SENATE.

Bank of the United States.

DECEMBER, 1820.

Mr. King, of Alabama, offered some amend- Carolina, this day at three o'clock; and, as a testiments, intended to secure more completely the res- mony of respect for the memory of the deceased, they ervations made by the United States of public will go into mourning, and wear a black crape round lands, from the location intended by the act to be the left arm for thirty days. allowed to the persons concerned; when, on motion of Mr. EATON, the bill was recommitted to

Friday, December 22. the Committee on the Public Lands.

Mr. PLEASANTS presented the memorial of the BANK OF THE UNITED STATES. Roanoke Agricultural Society, praying that no Mr. SANFORD, from the Committee on Finance, additional duties may be imposed on imported to which was referred the petition of the President goods; and the memorial was read, and referred and Directors of the Bank of the United States, to the Committee on Commerce and Manufacreported the following bill, which received the first tures. reading :

Mr. CHANDLER presented the petition of Nathan Be it enacted, &c., That it shall be lawful for the McWarren, praying to be allowed pay for the Directors of the Bank of the United States to appoint time he was detained as a prisoner by the enemy an agent and a register; and that all bills and notes in the late war; and the petition was read, and of the said corporation, issued after the first appoint- referred to the Committee of Claims. ment of such agent and register, shall be signed by the Mr. Williams, of Tennessee, from the Comagent, and countersigned by the register, that such mittee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred bills and notes shall have the like force and effect as the petition of Eleanor Lawrence, and the report the bills and notes of the said corporation which are of the Secretary of War thereon, reported the folnow signed by the president, and countersigned by the lowing resolution: cashier, thereof; and that, as often as an agent or a

Resolved, That the claim of the petitioner ought to register of the said corporation shall be appointed, no be liquidated and paid by the War Department, and note or bill, signed by an agent, or countersigned by a for that purpose no act of Congress is necessary. register, shall be issued, until public notice of the appointment of such agent or egister shall have been

The resolution was read, and concurred in. previously given, for ten days, in two gazettes printed

Mr. Morriu submitted the following motion for at the City of Washington.

consideration : Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any pre- Resolved, That the Committee of Pensions be disident, director, cashier, or other officer or servant of rected to inquire into the expediency of so amending the Bank of the United States, or of any of its offices, the law regulating pensions, that the heirs of nonshall fraudulently convert to his own use any money, commissioned officers and soldiers in the Army of the bill, nole, security for money, evidence of debt, or other United States, who have deceased while in actual sereffect's whatever, belonging to the said bank, such per- vice, since the close of the last war, or who may hereson shall, upon due conviction, be punished by im- after decease while in actual service, shall be entitled prisonment, not exceeding three years, and by stand- to receive five years half pay, under such regulations ing in a pillory not more than three times in open day, as the Secretary of War may prescribe. in some public place, during one hour at a time; which

Mr. Lowrie, from the Committee on Public standing in a pillory, when inflicted more than once, Lands, to whom was referred the petition of Daniel shall be on different days.

W. Coxe, made a report, accompanied by a bill

confirming the title of the Marquis de Maison THURSDAY, December 21.

Rouge; and the report and bill were read, and the

bill passed to a second reading. MONTFORT Stokes, from the State of North The Senate proceeded to consider the report of Carolina, attended.

the Committee of Claims, on the petition of George Mr. Eaton, from the Committee on Public Love, and, in concurrence therewith, resolved Lands, to whom was recommitted the bill, entitled that the prayer of the petitioner ought not to be “An act to amend the act entitled 'An act for the granted. relief of the legal representatives of Henry Willis," The Senate proceeded to consider the report of reported the same with amendments, which were the Committee on Pensions, on the petition of read, and taken up as in Committee of the Whole; Park Avery ; and, in concurrence therewith, reand having been agreed to, the bill was reported solved, thai the prayer of the petitioner ought not to the House, amended accordingly; and the to be granted. amendments having been concurred in, they were The Senate proceeded to consider the report of ordered to be engrossed, and the bill be read a third the Committee on Military Affairs, on the petition time as amended.

