A
_Accommodation_ of the President, _see Appropriations_.
ADAMS, JOHN, Vice President, attends Senate, 3;
declares result of election of President to Senate, 6;
gives notice to the Senate of time he will take the oath, 6;
valedictory to the Senate, 8;
reply to answer of the Senate to his valedictory address as Vice President, 9;
his inaugural address, 11;
presides in joint meeting of Senate and House, to count the votes
for President, 62;
remarks on mode of proceeding, 62;
his method of counting the votes, 62;
votes given to, for President in 1796, 62;
declaration to the two Houses of the votes for President in 1796, 63;
notifies Congress of the time he will take the oath as President, 66;
President of United States, 113;
reply to answer of Senate to President's message, 119;
his proclamation calling extra session of Congress, 120;
reply to answer of House to President's message, 143;
reply to answer of Senate to message, 170;
reply to answer of House to President's message, 182;
reply to answer of House to President's message, 330;
message to House announcing death of Washington, 434;
vote for, as President, 487;
reply to address of Senate, 484;
reply to answer of Senate to President's message, 323;
reply to answer of Senate to message, 402;
reply to address of Senate on death of Washington, 403;
answer to address of House, 432;
letter to Senate on public property in his hands, 487;
reply to answer of House to message, 500;
his administration, _note_, 539.
_See Message._
_See Index_, vol. 1.
ADAMS, SAMUEL, vote for, as President in 1796, 63.
_Address in Senate_, in answer to message at 2d session, 4th Congress, 4;
in answer to message 1st session, fifth Congress, 117;
2d session, 5th Congress, 169;
3d session, 5th Congress, 322;
1st session, 6th Congress, 402;
2d session, 6th Congress, 483;
of Senate to President on death of Washington, 403.
_Answer of House to Message_, 2d session, 4th Congress, considered, 17;
motion to lay over, 17;
unusual if not unprecedented motion, 17;
improper to go into the subject before members had time to reflect
on it, 17;
the more expeditious, the greater will the effect be, 17;
a subject of extensive consequence, 18;
too important to be hastened, 18;
no precedent for delay, 18;
only two subjects on which there can be a difference of opinion, 18;
a delay would have a very unpleasant appearance, 18;
many bad consequences may attend hastening the subject, 18;
are we always to act by precedent?, 18;
motion to postpone lost, 19;
verbal amendments proposed, 22;
debate on, 22;
parts expressive of wisdom and firmness in the Administration
objected to, 23;
has been a want of firmness for the last six years, 23;
this want has brought the country to its present alarming condition, 23;
no reason to exult in the view of our foreign relations, 23;
our internal situation no ground for admiration, 23;
the government can go on very well after the President retires, 23;
no uncomfortable sensations felt at his retirement, 23;
wisdom and firmness not doubted, 24;
further debate, 24, 25, 26, 27;
no inconvenience from voting the address, 28;
shall one slip, one criminal slip rob the President of his good name?, 28;
duty of the House to do that patriot all the honor they could, 28;
United States do not enjoy "tranquil prosperity," 29;
we are not the proper organs to declare the people free and enlightened, 29;
condition of Europe, 30;
further debate, 31, 32;
address adopted, 33.
_Answer of House to President's Message_, 1st session, 5th Congress,
debate on, 124;
sections proposed to be inserted, 124;
the answer is predicated upon the principle of approving all
the measures of the Executive with respect to France, whilst
the amendment avoids giving that approbation, 124;
which of the two grounds would the House take, was the question, 124;
the present a most important crisis, 125;
statement of the case, 125;
the rights of France relative to the three principal subjects which
are causes of complaint between the two countries, 126;
arguments of our ministers recapitulated, 126;
free ships make free goods, 126;
contraband articles, 126;
carrying provision, 126;
if these amendments are agreed to, fresh insults and aggressions
must be expected, 127;
was the conduct of France justifiable in rejecting our minister?, 127;
complaints of France, 127;
examined, 127, 128;
France considers our government and people divided, 129;
address objectionable in approving the course pursued in
conducting our foreign relations and in expressions of
resentment and indignation towards France, 130;
conduct of France considered, 130;
federalism and anti-federalism, 130;
amendment scrutinized, 131;
all the steps taken by the Executive had a view to an eventual
appeal to arms, 131;
shall the Executive be approved, or France put on the same ground as other
belligerents, 131;
any answer to message objectionable, 132;
further debate, 133;
facts disclosed by the message, 134;
the answer of the committee seems to express indignity on
account of injuries received from France, and a
determination to repel them--the amendment is in a
conciliatory tone and recommends that negotiations be begun
as with other belligerents, 135;
arguments in favor of each considered, 135, 136;
course of the debate, 136;
view of the question, 137;
from what line of conduct are we to expect the most beneficent issue, 137;
the amount of the question is whether we shall place all nations on a level
as to commerce, and remove inequalities existing between them, 138;
a view of facts, 138, 139;
other amendments proposed, 139;
shall any notice be taken of the speech of Barras?, 140;
it is an indignity, 140, 141;
amendments carried, 142;
moved that such members as do not choose need not attend at the
presentation of the answer, 142;
all now obliged to attend unless sick or leave of absence obtained, 142;
the mover excused unanimously, if it would not comport with his,
dignity to attend 142.
_Answer to President's Message_, 2d session, 5th Congress; verbal amendments
proposed and adopted, 181;
an excuse from attending the ceremony asked, 182;
the House will not compel the members to go about parading the streets of
Philadelphia, 182;
none of the members particularly anxious for the society of the
member who asks to be excused, 182;
no power in the House to compel any member to attend, 182;
further discussion, 182;
motion withdrawn, 182.
_Answer in House_, 3d session, 5th Congress, 329;
1st session, 6th Congress, 431;
2d session, 6th Congress, 499.
_Address_ of House to President, _see Index_, vol. 1.
_Admirals in the Navy_, bill for their appointment reported, 473;
motion to postpone, 473;
no necessity for the bill, 473;
reasons for the appointment, 473;
postponement lost, 474.
_African Slaves_, memorial of Quakers on, presented in Senate, 170;
ordered to be withdrawn, 171.
_See Index_, vol. 1, African Slaves and Slavery and Slave trade.
ALBERTSON, JOB, a manumitted slave, petition of, 57.
ALEXANDER, WILLIAM, petition of, 198.
_Algerine captives_, ransom of, 95.
_See Algerine War_, Index, vol. 1.
_Alien Enemies_, bill relative to, 280;
amended bill reported, 301;
bill from House committee taken up, 305;
motion to rise for purpose of postponement, 305;
debate, 305;
motion withdrawn, 305.
_Alien and Sedition_ laws, petitions for repeal of, 358, 364.
_Aliens_.--_See Naturalization Laws._
ALLEN, JOHN, Representative from Connecticut, 135, 179, 331;
on a naval armament, 154;
offers resolution for additional duty on salt, 163;
on relations with France, 240, 241;
on the naturalization laws, 258, 259;
on the sedition bill, 305;
on the expulsion of Matthew Lyon, 369.
ALSTON, WILLIS, Representative from North Carolina, 429, 497, 569, 693;
against a mausoleum to Washington, 511;
on the reading of the letter of James McHenry, 696.
_Amendment to Constitution_, resolution relative to, 446.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
AMES, FISHER, Representative from Massachusetts, 14;
on the address to the President, 17, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30;
on bill to increase compensation of President and other officers, 61;
on the accommodation of the President, 92;
on naval appropriations, 101, 103.
AMY DARDIN'S _claim_, on a report to refuse the prayer of the petitioner
the House voted in the negative, 85;
the vote a precedent against the act of limitation, 85;
an act of limitation should be considered only as a guard against fraud, 86;
cause of the act of limitation, 86;
any exception from the operation of the act should be in a general way, 86;
statement of the case, 188;
motion to report bill, 188;
claim just but opposed to limitation act, 189;
motion withdrawn, 189;
motion to refer report on petition to Committee on Claims, 191;
also moved to appoint a committee to report a bill, 191;
also moved to refer to Committee on Claims, 191;
referred to Committee of the Whole on excepting certain claims from
operation of limitation act, 191;
resolution to appoint a committee to bring in a bill for relief, 218;
facts of the case, 213;
it will throw open a door to every claim heretofore determined as barred, 213;
setting aside limitation acts in most objectionable way, 213;
a hard case, 213;
it will not authorize the treasury to settle any claim, 213;
acts of limitation liable to strong objections, 213;
resolution lost, 213;
Committee on Claims report against prayer of petitioner, 470;
report adopted, 470;
referred, 735.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
ANDERSON, JOSEPH, Senator from Tennessee, 165, 321, 399, 481, 540, 664;
on the resolutions relative to the right of the United States to the
free navigation of the Mississippi, 685.
