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bers, was three millions of dollars. But, was it fixed according to terms on which the debts were contracted, allowing her proportion to be onetwelfth, then it would only amount to two millions five hundred thousand dollars-making a difference of five hundred thousand, which I consider as a dead loss to her by the change. I add to this a loss of upwards of one hundred thousand dollars in claims for services and supplies, which were prohibited by the act from being received by the Commissioners in the final settlement, as the certificates for the same were not issued vious to the 24th day of September, 1788; which two sums would make her a creditor State to the amount, at least, of one hundred thousand dollars, had the accounts been settled as they ought.

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But, supposing for a moment that Congress had the power of varying the mode for settling those debts, the termination of the Revolutionary war was the most proper time for taking the census for that purpose: the debts then ceased to accrue. The act, sir, is predicated upon the supposition that the same or a proportionate state of things existed then that did when the debts were contracted, when the fact was really otherwise; for the unappropriated land already mentioned induced vast numbers to emigrate from States that did not possess those advantages, and from other parts of the world into the State of North Carolina; the consequence was, her increase of population was greater than those States that were not similarly situated, which may be proved by referring to her increase of representation beyond that of Connecticut, Rhode-Island, New Jersey, and others. Of course she had more to pay than she would have had if the census had been taken previous to this emigration. And what is this extra expense for? nothing that I can discover but because she did not compel those emigrants to grant supplies and perform services for the defence of the country, when they were not under her control, not being then inhabitants of that State, and, with respect to many, not citizens of any of the States. The injury sustained on this account cannot be precisely ascertained, but no doubt it was considerable.

Her injury however did not end here, for by an act of her Legislature the prices of a great part of the articles furnished the United States by her citizens were established in the then depreciated currency, and for which certificates accordingly issued, which when brought into the settlement were reduced, as I am informed, by the Commissioners, according to a scale of depreciation, to less than one-half of their real value; the amount of which loss must be enormous indeed.

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The question was taken that the House do concur with the Committee of the Whole House in their disagreement to the said resolution, and passed in the negative-yeas 65, nays, 67, as follows: YEAS-Simeon Baldwin, David Bard, George Michael Bedinger, Silas Betton, Phanuel Bishop, Adam Boyd, Joseph Bryan, William Butler, Levi Casey, William Chamberlin, Martin Chittenden, Clifton Claggett, John Clopton, Jacob Crowninshield, Manasseh Cutler, Richard Cutts, Samuel W. Dana, John Davenport, John Dennis, Thomas Dwight, John B. Earle, Peter Early, James Elliot, Ebenezer Elmer, William Eustis, William Findley, John Fowler, Peterson Goodwyn, Andrew Gregg, Thomas Griffin, Roger A. Hanna, Seth Hastings, Joseph Heister, William Griswold, Samuel Hammond, Wade Hampton, John Nehemiah Knight, Joseph Lewis, jr., John B. C. Helms, William Hoge, David Hough, Samuel Hunt, Lucas, Matthew Lyon, David Meriwether, Nahum Mitchell, Thomas Noble, James Mott, Anthony New, Ebenezer Seaver, Tompson J. Skinner, James Sloan, John Cotton Smith, Henry Southard, Joseph Stanton, William Stedman, James Stephenson, Samuel Taggart, Samuel Tenney, Samuel Thatcher, Abram Trigg, John Trigg, Joseph B. Varnum, Peleg Wadsworth, and Lemuel Williams.

NAYS-Willis Alston, jun., Nathaniel Alexander, Isaac Anderson, John Archer, William Blackledge, John Boyle, Robert Brown, George W. Campbell, John Campbell, Thomas Claiborne, Joseph Clay, Frederick Conrad, John Dawson, William Dickson, John W. Eppes, James Gillespie, Edwin Gray, GayDavid Holmes, John G. Jackson, Walter Jones, lord Griswold, Josiah Hasbrouck, James Holland, William Kennedy, Michael Leib, Henry W. Livingston, Andrew McCord, William McCreery, Samuel L. Mitchill, Nicholas R. Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, Thomas Newton, jun., Joseph H. Nicholson, Gideon Olin, Beriah Palmer, John Patterson, Oliver Phelps, Thomas Plater, Samuel D. Purviance, John Randolph, Thomas M. Randolph, John Rea of Pennsylvania, John Rhea of Tennessee, Jacob Richards, Cæsar A. Rodney, Erastus Root, Thomas Sammons, Thomas Sandford, Joshua Sands, John Smilie, John Smith of New York, John Smith of Virginia, Richard Stanford, John Stewart, David Thomas, Philip R. Thompson, George Tibbits, Philip Van Cortlandt, Isaac Van Horne, Killian K. Van Rensselaer, Daniel C. Verplanck, Matthew Walton, John Whitehill, Marmaduke Williams, Richard Winn, Joseph Winston, and Thomas Wynns.

