\ pijy in native. t ■R Solved, That this bill paf">. < Ordure*!, That the Secretary acquaint the ilLoafe cf Representatives with the concurrence of the Senate in this bill. Mr. Burr, from the committecto whom was referred iie report us the Attorney General, on tlx intirio.iJof the inhabi tants of GklTreported * h;ll_ for J thcir ndfkf; Wnkli read the firft time. Ordered, Tliat ihw hill pals to the se cond reading. A meflage from the I louse of i\.epre f«ttativcßby Mr. Beckk-y the t clerk: " Mr. Prefident —The House of Re presentatives ask a conference on the a mendment adhered to by the Senate, to the bill, entitled, " An ast to encourage the recruiting service," and have appoint ed managers at the fame on their part"— And he withdrew. The Senate took into consideration the resolution of the House of Representatives aiking a conference on the amendment ad htrcd to by the Senate, on the la.l men tioned -bill—and Resolved, Tliat they do agree to the proposed conference, and that Mr. Strong, | Mr. EUfworth, and Mr. Gunn, be mana- ' gers thereof on the part of the Senate. Ordered, That the Secretary acquaint the House of Reprefentatives'therewith. Mr. Poller, reported from the commit tee on enrolled hiljs that they had this day laid before the President of the United States the enrolled bill, entitled, " An ast allpwing Lieutenant Colonel Toufard an equivalent for his pension for life." • The Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock to , morrow fnorning. Wednesday, April.3o. Mr. Porter reported from the commit tee for enrolled bills that they had exa mined the enrolled bill, entitled, An ast providing for raising and oVganizing acorps of artillerists and engineers," and that it was duly enrolled. The bill, for the relief of the French inhabitants of Galliopolis, was read the second time. Ordered, That this bill be referred to Mr. Brown, Mr, Burr, Mr. Taylor, Mr. King and Mr. Potts, to consider and re port thereon to the Senate. A meflage from the House of Repie fentativesby Mr. Beckley their clerk : " Mr. President—The President of the .XJnited States hath notified the House of . Representatives.that he this day, approv ed and signed, " Ao ast allowing Lieute nant Colonel Toufard an equivalent for his .pension for life." " The Speaker of the House of Re presentatives having .signed an enrolled bill, I am directed to bring it to the Senate for the signature of the Vice-Prefident"— And he withdrew. The Vice-President signed the enrolled bill, entitled, " An ast providing for rais ing and organising a corps of artillerists and engineers," and it was delivered to . the committee for enrolled bills to be laid before the President of the United States for his approbation. 'The Vice-President laidbeforethe Senate, a letter from the Secretary for the depart ment of State, refpefting a statement of the spoliations committed on the commerce of the United States ; which was read. Ordered, That it lie on the table. < On motion, The petition of James Mathers door keeper to the Senate, praying for an aug mentation of hisfalary was considered. Ordered, That it be referred to Mr. Taylor, Mr. Morris, and Mr. Cabot, to consider and report thereon to the Senate. On motion, Ordered, Thar the petition of George Taylor and others, clerks in the Treasury Department, praying for an augmenta tion of their salaries, be referred to the fame committee, to confidcr and report thereon to" the Senate. The Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock to morrow morning. ThurfdayMay lft, 1794. A meflage from the House of Repre sentatives, by Mr. Beckley their Clerk : '' Mr. President—The House of Re presentatives have a parted a bill, entitled, " an ast Supplementary to " An ast to provide for the defence of certain ports and harbors in the United States," in which they desire the concurrence of the Senate.'' And he withdrew. This bill was read the firft time. Ordered, That this bill pass to the se cond reading. Mr. Potts from the committee to whom was referred the petition of Meflrs. Stew art and Plunket, reported a bill for the remission of the duties on eleven hogs heads of coffce which have been destroy- i cd by fire ; and the bill was read the firlt time. ' . Ordered, Tiut ibis bill pa 6 to the le cond reading. Tlie Senate adjourned to 11 o clock to uwivow mortjinff. Friday, May 2d, 1794- The bill for the remission of the duties on eleven