MONDAY, December 26.

Mr. S. L. MITCHILL, from the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, presented a bill to extend the time for making the oath required in cases of goods, wares, and merchandise, exported and entitled to drawback, and therein to amend the act, entitled "An act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage ;" which was read twice and committed to a Committee of the whole House on Monday next.

Mr. VAN HORNE, from the committee appointed, on the fifth instant," to inquire into the expediency of granting further time to the proprietors of military land warrants to obtain and locate the same," and to whom were referred sundry petitions on the same subject, made a report thereon; which was read, and ordered to be referred to a Committee of the whole House on Monday

next.

The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the report of the committee appointed, on the twenty-ninth of October last, "to inquire into the expediency of reprinting the laws of the United States, the Journals of the House of Representatives, and other public documents;" and, after some time spent therein, the Committee rose and reported several resolutions thereupon; which were severally twice read, and agreed to by the House, as follow:

1. Resolved, That the Secretary for the Department of State shall, after the end of the next session of Congress, cause to be printed and collated, at the public expense, a complete edition of the laws of the United States, to consist of ten thousand copies, comprising the Constitution, public acts in force, and treaties, together with marginal abstracts, table of contents, and indexes; to be distributed as Congress shall direct.

2. Resolved, That it is inexpedient, at present, to reprint the Journals of the House.

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"The petitioners pray for permission to transport goods, wares, and merchandise, from the one of the aforesaid districts to the other, by land conveyance, to avoid the hazard and delay of transporting them coastwise, particularly during the Winter season, pursuant of the collection law. to the provisions contained in the twenty-ninth section

"The committee are of opinion that the prayer of the petition is reasonable, and ought to be granted; they have prepared a bill for that purpose, which they ask leave to present to the House."

Mr. S. L. MITCHILL, from the same committee, presented a bill to allow drawbacks of duties on goods, wares, and merchandise, transported by land, in the cases therein mentioned; which was read twice, and committed to a Committeee of the whole House on Tuesday next.

the Committee of Ways and Means, of the tweuThe House proceeded to consider the report of ty-third instant, relative to the contingent expenses of this House; and the resolution contained therein being twice read, was agreed to by the House, as follows:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed, to consist "The Committee of of three members, to be styled control the expenditure of the contingent fund of the Accounts," whose duty it shall be to superintend and House of Representatives, and to admit and settle all accounts which may be charged thereon.

Ordered, That Mr. EARLY, Mr. BLACKLEDGE and Mr. TALLMADGE, be appointed a committee, pursuant to the said resolution.

A petition of sundry free negroes and mulattoes was presented to the House and read, stating that the petitioners have been regularly emancipated from slavery, under the authority of a statute of the Commonwealth of Virginia; and praying that the same privilege may be extended to them of taking the oath or affirmation required by the acts of Congress for the enrolling and licensing of ships or vessels employed in the coasting trade and fisheries, as is granted by the provisions of the said acts to negroes and mulattoes born free within the United States.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures. Mr. NICHOLSON, from the committee appoint

3. Resolved, That the further consideration of re-ed, on the twentieth of October last, to prepare printing the other public documents be postponed until the next session of Congress.

Ordered, That a bill or bills be brought in pursuant to the first resolution, and that Mr. S. L. MITCHILL, Mr. JONES, and Mr. HUGER, do prepare and bring in the same.

TUESDAY, December 27.

Mr. S. L. MITCHILL, from the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, to whom was referred, on the twentieth and twenty-second instant, the memorials of sundry merchants of the district of Boston and Charlestown, and of the district of Salem and Beverly, in the State of Massachusetts, made a report thereon; which was twice read, and agreed to by the House, as follows:

and report articles of impeachment against John Pickering, district judge of the district of New Hampshire, who was impeached by this House, during the last session, of high crimes and misdemeanors, made a report; which was read, and ordered to be referred to a Committee of the whole House on Thursday next.

