V- likli are fpunded the reciprocal happiaefs of the Prince and of his people. " You, heads of those numerous clafies, which by their labours, industry and activity, are the main props of empires ; His ivlajelty exptcts tliat youi meditations and reflections on this important fub jeet will be constantly directed tcwards the publick good. " Yes, gentlemen, in whatever rank of society you may be placed, the mod intimate connections bind you to every conltituent part of the State.— Publick felicity calls you here, and here closely ■unites you ; this noble, this great and pervading sentiment, which is that of the nation, will preside over all your dii'quilitions and debates. " You will follow this salutary object through out all its meanders, with the utmost precifenefs and accuracy ; you will spare no pains to remove those obstacles from the mode in which the States General a'e to be convened, and to prevent those frivolotis debates which formerly, and particularly in 1614, took up and walled lo many moments which might have been more ufefully employed. " Gentlemen, you never will loose fight of the jimple and affecting idea, that the inhabitants oi this kingdom one great fair#', that therefore we can have but one and the fame inter ell to meliorate and purine, but one and the fame honour to preserve and to keep; that if the august chief who now presides here, owes himfelf etten tially and entirely to the happiness of all, if he is the natural cr nciliator of all f artier, and protestor of *»hose pi ivileges and immunities which have been placed under his care, he has therefore the 1110 ft undoubted right to your love and refpecft. " Thu3 called together, thus admitted into his most intimate councils, by the confidence he re poses in yon, he has every reason to expert that your enlightened zeal, your bell information, like the just tribute of filial piety, will be offered up as a generous and grateful return for the tenderness O > t> and altccftion of a father." N E W Y O 11 K. TROCEEDINCS cf CONGRESS. hi ths HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES, of the UNITED STATES. Wednesday, Arr.it 15, 1789. TvT^' "^* UCKER presented a petition from Doctor -L R» msa v,of Cha-lefton, S>. C'.reqneftingCon grefs to fecu'-e to him his property in the Hi/fo-y of the Revolution of South-Carolina. A committee was appointed to take up the subject at large, and report a bill upon general principles. A memorial of John Churchman was introdu ced by Mr. SfncßMAN—it refpectcd Mr. Church man's new difcoverics in the magnetick •• n riation which have been announced to the publick —this was referred tn the Committee, appointed 011 Dr. Rainfay's petition. Mr. Tucker presented a memorial also from Doctor Ramsay— Subject, the ineligibility of the Hon. Wi 1.1.1 .-\m Smith to a feat in that House, as he wrj not qualified in point of residence, net having been seven years a citizen of the United States previous to his clecftion—a requisite of the Cop.ftitui ion. Mr. Tucker introduced the memorial with a g--eat degree of delicacy. He obfervc 1, that he wilhed to be considered as acting entirely officially in the hufinef*, and that it might be treated with the utmost attention, as the gentlemen were both highly refpedable in their characters—Dr. Ram say was a gentleman of extensive reputation, and ranked high in the State to which he belonged,— T fr. Sm it h also was a gentleman who fuftsincd the faireft character, and had often received respecta ble marks of distinction from his fellow citizens. His election was cor.teftocl merely upon constitu tional principles."—His appearance in that house fiifßcieiitly indicated that he had never forfeited the esteem of his fellow citizens. This memorial was referred to the COMMIT TEE OY ELECTIONS. Mr. iiouDiKOT, of the committee to prepare rules for conducting Conferences, reported—the confederation of whit h w as postponed. BttfsoN of the committe appointed to confer with a committee of the Senate, upon the fubjevt of arrangements for the reception of the PRESI DENT, and-VICE-PRESIDENT, made the follow ing report, to v\it. That Mr. Osgood, the proprietor of the house lately occupied by the President of Congress, be re-piefted to put the fame, and the furniture there in, in proper condition for the relidence and use of'. he President of the United States, and other wise, 't the e-:,ience of the United States, to pro vide for Lis temporary accommodation. That it will be most eligible in the fir ft instance, that a committee of three Members from the Senate, and iivp from the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Houses refpecftively, attend tare ceive the President, at fu'ch place as he (hall em bark at from New-Jcrfey for this city,and conduct him without form, to the house lately occupied by the President of Congress, and t.hht at such time thereafter, as the President /hail fignify, it fiiall be most convenient for him, he be formerly received by both houses. That a