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PROCEEDINGS of CONGRESS.
In the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES of
the UNITED STATES.
(Continued from our last.)
Wednejday, June 17.
THE House met, and on motion, resolv
ed itfelf into a committee of the whole
on the bill for eftablilhing a department of
foreign affairs.
Mr. Trumbull took the Chair.
And the motion for striking out the clause,
veiling the powfcr of removing the principal
officers from office,' in the President of the
United States, recurred for consideration.
The debate of yellerday was resumed and
continued with animation, for more than four
hours, but not being geady for the question,
the committee roff* and obtained leave to fit
again to-morrow :•
fburfctay, ’June ISi
A meflage from the Senate was received,
communicating the Tonuage Bill, which they
had passed with amendments.
On motion,' the House resolved itfelf into
at committee of the whole,’ on the bill efta*
blilhing a department of foreign affairs.
The debate, which began the day before
yellerday, and continued all day yellerday,
was extended through the whole of this day ;
but the committee not being prepared to de
cide the queftion,' arose about four o’clock,
and the Hdufe adjourned till to-morrow.
Friday,- June 19.
The Houft* met agreeably to adjournment,
and formed itfelf into a committee of the
whole, upon the bill for eftablilhing the de
partment of foreign* affairs. The motion
which had been uodef debate lince Tuefday,
for striking out the clause, which empowers
the President to remove officers, still under
consideration. The quefthm upon the mo
tion being taken, it passed in the negative*
being in favorof retaining the clause, and
20 against it.
The committee then proceeded in the dis
cussion of the bill.
Mr. Benjon proposed the following clause
for insertion, viz. That the Secretary of the
department of foreign affairs, immediately
after his appointment, be empowered to take
into his cuilody all the books and papers be
longing to the late department of foreign af
fairs, eftablilhed' by the United States in Cen
grefs assembled. ' This clause wars adopted.
The further difeuffion of the bill produced
some alterations and amendments, which be
ing completed, the committee rose, and the
Chairman made his report. The Speaker
having taken the Chair, a message was re
ceived by the Secretary from the Senate,
with the Inr.poft Bill, informing the Honor
able House, that they infilled on some of the
amendments which they had ptopofod, ami
receded from other*.
Monday, Juno 11.
The order of the day being called for, the
bill for eftablilhing the department of foreign
jlfaira, •• reported from the committee or
the whole, with the several amendment*,
wUrt read, end the ameodmema agreed to by
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Tuefday , June 23.
The committee appointed for that porpofc,
brought in a bill for securing to authors and
inventors the benefits of their refpeftive pub
lications and inventions—which was read,
and laid on the table.
The order of the day was then called for,
and the engrofled bill for eftablilhing an ex
ecutive department, to be denominate,d the
Department of Foreign Affairs, was read the
third time.
Mr. Sumpter moved, that the final coirfi
deration of the bill Ihould be poltponed.
Mr. White proposed, that the bill Ihould
be re-committed to a committee of the whole,
in order that the other departments might be
added, and one system formed, which Ihould
embrace the whole.' This motion, after a
short difeuffion, was negatived.
Mr. Sumpter then renewed his motion for
poftponment, and that the bill Ihould lie on
the table till to-morrow —The vote then upon
this motion parted in the affirmative.
• Mr. Lawrence moved, that the'Houfe
Ihould take into coulideration the amendments
to the import bill, which were yet to be de
cided—this inotiou was adopted.' And the
enabling clause as amended by the Sedate be
ing read, which is in these words, “ Be it
enafted by the Senate and Reprcfentatives,”
. &c. Mr. Thatcher proposed, “ That House
of” Ihould be inserted immediately, before
Representatives—this motion was agreed to.
