" 7 &az(fU oftS fUtMisf PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY 10UN FR\r\'r> m " ~i7, T~ " ' — — " ' °' 6 9" BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD STREETS, PHILADELPHIA [No. 58-, of Vol. lII.] Wednesday, November i 6, ijyi. CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. IN SENATE, November 7, 1791 The report of the trujlees of the Jinking fund, was read asfollows : THE Vice-Pre/idem of the United States and President of the Senate, the Chiej Jujltce,the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Trea hry, and the Attorney-General, refpectful/y report to the Qonzrefs of the United States of America— That purluant to the ad, intitled, «An Ast making provision for the reiiuflion of the public debt," andin conformity to two refeiutions agreed upon by them, one on the 15th day oj January, and another on the 1 tfh *f Auguji lajl, andfeverally approve'd by the President of the United States, they have caujed purchases of the said, debt to be made through the agency 1 efpeSively of Samuel Meredith,Treafurer of the United States, fVilljam Seton, cashier of the Bank of Mew-York, Benjamin Lincoln, tolleflor of the dijtrift of Boflon and Charleflon, and William Heth, eolleßor of the dijirkl of Bermuda Hundred, to the amount of 852,67 7 dollars 46 cents, for which there have been paid 540,924 dollars and 14 tents, in specie, as will more particularly appear by the several documents Ho. 1 to 8, herewith submitted as part of this report, and which fpecify the places where, the times when, the prices at which, and the persons of whom thefaid purchases have been made. That tho theflatements of ft illiam Seton and Benjamin Lincoln have not yetpajfed through the forms of fetilement, it appears by the document No. 8, being a certified tranfeript from the books of the Treasury, that the amount of thejlock by taem refpeflive/y reported to have been purchased, tas been duly tran ferred to the said books. That the purchases now ana keretofore reported, amount in the whole to 1,131,364 dollars and 76 cents, for which there have been paid 699,163 dollars and 38 ccvti, m specie. Signed in behalf of the Board, JOHN ADAMS. 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Treasury Biiartmekt, Kov. 4th, 1791 s I R, HAVE the honor to transmit herewith a Report to the House •*J^ c P re fcntativcs, accompanying certain climates of sums ne , j.ry he appropriated for various obje£U therein fpecified, in- service of/the year 1792. I have the honor to be, with great refpeft, SIR, Your most obedient, and humble fervanr, Honorable Jonathan Trumbull, Efquire t Speaker c] the House of Reprejentativcs The SECRETARY of the TREASURY Relbeclfully Reports to the HOUSE* of REPRESENTATIVES The ESTIMATES Herewith rraufmittcd, No. i, 2, 3, 4. 00 CO tO C?l <£> O ~ 00 CO CO O &) o 10 to — - CO'O^f'O t>. I© co co \o &> <S 0 •o vo «5 IN *£> 01 O co CO e» CO N COOO f-00 C' f-^VO •*r - - oo oo oo r>.vo « N CJI 1000 OO O N O "■ <■« O T" r>vc r- >0 G r-- ~vo-90CO -o" oT VO IN « CO t-- T Tf n CO - CO *>.00 - r>VO CO 'OVD VO « VO -3« <© MOO N« Nt£l<o O O O o*ioo \D C' P5 V N K **• f — «■> ■*£ Tt« «*3 cT SO "* M M ' M OJ .04 000 - ♦ U3<« Ol O t*. *f CO 00 - 00 N OCO oi?) co t>- .- vo VO ci -o u-> CO e» CV~ 1 O CJ r— •0 CO o - O-I CT) oOOoOCOco 4, ** *•* w *-* *■» Q o " rT •• _C — v*s JS - ~ ~ w t 1 - J64 *• <*rfc ~ c_S * - coo rc g°s.s«g« :3 3 S§°g= 5° S.-S Jo sin?? «j pwQ •—>< < vi u, si a o & *£ ALEXANDER HAMILTON. The firft relating to the civil lift, i t the expehditure ■or the support of government during the year 1792 (including incidental ard contingent ex peuces of the several dcpaitroe.-tj and offices a n.ount.ng.o - . _ . 328,653.56 inolecond relating to certain liquidated claims upon the Treasury ; to certain deficiencies in for mer ellimates lor the cutrent £ ; vice, and to pro vtfion in aid of the fund here'r.iuic appropriated for the payment of certain officers of the courts, jurors, witnesses, &c, Tiie (iiird relating to the depart riK i .'if v ar, (hewing the stated exp nditure of thatc lartmciit frr the year 1792, . . 