he thought was defenfible.—On the 21ft. of Sept. last, the present Congress palled a resolution, by virtue of which the Secretary of the Treasury, had laid before the House, a plan pursuant to that vote—if fucli a rule as that now proposed, had existed—the House could not take that report in to conlideration ; but we have taken it up agree able to customary usage.—He concluded by ob serving that if arulemuft be adopted, the one proposed is not competent to thedefign,butmuft be enlarged and proper exceptions made. Mr. White proposed that proper exceptions might be made—but contended there is a necessi ty for adopting some rule. Mr. Hartley laid that as the House could not be supposed to be prepared to make the neceflary ex ceptions, he moved that the resolution ffiould lie on the table. Mr. Sedgwick seconded the motion, which be ingput, it was carried in the affirmative. Mr. White moved that a committee be appoint ed to enquire into the measures taken by Congress in the State of Virginia, refpetfting the lands re served for the use of the officers and soldiers of the said Stale on Continental and State establish ments, in the cession made by the laid State to the United States, of the territory north-weft of the river Ohio, and to report the fame to this House, Mr. White, Mr. Muhlenberg and Mr. Seney, •were appointed. The report of the Secretary at War, on the pe tition of Capt. Charles Markley, was taken into consideration. This report states that he was entitled to half pay for life, agreeable to the time of his leav ing the public service, but that there are two re solves of Congress which appear to contravene his claim. It was moved that the House should accept this report. This motion was opposed, as it would be infor mal to accept fpecifkally, the report of an execu tive officer. Such reports are considered as mat ter of information to the House, on which they are to ground a subsequent a (ft or resolution. Mr. Gerry observed that it appeared to him from the Secretary's report, that this officer is entitled to his half pay. He therefore moved that the report should be accepted ; and that the House fhould\~ome to a resolution, that the two resolves of Congress referred to in the report do not apply to the cafe of the petitioner. The resolves were then read. Mr. Sedgwick suggested the propriety of ap pointing a committee to report a system for ascer taining the claims of individuals against the Uni ted States, and of the United States against in dividuals. He proposed that this committee iliould consist of ten members. The adoption of such a system might save a great deal of time and public expence. Some observations were made on this proposi tion. It was then ordered that the report of the Secretary at War should lie on the table. Adjourned, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Treasurer of the United States, enclo sing accounts of expenditures and disbursements, pursuant to orders of Congress, to the 31ft Dec. last, which weie read, and referred to a feletfl committee, confuting of Mr. Smith, (S. C.) Mr. Moore, Mr. Smith, (M.) Mr. Clymer, and Mr. Van Ranfellaer. A mefl'age from the Senate was received by their Secretary, informing the House that the Senate has palled a bill for the punifhmept of certain crimes against the United States—in which they request the concurrence of the House.—He then delivered in the bill and withdrew. Mr. Gerry presented a petition of Aaron Put nam of Medford in the State of Maflachufetts stating that he had invented a mode of distilling spirits, which is different from any that had come to his knowledge, and he presumed is entirely new; and praying that the benefit of his disco very may be secured to hiin—Referred to the com mittee appointed to bring in abill forfecuring to inventors the right of their discoveries. A memorial of Roger Alden, was read and re ferred to a committee consisting of Mr. Trum bull, Mr. Baldwin, and Mr. Benfon. On motion of Mr. Thatcher the petition from the inhabitants of the town of Portland was read a second time, and referred to the Secretary of the Treasury for his information, who is directed to report thereon to the House. The bill brought down from the Senate was read. Mr. Liverniore moved that a committee be ap pointed to bring in a bill for the appropriation of such sum or funis of money as may be neceflary for the civil lift, and the incidental charges of the present year. This motion was adopted, and Mr. Livermore, Mr. Sylvester and Mr. Lee, were appointed. Mr. Sedgwick, after some introdu«si:ory obser vations relative to the power of Congrels to regu late the exports of the United States, proposed the following resolution, viz. uJ liat u a „ C ° m,mttee be appointed to bring in a bill or bills to encourage the exports of tin-Uni ted States, and to guard against frauds in the lame. Laid on the table. Mi. Smith, (S. C.) introduced a resolution to this purport, that the Judges of the Supreme Court be directed to report to the House a plan tor regulating the procefles in the Federal Courts, and the fees to the Clerks of the fame. Laid on the table. A motion to take up for a third reading the bill providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign nations, was after a short difcuflion negatived. 