_Appropriation bill_ for 1797, amendments of Senate, 95;
for 1798, 198.
_Appropriations to purchase furniture_ for President's house; appropriation
considered, 88;
indirect way of raising President's salary, 88;
what has been done in former years, 88;
if it was an increase of salary the President could dispose of the money as he
pleased, but the furniture proposed for purchase remains the property of
the United States, 89;
motion to strike out $14,000 and insert $8,000--no reason for furnishing
of the President more than that of any other officer, 89;
the thing wrong, a larger salary should be given, 89;
the situation of the President should be comfortable and respectable, 90;
further debate on the amount of the appropriation, 90, 91, 92.
_Military._--The hospital department considered, 93;
$30,000 moved, 93;
unnecessary to appropriate so much, 93;
$10,000 enough, 93;
$10,000 adopted, 93;
Quartermaster's Department, &c., considered, 93;
necessary to allow a certain discretion to the Secretary with
regard to specific sums, 93;
appropriations of previous years, 93;
appropriations for repairing certain posts on lakes should be rejected,
as it will become a yearly expense, 94;
state of those works not known, 94;
appropriation for West Point, debated, 94, 95;
items agreed to, 97;
motion to insert an item for the purchase of horses and equipment
of cavalry, 97;
debate, 98, 99. _See Defensive Measures_.
Question of filling blanks, considered, 252;
accounts of War Department obscure, 252;
various items examined, 252;
$150,000 adopted for Quartermaster's Department, 253.
_Naval._--_Appropriation for finishing three frigates_, considered, 76;
so far as they go, three frigates give stability and protection
to commerce, 76;
will save more than five times their cost, 76;
treaty or ships are the two things before us, 76;
motion to connect a bill for manning and equipping, 77;
this form of _tacking_ very improper, 77;
constitutionality of the appropriation, 78;
question on the connection of the two bills, 78;
question of tacking the two bills carried, 78;
appropriation resolved, 79.
_Pay and subsistence_ of three naval captains, considered, 95;
$4,200 the estimate--$5,000 appropriated, 95.
_Moved to appropriate_ $175,000 for finishing three frigates, 99;
smaller sum sufficient to secure them from injury, as it was the
intention not to fit them for sea and save expense of manning them, 99;
no prospect of manning them at present high rate of wages, 99;
all appropriations are now specific and particular, 100;
this sum is for finishing only, 100;
if the frigates are not to be used, they should be sold at once, 100;
many members intend to keep the frigates in such a state as to
prevent their being manned, 100;
a question whether we shall have a navy or not involved in this
discussion, 100;
Presidential discretion as proved by the past, 100;
if this money is voted the frigates will get to sea under some pretext, 100;
if the frigates are not finished the money expended will be lost, 101;
if they are finished members fear they will be manned, 101;
members who oppose finishing the frigates, think this country will
never be a naval power, 101;
its necessity will soon appear, 101;
our commerce is now only less than that of Great Britain, 101;
last year it was voted to finish the frigates--how can the House
withhold the appropriation?, 101;
if this body is a Legislature, how can its control over the public purse be
denied?, 102;
further debated, 103;
question carried, 104, 105.
_Specific Appropriations._--Moved to add to the bill the words, "which several
sums shall be solely applied to the objects for which they
are appropriated," 104;
appropriations for some objects might fall short and others overrun, 104;
this surplus should be used for deficiencies, 104;
the military appropriation regarded as an aggregate for all the
objects of the establishment, 104;
theory good but the practice may be bad, 104;
the practice of the Secretary, 105;
motion carried, 105;
bill returned to the House from the Senate with an amendment to remove the
restriction to confine the expenditure to the specific objects
for which each sum is appropriated, 106;
not according to law as required by the constitution to appropriate
money for one object and expend it for another, 106;
the House has a constitutional power to depart from identifying
articles to the sums appropriated, 106;
the mode of the Senate gives too unbounded power to the Executive, 106;
only four hours remain of the session--the bill may be lost, 106;
to allow the Executive this power is an infringement of the
constitution, 107;
the amendment of the Senate lessens the privileges of the House, 107;
further debate, 107;
amendment lost, 107;
Senate recedes, 108;
a proposition for $197,000 to complete the frigates, 153;
only two arguments in favor of the bill, viz. to lay the foundation
for a navy, and the frigates being built, it is proper to man them, 153;
if navies are necessary to European nations they are not to us--as
a view of our revenue and the expense of a fleet prove, 153;
revenue and expense examined, 153;
reasons for the extra expense, 154;
commerce will be carried on if we have no expensive naval force, 154;
a navy a great evil to this country, our interests lie in the soil, 154;
shall we at a time when we are threatened with danger abandon
these frigates, 154;
further debate, 154;
bill passed, 155.
_Resolution for a committee of inquiry relative to expenditure of naval
appropriations_, 195;
such a committee unusual, 195;
implies censure on public officers, 196;
no statements yet received, 196;
inquiry occasioned because a further appropriation called for, 196;
if money has been justly expended for the frigates little objection
would arise to further appropriations, 196;
the expense has exceeded all belief, 196;
objections to the inquiry considered, 196;
reasons for the inquiry, 196;
such an inquiry always proper, 197;
if favorable, it will forward the design of creating a navy, 197;
different estimates which have been made to the House, 197;
further debate, 197.
_See Defensive Measures._ _See Appropriations_, Index, vol. 1.
ARCHER, JOHN, Representative from Maryland, 569, 694.
_Armed Vessels_, instructions to, _see Defensive Measures_.
_Army Establishment_, bill to fix, returned with the President's veto, debated,
96.
_Augmentation of Army_ bill, details of, 358;
second reading ordered, 358.
_Reduction of Army_, remarks on, 578.
_Peace Establishment_, bill to fix, considered, 585;
various amendments proposed, 585;
better than former bill, and saves expense, 585;
other considerations, 586.
_Army, Provisional._--_See Defensive Measures._
_Army._--_See Index_, vol. 1.
_Aurora_ newspaper, investigation in Senate relative to, 40.
B
BACON, JOHN, Representative from Massachusetts, 569, 693;
on the apportionment bill, 574;
relative to State balances, 595;
on Ohio State Government, 649;
on reading the letter of McHenry, 697;
on call for information relative to cession of Louisiana, 704;
on compensation to the ex-United States judges, 730;
on jurisdiction over the District of Columbia, 736.
BAER, GEORGE, jr., Representative from Maryland, 120, 179, 826, 429, 497.
BAILEY, THEODORUS, Representative from New York, 14, 429, 497, 569, 694.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
BALDWIN, ABRAHAM, Representative from Georgia, 14, 121, 179, 326;
on a national university, 35;
on relief to sufferers by fire at Savannah, 43;
on petition of Hugh L. White, 51;
on contingent expenses of Congress, 57;
on answer of House to President Adams' first message, 132;
on building frigates, 146;
on foreign intercourse, 202;
on the limits of Georgia, 220;
on relations with France, 225;
on the bill to raise a provisional army, 246;
on letters of marque, 299;
on the remonstrance of Georgia, 331;
on disputed Presidential elections, 406;
senator from Georgia, 399, 481, 540, 661;
elected President _pro tem._ of Senate, 541.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
_Bank of the United States._--_See Index_, vol. 1.
_Bankruptcy_, bill to establish uniform system of, passed House, 536.
_Bankrupt Act_, should not be amended but repealed, 724;
_ex post facto_ law, 724;
some objectionable features should be amended, 724;
never should have been such a law, 724;
other considerations in favor of amendment, 724;
constitution does not give power to impair contracts, 725;
the person may be exonerated but not the property, 725;
further debate, 725.
