YEAS-Willis Alston, jr., Nathaniel Alexander, Isaac Anderson, John Archer, David Bard, George Michael Bedinger, Wm. Blackledge, John Boyle, Robert Brown, William Butler, George W. Campbell, John Campbell, Levi Casey, Martin Chittenden, Thomas Claiborne, Joseph Clay, Matthew Clay, John Clopton, Frederick Conrad, Jacob Crowninshield, Richard Cutts, John Dawson, William Dickson, John Earle, Peter Early, John W. Eppes, William Findley, Peterson Goodwyn, Edwin Gray, Andrew Gregg, Wade Hampton, John A. Hanna, Josiah Hasbrouck, Daniel Heister, Joseph Heister, William Hoge, James Holland, David Holmes, Benjamin Huger, Samuel Hunt, John G. Jackson, Walter Jones, William Kennedy, Nehemiah Knight, Michael Leib, Andrew McCord, William McCreery, David Meriwether, Samuel L. Mitchill, Nicholas R. Moore, Thomas Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, Anthony New, Joseph H. Nicholson, Gideon Olin, Beriah Palmer, John Patterson, Samuel D. Purviance, John Randolph, jun., Thomas M. Randolph, John Rea of Pennsylvania, John Rhea of Tennessee, Cæsar A. Rodney, Erastus Root, Thomas Sammons, Thomas Sandford, Ebenezer Seaver, John Smilie, John Smith of New York, John Smith of Virginia, Joseph Stanton, David Thomas, Philip R. Thompson, Abram Trigg, John Trigg, Philip Van Cortlandt, Isaac Van Horne, Joseph B. Varnum, Daniel. C. Verplanck, Matthew Walton, John Whitehill, Marmaduke Williams, Richard Winn, Joseph Winston, and Thomas Wynns. Nars-Manasseh Cutler, Thomas Griffin, David Hough, Joseph Lewis, jr., James Stephenson, Peleg Wadsworth, and Lemuel Williams. Resolved, That the title be, "An act authorizing the creation of a stock to the amount of eleven million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, for the purpose of carrying into effect the convention of the thirtieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and three, between the United States of America and the French Republic, and making provision for the payment of the same." A message from the Senate informed the House that the Senate disagree to the amendments proposed by this House to the bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act to enable the President of the United States to take possession of the territories ceded by France to the United States by the treaty concluded at Paris, on the thirtieth of April last, and for the temporary government thereof," and desire a conference with this House, on the subject-matter of the said amendments; to which conference they have appointed managers on their part. The House proceeded to consider the said message: Whereupon, Resolved, That this House doth insist on their said amendments, disagreed to by the Senate, and doth agree to the conference desired by the Senate on the subject-matter thereof; and that Mr. RANDOLPH, jr., Mr. LOWNDES, and Mr. SANDFORD, be appointed managers at the same on the part of this House. LOST CERTIFICATES. Mr. J. RANDOLPH called the attention of the House to the subject of lost certificates. He said that he was not prepared to move a general question; but he would offer a specific case, which might bring the whole matter before the House. H. OF R. He alluded to the case of Philip Bush, on which the Commissioners had never made a report. The Committee of Claims, he said, declined proceeding until the Senate determined upon the subject, and the Senate decided in favor of those who held lost certificates. The House of Representatives refused to concur, and the matter rests. He therefore moved that the case of Philip Bush be referred to a select committee. He said, that he did not wish to interfere with the Committee of Claims, and whether a select committee should determine for or against the petition, it would gain the opinion of the House. Mr. LEIB said that, if he recollected right, the petition of Philip Bush had been long before the House, and he had hoped there had been an end to it; but he was willing that it should go to a Committee of Claims in order to preserve uniformity. Mr. SMILIE asserted that it was a rule of the House, that, when once a petition had been decided upon, it could not again be taken up. He thought it a good rule; if it was not so, there would be no end to applications; they would engross the whole time of the House. He knew not, he said, what the petition was; but if it contained anything material to be brought before the House, a new petition could be presented; but he did not wish to deviate from established rules. Mr. NICHOLSON. -The gentleman who spoke last is perfectly right, provided the fact was as he conceives; but the petition of Philip Bush was never decided upon. The House refused to concur with the report of the Committee of Claims. He had, he said, looked into the records of the Journals, but the leaves were either misplaced or it was not noticed; he therefore thought a new petition would be best, for he should feel great pleasure in hearing the question discussed. There had been many great sufferers by lost certificates, and it was high time to make them satisfaction. Mr. J. RANDOLPH. -The Committee of Claims made a general report in the year 1800; but I know not whether the petition in question was rejected or not. Mr. R. then proceeded to search the Journals; which taking up considerable time Mr. Eustis asked, whether any business was before the House? The SPEAKER replied, that the Journals were being examined. Mr. SMILIE said, until it could be ascertained, it had best be deferred. Mr. RANDOLPH replied that, to oblige his friend, he would for the present withdraw the motion, though he thought that there was sufficient proof before the House that the petition had not been decided upon. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury was then read, which stated in answer to an application made to him; that there were several Journals of the House in his office; but not more than were necessary for the despatch of business of the department. Referred to a select committee. Mr. MITCHELL then moved, that a committee H. or R. Mourning for Edmund Pendleton. be appointed to consider on the expediency of reprinting the Journals of the House. Mr. HUGER observed, that he wished the word "documents" to be added to the motion. He wished the documents from the first time of the sitting of Congress to be reprinted. He observed, that only two copies of those valuable records were in the possession of the House, and in the first volume there was most important business. After some observations on the words of the motion, it was agreed to. MOURNING FOR EDMUND PENDLETON. Mr. EUSTIS rose and observed, that within a few days past the House were called upon to take notice of an event which perhaps would be more interesting to posterity than to the present generation; the death of one of those illustrious patriots who, by a life devoted to his country, had bequeathed a name and an example to posterity which he would not attempt to describe. He had information that another of these sages, EDMUND PENDLETON, of Virginia, had paid the last tribute to nature. On this occasion he begged leave to offer to the House the following resolution: Resolved, That this House, impressed with a lively sense of the important services rendered to his country by EDMUND PENDLETON, deceased, will wear a badge of mourning for thirty days, as an emblem of their veneration for his illustrious character, and of their regret that another star is fallen from the splendid constellation of virtue and talents which guided the people of the United States in their struggle for Independence. The resolution was immediately taken up, and agreed to-ayes 77. MONDAY, October 31. Another member, to wit: TOMPSON J. SKINNER, from Massachusetts, appeared produced his credentials, was qualified, and took his seat in the House. Ordered, That the select committee of seventeen members, appointed on the twentieth instant, to whom were referred two motions for an amend ment to the Constitution of the United States, respecting the election of President and Vice President, be discharged from the further consideration of the same. Mr. JOHN RANDOLPH, jr., from the managers appointed 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 to enable the President of the United States to take possession of the Territories ceded by France to the United States, by the treaty concluded at Paris on the thirteenth of April last, and for the temporary government thereof." reported that the conferees, on the part of this House, did meet the conferees on the part of the Senate, who agreed to report to their House certain modifications of the said amendments. OCTOBER, 1803. the amendments insisted on by this House to the bill, sent to the Senate, entitled "An act to enable the President of the United States to take possession of the Territories ceded by France to the United States, by the treaty concluded at Paris on the thirtieth of April last, and for the temporary government thereof." On a motion made and seconded, that the House do come to the following resolution: Resolved, That provision ought to be made by law for the relief of the owners of the Danish brigantine Henrick, taken by a French privateer in 1799, retaken by an armed vessel of the United States, carried into a neutral island, and there adjudged to be neutral, but under allowance of such salvage and costs as absorbed nearly the whole amount of sales of the vessel and cargo. Ordered, That the said motion, together with a report of the Secretary of State, communicated by a message to this House, from the President of the United States, on the twenty-third of February last, and the accompanying documents, be referred to the Committee of Claims; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House. The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the report of the committee appointed on the seventeeth instant, to prepare and report such standing rules and orders of proceeding as are proper to be observed in this House; and, after some time spent therein, the Committee rose and reported to the House their agreement to the same. Ordered, That the consideration of the said report be postponed until to-morrow. Resolved, That the order of the day for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House on a motion of the twenty-eighth instant, for the appointment of a committee "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, with power to report by bill, or otherwise," be postponed until the first Monday in December next. Ordered, That the Committee of Ways and Means have leave to bring in a bill or bills making an appropriation for carrying into effect the seventh article of the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, between the United States and His Britannic Majesty. Mr. JOHN RANDOLPH, jr., from the committee last mentioned, presented a bill making an appropriation for carrying into effect the seventh article of the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, between the United States and His Britannic Majesty; which was read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. TUESDAY, November 1. A message from the Senate informed the House The House proceeded to consider the report of that the Senate recede from their disagreement to the committee appointed on the seventeenth ulti mo to prepare and report such standing rules and orders of proceeding as are proper to be observed in this House, to which the Committee of the whole House, yesterday, reported their agreement; and the resolution contained