CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12.
rpHE bill for repealing afterthe last day of next, the duties
1 heretofore laid upon Wines, imported from foreign ports or
places, and laying others in their stead, was read the second tim
and referred to a committee of the whole house on Monday nexi'
The house then proceeded to reconsider such of their amend'
ments propoled to the bill sent from the Senate, entitled •< An
art lor giving effect to the ast therein mentioned, in refoeft to the
State of North-Carolina, and to amend the said ast," as were dis
agreed to by the Senate ; and thereupon the house
RMvid, That a conference be desired with the Senate on the
fubjeel matter or laid amendments; and that Mr. White Mr Steele
Mr. Foster, Mr. Livermore, and Mr. Williamfon, be'appointed
manageis at the laid conference on the part of the house
Agreeable to the order of the day, the house again Kfolved it
fclf into a committee of the whole on the report of the committee
to whom was referred the petition of the merchants and traders of
the town of Portsmouth, in New-Hamplhire. The motion for
striking out the clause which proposes a tonnage of ,00 cents on
foreign bottoms, was put and negatived. A motion was then made
to inCeit 75 cents in lieu of too. This was also negatived. The
committee role and reported progress.
Mr. Benfonfrom the joint committee of both house. appointed
to consider and report their opinion on the question " When ac
cording to the Condition, the terms, for which the President]
yice-PreGdent Senators and Representatives, have been refpeftive
ly chosen, foall be deemed to have commenced" and also to con
sider of and report their opinion on, such other matters as they
(hall conceive to have relation to this queftioti, made a report
which was read, and is at follows.
" That the terms for which the President, Vice-President, Sen
ators and Representatives ot the United States were refpeftively
chosen, did, according to the Constitution, commence on the 4 th
of March, 1789, and lo the Senator, of the firft cljfs, and the Re
presentatives, will not, according to the Constitution, be entitled
b-, virtue of the Tame eleftionby which they hold feats in the pre
sent Congress, to feats ,n the next Congress, which will be a(Tem
af'C^th,? 3 d ° f March > '79>- And further, that whenever a
vacancy (hall happen in the Senate, or House of Representatives,
and an election to fill such vacancy, the person elected will not,
according to the Constitution beentitled by virtue of fucheleftion,
to hold a feat beyond the time, for which the Senator or Repre
tentative, in whole stead such H erfonfhall have been elected, would
if the vacancy had not happened, have been entitled to hold a feat
That it will be advifeablefor Congress to pass a law, or laws
tor determining, agreeable to the provision in the Ift fee ofthesd
art. of the Constitution, the time when theeleftors shall, in the
year which will terminate on the 3 d of March 1701, and so in
every fourth year thereafter, be chosen, and the day on which they
(hall give their vote., for declaring what officer (hall, in cafe of va
cancy, both in the office of President and Vice President, ast as
President ; for affigmng a public office where the lifts mentioned
in the 2 d paragraph of the ift fee. of the id ait. of the Constitu
tion, (hall, in cafe of vacancy in the office of President of the Se
nate, or in his abfencefrom the f, at of government, be in the mean
li. m n usP °f ; a ," d for d ' raflln S lh e mode in which such lifts
Ihall be transmitted. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, MAY 13
Sundry petitions were rr-ad and referred
In committee of the whole on the proportion in the report of
the felecc committe for enhancing the duty of tonnage! on loieijn
bottoms.- Mr. Seney in the clrair,
Mr. Smith (S. C.) moved an amendment to the claule pofl
poning the commencement of the dutytothe firftof January next •
this amendment wa: agreed to.
Mr. Madison after a debate of confutable length, proposed an
amendment to the proportion, by adding after the word> "fo
reign bottoms," these words Belonging lo nations not in com
mercial treaty with the l T nitcd States."
Th i motion wa. oppofcd by Mr, Fitrfimons, Mr. Lawranee,
Mr. Ames, Mr. Sherman and Mr. Wadfworth ; and fuppo.tcd by
Mr. Page and Mr. Willi,mfon ; the quertion being put it was
earned inthe affirmative-Ayes 32, Noes 19. The resolution as
amended, was then agreed to by the committee and (lands
That the tonnage on all foreign built bottoms belonging to na
tion not in commercial treaty with the United States, be raised to
the lum of one dollar per ton. from and after the firft day of la
nuary nexf. 7 J
Thecommittee rose and reported progress.
