' jpr _ % --■■■■■ 11 m 1 ■ 11 m p 1 rfmiiim - 1 mm nw umiiw !■ ill ■ i : «■ n e w b e k n y north-cx^otin.v fimnte hi john s past e u k f.r i d a \\ m a r i3v 1800 numb hi vol ii 3 xvhiy ' i was accou'it-ble le urgfd t i-m vv ; b tur uriifihitt h;id wrono/t ivloki ws ccrtifoa'es wuln ut autbori • ty f . and h/d hot accounted with him he ireque'mlv rrpe..ted his arajli'taitons tome ftppeared inikhdiitrefied nd a i kne v him to h ive been an adrive aim brawdiv.<rr w-the aineiica'n lervicedlj rinjr tue rcvolnt:on.iry war my t<;d ings were cxcitcd and i advanced tjiui on loan one hundred dollars and ton fenrnl that he ihoum cuiuu ence a l'«i ja;iiu!t me ; sy^inc time afnrr th's tran fatli<in , 1 was applied to by the chevalier ue col beit r wh0telaii)iei1 as heir to the pupcha feevhe anrti'unt refuiiingfrotn the whole ot the certirkates to whom i pav ' the amolint of thofe abbtt-t whic t'.icre was no diipute mcl referred him to ivjoiij v'erviict to kule which of theiri bni the right rpfhe c-hers thrv cinld notagreif and the fair which was nilli tntpii agaii it m in the ftipreme court of pt-nniylwmw was finally decided a giinllm v r erd:er ; wlnllt it was pond iiijt s 1 rotitidercd the hare i had in the bulinels to be of tl u.:tufe ot a trirttj i gave a fecuritv lor the jnjt>unt nf therfifputed ceriificates to whuh the l'mccl.mul claimant migbt and o douji will have recourfe " having thus ftatcd facls w'lich i am ready to prove i muft in julhce to thefe whofo reputatiotis i'.ave been at fe«'ted by tbe terms of the report in;tl frtjii the committee of claims with ui having had any cuniniuiiication with me on tiie iubjeel altho it appears tihertfln that 1 am a party materially interetlej rcqueft that this letter may under the fuiic't ok nf the fame authority iuve an equal publicity with the report that has called it torui with great relpeft i have the honor to be sir congrexsof the unitei huies mr stone from the committee o yhom was referred thppe'ironscf i v eice erd aiidsaniuel i<l*n 5 »' ho praytvbe rflea'edfrpin hnpr.ilonmfrtt in which they re now held tor (' btl duetothe u..itei!stpre t!iccoini c tee report unfai'ooi nble to the petitio 1 rrc but in order to t;.ke thhenfr of riie hi uiie fubmnced the fisllbwibg . '-• rib!mt"ioi : pi evolved that ; rion ough to he made hy v.iw tcr the perfon i di harjre troai prison of iniolvent d jtori to the united states hie refbltuion was urrreed to rviihrut debate and a cofflfnitt e appointed tb bring in a bill conf r-nable thoretr mr liuiltdge made a motion that it be j refewed thst s committee w appoint cd to nqu : re whether any and it inv what alterations ought 10 iw made in the 1 nrt jniitu'evl •* an ac refpkfting fug : ive ion juihcr ind perfoni efcjpi^g irom \ iiic ffrvice of their nnfterv a fhort lebatc tock place on tl is moti on which a negativfd »; - ck 34 noe o.i motibn of mr bayah thr furthrf cot fidrratioh of the bill to eftablifli an u 1 n form uiiliti through-tit t>i u sta'e was poftpdnril till the tirft monday in d ceniber next ays $: mr eggleftoiiiliefi moved that the bill for oftablifhitig a militor academy nd for the l>ct!er organizing the corp of ar t.llcriltb and enpinccrj be alfo poilpon«:d ill t!<at day mr h lee called for tlie yeas and n»yi upon this qucltion which was taken ji fol low : rea 64 nay 13 on moiioh of ivfr dana tv.e lloufe a pairnvcnt into commitfe of the whole ok ihe bill t ) provide ior the executio of th fjth article of tlie rcacr "* nuy c >>- merce and navignurt madi with grei - britain mr kudedgein ihe chair — and mr nicholas amendment which pt/'ri des that no perfon hall he delivered wp whe;e tlere ii a concurrent jurifdiftipn — bc-ing under coi.filcratiun — a 1 ng dcb.no to k place in which it w contended on one fide that thi h^ufe had no right to put a coiiitiuflion on the treaty ; in&on the other that no treaty cv>ukl deprive a nm of the rijjhr of trial by j r t nor wrc.t from our couru thr iblolute jurifdiclion given by the conrtitution tne qucftion wai negatived — a\cs — noei 4 — and the committee rofe and obtained leave to fit ag;»in artifflagewas rrceired from the se n.ite by mr otii theirsecretary . inform ing ihe houfe that the senate alk a con:cr ence on their amendnn-nts to the bill fur p!ciner.tal to theict for an amicable fettle ment of limits wi h tht ftate of georgia and for cftablifhing a government in the miffiffippi territory — and alfo that the senate infift on their amendments f the bill to divide the territory n w of the ohio into two feparate gotern tticntt managers on the part of this hcufe were appointed to confer