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WASHINGTON CITY.
CONGRESS
#T THE UNITED STATES.
flotfSE op Representatives.
December 7.
This being the conßitutlonal
day for the meeting of Congrefs,
die Houfe of Reprefentatives
convened in their new Chamber,
in the fouth wing of the Capi
tol.
At half pall 11 o’clock the
members took their feats, pre-
Ifcnt 81 members.
A quorum being prefent, the
members proceeded to the
choice of a fpeaker, Mr. Grif
vold and Mr. Davis, tellers.
When the ballots being taken
fhe following rdult was decla
red.
53 votes for Nathaniel Macon,
£6 do. for James A. Bayard,
2 do. for Gen. Samuel Smith,
Whereupon Mr. Macon was
declared Speaker, and conduc
ed to the chair.
On which he made his ac
knowledgments to the houfe for
the honor conferred on him,
with an alfurance that it would
be his endeavour to difeharge
the duties of the chair with in
tegrity and fidelity.
The Speaker was then qua
lified tolupportthe conßitucion
d the United States ; after
which he qualified the members
tp the fame effedh
The houfe proceeded to the
cle&ion of a clerk. The bal
lots being counted, it appeared
that,
John Beckley had 57 votes,
Mr. Ofwald 29
On which Mr. Beckley ap
peared, and took the oath of
office.
Mr. Otis delivered a mefiage
from the Senate informing the
houfe that the Senate had made
a quorum, and had in the ab
frnce of the Vice-Prefident
chofen Abraham Baldwin, pre
sident pro tempore , and that they
W'cre ready to proceed to bufi
oefs.
On motion of Gen. Smith of
Maryland, the houfe refolved
that a meflage be fent by the
c |erk to the Senate informing
tne m that the houfe had made
c hoice of Nathaniel Macon as
Speaker, and that they were
*£ady to proceed to bufmefs.
Mr. Wheaton was chofen
•fo'jeant at arms by an almoft
Voanimous vote.
Mr. Claxtonwas unanimoufly
dioffin door-keeper, and Mr.
SOunn afTillant door-keeper.
Mr. Otis delivered a mefiage
the Senate, informing the
drat they had appointed a
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and
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committee to unite with a com
mittee of the houfe, to wait
upon the Prefident, and inform
that the two houfes had formed,
and were ready to receive any
communication from him ; and
that on their part they had cho
fen Mr. Anderfon and Mr.
Jackfon.
The Houfe immediately con
curred, and appointed Mr. S.
Smith, Mr. Gnfwold, and Mr.
Davis.
A melTage was received from
the Senate, informing the 1 loufe
that they had appointed a com
mittee, to unite with a com
mittee to be appointed by the
Houfe, to take into confidera
ticn a flatement made by the
clerk of the Senate, of the books
and charts belonging to Con
grefs in his hands.
The Houfe concurred, and a
committee of three members
was appointed.
Refolved, That each member
be permitted to receive during
the fcffion, at the public cxpcnce,
three newfpapers.
Refolved, That the rule*? of
the lad Houfe, until altered by
this Houfe, remain in force.
On motion— Refolved, That
a committee of five members
be appointed to prepare a fetof
Handing rules for the Houfe.
The committee appointed to
wait on the Prefident, reported
that they had executed the duty
aligned them, and that the Pre
fident had informed them that
he would fubmit his communi
cations to each Houfe to-mor -
row.
December 8.
On the election of a prefident
pro tern, of the Senate, Mr.
Baldwin had to votes ; the re
maining 7 votes were fcattered.
It is believed that no 1 nfiance
has occurred under the new
confiitution, picvious to that
of yederday, of a Congrefs
being formed the find day. In
the Senate 17 members were
prefent, and in the houfe of
reprefentatives 86.
The promptnefs with which
bufmefs is commenced is hono
rable to our reprefentatives, and
is the bed evidence that can
now be given of its feinted and
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fpeedy completion.
Moved, that the fecretary of
the treafury be inflruded to lay
before this Houfe, a flatement
of the accounts of Timothy
Pickering, late fecretary of flare.
On this motion a fhart debate
enfued, which, however, not
affeftlng the merits of the main
queflion, we omit.