of Horatio Stark; and, in concurrence therewith, A message from the House of Representatives resolved, that the prayer of the petitioner ought announced to the Senate the death of Jesse Slo- not to be granted. CUMB, late a member of the House of Representa- The Senate proceeded to consider the report of tives from the State of North Carolina, and that the Committee of Claims on the petition of Presly his funeral will take place this day at 3 o'clock. Kemper; and the further consideration thereof On motion, by Mr. Macon, it was

was postponid to Tuesday next. Resolved, unanimously, That the Senate will attend The Senate proceeded to consider the motion of the funeral of Jesse Slocumb, late a member of the the 19th instant, instructing the Committee on House of Representatives from the State of Norih | Public Lands to inquire into the expediency of

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DECEMBER, 1820.
Death of Mr. Burrill.

SENATE. confirming to certain inhabitants of Louisiana the requiring an unanimous consent to a third reading use of the cypress and the cypress swamps; and to-day. agreed thereio.

A motion was made to adjourn to Tuesday, but The Senate proceeded to consider the motion of it was negatived, (with the view, it was underthe 19th instant, instructing the Committee on stood, of meeting to-morrow, for the purpose of Public Lands to inquire into the causes of the passing the bill just under consideration ;) and delay in surveying the public and private land then the Senate adjourned until tomorrow. claims, and into the expediency of modifying the existing laws on that subject, so as to facilitate the

SATURDAY, December 23. surveying of those lands in Louisiana ; and the Mr. Williams, of Tennessee presented the meconsideration thereof was postponed until to-morial of the Senate and House of Representamorrow.

tives of the State of Missouri, in behalf of the The Senate proceeded to consider the motion of purchasers of public lands in Missouri

, praying that the 19th instant, instructing the Committee on Public Lands to inquire what provisions are ne- purchased a quarter section or more of land to ap

a law may pass authorizing all persons who have cessary to cause patents to be issued for all con- ply the payments made to any one or more secfirmed private land claims, and what further pro- tions, quarter or half-quarter sections, so as to vision is necessary for compensating the principal compleie the payments for said sections or parts deputy surveyors in Louisiana, and agreed thereto. of sections, and to release the purchasers from the

The Senate proceeded to consider the motion of remainder; and the memorial was read, and referthe 20th instant, instructing the Committee on red to the Committee on Public Lands. Finance to inquire what diminutions or alterations Mr. Sanford presented the petition of Jacob may be made in the compensation to officers of the Barker, of the city of New York, praying that the customs; and agreed thereto.

existing differences with the Treasury Department, The bill to amend the act, entitled "An act to in relation to his contract for a portion of the loan incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the Uni- of 1814, may be referred to the Supreme Court; ted States," was read the second time and referred and the petition was read, and referred to the to the Committee on Finances.

Committee of Claims. The bill for the relief of Thomas L. Ogden and Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, gave notice that, on others was read the second time.

Tuesday next, he should ask leave to bring in a The bill, entitled “An act for the relief of Mar- i bill for ihe relief of John Hoffman. garet Perry," was read the second time, and re- The Senate resumed the consideration of the ferred to the Committee on Public Lands. motion of the 19th instant instructing the Com

The bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Wil- mittee on Public Lands to inquire into the causes liam McIntosh," was read the second time, and of the delay in surveying the public and private referred to the Committee on Public Lands. land claims, and into the expediency of modifying

The bill for the better regulation of the trade the existing laws on that subject, so as to facilitate with the Indian tribes was read the second time. the surveying of those lands in Louisiana, and it The amendments to the bill, entitled "An act

was amended and agreed to as follows: to amend the act, entitled 'An act for the relief

Resolved, That the Comınittee on Public Lands of the legal representatives of Honry Willis," be instructed to inquire into the expediency of having been reported by the committee correctly modifying the existing laws in relation to the surengrossed, the bill was read the third time as veying of the public lands and private claims amended, and passed.

within the State of Louisiana, so as to facilitate The bill from the other House, to amend the act the surveying of those lands. to alter the terms of the circuit court of Wash

The bill, entitled "An act to amend the act, enington county, in the District of Columbia, (to in- titled 'An act to alter the times of the session of termit the December term thereof, in consequence the circuit and district courts in the District of of the new arrangement of the terms) was taken Columbia,” was read the third time and passed.

