Senator from North Carolina, 404, 541, 661.
See Index, vol. 1.

Freeman, Jonathan, Representative from New Hampshire, 120, 180, 326, 429, 497;
on answer of House to President Adams' first message, 129.

Freeman, Nathaniel, Jr., Representative from Massachusetts, 14, 120.
See Index, vol. 1.

French Refugees.—See Index, vol. 1.

French Republic, ratification of Convention with, 492.

French Spoliations.—Resolution that provision be made for indemnification for losses sustained by French spoliations, considered, 642;
the principle must be decided by the House, 643;
the resolution so broad as to defeat its object, 643;
it goes to commit the House to the whole extent without any examination, 643;
reasons for speedy action, 643;
object of the resolution to place the question in a train for decision, 643;
it is founded on the principle that Government has abandoned the claim, so that no citizen can come forward against the French Government, or any French citizen, 643;
further debate, 644;
a large portion of the losses so covered by insurance, the Government will not have to pay them, 645;
further debate, 646;
motion to postpone lost, 647;
report made, 655;
further remarks, 726;
resolution, 727;
amendments proposed, 732;
lost, 732;
discussion on calling yeas and nays on taking up for reference the original resolution, 732;
referred, 733;
a question of great moment, 733;
debate on postponement, 733, 734;
motion to take up, 743;
lost, 744.

Friends or Quakers, memorial of, 182;
report on, 209.

Frontiers, Protection of.—See Index, vol. 1.

Fugitives from justice.—See Index, vol. 1.

Furniture for President's House, see Appropriations.


G

Gallatin, Albert, Representative from Pennsylvania, 14, 120, 179, 326, 429;
on the address to the President, 32;
on a direct tax on slaves, 52, 54;
on naval policy, 68;
on increase of duties on sugar, 71, 72, 73;
on increase of duties on salt, 74;
on naval appropriations, 78;
on direct and indirect taxes, 82;
on limitation period relative to claims against United States, 85;
on suability of the States, 86;
on the accommodation of the President, 92;
on military and naval appropriations, 93, 94, 95, 98, 106;
on naval appropriations, 100, 104, 105;
proposes resolutions relative to statements from War Department, 105;
on answer of House to President Adams' first message, 140;
on resolutions relative to defensive measures, 144, 146;
on arming merchant vessels, 147;
on expatriation, 151;
on a naval armament, 153;
on exempting bank notes from stamp duty, 158, 160, 161;
proposes composition with banks in lieu of tax, 162;
on additional duty on salt, 163, 164;
offers proviso against increase in bounties to fishermen, 163;
on address to the President, 182;
on the Quakers' memorial, 184;
against weekly licenses to distillers, 194;
on naval expenditure, 197;
on foreign intercourse, 200, 204;
on the report on the Griswold and Lyon case, 215, 216;
on the limits of Georgia, 223;
on relations with France, 229;
on a provisional army, 243, 247;
on establishing the Navy Department, 248;
on military appropriations, 252, 253;
to postpone consideration of naturalization laws, 260;
on presents to ministers by foreign courts, 264;
on a temporary direct tax, 266;
on the classes to be excluded from citizenship, 277, 278;
on bill relative to treatment of alien enemies, 282, 284;
on the consideration of the bill relative to the protection of commerce, 290;
on intercourse with France, 293;
relative to letters of marque, 298;
on direct taxes, 302;
on alien enemies, 305;
on the sedition bill, 308;
on the abrogation of the treaty with France, 311, 312, 315;
on intercourse with France and St. Domingo, 337, 343, 345;
on increase of the navy, 348;
on the capture of French vessels, 359;
on repeal of alien and sedition laws, 365;
on the expulsion of Matthew Lyon, 370;
on repeal of alien law, 373;
on the law of retaliation, 385;
on petition of free blacks, 440, 444;
on the case of Jonathan Robbins, 449, 452, 455.
See Index, vol. 1.

Gantt, Rev. Mr., elected chaplain to the Senate, 544, 694.

Gates, proposal for a monument to, 725.

Georgia, vote for President, 62, 487.

Georgia limits.—See Territories.

Georgia, remonstrance of, report of committee on, 331;
compensation recommended, 331;
points of the remonstrance, 331;
comparative expenditure in defending northern and southern frontiers from depredations of Indians, 332;
amended resolution proposed, 348;
carried, 348;
report on, 537.

