House of Representatives, respectively, for the prompt, accurate, and neat execution of the work; and in case any inconvenient delay should be, at any time, experienced by either House, in the delivery of its work, the Secretary and Clerk, respectively, may be authorized to employ another printer to execute any portion of the work of the Senate or House, and charge the excess, in the account of such printer, for executing such work, above what is here herein allowed, to the printer guilty of such negligence and delay: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall preclude the choice of the same printer by the Senate and by the House of Representatives. Approved, March 3, 1819.

Resolution declaring the manner in which the vessels composing the Navy of the United States shall be named.

Resolved, &c., That all ships of the Navy of the United States, now building, or hereafter to be built, shall be named by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction of the President of the United States, according to the following rule, to wit: Those of the first class shall be called after the States of this Union; those of the second class after the rivers; and those of the third class after the principal cities and towns; taking care that no two vessels in the Navy shall bear the same name.

Approved, March 3, 1819.

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Agent for paying Pensioners, a bill from the
House of Representatives to authorize the
Secretary of War to appoint an additional,
in the State of Tennessee, read
read a second time, and referred
reported without amendment
ordered to a third reading -

read the third time, and passed -

Alabama Territory, Mr. Tait presented the me-
morial of the Legislature of, praying ad-
mission into the Union as a State, &c.,
referred to a select committee

a bill to enable the people of, to form a State
government, &c., read

read a second time

ordered to a third reading

-

read the third time, and passed -

returned from the House of Representatives

with amendments

read, and concurred in

:

213

tition of, referred

a favorable report thereon -
concurred in, and a bill ordered
a bill for relief of, read.

ordered to a third reading -

read the third time, and passed -

Arbuthnot and Ambrister. (See Seminole War.)
Armstrong, John, a bill from the House of Rep-
resentatives directing payment of certain
bills drawn by, in favor of William Mor-
gan, read

80

read a second time, and referred
reported without amendment

81

167

66

ordered to a third reading

224

Representatives to establish a judicial dis-
trict in Virginia, west of the, read -

a bill for the relief of, read

273

read a second time

281

26

B.

referrred to the Judiciary Committee -

79 Ball, Mottram, a bill from the House of Repre-

reported with amendments

102

sentatives for relief of, read the first and

ordered to a third reading -

reported with an amendment

97

Amelung, Ferdinand L., Mr. Johnson presented

ordered to a third reading -

123

186

read the third time, and passed as amended 137

Alburgh and Champlain, Mr. Tichenor submitted
a resolution instructing the Committee of
Commerce and Manufactures to inquire
into the expediency of erecting the two
districts of, into one
considered, and agreed to -

Allbin, John, Mr. Otis presented the petition of,

referred

the committee discharged therefrom

Alleghany Mountains, a bill from the House of

Austin, Caleb, adverse report on the petition of -

C.

on the bill to provide for sick seamen
Business, a joint resolution from the House of
Representatives for a committee to inquire
concerning the, necessary to be transact-
ed, &c., read three times by consent,
agreed to, and a joint committee ap-
pointed

report of said joint committee, read
Butler, Robert, Adjutant General, &c., a com-
munication from, in relation to his testi-
mony before the Seminole committee,
read, and ordered to be printed

Callan, Patrick, a bill from the House of Repre-
sentatives for relief of, read
read a second time, and referred
reported without amendment
read the third time, and passed

Capitol Square, Mr. Mellen submitted a resolu-
tion instructing the Committee on the
District of Columbia to inquire into the
expediency of providing for surrounding
the, with a stone footway

considered, and concurred in

58

Chickasaw and Choctaw Agencies, Mr. Williams,
of Mississippi, submitted a resolution re-
specting extra allowances to the postmas-
ters at the

268

agreed to, and referred to the proper com-.

233

mittee

270

referred

30

284

of the, read

100

read a second time

102

ordered to a third reading - :

178

240

read the third time, and passed -

185

254 Claims, appointment of the standing committee of
284 Clark, Rev. John, election of, as Chaplain

20

19

Clark, James H., Mr. Stone presented the petition

of, referred

28

committee discharged, and the Committee
of Claims substituted

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