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CON G R E S
Houfc of Reprefcntatives.
' , JAN. 25. :
fTHE committed appointed to eiKjoirc
"JL T inco the bufinefs of the naval equipments
ordejd by former act? of Congrefs, and to
report whether any and what further reguta.
jionswere neceffary, made a report The
.whole amount of the expenfe of thefngites
was eltinwted at 945437 dollars, exduiive
of manaing and provifions. The expenfe of.
the gallics was cdimated at 86,000 dollars
The annual expenditure, it was fuppbfed
Would be 223,174 dollars. The money
wanted for completing the frigates was for
that building at Philadelphia, named the
United Mates, of 44 guns-Too dollars ;
for that at Bofton,' named the Confihution ,
of 4 4 guns, 96,671; dollars j for. that at
Baltimore,' named Conftcllathn, -of 36 guns,
47-27 ; dollars. ' The United States. it was
eitimated by the Secretary at War would
, be completed in April,- the ConftUuthn in
July, and the Constellation in May. But the
committee were of opinion, owing to the
froit, they would not be ready lb loon. The
committee recommended that the veffels
Should be finiihed as; foon as poflible, and
that t V dollars Ihould be appropriated
-.for1 the purpofe ; that there alfo be a fum
appropr ated for p ire'hafing a proper place
-lor a naval yard ; a u; alio that provilioas
ihould be made torobtaining a fuJficiency of
-iive oak and red cedar for naval purpofes.
T he report was twice read and referreJ to a
co.ninitteeot the whole on Monday next.s
The committee of claims reportedFon the
. ' 1 TTT I ' . . . '
petitions 01 Arnow mar tin and nis wire, and
Jonathau Ames, which was againl! the-peti
tidners. '" Tnefeport'-wastmcri read and the
hdufe concurred " : ' ' ' ,
On ' motion, the . ufinilhed bufniefs of
yellerday "was poftponed, to take up the re
port of the cdmdiihee bt, elections on ih. elec
tions of Jolepli BradieVarnum, .. which
iv is, as we have before, itated, b favor
tt the fitting number.. It was alfo imted
rot only that his conduct had been fair aiUj
regular throughout the whole bufinefs, but
nut the object of Vac petitioner was " rather
the efficl of malevolence than a wtfi of promot
Jng the public gooa"
Jt was movd to ftrike out the words prin-
ted in Italics T he propriety of the houfe
ra ihW a cenfure as the kind orondlcd ll nun
ihepetitiontrs and thole who iupported them
nvai doubteu. , . t , ,. .
This motion caufed a " debate, which oc
tupied the remainder ofthis day . fitting.
The principal ground upon which the mo.
tioa was fupported was.jtbat.rhe committee
of election had no bufinefs to fcrutinize , the
motives of petitioners j that tbeir motive hod
; ot tleftions; that they ought to report that
a petition had foundation, or it had not j
that tnathouie had no right to take upon
Uheni to jud-e'upon motives and characters.
It was la d, on the other hand, that the
charges in thepetitio.i were fo .notoriously
fjlfe and malicious, as to call for fome other
ru I ithau bartly to fay they were uufound.
ed, ana that it vn 1 ncccfla' y to put a check
upon fut h outrageous attacks upon members
o that houle,by fomefuch nonce as was re
juried, in order to prevent them in future.
The yeas and nys were, called for upoi'i
this qucllion, and all the papers rcbtive to
the bufinefs were read, i his took plae to
wards the condufion of the buliocU, and
fo exhauUcd was the patience of tlie hemic
that four different hiotbns were made and
negatived for adjdurmncnt.