The report of the committee on the memorial of the officers of
the late navy ol the United Sta e, was read ; this report was in
i? r , J J r T n !' hc P ra > erof lhc Diemorialifts, viz .hat they
Ihould be placed on a similar footing with the officers of the late
allowed five year, pay; ] a .d
on the table. Adjourned.
Amount ojthe duties received on Tonnage frU ijt Stptemher to 1,1 ft
December, 1789.
States. Foreign lon- American
m S e.
469 50
4' B '9 37i
618 8
®<?39 8?4
8 3 5°
11.,587 64
603
4-994 5i
11,210 93^
4. fi 3° 59
2,600 I 7
New-Hamplhire,
Mafiachufetts,
Conne&ieut,
New-York,
Jit w-Jerfey,
Pennlylvauu,
JMaware,
Maryland,
Virginia,
South-Carolina,
Georgia,
$°, 366 72 11,990 5 62,356 77
FRIDAY, MAY 14.
Id committee of the whole honfe on the r. port of the frlcfl com
•mtieerelpetttngin enhanced tonnage on foreign vefTeU.—Mr
fioudinot in thecbair.
Mr. M«i,fon moved in addition to the tcfolution agreed to vef
,v 10 the following words, viz : That from and after the
jr nc * t the tonnage on all such vessels be raised to
j™ ,nJ af ' cr,he day of ntxi no such vdTel
td£iTL 10 e l xp<>rt from ,he United unmanofaftur-
Wide being the gtowth or producc thereof.
" e cc ' rio ° cd 4 debate—but was finally carried in
The second resolution proposed by the felefl committee for an
!3'. n o' 10 Percent on the duties already imposed by law, on
t om places to which American veffela are not
this ' 5 movrd ">"uld be expunged from the report,
<ir mati».' on Tk'* Ddcd hv Mr - P"ker, and carried in theaf-
Th# k' r committee then rose and reported progress,
kv idrfi„° up ,hc refo , ,ut 'on, which was further amended,
y p '°*"S'h« following provlfo, via.
' ll ?* u,l ' ~ r e foli"ion (hall not extend to prohibit vef
"►" on w^l ' c '< permits the importation offilh, and other
I'MiUofil 11 tt"*' g j a J n ' and luml,er veffclt belonging to theci
w«sdom.jF n "i . r* Thc refo '"t'on being thus amended
*"'<>& in aK m r > aTK ' a Committee of three appointed to
AIB IT P ur,u »'" thereto.
that tbc\ h-f? received frotii the Senate informing the House
•d to cL,? a , ptr ttle rc port of the joint committee, appoint
r and report their opinion, when according to the
Total amount
of tonnage.
808 80
8,6841'
>.34° 55i
,o i*3 6 ,64
tonnage.
339 3°
3- 8 5J 60
722 47J
1,496 66j
"4 31
I<s>s 6
123 96
1,728 88£
'.423 3°i
433 84
I*6 65
307 81
13,10 a 70
726 g6
6.722 94
18,634 *4
5.064 43
2,726 82
contl, llUlool tht terras for which the Prefidcnt, Vlc-.P.ef.dcnt
re f P c ™ c 'y chosen, &=. and requcft Vhe S
c . C thc H °" rc ' That they have also pallid a bill for th- en
H^ffTh" 10 ' I,t ," atUrf! hy fcurin; to authors, &. the copy
6 ' '^ p ' r works-J-with amendment,.
tinr.'X committee appointed to take into coolj-ra
Virgin 'Tv ° u P o y ordcred - t0 tl,e officers and foldicrs of "the
repor" North Carolina lines of the la,e armv, brought in a
tTd"T P" f0 "-'", A 'g-rs, was intro-
A r,rL. *P«ker—read and referred to the Secretary of (late
A report °n the petu,on of Thomas Jenkins and Co/was read
Ad "jTw S r< " ,t,n g ,he prayerof said petition
Adjourned till Monday next,
THE TABLET No. CXIV.
