Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791 - Debates in the House of Representatives: Third Session: December 1790-March 1791 (Hardcover)

During this session Congress debated the federal courts, state militias and the U.S. military, the postal system, navigation bills, and other issues fundamental to the new order -- which had already begun to raise suspicions. The Virginia delegation denounced federal assumption of state debts. Congress heatedly discussed Alexander Hamilton's proposed national bank -- including whether the Constitution implied federal authority to establish one. Congress followed the secretary of the treasury in placing an excise tax on distilled spirits, a measure that soon led to open rebellion in western Pennsylvania.

Praise for previous volumes:

"A treasure-trove of incomparable knowledge about the beginnings of Congress." -- Presidential Studies Quarterly

"A window into [the] time.... Rich in anecdotes and illuminating detail." -- Washington Post

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