_Barbary Powers_, resolution authorizing the President further and more
effectually to provide for protecting commerce against the,
considered, 571;
moved to strike out words "further and more," 571;
if adopted in present form we pledge ourselves to increase the
naval force, 571;
the words relate to the measures proposed, 571;
it went only to authorize the President without any pledges, 571;
we pledge ourselves to extend more protection without inquiring into
its necessity, 571;
force enough at present, 571;
further discussion, 572;
amendment lost, 572;
original motion carried, 572.
BARD, DAVID, Representative from Pennsylvania, 17, 120, 180, 326.
BARRAS, President of French Directory, his speech to the American minister,
115.
BARTLETT, BAILEY, Representative from Massachusetts, 180, 429.
BAYARD, JAMES A., Representative from Delaware, 123, 179, 430, 522, 569, 712;
on the Quakers' memorial, 185;
on foreign intercourse, 205;
on relations with France, 242;
on presents to ministers by foreign courts, 261, 262;
on taking new census before laying direct tax, 265;
on presents to ministers, 276;
on admission to citizenship, 278;
on bill relative to treatment of alien enemies, 281, 282;
on abrogation of treaty with France, 313;
on the expulsion of Matthew Lyon, 365, 369;
on the case of Jonathan Robbins, 448, 449, 451, 452, 455;
on the bill prohibiting the slave trade, 475;
on repeal of internal taxes, 579, 581;
on Georgia limits, 576, 577;
on army reduction, 578;
on judiciary resolutions, 582;
on the Mediterranean trade, 586;
on the collection of internal revenues, 587;
on State balances, 594, 596;
against repeal of judiciary establishment, 611;
in favor of relief for French spoliations, 644, 646;
on Ohio State Government, 648, 649, 650;
against discharge of the committee relative to cession of Louisiana, 720;
on amendment to the bankrupt act, 724;
on taking up resolution relative to French spoliations, 732, 733;
on jurisdiction over the District of Columbia, 737.
BECKLEY, JOHN, chosen Clerk of House, 569.
BENTON, LEMUEL, Representative from South Carolina, 195.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
BINGHAM, WILLIAM, Senator from Pennsylvania, 3, 114, 165, 321, 399, 485;
elected President _pro tem._ of Senate, 9.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
BIRD, JOHN, Representative from New York, 429, 500;
against the mausoleum to Washington, 515;
on jurisdiction over District of Columbia, 519-525.
BISHOP, PHANUEL, Representative of Massachusetts, 429, 498, 569, 693.
BLODGET, SAMUEL, Memorial relative to a National University, 712.
BLOODWORTH, TIMOTHY, Senator from N. Carolina, 144, 165, 821, 403, 481;
on breach of privilege, 417.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
BLOUNT, THOMAS, Representative from North Carolina, 14, 120, 180, 326;
on the petition of manumitted slaves, 58, 60;
moves thanks to the Speaker at close of 4th Congress, 111.
BLOUNT, WILLIAM, Senator from Tennessee, 3, 114;
to provide further naval force, 149;
on the Quakers' memorial, 186, 187.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
BOUDE, THOMAS, Representative from Pennsylvania, 569, 693.
BOWIE, WALTER, Representative from Maryland, 647, 693.
BRACE, JONATHAN, Representative from Connecticut, 326, 429;
on intercourse with France, 344.
BRADBURY, THEOPHILUS, Representative from Massachusetts, 14, 120.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
BRADFORD, WILLIAM, Senator from Rhode Island, 8, 113;
chosen president _pro tem._ of the Senate, 119;
resigns, as Senator from Rhode Island, 165.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
BRADLEY, STEPHEN R., Senator from Vermont, 540, 661;
elected president _pro tem._ of the Senate, 662.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
_Breach of Privilege._--Case of Matthew Lyon, 205;
case stated, 205;
resolution of expulsion referred, 206;
letter from Lyon, 206;
report of Committee on Privileges, 206;
motion to postpone carried, 207;
question of hearing the evidence in committee or before the House
discussed, 208;
in committee, carried, 208;
_note_, relative to the evidence, 208;
motion of expulsion lost, 208;
resolution to expel Griswold and Lyon, 210;
motion to postpone, 210;
no reason for delay, 210;
neither the dignity, honor, nor peace of the House can be preserved
while these members remain in it, 210;
the innocent should not be punished with the guilty;
Lyon passive throughout, 210;
the business should be taken up with despatch, 210;
motion to refer to Committee on Privilege, with leave to sit during
the session, carried, 211;
motion to report in writing, carried, 212;
motion that both pledge their words to the House to keep the peace,
carried, 212;
how to be executed, discussed, 212;
pledge given, 213;
report of Committee on Privilege, 213;
debate on the report, 214;
resolution of expulsion disagreed to, 215;
resolution of reprimand adopted, 216.
_Resolution in the Senate_ relative to publications in a certain paper,
considered, 408;
what powers has the Senate in this matter?, 408;
can it define the crime and sit as judges?, 408;
it had better be given up, 409;
what are the privileges of Congress, and how far are they defined by the
constitution, examined at length, 409;
should the privileges of the parliament of Great Britain be those
of Congress?, 411;
privilege limited to what is necessary and nothing more, 412;
with respect to libels, 412;
liberty of the press applied to these defined privileges, 413;
principle of the law of libel, 413;
apprehensions of Government from the press, 413;
object of open doors, 414;
how far in case of libels shall either branch of Government have power
to decide in what affects the liberty of the citizen?, 415;
only course to get rid of the subject, 416;
further debate, 417, 418;
amendment proposed, 419;
resolution passed, 421;
report of committee considered, 422;
report as adopted, 422;
form of proceedings reported, 423;
proceedings in the case of William Duane, 424, 425, 426.
BRECKENRIDGE, JOHN, Senator from Kentucky, 540, 661;
moves repeal of Judiciary establishment, 546;
on repeal of Judiciary establishment, 546.
BRENT, RICHARD, Representative from Virginia, 14, 121, 179, 569, 694;
on a direct tax on slaves, 55;
on naval appropriations, 103;
on the bill relative to the protection of commerce, 290.
BROOKS, DAVID, Representative from New York, 120, 180, 326;
on relations with France, 227;
on exempting bank notes from stamp duty, 157, 160.
BROWN, JOHN, Senator from Kentucky, 5, 117, 171, 323, 399, 481, 545, 665;
on disputed Presidential elections, 405.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
BROWN, JOHN, Representative from Rhode Island, 429, 505;
on petition of free blacks, 438;
on the bill to prohibit carrying on the slave trade, 474;
for a mausoleum to Washington, 516.
BROWN, ROBERT, Representative from Pennsylvania, 326, 429, 497, 569, 693.
BRYAN, NATHAN, Representative from North Carolina, 117, 120, 188;
decease of, 295;
_note_, 295.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
BUCK, DANIEL, Representative from Vermont, 60;
on bill to increase compensation of President, and other officers, 64;
on increase of duties on sugar, 72, 73;
on the accommodation of the President, 90;
on liberation of La Fayette, 110.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
BULLOCK, STEPHEN, Representative from Massachusetts, 148, 179, 326.
BURGESS, DEMPSEY, Representative from North Carolina, 38, 188.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
BURR, AARON, Senator from New York, 3;
vote for, as President in 1796, 62;
vote for, as President, 487;
notification of his election as Vice President, 487;
Vice President in Senate, 665.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
BUTLER, WILLIAM, Representative from North Carolina, 570, 694.
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CABELL, SAMUEL J., Representative from Virginia, 120, 192, 331, 522, 570,
725.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
CALBERT, GEORGE, petition of, 49.
CAMPBELL, JOHN, Representative from Maryland, 570, 694.
CANADIAN REFUGEES.--Resolution to appropriate certain lands on the Miami, as
compensation to refugees from British Provinces, debated, 44;
unnecessary to state now the location of the land, 45;
general resolutions to grant land, adopted, 45;
resolutions to grant five hundred acres to each, considered, 45;
improper to grant equal quantity to each, 45;
some have suffered more than others, 45;
resolution lost, 45;
Senate bill considered, 480;
amendments rejected, 480;
Senate adhere, 480;
bill postponed, 480.
CANTRILL, STEPHEN, petition of, 242.
CARPENTER, THOMAS, petition to House relative to debates, 188;
memorial to House relative to reporting debates, 505.
_Census of the Union._--_See Index_, vol. 1.
