Mr. Gerry opposed the proviso—He said it not
only recognised the right of the refpe&ive dates
to pass such laws, as the firft pare of the clause
intends to abrogate, not only before, but subse
quent to the adoption of the constitution, which
he conceived involved an absurdity—On the ge
neral subject, he observed, thatthefe monopolies
were a tax, not only on the citizens of other
Hates, but of every state in the union—He con
ceived that no state poflefies any such power as
that of taxing the people of the United States.
Mr. Benfon remarked, thar the proviso was
improper and unneceflary—Should any conse
quences result from agreeing to the fir ft pare of
the clause, they will arise between the individu
al claiming the privileges and the state which
granted them, and mull be fettled by a judicial
decision.
Mr. Sturges laid he flioukl vote in favor of the
proviso—though he conceived that Congress had
a right to make such a law, as would in its ope
ration entirely fnpercede these contracts.
Mr. Findley said he was opposed to the provi
ftj., because it was legislating on improper princi
ples, or rather no principles whatever; for we
know nothing about those contrails.
On the question being put, theprovifo andpro
pofition were bnrh disagreed to.
\Lifl oj'T.eas and Nays, omitted in- the Minutes of
last Tuesday.-]
The question on striking one the provision for
a second enumeration and apportionment, palled
in the negative (yeas 22 —nays 35) as follow :
Meflrs. Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Clark,
Dayton, Fitzfimons, Gilman, Gregg, Hartley,
Heiiter, Jacobs, Kitchell, Learned, Livermore,
Miles. Schoonmajcer, Seney, J. Smith, I, Smith,
Sylvester, Tucker, Ward—22.
Messrs. Ames, Afhe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Ben
fon, Brown, Findley, Gerry, Giles, Goodhue,
Griffin, Grove, Huger, Key, Kittera, Lawrance,
Lee, Macon, Madison, Moore, Muhlenberg, Mur
ray, Page, Sheredine, Steele, Sturges. Sunipter,
Thatcher, Treadwell, Venable, Wadfworth,
Wayne, White, Williamfon, Wyllis—3s.
The question on striking out the clause re
fperting inferring the ratio of thirty thousand,
was carried in the affirmative (yeas 33 —nays 26)
as follow
Meflrs. Ames, Barnwejl, Benfon, Boudinor, S.
Bourne, Clark, Dayton, Fitzfimons, Gilman,
Goodhue, Gregg, Grove, Hartley, Heifter, Ja
cobs, Key, Kitchell, Kittera, Learned, Livermore,
Macon, Madison, Niles, J. Smith, I. Smith, Steele,
Sturges, Sylvester, Thatcher, Tucker, Wadf
worth, Ward, Wyllis—s3.
Meflrs. Afhe, Baldwin, B. Bourne, Brown, Find-
Jey, Gerry, Giles, Gordon, Griffin, Huger, Law
ranee, Lee, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Pas;e.
Schoonmaker, Seney, Sheredine, Sterret, Snmp
ter,Treadwell, Venable, Wayne,White,William
-10n—26.
WEDNESDAY, January 25
Mr. Sterret laid on the table a motion for the
appointment of a committee to bring in a bill to
continue in force an art declaring r lie aflent of
Congress to certain ads of the States of Mary
land, Georgia, Rhode-Hland and Providence Plan
tations.
A motion, heretofore made by Mr. Dayton,
being called up and agreed- to, with an amend
ment, it was " Resolved, That the President of
the United Stares be requelled to cause to be laid
before the House the official communications,
which have taken place between the Governor
of the State of Pennsylvania and the Secretary at
War, with relpetft to the raifingof troops within
and under the authority of the said State : and a
committee was appointed to wait on the Prefi
dent with the above resolution.
The House then resumed the confederation of
the bill to ascertain and regulate the claims to
half-pay and invalid pensions ; and having fur
ther amended the fame, ordered it to be engros
sed for a third reading. .Adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 26,
An engrofled bill, to ascertain and regulate the
claims to hall-pay, and to invalid peniions, was
read a third time, pafled, and feut to the Senate
for their concurrence.
