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Mr. $e veail moy tha, the houfe!gr '.,
into ai tbmiitteijpf iKe wholcrbn the bill .'
t nor eiiaDiijnmanniiprm ly item ot nar.Kr'
wuptcjr-throughout
The mot toa; was ica rrjcd $ iTi7T.
f: i The' houV Accordingly ? rcfoiy itfclf;
Into a committeeof the wbol; on this bill,
' -Mr. Dent in the chair, wbea the bill.
7Kaving. bn reud' by gthVclerkr the chair.:
;man was procteding to read' it by fctlW.
:ons i when 5i a,;-A
itMriNicMisAyiih this.biil had
i t-was tntiaded a nepgft; othef bufihefj of
the ftflion, no mcir.lxT l;ad any certain ex
rryeftatipn uf " beingattedfocfe'cTde upon
it.: tor nis part," qe mutt own he: was
r tiot .pjrepa red to enterityon.; the fub jeft 1 1"
tvias fleceuary; taoni ai t, atr-ar var ivff
Ml
4
: yiAra ty a:; 20, m 799. -
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ties of the faid aft to all perfons citueos
oCt he ynited j&taresi Vho t Ihall aftuine : .
ih;;eeciittvip power, by-carrVifiwi -any :
ircgocianoai with the executfy ; prrer of
? any 'other foreign i priace or ltatej relating
to any controversy exiiiiag Wtw;cf nfuch
Hat? and the' U. States. ;' 'v-'S ;'.-'1f
; 'The riouw wen t ;rttb ;-a commi ;tee on--'the
ummilhed buiinefs the bank'rltpt bill:;
hl)t , 'conceive aiiv neceflltv there couW hie
i'iii'it: it vVouid caufe much unnece for f
Kewr Jerfey, he (aid, there were peo;:
,'e;Who fofpe part' of the year niade It a
uleto carry on one branch, and at oth er
ntthjes. anbi;hetar)dmej!.w others j vitlv
quid be (ljthcult Jor them to lay what
jrar)cn iney touowea. . irwas notmere
' 5v' unneccfTiry, but woii'd prove iniurious. ".
3"his psrticularity' ie faid, was very ih-v,"
- Suribtis in the law for the enumeration of
.uivcs, 'and.no doiibt, would prove fo in
'1 " On thejiiieftionto vitrike;out. 4j Aye? i
r Some 1 r 1 ?. i ng amend men t s we re made, -md
the committee rofe'and reported the
twecnlHscountry and ; Franc.:', ami its-' - ,1 he hou'fe then tor.k it , up," and Mr.
dejndtncie,' operated' to prevent roer- 'j .'Harper renewed hts Jormer , argument
rnrrftrrrDTrrpTOCiirm deuis due irom
that country ': they petitioned that the
houfe would take'Tuch meaf
mentswete propofed and agreed
Otis , propofed : r tlo ' amendments tp te
10th Icitioii, which Svere- ordered to Vt
-pritedi .011 jvhjch :o'u)rihe;cotnmittcl
rorelind obtained lea ve to fit again . v-
vv M r r W a 1 n'pf e fen ted ape ti t lonlTrom a '
X .- - liUMUilfil 1
mm
dent at the opening of the fenlori, .
ill uiaiiiuurcis, nc intuitu iu wmi iu
argue dow n the .too farVgiiine hopes of
a ipeedv reconciliation, which misht'
ai ife ironi- the (pmnumicatiori which
lie-had ta make on the iubjeel:
complatiung that the aft "of,, June t $th
-laft, whvcJi bttke-of hlriatefeourA4)e.
;wa0ilhe:oinpnipreliionwh
addrefs had hiadepofl h
I it was, as tar as be had learnet- the .
gei.crar jmprefl.en-. : Indeed he found ':,
& difieri?ht" tone ' even atnohgit thofe viv
gemltiiiCn vho had been the- loudeft . '
x he fr-cr y :ior; 'ari" f r om'.w hat.ex-:;i;iW
j 1 1 1 " t ' .1 ' . 1 I 1 - ' U
-utea vnen ne iau partcq.vvun tneai.' . -
iNotmng was tnen near a tut a lieclara---
ilUll U1W dl-fUUW 115 WCdJ U liUiillllVlUI : 4
rthe kind. '1 hinkb g, therefore, ai Je
cicJ, that the iubject is oi too novel-a -; :
kipd lor general T Urination,: without
1
-ventthat tiniuryashtrTW
think proper. ?;.: '- ' ';.X -v':
Mr. Sewall'moved to ref"r '.the petit u
&t authorities,' and to exaaifne Eng! i'lhS
crecedeiits to a preat extent, rrevious to
coming to a deterihihation on a iuhjeft of on to the cominittce on that part of the
this magnitude:"
vim 1 tee wiur me, anu gentlemen will con
fent to let the bufmefs lie till next week .