1 lie House then adjourned till Monday r 1 o'Clock A. M. NEW-YORK, JANUARY 30, What is every body's business is no body's business"—And where every body is worthy of blame, guilt can be affixed to no body.—The ex igencies of our country gave rife to the expedi ent of paper money—When that had done its of fice, it pafled away, by mutual consent, like the baseless fabric of a vision.—Not so the exigencies of our country ; they were too substantial.— A second expedient became neceflary—it was adopt ed in a new species of paper—But this would have been jlill-born, had the animating principles of ncgociation and hope of future payment been wanting—nor would all the paper of the United States have purchased the folder a bilket, had not a dependence on the country called into circula tion the specie of the Speculators. Hence the firj] speculators in public securities, who were generally monied men, must be consider ed as the props of the infant credit of the United States—as they undoubtedly were decided friends to the revolution, who embarked their all on the ifl'ue of the contest. Common Sense. Extratt of a letter from Boflon, Jan. 16 " I never expected that the domeflic debt of the United States would be funded at a higher interest than four per cent, nor could I suppose that in making provision for the debts contracted during the late war, and which are the price of thegreateft and the happiest revolution that ever marked the page of history, the debts of the se veral States would be placed in a less favorable situation, than that commonly denominated the continental debt—but this will certainly be the cafe, if the great sources of revenue are diverted into a channel from whence the debts of the se veral states are to derive no advantage. It is to the general government that the state creditors mull now look, as to their only resource—and surely their claims are as well founded, as those of any description of creditors whatever. I am sensible that many persons have entertain ed hopes of receiving fix per cent, interest, on their securities, and this is particularly the idea of those, who are clamorous for a discrimination between the original holders and those who have bought public paper. These persons fay that go vernment cannot consistently pay them a less inter est than that exprefled on the face of the promise; but at the fame time, they can very clearly disco ver the justice of a violation of the fame promise, exprefled in the fame terms, which happens to be in the hands of some of their neighbors !! Self love strangely blinds people to their own interest —for it is very evident that a violation of the pub lic faith in one instance, would afl'uredly lead to a violation in the other. I have said above, that 4 per cent is the highest at which I ever expecfted that government would fund the debt. My reasons are many, but wav ing particulars I (hall mention only two. First, This sum is about the average of the general ex pectation of the creditors; and as the Congress of the United States have proposed to lay the foun dation of the government in justice, they will invariably conflder in all their deliberations) that two partiet perfeHly equal, exist in all public con trails—and therefore they will undoubtedly pay attention to the general fentiment—butfecondly, I consider 4 per cent, within compass of the abil ity of the United States. The creditors very well know that it will be in vain to exped: an interest beyond this ability—and tho 4 per cent, will be less than the original stipulation, yet realizing this diminished rate, will induce a moll cordial reliance on a future indemnification for a tempor ary loss." The question whether the feat of the Honora ble Jonathan Jackson in the Senate of Massachu setts, is vacated by his fedeial appointment as Marshal of that diftri<ft, was determined in the negative by the Senators of that State, the 2ill inffant. Extratt of a letter from Long-lflani to the Editor, hereof. " I am exceedingly gratified with the Boston plan of Education with which you have lately favoured us. Nothing can more radically pro mote the bell interests of society than luch atten tions from a united public. The efforts of a thou sand individuals to inculcate ufeful knowledge, may probably be lels productive, than the labours C—335-] of a very few in this compacted system. It will contribute greatly to the convcniency of tuition and much more to its success. The principal ad vantages will spring from the foundation—the tmciplme and the manners of the children which can scarcely fail to be established by such arrange ments ; these are of the utmost confequei.ee, tho too generally neglected. The system does not ltnke me as perfect ; it will undoubtedly admk of conhderable improvements ; but, were there much more room for these, 1 should think the a dopcion of such a system f ar preferable to that chance medley of education which continues to be borne with, almost throughout the continent— and Ido 1110 ft heartily wish t o fee such wife ex amples followed, wherever some plan of the kind has not already been adopted." Lad Thursday arrived in this City from North-Carolina the Hon. Samuel Johnston, Senator of the United States from that Republic. Hon. Benjamin Hawkins, the other Senator arrived some days lince. advertisement. JwTc ".f'. 