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; to tikt TolP' jtienrettticigcrt r Irar lioBctfllie ireuufnttv i- I in wWclVly arc ivoW; beWv tor tfebfs ia v?
r Mr. Tk: Toiler; frbm the cornhmtre:
petUi'on y-tbf the widow of Dr. ' Lynch,
Mho l,f" by ?matifrrant fever, vhi4c
lb th; ftrv)cc of this , Unitetl St;ucs4 jU
. .. :..-. . - . . .... '.. . .
b? n4iau both prayiufi tt grtjti-
'.way be tiistp tliem. in"; conlidtr;iwn
of the lefs of their hulbahdsThr;,;
porut ate that the vcn y, ; l'h, t0im;i;ae- rfthe hck tjn the
tneie cams are louiwea nave never Jccn .u'fi.. '',;.f
- --" 'L - I- C..' -t rr it--K- W-T- T
, , ' ' ... , , t - April 'i-o. --v.. -wwji,' imnritct ,.ni:s- iraniiiio. i
'lUDOlvmcy the armv. who . was Lint a Iw h - t.ii s .4: ;' , ... --,1
" r i .. i , r i . --.....
that ' :'rtiWi'; i tcr nn Appeared mycUdiitreireJ; tt at
ttt'lireTtt'ma'lwjW koc'vy, hHK iq live bep, art aye anil
net eireve one or dis .cmittqiet)? yowc pray (cr w jne iiejjicaii service to.
With u 1 he rnotiop, for. nnrrg.was nelriiTg,the" ;rev
atived. Afteu prwcdLne: in the- bill , ,1 i ings were excited,: and X advanc ed tutu
motion' was tnaoe and, car rreo',' that the An,loaqqi;Nundr.c4-olarsy4nd.;:tb!Y
td. -'Y:J; I Wain It me.
w applied to by thtr Chevaiier de 'C'o!.
a- crrttit to Mrtti-1 af ewell M t' ('e brill bei tyvvhofeUiineiVasheir to the purcha.
to prcvKle . tor.theiaiesoiianG nerttfn
1 1 1 e . M uufi r ts.' er s - w ere
. ; v ft ihg6U extend to ll wbtch ren the. OtVwotyf MivaVdl fori
the Jike principles and tiwt fpedaj acts
, might, not to pa4.
TTlw-r reports wtfrr- committed toV a
Committee cif. the hole, Hoofe, and
made " the order of tb6 day for IVlon.
, 1 hcToHowintr bill's were read a third
-rj-time,1; and ,pfied -Vh:?r:ry:r . ' :. cr;
Mill) UU. fvUV Ul. il.UC'
tachruent t)f in Oitia, under thTtomniantl
-. f major;- 1'
at-:
.)-:AMrto authbrife- the ifiiiingofcitv
.torn patents.; lv;':-:':H':.Y.-:f,-j:
1 he bill to make further proviiiorv
: for the orpha i cinMren of Col. John
Harding -an
attI'aJied. wkslalireaid ilturd ijaxe
Mrv p Fofter faid. a? tlurrie Avai a
- principle, fim'ilatto thie: obc contained, in
,(lits bi) jrejxjrted on thniorniiig, (the
ir pjf Mrr klliottj h? hoped tne biH
V0uU,6e,re(mmiuedW the f urpoic
'of.inferunga cbufe for her relief
' Scnne dtbate aroFe upon this motioivj
mrhich was tarried- ayes 43 ,i noes 3 7 .'
1 he till to autljorile t hes Ho'yaut'e
tjf 4 xrf dktoAVmV Tazewell was agreed
Xp yvij-hOMt amendniet, arKl ordered to
fe j cngrviret for. a thq;aV .reacl:ng;;oM
Mqnday-ay es. 44, .noes 38 ; as. , wns
tfre, Ml proyidnS or trie difpolhion of
tho land between the Great Little
-. Miamirivers, .; .
"TJvfMr; ST.' Smith" brought frt a- bill fup
plemehtary to the act, entitled, an ac"l
' foe(jabH(Ii the compensation oC, the ofli
, : ;.jctfrfwtypytl Jn tbe cplledipii, of thd
duties. im ports apd tonnage,, and for.
other purpofes t Vtth was read and coin 4.
mitted for Monday . "
Mr . Edrnond preftntecl a petition of
, at nan oiuuuiry, oqm inisir atvr 01 n s
aherlNatian;-Sto4j rd,-vtho-wa$TiiL
led at-Mud Fort during the revolution
qry. yttf i and ilatingi , ba r. by rea foh of
rus father notv being returned as killed'
b a.sepri 4 of the ben.e.fic of obtain,
in the warrants .tbi which he was.. cl)t;
ueo?
cher conUderaiibn of the Gill Yo eiiabtiih
an.uniforin milhia j throughout t the U
States; was polteo'tiedTiU-ihe ?iirtt; Mou-
oay in uccv ncxt Artqu ayes-.c-.