CHAMPLIN, CHRISTOPHER G., Representative from Rhode Island, 120, 179, 329,
429;
moves vote of thanks, 388;
in favor of Admirals in the navy, 474;
for a mausoleum to Washington, 512, 515.
_Charitable objects_, appropriations by Congress for, _see Index_, _vol. 1_.
CHAPMAN, JOHN, Representative from Pennsylvania, 120, 165, 179, 326.
CHAPMAN, NATHANIEL, Senator from Vermont, 321, 402, 481, 540.
_Chickasaw Claims_, petition relative to, 49.
CHRISTIE, GABRIEL, Representative from Maryland, 17, 429, 497;
on the petition of manumitted slaves, 59;
on increase of duties on sugar, 72;
on petition of free blacks, 439. _See Index_, vol. 1.
CLAIBORNE, THOMAS, Representative from Virginia, 17, 120, 180, 331, 570, 693;
on relief to sufferers by fire at Savannah, 43, 44;
on a direct tax on slaves, 54;
on increase of duties on sugar, 72;
on liberation of La Fayette, 110;
on expatriation, 150;
on establishing the Navy Department, 250;
on admirals in the navy, 474;
on trade with the Indians, 501; _note_, 501;
against a mausoleum to Washington, 512, 515;
on Georgia limits, 577. _See Index_, vol. 1.
CLAIBORNE, WILLIAM C. C., Representative from Tennessee, 180, 326, 429, 497;
on the claims of Stephen Cantrill, 243;
on presents to ministers by foreign courts, 261, 263;
on admission of aliens to citizenship, 279;
on intercourse with France, 295;
on letters of marque, 298;
on direct taxes, 302, 304.
CLAY, MATTHEW, Representative from Virginia, 120, 179, 432, 498, 569, 694.
CLAYTON, JOSHUA, Senator from Maryland, 172;
Clergy, pay of, in Massachusetts, 195.
CLINTON, GEORGE, vote for, as President in 1796, 63.
CLOPTON, JOHN, Representative from Virginia, 14, 120, 180, 326, 570, 693.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
_Closed doors, or open doors_, on the cession of Louisiana, discussion relative
to, 701.
COCHRAN, JAMES, Representative from New York, 120, 179, 330;
on tax on lawyers, 155.
COD FISHERIES.--Proviso offered against further increase of bounties, 163.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
COIT, JOSHUA, Representative from Connecticut, 14, 120, 179;
on kidnapping negroes, 45;
moves to postpone, 48;
on petition of Hugh L. White, 49;
on a direct tax on slaves, 55;
on the purchase of a site for a Navy Yard, 66;
on naval appropriation, 76;
on answer of House to President Adams first message, 139;
on tax on lawyers, 156;
on exempting bank notes from stamp duty, 157, 159;
on publication of the debates, 188. _See Index_, vol. 1.
COLES, ISAAC, Representative from Virginia, 14.
COLHOUN, JAMES LEWIS, Senator from South Carolina, 545.
_Collectors of Revenue_, bill for, compensation of, considered, 655.
_Commerce, Depredations on_, message of President on, 152;
Report of Secretary of Treasury on, 152.
_Commerce_, protection of, _see Defensive Measures_.
_Commerce of United States_.--_See Index_, vol. 1.
_Committee_, to wait on the President relative to answer to his message, 33;
on memorial of Quakers, 188;
on resolution to expel Matthew Lyon, 206;
on privileges, 206;
on provisions for determining legality or illegality of votes for
President in the States, 407;
to report suitable measures on death of Washington, 434;
of House, 570.
_Compensation of President, Vice President, and other officers._--Bill from the
Senate to increase President's salary $5000, Vice President's $2000,
Senators', Representatives' and various other officers' 25 per cent., 60;
debate on commitment to Committee of the Whole, 61;
provision should be made for the expense of removing to the
new Federal City and the purchase of new furniture for the
President, but not by increase of salary, 63;
expense of removal can be made up hereafter, 64;
new furniture every four or eight years too extravagant, 64;
salaries sufficiently high, 64;
better advance the salary and let the President purchase the furniture, 64;
true question is, whether it be right and just to augment the salaries,
or whether they are adequate and just for the sacrifices made by the
officers in undertaking the business of government, 64;
the expenses of the first President amounted to the whole sum allowed, 65;
can other Presidents be expected to give their services? 65;
such is also the case with other officers of the Government, 65;
the practice of the individual States warrants an advance, 65;
what occurred in Holland, 65;
motion to strike out first section relative to President and Vice President,
carried, 65.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
CONDIT, JOHN, Representative from New Jersey, 429, 498, 569, 693.
CONDY, JONATHAN W., elected Clerk of House, 430.
_Congress_, Fourth, second session, commenced, 3;
closes with Washington's Administration, 111;
Fifth, first session commences May 15, 1797, 113;
extra session, 113;
first session, Fifth Congress, adjournment postponed, 153;
adjourns, 165; _note_ on, 165;
extra session, objects of _note_, 165;
second session, Fifth Congress, meets Nov. 13, 1797, 166;
Fifth, second session, adjourns, 320;
Fifth, third session, commenced, 321;
Fifth, third session, adjourns, 326;
Fifth, _note_, 389;
Sixth, first session, 399;
bill for fixing time and place of meeting, 479;
adjournment first session, Sixth Congress, 480;
first meeting at Washington, 481;
Seventh, first session, Senate, 540;
adjournment first session, Seventh Congress, 660;
meeting of second session, Seventh Congress, 661;
adjourns, 744.
_Connecticut_, vote for President, 62, 487.
_Contested Elections._--_See Index_, vol. 1.
_Contingent expenses_ of Congress, 57;
manner of acting upon them, 57.
_Convention_ with French Republic ratified by Senate, 492.
COOKE, WILLIAM, Senator from Tennessee, 3, 114, 400, 481, 540, 664;
on breach of privilege, 408, 416;
on the repeal of the Judiciary establishment, 560.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
COOPER, WILLIAM, Representative from New York, 14, 429, 497;
on relief to sufferers by fire at Savannah, 40;
on increase of duties on sugar, 72.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
COOPER, THOMAS, petition of, 656.
COUNT DE GRASSE, report on petition of daughters of, 192;
bill granting annuity to daughters of, considered, 195;
$500 per year for each daughter proposed, 195;
a serious sum, in five years amounting to $10,000, 195;
this sum no consideration for the risk and responsibility the Count took of
remaining in the Chesapeake in defiance of order, 195; _note_, 195;
ten times that sum would have been paid if asked then, 195;
livelihood of other families, 195;
$400 allowed, 195.
CRAIK, WILLIAM, Representative from Maryland, 14, 120, 179, 326, 429, 497;
on a National University, 35, 38;
on petition of Hugh L. White, 49;
on military appropriations, 98;
on restricting aliens from citizenship, 278;
on the case of Jonathan Robbins, 451;
on jurisdiction over District of Columbia, 521;
on bill relative to District of Columbia, 524.
_Credentials of members_, report of committee on, 530.
CUTLER, MANASSEH, Representative from Massachusetts, 569, 693.
CUTTS, RICHARD, Representative from Massachusetts, 569, 694.
D
DANA, SAMUEL W., Representative from Connecticut, 120, 179, 326, 429, 505,
569, 693;
on the report on the Griswold and Lyon case, 215;
on relations with France, 230;
on a provisional army, 243;
on the resolutions granting letters of marque, 300;
on the sedition bill, 309;
on the abrogation of the treaty with France, 312, 313;
on the capture of French vessels, 361;
on the law of retaliation, 386;
on petition of free blacks, 439, 442;
on the case of Jonathan Robbins, 449, 450, 453;
on Georgia limits, 577;
on repeal of internal taxes, 580;
on reducing duties on imports, 591;
relative to State balances, 596;
against repeal of Judiciary establishment, 636;
in favor of relief for French spoliations, 643, 646;
on call for papers relative to cession of Louisiana, 699, 701, 709, 713, 716;
on petition of United States judges for compensation, 728, 730.
DAVENPORT, FRANKLIN, Representative from New Jersey, 323, 429, 497.
DAVENPORT, JOHN, Representative from Connecticut, 14, 120, 429, 497, 569, 693.
