CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, I 789. RESOLVED, by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Con gress aflembled, two thirds of both houses deem ing it neceflary, that the following articles be proposed to the several states, as amendments to the conilitution of the United States ; all, or any of which articles, when ratified by three fourths of the said legislatures,- to be valid, to all intents and purposes, as part of the said con ltitution. ARTICLES in addition to, and amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, propos ed by Congress and ratified by the legislatures of the several States, pursuant to the $th article of the 0- riginal conjUtutien. Article i. After the firft eriumeration re quired by the firft article of the conilitution, there shall be one representative for every thirty thousand, untill the number shall amount to one hundred, after which the proportion shall be lb regulated by Congress, that there shall not be less than one hundred reprei'entatives, nor less than one representative for every forty thou sand persons, until the number of reprei'entatives shall amount to two hundred, after which the proportion (hall be so regulated by Congress, that there shall not be less than two hundred repre sentatives, nor less than one representative for eveiy fifty thousand persons. A t. 2. No law varying the compensation to the members of Congress shall take effect, un til an election of representatives fliall have inter vened. ( Art. 3. Congress shall make no law eflab lifhing religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, nor shall the rights of conscience be in fringed. Art. 4. The freedom of speech, and of the press, and the right of the people peaceably to afiemble. and consult for their common good, and to apply to the government for a redress of grievances, shall not be infringed. Art. j. A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, being the bell fecuri ty of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, but no one religioufly/crupulous of bearing arms, shall be compelled to render military service in person. Art. 6. No soldier shall in time of peace be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be p*efcribed by law. Art. 7. The light of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against nnreafonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated ; and no warrants shall ifliie, but upon probable cause supported by oath or affirma tion, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Art. 8. No person shall be subject, except in cafe of impeachment, to more than one trial or one punishment for the fame offence, nor shall "be compelled in any criminal cafe, to be a wit ness against himfelf, nor be deprived of life, li berty or property, without due process oflaw, nor lhall private property be taken for public use with out just compensation. Art. 9 In all criminal prosecutions, the ac crfed shall enjoy the right to a speedy and pub lic trial, to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation, to be confronted with the wit nefies against him, to have compulsory process for obtaining witnefTes in his favour, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defence. Art. to. The trial of all crimes (except in cases of impeachment, and in cases arifingin the land or naval forces, or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger) shall be by an impartial jury of the vicinage, with the requisite of unanimity for conviction; the right of challenge and other accultomed requisites ; and no person shall beheld toanfwer for a capital orotlierwife infamouscrime, unless on a prefenim ens or indictment by a grand jury ; but if a crime he committed in a place in the pof feflion of an enemy, or in which an infmretftion may prevail, the indictment and trial may by law be authorized in some other place within the fame state. Art. 11. No appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States shall be allowed, where the value in controversy shall not amount to one thou land dollars ; nor shall any fact triable by a jury according to the course of the common law, be o tlierwife re-examinable, than according to the rules of common law. Art. 12 In suits common law, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved. Art. 13; ExceCive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unu sual punishments inflicted. Art. 14. No state shall infringe the right of trial byjury in criminal cases, nor the rights of conscience, nor the freedom of speech, or of the press. Art. 15. The enumeration in the conilitution of certain rights shall not be conftruedto deny or disparage others retained by the people. Art. 16 The powers delegated by the con stitution to the government of the United States, shall be exercised as therein appropriated, fothat the legillative shall never exercise the powers veiled iri the executive or judicial; nor the exe cutive the powers veftecl in the legislative or ju dicial ; nor rhe judicial the powers veiled the le g illative or executive. Art. 17. The powers ; not delegated by the conftirution, nor prohibited by it to the ltates, are reserved to the states refpedlively. Ordered, that the Clerk of this lioufe do carry to the senate a fair and engrofled copy of the said proposed articles of amendment, and desire their concurrence. Ext raft froj/i the journals, JOHN BECKLEY, Clerk. SKETCHQFPROCEEDINCSOF CONGRESS. 111 the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, I 789. A PETITION from Joseph Wheaton, Serjeant at arms, praying the appointment of a com mittee, to examine certain scandalous reports propagated refpeifting him ; was read, and order ed to lie on the table. Petitions were severally received from James M'Lane, and Joseph Reed ; invalids in the ser vice of the United States, praying provision to be made for thenn Mr. Goodhuk presented the report of a com- on the memorial of the merchants of Dumfries, Alexandria, George-town, &c. which was ordered to lie on the table. In Committee of the whole, on the bill to pro vide for the fafe keeping of the a<fis, records, and great seal of the United States, See. Mr. Boudinot in the chair. ,^. r ' Sedgwick moved to insert a clause en joining the payment of all fees to be received in the department of secretary of Prate, into the treasury : This motion was negatived. 1 he clause for establishing fees for searching the records was struck out of the bill. Mr. Sedgwick said, since the motion for pay ing the fees into the treasury is negatived, I hope the whole clause respecting thein will beexpung- I atn opposed to increasing the emoluments of an office in this way: I hope we fnall never establish such a precedent in this government. 1 his indirect mode of taxing the people is liable to a variety of objections—lt will be increasing the income of an office to an amount which e ludes all calculation.