The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE UNITED STATES.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 21.

The engrossed bill, respecting the fees, &c. of Consuls, was read a third time, and passed.

Mr. Sedgwick, from the Committee of conference on the subject of the bill, for settling accounts between the United States and individual States, reported certain amendments that it would be proper to make: The House took up this report, and agreed to the same, with a small alteration.

A message was received from the Senate, informing that they had passed the FUNDING-BILL, with sundry amendments.--This bill was made the order of the day, to-morrow.

THURSDAY, JULY 22.

A bill for registering ships and vessels, and to regulate the coasting trade, &c. was brought in by Mr. Goodhue. Read and ordered to be printed.

A message from the President was received, informing that the Indian Intercourse bill, the Indian Treaty bill, and the Light-House bill, had received his assent.

THE FUNDING BILL,
was next taken up, and progress made therein.

FRIDAY, JULY 23.

The House proceeded in the consideration of the amendments proposed by the Senate to the FUNDING BILL.

On motion of Mr. Gerry, the interest on Indents, was raised from 3 to 4 per cent.

The term of "10 years" the period at which one third of the principal was proposed to be funded, was altered to 7 years. These with the rate of redemption at 8 dollars per ann. on account of principal and interest, which the Senate proposed should be at 7 dollars per ann. were all the alterations made by the House this day.

The proposition for ASSUMPTION of the STATE DEBTS, being read,

Mr. Jackson moved, that the House should disagree to the amendment of the Senate,

After a considerable debate adjourned.

SATURDAY, JULY 24.

A message was received from the Senate, informing that they had receded from the amendments to the bill for settling the accounts of the United States, and the individual States, which had been disagreed to by the House.

The bill of course has passed the two Houses.

The House then proceeded further in the consideration of the question of assumption.

Mr. Jackson's motion being under consideration,

After much debate, the question for rejecting the proposition, was taken and negatived--Ayes 29. Noes 32.

Several motions were then made to amend the proposition, none of which were agreed to. The House adjourned.

MONDAY, JULY 26.

The amendment of the Senate to the Funding Bill, which provides for the assumption of the State Debts, was further discussed this day, and after its being modified so as to agree with the principles on which the other part of the debt of the United States is to be funded, the amendment was adopted by the House--Ayes 34--Noes 28.

AYES--Messrs. Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Burke, Cadwallader, Clymer, Carrol, Fitzsimons, Foster, Gale, Gerry, Goodhue, Grout, Huntington, Huger, Lawrence, Lee, Leonard, Partridge, Schureman, Sedgwick, Sherman, Sylvester, Sinnickson, Smith (S. C.) Sturges, Sumter, Thacher, Trumbull, Tucker, Vining, Wadsworth, White, Wynkoop.

NOES--Messrs. Athel, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Coles, Contee, Floyd, Gilman, Griffin, Hartley, Hathorne, Heister, Jackson, Livermore, Madison, Matthews, Moore, P. Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Rensselaer, Scott, Sevier, Seney, Smith (S. C.) Steele, Stone, Williamson.

A message was received from the Senate, informing the House that they insist on their first amendment to the Post-Office Bill. By which the Bill is lost.

Mr. Bloodworth gave notice to the House that he would to-morrow move for a suspension of part of the bill respecting the temporary residence of Congress.

Adjourned.

TUESDAY, JULY 27.

Mr. Sedgwick moved for leave to bring in a bill, to continue in force the present Post-Office law, and some other acts.

Reports on sundry Petitions--and Bills, were read. Adjourned.