son, Macon, Mercer, Moore, Niles, Parker, Se
ney, Sheredine, J. Smith, Sturges, Venable,
Willis.—22.
Meflrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benfon, Boudinot, S.
Bourne, B. Bourne, Fitzfimons, Gerry, Gilman,
Goodhue, Gordon, Grove, Hartley, Hillhoufe,
Huger, Kittera, Lavvrance, Learned, Muhlen
burg, Murray, Page, Sedgwick, W. Smith,Steele,
Sylvester, Thatcher, Tucker, Wad(woiih,Ward,
White.—30.
Ayes and noes on the resolution for nfluming
the residue of the (late debts, which had been a
greed to in the committee of the whole — 331025.
MefTrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benfon, Boudinot,
S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Fitzfimons, Gerry, Good
hue, Gordon, Grove, Hartley, Huger, Key, Law
ranee, Learned, Macon, Muhlenburg, Sedgwick,
W. Smith, Steele, Sylvelter, Thatcher, Tucker,
Wadfworth, Ward.—26.
MefTrs. Afhe, Baldwin, Brown, Clark, Find
ley, Giles, Gilman, Gregg, Heifter, Hillhoule,
Jacobs, Kitchell, Kittera, Lee, Livermore, Ma
ion, Mercer, Moore, Murray, Niles, Page, Parker,
Seney, Sheredine, J. Smith, Sturges, Venable,
White, Willis.— 29.
WEDNESDAY, April 4.
Mr. Muhlenberg presented a memorial from
sundry merchants of Philadelphia, importers of
Ironmongery and Hardware, petitioning againlt
an encieafe in the duties on those articles.
The House resumed the consideration of the
xefolutions reported by the committee of the
whole on the public debt.
The fixih resolution was rejected.
The 7th, Bth and 9th, were agreed to.
A committee was appointed 10 bring in a bill
conformable to the said resolutions.
. Mr. Key laid on the table the following reso
lution :
" That the Secretary of State, the Secretary of
the Treasury, and the Aitorney-General of the
United States, be appointed a board of commif
iioners, with authority to fell any part of the
lands, the property of the United States, not
specially appropriated, lying between the Great
Miami the Wabafli and Ohio rivers."
Mr. Sedgwick moved the following resolution :
" That the committee, to whom are referred
the refoluttons of the House on the fubjetft of the
public debt, be inftrusfted to report a provjfion
for a loan of the remaining debts of the indivi
dual states."
This motion being declared to be out of order,
nn appeal was made from the chair ; but the
House confirmed the decision of the chair, by a
. Jarge majority.
A me flag e from the Senate, was delivered by
Mr. Secretary Otis, notifying that they had palled
{with amendments) the bill for ascertaining the
boundaries of a travft of land purchased by'j, C.
Symmes.
Mr. Firzfimons, of the committee of enquiry,
moved the following resolution :
" That the Prefulent of the United States be
requeued to cause the proper officers to lay be
fore the House such papers of a public nature in
the executive department, as may be necefiary
to the investigation of the causes of the failure
of the late expedition under Major Gen. St.Clair."
The relolution being agreed to, a committee
■was appointed to wait on the Pi efident therewith.
1 he committee having performed this duty, re
ported the President's answer, viz. " That the
order of the Houle should be imniediately com
plied with.
The report of the committee of the whole, on
the petition of Catharine Greene, was taken up,
and agreed to —yeas 29, nays 26.
A meflage from the Senate was delivered by
Mr. Secretary Otis, with a bill which they had
Ptlfed for the relief of persons imprisoned for
< ebt. [By this bill, debtors, confined under the
authority of the United States, are to be on the
e footing, with 1 efpetft to the liberty of the
yard & c . asthofe confined undei (lateauthority.]
J he bill received a firft reading.
Nr. Seney, from the committee 011 the motion
relative to a certain claim of the slate of Mary
land, reported a resolution, which was read a
firft time, directing the proper officer of the
realury to adjult a'id fettle the Paid claim.
In committee of the whole—( Mr. B. Bourne in
t he chnir) —on the bill to indemnify the T rulfees
0 VV ilmi ngton A cade my. The bill was reported
without amendment, and ordered tobeenorofled
lor » third reading.
Mr. Boudinot, from the felecft committee, to
whom was referred << a bill (fe.it from the Se
nate) for regulating procefles in the Courts of
t le Uniied States," reported (everal amendments
to (aid bill, which were read and ordered to be
P r ">"d. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 5.
The bill for the relief of the Trustees of Wil
mington Academy, &c. was read the third time
and pafled.
NOES
A Y F. S
NOES
A bill tor there!,.-: of ijerfons confined for
< e t received from tile Semite, was read the se
cond time, and refered to a committee of the
wlioJe.
A bill tor the indemnification of the estate of
the late Greene, reported by Mr.
Livermore, was read the firft time.