" rfa person know tuhat to read, and hou, to read, all his Jludies mil
T turn to /me valuable account."
letter, pubhlhed in the lad number of the Tablet, re
readin/ 0m i mCI fU S I°™ rU ' C> r hat " Would be wdl to observe in
eading. I wilh the writer of that letter had extended his obfer
vat'onsa little further, and given some directions with refpeft to
A H,S rcmirks confined merely V the
eftabliffi ' VCry P e,linent t0 the pomt he meant to
m ° r " tofth L c principal difficulties in felefting authors to read
Mmv « l'Pf City f°f u°° ks thaUret ° b < «" all fub
ed he V r ? PP i "i" "° °" e defervc ' to b(: learn
canfu nfl Wlth '» the bo °ks his native language
an furnifh. This is too commoit an opinion. It induces us nSt
createsVro fT" 7 T'i 10 " Wh ' Ch " 0t entill<d to nnti «. but
r.a a cL?eeof h" V r"" (ct "' S to be no ftand » d *-
education ' " ° w' S ' dcafrd f " m the control of
ved in " ' r" ' S " everthclcfs B rcat precaution to be obfer.
in literary purfuitJ through every period of life
e,v mCn ° f . the llft Contur y could - with some propri
ed It U h '° P " r" ''u b °° k ' that had lhcn b, " m Pubhlh
ed. It is however unreafonablc to expect that a student of ih,
prefentday ffionld prescribe himfelf ! similar talk ?t ° no
rie v'T P l"'" unncccfr "Y- There are now a great va
riety of writer, on the fame fubjeft. If they agree in sentiment
will dT A n u' OCCaf '° n t0 read ,he ™ : a 'ld "f they disagree it'
IJ U the mind to a:tend to all their comradiftons It
would have a good effect if men, who have eftahliffied a hterary
character, would give their fanftion to the best publications in the
tent Ton 7n C > I' ° f fC,CnCe ' ,nd "~" d tb - to general au
tcnt'on In like manner, ,t would not be .mproper to aefi^nate
the most approved pieces both moral and entertain ng By this
means the young Gutlent might dire£l his researches, and not so
often havi» reason to repent hi, loss of time in nfelefs reading
%'X /"i"/. ook wuh tl " s remark; til I have leirntis
that the booh did not defervc to be read.
FROM THE DAILY ADVERTISER.
ELEGIAC ODE,
ON thi DEATH o» D«. FRANKLIH.
(Tunc, " Return earaptur'J hours."
THE faireA flow'rets bring
In all their vernal bloom,
And let the tweets of spring
Adorn great FRANKLIN'S tomb
The patriot's toil is done,
At lenj;h hit labors cease,
Th' unlading crown is won.
His Sun, descends in peace.
The sons of Science grieve, *
1 he patriot heaves a figli
And scarcely will believe
That so much worth can die.
No deathless is that name
Which ages shall admire ;
Ant'. FranklinS fpltnd..'. tau,
Shall but with time expire.
While rap;d fly,
While awful thunders roll,
While meteors gild the flcy,
And dart from pole to pole.
Mankind shall A 11 adinire
When Franklin's name thry hear,
* " Who fnatch'd eeleftialfire,
" And broke the oppreflor's spear.
Through cv'ry future ace
While hift'ry holds a pen,
She'll rank our virtuous Sage
Amongst the firft of men ;
And when ihe counts her sons
Who've earn'd immortal fame,
Shall next to WASHINGTON'S
Record our Fk anklin's name.
May 14.
* Ertpuit Ctrlofa/men, fceptrumjue Tyrannis.
Wc are informed that the followj. f u new pending befo, e the Senate of
the United States.
