MONDAY, June 8, 1795.
Pursuant to a call from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, in a
circular addressed to the several Senators, informing each that "certain
matters touching the public good required that the Senate should be
convened on the above day, at the Senate Chamber, in Philadelphia, then
and there to receive and deliberate on such communications as he shall
then make to them:" the Senate assembled accordingly.
PRESENT. JOHN ADAMS, Vice President of the United States and President
of the Senate.
_From New Hampshire._--JOHN LANGDON and SAMUEL LIVERMORE.
_From Massachusetts._--CALEB STRONG and GEORGE CABOT.
_From Vermont._--MOSES ROBINSON.
From _Connecticut_.--OLIVER ELLSWORTH and JONATHAN TRUMBULL.
_From Rhode Island._--THEODORE FOSTER and WILLIAM BRADFORD.
_From New York._--RUFUS KING and ARRON BURR.
_From New Jersey._--JOHN RUTHERFORD.
_From Pennsylvania._--JAMES ROSS and WILLIAM BINGHAM.
_From Delaware._--HENRY LATIMER.
_From Maryland._--RICHARD POTTS.
_From Virginia._--HENRY TAZEWELL and STEVENS THOMSON MASON.
_From Kentucky._--JOHN BROWN and HUMPHREY MARSHALL.
_From North Carolina._--ALEXANDER MARTIN and TIMOTHY BLOODWORTH.
_From South Carolina._--JACOB READ.
_From Georgia._--JAMES JACKSON.
_Ordered_, That Mr. STRONG and Mr. LANGDON be a committee to wait on the
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and notify him that a quorum of the
Senate is assembled, and ready to receive any communications he may be
pleased to make.
Mr. STRONG reported, from the committee, that they had waited on the
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and that he informed them he would make
some communications to the Senate immediately.
TUESDAY, June 9.
PIERCE BUTLER, from the State of South Carolina, and FREDERICK
FRELINGHUYSEN, from the State of New Jersey, severally attended.
JAMES GUNN, from the State of Georgia, produced his credentials, and,
the usual oath being administered, took his seat in the Senate.
FRIDAY, June 12.
JOHN HENRY, from the State of Maryland, produced his credentials, and,
the usual oath being administered, he took his seat in the Senate.
SATURDAY, June 13.
ELIJAH PAINE, from the State of Vermont, produced his credentials, and
the usual oath being administered, he took his seat in the Senate.
MONDAY, June 15.
JOHN VINING, from the State of Delaware, attended.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the Treaty, communicated by the
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, with his Message of the 8th instant:
and, after progress, the Senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 17.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the Treaty, communicated with
the Message of the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, of the 8th instant,
and after discussion on the remaining articles, a motion was made and
seconded, that it he
"_Resolved_, (two-thirds of the Senate concurring therein,)
That they do consent to, and advise the President of the
United States, to ratify the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and
Navigation, between His Britannic Majesty and the United
States of America, concluded at London, the 19th day of
November, 1794, on condition that there be added to the
said Treaty an article whereby it shall be agreed to
suspend the operation of so much of the 12th article as
respects the trade which his said Majesty thereby consents
may be carried on between the United States and his Islands
in the West Indies, in the manner, and on the terms and
conditions therein specified.
"And the Senate recommend to the President, to proceed,
without delay, to further friendly negotiations with His
Majesty, on the subject of the said trade, and of the terms
and conditions in question."
On motion, it was agreed, that this motion lie for consideration until
to-morrow.[52]
MONDAY, June 22.
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a letter from the Secretary
for the Department of State, with a "list of the negroes, to which the
correspondence between the Commander-in-chief of the American Army and
Sir Guy Carleton relates;" which was read, and, with the document
referred to, ordered to lie on the table.
WEDNESDAY, June 24.
_Deported Slaves of the Revolution._
A motion was made by Mr. GUNN, seconded by Mr. READ, as follows:
"Whereas it is alleged by divers American citizens, that
negroes, and other property, to a considerable amount, were
carried away, in contravention of the seventh article of
the Treaty of Peace between the United States and His
Britannic Majesty:
"_Resolved_, That the Senate recommend to the President of
the United States, to renew, by friendly negotiation with
his said Majesty, the claims of the American citizens, to
compensation for the negroes and other property, so alleged
to have been carried away; and in case the disagreement
that has hitherto existed, relative to the construction in
this behalf of the said article, cannot be removed by
candid and amicable discussions, that it be proposed, as a
measure calculated to cherish and confirm the good
understanding and friendship which it is desired may
prevail between the two countries, that commissioners be
appointed, in the manner directed by the sixth article of
the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, lately
concluded between the United States and his said Majesty,
with authority to ascertain and decide, as well the
interpretation of the said seventh article in this respect,
as likewise the amount of the losses sustained by the
alleged violation of the same.
"But the Senate are of opinion that the negotiation on this
subject should be distinct from, and subsequent to that
recommended by their act of the 24th instant, respecting
the trade and intercourse between the United States and his
said Majesty's islands in the West Indies."
And, after debate, it was agreed that this motion lie until to-morrow
for consideration.
THURSDAY, June 25.
The motion made by Mr. GUNN, as last recited, and yesterday referred to
this day for consideration, was resumed.
On motion to divide this motion, and to agree to all that is contained
from the word "_whereas_," to the word "_same_," at the end of the first
paragraph of the resolution inclusive, it passed in the
affirmative--yeas 27, nay 1, as follows:
YEAS.--Messrs. Bingham, Bloodworth, Bradford, Brown, Burr,
Butler, Cabot, Ellsworth, Foster, Frelinghuysen, Gunn,
Jackson, King, Langdon, Latimer, Livermore, Marshall,
Martin, Paine, Potts, Read, Robinson, Boss, Rutherford,
Strong, Trumbull, and Vining.