The next amendment which the Senate had
not receded from was, to strike out the clause
which makes a diferimination in the duty im
posed on distilled spirits imported from coun
tries with'whom the United States were in
treaty,' *and from those with whom no tieaties
had been formed.* It was moved and second
ed, that the House Ihould accede to the amend
ment ; this produced an animated debate, in
which many new obtervations occurred, and
those which had been adduced in the former
difeuffion, were repeated. The vote being
taken, it palled in-the negative, twenty-five
being in favor of acceding, and twenty-seven
against it. So the diferimination remains as
it originally flood.
Wednesday, June 24.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
The engrofled bill, which was yeiterday
ordered to lie on the table, was taken up, and
• read a third time.
On the question, ftiall the bill pass ? Tne
ayes and nays were required by one fifth of
the members, and "were, ayes 20, nays 22.
The House then took into consideration the
amendments infilled on by the Senate to the
bill for laying an import on certain goods,
‘ ware s and and after reft,ling *
to concur therewith, a committee of coufe
renre was appointed ou the part of the House,
' conlifting of Melirs. Boudinot, Frtzfinions
and Madifon* ' ,
The House went into a cortnntfee on the
bill for eftablilhing the war department; af
ter agiceing to some amendments, they rose,
and reported it afc amended. Hut tne Home
not being ready to go through the •mewd
meuts, they adjourned till to-morrow.
ThurjJay, June is.
The House met purfuaut to adjournment.
The report of the committee of the whole,
• 00 the bill for clUUilhii'f tb* department of
war, was gone through'; and the bill was or-*
deted to be engroflied for a third reading to
morrow.'
J The House then went into a committee of
the whole, on jhe bill for eftablilhing an exe
cutive department, to be denominated the
Treasury Department.
Mi-; Trumbull in the Chair.
J A considerable debate arose upon the pro
priety of making it the duty of the principal
to digest and report plans for the improvement
’ of the revenue, &c. 1
The ’words of the bill were altered so as *
to read, digest and prepare ; after which the
committee rofe,' and reported progress.
A meflage from the Senate was received,
nutifying\the Houle that they had appointed
a committee to confer with the committee of
the House on the amendments, which were
not concurred in, proposed to the import and *
tonnage bill. Adjourned.
, Friday , June 26/
The House met this day pursuant to .ad
journment, but the committee of conference
being alfembled, and great proportion of
the members attending their deliberations, it
was moved to adjourn till to-morrow, which
accordingly took place.
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Saturday, 'jfune 27.
The engrofled bill to establish an executive
department, to be denominated the Depart
ment of War, was read a third’time, and
palled the House.
Mr. Bcudinot, in behalf of the committee
appointed to confer with a committee of the
Senate, on the fubjeft of amendments to the
import and tonnage bills, and which amend
ments had been disagreed to by' the House,
reported that the committees had held a con
ference, and had agreed to recommend at]
accommodation on lame of the points in dis
pute.
Refpefting the import bill; the following
amendments were then taken into conlidcra
tion and agreed to.
To reduce the duty on rum of Jamaica
proof, from 15 to 10 cents per gallon.
T he difcriininating clause laying Jcfs duty
on rum imported from ‘dates or kingdoms in
treaty with the United States; to be struck *
out, and the duty on all spirits below Jamaica
proof, reduced from 12 to 8 cents.
To reduce the duty on beer, ale, porter
or cyder, j imported in calks, from 8 to p
cents/' .
TO seduce the duty on beer, ale, porter
or cyder, imported in bottles, from 25 to 20
cents.
1.0 reduce the duty on coal from 3 to %
cents.
the tonnage bill, the following
amendments were agreed to.
That, inflead of wholly excluding foreign
ftiips fj'fm tie coasting tiade, they might be
employed in it under certain reftriftions.
That all fliip* built wnhin the United State*
and afrerwaida the property of foteignera,
ft,ould not pay mote »h o» 30cents per ton.
The Houle then rook up the next amend
ment ol the Senate, to llrike out the dilcri
mmating clause. 'J Ida gave rife to fbme coij
veilatiu), when, on *he tjuertit n to ftrtkeooe
the clause, the Houle divided * ayes 15—* '
Hues |d.
Adjourned*
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