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SATURDAY, Jpril 3 , 1790.]
THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
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PROCEEDINGS of CONGRESS .
la the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES of
the UNITED STATES.
Saturiay, Jan. 9, 1790*
t
Clymer took his feat this day.
A letter froth the Secretary of the
Treasury was read, informing the Houfc, that
agreeable to their resolution of the 21st Sep
tember, he had prepared a report, refpe&ing
the Finances, with a plan for the support of
the public credit, and requefled to know at
what time the Houfc would be pleased to re
ceive the fame. ....
The time and manner of receiving this com
munication was made a fubjeft of debate. It
was contended by some of the Members, that
there was the greatefl propriety in the Secre
tary’s delivering it in perfoa, and giving a
verbal explanation of the several parts, as it
could not be supposed that the Members could
fully comprehend a fyflem so various and
'complex, without its being accompanied with
in explanation: That fubjefts of this kind
are in their nature intricate—the House would
Want information, and mull wilh to receive it
from tht bed source,
A resolution was propoled that the Report
fjsould be received on Thursday next, accom
panied with such reasons and explanations as
might be nectfiary, Hated in writing. After
some further conversation, in which the per
sonal appearance of the Secretary on the floor
of the House wa6 alternately objefled to, and
contended for, the following resolution, in
fubflance* was adopted, viz. That on
« Thursday next this House will receive, in
« writing, the report of the Secretary of the
« Treasury Department, agreeable to the or
« der of the 2ill September last.”
The order of the day being called for, the
House went into a committee of the whole,
on the President’s Speech.—Mr. Baldwin in
the Chair and adopted the following resolu
tion :
Rejoined, as the sense of this committee,
That an Address be presented by the House
to the President of the Uujted States, in an
swer to his Speech to both Houses, with af
fgrances that this House will, without delay,
proceed to take into rtteir serious conlidera- >
tidn the,various and important matters re
corofneafled to their consideration.
This resolution being agreed to by the Uoufe,
the following gentlemen were appointed a
committee to prepare the Address, Mr.
Smith, (S. C.) Mr. Clymer, and Mr. Law
rence.
iVlr. Ames introduced a petition of Chriffo
pher Saddler, of Nova-Scotia, Hating, that
his vessel and cargo had fctfcn seized at the port
of Boflon, for a breach' of the law of the
United States, of which he was, at the time,
jgnorartt, and praying relief: Laid on the
table.—Adjourned.
Monday ,' January 1 1 •
Mr. Hathorn, Mr. Trumbull, and Mr.
Moore, took their feats this day.
Mr. Boudinot, of the committee appoint,
cd to inquire into the upfinilhed bufiuefsof the
laH Seffiou, brought in a repert, wbirh was
read, and laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. Ame*, the petition cf
Christopher baddlei wa« i«id a fecund lime;
GEORGIA
and referred to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr. Smith, (S. C.) from the committee
pointed to prepare an Address in -nfwcr to the
President’s Speech, presented a report, which
being read, it was voted, that the Houle would
to-morrow rcfolve itlelf into a committee of
the whole, to take the fame into coufidera
tion.
Mr. Goodhue, of the committee appoint,
ed laflSeflion, to prepare a Genius or Enume
ration of the inhabitants of the United States,
enquired whether it was considered 'hat the
committee then chosen, is now in exillcnce—
if it is, he moved, That more effeftually to
♦ answer tke objeft of their appointment, the
committee fliould be enlarged, to coufiil of
a Member from each Hate.
M. Smith (S. C.) observed, that the se
veral matters recommended to the coqlidera
tion of the House in the Prcfident’s Speech,
are objects of more immediate attention—fug
gened th« propriety committees
to take them refpeftively into consideration,
and accordingly moved, that the House lhould'
go into a committee of the whole.
Several gentlemen observed, that it would
be perhaps more proper to* wait for those com
munications to which the Prelident referred in
the Speech.
Mr. Goodhue suspended this motion, till
the House Ihoqld decide on that made by Mr,
Smith, which being put, was not adopted.
Mr. Goodhue then rose to enquire, whether
it is considered that the unflniilied business of '
the laH Seflion, lhould be taken up iii the Hage
in which it was left, or de novo.