therein, being twice read at the Clerk's table, was, on the question put thereupon, agreed to by the House, as follows: Resolved, That the Rules and Orders established and observed by the late House of Representatives, be adopted by this House. Mr. JACKSON moved the following resolution: Resolved, That provision be made by law for the application of one-twentieth part of the net proceeds of the land lying within the State of Ohio, sold or to be sold by Congress, from and after the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and two, to the laying out and making public roads, leading from the navigable waters emptying into the Atlantic, to the Ohio river, and to the said State of Ohio, in conformity with the act of Congress, entitled "An act to enable the people of the western division of the Territory Northwest of the river Ohio to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union, on an equal footing with the original States, and for other purposes;" passed upon the thirtieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and two, as well as the act passed the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and three, in addition to, and in modification of, the propositions contained in the act aforesaid, and the ordinance of the Convention of the State of Ohio, bearing date the twenty-ninth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and two. Ordered, That the said motion be referred to a Committee of the whole House tomorrow. The motion for excluding strangers from the floor of the House was resumed. Mr. CLAIBORNE spoke against the motion. He did not think that a certain part of the citizens (females) should be excluded from their right of hearing the debates. They had a curiosity to be gratified, and they were interested in the proceedings of the House. It would be inferred that they had transgressed, by being debarred at this time. He had ever observed that they have conducted themselves in a manner that gave no interruption to the business pending in the House. He should therefore vote against the resolution. Mr. EARLY replied, that he had but one single observation to add, which was, that it was not the particular class of citizens referred to who caused the interruption, but the members themselves, when they were present. They would remain peaceable, if gentlemen who attended them did not occasion the complaint. Mr. CLAIBORNE wished members so offending to be reprimanded, by name, from the Chair. The motion was rejected. Mr. VARNUM moved the order of the day on making provision for carrying into effect the seventh article of the British Treaty, and the House went into a Committee-Mr. J. C. SMITH in the Chair. The bill was read and agreed to, without a division. The SPEAKER having resumed the Chair, was proceeding to read the bill-when H. oF R. Mr. R. GRISWOLD observed, that the seventh section provides that the Commissioners shall examine claims, and award thereon. The article in the present bill says, that interest of six per cent. shall be allowed upon the claim. He thought this improper; he wished the interest to take place upon the award being made, and he should therefore move to strike out the word "claim," and insert "award." Mr. EARLY said, he did not rise to oppose the amendment, but to observe that he thought it improper to proceed upon the business in the absence of the gentleman who moved it, (Mr. J. RANDOLPH,) he therefore moved the postponement until to-morrow; upon which a division took place-yeas 60, nays 32. On motion of Mr. NICHOLSON, it was Resolved, that a committee be appointed to inquire and report, by bill or otherwise, whether any additional provisions are necessary to be made to the act, entitled "An act to prescribe the mode in which the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings in each State shall be authenticated, so as to take effect in every other State." Ordered, That Messrs. NICHOLSON, GRIFFIN, and HOLLAND, be appointed a committee, pursu ant to the said resolution. Mr. DAWSON said he had, last session, submitted two resolutions respecting post roads, which had not been acted upon; he therefore renewed them, in substance, as follows: 1. Resolved, That provision ought to be made by law for the establishment of post roads throughout the United States. 2. Resolved, That whatever money received from the Post Office shall remain, after defraying the expenses of the same, be appropriated to the fixing and improvement of the post roads. Referred to a Committee of the Whole, and made the order for Monday. Mr. JOHN C. SMITH, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred, on the eighteenth ultimo, the petition of Amey Dardin, presented on the third of February last, made a report thereupon; which was read, and ordered to be re ferred to a Committee of the whole House on Friday next. WEDNESDAY, November 2. A remonstrance and memorial of Zachariah Cox, a citizen of the United States, was presented to the House and read, stating certain injuries which he sustained in his person and property, some time in the year 1798, in the Mississippi Territory, and at Nashville, in the State of Tennessee, by a body of armed men, belonging to the army, commanded by officers in the service of the United States, and by the proceedings of the Judge of a Federal Court; and praying that such redress may be afforded in the premises, as to the wisdom and justice of Congress shall seem meet. Ordered, That the said remonstrance and memorial be referred to Messrs. EARLY, THOMAS M. RANDOLPH, PURVIANCE, SKINNER, and LEWIS; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House. Mr. NICHOLSON, from the committee appointed yesterday, presented a bill supplementary to the act, entitled "An act to prescribe the mode