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1 YriJjy, D.'Cfrnlfr 24.. Mr. Miore prefe.itei the petition of Thorn is Melfon, in behalf of the 'execu tors of funirv miriners whaperifti:d on , board the frigate Randolph, which was : bio ah up in engagement the la(t war. i A coimittee wis appjinted to j bring ia a bill :o determine how far the1, own ers of ihip. or v(TIs, fhall be liable to the freighters of is or board thereof. Mr. fl jrktg ive notice th.it on I Mon day next he fllould move for leave to bring in a bill to alter the time of the imeeting ofcongrefs. The houfe thea prof eeded in the; con sideration of the amendments propofed by the committee of the whole, to the mi litia bill ; the antndments were adopted by th: houfe with fome amendments. The amendmennt propofed by! Mr. Midifon, to exempt perfons conicienci oufly fcrapulous of bearing arms, from militia duty, was after a long debate dis agreed to, on the principle of the parti cular ftates being competent to making the exemptions in general. t The bill was then recommitted to the following committee; Mr. Giles, ! Mr. Wadf.vorth, and Mr. Tucker. Adj. Monday, December 27, I ; Mr. Goodhue prefented the petition of Ifaic Ofgood and others, piayingi the rant of a fum of money to enable jhim to carry on the brewery of malt liquors ia an erteafive maaner; was read and referred to the fecretary of the treafury. Several other petitions praying com peafation for fervices rendered during; the late war, were read and referred to the fecretary at war. j (Mr. Fitzfimons from the committee appointed for that purpafe, reported a bill, to afcertain how far the owners': of Ihips or veffils (hall beliabla to the freigh ters ; was read a firft time. j On motion the hufe refolved itfelfjin t a committee of die whole houfe j to take into confideration the report of the fecretary of the treafury, on the bill mak ing provilion for the further fupportj of public credit. - ' j . Mr. Lirermore took the chair of the committee, after fome time fpent, the committee agreed to the following 'reso lutions, viz. That an additional duty of 8 cents per gallon, be laid and collected upon all diflilled fpirits of common proof, and in like propoition for all other diftil ei fpirits which (hall, after the day of be imported into the Unit ed States. Alio, That from and after the day of next, a daty of 11 cents per gallon beimpofed upon all fpirits of the firft clafs of proof, diililled within' rji: Uai:cd States fro:n fuir, molaae3 or other foreign materials A.lfo a. idaty in like proportion on all ther clalfj of proof. . i Alto a duty of nine cents upoa all fpi rits of the firft clafs of proof, difttlled within any city, to wn or village wuhin the United States, from materials of the growth or production, alfoaduty in like proportion on all other clauses of proof. That for each ftill employed .in distill ing fpirits, in any other place th in a city, town or village, there to-be collected Sand paid, a yearly fu,m of cents, for every gallon, Englilh wine meafurei of the capacity of each ftill, including its .head. After which the committee rofe and the chairman reported the refoludcjns, which were read and agreed to by he Jioufe. And a comrrRtte of five members was appointed to prepare and bring in a bill agreeably to faid refaJutions. The com mittee appointed, ; MefTrs. Sedgwick, Trumbull, Lawrance, Wnkoop., and Smith, of Maryland. ! On miotion, the committee of the whole was difcharjed from further con fldeiation of faid report. . Mr. Fitzfimons then moved, That; a. committee be appointed to bring in a bill on the other parts, of faid report, for il-" tering the mode of collecting che duty in wines and tea, and alfo to allow a? longer . time for collecting the fame, which wts : referred to the foregoing committee. Qn motion, the houfe refolved itfelf ift to a committee of the whole on the, flape of the Unicn Mr. Mivcrmore in the chair. The committee took into confideration' the report of the fecretary of the treafu ry, for the eftablifliment of land offices for the difpofal of the vacant lands be longing to the Uni:ed Sta es-after fomje time fpent in debate, the committee rofe, reported progrefs, andaflved iearje to fit again. A meflage was received from the fe nate, informing that the Prefident of thp United States had this day approved and figned an act, fupplementary to an adV, entitled, an adt making further provifiori for the debt of the United States. On motion of Mr. Fitzfimons, a com mittee of three was appointed to prepare and bring in a bill, to enable the collector of the dittrict of Pennfylvania, to permit the landing of goods in other plaees withf in his dillrict than the port of Philadel phia, as the river is obftructed by ice. Tuetfay, Decembtr 28. j A bill to afcertain how far the owners of (hips or vefTels mall be liable to the freighters, was read a fecond time, and referred to a committee of the whole houfe, to be taken u on Friday next, xni that 100 copies be printed. j; A memorial and remonitrance of the puolic creditors of Burlington, Trenton, and other places in the ttatc of New Tcr- - - fey, exprelfing their difapprobat'on of part of the act making j provifion f r the iupport of public ere it, and: praying al- -ratioas therein, was read and ordered to he orr the table. 1 Mr. Lee from the committee appoint; ed for that purpofe, reported a bill di recting the mode in which the evidences of the debt of the United States which may be loft or deftroyed, (hall be renew ed ; which was read the firft time. Mr. Tucker from the committee ap pointed to prepare and; bring in a Will, further to provide for the national de fence, by ertablifhing a uniform militia throughout the United States- Moved,;! that the committee be inftructed to pre pare and bring in a claufe to this effect. Be it enacted, that the militia of the. fe veral ftates of the Union, confiding of iuch perfons as are or may be enrolled by :ing, win cn was read, and oraerea to ue ; on tne table. WAR DEPARTMENT, September 9, 179b. INFORMATION is hereby given to all the military invalids of the United States, that the fums to which they are annually entitled, and which will become due on the 4th day of March enfuing, will be paid on the faid day by the Com mi ffi oners of Loans within the ftates refpeflively, under fuch regulations as the Prefident of the United States maydirecT:. , Hi KNOa, Secretary cf the Department . of War. .. . i $F General Skinner is Com ' mifiioner of Loans for the ftateot North-Carolina.
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