. Clerk Council.

In teftimony that Thomas Johnfon, jun. is clerk of the executive council of the State of Maryland, I have hereto affixed the great feal of the faid State. -Witness my hand, this fifteenth day of January, Anno Domini, 1790. (Signed.) SAMUEL HARVEY HOWARD, Reg. Cur. Can.

I certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the act, tranfmitted to the Prefident of the United States, by J. E. Howard, Governor of the State of Maryland.

TOBIAS LEAR, Secretary to the Prefident of the United States.

Ordered, That the faid meffage and papers do lie on the table.

The House, according to the order of the day, refolved itself into a committee of the whole Houfe, on the bill providing for the actual enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States.

Mr. Speaker left the chair.

Mr. Baldwin took the chair of the committee.

Mr. Speaker refumed the chair, and Mr. Baldwin reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the faid bill under confideration, and made fome progress therein.

Refolved, That this Houfe will, to-morrow, again refolve itself into a committee of the whole House on the faid bill.

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

Mr. Speaker-The Senate have agreed to a resolution, that the business unfinished between the two Houses at the late adjournment, ought to be regarded as if it had not been paffed upon by either, to which they defire the concurrence of this House: And then he withdrew.

The House proceeded to confider the faid refolution; and the fame being twice read at the Clerk's table, was, on the question put thereupon, agreed to by the House.

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

Mr. Benson, from the committee appointed, prefented, according to order, a bill for giving effect to the several acts therein mentioned, in respect to the ftate of North-Carolina, which was received and read the first time.

Mr. Hartley, from the committee appointed, prefented, according to order, a bill establishing an uniform rule of naturalization, which was received and read the first time.

On motion,

The bill for giving effect to the several acts therein mentioned, in respect to the state of North-Carolina, was read the second time, and ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow.

On motion,

Ordered, That a committee be appointed to prepare and bring in a bill or bills, making a general provifion for fecuring to authors and inventors the exclufive right to their respective writings and discoveries; and that Mr. Burke, Mr. Huntington, and Mr. Cadwalader, do prepare and bring in the fame.

The order of the day for the House to refolve itself into a committee of the whole House, on the bill providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign nations, was read and postponed until to-morrow.

And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning, eleven o'clock.

TUESDAY, January 26.

A petition of Rufus Lincoln, of Taunton in the state of Maffachusetts, was prefented to the House, and read, praying compenfation for his fervices as a recruiting officer during the late war.

Alfo, a petition of the merchants and other inhabitants of the town of Portland, in the faid State, praying that fundry inconveniencies which they fuggeft have arisen in the execution of the laws of impoft, and for regulating the coafting trade, may be remedied, and the said laws amended.

Ordered, That the faid petitions do lie on the table.

The House, according to the order of the day, refolved itself into a committee of the whole House, on the bill for giving effect to the feveral acts therein mentioned, in refpect to the state of North-Carolina.

Mr. Speaker left the chair.

Mr. Baldwin took the chair of the committee.

Mr. Speaker refumed the chair; and Mr. Baldwin reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the faid bill under confideration, and gone through the fame, and made feveral amendments thereto, which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the fame were twice read, and agreed to by the House.

Ordered, That the faid bill, with the amendments, be engroffed, and read the third time to-morrow.

A bill establishing an uniform rule of naturalization, was read the fecond time, and ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole House, on Tuesday next.

Ordered, That the petition of James Price, prefented yesterday, be referred to Mr. Ames, Mr. Fitzfimons, and Mr. Boudinot; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the fame, with their opinion thereupon, to the House. The House, according to the order of the day, again refolved itself into a committee of the whole House, on the bill providing for the actual enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States.

Mr. Speaker left the chair.

Mr. Baldwin took the chair of the committee.