tie wouia not mmieit wnn t.r any turtner
delay.- He moved therefore for the com-
;xnittee ro rife.: " Ll' ' ';''
',' , Th queftion, for a poftponment was put
and 'negatived' 3 7 to j 3. n , ,y
The bllfwasj then proceeded with by
feftlons. Seventeen leftions were palTcd
. i through without inucJhj objection or de-
pearing'in the committee as to the ro-gi:-.jprietj
mome Jirts 01 the eighteellnVcVJ
' tibn of the.'b)ll, rr 7 :r , ; : '"-J
MrEgglerton faid, as Le found that
even thole gentlemen Who had cont'eiTcdly
paid pirtieularTattentioi to this fubject,
arc difagreed with refpeft to the proprie
., ty pFcc r'cainl rpy'jiliti.n'$co:i (ained ia this '
bill , be.trifted.it would iaot a pgearl w on- j
derful that a new member Ihould wifh ror
; more time to ' cbnfider the fubjeft. He
' therefore.!' moved; for tixv cblSmittee to
-The motion was put and carried, and "
the committee rofe accordingly.
The fpeaker laid before the houfe a
. le'ter from the treafurer of the United-'
States,'- incloHng-: his fpecie account, and
the one up to the enuof June, and the o-
-ther to the end of November, which waV
ordered to be printed. "r V- . r
Mr. S. Smith from . the committee of
cfcntmerceretXJrEetfalr'w- "
(lamp duty impofed upon foreign bills'of
xqhangT-andisills-oHadingr by an aft
laving a duty on ftamped vellum, parch.
' rnrnt a;d paper, and further to amend the
-fame, which was committed tor to-mor.
row,
- IVtdnefJaj, December 26. --. ,
" Tho fpeaker laid before the houfe a re
' port from the fecretary of jhe navy; in
1 conformity tola resolution propofed by
Mr. ) '. Parker, on the 1 8th inlt. which
Was ordered toJxi p rinied."-' P.--,
'' Mr. Grifwolfaid he wilhcd to lay
a rcfolution upon the . table relative to a
fubjeft -which,! in his opinu)n, dcfervei
. confide ration S2l& jolycct; faidIhe,'ia..xo.
punijh a enmejwhich goes to the,deftruc
tion of the executive power ot the govern
ment; He meant that description of crime
which arife&from an interference of indi-
' urams the neceihtv of the claufc. It was j lcme t ocd realoil being affinicd' for
j carried hhe jhooiejn faV6ur of ttr iking
rout. Ayes 3?.. Noes .34.' ' ': ' '.: .tuificient inforrration. it the rneafure
TiU-wasrOrderctk be engrofie
tor a third readi: g to.motrow. Ad.-
- i dual "ciuzeFs i hThenVgbcia 1 10ns of ou r
executive with foreign governments. As
every gentleman' mult be fatisfied of the
importance of this fubjeft, and the pro.
p iefy of making fdme provifton with re.
fpeftjp; it, Jhe : xu(lcd Jt would meet, with
no orpofttion. The refolution was in the
. Mowing word Uj
Refolved, that a committee be appbint-
d to enquireinto, the expediency of a -
-mending--awaft &c? for the ptinimment of
certain crimes 10 as 10 czicna 10s pcnai.
ratin? .meafures.
, M r Gallatin moved i ts reference , to r
the com.-nittee of commerce, &c. " T -
".On the queftion for its reference to the
commi ttee of commerce, there were aye's
3'l noes 46. -.J ri;;;::-.v .','.,;.;.;:.
