UNITED STATES, _Jan. 1, 1801_.
The Message was read and ordered to lie for consideration.
WEDNESDAY, January 7.
The Senate took into consideration the report of the committee to whom
was referred so much of the PRESIDENT'S Speech as relates to the
exercise of the local powers over the District of Columbia, vested by
the constitution in the Congress of the United States; which is,
"That, by the cession of the several States of Virginia and
Maryland, and the acceptance thereof by Congress, the said
District has become the permanent Seat of the Government of
the United States;
"That the powers of the said States to legislate within
said District have wholly ceased;
"And that the sole power of legislation over the same is
thereupon exclusively vested in Congress."
And, on motion to agree thereto, a motion was made for the previous
question, to wit: "Shall the main question be now put?" and which passed
in the negative.
The Senate resumed the second reading of the bill concerning the
District of Columbia; and, after debate,
_Ordered_, That it be recommitted to the original committee, further to
consider and report thereon.
THURSDAY, January 8.
JOHN ARMSTRONG, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of
New York, in place of JOHN LAURANCE, resigned, produced his credentials,
was qualified, and took his seat in the Senate.
MONDAY, January 12.
WILLIAM BINGHAM and JAMES ROSS, from the State of Pennsylvania,
severally attended.
THURSDAY, January 15.
Mr. NICHOLAS, from the committee on the bill to erect a mausoleum for
GEORGE WASHINGTON, reported amendments; which were read, and ordered to
lie for consideration.
TUESDAY, January 20.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of Executive business.
WEDNESDAY, January 21.
The VICE PRESIDENT communicated a letter from the Commissioners of the
City of Washington, addressed to both Houses of Congress requesting the
assignment of a room in the Capitol for the temporary accommodation of
the Supreme Judicial Court of the United States; which was read.
_Resolved_, That the Secretary be directed to inform the Commissioners
of the City of Washington that the Senate consent to the accommodation
of the Supreme Court in one of the committee rooms, as proposed in their
letter.
THURSDAY, January 22.
_Mausoleum for Washington._
The Senate resumed the consideration of the report of the committee on
the bill to erect a mausoleum for GEORGE WASHINGTON; and on motion to
agree to the report, and to strike out, after the word "That,"
immediately following the enacting clause, the whole of the bill, for
the purpose of inserting as follows:
"In testimony of the respect and gratitude of the citizens
of the United States to GEORGE WASHINGTON, and for carrying
into effect the resolution of Congress of the 24th day of
December, 1799, to commemorate the great events of his
military and political life, there shall be and hereby is
appropriated a sum not exceeding ---- thousand dollars, to
be paid out of any moneys in the Treasury of the United
States, not otherwise appropriated.
"_And be it further enacted_, That ---- ---- shall be and
hereby are, empowered, to fix on a plan and make all
contracts and engagements for payment of moneys, not
exceeding in the whole the aforesaid sum of ---- dollars;
and to adopt all other measures necessary and proper for
the due execution of this act, as to them shall seem
expedient."
And it was agreed to divide the motion, and that the question be taken
on striking out, which passed in the affirmative--yeas 16, nays 12, as
follows:
YEAS.--Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong, Baldwin, Bloodworth,
Brown, Cocke, Dayton, T. Foster, D. Foster, Franklin,
Hillhouse, Langdon, Marshall, S. T. Mason, Nicholas, and
Schureman.
NAYS.--Messrs. Chipman, Greene, Hindman, Howard, Latimer,
Livermore, J. Mason, Morris, Paine, Read, Tracy, and Wells.
MONDAY, January 26.
The Senate resumed the second reading of the bill for erecting a
mausoleum for GEORGE WASHINGTON; and having agreed to the amendment
reported by the committee, and filled up one of the blanks,
_Ordered_, That this bill pass to third reading as amended.
WEDNESDAY, February 4.
_Mausoleum for Washington._
The Senate took into consideration the amendment reported by the
committee, on the bill for erecting a mausoleum for GEORGE WASHINGTON;
which was agreed to.
And on the final passage of the bill as amended, the question was
determined in the affirmative--yeas 20, nays 9, as follows:
YEAS.--Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong, Baldwin, Bloodworth,
Brown, Chipman, Dayton, T. Foster, Dwight Foster, Franklin,
Greene, Hillhouse, Howard, Langdon, Livermore, Marshall, S.
T. Mason, Nicholas, Paine, and Schureman.
NAYS.--Messrs. Bingham, Cocke, Gunn, Hindman, Latimer, J.
Mason, Morris, Read, and Ross.
So it was _Resolved_, That this bill pass with amendments.
MONDAY, February 9.
_Counting Votes for President of the United States._