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The resolution from the House of Representatives, "for the distribution of certain committee rooms," was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment having been proposed, it was reported to the Senate; and

Ordered, That it pass to a third reading.

The bill to allow a salary to the Marshal of the Eastern District of Virginia, 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.

The bill for the relief of Nathaniel Patten; and

The bill for the relief of Henry Case, having been reported by the committee correctly engrossed, were read the third time; and

Resolved, That they pass, and that their titles respectively be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in said bills.

Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, presented the petition of the widow and children of William Barker, deceased, praying that the title of the deceased to several tracts of Revolutionary military bounty land, may be confirmed; and

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

Mr. Robbins presented the petition of Joseph Stanton, of Rhode Island, praying for a pension in consideration of Revolutionary services; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Pensions.

On motion by Mr. White,

Ordered, That the petition of Benjamin Reynolds, presented to the Senate at the last session, be referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill allowing the duties on foreign merchandise imported into Louisville, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, and St. Louis, to be secured and paid at those places; and it was amended and reported to the Senate; and the amendment being concurred in, On the question, "Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time?" It was determined in the affirmative.

The Senate proceeded to consider the report of the Committee on the Judiciary, on the petition of John C. Herbert; and,

On motion by Mr. Smith, of Maryland,

Ordered, That it lie on the table.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill to authorize the purchase of a site, and the erection of barracks, in the vicinity of New Orleans; and no amendment having been proposed, it was reported to the Senate; and,

On the question, "Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time?" It was determined in the affirmative.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill entitled "An act to preserve from injury and waste, the School Lands in the Territory of Arkansas;" and no amendment having been proposed, it was reported to the Senate; and

Ordered, That it pass to a third reading.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill authorizing the relinquishment of the sixteenth sections, granted for the use of schools in the State of Alabama, and the entry of other lands in lieu thereof; and no amendment having been made, it was reported to the Senate; and then amended; and,

On the question, "Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time?" It was determined in the affirmative: Yeas, 21; Nays, 15.

On motion by Mr. Barton,

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are-Messrs. Barnard, Benton, Berrien, Chambers, Eaton, Hendricks, Iredell, Johnson, of Kentucky, Johnston, of Louisiana, Kane, King, Marks, Noble, Prince, Ruggles, Sanford, Smith, of Maryland, Tazewell, Thomas, White, and Williams.

Those who voted in the negative, are-Messrs. Barton, Bell, Branch, Chandler, Chase, Dickerson, Foot, Knight, Robbins, Seymour, Silsbee, Smith, of South Carolina, Tyler, Willey, and Woodbury.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Clarke, their Clerk: Mr. President: The House of Representatives have concurred in the resolution from the Senate, "to authorize a temporary adjournment of Congress;" and they have passed the bill from the Senate, entitled "An act restricting the location of certain land claims in the Territory of Arkansas, and for other purposes.

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They have also passed a bill, entitled "An act to authorize the citizens of Arkansas Territory to elect certain officers;" in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.

The said bill was read; and

Ordered, That it pass to a second reading.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill to provide for the purchase and distribution of certain copies of the Digest of the Laws of the United States, by Thomas F. Gordon; and no amendment having been proposed, it was reported to the Senate; and,

On the question, "Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time ?" It was determined in the affirmative.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill to allow a salary to the Marshal of the District of Connecticut; and no amendment having been proposed, it was reported to the Senate; and,

On the question, "Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time?" It was determined in the affirmative.

The Senate then adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1828.

The Honorable Dominique Bouligny, from the State of Louisiana, attended.

Mr. Kane presented the petition of Jacob Rentleman, of Illinois, alleging that he entered certain lands by mistake, and praying for permission to relinquish the same, and to enter other lands; and

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

Mr. Dickerson presented the memorial of the merchants, traders, and other citizens of Suckasunny, in New Jersey, praying that a duty of ten per cent. may be imposed on sales at auction; and

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

Mr. Tazewell presented the petition of James Robertson, Jun., Collector of the Customs for the district of Petersburg, in Virginia, praying for an increase of his compensation; and

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

Mr. Marks presented the petition of a number of citizens of Pittsburg, in Pennsylvania, praying that a duty may be imposed on sales at auction; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

On motion by Mr. Eaton,

Ordered, That the petition of George Wilson, of Tennessee, presented to the Senate at the last session, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill for the relief of Nathaniel B. Wood; which was read twice, by unanimous consent, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and

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

Mr. Kane, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom the subject was referred by a resolution of the 10th instant, reported a bill authorizing the laying off a town on Bean river, in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes; which was read; and

Ordered, That it pass to a second reading.

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

Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to cause to be laid before the Senate, at the next session, a statement, showing the amount of moneys appropriated, the quantity of the public lands, with their value at the minimum prices, which have been granted; and the amount of the per centage, on the proceeds of lands sold by the United States, reserved and pledged to the several States admitted into the Union, since the adoption of the Constitution, for the purposes of education, and the construction of roads and canals, within and leading to said States, specifying the amount received by each State, as far as practicable.

