"And that the parts of the said petition which invite Congress to legislate upon subjects from which the General Government is precluded by the constitution, have a tendency to create disquiet and jealousy, and ought therefore to receive no encouragement or countenance from this House."
The question was taken, that the House do agree to the same, and resolved in the affirmative—yeas 85, nay 1, as follows:
Yeas.—Willis Alston, George Baer, Theodorus Bailey, Bailey Bartlett, James A. Bayard, John Bird, Phanuel Bishop, Jonathan Brace, John Brown, Robert Brown, Christopher G. Champlin, Gabriel Christie, Matthew Clay, William C. C. Claiborne, John Condit, Samuel W. Dana, John Davenport, Franklin Davenport, Thomas T. Davis, John Dawson, John Dennis, George Dent, William Edmond, Joseph Eggleston, Lucas Elmendorph, Thomas Evans, Abiel Foster, Dwight Foster, John Fowler, Jonathan Freeman, Albert Gallatin, Henry Glenn, Samuel Goode, Chauncey Goodrich, Elizur Goodrich, William Gordon, Edwin Gray, Andrew Gregg, Roger Griswold, William Barry Grove, John A. Hanna, Robert Goodloe Harper, Joseph Heister, Archibald Henderson, William H. Hill, David Holmes, Benjamin Huger, James H. Imlay, George Jackson, James Jones, Aaron Kitchell, Henry Lee, Nathaniel Macon, John Marshall, Lewis R. Morris, Anthony New, John Nicholas, Joseph H. Nicholson, Abraham Nott, Harrison G. Otis, Robert Page, Josiah Parker, Jonas Platt, Leven Powell, John Randolph, John Read, John Rutledge, junior, Samuel Sewall, William Shepard, Richard Stanford, David Stone, Thomas Sumter, Benjamin Taliaferro, John Chew Thomas, Richard Thomas, John Thompson, Abram Trigg, Philip Van Cortlandt, Peleg Wadsworth, Robert Waln, Robert Williams, Lemuel Williams, and Henry Woods.
Nay.—George Thatcher.
And then the main question, to agree to the said motion, as amended, being taken, it was resolved in the affirmative.
Tuesday, January 7.
James Sheafe, of New Hampshire, appeared, produced his credentials, was qualified, and took his seat in the House.
Friday, February 7.
Case of Jonathan Robbins.
The following Message and documents were received from the President of the United States, which were read, and ordered to lie on the table: