FRIDAY, September 25.

[SENATE.

priations for the service of the present year; to which concurrence was also requested.

Ordered, That the last mentioned bill be now read the first time.

Ordered, That this bill be read the second time

to-morrow.

The Senate proceeded to consider the Message from the House of Representatives of the 24th, with amendments to the amendments of the Senate to "Articles to be proposed to the Legisla

Constitution of the United States;" and,

The Senate, agreeably to the order of the day,tures of the several States, as amendments to the proceeded in the second reading of the bill to establish the seat of Government of the United States.

On motion to strike out these words, "And that, until the necessary buildings shall be erected therein, the seat of Government shall continue at the city of New York;"

Resolved, That the Senate do concur in the amendments proposed by the House of Represen tatives to the amendments of the Senate.

A Message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed a resolve appointing a joint And the yeas and nays being required by one-committee "to wait on the President of the Unififth of the Senators present, the determination was as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Grayson, Gunn, Henry, Lee, and Maclay.-7.

NAYS-Messrs. Bassett, Dalton, Ellsworth, Johnson, Izard, King, Morris, Paterson, Read, Schuyler, and Wingate.-11.

So it passed in the negative.

ted States, to request that he would recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed; and, "An act, providing for the payment of the invalid pensioners of the United States;" to all which the concurrence of the Senate was requested.

The Senate proceeded to consider the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill On motion to amend the second section, to read to regulate processes in the courts of the United States, and

as follows:

"And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be authorized to appoint three commissioners, who are, under his direction, to locate a district, not exceeding ten miles square, in the said counties, and including therein the said Northern Lib

erties and town of Germantown, and to purchase such quantity of land within the same as may be necessary, and to accept grants of lands for the use of the United States, and to erect thereon, within four years, suitable buildings for the accommodation of the Congress and of the officers of the United States:"

It passed in the affirmative.

On motion to strike out the two last sections, and to substitute the following:

"Provided, That no powers herein vested in the President of the United States, shall be carried into effect until the State of Pennsylvania, or individual citizens of the same, shall give satisfactory security to the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish and pay, as the same may be necessary, one hundred thousand dollars, to be employed in erecting the said buildings:" It passed in the affirmative.

Ordered, That this bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Ordered, That the Message, together with the letter therein referred to, lie for consideration. Resolved, That the order of the 22d instant, diA Message from the House of Representatives recting the President of the Senate and Speaker informed the Senate that the House of Represen- of the House of Representatives, to adjourn their tatives had passed a resolve requesting "the Pres-respective Houses on this day, be rescinded; and, ident of the United States to transmit to the Ex- instead thereof, that they be directed to close the ecutives of the several States, which have ratified present session by adjourning their respective the Constitution, copies of the amendments pro-Houses on the 29th instant. posed by Congress to be added thereto; and like copies to the Executives of the States of Rhode Island and North Carolina ;" and that the House requested the concurrence of the Senate therein. It also informed the Senate, that the House of Representatives had passed a bill making appro

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had concurred in the above resolve.

The Senate proceeded to the second reading of the bill making appropriations for the service of the present year.

YEAS-Messrs. Bassett, Dalton, Ellsworth, Johnson, King, Morris, Paterson, Read, Schuyler, and Wingate.-10. Resolved, That the Senate do concur in the NAYS-Messrs. Butler, Carroll, Grayson, Gunn, recited resolution, and that Messrs. JOHNSON and Henry, Izard, and Lee.-7. IZARD be the committee on the part of the Se

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House had concurThe Senate proceeded to the third reading of red in the appointment of a committee on their the bill for amending part of an act to regulate part to wait on the President of the United the collection of duties imposed by law on the ton-States and to acquaint him of the intended recess nage of ships and vessels, and on goods, wares, of Congress on the 29th instant ;" and that Messrs. and merchandises imported into the United VINING, LEE, and GILMAN, were joined. States.

Ordered, That the report of the committee be postponed to take up the bill.

The Senate proceeded in the third reading of the last recited bill, and

Resolved, That this bill do pass with the amend

ment.

Mr. READ, in behalf of the committee appointed on the bill for amending part of an act to regulate the collection of the duties imposed by law on the tonnage of ships, or vessels, and on goods, wares, and merchandises imported into the United States, reported non-concurrence; where

upon,

Resolved, That this bill do not pass.

Mr. READ, in behalf of the committee on the bill to recognise and adapt to the Constitution of the United States the establishment of the troops raised under the resolves of the United States in Congress assembled, and for other purposes therein mentioned, reported amendments.

Ordered, That the report be postponed to take up the bill.

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that the House had concurred in the amendments thereto, with the following amendment: "And provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect the operation of the laws of Pennsylvania, within the district ceded and accepted, until Congress shall otherwise provide by law."

Mr. READ, on behalf of the committee appointed to consider the bill making appropriations for the services of the present year, reported amendments.

Ordered, That the report of the committee be postponed. and that this bill have its third reading at this time.

Resolved, That this bill do pass, with the amendments reported by the committee.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had agreed to the amendment of the amendment to a bill to regulate processes in the courts of the United States; also, to the amendments to the bill to explain and amend an act for registering and clearing vessels, regulating the coasting trade, and for other purposes; also, in the amendments proposed to the bill making apMr. READ, in behalf of the committee appoint-propriations for the service of the present year. ed on the bill providing for the payment of the invalid pensioners of the United States, reported

Proceeded in the third reading of the bill. Resolved, That this bill do pass with the amendments reported by the committee.

concurrence.