On a motion made and seconded that the House do come to the following resolution:

Resolved, That it is expedient so to alter and amend the several acts relative to the establishment and regulation of marine hospitals within the United States, as to exempt from the operation of the same such sailors and boatmen as are exclusively employed in the navigation of the Bay of Chesapeake, and the waters thereof.

Ordered, That the said motion be referred to a Committee of the whole House on Monday next.

WEDNESDAY, December 28. The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the report of the Committee of Claims, of the twenty-first instant, on the memorial of John Coles; and, after some time spent therein, the Committee rose and reported a resolution thereupon; which was twice read, and agreed to by the House, as follows:

Resolved, That the proper accounting officers liquidate and adjust the claim of John Coles for the detention of the ship Grand Turk, at Gibraltar, by direction of the Consul at that port, from the tenth day of May to the fourth day of July, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and one, inclusive; and that he be allowed demurrage, at the rate stipulated in the charterparty, together with the interest thereon.

Ordered, That a bill or bills be brought in pursuant to the said resolution, and that the Committee of Claims do prepare and bring in the same.

A memorial of Alexander Moultrie. of the State of South Carolina, in behalf of himself and others, claimants of compensation under the late cession and convention betwen the State of Georgia and the United States, and the acts lately passed by Congress thereon, as purchasers of lands in the Mississippi Territory, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, from the said State of Georgia, was presented to the House and read, praying that Congress will adopt such suitable mode as in their wisdom may be deemed equitable and proper, for the settlement and allowance of the aforesaid claims of the memorialist and his associates.

Also, a memorial of the Virginia Yazoo Company, signed for and on behalf of the said company by William Cowan, their agent, to the like

effect.

Ordered, That the said memorials be referred to Mr. NICHOLSON, Mr. MORROW, Mr. DWIGHT, Mr. BROWN, and Mr. BRYAN, to examine and report their opinion thereupon to the House.

DECEMBER, 1803.

The House resolved itself ito a Committee of the Whole on the report of the committee, of the of this House, of the twenty-fourth of November second instant, who were directed by a resolution the several acts providing for the sale of the publast," to inquire into the expediency of amending ic lands of the United States ;" and, after some time spent therein, the Committee rose and reported progress.

The SPEAKER laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Navy, accompanying a report of the Commissioners of the fund for navy pensions; which were read, and ordered to lie on

the table.

Mr. J. C. SMITH, from the Committee of Claims, presented a bill for the relief of John Coles; which was read twice and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow.

THURSDAY, December 29.

Mr. BOYLE, from the committee appointed, on the fifteenth instant, " to inquire into the expediency of vesting the powers usually exercised by a court of equity in the judges of the United States within the Indiana and other Territories; and, also, to inquire into the expediency of allowing writs of error and appeals from the judgments and decisions of the said judges, to the Supreme Court of the United States;" made a report thereon; which was read, and ordered to be referred to a Committee of the whole House on Wednesday

next.

The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the bill for the relief of John Coles. The bill was reported without amendment, and ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time

to-day.

A message from the Senate informed the House that the Senate adhere to their first, second, third, and fourth amendments insisted on by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act fixing the salaries of Mr. J. RANDOLPH, jun., from the Committee of certain officers therein mentioned; to their disaWays and Means, presented a bill making appro-greement to which this House hath insisted. priations for the support of the Military Establishment of the United States, in the year one thousand eight hundred and four; which was read twice and committed to a Committee of the whole House on Friday next.

On a motion made and seconded that the House do come to the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to issue a land warrant to George L. Davidson, son of Brigadier General Davidson, of North Carolina, who fell in defence of his country in the Revolutionary war with Great Britain, for two thousand acres; which shall be surveyed and patented in conformity to the laws regulating the grants of land appropropriated for military services;

Ordered, That the said motion be referred to the Committee of the whole House to whom was committed, on the twenty-sixth instant, the report of the committee appointed "to inquire into the expediency of granting further time to the proprietors of military land warrants to obtain and locate the same."

ADDITION TO THE NAVY.

The House went into Committee of the Whole on the bill, received from the Senate, to sell the General Greene, and to make an addition to the Navy.

