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February 8, 1800
Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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On February 7, 1800, the U.S. House of Representatives passed several bills related to land grants, the Mint, state acts, and military warrants. They considered Senate amendments, memorials, and resolutions; received a presidential message on British treaty matters; and debated the foreign intercourse bill, recommitting it after amendments.
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CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, February 7
A bill entitled "An act in addition to an act entitled an act regulating the grants of lands appropriated for military services, and for the society of the United Brethren for propagating the gospel among the heathens:" a bill entitled "An act respecting the Mint;" a bill entitled "An act declaring the assent of Congress to certain acts of the States of Maryland and Georgia;" and a bill entitled "An act giving further time to the holders of military warrants to register and locate the same,"—were respectively read the third time, and passed.
The amendments of the Senate to the bill entitled "An act providing for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States," were taken into consideration, and ordered to be referred to the committee of ways and means.
Mr. Harrison presented a memorial of sundry inhabitants of the Little Miami, purchasers of lands from J. Cleves Symmes, praying a confirmation thereof; Referred to the committee appointed on the subject of public lands.
Mr. Macon called up for consideration the resolution which he laid on the table for a reference to the committee of ways and means, to consider the expediency of authorizing the collectors of the direct tax, in the State of North Carolina, to receive paper money of that State, in payment; when the resolution was again read and negatived—ayes 31, nays 40.
The house went into the committee of the whole on the bill providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign nations; Mr. Parker in the chair; and after making some progress therein, rose, and obtained leave to sit again.
A written message was received from the President of the United States, by his Secretary, Mr. Shaw, in the words following, to wit:
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives,
In consequence of your request to me, conveyed in your resolution, of the fourth of this month, I directed the Secretary of State to lay before me. copies of the papers intended. These copies, together with his report, I now transmit to the House of Representatives, for the consideration of the members.
JOHN ADAMS.
United States, February 7, 1800.
Mr. Rutledge moved that the message, and papers accompanying it, be referred to the Committee appointed in pursuance of a Resolution constituting an enquiry whether any provision is necessary to be made to carry into execution the 2d art. of the British treaty.
Mr. Livingston hoped not and superseded the motion of Mr. Rutledge, by moving a reference to the Committee of the whole House.
Mr. Randolph called the yeas and nays upon it--which were agreed to be taken.
After a long debate, both these motions were withdrawn, and the message ordered to lie on the table and be printed for the use of the Members.
Mr. D. Foster, from the Committee of Claims, made a report on the petition of Nathan Hatton, who asked for further compensation as Paymaster to a Company of Kentucky Volunteers. The report states, that the petitioner's accounts have been duly and properly settled at the War-Office—that he has received pay, forage and subsistence, and all other allowances that the usage of settling accounts would justify and therefore that the prayer of the petitioner ought not to be granted.
The report was read a first and second time, and concurred in by the House.
The House again went into a committee of the whole on the foreign intercourse Bill—Mr. Parker in the Chair—when the bill having been gone through with,
Mr. Gallatin moved an additional section to the bill, limiting its duration to the expiration of the first session of the 7th Congress.
Mr. Harper moved to amend the amendment, by limiting the duration of the 2d section only.—After considerable discussion.
Mr. Otis said, that wishing as he did, all monies necessary to be appropriated for this object, might appear in one view, he would move, that the Committee rise, in order to move that the Committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of the bill.
The motion for rising was put and carried—ayes 43—nays 38—and upon the question "shall the Committee have leave to sit again." it passed in the negative.
The bill was then re-committed to the Committee of revisal and unfinished business who reported it.
Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, February 7
A bill entitled "An act in addition to an act entitled an act regulating the grants of lands appropriated for military services, and for the society of the United Brethren for propagating the gospel among the heathens:" a bill entitled "An act respecting the Mint;" a bill entitled "An act declaring the assent of Congress to certain acts of the States of Maryland and Georgia;" and a bill entitled "An act giving further time to the holders of military warrants to register and locate the same,"—were respectively read the third time, and passed.
The amendments of the Senate to the bill entitled "An act providing for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States," were taken into consideration, and ordered to be referred to the committee of ways and means.