of coffee which have been destroyed by fire, was the se cond time. , Ordered, That this bill pass to the third leading. The bill, sent from the House of Re prefeutatives for concurrence, entitled, « An ast fupplcmentary to " An aSt to provide for the dcfence of certain ports and harbors in the United States, was read the second time. Ordered, That the further considera tion of this bill be postponed until Mon day next. Mr. Gunn from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled, "An ? ast directing a detachment from the Mi litia of the United," reported an amend ! ment as follows : ! " SeCt. 5. And be it further enacted, I That this ast (hall continue and be in force ! for the space of one year from the paf -1 sing thereof, and from thence to the end ] of the next session of Congress, and no I longer." 1 Which report being adopted, and the bill further amended— Ordered, That this bill pass to the third reading. Mr. Fojter reported from the commit tee, that they had examined the enrolled bill, entitled, " An ast to establish the pod-office and port roads within the Uni ted States," and that it was duly enrol j led. A mefiage from the House of Repre sentatives, by Mr. Beckley their Cierk: " Mr. Prelident —The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed an enrolled bill, I am directed to bring it to the Senate for the signature of the Vice-Prefident." And he withhrew. The Vice-President signed the enrolled bill, entitled, " An ast to establish the poll-office and poll roads within the Uni . ted States," and it was delivered to the coi.imittee to be laid before the President of the United States for his approba tion. • (To be continued.) From the General Ad-vertifer. At a general and numerous meeting of the manufacturers of the city of Phila delphia, and such other citizens as re probate the imposition of an excise up on the infant manufactures of Ameri ca, held in the State House yard, on Thursday the Bth day of May, 1794. Jacob Morgan, Chairman, Is+ac Pennington, Secretary. The following resolutions, together with the preamble, were proposed and unnnimoujly adopted : WHEREAS it is the inalienable right and bounden duty of all freemen vigilant ly to observe the operations of govern ment, publicly to declare their fentiroents on its measures, and peaceably to remon r ftrate against every incroachment upon the liberties and interests of the people j and whereas the imposition of and excise upon certain domestic manufactures of the U nited States, as contemplated by the House of Representatives of (pongrefs, appears manifeftly to this meeting, to be at odce unjust, impolitic, oppressive, dan gerous, and unneceflary : In erder there fore to teftify the fenfeof the citizens and particularly of the manufacturer* of Phi ladelphia upon the important occasion, as well as to warn tke legislature of the Uni on against the introduction of a precedent so odious, and ,so pernicious, it is Resolved, That the manufactures of the United States, however foftered by the skill, industry and wealth of indivi duals, remain in a Rate of infancy ; and rather demand the patronage, than juftify the exactions of government. The spirit of enterprise, which led the citizens of A merica into a patriotic competition with the manufacturers of Europe, is (till depres sed, and struggling amidst the embarrass ments of the unequal contest. The pre judicesin favour of foreign manufactures; the inexperience of domestic workmen, the high price of labour, and the inade quate amount of capitals, are obstacles yet to be surmounted in almost every branch of American manufacture. The charge and difficulty of introducing domestic ma- nufaCtories, may indeed be exemplified in j the recent attempt at the town of Pater fon ; where, notwithstanding the magni tude of the original fund, the auxiliary of a lottery, arid the patronage of Rates and flatefmen: the projected institution of national manufactories has funk even be fore its foundation was complete. To demand, therefore, a partial contribution from the individuals, who have thus em barked and are thus contending in an ar duous and patriotic talk, is obviously uir juft, and may be fatal. Resolved, that it is the policy of the United States to multiply and encourage domcftic manufactures ; but the attempt to render them fubjeas of revenue, at this early period of their existence, is calcula ted to prevent the