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ft foUeJ that the j. raver of the petition of J&rrics Clanc Cannot be granted. Mr. Macon, from the com mittee of claims reported again li the petition of Henry Pen finger, to which the houfe agreed. The houfe, after going into a committee of the whole, order ed to a third reading to-mor row the biil allowing the trans portation of goods, wares, and' merchandize to and from Phila delphia and from Baltimore, by the way of Appoquinimink and Safiafras. Tuefdayy January 27. Three engrofled bills, one entitled, “ An ad for regulat ing the grants of land appropri ated for the ufeof refugees from the Britifh provinces of Canada and Nova Scotia ” and one en titled “ An ad, amhorifmg the difeharge of Samuel I ewis from his confinement and one en titled, “ An ad authorifing the tranfportatlon of goods from Baltimore *nd Philadelphia, by way of Appoquinimink andSaf fafras,” were fever ally read and palled. Severally petitions were read and referred. Mr. Gregg, after fcvcral pre fatory obfervations, moved the following refolurion which was read, and ordered to lie on the fable. Resolved , That a committee be appointed to enquire into the expediency of amending the ad entitled, <{ an ad fupplcmentary to, and to amend the ad, enti tled, an ad to efiablifh an uni form rule of naturalization, and to repeal the law heretofore paf . led on that fubjed, fo as to ad mit aliens who were refident within the limits, and under the jurifdidion of the United States prior to the 29th day of Janua ry 1795, and who have conti nued to refide as aforefaid, to become citizens of the United States.” The houfe rcfolved itfelf in to a committee of the w hole on a refolution reported by the com mittee of ways and means, that* it would be inexpedient to re peal the ad, entitled, “ An ad to provide for the valuclcn of lands and dwelling houles, and the enumeration of fiaves—This refolution produced a lengthy debate, rather of a defultory na ture, In which Meflrs. Grifwold, Bayard, Dana, Champlin,Coop er, Nicholas, Harper, Varnum and Gallatin took part. The committee rofe without coming to a decifion on this rc lolution and were then refilled .liberty to fit again.—A refoluti on having the repeal of that la \v for its obied was referred to Ac committee of ways and means inftrudions to report a bill for that purpofe. The following are the Yeas 3nd Nays on agreeing to the | report of the committee of re- j vifal and unfinifhed bufinefs, re- 1 commending a continuance ot th t/edition law. Teas. —Meflrs. Bartlett, Bay ard, Bird, J. Brown, Champlin, hooper, Craik, Dana, F. De- v enport, J. Devenport, Den jjs Dickfon, Edmond, Evans, Coffer, Freeman, Glcn,C. Good rieh, E. Goodrich, Grifwold, Cirovefi U;per, Mcodcrf >r,ll ii lin lay, Kittera, H. 1 ce, S. I ce, Morris, Otis, Page, Pinckney, Platt, Powell, J. Read,N.Read, P1 iticdge,Shepard, J.C. Smith, Sheate, Tinney, Thatcher, J. C. Thomrbjß.Thomas, Wain, Wadi worth, L. Williams, H. W oods. -4S. A ays. —Mtffrs. Allßon, Bally, BKhop, R.E ro\vn,Chrifiie, Clay, Claiborne, Condi t, lavis, Dent, Dawfon,l:.gglcfton, I dmendorf, Gallatin, Goode, Gray, Giegg, Hana, Heifler, Holmes, Huger, Jaddon, Kitchell, I eibb, Lyon, Lmn, Macon, Mulcnbcrg, New, Nicholfon, N icholas, Nett, Par ker, Randolph, Smiii’c, J. Smith, S. Smith, Speight, Stanford, Stone, Sumter, Taliaferro, A. Tngg, J. Trigg, Thompfon, Van, Cortlandt, Varnum, R. Wll ilam s. 48. Wedncjday y Jan. Air. Otis from the c< mmit tee appointed to examine the accounts of the late fea t try of the Treafury, mad. a report which was read T: F very lengthy and enters full' 1 a Batement of the manner in rich bufinefs is conducted in - partment, giving a hiltmy of the various loans which r.na been made in c nfoimity v the fe, eral laws author!ling then —lt mentions that Ids or mo ney collected from impofls and excues had in fame inflames oc curred ; but that the officers of the treafury were free from any blame in that refpeft. Hie re - port concluded oy Bating , That the committee are of opinion, the b firefs of the Treafury Department has been conduct ed with fidelity, and that the late fecretary has left ids ac counts in excellent order. Gen. Smith preferred a pc ti tion from the merchants in Bal timore, which was re ft red to the com mince of commerce and manufactures. Air. Otis offered a refoluti on to the following purport; Refchedy That the commit tee of commerce and manufac turer be inßruded to confider whether any and what alterati ons are neceffary in the law d timating the rate at which for eign coin (hall pafs in the U. States and that they be authorif ed to report thereon to this houfe, by bill or other wife. Mr. Harper from a commit tee made a report relative to a mending and continuing in fo ce the Bankrupt law —Referred to a committee of the whole and made the order of the day for Friday. A refolution was offered for appointing a committee to en quire into the expediency of ex tinguifhing the claims cflablifh cd by the fettlement of accounts between the U. States and indi vidual Bates. Mr. M‘Millan called for the order of the day on the bill granting relief to perfons who purchased lands of John C. Symmesin the Territory N.W. of the Ohio between the great