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wind, from the fa-fls, within his knowledge,
of what would be a proper compenfatiou »or
ius fcrvicei> and expenses.
Mr. Sedgwick reprobate A these sentiments,
as tending to prechide debate » for they would
apply upon every other f'lhjeft as well as *his.
Mr: Page again opposed the reduction, and
joined in fentimeut with the gentleman from
Peotvfylvania, (Mr: Fiiztimons) tiiat much
argument was unneceflary.
The question for fixiking out fix dollars was
pm, and determined in the negative, 31 to 16.
A motion made to reduce the cumpeu.
fation to the Speaker, wliicii met wiar a simi
lar fate.
The committee, not having time 16* go
through the bill, rose and reported progrels.
Adjourned till i f o’clock ro-morrowi
duguft 6-
The order of the day for taking up thebWl
relative to copy rights of authors and inven
tors, was postponed till Thursday nett.
Mr.' White ootained leave of absence for
thfe remainder of the Sefliwn-
Mr. Gerry moved a refolution’ that a corn*
mi ice he appointed to report a catalogue
of hooks necelTary for the use of Congreft,
aad an eftimatc of the amount thereof, and
the bed mode of procuring them. The refo-'
luciory was read, and laid on the table.
TheHoufe. went into a committeehn the bill
for eftablidjing the cqmpeufation to‘ be allow
ed the Members of Congress, and their otfi
cers, and having made foine amendments to
the bill, rose and reported the,fame; the bill
was agreed to, and ordered to be engrolfed—
it now Hands as follows :
The wages of the Speaker twelve dollars
per day, the other Members fix dollars pef
day, and two days pay for every twenty miles
ciiflance from home.
The friary of the Chaplains was fixed atthe
rate of dollars per annum, during tire
fcefiion Os Congrcfs.
The salary of the Secretary of the Senate,
and Clerk of the Hdufe, at the rate of 1500
dollars per annum, and two' dollars per diy
during the Setlioirof Congress.
,Tbe firft cletks under toe Secretary and
Clerk of the Honfcp, at three dollars per day,
and the other clerks at two dollars per day
each.
The ferjeant at arms four dollars per day*
during the Seflions.
The door-keepers 730 dollars per annum/
and their afliftants two dollars per day during
t.he Seflivms.
A ineifage-wal received from the Senate,
that they infixed on their amendments to the
Treas ity bill, refpeftiug the removability of
the Secretary by the Prefidcut.
That they hail agreeed to the resolution of
the Houfr for appointing a committee to re
port what business ought to be finitlred previ
ous tO the adjournment.
* Friday, duguji 7.
The engrbflTed bill for allowing compenfi
tmns to the Members and officers of the two
Houses, was read—a motion was then made
bf Mr. Sedgwick, that the fame should be
re-committed—*this motion was seconded by
several Members, which brought on a debate.
The question for the re commitment was
determined in the affirmative { and the Iloufe
immediately went into a committee of the
whole. 7' he several clauses of the bill were
then difeu-Ted, and the following amendments
agreed to, viz 'inftead of two days pay as an
allowance for every twenty mdCs didance from
the feat of government, fix dollars for every
twenty*five mils* was adopted; by which the
Speaker is in thi*‘Tefpeft put on an equality
wiili the other Members.
The allowance as 730 dollars to the door
keeper was ftrtiek out, and three dollars a day,
dftring the Seffioti, for himfelf, and fucli la
bourers as he m»y find it ncceflary to employ,
was voted. The other articles Hand as agreed
to yrtlerday; The difcudWu being finiflied,
the committee rose, and the Chairman re
ported the amendment*, which were acceded
to bv the Houle, nod the hill wii again or
dered to be eugrotfo! I for a third reading on
Monday next. The Hottfe then adjourned
till ttMiiorrow morning, teu o'clock.
-{ylull 9.
Tfr Houfr itfoivfd itit'f into 1 commit*
tM 00 tits date vt the Unid,*.