The Senate adjourned to Tuesday next. up.

Some debate took place on this bill; in which Mr. LANMAN stated the facts coming within the

Tuesday, December 26. knowledge of the committee to which the bill had been referred. Mr. Roberts opposed, and Messrs.

DEATH OF MR. BURRILL. Oris, HOLMEs, and Dana favored the bill. After The Journal of Saturday having been readan unsuccessful motion by Mr. ROBERTS, to post

Mr. HUNTER, of Rhode Island, rose, and, with pone the bill indefinitely, it was ordered to a third much emotion, said, he had to perform a melanreading by a large majority.

choly, and, to him, truly distressing duty. His Mr. Lanman moved that the bill be read a third friend and worthy colleague, the Honorable James time to-day, inasmuch as the term to be suspend- Burrill, Jr., had departed this life about ten ed would commence on Monday next, and the o'clock last night, and it devolved upon him to bill therefore would be ineffectual unless passed announce the painful event to the Senate. promptly.

Mr. Dana, of Connecticut, said, the serious loss Mr. Roberts objected to this motion, and it which had just been announced must be extremely was therefore negatived, the rules of the Senate felt by the Senate, and he could not doubt its dis

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DECEMBER, 1820.

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position to manifest every regard for the memory object as the preceding ; which was read, and reof the deceased, and every respect towards his ferred to the Committee on Public Lands. remains. He therefore offered the following res- Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, presented the meolution :

morial of Paul Lanusse, and F. Bailly Blanchard, Resolved, That a committee be appointed to take merchants of the city of New Orleans, praying order for superintending the funeral of the Honorable that a law may pass granting to them the benefit James Burrill, Jr., and that the Senate will attend the of drawback on certain merchandise exported by same; and that notice of the event be given to the them in 1819, which is withheld from them in House of Representatives.

consequence of their having neglected to take the The resolution was unanimously adopted, and export oath,” within the prescribed time; and Messrs. Macon, Dana, Chandler, Holmes, of the memorial was read, and referred to the ComMaine, and PARROTT, were appointed the com

mittee on Finance. mittee accordingly.

Mr. Smith presented the petition of William On the further motion of Mr. Dana, it was,

Smith, junior, of Charleston, praying to be reResolved, unanimously, That the members of the leased from the payment of the interest accrued on

a debt due the United States by N. Ingraham and Senate, from a sincere desire of showing every mark of respect due to the memory of the Honorable James Son, late navy agents at Charleston, and for Burrill, Jr., deceased, late a member thereof, will go which he is responsible as one of their sureties; into mourning for him one month, by the usual mode and the petition was read, and referred to the of wearing crape round the left arm.

Committee on Finance. On motion of Mr. Dana, it was

Mr. JOHNSON, of Kentucky, presented a petition Resolved, unanimously, That, as an additional signed by certain inhabitants of Kentucky, holders mark of respect for the memory of the Hon. James of land warrants to be located in the Virginia Burrill, Jr., the Senate do now adjourn.

military district in the State of Ohio, praying an And the Senate adjourned accordingly, to one and the petition was read, and laid on the table.

extension of the time for locating said warrants; o'clock to-morrow.

Mr. Walker, of Alabama, presented the peti

tion of Thomas H. Boyles, praying that a law WEDNESDAY, December 27.

may be passed directing a patent to be issued to On motion, by Mr. HUNTER

him for certain lands; and the perition was read, Resolved, That the President of the Senate be re.

and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. quested to notify the Executive of the State of Rhode

Mr. Holmes, of Mississippi, presented the petiIsland and Providence Plantations, of the death of tion of William Doak, keeper of a public house James Burrill, Jr., late a Senator of the United States on the road through the Indian nations between from that State.

