$64 NILES' REGISTER-JANUARY 26, 1828-CONGRESS. TWENTIETH CONGRESS-1st SESSION. SENATE. NAYS-Messrs. Barton, Bateman, Bell, Chandler, Chase, Cobb, Ellis, Hayne, Knight. Noble, Robbins, Ruggles, Seymour, Smith, of S. C. Thomas, White, Wil The senate then adjourned. January 18. Mr. Smith, of Md. presented the memorial of individuals having suffered by French spoliations since the year 1800. Referred. January 16. After the presentation of petitions and the reception of reports, the bill to authorize the pur-ley-17. chase of sites, and the erection of custom houses at Newport, Rhode Island and Mobile, Alabama, and for the repair of the custom house at Newburyport, in Massachusetts, was read a second time, and on being explained by Messrs. Woodbury and Robbins, it was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. [Passed next day.] The bill declaring the assent of congress to the renew al of several acts of the legislature of Maryland, was read a second time. Mr. Smith, of Md. said, in explanation, that, prior to the adoption of the constitution of the United States, the legislature of Maryland had passed several acts granting certain rights to the port of Baltimore, for the improvement of the harbor. After the adoption of the constitution, those acts had been renewed by congress, and this is the object of the present bill. The grant was two per cent. on the ton, which amounted to about $18,000, which had been appropriated to deepening the channel, for which purpose no assistance had ever been asked of congress, while other cities, similarly situated, had frequently received its aid. The bill was ordered to be engrossed. [Passed next day.] Some unimportant business having been disposed of, the special order of the day, the bill to abolish unprisonanent for debt t n recurred. Mr. Noble addressed the senate at some length in favor of several amendments offered by him on Friday last. Mr. Berrien followed, and spoke an hour and a half in opposition to the amendments. Mr. Smith, of S. C. said, that the amendments were lengthy, and as they embodied new principles, and had not been read previous to their having been printed, he wished time to consider upon them. He therefore moved that the bill be laid upon the table until to-morrow. On this motion Mr. Johnson, of Ky, asked for the yeas and nays; but withdrew his motion-when the question being put, and a division called, it was decided in the negative. Yeas 17, nays 18. On motion of Mr. Smith, of S. C. the senate then adjourned. January 17. The bill to increase the pay and emoluments of the lieutenants in the navy, who shall have served ten years, was read a second time. Mr. Marks presented a similar petition. Referred. The bill authorizing the state of Illinois to sell or lease the lands known as the Ohio Saline, was read a second time, and, after having been explained by Mr. Kane, was ordered to be engrossed. Mr. Woodbury, from the committee of commerec, reported the bill to repeal part of an act supplementary to an act to amend an act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage, and for other purposes, without amendment. The bill to abolish imprisonment for debt was then read a third time, and, on the question, shall this bill pass? Mr. Bell addressed the senate at considerable length in opposition to the principles and details of the bill, on the ground that an innovation of so serious a nature was dangerous, and would produce great inconveniences in many of the states; that the bill was, in point of fact, an insolvent law, to pass which, the right of congress was at least donbtful, and that it was better to leave to each state the legislation on this subject. Mr. Chambers replied to Mr. Bell at considerable length, maintaining that the bill would, by no means, interfere with the existing laws of the states, and that the power of regulating federal judicial proceedings in the several states, was given to congress by the constitution. He was followed by Mr. Berrien, who, in a short speech, answered the objections which had been urged by Mr. Bell. The question being then taken on the passage of the bill, it was decided in the affirmative, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Benton, Berrien, Bouligny, Branch, Chase, Cobb, Dickerson, Ellis, Knight, Noble, Robbins, A debate of considerable length took place on this bill, The hill from the house of representatives, making appropriations for the support of the government, was Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, then moved to postpone the further consideration of the bill until to-morrow; but withdrew his motion, at the instance of Mr. Berrien, who submitted the following: Resolved, That the bill be re-committed to the committee on naval affairs, with instructions to report a bill to provide for the increase of the pay of the lieutenants in the navy, having regard to the compensation of officers of corresponding grades in the army; and, also, to provide for the additional compensation of surgeons in the navy. Mr. Johnson, of Ky, then renewed his motion, when the bill and resolution were postponed until to-morrow. The bill to abolish imprisonment for debt was taken up, as the unfinished business of yesterday. Mr. Smith, of South Carolina, spoke at length against the bill. He was followed by Mr. Rowan, also at considerable length, in support of the bill. Mr. Smith of S. C. then rejoined. Mr. Noble also made some remarks in support of the amendments offered by him yesterday. The question being taken on an amendment offered by Mr. Noble, it was decided in the negative by yeas and nays. Yeas 