357,73,. 6. I he amount of a years petitions to invalids, 87,463. 60 Pay and fubiiftence to sundry ofF.cers for which no appropriation has yet been ma* e, Arrearages due upon Indian affairs for the year 1791, and the sum supposed to be neceffarv for the, year 1792, - . . 39,424. 7 Expences incurred for the defcafive protection of the-trontiers for the year 1790, and 1791, and for which no appropriation ..as yet been made, 37,339. 4! Amounting together to As appears by No. 4, which contains a summary of the three pre ceding ones: exhibiting in one view the total fuin as above stated, for which an appropriation is requisite. The funds out of which the laid appropriation may be made, are, firft, the sum of fix hundred thousand dollars reserved an nually out of the duties on imports and tonnage, by the ast mak ing provision for the debt ot the United States, for the support of the government thereof : And Secondly, such surplus as fnall have accrued 10 the end of the present year, upon the revenues heretofore eftablifhcd, over and bov,e the fnms neccfl'ary for the payment of interest on the public debt during the fame year, and for the fatistying of other prior appropriations. Judging from the returns heretofore received at the treasury, there is good ground toconcluck that, that surplus, together with theabovementioued sum of fix hundred thousand dollars, will be adequate to the object. All which is humbly submitted. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, Secretary cf the Treafiiry. c C, ' w\ V) (A General Ejlimate for the Services of the enfuitig Year. CIVi JUST. I)oh. Cts. Vols. its. o 2 K a, « C/ 3 o »— J ON H •\ *r v. *> a £ «v» VJ «e» o *-» "v. V. ft! •\ 55 «u SS «• Q C> «v» £ Forcompenfation to the prefident,vice-pre fident,chief justice and aflociate judges, 51,500 Ditto to the diftrid judges, - - 21,300 Members of the senate, houfeof repiefen tative® and their officers, 129,730 Treasury department, - - 60,300 Department of (late, - . 6,000 Department of war, • • 9,600 Board of commiflioners, - 15,100 Government of the weilern territory, 11,000 Grant to baron Steuben, - 2,500 Pensions granted by the late government, 2,767. 7$ Incidental and contingent expeoces of the civil lift eftabliflimcnts, EXTRAORDIN ARIES. For discharging certain liquidated claims on the United States, - - 117,626.70 To make good deficiencies in the civil lift eltabli foment, - - 49,043.79 Clerks, of courts, jurors, witnefles, &c. 5,000 Maintenance of light-houses and lepairs, 16,000 Keeping prisoners, - - 4,000 Arranging the public securities, 2,450 Purchase of hydrometers, - - 1,000 Building and equipping ten cutters, 2,000 WAR DEPARTMENT. Stated annual expenccs, - 357>73i-6i Annual allowance to invalids, 87,463. 60J For formtr deficient appropriations, 47,829. 84 Indian departmeut, - . 39>4 2 4-7 i Treasury Department, Regijler's Ojficc, Nov, 4, 1791 JOSEPH NOURSE, Register. THE canal of Languedoc is the most ftupendn ous work of art in Kurope.—The projeift origi nated among the Romans who abandoned it as impracticable. Monf. Riqnet began the enter prize in 1666, and completed it in 168 c, sur mounting every ebftacle in a broken uneven country, carrying his works over and through mountains, and even removing rivers which lay in his way, by aquedudts. Where the canal is carried through mountains it is curiously arched over with fiee ltone, Descending towards the ocean there are 15 locks, and towards the Medit erranean 45, as well as 47aqueducfls and 8 bridges. Near Beziers there are 10 locks which have a pretty effect down a descent of 936 feet, and 66 feet from the level above. This amazing work cost upwards of 2 millions of crowns, half of which was paid by the king. It communicates the Mediterranean with the Bay of Biscay, parting by Bourdeaux and Montpelier, being upwards of 150 miles in length, and of the utmost utility especially in time of war, as flats carrying 60 tons burthen keep up a fafe and an easy inland water communication. 229 Dollars CANAL OF LANGUEDOC Doh, Cts. 197,119. 