Committee of two members from the Sc nate, and three members from the House ot Re prelentatives, to be appointed by the Houfcs rei peOiively, wait on the Vice-President of the Lni tecl States, as soon as he shall come to this city, and in the name of the Congress of the United states, congratulate him on his arrival. The said report being considered, was accepted. A letter from the Chief Justice of the Urate of New-york, addrelled to the Speaker, was read, in forming that John Becklf.y, Esq. Clerk ot the House of Reprelentatives, had appeared bef are him, and taken the oath required by the Constitution. In committee of the whole house, the Order of the day was resumed, by proceeding to fill the blanks in the Resolve, as follow, On Cocoa, I cent pr. lb. On Beer, Ale and Porter, imported in calks, 8 cents pr. gal. On do. in bottles, 24 cents pr. doz. On fallow Candles, 2 cents pr. lb. On Wax do. 6 do. do. On Cheese, 4 do. do. On Soap, 2 do. do. On Boots, 50 cents pr. pair. On Shoes, Slippers, and Galloflioes, 10 do. do. 011 unwrought Steel, 56 cents pr. 112ll>. 011 the fubjecft of Steel, a debate ensued. Mr. Lei: moved, that the article be ft ruck out of the enumeration. Mr'. Tucker v.'as in opinion with Mr. Lee. Mr. Clymer, and Mr. Fitzsimons, were for the duty. On the one hand it was contended, that this duty would create a inonoply in favour of a few manu faifturers, no ways conducive to the general advan tage —that it would bear hard upon the agricul tural interest, as it was an indifpenfible article in the fabrication of implements of husbandry, &c. On the other it was alledged, that three hundred tons had been manufactured the yearpaftin Penn fvlvania alone—That further encouragementwould produce fuflicient quantities for the confumptlon of the Union—and although it might operate a )i tie unequally at firft, the fame objection lay a gainst encrealing every branch—but that this was an evil that carried its own remedy with it—for every productive bufir.efs was soon overdone, and the article then diminished in value—That it was ;'ie duty of the House to go upon general princi pics, and net to bebiafledhv partial interefts,when a measure appeared to be evidently calculated to promote naiional objecfts—that when the whole system should be brought into operation, there would probably be a balance of mutual advantages derived to individual States. The question being taken 011 Mr. Let's motion, it was loft. On f'ahlps and tarred Cordage,adutyof 50cents pr. hund. wt. was voie«t_: On untarred do. 60 cents pr. hund. wt. On Twine and pack Thread, one dollar pr. hund. wt. All Inipoft on Hemp was mentioned, and urged by fomc observations from Mr. Scot—but gentle men were not fufUciontly prepared toafcertain the amount that might be expedient—it was according ly deferred. Adjourned. Thursday, April 16. House met agreeably to adjournment. The Bill, providing the mode oftaking the oath, or afUrmation, required by the Constitution, was read the second time, and on motion ofM:. White, was referred to the Committee of the whole house, and made the order of the day for Monday next. A committee of five was then balloted for,who are to join a committee of the Senate, to receive the Pre lident on the Jersey shore, and attend him to this city, Mr. Boudisot, Mr.Bland, Mr.Benson,Mr. Lawrence, and Mr. Tucker, wei J e elected. Mr. Oilman, Mr. Am f s, and Mr. Gerry, were appoint ed a committee to wait 011 the Vice President, on his arrival, and congratulate him in the name of the two Houses. In committee of the whole,on theftate of the uni on, the committee proceeded to fill up the blanks in the resolve. HEMP—Mr. Gilmax proposed, that this article be out of the enumeration. Mr. Hartley—l am opposed Sir, to an excefllve duty upon this article: Hemp is a raw material, which we Jhould find ourfelvcs very much diftrefled for, should we lay a heavy, or prohibitory tax upon it; the production of this article in the country, bears no proportion to its coiifumption ; nor can gentlemen determine with any degree of precision, when that will be the cafe. Sir, already laid a duty upon Cordage, which will operate as a protection to our manufacture of that article, and ifwe nowtax Hemp exorbitantly, we shall in araeq fure defeat our own purposes. Besides Sir, this will be a most improvident measure, as it respects (hip building—and surely we do not mean to leflon the navigation of our country. Upon the general prin - ciple, Mr. Hartley concluded in favour of a small duty, not more than 5 pr. cent, as on the general mass of articles. Mr. Moo re was in favour of a high duty—his ob servations were considerably lengthy, but were not diftindlly heard by the e.litor. Mr. lit ist £R otfeived, that from the Western country, large quantities of this article were to be expected: He proposed therefore a finall dutylhould be laid for the interim between the present time, and the next harvcft, after \\ liich the lmpoit fiiould be enhanced, so as to afford