TUESDAY, June 1. WEDNESDAY, June 2. [JUNE, 1790. communicated to the Senate the following resolve A message from the House of Representatives of the House: Resolved, That all treaties made, or which shall be The Senate proceeded to the second reading of ted States, from time to time, be published and annermade or promulgated under the authority of the Unithe bill to determine "the permanent seat of Con-ed to their code of laws, by the Secretary of State. gress, and the Goɣernment of the United States;" and, after debate, Ordered, That the further consideration hereof be postponed till to-morrow. The following Message was received from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and was read: Gentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representatives: Having received official information of the accession of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations to the Constitution of the United States, I take the earliest opportunity of communicating the same to you, with my congratulations on this happy event, which unites, under the General Government, all the States which were originally confederated; and have directed my Secretary to lay before you a copy of the letter from the President of the Convention of the State of Rhode Island to the President of the United States. UNITED STATES, June 1, 1790. ness. The following Message from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, by his Secretary, was read: Gentlemen of the Senate: Mr. De Poiery served in the American army for several of the last years of the late war, as Secretary to Major General the Marquis de Lafayette, and might probably at the same time have obtained the commission of Captain from Congress, upon application to that body. At present he is an officer in the French National Guards, and solicits a Brevet Commission from the United States of America. I am authorized to add, that while the compliance will involve no expense on our part, it will be particularly grateful to that friend of America, the Marquis de Lafayette. I therefore nominate M. De Poiery to be a Captain by brevet. GEORGE WASHINGTON. A message from the House of Representatives, informed the Senate that they have agreed to the conference proposed by the Senate on the bill providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign nations; and have appointed Messrs. GERRY, WHITE, and WILLIAMSON, managers thereof, on their part. It also communicated the following resolve of the House of Representatives: Resolved, That Congress shall meet and hold their next session at the city of Philadelphia. Ordered, That the consideration of the last cited resolve be postponed until to-morrow. The Senate proceeded to the second reading of the bill, to determine "the permanent seat of Congress, and the Government of the United States." Ordered, That this bill be committed to Messrs. BUTLER, JOHNSTON, HENRY, LEE, and DALTON. On motion, Ordered, That the resolve of the House of Representatives of the 31st of May, to wit: "That Congress shall meet and hold their next session at the city of Philadelphia," be referred to the same committee. The Senate proceeded to consider the resolve of the House of Representatives of June the first providing that "all treaties made, or which shall be made and promulgated under the authority of the United States, shall, from time to time, be published and annexed to their code of laws, by the Secretary of State;" and, Resolved, That the Senate concur in this reso lution. Ordered, That the Secretary acquaint the House of Representatives with the concurrence. informed the Senate that they have passed a bill A message from the House of Representatives making provision for the debt of the United States; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate. Ordered, That the bill making provision for the debt of the United States have the first reading at this time. Ordered, That this bill pass to the second reading. Resolved, That the Senate will attend the funeral of Colonel BLAND, late a member of the House of Representatives of the United States, at five o'clock, this afternoon. The Senate then entered on Executive business, and consented to the nomination of M. De Poiery to be a Captain by brevet in the service of the United States. The following Message from the PRESIDENT OF The United States, by his Secretary, was read: Gentlemen of the Senate: the regiment of infantry and one battalion of artillery, we The troops at present in service, consisting of one apportioned, by the acts of the former Congress, on the States of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; and as the officers of sa troops are in actual service, I nominate them, as in list hereunto annexed, according to their ranks respect tively, for appointments under the act for regulating the 30th of April, 1790; and as the said act requim. the military establishment of the United States, passed an additional number of officers for one battalion of infantry, I nominate, under the head of "New Appoint ments," in the annexed list, the officers for the same, from Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia, it being proposed to raise the said battalion in those States. GEO. WASHINGTON. UNITED STATES, June 2, 1790. [Then followed the lists of officers referred to in the President's Message.] The Message was ordered to lie for consideration till to-morrow. THURSDAY, June 3. The Senate proceeded to the second reading of the bill making provision for the debt of the United States. Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed till Monday next. The Senate then entered on Executive business, and took up for consideration the nominations of officers made in the President's Message of yesterday, which were all confirmed. FRIDAY, June 4. A message from the House of Representatives informed the House that they have passed a bill for giving effect to the several acts therein mentioned, in respect to the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations; in which they desire the concurrence of the Senate. The Senate proceeded to the first reading of the bill for giving effect to the several acts therein mentioned, in respect to the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Ordered, That this bill pass to the second reading. On motion, to appoint an additional member to the committee on the bill to determine "the permanent seat of Government of the United States," It passed in the negative. The Senate then entered on Executive busi ness. A Message was read from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, nominating consuls and vice-consuls at the following foreign ports, viz: Cadiz, Bilboa, Madeira, Liverpool, Cowes, Dublin, Marseilles, Bordeaux, Nantz, Havre, Rouen, Hispaniola, Martinique, and Hamburg. The Message was ordered to lie for consideration. MONDAY, June 7. The Senate proceeded to the second reading of the bill for giving effect to the several acts therein mentioned, in respect to the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Ordered, That this bill pass to the third reading. Mr. BUTLER reported, from the committee appointed June the 2d, on the bill to determine "the permanent seat of Congress and the Government of the United States." Ordered, That the report be postponed until to-morrow for consideration. Agreeably to the order of the day, the Senate proceeded to the second reading of the bill for making provision for the debt of the United States; and, after progress, proceeded on Execu [SENATE. tive business, and confirmed all the nominations of consuls and vice-consuls made by the President in his Message of yesterday. After which the following Message from the PRESIDENT was read: Gentlemen of the Senate: In pursuance of the law lately passed for giving effect to an act entitled "An act to establish Judicial Courts of the United States," within the State of North Carolina, I nominate the following persons to fill the Judicial offices in that district, viz: William R. Davie, to be Judge; John Sitgreaves, to be Attorney; and John Skinner, to be Marshal of the District of North Carolina. I likewise nominate the following persons to fill offces established by law within the territory of the United States south of the river Ohio, viz: William Blount, to be Governor ; David Campbell and John M'Nairy, to be Judges; and Daniel Smith, to be Secretary of the territory of the United States south of the river Ohio. GEO. WASHINGTON. UNITED STATES, June 7, 1790. Ordered, That the Message lie on the table. TUESDAY, June 8. Mr. LEE, from the joint committee appointed the 30th of May, "to consider and report whether any, and what, further regulations are necessary for conducting the business between the two Houses," reported. Ordered, That the report lie for consideration. A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that they have passed a bill for giving effect to an act, entitled "An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States within the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations;" in which they request the concurrence of the Senate. It also communicated the following resolve of the House of Representatives, in which the concurrence of the Senate was desired: Resolved, That a committee be appointed, to join with a committee of the Senate, to be appointed for the purpose, to consider of, and report, when it will be convenient and proper that an adjournment of the present session of Congress should take place; and to consider and report such business now before Congress necessary to be finished before the adjournment, and such as may be conveniently postponed; and, also, to consider and report such matters not now before Congress, but which it will be necessary should be considered and determined by Congress before adjourn ment. And a committee was appointed of Messrs. WADSWORTH, CARROLL, and HARTLEY. The last-recited resolve of the House of Representatives was read. On motion that the consideration of the bill to determine the permanent seat of Congress, and the Government of the United States, be postponed, in order to take up the resolution from the House of Representatives, for declaring the place where the next session of Congress shall be held; SENATE.] Proceedings. [JUNE, 1790. A motion was made to postpone this motion sumed; the report of the committee being reuntil to-morrow; and, jected. It passed in the negative. On motion to fill up the blank in the first paraWhereupon, the Senate proceeded to the con- graph of the bill with these words, "the easterly sideration of the resolve of the House of Rep-bank of the Potomac," the yeas and nays being resentatives, to wit: "That Congress shall meet, required by one-fifth of the Senators present, and hold their next session, at the city of Phila- were: delphia." And, on motion to concur therein, the yeas and nays being required by one-fifth of the Senators present, were: YEAS-Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Elmer, Henry, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Read, Walker, and Wingate-11. NAYS-Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Ellsworth, Few, Gunn, Hawkins, Johnson, Johnston, Izard, King, Paterson, Schuyler and Strong-13. So it was Resolved, That the Senate do not concur in the resolution proposed by the House of Representatives. The Senate then resumed the consideration of the report of the committee on the bill to determine "the permanent seat of Congress, and the Government of the United States," which is as follows: 1st. That, in their opinion, taking a combination of circumstances into consideration, the present session is a proper time for fixing on the permanent residence of Congress and the Government of the United States; and, after due consideration, recommend that it be placed on the eastern or northeastern bank of the Po tomac. Your committee further recommend, that such sums of money as may be offered by the States, for the carrying this bill into effect, may be accepted of; then the bill will read thus: " And to accept of grants of money or lands." Your committee were of opinion, that Congress