A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
American State Papers --TABLE OF CONTENTS. MISCELLANEOUS....VOLUME I.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS. MISCELLANEOUS....VOLUME I.
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MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
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10 With desire from Rhode Island to preserve friendly relations with the United States, 1789, ... 9
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11 Announcing the death of the Dauphin of France, 1789, ... 10
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22 Fugitives from justice from Pennsylvania to Virginia, 1791, ... 38
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25 Attorney General and district attorneys of the United States, their duties and offices, 1791, ... 45
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29 Objections to the bill "for apportionment of representatives among the States," &c., 1792, ... 48
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30 Opinions of circuit judges of New York district on certain duties assigned them by act of Congress, 1792, ... 49
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31 Opinions of circuit judges of Pennsylvania on ditto, 1792, ... 50
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32 Opinions of circuit judges of North Carolina; also a letter from the Chief Justice and associate justices, on a reorganization of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1792, ... 51
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33 Boundary between Virginia and Territory south of the Ohio, 1792, ... 53
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40 Advances for the relief of General Lafayette, while a prisoner at Olmutz, 1793, ... 70
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46 Defects in the judiciary system, as represented by the judges of the Supreme Court of the U. S., 1794, ... 77
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56 Opposition to the excise law in Pennsylvania, with proclamations, &c., 1794, ... 83
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60 Weights and measures--Defects in the judiciary system of the Northwestern Territory, 1794, ... 115
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67 On execution of the act for establishing a seat of Government, public buildings, &c., 1794, ... 133
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82 Constitution of Tennessee, from the convention thereof, 1796, ... 147
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101 Difficulties in the execution of the "act for the relief of persons imprisoned for debt," 1798, ... 162
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109 General Washington's acceptance of the command of the army, 1798, ... 181
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112 Insurrection in Pennsylvania, 1799, ... 185
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113 On the death of General Washington, 1799, ... 189
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118 On the subject of removing the remains of General Washington to the city of Washington, 1800, ... 195
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119 On complaint of John Randolph, member of the House of Representatives, on breach of privilege by certain officers of the army, 1800, ... 195
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141 With letter from the commissioners, relative to the affairs of the city of Washington, &c., 1801, ... 219
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150 Same, same, same, 1802, ... 254
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154 List of officers, civil, military, and naval, in the service of the United States, 1802, ... 260
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155 List of suits decided and depending in the courts of the United States, 1802, ... 319
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159 On resale of lots, appointment of superintendent and surveyor, and building of jail for the city of Washington, 1803, ... 337
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164 Compendium of information concerning Louisiana, 1803, ... 344
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166 Arrest of Zachariah Cox, a lawless adventurer, in the Mississippi Territory, 1803, ... 358
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168 Digest of the laws of Louisiana, 1803, ... 362
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177 On the subject of importation of slaves into Louisiana, 1804, ... 390
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190 In reply to an inquiry whether a member of the House of Representatives had accepted a military appointment, 1805, ... 421
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217 On the secret expedition or conspiracy of Aaron Burr and others, 1807, ... 468
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218 On same, with further disclosures, 1807, ... 471
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219 On same, same, 1807, ... 473
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220 On progress made in constructing the Cumberland road, 1807, ... 474
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221 On the movements of Aaron Burr in his secret expedition, 1807, ... 477
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223 On the arrest of Aaron Burr in Mississippi Territory, 1807, ... 478
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230 With the trial and proceedings against Aaron Burr in the circuit court of the U. S., in Virginia, 1807, ... 486
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240 With proceedings relative to the connexion of General James Wilkinson with Aaron Burr, and his illicit intercourse with the Spanish Government, 1808, ... 706
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241 With correspondence concerning intrigues between Spanish officers in Louisiana, and others, for a dismemberment of the Union, 1808, ... 712
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243 With report of commissioners relative to location and opening the route of the Cumberland road, 1808, ... 714
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249 On the progress made on the public buildings in the city of Washington in 1807, communicated in 1808, ... 719
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251 Concerning letters from Matthew Nimmo and John Smith, of Ohio, in relation to Burr's conspiracy, &c., 1808, ... 921