The repol tof the Secret..l yof War, on the
petition r lt Col. A. W. White, was read, and tak
-5-! " iro confide, atioli —and a committee appoint
ed t= . -■eport a bill or bills pursuant thereto if
they th,iik proper, confuting of Mefl'rs. Buudi
nor, Moore, and-Sunipier.
in committee of the whole, on the bill to grant
a tr,a O. tratfts of land to the Ohio Company of
llociates—Mr. iuhleiiburgh in the chair. A
•""ion for a., amendment, by striking out the
lafl section which has a blank for the price, in
ordertd introduce a fubflitute, providing that
| he pi ice fliall not be greater than shall be by
i.iw ellnblifhed for other lands in the Western-
Territory, being negatived— the committee rose
and reported the bill with one small amendment
I he House made further amendments—and
then the bill was ordered to be engrofled for a
1 htrd reading.
In committee of the whole on the report of
the Secretary of the Treasury 011 the ways and
means for railing the additional supplies necef
farv for the exigencies of the prefentyear Mr.
B. Bourne in the Chair.
The coniniitte difcufied the report and agreed
to fun dry amendments—they then rose and re
ported progress.
The following tneffage was received from rhe
Prefidenc of the United States by Mr. Secretary
Lear ;
Centhmen of the House of Representatives,
I have maturely considered the a<ft pafled hy
the two Houses, entitled an a<st for an appor
tionment of representatives among the several
states, according to the firft enumeration—and 1
return it to your House, wherein it originated,
with the following objections :
First, The Conltitution has prescribed that re
presentatives shall be apportioned among thefe
veral ftaces, according to their refpetftive num
bers ; and there is no proportion or divisor
which applied to the representative numbers of
the states, will yield the number and allotment
of representatives of the bill.
Second, The Constitution has alio provided
that the number of representatives shall not ex
ceed one for every 30,000, which leftrktion is,
by the context and by fair and - obvious construc
tion, to be applied to the feparateand refpedtive
nuntbers of the state? ; and the bill has allotted
to eight of the states more than one for 30,000.
The tnettage being read, on motion of Mr, W.
Smith, it was voted that the objections be entered
at large or. the Journals of the House, and tiiat
to-morrow be alfigned to take the fame intocon
fideration..
A meftage from the Senate,- by Mr. Secretary
Oris, informed the House that the Senate have
palled a resolution for Congress to adjourn on the
17th instant, and requell the concurrence of the
House.
A report of the Secretary of tbe Treasury, pur
<"fiant to the orders of the House, on the enquiry
whether any antj what additional allowance fhaJJ
be made to the officers of the revenue? was
read—and 100 copies ordered to be printed.
The resolution of the Senate, refpedting the
adjournment, was read, and laid on the table.
In committee of the whole on the bill for fix
ing the compensations of the Doorkeepers of the
two Houses. The committee agreed to fundrv
amendments, which, being repoi ted to the House,
were adopted—and on motion, the bill was read
the third timeand palled. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 6.
A bill authorizing the grant and conveyance of certain lands to
the Ohio Company of AfTociates, was read the third time, and
pa fit d.
The bill to indemnify the estate of the late Maj.Gen.Greene,was
read the second time, and referred to the committee of the whole'
A bill supplementary to the ast making piovifion for the debt
of the United States, was read the firft and second time, and made
the order of the day for Tuesday next —too copies to be printed.
The mefTagc of the Preftdent of the United States received yes
terday, was taken into consideration. The Prefidentj'objeftions
to the Representation bill—also the bill and the clause in the con
(titution referring to bills in this fituatton, were federally read by
the Clerk. '
The bill wsi preftnted to the President of the United States the
26th March, and returned the sth April.— The question piopofcd
by the Speaker was in the following words :
Will the House, on reconsideration, agree to paTs the bill ?—
The ayes and noes being called, the question paflfrd in the nega
tive— afes 28, rioes 33. A meflage was sent to inform the Senate
of this decision.
Mr. W. Smith laid on the table the following relolution—That
a committee be appointed to prepaie and bring in a bill provid
ing for the apportioning of representatives by a ratio of 33,000
on the number ol inhabitants in the several states refpeftively, a
greeable to the principles of the conHitution.
Mr. Parker laid on the table a rcfolution, a committee to
be appointed to report a bill on a ratio of one reprt fmtative to
every 30,000 perfonsin the dates rcfpeftively.
Mr. Muhlenburg moved a resolution on this fubjefl, leaving the
ratio blank.
A mclfage from the Senate, informed the House that they have
palled a bill supplementary to the ast providing for the establish
ment and maintenance ot beacons, buoys, and public piers.
Another mefTige from the Senate, informed the House-that they
have agreed to ail the amendments piopofcd by the House to the
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to'Lhic" g t hey doXt" ° f thC du ° r - kte P t,S - ."aft,
and M ««'
' n " ae lu,U,rr P r "gfcfs in the difcuflion— but
complrating the buf.nei*-And the House adjourned.
Philadelphia, April 7.