The question then recurring that the House do agree to the said motion, as originally proposed, in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inquire into the expediency of extinguishing the claims of the United States, for certain balances reported to be due from several of the States to the United States, by the Commissioners appointed to settle the accounts of the individual States with the United States, and that the said committee have power to report by bill, or other

Under all these circumstances, can any gentleman suppose that she will voluntarily pay any part of the balance reported against her? If they do flatter themselves with such expectations I hum-wisebly conceive, ultimately, they will discover their error; and will now conclude my remarks with a hope that the House will not agree to the report of the Committee of the Whole.

Messrs. SKINNER, EUSTIS, GREGG, and FINDLEY supported, and Messrs. RODNEY and LEIB opposed the report of the Committee of the Whole.

Mr. VARNUM moved to amend it, by adding:

"And that provision ought to be made to pay to the creditor States, in the stock of the United States, their respective proportions of the whole amount of said balance, in the ratio prescribed by the Constitution of the United States for the apportionment of direct taxes among the several States."

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On this amendment a debate ensued, in which it was supported by Messrs. VARNUM and R. GRISWOLD, and opposed by Messrs J. CLAY, BLACKLEDGE, FINDLEY, DENNIS and ALSTON.

Mr. NICHOLSON moved to amend the amendment by inserting after "proportions," the words 'if entitled to any." Lost yeas 53, nays 64.

FRIDAY, January 20.

Ordered, That so much of the report of the Committee of Revisal and Unfinished Business, of the twenty-sixth of October last, as relates to a bill to lay out and open a new public road in the county of Washington, in the District of Columbia, presented at the last session, be referred to the committee appointed, on the twentysixth ultimo, on a representation of the City Council of Washington, in the said District of Columbia.

Ordered, That the petition of sundry citizens of the United States, resident in the Territory of Columbia, presented the 29th of December, 1801, "praying that a bridge may be erected from the western and southern extremity of the Maryland avenue, in the city of Washington, to the nearest and most convenient point of Alexander's island, in the river Potomac," be referred to the committée appointed, on the tenth instant, on a petition to the same effect, of sundry other citizens of the United States, resident in the said Territory of Columbia; to examine the matter thereof, and report their opinion thereupon to the House.

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eleventh instant, proceeded to a farther hearing of William Cowan, Agent of the Virginia Yazoo Company, at the bar of the House; and, thereupon, the said agent being fully heard, retired from the bar.

A petition and memorial of the citizens of the town of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia, signed in behalf of the said citizens, by Jacob Hoffman, their Mayor, was presented to the House and read, submitting certain propositions to the consideration of Congress, by way of amendments to their existing charter of incorporation; and praying that the same may be adopted, under such modifications and regulations as shall be deemed best calculated to promote the convenience and prosperity of the petitioners.-Referred to Mr. JOHN RANDOLPH, Mr. JOHN CAMPBELL, Mr. FINDLEY, Mr. GOODWIN, and Mr. DENNIS, to examine and report their opinion thereupon to the House.

MONDAY, January 23.

Another member, to wit: WALTER BOWIE, from Maryland, appeared. produced his credentials, was qualified, and took his seat in the House.

