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Those who voted in the affirmative are.
Theodorus Bailey, Abraham Baldwin,
John Beatty, Thos. Blount, Thos. P. Carnes, Gabriel Christie, Abraham Clarke;
Isaac Coles, Wm. Johnston Dawson, Henry Dearborn, Geo. Dent, Wm. Findley,
W. B. Giles, Christ. Greenup, Andrew Gregg, Wm. Barry Grove, Carter B. Harrison, John Heath, Danl. Heister.
Wm. Irvine, Richd. B. Lee, Matthew Locke, Nathn. Macon, James Madison,
Joseph McDowell, Alex. Montgomery.

In the House of Representatives of the United States, Thursday the 2d of January 1794.

THE house proceeded to consider the resolutions, reported yesterday from the committee of the whole house, on the confidential communications from the President, respecting the measures which have been pursued for obtaining a recognition of the treaty between the United States and Morocco, and for the ransom of prisoners, and establishment of peace with the Algerines—whereupon

The first and second of the said resolutions being severally twice read at the clerk's table, were, on the question put thereupon, agreed to by the house, as follow:

Resolved, that a sum not exceeding 1,000,000 dollars, be appropriated, in addition to the provision heretofore made, to defray any expense which may be incurred in relation to the intercourse between the United States and foreign nations.

Resolved, that a naval force adequate to the protection of the United States against the Algerine Corsairs, ought to be provided.

The third resolution being read in the words following:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to report to this House, the naval force necessary for the purposes aforesaid, together with an estimate of the expenses.

A motion was made and seconded, to amend the same, by adding to the end thereof, the words, "and the ways and means for defraying the same."

And the question being put thereupon, it was resolved in the affirmative, Yeas 46 Nays 44.

The yeas and nays being demanded by one fifth of the members present.

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Theodorus Bailey, Abraham Baldwin, John Beatty, Thos. Blount, Thos. P. Carnes, Gabriel Christie, Abraham Clarke, Isaac Coles, Wm. Johnston Dawson, Henry Dearborn, Geo. Dent, Wm. Findley, W. B. Giles, Christ. Greenup, Andrew Gregg, Wm. Barry Grove, Carter B. Harrison, John Heath, Danl. Heister, Wm. Irvine, Richd. B. Lee, Matthew Locke, Nathn. Macon, James Madison, Joseph M'Dowell, Alex. Mebane, Wm. Montgomery, And. Moore, Joseph Neville, Anthony New, John Nicholas, Alexander D. Orr, Josiah Parker, And. Pickens, Francis Preston, Roht. Rutherford, John S. Sherburne, John Smilie, Israel Smith, Thos. Tredwell, Philip Van Cortlandt, Abraham Venable, Francis Walker, Benj. Williams, Paine Wingate, and Richard Winn.

Those who voted in the Negative—are

Fisher Ames, James Armstrong, Elias Boudinot, Shearjashub Bourne, Benjamin Bourn, Lambert Cadwallader, David Cobb, Peleg Coffin, Joshua Coit, Jonathan Dayton, Samuel Dexter, Thomas Fitzsimons, Uriah Forrest, Dwight Foster, Ezekiel Gilbert, Nicholas Gilman, Henry Glen, Benjamin Goodhue, Samuel Griffin, Thomas Hartley, James Hillhouse, Samuel Holden, John W. Kittera, Amos Learned, William Lyman, Francis Malbone, Peter Muhlenberg, William Van Murray, Nathaniel Niles, Thomas Scott, Jeremiah Smith, William Smith, Thomas Sprigg, Zephaniah Swift, Silas Talbot, George Thatcher, Uriah Tracy, Jonathan Trumbull, John E. Van Alen, Peter Van Gaasbeck, Peleg Wadsworth, Jeremiah Wadsworth, Artemas Ward, and John Watts.

And then the main question being put, that the house do agree to the said resolution, amended to read as followeth:

"Resolved, That a committee be appointed to report to this house, the naval force necessary for the purposes aforesaid, together with an estimate of the expense, and the ways and means for defraying the same."

It was resolved in the affirmative.

Ordered, That Mr. Fitzsimons, Mr. Goodhue, Mr. J. Wadsworth, Mr. Forrest, Mr. Malbone, Mr. Boudinot, Mr. Parker, Mr. Macon, and Mr. Winn, be appointed a committee, pursuant to the last resolution.

Extract from the Journal,

JOHN BECKLEY, Clerk.