Thursday, January 1, 1801.
The House of Representatives having received information of the death of Major General Thomas Hartley, one of its members, who has represented the State of Pennsylvania, in that branch of the National Legislature, from the commencement of the Government until his death, do, therefore, unanimously, Resolve, That the members testify their respect for the memory of the said Thomas Hartley, by wearing a crape on the left arm, for one month.
Resolved, That the Speaker address a letter to the Executive of Pennsylvania, to inform him of the death of Thomas Hartley, late a member of this House, in order that measures may be taken to supply the vacancy occasioned thereby.
Mausoleum to Washington.
An engrossed bill concerning George Washington was read the third time; and, on the question that the same do pass,
Mr. Dawson moved to recommit it. Lost—ayes 39, noes 44.
Mr. Randolph moved to refer the bill to a select committee. Lost—ayes 32.
Mr. Spaight and Mr. Davis then assigned their reasons for voting against the bill.
The question was then taken on the passing of the bill, and it was resolved in the affirmative—yeas 45, nays 37, as follows:
Yeas.—Bailey Bartlett, John Brown, Christopher G. Champlin, William Cooper, William Craik, John Davenport, Franklin Davenport, John Dennis, George Dent, Joseph Dickson, Thomas Evans, Abiel Foster, Jonathan Freeman, Henry Glenn, Samuel Goode, Chauncey Goodrich, Elizur Goodrich, Roger Griswold, William Barry Grove, Robert Goodloe Harper, Archibald Henderson, William H. Hill, Benjamin Huger, James H. Imlay, John Wilkes Kittera, Henry Lee, Silas Lee, Lewis R. Morris, Abraham Nott, Harrison G. Otis, Thomas Pinckney, Jonas Platt, Leven Powell, John Read, Nathan Read, John Rutledge, jr., John C. Smith, James Sheafe, Samuel Tenney, George Thatcher, John Chew Thomas, Richard Thomas, Peleg Wadsworth, Lemuel Williams, and Henry Woods.