of domestic arts, trades, and manufactures; and that the said two reports be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, with leave to report by bill or otherwise. The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the supplementary report of the Committee of Claims, of the first ultimo, to whom was recommitted, on the twelfth of December last, their report on the petition of David Valenzin; and, after some time spent therein, the Committee rose and reported two resolutions thereupon; which were severally twice read and agreed to by the House, as follow: Resolved, That provision ought to be made, by law, for restoring to the legal representatives of David Valenzin the value of the property captured from him in the Mediterranean by the American squadron, in the month of January, one thousand eight hundred and three. Resolved, That provision ought to be made, by law, for indemnifying the individuals who, during the imprisonment of the said David Valenzin, contributed to his support, and who have defrayed the expenses of his interment. Ordered. That a bill or bills be brought in pursuant to the said resolutions, and that the Committee of Claims do prepare and bring in the same. A message from the Senate informed the House that the Senate, in their capacity of a Court of Impeachments, are ready to proceed on the impeachment of John Pickering, in the Senate Chamber, and that the said Chamber is prepared with accommodations for the reception of the House of Representatives. Communicating also an attested copy of the forms of proceeding agreed to by the Senate, to be observed on the trial of the said impeachment. The said message was read: Whereupon, Resolved, That the managers appointed on the second of January last, do now attend in the Senate Chamber for the purpose of conducting the impeachment against John Pickering, on the part of this House. The resolution fixing the period for the adjournment of the two Houses was taken up. Mr. NICHOLSON moved a postponement of the further consideration until this day week; which was disagreed to by yeas and nays-yeas 52, nays 62; when, On motion of Mr. J. CLAY. a postponement was made to Monday-yeas 72. The bill providing for the civil expense of the government of Louisiana, appropriating $20,000, having passed through Committee of the Whole, was ordered to a third reading to-morrow. Mr. THOMAS observed, that some time ago, when a resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution designating the persons voted for as President and Vice President was before that House, a motion had been made and repeated, to consider at the same time another resolution proposing an amendment districting the States for the choice of Electors of President and Vice President; at that time, although he was decidedly in favor of amending the Constitution so as to direct the States to be districted for the choice of Electors by the people, he opposed these motions, because he was against MARCH, 1804. blending the two amendments in one proposition; SATURDAY, March 3. An engrossed bill granting further time for locating military land warrants, and for other purposes, was read the third time and passed. An engrossed bill providing for the expenses of the civil government of Louisiana, was read the third time and passed. The bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act to erect a light-house on the south end of St. Simon's island, in the State of Georgia, and for the placing a buoy or buoys on or near St. Simon's bar," together with the amendments agreed to yesterday, was read the third time. And on the question that the same do pass, it was resolved in the affirmative. Resolved, That the title of the said bill be, "An act to provide for light-houses and buoys, in the cases therein mentioned, and to establish the district of St. Mary's for that of Nanjemoy." On motion, it was Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be directed to prepare and report a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to