On motion of. !.. 'jTiertou-l;-e b Li
for ellablifliing a m ilir.iry Academy, and
for the better -rgtiiaatiori 'c)t the curpj.
of Arrill'eriiti and Eririneer$ Wasabo
poupdnedv 64 ..to 2.1 .fe'iSki- iR?
, , The houfe we nc again in to- 4 comjit
11-- L. II- . ("'." , J' L :i.'
011 UK. oi l to proiue icr uc exciu
tweA'-MricbolaVi" amend
cui p qvming. inac ro penvn iiiairoe
oeiivereH up. jiet : there t atqncur:
renp jurifdieliqn. beinaitdec confidel
iatiohiafter a Jmi-debate;nu' to '40.
iWcominittetthliie,; atid. nad lei Ve
r "Monday; April 2. ' '
Mr. Speaker Lid before the HSu(e
the toliowing letter from Robert Morv
ris loV, ' ' . ' . ' . s v..-
.Pjiejphia'April 26, 1 3oo.-
ItuouM bean,- ad of injnflice to
the officers of the Treafury , ; and to ny.
felf, was I- tolurTr areport made from
the Committee of Claims, oivthe petition
Mr E... rnoved tl)at this peutiqn-- be
- re.ferrr4 to the CJommittee of; Claims';
iuV;oa Mr J) Softer ;npring; the!
JJqvfe, tajt If facls werS 1 ftat,
ikHfi-mi-M oce f ;o(L,egiflaiivje. in ter,
i feccnte wa ordered to lie. in thci ta;
WFhe Hovl wentntd ICommtttee bf
bWhpl9"qn:theb
- oatet7iri;'fK)diuots':to,th0. acl to prevent
thfi,arrying on theflavf trade from the
y,nW State irinyioreign place? . or
iy conntry, 'Mr- ftuyedge in tbejcbaMt.
j Mi; JJprowainjiveqj jthatlhe com.,
ppoed ad jfit floudc the Tenle of
wft oojJjeAO, rrpeai iof ww promcntmg
tJtfc-trrying pn:the.fliV tiideV: ind
dweW 1 argely.bn.the good policy ' of .the
fiarurt'i-i ',. ,V; "
Mr. Nicholas ecooded this motion,
or jonn liaotute. veidier to pals un.
nprtced i balide,' that lilen-ceotv the oc.
cafioii might be" conTidered as highly im
proper, yheh Corigrefs," having in view
to t!o juriice,. oiuht to be truly, inform-
ed; that itmiy be, Jnpwn .what jiiflice
retjMireSv- ;i ne 7oni.yomm.unication
made 'took npon this occafion, is' by
Mr. Claypooli in. his Daily Adcrti,'
fer, of this day,', whcrejil I5 pinfed as
part of the prot eedings of the Houfe ei
ileprelentative of the-United States yeff
ter day whas' follows' . Mri 0: Foller;
from the Committee of Claims, mad a
report on the petition of Joint Baptifte
Verdier, who prayed comprifation for
t lr ee cer nftcat e's of regifterxd; deqjv
which he ailed ged . fcer. erron eoujl y :pa ;d
to Robert Morrisf EfqTnQ?gafei'n
bpnd tp indemnify the United-State a.
gainU the claimof the petitraher. The
committee rerrf stheir bpinibiv,"that
relief in this ca fe,' blight" to be 'granted
and to that effe&Tubmit" a 'refoluitiuri
propofing that compenfation niould be
ade ib thespetitioher andthat, art acl
'ftibuldpafsfor tljar 'purpqrq.il.'c'ajtjl
noj allow; that qicei;sof fne!;ir,ea
fury committed .f efrot jiv payirjigtp
me jtfte imoiinqfjihertifi maty
JCd.tp-riyonlieiy
truQedWs certificates taajcertaiiivlans)
Auiuftine; Briffiult. whoVfpW thefe-Sc
.three others 'of. his q wif 4 (he ha vlng.'aU
fb been a noffice. in our fervice) to ) a-.
iqYjn Tjra
tne. ty noieio me,-. w,vu a power 01 at
tpro.ey,' rdvdy Vuihenttcatcd, 'authori.