The SPEAKER laid before the House sundry letters of the same tenor, written in the German language, addressed to the "General Congress of North American Free States," from the Council of Directors of the city of Memel, in the province of East Prussia, and dated the 25th of May, 1803, stating "that a certain Charles Melvill, formerly a resident of the said city of Memel, had, about four Mr. JOHN RANDOLPH, from the Committee of years previous to the date aforesaid, removed from Ways and Means, to whom was referred, on the thence to Charleston, in South Carolina, and reeighteenth instant, the amendment proposed by mains indebted to the Comptroller of the said city the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act for the for two bills of exchange, amounting to twenty-four relief of the captors of the Moorish armed ships thousand seven hundred and nine florins, Prussian Meshouda and Mirboha," reported that the Com- currency: that the said Charles Melvill, it is bemittee had had the said amendment under con-lieved, died some time ago, possessed of considerable sideration, and directed him to report to the House their disagreement to the same.

The House then proceeded to reconsider the said amendment of the Senate, at the Clerk's table: Whereupon, the amendment, together with the bill, were recommitted to the Committee of Ways and Means.

property; the said Directors, with great submission, request the honorable Congress of the United States to oblige them with such information as the nature of the case will admit, offering a reciprocation of services therefor.

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Ordered, That the said letters be referred to Mr. CONRAD, Mr. SAMMONS, and Mr. JACKSON; to exMr. JOHN RANDOLPH, from the committee ap-amine and report their opinion thereupon to the pointed, presented, according to order, a bill to ascertain and provide for the salaries of the Judges of the Orphans' Courts in the District of Columbia; which was read twice and committed to a Committee of the whole House on Monday next. Ordered, That the committee to whom was referred, on the sixth instant, the petition of sundry aliens resident in the city of Baltimore, and State of Maryland, have leave to report thereon by bill, or bills, or otherwise.

A memorial of the American Convention for promoting the abolition of slavery, and improving the condition of the African race, signed at the city of Philadelphia, by order and on behalf of the said Convention, by Matthew Franklin, their President, and attested by Othniel Alsop, their Clerk, was presented to the House and read, praying that Congress will, by law, prohibit the importation of slaves into the Territory of Louisiana, lately Mr. MCCREERY, from the committee last men- ceded to the United States.-Referred to the comtioned, presented, according to order, a bill in admittee appointed, on the twenty-seventh of Ocdition to an act, entitled "An act to establish an tober last, on so much of the Message from the uniform rule of naturalization, and to repeal the President of the United States, of the twenty-first acts heretofore passed on the subject;" which was of the same month, as relates "to permanent arreceived, read twice, and committed to a Commit-rangements for the government of Louisiana ;" to tee of the whole House on Monday next. examine and report their opinion thereupon to the

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Mr. NICHOLSON, from the committee to whom were referred, on the twenty-fifth of November, sundry memorials of the people of the Mississippi Territory of the United States, made a report in part thereon; which was read and referred to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow.

Mr. N., also, from the committee to whom were referred, on the twenty-second of November last, and the fourth instant, the petition of sundry residents and purchasers of land in the State of Ohio, made a report, in part, thereon; which was read, and referred to a Committee of the whole House on Monday next.

On motion, it was Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inquire whether any, and, if any, what, alterations are necessary in the "Act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers ;" and that the committee have leave to report thereon by bill, or otherwise.

Ordered, That Mr. GEORGE WASHINGTON CAMPBELL, Mr. EARLY, Mr. THOMAS LEWIS, Mr. ROGER GRISWOLD, and Mr. EARLE, be appointed a committee, pursuant to the said resolution.

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The resolution was agreed to-ayes 52, noes 43. Mr. JOHN RANDOLPH, from the Committee of Ways and Means, presented a bill making appropriations for the support of Government, 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.

TUESDAY, January 24.

An engrossed bill for the better direction of the collectors of the respective ports of the United States, in granting to seamen certificates of citizenship, was read the third time, and passed.

Mr. JOHN RANDOLPH, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom were referred, on the sixteenth instant, the amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act giving effect to the laws of the United States within the territories ceded to the United States, by the treaty of the thirtieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and three, between the United States and the French Republic, and for other purposes," made a report thereon; which was read, and referred to a Committee of the whole House tomorrow.