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257 With proclamation for suppressing of an insurrectionary combination near Lake Champlain, 1808, ... 940
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258 With report of the commissioners for making the Cumberland road, 1808, ... 940
REPORTS FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
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15 On establishing uniformity in the coinage, weights, and measures of the United States, 1790, ... 13
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18 Same, same, same, 1791, ... 36
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19 On the manner of authenticating printed editions of the laws of the United States, 1791, ... 37
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24 On a plan for converting salt water into fresh, 1791, ... 44
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193 With list of patents for useful inventions, 1805, ... 423
REPORTS FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
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47 Decision of the Supreme Court on the validity of certain claims for invalid pensions, 1794, ... 78
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142 On the destruction of the books and papers of that Department by fire, 1800, ... 232
REPORT FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
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116 On the treatment of French officers imprisoned at Burlington, New Jersey, 1799, ... 191
REPORTS FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
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17 On the judiciary system of the United States, 1790, ... 21
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22 On apprehending fugitives from justice from one State to another, 1791, ... 41
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25 On his duties, and those of the district attorneys of the United States, 1791, ... 45
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61 On establishing fees for officers of courts, and others, 1795, ... 117
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71 On application of James Mackey for discharge from imprisonment at the suit of the United States, 1796, ... 138
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87 On an inquiry into the official conduct of George Turner, a judge of the Territory northwest of the Ohio, 1796, ... 151
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237 With tables of fees and compensation of the attorneys and officers, jurors, and witnesses of the courts in each State, 1807, ... 656
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246 On the propriety of defining and punishing the crime of treason against the United States, &c., 1808, ... 717
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE.
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7 On styles or titles of the President and Vice President of the United States, 1789, ... 8
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41 On contested election of Albert Gallatin, of Pennsylvania, as a Senator of the United States, 1793, ... 73
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42 Same, same, same, same, 1794, ... 73
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49 On the illegality of the appointment of Kensey Johns as a Senator from Delaware, 1794, ... 80
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51 On the remonstrance of New Hampshire against certain powers exercised by the Judiciary of the United States, 1794, ... 81
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79 On charges against Humphrey Marshall, a Senator from Kentucky, 1796, ... 144
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81 On authorizing Ebenezer Zane to establish ferries in Northwestern Territory, 1796, ... 145
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86 On the admission of Tennessee into the Union, 1796, ... 150
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105 On the boundary line between Georgia and Florida, 1798, ... 178
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114 On the death of General Washington, 1799, ... 190
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115 On the arrangements for the funeral of General Washington, 1799, ... 191
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126 On the prosecution of Wm. Duane for breach of privileges of the Senate, by a newspaper publication, 1800, ... 208
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127 Same, same, same, same, ... 209
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129 Same, same, same, same, ... 210
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132 Same, same, same, same, ... 212
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160 On the memorial of Richard Basset and others, judges of the United States, complaining of being removed from office, 1803, ... 340
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188 On the application for assistance in making a canal from the head to the foot of the rapids of the Ohio river, 1805, ... 419
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195 On the appropriation and application of funds for the Cumberland road, 1805, ... 432
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199 On augmenting the library of Congress, 1806, ... 437
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209 On the application of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company for pecuniary assistance, 1806, ... 454
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224 On the proposition to appropriate a quantity of land to assist in making a canal at the rapids of the Ohio river, 1807, ... 479
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229 On the inexpediency of suspending the article of compact prohibiting the introduction of slaves into the Indiana Territory, 1807, ... 484
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238 On the expulsion of John Smith, a Senator from Ohio, from his seat in the Senate, on account of his connexion with Aaron Burr, 1807, ... 701
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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On contested elections of Representatives, &c.--
1 David Ramsay vs. William Smith, of South Carolina, 1789, ... 5
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6 Same, same, same, ... 8
