From the State of Massachusetts— Of John Colly and 149 other citizens of Amesbury and Salisbury; From the State of New Hampshire— Of Edward Hartshorn and 32 other citizens of Amherst; Of Frederic Robinson and 6 other citizens of Brentwood; Of Asa King and 59 other citizens of Whitefield; Of W. Currier and 28 other students of Kimball Union Academy; Of a convention of young men, citizens of the State of New Hampshire, assembled at Concord on the 23d day of August, 1837. Mr. Cushing presented resolutions against the annexation of Texas to the Union of these States, adopted at a meeting of citizens of Amesbury and Salisbury, in the State of Massachusetts. Mr. Cushing also presented like resolutions, adopted at a meeting of citizens of South Reading, in the State of Massachusetts. Mr. John Quincy Adams presented a memorial of Sarah Chapman and 3,028 females of Boston, in the State of Massachusetts, remonstrating against the annexation of Texas to the Union of these States. Mr. Reed presented like memorials of inhabitants of Edgartown, Dennis, Barnstable, Sandwich, and Fairhaven, in the State of Massachusetts. Mr. Lincoln presented a like memorial of inhabitants of Portsmouth, in the State of Massachusetts. Mr. Hastings presented a like memorial of inhabitants of Franklin, in the State of Massachusetts. Mr. Grennell presented like memorials of inhabitants of Erving's Grant and Deerfield, in the State of Massachusetts. Mr. Cranston presented like memorials of 2,969 females of the city of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island. Mr. Patterson presented like memorials of inhabitants, males and females, of Perry, Warsaw, Castile, Sheldon, and Elber, in the county of Genesee, in the State of New York. Mr. Fillmore presented like memorials of inhabitants, males and females, of Wales and Sheldon, and of the county of Genesee, in the State of New York. Mr. Sergeant presented like memorials of inhabitants of the city and county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania. Mr. Ogle presented like memorials of inhabitants of the counties of Somerset and Montgomery, in the State of Pennsylvania. Mr. Mathias Morris presented like memorials of inhabitants of the county of Bucks, in the State of Pennsylvania. Mr. Naylor presented a like memorial of inhabitants of the city and county of Philadelphia. Mr. Potts presented a like memorial of inhabitants of the county of Chester, in the State of Pennsylvania. Mr. Paynter presented a like memorial of inhabitants of the city and county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania. Mr. Allen, of Ohio, presented a like memorial of inhabitants of the county of Portage, in the State of Ohio. Mr. Crary presented a like memorial of inhabitants of the county of Genesee, in the State of Michigan. Mr. Fry presented a like memorial of inhabitants of the county of Montgomery, in the State of Pennsylvania. Mr. Grennell presented a memorial of inhabitants of Erving's Grant, in the State of Massachusetts, praying for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. Mr. Patterson presented a like memorial of inhabitants of Portageville, in the county of Allegany, in the State of New York. Mr. Mathias Morris presented a like memorial of inhabitants of the county of Bucks, in the State of Pennsylvania. The Speaker presented a like memorial of inhabitants of Trumbull county, in the State of Ohio. Mr. Ridgway presented a like memorial of inhabitants of the city of Columbus, in the State of Ohio. Mr. Samuel W. Morris presented a memorial of inhabitants of the counties of Lycoming and Potter, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for a mail route. The Speaker presented the proceedings of a meeting of citizens of Hamilton county, in the State of Ohio, approving of the separation of Bank and State in monetary transactions, and of the adoption of a system of sub-treasuries for the collection and disbursement of the revenues of Government. The Speaker presented a petition of citizens of the State of Louisiana, residing upon the Caddo purchase, praying for the passage of a law giving them a right of pre-emption in the purchase of the lands on which they reside. The Speaker presented a memorial of James H. Causten, of the city of Washington, setting forth that the Bank of the Metropolis in said city has refused to redeem its notes in specie; and praying a repeal of the charter of said bank, according to the provisions of the second section of the act to extend the charters of certain banks in the District of Columbia, passed March 2, 1821. The Speaker laid before the House a resolution of the Board of Public Works in the State of Illinois, requesting the Representatives in Congress from said State "to use their most diligent efforts to procure the passage of a law making a donation of each alternate section on each side of the most important works contemplated by the act aforesaid." The Speaker presented a petition of William J. Frierson, of the State of Tennessee, praying compensation for a negro slave lost in the service of the United States in the year 1836. Mr. Ridgway presented a petition of inhabitants of 'West Jefferson, in Madison county, and Delaware, in Delaware county, in the State of Ohio, praying for a mail route. Mr. Goode presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Paulding, in the State of Ohio, praying for the passage of an act authorizing the purchase of the south half of section nineteen, in township three north, of range four east, for the purpose of erecting thereon public buildings for said county. Mr. Claiborne presented a petition of inhabitants of the counties of Yazoo and Warren, in the State of Mississippi, praying for the incorporation of a national bank. Mr. May presented a like memorial of inhabitants of the county of Putnam, in the State of Illinois. Mr. Casey presented a petition of inhabitants of Martin's Ferry, in the county of Clinton and State of Illinois, praying for a mail route. Mr. Crary presented a petition of inhabitants of the town of Salem, in the county of Marion, in the State of Illinois, praying for a mail route. The said petitions, memorials, &c. were severally laid on the table, under the order of the House of the 11th of September last. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed the bill (No. 10) entitled "An act to continue in force certain laws to the close of the next session of Congress." The Senate have also passed a joint resolution directing the postage on letters sent by express mail to be paid in advance; in which resolution I am directed to request the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. Mr. Mercer, from the committee appointed on the rules and orders of the House, made a further report, in part, recommending that the House adopt the following, as part of the standing rules of the House, viz : 1. The hour at which every motion to adjourn is made shall be entered on the Journal. 2. After a motion to adjourn shall have been adopted, no member shall leave his seat until the Speaker shall have left his. The House, by consent, proceeded to the consideration of the report ; And on the question that the House do agree to the first rule reported by the committee, It passed it the affirmative. A motion was then made by Mr. Taylor to amend the second rule, by striking out the words "shall have left his," and inserting "shall have declared the vote to the House." This motion was disagreed to. And the question was then put, that the House do agree to the said second rule, And passed in the negative. Mr. Howard, by leave, moved the following resolution; and the rule which requires the same to lie on the table one day being dispensed with, the resolution was read, and agreed to by the House, viz; Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to cause to be compiled an abstract of the several pension laws now in force for invalid, revolutionary, or other pensions; together with the constructions which have been placed upon such laws by the War Department or Attorney General; and the forms necessary to be followed by the applicants for pensions under the several laws; and report the same to the next session of Congress. Mr. Elmore, by leave, submitted the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That in addition to the 10,000 copies of the correpondence for the annexation of Texas to the United States, ordered to be printed, there be 10,000 more copies printed; to which shall be annexed, from the correspondence concerning the boundary between the United States and the Mexican republic, and a cession of territory belonging to the Mexican confederation to the United States, communicated in the message of the President of the United States, of the 2d October instant, the following documents: "Mr. Clay to Mr. Poinsett, 26th March, 1825"extract from instructions. "Mr. Torrens to Mr. Adams, 15th February, 1824." "Mr. Clay to Mr. Poinsett, 24th September, 1825"-extracts. "The same to the same, 15th March, 1827"-extract. "Mr. Van Buren to the same, 25th August, 1829." "Mr. Livingston to Mr. Butler, 20th March, 1833"-extract. "Mr. McLane to the same, 13th January, 1834.” "Mr. Forsyth to the same, 2d July, 1835"-extract. And "Same, 6th August, 1835"-extract. J Mr. Adams moved to amend the said resolution, by striking out of the same the word "from," where it first occurs therein; and also, by striking out all the said resolution after the words "October instant." And after debate, the House proceeded to the orders of the day... The House then resumed the consideration of the bill of this House (No. 2) to provide for issuing Treasury notes; and the question recurred on the amendment moved by Mr. Underwood to the amendment reported from the Committee of the Whole House, and pending at the adjournment on the 7th instant; when Mr. Underwood modified the said amendment to read as follows: But no Treasury notes shall be issued under the provisions of this act, except for the sum of three millions five hundred thousand dollars, until after the Secretary of the Treasury shall have offered for sale the bonds. executed by the president, directors, and company of the United States Bank of Pennsylvania, in consideration of the stock held by Government in the late Bank of the United States; and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to sell and transfer said bonds, or any one or more of them, to the purchaser or purchasers, and to apply the money arising from such sale and transfer in payment of any demands upon the Treasury: Provided, however, That no sale and transfer of said bonds shall be made for less than the nominal amount of said bonds respectively, with the interest which shall have accrued thereon up to the day of sale; but if said bonds cannot be sold, as herein provided, in three months from the passage of this act, then it shall be lawful to issue Treasury notes to the amount not exceeding in the whole ten millions of dollars. It shall, moreover, be lawful for the Secretary of the Treasury to surrender any one or more of said bonds to the bank, and to take in exchange smaller bonds for the amount, to facilitate the sales and transfers herein provided for. And after debate, the hour of half past two o'clock, P. M. arrived, and the House took a recess. Four o'clock, f. M. The House resumed its session. And the question was put, that the House do agree to the amendment proposed by Mr. Underwood to the first section of the amendment reported from the Committee of the Whole House, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. John Quincy Adams James Alexander, jr. J. Banker Aycrigg Richard Biddle William Key Bond Caleb Cushing. Mr. George Grennell, jr. John K. Griffin Thomas Henry William Herod Calvary Morris Mr. Francis W. Pickens John Pope David Potts, jr. James Rariden Abraham Rencher Augustine H. Shepperd Elisha Whittlesey Lewis Williams Sherrod Williams Joseph Williams |