0 " &<"»">/Mejrs Smith and Bradford, No so, Wall Street, will be dtJj>ofed of, at publicJale, on Friday Evening the 0) tcbruary, a large and very valuable ajjortment of BOOKS— "W' n g of liiflory, Divinity, Law, Thyjic, Poetiy, Novels, Mfcellmy, Wc. Catalogues ail! be delivered a few days previous to the fate. New-York, Jan. 1790. notification. A LI. perrons who have not accounted for the expenditures of ■I X public money and stores, received from Hugh Hlchks,ei ther in the capacity of Commissary of Military Stores, AlTiftant and Deputy Quarter Mailer General to the army of the United Stares or Deputy Quarter Mailer for the State of New-York, &c or De puty Quarter Mafler to the Eastern and Main Army,are requested, by the: said Hughes, to exhibit their accounts and vouchers, pro perly stated, asearly as poflible, to the auditor of the Treafui v of the United States, in the city of New-York, that a final settlement oi the famcmav be made. The Executors, or Administrators, to the estates of any of the pcrfons nrft mentioned, will be pleased to attend to this notification. N. B The Printers in the (liferent States in the Union, nil/render an eJJentialjervice to the public by inserting this in their newftafers. WAR-OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES. TNFORMATION is hereby given to all the In -1 valid Pensioners of the United States, residing within the States refpetftively, that one moiety of their aunual pension, commencing on the fifth day of March last, will be paid at the places and by the persons herein after mentioned, on the fifth day of March ensuing, and that the second moiety of the said annual pension will be paid at the fame places and by the fame persons, on the fifth day of J une ensuing. * The States } Places, New-Hampfliire, Portsmouth, MalTachufetts, Boston, Rhode-Island, Providcnce, Conne&icut, New-London, New-York, New-York, New-Jersey, Perth-Amboy, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Delaware, Wilmington, Maryland, Baltimore, Virginia, B. Hundred, North-Carolina, HilHbo rough, South-Carolina, Charlrfton, Georgia, Savannah, January the 28th, 1790. By order of the Prefdent of the Unit id States. H. KNOX, Secretary for the Department of War. IN order to prevent unfuccefsful applications, the following information is re publifhed,refpect ing the vouchers which will be required. " THE returns which have been or shall be made to the Secretary tor the Department of War by the several States of the pensions which have been granted, and paid by them refpcftively will together with the vouchers herein required, be cor.fidered as the evidence whereon the payments are to be made. Every application for payment mull be accompanied by the following vouchers. id. The certificate given by the state fpecifying that the person polfeffing it, 15 in fact an invalid, and ascertaining the sum to which as such he is annually entitled, 2dly. An affidavit agreeably to the following form : to wit A. B. came before me one of the Tuftices for the county of m the state of and made oath that he is the fame A. B. to whom the original certificate in his pofleflion was given, of which the following is a copy (the certificate given by the state to be recited.) That he served in (regiment or vessel) at the time he was disabled, and that he now resides in the and county °f and has redded there for the last years pre vious to which he resided in In cafe an Invalid should apply for payment by an attorney, the said attorney mull, befidesthe certificate and oath before recited, produce afpecial letter of attorney agreeable to the following form] I A. B. of county of state of do here by constitute and appoint C. D. of my lawful attorney to receive in my behalf of (the firft or (econd moiety] of my annual pension, as an Invalid of the United States, from the fourth day of March, One thousand seven hundred and eightv-nine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Signed and sealed in the presence of Acknowledged before me Applications of executors or administrators must be accompani ed with legal evidence of their rrfpe&ive offices, and alfoof the time the Invalid died, whose pension they may claim. By Command of the President of the United Stales of America, H. KNOX, Secretary for the Department of War, War-Office, Oflober 13. 1789. Printers throughout the United States are requejied to in sert the above information, for the benefit of the unfortunate invalids, rvht\ havefufferedftvcrely in the cause of their country. and persons by whom the pen- Jions will be paid. Joseph Whipple. Benjamin Lincoln. Jeremiah Olney. Jedidiah Huntington. John Lamb. John Halfted. Sharp Delany. George Bufli. Otho H. Williams, William Heth, John Haywood. George Abbott Hall. John Habcrfham.
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