conceived that the argument was given up by
gentlemen in opposition to the bill, when they
admjt of encouragement to the fifliermen in any
possible modification of it. He then adverted
particularly to the fisheries ; dated the n,umber
of men employed, the tons of {hipping necell'a
ry to export the fi(h taken ; and inferred the
found policy of encouraging so important a
branch of bufin£fs.
Gentlemen fay that we do not want a navy—
grant it—but can they fay that we iliall never
have a war with any European power ? May not
the time arrive when the protection to the com
merce of this country, derived from this foiirce
juay be of the utmolt neceflity to its exiflence.
Adverting to Mr, Williamfon's objection from
the unequal operation of bounties—and who had
referred to the article of the constitution which
fays that taxes fhnll be equal, in all the States ;
Mr. Lawrance observed that this article in the
constitution cotild only refpetft the rates of the
duties, and'that the fame duties should be paid
in Virginia that are paid in New-York—at the
Northward, as at the Southward ; it surely could
not mean that every individual fiiould pay ex
actly the fame fuui in every part of the union ;
this was a provision that no law could pofiibly
contemplate.
He concluded by a fuinmary recapitulation of
his arguments —and faying he hoped the fetfiion
would be retained.
(to pe continued.)
WEDNESDAY, February 29
The Speaker laid before die House a report
from the Treafiirer of the United Srates, con
taining his specie account, from the ifl of o(fto
ber, to the 31H of December, T 791. — Referred to
a special committee, to examine and report.
A nieflage was delivered by Mr. Secretary Otis,
notifying that the Senate had agreed to the con
ference proposed by the Iloufe, on the fubjeJt of
the amendments to the frontier bill, and had, on
their part, appointed a committee of three mem
bers, to meet the committee (of five) appointed
by the House.
A report from the Secretary of the Treasury,
on the petition of the executors of Edward Games,
was read and referred to a committee of the whole
House, on Monday next.
Mr. Page called up the report of the feletft
committee 011 the memorial of Mr. Churchman.
The report, after some debate, was agieed to,
and in pursuance thereof, a committee was ap
pointed to bring in a bill.
Mr. Lawrance presented a memorial from the
merchants of New-York, who trade to India and
China—Referred to the committee of the whole
on the Itate of the union.
Mr. W. Smith {from the committee appointed
to examine and report whether any and what al
terations are neceff'ary to be made in the Acfts
•ftabliftiing the Treafurvand War Departments)
made a report, which was twice read, ordered to
be printed, and referred to'a committee of the
whole Honfe on Tuesday next.
In committee of the whole—(Mr. W. Smith in
the Chair) —on the Militia Bill.
The queltion being taken on a motion made
by Mr. Sumpter, to strike out the se
cond fediion, containing an enumeration of vari
ous defcriptioris of persons to be exempted from
militia duty—it palled in the negative.
/ On motion ,of Mr. Boudinot, " the members
of both Houses of Congress, with their refpetfiive
.officers," were added to tlie lift of exempts.
But a motion from the fame gentleman, to add
" all persons conscientiously scrupulous of bear
ing arms," after a fliort debate, was negatived—
and the committee role and reported progress.
Adjourned.
THURSDAY, March I.
In committee of the whole on the Militia Bill—
Mr. B. Bourne in the chair.
The committee proceeded in the difcuflion as
far as the tenth fedtion—they then rose and re
ported progress.
Mr. Goodhbe', from the joint committee ap
pointed to coniider an<l report what buljinels is
neceflarjr to be done the present session, made a
report, which was read and laid on the table.
M,". Willliamfon presented a bill to amend an
adt, entitled, an acl to promote the progress of
the ufeful arts—read the firft time.
Mr. Sedgwick informed the House, that the
committee of conference, on the articles of disa
greement between the two Houses, in the fron
tier bill, having come to an agreement, he had
in his hand a report to make to the House—On
which, at half after two o'clock, -.he galleries
were cleared.
FRIDAY, March 2
The bill to amend # the ast to promote the of thr ufeful
arts— was read the fee oil d time and referred to a committee of the
whole on Thursday next.
A mtfTage from the Senate, by Mr. Secretary Otis, informed
the House that the Senate have paflt d the bill to ascertain and re
gulate the claims to half pay and invalid pensions—with amend
ments; also that the President of the United State* has approved
andTigned the a£t relative to the ele&ioa of a Prefideut and Vicc-
Prefi*icnt ©t th« United St3te*. &c.
Mr. Gerry renewed his motion lor a committee to report a hill
providing for a rrduftion of the portage on newfpapes ; ihij mo
tion after some debate was agreed to, and a committee appointed
consisting of MeHrs. Gerry, Murray and Findley.