On motion, the confideration
of the queflion was poflponed
till Monday next*
A nieJiage, with fundry com
munications accompanying the
fame, was received from the
Prcfidtnt of the L nited States,
by Mi. Lewis, his fecretary ;
which was read and referred to
a committee of the whole houfe
on the Hate of the union.
December cj.
Several private petitions were
read, end jeferred.
1 he fpeaker laid before the
houfe , letter received by him
from tie fecretary of the rrea
lury, communicating an account
of the 'eceipts and expenditures
or the United States for the
year iboo, which, he informed
the 1 buie, had been printed,
as ufu.tl, r or the life of the mem
bers.
On motion, referred to the
committee of ways and means.
Mr. Samuel Smith moved
that the fecretary of the trealu
ry be directed to report to this
houfe a fdirdulc of all the du
ties impeded by law on goods,
wares, and merchandize, im
ported into the United States.
Mr. famucl Smith moved the
following rcfolution :
Refolved , That the committee
of commerce and manufactures
be dire&ed to report what alte
rations, if any, arc nectffary in
the laws impofing duties on ton
nage of fbip , and on goods,
wares and merchandize import
ed into the United States.
Tburjdry, December 10.
Gen. S. Smith offered the
folt(>wing rcfolution— Ref hed ,
That the fecretary of the trea
fury be inftru&cd to report to
this houfe a fchedule of all the
duties impofed b law on goods,
wares and merchandize imported
into the United Scares.
Dr. Mitchell prefented a pe
tition from a number of aliens,
refiding in the city of New-
York, Rating that they had left
their native countries to fettle
in the United States, but are
precluded from becoming citi -
zens, until after 14 years refi
dence in this country to the
great injury and inconvenience
of themfelves and families. —
They prayed Congrefs to take
the I’ubjeft into their confidera
tion
Mr. Southard offered a refo
lution for appointing a commit
tee to enquire whether any and
if any what alterations are ne
ceffary in the law tftablifhmg
poR-oßices and poR roads, and
that they have leave to report
by bill or other wife.
The rcfolution was agreed to
and a committee of 7 appoint
ed.
Monday , December 14.
Mr. Nichoifon called up the
it Tollmen, laid by him on the*
table, rtfpeding the expendi
rure of public monies by Ti-*
tnothy Pickering, I fq. l at( .
cretary of Rate. Mr. MchoN
ion oh fervid, that fume ideas
exprefied by a gentleman fm IU
Maflaciuiletts, when this fubjrft
was before the houfe, had weight
with him, and had induced liim
to mod if) his motion. It had
been propt riy, in his opinion,
remarked that fuch a motion
llionld not point at anv paicicu
lar officer, but tl at it’fhould be
extended to all officers who fu
perintended the dilburfemcnts
of public money. M c had,
therefore, prepared another .c
-folution, v* h cl;, while it em
braced his fir ft objeft, would
be fern to be connected with
other objeds equally intertfling
as follows :
Rejdved) That a committee
be appointed to enquire and re-r
poi t, whether monies drawn from
the treafury, have been faith
fully applied to the objeds
for which they were appropri
ated, and whether the fame lias
been regularly accounted for ;
and to report, likewife, whether
any further arrangements arc
nccellary to promote economy,
enforce adherence to legiflarivc
reflridions, and ft cure the ac
countability of perfons entailed
witli the public money.
After a lengthy debate, rhe
queftion was taken on Mr. Nu
cholfon’s motion, without mo
dification, and carried without,
a divifion, and a committee ox
feven members appointed, viz.
Mr. Nicholfon, Mr
Mr. Giies, Mr. Haflings, Mr.
Jones, Mr. Bayard, and Mr.
Elmendorf.
The Speaker laid before tha
1 loufe a letter from the fccrc
tary of the treafuiy, accompa
nying a fhtement of receipts
and expenditures for one year
p ending Od. i, i3oi.
Referred to committee of
ways and means.
Tuefday , December 15.
The houfe took up the reporfl
of the committee of the whole
on the Hate of the union.
The two refolurions referred
to yefterday in committee were
read.
1. That which apportioned
one reprefencative to every
33,000 perfons in the United
Stares.
On motion of Mr. Davis, the
rcfolution was pollponed till
to-morrow.
2. That for altering and a-*
mending the naturalization law's :
Agreed to without a divifion,
and a committee of 7 appoints!
to biing in a bili 4