and of certain other perfons ;" another, intituled, "An act for the relief of the perfons therein mentioned or defcribed;" another, intituled, " An a&t declaring the affent of Congress to certain a&ts of the ftates of Maryland, Georgia, and Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations ;" and another, intituled, "An act to alter the time of holding the circuit courts of the United States in the states of South-Carolina and Georgia, and providing that the distric court of Pennsylvania fhall, in future, be held in the city of Philadelphia only," and found them to be truly inrolled: Whereupon,

Mr. Speaker figned the faid inrolled bills.

A meffage from the Senate by Mr. Otis their Secretary.

Mr. Speaker-The Senate have come to a refolution that the resolution of the fixth inftant, authorizing the Speaker of the Houfe of Reprefentatives and President of the Senate to clofe the prefent feffion, by adjourning their respective Houses on this day, be repealed, and that instead thereof they be authorized to adjourn their refpective Houses on the twelfth instant, to meet again on the first Monday in December next; to which they defire the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew

The House proceeded to confider the faid refolution, and the fame being read, was agreed to.

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Ordered, That the clerk of this Houfe do acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Gilman, from the joint committee for inrolled bills, reported, that the committee did, this day, wait on the Prefident of the United States, and prefent for his approbation four inrolled bills, to wit; one, intituled, " An act for the relief of disabled foldiers and feamen, lately in the fervice of the United States, and of certain other perfons ;" another, intituled, " An act declaring the affent of Congress to certain acts of the states of Maryland, Georgia, and Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations ;" another, intituled, "An act for the relief of the perfons therein mentioned or defcribed; and another, intituled, "An act to alter the times of holding the circuit courts of the United States in the states of South-Carolina and Georgia, and providing that the district court of Pennsylvania fhall in future be held in the city of Philadelphia only.” The feveral orders of the day were farther poftponed until to-morrow. And then the Houfe adjourned until to-morrow morning ten o'clock.

WEDNESDAY, August 11.

A meffage from the Senate by Mr. Otis their Secretary.

Mr. Speaker-The Senate have appointed a committee on their part, jointly with the committee appointed by this Houfe to wait on the President of the United States, and notify him of the propofed recefs of Congrefs. The Senate have alfo paffed the bill, intituled, “An act making provifion for the reduction of the public debt," with feveral amendments, to which they defire the concurrence of this House: And then he withdrew.

The House proceeded to confider the said amendments; and the fame being read, were agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Scnate therewith. A meffage from the Senate by Mr. Otis their Secretary.

Mr. Speaker-I am directed to inform this House, that the Prefident of the United States did this day approve and fign an act which originated in the Senate, intituled, "An act to alter the times for holding the circuit courts of the United States, in the states of South-Carolina and Georgia, and providing that the district court of Pennfylvania shall in future be held in the city of Philadelphia only:" And then he withdrew.

On motion,

Refolved, unanimously, That the thanks of this House be given to the Corporation of the City of New-York, for the elegant and convenient accommodations provided for Congrefs; and that Mr. Speaker be defired to communicate this refolve to the Mayor of the faid City, and to fignify to him that it is the wish of the House, that the Corporation will permit fuch articles of furniture, &c. now in the City-Hall, as have been provided by Congress, to remain for the use of that building.

Mr. Gilman, from the joint committee appointed to notify the Prefident of the United States of the proposed recefs of Congress, reported, that the committee had, according to order, performed that service.

A meflage from the Senate by Mr. Otis their Secretary.

Mr. Speaker-The Senate have paffed the bill, intituled, " An act making certain appropriations therein mentioned," with several amendments, to which they defire the concurrence of this Houfe: And then he withdrew.

The House proceeded to confider the faid amendments; and the fame being read, were agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Gilman, from the joint committee for inrolled bills, reported, that the committee had examined two inrolled bills; one intituled, "An a&t making provifion for the reduction of the public debt;" the other intituled, "An ac making certain appropriations therein mentioned;" alfo, an inrolled refolve respecting the completion of certain furveys directed by a refolution of the late Congress, and had found the fame to be truly inrolled: Whereupon, Mr. Speaker figned the faid inrolled bills and refolve.

Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. The feveral orders of the day were farther poftponed until to-morrow. And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning nine o'clock.

THURSDAY, August 12.

Mr. Gilman, from the joint committee for inrolled bills, reported, that the committee did, yesterday, wait on the Prefident of the United States, and prefent for his approbation two inrolled bills; one intituled, " An act making certain appropriations therein mentioned," the other intituled, " An að making provifion for the reduction of the public debt;" alfo, an inrolled refolve refpecting the completion of certain furveys, directed by a resolution of the late Congrefs.

A meffage was received from the Prefident of the United States, by Mr. Lear his Secretary, notifying that the Prefident did, on the eleventh instant, approve and fign three acts; one intituled, "An act declaring the affent of Congress to certain acts of the states of Maryland, Georgia, and Rhode-Ifland and Providence Plantations ;" another intituled, "An act for the relief of dif abled foldiers and feamen lately in the fervice of the United States, and of certain other perfons ;" and another intituled, “An act for the relief of the perfons therein mentioned or defcribed;" alfo, that the Prefident did this day approve and fign two acts; one intituled, " An act making certain appropriations therein mentioned;" the other intituled, " An act making provifion for the reduction of the public debt;" alfo, an inrolled refolve refpecting the completion of certain furveys, directed by a refolution of the late Congress.