suspend, for a limited time, the collection of bonds due to the United States by merchants of Norfolk and Portsmouth, in Virginia, who have suffered by the late conflagration of part of the town of Norfolk. The SPEAKER laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the emoluments of the officers em ployed in the collection of the customs for the year one thousand eight hundred and three, together with a letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury thereon; which were read, and ordered to be referred to the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures. Mr. J. C. SMITH, from the Committee of Claims, presented a bill for the relief of the legal representatives of David Valenzin, deceased, and for other purposes; which was read twice and committed to a Committee of the whole House on Monday next. On a motion made and seconded that the House do come to the following resolution: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to lay before this House, as soon as may be, a particular statement of all the moneys which, since the establishment of the present Government, have been paid as fees to assistant counsel, and for legal advice in the business of the United States, distinguishing the several sums, when paid, for what services, and to whom paid, respectively: H. OF R. Killian K. Van Rensselaer, Daniel C. Verplanck, Peleg Wadsworth, Lemuel Williams and Marmaduke Williams. NAYS-Isaac Anderson, John Archer, David Bard, The question was taken thereupon, and resolv- George Michael Bedinger, Adam Boyd, John Boyle, ed in the affirmative-yeas 99, nays 3, as follows: Robert Brown, Joseph Bryan, William Butler, George YEAS-Willis Alston, jun., Isaac Anderson, John Clay, Matthew Clay, John Clopton, Frederick Conrad, W. Campbell, Levi Casey, Thomas Claiborne, Joseph Archer, Simeon Baldwin, David Bard, George Michael Jacob Crowninshield, Richard Cutts, John Dawson, Bedinger, William Blackledge, Adam Boyd, John Boyle, Robert Brown, William Butler, George W. John B. Earle, James Elliot, William Eustis, WilCampbell, John Campbell, Levi Casey, William Cham- Andrew Gregg, Samuel Hammond, John A. Hanna, liam Findley, James Gillespie, Peterson Goodwyn, berlin, Martin Chittenden, Clifton Clagget, Thomas Josiah Hasbrouck, Joseph Heister, William Helms, Claiborne, Joseph Clay, Frederick Conrad, Jacob William Hoge, James Holland, David Holmes, WilCrowninshield, Manasseh Cutler, Richard Cutts, Samuel W. Dana, John Davenport, John Dawson, Tho- liam Kennedy, Michael Leib, John B. C. Lucas, Anmas Dwight, John B. Earle, Peter Early, James Elliot, Samuel L. Mitchill, Nicholas R. Moore, Anthony New, drew McCord, William McCreery, David Meriwether, William Eustis, William Findley, James Gillespie, Thomas Newton, jun., Joseph H. Nicholson, Gideon Peterson Goodwyn, Andrew Gregg, Thomas Griffin, Olin, Beriah Palmer, John Randolph, John Rea of PennGaylord Griswold, Roger Griswold, Samuel Hammond, sylvania, John Rhea of Tennessee, Jacob Richards, John A. Hanna, Josiah Hasbrouck, Joseph Heister, Cæsar A. Rodney, Erastus Root, Thomas Sammons, William Hoge, David Hough, Benjamin Huger, Sam- Thomas Sandford, Ebenezer Seaver, Tompson J. Skinuel Hunt, William Kennedy, Michael Leib, Josephner, James Sloan, John Smilie, John Smith of Virginia, Lewis, jun., Henry W. Livingston, John B. C. Lucas, Henry Southard, Richard Stanford, Joseph Stanton, Andrew McCord, William McCreery, David Meriwe- John Stewart, Philip R Thompson, Abram Trigg, John ther, Nahum Mitchell, Samuel L. Mitchill, Nicholas Trigg, Philip Van Cortlandt, Joseph B. Varnum, MatR. Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, James Mott, Anthony thew Walton, Richard Winn, Joseph Winston, and New, Thomas Newton, jun., Joseph H. Nicholson, GidThomas Wynns. eon Olin, Beriah Palmer, John Patterson, Thomas Plater, Samuel D. Purviance, Thomas M. Randolph, John Rea of Pennsylvania, Jacob Richards, Cæsar A. Rodney, Erastus Root, Thomas Sammons, Thomas Sandford, Joshua Sands, Tompson J. Skinner, James Sloan, John Smilie, John Cotton Smith, John Smith of Virginia, Richard Stanford, Joseph Stanton, William Stedman, James Stephenson, John Stewart, Samuel Taggart, Samuel Tenney, Samuel Thatcher, Philip R. Thompson, John Trigg, Philip Van Cortlandt, Killian K. Van Rensselaer, Joseph B. Varnum, Peleg Wadsworth, Matthew Walton, Lemuel Williams, Marmaduke Williams, Richard Winn, and Joseph Winston, NAYS-Joseph Bryan, John Rhea of Tennessee, and Abram Trigg. CONTESTED ELECTION. The report of the Committee of Elections on the memorial of Andrew Moore, respecting the seat held by THOMAS LEWIS, was again taken into consideration. Mr. MOORE appeared at the bar, and spoke in favor of his memorial, claiming the seat of Mr. LEWIS. Mr. JONES, the counsel of Mr. LEWIS, then spoke in favor of his right to his seat. Mr. GRIFFIN moved to postpone the further consideration of the report until the first Monday in December; which motion was rejected-yeas 37, nays 73, as follows: YEAS-Willis Alston, jun., Simeon Baldwin, Silas Betton, John Campbell, William Chamberlin, Martin Chittenden, Clifton Claggett, Manasseh Cutler, Samuel W. Dana, John Davenport, Thomas Dwight, Peter Early, Thomas Griffin, Gaylord Griswold, Roger Griswold, Seth Hastings, David Hough, Benjamin Huger, Samuel Hunt, Joseph Lewis, jun., Henry W. Livingston, Thomas Lowndes, Nahum Mitchell, Thomas Plater, Samuel D. Purviance, Joshua Sands, John Cotton Smith, William Stedman, James Stephenson, Samuel Taggart, Samuel Tenney, Samuel Thatcher, 8th CoN.-35 Mr. J. CLAY spoke against the report, on the ground that the sitting member had not received due notice to examine witnesses on a canvass of Votes in one of the counties. Mr. J. RANDOLPH spoke at length in favor of that part of the report which declares the sitting member not entitled to his seat, without expressing an opinion on admitting Andrew Moore to the seat; when the House adjourned without taking any question on the report. MONDAY, March 5. Mr. NICHOLSON, from the committee appointed on the second instant, presented a bill supplementary to the act, entitled "An act regulating the grants of land, and providing for the disposal of the public lands south of the State of Tennessee;" which was read twice and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. NICHOLSON, from the committee, presenteda bill making provision for the disposal of the public lands in the Indiana Territory, and for other purposes; which was read twice and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Thursday next. Mr. S. L. MITCHILL, from the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, to whom was referred, on the ninth ultimo, the memorial and petition of sundry citizens of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, and mariners of the United States in the said city, made a report thereon; which was read, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House to whom was committed, on the third of January last, a motion respecting "the application of surplus moneys collected in the different ports of the United States for the relief and maintenance of sick and disabled seamen." Mr. JOHN RANDOLPH, from the Committee of Ways and Means, presented a bill for the relief of the sufferers by fire in the town of Norfolk; which was read twice, and ordered to be engrossed and read the third time to-day. A message from the Senate informed the House that the Senate, in their capacity of a Court of Impeachments, will, at 12 o'clock, to-morrow. open the said Court, in the Senate Chamber, and be ready to proceed on the trial of the impeachment of John Pickering. CONTESTED ELECTION. The House resumed the consideration of the report of the Committee of Elections on the petition of Andrew Moore, respecting the seat held by Thomas Lewis. Mr. R. GRISWOLD moved a postponement of the further consideration of the report till the first Monday in November, that in the meantime oppor tunity should be given to ascertain facts. Mr. DAWSON opposed the postponement. Mr. J. CLAY also