Ulloa, Antonio de
manuscript on Panama, 382, 545, 622
barometric observations of, 595, 596n
Observaciones astronomicas, y phisicas, 596n
United States
Agriculture
productivity of, 89-90
Army
Congress
considers augmenting size of, 38, 39, 41, 84, 85, 86n, 92-3
supplies
for, 40
proposition
to nationalize militia, 46, 47n
Congress
on role of, 202, 266-7
and
Whiskey Insurrection, 202-4
Arts and Culture
and
plans for a national university, 306-8
museums,
364-5, 469-70
and
plan to reward discoveries of benefit to society, 409
Congress
corruption
in, 15-16, 576-8
receives
correspondence, 28n
political
divisions in, 29-30, 35, 41, 215, 507-8
prepares
for war with Great Britain, 35
investigates
Treasury Department, 44, 52
influences
on, 49-50, 84
convening
and adjournment of, 70, 92, 93, 202, 544
supports
new taxes, 84
grants
land to Dohrman, 202
and
compensation of officials, 221-2, 486
debates
of, and university students, 307
and
compensation of families of Revolutionary War officers from France, 343-4, 464,
498, 613
and
Whiskey Insurrection, 360
and
Madison's Political Observations, 387-8
Ebeling
studies reports and journals of, 424
Vall-Travers
seeks appointment from, 470
and
case of Randall and Whitney, 576-8
and
presentation of French flag, 578-9
Courts
TJ
applauds integrity of, 61
opened
to suits of British creditors, 98-9n
and
Wayles estate suits, 98-100n, 114-17, 286, 290n
and
political factions, 508
prohibition
against federal judges holding other office, 602n.
See
also United States: Supreme Court
Description
characterized
as vessel, 6, 229-30
characterized
as diamond, 37
as
refuge from European upheavals, 71, 129, 131, 173-4, 275-8, 340-1
compared
to Italy, 210
importance
of labor- saving machines in, 273
TJ
on diffusion of wealth in, 341
size
of, incomprehensible to foreigners, 363
attractions
of, noted by TJ, 452
differences
in soil, climate of, 551
Economy
trade
with Spanish empire, 120
report
on exports, 309
fear
of French interference with commerce, 310
interruption
of trade during War of First Coalition, 310, 422-3
depression
in stock prices, 369
studied
by Ebeling, 425
lack
of ready capital, 621.
See
also
France: U.S. Relations with
Great Britain: U.S. Trade with
Executive
Cabinet
in Randolph's Vindication, xxxix, 540
power
over embargo, 43
changes
in Cabinet, 215, 258-9, 544-5
Cabinet
to advise House on defense measures, 250
and
use of military against U.S. citizens, 266-7
Aurora
for secretary of state's office, 377
and
growth of political factions, 507-8
and
patronage, 508
scarcity
of Republicans in Cabinet, 607
Government
protest
against high legislative and executive salaries, 221-2
excise
law causes threat to union, 229
relation
of states to federal authority, 534-5
House of Representatives
and
Madison's resolutions on Report on Commerce, 11, 21-2, 26-8, 29, 32, 34, 35-6,
38, 44, 49
political
alignments in, 11, 43-4, 84, 508
considers
embargo, 38n, 43-4, 46-7, 73-4
and
compensation for British spoliations on U.S. commerce, 44-6
considers
tax measures, 44, 72-3, 73-4n, 92
establishment
and role of ways and means committee, 45-6, 52, 602n
and
Hamilton, 47, 79-81, 266
and
harbor fortifications, 49
passes
nonimportation bill, 51-2, 62-3, 73
Senate
serves as check on, 76
considers
neutrality act, 92-3
debate
and vote on democratic societies, 212-13
replies
to President's address, 212-13, 215
on
Whiskey Insurrection, 215
changes
after congressional elections, 229
and
naturalization bill, 241, 244-5
seeks
advice from executive on defense measures, 250
and
Jay Treaty, 449, 457, 542, 545-8, 554-4, 555-7, 558-9, 562, 565, 567, 577, 600,
601, 613, 624
treaty-confirming
powers of, 534, 539-40, 565
Report
From the Committee appointed to prepare and report an address to the President
of the United States, 556n
asserts
jurisdiction over nonmembers, 576-8
In
the House of Representatives of the United States, Monday, the 4th
of January, 1796, 578-9
proposals
to increase power of, 602n
votes
against adjournment for President's birthday, 624.
See
also Madison, James: Congress
Navy
construction
of frigates for, 27-8, 32, 49
establishment
of, 28n
Public Finance
during
American Revolution, 78-9, 80-3, 92-3
Whiskey
Insurrection and public debt, 229, 359
increase
in revenues from trade, 244
reduction
of public debt, 244, 250-1, 266, 601-2
collection
of carriage tax in Va., 260
account
of Grand & Cie., 317-18, 453, 454n, 461-2, 485-6, 523-5, 541
rates
of certificates, 386, 420-1
expenses
of mission to Morocco, 461-2
funding
system and American politics, 507-8
TJ
on public debt, 507-8
settlement
of accounts of foreign ministers, 619
Public Lands
and
Genevan academy, 156, 313
sale
of northwest lands, 613
Public Opinion
toward
Great Britain, 55, 57, 173-4, 292
on
shorter terms for Senators, 76, 602n
increasingly
favorable to republicanism, 360
on
Jay Treaty, 441, 449, 458
on
Federalist "reign of alarm," 559
Senate
confirms
Cabinet appointments, 4-5, 6, 258-9n
and
G. Morris's correspondence, 30, 31n
rejects
Indian treaty, 30, 31n
votes
on opening its doors, 30, 31n
and
Madison's resolutions on Report on Commerce, 40-1
considers
embargo, 44
considers,
rejects nonimportation bill, 52n, 62-3, 69, 73, 75-6
confirms
Jay's appointment, 62-3, 69-70
powers
of, 76
and
public opinion, 76, 92
political
alignments in, 84
Republican
weakness in, 85, 508
receives
Monroe nomination, 87
passes
carriage tax, 92
Adams
on size and composition of, 208
denounces
democratic societies, 212-13
and
naturalization bill, 244, 250
and
Jay Treaty, 316, 399-400, 422, 457, 466, 534, 547-8, 568-9, 600
and
T. Pinckney's appointment as envoy, 489-90, 497n
and
debate on President's annual address, 554
rejects
Rutledge nomination, 556-7, 567, 568
and
treaties, 565, 613-14, 623-4
Supreme Court
Jay
fails to resign as justice of, 62-3
J.
Rutledge nomination and rejection, 439, 450, 556-7, 567, 568
appointments
to, 480n, 607
and
British debt cases, 614
and
carriage tax, 614
decides
constitutionality of a federal law, 614n
Urtovise, Augustin de
as French chargé
at Madrid, 122
Utrecht
and War of First Coalition, 310
