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Houfc of Reprefcntativcs.
Thursday. nerrmUpr .m.
LEISTER was received frontithe 5e
cretary iltbe Treafurv. inclofinT a re-
part and iundry ftatements reflecting" the
Public Debt, in purfuance of arefolution of.
expenditures ot 1 7 oO. Keierred to the com
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miUfe of Wavs and Means
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Mr...DwightFotter-fro':ri.' the. committee
of claims made reports on the petitions tf
4 Henry Roberts, : George' Calloes, Georoe
. Carnel, and James Rowland, which recom-
" mended a difagreement to 'the prayer of their
feveral petitions The houfe concurred in
the reports. -:- ' -J.-;
- Mr. Swanwick from .the committee of
commerce and manufactures, -wade a '-. report
6a the petition of Francis Coppihger, irfWT
half of ' i .i.r,-Lileitaj whicH rcomeacbd a
d' frfgretment to the prayer of the petition.
The hoafe concurred.
Mr. Muhlenberg prefented the petition of
- David Ha!l::3oule,"a foldier in the late war,
praying for a full pennon. - - . .. . ...
ft.' kpriggrji'n- pjefentcd the petiti
on of Gaffaxny Watkins, prayingto have a
land wu'r ant replaced, wh'clf had been loft
Botii the above petitions were referred to
the Committee of claims. .:
On motion of Mr. Williams, the houfe re.
folv'ed itlelf into a Committee of the -whole,'
on thoreports of committees on the petitions
of ftv.idry refugees from Canada and Nova
i eoi.ia Tills bufinefs underwent fomp Hif.
culfiort, principally upon.thebeft method of
latrs:ymg the claims in queition. The fol
low .ng refolution was at length come to,
sia a committee appointed to bring in a bill
-accoi d';ng!y.
4 rU'ulved, That provifion ought to he
mads b . law- for granting donations of land to
Ciuiian and Nova Scotia refugees, in con-
- for ity to the refolves of Congrefs of the 23 d
-of April, 1783, and the ith of April.
'135." ' : . 1 '
Mr. Swanwick called up the order of the
day on a report of tne comm ttee of com
mcrce and manufactures, made the laft fe:ii
on, cn a memorial from the ftate of Delaware
refp;cting the kidnapping or negroes and
umlattoes. The. houie accordingly rdbived
itfelf into aconun'.ttee, of the wn.Me, 01 tlaL
fiv- -jefi, when a coniiderable debate too, olacc.
JVdponcd. ,
This bufinefs being difpofed of, Mr.
IJo f ;t oud that the route inould go into
a u -.lniince of the whole, on t lie report of
ti c Ncr tr.iv of War, pn t'u petition of
1 f -gh Liwloa White. Th : houfe fu'ecrun".
1 v; .it .r.o . to ni.iittce oi the whole on tli.s
r. ;, '.n.Ufter thcMubjct had undergone
f ivi.faiionihecom.uitioerof., had leave
10 fit a i-n, an J the houfc n Jj turned
December 7j.
'1 h houie 1 curved ', U'U una a con-nff fp
of:'
Mr. Mulii.i;,bu'2 .11 theih.
Oil l iTorr t ;h nv.iiiihtce of rtvnmr rce
sn.i inannfi i ires, on the fubject 01 KiJ.up.
ping ""ro- i rid mulatoi. . .
'! liis rc ort w 1$ grounded on an applic.ui
, o t fro 1 dite of Delaware, for fome pro.
vifio-v to prevent the earring oi from that
ftate Irrc 1 egrocs and muLtt55, by matters
of vrc;Tclstoot!irr ft.itcs. '1 hs report to cute
tiiis evil, provides tint every maftcr of a
veTcl mould hjve ecnWtitc with ftuh ne.
ftocsand mulatfossof their Iwingfrcc. Ko
effectual reulitloti, ItwasOatcd, could be
made cm thiifuhj?ab' the i.idivulnal Hates,
as their jurifdUliufi did Hot extend beyond
their tcrritorijUk;i;:s. Si me members con.
temlcil, that the laws of the individual ibtei
were fuir dent to pro ids agaiirit the cviU
Jl h? rffort waioppnfe l ailnco nlcte, nd
the ftihjcd was fpoken of; as of u delicate a
naimetfiengrge the attnitijn of the houfc,
as it bore an affinity to the fobjepferaana
iiuu . , , ' . .uj-, ,' r .
To this latter idea it vs'as well anfwered, -that
jhe queftion Was by n means about
mancipatihg flaves, but whether proviiibnsJ
mould not be enacled to prevent freemen from .
beipgtnade Haves,' becaufe they were black.
decilion, and the report was recommitted 46
to 30, with liberty to the committee oi 'com
merce and manufactures to report by bill or
ptherwile. '
.The, Jioufe;;..ent.' 'into-- committee "ofithe
whole on the report,, of the fecretary at
t? 011 the petition of Hugh Lawfon
White.. j. -'-X i 0
: v 1 petition will try the principle, whether
the niihtia, which were called out under gen.
