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SATURDAY, Augujln, 1789.7* THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE A N D ; GAZETTE of the STATE. \ * FREEDOM of the PRESS, and TRIAL by JURY, to remain inviolate forever. ConflitutUn of Georgia. __ ✓ " 1 — 1 - ■ i.,— AVGUST A: Printed by JOHN E. SMITH, Printer to thi State-, EJfays, Articles of Intelligence , Advertijements , 6ft. will be gratefully received, and every kind of Printing f erfirmed. proceedings 0 / congress . the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES.' (Continued from our lafi.) • Wtdnejday, June 3. THE House went into a committee of the whole, on the bill for collecting the import. - The committee agreed to eftablith the fol lowing ports, ports of entry and delivery, via, Chertertown, Oxford, Vienna, Snowhili, Baltimore, Annapolis, St. Mary*® and Pa tuxent, in and Portf jnouth, Hampton, . Yorktown, Urbenna, Alexandria, Kiufale, Polly’s Landing, and Cherryftone, inVirginia—Charlefton, George town and Beaufort, in Sbuth-Carolina—Sa vannah, Sunbury, Brunfwfck and St. Patrick’s, in Georgia—Pepperlborough, Bath, Wifcaf fct, Penobfcot, Machias, Paflamoqu2ddy, York aud Barnrtable, in Maftachufetts* • Tburjdayy June 4. Went into a committee on the tin *© re gulate the collection of the import. The committee proceeded to name ports of delivery. Kenuebunck, in the province of Maine. In the Itate of New-jersey, Burlington, Newark, and New-Brunswick. In the state of Virginia, Wertpoint, on York river, Newport, on Potomack, Tappa hanock and Frederickfburgh on Rappahanock; Suffolk, Beimuda Hundred and Rocket’s Land ing, on James river, were fevcrally conftitutcd ports of delivery. A- clause was inserted, that all ships or vessels comifag into the port of New-York, aud up the Hudson river, to Albany, Hud son, Efopus (’reek, Poughkeepsie, or New burgh, (hould enter at the pot* of New-York, and that having there paid the duties, or se cured the payment of the fame, they might proceed to deliver their cargoes, or any part thereof, at the places aforefaid. - The Col lector of New-York putting on board a land frr tide waiter/ and having taken effectual means to prevent frauds in the revenue. A clause was inserted, dividing the state of Georgia, on the sea ooaft, into four great diftrifts. A clause on the fame principle was insert ed, obliging vessels bound up Merrimack ri ver to enter and pay the duties at Newport. ■ l Friday, June t>. Went into a committee on the bill tor re gulate the collection of the-dutics on imports. Eftablilhed the following ports of delivery : In Maflachufetts, Ipfwicb, Mancherter, Beverley, Lynn, Charleftown, Medford, Swanfey and Freetown, Weft port, Duxbury, and Danvers. In Virginia, City Point, Peterfburghj Cum berland, and Smithficld • Monday , June 8. Ms. Mad)j 9 n moved, that the House go into a committee of the whole, in order to tike into consideration the fiibjeCt of amend ments, in purfuaice of tbs jth article of the Constitution.. This motion was opposed by Mr, Jackson, Mr. Buike, Ire. on the ground of being im* pjoper to int«r on such «fuhjcft till ibi go* 1 GEORGIA. vernment was perfectly organized and in ope ration. It was contended, that the difcui fion of so important a business would impest the bills before Congress, for the ertabliih • ment of the judiciary, the Executive depart ment, and the revenue fyitenv Mr. Mudi/ort - replied in a long and ahle speech in which he enforced the propriety of entering at an early period, into the fubjeft of amendments. ' He had no dclign to pro pose any alterations that might affeft tin main ftrufture of the Constitution, or do it any poflible injury. His object was to quiet the minds of the people, by giving them fomc early aflurance of a disposition in the House to provide expressly agaiuft all encroachments on their liberties, and against the abuies to which the principles of the ri’onftitution were liable. • The opposition the motion received, in duced him at last to withdraw it, in order to propose, that a fpeciai committee fkould be appointed to confidcrand report what amend ments it would be proper to adopt. He aftei wards waved this proposition, and offer««J to *u« House a refoiutioa comprehend ing the amendments at large, together with a bill of rights, which he moved might be referred to a committee of the whole, when fitting on the state the Uoioa. Thu was carried. - Tuefa’ajt June 9 _ • The House this day spent some time in al tering one of their rules of proceeding, and made some small progreft in the bill forced, leftion of the import. r Wednejday , June 10. The House went into a committee on the bill to regulate the collection of the import. A clause was added, that there mould be a surveyor at each of the pors of delivery on ly ; with an exception to certain poita that are to be enumerated. On motion, a clause was added, declaring that every master or other perfom hav,ug charge or command of a fhipor veftel bound to any port of the United States, (hall be obliged to produce on demand, to any officer, or person authorised for the purpose, two mi nifefts, fperifyiug in words, the contents of the cargo on board such lhip or veftel —one. of which manifefts the ofHcer is to sign, a d return to the Captain, noting tne time when the fame was produced to him.