Ungiie ,0 receic aQdapppj;ni.o.ii ey
ac'cortlmtt tp'jKrt iteclioMVWhen
r.. . I: . . 1 . t . .. '
Wn$f. , y crqier. pppitcq to ipc, wy-.f""
fwer was, that ! eould not know bim in
this bulinels ; I hid received xbe manry
ki the property of another- pcrfori, to
lerme.anrwunt re'fulnnjT.lTom the whole
of ttie r; certificates . , To w hdm I paid
the ambllni of. thofe abotit whrch thei'e
wa'S ijqdilpute and! rtfered hiin to
Mvps . Verdict to k n I e w hich of tlteni.
b tbe rkht tpthe oirsibVv eoukl
not agreey and the . futt which was in It i
luted asair-it rm in the fupreme court
of Peniy lvani was fir ally ' detided a.
tiiui ivj.- veraer j wunit it was penq,
ifTgos;! proiilidcredvthf .-'(hare Ii" had id
t h e bin li n el's- to; be "of t lrt h a ttire of a
.trU ; gare a fecurity for t he 'j mount
.of. the difputed certificates, to w hit h the
ltiiccfVibl claimant mighty and no doubt
:il:h aVe'r ectou rie, :s ri.:t3rirT
.. Haingf tjius Oated faftshiehl
am rendyroroje LniV(lti,llju31? l0
tfiqti? wholpreputat loir) v have .bee:K ,' it
fccled by the terms btrcpm3ie'.
f Vorh the conmViftce of cfaints, with jut
having had anyt communication with me
orthe fubXeft al'tho'; it appears iherein
that ; 1 am a party materially intereftei,
rcqueftr4"that this letter may under the
fajp.nf the lame authority, have an
equal publicity whb the report that has
called it for dv - 7 lL . '
With grear relpefr, ' '
I have the honor tp be, Sir,
hour, obedient humble iervahtv
, ; UOBER T MORRIS.
The Speaker of the Houfe
of "Repr.clentativeSj of. '.
the United States.'1' 1 :r
f Oir motion of Mr. Dv -Kblterrlhis
letter; was corn mitted to the conimittee
of the whole houfe fo whorn war, refer
red the report of -'the Committee of
tiamis, qp.thfrpctition Of J. Bv Verdier,
and was ordered to be printed
'. ' .The pill to , authoriie the. allo wance.
of acredit.to William Tatew ell j and
tliebill to provide for the fales of rer.
tam lands between the Great and Lit.
tie tMiamHtivers, were respectfully read
a third tiflie and paflfed.
Mr Rutltdre movedthat the corn-'
mitt'e? Jif the y!iolc houfe to whom was
rrferred the bill from theSenare .in. .-uL
ditionto the ad. to prohibit the carrying:
on-ihftikvc-tradc from the United Stater
it any foreign place or country, be dif
charged from. tjielfurthcr iot.fideratiqn
thereof. ' v- -
Uue Wt ne Uiiite"d:$ta'"t
tee Vepbrt unfaA'om a,ble to: tHeetttip 1; ;
rrsbti in orderto tktfthb lenfe of iJyll
the HoiiieV iubmiited &e;foliowi6g;
Refolved, Ttiat provvfioni bughr to ..'
thargei rom priion of mlblvenr debtbri
to the United States. " :
lliTcfolutibn"wafa
deisate;, and a cpmtt'e; aipbinfed tb, ': 1
bring hi a bill ton0irmabe;theretr, - J :;
J- Mr. iiUtlcdge made i motion that if '
4 Re Solved .ThM a commltree; be appoint.
uJ ' Kill k. '1 U
Mr. Bayard feconded this motion;
wtth a.hop. that the bill would be re.