The meflage of the President, and the pa
' pers accompanying the lame, having been
taken into confideratiou, it was
Revived, That it te the opinion of this
committee, that an a# ought to pal's provid
ing for the necessary expeuccs attending any
negotiations or tieaties which may be held
with the Indian tribes, or attending the ap
pointment of Com mi fiio tiers for thole purposes.
Mr. Ciymer, Mr. Ames, and Mr. Moore,
were appointed a committee to bring in a bill
fur that purpole. "
Rejolved, i hat it is the opinion of this
committee that an aft ought to pass providing
a proper fyflem of regulations for the militia
of t' ft United States. ,
Mr. Sumpter, Mr. Heifte-, and Mr. Ma
thews, were appointed to bring in a bill for
that purpose.
~ The leloluftons were approved by the houle. '
Adjourned till Monday morning i i o’clock.
(lo be continued.)
An ACT to regulate Processes in the Courts of
the Uni'ed States.
BE it enabled by the Senate and Ploufe of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congreis afembled , That all writs
and procell’es hiding fiom a supreme or a cir
cuit court, lhall bear teftrof the chief justice
of the supreme court, and if from a diftrift
court, lhall bear test; of the judge of such
court, and lhall be unde* the seal of the court
from whence they ilTue, and signed by the
clerk thereof. The seals of the supreme and
circuit courts, to be provided by the supreme
court, and of the diftrift courts, by the rc
fpeftive judges of the fame. t
And be it further enacted, That until fur
ther provision ftiall be made, and except where
by this aft or other ftat-utes of the United
States is otherwise provided, the forms of
writs and executions, except their style, and
modes of process and rates of fees/except
fees to judges, in the circuit end diftrift courts,
in suits at common law, lhall be the fame in
each Hate refpeftively as are now used or al
lowed in the supreme courts of the fame.
And the forms and modes of proceedings in
causes of equity, and of admiralty and mari
time jutifdiftion shall he according- to the
comic of the civil law ; and the rates of fees
the fame as are or .were last allowed by the
states refpeftively in the court exercising su
preme jurifdiftion in such caufesft Provided ,
That on judgments in any of the cases afdre
faid, where different kinds of executions are
idoable in succession, a capias ad Jatisfacien
dum being one, the plaintiff lhall have his
elcftio.i to take out a capias adJatisfaciendutn
in the fit ft inllance, and be at liberty to pur
sue the fame until a lender of the debt and
toffs in gold or silver ftiall be made.
And be ti further enadted, Tha t this aft fliall
continue in force until the end of the next
fellion of Congress, and no longer
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG,.
Speaker op the tlovje.cf Reprcjentatives.
JOHN ADAMS, b ice- Prefaent of the
United States , and Prefeteut of the Senate •
Approved, Sept . 29, 1789.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, President
of the United States . »
RESOLVED the Senate andHouft cf Re*
frejentatives of the United States of.
America in Congreis as embled, That it be re*
commended to the Lcgiflatures of the several
Ifate.s to pass laws, making it expressly the du
ty of the keepers of their gaols, to receive and
fafe keep therein all prisoners committed under
the authority of the United States, until they
lhall be discharged by the due courle of the
tews tbeieof, Under the like penalties as in the
calc of prisoners committed under the autho
rity of lucli lfates refpeftively ; the United
States to pay for the tile and keeping of such
gaols, at the rate of fifty cents per mbnth for
'each prifoucr that lhall, under the*r authority.,
be committed thereto, during the time lucii
pnioncis lhall be therein confined ; and also
to lupport luch of laid prilouers as shall be
committed for offences.
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG,
Speaker 0 f t y t Houft of Rip rejentutrvts.
ADAMS, Piee* President of the
United S/a //, and Prtfidtmoftbt Senate.
Approved — Sept, as, 178 •).
GEORGE WASHINGTON//^**/
- ej tU United Statu* |
Fromtbe GAZETTE cf the UNITED
STATED.
