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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates

Bills and Resolutions, House of Representatives, 8th Congress, 2nd Session

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Amendment, reported from the Committee of the whole House, to the Bill to regulate the clearance of armed merchant vessels. Amendment, moved to the foregoing Amendment. Amendment, Reported from the Committee of the whole House, to the Bill to regulate the clearance of armed merchant vessels, to be inserted as Section 2, between the first and second ... (101)

Amendments, Proposed in a committee of the whole House, to the Bill ''for the more effectual preservation of peace in the ports and harbors of the United States, and in the waters under their jurisdiction.'' Firs amendments in lieu of the second section. (126)

Bill reported, declaring the assent of Congress to an act of the General Assembly of the state of North Carolina, read the first and second times, and committed to a Committee of the whole House tomorrow. An Act, To authorise the state of Tennessee to perfect titles to lands reserved to this state by the cession act. (84)

Ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time, on Monday next. A Bill, To regulate the clearance of armed merchant vessels, as amended (103)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill, For the relief of the sufferers by fire in the city of New York, in the state of New York. (122)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill, Making appropriations for the support of the Military establishment of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and five. (123)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill, To establish the district of Genessee, of Buffaloe Creek, and of Miami; and to alter the port of entry of the district of Erie (120)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House on Wednesday next. A Bill, To amend the charter of the town of Alexandria. (96)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Friday next. A Bill, For carrying into more complete effect, the tenth article of the treaty of friendship, limits, and navigation with Spain. (110)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Friday next. A Bill, For establishing rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States. (100)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, on Friday next. A Bill, For the relief of the widow and orphan children of Robert Elliott. (113)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Friday next. A Bill, In addition to ''An act to make provision for persons that have been disabled by known wounds, received in the actual service of the United States, during the revolutionary war.'' (114)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House, on Friday next. A Bill, To incorporate the Washington Building and Fire Insurance Company. (88)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, on Friday next. A Bill, To prohibit the exaction of bail upon certain suits brought in the district of Columbia. (115)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, on Monday next. A Bill, Authorising the discharge of John York, from his imprisonment. (127)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Monday next. A Bill, For the relief of the legal representatives of the late general Moses Hazen. (106)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Monday next. A Bill, Making provision for the application of the money heretofore appropriated to the laying out, and making public roads, leading from the navigable waters emptying into the Atlantic, to the Ohio river. (95)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, on Monday next. A Bill, Supplementary to the act, intituled ''An act making provision for the disposal of the public lands in the Indiana territory, and for other purposes.'' (137)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, on Monday next. A Bill, To amend the charter of George Town. (118)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Monday next. A Bill, To authorise the collector of the port of Philadelphia, to act by an additional deputy. (105)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, on Thursday next. A Bill, To incorporate the trustees of the Presbyterian Congregation of George Town, and for other purposes. (116)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Thursday next. A Bill, To provide for completing the valuation of lands, and dwelling houses, and the enumeration of slaves in South Carolina; and for other purposes. (97)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Thursday next. An Act, For the disposal of certain copies of the Laws of the United States. (98)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Wednesday next. A Bill, Further to amend an act, intituled ''An act regulating the grants of land; and providing for the disposal of the lands of the United States, south of the state of Tennessee.'' (111)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, on Wednesday next. A Bill, Making appropriations for the support of government, for the year one thousand eight hundred and five. (112)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, to morrow. A Bill, Authorising the Corporation of George Town to make a dam or causeway, from Mason's Island to the western shore of the river Potomac. (90)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, to morrow. A Bill, Giving power to the Stockholders of the Marine Insurance Company of Alexandria, to insure against Fire. (93)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, Fixing the value of rations allowed to the commissioned officers in the army of the United States. (125)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, For the more effectual preservation of peace in the ports and harbors of the United States, and in the waters under their jurisdiction. (86)

Read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, Making appropriation for the support of the Navy of the United States, during the year one thousand eight hundred and five. (107)

Read the first and second time, and committed to Committee of the whole House on Tuesday next. A Bill, To amend the act, intituled ''An Act for the government and regulation of the seamen in the Merchants' service.'' (102)

Read the first and second time, and committed to the committee of the whole House, to whom was this day referred, a report of the committee of Commerce and Manufacturers ''on the expediency of allowing, under proper regulations, a drawback of duties on goods, wares, and merchandise imported into the port of New Orleans from any port of the United ... (89)

Read the first and second time, and ordered to be a committed to a Committee of the whole House on Monday next. A Bill, For the more effectual preservation of peace in the ports, and harbors of the United States, and in the waters under their jurisdiction. (91)

Read the first and second time, and ordered to be a committed to a Committee of the whole House to morrow. A Bill, for the relief of Samuel Carson. (99)