with manager from the senate on both the above billi mr speaker laid before the houfe a let ter from the secretary of the trea/ury in clofing an account of the receipts a d ex penditures ot the l'niiedbtatej tor the year 1798 mr d fofter from the committee of claims made n unfavourable report on the petition of mn mary wooftcr widow f the d'eeafed geueral woofler 7 his report was committed to the totn miuee of the whole houfe ro whom was recommitted the bill to ni..ke iurther pro vifion for the orphan children ofcoli harding and major freeman whom wns referred the reports on the petition i mn lynch and mr elliott turfda , a'-iilap the bill to promote the anufacliire oflheet copper within the uninct mates b the incorporation of a com pany for carrying oh the fame wa read a third time and pafied — aye.v 53 mr new faid he h^d underfrood from the clerk that fevrral volumes of the journal of the old congrefs which he hatl becu uirettcd to lublctibc for ilovse of rtpilisentatltr satttkpsy apr')l26 mr d f oltef from the commit fi-e of claims made two reports oix on'hej petition f the widow of dr lynch • w ho died by a malignar.t.fever while j iti the iervitcoi the united st;itcj ; and j he otiier on the petition of t"he witlow j ofcol roller t lllioit a contractor fo"r supplying the army who vyas killed by j i)c iiuiiaoi — both prsying tl.at gratns j inay be m;'.de"to them in conlidtr.itwn i of the lefs of their huibands ihe re j pnrt^llate that the pnr.ciples-on wiiiih i the!c claims sre founded have never been , deftneil admiujbl by con^rei th..c if • provifion be made lorcifes ot t hi kr.iti , ' it lhould extend to all which reft on ihe 1 the like principles and that fpeti.il acts ! for gr>nting rtlufto the usght hot to paf?w 1 he reports werr committed to a committee of the whole houfe and made the order ut the day lor iviou day the following bitfs were read a third time and p lied viz a bill diverting tne paymevit of a de tachnient of ui-iitia under thecommand of luajor 1 honias johnilone 1794 and a bilf roauthorife the uriing of cer tain patents ihebifl to make further provifion for the orphan children of col john harding and major alexander l rui an dciccaffd wmu ai'o read a third t me when mr d fofter faid as tkere wai a principle llmilar to the one contained in this bill reported on thi morning the die of mrs elliott he hoped ire bill would be recommitted for thf r urpoie f inferring a cbufe for her relief i some dtbrftearofe upon this motion which was carried — ayes 43 noes 37 1 he bill to authorite the a'^ownte tff a credit ro win va'few.ell wjs bgre^ed to without inncndaient arni unlered 10 ije engroifed tor a third ieadng on monday—ayes 44 noes a8 ; as wj tilt bill providing for the difpofltion of i the land between the great and l,ittle i miami rivers mr s smith brought fn a bill fup j»kfnieht;iry to the act entitled an a«ft jieitablifh the compenfatiou of the ofli ten employed jn the collection of tin duties on imponts and tonnage and ior other purpofci which wasread and conn niittedfor monday mr edmond prefented a petition of wathan a stodd.ird administrator of h'i fjuher nathyn stodnrti who was kil led at mud fort during the revolution arv war ; and flating that by reafnn of his father not being returned as killed f he v ai deprived of the benefit of obtain ing the warrants to which he was ehti tied mr e moved that this petition be referred to the committee of claims ; feut on mr d fofter aflpring the houfc that if the fafts were an itated there was no need of legislative inter ference it wa6 ordered to lie on the ta ble the houfe wjnt into committee of the whole on the bill tent from the se nate in addition to the acl to prevent ihe carrying on the lave trade from the united states in any foreign place or country mr kutledge in the chtir — when mr j brown moved that the com mittee rife in order to have the bill poil poncd and if it fliould be the lente of the houfc to repeal the law prohibiting the carrying on the flave trade and j clwelt largely on the good policy of the meafur mr nicholas lecooded this motion but not v th the view uuomied fey tfcr } gentleman from r.hotle war;d j am laid be drti not believe that gemldtoar wtm'd fine n advocate in this r ; im'.!i to t=kc off the rctl'ricyion ; inu hopetl that it would be itrengthencd as t.u;!urn man ire pc!sr«l thtt he tdiii not bel«"fre»nei>f his comihuu-nts wcr.lf | wi!h it i br motion or rifmg was ne gatived after preceding in the bill inintion wiis mane and carried mat the jtommirte rile and thehotirte adjourn d april ; | tlir bill ro atjthorife