The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES.

MONDAY, May 17.

The Indian Intercourse Bill was read a third time.

The Amendments of the Senate to the Bill for encouraging learning, were agreed to.

The report of a joint committee, respecting the terms for which the President, Vice-President, Senators and Representatives of the United States have been chosen, &c. and which has been agreed to by the Senate, was taken into consideration. The report was read.

After some debate, it was made the order of the day for to-morrow.

TUESDAY, May 18.

The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the report of the select committee respecting the terms for which the President, Vice-President, Senators and Representatives have been respectively chosen.

This report occasioned a lengthy debate, which lasted until the time of adjournment. It was opposed by Mr. Williamson, Mr. Stone, Mr. Bland and Mr. Vining. Mr. Gerry proposed several amendments, one of which only was adopted, viz. that "Senators and Representatives should be struck out, and, "Senate and House of Representatives," inserted in lieu thereof. And advocated by Mr. Benson, Mr. Laurence, Mr. Sedgwick, Mr. Livermore and Mr. Sherman.

The committee then rose, and reported the resolution, with one amendment only, as above.

The House immediately took the same into consideration, when the debate was renewed—but it was agreed to, without further amendment, and referred to a select committee, who were directed to prepare a bill or bills agreeable thereto.

WEDNESDAY, May 19.

The several orders of the day being read, Mr. Fitzsimons called for the Bill respecting new duties; but Mr. Vining pressed so warmly for the Funding Bill, that his motion prevailed.

The House accordingly went into a committee of the whole. Mr. Seney in the chair.

Several Amendments were proposed and adopted; but the Committee rose, without going through the same.

The act respecting Rhode-Island was read the first time.

THURSDAY, May 20.

The bill respecting the intercourse between the United States, and the State of Rhode-Island was read the second time: and made the order of the day for Monday week.

The disagreement of the Senate to the amendment insisted on by the House to the bill for giving effect to the act therein mentioned, with respect to the State of North-Carolina, was taken into consideration—Mr. Livermore moved that the House should recede—Mr. Gilman opposed the motion—he observed that it would be an improper sacrifice of the sentiments of a majority of the House, repeatedly declared, to gratify the wishes of an individual member of the Senate—Mr. Thatcher, Mr. Hartley, Mr. Seney, Mr. Burke and Mr. Gerry, were against receding—Mr. Sedgwick, Mr. Smith (S. C.) and Mr. Madison spoke in favour of the motion: It was observed that to reject the report of the committee of conference, when so near being unanimous, was to destroy the utility of such committees.

The motion for receding was negatived—in consequence of which the bill is lost.

On motion of Mr. Williamson, a committee was appointed to bring in a bill to adapt to the State of North-Carolina, the judiciary laws of the United States—the speaker nominated Mr. Williamson, Mr. Gerry and Mr. Steele for this committee.

The report of the committee on the petition of Thomas Jenkins and Co. was agreed to; this report was to remit the duties on certain goods destroyed by fire on their passage up the North River—and a bill ordered to be brought in.

Mr. Burke brought in a report on the memorial of Nathaniel Twining, which was in favour of the memorialist in part.

Mr. Steele laid the following motion, in substance, on the table.—That a committee, to consist of a member from each State, be appointed to enquire into, and make report on the proceedings of the several States, respecting the amendments proposed by Congress at their last session, to the Constitution of the United States; also to report what further amendments are necessary—

Mr. Steele added a few remarks to this motion which referred principally to the subject of elections, respecting which he said the "feelings of the people were trembling alive."

Mr. Sedgwick moved that the report of the select committee on the memorial of J. Hart and R. Wells, respecting the old paper money, should be taken into consideration by the committee of the whole, while on the bill for funding the debt of the United States—this motion was objected to, but after a short debate was carried in the affirmative.

The report was read—Mr. Sedgwick then renewed his motion for annexing to the several denominations of certificates proposed by the bill to be funded, the bills of credit issued by the authority of the United States in Congress assembled.—This motion occasioned a lengthy debate—it was finally agreed to, after being amended on motion of Mr. Madison, to read thus: "Those [meaning certificates] which shall be issued by the authority of the United States in Congress assembled, at the rate of one dollar in those bills for one dollar in specie."

It was then moved to fill up the blank—Mr. Hartley proposed 100—Mr. Scott 500—Mr. Partridge 40—further debate ensued on the motion—the committee rose without deciding—on motion of Mr. Vining, the House adjourned, to meet to-morrow at 10 o'clock.

FRIDAY, May 21.

The committee appointed for the purpose, brought in a bill pursuant to a report on the memorial of Thomas Jenkins, and Co.

Mr. Williamson reported a bill for adapting to the State of N. Carolina, the Judiciary laws of the United States.

These bills had a first and second reading.

In committee of the whole on the funding bill. Mr. Seney in the chair.

The blank in the clause added yesterday respecting the bills of credit, or paper money, was filled up with "one hundred dollars." By this vote the committee agreed to fund those bills at one hundred dollars for one dollar in specie.

Mr. Heister proposed an amendment by way of proviso, to the following purport—That this clause shall not be deemed to be a rule to the commissioners for settling the accounts between the United States and individual States—this proviso after a short discussion was negatived.

An amendment proposed by Mr. Boudinot to the clause which specifies "indents" was agreed to—to the following effect: Provided that the interest paid by any of the States on certificates of either of the above descriptions and endorsed on the same shall not be funded as aforesaid—but in such case indents of interest shall be issued from the treasury of the United States, in favour of such States.

In the 4th section the word "twenty" the price of the land, was struck out, and "thirty" inserted.

The committee proceeded in the discussion as far as the 9th section—they then rose and reported progress.

A message was received from the Senate, informing that they have concurred in the resolutions of the House respecting the arrears of pay due to officers and soldiers of the Virginia and North-Carolina lines of the late army—with amendments.

The amendments are to expunge the words, "South-Carolina"—and to add a proviso, for excepting such warrants, or certificates, as have been already issued to said officers and soldiers.

Laid on the table.

Adjourned till Monday 10 o'clock.