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SATURDAY, May 83,1789.] THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE AND GAZETTE of the STATE. FREEDOM of the PRESS, and TRI A L by JURY, to remain inviolate forever. Conjluution of Gtorgia. AUGUSTA: Printed by JOHN E. S M IT H, P inter to the State, EJTays , Articles of Intelligence , Advertisements, &c. will be gratefully received, and every kind of Printing per firmed. GEORGIA. his Houor GEORGE WALTON, Esq. Captain-General, Governor and Command er in Chief in and over the said State. A Proclamation. WHEREAS the Honorable the Execu tive Council, by their vote of the fifteenth inft#<t, ordered and requeued in the lollowing words. In COUNCIL, May 14, 1789. It was mo ved by Mr. Weed, seconded by Mr. Lyman, that agreeably to ihe powers vefled in this Board by the Confutation lately adopted and ratified by the State Con vention. Ordered, That the Superior Courts be held in each county in the rotation pointed out by the laws and extJUng Conjhtution of the fate, the jhcji to commence at Savannah for the county of Chatham , on the JirJl Monday in July next. And that his Honor the Governor be rtqueflcd to notify the fame by Proclamation. , Extraft from the Minutes, JAMES MERIWETHER, S. E. C. In obedience, therefore, to the said vote, and by and with the advice of the said Honorable Executive Council, I hereby issue this Procla mation, notifying the fame to the people at large ; to his Honor the Chief-Juftice, the Ho norable the Aftiftant and other Justices of the several counties, and to the Honorable the Attorney-General; to all suiters, witnefles, and the keepers of tcftimonials; to persons charged with.crimes, in jail, or on recogni zance ; and to all whomsoever the fame may in any wife concern, x . GIVEN under my Hand, and the Great Seal of the said State, in the Council Chamber, at Augusta, this sixteenth day of May, in the Year of our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and eighty-nine» .and of our Sovereignty and Independence the thirteenth. GEORGE WALTON. By his Honor's Command, .JOHN MILTON, Secretary. GOD SAFE THE STATE. —4Qp<CQptiQp— CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS. The following is an arrangement of the Legis lature of the United States. GEORGE WASHINGTON, President. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President. SENATORS. Ui-w-HampJbin, j a " d Fain ' MajfacWtlU, i Cale!> Strong and Trif * 3 tram Dalton. ConmaUnt, \ Wi "'?. m S-fohnfon and 3 Oliver F.lifworth. x* rt , ? William Patterson and hwjtrjr,. J fohl) Elrae>- •ort ? Robert Morris and Wil- Ptnnjylvanta, | ,; am MacUy . DiUwa,.. I Gcor ” a R "'L aud Ri -3 chard Balfeit. Morylfut, | Cl la .!«Carrol and John GEORGIA. Virginia , 7 Richard rjenry Lee and 3 William Grayson. South-Car olina> > Pierce Butler and Ralph 3 Izard. Georgia , ) William Few and James 3 Gunn. REPRESENTATIVES. 1 Benjamin Weft, Samuel New-Hampfhirty > Livermore, aud Ni j cholas Gilman. Firtier Ames,. George a partridge, Geo. Thach- MaJf&cbufcttSy er, George Leonard, Elbridge Gerry, Ben jamin Goodhue, Jona than Grout,. Jonathan Sturges, Roger J Sherman, Benj. Hunt- ContieMcut , {► ington, Jona. Trum- J bull, Jeremiah Wads worth. T Johu Lawrence, Egbert s , . » Benfon.WilliamFloyd, New-York . John Hathorn. Peter Sylvester, Jcrtmiah Van Renfelaer. • 1 Elias Boudinot,Lambert Ntw-Jerfey. > Cadwallader, Jas.Schu -3 reman,Thos.Sinickfon. J Fred. Augustus Muhlen- Ibcrg, Henry Winkoop, Thomas Hartley, Geo. Ptnnnfylvania . v Clymer, Thus. Fitzfi- Imons, Peter Muhlen berg, Dauiel Hcifler, J Thomas Scott. Delaware , , John Viuing.. , *1 Joftiua Seney, Daniel I Carrol, Benj. Contee, Maryland. J. George w ,, |iam J Smith,Michaelj. Stone. james Maddifon, Josiah J Paiker, R.ich. B. I.ee,* T r. . . I Theodoric Bland, Isaac Virginia. _ {. Co|es> A|ex> white> j John Page, Andrew J Moore, Sam. Gritfin. 