An ACT to prevent bringing Goods, Wares and
Merchandizes, from the State of Rhode-Illand
and Providence Plantations, into the United I
States and to authorize a demand of Money
from the said State. y
W HE i^ S " " nc " ffa, y t0 'he security of the revenue,
V V .lid other effemial intercfts of the United States, to pr. vide
agamft goods waves and merchandize,, being brought into the
fame through or from the State of Rhode-lOand and Providence
Plantations, so long as that State (hall refufe to assent to the Con!
ltitution and Laws of the United States :
S , l . c : V c . Rt •' ">« S ' d b the Senate and Hnfe of Refirefntathet of
the Vnrtcd'States of Amcrua, ,n Congrcf, .ajemhled, That from and
after the firft day of July next, no goods, wares or merchandizes,
«(the growth or manufacture of whatever place or country, (hall
be broughtinto the United Slates, from the State of Rhode.lfiand
and Providence Plantations, by land or water ; nor (hall any (hp
or veuel belonging to any inhabitant or inhabitants of the (aid
I State, enter any port, harbour, creek, or liver of the United
States, except in cafe of distress ; nor, except in a like cafe, (hall
any (hiporveffel belonging to any inhabitant or inhabitants of
the United Slates, enter any port, harbour, creek or river of the
laid State of Rhoae-Ifland and Providence Plantations ; And all
goods, wares and merchandizes, which Oiall be brought into the -
nited Slates contrary to this Ast, (hall be forfeited, together with
the (hips or vefTels in which the fame (hall be brought, if brought
mby water ;*or together with the carriage, horses and oxen
employed in conveying the fame, if brought in by land. And all
(hips and vessels which (hall enter anv port, harbor, creek or river
of the United States, contrary to this ast, (hall be forfeited, locre
iher with their lading : And all (hips and ve(lcls which. contr?ry
to this Act, (hall enter any poit, harbor, creek or river «.(the said
S:ate ol Rhode-Kland and Providencc Plantations, (hall befoifeit
ed, and (hall be liable to seizure in any port of the United States
at any time within oneyearafter such forfeiture (hall have accrued
And all pcrfons who (hall bring into the United States any goods,
wares or merchandizes, contrary to this Ast, or who (hall be aid
ing therein ; or who, being owners or captains of any (hips orvef
kls, (hall tontraiy 10 this tft, order or navigate the fame into any
455
R. D.
port, haibor, creek or river of the f.iid State of Rhode*lfland .W
orifah.rJ " I ,'' -' rt,i " '° rleit dollars ; and be
£ ' e to,mpnl„„m,„, s not exceeding months.
L„ Kr ; I f A '! die "aßcd, Tnat thc forfeitures accruing
by of h, S ast, (lull l, c recovered in ,he.m ? nner provide,!
tkf Mlfl' fl " f e"ure! ol a similar nature in the Ast to regulate
and v,(rf' 1 ,m P ofcd b on the tonnage of fliips
fhelt; i'c" 4 °" B°o ds t wares and mVrcoandilV, impL-d info
r te V a,ui , lh<lll r bc d ' l ' pofi:d ofinth = manner provi
dedl in the cafe of penalties, fines and forfeitures, in (he said Ast •
And every collector, naval officer, and furvryor, rr other person'
specially appointed byeithcr of them, or aidingand affi/Win the*
andTr f 0 t ' h ; SA u ,fl, !, llhaVe the lik ' P°™ »nd aXri^
ndbeenftled to the indemnification and mode of defence, ex
prefftd or given m the laid Ast to rrgnlaCctheeollcftion of duties
Sec 3. And to the end that the said state of Rhode-Ifiand and
tovidence Plantations, may contribute to thc fupplics ra fed fo
difch.rg.Dg the engagements of the Unite i Stairs entered into ore'
L o r!/V!r„ 7v d^. 0f arCh ' ' 7 ®9' Bt i'JxrtheremacdhthLu
thcr,tyafor(fa,d t the Pref.dent of .hcX'm.ed Su.es be an'l
of Rhode tn aUt J'° r Tp and / e< 3 ULfed <° demand of the said fta.e
of Rhode-Mand and Providence Plantations. dollars
be paid into the Treasury of the United States, „ n or before t£
. ncxt ! which being paid, fluil beciedited tn
the .aid state m account with the United States.