—Every public officer should receive a competent allowance for his services this officer will be very refpeifiable, and very re sponsible ; and ought therefore to beliandfomely supported by a known salary ; and I trust the sum intended will be generous—l hope therefore that all clauses respecting fees will be struck out: Not that I wish the ideaof deriving an advantage from them to the public, should be abandoned : We ought to turn our attention to every source from whence money can be diretted into the public treasury, without burthening the people—this I consider as one from whence considerable sums may be drawn with ease and facility—it is a cus tom the people have been used to, and in which they will continue cliearfully to acquiesce ; more especially when they consider that the finall fuins they are called upon to pay for receiving the evi dences of their appointment to an office perhaps for life, are appropriated to public uses : I mean therefore to renew the proposition, when the bill comes before the house ; when I hope that upon more more mature contemplation of the fubjed:, it will be adopted. He then moved that the clause should be struck out, which was seconded. Mr. I itzsimons opposed striking out the words. I hefe fees are to be received for extra services—services which must be paid for in this or fonie other mode, since the house has not thought proper to establish another department. Mr. Stone made a dlfti 11 ction in the services to be performed by the secretary of state : The services he is to render the public as secretary, he is to receive an adequate compensation for by a salary For other services, which by law he is to do for individuals, he ought to be paid for by those inividuals ; and for this reason I confid er, said he, the fees proper. Mr. Gerry was in favour of striking out the clause. Mr. Hartley. I hope Sir, the clause will not be struck out; we are told that the public is not to be put to any additional expence on account of annexing tliefe duties to this office ; and for this 1 eafon the proposition for a new department has been repeatedly rejected. It is evident that an additional number of clerks for the discharge of the business will be necefla iy, how are they to be paid ?—The public is not tobe burthened—l hope we shall retain the clause. Mr. Laur nce observed, that if individuals have a right to apply for, and be furnifhed with copies of papers ; it is but reasonable that they should pay for such copies. If they apply on ac count of the public, the public ought to be charg ed with the expence : If the application is for their own private advantage, they certainly ought to pay for employing the servants of the public ■ other wife it will be unequal. There will be but few applications Comparatively /peak;™ . thole may engross a great proportion of Sdl® for which the pubhc is charged. me > Mr. Sherman observed, as tile officer cei ve a (alary for his whole services aud ,1 . every individual in the community c ont rih it would give more general fatisfadion should be the whole emolument. We fhaii . pect, set the salaries so high as will cau( -' r"' uneasiness ; and if in addition, we add fee"™' Mr. Li verm ore observed that it is a very <r,„ eral custom for officers intruded with public pers, to receive fees for giving copies, and other ervices of this kind, in addition to their fakrie! It we do not make lome such regulation, we&all have every perlon applying upon the moll triffl,„' occasion, who would find employment for mar, than too clerks The fees received may be fufficient to pay f or the additional duties annexed to this department I am not in favour of high fees—a finall coniider ation will be fufficient. The motion for Hiking out the fees was negatived The commitee then proceeded to discuss there mainder of the bill; which being finilhed, the committee rose and the chairman reported the Tame as amended. The lioufe immediately took the report into consideration. Mr. Sedgwick renewed his motion for pro viding that the fees ihould be paid into the trea sury, which was again negatived.—The amend ments being agreed to, it was ordered that the bill be engrofled for a third reading to-morrow. A meflage was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Secretary Lear, with the refoWe of both houses, for compleatingthefur vey orderedby the lateCongrefs ; to whichtheap probation and signature of the President is affixed. Mr. Secretary Oris brought down from the senate, a bill providing for the regifteringveflels, and to regulate the coasting trade; in which they have concurred, with amendments. These amendments were taken into considera tion, butthe time did not admit of going through with them this day. Adjourned. THURSDAY, AUGUST 27- The committee appointed for the purpose, re ported that they had examined the enrolled bill for eftabliffiing the treasury department, and found the fame correcft. It was moved and seconded that the speaker sign the fame, who accordingly affixed his signa ture thereto. The engrofled bill to provide for the fafekeep ing of the acfts, records and great seal of United States, and for other purposes was read a third time and pafled to be enacted. The amendments of the senate to the coasting bill were then taken into consideration—and a greed to with some finall variations. The sen ate have reduced the fees in this bill; among ci thers—for Every register from 3to 2 Dollars. Subsequent ditto 2 to I and jo cents, Certificate of enrolment Ito jo ditto. Licence to trade or carry p on the whale or bank > I to jo ditto, fiffieries for one year, _) Every bond for licence ? j to trade, } 10 d,tto - Vi ni n g presented to the lioufe an ad of the state of Delaware, offeringthe United States the jurifdicftion over ten milesfquare, inanypart of that state. should Congress make choice there of for the permanent residence of the federal government —which was read and laid on the table. Mr. Heister presented to the house arepre fentation of the inhabitants of the borough of Reading in Pennsylvania, Hating the advanta geous situation of that place, and their wifhesto have it made choice of, as the place of the per manent residence of the federal government— which was read and laid on the table. A similar representation from the inhabitants of Germantown, and the inhabitants of Carlisle, both in the state of Pennsylvania, and the of the state of Pennsylvania, ceding the ju rifdicftion of ten miles square to the United States, were read, and laid on the table. Mr. Gerry presented a supplementary report to the estimate of the neceflary supplies for the year 1789, —read and referredto the committee of ways and means. _ , Mr. Smith (S. C.) of the committee appointed for the purpose, brought in a bill providing f° r the eftabliffiing hospitals for disabled seamen, and for the regulation of harbours —which was read the firft time. , This bill states that hospitals be eftabhlne and maintained in such sea port towns in the nited States as the President ffiall direjft, by deduction from the wages of seamen, which cap tains and commanders of vefl'els shall pay t° 1 5 officers of the customs at each entry of their ve fels. , Mr. Scott, agreeable to notice, moved are 0 lution to the following effetS:: That ap l
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