encouragement to the railing this important article. Mr.W Hiri opposed fti iking out the article— Hemp,he observed, was a plant that might be raised in any quantities, especially in the Western coun try, the foil of which was peculiarly adapted to its growth. Agriculture was an object of immenfeim portance ; "Government would undoubtedly patron ize it—He therefore proposed 75 cents pr. hund. as a moderate duty on this article. Mr. Partridge spake in favour of a moderate duty, for conlidering the article as a material, ne ceflary to the existence of an important manufacture —the high price it bore in foreign markets, iliould induce a reason for a very low lmpoit—he therefore proposed 40 ccnts pr. hund. Mr. Lawrenci—l am, Sir, eppefed to a great ImpoP"upon Hemp : It is certain that the produc tion of that article in the States, bears no propor tion to the demand. This State, Sir, manufactur ed three hundred ton r the year pail—and not more than forty tons were raised among ourselves. We cannot be supplied from our own produce with fuflicient quantities at present. The duty on Cor dage is fuiticien-t, and will operate tothe encourage ment wilhed for in the railing of Kemp. If his in formation was jult, the gentleman observed, that Cordage could be imported as cheap as Hemp, or nearly lo ; a duty therefore o:i the latter, would induce the importation of the former, to the total dilcouragement of the manufacture. He conclu ded therefore by moving, that the duty Ihould be 40 cents pr. hund. Mr. Goodhue was in favour of 40 cents ; there was a material difference between Hemp and Cor dage, as gentlemen had observed, and the differ ence bet%\ een the duties ought to bear foine pro ticn. Mr. Boudinot faid,thatas every article ofim portation would doubtless bear r.n lmpoft of at lealt 5 pr. cent, and the proposed duty amounted, ac cording to the present price of Hemp, exatftly to that sum, he Ihould be in favour of 40 ccnts, fort'nat reason ; but as it was already a fpecified article, to oive it diftincftion as such, without materially en hancing the duty from 5 pr. cent. f.ikl that Com merce and Manufacture might mutually aim!each other, he would propose 50 cents. Mr. Hartley suggested, that in lieu of a duty on foreign Hemp, to encourage the growth of it at home, it might be eligible to offer a bounty on the latter : He was decidedly of opinion, that the last expedient would be preferable to tlie inipolinga tax on Hemp imported. Mr. Moore again advocated an enhanced duty. Mr. White also, to the fame point, adverted to the Western territory—suggested the policy of con ciliating the affection of our brethren in that coun try, and of making favourable impreflions rei'pect ing the administration of the New Constitution. Mr. Scot—Sir, Commerce and Agriculture are so closely allied, that whatever is injurious to one, equally affects the other ; they must be united.— 111 vain doesthe Farmer till the foil, and bring his produce to market, unless the Merchant is readyto rake his articles, at a reasonable rate.—ln vain docs the Merchant plan his voyages to difrant climes, unless the labour of the Husbandman fur niflies him with the necefiary remittances. Agriculture is the natural resort of the great body of our countrymen. The eftablilhment ot Manufactures may be .neccflkry to America, in a time of war, but their prosecution, upon a gener ally extensive scale, is not to be expected, while the boundless tracts of uncultivated lands that extend thousands of miles westward, offer on easy support to the poorer claflesofpeople—and for a longtime to come, we cannot expect to vie with the European manufacturers—Agriculture,therefore, is the great object that ihould arrest our attention. Hemp is an article, the growth ofwliicli, if encouraged by the general government of the United States, quan tities may be raised in the Western country to an unlimited amount—lts trjinfportatinii is easy, and the price it bears, will warrant its being brought from a great distance. Should but a hope be held out, that the inhabitants of tliofe regions may hope, that Congress will take this article under their pa tronage, it will not te long, before the moutli of the Millifippi will be delivering iinmenfe quanti ties, which from the interior country, shall come floating upon its waters—Mr. Scot was therefore in favour of 7$ ccnts pr. hund. Mr. Maddison here made some observations, which we could not distinctly hear : He was op posed, however, to a high duty, and proposed 4> cents. Mr. Smith, Maryland, wasiu favour of 40 cents, as a temporary duty, and proposed, that after tw years, the lmpoft Ihould be one dollar, or 100 cents pr. hund. wt. Upon taking the vote it palled in favour of P cents pr. hund. The articJeMalt was dutied at to cents pr. bulhel- Mr. Amfs proposed the articles of Barley and Lime fiiould be added to the general enumeration —which being voted in the allirrilative, B irleyp
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