Natchez and the State of Tennessee, praying that the right of pre-emption may be granted to him

for a tract of land of one mile square so as to inTHURSDAY, December 28.

clude his improvements; and the petition was Mr. SANFORD presented the memorial of the read, and referred to the Committee on Public Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the city Lands. of New York, praying that the land ceded by Mr. Walker, of Alabama, presented the methem in the year 1808, to the United States, for morial of the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of the purpose of erecting military works thereon, Mobile, praying the grant of certain public grounds may revert to the Corporation, and that the said therein for the use of the Corporation; and the works may be removed at the expense of the memorial was read and referred to the Committee United States; and the memorial was read, and on Public Lands. referred to the Secretary of War.

Mr. Pleasants, from the Committee on Naval Mr. Williams, of Tennessee, presented the pe- Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of tition of John W. McGirk, of Missouri, praying Thomas Shields, made a report, accompanied by to be allowed the right of pre-emption to certain a bill authorizing the payment of a sum of money public lands; and the petition was read, and re- to Thomas Shields; and the report and bill were ferred to the Committee on Public Lands. read, and the bill passed to a second reading.

Mr. Roggles presented two memorials signed Mr. JOHNSON, of Louisiana, obtained leave to by a number of individuals concerned directly or bring in a bill for the relief of John Hoffman ; indirectly as purchasers of public lands prior to which was read, and passed to a second reading. the law making further provision for the sale of Mr. WALKER, of Alabama, gave notice, that, the public lands," stating that said law operates to-morrow, he should ask leave to bring in a bill injuriously on them, and praying that they may for the relief of John Coffee. be permitted to apply the payments already made

Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, submitted the folto such portions of their entries as such payments lowing motion for consideration: will cover at iwo dollars per acre, and that the

Resolved, That the Committee on Public Lands be residue may revert to the United States; and the instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing memorials were read, and referred to the Com- by law a map to be annered to the patent of each solmittee on Public Lands.

dier, designating the survey in which his portion is Mr. Thomas presented a memorial signed by a located, provided the same shall not cost the Governnumber of individuals, of the same import and ment more than twenty-five cents per map.

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DECEMBER, 1820.
Public Lands.

SENATE. The Senate proceeded to consider the motion of Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all sums the 22d instant, directing the Committee on Pen- due, or which may hereafter become due, to the Unisions to inquire into the expediency of granting to ted States, on account of any purchase of public land, the heirs of non-commissioned officers and sol- heretofore made, after the day of — , eighteen diers, who have deceased while in actual service, hundred and twenty-one, may be discharged by five years half pay; and disagreed thereto. equal annual instalments, which shall be paid on or

The Senate resumed the consideration of the before the day and month in each successive year, report of the Committee of Claims on the petition upon which the several purchases were made : Proof Presley Kemper ; and the consideration there vided, That any purchaser of public land, who shall of was further postponed until 10-morrow.

accept of the foregoing condition, shall, on or before

day of —, eighteen hundred and twentyThe bill confirming the title of the Marquis de

one, file, with the register of the land office where Maison Rouge was read the second time. The Senate resumed, in Committee of the said condition, a written declaration of his acceptance

any tract of land has been purchased, subject to the Whole, the consideration of the bill to incorporate of the terms therein prescribed : And provided, also, the Columbian Society for literary purposes, to- That if any purchaser of public land who shall have gether with the amendment last reported thereto filed such declaration, shall fail to make the payments by the Committee on the District of Columbia ; required in this section, in conformity with ihe provi. and the consideration thereof was further post- sions thereof, he shall be subject to all the conditions of poned to Tuesday next.