•t c - A * d i c tnafltd, That this Ast fhail continue
in force until a Convention of the state of Rhodc-Iflajid and P,o
vidence Plantations, flull aflenttoand ratify the Conftkution ' J
r4er ,Ce,hCrtof, ° ,ht ° fth < 1 'ed State and no
BQSTON, M*j, 8.
O ! blest Columbia t eveiy tribute raise ;
E'tft the fculptur'd Maible to his piaife—
Ihv youth at equalpraije may boldly aim,
And catch at FRANKLIN „ tomb worth's hallow'd fla.T, :
OM PHILADELPHIA— APRIL 27,
YOU will have heard of the death of our ve-
I I, !i ri - re " d yoU r " dl P art ' c ulars, as
I have heard of his will, which I think are au-
PhuldVlil^ UC t° T T°r Ch f ° r - Soni£ !ors >
Philadelphia, he has left to Mr. Bach e*, for
Hifri! if- o 3ndr ° nie ' a ss manner.
Hb library chiefly to Templ. Fr , vKLiNf, with
s manuscripts and the copy-right to his Life
the farm in Jcrfy, va l ue 30001.—a tracfl of
land, in C:org,a, next to Gen. Waynes, 3000
acies, valuable—-and from jool. to 6001. fterling
of monies at Paris To Mr. Bkk,amin- Fr an k-
Printing-Marerials, & c . valued
at 20601. To his fonJ, fool, to 6001. of thefame
m°ni«, and fonie land in Nova-Scotia, because
in the jui ifdi<fhon of the country he chose ti>
live under*
,nrlr,i c t? P hiladel P h >"> at
mtereft : The income to promote a Socitty of
Arts and Manufactures, for 1 5 years, then to be
applied to the conveyance of water to the citv
which he conceives will then want it, from its
increased size.
To the town of Boflort, ioool.
ToPrefident WASHINGTON, a Cane, with
the Figure of Liberty, merely to pay him a very
nandlome compliment, of leaving Liberty in
charge to him. ' 3
Mr. and Mrs. Bache, the residuary Legatees
to have the income for life, of the remainder of
his fortune, to be divided equally ainongft their
children at their death.
To Judge Hopkinson, his Philosophical Ap
paratus, See. r
His Life to i HI, he has sent to Mr. V—He
has gone no further-though he has left many
Icattei ed t material9. It being observed to a relati
on of the Docfior that it was a great loss to the
world, he observed not so great, as that of the
former period would have been. That contains
his thoughts from which mankind may draw ad
vantage —The latter his actions which the worldL
knews and others may record.
He preserved his intellects, clear and intelli
gent as ever, until a few hours of his death He
a few days before his death, having his maps be
fore him, dictated a Letter to Mr. Jefferso.v
upon the boundaries of the United States, which
I underltand is as perfect as any thine he ever
wrote. b
NOTES*
I Gentleman who married the Doctor's dauehte*
t His Grand lon and Secretary.
f Another Grandson.
5 The Governor of New-Jersey previous to the late war.
BURLINGTON, May u.
•nu 6 fncn . ( j. 3 _°f Science, and the liberal arte,
will be gratified in hearing that we were favored
on SundTay last with : visit from the ingenious Mr.
Fitch, accompanied oy several gentlemen of taste
and knowledge in mechanics, in a Steam-Boat,
conftruifted on an improved plan : From thef«
gentlemen we learn, that they came from Phila
delphia in three hours and a quarter, with a head
wind, the tide in their favor—on their return by
accurate observations, they proceeded down the
river, at the rate of upwards of seven miles an
hour.
Extrafl of a letter from Coopers Town, on Lake Ot
fego, to a gentleman in this city, dated April 8
" We are working away among the sugar here,
and have already colletfed 12 hogflieads.the worst
or which is equal, and some of itfuperior in taste
«°r a,' J and g ~!"' to an y 1 ever fi »w from the
Weft Indies.—The present season for manufac
turing this valuable article, is remarkably back
ward, fothat we are now only beginning."
c , 7 !! f - Ma 1L Di lTcTncTjC Phtladt/phit leaves the Fern-
Stan, a! Aew-York, forty mnutes after Seven every Morning exult
Sunday. Dines at Srunfmick, and'reaches Trenton bejore d/ri *