opposed the postponement; and declared, for reasons assigned by him, that he should vote in favor of the first part of the report, declaring that Thomas Lewis does not appear to be entitled to a seat, and against the second part, declaring Andrew Moore entitled to a seat, that a new election might be held. A debate ensued on the motion to postpone, which continued the whole day; when the question was taken, and the motion lost-ayes 36. The question was then taken by yeas and nays on the first member of the report, viz: that Thomas Lewis, not being duly elected, is not entitled to a seat in this House and carried in the affirmative -yeas 68, nays 39, as follows: MARCH, 1804. William Stedman, James Stephenson, Samuel Taggart, The question was then put, that the House do agree to the second and last member of the said last clause of the report, in the words following, to wit: "And that Andrew Moore, who has the highest number of votes, after deducting the before-mentioned unand entitled to a seat in this House:" qualified votes from the respective polls, is duly elected, And resolved in the affirmative-yeas 64, nays 41, as follows: YEAS-Isaac Anderson, David Bard, Geo. Michael Bedinger, Adam Boyd, John Boyle, Robert Brown, Conrad, Jacob Crowninshield, Richard Cutts, John NAYS-Willis Alston, jun., John Archer, Simeon Baldwin, Silas Betton, John Campbell, William Chamberlin, Martin Chittenden, Clifton Claggett, Joseph Clay, Manasseh Cutler, Samuel W. Dana, John Davenport, Thomas Dwight, James Elliot, Wm. Eustis, Thomas Griffin, Gaylord Griswold, Roger Griswold, Seth Hastings, David Hough, Benjamin Huger, Samuel Hunt, John G. Jackson, Joseph Lewis, jun., Henry W. Livingston, Thomas Lowndes, James Mott, Thomas Plater, Samuel D. Purviance, Cæsar A. Rodney, John Cotton Smith, Henry Southard, William Stedman, James Stephenson, Samuel Taggart, Samuel Tenney, Samuel Thatcher, Killian K. Van Rensselaer, Peleg Wadsworth, Lemuel Williams, and Marmaduke Wil YEAS-Isaac Anderson, John Archer, David Bard, George Michael Bedinger, Adam Boyd, John Boyle, Robert Brown, Joseph Bryan, William Butler, Levi Casey, Thomas Claiborne, Joseph Clay, Matthew Clay, John Clopton, Frederick Conrad, Jacob Crowninshield, Richard Cutts, John Dawson, John B. Earle, Ebenezer Elmer, Wm. Findley, James Gillespie, Peterson Goodwyn, Andrew Gregg, Samuel Hammond, John A. Hanna, Josiah Hasbrouck, Wm. Helms, William Hoge, James Holland, David Holmes, William Kennedy, Nehemiah Knight, Michael Leib, John B. C. Lucas, Matthew Lyon, Andrew McCord, David Meriwether, Samuel L. Mitchill, Nicholas R. Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, Anthony New, Thomas Newton, jun., Joseph H. Nicholson, Gideon Olin, Beriah Palmer, John Randolph, John Rea of Pennsylvania, John Rhea of TenWhereupon, the said ANDREW MOORE took his nessee, Jacob Richards, Cæsar A. Rodney, Thomas Sammons, Thomas Sandford, Ebenezer Seaver, James seat in the House as the Representative for the disSloan, John Smilie, John Smith of Virginia, Henry trict composed of the counties of Botetourt, RockSouthard, Richard Stanford, Joseph Stanton, John Stew-bridge, Kenawha, Greenbriar, and Monroe, in the art, Philip R. Thompson, Abram Trigg, John Trigg, Joseph B. Varnum, Matthew Walton, Richard Winn, and Joseph Winston. NAYS-Willis Alston, jr., Simeon Baldwin, Silas Betton, John Campbell, William Chamberlin, Martin Chittenden, Clifton Claggett, Manasseh Cutler, Samuel W. Dana, John Davenport, Thomas Dwight, Peter Early, James Elliot, William Eustis, Thomas Griffin, Gaylord Griswold, Roger Griswold, Seth Hastings, David Hough, Benjamin Huger, Samuel Hunt, John G. Jackson, Joseph Lewis, jun., Henry W. Livingston, Thomas Lowndes, Nahum Mitchell, James Mott, Thomas Plater, Samuel D. Purviance, John Cotton Smith, liams. State of Virginia; the oath to support the Constitution of the United States being first administered to him by Mr. SPEAKER, according to law. TUESDAY, March 6. Mr. VARNUM, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill supplementary to the act, entitled "An act more effectually to provide for the organization of the militia of the District of Columbia;" which was read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. MARCH, 1804. Question of Adjournment. H. of R. Ordered, That the Committee of the whole undue election of SAMUEL D. PURVIANCE, returned House, to whom was referred, on the twenty-ninth to serve in this House as a member for the seventh ultimo, a report of the committee appointed "to election district in the said State; as also sundry inquire whether the moneys drawn from the Trea- depositions and other papers transmitted from sury of the United States, on account of the Ma- the counties of Montgomery and Cumberland, rine Corps, from the year one thousand seven hun-being part of the aforesaid seventh district, in the dred and ninety-eight to the end of the year one case of the said contested election; and, after some thousand eight hundred and three, have been fully time spent therein, the Committee rose, reported applied to the public service, in conformity to the progress, and were discharged from the further existing laws," be discharged from the considera- consideration thereof. tion thereof; and that the said report be recommitted to Mr. LEIB, Mr. BOYLE, Mr. VAN RENSSELAER, Mr. A. MOORE. and Mr. N. R. MOORE. Mr. THOMPSON, from the committee appointed on the Message of the President respecting the state of the public buildings in Washington, made a report, stating the objects on which the sum appropriated at the last session was expended, expressing their opinion that two annual appropriations of fifty thousand dollars ought to be made, and will be sufficient to finish the south wing of the Capitol in a commodious manner, and recommending an immediate appropriation of fifty thousand dollars. Referred to a Committee of the Whole. Mr. VARNUM moved a resolution for the appointment of a committee to consider if any and what alterations are necessary in the Military Peace Establishment.-Agreed to. [Mr. V. founded this resolution on the expediency of increasing the number of surgeons' mates, rendered necessary by the increased garrisons, arising out of the possession of Louisiana, and on an opinion entertained of the propriety of substituting malt in the room of spirituous liquors.] Mr.J.RANDOLPH. from the committee appointed on the seventh of January last, "to inquire into the official conduct of Samuel Chase, one of the associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and of Richard Peters, district judge of the district of Pennsylvania; and to report their opinion whether the said Samuel Chase and Richard Peters, or either of them, have so acted, in their judicial capacity, as to require the interposition of the Constitutional power of this House," made a report thereon; which was read, and ordered to be referred to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next. A petition of the members of the Richmond James River Company, signed in behalf of the said company by Robert Pollard, their chairman, was presented to the House and read, praying that the assent of Congress may be given to an act of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia, entitled "An act for improving the navigation of James river;" which was read, and referred to Mr. CLOPTON, Mr. CUTTS, and Mr. CONRAD; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House. An engrossed bill for the relief of the sufferers by fire in the town of Norfolk was read the third time and passed. The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the report of the Committee of Elections, to whom were referred, during the present session. a representation of Duncan McFarland, of the State of North Carolina, complaining of an Resolved. That the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures be directed to inquire into the propriety of repealing the ninth section of the act, entitled "An act supplementary to the act concerning Consuls and Vice Consuls, and for the