German language, laws in, motion to print, 165;
reason for the motion, 165;
if a translation was authorized, great mischiefs might ensue, 165.

Gerry, Elbridge, letter from Paris, 304.—See Index, vol. 1

Gilbert, Ezekiel, Representative from New York, 14;
on the address to the President, 32;
on the petition of manumitted slaves, 59;
on military and naval appropriations, 107.
See Index, vol. 1.

Giles, Wm. B., Representative from Virginia, 17, 120, 569;
on the address to the President, 17, 21, 23, 27, 32;
on relief to sufferers by fire at Savannah, 43;
on answer of House to President Adams' 1st message, 124, 137;
on resolution relative to defensive measures, 144, 146;
on expatriation, 151-152;
on a naval armament, 154;
on tax on lawyers, 156;
on the Griswold and Lyon case, 214;
on the limits of Georgia, 223;
on relations with France, 227, 232, 234, 236, 240, 241;
on protection against the Barbary powers, 571;
on apportionment bill, 573;
on the Mediterranean trade, 586;
in favor of repeal of Judiciary Establishment, 603;
on Ohio State Government, 648, 649, 650.
See Index, vol. 1.

Gillespie, James, Representative from North Carolina, 16, 120, 189.
See Index, vol. 1.

Gilman, Nicholas, Representative from New Hampshire, 14.
See Index, vol. 1.

Glenn, Henry, Representative from New York, 14, 120, 179, 326, 429, 497.
See Index, vol. 1.

Goddard, Calvin, Representative from Connecticut, 569, 693;
on call for information relative to cession of Louisiana, 705, 718.

Goode, Samuel, Representative from Virginia, 433;
on petition of free blacks, 442.

Goodhue, Benjamin, Senator from Massachusetts, 3, 113, 165, 321, 399.
See Index, vol. 1.

Goodrich, Chauncey, Representative from Connecticut, 14, 120, 179, 326, 429, 505;
on a direct tax on slaves, 53.
See Index, vol. 1.

Goodrich, Elizur, Representative from Connecticut, 429, 497.

Gordon, William, Representative from New Hampshire, 121, 180, 326, 429;
on duties on naturalization certificates, 155;
on the Quakers' Memorial, 180;
against weekly licenses to distillers, 194;
on the Georgia limits, 221, 222;
on abrogation of treaty with France, 313.

Gray, Edwin, Representative from Virginia, 498, 569, 694.

Great Britain, retaliatory measures upon, see Index, vol. 1.

Green, Ashbel, appointed chaplain to the House, 169.

Green, Thomas M., delegate from Mississippi Territory, 693.

Greene, Ray, Senator from Rhode Island, 165, 321, 485;
resigns his seat in Senate, 491.

Greenup, Christopher, Representative from Kentucky, 14;
on land for Canadian Refugees, 45.
See Index, vol. 1.

Gregg, Andrew, Representative from Pennsylvania, 17, 121, 188, 429, 498, 570, 693;
on jurisdiction over the District of Columbia, 738.
See Index, vol. 1.

Griswold, Roger, Representative from Connecticut, 14, 120, 179, 326, 429, 497, 569, 693;
on answer of House to President Adams' first message, 131;
against weekly licenses to distillers, 194;
assault on Matthew Lyon, 209;
Griswold and Lyon, case of, see Breach of Privilege.
On mausoleum to Washington, 503;
on reporting the debates, 508;
on ratio of representation, 572;
on public printing, 573;
on Georgia limits, 577;
on Mediterranean Trade, 585;
on the collection of international revenue, 588;
on French spoliations, 642, 644;
on Ohio State Government, 650;
on unauthorized purchase of navy yards, 656;
on the call for papers relative to the cession of Louisiana to France by Spain, 698, 700, 703, 705, 713, 714;
on petitions of United States Judges, 728.
See Index, vol. 1.

Grove, William Barry, Representative from North Carolina, 14, 121, 179, 502, 581, 696.
See Index, vol. 1.

Gunn, James, Senator from Georgia, 3, 119, 165, 321, 398.
See Index, vol. 1.


H

Hancock, George, Representative from Virginia, 44.
See Index, vol. 1.

Hanging Maw, petition of widow of, 96.

Hanna, John Andre, Representative from Pennsylvania, 120, 180, 326, 429, 498, 569, 694.