the a'wanec^l a crrckvto win tafewell ; ndi : ebil j to provide tor thi 1 les oi lan between i tlie miami ri 1 ers were pa fled r tb.etomnr.ase ofthe he]i tjnthp ; bill rflpecbnp tt>e lav tr.u!e wn ctil i charged and the bill was rererted to •■ fdect committee i on motiov of mr b»var rl:c fur i tl;er ccnlidera inn of the bill to citab'iln an uniform n.itttia throughout the ui states w;ts poltppned till me iirft mon day in drc next a^rtcd ayes j.c on motion of mr egjleftojvl-e bjii for eltsiblifhing n nv.lit.irv m;'<!cin_v i '- ili for the better arganiatftioii ol the turpt of artill'eriitj and engineers was uio pnilponed 1 , 64 to 2.3 . the houfe went again 5:i to h comjiit tee on the bi'l to provide lor the exd u tiorv of the 27th article of the iiriuiii ti:/s^ty ; vvikm mr nichols's amend ment providing th.it noperfan fliali be delivered up where there is a concur rent juni'diftion being under conlida latidn after a long debate 45 to 4a thecoinniittrtiheu r*ie zudnad leave to lit again monday april mr speaker laid before the houfe the following letter from robert moi ris jtlq philadelphia apri 26 1800 i si '* it would tip nn aclof ir.jnftice to the oflicers of the treafury and to my felf was i toittffrr a report made fro in the committee of cltims m the petition of john bubtnle vei dier to pafs tin nt»r,c*d i btjiidcj that lilenteon the oc canon might be confidered as highly i n ! proper when congreis haying in view j to do juilice mi^ht to be truly inform ed thai icnriy be known what juftice requires 1 he only communication made to roe upon thi occafiuii is i>y mr claypool 1 , in hi*d.i;!y adverti fer oftliisddy wherein is printed as part of the pro<eedingi of the houle ot keprelentative ot the united isrates yef terday wins follows .• mr d fotter from the committee of claims mads i report on the petition of john b;ipii,fre verdirr who nraypd ceuipcnfyrioi for three certifiewtei of registered debr which healledged vfccne.erreneouily paid to robert moi ris efq who gate h bpnd to indemnify the united states a g.jinll the claim of the petitioner the committee report astheiropinion th'at relief in this cafe ought to'be granted and to that effect fubmit a refoluti'on propofing that compenfation fliould be made to the petitioner and that an ad fliould pals for that purpole 1 can not allow that the officers of the trea fury committed an error in paying to me the amount of the certificates alltld ed to monfieur de verdier h-ad ert milled his certificates to a certain mans au^uftine briffault who fold thefe ■&. three others of his own he having al fo been n officer in our fervice to a la dy in paris and that lidy tranfmittrd the whole to me ftth a power of at torncy duly authenticated authori ing me to receive and apply the money according to her inltruilions when mons verdier applied to me tny jn i i\ver was that i eoulil not know him in this bulinets ; i hid received the money as iht property of another peiion to hour obedient humble lervant uobenimoluus 1 he speaker of the houfe of iieprclentatives of the jnittcl states on motion of mr d foftr uiis jitter was committed to the couimitiee of the whole houfe ro whom was refer red the report of the committee of uairus on.the petition of j li verdier nmi was ordered to be printed the mil to authorife the allo . vance of a credit to william tatewell j and the hi i to prov ide for the falcs of cer tain lands between the great and lit tic miami ilivers were respectfully read a third tin^e and paffed mr kutirdge moved that the com mine of the whole houfe to whom was referred the bill from thesentre , : n ad dition to the aft to prohibit the carrying on tiie ilave trade from the united states to any foreign pl^cr or rountrv be clif charged t'rom the further lo'.lideration thereof mr b.iyard feconded this motion with a hopd that the bill would be re commited ; it was tmpnflible-as the bill now itood to carry its provilions into execution ; and he wifhed them to befo modified as to pravent our citizens irom having anything to do with lo infamuut a traffic the motion wascarfietj mr bayard then moved that it be referred to a feleft committee mr fwledge oppofed this motiou and mr wain advocated it the motion was agreed to and three members ap pointed the houfe refolved itfelf into a com mictee of the whole on the hill to pro mote the nianufctture of fheet copper within the united states by the in corporation of a company under the name of the pajfayrick company — mr rntled{»c in the chair when the bill wy agreed in without amendment and or dered to be read a third time tc-noor row .