Mr. Boudinot laid on the table the following
motion :
" Relolvcd, That the dignity, gratitude, and
juftiee of the general government Require, that
a suitable provision be made for the widow and
orphan children of the late Major Gen. Greene,
in consideration as well of his very great and me
ritorious services in the field, as of his patriotic
exertions and personal influence in promoting
and supporting contracts for supplying t he south"
em army with cloathing and rations, at a time
mid crisis when in danger of disbanding for want
YEAS
NAYS
YEAS
NAYS
of these eflential neceflaries — and that a commit
tee be appointed to bring in a bill for that pur
pose."
Mr. Macon laid on the table the following
motion :
" Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioi
of Catharine Greene cannot be granted."
The House then resolved itfelf into a commit
tee of the whole—( Mr. M uhlenberg in the chair]
—on a bill making provision for the protedlioi
of the frontiers.
[Tlie bill, besides completing the regiments
nlrt-ady on tlie continental establishment, con
templates the raising of three additional regi
ments of infantry, each to consist of 912 non
commiflioned officers, privates and musicians, ex
clusive of cominiffioned officers; arid one squa
dron of light dragoons (to serve occasionally as
infantry) confiding of 304 non-commissioned of
ficers and privates, besides commiflioned officers.]
After fonie debate on the encreafe of the mi
litary establishment, the committee rofe,and ob
tained leave to fit again—and a reading of some
of the confidential communications from the Pre
sident being called for, the gallery was ordered
to be cleared.
FRIDAY, January 27
Sundry petitions praying for pensions, com
pensations, &c. were read, and referred to the
Secretary of War.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter
from the Treasurer of the United States, inclos
ing a copy of his Indent account.
Mr. Sheredine laid a motion on the table to
the following purport —That a committee fhonld
be appointed to wait on the President of the Uni
ted States, to enquire of him at what time, if at
all, it will be agreeable to him that his confiden
tial communications refpetfting the western fron
tiers, (hall be publicly difcufled in the House.
Mr. White laid the following resolution, in fub
fta nee,on the table—Refolved,that whenever any
confidential communications are received from the
President of the United States, it shall be a (land
ing rule, that the House {hall be cleared of all
perfonsbut the members—also, when any mem
ber has any particular business to lay before the
House, which in his opinion requires secrecy ; in
the latter cafe the Hopfe shall proceed immedi
ately to take I nch business into confideration,and
determine whether it be of such a nature as to
render it proper that ic should be privately dif
cufled.
The order of the day being called for, on the
western frontier business—the doors of" the gal
lery were shut.
BOSTON, Jan. 16
Of the corps Diplomatique, in Portugal, none
fopport a more elegant style than Colonel Hum
phreys, the Resident from the United States—
and in bis attention to his countrymen, none can
exceed him. All his domestics are Americans—
His state coach was made at Philadelphia, and is
drawn by four beautiful American horses. His
Excellency, we understand, is shortly to be mar
ried to an accomplished young lady of Liibon—
poffefled of an immense fortune.—" The fair re
ward the brave."
His Excellency the Governor and Council, have
unanimously appointed the Hon. Thomas Dawes,
jun. Esq. a Judge of the Supreme Judicial Court
of this Commonwealth.
NEW-YORK, Jan. 24.
On Saturday evening the 2iit instant, the com
mittees appointed by the subscribers to the State
and Million Bank, met at Corre's hotel.
After communicating their refpecftive powers,
and conferring on the neceflity of another Bank,
on which themoft perfetft unanimity of sentiment
prevailed, the gentlemen who appeared on be
half of the Million Bank unanimously agreed to
present a petition to the legislature, praying for
an act to incorporate the two Banks in one, upon
such terms as they might deem expedient.
The two committees were then met by five
gentlemen appointed by the Merchants and Tra
ders to confer with them on the fame fubjecfl.
The committees fully and candidly explained to
those gentlemen what steps they had taken to
obtain a new Bank. These gentlemen, after ex
pressing their unanimous approbation of the mea
sures which had been pursued, informed the
committees that they should recommend to the
Merchants and Traders to present a similar pe
tition to the legislature. The gentlemen then
withdrew, and the committees adjourned.
By Order,
WALTER LIVINGSTON, Chairman
ADVERTISEMENT.
THE Subscribers to the Coffee-Houfa in Second-Street, kept
by Edward Moyston, agreeable to a vore taken by the
comoanv present on Thursday evening last, are defircd to meet at
the Coffee Rooms this dav at one o'clock, to take into confideia
tion the propriety of Mr. Moyfton's letting said Coffee Rooms tor
the benefit of any individual, to the exclusion of others entitled
to hold Public Auctions within the City of Philadelphia#
315
Philadelphia, January 28.
