Light-houses, a bill introduced making further pro-
vision for the support of, 1739; passed,
1739.

Lynn, Rev. Mr., appointed chaplain, 1079.

Third Session.

Lands, a report of the Secretary of the Government
northwest of the Ohio, on certain grants of
land which require the attention of Con-
gress, 1873.

report of the Secretary of the Treasury on
the establishment of land offices taken up,
1876; resumed, 1880; the report of the
Committee of the Whole considered, and
a bill ordered to be brought in, 1890; bill
brought in, 1915; taken up, 2014; passed,
2017; postponed till next session by the
Senate, 2026.

resolution from the Senate, requesting the
President to lay before Congress at their
next session, the quantity of land not claim-
ed by Indians, nor occupied by citizens of
the United States, in the ceded territory of
North Carolina, was concurred with.
Laurens, Henry, the petition of, as guardian of his
granddaughter, for interest on her father's
claim, 1886; report made and laid on the
table, 1934.

Learning, a bill for increasing the penalties of an act
for the encouragement of learning, 2012.
Loans, commissioners of, a bill making compensation
to, for extraordinary services, 2022; bill
passed, 2025.

Morris,

Robert, his memorial as Superintendent of
Finance, 1168, and the appendix.
resolution from the Senate empowering the
President to appoint three commissioners to
adjust the accounts of the Superintendent
of Finance, 1233; report of the committee
read and laid on the table, 1466, a commit-
tee appointed to inquire into his receipts
and expenditures of public moneys, 1514;
a report made, 2017.

Mustard,

a petition from the manufacturers of, in
Philadelphia, for additional duty on that
article, 1583; referred.

Third Session.

Maryland, a committee appointed to bring in a bill to
continue in force an act declaring the as-
sent of Congress to certain acts of Mary-
land, Georgia and Rhode Island, 1847; a
bill reported, 1851; bill passed, 1860.

a bill declaring assent to an act of that Legis-
lature, 1921; ordered to be engrossed and
passed, 1935.

Mediterranean trade, communications respecting;
galleries ordered to be cleared, 1886.
Militia, a committee appointed to bring in a bill more
effectually to provide for the national de-
fence, by establishing a uniform militia,
1837; a bill reported, 1847; considered,
1851; laid on the table, 1874; recommitted,
1875; an amendatory bill reported, 1888.
Secretary of War's report on do.-See the
appendix.

Mint, a report of the Secretary of the Treasury on
its establishment, 1934--for the report, see
the appendix.

N.
New

the Senate passed a resolution in favor of es-
tablishing a Mint, and authorized the Presi-
dent to carry the resolution into effect,
2027; concurred with.

First Session.

Jersey elections contested, 425; report on the
subject; report taken up, 866; agreed to,
and the seats of the sitting members con-
firmed, 867.

a petition in favor of Perth Amboy as the
permanent seat of Government, 826.
Newspapers ordered to be furnished to the members,

427.

Second Session.

Naturalization, a bill establishing a uniform rule of,
taken up and discussed, 1147; committed
to a select committee, 1164; amendatory
bill reported, 1284; considered, and or-
dered to be engrossed, 1459; bill passed,
1463.

Navy, a memorial from the officers of the late navy,
praying to be allowed half pay, &c., 1527;
report thereon, 1623; report taken up and
discussed, 1704.

and traders praying relief from the opera-
tion of the laws, 1574; committed.
New York, information that she had ratified the
amendments proposed to the constitution,
1571.
New Jersey, a message from the President announces
that she has ratified all the proposed
amendments to the constitution but the
second and thirteenth.

Newspapers, a report on the mode of supplying
members with them, agreed to, 1582.

Neuville, de, Louis Pierre Lambert, brigadier gene-
ral of the late army, praying for a settle-
ment of his claim, 1710; leave to withdraw
the petition, 1739.

North Carolina, a bill for giving effect to the several
acts therein mentioned in this State; ordered
to a third reading, 1118; bill passed, 1125.
(See cession of Western lands.)

a bill from the Senate for giving effect to the
act therein mentioned in respect to North
Carolina, 1604; ordered to be engrossed,
1605; passed.

a bill to give effect to an act to establish the
judiciary in that State, reported, 1640;
passed, 1641.

ratification of the amendments proposed to
the constitution, 1693.

reported upon at the next session, 950.
Post office, a bill received from the Senate for the
temporary establishment of, 927; passed,
928; report of the Postmaster General-
See the appendix.

President of the United States, report of ceremonies
to be observed on his arrival, 149.
his speech laid before the House, 242.
resolution proposing to fix his salary, 242.
Committee of the Whole discharged from its
further consideration, 425.

answer to his speech, 257, and referred to a
select committee; committee reported, 433;
report ordered to lie on the table.

his reply to ditto, 302.

a bill allowing a compensation to the President
and Vice-President, reported, 591; ordered
to be engrossed, 692; bill passed, 701.
his message respecting the troops on the fron-
tiers, 715.

his message respecting the Wabash Indians,

927.

his message announcing the death of the
Dauphin of France, 963.