and little Miami. After. Tome debate on diffe rent points, and agreeing to a few’- amendments, the commit tee rofe and had leave to fit a gain, and then the houfe adjour ned. i 29. A tyToluuon in the following words, propolcd hv Mr. I Ur j P er > was read, and ordered to lie on die table. Refch'cd , That the aft, en titled an tied to augment the Hi laries of certain ofliccrs therein mentioned, ought to be conti nued in force. A petition from fundry*mer chants of Rhode- 1 Hand, was presented to the houfe, and on motion, referred to the com mittee of commerce and manu factures. [ he following refolution pro pofol by Mr. Rutledge, was prefented to the houfe, which being read was ordered to He on the table. Rejoiced , I hat a committee be appointed to prepare anti report Inch rules as in their opinion are proper to be adopt ed by this houfe, to be obferv ed in the election of a Prefident of the United States, whole term is to commence on the fourth day of March next, pro vided the electors appointed under the authority of the Ha < s, have not defied a prefident for that term. The houfe refoived itfelfinto j 3 committee of the whole houfe i on the bill to incorporate the peri* ns therein named, and their j A delates, as a mine and metal ci iopany. A motion was made to ftrike I oik the fnft fedion of the bill, on the principle that Congrefs was not authorlfed by the con ftitution of the United States, to grant charters of incorpora tion. This, motion was (im ported by MefTrs. 1 ivingftbn and bird, and oppoled byMcjfT. S Smith, Rutledge, J. Brown and Bayard. On the quellion being taken it was determined in the negative. Sundry amendments were made, which were reported by the committee, taken up and adopted by the houfe, and the bill ordered to be engrolfol and kj re;i I a tbiid time to-morrow. During the feffion of this day, (j j while the houfe was in a com mittee of the whole, a nob was made by aperfon in the gallery, exprefling in a very loud voice his approbation of v/hat had J been juft laid by one of the | members. By the direction of j the chairman of the committee of die w hole, the gallery was cleared, and the perfon who had committed the offence was taken into cuftody by the ferjeant at arms. Before the houfe adjourn ed a motion was made and car ried that the perfon flioul 1 be difeharged from the confine ment. Friday , Jan. 30. Mr. Harper propofed a refo lution for the appointment of :i I committee to conficler a-> to the ' expediency of amending the naturalization laws, fo as to fuf fer liich foreigners to become citizens as have neglected to give the legal notice, whereby they were precluded from the bene fit of the law of 1794, by that of 1798. The refolution after being amended fo as to include thofe who had not given notice at all—who had refided a lufti -1 dent time in the country, an I to Uuu uwt the commit! er ZxU* filler the propriety of reptaii; < r the law of 1798, was agreed teT, and five member;; appointed. 1 he bill to incorporate a mint' and metal company, was read a* third time and palled.—-,\ycs 5a —Nays 40. , A meffage was received from thjyPrehdent, enclofmg a re fwfc and a ieries ot documents from the commillioners of the city of Wafiiingtoi), up to the 2v>th of January in ft. It was re ferred to the committee appoin ted ibmo Jays fipce on this fub** jed. The refolutipn propofed yes terday by Mr. Tjayard to adopt meafures preparatory ■ to the e kfi ion of a Prcfident by the Houle of Repn Icntativcs, Was called up, but on the fuggclH on of foinc members on the im propHety of its bring a joint bailbt of both houfes, it was* poftponed. ' Mr. Bayard propoied a re fa lotion to meet the event of no confiitutiohal choice (of the concurrence of 9 Hares) being made—TTiat the’ houfc Humid continue to ballot again, imme diately ; and if nor then decid ed, from day to day, until a choice is made! 1 aid cn the table. Our readers will obferve that the report of the committee of reviial, and unfiniflied bufmefs, recommending a continuance of the Sedition-Law, viw approved on Friday in the houle of Re prefentatives by the calling vote of the fpeaker. Since that vote was taken three members have arrived who arc decidedly hof tile to it. No doubt can, there fore, be entertained of its ulti mate rejection. On this prof pvSt we congratulate the friends of the liberty of the pref>, and the guardians ofthcconftitution. A letter from Georgetown, dated January i, fay ■ — u A reverend clergyman a few days ago, as collector for the gene ral allembly of the Prelbyterian church, in behalf of a plan for civilizing the Indian*;, and ex tending to them the bk flings of thegolpel, waited on Prcfident Adams, full of the expectation of receiving fomething hand fbme towards fo good a caule ; but ala;; 1 after fome apology, he was polio ly difuilThd with out any thing, lie then wait ed on Mr. (c'Terfon, probably with little hopes but after the mod cordial reception, and ref pcdful attention to the plan, he received 50 dollars for its en code gement and fupport.—• Wliichis the Levite, and which the good Samar it a:; ?’* IfEdT The Reverend Mr Eovhv/ell will deliver a Ser mon in the Statc-Houfe, TO MORROW. , February 21, iSot. 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