By the /hip IVafbington, Captain Davis Jrom Dub
lin, European accounts are received to the 20th
February.
I lie Belgic Provinces are in a state of great
fermentation—and by a notification to M. de la
Graviere, French resident at Bruflels, it appears
that 1 he Governors General of the low countries,
con fid er that these difcontelits are fomented by
certain societies in France. The flame of liberty
is said to rage among the imperial troops. The
Jews resident in Warsaw, capital of Poland, are
to pay annually for 20 years 5 millions florins
in lieu ofaijy import whatever.
Orders are said to be iflued at Vienna for form
ing an army ol jo, 000 men on the frontiers of
the Empire—The Prince of Naflau is to take the
command of the troops againfl France.
7 he emigrant Princes have published a niani
feho in which they fay the Court of Berlin has
declared its intentions to affilt in reltoring the
ancient conflitution of Fiance. The account of
'he burning of Brussels, appears to be premature.
Proclamation is iflued by the French King for
recruiting the army. The police of Peteiiburgh
(capital of Rutha) has forbid any converiu
tion on the fubjec't of the French Revolution.
M. de Biion, known in America by the title of
puke de Laufun is arretted in London and thrown
into a fpunging house for a debt of £416 16.
Spain has not yet made any reparation to the Ell
- merchants for their captures at Nootka
Sound. Spanish troops are in motion towards
the frontiers of France—ln Spain the affaiis of
France are cotifidered as the caufeof religion, of
Kings and of nations. The diet of Ratilb>n as
sembled the 9th January—They have unanimutif-
Jy agreed to an address of thanks to the Empe
ror for the energy of his negociations with
b ranee. 'I he prevalent opinion how ever is that
Leopold feeing the critical ft:Ue of his own do
minions will agree to the demands made by the
National Aff'embly of France.
A cotton mill in the vicinity of Sheffield has
lately been burnt, the loss is eilimated at 45,000k
sterling.— The Pantheon in London was also
burnt in January, it cofl 76,000k Upwards of
25 thousand families it is conjectured have given
up the use of fugarand rum in England, in order
to promote the abolition of the Have trade. A
house in Geneva has failed for near a million
sterling—it is said they had loaned large sums
to the emigrant Princes. General O'Haia is
appointed kieurenatit Governor of Gibraltar, in
the room of Sir Henry Calder, deceased.
The Duke de Richelieu, is gone to Peterf
burgh, 10 negociate in favor of the Princes.
The following were the prices of American
flock in London, the beginning of January :—
6 per cents, 23f. 3 per cents, lif Deferred, 14^
Died in London the 7th February, Sir John
Eardley Wilmot, late Lord Chief Jultice of the
Court of Common Pleas.
M. de Seguir, of the late Parliament of Paris,
is dead ; so is M. de Cice, the late Biihop of Bor
deaux.
The Statue of Dr. Fr ankli n, intended to ornament the prin
cipal front of the new Library Hall in Fifth dreet, is arrived from
Italy, via New-York.
This elegant piece of fculuture is executed in Uie fineft white
iiarble, and is the donation of William Bingham, tfq. of this
cty, tothe Library Company.
A bill has been read in the House of Reprefcntatives of this
State, to appropriate / .300 for the use of the Indians now
in this city. A bill authorising the State Treasurer to fubferibe,
in the name of this Commonwealth, to the loan propoled by tho
United States, has passed both Houses.
The House of Representatives of the State of New-York, have
agreed, in committee of the whole, *to appropriate the sum of
Jixteen thoujandpounds for building bridges, repairing roads. &c.
Petitions are coming in to Congress from the Merchants, in va
rious places, again ft an encreafe in the Duties of Iropoft.
Some Jetteis from Ireland, of a late date, fay, that gieat appre*
henfions are there entertained of a commotion, in c'onfequence of
the meafnres pursuing by the Catholics to obtain redress of their
; grievances.
Lieutenant Turner, who was captured by the Indians in the
late engagement under Gen. St. Clair, is, we hear, arrived ia
town. Being closely purlued in the engagement by two Indians,
and feeing death inevitable it he attempted further to fly or to re
fill, he turned about and offered his hand. The Indians not only
spared his life, but prottftcd it from the vwdiftive madness of
their companions. After the engagement, they thought of con
veying him to the scene where the savages were revelling over
their spoils; but firft, one of them took the precaution of paying
a visit to the camp to the victors, and feeing them much intoxi
cated, took him to the tents of their particular tribe. Thence he
was lent to Detroit, where a private Englilh Gentleman paid his
ransom, released him, and took his note for the amount.
SHIP NEIVS.
AR-RII'ALS at the PORT of PHILADELPHIA.
Barque Neptune, Earl, East-Indies,
ShipAftire, Blair, St.Andero,
Brig Kmv, Mooir,
Schooner Harriot, Smith, N. Carolina,
Two Friends, Baker, Georgia,
Sloop Alexander, Monroe, Viign.td,
'rice of Stocks as in our lajt
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