At length, Mr Coitoifercd a fubnitute
fur h former motion, vir.. 10 ftrike out the
molds ui Italic, in ordrr loinfert thclt urdi
" that the conduct of tfe fittwgnjtmbeihas.
been fair and honorable throout te wttole!
tVafat:cn-,, The motion wa put and car-
ned, 44 to 2. ,
A meflage was received fron the. Senate,,
informing the houle, that, they lwddifagrecd
to the amendment in the billfotejifbrcing tq
laws of the United States iii the State of l'et
neflee. . .. Adjourned
Tuefday, Jan. 26 '
The bill yefterday returned from the Se
nate, lor enforcing the laws of the United
States in the Ihte of TenneiTee, .with ther
negative to the aniendment of the Houfe of
Reprefentatjves, reducing the f alary of the.
Judge from 1 ooo to .800 dollars per annum,
was taken Up. ' The motion, was for concur
ring in the r folution of the Senate. This
Was fupported by Meflh. A. Jackfon, Sit
greaves, and S, iSmlthj and oppofed'by
.Meflrs. Nicholas, Cbit, and Gilbert. The
moron for concurring with the aate. was
.negatived 39 to q2vXhe houfe-therefore, :
muiicu upon mcir aiucnament, ar.o, retufnea ;
Ithe biU to. the .Senate f it afterwards came
from thence, with notice that they had re
ceded from their amendment.
A report was received from the commifli.
oners of the finking fund, indofing a report ,
from the (ec etary of the treafury to them,
giving an account of the fales of public prp.
perty in cenfequence of t,he at paired laitfef.
lion for making provilion for tbi paymetft of
certain debts of the United States. . By which
it appears that 2 1 60 (hares ot the flock of the.
bank of the United Start?s. hp.larttt'n iff tn fh
United States, have been fold on a credit tf:
60 days, without intereft; at the rate of ajjoo1
Aare;pr, 25 per cent, above tfts"
oxigiual . c'off. ; Thajt the nneyreceived had
been placed to the credit of the "United States
with thV bank; that there had been fold of
the 0 per cent ftock to the amount .of
1,200,600 dollars, which had been applied
to difcharge fuiidry obligations- of 'the . U nited
States therein fpecified. The report was 1 e
ferred to the committee of ways and means
Mr. Dwight Foiter, irom the committee
of claims made reports on the petitions of
Samuel Mbrrel and Myitabel .Baker, uhich
were againlt the petitioners, and concurred
in by the houfe.' ;
Mr Patten prefentej apetition from John
Brown, afoldier in chelate war, praying for
relief '. , ,
, Mr Clopton prefentf d a fcnilar petition
from John Valentine
Mr New prefented the petition , of
Prefley Thornton, a captain in the late war.
n n11n.11 tiiuuus were rcicrrcu to tue
committee of claims. , '
"Mr. Kitchell moved that the report of the
committee of claims on the petit ion of AUid a
Bogart, irot ocled upon, might; be referred
back tj that committee.
Mr, Dearborn moved the unSnilbedbuf.
nefs to be poltpoacd, to take up te Mdit'u
bill.
Mr Thatcher willied the bill for regui.
ating poft officcs and poll ro-dj to be taken
VP ' . ::'. , ' ,
Mr. W. Smith hoped the, re port, on the
fuSject of appropriations for the year 4797, ,
would be entered upen. ,
Mr Gallatin-thjugtitlt would be belt to
take up the report of ttie lo nnaiitee iHi the
fu.ijcit of io;npenfatioi. .
it was at length agreed that the laft fuh.
jct fhould be t-ken up, and the bou.e .
cordingly relbWed Kfeif into 4 4q-t)Bittee ot
the whol Uon that lulled ,wiKrt,Vaftc r
confiderable debate, the prucfed )cf inaneut 1
advance of 500 dollar! to the falary ottthe Se. f
cret ry of War was nrgativcd47 (041 j a'
like advance on the Attorney General wis
agreed to, there being 48 votes in favour of
it; ujcprupoUJdttie of ac per unu for
the year on rh.e fairies, pf the . fee. -tariespfllate,
treafury, an,4,pf,war t'ic
attorney-generaj, , the' pott-mailer, general
the tralur,-r, the conippilfX;P y, Mtz.