in which the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings, in each State, shall be authenticated, so as to take effect in every other State;" which was read twice, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. The House took up the report of the Committee of the Whole on the bill making an appropriation for carrying into effect the 7th article of the British Treaty. An amendment, not affecting the principle of the bill, being made at the instance of Mr. R. GRISWOLD, and Mr. J. RANDOLPH, the bill was ordered to a third reading to-morrow. Mr. MITCHILL called the attention of the House to a subject of considerable importance, growing out of our possessions on the Mississppi. He stated that the mail to the Natchez was at present transported by a route circuitous and difficult of performance. The Cherokee country, which constituted a part of it, was so destitute of water and articles of subsistence, as to render it necessary for the conveyor of the mail to carry whatever himself or his horse required. Even the water used was carried in goat skins. A great portion of the country was likewise infested with robbers. The measure he proposed was to inquire by what means the carriage of the mail to the Natchez and New Orleans could be facilitated, so as to abridge the time now consumed, and lessen the dangers and difficulties attending the transportation. Mr. M. believed a route might be pursued NOVEMBER, 1803. An engrossed bill making an appropriation for carrying into effect the seventh article of the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, between the United States and His Britannic Majesty, was read the third time, and passed. Mr. DAWSON laid on the table a motion for continuing for years the act of April, 1799, for augmenting the salaries of certain officers. Mr. JACKSON observed that when he submitted a resolution for the application of one-twentieth part of the net proceeds of land sold in Ohio, he did not expect there would exist that diversity of opinion, which he had since learned did exist, in relation to the construction of the ordinance for the government of the Northwestern Territory. In order to give time for such a full investigation of the subject, as might, in its issue, be satisfactory to the State of Ohio, he moved a postponement of the consideration of the resolution, until the third Monday in November.-Agreed to. FRIDAY, November 4. ves A Message was received from the President of the United States, transmitting information of an act of hostility committed on a merchant sel of the United States by an armed ship of the Emperor of Morocco. The said Message, and letter transmitted therewith, were read, and referred to Mr. Eustis, Mr. JOSEPH CLAY, Mr. SANDS, Mr. M'CREERY, and Mr. DANA, to examine and report upon the same. A message from the Senate informed the House that the Senate have passed the bill, entitled "An actauthorizing the creation of a stock to the amount of eleven millions two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, for the purpose of carrying into effect the Convention of the thirtieth of April, one thou an whereby four hundred miles could be saved in the present distance to the Natchez. Mr. M. desired sand eight hundred and three, between the United such an inquiry to be made into the means of acStates and the French Republic; and making complishing this important object, as should, while provision for the payment of the same," with it tended to promote the great political and comamendment; to which they desire the concurrence of this House. mercial interests of the country, convince the Indian tribes that our object was not to invade their rights. He further observed that the usual voyage to New Orleans was about thirty days. If the route by land should be improved, that place might be probably reached in ten days. He therefore offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads be directed to inquire by what means the mail may be conveyed with greater facility and dispatch, than it is at present, between the City of Washington, and the Natchez and New Orleans. Agreed to without a division. THURSDAY, November 3. Ordered, That the memorial of sundry inhabitants of the two western counties of the Indiana Territory of the United States, which was read and ordered to lie on the table, on the twentysixth ultimo, be referred to Mr. LUCAS, Mr. MORROW, Mr. CHITTENDEN, Mr. LYON, and Mr, CLAGGETT; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House. The House proceeded to consider the said mes sage: Whereupon, Ordered, That the amendment of the Senate, together with the bill, be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Ordered, That the Committee of the Whole House to whom was referred, on the first instant, a report of the Committee of Claims on the petition of Amey Dardin, be discharged from the consideration thereof; and that the said petition and report be recommitted to the Committee of Claims. Mr. LYON moved the following resolution: Resolved, That provision ought to be made, by law, for suspending the collection of duties in the ports of the United States on all articles the growth, produce, or manufacture, of the territory ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Paris, of the thirtieth of April last, as well as for the reimbursement of such duties as shall have been paid on such articles since the ratification of the said treaty. Ordered, That the said motion be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. EARLY, in order to attract the attention of 557 NOVEMBER, 1803. HISTORY OF CONGRESS. Proceedings. the House to a subject of some importance, that it might obtain an early decision, moved the following resolution. Resolved, That the petition of John