On motion by Mr. Tazewell,

Ordered, That so much of the President's message, of the 2d instant, as relates to foreign affairs, be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

On motion by Mr. Benton,

Ordered, That James Seull have leave to withdraw the memorial of the Legislature of Arkansas, presented at the last session, on the subject of his claim.

On motion by Mr. Chambers,

Ordered, That the heirs of John Donnell, and the owners of the ships sunk for, the defence of Baltimore, have leave to withdraw their petitions, presented at the last session.

Mr. Sanford presented the petition of Martha Hallett, of New York, representing that she is the widow of Jonathan Hallett, deceased, who was an officer of the army of the Revolution, and now in a state of poverty and want, praying that provision may be made for her relief, in consideration of the services of her late husband; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Marks presented the petition of George Wilson, of Pennsylvania, stating that he purchased two tracts of land from the State of Georgia, in the year 1795, the original scrip for which has been lost, in consequence of which he was deprived of the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress, "providing for the indemnification of certain claimants of public lands in the Mississippi Territory," and the acts supplementary thereto; and praying for relief; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Silsbee presented the petition of Thomas L. Winthrop, and others, surviving Directors of an Association called the "New England Mississippi Land Company," stating that the claim of said company to certain lands, was released in conformity to the provisions of the act "providing for the indemnification of certain claimants of public lands in the Mississippi Territory" but for which no allowance was made, in consequence of erroneous information having been given to the Commissioners appointed under said act, of the law of the State of Georgia, under which the company claimed; and praying that the indemnity to which they are entitled in consideration of such release, may be made; or that the lands released may be restored; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Tazewell presented the petition of Moses Myers, Collector of the district of Norfolk, praying to be reimbursed the expenses incurred by him in the discharge of the duties of said office; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Johnston, of Louisiana, presented the petition of Beverly Chew, Collector of the Customs for the district of Mississippi, on behalf of himself, and of Samuel Harper, curator of the heirs of Edward Lorain, deceased, late Naval Officer, and of William Emerson, Surveyor of the Port of New Orleans, praying that one half of the proceeds of the Spanish brig Josefa Segunda, with a cargo of African negroes, seized by them in the year 1818, and condemned and sold for a violation of the act of Congress prohibiting the introduction of slaves into the United States, may be paid to them; and

He presented the petition, of John Culbertson, praying to be compensated for his services as Interpreter of the United States' District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana; and

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Berrien presented the memorial of the officers of the customs at the port of Savannah, in Georgia, praying for an increase of their compensation;

and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mr. Woodbury presented the petition of Charles Yeaton, of New Hampshire, praying for a pension in consideration of a wound received in the pri son of Dartmoor, England, during the late war; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Pensions.

On motion by Mr White, and by unanimous consent,

Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire and report, the manner in which Jefferson's Manual, the Treasury Reports, and the Executive Journal, which have been published by order of the Senate, ought to be distributed.

Agreeably to notice given, Mr. King asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill confirming the reports of the Register and Receiver of the Land Office for the district of St. Stephens, in the State of Alabama, and for other purposes; which was read twice, by unanimous consent, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

The following motion, submitted by Mr. Silsbee, was considered and agreed to:

Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of abolishing the existing difference of two and one half per centum, between the duties on imported goods, and the drawback allowed on their re-exportation; and also, to inquire whether some of the custom-house charges to which importers and exporters of merchandise, and owners of vessels are now subjected, ought not to be discontinued.

The following motion, submitted by Mr. Prince, was considered and agreed to:

Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to lay before the Senate, at as early a day as practicable, a detailed statement respecting the several tribes of Indians now resident within the United States and Territories; exhibiting, as nearly as he can, the number of souls, and the number of families in each, and where each tribe is at present located. And that he also lay before the Senate, a statement, describing as exactly as may conveniently be done, the location and extent of the several tracts of territory North of Red river, and West of the river Mississippi, West of the State of Missouri, and West of the Lakes Michigan and Superior, to which the Indian title has been extinguished; with any information in possession of the Department, as to the measures now in progress for that purpose, and the probability of further extinguishments of Indian title in those regions. The following motion, submitted by Mr. Kane, was considered and agreed

to:

Resolved, That the Committee on Public Lands be instructed to inquire into the expediency of authorizing, by law, the laying off a town on the public lands on Fever river, near its junction with the Mississippi, and at sale of the lots therein: and also, into the expediency of securing to the occu pants of lots in the town of Galena, a right of preference in the purchase of the lots by them improved and occupied.

On motion by Mr Marks,

Ordered, That Richard Biddle have leave to withdraw his petition, presented at the last session.

The bill to graduate the price of the public lands, to make provision for actual settlers, and to cede the refuse upon equitable terms, and for meritorious objects, to the States in which they lie, was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and printed.

On mction by Mr. Willey,

The Senate proceeded to the election of a chaplain, on their part; and, on counting the ballots, it appeared that the Reverend William Ryland had a majority, and was elected.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly.