DAVIS, THOMAS T., Representative from Kentucky, 188, 502, 569, 693;
on the case of Griswold and Lyon, 210;
on the report on the Griswold and Lyon case, 214;
relative to letters of marque, 296;
on direct taxes, 302, 303;
on the case of Jonathan Robbins, 450, 454;
on reporting the debates, 509;
on Georgia limits, 576;
on call for papers relative to cession of Louisiana, 699;
on granting land warrants to Lafayette, 742.
DAWSON, JOHN, Representative from Virginia, 120, 179, 326, 429, 497, 693;
on the claim of General Kosciusko, 191, 193;
on the bill to repeal a part of the Sedition act, 535;
on call for information relative to cession of Louisiana, 704;
on postponing French spoliations, 734;
on granting land warrants to Lafayette, 743.
DAYTON, JONATHAN, Representative from New Jersey, 14, 120, 179, 326;
on the address to the President, 25, 30, 32;
on land for Canadian refugees, 45;
offers resolution relative to land for Canadian refugees, 45;
on liability of United States to a State for war expenses, 50, 51;
on increase of duties on sugar, 73;
on suability of the States, 88;
answer to vote of thanks of the House, 111;
chosen Speaker, first session, 5th Congress, 121;
returns thanks, 121;
on defensive measures, 145;
on exempting bank notes from stamp duty, 160, 161;
on relations with France, 226;
on a new census for direct taxes, 265;
acknowledges thanks of House as Speaker, 389;
Senator from New Jersey, 401, 483, 541, 661;
on breach of privilege, 418;
on the right of the United States to the free navigation of
the Mississippi, 690.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
DEARBORN, HENRY, Representative from Massachusetts, 14;
on increase of duties on sugar, 71;
on military and naval appropriations, 94;
on naval appropriations, 101.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
_Debates, Reporting of the_, report on petition relative to, considered, 19;
what would be the expense?, 19;
about $1,600 per session, 19;
this attempt would be of great use to the House, 19;
why give one a privilege more than another, 19;
no one to have preference?, 19;
no need of expense, 19;
more useful than to take so many newspapers, 19;
further debate, 20;
the book will be published whether the House adopt it or not, 20;
shall the debates be under the sanction of the House or not?, 20;
it will encourage the undertaking, and add to the stock of information, 20;
petition of Thomas Carpenter, 188;
reference objected to, 188;
House had often refused to have any thing to do with the publication
of the debates, 188;
petition referred, 188;
memorial of reporters for accommodation, considered, 501;
statement of the Speaker, relative to his proceedings, 502;
importance of having the debates taken with fidelity, 502;
further debate, 502;
referred to a committee, 502;
report of committee against any action, 505;
importance to the people of a knowledge of the merits of acts and
reasons for our conduct, 506;
uniform practice, 506;
two objections considered, 506;
shall an admission of a reporter take place independent of the Speaker,
or shall he decide on its propriety?, 507;
further debate, 507;
objected that it will be against precedent, prevent members from having
room, and a possibility the Speaker may indulge stenographers, 507;
considered, 508;
the only question is, whether the House shall persevere in the old plan, 508;
further debate, 509, 510, 511;
report adopted, 511.
_In Senate_, application for permission to report debates of, 545;
resolution, proceedings thereon, 545;
permission granted, 545.
_In House_, resolution offered that Speaker assign place to
stenographers, 583;
the question is, under what authority they shall be admitted, 583;
facts relative to this view, 583;
improper to come to any solemn decision, 584;
important that the debates of the House should be taken with accuracy, and
published without fear, 584;
amended resolution carried, 584.
_Defensive Measures._--A series of resolutions considered, 144;
proposition to make further provision for forts offered now only as
a subject for inquiry, 144;
usefulness of this system of fortification doubtful, 144;
this country may be drawn into a vortex of war and should be prepared, 144;
resolution adopted, 144.
_Completing and manning frigates._--Abstract principle first to be
decided, 145;
shall the frigates be manned?, 145;
motion to strike out word "manning," 145;
lost, 145;
resolution adopted, 145.
_To procure further naval force_, considered, 145;
it might be used for convoys, 146; _note_, 146;
impolitic to adopt the measure, 146;
cost will not amount to tenth part of loss by captures, 146;
resolution agreed to, 147.
_Arming merchant vessels_, considered, 147;
merchantmen are now arming, and it is necessary to regulate
the business, 147;
what is to be done with these vessels?, 147;
if they act offensively it will lead to war, 147;
does the law of nations permit merchant vessels of neutral
nations to arm?, 147;
the public defence intrusted to Government, 147;
only exception in the case of letters of marque, 147;
in any other case war has always followed, 148;
further debate, 148;
resolution lost, 148;
further debate on resolution authorizing President to provide naval
force when circumstances shall require, 149.
_Bill from Senate authorizing President to raise an army of_ 20,000 men,
question on its second reading, 243;
not necessary to pass such a bill under any possible modification, 243;
if an army is necessary, the Legislature ought to raise it, 243;
no necessity for this measure at this session, 243;
disgraceful to reject this bill without a second reading, 244;
this course prescribed by the rules of the House, 244;
what does a provisional army mean?, 244;
this bill declares the power to raise an army in the President, the
Constitution places it in Congress, 244;
why not clothe the President with power to raise taxes, 244;
it is the same in principle as authorizing the raising of an army and
giving to the President power to suspend the raising, if necessary, 244;
a manner of proceeding very objectionable, 244;
unprecedented measure to reject a bill on its first reading, which
contains such a variety of propositions, 245;
intention to destroy the bill, 245;
were troops ever raised in a different manner?, 245;
expediency of the measure considered, 245;
what is our external situation?, 245;
this motion neither unprecedented nor improper, 246;
in principle the army should not be raised until the House think
it necessary, 246;
objections arise because it is thought the militia will be sufficient
for defence, 246;
further considerations, 246;
the bill delegates Legislative power to the President; objectionable as it
respects volunteer corps, 246;
this motion appears like indifference when the people expect
effective measures, 247;
extraordinary arguments used, 247;
this bill sufficient to alarm the House, 247;
the opposition does not arise from a determination to oppose
defensive measures, 248;
opposition to second reading, withdrawn, 248;
every aid resorted to for pushing forward the scheme of a
standing army, 273;
Southern States to be terrified, 273;
invidious distinctions drawn between the militia and regulars, 273;
review of services of Southern militia, 273;
motion lost to strike out 20,000, 274;
motion to insert 10,000, 274;
when peace occurs between France and England, the question
of preparation for war should be determined, and the
President should have the power during recess of Congress, 275;
motion carried, 275;
matter of training and disciplining given to the States, 275;
amount of appropriation considered, 275;
call of the House, _note_, 275;
bill passed, 276.
_Alien enemies_, bill respecting, considered in committee, 280;
its provisions, 280;
too much power to consider President's proclamation as law, 281;
various amendments proposed, 281;
debate on, 281;
seven years proposed as extreme limit of imprisonment of offenders, 282;
debate on the punishment of harboring offenders, 282;
crime may amount to high treason, 282;
it is not a bill to punish crimes, but to provide for the public safety
in certain cases, 283;
in case of war with France, all her citizens here would be
alien enemies, 283;
only three practicable modes present themselves on this subject, 283;
these considered, 283;
ordered to third reading, 284;
motion to recommit so far as relates to power conferred on
the President, 284;
it is grounded on the principle that the President shall have power to do by
proclamation what ought only to be done by law, 284;
this point considered, 285;
bill recommitted, 286;
bill reported with modifications, 301;
Senate bill, 301.
_Instructions to armed vessels, report on_, considered, 286;
motion to make the order for "to-morrow," 286;
our vessels are seized by French cruisers every day, and
decision required, 286;
report just made, time should be given, 286;
further debate on the necessity for immediate action, 287;
copy of the bill, 287;
motion to make it applicable to all nations, 287;
this bill a declaration of war, 287;
bad as our situation is, it is preferable to a state of war, 287;
further arguments in favor of making the bill general, 288;
propriety and justness of the bill, 288;
vigorous measures called for, 288;
objects of France, 288;
to incense our foes only aggravates our misfortunes, 289;
our treaties with Great Britain and Spain, 289;
question negatived, 289;
bill going to third reading, 290;
reason for dissent, 290;
ordered, 290;
debate on the day for the passage of the bill, 291;
do. passed, 291.
