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PROCEEDINGS of CONGRESS ,
In the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES of
the UNITED STATES.
(Continued from our lajt,)
Monday y May 4, I 789.
Mil. Smith presented a petition from the
lhip wrights of Baltimore, praying the
attention of the House to the interest of lhip
building and navigation, which was referred
to the committee on the state of the union.
* A petition from Alexander Lewis, of Lan
eanfier county, date of Pennsylvania, was
wad, praying a patent for the foie vending
and tifing a new invented boat, propelled by
setting poles; also some improvements in
applying water to mills.
The House went into a Oonfideration of the
article of tonnage, which had been poftpon
, ed.
A long debate took place on making dis
crimination between powers or nations-, who
have commercial treaties with the United
States, and those that have none.
Mr. Lawrlhce opposed the diferimination
as impolitic, led? it fliould engage us'in a cora
* mercial war with Britain.
Mr. Maddifon advocated the diferimina
tion, and was not afraid of the confeqdences.
Mr* Maddifon fpokc with animation. Mr.
Page took the fame fide of the question,
and was all’o Rtpported by .Mr. Fitzfimons.
Mr. Sherman fuppofted Mr. Lawrence's
motion for avoiding diferimination, bccaufe
it was not aimed particularly at the object
which gentlemen had in view; it affefted
equally the Portuguefd, and our friends the
Spaniards, as it did Great-Britain.
At length the question warfput, on making
a diferimination, which was agreed to, ten
members being only in die negative.
Vue/day, May f.
Mr. Bsnjen , from the coihmittet appoint
ed to confider the report, whether any and
what stile or titles fliould be given to the Pre
sident and Vice-President, reported that it
would be improper to give any other than
those mentioned in the Constitution; this re
port the House accepted.
Mr. Maddijon from the committee appoint
ed to prepare an address on the part of the
Houfc of Representatives to the President, in
anfw6r to his speech, reported a draught,
which was read.—The House then resolved
itfelf into a committee of the whole ou this
report, which being again read, and consi
dered by paragraphs, was unanimously ap
proved. The committee rose, aud the House
resolved, that the Speaker, attended by the
House, fliould prclent thi6 addrefa to the
Trefident. A committee was then appointed
to wait on the President, to know at what
time it would be convenient for him to re
ceive the fame.
Mr. Clitner from the committee appointed
to bring in a bill on the fubjeft of impost,
1 made a' report, which being read, was laid
00 the table.
Mr. Bland presented to the House an ap
plication 6t the state of Virginia, requeftiug
Cong ref* to calla convention for the purpose
of refifing end emending theCouftituriop.
Mr. Maddijon (aid he would eoufeut to
enter the paper on the journal, and to have
the original on tbt diet of the Cletk'e odist.
GEORGIA.
He therefore moved that the application be
entered on the journal, and the original c!e
pofited in the office of the Clerk.
Mr. IVhite fecoiided this motion, and the
question being put, it was agreed to.
The House relumed the consideration of
the report of the committee refpeffiug the
duties on tonnage. —A motion was made by
t Mr. Jackson to reduce the duties on foreign
tonnage. This motion he supported by an
animated speech, in which he deferibed the
disadvantages and diftreifes which would be
fuffered by South-Carolina and Georgia, if
such high duties were imposed. He was sup
ported by Mr. bmith, (S. Carolina) Mr.
Tucker, and Mr. Burke, and aufwered by
Mr. Ames, Mr. Maddifou, Mr. Goodhue,
and Mr. Boudinot. Thid difeuftion, though
a lengthy one, was in its main argument, lit
tle more than what was formerly advanced.
The public will therefore perhaps excuse our
not attempting a detail of it.
IVed .tjday, May 6*
The House being met, they proceeded to
read the Bill for laying certain duties ou goods,
wares aud merchandize, imported into the
United States—Referred to a committee of
the whole.
Mr. Htijler presented a petition from Ar
thur Grier, of feunlylvania; stating that by
certain calculations he had afceriained the
mode of obtaining the longitude at sea—pray
ing the countenance if Congress; and that
they pafs a law, securing to him the
whole right of vending and using his rcfpcc
ttativc improvements.
Mr. Lawrence presented the application of
the Legislature of New-York, dated sth of
February last, for calling a cohvention to
eonfider amendments, which after being read
over, was difpoled of in the fame manner
which the application from Virginia was.