The bill to authorize the President of the United States to cause the reserved Salt Springs in the State of Missouri, to be exposed to public sale;

The bill to authorize the President of the United States to cause the reserved Lead Mines in the State of Missouri, to be exposed to public sale; and

The bill for the relief of Henry Case, were severally read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and

Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. The bill explanatory of an act, entitled "An act to reduce and fix the military peace establishment of the United States," passed March 2d, 1821;

and

The bill for the relief of John Smith T. and Wilson P. Hunt, were severally read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and Ördered, That they be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. The bill for the relief of sundry citizens of the United States, who have lost property by the depredations of certain Indian tribes, was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. The bill for the relief of Nathaniel Patten, was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

The bill allowing the duties on foreign merchandise, imported into Louisville, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and St. Louis, to be secured and paid at those places, was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

The joint resolution for the care and preservation of the Cumberland road, and of other roads, made or to be made by the federal government within the limits of the different States, was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and,

On motion by Mr. Benton,

Ordered, That it lie on the table.

The bill granting to William Conner, the right of pre-emption to six hundred and forty-eight acres of land, was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Noble presented the petition of William Conner, on the subject of the last mentioned bill; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Benton asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill to authorize a subscription for stock, on the part of the United States, in the Louisville and Portland Canal Company; which was read; and Ordered, That it pass to a second reading.

On motion by Mr. White,

Ordered, That so much of the President's message of the 2d instant, as relates to Indian affairs, be referred to the committee appointed on that subject. On motion by Mr. Benton,

Ordered, That so much of the President's message of the 2d instant, as relates to the Army, be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

On motion by Mr. Hayne,

Ordered, That so much of the President's message of the 2d instant, as relates to the Navy, be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

On motion by Mr. Barton,

Ordered, That so much of the President's message of the 2d instant, as relates to the Public Lands, be referred to the committee appointed on that subject.

On motion by Mr. Dickerson,

Ordered, That so much of the President's message of the 2d instant, as relates to Manufactures, be referred to the committee appointed on that subject.

On motion by Mr. White,

Ordered, That so much of the President's message of the 2d instant, as relates to Finances, be referred to the committee appointed on that subject. On motion by Mr. Woodbury,

Ordered, That so much of the President's message of the 2d instant, as relates to Commerce, be referred to the committee appointed on that subject. On motion by Mr. Barton,

Ordered, That the petition of Isidore Moore, presented at the last session, with the accompanying documents, be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.

On motion by Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky,

Ordered, That so much of the President's message of the 2d instant, as relates to the Post Office and Post Roads, be referred to the Committee appointed on that subject.

The Senate then adjourned.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1828.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Clarke, their Clerk:

Mr. President: The House of Representatives have elected the Reverend Reuben Post, Chaplain, on their part; and

They have passed a resolution for the appointment of a Joint Committee on the Library of Congress, and have appointed a committee on their part; in which resolution they request the concurrence of the Senate. The said resolution was read; and,

Ordered, That Mr. Sanford, Mr. Robbins, and Mr. Woodbury, be the committee on the part of the Senate.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly.

Mr. Silsbee presented the petition of Joseph Vincent, of Massachusetts, praying to be remunerated for losses he sustained by the depreciation of the currency in which he was paid for cordage and other articles of ship-rigging, furnished by him during the Revolutionary war; and

He presented the petition of Amasa Stetson, of Massachusetts, praying that the unpaid items of his accounts, as a Purchasing and Issuing Commissary, and as an Agent for procuring and making up clothing and other articles of supplies for the troops in the late war, and for interest paid by him on loans obtained for the United States, may be allowed and paid.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. McKinley presented the petition of John Brahan, late Receiver at the Land Office at Huntsville, in Alabama, praying that the interest which has accrued on a debt due by him to the United States, for the purchase of lands, may be remitted; and that his account for clerk-hire, and other expenses incurred in the discharge of the duties of his office, may be paid; and

He presented the petition of John Read, late Register of the Land Office at Huntsville, praying to be reimbursed for certain sums paid by him for extra clerk-hire, in the discharge of the duties of said office.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, presented the petition of Major Charles Larrabee, a pensioner of the United States, praying for an increase of his pension; and

Ordered, That it be refered to the Committee on Pensions..

Mr. Sanford presented the petition of Samuel T. Anderson, praying that his accounts as Superintendent for the transportation of Ordnance and Naval stores during the late war, may be settled upon principles of equity; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Mr. Hayne presented the petition of Louisa Booth, widow of the late Captain B. W. Booth, of the United States Navy, praying for a pension; and

He presented the memorial of certain Masters Commandant in the Navy, complaining of the inequality of the laws regulating the pay of certain officers of the army and navy, and praying for redress.

Ordered, That the petition and memorial be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Mr. Hayne presented the petition of Elias Earle, executor of Elias Earle, praying to be discharged from the effect of a judgment in favor of the United States; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Hayne presented the petition of the heirs and devisees of Andrew Turnbull, formerly of East Florida, deceased, praying for a confirmation . of their titles to land in Florida; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Mr. Marks presented the memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Philadelphia, praying for a revision of the revenue laws, and the establishment of warehouses at the principal ports; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Commerce,