F. Randolph and Randolph McGillis, in behalf of themselves and others, presented to this House at the last session, together with the report of the Secretary of War, accompanied with sundry documents respecting claims against the United States, for services of the militia of Georgia, made the 6th February, 1803, and also the report of the select committee thereon, made on the 10th of the same month, be referred to the Committee of Claims." The motion was agreed to. RANDOLPHInvited the attention of the House to a subject of some importance to the revenue. Under an existing law a drawback of duties on goods exported to New Orleans was allowed. Should this act remain in force, goods sufficient to supply the Mississippi Territory and the other western country for several years might be stored in the warehouses of New Orleans, which, on possession being taken by the United States, may be carried into the United States, thereby evading the payment of duties. He therefore moved a resolution for the repeal of that act. Resolution agreed to, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. NEWTON said he held in his hand a resolution, which it was not his wish should be immediately acted upon, but at a future day. It would be recollected that during the last session the pro priety of repealing the bankrupt law had come under the consideration of the House; but that. owing to the lateness of the day, its consideration had been postponed. As he was desirous that the subject should be investigated this session, he made the following motion: Resolved, That the act entitled an act to establish an uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States ought to be repealed. Referred to a Committee of the Whole, and made the order for the 21st inst. Mr. EARLY said he held in his hand a manuscript copy of the original report of the Commissioners who had settled the accounts between the United States and the several States; as a document, throwing much light on this subject, he moved that it might be printed.-Agreed to. On motion of Mr. Dawson, a resolution laid by years an him on the table for continuing for act augmenting certain salaries, was referred to a Committee of the Whole, and made the order for Monday next. Mr. ELLIOT offered a resolution for the appoint ment of a committee to inquire whether any, and, if any, what, provision was necessary to be made to produce a more general circulation of copper coin thro throughout the United States. Agreed to, and a committee of five appointed. MONDAY, November 7. Another member, to wit: OLIVER PHELPS, from New York, appeared, produced his credentials, was qualified, and took his seat in the House. A petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of H. oF R. New York, was presented to the House and read, stating certain grievances and losses to which a number of the citizens of the said State have been and are now subjected, in consequence of the unjust and oppressive practices committed by collectors appointed under an act, entitled "An act to lay and collect a direct tax within the United States;" and submitting to the consideration of Congress sundry propositions for redress therein, which they pray may be adopted; or that such other relief may be afforded in the premises as may be best calculated to remedy the evils of which the petitioners complain. Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. The SPEAKER laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, accompanied with a report and estimates of appropriation necessary for the service of the year one thousand eight hundred and four; also, a statement of receipts and expenditures at the Treasury of the United States for one year preceding the first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and three; which were read, and ordered to be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. JOHN RANDOLPH, jr., from the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred, on the fourth instant, the amendment proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act authorizing the creation of a stock, to the amount of eleven millions two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, for the purpose of carrying into effect the Convention of the thirtieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and three, between the United States of America and the French Republic, and making provision for the payment of the same," reported that the committee had had the said amendment under consideration, and directed him to report to the House their agreement to the same. The House then proceeded to consider the said amendment of the Senate at the Clerk's table. And on the question that the House do concur with the Committee of Ways and Means in their agreement to the same, it was resolved in the affirmative. Mr. SAMUEL L. MITCHILL, from the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, to whom were referred, on the twenty-eighth ultimo, a letter and report from the Secretary of the Treasury, with sundry accompanying documents, relative to a survey of the harbor in the island of Nantucket, in the State of Massachusetts, and of the bar and shoals near the same, made a report thereon; which was read: Whereupon, Ordered, That the said report and accompanying documents, together with a petition of the inhabitants of the island and town of Nantucket, presented the eleventh of February last, be referred to a Committee of the Whole on Monday next. The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on a motion of the fourth instant relato a farther continuance of an act passed the second of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, entitled "An act to augment the salaries of the officers therein mentioned; and, after |