THE DAY! The anniversary of Independence is to be celebrated this day ith uuufual demonstrations of joy, by the citizens of New-York The Cincinnati are to aflemble at St. haul's, at 12 o'clock, when £ulo«ium to the memory of the immortal Guttm, will bc Tdivercd by The Hon. Mr. Hamilton. Vow ye patriotic band, |j Indeftndmce! pleasing found ! Hall yo Of Country's natal day !1! Now your labors lhall repay; Saviours of a happy land ! Wajhington withglorycrown'd! free America ! II II shisdear America ! SKETCH ofFKOCEEDIMOS of CONGRESS. In the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES cj the UNITED STATES. Wednesday, July 1,1789. MR. SHERMAN moved, that a clause be now added to the bill for establishing the Treasury Department, which should prohibit any of the officers named in that bill from being either di rectly or indirectly concerned in trade or com merce : The clause was similar to the provision made in the ordinance of Congress for eltablilh jncr t he Board of Treasury—this was amended by adding the fuliftance of Mr. Burke's motion, which extends the prohibition to {'peculations in public securities of all kinds,or in public lands, &c. Mr. f 1 rzsi mons proposed a further amendment by whichthcfe officers are not to exerci'fe any other profeilion whatever, during the time they are in laid department. The proposed additiontotlie bill occasioned some conversation, and there appeared to be a variety offentiments among the members ; but on motion of Mr. GiRRY to commit the clause, the vote palled 111 the negative by a great inajo< ity. He then moved that the whole bill should be committed : This also was negatived—after which Mr. Sherman's motion, *ith an addition propo sed by Mr. Burke and Mr. Fitz.si mons, were adopted. The bill was then ordered to be engrofled for a third reading to morrow. A ineflage was received from the Senate with the bill impoling duties 011 tonnage —the Secre tary informed the hop. Houfethat the Senate ad hered to their third, fourth, fifth and sixth a mendments, but at the fame time agreed to the amendment of the House for laying a duty of 30 cents pr. ton on vellels built in America, and own ed by foreigners. The Secretary further informed,that the Senate had appointed Mr. Wingat f to join a committee 011 the part of the Hon. House, to present the en rolled bill, laying an Import on goods, wares, and merchandize, to she Presiden i" for his appro bation. The House proceeded to the consideration of the proposed amendments of the Senate to the tonnage bill. Mr. Gerry moved that the House should con cur with the Senate in their thiid amendment, Vhith was to Ihike out from the bill the clause which discriminates in the duty upon tonnage,be tween nations in treaty, and thole who are not. This produceda (hort bu. animated conversation. It was urged by ivli-.Sedg wick, Mr. Laurance, Mr. Gerry, Mr. Jackson, and lbine others, that the House had now the ultimatum of the Senate, determined 011 by a large majority. That the question involved a dilemma, whether the House would concur with the Senate in amendments which they had before rejected, but which fc cured an abundant difcyiinination between Ame rican and foreign {hip?, or would lofetlns impor tant bill, which would be so productive, fonecef faryto the regulation of trade, and to the jult and equal balance of the whole impolt system : The dilemma was easily lolved. The queltion was, whether a finall good was to be preferred to a great one—whether the \v;liole revenue ariling from the American navigation Ihould be given up, for the fake of exerciling a fanciful predilection and pre ference of one foreign nation over apother. It calculated that the produCt of the tonnage jvoiild amount to 124,000 dollars. This was too cruras an object to be neglected, even for alhort time, without some important coii'penfation ; anil e penally to he hazarded for the precarious hopes '!"y other measures being deviled to embrace' 0 eurable a prize. The Senate had receded in °me instances ; the obligation is mutual,and with out lefe concelfions no object can ever be atcliiev t was rtlrt her contended, that it was improper ilL' Ia I *' ou ' c > i' l which the policy of a difcriin onl l °>! ' ieen determined, in the lalt initance tn/r ? ami, j° rit y one, toperfevere in oppo flat ° ,S c . a | ll l rei'pcctable a majority ofthe Se tion ' a '°' nec ' disapproving a difcriinina ber' r } V,:IS unreasonable to force a large cum- Ap °• ' e enate to f.icrifice their principles to opinion of a Jingle man. C as r tei,ded 0,1 the other flde by Mr - Ma " c wren' INI,G al »d Mr. Pagh that a con fttll aiwMri enate at th'S time, afterthree the Hour '• , ei aie diicuflions and resolutions ol without 6 '(" t ' l ' s difcriinination, and duec a eh' , e L - V evv . ar gument advanced to in tttifure ' ent inient, was an inconfillent House. ; ln g ei ' ous tothe privileges of the % -ould elkablifh, it was faicl, the worit of precedents—lt would establish a perpetual ar gument for tlie l'ubmilhon of the representatives co the Senate in any future differences. The danger of losing the bill, it was conten ded, was an argument that went to destroy the balance of the constitution, as it always might be urged when the Senate chose to persevere in amending a bill contrary to the judgment of the House, or of negativing any favorite measure of this body. To give way unconditionally in an important matter, when no other reai'on was offered, but the ultimate determination of the Senate, it was affirmed, was a humiliation unworthy of the House of representatives, and inconsistent with their dignity. lfitwerea measure of conciliation, it w as ob ved, much might be plead in its favor. But it bore none of the marks of a principle of accom modation ; which was always understood to be a meeting of the parties on some middle line, by the mutual facrifice of particular principles or ob jects. It was further urged that it was not true that a / ur . ther opposition would involve the neceflity of losing the bill. It was to be hoped that it was not yet too late to devise some mode of accommo dating the differences; or if it was, yet if the bill were sent back to the Senate, some conside rations might induce them to recede, which, con fidently withtlie rules of parliamentary proceed ings, they might do previous to a second rence. On the question of concurrence, the yeas and nays were called by Mr. Page, and the question was carried by 31 against 19. This concurrence being determined, the other amendments followed, and were acceded to. The committee appointed for the purpose re ported a bill to regulate light-houses, beacons, buoys, &c. which was read and laid on the ta ble. Adjourned. Thursday, July 2. Mr. Partridge of the committee appointed to examine the enrolled bill, for laying an im port on goods, wares and merchandize imported into the United States, reported that laid bill had palled exam ination—was corrected, and now ready for the Speaker's signature.—A iimilar re port was made reflecting the bill impoling a duty 011 tonnage. A letter from The Baron Steuben, president of the Cincinnati of the State of New-York, ad drelied to the Speaker, requelting that the House would honour the Society by their presence, at the celebration of the 4th July, was read. 1 heengrolled bill for eltablifhingthe Treasury Department was, read a third time : The Houle then proceeded to iill the blanks : The Treasur er is to exhibit his accounts to the House of Re presentatives on the " third" day of every fellion of Con