the original contract and purchase ; and if such failure The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Com- sball occur after the time within which the whole pur. mittee of the Whole, the bill, entitled "An act for chase money should have been paid to the United the relief of Perley Keyes and Jason Fairbanks,': States, the tract or tracts of land upon which the intogether with the amendment reported thereto by stalments aforesaid shall not have been paid, shall be the Committee of Finance, and the said amend- deemed and held to be forfeited to the United States, ment having been agreed to, the bill was reported and the same proceedings shall be had that are preto the House amended accordingly; and the amend- scribed by the existing laws in relation to lands for

feited to the United States. ment having been concurred in, was ordered to

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That any purbe engrossed, and the bill read a third time as

chaser of public land as aforesaid, who shall comply amended. The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the ing sections of this act, shall not be liable to pay any

with the conditions prescribed by either of the foregoWhole, the consideration of the bill, entitled "An interest which shall have accrued to the United States act to incorporate the managers of the National on the purchase of any tract of public land, but the Vaccine Institution in the District of Columbia ;" | same, in all such cases, shall be, and is hereby deand the consideration thereof was postponed io clared to be, remitted. Wednesday next. PUBLIC LANDS.

Friday, December 29. Mr THOMAS, from the Committee on Public A message from the House of Representatives Lands, lo whom the subject was referred, reported informed the Senate that the House of Representa bill for the relief of the purchasers of public atives have passed a bill, entitled "An act for the lands prior to the first day of July, 1820; which relief of Daniel McDuff;" and, also, a bill entiwas read, and passed to a second reading.

tled "An act to authorize the President of the The bill is as follows:

United States to establish a port of entry in the Be it enacted, &c., That, in all cases where lands district of Sandusky, in the State of Ohio, and have been purchased from the United States prior to for other purposes ;' in which bills they request the 1st day of July, 1820, it shall be lawful for any the concurrence of the Senate. such purchaser, on or before the day of

The two bills last brought up for concurrence 1821, io file with the register of the land office where were read, and severally passed to a second any tract of land has been purchased, a relinquish reading. ment in writing, of any legal subdivision of the land

Mr. Otis presented the petition of Alexander so purchased, upon which the whole purchase money Gardner, of Massachusetts, praying an increase of has not been paid; and all sums paid on account of his pension; and the petition was read, and referthe part relinquished shall be applied to the discharge red to the Committee on Pensions. of any instalments which may be, or shall hereafter become due and payable upon such part of land so officers of the Revolutionary army, praying that

Mr. Mills presented the memorial of sundry purchased, as shall not have been relinquished under the half pay granted by a resolve of the Revoluthe foregoing provision : Provided, That the right of relinquishment hereby given shall in no case be ex

tionary Congress to the officers and soldiers of that ercised so as to require any repayment from the United army may be continued to them during life; and States.

the memorial was read, and referred to the ComSec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in all cases mittee on Pensions. where the payment of the whole sum due from the Mr. TRIMBLE presented three memorials signed purchaser of any tract of land from the United States, by a number of individuals concerned directly or aforesaid, shall be made on or before the day of indirectly as purchasers of public lands prior to

eighteen hundred and twenty-one, a deduction the law “making further provision for the sale of at the rate of per cent. shall be allowed upon the public lands," stating that said law operates such paymants.

injuriously on them, and praying that they may be

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permitted to apply the payments already made to consumed by a brigade of militia that encamped such portions of their entries as such payments will on his land in December, 1814; and the petition cover at two dollars per acre, and that the residue was read, and referred to the Committee of may revert to the United States; and the memo- Claims. rials were read, and laid on the table.

Mr. TRIMBLE presented a petition signed by a Mr. Thomas, from the Committee on Public number of individuals concerned directly or indiLands, to whoin was referred the petition of the rectly as purchasers of public lands prior to the Trustees of the Worthington College, in the State law. making further provision for the sale of the of Ohio, made a report, accompanied by a resolu- public lands," stating that said law operates injution, that the prayer of the petitioners ought not riously on them, and praying that ihey may be to be granted. The report and resolution were permitted to apply the payments already made to read.

such portions of their entries as such payments Mr. Thomas, from the same committee, to whom will cover at two dollars per acre, and that the was referred the bill, entitled “An act for the re- residue may revert to the United States; and the lief of Nicholas Jarrott," reported it with amend petition was read, and laid on the table. ments; which were read.