_Marine corps, proposal to organize_, 292;
debate thereon, 292;
agreed to, 292.
_Letters of Marque_, resolutions relative to, considered, 296;
motion to refer to a committee to report a bill, 296;
this course will shut out all hopes of a favorable termination
of the dispute, 297;
return of commissioners, 297;
great difference between committing and agreeing to adopt a resolution, 297;
negotiations not in a good train unless we pay the tribute
France demands, 297;
should be acted upon at once, otherwise the foreign nations will have
notice to seize our vessels, 297;
the reference will look like a challenge, 297;
no good to be derived from a vote on this subject, 298;
prospects of the negotiation, 298;
all has been done for the defence of commerce which we can
conveniently do, why then proceed to extreme measures?, 298;
no good purpose answered by postponement of the resolutions, 299;
this contrasted with former propositions, 299;
Congress has acted with promptitude without taking this measure, 299;
what measures have been adopted?, 299;
nothing to expect from France without tribute, 300;
question negatived, 300;
postponement for two weeks moved, 300;
debate, 300;
carried, 300.
_Bill to encourage the capture of French armed vessels_ by vessels of citizens
of United States, read third time, 319;
a bounty on guns brought in, according to their size, 319;
of no use, 319;
bill passed, 319;
resolution for a bounty offered, 320;
negatived, 320;
similar bill negatived at previous session again considered, 358;
carried in committee, 358;
in House, on striking out first section, debate, 358;
manner of evading laws for suspending intercourse explained, 359;
present and former situation of the country, 359;
bill may lead to difficulties, 359;
bill of questionable advantage as regards privateers, 359;
strengthen our Minister, 359;
further debate on propriety of the measure, 360, 361;
effect of measures of two last sessions, 362;
further debate on, 363;
bill rejected, 364.
_Power of retaliation, bill vesting_ in the President, considered, 385;
nature of the bill, 385;
gives President power of life and death over every Frenchman in
the country, 385;
three arguments used for the bill, 385;
these considered, 385;
further debate, 386, 387, 388;
bill passed, 388.
_Delaware_, vote for President, 62, 487.
_Delegates_ from Territories, _see Index_, vol. 1.
DENNIS, JOHN, Representative from Maryland, 120, 180, 327, 501, 569, 693;
on tax on lawyers, 156;
on weekly license to distillers, 195;
on petition of free blacks, 438;
on jurisdiction over District of Columbia, 526;
on the apportionment bill, 575;
against abolishing the mint, 695;
on jurisdiction over the District of Columbia, 736.
DENT, GEORGE, Representative from Maryland, 14, 120, 179, 326, 429, 497;
on compensation of President and other officers, 66;
presides in Committee of whole House, 121, 123, 129;
presides in Committee of Whole, 189, 195;
on the law of retaliation, 385.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
_Despatches_ of American ministers at Paris, _see France_, relations with.
DEXTER, SAMUEL, Senator from Massachusetts, 400;
on disputed Presidential elections, 406.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
DICKSON, JOSEPH, Representative from N. Carolina, 429, 497.
DICKSON, WILLIAM, Representative from Tennessee, 569, 693.
_Diplomatic or Foreign Intercourse_, considered, 198;
various sums proposed to fill the blanks, 199;
a good time to bring back the establishment of a diplomatic corps to
the footing settled at the outset of our Government, 199;
tendency of our Government to consolidation in the Executive, 199;
Legislature must resist, 199;
this extension of influence of one department over another guarded in the
constitution, 199;
more beneficial to have no ministers at all, 199;
object of motion to reduce this department, 199;
its former state, 199;
this no new doctrine, 200;
danger of Executive influence has always been held up, 200;
these doctrines are advanced because the views of the gentlemen are
opposed by the measures of the Government, 200;
appropriations made, 200;
a small faction exists who wish to demolish the Government, 200;
our foreign political intercourse in distinction from commercial
intercourse, the subject to be considered, 200;
what has been done hitherto, 201;
our political intercourse greatly extended and from this comes the
present crisis, 201;
the constitution and laws have made certain offices
necessary and left it to the Executive to fill them, and
shall the House attempt to control this discretion?, 201;
propriety of removing persons of opposite political sentiments, 202;
has the Legislature nothing to do with the diplomatic establishment but
to provide the money?, 202;
origin of the law, 202;
progress of our diplomatic intercourse, 202;
necessary at this time that our ministers should remain as they are, 203;
thus to change it would be forcing upon the Executive a measure contrary
to his wishes, 203;
object of the bill to limit extension of Executive power, 203;
the Legislature can only settle the salaries of ministers and not
determine their number, &c., 204;
the motion reduces the number and salaries of ministers, as unnecessary,
but the Executive thinks otherwise, 204;
the constitutionality, the expediency, and the inconvenience of the measure
considered, 204;
further debate, 205; _note_, 216;
discussion on filling the blanks, 216.
_Direct Tax Law._--Difficulty of Commissioners in Pennsylvania, 433.
_See Taxes._
_Disbursement of Public Moneys_, report of committee considered, 656;
four navy yards were purchased without authority, and the money
misapplied which was paid for them, 656;
facts which gave rise to the purchase, 656;
the law which directs a thing to be done authorizes the agents to do
every thing necessary for accomplishing the object, 656;
letter of the Secretary explains the purchase, 657;
report does not notice some extensive stores erected by the present
administration, 657;
a doubtful expenditure the minority think, 657;
proceedings of committee relative to the navy yards, 657;
Secretary's letter was addressed to committee and not to the House,
hence it was not inserted in the report, 658;
the purchase of the yards, 658;
explanation, 658;
further explanation, 659.
_Distilled Spirits._--_See Taxes._
_District of Columbia_, bill in relation to, considered, 518;
moved to strike out first section, continuing in force law of Maryland and
Virginia, in respective portions, 518;
question if the existing laws are in force, and this bill to
obviate all doubt, 518;
jurisdiction a power that may or may not be exercised by Congress, 519;
design of bill to cure evil arising from doubtful jurisdiction of Maryland and
Virginia, 519;
a difference of opinion seemed to exist as to the period when the
powers of the States were superseded, 520;
dilemma of the inhabitants, 520;
construction contended for will disfranchise them, 520;
reasons for the committee rising, 520;
further debate, 521;
motion to postpone the bill, 523;
object to try the sense of the House, whether they were determined
to assume the jurisdiction or not, 523;
passage of the bill will deprive the citizens of their political, if not civil
rights, 523;
the people of the District ask the House to assume the jurisdiction, 523;
to refuse it would be to insult them, 523;
views of the inhabitants, 524;
quarter from whence the opposition comes, 524;
by the act jurisdiction commences with the occupation, 524;
laws of the States in force until otherwise enacted by Congress, 525;
the Legislature will not be satisfied without assuming the jurisdiction, 525;
do members still wish to leave the subject in doubt?, 525;
motion to postpone withdrawn, 526;
moved to strike out first section, 526;
impossible to preserve the rights of the people by the passage
of the bill, 526;
their judges and Governor will be the choice of the President, 526;
interests of the people require the passage of the bill, 526;
no necessity at present for the law, 527;
other considerations, 527;
details of the bill, examined, 527;
motion negatived, 528;
other amendments proposed, 528;
bill reported for Territorial Government, 592;
referred, 592;
remonstrance, 592;
resolutions on the retrocessions of jurisdiction to Virginia and
Maryland, 736;
restore the people to their former condition, 736;
no advantage to retain the jurisdiction, 736;
its exercise will take up a great deal of time and great expense, 736;
it was prudent not to change until experience proved its inconvenience, 736;
all the advantages of exclusive jurisdiction will be lost by the passage
of the resolution, 737;
no constitutional power exists enabling Congress to recede the Territory, 737;
if receded, what obligation is there in Congress to remain here?, 738;
the contract can be done away only by the unanimous consent of
all the parties, 738;
if we had power to accept, we had power to recede, 738;
Congress possess the right with the assent of these two States to recede, 739;
constitutional points considered, 739;
further debate, 740;
resolutions lost, 741;
_note_, 741.
DUANE, WILLIAM, proceedings against, in Senate, 423, 424, 425;
letter to Senate, 425.
_Dumb Legislature, A_, 591.