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8 Sundry citizens of New Jersey vs. delegation from that State in the House of Representatives, 1789, ... 8
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9 Same, same, same, same, ... 9
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23 James Jackson vs. Anthony Wayne, of Georgia, 1791, ... 43
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38 Henry K. Van Rensselaer vs. John E. Van Allen, of New York, 1793, ... 70
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43 Henry Latimer vs. John Patten, of Delaware, 1794, ... 75
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55 Election of James White as Delegate from the Territory south of the Ohio, 1794, ... 83
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68 Claim of John Richards to a seat as a Representative from Pennsylvania, 1796, ... 134
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72 Matthew Lyon vs. Israel Smith, of Vermont, 1796, ... 139
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88 Same, same, ... 152
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77 Election of David Bard as a Representative from Pennsylvania, 1796, ... 142
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80 Aaron Brown vs. Joseph Bradley Varnum, of Massachusetts, 1796, ... 145
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97 Robert Rutherford vs. Daniel Morgan, of Virginia, 1797, ... 158
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99 Mode of taking evidence in cases of contested elections, 1797, ... 159
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158 Inquiry whether John P. Van Ness, by accepting and exercising command as a major of militia in the District of Columbia, had not forfeited his seat as a Representative, 1802, ... 336
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174 Andrew Moore vs. Thomas Lewis, of Virginia, 1804, ... 387
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176 Duncan McFarland vs. Samuel D. Purviance, of North Carolina, 1804, ... 389
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179 Samuel J. Cabell vs. Thomas Mann Randolph, of Virginia, 1804, ... 392
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182 Election of John Hoge, of Pennsylvania, 1804, ... 395
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194 Thomas Spalding vs. Cowles Mead. of Georgia, 1805, ... 431
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198 John Douglass vs. Michael Leib, of Pennsylvania, 1806, ... 436
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228 Joshua Barney vs. William McCreery, of Maryland, 1807, ... 484
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232 Same, same, same, ... 647
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233 Sundry citizens of Maryland vs. election of Philip B Key, 1807, ... 651
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245 Same, same, same, 1808, ... 717
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234 Duncan McFarland vs. John Culpepper, 1807, ... 652
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3 On styles or titles of the President and Vice President of the United States, 1789, ... 6
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13 On the abolition of slavery and the slave trade, 1789, ... 12
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20 On the administration of the finances under the late superintendent, Robert Morris, 1791, ... 38
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21 On the weights and measures of the United States, 1791, ... 38
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26 On the duties of the Attorney General and district attorneys of the United States, 1792, ... 46
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27 On the alterations in the Treasury and War Departments, 1792, ... 46
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28 On the weights and measures of the United States, 1792, ... 48
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36 On the letter from the Secretary of the Treasury relating to errors in printing congressional documents, 1793, ... 69
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44 On the abolition of the slave trade, 1794, ... 76
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45 On the petition of William F. Ast, for a general plan of insurance against loss by fire, 1794, ... 77
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50 On publishing the laws in the German language, 1794, ... 81
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52 On reservations of States in cessions of land for light-houses, &c., 1794, ... 81
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53 On the laws of the Northwestern Territory, 1794, ... 82
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54 On the fees of courts, 1794, ... 82
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57 On the boundary between Virginia and the Territory south of the river Ohio, 1794, ... 113
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58 On granting concurrent jurisdiction to States that have ceded lands for light-houses without reservation, 1794, ... 114
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59 On the promulgation of the laws, 1794, ... 114
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62 Same , same, 1795, ... 122
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63 On establishing fees in the courts of the United States, 1795, ... 123
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64 On appointing reporters to preserve debates in Congress, 1795, ... 123
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65 On the remonstrance of New Hampshire against the exercise of certain powers by the Judiciary of the United States, 1795, ... 123
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70 On the progress in establishing the seat of Government at Washington, 1796, ... 136
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73 On the appointment of stenographers to the House of Representatives, 1796, ... 140
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74 On the encouragement for useful inventions and discoveries, 1796, ... 140
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75 On the encouragement of mineralogy and metallurgy, 1796, ... 140
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77 On the plan of the public buildings in Washington, and on authorizing a loan for completing the same, &c., 1796, ... 142