Sevier, in '93 , to aft againit the Indians, are
entitled to compeniation. : - -
Thgyeport itates,that the titpeditipn wa
undertaken without authority itoiif the ge
neral government and for the avowed pur,
pole ot carry.ho: the war into the Cherokee
-country y-that the infirudtion from thewaY"
department forbid offenfive operations. That
however, it appears that previous to the ex
pedition the inhabitants of Tenneflee were
much hart aired by the Indians, who had kil
led at two ftations, one within 7 miles of the
capital, 15 per ions, and that it rauft reft
with congrefs to fay whether the circumftance
of the cale warranted the expedition as a juft
and neceffary.meafure.
In the courfe of the debate it was denied,
that the expedition had been undertaken for
the avowed purpofe of carrying the war into
the Cherokee country : andftated, in additi
on to the circumftahces mentioned in the re
portj that 1 200 Indians before the expedition
carried a ftation and threatened to attack
Knoxville, .
. Mr. A. Jackfon moved the followine re
folution. f Refolved that General Sevier's expediti
on into the Cherokee country in the year '93,
was a juft and necefTary meafure, and that
provilion ought to be made by law for paying
the expences thereof." 0
The committee rofe without coming to a
decilion and had leave to fit again.
A communication was received from the
fecretary of the treafury on the fubjeft of the
loan lor the ufeof the city of Columbia, which
was read and ordered to be printed.
h was agreed on account of the fhortnefs
of tne lelhon, 401030, not to take up the
Bankrupt Ifll. -
'1 he followingrefolution was moved and
ordered to he 01. the table. ' -
r? n!rol?;ed at a committee be appointed
to e,:qmrc if any and what alteratlbns are ne
cedary m the act entitled an aft refpefting
ug.tivesrom juft.ee, and perfon, elcaping
froHi their maftcrs.' r b
Adjourned. f '
December 30.
Mr. Dwjght Fofter, from the committee
of claims, made report on the petition of
Andrew Ramfey, and Nathan Smith, e.
commending a noivcomplimce with the
pray er of the petitioners. The houfc con.
curred. .
Mr. Freeman prefentcd a petition from
Jrh-.i Mar ftou and others, praying for the
payment of certain bills of credit ilTued by the
United States In March 17 80, of which they
are holders. Referred to the committee ot
turns. -
Mr. Gilbert prcfemed-a'petitiun from
Lewis II. Girlrti, pf Ncw.York, praying
for a rcmillion of duties on certain wines d-l
troyed hy jhe late fire. Referred to the
committee of coni ncrte and manufactures.
Mr. A. Jackfon prefentcd a petition from
George Calvert,, one of the clufi of the
Chickafaw Nation, complaining of a tMm.
perfornuncc of ftipulaiiorn; entered into in
mfillr r -J Promued aiiutance
afeUeywereattackedbythere
Pr-ymg for payment on iccoiinTf Ae
0, JiadVmarched to their affiftare
fromor Cs.wiihoutorder,
mnmeiuReferredtotheco
leufe, onmotionr
rZl ?X TmUtee f the on the re
port of the fecretary of war on the petition
aW
formation was necefTary to be obtained be
wl! Cr i? wascometo thecommitteerolV
Z refufed leave t0 fit again, and the report ,
rfel' -P"' wte referredto
a leleft committee of five members.
rltfaid that thcre d been feveral
K W from reyenLu.c officcrs forari increafc
of fahry, part of which" had been referred tc
""""ftctures '
and others to the committee of compenfatiori.
Lr7her althC whlegHt go into the "
fZ " ' prPfed a 'ution to the
fallowing eheft :
Refolved, that the committee of commerce
and manufaftures be inltrufted and reciuired
0 report whether any arid what alterations
arenecelTarymthe compenfations allQwecf
by law to revenue officers, and that tlie com:
mitteeofcompenfation be difcharged frbirL
the conlideration of fuch memorials as had
relation to the officers of the revenue. A-
greed. . .
Mr. W: Smith calledfor the orderof the7
day on the "Pert of the committee of wavs
and means, on ttofubjeft of certain balances."
due from individual ftates to the U. States.
J he houie went into a committee of ther
whole accordingly, when a very long debate
took place ; at length thecommittee rofe, and
had leave to fit again.
Adjourned till Monday.
T AKE N O TI.C.E. "
A LL perfons having demands on the fmV
X a fenber, are requefted to prefent them
tor payment : and all thefe indebted to him
are deiired to pay their refpeftive balances.
He will fell the houfe he now occupies,
near the county wharf, on very reafonable
terms.
oa ,Vcrj, ood afltment of DRY
GOODS, by whole falc at firft coft, or by
rcuil unufually low : ,
ISAAC COLE.
January 21. . , ,
N. B. He will alfo fell feveral trafts of
land, in this ftate and the ftate of PennfyU
vania.
RAN. A way, a likely negro Ud, lately
tbe property of Mitchell Dnvnt, Efa g
ow of Mrs. Mary Bryan. His name is
J O H N. .
ht is of a middle ftature? and has a thin vi
fagc. Wliocver will fecure him; f0 that he
maybe got again, will be handfomcly re
warded, and all reafonable charges, by
DUK ANT HATCH. ,
. D. AU perfons arc forwarned front
iDrbtmring or employing him, and maftcrs
of vcllcli' and others, arc particularly cauti
oned, not to carry him away, undt the pc
nalty of the law.
On Monday next
U'illhe puWjhcd, end Jor file at tVu Cffice ;
HAMILTONS vs. EATON
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