Read the first and second time, and ordered to be a committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Establishing a Court for the Adjudication of Prizes, in certain cases. (92)

Read the first and second time, and ordered to be a committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Monday next. A Bill, Making further provision for extinguishing the debts due from the United States. (94)

Read the first and second time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole House on Monday next. Amended and ordered to be re-committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, To regulate the Clearance of Armed Merchant Vessels. (85)

Read the first and second time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, on Friday next. A Bill, Making an appropriation, for completing the south wing of the Capitol, at the city of Washington; and for other purposes. (117)

Read the first and second time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Monday next. A Bill, To regulate the Clearance of Armed Merchant Vessels. (87)

Read the first and second time, and ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole House, on Tuesday nex. A Bill, To authorise the Circuit Court of the district of Columbia, to decree divorce in certain cases. (121)

Read the first and second time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, Authorising the Post Master General, to make a farther allowance for carrying the Mail, from Fayette, in North Carolina, to Charleston, South Carolina (119)

Read the first and second time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, Giving power to the Stock Holders of the Marine Insurance Company of Alexandria to insure against Fire. (82)

Read the first and second time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, Supplementary to the act, intituled ''An act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage.'' (109)

Read the first and second time, and ordered to be committed to Mr. Gregg, Mr. Morrow, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Alston, and Mr. Clagett. An Act, To divide the Indiana territory into two separate governments. (108)

Read the first and second time, and ordered to be committed to the committee of the whole House, to whom was this day referred, a report of the committee of commerce and manufactures, on the petition of Oliver Evans, of the city of Philadelphia. A Bill, In addition to an act, entitled ''An act to promote the progress of useful arts, and to repeal ... (124)

Read the first and second times, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. A Bill, Declaring the assent of Congress to an act of the General Assembly of the state of North Carolina. (83)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, on Friday next. A Bill, Providing for the settlement of sundry claims to lands within the Mississippi Territory. (133)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, on Friday next. A Bill, To revive and make permanent, the ''act to prescribe the mode of taking evidence in cases of contested elections for members of the House of Representatives of the United States, and to compel the attendance of witnesses,'' passed the third day ... (146)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Monday next. A Bill, Extending the right of suffrage, in the Mississippi territory, and for other purposes. (141)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, on Monday next. A Bill, Farther additional to, and amendatory of an act, entitled ''an act concerning the district of Columbia.'' (139)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, on Monday next. A Bill, Making an appropriation for the completion of the arsenal, belonging to the United States, on the river Schuylkill. (130)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Monday next. A Bill, To continue in force ''an act, declaring the consent of Congress to an act of the state of Maryland, passed the twenty-eight day of December 1793, for the appointment of a health officer.'' (128)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Monday next. A Bill, To make Plymouth, in North Carolina, a port of entry. (140)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Saturday next. A Bill, To authorise the leasing of the public lands in the city of Washington. (152)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, on Tuesday next. A Bill, Authorising the Secretary of War, to issue military land warrants, and for other purposes. (142)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, Declaring the consent of Congress, to an act of the state of South Carolina, passed on the twenty first day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and four, so far as the same relates to authorising the city council of ... (143)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of Amy Dardin, and the legal representatives of David Dardin, deceased. (144)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of Edward Toppan, George Jenkins and William Currier. (135)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of Richard Taylor. (149)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of sundry person therein named. (147)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of William A. Barron. (150)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, Further to alter and establish certain post roads and for other purposes. (148)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, Relating to bonds given by the Marshals. (153)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, To appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of building gun-boats. (129)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, To provide for a Light-house, on Watch-Hill point, in the state of Rhode Island. (134)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House, to-morrow. An Act, Further providing for the Government of the territory of Orleans. (151)

Read the first, and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. An Act, In addition to ''An act to make provision for person that have been disabled by known wounds received in the actual service of the United States, during the revolutionary war.'' (136)

Read the first, and second time, and ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole House, on Monday next. A Bill, Supplementary to an act, entitled ''An act more effectually to provide for the organization of the militia of the district of Columbia. (138)

Read the first, and second time, and ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole House, on Wednesday next. A Bill, For establishing Trading Houses with the Indian Tribes. (131)

Read the first, and second time, and ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, For the relief of Philip Nicklin, and Robert Eaglesfield Griffith. (145)

Read the first, and second time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole House, to-morrow. A Bill, To authorise the erection of a bridge across a millpond and marsh in the Navy Yard, belonging to the United States, in the town of Brooklyn in the state of New York. (132)

Read, and together with the bill, ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole House, to-morrow. Amendments, Reported from the select committee to whom was re-committed, on the 11th instant, the ninth section of the bill establishing a court for the adjudication of prizes, in certain cases. (104)