Part 326

FLOYD, WILLIAM, Representative from New York, 27, 175, 255.

Foreign Intercourse.--See Intercourse.

FORREST, URIAH, Representative from Maryland, 458; on the commerce of the United States, 467.

FOSTER, ABIEL, Representative from New Hampshire, 137, 175, 255, 604.

FOSTER, DWIGHT, Representative from Massachusetts, 527, 604; on the execution of the British treaty, 734.

FOSTER, THEODORE, Senator from Rhode Island, 309, 380, 444, 520, 591.

France, Advance of Money to.--The report relative to an advance of money requested by the Minister of the French Republic, considered, 514; American citizens have claims for indemnification, why use the money to pay to France before it is due, 514; the cause of France and this country inseparably connected, 514; they are our old allies, 514; the loan in Europe was obtained for the defence of this country--it would be imprudence to apply it to any other purpose, 514; no ground for a plea of necessity for giving this money, 514; no good reason for disposing of this money in this way, 514; complaints have arisen of want of money in the Treasury since that has been proposed, 517; bill amended and passed, 517.

France.--Letter of French King, 313; resolutions on courtesies of, 370.

Franking Privileges.--See Post Office Bill.

FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN, death announced to the House, 239; eulogy on, in France, sent to Senate, 253.

FRANKLIN, JESSE, Representative from North Carolina, 604.

Freedom of Conscience.--Amendment to the constitution, debate on, 137.

FREEMAN, NATHANIEL, Jr., Representative from Mass., 604; on the answer to the President's speech, 606.

FRELINGHUYSEN, FREDERICK, Senator from New Jersey, 524, 591.

French Committee of Public Safety, address of, 616.

French Minister's address to the President on the presentation of the Flag of the French Republic, 616.

French Refugees.--The petition of the committee appointed by the Legislature of Maryland to draw and distribute the money appropriated by that State to the French refugees, considered, 462; three thousand fugitives from St. Domingo had been at once landed, 462; what article of the constitution grants a right to Congress to expend on benevolent objects the money of their constituents? 462; a dangerous precedent would be established, 462; generosity of the English Parliament in 1755, 462; perhaps some other mode can be devised, 462; as much authority for relieving these fugitives as for indemnifying citizens for losses by British pirates, 462; the two cases widely different, 463; no difficulty in this matter, we are bound by the law of nature and of nations to relieve the citizens of a Republic who were our allies, and formerly our benefactors, 463; look at our treatment of the Indian embassies, 463; delay was desirable in this matter, 463; its legality is doubtful, 463; an appeal to our humanity is out of place, 463; petition for the speedy action of Congress on the memorial, 474; moved to pay $10,000 and negotiate the matter with the French Minister, 474; House has a right to, 474; passage of the motion warmly urged, 474; not to be tied up by the constitution in such a case, 474; it should be done as an act of charity, 475; motion passed, 475.

Frontiers, Protection of.--Bill for further and more effectual provision for the protection of the frontiers, considered, 341; moved to strike out the section for raising three regiments of infantry and a squadron of dragoons, 341; the Indian war is unjust and unwise, 341; the general treatment of the Indians unwise and impolitic, 341; note, 341; peace may be obtained at less expense than is necessary for war, 342; the roving disposition of frontier settlers should be checked, 342; no hope of success while Britain retains possession of the posts, 342; should be content to defend the frontier and not invade, 342; frontier militia better than regular troops, 342; even to secure the objects in view no such increase in the military establishment necessary, 343; the troops to be employed should be raised at once, 343; information on the report not implicitly reliable, 343; frontier militia the best troops, 343; the expense a serious matter at this time, 343; is not the object of this movement to raise a standing regular military force? 344; no one knows for what reason the war has been carried on three years, 344; it is said a sum might be appropriated to enable the executive to act as circumstances require, but it is the duty of the House to appropriate money for specific purposes, 344.