Mr. Macon's motion laid on tiie 1 able some days ftnee for the
appointment ot a committee to report a hill providing tor the
fiiii filing a Light-Houfc on Bald-Head, 011 Capo-Jvar River —was
taken up. agreed to, and a committee accordingly appointed, con.
filling of Mr. Grove, Mr. Key, and Mr. Bnrnwrli. '
A message from the Senate infotmed the Houfr, that the Senate
has agreed to the report of the committee of conferenceon the it'll
making further and more etfe&nal proviftr.ll f,>, the defence of the
frontiers. —N. B. The House accepted ot the report of the com
mittee of conference yesterday.
'J'he committee on enrolled hills, reported a bill " for making
further and more effeifual provision for the defence of the fron
tier-," as duly eniolled—The Spcakerthen signed the fame
In committee of the whole on the militia bill.—Mr. B. Bourne
in the Chair.
The 10th feftion being read,;which provides for training and
difcipluivngthe miliiia, imposing fines, &c. a motion was made
that it should be ilruck out ; this motion after considerable de
bate was negatived.
The committee finifhed the discussion of the bill
Mr. Boudinot proposed an addition to the 2d feftion, impofino
an equivalent of two dollars per annum on all persons exempted
from militia duty, except lailois.—This motion was negatived
by a large majority.
The committee then rose and reported the bill with sundry a
meudrnents—which were leid on ill? table.
A petition was prefentcd ami read, from the dieflors of the
Olio Company —relered to Messrs. Sedgwi. k, Findley, Benfdn
Learned and Baldwin. Adjourned tillto-moirow.
LEGISLATURE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, FEBRUARY.2 7.
The committee on the hoi pita], reported a ium of £ .15,000 to
be granted that inftitutrtm.
The bill for removi/ig obftru6lions in the navigable waters of
this (late, pafftd a second leading, and was ordered to be tian
fcribed tor a third.
BOS TON, February 18.
LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SENATE FEB 16.
I HE bill for incorporating the fuhferibers to
the BOJIOII Tontine Ajfociation, lent up by thehon.
Houle for concurrence, was read a second time,
and after debate, the question, ilia] 1 the bill pass
to be engrofl'ed, was determined in the negative—
Yeas 13 —Nays 17.
[The bill un Jerwent an ample and fair discus
sion for several days; and a Committee of the
Aflociation was heard on the subject on the floor
of the Senate.]
HOUSE OK REPRESENTATIVES, FEB. I 4,
I he committee railed to take into considera
tion the propriety of issuing a tax the present
leffion, reported verbally that it was not expe
dient.
The report was advocated by Meflrs. Breck,
Jarvis, Euftis, Stearns, and other gfentlemen.—
I"he profpeefl of the aflum ption of our State debts,
the handsome sum of money in the Treasury, and
the still greater.sum due to the Commonwealth,
were inlilted on as arguments not only against
the tax, but as proofs that we should have here
after in the State but vert small aUell'ments in
deed ; and the time wasfaft arriving, when the
good people of this Commonwealth, wherever
fiiuated, will enjoy all the blessings of peace and
tranquility, with but very little expence to them.
The report was objected to by Meflrs. Bacon,
Gardiner, Cony and Parsons ; but this last gen
tleman altered his opinion upon hearing the rea
sons urged in favor of it. The House accepted
the report by a large majority.
FEBRUARY ] J
MelTrs. Pierce, Tudor and Bond.w ere appoint
ed a committee to take into consideration the ex
pediency of giving a bounty to that p'erfon who
will make a model of the belt and fimplert: con
ftrudlion for the expediting the breaking and
swindling flax aijd hemp, to go either by water
or hand, for tile benefit of the public.
FEBRUARY I J
Agreeable to aflignment, the House proceeded
to the choice of an additional Clerk to the House,
when Thomas Crafts, Esq. was unanimoully
chosen.
A bill for ere<fting a Bridge over Merriroapk
River, at Newbury, palled the House, after a
lengthy debate.
A petition of Henry Knox, and others, praying
for the privilege of opening a navigable canal
from Connecticut river to the waters surround
ing the town of JBoilon—Read and committed to
Mr. Breck, Mr. Tudor and Mr. Wedgery.
Philadelphia, March 5.
Reports have prevailed that the Cod Fishery Bill was illy re
ceived by the fifhermcn, and that a riot had happened at Marble
head, in which a store was burned. We are happy to find the re
port is gioundlefs.
Extract oj a Utter jrom a gentleman at BcJlon t to his friend, dated
February 22, 1 792.
" The attempt to burn Col. 's store at Marblehead, was by
a boy, who, at the time, was intoxicated, and who went with a
brand of fire fiom a veflel in the view of half a dozen men, and
laid the fire at the corner of the store. Col. fays, the fifhe?-
men were at firft averse to sign articles, and complying with the
regulations prescribed in your a#, because they were innovations;
but that efforts had been used, and were fucccfsfully using, to shew
the sailors that their interest was protc6led and promoted by this
statute."