Mr. Harrison presented a memorial of sundry inhabitants of the Little Miami, purchasers of lands from J. Cleves Symmes, praying a confirmation thereof; Referred to the committee appointed on the subject of public lands.
Mr. Macon called up for consideration the resolution which he laid on the table for a reference to the committee of ways and means, to consider the expediency of authorizing the collectors of the direct tax, in the State of North Carolina, to receive paper money of that State, in payment; when the resolution was again read and negatived—ayes 31, nays 40.
The house went into the committee of the whole on the bill providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign nations; Mr. Parker in the chair; and after making some progress therein, rose, and obtained leave to sit again.
A written message was received from the President of the United States, by his Secretary, Mr. Shaw, in the words following, to wit:
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives,
In consequence of your request to me, conveyed in your resolution, of the fourth of this month, I directed the Secretary of State to lay before me. copies of the papers intended. These copies, together with his report, I now transmit to the House of Representatives, for the consideration of the members.
JOHN ADAMS.
United States, February 7, 1800.
Mr. Rutledge moved that the message, and papers accompanying it, be referred to the Committee appointed in pursuance of a Resolution constituting an enquiry whether any provision is necessary to be made to carry into execution the 2d art. of the British treaty.
Mr. Livingston hoped not and superseded the motion of Mr. Rutledge, by moving a reference to the Committee of the whole House.
Mr. Randolph called the yeas and nays upon it--which were agreed to be taken.
After a long debate, both these motions were withdrawn, and the message ordered to lie on the table and be printed for the use of the Members.
Mr. D. Foster, from the Committee of Claims, made a report on the petition of Nathan Hatton, who asked for further compensation as Paymaster to a Company of Kentucky Volunteers. The report states, that the petitioner's accounts have been duly and properly settled at the War-Office—that he has received pay, forage and subsistence, and all other allowances that the usage of settling accounts would justify and therefore that the prayer of the petitioner ought not to be granted.
The report was read a first and second time, and concurred in by the House.
The House again went into a committee of the whole on the foreign intercourse Bill—Mr. Parker in the Chair—when the bill having been gone through with,
Mr. Gallatin moved an additional section to the bill, limiting its duration to the expiration of the first session of the 7th Congress.
Mr. Harper moved to amend the amendment, by limiting the duration of the 2d section only.—After considerable discussion.
Mr. Otis said, that wishing as he did, all monies necessary to be appropriated for this object, might appear in one view, he would move, that the Committee rise, in order to move that the Committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of the bill.
The motion for rising was put and carried—ayes 43—nays 38—and upon the question "shall the Committee have leave to sit again." it passed in the negative.
The bill was then re-committed to the Committee of revisal and unfinished business who reported it.
Adjourned till Monday.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Congress
House Of Representatives
Bills Passed
Foreign Intercourse
Presidential Message
British Treaty
Land Grants
Committee Debates
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Harrison
J. Cleves Symmes
Mr. Macon
Mr. Parker
Mr. Shaw
John Adams
Mr. Rutledge
Mr. Livingston
Mr. Randolph
Mr. D. Foster
Nathan Hatton
Mr. Gallatin
Mr. Harper
Mr. Otis
Domestic News Details
Event Date
February 7, 1800
Key Persons
Mr. Harrison
J. Cleves Symmes
Mr. Macon
Mr. Parker
Mr. Shaw
John Adams
Mr. Rutledge
Mr. Livingston
Mr. Randolph
Mr. D. Foster
Nathan Hatton
Mr. Gallatin
Mr. Harper
Mr. Otis
Outcome
bills on land grants, mint, state acts, and military warrants passed. senate amendments referred. memorial referred. resolution on north carolina tax negatived (31-40). presidential message tabled and printed. petition of nathan hatton denied. foreign intercourse bill recommitted after debate.
Event Details
The House passed four bills, referred Senate amendments and a memorial on land purchases, negatived a resolution on tax payments in North Carolina, received and tabled a presidential message with papers on the British treaty, denied a claim for additional compensation to Nathan Hatton, and after debate in committee of the whole, recommitted the foreign intercourse bill with proposed amendments on its duration.