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Vol. V.
F RID A Y, July 2, 1790.
Numb. 234.
Proceedings of Cotigrrfs.
House of Representatives of the
United States. -.
Wednesday, June 9.
li Hrbirrfor JettTTng the : accoTTiTtsTiltw
J. the United States and individual dates;
was brought in" engrofled for a third reading.
- A motion was then made to recommit the bill
'to a, committee of the whole Houfe this mo
tion was negatived. Another motioti was then
roade,Ato recommit the bill to a Xdecl commits
4ee this was agreed to.
Mr. Barker moved the Houfe to tfike into
'Xonlideraltion his motion for a refolution" that
.:iCpngrels-.w hen they adjourn, (hall adjourn to
meet at Ph'iladelphh. . V
; It was objected to the taking of the propofed
refolution this day, becauit Mr. Parker had
liot. reduced his motion to writing yetterdayj
-antf h atHhrfatnriread
--crmjr-the riiles for doing butinefCTeqWirrg;
ibis previous arrangement. Confiderable de
bate arole on this oint, whether it was in or
der to take up the motion this day. Titer Speak
... ,er being at length culled on to decide, declared
' the motion not in order for this day -The mo
. .tion. was then read from-tb chair, -and notice
given that it would -be brought forward ' pi
. morrow.. -..-.:....:.i,j;.i.LT.ir.
e jMr. Gerry read a refolution, whichjsllitc
eritajietm&
. termini ng on a-perm anent rcfidence for Con
grefs, fomewbere on" -the banks of the river
Delaware, not more than miles from Phi
ladelphia, nor miles from the' falls of
;Tienton. : 7fT,'-. . ':' :"' ; ; ' --
Mr. Sherman from the joiri.txemmitlee ap-i
pointed for that pmpofe, reported additional
rules for tranfalirtg buiinefs between the two
Jloufes of .Congrefs.
"The Houfe" then went into committee, and
' made fome progrefs in the bill for laying addi
tional duties on wines, rum, &c. ,
. Adjourned. .. -..-..
1 H URS DAY," June 10.
the higheft regard for their wifdom and propri- committee of - the whole, for the benefit of 3
ery oi conduct. In anfwer to fome reflections more free and liberal difcufiion.
which he laid appeared to have been call upon
one of the Senators who was carried to the Se-
harlhly fpoken of, he ought to be regarded as
ine peit ot patriots, whole conduct reiembled
that of the virtuous Romans, ai.d was- the
proper conduct ?which ftiouid be adopted by an
American patriot. ..: ., J:J
Mr. Gerry then moved for taking up the
motion of Mr. Parker, with the amendment
he ad propofed of fixing on a permanent refi-
Mr. Jackfon was againft taking up the fub
je6, either of a temporary or permanent refi
dence at the prefent time, when fo many other
jubjecls of much greater coiicern to the w?jiar,e
and happinefs of the union were under confi
dera tion . Nei t her did he approve. b the. idea
rloufeattemDtin? to drivcthe Senate in-
tp any meafure which they bad already rejefted.
TMr. Burke fpoke ttrongly againft taking up
the bulinefs of & -temporary relidence, at the
the fame time that he wiOied.as much as any
other member to have the permanent reOdehce
eftablilhed. He thought -art adjournment to
Philadelphia anina
would therefore vote againft it, beCaufcthat was
a powerful and influential city, r from wjiencfe
themfclves after they mould once get entangled
theieV Mt bad his" private reafons for believing
Philadelphia an improper place j and, added fe I
veral other very-judicious obfervationfcwlu'clr '
tne piev,ty or, pur lKetcn wUI not alowof par
ticularizing. ., Z:-Vv-.:: . ."'
Mi .-Blood worth feemed de.lrous of brini
ing me quenjon to a decijion,, and.
- m w:--jk - "' " .
Mr. Parker and Mr. Vining moved to take
up the refolution which had been offered ye He r
day, refpecling the temporary feat of govern
ment, or adjournment to Philadelphia.