.cdinroU.ei.kjfvJa
rxowilopd,: to carry its. pr 6 yilions- into
execujian' j- and be wridied them to befo
mbdi$ecf-as 1 0 pre Ven i ouTcttiwnsif om"
having. any tbio tbdb with fo infamous
ne motion was carrieq. qzI.
wMr;fe!ra. eni"mved that it ! be
rtfe'rej. taa felek committee. V ,
il:r.RutledgeTopppfedthis:imotiou,
aHd jyir.:WaIn advocated itthe motion
was agrCcd ta-ah4 three- members ab;
T he Houfe tefolved itfelF Into a com.
mittce of" the. whole on the bill' to pro-
rnpte. toe t manuactlire: or fheet copper
agreed tni withbut amVndmenti and lor-
der$;tobe
the fervict of their m'(leri,
.. J A .ort'tjebate took p
which' -was negatived ayes 34, hoc
' ''',':;',;:' ' ;':.-; ';,..",;-
0 rmtitn of-Mr; Bayard, the further
Cor fid-rmioh of the bill to eftahlifh an ii---- -niformmiluia
throughout nie U. Stae,
was poftpdnril till the iirft Monday in Dg
cemb r 7ne;x tFAy ejfj'f EH,:v:.':--.':-;,.
.'Mr. Egglefton ihtn'moVed that the bill
for r ftablifhicig 1 a mil? tor )acadtthy , and
for the; bttteir organiiing the corps 7 of jfry
t dlerifts and engineers j be alfo pbflponed v'"1
;iii that day. !yz.y: -r yiy--.
-'Mr,. H, tct; called for the yeas and nay a
upon this queltion which was taken al tol
lows treai.o-f naytf 3 ; ' t; '
A Ou motion bf iVlr. Dana, the.. Houfe . a-
mm
cViniUalej ; An acVYeaWjf tlugfttve ' ;r )iCJ
from" j&iHce and perfbns tfcarfrg from . C ' . , 'V 1
iS
2M
m
" ' w
: ivy
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i
ain went into committee ef the whoie oa
e biM to provide for tbe.tJttcution of th
lyth article Of th irawiaf imiiy, tu?'
merce an1 navigation, made with Grea;
Btitain Mr. Rot ledge fn the chair and
.Mr Nicholas' araendnjent, wK'tch pr ri
des that no perfon (hall be delivered up,
where. tiwre ii a concurrent jurifdictpn
Winj under corfideration- a l ing debate
toj.lt place, in hich it w contended oil
one fide, 'that this-Houfe had no tight to
put a cbnftrueYion' on the treaty ; arid ou the
t)thtr, that no treat r ciild deprive "a niia
' f 1 he rih't of trial by j.;r)i; nor w re it "
from our. courts the ibfolure jurtfdicfion
given by the conftitution Tne ucftion
was negatived. Ayes a -noes ccand
the committee rofe and obtained leave to
fit agln. t .. ' , -' ..1.
A rneflage was rrceired from the Se.
riare by Mr." Otis theTrSecretafy, inform-
ing the houfe that the Senate a (k a confer'- .
ence on; their amendm'tnts to the bill fup- ,
plemental to the aft fof an amicable fertle.
fnent of limits wih tht ftatt of Georgia,
and .for eftiblifhing a government i the
Mifliffippi Territory-and alfd- that the :
Sentte infif, on their, 'amendments the
bill to divide the Territory Ni W oF ' -Vi
the .Orio ..lotQ.V't' feparate govern-
menu. . . . , 4
Manager on the part of this Houfe were -
appointed to confer with managers from the
Seriite bn both 'the above billi,"7
Mr. Speaker laid before thcHoufe a let "
ter from the Secretary of the Treafury , in.
clofing an account of the. receipts a,d ex.
pendituieS of the United States for the yejr-
'79 ';';, y. . ' y -
vlr. D. Softer, frqm tbe committee of
clairns made an unfavourable report,' on' the -petition
of Mfi, Mary Wbotler tfidovr
f the deceafed General WobKefY ' ' "
Ihirfepofrwatom
.-w " HY' V M A. w if IIVUI 1 WWmm
icVcomrriit'ted the bill to make furtWpfo
v i (ion 3 Whe iorphan ;114 ren of Coiil
Ilardingand Majorrf reemaoi whom waa
referred the repottsoq the" petiuoni (
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Tuc JbiJl tq prompte tjip.;iapufaclure
of ffett7Ccpexb
i--: ". r . ? . .,! 1
corporaiiqn cn: a. company under tber Pnjr.;ipr carrying oh tne.ismr.wai rcat :
pao)'e:bT the"Pa!uayrk, "omplinyMr; : th'rr d time; apd pafjedaye.
Riuledse m the 'chaJri Vhen the biirwas Mr. fev lai'du.he 'fiad 'underftood ..
1
rcMii tjbe.CUrk that feveral volumes of
the Ioutnal of the Old Congrf fs, which
he Jud been sliretcd, tolbicribe for,
.