Mr. Eustis moved an additional section, allowing rations to half-pay officers, subject to Navy orders, provided they are not employed on board of merchant vessels, or otherwise engaged in transacting their personal affairs.

This motion was supported by Messrs. EUSTIS, NICHOLSON and CLAY; and opposed by Messrs. MACON, SMILIE, GREGG, and CLAIBORNE; and on the question being taken, was agreed to-yeas 52, nays 44.

Mr. MACON moved to strike out the second section of the bill, which authorizes the President, in case the public exigency shall require it, to cause to be built or purchased two small vessels of war, appropriating therefor $50,000.

This motion was supported by Messrs. MACON,

DECEMBER, 1803.

Impeachment of Judge Pickering.

SMILIE, and HOLLAND; and opposed by Messrs.
S. L. MITCHILL, NICHOLSON and EUSTIS.

Mr. GREGG moved that the Committee should rise, in order that leave should be refused them to sit again, and that the bill should be committed to the committee appointed on naval affairs, for the purpose of obtaining information.

The motion for the rising of the Committee was carried yeas 52 nays 42. The House then gave the Committee leave to sit again-yeas 48, nays 45. SALARIES OF OFFICERS.

Mr. JOHN RANDOLPH, jun., from the managers appointed the twenty-third instant, on the part of this House, to attend a conference with the Senate, on the subject-matter of the amendments depending between the two Houses to the bill, entitled "An act fixing the salaries of certain officers therein mentioned," made a report thereon.

The House then proceeded to consider the said report, together with the message this day received from the Senate; and the same being twice read the question was taken, that the House do agree to the resolution contained in the said report of the conferees appointed on the part of this House, in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, That this House adhere to their disagreement to the first, second, third, and fourth amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act fixing the salaries of certain officers therein mentioned."

And resolved in the affirmative-yeas 71, nays 22, as follows:

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New Jersey, appeared, produced their credentials, were qualified, and took their seats in the House. On a motion made and seconded that the House do come to the following resolution:

Resolved, That no person or persons claiming, under an act of Georgia, any part of the territory lately ceded by Georgia to the United States, shall be entitled to receive compensation from the Government, for any real or pretended loss they may have sustained in consequence of that cession, if they have, subsequent to the acts under which they claim, withdrawn from the eration. And all person or persons who have derived treasury of Georgia any moneys deposited as a considtee, grantees, or other persons, so situated as above, shall a title to any part of the said territory, from any granequally be excluded from any compensation whatever :

the Committee of the whole House to whom was committed, on the second instant, a report of the committee appointed to inquire into the expediency of amending the several acts for the sale of the public lands of the United States.

Ordered That the said motion be referred to

Mr. LUCAS, from the committee to whom was committed, on the eighth instant, the bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act to divide the Indiana Territory into two separate Governments," reported that the committee had had the said bill under consideration, and agreed to a report thereupon; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same was read, and, together with the bill, ordered to be referred to a Committee of the whole House on Tuesday next.

Mr. JOHN RANDOLPH, jun., from the Committee of Ways and Means, presented, according to order, a bill making appropriations for the support of the Navy of the United States, during the year one thousand eight hundred and four; which was read twice and committed to a Committee of the whole House on Monday next.

An engrossed bill for the relief of John Coles was read the third time and passed.

IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE PICKERING.