can best determine the time to be allowed for completing the buildings. With respect to the temporary residence of Congress, your committee, after weighing all circumstances, consider the ground of choice to be so narrowed as to be fully in view of the Senate. Your committee recommend, that the Senate should agree with all the other parts of the bill. Whereupon, a motion was made, that the opinion of the Senate be taken, whether it be expedient, at this time, to determine upon any place for the permanent seat of the Government of the United States. The yeas and nays being required by one-fifth of the Senators present, were: YEAS-Messrs. Butler, Few, Gunn, Hawkins, Johnson, Johnston, Izard, King, and Schuyler-9. NAYS-Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, On motion to postpone the further consideration of the bill for a fortnight: It passed in the negative. On motion to fill up the blank in the first paragraph of the bill with the word "Baltimore," the yeas and nays being required by one-fifth of the Senators present, were: YEAS-Messrs. Butler, Few, Gunn, Hawkins, Johnson, Johnston, and Izard-7. NAYS-Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Dalton, Ellsworth, Elmer, Henry, King, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Mor ris, Paterson, Read, Schuyler, Strong, Walker, and Wingate-17. So it passed in the negative. On motion to postpone the bill generally: On motion to postpone the bill till the next ses sion of Congress: It passed in the negative. On motion to reject the first enacting clause of the bill, to wit: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen acting clause of the bill with the words "Wil- A motion was made that the first enacting clause of the bill be agreed to; which was superseded by a motion to adjourn, which was carried. WEDNESDAY, June 9. Ordered, That the bill, entitled "An act for YEAS-Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Few, Gunn, Haw-giving effect to the several acts therein mention kins, Johnson, Johnston, Izard, King, Paterson, Schuy-ed in respect to the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," have the third reading at this time. Resolved, That amendment. ler, and Strong-12. NAYS-Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Ellsworth, Elmer, Henry, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Read, Walker, and Wingate-12. The number of votes being equal, the question was, by the VICE PRESIDENT, determined in the negative. Ordered, That the consideration of the bill to determine the permanent seat of Congress and the Government of the United States," be re this bill do pass, with an informed the Senate, that they agree to the A message from the House of Representatives amendment of the Senate to the bill for giving effect to the several acts therein mentioned in respect to the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The bill for giving effect to an act, entitled "An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States within the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," was read the first time. Ordered, That this bill pass to the second reading. Mr. LEE, from the committee appointed to confer with a committee of the House of Representatives, to consider and report whether any, and what further regulations are necessary for conducting the business between the two Houses, reported: whereupon, Resolved, That the Senate agree to the report, amended to read as follows: 1st. That, when a bill or resolution shall have passed in one House, shall be rejected in the other, notice thereof shall be given to the House in which the same shall have passed. 2d. When a bill or resolution which has been passed in one House shall be rejected in the other, it shall not be brought in during the same session, without a notice of ten days, and leave of two-thirds of that House in which it shall be renewed. 3d. Each House shall transmit to the other all papers on which any bill or resolution shall be founded. 4th. After each House shall have adhered to their disagreement, a bill or resolution shall be lost. Ordered, That the Secretary acquaint the House of Representatives that the Senate agree to the report of the joint committee, thus amended. The consideration of the resolve of the House [SENATE. Ordered, That it be committed to Messrs. LEE, ELLSWORTH, MACLAY, KING, and PATERSON. The Senate proceeded in the second reading of the bill for giving effect to an act, entitled "An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States within the State of Rhode Island and Pro vidence Plantations." Ordered, That this bill pass to the third reading. Mr. ELLSWORTH notified the Senate, that, on Monday next, he should bring in a bill making "provision for the debts of the respective States, by the United States." The Senate then entered on Executive busiBEE to be Judge of the South Carolina district, in ness; when the President's nomination of THOS. ordered to lie for consideration. the place of WILLIAM DRAYTON, was read, and MONDAY, June 14. The President informed Congress, by Messages, that the Legislatures of Maryland and New Hampshire had ratified all the articles proposing amendments to the Constitution, except the second. of Representatives was communicated by Mr. The following written message from the House BECKLEY, their Clerk. "In the House of Representatives of the United States, FRIDAY, the 11th of June, 1790. "Resolved, That when the two Houses shall adjourn to close the present session, the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives do adjourn their respective Houses to meet and hold their next session at the town of Baltimore." Agreeably to the order of the day, the Senate effect to an act, entitled "An act to establish the proceeded to the third reading of the bill for giving Judicial Courts of the United States." of Representatives of the 8th of June, appointing a committee to join a committee that may be appointed on the part of the Senate, "to consider and report when it will be convenient and proper that an adjournment of