It was then referred to the other com.
uittee. : . . .v.;i:-V,':'X:---V '',t--;
A meJ-ie was received from the fe
... . ..... . t
.n-ae-ttraumcauagr tht?-'at ths high
court ot impeachment for the trial of "M, ;
Blount, the counffl in behalf of the Juc
fendanf had Tubmitted a plea to the court,
"J" copy of "which ;thecdnf5unicate3,l.;'
wh'ua was ordered to be printed. V , vv ' -
for the plea reft' red t, fee orir lajl,
Mr.-Bayard moved, that this commu
nication becommit ted to ihe manaVers"of
tnat impoacnment, to proceeq tbe.reon
they fhould thiol: advifcablc, He thought
it was neceffary they lhould bc.inllructedr
in their procrediiig rcfpeftj-ig the plea put
in by the defendant's counlel:' if the.y
were not inftructed,- they may ; be under
the - neceflity of.aflcing-the-willof-.the-houfe
refpefting any meafures they may
think proper to adopt. As -irwould re
move a ttumber of diHiculties, he; hoped
the inftru'ftion wOuld le given.- It w;as
Mr. rear preu nted a petition from Ma
ryland, pray iag the at relation of fome
poit roatfs.' Kcierrcd ,t t.ie committee
on poft-office aiid poiV reads. . v. ... '
52sa3eYrclVl ved it fclr' - in toa com.
mitlee on the bill refpeftmgthe balances -
-Ju'e;lromccrtain ftates to tlie U. States,
Mr. 'Dent ;n the chair ;'; which having d
greed to, tne house took it up, and on
ihe . queftion for engrolGng it, for a third
.reading, there were ayes' 5$. v' It was or
dered a third reading to-morrow, ' ;
The houfe then went into u committee
-on the bill for enumerating the inhabits
jants of the United States, iMr.iDent in
tne cnair. . .
One fchedule of the bill .reported, or-
ders a defignation : of ; the.: occupation o(
the inhabitants to be taken, wkich.Mr.
Gtifwold moved to ftrike out. 1 ; v
Mr. Harper hoped it would not, as it
"Was a piece Lot. into'rmation. ivhith might
prove extremely ufefui, particularly in
the eftimation of any tax that might be.
propofed to be laid : indeed it would be
uibfolutely necefTary in the aifertion of the
"amounf ot the revenue laws ; it was the
ground work -the bafis of political cal-
culation, on which laws mult be founded'.
Befides, it would give the houfe icforma.
tion of the progrefs of manufaftures and.
arts, and the government jnight, by its
' foiteringcare, give t he heiping"" ; hand to
. theMmpoteotJOianij&ftorics
trouble could hot be much in making this'
.enquiry : but its advantage may be very.
-great.
i-: I burfdajt Decerfibnct J, : t v 5 -
1 Mr. Otis laid, the committee: to whom ;
I was rt'ierred' the bill for " amending the ;
itamp act, witi) reipect to tne aury pay-
table" on lo'rejgri'btlls of exchange and bills
- or lauing, naa receivea injormarinn trom
that it" would be heceffary to ' provide.
y. fome" compenfation" for, the fuper vifof 3, Ik
- who had ' the management' .of'-the itamp, ,
i'buraicjsras the: present law provides none. ;
.1 he copiTi' tee had ug-uted the. propru
ety of . making fome other "attention in
k tr c hid f "'her moved ' that the committee
oft he v hole be difcharged from the fur
ther ccr. fide rat ion" of t ln - bill, - wi th a
view ot having it recommitted 10 the
lelect committee who reported it.
1 The motion was carried, arid the bill
recommitted. Mr. Otis afterwards'made
a report oi the pri'pofed atnendments, but
owing to" fome iuforrhality,' the report
w a s not rece i ved J .. ' .'..' .. .
