The New Hampshire Gazette

EIGHTH CONGRESS.

HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES

MONDAY, OCT. 31.

A Message was received from the Senate, stating that they had receded from their disagreement to the amendment of the House to the act "to enable the President of the United States to take possession of the territories ceded by France to the United States by the treaty concluded at Paris, on the 30th of April last; and for the temporary government thereof."

Mr. Eppes, from the joint committee of enrollment, reported that the committee had examined the above bill, and had found the same to be duly enrolled; whereupon Mr. Speaker signed the same.

Mr. Mitchell, from the committee of commerce and manufactures, reported a bill against the petition of Stephen Kington.—The report was taken up.

Mr. J. Clay opposed it on the ground of facts not stated in the report.

Mr. Griswold moved to recommit it for ascertaining the facts.

Mr. Dana and Mr. Clay supported, and Mr. Mitchell opposed the recommittal.—Recommittal carried.

Mr. Randolph moved a resolution for affording relief to the owners of the Danish Brigantine Henrique.

Referred, together with the report of the Secretary of State on the same case, to the committee of claims.

On motion of Mr. Early, the resolution laid on the table by Mr. Rodney for the extinguishment of state balances, was postponed till the 1st Monday of December, to allow time for the representation of New-Jersey in the House.

Tuesday, Nov. 1.

The House took up the report of a select committee on the standing rules of the House, recommending the adoption of the rules of the last Congress, and concurred therein.

Mr. Jackson moved a resolution for making provision by law for the application of one twentieth part of the nett proceeds of land within the state of Ohio sold or to be sold by Congress, to the laying out and making public roads in conformity to an act of the last session.—Referred to a committee of the whole to-morrow.

The House went into a committee of the whole—Mr. J. C. Smith in the chair—on the bill making an appropriation for carrying into effect the 7th article of the British treaty.

The bill appropriates $50,000 dollars for the payment of awards against the United States.

The committee reported the bill without amendment.

The House postponed the further consideration of the bill till to-morrow.

Mr. Nicholson offered a resolution for the appointment of a committee to enquire whether any additional provisions are necessary in the act prescribing the mode in which the public acts, records and judicial proceedings of one state shall be authenticated, so as to take effect in every other state,—Agreed to and a committee appointed.

Mr. Dawson said he had last session submitted two resolutions respecting post roads, which had not been acted upon. He therefore renewed them, in substance as follows:

1. Resolved, That provision ought to be made by law for the establishment of post roads throughout the U. nited States.

2. Resolved, That whatever money received from the post office shall remain, after defraying the expenses of the same be appropriated to the fixing and improvement of the post roads.

Referred to a committee of the whole, and made the order for Monday.

The committee of claims made a report against the petition of Amy Darden.

Referred to a committee of the whole on Friday.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2.

The House took up the report of the committee of the whole on the bill making an appropriation for carrying into effect the 7th article of the British treaty.

An amendment, not affecting the principle of the bill, being made at the instance of Mr. R. Griswold, and Mr. J. Randolph, the bill was ordered to a third reading to-morrow.

Mr. Nicholson reported a bill supplementary to the act prescribing the mode in which the public records in each state shall be authenticated so as to be given in evidence in every other state—from the committee appointed for said purpose.

Read twice and referred to a committee of the whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Mitchell called the attention of the House to a subject of considerable importance, growing out of our possessions on the Mississippi. He stated that the mail to the Natchez was at present transported by a route circuitous and difficult of performance. The Cherokee country, which constituted a part of it, was so destitute of water and articles of subsistence, as to render it necessary for the conveyor of the mail to carry whatever himself or his horses required. The water even used was carried in goatskins. A great portion of the country was likewise infested with robbers. The measure he proposed was to enquire by what means the carriage of the mail to the Natchez and New-Orleans could be facilitated, so as to abridge the time now consumed, and lessen the dangers and difficulties attending the transportation. Mr. Mitchell believed a route might be pursued whereby 400 miles could be saved in the present distance to the Natchez. Mr. M. desired such an enquiry to be made into the means of accomplishing this important object, as should, while they tended to promote the great political and commercial interests of the country, convince the Indian tribes that our object was not to invade their rights. He further observed that the usual voyage to New-Orleans was about thirty days. If the route by land should be improved, 'that place might be probably reached in ten days. He therefore offered the following resolution.

Resolved, That the committee on post offices and post roads be directed to enquire by what means the mail may be conveyed with greater facility and dispatch, than it is at present, between the city of Washington, and the Natchez and New-Orleans.

Agreed to without a division.

Thursday, Nov. 3.

Mr. Dawson laid on the table a motion for continuing for seven years the act of April 1799, for augmenting the salaries of certain officers.

Mr. Jackson observed that when he submitted a resolution for the application of one-twentieth part of the nett proceeds of land sold in Ohio, he did not expect there would exist that diversity of opinion, which he had since learned did exist, in relation to the constitution of the ordinance for the government of the North Western Territory. In order to give time for such a full investigation of the subject, as might in its issue be satisfactory to the state of Ohio, he moved a postponement of the consideration of the resolution, until the 3d Monday in November. Agreed to.

Friday, Nov. 4.

Both Houses of Congress were engaged this day on the current business, no interesting subject was discussed in either house.

In the house of representatives a message was received from the President, accompanying a letter from Capt. Bainbridge, of the Philadelphia frigate, stating his capture of a Moroccan Corsair and the American brig Celia which had been captured by the corsair contrary to subsisting treaties—the message was referred to a committee consisting of Dr. Eustis, Mr. J. Clay, Mr. Sands, Mr. M'Creery, and Mr. Dana.

A resolution was offered by Mr. Newton of Norfolk for a repeal of the bankrupt law, which was ordered to lie on the table.

A motion concerning the copper coinage was made by Mr. Elliot of Vermont who stated that the quantity of the copper coin of the United States may be abundant in the cities, on the seaboard and near the seat of government, but the quantity required for circulation at 450 miles distant where he lived was not one tenth of what was requisite, and that some provision was necessary on the subject under the present state of the law concerning that subject. Referred to a select committee.—The house adjourned to Monday.