ExtraS of a letter from Paris »
[Concluded from pur laft.j
ABOUT the fame instant, a treacherous.
correfpoiideuce having been discovered
iu M. de Fletfclles, PreVolf des MtfrchandS,
they fieze him in the Hotel de Ville, where
he was in the exeicife of his office, aud cut
off his head. Thele events, carried imper
fectly to Vey failles, were the fubjeCt of two
fticceffive deputations from the States to the
King, pistil)- The King went about at n
o’clock, accompanied only by his brothers,
to the States General, and there read to them
a l'peech, in which he aiked their iuterpofition
to eftabinh order—he returned to the Chateau
on foot, accompanied by the States: They
sent off a deputation, the Marquis de la Fa
yette at their head, to quiet Paris: He had the
fame morning been 1 named Commandant en’
chef of the mi I ice ,bt»urgebrfe, * and Mons.
Bailly, former Premlent of the State; Gene
ral, was called for as Prevoft des Marchaims.
The demolition of th*e’Fa‘ftile was now order
ed and began : A body of the Swils guards,of
the regiment of Ve'ntimi’te, and the city hotle‘
guards joined the people: The alarmatVer failles
iucreafed inttead of abating; the foreign troops
were ordered off instantly ; every Miiiirter
resigned; The King confirmed bailly as Pre
voif des Marchands, wrote to Mr. Neckarto
recall him—sent his letter open to the States"
General to be forwarded by them, and invit
ed them.to go with him to Paris, the next day, ’
to fatisfy the city of his dispositions. On the.
16th the King came to Paris - -Omit
ting the.Tefs important figures/ of the
fion, I will only observe that the King’s car-' ;
riage was in the centre/ on each fide of it the
States General in two ranks on foot—*-at their/
head the Marquis de la Fayette as Command
er in Chief, on horseback, and bourgeoife*
guards before and behind. About C»o,oooci
tizeus, of all forms and colours, armed with
the mulkets ot the Baftile, and invalids as far
as would go—ihe rest with pistols, swords,
pikes, pruning hooks, feyrhes, lined all the 5
streets through which the proceflton parted.
The King alighted ar the Hotel de Ville—there
M. Bailly presented and put into his the
popular cockade, and addressed him, and de
livered his answer to the audience. On their *
return the popular cries were, Five le Rcy
et la Nation. He was conducted by a garde
bourgeoife to his palace at Verfailles.—Let
tets wn ten with his own hand to the Marquis
de la Fayette, remove the scruples of his pn
fition. Tranquility is now reftdred to'the ca
pital; the lhops are again opened, the people '
relume their labours, and if the want of bread
does not disturb our peace, we may hope a '
continuance of it.
“ The demolition of the Bafiife'is going on, v
and the milice bonrgeoile' organizing and
training. The ancient police of the city is
abohthed by the authority of the people : They
beiieve flill that three thousand people have
falJeh victims to the tumults of Paris. We
cannot find with certainty that any body has
been killed but the three before mentioned,
and thole who fell in the affair!t or defence of
the Baftile ; how many of the garrison were
killed, no body pretends to have ever heard ;
of the aflailants, accounts vary from 6 to
Coo the mbit general belief is, that there '
fell about thirty,' There have been many re
ports of inflantaVieout executions by the mob,
on such of their bodies as they caught in a£ts
of theft or robbery ; loine of these may per
haps be t-i-e. There was a severity of ho
neity oblerved, of which no example has been
known; bags of money offered on various
occalious, through isar or guilt have been uni
formly refuted by the mobs. The churches
are now occupied iu singing “ DeProfundis”
aud “ Requiems for the ref oft of the Jouls of
“ the i>ru<ve ana •valiant citizens •who have
“ jealeJ with their blood the liberty of the na
“ tionf*
AUG US T A~Ofloler 94.
On Tuefday the a<;ih ulr, both Houses of
Congre.G adjourned their fefliou until the tint
Monday in January next, having parted the
followin£ i *tti unci relolvei during the lellion,
vie*
I. At) A A to regulate tW time and minner
fur 4*bui»»trtfnng certain 'Mth*.-