Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Friday, April 18.

Mr. Speaker laid before the house a letter from the Treasurer of the United States, enclosing his account for the last year.
Ordered to be printed.

Mr. Rutledge moved that when the house adjourn, it adjourn till Monday; which was carried, ayes 46: And on motion of Mr. Nicholas, the meeting of the house in future, 'was ordered, to commence at ten o'clock.

The amendments of the Senate to the bill to provide for the removal and accommodation of the government of the United States; were referred to a Select committee. The amendments to the bill for the better government of the Navy of the United States, and to the bill fixing the compensation of the pay-master general and the assistant to the adjutant general were concurred in by the house.

Mr. Nicholson called for the order of the day on the bill prescribing the mode of deciding disputed elections of President and Vice President of the United States.

Mr. Harper moved that it be postponed till Monday.

Mr. Nicholson, after expressing his abhorrence of the principles contained in the bill, then moved that it be postponed till the first Monday in December next: —

Messrs. Harper, Dana, Rutledge and Marshall, opposed this motion; and Messrs: S. Smith, Gallatin, Randolph, Nicholson and Nicholas, supported it.

The question was taken, Yeas 48 Nays 52.

Mr. Harper's motion for postponement till Monday, was then agreed to, ayes 54.—

The bill to continue in force an act laying an additional duty on salt, imported into the United States, was taken up in committee of the whole, Mr. Rutledge in the chair; when
Mr. S. Smith, with a view to make the tax perpetual, and the easier to be increased if necessary hereafter, moved to strike out that part of the bill which limits its duration to ten years.

This motion caused a long debate, and was finally negatived, ayes 4, noes 48.

Mr. Macon then moved to limit the operation of the law to two years, instead of ten, as the bill contemplates: which was also negatived, ayes 44, noes 4. The committee then rose, and
Mr. Randolph renewed the motion for inserting two years; which was negatived:

The bill was then ordered to be read a third time on Monday.

A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Otis their Secretary, notifying that the Senate have passed the bill to fix the rank and pay of the commanding officer of the Marine Corps; and also the resolution sent from this house, authorizing the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, to close the present session by adjourning their respective houses on the 1st Monday in May next'; with an amendment.

The Senate proposed to strike out first and insert second, which was concurred in by the house.

Mr. Marshall brought in a bill to authorize the allowance of a credit to William Tazewell, and also a bill to authorize the issuing of certain patents; which were respectively read and committed for Monday.

Mr. D. Foster, from the committee of claims, made an unfavourable report on the petition of Oliver Pollock, which was committed to a committee of the whole house.

Adjourned.