Ordered, That this bill be now read the second time.

Ordered, That the rules be so far dispensed with as that this bill have a third reading at this time. Resolved, That this bill do pass.

The managers appointed on the part of the Senate to confer on the subject of the disagreement of the two Houses on the first amendment proposed by the House of Representatives to the bill to regulate processes in the courts of the United States, reported that they could not agree on a report;

The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the amendment proposed by the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to the bill to establish the Seat of Government of the United States.

On motion that the further consideration of this bill be postponed to the next session of Congress, it passed in the affirmative.

TUESDAY, September 29.

The following Communications from the PRE-
SIDENT were received by Mr. Jay:
Gentlemen of the Senate:

His Most Christian Majesty, by a letter dated the 7th And, on motion to adopt the following resolu- of June last, addressed to the President and members tion, to wit: That the Senate do agree to the first of the General Congress of the United States of North amendment proposed by the House of Representa- America, announces the much lamented death of his tives, with an amendment, by striking out, after son, the Dauphin. The generous conduct of the French the word "issuing," in the third and fourth lines monarch and nation towards this country renders every of the first section, the following words: "out of event that may affect his or their prosperity interesting any of the courts of the United States of America, bility with which the United States participate in the to us; and I shall take care to assure him of the sensishall be in the name of the President of the Uni-affliction which a loss so much to be regretted must ted States of America, and if they issue;" and, have occasioned, both to him and to them. by inserting after the word "executions," in the September 29. second line of the second section, the words " except their style," it passed in the negative. Gentlemen of the Senate:

On motion that the Senate do recede from the first amendment, it passed in the negative.

On motion that the Senate do adhere to the first amendment, a motion was made to postpone this in order to reconsider the first proposition; and it passed in the affirmative.

And on motion to adopt the proposed amendment to the first amendment made by the House of Representatives on the bill, it passed in the affirmative.

A message from the House of Representatives brought up the bill for establishing a permanent seat of Government; and informed the Senate,

GEO. WASHINGTON.

Having been yesterday informed by a joint commitof both Houses of Congress that they had agreed to a recess, to commence this day, and to continue until the first Monday of January next, I take the earliest opportunity of acquainting you, that, considering how long and laborious this session has been, and the reasons does not appear to me expedient to recommend any which, I presume, have produced this resolution, it call your attention, gentlemen, to any of those matters measures to their consideration at present, or now to sent, and yet remain to be despatched. in my department which require your advice and con

September 29, 1789.

GEO. WASHINGTON.

SENATE.]

Proceedings.

SEPTEMBER, 1789.

A message from the House of Representatives Constitution of the United States the establishinformed the Senate that the House had concur- ment of the troops raised under the resolves of red in all the amendments to the bill to recognise the United States in Congress assembled, and for and adapt to the Constitution of the United States other purposes therein mentioned; and that the the establishment of the troops raised under the House had passed the bill to allow the Baron de resolves of the United States in Congress assem- Glaubeck the pay of a captain in the Army of the bled, and for other purposes therein mentioned, United States. except the seventh, to which they had disagreed. The Senate proceeded to consider the last reThe Senate proceeded to consider their seventh cited order of the House of Representatives. amendment, disagreed to by the House of Repre- Resolved, That the Senate do concur therein. sentatives, on the bill to recognise and adapt to A message from the House of Representatives the Constitution of the United States the estab-informed the Senate that the House of Represenlishment of the troops raised under the resolves of the United States in Congress assembled, and for other purposes therein mentioned; and, Resolved, To insist on the said seventh amend

ment.

Ordered, That the Secretary do acquaint the House of Representatives herewith.

The Senate proceeded to the third reading of the bill to allow the Baron de Glaubeck the pay of a captain in the army of the United States.

Resolved, That this bill do pass.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed the following resolve, to which the concurrence of the Senate was requested:

Ordered, That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House, at the end of each session, to send a printed copy of the journals thereof, respectively, to the supreme Executives and to each branch of the Legislature of every State; it also informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had receded from their disagreement to the seventh amendment of the Senate to a bill to recognise and adapt to the

tatives had finished the business of the session, and were ready to adjourn, agreeably to the order of the two Houses of Congress.

The Senate entered on Executive business. They confirmed the appointment of William Carmichael, as Chargé des Affaires from the United States of America to the Court of Spain; and, also, a number of officers of the army; which nominations differ from the existing arrangement only in the following cases, to wit:

Lieutenant Erkuries Beatty promoted to a vacant captaincy in the infantry; Ensign Edward Spear promoted to a vacant lieutenancy of artillery, Jacob Melcher, who has been serving as a volunteer, to be an ensign, vice Benjamin Lawrence, who was appointed nearly three years past, and has never been mustered or joined the troops; which were all confirmed.

The business of the session being brought to a close, the VICE PRESIDENT. agreeably to the resolve of the two Houses on the 26th instant, adjourned the Senate to the first Monday in January next, then to meet at the City Hall, in the city of New York.

PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES

OF THE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES,

AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FIRST CONGRESS, BEGUN AT THE CITY OF NEW YORK, MARCH 4, 1789.