_Duties on Imports_, proposition to increase duties, considered, 71.
_Brown Sugar_, an eligible article for increased duty, 71;
its consumption not to be decreased, 71;
falls more upon the poor than on the rich, 71;
rise of labor must follow increase of duty on it, 71;
present duty one and a half cent per pound, an additional half cent not much
difference to consumer, 71;
a necessary of life, already too high, 71;
moved to amend by one cent per gallon to molasses, 72;
only way to secure duty on sugar was by advancing duty on molasses, 72;
one advance on sugar will pave the way for others, 72;
amendment moved to defeat increased duty, 73;
amendment carried, 74;
amended motion carried, 74.
_Salt_, additional duty of five cents moved, 74;
at a lower rate of duty now than in other countries, 74;
duty not easily evaded, 74;
tax laid heavily on salt because of all necessaries this most
easily collected, 74;
operates as a poll tax, 74;
a tax on agriculture, 74;
article high now, 75;
an unequal and odious tax, 75;
objections would be good if it was proposed to raise the whole revenue
from it, or substitute it for a land tax, 75;
the high price not occasioned by a duty, 75;
question lost, 75;
eight cents adopted in committee, 163;
salt tax as compared with license and stamp tax, 163; _note_, 163;
a salt tax the most unequal tax in its operation, 163;
oppressive to certain parts of the Union and no way affecting others, 163;
amendment with regard to drawback proposed, 163;
debate thereon, 163;
this small advance cannot operate oppressively, 164;
shall this necessary of life be called on for every thing
Government wants?, 164;
discontent already arisen, 164;
question decided in affirmative, 164;
motion to strike out all relating to drawback to fishing vessels, 164;
the amount allowed is too large, 164;
debate thereon, 164;
motion lost, 164;
33-1/3 per cent. fixed, 164;
limitation clause for two years adopted, 164;
bill passed, 164.
_In Committee_--twenty per cent. additional duty on wine adopted, 477;
two and a half per centum on all merchandise subject to ten per cent. duty
adopted, 477;
additional duty of one and a half per cent. on brown sugar rejected, 478;
two and a half per cent. drawback allowed additional on all re-exports, 478;
resolution instructing Committee on Ways and Means to report on propriety of
reducing duties on certain articles, considered, 591;
articles of first necessity and paid highest duty, 591;
certain members have pledged themselves for repealing all internal
taxes, 591;
further remarks, question lost, 592.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
_Duties on Tonnage._--_See Index_, vol. 1.
_Duties, Stamp_, on vellum parchment and paper, bill for 149.
_See Taxes, Direct and Indirect._
E
EARLY, PETER, Representative from Georgia, 712.
EDMOND, WILLIAM, Representative from Connecticut, 179, 327, 429, 497;
on the Quakers' memorial, 187;
on abrogation of the treaty with France, 315;
on the law of retaliation, 385;
on petition of free blacks, 440.
EGGLESTON, JOSEPH, Representative from Virginia, 326, 501, 473.
EGE, GEORGE, Representative from Pennsylvania, 120.
_Elections_, military interference with, 446.
_Elections Presidential_, disputed, _see President's election disputed_.
_Election of President._--House and Senate proceedings, 530, 531;
do. proceedings of the House as prescribed by Constitution, 531;
repeated ballotings, 531, 532, 533;
Thomas Jefferson elected, 533;
_note_, 533.
_Electors_ of President, _see Index_, vol. 1.
ELLERY, CHRISTOPHER, Senator from Rhode Island, 540, 661.
ELLSWORTH, OLIVER, vote for, as President, 1796, 63.
ELMENDORPH, LUCAS, Representative from New York, 120, 179, 326, 429, 447,
569, 694.
ELMER, EBENEZER, Representative from New Jersey, 569, 693.
_Enemies, Alien._--_See Alien Enemies._
_Estimate for Appropriations_, for treaty with Cherokees, 198;
on a monument for Washington, 479.
EUSTIS, WILLIAM, Representative from Massachusetts, 569, 694;
on protection against the Barbary powers, 571;
on repeal of internal taxes, 579;
in favor of relief for French spoliations, 645;
on compensation to the ex-United States Judges, 730;
on French spoliations, 735;
on jurisdiction over the District of Columbia, 740.
EVANS, THOMAS, Representative from Virginia, 120, 179, 327, 429, 497.
_Executive Departments._--_See Index_, vol. 1.
_Expatriation._--A bill prohibiting citizens of the United States from entering
any foreign military or naval service, considered, 149;
motion to strike out section defining mode by which a citizen of the
United States may dissolve ties of citizenship and become alien, 149;
principle wrong, especially at this time, 149;
men have a natural right to choose under what government they will live, 150;
the right of expatriation should be allowed unclogged, 150;
a man born and educated in a country owes obligations not easily
shaken off, 150;
doctrine of perpetual allegiance derived from Great Britain; bad
in practice, 150;
expatriation the opinion of the country, and now the time to declare it, 150;
objections considered, 150;
further debate, 151;
if a right of expatriation exists, there should be some mode of
exercising it, 151;
the case of Talbot, 151;
perpetual allegiance absurd, 151;
right recognized by Executive and Judiciary, 151;
unnecessary to consider it, 151;
motion to agree to report lost, 152;
further consideration postponed, 152.
F
FEARING, PAUL, Representative from N. W. Territory, 569, 693;
on Ohio State Government, 648, 650, 651;
unseated as delegate from Territory of Ohio, 726.
FINDLAY, WILLIAM, Representative from Pennsylvania, 14, 135, 326;
on increase of duties on sugar, 73;
on increase of duties on salt, 75;
on temporary direct tax, 271.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
_Flag of the United States._--_See Index_, vol. 1.
FOSTER, ABIEL, Representative from New Hampshire, 14, 120, 179, 326, 429,
497, 569, 693.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
FOSTER, DWIGHT, Representative from Massachusetts, 14, 120, 180, 326, 429;
presents petition of Thomas Carpenter, 185;
on temporary direct tax, 270;
Senator from Massachusetts, 481, 544, 663.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
FOSTER, THEODORE, Senator from Rhode Island, 5, 113, 165, 321, 399, 481, 540,
661.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
FOWLER, JOHN, Representative from Kentucky, 139, 193, 436, 522, 569.
_France, Relations with._--President's message considered, 225;
painful differences exist between this country and the French Republic, 225;
the House should declare whether we are to have peace or war, 225;
resolutions that it is inexpedient to go to war with
France--that the arming of merchant vessels should be
restricted--that provision should be made for protection of
the sea-coast and interior, offered, 225;
not a suitable time for a declaration of sentiment of first resolutions, 225;
our situation better than it was twenty-three years ago, 225;
verbal amendments proposed, 226;
intention of the resolution, 226;
now is the time to declare whether the country shall remain at peace
or go to war, 227;
the state of things calls for this declaration, 227;
Legislature should determine whether they immediately mean to go
to war or not, 227;
defensive war always ready to undertake, 228;
though we value peace, we are ready to resist insult and injury, 228;
extent of defensive measures should now be decided on, 228;
proceedings of France amount to a declaration, 229;
to say we are not at war is no more than to say it is light when the
sun shines, 229;
to agree to the proposition would countenance the French assertion
that we are a divided people, 229;
the time has come when a stand should be made, 229;
review of the past, 229;
arguments in favor considered, 230;
arguments of opposers examined, 230;
the question very unimportant, 230;
important time lost in discussing it, 230;
it is a question of peace or war, 232;
to strike out words "French Republic" proposed, 232;
resolution unnecessary and uncommon, 232;
this country is now the passive party, and any declaration on our
part would have little effect, 232;
our course with Great Britain, 233;
the course of France, 232;
instance of Venice, 233;
ready to engage in a defensive but not offensive war, 234;
a disposition on the part of the House and Government for war, 234;
apprehension of war already produced effects in some parts
of the country, 234;
the resistance to the amendment shows the intention is to say to France,
"You may commit against us injury after injury, we will not
resent it," 234;
peace and war are not in our power, 234;
the movers of amendment exposed, 235;
their intentions abject submission to France, 235;
those now so loud for peace, heretofore supporters of war, shown, 235;
example of the Swiss, 236;
reply to objections, 236, 237;
House obliged to act in the dark, 237;
effect of French decree, 238;
services of members as soldiers, 238;
further debate, 239;
Treaty of Pilnitz a forgery, 239;
further debate, 240;
resolution calling upon the President for papers, 241;
debate thereon, 241, 242;
subject postponed, 242.