. A debate, enfued, . whether this qoeftion
..-ihould he taken up, . which "was oppofed by fe-
v yeral members. - 1 - - - -
Mr. Smith (S.C.) after ftating his objec-"
tions, gave notice that he would call the yeas
and nays. '
IVIr. Sedgwick obferved,' that the people of
America were difgufted with this fubjedl,' which
leemed of no confequ'ence when compared with
--ether m oivetci s bafinds c c f o re Th" H oQ l"e-"'il"
.- was in. fadl aclingjik.. children , fop the Re
7 prefentatives of America to fuffer themfelves to
be enlifted, in a manner, under the banners of
two.rival cities. r
.2 .Mr. Boudtnot repl ied to fome of the argav
- ments that had been ufed by Mr. Parker and
Mr. Vinmg, which he laid were intonclufive;
Mr. Lawrancewas forr taking upjhe jnqtion
j wbieh had been oftereefby Mr, Gerry yelterday.
i . Mr.. Parker faid jthere would be petitions
fent from the fouthern Mates, in favour of a
. removal of Congrefs to feme-more central fta
-tion. . ' ;
1( Mr, Ames expatiated on the inconiKtenty of
introducing this,, fubjeft fo often, and at the
moft improper times. Ie obl'erved,that the re
port of the Secretary, for the fupport of'pub:
lie credits-was taken up by the Houfe on the
o th, of ebrua ryialt lhatit-hati been inter
Mr. Gerry thought it would be trme enough
- .to determine on a terapqrai y reddence, after a
permanent one mould be fixed upon.- He fur
ther obfetved, that the conduct of the Houfe,
I-nate i-fothcy -hadL already rejectd -the-mea-"furerand
uhoiiFd rhetfbe-"Tn a manher oTcecf to
ecedesjtJnufLhaYaecuoIi'nder-4hemr
contemptible to th world. He bad, however,
rupted by the memorial of (the Quakers j tkat
the funding lyffem had been abetted before by
this temporary refidence, and now the ways and
means weft ,fet afide to anfwrlocal views,
which were dilgy lting to the people of the uni
on at large. v- ' i -
" " Mr. Lawranee fpoke -in general terms upon
this queftion, ;andXas fo. extremely candid at;d.
generous in his obfervatjons, that it wou)dhave
been difficult for aYpeclator, unacquainted with
the perfons of the, menberf to have judged
wheihex hetvas a Keprefentative. from -the city
of New-Yoik. - v ,
jyirJGejry jwaextremeU miutef-5md -adr-"drefled
.hirrifelf to. thcuMeTrtandlngs of the ad
vocates for an adjournment, with al mo ft every
argument that could be imagined, both with
regard to the impolicy of the . prpceed ing, and
the Unparliamentary jnanherTt had been intro
duced. , ' - . . - "
Mr. Sherman and Mrj, Smitrr(S. C.) alfo
fpoke'largely, oh the fubjeel but it feemed
iVrange' that the oppofitionfTer ed norguemT
in favour of their meafuresy but merely con
fined themfelves to the quedion of order, relyi
ingon a feeminglijrfilent majority for taking up
Mr. Parker's motion, which, whenit wai
-knownreonhlted-itt the numbenhfee. Yeas
32 Nays29.
This motion was well fuoDorted bv fevira1
members, and oppofed by others the debate.
xta-which4alledunti paA he-ufual hour of d
jotirnment, and a motion was made to adjourn,
which was negatived. " Ayes 23 -r Noes 29.
Xhe queftion for commitment was then put,
and negatived. Yas 28 Nay 33. ,
It was thenmoved to adjourn ; but the ad
vocates "forv Philadelphia feemed determined iq
lit it out, 30 riling for a'djourning, and 31 a'
gainft.it.
The motion of Mr. Parker was now again
taken under confideration, when Mr. Blood
worth moved an amendment, viz. to ltrikeout
the word Philadelphia, and infert Baltimore.