—The other he is to tranfmh to the naval officer of the port where the said vessel is hound to. 7 burjdayy June 1X • Id committee of the whole, on the bill to regulate the collection cf- the import. Mr. Trumbull in the Chair. Mr. Parker moved to inlcrt the following clause in the bill, viz,' ‘(■’Provided that no (hip or vellei, not belonging woolly to a ci tizeu or citizens' of the United States, lhall be permuted to enter or unlade at any other, than the following ports, viz. • This clause, the gentleman observed, was neceftary to hold up a preference to our own navigation— to secure to tbs citistui of the dates excluAvfly, the coasting trade j it would conduce more iffe<tu*lly to ftcuring the re venue, and was a provision fanOionsd by the practice of other coiwrtereisl oountrifi. Several othir vbtv fitiwus wit# wade* § CVol. m. No. CLl.] when Mr. Fitzfimonspropofed, that the clause should be amended by adding— 4 nor (ball any (hip or veftel from India, China, or be yond the Cape of Good Hope, and bound to the United States, enter, or unlade, but at' the following ports, viz, • This clause, with the amendment, occa sioned confiderablc difeutfion : In opposition to the firft, it was observed, that the rcftric tion could not with propriety he confined to foreign velfels, on account of fmuggl nz, as our ov/n citizens, poftefting superior advan tages for that business, would more probab ly evade the laws than (transfers* That it would operate altogether in favor of thofo * states who employed no foreign (hipping; and as fufficienr had* been done to encouiagc ouf * : own navigation, it wa6 »o be expefted that the motion would be withdrawn —With re fpeft to the clause rettriftiag veftel* from In dia, it was said, that i would tend to the cre ating raonopoli?—to give an unffiie advanw* tage to particular polls, to their aggrandize ment and that of individuals refidiug in op near such ports, while if would deprive thofo who resided at a difianss fimn them, and whole capitals were limited, from adventuring in tfcofe voyages, as was n;w ihe case In support of the clause if was obfe ved f that toieiguers could with propriety he re drifted from> entering those ports, which they had not been accustomed to frequent and for this real on no injury would be done to the persons refuiiug at such places— but to * circumftribc our own navigation within nar rower tim.ts than it had been used to, would be productive of extensive ill coniequem es it will cut off a great proportion of the trade of the United Stales, and in a manner depo pulate the sea coast ; Thar experience of orhec . countries was in favor of refttiftinv foreign ers to narrower limits than our own cirizers; they could not be supposed to be attuned by any motives of attachment to the government or country, to induce a compliance with th* revenue laws. Wuh refpeft to the reftriftion on India lhips, it was said, That goods from that country were more e.ifilv fmupaled than any other; T hat this reftriftion w sos the hft ini portance to the revenue, is one boat )*>:?d of* India goods would pay a greater imp -ft *lnn a whole cargo from the Weft-I iidie; : That ip would be impolitic to fu(F;i this trade to be carried on liora p >rts favorably fitmted lor fmuggting; and that it had been found neces sary to re trict Bririili India (hips'to die pore of London, to prevent frauds upon the reve-* nue ; Many other observations were, made— when the quetlion on the amendment pr *pof ed hr Mr Fitzfimons being taxeii, it parted in tiie affirmative. « The vote being then taken on th# whole, it paftod alfoiu theaffinmtive. Ihe ports to be cftaoiiihed by this claufe' a.:e not yet named. Further progtefs was made in the bill, and* several siuendments agreed to. The commutes theu fuftr, aud thi lloufr adjourned. Friday, June IS. The House formed imo s coinmittte of iht* wu'dc, on 'lie bill to <le to of the iiUj oft °u goods, w.res .nd mcuhsew d sw* mipvited miu the United liiatei.