The House then resumed the fuithet consi
deration of the tonnage duty, and resolved,
that foreign vellels belonging to nations iu
alliance, fliould pay $0 cents per ton, as had
formerly been agreed to in the committee of
the whole.
7 bur [day, May 7.
The House resumed the coufidofation of
She impost on tonnage.
Which was fully debated, and eventually
the report of the committee of the whole on
the article, agreed to, with an additional
clause to secure the coaftiug trade from being
carried on by foreigners.
A motion was made by Mr. Gerry to
except fiihiug vefiels front euteiiug, clearing
and paying a duty of fix cents per ton iq
common with all other American (hipping,
but after some debate, the motion w*# with
drawn.
Friday , May 8.
Upon the report of a committee in favor
■ of appointing a Serjeant at Arms, aud uomu
nations being called tor, Mr. Aides aud Mr.
Thachcr nude some observations in oppoli
tion to the measure, contending that the of
fice was fuperuumerary, and the pod a mere
fuiccure.
Mr. Gerry from the committee appointed to
prepare a bill proscribing die mode of col
lecting the revenue, introduced a temporary
law, which was read, and a hundred copies
, ordered to be primed for the Hoofr.
Mr. Smith t of South Carolina, at this mo*
ment cauie in, and informed the House, chat
the President w»s ready to receive their ad
drct's. The Houle immediately arose, and
following the Speaker, atteuded the President
in the room adjoining, where the Addrefs*
was prefeuted by the Speaker, in the nam«
of the House.
After this, the President retiring, the
Members of the House returned to their feats*
A motion which was laid on the tabie the
4th inll. rclpetting a requell of the Prefidenr,
that he would procure an eltimatc of exports
and imports, entries and clearances from the
several states in the Union, for twelve months
previous to the 4th of March last, wasr*ken
up, and after sundry amendments, one of
which was, appointing a committee to attend •
to the bulinefs, the motion was adop ed.
After this, the appointment of a Serjeant
at Arms was taken into confederation again,
and a vote for affigniug a time to come to a
choice obtained—Tunfday next being ap
pointed. *
The order of the day was then called for,
and the House went into a committee of the
whole, when the feCond reading of the Bill,
afcercainiug the rates of import, was attend
ed to.
Dr. Tucker proposed, that the duty on di-
Hilled spirits, Jamaica proof, (hoitid be re**
duced to 6 cents per gallon; this brought on
a debate which Jailed till the House adjourn
ed.
(To ht continued.)
* See our piper of the xeth June.
CONSTANTINOPLE, J aH . 6.
M BOULOG MI, ininiHer from his Ca
• tholic Alajefty, having lately received
lomc dtfpatchcs from hls Court, demanded an
audience of the miniltcrs, with whom he had a
long conference. Tlicfc diipatches were re
lative to the ptefenc fnuation of ibe Porte,
who, however, does not fee ra disposed to
mane any facnlice to procure peice ; and ac
cording to all appearance M. Boilogni was
U m fatuified w.rh the a ufv.ee. of the mmifles,
" bo > w ‘f ul P<«limiaar y , infilled on ,hs
fame term. a» wee made t 0 M 8u( kow
tbe .6th of Augufl, , 7 8-, of wf. ch .he -e.
ft.tution of the Crimea iva» he fir ft a-ticle ;
' f wb ‘, ch « ,ruv “* t * lat the Gland Via er are not
l “ ™ ‘!“ y w<!re fa id tj be. They h,vo
ca tne ite ucy of tbe people, who have been'
tong .. to 1 tew the mod ardent deli re for the
continuation of the war, by publidting the
plan of operations f„ r campaign. Ac
cot ding to line plat. Turkey will have 500,00a
in arms, who w*ll be divided into three prill-
e t>, at tire head of one of which
tne Sultan himielf win «„„ r Hangar-, and
immediately tegi„ the liege of bud, ( .be
lecoua commanded by Prince Selim, will pe
netraie m 0 the Bannat, anJ besiege Temef*
waec j the third wiil p.nfs through the Ulc*
ra:ue, and join the army of 103,000 men
which the Poles will have, and, with their
unite J l irees they will ealily leach ftteriburgit
aud dedroy the Ruffian empire. The people
of Cooftsmiuople fetm to be d zzled with
this ides, an J will continue fn till s freils re*
veiie ct fortune, (which will lurely happen
aj ths Ugiuauig us the campaign;
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