Harper, Robert G., Representative from South Carolina, 121, 179, 326, 429, 498;
on a national university, 35;
on relief to sufferers by fire at Savannah, 41;
on petition of Hugh L. White, 49;
on a direct tax on slaves, 53;
on naval policy, 68;
on increase of duties on salt, 74-75;
on suability of the States, 86, 88;
on naval appropriations, 105;
on liberation of La Fayette, 110;
on military and naval appropriations, 107;
on defensive measures, 147;
on a naval establishment, 154;
on exempting bank notes from stamp duty, 160;
on additional duty on salt, 164;
on the Quakers' Memorial, 183;
on the expenditure for the naval service, 195;
on relief to daughters of Count de Grasse, 195;
on appropriation for foreign intercourse, 200, 204;
on the case of Griswold and Lyon, 211, 215;
on diplomatic intercourse, 216;
on the limits of Georgia, 218, 221;
moves amendment relative to importation of slaves in Mississippi Territory, 224, note, 224;
on relations with France, 226, 234, 239;
on a provisional army, 245;
on establishing the Navy Department, 250;
on the naturalization laws, 253, 254;
against taking new census before laying direct tax, 265;
relative to letters of marque, 297;
on the sedition bill, 306, 308;
on abrogation of treaty with France, 315;
on intercourse with France, 320, 336, 345;
on increase of the navy, 351;
on relations with France, 356;
on the capture of French vessels, 360;
on petitions relative to repeal of alien and sedition laws, 364;
asks leave to bring in a bill to amend direct tax law, 433;
on petition of free blacks, 439;
on the case of Jonathan Bobbins, 451, 454;
on admirals in the navy, 474;
for a mausoleum to Washington, 513, 516, 517;
on jurisdiction over District of Columbia, 520, 521.
See Index, vol. 1.

Harrison, Carter B., Representative from Virginia, 14, 120, 180, 329;
advocates weekly licenses to distillers, 194.
See Index, vol. 1.

Harrison, William Henry, Representative from North West Territory, 430;
credentials referred to committee, 432.

Hartley, Thomas, Representative from Pennsylvania, 11, 120, 179, 329;
on relief to sufferers by fire at Savannah, 40, 41, 42, 43;
on lands for Canadian refugees, 44;
on a direct tax on slaves, 55;
on the compensation of President and other officers, 61;
on the accommodation of the President, 89;
on military appropriations, 98, 99;
on naval appropriations, 100;
on liberation of La Fayette, 108;
on answer of House to President Adams' 1st message, 141;
on the limits of Georgia, 223;
on intercourse with France, 344;
decease reported to the House, 521.
See Index, vol. 1.

Hathorn, John, Representative from New York, 34.
See Index, vol. 1.

Havens, Jonathan N., Representative from New York, 14, 120, 179, 326.
See Index, vol. 1.

Hastings, Seth, Representative from Massachusetts, 693.

Heath, John, Representative from Virginia, 14;
on the address to the President, 20;
on the petition of manumitted slaves, 58;
on the accommodation of the President, 89, 90;
on military and naval appropriations, 106;
on liberation of Lafayette, 109.
See Index, vol. 1.

Heister, Daniel, Representative from Maryland, 694

Heister, Joseph, Representative from Pennsylvania, 188, 429, 497, 569, 693.

Helms, William, Representative from New Jersey, 569, 693.

Hemphill, Joseph, Representative from Pennsylvania, 569, 693;
on call for information relative to cession of Louisiana, 704.

Henderson, Archibald, Representative from North Carolina, 14, 120, 179, 429, 498, 569, 694;
on the accommodation of the President, 88, 92;
against the repeal of the Judiciary Establishment, 597.

Henderson, Pleasant, claim to certain lands, 518.

Henry, John, Senator from Maryland, 3, 117;
vote for, as President in 1796, 63.
See Index, vol. 1.

Hill, William H., Representative from North Carolina, 429, 500, 570, 696;
on petition of free blacks, 438;
on reporting the debates, 501.

Hillhouse, James, Senator from Connecticut, 3, 118, 171, 323, 399, 481, 544,
664;
elected President of Senate pro tem., 488.
See Index, vol. 1.

Hindman, William, Representative from Maryland, 14, 120, 179, 327.
See Index, vol. 1.

Hobart, John Sloss, Senator from New York, 171;
resigns, 172.