31To George Washington from the U.S. House of Representatives, 31 December 1795 (Washington Papers)
Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested, to cause this House to be furnished, with an Account of the number of Convictions for Crimes, that have taken place, under the Penal Laws of the United States; specifying the Crime, the date and place of the conviction, and the sentence. LB , DLC:GW . This resolution was introduced by Edward Livingston for the information of the...
32To George Washington from the U.S. House of Representatives, 16 December 1796 (Washington Papers)
The House of Representatives have attended to your communication respecting the state of our Country, with all the sensibility that the contemplation of the subject, and a sense of duty can inspire. We are gratified by the information, that measures calculated to ensure a continuance of the friendship of the Indians, and to maintain the tranquility of the Western frontier, have been adopted;...