The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, on the bill for the better direction of The SPEAKER laid before the House a letter the collectors of the respective ports of the United from the Secretary of the Treasury, accompanyStates in granting to seamen certificates of citi- ing his report respecting the levying new and zenship; and, after some time spent therein, the more specific duties on goods, wares, and merbill was reported without amendment, and order-chandise, imported into the United States, preed to be engrossed, and read the third time to- pared in pursuance of a resolution of this House of the twenty-first of February last; which were Resolved, That the Secretary of State be re-read, and ordered to be referred to the Committee quested to lay before this House the documents of Ways and Means. and papers deposited in his office by the South Carolina Yazoo Company, and the Virginia Yazoo Company, in support of their claims to public lands; and that the Clerk of this House do return the said documents and papers to the office of the Secretary of State, when the House shall have decided upon the memorials of the said companies. The House proceeded to consider the amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act making appropriations for the support of the Military Establishment of the United States, in the year 1804 :" Whereupon, the said amendments, together with the bill, were committed to the Committee of Ways and Means.

The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act to divide the Indiana Territory into two separate governments," together with the report of a select committee thereon, made the thirtieth ultimo; and, after some time spent therein, the Committee rose and reported progress.

Mr. BRYAN moved the following resolution: Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be directed to bring in a bill fixing the permanent salaries of those officers whose salaries were increased by an act passed on the second of March, 1799, &c.

Mr. J. CLAY inquired whether such a resolution was in order, a similar one having been decided upon before?

The SPEAKER said it was in order, as the former resolution was general, and this particular.

Mr. FINDLEY, from the committee to whom was referred on the thirtieth instant, the amendment proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act to incorporate the Directors of the Columbian Library Company," reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said amendment under consideration, and directed him to report to the House their agreement to the same.

The House then proceeded to reconsider the said amendment of the Senate, at the Clerk's table; and, on the question that the House do concur with the committee in their agreement to the same, it was resolved in the affirmative.

A Message was received from the President of the United States, communicating a letter from Governor Claiborne, in relation to the government of Louisiana, under contemplation of the Legislature.-The Message together with the letter of Governor Claiborne, were read.

Ordered, That the SPEAKER be requested to return to the President of the United States the letter from Governor Claiborne, aforesaid.

Mr. JOHN RANDOLPH, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom were yesterday referred the amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act making appropriations for the support of the Military Establishment of the United States, in the year one thousand eight hundred and four, reported that the committee had had the said amendments under consideration,

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and directed him to report to the House their dis-ginia, Henry Southard, Richard Stanford, Joseph Stanagreement to the same.

The House then proceeded to reconsider the said amendments of the Senate at the Clerk's table: Whereupon, the question being taken that the House do concur with the Committee of Ways and Means in their disagreement to the same, it was resolved in the affirmative.

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This motion was supported on the ground that the application of the money was premature, there being but about $800 in the Treasury, and that the designation of the route would occasion much discussion, which would interfere with the transaction of important business before the House.

It was opposed by Messrs. JACKSON, SAMUEL L. MITCHILL, HOLLAND, and LYON, who contended that considerable time would elapse before the necessary arrangements could be made for making the roads; previously to which, upon a calculation made on a report of the Secretary of the Treasury, $20,000 would be accumulated, and an annual sum accrue thereafter of about $10,000; and that the present was as eligible a period as could occur for designating the points of the roads to be laid out.

The Committee rose-ayes 70; when the question being for giving leave to the Committee to sit again,

Mr. R. GRISWOLD said he should vote for it. He was of opinion that sufficient information did not exist to designate the points of the routes, and that it could not be had without authorizing the appointment of Commissioners to explore the ground; for the purpose of modifying the bill, to effect this object alone, he should vote for leave being given to the Committee to sit again.

This motion was supported by Messrs. ROGER GRISWOLD, DENNIS, LYON, and HOLLAND, and opposed by Mr. SMILIE; and carried-yeas 72, nays 54, as follows:

ton, William Stedman, Samuel Taggart, Samuel Tenney, Samuel Thatcher, David Thomas, Philip R. Thompson, John Trigg, Philip Van Cortlandt, Killian K. Van Rensselaer, Daniel C. Verplanck, Peleg Wadsworth, Lemuel Williams, Richard Winn, and Thomas Vynns.