CENSUS OF THE STATE OF SOUTH-CAROLINA
The following is a transcript from a compleat and authentic co
py just received, of the Census of the Stateot South-Carolina
—v 17. ,9,5,576 white males above 16, 37,722 white males under
16, 66.880 while females, 1801 other freepcrfons, 107,094 slaves.
Total 24&073.
355
We arc happy to hear that the injury which the Hon. Mr. Day
ton received from his fall on the ice last Tuesday is Hot
so great as has been represented. It proves to be a fraiture ot one
"f the Imall bones of the ancle only ; it is ir. so fair a way of reco
veiy, and the fympioms attending it so favorable, as to afford the
moll fettering pmfptcts of Ins being ah e to go abroad, and to
give his attendance as heretofore in Congiefs, in the course of a
fortnight.
Accounts are received in town from Fort Wash-
Jngton, which mention that a feijeant and four
men had lately been to the place'where thebloo
uy battle of t he 4th of November lait was fought,
near the Miami \illages, where they counted five
hundred and thirty eight dead bodies. One
piece of artillery only was to be seen, but the
carriages of seven others remained on the ground;
the guns, it was supposed, were either buried or
thrown into the water.
Ihe party left Fort Jcfferfoh at dusk in the
evening, arrived at the place about day-break,
and (laying only long enough to make Lhe above
observations, left the melancholy fcerie.
Col. Wilkinfon, with a party of about four
hundred men, left Fort Walhington the 25th of
Jawuary, with intent to goto the place of atTtioii
and bury the dead, and it Was thought would
visit the Miami villages before they returned.
frort Jefferfon had a fufficient garrison, and fix
month's provilion.
T he papers from various parts of the Union
announce the celebration of the President's
Birth-Day, with every circuinftance indicativeof
loyalty to the government, and affe&ionate at
tachment to his person and administration.
The important business of eftabliftiilig free
fchools throughout thrt commonwealth, has late
ly been before the legislature—the result is are
port from a committee, in which it is proposed
that a school fliall be ettablifhe'd in each county.
A lot has been contracted for by the agents of
the Governor of this State, for the piirpofe of
erecting thereon thePitEsiDENT'sHousE. The
lot pitched upon, is in High-street, the corner of
Ninth-flreet. Several plans of the house have
been recently submitted to the legislature for their
consideration ; and in order to raise a sum, iu
addition to what has already been raised, to com
plete it in a proper stile of tax is pro
posed npon pleasure carriages.
From a concise view of the present state of se
veral European powers, it appears that the French
Revolution is in 110 danger from them. The,
Empress of Rnflia, whatever may be her wilbes,
it is said lias only iS,ooo troops, and a small
to oppose to 24 millions of men, who have fjvorn
to live free, or die.
Die family of Penn, have condituted the ho
norable Thomas M'Ke an and Edmund Phyfick, Efq,
of Pennsylvania, their attorneys in facft, to fell
and dispose of all the property of the said fami
ly in the state of Delaware. The two gentlemen
above mentioned, in consequence of this appoint
ment, have notified the President ofDelaware of
the fame, and offered to that state the right of
pre-emption.
On the nth and i jth of January last, the Le
gislature of the state of North-Carolina pafied
two resolutions, inftru&ing their Senators in the
Senate of the United States " to ufc their con
stant and unremitted exertions until they efFe<ft
having the doors of the Senate of the United
States kept open, that the people may have ac
cess to hear the debates of the Senate, when in
its legislative, or judicial capacity.
There being every appearance of a general
a(Tn nipt ion of the refidueof the state debts at this
feflion of Congrels, the public are advised not to
fell their state certificates at the
as there mufl be a considerable appreciation of
them in a Ihort time. [N.Yorf D. Adv. 3
It is a fa<ft pretty well ascertained, (fays a N.
York paper) that the realfpecie in the Hate does
not exceed twelve hundred thousand dollars ; of
which scarcely one million falls to the lhare of
th'e city.—lt is hard to tejl, then, from whence
the patrons of the new bank expet r t to procure
specie, as a balis whereon to ereiTt their fabric.
The New-York papers contain a variety of electioneering fpe.
culations—the majority of them appears at piefent in favor of Gov.
C L i nton. It seems that the business is to becondufled with
out personal scurrility !—
But when mankind so wife are grown,
To fee no foibles but then own ;
When deep humility of[pint.
The Jons of pride and gold inherit;
And universal love inspires
The breajli that mad ambition fires ;
Why then—and not before —you'llfee
The worldfrom lies and[lander free.
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