3 General Sump’er, Eda c Ir> 1' f mis Burke, Thomas T. oouth-L.arolina. > . P , rj r Tucker, D. Huger, j William Sin th. T Abraham Baldwin, Jas. Georgia, V Jackson, Gcojge Ma -3 thews. The Hon. Charles Thom bn, Esq- was ap pointed to inform the Prelident, and Mr. dyt vanas Bourn? , the Vir.e-Preiidem, of tbei-r iefpedive elections. Tho e gentlemen lat out oa their embafly on the 7th April. In the TtOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES. Tuejday , April 7, r-80. Refo. vcd That the Rutes and Orders follow ing, be established (landing Rules and Or ders of 1 his House, to wit: li rfl Tone hr ug the Duty f the Speaker.* HE (hail take the Chair every dr.y at the hour to which the House (ball have ad journed on the preceding day; dial! immedi ately call the Members to order, and, on the appearance of a quorum, fiiall caufc the jour nal of the preceding day to be read. He (ha!! preserve dycorum and «r*er» my •V « • : s v V. .• • ; [Vol. m. No. CXXXVIIL] , I fj’iak to points of order in preference toother Members, ariling from his feat for that pur pose, and thall decide queftioas of order, fub* jest to an appeal to the House by any two Members. He (hall rife to put a question, but may state it fitting. Questions dull be diftinttly put in thiiform, . v«. “ As many as are of opinion that (as the question may be) fay aye And, after the affimative voice is cxpieft'ed, “ As many . as are of a contrary opinion, fay no.” If the Speaker doubts, or a divi/lon he called for, the House thall divide, those the affirmative going to the Tight, and those ituhe negative to the left of the Chair ; if the Speaker dill doubts, or a count be required, the Speaker (hall name two Memhers, one from each tide, to tell the numbers in the af* firmative, which being reported, Ije thall then name two others,-one from each fide, to tell those in the negative ; which being al so reported, he Hull rife and state the decifioti to the House. The Speaker ftiall appoint Committees, un leift it be determined by the House that the Committee flialf consist of more than three Members, »n which case the appointment , Hull be by ballot of the House. In all cases of ballot by the House, the . Speaket ftiall vote ; in other cases he shall not vote, unless the Hcfufe be equally divided, or unless his vote, if given to the minority, will make the d>v;fion be equal, and in case of fuel) equal divi ft on, the quefton thill he loft. When the House adjourn;, the Member* • ftiall keep their feats until the Speaker go foi thf and then the Members thall follow. Secondly— o/ Decorum avd Debate. When any Member is about to speak in debate, or deliver any matter to the Houle, be fliail rife from his feat, and lefpeftfully add refs hijnfelf to Mr. Speaker. If any Member, in speaking or otherwise tra»fgref3thc rules of the House, the Speaker ftiall, or any member may call to order; m which case the Member called to order ft,all immediately (it down utflefs peimitted to ex plain, and the House ftiall, if appealed to,* deride on the case, but without debate : If theie he no appsa!, the dccifion of the Chair ftiall be fubmit'e !to : If the dccifion be in favoi c f the Member called to order, lie thall be at liberty to proceed; if otherwise, and the cate require, he thall be liable to the cen sure of the House. When two or more Members happen to rii a r once, the speaker (hall name the Mem ber who is firft to. speak. No Member ftiall speak more than twics to the fame question without leave of thi House \ nor more than once, until every Member rhoofing to (peak, firall have fpokeu. Whilst the Speaker is putting anv queftion,’ or add refling the House, none shall walk o- 1 of, or cross the House; nor either in such calc, or when a Member is speaking, thall entertain private diftourfc, or read any print ed. book or paper ; nor whilst a Member is speaking, thall pals between him and the Chair. No member ftiall vole on any question, in the event of which, he is immediately ant particular 1 v imerefted ; or in rny other rafi whete be was not prefeut wiicw the question was put. E's:y Member whoftiali I « in the HouiVJ