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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
House Journal --THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1794
A memorial of sundry merchants, mariners, and others, citizens of the towns of Norfolk and Portsmouth, and of the county of Norfolk, in the State of Virginia, was presented to the House and read, praying that Congress will adopt such measures as, in their wisdom, may be deemed most expedient and effectual to obtain redress for the vexations and spoliations committed on the commerce of the United States, by the subjects of Great Britain, under the authority of that Government, and by the citizens and subjects of other foreign countries.
Ordered, That the said memorial be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
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Mr. Hartley, from the managers appointed on the part of this House to attend the conference with the Senate, on the subject-matter of the amendments depending between the two Houses to the bill, entitled "An act to provide for the erecting and repairing of arsenals and magazines, and for other purposes," made a report: Whereupon,
Resolved, That, instead of the amendments proposed by the Senate to the first section of the said bill, the said first section be amended by striking out from the word "stores," in the second line, to the word "Provided," in the eighth line, and inserting, in lieu thereof, the words following, to wit: "There shall be established, under the direction of the President of the United States, three or four arsenals, with magazines, as he shall judge most expedient, in such places as will best accommodate the different parts of the United States; either, or both, of the arsenals heretofore used at Springfield and Carlisle to be continued as part of the said number, at his discretion."
Resolved, That this House doth disagree to the amendments to the third and sixth sections of the said bill.
Resolved, That this House doth agree to all the other amendments to the said bill.
Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith.
A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Dandridge, his Secretary, notifying that the President did, on the twenty-sixth instant, approve and sign a resolve, which originated in this House, "laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the United States, for the term of thirty days;" also, that the President did, this day, approve and sign an act, which originated in this House, entitled "An act to provide a Naval armament."
Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith.
A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary.
Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Stephen Paranque." I am also directed to inform this House that the President of the United States did, this day, approve and sign an act, which originated in the Senate, entitled "An act to allow to Major General Lafayette his pay and emoluments while in the service of the United States." And thru he withdrew.
Mr. Sedgwick, from the committee to whom it was referred to report the means of rendering the force of the United States more efficient, made a report; which was read, and ordered to he committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
On a motion made and seconded that the House do come to the following resolutions:
"Resolved, That provision ought to be made, by law, for the sequestration of all the debts due from the citizens of the United States to the subjects of the King of Great Britain.
"Resolved, That provision ought, in like manner, to be made for securing the payment of all such debts into the Treasury of the United States, there to be held as a pledge for the indemnification of such of the citizens of the said States as shall have suffered from the ships of war, privateers, or from any person, or description of persons, acting under the commission or authority of the British King, in contravention of the laws of nations, and in violation of the rights of neutrality:"
Ordered, That the said resolutions be commmitted to a Committee of the Whole House immediately.
The House accordingly resolved itself into the said committee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Sherburne reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said resolutions under consideration, and made some progress therein.
Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the said resolutions.
The several orders of the day were further postponed until to-morrow.
And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning eleven o'clock.
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