Mr. Speaker refumed the chair; and Mr. Baldwin reported, that the committee had, according to order, again had the faid bill under confideration, and gone through the fame, and made feveral amendments thereto, which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the fame were read: Whereupon,

Ordered, That the faid bill, with the amendments, be re-committed to Mr. Fofter, Mr. Goodhue, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Lawrance, Mr. Schureman, Mr. Clymer, Mr. Seney, Mr. White, Mr. Smith (of South-Carolina), Mr. Baldwin, and Mr. Madifon.

Mr. Ames, from the committee to whom was referred the report from the Secretary of the Treasury, on the petition of Chriftopher Saddler, made a report, which was twice read, and agreed to by the House, as followeth :

That, in the opinion of the cominittee, provifion ought to be made by law for the remiffion or mitigation of fines, forfeitures and penalties, in certain cafes.

Ordered, That a bill or bills be brought in, pursuant to the faid report; and that Mr. Ames, Mr. Sturges, Mr. Stone, Mr. Griffin, and Mr. Wynkoop, do prepare and bring in the fame.

The House, according to the order of the day, refolved itself into a committee of the whole Houfe, on the bill providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign nations.

Mr. Speaker left the chair.

Mr. Baldwin took the chair of the committee.

Mr. Speaker refuined the chair; and Mr. Baldwin reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the faid bill under confideration, and made fome progress therein.

Refolved, That this House will, to-morrow, again refolve itself into a committee of the whole House on the faid bill.

Mr. Ames, from the committee appointed, prefented, according to order, a bill to provide for the remiffion or mitigation of fines, forfeitures and penalties in certain cafes; which was received and read the first time.

A meffage from the Senate by Mr. Otis their Secretary.

Mr. Speaker-I am directed by the Senate to bring to this Houfe a letter addressed to the Congress of the United States, from Gactan Drago de Dominico, dated Genoa, the twenty-first of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine: And he delivered in the fame, and then withdrew. And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning, eleven o'clock.

F

WEDNESDAY, January 27.

An engroffed bill for giving effect to the several acts therein mentioned, in refpect to the state of North-Carolina, was read the third time.

Refolved, That the faid bill do pafs, and that the title be, "An act for giving effect to the several acts therein mentioned, in refpect to the state of NorthCarolina.

Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the faid bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence.

A bill to provide for the remiffion or mitigation of fines, forfeitures and penalties in certain cafes, was read the fecond time, and ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole House on this day fe'nnight.

The Houfe, according to the order of the day, refolved itself into a committee of the whole House on the bill providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign nations.

Mr. Speaker left the chair.

Mr. Baldwin took the chair of the committee.

Mr. Speaker refumed the chair; and Mr. Baldwin reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the faid bill under confideration, and gone through the fame, and made feveral amendments thereto, which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the fame were twice read, and agreed to by the house.

Ordered, That the faid bill, with the amendments, be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow.

On motion,

Refolved, That the petition of Hannibal William Dobbyn, be referred to the Secretary of the Treasury, who was directed to report a general plan for the fale of the lands, the property of the United States, for his information.

A petition of Ezra Stiles, in behalf of the Prefident and Fellows of Yale College, in Connecticut, was presented to the House and read; praying that the impoft duties arifing on a philofophical apparatus lately purchased and imported from London, for the use of the faid College, may be remitted.

Alfo, a petition of John Wait, praying that his claim for arrearages of pay due to fundry foldiers of the late army, transferred to him, and for which he fupplied them with clothing and other neceffaries, may be allowed. Ordered, That the faid petitions do lie on the table.

And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning eleven o'clock.

On motion,

THURSDAY, January 28.

The House proceeded to confider the petition of John Wait, prefented yefterday: Whereupon,

Refolved, That the said petition be rejected.

On motion,

Refolved, That the order of the day for the House to refolve itself into a committee of the whole Houfe on the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, relative to a provifion for the fupport of the public credit, be poftponed until Monday fe'nnight.

A meffage, in writing, was received from the Prefident of the United States, by Mr. Lear, his Secretary, who delivered in the fame, together with the papers therein referred to, and then withdrew.

The faid meffage was read, and is as followeth :