_Commercial intercourse with France._--Bill for suspending debate
on its final passage, 292;
no reason has been assigned for this bill, 292;
effects of the bill, 293;
effects on French commerce, 293;
object to distress France and French West Indies, 293;
its operation, 294;
objections examined, 294;
further debate, 295;
bill passed, 295.
Resolutions relative to relations with France, offered, 296.
_Bill to abrogate the treaty between France and the United States_, 310;
best to declare what is the state of the country, 310;
the proper question to be considered, 310;
bill from the Senate not taken up, but resolution for a committee to
report on the state of the country, 311;
debate on the reference, 311;
the resolution an unmeaning thing, 311;
question negatived, 312;
bill from Senate again taken up and read, 312;
amendment moved and carried, relative to enacting clause, 313;
debate on amendments, 313;
is a violation of the treaties on the part of France sufficient
ground for our setting them aside?, 314;
no proof that our claims have been refused, 314;
further explanation of views, 315;
preamble adopted and bill passed, 316.
_Bill suspending commercial intercourse_ with France returned amended by the
Senate to the House, motion to postpone, 320;
amendments considered, 320;
bill passed, 320.
_Bill to suspend intercourse with France and open it with St. Domingo_,
considered, 334;
section three, providing for intercourse with St. Domingo, debated, 334;
strange proposition, 335;
our non-intercourse affects the mother country, and it is proposed to
relax it by way of the colonies, 335;
or to negotiate with French agents in the colonies, and thus
encourage rebellion and usurpation, 335;
these agents independent of the decrees of France, 335;
they may carry on commerce with this country even if at open war
with France, 335;
statement of the relation of affairs, 336;
objects of this bill twofold, 337;
reason for the passage of the bill at the last session, 337;
weakness now to recede, 337;
measures proposed are justifiable only in a state of war, 337;
the question, 337;
various reasons for the section in the bill, 338, 339;
review of the relations between France and her colonies, 399; _note_, 399;
advantages of commerce with Hispaniola, 340;
this bill will authorize the President to negotiate with subordinate
agents of a government against the will of that government, 341;
it might produce war, 341;
important considerations urged, 341;
this measure is not so obnoxious as to be considered by France a
cause of war, 342;
consequences of the independence of St. Domingo, 342;
the amendment changes the principle of the bill, 343;
examination of the effects of the amendment, 343;
if any part of the French dominions cease to depredate on our
commerce, we might open intercourse with them, 344;
the ground upon which we stand, 344;
design of the amendment to take away the objection that the bill
was calculated to promote independence of St. Domingo, 345;
extent of the amendment, 345;
further debate, 346;
amendment negatived, 347;
amendment proposed relative to part of New Orleans, 347;
bill passed, 347.
French edict relative to neutrals; call for information
respecting its suspension, 356;
answer of the President, 357;
motion to print discussed, 357.
_Despatches of American Ministers._--_Note_, as an appendix to debates of
Fifth Congress, 389;
extract of a letter from Mr. Pinckney to the Secretary of State, 389;
ditto to M. De la Croix, 390;
report of Major Rutledge on the interview with M. De la Croix, 390;
further report, 391;
notification from M. De la Croix to General Pinckney, 392;
reply of General Pinckney, 392;
remarks of General Pinckney, 392;
interview with Talleyrand, 392;
proceedings of Talleyrand's agents, 393, 394, 395, 396;
letter of General Pinckney to the Secretary of State, 397;
remarks on the disavowal of Talleyrand, 397;
members of the Directory, 398.
FRANKLIN, JESSE, Representative from North Carolina, 14;
Senator from North Carolina, 404, 541, 661.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
FREEMAN, JONATHAN, Representative from New Hampshire, 120, 180, 326, 429,
497;
on answer of House to President Adams' first message, 129.
FREEMAN, NATHANIEL, Jr., Representative from Massachusetts, 14, 120.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
_French Refugees._--_See Index_, vol. 1.
_French Republic_, ratification of Convention with, 492.
_French Spoliations._--Resolution that provision be made for indemnification for
losses sustained by French spoliations, considered, 642;
the principle must be decided by the House, 643;
the resolution so broad as to defeat its object, 643;
it goes to commit the House to the whole extent without any examination, 643;
reasons for speedy action, 643;
object of the resolution to place the question in a train for decision, 643;
it is founded on the principle that Government has abandoned
the claim, so that no citizen can come forward against the
French Government, or any French citizen, 643;
further debate, 644;
a large portion of the losses so covered by insurance, the Government
will not have to pay them, 645;
further debate, 646;
motion to postpone lost, 647;
report made, 655;
further remarks, 726;
resolution, 727;
amendments proposed, 732;
lost, 732;
discussion on calling yeas and nays on taking up for reference the original
resolution, 732;
referred, 733;
a question of great moment, 733;
debate on postponement, 733, 734;
motion to take up, 743;
lost, 744.
_Friends or Quakers_, memorial of, 182;
report on, 209.
_Frontiers, Protection of._--_See Index_, vol. 1.
_Fugitives from justice._--_See Index_, vol. 1.
_Furniture_ for President's House, _see Appropriations_.
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GALLATIN, ALBERT, Representative from Pennsylvania, 14, 120, 179, 326, 429;
on the address to the President, 32;
on a direct tax on slaves, 52, 54;
on naval policy, 68;
on increase of duties on sugar, 71, 72, 73;
on increase of duties on salt, 74;
on naval appropriations, 78;
on direct and indirect taxes, 82;
on limitation period relative to claims against United States, 85;
on suability of the States, 86;
on the accommodation of the President, 92;
on military and naval appropriations, 93, 94, 95, 98, 106;
on naval appropriations, 100, 104, 105;
proposes resolutions relative to statements from War Department, 105;
on answer of House to President Adams' first message, 140;
on resolutions relative to defensive measures, 144, 146;
on arming merchant vessels, 147;
on expatriation, 151;
on a naval armament, 153;
on exempting bank notes from stamp duty, 158, 160, 161;
proposes composition with banks in lieu of tax, 162;
on additional duty on salt, 163, 164;
offers proviso against increase in bounties to fishermen, 163;
on address to the President, 182;
on the Quakers' memorial, 184;
against weekly licenses to distillers, 194;
on naval expenditure, 197;
on foreign intercourse, 200, 204;
on the report on the Griswold and Lyon case, 215, 216;
on the limits of Georgia, 223;
on relations with France, 229;
on a provisional army, 243, 247;
on establishing the Navy Department, 248;
on military appropriations, 252, 253;
to postpone consideration of naturalization laws, 260;
on presents to ministers by foreign courts, 264;
on a temporary direct tax, 266;
on the classes to be excluded from citizenship, 277, 278;
on bill relative to treatment of alien enemies, 282, 284;
on the consideration of the bill relative to the protection of commerce, 290;
on intercourse with France, 293;
relative to letters of marque, 298;
on direct taxes, 302;
on alien enemies, 305;
on the sedition bill, 308;
on the abrogation of the treaty with France, 311, 312, 315;
on intercourse with France and St. Domingo, 337, 343, 345;
on increase of the navy, 348;
on the capture of French vessels, 359;
on repeal of alien and sedition laws, 365;
on the expulsion of Matthew Lyon, 370;
on repeal of alien law, 373;
on the law of retaliation, 385;
on petition of free blacks, 440, 444;
on the case of Jonathan Robbins, 449, 452, 455.
_See Index_, vol. 1.
GANTT, Rev. Mr., elected chaplain to the Senate, 544, 694.
GATES, proposal for a monument to, 725.
_Georgia_, vote for President, 62, 487.
_Georgia limits._--_See Territories._
_Georgia, remonstrance of_, report of committee on, 331;
compensation recommended, 331;
points of the remonstrance, 331;
comparative expenditure in defending northern and southern frontiers from
depredations of Indians, 332;
amended resolution proposed, 348;
carried, 348;
report on, 537.
_German language, laws in_, motion to print, 165;
reason for the motion, 165;
if a translation was authorized, great mischiefs might ensue, 165.