fury, theeommiflioncr.ofthe revenwe the
audJtor, the rf giiter, the afliftant. vi&in&
ter general, and the keeper of military .fioresV
was negatived, ;therp beutg oplyjo votes in -favour
of the advance; the aftfor reguiatijff
the compenfation of plerks, paffed lall y?ar
andreconimendedtobecontMiued for 1707
was negatived, 4040.. The committee
role, wathout decking on the falarie of Ihc
loauofike;s,- "ljhe debate tomorrow, . ;
. . Adjourned
PHII.AbEr.IilA, JAN. 30k
vejlels take American. e dp.pQt biiev
it, tpam ls on friendly fermswith the .U.
nited states. Tl truth dolefs is",, that -
portsuv the Weltnrfies, atbey; iU
' r . iats,c ana condemn Amu..n ,,r
lejs,. lj wai beolleaed tajt, the .treaty '
f eandSpain, .thoiojfenfwed
.defenUve, is fo QidypegarM to certain pow-1
wvw a iiui r-f 1 11 1 m r . a.
1 rri" v. jiijuira- wage, war,
(does notrequire Spain to t warmth, the
engage 'f hollilit.es with us. TjyV wfaras
Pmnn, Jhe failbtregard
; thectof a warwitfeSpanv ' rr 1
i lfty-eight fail pf erip.n vefiTelsareiei.
?euV qnd carried mto ,QoAaiye$ folttvxh .
cruifers.--. We underlbnH.rK w;.;n, .
Port-au-Prince, protean
anpftencoiwoy
Xt0 tiff FrenchiJer V u,tb
i hsJaftiCntcnce pthe PrefidenesmCt.
to the houle of reprelentativei, dxmpdf.
ing the toainients.re!atiye Freih,K
is remarkable and deferve notice, , ,Afttrf.
figiung. his motives for; fending MPiwkney
wmdUr f 0 France, .he fays, V a goyernmnt
w" xcquu-ca, pniy a nQwIgeti.
to juiWy .ns.mfures, copjd; beanxi.
ousto have this fully and firapkily, 4ifpJayeAl."
That cautious officer, the Preliden, ould
pot have let fuh, an ejcprejrw.fi frpm t
pen, without rnisfaaory eyidence, foe
perfons, holtde . to Bur. goYemtident,.;
attWVgyMttm. tfee Jncftchpireu
tory. - . -y ;
- ;T? merchants hvjhitadelp rFCpetl.
twncd thekgiaatMrecalajsi tpnjAke,
of lund negotiable,, ,A41 ,th.bakf Jb'idfo
feut m petuions for the lamepurpofij, -. (j
.Mr.Leibrnoa 'tbelcgiftarure.tQ.in.
trodiue adaufeinto the bill for mnitiiT nr
vgotiable,, prubjting t.hc.taklp mtje than .
onchalf per cent, a WMwMmfrz
Motes. Helerredtotcopiecoffiye. f
r I is, aonifhbg, ofield
that fuch proh.bitidns an hTf fdvcKatcs.
'I he iviv. mi! u'. -ilT.ru .k- i '.'
prevent, the rppnroua .premiums, now, eaid
7 r' v- TtTMWj. swiw..ej'tnc
ipare money ot the country Xrom , xetlltf
ltoonci
frktrMw. AijnulalUftraiptlijmthe
ufMnioncyi the, cou rf ;ia?4tiU
ly tWiwiwcrefoa yfdipf.v 'uid
all have perilhed with.;fV4 tiw4 -feupger.
r h t mk iw iy i c wrtWJfs project
ja ihc r Uw of Bia.rani oJ tlit fnjr, fufor
cingtbe eirculatioopMliu. .Tf ,fc,
quciueofthcle ls.,, MMrMwnJ
ilijtrep. Francq wai nrvn the, yefge 'f a
famine. 1 he.caife vaiditiinerc.tljt re.
guljtingU'A 1 repealed, and France waiabun