49 i 0,49°. 36 1 <058,222. 8: J Mr. Gerry observed, that in all the decisions legislature, we ought to follow as far as pollibje the opinion of the great body ofthe peo ple.—'f this opinion should be found to be a gainll the ratio of thirty thousand, the amend ment ought to be adopted ; but if we refer to the amendments proposed by the conventions to rhe constitution, we fball find that five dates were m favor of one reprcfentative to every thirty thousand persons, till the number should amount to two hundred. None of the propositions now moved as amendments to the motion of the gen tleman trom New-York, amount to that number — Several others of the conventions were of opi nion that rhe representation was too small to fe cu. e thr lioci tits of this country. This govern ment, laid he, is a government of representation ; the people may controul their reprefetitatives, but their influence is small in respect to the se nate and the executive, and (till less over the of ficers of government—On what then do the peo ple depend for checking encroachments, or pre venting abuses ' On their reprefetitatives—lf these should be too few, or if they ffiould fail them, they never can redress their grievances without having recourse to violence.—lf the number is small, a majority may be the more ea sily corrupted—on the other hand, too large a number will be attended with difficulties a°me dium then is moll eligible.—An adequate number is absolutely neceflary,—and to fliew that one to thirty thousand would r.it produce more than aU adequate number, he referred to the ratio of re presentation in England and France, in wliicl# there was a greater proportion of reprefentativci than in the legislature of the United States. It has been objected to an increase of repre sentatives, that it would lead to encroachments on the part of the general government, over those ot the individual governments—He tho'c that the reverse of the objection was true, and instanced the opinion and plan of Gov. Hutchin fon of Maflachufetts, who proposed and advised a redudion of the representation of MafTachu fetts, as a neceflary Rep in order to effect the de ficits of Great-Britain—decreasing the number, therefore, will be leflening in proportion the se curity of the liberties of the people. He then adverted to the objection arising from the additional expence—but, he observed, after Congress fliall have pafled a few more of the raoft important arts, it is not probable that the Public bulinefs will in future require that the leifiona. should be for more than four months annually . this would reduce the expence'greatly, in the fii It instance ; and agreeable to a calculation, an ad dition of 47 members to the present number,would make the aggregate expence but about one eigh teenth part more than at present, supposing the feftions to be four months long—But he consider ed the objetfion on account of the expence at merely speculative. Although Congress is not positively bound by the conflitution to give one member for every thirty thousand inhabitants, yet he wauld ask, whether the citizens of the United States did not expert that this ratio would be adopted ? and whether the 3' would not consider it as an abufa of power, if Congress, instead of or.e to thirty thousand should fettle the representation at one to forty thousand ? Eight States have already adopted the firft: article of the .proposed amend ments to theconflitution : and if thelioufe lhould t0 >555- % -328,653 56 197,119. 49 — 03®'449 7 6 ! Dollars, 1,058,222.8 if [Whole No. 266.' CONGRESS. PHILADELPHIA. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THURSDAY, November 10. IN COMMITTEE OP THE WHOLE. Debate on the Ratio of Representation. "|\/TR. LAWIiANCE had previously moved That -L»-L until the next enumeration, the number of Reprefencatives should be one for every thirty thousand persons. Mr. Dayton had moved to strike out thirty be fore thousand—this amendment was under coa fideration. ftt&o
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