7-nays 34. The question then recurring on engrossing the bill for a third reading, it was decided in the affirmative, by the following vote: YEAS-Messrs. Benton, Berrien, Bouligny, Branch, Eaton, Foot, Harrison, Hendricks, Johnson, of Ky. Johnston, of Lou. Kane, King, McKinley, Macon, Marks, Parris, Ridgely, Rowan, Sanford, Silsbee, Smith, of Md. Van Buren, Williams and Woodbury-24. the union since the year 1789, was read a second time. The bill to regulate process in the states admitted into Mr. White offered an amendment to include also states that may be hereafter admitted into the union. He also spoke at some length in favor of the bill, which was opposed by Mr. Van Buren, when, on motion of Mr. Hurrison, it was ordered that when the senate adjourns it adjourns to Monday next; Adjourned. January 21. Mr. Silsbee presented the memorial of 4,200 citizens of Boston and the vicinity, praying further protection on wool and woollen manufactures. Read, and ordered to be printed and referred. Mr. Tyler presented the menorial of numerous inhabitants of Virginia, in opposition to the bill now before the senate for the reduction of the duty on imported salt; which was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Silsbee presented the memorial of the citizens of Plymouth, Mass. praying that no alteration be made in the present tariff; which was read, ordered to be printed, and referred. Mr. Van Buren presented the memorial of sundry citizens of the state of New York, in relation to the proposed reduction of the duty on salt; which was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Branch presented the memorial of Elizabeth city and county, of N. C. praying an appropriation for opening a communication between Albemarle sound and the Atlantic ocean-which, after some remarks from Mr. Branch, was read and referred. The unfinished business of the last day's session was then taken up, and the bill to regulate process in the states admitted into the union since the year 1798, being before the senate, the question occurred on an amendment offered by Mr. White, when, after considerable discussion, in which Messrs. Van Buren, White, Johnson, of Ky. Kane, Berrien and McKinley participated, the bill was laid on the table on motion of Mr. Berrien, The special orders of the day then occurring in their order, the bill to increase the pay of the lieutenants of the navy, who shall have served ten years, was taken up, and the question being put on a motion and resolution offered on Thursday by Mr. Berrien, to recommit the bill, with instructions to inquire into the expediency of increasing the pay of lieutenants of the navy in an equal ratio with officers of the army, and of increasing the pay of surgeons in the navy, a debate ensued, in which Messrs. Harrison, Woodbury, Hayne, Chandler, Mc Lane, and Berrien, took part; when the motion was rejected. The question then occurred on an amendment offered by Mr. Smith, of Maryland, to make the increase of pay extend to all lieutenants in the navy, and it was agreed to. Mr. Chambers then moved to amend the bill, by a provision for a further increase of ten dollars per month and one ration per day, to such lieutenants as shall have served ten years; which was opposed by Mr. Chandler, and was not agreed to. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. Mr. Cobb presented resolutions of the legislature of Georgia, and other documents on the subject of the foregoing message; which were referred to the committee on the judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Chambers presented a resolution of the chamber of commerce of Baltimore, against any increase of duties on imported woollens. Referred. Mr. Smith, of Mary land, from the committee of finances reported a bill making appropriations for the support of government for the year 1828, with amendments; which were read. The bill for the relief of sundry citizens of the United States who have suffered by the depredations of certain tribes of Indians; and the bill authorizing the secretary of state to issue letters patent to Elizabeth Bulkely widow of Chauncey Bulkely deceased, were severally read a third time, and passed. Mr. Van Buren, from the committee on the judiciary, reported on the subject of providing, by law, a mode in which sureties of public officers and agents may compel the United States to use due diligence in coercing their principals to timely and final settlements of their accounts, and in default of discharging their sureties, that there existed no necessity for any further provisions on this subject. On motion of Mr. Smith, of Md., the senate took up the bill from the other house, to provide for defalcations on the part of the disbursing agents of the government; and the bill was then read a second time, and ordered to a third reading. The senate then went into the consideration of executive business, and having remained some time in secret session, adjourned. January 22. Mr. Sanford presented the memorial of The bill making appropriations for the payment of rethe chamber of commerce of New York, against any fur-volutionary and other pensioners, was then taken up, ther duty on imports. Referred. and, after a desultory discussion, in which Messrs. Smith, Mr. Burnard presented the memorial of several in-of Maryland, Branch, Harrison, Parris, McLane, habitants of Philadelphia and its vicinity, praying further protection on domestic manufactures. Referred. On motion of Mr. Chandler, the bill more effectually to provide for the national defence, by establishing an uniform system of militia, and for their discipline, was