Ordered, That a meffage be sent to the Senate, to inform them that this House having completed the business before them, are now about to proceed to close the present feffion by an adjournment on their part, agreeably to the order of the tenth inftant; and that the Clerk of this Houfe do go with the faid message.

The Clerk accordingly went with the said message; and being returned, A meffage was received from the Senate by Mr. Otis their Secretary. Mr. Speaker-I am directed to inform this House, that the Senate having completed the legislative business before them, are now ready to close the prefent feffion by an adjournment on their part: And then he withdrew.

Mr. Speaker then adjourned the Houfe until the first Monday in December

next.

END OF THE SECOND SESSION.

APPENDIX.

Ratification of the Conftitution of the United States by the State of North-Carolina.

UNITED STATES, January 11, 1790.

Gentlemen of the House of Representatives,

HAVE directed Mr. Lear, my private Secretary, to lay before you a copy of the adoption and ratification of the Conftitution of the United States by the state of North-Carolina, together with a copy of a letter from his Excel lency Samuel Johnston, Prefident of the Convention of faid State, to the Pre fident of the United States.

The originals of the papers which are herewith transmitted to you will be lodged in the office of the Secretary of State. G. WASHINGTON.

SIR,

FAYETTE-VILLE, State of North-Carolina, December 4, 1789.

BY order of the Convention of the people of this State, I have the honor to transmit to you the ratification and adoption of the Conftitution of the United States by the faid Conventioh, in behalf of the people.

With fentiments of the highest confideration and respect, I have the honor to be Sir, your most faithful and obedient fervant,

(Signed) SAMUEL JOHNSTON, Prefident of the Convention.

To the PRESIDENT of the United States.

I DO certify the above to be a true copy from the original.

TOBIAS LEAR, Secretary to the Prefident of the United States.

A Copy of the Adoption and Ratification of the Conftitution of the United States by the State of North-Carolina.

W

STATE

NORTH-CAROLINA.

IN CONVENTION.

HEREAS the General Convention which met in Philadelphia in purfuance of a recommendation of Congrefs, did recommend to the citizens of the United States, a conftitution or form of government in the following words, viz. We the People, &c.

[Here follows the Constitution of the United States, verbatim.] Refolved, That this Convention, in behalf of the freemen, citizens and inhabitants of the State of North-Carolina, do adopt and ratify the faid Conftitution and form of government.

Done in Convention this 21ft day of November, 1789.

(Signed) SAMUEL JOHNSTON, Prefident of the Convention.

J. HUNT, JAMES TAYLOR, Secretaries.

BY the direction of the Prefident of the United States, I have examined and compared the foregoing with the adoption and ratification of the Conftitution of the United States by the State of North-Carolina, which was tranfmitted to the Prefident of the United States by Samuel Johnfton, President of the Convention of faid State-as well as the tranfcript of the Constitution of the United States recited in the faid ratification, which I certify to be a true copy. TOBIAS LEAR, Secretary to the Prefident of the United States.

Ratification of the Conftitution of the United States by the State of Rhode-Ifland and Providence Plantations.

UNITED STATES, June 16th, 1790.

• Gentlemen of the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives,

THE ratification of the Conftitution of the United States of America, by the state of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, was received by me laft night, together with a letter to the President of the United States, from the Prefident of the Convention. I have directed my Secretary to lay before you a copy of each. G. WASHINGTON.

SIR,

RHODE ISLAND.

NEWPORT, June 9th, 1790.

I HAD, on the twenty-ninth ultimo, the fatisfaction of addreffing you, after the ratification of the Conftitution of the United States of America by the Convention of this State. I have now the honor of inclofing the Ratification as then agreed upon by the Convention of the people of this State. The Legislature is now in feffion in this town; an appointment of Senators will undoubtedly take place in the prefent week, and from what appears to be the fenfe of the legislature, it may be expected that the gentlemen who may be appointed, will immediately proceed to take their feats in the Senate of the United States. I have the honor to be, with great respect, Sir, your obedient humble fervant, (Signed.) DANIEL OWEN, President.

Prefident of the United States.

[The Constitution of the United States of America precedes the following Ratification.]

Ratification of the Conftitution by the Convention of the State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations.

WE the delegates of the people of the state of Rhode Island and Pro

vidence Plantations, duly elected and met in Convention, having maturely confidered the Conftitution for the United States of America, agreed to, on the feventeenth day of September, in the year one thousand feven hundred and eighty-feven, by the Convention then affembled at Philadelphia, in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, (a copy whereof precedes these presents) and having also seriously and deliberately confidered the present fituation of this State, do declare and make known,

First. That there are certain natural rights, of which men, when they form a focial campact, cannot deprive or diveft their pofterity, among which are the