introduction of any future, and to undermine the profpeiity of every pjefent establishment. If to the embarrassments which already attend the institution of a manufactory, the appre hensions of a tax equal to 50 or 20 per cent, upon its produce (as is proposed in the cases of fnufF and sugar,) (hall be ad ded, few individuals (and on the exerti ons of individuals, America mult after all, rely for her manufactures) can he so opulent, none will be so daring as to continue, or to commence the experiment; a permanent source of national wealth, will thus be destroyed, by a ra(h and ava ricious anticipation of its emoluments. Resolved, That independent of the in justice and impolicy of imposing any tax upon the infant manufactories of Ameri ca, the nature of the tax which is propos ed, demands a firm opposition to themea fure. The introduction of an excise sy stem into the administration of a free go vernment, cannot be too strongly repro bated nor too resolutely opposed ; in eve- - ry country in which it is known, it has eventually been fatal; it has depraved, oppressed and enslaved the people, while it exalted their rulers, by the rigor of its dispensations and the infwlence of its offi cers ; it is the foul and poisonous source from which flow collusion, fraud and per jury, it cannot be imposed without tyran ny, nor be endured without baseness. Resolved, That if *n excise, at all times oppressive and dangerous, might however be vindicated by necefiity, even that plea does not now exist. The federal wants are not so great that they can only be top plied by the exertion-os «very peflibk re- ' source ; and the terror of war, under whose influence the excise was proposed, is happily vanished. Resolved, That the manufacturers of the city of Philadelphia should and cheerfully will contribute in just and equal propor ■ tions with their fellow-citizens to the sup port of government, its dignity and ere ' dit; but they solemnly protest against eve ry attempt to impose heavier burthens up on their labor, or more arbitrary regula tions upon their occupations than the la bor and occupations of the reft of the • community. ■ Resolved, That if during the present feflion a law (hall be enaCted by Congress, imposing an excise upon any domestic ma nufactures, the manufaCturew of the city of Philadelphia will aflemble at the State j House (on the notification of the chair man) to take into consideration what mea ; fures ought to be pursued to express their j sympathy for their oppressed brethren, and with a due respeCt for their obligations as citizens to demonstrate their abhorrence e of so unjust, so impolitic and so pernicious ( a precedent. e Resolved, That the foregoing resolu tions be signed by the chairman, and co piet thereof be forthwith transmitted to d the President of the Urtited States, to the j. Speaker of the Senate, and to the Speaker , s of the House of Representatives of Con i- g'els t Jacob Morgan, C'^irman. The Printers of newspapers throughout 5 f the United States are requested to publish ,y the above reflations, for the benefit of i_ the manufacturing interest in general, .d ——————— % UNITED STATES. . BALTIMORE May 5. f_ ExtrdS of a Letter from a gentleman in Ja [j*_ mate a, to his friend in this town, dated e- Kingjion, March 16. i; " O.nl the 13th of February, the court n, of Oyer and Terminer f alterations. The business has been before > the House for several days—Some new pro positions have been made, the conftitutwn ality of feme of the taxes lis? he«i contro verted, but no motion for striking out oa that principle, has prevailed. The Hotrie adjourned y titer day without finilhing the t bullnefe —and met again this day. f Extradl of a letter from Newbury Port> dated April 30th, 1794- , " This day'we have received newswhic may be depended on, by arrivals from Uo minica, St. Kitts and New Providence, 0 their releasing our vefiels in their ports, (thofc taken after their new inftriuSions ar rived, of the Bth of January) therefore peo ple this way, have altered their minds, low j to believe there will not be any war Wt» America; a pleating circumstance a our opinion." * The Legislature of this (lite, with a y view to ioften the rigor of penal law*, e palled an adt, declaring that 110 cr«pe c * j, cept murder of the firft degree, lhal a I punished with death. Murder in the ai e :. I gr«e, is delighted to be, a killing by mean# ' ' I