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NAYS-Willis Alston, jun., Nathaniel Alexander, Isaac Anderson, David Bard, Walter Bowie, Adam Boyd, John Boyle, Robert Brown, Joseph Bryan, William Butler, George W. Campbell, Levi Casey, Martin Chittenden, Joseph Clay, Matthew Clay, John Clopton, Frederick Conrad, William Dickson, John B. Earle, John W. Eppes, William Findley, Peterson Wade Hampton, Joseph Heister, William Hoge, SamGoodwyn, Edwin Gray, Andrew Gregg, Thomas Griffin, uel Hunt, Michael Leib, John B. C. Lucas, David Mer

iwether, Thomas Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, Thomas Newton, junior, Joseph H. Nicholson, Gideon Olin, Samuel D. Purviance, John Randolph, John Rea of Pennsylvania, John Rhea of Tennessee, Jacob Richards, Erastus Root, Thomas Sammons, Thomas Sandford, John Smilie, James Stephenson, John Stewart, Abram Trigg, Isaac Van Horne, Joseph B. Varnum, John Whitehill, Marmaduke Williams, and Joseph Winston.

On a motion made by Mr. EPPES that the House do come to the following resolution:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to prepare and bring in a bill to discontinue the office of Commissioner of Loans in the several States, and to provide for the future discharge of the duties at present assigned to that officer:

The House proceeded to consider the said motion at the Clerk's table: When, an adjournment was called for, and carried.

WEDNESDAY, January 25.

The SPEAKER laid before the House a letter

from the Secretary of State, accompanied with sundry documents and papers, which have been deposited in his office by the South Carolina and claims to public lands, transmitted in pursuance Virginia Yazoo Companies, in support of their of a resolution of the twenty-third instant; which was read, and, together with the said documents and papers, referred to Mr. NICHOLSON, Mr. MORROW, Mr. DWIGHT, Mr. BROWN, and Mr. BRYAN.

Ordered, That the Committee of the whole House to whom was committed, on the seventh instant, the report of a select committee on the memorials of Alexander Moultrie, of the State of South Carolina, in behalf of himself and others, and of the Virginia Yazoo Company, by William Cowan, their agent, be discharged from the consideration thereof, and that the said report and memorials be referred to the committee last appointed.

YEAS-John Archer, Simeon Baldwin, George M. Bedinger, Silas Betton, Phanuel Bishop, William Blackledge, John Campbell, William Chamberlin, Clifton Claggett, Thomas Claiborne, Jacob Crowninshield, Manasseh Cutler, Richard Cutts, John Davenport, John Dawson, John Dennis, Thomas Dwight, Peter Early, James Elliot, Ebenezer Elmer, William Eustis, John Fowler, James Gillespie, G. Griswold, Roger Griswold, Samuel Hammond, Josiah Hasbrouck, Seth Hastings, Wm. Helms, Jas. Holland, David Holmes, D. Hough, Benjamin Huger, John G. Jackson, William Kennedy, Nehemiah Knight, Joseph Lewis, junior, Henry W. Livingston, Matthew Lyon, Andrew McCord, William McCreery, Nahum Mitchell, Samuel L. Mitchill, Nicholas R. Moore, Anthony New, Beriah Palmer, Oliver Phelps, Thomas Plater, Cæsar A. Rodney, Joshua Sands, Ebenezer Seaver, Tompson J. Skinner, James Resolved, That provision ought to be made, by Sloan, John Smith of New York, John Smith of Vir-law, for the payment of such invalid pensioners as

Mr. JOHN COTTON SMITH, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred, on the thirteenth instant, the petition of George Mason, of the State of South Carolina, presented the 28th of January, 1803, made a report thereon; which was read, and considered: Whereupon,

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were placed on the list in the State of South Car- DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES, &c. olina, agreeably to the former resolves of Congress, Mr. SAMUEL L. MITCHILL, from the Committee who, by the regulations of that State, were enti- of Commerce and Manufactures, to whom were tled to pensions at the commencement of the pre- referred on the eighth, fourteenth, nineteenth, and sent Government of the United States, and who twenty-sixth ultimo, the petitions and memorial have not since been paid the same. of sundry manufacturers of corks; of sundry manOrdered, That a bill or bills be brought in, pur-ufacturers of coach and harness ware; of sundry suant to the said resolution; and that the Com- calico printers and dyers; and of sundry manufacmittee of Claims do prepare and bring in the turers of paper within the United States; made a report thereon; which was read, as follows: Report of the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures on various memorials and petitions from citizens of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, praying for Legislative patronage to several domestic arts, trades, and manufactures. During the first session of the seventh Congress pe

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Ordered, That the committee to whom was referred, on the twenty-sixth ultimo, the memorial of the City Council of Washington, in the District of Columbia, have leave to report thereon, by bill, or bills, or otherwise.

