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1565 HISTORY OF CONGRESS. 1566
March 1797 ] Proceedings [Senate.
United States to lay, regulate and revoke em-
bargoes, was read the second time, and ordered to
a third reading
The bill sent from the House of Represen-
tatives for concurrence, entitled " An act au
thonzing an expenditure, and making an appro-
priation, for the prosecution of the claims of cer-
tain citizens of the United States, for property
captured by the belligerant Poweis," was read the
second time, and referred to Messrs Goodhue,
Lauhance, and Tazewell, to consider and report
to the Senate.
The Senate took into consideration the motion
made yesterday, respecting the time of the next
meeting of Congress.
Ordered, That Messrs. Marshall, Blood-
worth, and Livermore, be a committee to report
a bill on the subject.
Mr. Marshall, from the committee last men-
tioned, reported a bill to alter the time of the next
meeting of Congress; which was read, and order-
ed to a second reading.
The Senate proceeded to consider the report
of the conferees, on " the resolutions relative to
the balances found due by Commissioners for
settling accounts between the United States and
the individual States "
On motion that the Senate recede from their
amendment to the said resolutions, it was deter-
mined in the negative—yeas 14, nays 16, as fol-
lows:
Yeas—Messrs. Bingham, Brown, Foster, Gunn,
Henry, Hillhouse, Langdon, Marshall, Mason, Ruther-
furd, Stockton, Tattnall, Tazewell, and Tichenor
Nats—Messrs Bloodworth, Blount, Bradford, Burr,
Cocke, Goodhue, Howard, Latimer, Laurance, Liver-
more, Martin, Fame, Read, Ross, Sedgwick, and Vi-
ning.
Resolved, That the Senate adhere to their
amendment to the said resolutions
The bill sent fiom the House of Representa-
tives for concurrence, entitled " An act to author-
ize the receipt of evidences of the Public Debt,
in payment for the lauds of the United States "
was read the second time, and ordered to a third
reading
The bill sent from the House of Representa-
tives for concurrence, entitled "An act to suspend
in part the act entitled 'An act to alter and amend
the act, entitled -An act laying certain duties
upon snuff and refined sugar,' and to grant relief
in certain cases arising under the said act," was
read the second time, and ordered to a third
reading.
The bill sent from the House of Representa-
tives for concurrence, entitled " An act repealing
m part, the act concerning the duties on spirits
distilled within the United States, passed the 8th
of May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-
two; and imposing certain duties on the capacity
of stills of a particular description," was read the
third time; and sundry amendments agreed to
yesterday having been reconsideied,
On motion, to add the following section to the
bill-
" And be it further enacted, That, from and after the
------day of------, no drawback shall be allowed on the
exportation of any spirits distilled within the United
States, from articles the growth thereof, any law to the
contrary notwithstanding"—
it passed in the negative.
Resolved, That this bill pass with amend-
ments
A message from the House of Representatives
informed the Senate that the House disagree to
one and agree to the other amendment of the Se-
nate, to the bill entitled "An act m addition to
the act, entitled ' An act making an appropriation
to satisfy certain demands attending the late in-
surrection, and to increase the compensation of
jurors and witnesses in the Courts of the United
States."
Wednesday, March 1.
Mr. Livermore, from the committee to whom
was referred the bill sent from the House of Re-
presentatives, for concurrence, entitled " An act to
revive and continue the act passed the thirtieth of
May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six,
entitled ' An act to regulate the compensation of
clerks," together with an instruction to consider
the expediency of inserting a clause therein for
the allowance of one hundred dollars each, to the
clerks in the office of the Secretary of the Senate,
in lieu of the provision made by the Senate, re-
ported, that, in their opinion, the said bill should
pass without amendment; and, that it would be
inexpedient to insert a clause of the same import
with the bill heretofore sent to the House of Re-
presentatives and still depending before them ;
which report was read and adopted
Ordered, That this bill pass to a third reading.
Mr. Goodhue, from the committee to whom
was referred the bill sent from the House of Re-
presentatives for concurrence, entitled " An act
authorizing an expenditure, and making an ap-
propriation for the prosecution of the claims of
certain citizens of the United States for property
captured by the belligerant Powers," reported,
that the bill pass without amendment.
Ordered, Tnat this bill pass to a third reading.
Mr Goodhue repoited, from the committee to
whom was referred the bill sent from the House
of Representatives for concurrence entitled "An
act to pro\ ide for mitigating, or remitting the
forfeitures, penalties, a"d disabilities accruing in
certain cases therein mentioned," that the bill pass
without amendment
Ordered, That this bill pass to a third reading.
Mr. Hillhouse from the committee to whom
was referred the letter and enclosures from the
Governor of North Carolina, relative to the ex-
tinguishment of the Indian title to lands granted
to 1 Glasgow & Co, by the State of North Caro-
lina, the address of the Legislature of Tennessee,
on the same subject, and also the petition of I.
Glasgow and others, relative to the lands entered
in the office of John Armstrong Esq, and since
ceded to the United States, made a report, which
was read.
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