further protection of American seamen ;" and that they have leave to report by bill. QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT. The House proceeded to the further consideration of the report of the joint committee of the two Houses "on the business necessary to be done by Congress in their present session, and when it may be expedient to close the same," made on the twentieth ultimo. Whereupon, the resolution submitted by the said committee being read, in the words following, to wit: Resolved, That the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives be authorized to close the present session, by adjourning their respective Houses on the second Monday in March next:" A motion was made, and the question being put, to amend the said resolution by striking out therefrom the words "second Monday in March next," it was resolved in the affirmative. Another motion was then made and seconded, that the further consideration of the said resolution, as amended, be postponed until Monday next; and the question being put thereupon, it passed in the negative-yeas 44, nays 56, as follows: NAYS-Willis Alston, jr., John Archer, David Bard, William Blackledge, Adam Boyd, Joseph Bryan, George W. Campbell, Thomas Claiborne, Joseph Clay, Manasseh Cutler, William Dickson, John B. Earle, Peter Early, William Findley, John Fowler, James Gillespie, James Holland, David Hough, Walter Jones, Michael Leib, Joseph Lewis, jr., John B. C. Lucas, Matthew Lyon, David Meriwether, Samuel L. Mitchill, Andrew Moore, Nicholas R. Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, Thomas Newton, jr., Joseph H. Nicholson, John Randolph, John Rhea of Tennessee, Cæsar A. Rodney, Erastus Root, James Sloan, John Smilie, John Smith of Virginia, Richard Stanford, Joseph Stanton, Samuel Taggart, Abram Trigg, Philip Van Cortlandt, Peleg Wadsworth, and Matthew Walton. Michael Bedinger, John Boyle, Robert Brown, William Butler, Levi Casey, William Chamberlin, Martin Chittenden, Clifton Claggett, Matthew Clay, John Clopton, Frederick Conrad, Jacob Crowninshield, Richard Cutts, John Davenport, John Dawson, Thomas Dwight, James Elliot, Ebenezer Elmer, Peterson Goodwyn, Andrew Gregg, Roger Griswold, Samuel Hammond, John A. Hanna, Josiah Hasbrouck, Seth_Hastings, William Helms, William Hoge, Benjamin Huger, William Kennedy, Nehemiah Knight, Thos. Lowndes, Andrew McCord, Nahum Mitchell, Anthony New, NAYS-Isaac Anderson, Simeon Baldwin, George H. OF R. Question of Adjournment. MARCH, 1804. Gideon Olin, Beriah Palmer, Oliver Phelps, Thomas M. Randolph, John Rea of Pennsylvania, Jacob Richards, Thomas Sammons, Ebenezer Seaver, John C. Smith, William Stedman, John Stewart, Samuel Tenney, Samuel Thatcher, David Thomas, Philip R. Thompson, John Trigg, Joseph B. Varnum, Marma-jamin Huger, Walter Jones, Nehemiah Knight, Joseph duke Williams, Richard Winn, and Joseph Winston. Another motion was then made, and the question being put, that the further consideration of the said resolution, as amended, be postponed until Friday next, it passed in the negative-yeas 40, nays 64, as follows: YEAS-John Archer, David Bard, William Blackledge, Adam Boyd, Joseph Bryan, George W. Campbell, Thomas Claiborne, Joseph Clay, Matthew Clay, Manasseh Cutler, William Dickson, Peter Early. William Findley, John Fowler, James Gillespie, James Holland, Michael Leib, Joseph Lewis, jun., John B. C. Lucas, Matthew Lyon, Andrew McCord, David Meriwether, Samuel L. Mitchill, Andrew Moore, N. R. Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, Thomas Newton, jun., Joseph H. Nicholson, John Randolph, John Rhea of Tennessee, Erastus Root, James Sloan, John Smilie, John Smith of Virginia, Richard Stanford, Abram Trigg, Philip Van Cortlandt, Peleg Wadsworth, Matthew Walton, and Joseph Winston. Davenport, John Dawson, William Dickson, Thomas Another motion was then made, and the question being put, to fill up the blank in said resolution, as amended, with the words "third Monday in the present month;" it was resolved in the affirmative -yeas 81, nays, 27 as follows: YEAS-Isaac Anderson, Simeon Baldwin, George Boyle, Robert Brown, William Butler, Levi Casey, Michael Bedinger, Silas Betton, Phanuel Bishop, John William Chamberlin, Martin Chittenden, Clifton Claggett, Matthew Clay, John Clopton, Frederick Conrad, Samuel W. Dana, John Davenport, Thomas Dwight, Jacob Crowinshield, Manasseh Cutler, Richard Cutts, James Elliot, Ebenezer Elmer, William Findley, James NAYS Isaac Anderson, Simeon Baldwin, George Michael Bedinger, Phanuel Bishop, John Boyle, Robert Brown, William Butler, Levi Casey, Clifton Claggett, John Clopton, Frederick Conrad, Jacob Crowninshield, Richard Cutts, Samuel W. Dana, John Davenport, John Dawson, Thomas Dwight, James Elliot, Ebenezer Elmer, Peterson Goodwyn, Andrew Gregg, Thomas Griffin, Gaylord Griswold, Roger Griswold, Samuel Hammond, John A. Hanna, Josiah Hasbrouck, William Helms, William Hoge, David Hough, Ben-Gillespie, Peterson Goodwyn, Andrew Gregg, Thomas jamin Huger, Walter Jones, William Kennedy, Nehemiah Knight, Henry W. Livingston, Thos. Lowndes, Nahum Mitchell, Anthony New, Gideon Olin, Beriah Palmer, Oliver Phelps, Thomas Plater, Thomas M. Randolph, John Rea of Pennsylvania, Jacob Richards, Thomas Sammons, Thomas Sandford, Ebenezer Seaver, John Cotton Smith, Henry Southard, Joseph Stanton, Wm. Stedman, Samuel Tenney, Samuel Thatcher, David Thomas, Philip R. Thompson, John Trigg, Isaac Van Horne, Killian K. Van Rensselaer, Joseph B. Varnum, Daniel C. Verplanck, Lemuel Williams, Mar maduke Williams, and Richard Winn. Another motion was then made and seconded to fill up the blank in the said resolution, as amended, with the words "fourth Monday in the present month" And the question being put thereupon, it passed in the negative-yeas 24, nays 83, as follows: YEAS-John Archer, Adam Boyd, Thomas Claiborne, Joseph Clay, Frederick Conrad, John B. Earle, Peter Early, William Findley, Thomas Griffin, William Helms, James Holland, David Hough, William Kennedy, Michael Leib, Matthew Lyon, Samuel L. Mitchill, Jeremiah Morrow, Thomas Newton, jun., Joseph H. Nicholson, Cæsar A. Rodney, Erastus Root, James Sloan, John Smilie, and Peleg Wadsworth. NAYS-Willis Alston, jun., Isaac Anderson, Simeon Baldwin, George Michael Bedinger, Silas Betton, Phanuel Bishop, William Blackledge, John Boyle, Robert Brown, William Butler, Levi Casey, Martin Chittenden, Clifton Claggett, Matthew Clay, John Clopton, Jacob Crowninshield, Richard Cutts, Samuel W. Dana, John Griffin, Gaylord Griswold, Samuel Hammond, John A. Hanna, Josiah Hasbrouck, Seth Hastings, William Hoge, Jas. Holland, David Hough, Benj. Huger, John G. Jackson, Walter Jones, William Kennedy, NeheJohn B. C. Lucas, Andrew McCord, Nahum Mitchell, miah Knight, Henry W. Livingston, Thomas Lowndes, Samuel L. Mitchill, Nicholas R. Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, Anthony New, Gideon Olin, Beriah Palmer, Oliver Phelps, Thomas Plater, Thomas M. Randolph, John Rea of Pennsylvania, Jacob Richards, Thonias Sammons, Ebenezer Seaver, John Smilie, John Cotton Smith, Joseph Stanton, William Stedman, James Stecher, David Thomas, Philip R. Thompson, Abram Trigg, phenson, John Stewart, Samuel Tenney, Samuel ThatJohn Trigg, Philip Van Cortlandt, Isaac Van Horne, Killian K. Van Rensselaer, Joseph B. Varnum, Daniel C. Verplanck, Peleg Wadsworth, Lemuel Williams, Marmaduke Williams, Richard Winn, and Joseph Win ston. NAYS-Willis Alston, junior, John Archer, William Blackledge, Adam Boyd, Joseph Bryan, Joseph Clay, William Dickson, John B. Earle, Peter Early, John Fowler, William Helms, Michael Leib, Joseph Lewis, junior, Matthew Lyon, David Meriwether, Andrew Moore, Thomas Newton, junior, Joseph H. Nicholson, John Randolph, John Rhea, of Tennessee, Cæsar A, Rodney, Erastus Root, Thomas Sandford, James Sloan, Henry Southard, Richard Stanford, and Matthew Walton. And the main question being taken, that the House do agree to the resolution, amended to read as follows: Resolved, That the President of the Senate and Speak |