Public creditors, a petition from those resident in
Pennsylvania, 822; referred, and subject
postponed till next session, 924.

a bill for regulating it presented, 1355; re-
committed; an amendatory bill reported,
1689; bill passed, 1699; the bill lost by the
Senate's insisting on an amendment, which
the House disagreed to, 1755.

a bill to continue in force the act for the tem-
porary establishment of the post-office, and
passed, 1756.

President's message delivered, 1077.

reply to the address of the House, 1092.
message, the subjects of it referred to several
committees, 1095.

message, with the plan of General Knox for a
general arrangement of the militia, 1113-
See appendix also.

message communicating the act of Rhode
Island for calling a convention, and pray-
ing for a further suspension of the impost
and tonnage act in relation to that State,
1141.

message on the subject of the Southwestern
frontier and the Indian department, 1427.
message on Indian hostilities committed in
Pennsylvania, 1500.-

President, Vice-President, Senators, and members,
a committee formed to decide when their
terms of service commenced, 1603; report
on the subject, 1623; considered, 1636;
agreed to, 1638.

Public debt-See Secretary of the Treasury's report.

Third Session.

Paymaster, a report recommending the appointment
of one, 2020.
Pensions, a bill to make further provision for the
payment of pensions to individuals, &c.,
2028; bill passed, 2031.

Philadelphia, a bill to provide for the delivery of
goods, when the Delaware is obstructed by
ice, 1880; bill passed, 1885.
Philadelphia library, an offer from, to supply mem-
bers of Congress with books, 1921.
Post-office and post-roads, a bill for the establish-
ment of, 1900; the bill taken up and dis-
cussed, 1936; Committee of the Whole dis-
charged from its further consideration, 2024.

Rhode Island, a bill to give effect to the judiciary of
the United States in Rhode Island, reported.
1688; passed, 1689.

census act extended to Rhode Island, 1689;
bill passed, 1711.

ratified certain amendments to the constitu-
tion, 1712.

Third Session.

Revolutionary war, a report on the memorial of sun-
dry officers of the navy, against the peti-
tioners, agreed to, 1915.

a bill for making compensation to the widows
and orphan children of officers in the war,
2025; bill passed, 2026.

President's message delivered, 1834.

reply to the answer of the House, 1846.

message referred to several distinct commit-
tees, 1847.

message in relation to order on the frontier,
1928.

message announcing his having laid off the
seat of Government, 1928.

message respecting our commercial interests
at London, referred, 2015; a report there-
on, 2019; report referred to the Secretary
of State, 2022.

President, a bill presented declaring the officer,
who, in case of vacancy, shall act as Presi-
dent, &c., 1860; committed, 1863; taken
up and discussed, 1902.

bill declaring the time when electors shall be
appointed, &c., 1860; committed, 1863;
taken up, 1911; laid on the table, 1918.
bill directing the mode in which the lists of
the votes for a president, &c., shall be
transmitted to the seat of Government, 1860;
committed, 1863.

Quakers of North Carolina, a petition from, praying
relief against the operation of an act of that
State which deprives them of the right of
pre-emption to certain lands, referred, 1623.

R.
First Session.
Ramsay, David, his memorial in favor of his History of
the Revolution, 149; report taken up, 240.
Revenue--See collection of
Rhode Island; a resolution proposing to recommend
to her the choice of delegates, 437.

Rules of order reported and adopted, 103.
Ditto, additional, 127.

Second Session.

Rhode Island, a message from the President, com-
municating the act of that State calling a
convention, &c., 1141.

a bill from the Senate to prevent bringing
goods, wares, &c., from that State into the
United States, &c., 1638; Committee of the
Whole discharged from the further con-
sideration of this bill, 1685.

message from the President informing Con-
gress that Rhode Island had adopted the
constitution of the United States, 1684.

a bill reported for giving effect to the laws of
the United States in the State of Rhode
Island, 1685; passed, 1690.

alteration ought to be made in the act im-
posing duties on imports, &c., in respect to
the Rix dollar, 2013; a bill reported, 2022,
bill passed, 2027.

First Session.

Salary of executive officers--See executive officers.
Science and useful arts, a bill to promote the pro-
gress of, introduced, 608.

Seat of Government, offer of a territory for-See
Virginia--358.

Senate

offer from Maryland and New Jersey, 371,

826.

a resolution introduced proposing to fix the
permanent seat of, 816; taken up and dis-
cussed; subject resumed, 867; agreed to,
920.

a petition praying to have it fixed at Old
Philadelphia, 868.

a petition from citizens of Georgetown, 921.
a bill reported to establish the seat of Govern-
ment of the United States, 927; taken up,
929; passed, 946; postponed by the Senate;
a disagreeing vote between the two Houses,
958, 962.

attend the House to be present at the open-
ing of the votes of the electors for the
President and Vice-President of the United
States, 102.

Sergeant-at-arms elected--See Wheaton, Joseph.
Smith, William, (South Carolina,) his election con-
tested; Ramsey's petition, 149; seat con-
firmed, 425.
Speaker appointed, 100.

Scribe,

Second Session.

Salem, a petition from sundry inhabitants of, com-
plaining of a construction given to the
coasting law, 1168; laid on the table.
George, his petition to be permitted to pur-
chase a tract of western territory, 1446; re-
ferred to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Seamen in merchant's service, a bill for the govern-
ment of, 1603; bill passed, 1710.

Seat of Government, a bill from the Senate establish-
ing the temporary and permanent seat of
Government, 1715; taken up and discussed,
1716; bill passed, 1737.

a bill proposed to repeal for a limited time the
5th section of the above bill, rejected, 1761.
Secretary of the Treasury's report, 1079, 1092, and
appendix report taken up, 1131.

on Saddler's case, 1103.

Secretary of the Treasury's estimate of extraordinary

services for the current year, 1446.

and ordered to be engrossed and then
passed, 685.

titles, 200; House resolves not to agree to
adopt any titles; the Senate propose a con-
ference on the subject, 306.

his report on public lands-See lands.
reported additional appropriations to be ne-
cessary for support of Government, 1762;
bill introduced and passed, 1764.

Ships or vessels, a bill for regulating those employed
in the coasting trade and fisheries, present-
ed, 1743; postponed till next session, 1755.
Slave trade, a petition from the Society of Friends
in Philadelphia and New York, on the sub-
ject, 1224; debated and committed.
a petition from B. Franklin, President of the
Pennsylvania Abolition Society on the same
subject, 1240; debated and committed.
report of the committee on the subject, 1465;
report taken up and discussed, 1466; dis-
cussion resumed, 1500; reports in relation
to it ordered to be entered on the journal,

1523.
Soldiers and seamen, a bill for the relief of disabled
soldiers and seamen, 1741; ordered to be
engrossed, 1755, and passed.
Southern frontier and Indian affairs, a report on
these subjects, 1110; a bill reported on the
subject; committed, 1527, and considered
with closed doors.

Spirits, distilled, a bill to repeal the duties on dis-
tilled spirits imported, and laying others in
their stead, &c., committed, 1605; taken
up, 1689; resumed, 1694; bill rejected,
1700.

State Department, a resolution proposed directing
the Secretary of State to report whether it
be expedient that the foreign and domestic
branches of the department should be kept
distinct, 1547; proposition rejected, 1557.
Steuben, Baron, report on his claim committed,
1572; report agreed to, and a bill ordered
to be brought in, 1584; bill presented,
1602; discussed, 1606; passed, 1610.
Stirling, General, a report of the Secretary of War
on his claim was agreed to, and a bill or-
dered for the relief of his widow, 1758;
passed, 1761.
Surveyor General, a bill providing for the appoint-
ment of a surveyor general, 1761.

Tonnage of vessels-See duties.
Treasury, a bill reported for establishing the depart-
ment of, 436; passed, 643.

Troops of the United States, a bill presented to re-
cognize and adapt to the constitution, the
establishment of the troops, 929; ordered
to be engrossed, 946; passed, 947.

Second Session.

Tobacco and snuff, a petition from the manufacturers
of, in Baltimore, for additional duty thereon,
1583.

Tonnage on foreign shipping, report of a committee
on the petition of the merchants at Ports-
mouth, N. H., discussed, 1610; agreed to
and bill reported, 1635; passed, 1704.
Tonnage, a bill for raising on the tonnage of vessels
entering the Patapsco, Savannah, and Pro-
vidence, was passed, 1759.
Treasurer, his expenditures and disbursements, 1141.
Treasury, a report from the Secretary of, on tonnage
duties, &c., 1619.

Treaties, a resolution proposed directing all treaties
to be published with the laws of the United
States, 1677; agreed to, 1685.

Third Session.

Treasury, a letter from the Secretary of, with his re-
port of a further provision for the establish-
ment of public credit, 1844; the report
taken up, agreed to, and a committee ap-
pointed to report a bill, 1876-See debt.

a report from the Secretary concerning cer-
tificates issued subsequent to January, 1790;
laid on the table, 2023.

another report on the loan of three millions of
florins in Holland, 2023.

department, a bill supplementary to the act
establishing the Treasury Department, 2020;
bill passed, 2023.

