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a difference of opinion seemed to exist as to the period when the powers of the States were superseded, 520;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;