Ordered, That the Secretary lay said resolution before the President of the United States.

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

Resolved, That the 34th rule for conducting business in the Senate, be amended to read as follows:

The President, pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint the committees of the Senate; but if there be no President pro tempore, the Senate, in the appointment of the standing committees, will proceed, by ballot, severally to appoint the chairman of each committee, and then, by one ballot, the other members necessary to complete the same; and a majority of the whole number of votes given, shall be necessary to the choice of a chairman of a standing committee. When other committees shall be appointed by ballot, a plurality of votes shall make a choice. When any subject or matter shall have been referred to a committee, any other subject or matter of a similar nature, may, on motion, be referred to such committee.

Mr. Smith, of Maryland, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act making appropriations for the support of government for the first quarter of the year 1829," reported it without amendment.

The resolutions and bill from the House of Representatives, of the following titles, were severally read the third time, viz:

"Resolution to grant a room to the Columbian Institute;"

"Resolution for the distribution of certain committee rooms; and

"An act to preserve from injury and waste, the school lands in the Territory of Arkansas."

Resolved, That the said resolutions and bill do pass.

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

The bill, entitled "An act to authorize the citizens of Arkansas Territory to elect certain officers," 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.

The bill to provide for the purchase and distribution of certain copies of the Digest of the Laws of the United States, by Thomas F. Gordon;

The bill to allow a salary to the Marshal of the District of Connecticut; The bill to authorize the purchase of a site, and the erection of barracks in the vicinity of New Orleans; and

The bill authorizing the relinquishment of the sixteenth sections granted for the use of schools in the State of Alabama, and the entry of other lands in lieu thereof; having been reported by the committee correctly engrossed, were severally read the third time; and

Resolved, That they pass, and that their titles, respectively, be as afore

said.

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in said bills.

The bill allowing the duties on foreign merchandise imported into Louisville, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, and St. Louis, to be secured and paid at those places, having been reported by the committee correctly engrossed, was read the third time; and

Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be "An act allowing the duties on foreign merchandise imported into Louisville, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Nashville, to be secured and paid at those places."

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in said bill.

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

Mr. President: The House of Representatives have appointed a Committee on Enrolled Bills, on their part, pursuant to the joint rules and orders of the two Houses.

On motion by Mr. Smith, of Maryland,

Ordered, That a Committee on Enrolled Bills be appointed on the part of

the Senate.

Ordered, That Mr. Iredell and Mr. Ellis be the committee.

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

After the consideration of Executive business,

The Senate adjourned to Monday next, pursuant to the joint resolution of yesterday.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1828.

The Honorable Henry M Ridgely, from the State of Delaware, attended. Mr. Ruggles communicated the credentials of the Honorable Jacob Burnet, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Ohio, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the Honorable William Henry Harrison, which were read; and the oath prescribed by law was then administered to Mr. Burnet; and he took his seat in the Senate.

Mr. Smith, of Maryland, presented the memorial of sundry merchants of Baltimore, complaining of the obstructions to their intercourse with the port of Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, in consequence of the narrowness of the draw in the bridge across the Potomac river; and praying that the said draw may be widened to seventy feet; and

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Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the District of Colum

Mr. Foot presented the petition of Elijah Boardman, a Captain in the Army, praying that his accounts with the United States may be settled upon principles of justice and equity, the vouchers having been lost; and

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

Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of the Territory of Michigan, praying that provision may be made by Congress for making the bridges on the United States road leading from the village of Monroe to Detroit,, free; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Select Committee on Roads and

Canals.

Mr. Tazewell presented the memorial of Winfield Scott, a Major General by Brevet, in the Army, praying that a declaratory act may be passed, to determine the rights and duties appertaining to Brevet rank; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. Barton presented the petition of Andrew S. McGirk, Receiver of Public Moneys for the western land district of Missouri, praying to be compensated for the risk and labor of transporting the moneys received by him to the branch bank at Louisville, Kentucky, by order of the Secretary of the Treasury; and

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

Mr. Knight presented the petition of Burrington Anthony, Marshal of the District of Rhode Island, praying for a salary in addition to his ordinary fees for discharging the duties of his office; and

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

Mr. Tazewell presented the petition of Thomas Gatewood, Naval Officer for the district of Norfolk and Portsmouth, praying for an increase of his compensation; and

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

Mr. Smith, of South Carolina, presented the petition of John H. Harrison, praying to be released from the operation of a judgment obtained against him as one of the sureties of the late Collector of Internal Revenue for the fifth collection district of South Carolina; and

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

On motion by Mr. Chandler,

Ordered, That the petition of Andrew McDowell, presented to the Senate at the last session, be referred to the Committee of Claims.

On motion by Mr. Chandler,

Ordered, That Noah Miller have leave to withdraw his petition, presented to the Senate at their last session.

On motion by Mr. Woodbury,

Ordered, That John Scott, of New Hampshire, have leave to withdraw his petition, presented to the Senate at the second session of the nineteenth Congress.

Mr. Smith, of Maryland, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill entitled "An act extending the term within which merchan

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