We could have had the British posts if an embargo had been laid, 344; no man who regards self-preservation can doubt the justice of the war, 344; the murders and depredations of years call for redress, 344; the whites have seldom committed depredations, 345; peace is utterly unattainable by friendly efforts in the present state of affairs, 345; frequent attempts at treaties have been made, but in vain, 345; Indians have rejected our offers and added insults, 345; it is too late to inquire into the justice of the war, 345; a force must be raised, and the question is what the force shall be, 346; the number proposed is not extravagant if the number of the Indians is considered, 346; every reason to expect a most formidable opposition, 346; the objection of increased expense is vain compared with an unsuccessful campaign, 346; the experience of Virginia and Kentucky offers no inducement to the government to follow any other plan than the one proposed, 347; militia quickly disband or become insubordinate from slight causes, 347; Cornplanter's speech referred to, 347; galleries cleared and speech confidentially read, 347; note, Cornplanter's speech, 347; subject originally referred to the Secretary of the Treasury, 348; consequences of that reference, 348; clauses of the bill, 348; what reflection arises from a contemplation of this bill, 349; motion to strike out, lost, 349; bill passed, 350.

South-western Frontier, to protect more effectually, bill considered, 517; when all other schemes have been voted down for raising a military force, it appears in this form, 517; regular troops useless in this service, 517; this no part of a system, 517; Indians are fifteen thousand strong, 517; a body of militia only is wanted, 517; this bill proposes a bounty for raising a particular corps, while the army needs all to fill its deficiencies, 518; Indians eight thousand strong, 518; posts do more mischief than service, 518; experience of years, 518; amendment lost, 518.

Fugitives from justice.--Bill of Senate, 384, 385; bill passed Senate, 416; read in the House, &c., 417; passed, 417; note, 417.

GALE, GEORGE, Representative from Maryland, 21, 175; on duty on beer, &c., 33.

GALLATIN, ALBERT, Senator from Pennsylvania, 386, 441; proves citizenship, 448, 450, 452; Representative from Pennsylvania, 604; on the support of existing establishments, 626, 628; on the call for papers relative to British treaty, 640; on rights of the House relative to treaties, 644; on the execution of the British treaty, 735; on the admission of Tennessee, 757, 759; on the military and naval appropriation, 763, 764, 765, 766.

Georgia, vote for President, 10, 385.

General Wayne, resolutions of thanks to, considered, 542; bad consequences might ensue from the practice of giving opinions of men, 542; abundance of precedents, 543; it must be shown that it is improper in any case to pass such a vote, or that this is an improper case, 543; the resolution proper and unexceptionable, 544; this point considered, 544; it is simply a question of mere propriety, 545; this propriety considered, 545; resolutions adopted, 546.

General welfare, clause examined and explained, 362.

GERRY, ELBRIDGE, Representative from Massachusetts, 21, 175, 255, 315, 388; appointed on Committee of Supplies, 46; on application to amend the constitution, 48; doubts the power of Congress to require oaths of State officers, 51; reports a bill for the collection of duties, 57; on effects of high duties, 64; asks further investigations relative to duty on molasses, 72; urges limitation of the impost bill, 78; further remarks, 80; doubts the power of the President to remove heads of departments, 89; on organization of Treasury Department, 90; called to order, 91; note on, 91; on Board of Treasury, 92; on President's power of removal, 106; on identity of reporting plans and originating money bills, 111; on the finances, 128; on the amount of pay of members of Congress, 131, 132; on the form of amending the constitution, 135; on the terms federalist and anti-federalist, 138; on the right and obligation of instruction, 139, 142, 143; urges delay in fixing seat of Government, 166; on manner in which Secretary of the Treasury shall make his report, 177; on the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, 183; on the humanity of the Quaker memorial, 204; upon constitutionality of interference of Congress with slave trade, 211; on a seat of Government, 245; further remarks, 247; on vacancy in the Presidency, 269; on interference of excise officers in elections, 271; on the commitment of the bill for a bank of the U.S., 273; speech on the bank, 300; on the ratio of representation, 320; further remarks, 327; does a resignation produce a vacancy, 329; offers a resolution on reports of Secretary of Treasury, 330; on vacancy of Presidency, 335; on the bill for the encouragement of the cod fisheries, 356; on the publication of the debates, 377; on attendance of Secretary of War, 392; on discharging committee on defeat of St. Clair, 394, 395.

GILBERT, EZEKIEL, Representative from New York, 455, 527, 604; on a salary for members of Congress, 636.