read a second time, and made the order of the day for Thursday next. The bill to encourage vaccination was read a second time, and, on motion of Mr. Bateman, (who remarked that there was no standing committee to whom it could with propriety be referred), was referred to a select committee, consisting of Messrs Bateman, Harrison and Branch. ་ Chandler, and King, took part, on motion of the latter gentleman, the bill was ordered to lie on the table. The unfinished busmess of yesterday then occurred, and the bill to complete the Cumberland road from Bridgeport to Zanesville, in Ohio, and to provide for the survey of the same from Zanesville to the seat of government of Missouri, was taken up and discussed at length by Messrs. Eaton, Hendricks, Noble and Ridgely, in favor of the appropriation, and Messrs. Chandler, Cobo and Smith, in opposition to it. Finally it was or dered to be engrossed by the following vote, the yeas and nays having been called for by Mr. Harrison. YEAS. Messrs. Barnard, Barton, Bateman, Benton, The bill to increase the pay of lieutenants in the navy Bouligny, Chambers, Chase, Eaton, Harrison, Hendricks, was read a third time, and, after Mr. Macon had made Johnson, of Ky. Johnston, of Lou. Kane, Knight, McKin some remarks, and stated that he would vote against it, itley, McLane, Marks, Noble, Ridgely, Robbins, Ruggles, was passed by yeas and nays-yeas 29-nay's 13, The bill for the relief of sundry citizens of the United States, who had suffered by the depredations of certain Indian tribes, was, after a short explanation from Mr. Benton, ordered to be engrossed. Seymour, Silsbee, Smith, of Md. and Thomas.-25. Mr. Macon then rose, and offered the following résolution, remarking, that it was his object to give up the road to the several states through which it had been constructed; and also to give up all the product of the 2 per cent, as well as the money that had been advanced, so as to get rid of the disputes which annually occupied congress on this subject: The bill making appropriations for the completion of the Cumberland road from Bridgeport to Zanesville, in Ohio; and to cause a survey to be made of the route of the same from Zanesville to the seat of government in the state of Missouri, was taken up, and engaged the attention of the senate until a late hour. The principle point discussed was the constitutionality of the measure. The bill was advocated by Messrs. Hendricks, Ruggles, Resolved, That the committee on the judiciary inquire Smith, of Md. and Benton, and opposed by Messrs.into the expediency of relinquishing to the states through Branch, Cobb, Macon, and Tyler. Before a decision was had, Mr. Eaton moved that the senate adjourn, which motion was agreed to. which the Cumberland road passes to the Ohio river, whatever claim, if any, the U. States may have to the same; and that the said committee also inquire into the re-expediency of relinquishing to the states concerned, the claim of the U. States to the whole of the five per cent. reserved from the sale of the public lands in the U. States. On motion of Mr. Smith, of Maryland, The senate adjourned. January 23. The following written message was ceived yesterday from the president of the United States, directed to the senate and house of representatives: Washington, 22d Jan. 1828. By the report of the secretary of war, and the documents from that department, exhibited to congress at the commencement of their present session, they were advised of the measures taken for carrying into execution the act of the 4th May, 1826, to authorize the president of the United States to run and mark a line dividing the territory of Florida from the state of Georgia, and of their unsuccessful result. I now transmit to congress copics of communications received from the governor of Georgia, relating to that subject. JOAN QUINCY ADAMS. The above, on motion of Mr. Cobb, was referred to the committee on the judiciary, and ordered to be printed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wednesday, January 16. Nearly the whole of this days session was spent in considering the resolution of Mr. Sloane, of Ohio, moved on the 11th inst, which was passed as published in the last number of the "Register." Thursday, Jan. 17. Mr. Isacks, from the committee on the public lands, made a report, accompanied with "a bill to authorize those persons who have relinquished lands, under the provisions of the several acts for the re lief of purchasers of the public lands, to purchase the same, at private sale, at a fixed price. The bill was twice read, committed, and 1,500 copies ordered to be printed. The following were among the numerous resolutions offered this day, Resolved, That the committee on revolutionary claims be instructed to inquire into the expediency of reviving the act to authorize the payment of certain certificates, passed May 7th, 1822. Mr. Taylor explained the reasons why he had offered the resolution. The certificates on which it was intended to operate, were those which are now barred by the statute of limitation. In 1822, this description of certificates had been exempted from the operation of that statute for two years, and until the close of the next congress thereafter, which was in 1825. The present resolution proposed the revival of that act. The amount of these certificates was small, and the remaining balance of fifteen thousand dollars, which had once been appropriated to satisfy them, but a part of which had reverted to the surplus fund, would be sufficient to meet them all. The resolution was then adopted. On motion of Mr. Weems, Resolved, That the committee on military pensions be instructed to inquire into the expedieney of passing a law, supplementary to the pension laws, &c. authorizing the proper officer to pay over such balance of pension as may be due a pensioner at his death, to his widow, or child, or such other person or persons as, by the laws of the state wherein the deceased lived, are declared his heir, or heirs, upon a presentation to said officer, or a certificate thereof, signed by a judge of one of the courts of the county or state wherein the deceased lived, so as to secure the payment of such balance, without obliging the parties to administer, and thereby to incur an expense, which, added to the loss of time, and the trouble, in many instances was found to amount to more than the balance to be received. Mr. Martindale moved the following: Resolved, That so much of the report of the commissioners of the navy, of the 17th November, 1824, as refers to the process practised in Russia in the preparation of their hemp for market; together with their report of the 24th December, 1827, recently transmitted to this house, respecting a series of experiments instituted for the purpose of testing the comparative strength and durability of American hemp, and cordage and canvass thereof, prepared for manufacture in the several ways therein set forth, be republished for the use of the members of this house, with six thousand additional copies, for the purpose of distribution among the flax and hemp grow ers of the United States. Mr. Martindale stated, in explanation, that it was now fully ascertained that the article of hemp could be produced in as great perfection in this country as in any part of the world. The great desideratum was a perfect system of preparing it for this market. A series of experiments had been made, which, in a great degree, supplied this want, by pointing out the best method of preparing the raw material. The dissemination of this valuable information could not but be highly advantageous to the agricultural and shipping interests of the country. The resolution was then agreed to. On motion of Mr. McDuffie, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill to prevent defalcations in the disbursing agents of this government, and for other purposes, Mr. Bassett in the chair. The bill having been reported without amendment, was ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to morrow. On motion of Mr. McDuffie, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill making appropriations for the support of government for the year 1828, and on the bill making appropriations for the payment of the revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States, for the year 1828, Mr. Taylor in the chair. The latter bill was first taken up in committee of the whole, and no amendment being offered to it, the general appropriation bill was next considered and read by sections, when several amendments having been offered, the committee rose, and the amendments reported to these bills having been severally concurred in by the house, the bills were ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-morrow. A number of bills received from the senate were read and referred to the different committees, and then the house adjourned. Friday, Jan. 18. On motion of Mr. Weems, it was Resolved, That the committee on commerce be di rected to inquire into the expediency of abolishing the office of appraisers of goods in the custom house, and assigning that duty to the inspectors of the customs of the United States. In addition to the above, a great number of resolutions for the accomplishment of local or personal objects were presented, when the house passed to the orders of the day and took up the bill for the relief of Marigny D'Auterive. Mr. Whittlesey, who had moved for the recommit. ment of this bill to the committee of claims, signified his willingness, in compliance with the request of several gentlemen, to withdraw his motion, and he withdrew it accordingly. Mr. Gurley now renewed, in the house, the amendment which he had formerly offered in committee of the whole, (being the same in form as that offered, but afterwards withdrawn by Mr. Livingston; and which goes to allow the petitioner a compensation for the injury of his slave during the attack on New Orleans, while impressed into the public service, and also for the hospital charges conse quent upon his wounds.) Mr. Kerr addressed the house at length in support of the amendment. He was followed by Mr. Sutherland on the same side. Mr. Everett also advocated the amendment in a short speech, and was succeeded by Mr. Allen, of Mass. on the opposite side. Mr. Haile addressed the house in support of the amendment, and then, On motion of Mr. Dwight, the house adjourned. Saturday, Jan. 19. As soon as the journal of yesterday was read, Mr. Swan, of New Jersey, rose, and addressed the house to the following effect: Mr. Speaker: It has become my painful duty to announce to the house the melancholy intelligence of the death of George Holcombe, late a representative from New Jersey. To the members of this house, and especially those who have had the satisfaction of a personal acquaintance with the deceased, no eulogium can be necessary from me. Exhausted by the pressure of a protracted but unyielding disease, he sunk into the embrace of death, on the morning of the 14th inst. To his family, sir, the loss is irreparable-the affec tionate husband and the kind parent is no more. Mr. S. then moved the following: Resolved, That the members of the house of repre sentatives, from a sincere desire of showing every mark of respect due to the memory of the hon. George Hol combe, late a member thereof, will go into mourning one month, by the usual mode of wearing a crape round the left arm. Resolved, That the speaker of this house be directed to notify the executive of New Jersey of the vacancy in the representation of that state, by the death of George Holcombe. The resolutions were unanimously adopted. Adjourn ed. Monday, Jan. 21. A great number of petitions were presented to-day: many of which, from different states, were in favor of the further encouragement of American agriculture and manufactures, particularly of the growth of wool and manufacture of woollens. Amongst them was one from Boston, with more than four thousand signatures. A memorial was also presented from J. N. Reynolds, relative to fitting out a small expedition to explore the immense and unknown reigons in the southern he misphere, which was read and referred. Mr. P. P. Barbour from the committee on the judi ciary, to which was referred the resolution of the house instructing them to inquire into the expediency of settle ing, by law, under what rules and regulations, private property, (if it be taken at all), shall be taken for public The duties of inspectors and appraisers are entirely use, reported that it was inexpedient to legislate upon the subject, and asked to be discharged from the further con- distinct, and ought not to be united. The office of appraissideration of the resolution, and that it be laid on theer is laborious, and too essential to the security of the revenue to be dispensed with. table. Mr. McDuffie, from the committee on ways and means, reported a bill making appropriations for certain fortifications, which, was twice read and committed. Mr. Mercer, from the committee on roads and canals, made a report in relation to the construction of a national road from the seat of the general government to the northwestern frontiers of the states of Pennsylvania and New York, accompanied by a bill for that purpose, which was twice read and committed. Mr. Kremer moved the following, which, under the rule lies on the table one day: The committee ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the resolution. The report was agreed to. The resolution offered by Mr. Kremer yesterday, was taken up and agreed to. Mr. Chilton moved the following resolutions. 1 Resolved, That it is expedient to discharge the na tional debt without unavoidable delay; to accomplish which desirable object, a resort to a general system of retrenchment is necessary. This, it is conceived, can only be effected by, First. A judicious reduction of the number of officers Resolved, That the secretary of the treasury be directed to lay before this house copies of any correspondence receiving salaries or pay from the general government, which may have taken place between any of the officers and of the salaries of such as are necessarily retained in of the customs at the port of Philadelphia, and the secre-public service; avoiding, in each instance, the adoption of tary of the treasury: also, any correspondence between any measure which would be incompatible with our na the said officers, or either of them, or the secretary of the tional dignity. treasury, and any other person, in relation to the supplying of printing and stationary for either of the said officers at the port aforesaid. On motion of Mr. Van Rensselaer, it was Resolved, That the committee on the post offices and post roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of granting to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, the privilege of franking during his life. The bill from the senate to abolish imprisonment for debt, was twice read, and referred to the committee on the judiciary. Second. By avoiding each and every appropriation or expenditure of public money, which is not imperiously demanded by the justice of the claim, or the necessities of the government, with a view to its efficient operation in a spirit of republican simplicity and economy. 2. Resolved, That the matters and things contained in the foregoing resolution be referred to the committee of ways and means, with instructions to report to this house what offices, in their opinion, may be most advantageously discontinued, what salaries will reasonably bear reduction, and such other means of retrenchment as to them may seem necessary. The resolutions having been read, The speaker laid before the house a letter from the Mr. McDuffie,(chairman of the committee of ways and secretary of war, transmitting the report called for on the 16th inst., of the survey of the Sandusky bay, in the means), said, that he should be glad to hear some specistate of Ohio; which was read, and referred to the com-fications of the objects to which the mover of the resolu mittee on commerce. tion wished to direct the committee's attention. He should be sorry if the committee of ways and means should be obliged to revise the whole system of government of the United States, the civil department, the army, and the navy. The abstract propositions in the resolutions, were certainly just. It was very desirable that the unnecessary expense of government should be réduced; that the public debt should be paid; and, that economy in the public expenditures should be promoted. But, really, as the resolution now stood, he should feel at a loss where to begin or where to end. If the honorable The speaker also laid before the house a communica-gentlemen wished to diminish the number of military oftion from the department of war, relative to the proporficers, he ought to have