This enquiry occasioned considerable dif
cuflion. Many of the Members spoke on the
occaflon —The Speaker said, that it had been
cuHomary in the legislative aflemblies with
which he had been connefled,.to continue the
business from one ieflion to another, during
the time for which the Members are eletfled,
but it appeared that this was not (Iriftly eon
fonant to parliamentary usage, and as the fub
jeft is of very great importance, and differ
ent fentimentfi are entertained l>y gentlemen,
it appeared neceflary that the House should
come to a decifiou upon it.
Mr. Livermore, adverting to the neceflity
and importance of the two Houses adopting
fimiiar rule 6 of condutl, ptopofed that a ccm
- mittee fliould be chosen on the pait of the
House, to confer with a committee on the part
of the Senate, to determine on a uniform
fyflem to be adopted by both Houfe*.
Mr. Page, Mr. Lee and Mr. Smith, were
severally of opinion, that the bufinefs,of the
last feffiou could not with propriety be taken
up iii the present, in the situation in which it .
was then left. They contended thas it lhould
be entered upon tie novo, as on the. contrary
supposition, queflions of the highest impor
tance to the peace and happiness of a f great,
part of the Union might be resumed, and de
termined, in the early part of the fefflon, in
a very thin House, and by a small majority of
the bare quorum of Members. ’Jheexteu
five territory which is presented—the great
diflance Lorn which molt of the Members
came—ail concur in favor of taking up the
bulinefs anew.
Mr. Ciymsr observed, that CongrcG, by
ehuting a committee to enquire into, and re- j
pent the imfintilied business of the lart fcifun,
j • plsinty indicate that tti«r f,o not confidn thu
' bufmsfi as dead—hr »t' it had been fv ton-
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fidered, it was abiurd to appoint such a corn
mittee.
Mr. Lawrence said, that when the btifinefaof
the last fedion thould come before either House,
it lay with them to determine in what man
ner they thould proceed with tefpett to every
article He objeded to the appointment of
a committee.
It was then moved that a committee of ten
be appointed to bring in a Bill for the adual
enumeration of the inhabitants of the United
States; which parting in the affirmative, the
following Members were appointed, viz.
Mr. Kofler, Mr. Clymer,
Mr. Goodhue, Mr. Seney,
Mr. Sherman, Mr. White,
Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Smith,
Mr. Schureman, Mr. Baldwin. .
A meflage was received from the Prefirtent
of the United States by Mr. Secretary Lear,
with a communication of the Kate of Norths
Carolina having ratified the Federal Constitu
tion, after which the House adjourned till to
morrow morning, 11 o'clock*
‘ Tutfday , January ta.
The order of the day being called for, the
i House resolved itfelf into a committee of the
! whole. Mr. Baldwin in the Chair.
The report of the committee appointed to
1 prepare an Address in answer to the Presi
dent’s Speech to both Houses, being read, the
fame was taken into consideration.
The committee having difcuHed the several
parts of this Address, rose—and the Chair
man reported the fame without amendments,
which being again read in the Iloufo, was
adopted unanimously.
It was then moved, that a committee he
appointed to wait on the President of the Unit
ed States, to learn from him, at what time,
and in what place, he would receive this Ad
i dtefs; and Mr. Smith. (S.C.) Mr. Clymer,
and Mr. Lawrence, were appointed the com
mittee on this occafihn.
A mefiage from the President of the Unit
ed States, by the Hon. General j£hox, Secre
tary at War, was received: This being ac
companied by a number of confidential papers,
the House ordered the doors of the gallery to
be shut.
(To be continued•)
L O N DO N, December 4..
1
/' HE march of the rrtifiian troops towards
] J[ Brabant, gives no small uneasiness to
i the French;. There is an acknowledged good
! underftaiiditvg between the Kings of Sweden
j * and Pruflia, and the former's having ordered
' ar asylum to the Prince de Conde, aud the
latter being no apoflle to the cause of liberty,
thisarrxity appears at least to be plaufibie.
The King of Prufiia, it stems, is the peo
j dilium mat is to set us a moving; all our ron-
all our treaties with that power,
could not induce the least diversion in our fa
vor, w hen furrouiided with a wot Id of fpcs—
and tluill we, without any cause of our own,
a r the hazard of our own internal peace, rn
j gage to gratify the ambition or jealoify ii
i another power t Such a proceeding, in the
\ prelent fitostiou of this country, would be at
tended with very fertou* contrqutsicfi*
beveui pwtii;ooi have b%lwU ptcfintfd by