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83 On the admission of Tennessee into the Union, 1796, ... 147
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84 On establishing the weights and measures of the United States, 1796, ... 148
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85 On the arrival of G. W. M. Lafayette, son of General Lafayette, into the United States, 1796, ... 149
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89 On the compensation to district attorneys of the United States, 1796, ... 152
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90 On the provision for employment of stenographers, and for furnishing the members with copies of the debates in Congress, 1796, ... 153
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91 On the establishment of a National University, 1796, ... 153
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92 On the encouragement of agriculture, 1797, ... 154
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93 On the subject of kidnapping negroes, &c., 1797, ... 155
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94 On the suability of the States, 1797, ... 156
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95 On the conduct of George Turner, a judge of the supreme court of the Northwestern Territory, 1797, ... 157
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96 On the petition of Joseph Rittenhouse to be discharged from imprisonment at suit of the U. States, 1797, ... 157
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98 On the petition of Thomas Carpenter for the patronage of Congress to a work called the " American Senator," or Debates in Congress, 1797, ... 159
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100 On the petition of William Bell to be discharged from imprisonment at the suit of the United States, 1798, ... 160
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102 On the memorial of certain Quakers complaining of the laws of North Carolina, under which certain liberated slaves were again reduced to slavery, 1798, ... 163
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103 On breach of privileges of the House, in the case of Matthew Lyon and Oliver Griswold, 1798, ... 166
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104 Same, same, same, same, ... 174
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106 On the revision of the act for the relief of persons imprisoned for debt, 1798, ... 179
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107 On the same; and also on the act for mitigating or remitting the forfeitures, penalties, and disabilities accruing in certain cases, 1798, ... 180
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108 On naturalization, and regulations respecting aliens, 1798, ... 180
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110 On the repeal of the alien and sedition laws, 1799, ... 181
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111 On reprinting the journals of Congress and the Confederation, and of other public documents, 1799, ... 185
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120 On the complaint of John Randolph, member of the House of Representatives, of insult to him by certain officers of the army for words spoken in debate, 1800, ... 196
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122 On an application for alterations in the political system established for the government of the Mississippi Territory, 1800, ... 203
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124 On same, ... 207
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123 On the division of the Northwestern Territory into two Governments, 1800, ... 206
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125 On the naturalization of aliens, 1800, ... 208
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130 On the remission of forfeitures under the act prohibiting the exportation of arms and ammunition, 1800, ... 210
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133 On the relief of insolvent debtors to the United States, 1800, ... 213
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134 On the admission of slaves, from foreign ports or places into the Mississippi Territory in certain cases, 1800, ... 213
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135 On the erection of a statue or monument to the memory of General Washington, 1800, ... 214
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136 On the objections to certain acts passed by the Governor and judges of the Mississippi Territory, 1800, ... 214
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138 On erecting a mausoleum to General Washington, 1800, ... 215
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139 On the letter from J. Wheaton, sergeant-at-arms, who was arrested by warrant from a magistrate for attempting to arrest an individual by order of the House of Representatives, 1800, ... 216
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140 On the propositions to amend the constitution in relation to the elections of President and Vice President, and of members of the House of Representatives, 1800, ... 216
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143 On the official conduct of the Governor of the Mississippi Territory, 1801, ... 233
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145 On the report of the commissioners for establishing the seat of Government at Washington city, 1801, ... 243
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146 On an inquiry into the causes of the late fires in the War and Treasury Departments, 1801, ... 247
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147 On the right of the Mississippi Territory to a Delegate in Congress, 1801, ... 252
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148 On the subject of expediting the printing of the House of Representatives, 1801, ... 253
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149 On the arrangement of a library for Congress, 1801, ... 253
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152 On incorporating a company for making a canal through the city of Washington, 1802, ... 258
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153 On establishing the office of commissioner of the city of Washington, and providing for the payment of the debts of said city, 1802, ... 260
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156 On the application to erect the Northwestern Territory (Ohio) into a State, 1802, ... 325
