Hall, junior, and others, praying the grant of a large body of land on the Illinois River for a reasonable pecuniary consideration as an inducement to emigrate to that country for the purpose of forming a barrier to the present frontier settlement against the hostile savages, as stated in the memorial; which was read.

On his motion,

Ordered, That it be referred to the committee appointed the 7th December, on the memorial of the legislature of the Mississippi Territory, to consider and report thereon.

The bill entitled "An act to authorize the building of three light houses, viz: one on Race Point; one on Point Gammon; and one on the island of Petite Manon, in the State of Massachusetts," was read the second time.

On motion,

Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on naval affairs to consider and report thereon.

The bill entitled "An act making appropriations for rebuilding light-houses and for completing the plan of lighting them according to the improvements of Winslow Lewis; for placing beacons and buoys; for preserving Little Gull Island; and for surveying the coast of the United States," was read the second time.

On motion,

Ordered, That it be referred to the committee last mentioned, to consider and report thereon.

The bill entitled "An act for the relief of Moses Turner," was read the second time.

On motion by Mr. Chace,

Resolved, That it be referred to a select committee to consider and report thereon.

Ordered, That Mr. Chace, Mr. Daggett, and Mr. Macon, be the committee.

The bill entitled "An act for the relief of Samuel Manac," was read the second time.

On motion,

Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on military affairs, to consider and report thereon.

Mr. Morrow, from the committee to whom was referred the bill entitled "An act to alter certain parts of the act providing for the government of the Territory of Missouri," reported it without amendment.

Mr. Morrow, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill entitled "An act supplementary to the act passed the 30th of March, 1802, to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers," reported it without amendment.

The bill to increase the salary of the Register of the Treasury, and to allow him a compensation for his agency in countersigning and issuing treasury notes, was read the second time.

On motion by Mr. Sanford,

Ordered, That the committee to whom was referred the petition of William Radcliff and others, of the city of New-York, be discharged from the further consideration thereof.

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

Mr. President-The House of Representatives have passed a bill entitled "An act for the relief of David Coffin, Samuel and William Rodman, and Samuel Rodman, jun." a bill entitled "An act providing for cases of lost military land warrants, and discharges for faithful services," also a bill entitled "An act concerning the owners, officers, and crew of the privateer Roger," in which bills they request the concurrence of the Senate. They have passed the bill from the Senate, entitled "An act concerning field-officers of the militia." And he withdrew.

Mr. Roberts reported from the committee that they had examined and found duly enrolled, the bill entitled "An act respecting the late officers and crew of the sloop of war Wasp," the bill entitled "An act for the relief of Xaverio Naudi,“ the bill entitled "An act for the relief of Richard Mitchell," and also the bill entitled "An act concerning field-officers of the militia,”

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

Mr. President-The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed several enrolled bills, I am directed to bring them to the Senate, for the signature of their President.

The House of Representatives have passed bill entitled "An act to establish a land district in the Illinois Territory, north of the district of

Kaskaskia," in which bill they request the concurrence of the Senate. And he withdrew.

The President signed the four enrolled bills last reported to have been examined, and they were delivered to the committee to be laid before the President of the United States.

The Senate resumed, as in committee of the whole, the consideration of the bill entitled "An act to regulate the duties on imports and tonnage." Mr. Varnum was requested to take the chair, and the bill having been further amended, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. Varnum reported the bill accordingly.

On the question to concur in the amendment agreed to in committee of the whole, to wit: "Line 180, strike out the whole line."

“Line 181, strike out the whole line except "Madeira."

It was determined in the negative, yeas 11, nays 16.

The

On motion by Mr. Talbot,

yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the Senators present, those who voted in the

affirmative are,

Mess. Barbour,

Brown,

Gaillard,

Goldsborough.

Mess. Hunter,

King,

Mason, of N. H.

Sanford,

On motion by Mr. King,

Turner,

Williams,

Wilson.

To amend the bill so as to read, "on Madeira, Burgundy, Champaign, Rhenish, and Tokay, one dollar per gallon,"

It was determined in the affirmative, yeas 20, nays 11.

The

On motion by Mr. Wells,

yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the Senators present, those who voted in affir