YEAS-Willis Alston, jun., Nathaniel Alexander, Simeon Baldwin, George Michael Bedinger, Silas Betton, Phanuel Bishop, William Blackledge, John Boyle, Robert Brown, Joseph Bryan, William Butler, George W. Campbell, Levi Casey, William Chamberlin, Martin Chittenden, Clifton Claggett, Joseph Clay, Jacob Crowninshield, Manasseh Cutler, John Davenport, John Dennis, Thomas Dwight, John B. Earle, Peter Early, John W. Eppes, William Eustis, James Gillespie, Andrew Gregg, Thomas Griffin, Gaylord Griswold, Roger Griswold, Josiah Hasbrouck, Seth Hastings, William Hoge, David Holmes, David Hough, Walter Jones, William Kennedy, Nehemiah Knight, Michael Leib, JoThe House resolved itself into a Committee of seph Lewis, jun., Thomas Lewis, Henry W. Livings- the Whole on the report of the committee, of the ton, John B. C. Lucas, Andrew McCord, William McCreery, Nahum Mitchell, Samuel L. Mitchill, Nicho- twenty-seventh instant, appointed on the twen las R. Moore, Thomas Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, of impeachment against John Pickering, district tieth of October last, to prepare and report articles Thomas Newton, jun., Gideon Olin, Thomas Plater, John Randolph, jun., John Rea of Pennsylvania, Tho-judge of the district of New Hampshire, who was mas Sammons, John Cotton Smith, Richard Stanford, impeached by this House, during the last session, Joseph Stanton, William Stedman, Samuel Tenney, of high crimes and misdemeanors. Samuel Thatcher, George Tibbits, Abram Trigg, John Trigg, Isaac Van Horne, Matthew Walton, Lemuel Williams, Marmaduke Williams, and Joseph Winston. NAYS-David Bard, Thomas Claiborne, Richard Cutts, James Elliot, William Findley, Edwin Gray, Benjamin Huger, Matthew Lyon, Beriah Palmer, John Patterson, Samuel D. Purviance, John Rhea of Tennessee, Erastus Root, Thomas Sandford, John Smilie, John, Smith of New York, Killian K. Van Rensselaer, Joseph B. Varnum, Daniel C. Verplanck, John Whitehill, Richard Winn, and Thomas Wynns.

FRIDAY, December 30.

Three other members, to wit: EBENEZER ELMER, JOHN SLOAN, and HENRY SOUTHARD, from

Mr. TENNEY called for the reading of several depositions; which, being read, Mr. T. said he had called for their reading to show that Mr. Pickering had sustained a respectable character, and that his recent conduct had arisen from insanity. For this reason, he thought the articles of impeachment should not be agreed to by the House.

Mr. NICHOLSON replied, that, at the last session, the House had determined that they would impeach John Pickering. It became therefore their duty at this time to furnish the Senate with the articles. Whether John Pickering was insane or not, it was not for him to decide; but he was clearly of the opinion that the insanity stated by the gentleman from New Hampshire proceeded from con

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Impeachment of Judge Pickering.

JANUARY, 1804.

IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE PICKERING. The enrolled articles of impeachment against John Pickering were read and signed by the Speaker.

stant and habitual intoxication. This informa- bill for reprinting the laws of the United States, tion he had obtained from the most respectable and for the more extensive distribution of the same; sources. After the last session, Mr. N. said, when which was read, and committed to a Committee he perceived the charges made in some public of the whole House on Thursday next. prints against the House of Representatives for impeaching a man laboring under insanity, he had made it his business to inquire into this fact; in consequence of which, he had received information by letter from several respectable men in New Hampshire, stating that the Judge was under the influence of habitual intoxication. It was also stated, in the deposition of the marshal, that the last time the Judge was on the bench, he went directly from a grog-shop, and was in a state of intoxication.

The report was agreed to, without a division. On motion of Mr. NICHOLSON, the articles were ordered to be enrolled, in correspondence with the practice of the House.

Also, on motion of Mr. NICHOLSON, Ordered, That eleven managers be appointed on the part of this House.

Mr. JACKSON moved that the managers should be appointed by the Speaker.

The motion was supported by Messrs. SMILIE, FINDLEY, and THATCHER; and opposed by Messrs. DENNIS, MITCHILL, and GREGG. It was negatived. It was then moved that the appointment should be made by ballot.

The House proceeded to elect by ballot eleven managers. Mr. NICHOLSON and Mr. R. GRISwOLD acted as tellers. One hundred and nine ballots were given-fifty-five making a majority.