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157 On the adjustment of differences concerning certain alterations in the plan of the city of Washington, 1802, ... 330
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161 On the constitution for the State of Ohio, and sundry propositions relative thereto, 1803, ... 340
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162 On the expediency of concentrating the public buildings in the city of Washington, 1803, ... 344
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163 On the application for subscription to stock in the Allegany Turnpike Company, 1803, ... 344
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165 On reprinting the laws, journals, and other documents of Congress, 1803, ... 357
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167 On the arrest of Zachariah Cox by the Governor of the Mississippi Territory, 1803, ... 361
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169 On an extension of the powers of the judges of the United States in the Territories, and appeals from their decisions, 1803, ... 384
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170 On disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill fixing the salaries of the Postmaster General and other officers, 1803, ... 385
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172 On applications for divorces in the District of Columbia, 1804, ... 386
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173 On the subjects of slavery, elective franchise, and public lands in the Indiana Territory, 1804, ... 387
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178 On the exploration of the unknown parts of Louisiana, 1804, ... 390
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181 On empowering committees to appoint their chairmen in certain cases, 1804, ... 395
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186 On extending the patent right of Oliver Evans, 1805, ... 416
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187 On a revision of the political system adopted for Louisiana, 1805, ... 417
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189 On extending the jurisdiction of the circuit courts in favor of aliens, 1805, ... 419
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191 On erecting a bridge over the Potomac river at Washington, 1805, ... 422
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192 On extending the right of suffrage, and increasing the members of the Assembly of Mississippi Territory, 1805, ... 422
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197 On vesting State courts with power to mitigate or remit forfeitures, penalties, and disabilities accruing under the revenue laws in certain cases, 1806, ... 435
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200 On sundry memorials for erecting a bridge across the Potomac at Washington, 1806, ... 437
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201 On the disputed boundary between Georgia and North Carolina, 1806, ... 439
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203 On extending the right of suffrage and admission of slavery for a limited time in, and division of, the Indiana Territory, 1806, ... 450
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204 On prohibiting the importation of slaves into the Territories, 1806, ... 451
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205 On procuring for the use of members the Journals of Congress under the confederation, 1806, ... 452
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206 On application of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company for pecuniary assistance, 1806, ... 452
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207 On application of George Dodge and others for an extension of their patent right, 1806, ... 453
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208 On memorial of the Legislature of Kentucky, soliciting the co-operation of the United States in opening a canal to avoid the rapids of the Ohio river, 1806, ... 453
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210 On procuring books, draughts, and models for the War Department, 1806, ... 456
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212 On the exploration of the western waters of the United States by Lewis and Clarke, and Pike and Freeman, 1806, ... 463
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213 On the petition of the Highland Turnpike Company of New York for pecuniary assistance, 1807, ... 463
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222 On the inexpediency of suspending the article of compact prohibiting the introduction of slaves into the Indiana Territory, 1807, ... 477
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231 On application of Oliver Evans to extend his patent right for manufacturing flour, 1807, ... 646
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235 On petition of University of Vincennes, that a tax be laid on salt made at the public works and on Indian traders for support of said institution, 1807, ... 654
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248 On compensating Captain Zebulon M. Pike and others, for services in exploring the Mississippi, Osage, Arkansas, and La Plate rivers, 1808, ... 719
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253 On an application of the people of the counties of Randolph and St. Clair, for a division of the Indiana Territory, 1808, ... 922
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254 On the conduct of Harry Innis, district judge of the United States for the district of Kentucky, in being a party or privy to intrigues of the Spanish officers in Louisiana against the United States, 1808, ... 922
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255 On progress on, and making further provision for, the public buildings in the city of Washington, 1808, ... 935
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259 On propriety of compensating Captain Zebulon M. Pike and others, for services in their expedition to the source of the Mississippi river, 1808, ... 942
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261 On expediency of dividing the Indiana Territory, agreeably to the ordinance of Congress, 1808, ... 945
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262 On expediency of improving the navigation of the Catawba and Wateree rivers, 1809, ... 946
PROCEEDINGS OF STATES, LEGISLATURES, &c.