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, presented the meMr. Walker, of Alabama, asked and obtained morial of John B. Chatard, of New Orleans, prayleave to bring in a bill for the relief of John Cof- ing a pension for Revolutionary services; and the fee; and the bill was read, and passed to a second memorial was read, and referred to the Committee reading

on Pensions. Mr. Roberts, from the Committee of Claims, Mr. Holmes, of Mississippi, presented the petito whom was referred the petition of Joseph Jan- tion of the Choctaw nation of Indians, praying ney, made a report accompanied by a resolution, that Silas Dinsmoor, late Indian agent to the said that the prayer of the petitioner ought not to be nation, may be confirmed in his title to a tract of granted. The report and resolution were read. land granted to him by them; and the petition

Mr. Van Dyke gave notice that, on Tuesday was read, and referred to the Committee on Public next, he should ask leave to bring in a bill to es- Lands. tablish an uniform system of bankruptcy through- Mr. Williams, of Tennessee, from the Comout the United States.

mittee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred The Senate resumed the consideration of the the petition of Joseph Wheaton, made a report, report of the Committee of Claims, on the petition accompanied by a resolution, that the prayer of of Presley Kemper, and, in concurrence therewith, the petitioner ought to be rejected. The report resolved that the prayer of the petitioner ought and resolution were read. not to be granted.

The Senate proceeded to consider the report of The bill authorizing the payment of a sum of the Committee of Claims on the petition of Joseph money to Thomas Shields, was read the second Janney; and the further consideration thereof was time.

postponed to Friday next. The bill for the relief of the purchasers of public

The Senate resumed the consideration of the lands prior to the first day of July, 1820, was read report of the select committee on the petition of the second time.

Matthew Lyon; and the consideration thereof was The bill for the relief of John Hoffman was further postponed to Monday the 15th instant. read the second time, and referred to the Commit

The bill for the relief of John Coffee was read tee of Claims.

the second time, and referred to the Committee on The amendment to the bill, entitled "An act for Public Lands. the relief of Perley Keyes and Jason Fairbanks,"

The bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Danhaving been engrossed, the bill was read the third iel McDuff,” was read the second time, and retime as amended, and passed.

ferred to the Committee of Claims. On motion by Mr. ROBERTS, the Senate pro

The bill, entitled "An act to authorize the ceeded to consider the motion of the 14th instant President of the United States to establish a port to reconsider the vote of the 12th instant, on the of entry in the district of Sandusky, in the State resolution authorizing the Sergeant-at-Arms to of Ohio, and for other purposes, was read the employ a person to attend the furnace, and agreed second time, and referred to the Committee on thereto; and, on motion by Mr. CHANDLER, the Commerce and Manufactures. resolution was laid on the table.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the The Senate adjourned to Tuesday.

Whole, the consideration of the bill to continue in force, for a further time, the act, entitled “An act

for establishing trading-houses with the Indian TUESDAY, January 2, 1821.

tribes;" and, on motion by Mr. TRIMBLE, it was Mr. Eaton presented the petition of Nicholas postponed to, and made the order of the day for, Perkins, of Tennessee, praying to be confirmed in Thursday next. his title to a tract of land in Alabama; and the The bill for the relief of the representatives of petition was read, and referred to the Committee Gabriel Berzat, and the bill for the relief of on Public Lands.

Thomas L. Ogden and others, were severally conMr. Williams, of Tennessee, presented the pe- sidered and passed to a third reading. tition of Richard G. Waterhouse, of Tennessee, The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Compraying to be compensated for a quantity of wood Imittee of the Whole, the bill to authorize the ap