Sixth Congress of the United States

[Barry Goldwater]

Senate (32 seats):

President pro tempore: Frederick Denver - NAP
Whigs - 11 seats (incl. William Olson)
New Americans - 16 seats (incl. Frederick Denver)
Nationalists - 4 seats
Independent - 1 seat

House (106 seats):

Speaker of the House: John Smith - NPC, Whig
Whigs - 55 seats (incl. John Chevalier)
New Americans - 36 seats (incl. Michael Philips)
Nationalists - 14 seats

NOTE: Please elect a Speaker of the House before introducing any legislation

[Dan the Man]

John Smith (NPC) of the Whig Party puts himself forward as speaker of the house.

OOC: Marshy, now that Kaits isn't one of us anymore we need to elect a new leader.

[Barry Goldwater]

Mr. Smith has been elected Speaker with the support of the Whigs.

[Prodigal]

John Smith (NPC) of the Whig Party puts himself forward as speaker of the house.

OOC: Marshy, now that Kaits isn't one of us anymore we need to elect a new leader.

OOC: Um, I'm still a Whig and leader of the party.

[Barry Goldwater]

OOC: Yes, but you're presently serving overseas plus you didn't run for reelection, and Dan's already SoS

[Prodigal]

OOC: Kay kay.

[Prodigal]

OOC: Come on guys, I need a vote to get the Armatoloi and Saleh's riders!
Why are we lazying about!

[Dan the Man]

Chevalier (and thus, all of congress ) votes in favor of the proposal for the Armatoloi and Saleh's riders.

OOC: It is good to be the king

[Barry Goldwater]

A well-dressed Moroccan emissary has come before the Senate.

"Salaam, gentlemen of the United States Senate. I am Ali ben 'Abdullah, and my Sultan has sent me here with peace terms."

He procures a scroll from under his robe and lays it out.

American-Moroccan Peace Treaty

1. Morocco will cut all support to the Barbary pirates operating in Moroccan territory and actively work to suppress them.

2. Morocco will pay an indemnity of $500,000 (25%) with $100,000 being paid annually. (+5% for 5 turns)

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In completely unrelated news, Saleh's Riders and Papadopoulos' Armatoloi have been hired.

[Dan the Man]

Chevalier votes to accept the Moroccans offer.
OOC: And ain't nothin' you guys can do about it!
Ohhh...am I having fun now...

[Barry Goldwater]

OOC: Actually, the Moroccan peace thing is up to the Senate only, where the NAP has a 50-50 majority A ceasefire (with the Moroccans, of course) will be in effect until the Senate either accepts or rejects it, though.

[Dan the Man]

[Marshy]

Trade Pact of 1798
I.

• Denmark-Norway and the United States will enter trade. +5%

• Sweden and the United States will enter trade. +5%

Senator Olson is reluctant to see this passed.


He also votes yes on the ambassador's generous proposal.

[Watercress]

'Senator Olson, this treaty will greatly aid in this war, and the Sultan's promised repression of the Berber pirates will ensure such a travesty will not happen again. I vote for the Peace Treaty.'

[Barry Goldwater]

The Anglo-Moroccan Peace Treaty has been ratified by the Senate & signed by President Cooke.

OOC: @MMM How will you be voting on the trade treaty Marsh brought up?

Also people, the Pappas Doctrine allows the House to draw up a list of peoples who may be 'liberated' in the future and the Senate to confirm that list, so you should get cracking on that Dan

[Watercress]

For the free trade, too.

[Barry Goldwater]

The Trade Pact of 1798 has been passed & signed.

[Marshy]

The Trade Pact of 1798 has been passed & signed.

[Prodigal]

I do say, I think it was a waste of the people's tax dollars to hire a full orchestra and choir to perform Handel's Messiah in front of congress...

[Watercress]

OOC: I've just realized, the vote to override the Arms Trafficking Act never got voted on. Can the house vote on it, please?