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SATURD AY, Auguji \ 9 , i 7 g 9 .] ' THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE A N 3> ; • • GAZETTE of the STATE. 9 FREEDOM of the PRESS, and TRIAL by JURY, to remain inviolate forever. Constitution of Georgia. AUG UST A: Printed by J OH N E. SMITH, Printer to the State; EJfays , Articles of Intelligence , Advertisements, will be gratefully.received, and every kind of Priming performed. \ 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 tftrWxjJed" $ GEORG lA- 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. a 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* [Vk. HI. No. CLli.] :