Mr. NICHOLSON, from the committee last mentioned, presented, according to order, a bill supple-titions and memorials were presented to Congress from mentary to an act, entitled "An act to incorporate the inhabitants of the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia;" which was read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow.

Mr. N., also, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill to lay out and open a new public road in the county of Washington, in the District of Columbia; which was read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow.

Mr. JOHN RANDOLPH, from the Committee of Ways and Means, presented a bill fixing the salaries of those officers of Government whose salaries were increased by the act of the 2d of March, 1799; which was read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow.

Mr. LATTIMORE, from the committee to whom were referred, on the twenty-fifth and twentyeighth of November last, the petitions of the Legislative Council and House of Representatives of the Mississippi Territory of the United States, and of sundry residents and claimants of lands on the Alabama river, and on the east side of the river and bay of Mobile, in the said Mississippi Territory, made a report thereon; which was read, and referred to a Committee of the whole House on Monday next.

LOUISIANA TERRITORY.

The House went into a Committee of the Whole, on the report of the Committee of Ways and Means on the amendments of the Senate to the bill giving effect to the laws of the United States in Louisiana.

The Committee of Ways and Means recommend a disagreement to the first amendment of the Senate, providing for a port of entry at Natchez.

On concurring with this part of the report, a debate of several hours ensued, on the expediency of constituting Natchez a port of entry; when, the question being taken, the Committee of the Whole voted a disagreement to the report of the Committee of Ways and Means, only 33 members rising in favor of it. This decision is a virtual agreement to the amendment of the Senate, for constituting a port of entry at Natchez.

Having made progress in the amendments, the Committee rose, and had leave to sit again.

the manufacturers of gunpowder, of hats, of printing types, of brushes, and of stoneware. These were sevrally referred to the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures. And upon them a distinct report was made by the same committee on the subject of hemp, in consequence of a memorial from certain citizens, praying an increase of duty on imported hemp and sail-duck. This was presented to the House on the 18th of February, 1802.

Afterward, during the same session, the memorials and petitions of various manufacturers of starch, paper, and umbrellas, referred by order of the House, were severally reported on. And this report was offered on the 8th of March, 1802.

The session then drawing toward a close, the reports on these petitions, together with the memorials of certain calico printers, cordwainers, and shoemakers, were, few of them, acted on, but were left with other unfinished business to be taken up at the succeeding session. The resolution of the House to this effect, passed on the 16th of April, 1802.

In the course of that succeeding session, a consider

able number of the former petitions were renewed, or others presented for similar purposes; and to the former collection were added memorials from printers, combmakers, gunsmiths, and cork-cutters. The report on this volume of memorials was made on the 21st of February, 1803.

A number of these memorials, or others of the like import, have been presented again during the present session. The cutters of corks, the makers of plated trappings for carriages and horses, the stainers of plain cotton goods, and, in short, the domestic tradesmen and artists of almost every other denomination, have applied to Congress to patronize their respective employments, domestic manufactures by Governmental aid may be and to increase their profits. The modes of favoring reduced to the following heads:

First. Encouragement by the exempting imported raw materials from imposts. Already has it been recmestic manufactures, by increasing the facility of inommended to the House to encourage some of our dotroducing the raw materials which enter into them. And it was thought sufficient encouragement for the manufacture of wheat into flour, and of mill stones, that rough or unwrought burrs should be admitted free from duty. The like opinion was entertained concerning the encouragement of the brush manufacture, by advising that the bristles of swine should be admit ted free. As our country is not known as yet to furnish pure antimony, the exemption of the regulus of

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