fv.rr.Vs mi-e?, v th: fences of tht
Li J State?, during the. late war, was
reai and referred to ilii fecreUry at' war.
A p2ii:i.a from William. Dewess,
aa i a pition from William Blackledge
were referred to die fecretary of the trea
fury. Another petition from the fame per
fon, praying tint certain claims againil
the itate of N rth Carolina be dilcharg--cM,
was referred to t?.e fecretary of war.
A 41 eaMe to -he order of the day, the
huf-p:-ceedeiia the further conlider
a i a of th amendment propofed to the
ncr revenue bill. A motion tore-cohi-mi:
the bill wis nea'-ired : It vas then
moT'J io re commit the fourth feftion,
v-'iich peciiies the compenfations to the
in pect irs this alio was negatived :
The debases jveiefpun out to a con'rder
aMe length but an adjournment beins:
c il.ed for, the further cohfidei ation of
the oil! w is p'lponed.
Thu - fJ ty . jfanutrv 20.
Mr Fi..:im .i. preferred a m-morial
frm .he mjichmiso?" Philadelphia, trad
ing ;o India and China: pra ing that ai
a . iitionalduty may belaid on allo'd3
'imparted into the United States from In
dia or China in foreign 'bottoms
this was read and referred to the fe
cretary of the treafury.
A petition of Robert Mead was p-c-fented
by Mr. Lawrance, which was r- ad
nd referred to the fecretary of the trea
sury. A petitition of C. and J. Sands and
W. Livinguon, in behalf of themfelves
and afibciates, praying compenfation for
damages fuftained by a contra& for fup
plving the army with provilions read
and rerened to the fecretary of the trea
fury. A meflage was received from the fe
natc by Mr. Otis, their fecretary, that
they have pafled a bill for incorporating
the lubferibers to the bank of the
Unite orates.
The hcure refumed the confideration
of the amendments propofed to the new
revenue bill and after fome debate, the
latter part of the fourth fefticn, referring
to ihe ccxnpcnfatica of the infpeftors,
was ftmckout.
A motion was again made-to re-commit
the bill generally to a ffeleft commit
tee 'his was loft, 30 fo 27.
Mr. J.ee then moved that it fkould be
te-commi:ted tor the purpofc ofinferting
a claufe denting a mode of collecting the
revenue ihis was negatived, 33 to 24.
Several amendments propofed by Mr.
FUzfimons were adopted b'oroe fctfions
were efpU-?g2cl-i-Th2 further cor.:ldera
li q of the bUi wiu poAponed till to-mbr-
roa;.
Mr. Sedgwick laid the following mo
'tionon the table, that !a committee be
appointed to bring in a bill for making
compenfation to the infpeftors of the du
ties on diitilled fpirits. j
Mr. Taeker, Mr. Partridge, and Mr.
v I-.ee were appointed a committee on the
part of the houfe, to join a committee of
the fenate, to confided of and report a
time for the commencement of the jiext
Congrels. j
Ft ay y January 21.
The act to incorpoiate the fabferibers
to the bank of the United States received
from the fenate yeiteidav, was read the
firll and fecond time, and referred to a
committee of the whole houfe on Wed
nesday next.. j
Mr. Midifon prefentedthe petition of
W. C. Webb and Conyes Whvte, which
was read and referred to the fecretary of
the treafu y. "
Mr. Wilbamfon reported a bill for pre
venting invalid pelioncrs from felling their
penfioas before they, lhill become due
read a firll ar.d fecond time, and made
the order of the day on Thurfday next.
Mr. Sedgwick's motion for a commit
tee to bring in a bill to provide for the
compenfation of the.'infpec'rors of the du
ties on diftiHed fpirits was taken into
cnfi deration, and a committee confilling
cf Meffrs. Sedgwick, Maailon, aud
Lawrence was appointed. t
The houie proceeded in the confider
ation of the amendments propofed to
the bill laying duties on diuilled fpirits.
A mouon was made by Mr. Jackfon,
in the following words :
And be it further enafied, that if any
infpeclor cr o;her officer or peifon con
cerned in the collection of the revenue to
be raifed by this ad, ikall, by word, mef
fage, or writing, or in any other manner
whatfoever, perfuade, or endeavour to
perfuade, an elector to give, or dilTuade,
or endeavour to diiTuade any froni giving
his vote for the choice of any perfon to
be a member of the houfe of rcpreienta
tives, member of the fenate, or Erefident
of the United States fu.h infpetfor or
other psrfon fo offending, fhall be; foiev?r
difabled from holding an office under this
aa, and fhall be ubje& to a penalty of
dollars. ,
This motion occaftoned a lengthy de
bate. The yeas and 'nays being required
by Mr. Jackfon were, ayes 2 1 nays 37.
The further confideration of the bill was
poaponed tit! to-morrow.
J"t.From a late Hom don paper. J
Remarkable lays csfc.
AN innkeeper within- a few miles of
this city was informed that his fervant
h id intimated a defign o' ftealing ;and
carrying cii his pouiiry. In order
feu
!ii4
"ieeft the fellow wmietely, j
pQtihry put into a.coBvenient
fo lixed himfelf in a cohvemen - 4
to jobferve ail thi man's motlprj 1
fervant foon after came, and carriea
as Imany of the live (lock as his bac
wduldbear. He then went tc acertai
mejadow with t h ; ftolen property, wheT
hismafter followed him wih fome )tb
neODle. andtookhim into cuftody wi.
plunder, and loon after prbfecutcJ
liim for theft. Upon trial, inilcad
of J being fentrmced to punimment,(tb
ferjvant came off v ith flying colours, zi
thi landlord narrowly efcaped a feve
reprimand, inafmuch as " he did not da
hi utmoft to prevent the felony, or th:
indention to commit which he had re
be ved notice ; a duty which the law, in
khefe cafes enjoins on all perfons whom
ever." Tne juige further ob&rvcd
jto the landlord, hnt by the ftricmefs of
him iaw,. he was implicated in the
lilt, by having facilitated the .commif-
n of ike U&." M 7
Some vears aeo when dealing: Itrur.ks
4 tr -u
ifrom carnages had become very cpm
Ixnon, Sir John Fielding ucvifed' m ans
jfer detecting the robbers. HefiJireed
j that, a trunk ftiould be rilled WithiSe
frent ufelefs material', and placjbflimd
ialcarriagej which being dont, Sir jenn
fttjid o;hcw rode inyaaother carriage, ift
I the neighbourhood wfeeie theie thetts
I hd been committed. By theie means
! the robber wai detected, anf biought
1 for trial to the Old Bailey j but! the
; prefent chief baron of the court c exche
1 quer, being then recorder :hftiondiip
j oblerved, that the law did Jnjtr permit
that mode of entrapping any'man in all
; a;ft of thefticauitwertetri foroe mea
i fine toimdiice theommiuionof the acJ
t inltead of preventing it. The priibnef
r was trierefore difcharged. i
I : I - ' J
A RECEIPT to make an ex
I ; ceilent A M E R I C A N
? WIN E. communicated
!l to the Burlington SccicTj
for promoting Agncuituif
andDomefticManufafturcd
by Joseph Cooper, tk
of GLduccfter county, Newi
Jtrfey. 7 f
Put a quantity of the ccn
trnm w hi rh the honey ht i
been drained, into a tub, to
k 1 jjflrlrd a barrel of
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'cyder immediately from th