Quebec papers, from 21ft Nov. to 2d Jan. Jnft.
indufive, received by the Edtror, contain 110 In
dian intelligence.
A conlidt'able shock of an Earthquake was felt
at Quebec the 6th of lalt month.—A letter from
Paul's Bay, to a mercantile house ill that citv
mentions, that 29 different lliocks were 1 elt at
that place.
1 he ISjew Constitution of Canada took place on
Monday the 26th December. This event wasce
lebiated by the French and Engliffi inhabitants
with the greatest demonstrations of joy The
public exhibitions, fellivities, orations, &c. &c.
were continued every day through the week.
That Province is divided into two Governments
upper and lower Canada.
Extract of a letter from Boflofi, Jan. 18.
" Our Legislature are now in session— but the
indisposition of the Governor prevents him from
submitting his communications, and they do not
seem disposed to carve for themselves. Their
attention will be much occupied by Boston af
fairs—Firft, the Theatre—the repeal of the law
against which, is wilhed for by near five to one
of the inhabitants. On this fubjedl, Dr. J
has come forward like a man—and at the town
meeting, drowned liis opponents in a flood of
oratory. are, however, many who oppose
the repeal ;—many of the Clergy have signed the
petition against the Theatre—some have lince
erased their names. I think their interference
is injudicious, and will much hurt their influ
ence, since the town, at two legal meetings, was
decidedly for the repeal. My conjeiflui es are,
however, that the law will not be repealed.
" The Bridges will also engage legislative at
tention. Allured by the desire of gain, and
prompted, perhaps, by chagrin, the party which
was the rival of the present Bridge, in the fiilt
application, have come forward with a petition
for a new Bridge—But a few of them engrofled
all the shares—This induced some who were dis
appointed, to open a new fubfeription, which
filled up in a few hours. These rival patties
have their refpetftive friends in both Houses.—
The Tontine will be opposed—but 1 guess will,
in the end, be incorporated.
" The loss of the brave officers and men who
fell in the Western Expedition, is universally la
mented in this town—lt is the theme of every
conversation, from the infantto the aged fire and
matron, On this town, the loss was severe—
Phelon, Newman, Warren, Balch and Cobb, may
be said to be citizens of it ; their circle of ac
quaintance was very large, and they were highly
refpecfied by all who knew them. Delighted
with the profpedt of an honorable career in a
military life, they seemed to have acquired the
heighth of their wiflies—and to be plucked thus
early, by a foe, unworthy the valour and intre
pidity, which was their bane, is an event which
fills our hearts with sorrow—and hard indeed
mult be our consolation, when it is derived from
the consideration, that killed outright, they did
not fuffer the torturing cruelties of the savages."
(omitted IN OUR. LAST FOR WANT OF ROOM.]
Observations have lately been published to
(hew, that there is a difference of opinion on
the fubjecft of manufactures, between the Se
cretary of State, and the Secretary of theTrea
fury. To prove this, recourse is had to a passage
in Mr. Jefferfon's " Notes on Virginia," in which
he has laid " Jet our work-shops remain in Eu
rope, &c. this work was published several years
ago —and a correspondent remarks, that it may
as well be inferred, that Dr. Franklin was op
posed ro the Constitution of the United States,
because he had been at a remote period—the au
thor of a very different scheme of government,
as that the Secretary of btate is opposed to ma
nufactures, in the present eligible ftuation of our
country, because at a less auspicious period, he
said fomethingto that purpose. The Secretary of
State is a great friend and patron to the mechan
ic arts—but these arts derive their value and im
portance principally from their applicability to
manufactures.
APPOINTMENTS—BY AUTHORITY.
January 24, 1792.
The Prcfident of the United States has appointed, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate,
William Carmichael and William Short, to be
Commiinoners Plenipotentiary for negociating and concluding
with any person or persons duly authorized by his Catholic Ma
jesty, a Convention or Treaty concerning the Navigation of the
River MifljjTippi by the Citizens of the United States.
Died —In this City, Mr. Gosvinus Erkelens, of Amster
dam—an active patriot and decided friend to the United States.
At Alexandria (Virginia) Dr. William Brown—a most
e-ili triable character.
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