" This motion, however,, was not debated, a
Mr. Gerrv -aeain -moved for the Houfe m artr
Ljoj Fi)ijlMLLi9 rmorrQwwhich. wasagreed to;
py 4 large majority.
Friday. June 11.
A motion was made to proceed to a decifion
pnMr. Parker's motionTor adjourning to Phi .
ladelphla. "
The queftion on Mr. Ltwrance's motion wag
dpcided in T'the negative. Ayes 26 Noes ?i.
PL 11 r '.i ' ... . . ..-.S-l
-f j nc rtoute cnen proceeded to tne conhdei a
tion bf the propofed refolution for removing
Congrefs from New-York. to Phi ladtlphia.
W motion maqe yelterday by Mr. Blpod
worth for linking oiit Philadelphia to infert
3altimore, was irfl: in ord;er to be decided, :
After fome , debate the queftion was taken,
and carried in jhe anrroative,-- Ayes 31- JJ0Ci
' ,..." ;"?;. ':.,
The queflion was then taken on jhe refolu
tion, that when Congrefs adjourn the prefent
feflion, they adjourn to meet at B dtimore, and
agreed to. Yeas 53 Nays 6. y
rxMe(T; Arpes, Ame, Baldwin, Benfon,
B lood wor t h , B row n, B ur k e Ca d wa I : ader , C 1 y .
mer, Coles, Cont.ee, Floyd, ofter Qale, Ger
ry, Goodhue, Grrffin , Grout, Hartley, Hathorn,
Hei lh r,Huger, HiintingtonVjckfonI.a. w
ranee, Leonard, Livermore, Madilbn,Mathewst
Moore, Muhlenpeig, Page, Parker, Paitridge,
RenfTelaer,Scott, Seney, Sherman, Sylvelter,
Sinnicklon, Smith, M. Smith, (S C.); Steele,
Stone, Sturges, Sumpter Thatcher, Trumbull,
- Vining, Wadfwotth, White. 53.
. jtfays Meflf. Fi t z fi oum s, G 1 1 m a n , 7 S ph 11 re
man, Tucker; Wtlliaml'on, Wynkoop. 6;
Mr Lawrance njored that the Jfoufp, fhould
go into a committee oh the bill providing ways
and means for the fupport of the public, credit
Qa this motion. thdayes and nays were call.
eu, wnen mere appeared ziyes 20 fsoes 31,
l.S.O th&anotonwafc,r-l-w. --r
xtrat$from a bill to cftablifri the
Poft Office and PoflRoads withirr
the JJnited States," now under "the
conUdcrationoft Congrefs.
Scft.l. TE it enacled by 'the Senate and
XJ
The motion now being before- the Houfe,
Mr. Sedgwick, after a fhort introduction,'
'in theprefent inftancr wasnnfultm ah
1 . - r t I 1
adjournment ta r hiiadeJpnia would be maujpi
"cious to . tFe harmony-oFThe union,-moved,
-That-both'-the-refolut)ons propofed by-Mr;
Parker and Mr Gerry fliouid be icfcued to a Baltimore, Bladefllburg, George-Town, AIcx-
-Houfe-of-Reprefentativesf-the-
TJnited States of 'America; in Congrefs aUem-.
bled,, That from and after the palling of this
a 1, the following roads be elUbliftied as poft-"
roads, namely, From WifcafTet, in the diltrift
fitainejajcaaftjJt4jeorgtpoy-4n toi
lowing rout, to wit, Portland, Portfmoutb,
Ncwburyport, Ipfwich, Salem." Bofton, Wor-
cefter. SpringfielJ, Hartford. Middletown.
New-Haven, Stratford, Fairfield, Norwalk-
atamiora, u-ancw -1 oric, iewai k, -fcjizaoeth-
- towni BmnfwickPrinceton, Trentonf Brif-
- toCPhiladelphia, Chefter, Wilmington.; EIfc
-ton,CharleftoripHaVe-dtTGrace,Hartiof
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