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Congrefs of the United States; - Houfe of Repreferttatives. " Moncfav; Dec. c. ifo6. t; TTPHIS bcin the day to which Corlgrcfs a , aujpurncu lram uieir lau icmun, . uic Houfe ' of Reprefentatives met, proceeded to bufinefs ; Mr. Davenport from Connecli cut, Mr. Craig from Marlad;'- and fylrT .. Jackfonfrom l eneflee, new members being , firft qualified to tale their feats, according to law. ' ',.. r . Mr. V Smith moved that a meffage fliould be fent tti the Senate, to infoni them that that Houfe had formed a quonlm, , and was ready to proceed to biifmeisi Agreed, and a meffage . accordingly fent. ' ' The Spe i&r announced thathe had learnt the Senate had not formed a quorum, and had adjourned till to-morrow fhey;wanted - Mr. W. Smith prefemed a petition from Thomas Lloyd, praying to be appointed Stenographer to the fcfoule, at a falary of J coo dollars per y ear; in confederation of , which he propofed to deliver to the Houfe daily 500 copies of the. proceedings of Con grefs printed in ,demy 8vo. at the price paid 1 for printing only (the Hourc finding paper) which hVeitimated would'.' not amount to more than .- 540 "dollars for the fe(fion- or In proportion fof any greater quantity., he promifes the greateft Jaithfulnefs, and to avoid all appearance of being appointed of ficially The petition having been read , - . r Mr. . WV Smith faid anpJU3T!a:rof 'a funilar kind had been madelaftfeffion, which Mprov'cdunfuccefsful', and he apprehended the jrcient petition wouia meet witn a ime rcctp- tion. He would, however, move, that it ihould be committed to a feleft committee. It was accordingly committed to a coin mittee of three members. - On motion the I loufe adjourned. Tuesday, December 6, 1796. The fpeaker informed the houfe that as there were feveral returns of new, elccYions come to hand, it was necclfary that a commit. ' tec of elections fhould be appointed. On motion, a committee of feven members was accordingly formed. On motion of Mr. Macon , a committee of revifalof unfinilhcd bufinefs, confiding of three members, was appointed. A menage from the tenarc, informing the Houfe that a quorum of their body were af. fembled, and ready to proceed to bulinefs, t hiving been reived, a relohuion to the fol io Aire; effeft was agreed to. 'Uiefolved, that a jomr committee of the two heufes be appointed to wait upon the PrruJcnt of the United Stares, to inform him that a quorum of the twohoufes are met, and ready to receive any communication he may be pleafed to make to them." A me foge was received from the Senate, infiinn'rg the Houfe, that ihcy concurred in the rcfolutiori which they had entered into, and had appontcd a committee accoi dingly. ..'Mr. W. Smith faid, that an aft had been p.ndfi.r promulgating the laws of the U ntrcJ States. It was dcfirable that that act fhdu'd include the laws of the prefent fdffion, f si to coitplctcthe whole of the liwsof the fourth Congreff, and of the prefent Prcfi. dency. A h;!hvj Inuiifhtiti to this effect the ulifdiion. wh,ch wa$ agreed to tn the Senate , hwt ticg-.tivcd in this Iloufe, as lUely to atfVit if.c uuvr ct v,lmhhad been made for printing. , I le had nude inquiries on the ftihjt'il,andbcr,cvcd time was no d;fHcutv in the wcy of its accon.plahnicn!.? lie there, fore moved a re lolution to the followiri tU fecli . . . ' h R efolved, that a committee be appointed to krh ; hi a bill to ame d the act for pru , nmlgathi the laws of the Un-ted States." Agreed, and acuunr.itteecf hrce members arretted. with threfe tewfnmr-c r,u -,r ,chufe. ''I Mr. Ames, From the committee appoint. cd to wait apon the Prefident, uiformedthe Houfe that the joint committee had appoint, ed to meet the two Houfes to.tiyrrow, at twelve o'clock, itl the Houfe of Reprefenta tives. ' , '- j. Oh motion, the Hbufe adjourned" till to morrow at eleven o'clock. .. Wednefday, December 7, 1796. , . The houfe being affembled, ameflage was lent 10 the Senate to inform them that they Were ready agreeably to appointment, to teceivt any communication which 'the Prefi dent of the United States-migh? think proper to make-to them. The Senate accordingly, attended, andprecifely at twelve -o'clock the Prefident entered and after having taken his feat, delivered the following addrefs : . (See It in our iajt fc'penj .As foon as the Prefident had fiiiiflied his addrefs, he prefented a copy of it to the Pre fident of the Senate, ar.d another to the Speak er of the Iloufe of Reprefentatives. The Prefident' and members of the Senate retired and th? : Speaker refumed his thair. The addrefs was then read, and. on motion; com mitted to a committee of the whole houfe to morrow. A,n. Sa.!i.!.I.l..(i. 1. . . J. iuuucui. or 10 extraoixf.nary and inter xftlr.? a nattTre occurred on rfiday'iad, as jimities its rblation, without incurring a ri gid rdponfibility for the minute circumftan ceslbted. UKre.arenowin theciryJndians to the number of. about fifty from the tribes of Chodaws, Chickafaws.Cherokecs upper and lower Creeks. Nearly an equal, number of each of thefe tribes vim-d Peal's Mufsum on the fame morning within a few minUres of each other. They at firft occupied diiferent parts of the. room, and feemed to be furpri fed at the. fight tf each other.' Thev mani fefted foniesdegree of jea'oufy and "indifpo ' iition to aflpciatc together. No two tribes it is faid, underftood the fame language. 