Mr. Grifwold called up for confide ra
was ooLcfed to the nidtlonV
Mr. Grifwold i?id, the gendenriari
from Virginia had millaken the object
of this rcioiution, in fuppofmg it had
reference to any particular periom-i. '
Its obj d, iaid Mr. Gf is general," and-
) 1 thiAk ot the firlf importance. I think
it neccfl'aiy to guard by law', againll
the interference of individuals ill the
' negociatiou of our executive with the '
go v trnincn ts cf foreign " countries.--'
a he preltnt lituation of Europe,-ui
his opinion, tads aloud for a regula. '
; tiqn tt ilib iiwi. 4ie did notJiuow but
an iiitttfcreiice of tliis kind uiip-ht have
ajreaciytken place butjtlje oojeftcf
.t hi J motion wis
eft.ve, and. had
nothing 'tpdo with what is paU.:: If faid
l;r O. litlences ot this kind., are to
pali uiipunilhed, it .may be ia the pow
er ot an individual, to trultrate all the
deligus ot the executive. " i he at
tne taction; if duch a faction lhallexilL
tion the refolution, .which he ycftcrdayL may De xfM 10 a. Il.)reign untry ; to
taiu upon inc tauic, lur.mc appointment o "ww u
ofa committee-to confider the propriety- oppohtioii to thv? executive authority ;
ot amending tne a tor tne pumiiiment ot ana vv in any one lay, mat litcn ail ot
Idlll VUHW .IgrtUill tu; UlwlCU OtdlCS, 1 1 CHCC OUJUL UUk ICVCl CIV l(J DC PUUllfl
fo as to prvidea penalty for any citizen ed? It certaddv ought. vPiaciiirr the
who lhall uiut p the executrve aut
ot tin gov.r.ment, oy commencemg.or it lhe dlitv ot tne lemUature to enmihV
-..; ...6 w.. .w r..w.... ...... w,w , . H.uuyc nnr rprr-, n V.
i .v nv kKUii tnai dun
fe ative to anv c n roveriies or diruutesl . rv'"
. -: ---j - , - - r - -- -I
.:(
Mr. Dayton (the freakerr hoped the
fchedule Would be ftruck but, as be could
ttiuct do, or lha!l exilt between i'uch
The" rcioiution ha vmj berr read,
srMr. Nicholas faid, he believed this to
be a new fubjeft of general Iegillation,
ai.d as' fuch, he did not apprehend , there
was any neceflitv for making the propof.
ed enquiry.;! arid, if it had any particular '
objed m view, the motion appeared to
-him premature If it was founded upon
what had teen feert in' the"yubliciapers,v
relative to the.conduft of a certain gen.
tlcraan' who has lately been in France, he "
thought the mover ought to have waited
until the president of the United States
hx niitthc houfe in poffelfion of fafts on.
this fubjeft -which, though; promifed3 :
weeks a-;o, had not yet been reeeiyed.-f,
Tliviced"he did not -know but thc-conduft .
of this houfe, in giving an opinion upon .
thefc difpatches before thry are received,
had prevented the communication i and
fithhoof jh buj dprbceedt Jegiflate:
.. upon them, , the prefident may fuppofe
they have no defirc. to fee what he has
: proraifed to lay before them, and with
hold them altogether. If any particular
objedt has, given occafion to this new kind ,
of legiflaion,hejhqufc
7ttT. He7had hoped that no change had tak--
, ea-rlaaJAaSaifiof this country withf
refpeft to foreign . nations which could
,have dircfted the fentimcuts of gentlemen ,
. A r . i r- i 1 r. j
things was mending, arid he had gathered
thefc hopes from the addrefs of the prcfi
puniiimient of. otfentes of this kind,
but rhe wifhed ihematter to,gp ter a- '-
committee lor conuutration. ne hop-
eJ, ho occafion would ever arife ' for
bringing in to. operation a la w of ihis
kino ; but if it jiiould, ic would be well
to be prepared to meet it. He could '
hot fee why this7 lhould be cohfidered
' as a iutiject of irritation, as n j gentle. jL
inan ; Would pretllay, that anurt- -
l authorifed individual ought, to exercife' . . -'.
a.poWer, which . lhould influence the
nitalures ot a toreigii government with v..-',
reipect to this country.--This power
has been delegated by the conrtkutlori
: to the prelideni rand, faid Mr- G7tlie r.
people of this country -mkht as well' '
J5 anuiegiuateiorus, or erect them
felves into a judicial tribunal, in jplace
;of the eltablilhed judiciarv, as that any
Jn4viduorJ'etf :. i
--it; vriTTv t.r:i -' "v i' ""- . T " . r" . ' "T "s
idNc npuu uim or mcmicives tnis pow - . , ? ;
er, ved,ed in the executive.. Gentle-, .
;-inen'tnsiy fay, .that all ''this'-is right,' but,
in his oniniofvfuch praftices would be ' -flZZ
dtltrudvebf th principles of pur go-,
ivemtneht.XHe hoped therefore ihe re- J- - -
' folution woiddf bej agreed to.
TF3iciolas' had ho idea that .1 '
; gentleinan, from . Connefticut, ccC
i;.e.?a.J:a:jnakeltretr :
thought the houfe ought fopolTefctnre
iuformaticn pu the fubject, before xthey
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