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4 Application of Virginia for a convention to report amendments to the constitution, 1789, ... 6
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5 Application of New York for a convention to report amendments to the constitution, 1789, ... 7
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10 Desires of Rhode Island to maintain friendly relations with the United States, 1789, ... 9
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22 Application from Pennsylvania to obtain fugitives from justice in Virginia, 1791, ... 38
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48 Remonstrance of New Hampshire against certain powers exercised by the Judiciary of the United States, 1794, ... 79
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56 Correspondence of Governor of Pennsylvania with the President, relative to opposition to the excise law in that State, 1794, ... 97
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76 Charges from Legislature of Kentucky against Humphrey Marshall, a Senator from that State in Congress, 1795, ... 141
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82 Constitution of Tennessee transmitted by the convention thereof, 1796, ... 146
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175 Resolutions of Pennsylvania to obtain a law fixing the standard of weights and measures in the United States, 1804, ... 388
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188 Remonstrance of the General Assembly of the Territory of Louisiana against the system of laws adopted by Congress for them, 1804, ... 400
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214 Resolutions of Ohio to obtain a law to prohibit the importation of slaves into the United States, 1807, ... 464
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215 Resolutions of Virginia on the subject of colonizing persons obnoxious to the laws, or dangerous to the peace of society, (free negroes, &c.,) 1807, ... 464
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216 Resolutions of Indiana Territory to obtain the suspension of the article of compact prohibiting the introduction of slaves therein, 1807, ... 467
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244 Resolution of Pennsylvania to obtain an amendment of the constitution to prevent the importation of slaves into the United States, 1808, ... 716
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252 Resolutions of Legislative Council of the Territory of Mississippi for the impeachment of Peter B. Bruin, presiding judge of that Territory, 1808, ... 921
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260 Resolutions of Legislature of North Carolina, approving the measures of the Government as regards its foreign relations, 1808, ... 944
MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS.
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2 Report of Charles Thompson, on delivery of certificate of election as President to George Washington, 1789, ... 5
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30 Opinion of the circuit judges for New York district on certain duties assigned them by act of Congress, 1792, ... 49
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31 Opinion of the circuit judges for Pennsylvania district on certain duties assigned them by act of Congress, 1792, ... 51
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32 Opinion of the circuit judges for North Carolina district on certain duties assigned them by act of Congress, 1792, ... 51
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32 Opinion of the judges of Supreme Court on reorganization of same, 1792, ... 52
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37 Report from Commissioners of Accounts of the balances due to and from the several States, 1793, ... 69
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40 List of French officers destined to serve in army of United States, 1776, ... 71
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46 Opinion of judges of Supreme Court of defects in the judiciary system of the United States, 1794, ... 77
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66 Proceedings of the House of Representatives against Robert Randall, for breach of privileges, 1794, ... 125
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117 Oration of Major General Henry Lee on the death of General Washington, 1799, ... 192
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Letters from William Duane to the Senate, relative to his prosecution by that body for a breach of its privileges, 1800, 210, ... 211
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227 Report from the Surveyor of the Public Buildings, relative to the architectural arrangements of the south wing of the Capitol in Washington, 1807, ... 482
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239 Statement of Daniel Clark, showing an illicit connexion between Brigadier General James Wilkinson, United States army, and the Spanish Government of Louisiana, 1808, ... 704
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256 On the subject of an illicit connexion between Gen. James Wilkinson and the Spanish Government, 1808, ... 936
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