1 he obaader" to a fr iendly inteixourfe were gradually removed, and the chiefs of the dift'erent tribes cautioufly approached each other. A converfation foon enfued by means of the interpreter!. The Secretary of war was reqncllfd to i-ttend, and he was foon followed by the Prefident of the United States who m a Ihort addrefs, recommended to them a najaiony an.ong thcmfelvcs. i ne Chiefs are Anted to have exhibited marked figns of plcafure. and afier a free communication of femitnent, they withdrew to a private room, and entered into an alii ance of peace, which was definitively touclud. ed with every of fincerity and folcmni. ly. 1 h;s uncommon, if not unprecedented meafurewiil afiford unequivocal evidence of a frequent intcrcourfe of the chiefs with the agents of the government and fuch other d tiicns as-have power as well as the inclina. tion to promote the. happinefs of the favage ate by depriving it of fome portion of its ni. tural ler ity, and infpiring it with confidence m the purity of our motives. Nothing car. have a llrongcr tendency to produce or urcngthcn thi& confidence than the conviai. on in thi minds of the Indians, that the o. vcrnment of the United States, has at heaV their good as well as tit own. ' They will fee, tlut wht'e the policy of other nations dnlrtrthcm with diflemkm and war amon thcmfelvcs, the United Stares, wi,h nCnuinc mainimity, er.tinguifli tliefparki of ani. n,ly,,lnd ,lrcngt,,cn le cement of friend, flup. Ihis li the true, perhaps the only true art of tivllkaikm. hhy it t fin crc ded by the belt effects. vv.e undcrftand that amobg the diftingoifh d chiefs in the town .m PWmgo, or the Watts!'111 Maj0r- and C,Pt- xcrD S V 11 R OMertt., . King s Meffengers, arrived here thispaomini fromXondon ; alfo Lord Malmsbury 's coach and three fervants j' his Lordfliip arid the re. niaimlerof his fuitc . are expeaed this eve nmg, .and to fail to-morrow morning for the tontinent, if the xyind nd weather permiu Hopes are entertained that it may be pof liWe to intercept Richeryin his way home, as it is thought, from the pofition in which he was laft feen, that he is certainly eomincr 0 Lurope, In confequence of this fuppofi- to .ea, and cruize to intercept him. - T r"animopie we learn, that a ve ry important change has taken place in the Miniflry of the Porte. The Re is Eflendi, who had on all occafions exerted himfelf for ST f the Fnch Republic, has been difmifTed in the moft difgraceful manner. , 1 he tendency bl Mr. Pitfs motion, to be made this dav n th H . earning the threatened invalion, will moft . v , puuic meaiuresot additional Ti PreParation. 1 he pro- pofal will be of much the fame nature with" the olan cf an nnWrf-,!1 r pie, which was adopted by Lord ShelburneT v?nen he becran hie nnL. , . 0 - vva.iu.ivu 1 or peace m Mye5 78i..; the prefent plan intended by Mr. Pitt, however, will be of no fuch exten. live operation ; nothing more being jn con temDlation thaw nnr, r .l . thole countries which are not ratedin propor tion to their prefent populoufnefs.. ' The Spanilh AmbaflTador's furniture and tffefts are ail for fale. 'The Spanifh Conful and charge d'affaires, M. Las Heras, have 7 1 A r n b03rd the nc ftip u rn' Cap.?S Janfens The ambalTador will follow, if his health permits. Xitaen Mongourg, lately appointed French Mmiller at .the United States of America, had the place of a criminal Judge at RenI nes, under the ancient government, in which htionhecontnvedtogainafnuffaorio.ooo livres a year, by making the Exchequer pay expence and charges for the examination of witnefles who had never been examined. 1 he parhament, htch might have condemn- ment to ,he lof, ofhis place. As iris, no doubt, by this honourable conduft he hai de. ferved the confidence of the aftual fcovenv toent of i ranee,- we conceive that a copy of h fenteucc will be annexed to his creden tials j for whatever was a crime under the royal regimen, cannot but be a virtue under the Republican government. . nd lnMlePfris papers, that the re. prefentauve Mardy. lately averted irt the LU braryof the Legiflative'Body, that at leaft 100 members of the Council were provided 5lrlh nosers or Letter! of Grace by ufj .I1' J that if unexpededly feals ihould be -put. on their papers? theoriginat tiers he a luded tn k!,,. .11 t . 'third. W4V"6 mi 10 ine new On the other hand, (uch journals as arc attached to the new third, allure us, that the Deputies of the Mountain, with the Ab be Sicyes (or Jicide, as he Is now railed) at the head of them, have plotted a plan tend, ing to ca jfe the fon of the late Egalite to be appointed Provincial Dictator. 'However' tins may, beit is certain that the Jacobins by no means defpair of regaining their for. mcr preponderance by means of new com mntbns, and that all g(Xl crtiwrns fear they mayfuuerd, through the weaknefs which government fUw , all matters which con. ccrn thctn.
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