the present session of Congress should take place," was further post-thousand dollars," and insert "eight hundred In the last paragraph strike out the words "one poned. The Senate proceeded in the second reading of the bill, "making provision for the debt of the United States," and, after progress, adjourned. FRIDAY, June 11. Resolved, That this bill do pass, with the following amendment: dollars." House of Representatives herewith, and desire Ordered, That the Secretary acquaint the their concurrence in the amendment. Mr. ELLSWORTH, instead of the bill proposed on the 11th, submitted the following motion, The following Message was received from the that it be and House of Representatives : I have directed my Secretary to lay before you a copy of the ratification of the amendments to the Constitution of the United States by the State of North Carolina; together with an extract from a letter accompanying said ratification, from the Governor of the State of North Carolina to the President of the United States. GEO. WASHINGTON. Ordered, That the Message and papers from the President of the United States be filed. The Senate proceeded in the second reading of the bill making provision for the debt of the United States. Resolved, That provision shall be made the next session of Congress for loaning to the United States a sum not exceeding twenty-two millions of dollars, in the certificates issued by the respective States for services or supplies towards the prosecution of the late war. The certificates which shall be loaned to stand charged to the respective States by whom they were issued, until a liquidation of their accounts with the United States can be completed. Ordered, That this motion lie on the table. A motion was then made that to-morrow be assigned to take it into consideration; and it passed in the negative. The Resolve of the House of Representatives of June the 11th, "that when the two Houses shall adjourn to close the present session, the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives do adjourn their respective Houses to meet and hold their next session at the town of Baltimore," being read: On motion that the consideration thereof should be postponed to this day fortnight, the yeas and nays were required by one-fifth of the Senators present, and were:. YEAS-Messrs. Butler, Dalton, Ellsworth, Few, Gunn, Hawkins, Johnson, Johnston, Izard, King, Paterson, Schuyler, and Strong-13. NAYS-Messrs. Bassett, Carroll, Elmer, Henry, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Read, Walker, and Wingate-11. [JUNE, 1790. use of the United States, to which the concur rence of the Senate is desired. Ordered, That this bill have the first reading at this time. Ordered, That this bill pass to the second reading. The Senate resumed the consideration of the report of the committee on the bill making provi sion for the debt of the United States; and, after debate, postponed the further consideration thereof until to-morrow. FRIDAY, June 18. The petition of Stephen Moore was read, stat The Senate then entered on Executive business, land, on which are erected the fortifications and ing, "That the United States occupy a tract of and the nomination of Judge BEE, made yester-arsenal at West Point," the property of the peti day, was confirmed. After which the President's nomination of Collectors, Naval Officers, and Surveyors of the ports of Newport and Providence, were considered and confirmed. TUESDAY, June 15. with sundry papers accompanying the petition. tioner, and requesting compensation; together Agreeably to the order of the day, the Senate proceeded to the second reading of the bill entitled "An act to authorize the purchase of a tract of land for the use of the United States." Ordered, That this bill, together with the peti tion of Stephen Moore, and the papers communicated with his petition, be committed to Messrs. IZARD, GUNN, and LANGDON. The Senate resumed the consideration of the A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that they have agreed to the amendment of the Senate, to the bill for giving effect to an act entitled "An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States within the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plan-report of the committee appointed the 11th of June, on the bill making provision for the debt of the United States; and, after debate, the consideration thereof was further postponed. tations." Mr. LEE, on behalf of the committee appointed June the 11th, on the bill making provision for the debt of the United States, reported; and the consideration of the report was postponed until MONDAY, June 21. The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the resolve of the House of Representatives of June the 8th, proposing a joint committee for the purposes therein mentioned; and, Resolved, That they do agree to the appointment of a committee, and that Messrs. STRONG, BASSETT, and WALKER, be the committee on the part of the Senate. informed the Senate that they have passed a bill A message from the House of Representatives to establish the Post Office and post roads within the United States, in which the concurrence the Senate is desired. of The Senate resumed the consideration of the report of the committee on the bill making provis ion for the debt of the United States; and, on motion to agree to the following paragraph of the report, to wit: In the fourth section, 2d line, strike out from the word "entitled," to the word "or," at the end of the next paragraph inclusive; also, strike out from the word 66 proviso at the end of the section; and then the bill wil sum," in the 5th line of the next paragraph, to the read, "That, for any sum which shall be subscribed to the said loan by any person or persons, or body politic, the subscriber, or subscribers, shall be entitled to a cer holder or holders thereof, his, her, or their assigns, the tificate, purporting that the United States owe to the whole of the sum by him, her, or them, subscribed bearing an interest of four per cent. per annum, payable |