For Mr. Nicholson, 104; for Mr. Early, 89; for Mr. Rodney, 81; for Mr. Eustis, 71; for Mr. R. Griswold, 70; for Mr. J. Randolph, 70; for Mr. S. L. Mitchill, 61; for Mr. G. W. Campbell, 60; for Mr. Blackledge, 57; for Mr. Boyle, 46; for Mr. J. Clay, 37; for Mr. Newton, 35; for Mr. Varnum, 30; for Mr. Elliot, 25; for Mr. Holland, 21; for Mr. Smilie, 19; for Mr. Huger, 14; for Mr. Thatcher, 13-with other scattered votes. Of which gentlemen, the first nine, having a majority, were declared to be elected.

The House then proceeded to ballot for the two remaining managers-Mr. R. GRISWOLD and Mr. J. RANDOLPH acting as tellers. Eighty-eight votes were given-forty-five constituting a majority.

For Mr. Boyle, 72; for Mr. J. Clay, 59; for Mr. Varnum, 12; for Mr. Newton, 12; for Mr. Elliot, 7-with other scattered votes. The two first, having a majority, were declared to be elected.

This motion was supported by Messrs. R. GRISWOLD, S. L. MITCHILL, GREGG, ELLIOT, HOLLAND, G. W. CAMPBELL, DENNIS, SKINNER, BEDINGER, and SANDFORD; and opposed by Messrs. SMILIE, Mr. GRISWOLD begged to be excused from servNICHOLSON, and ALSTON, who advocated an ap-ing as a manager, and stated as a reason that he pointment by votes given viva voce.

The question being put, it was, without a division, resolved that the appointment should be by ballot. The first ballot was postponed till Monday.

MONDAY, January 2, 1804.

Two other members, to wit: ADAM BOYD and JAMES MOTT, from New Jersey, appeared, produced their credentials, were qualified, and took their seats in the House.

A memorial and petition of William Henry Harrison, Governor of Indiana Territory of the United States, was presented to the House and read, stating that much inconvenience has arisen, and does daily arise, to the citizens, from the want of money in the Territorial treasury to answer the exigencies of the Government; and praying that a law may pass authorizing the requiring of the Superintendent of Indian Affairs, or other persons employed to issue licenses to Indian traders within the Indiana Territory, to receive for each license

issued such a sum. for the use of the said Territory, as in the wisdom of Congress may be deemed reasonable and proper.

Ordered, That the said memorial and petition be referred to Mr. EPPES, Mr. ELMER, and Mr. LIVINGSTON, with leave to report thereon by bill, or bills, or otherwise.

Mr. S. L. MITCHILL, from the committee appointed on the twenty-sixth ultimo, presented a

was already on several committees; and he was excused accordingly.

The House then proceeded to a third ballot. Seventy-nine votes were given-forty constituting a majority.

For Mr. Newton, 26; for Mr. Elliot, 19; for Mr. Varnum, 19; for Mr. Thatcher, 12; for Mr. Dana, 2; for Mr. Findley, 1. No choice.

The House then proceeded to a fourth ballot. Eighty ballots were given-forty-one constituting a majority.

For Mr. Newton, 49; for Mr. Elliot, 14; for Mr. Mott, 14. Mr. Newton, having a majority, was declared to be elected.

[In the above ballots, several votes given for Messrs. Randolph, Mitchill, Campbell, and Clay, were not counted, owing to there being other gentlemen of similar names in the House.]

The eleven managers elected are, therefore, as follows: Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Early, Mr. Rodney, Mr. J. Randolph. Mr. Eustis, Mr. S. L. Mitchill, Mr. G. W. Campbell, Mr. Blackledge, Mr. Boyle, Mr. J. Clay, and Mr. Newton.

A motion was made and seconded that the House do now adjourn; and, on the question thereupon, it was resolved in the affirmative-yeas 53, nays 29, follows:

as

YEAS-Nathaniel Alexander, George M. Bedinger, Silas Betton, William Blackledge, Adam Boyd, John Boyle, Robert Brown, Joseph Bryan, William Chamberlin, Martin Chittenden, Joseph Clay, John Clopton, Samuel W. Dana, John Davenport, Thomas Dwight,