Useful arts, a bill to promote the progress of, re-
ported, 1284; bill considered, 1463; order-
ed to be engrossed, 1464; bill passed, 1470.
Third Session.

Useful arts, a bill to amend an act to promote the
progress of, passed at the last session, 1988.

V.
First Session.
Vessels, a bill for registering and clearing vessels,
ascertaining their tonnage, &c., introduced,
696; ordered to be engrossed, 700; bill
passed, 702.

a bill to explain and amend the above bill
presented and passed, 947.

Virginia, an application from the Legislature of, 258.
offer of to the government of territory for
the seat of Government, 358.

Virginia lands reserved for the use of the officers
and soldiers, a committee appointed to ex-
amine into the measures taken on the sub-
ject, 692; the committee report, 700; re-
port postponed till next session, 933.

Second Session.

Virginia, report of a committee on measures taken
by Congress respecting lands granted by
Virginia to the troops of that State, 1143;
a bill presented, (see last paragraph.)
to enable the officers and soldiers to obtain
titles to certain lands, presented, 1740;
passed, 1742.

Virginia and North Carolina, a report on a motion
respecting arrears of pay due to part of
their troops, 1626; agreed to.

Third Session.

Vermont, a message from the President informing
the House that Vermont is desirous of en-
tering the Union, 2013.

a bill from the Senate for admitting Vermont
into the Union, 2015; bill passed, 2018.
a bill from the Senate for regulating the num-
ber of representatives for Vermont and
Kentucky, 2015; bill passed, 2018.

a bill giving effect to the laws of the Union in
Vermont, 2017; bill passed, 2019.
Vincennes, a bill from the Senate granting lands to
the settlers at Vincennes, 2028; passed,
2028.

Virginia, a memorial and three resolutions from the
Legislature, on the subject of the trading
law, laid on the table, 1915.

Waite, John, his petition praying to be reimbursed
for articles furnished to soldiers during the
war, 1130; rejected.

War, Secretary of, a report of the troops, ordnance,
&c., furnished towards the support of the
war, 1619.

Weights and measures, a report from the Secre-
tary of State for establishing uniformity in,
1738.

Wells, Richard, and John Hart, report of a select
committee on their memorial in relation to
certain continental bills of credit, ordered
to lie on the table, 1522; committed, 1640.
West Point, a bill was presented authorizing the
President to purchase a tract of land at
West Point, 1696; bill passed, 1698.

Third Session.

War, a letter from the Secretary of, and sundry pa-
pers in relation to the Western expedition,
1836.

Y.

Yeas

First Session.

and Nays, on an amendment to the bill laying
duties on imports, 380.

on agreeing to the report on Mr. Smith's con-
tested election, 425.

on giving the President power to remove a
chief clerk, 603.

on a motion to strike out of the bill establish-
ing the Department of War, the words
"to be removable by the President," 608.
on the passage of the bill for establishing the
Department of Foreign Affairs, 614.

on agreeing to an amendment of the Senate
to the bill on the tonnage bill, 643.
the passage of the bill for the compensation
of members, 715.

an amendment to the bill providing for the
expenses of Indian treaties, 730.

on the previous question on the debate of
amendments to the constitution, 788; on
passage of an amendment to the 8th article,
948.

on inserting the word expressly before "dele-
gated,' in an amendment to the constitu-
tion, 797.

on an amendment preventing interfering in
elections, 802.

on inserting a clause to prevent Congress
from laying direct taxes, 807.

on the passage of the bill fixing the salaries
of the executive officers, 826.

on several questions in relation to fixing the
seat of Government, 915 to 920; on the pas-
sage of the bill, 946, 958, 962.

an amendment to the bill for regulating pro-
cesses in the courts, 949, 951, 962.

Second Session.

Yeas and Nays on inserting on the journal the report
of the select committee and the report of
the Committee of the Whole on the subject
of slavery, 1523.

on going into a Committee of the Whole on
a certain portion of the Secretary of the
Treasury's report on the debt of the United
States, 1583.

on discharging the Committee of the Whole
from that part of the Secretary of the Trea-
sury's report which relates to the assump-
tion of the State debts, 1597.

bill for adjusting the claims of Baron Steuben,
1609, 1610, 1677.

bill making provision for the debt of the Unit-
ed States, 1675.

an amendment to the bill providing the means
of foreign intercourse, 1676.

on the proposition for fixing on Philadelphia
for the next meeting of Congress, 1679 to
1682, and 1693.

on the bill making provision for the payment
of the public debt, 1675.

on passing the bill for repealing certain du
ties heretofore laid on foreign spirits im-
ported and substituting others in their stead,
1693, 1695; the bill lost, 1700.

on the bill for regulating intercourse with In-
dian tribes, 1703.

on fixing the permanent seat of Government,
1735, 36, and '37.

on a bill further to provide for the payment of
the debts of the United States, 1741.