directed an inquiry to the comtion of officers of the army who have died in each year, at the posts on the Gulf frontier; which was ordered to lie on the table. The speaker laid before the house a letter from the secretary of war, transmitting the correspondence called for on the 8th inst., between the war department and the superintendents of the arsenal at Mount Dearborn, in South Carolina; which was read, and referred to the committee on military affairs. The speaker laid before the house a communication from the secretary of war, touching the proceedings in relation to the removal of the Creek Indians; which was ordered to lie on the table. The speaker laid before the house a letter from the secretary of war, covering a list of clerks in the war department, in 1827, with the pay of each; which was read, and laid on the table. mittee on military affairs. If he was desirous of reducing the number of officers in the navy, or rather, of preventing their unnecessary increase, the resolution ought to have been sent to the committee on naval affairs; but it did not appertain to the committee on ways and means, to say, whether the several branches of the public establishments were, or were not, too large. Mr. Chilton, in reply to Mr. McDuffie's inquiry, and The speaker laid before the house a communication from the postmaster general: which was read, and re-in support and explanation of his proposition, rose, and ferred to the committee on roads and canals. commenced a speech, which he had not concluded when the time allotted for the consideration of resolutions expired. The orders of the day having been announced, Mr. Smyth of Virginia, moved that the house resolve itself into a committee of the whole on the state of the union, for the purpose of considering a resolution offered by him some time since, on the subject of amending the constitution of the United States. The motion was negatived-ayes 58-noes 80. A report on the mint was received, which we have inserted in page 381. The speaker laid before the house the following communications: 1. A letter from the secretary of war, transmitting a report of the chiet engineer, with a report and plan of house on the 11th inst.; which was read, and referred to the survey of the island of Nantucket, called for by the the committee on commerce. 2. A letter from the secretary of war, transmitting a After some unimportant business, the house adjourned. Tuesday, Jan. 92. After other business, Mr. Cambreleng, from the committee on commerce made the fol-report from the second auditor of the treasury, containlowing report: ing the information called for by the house on the 14th the armory at Harper's Ferry; which letter was read, inst. in relation to the accounts of the superintendent of and laid on the table. The committee on commerce, to whom was referred a resolution of the 18th inst. instructing them "to inquire into the expediency of abolishing the office of appraisers 3. A letter from the secretary of the treasury, trans"of goods in the custom house, and assigning that duty "to the inspectors of customs of the United States," Re-mitting a report of the commissioner of the general land office, containing the information called for by the house port: That, by the act of the 1st of March, 1823, appraisers on the 14th inst. in relation to the quantity and quality of are appointed for the ports of Boston, New York, Phila- the vacant and unappropriated lands in the state of Tendelphia, Baltimore, Charleston, Savannah and New Or-nessee, south of the congressional reservation lines; which was read and laid upon the table. Icans. The bill from the senate, to increase the pay of the licutenants in the navy, was read twice, and referred to the committee on naval affairs. The bill for the relief of Marigny D'Auterive coming up in order, and the amendment offered by Mr. Gurley, (for paying for injury done to an impressed slave of said D'Anterive), being still under consideration Mr. Ingersoll, Mr. Martindale and Mr. Bryan, successively addressed the house on the general principle involved in the amendment. Mr. Burges now moved an adjournment; and, the question being taken, it passed in the affirmative. Ayes 98, noes 76. So the house adjourned. Wednesday, Jun. 23. Various committees having made reports, the house resumed the consideration of the resolutions moved by Mr. Chilton which were under consideration yesterday; on resuming the subject to-day Mr. Barney replied in opposition to the remarks made by Mr. Chilton on the subject of his resolutions. He was followed by Mr. Kremer and Buchanan. The first named gentleman advocated the resolution, but Mr. B. did not think it was the proper time, or that the resolutions were calculated to effect the objects desired. After some remarks from Mr. McDuffie, who did not think the enquiry an appropriate duty for the committee of ways and means, and that they could not possibly do justice to the subject, he suggested to Mr. Chilton to divide his resolution, and would, for the present, move to lay it upon the table; but was willing to withdraw the motion, if that gentleman wished to say any thing farther in explanation or defence of it. Mr. Stewart of Pennsylvania, requested Mr. Mc Duffe to withdraw the motion; but he said he could not do so, unless at the request of the mover. Mr. Chilton (the mover) having made, with success, a similar request, was proceeding to explain the object of the resolution, when rett, John Floyd, Va. John Floyd, Geo. Tomlinson Fort, The speaker announced that the hour allotted to reso-tindale, Lewis Maxwell, John Maynard, William McCoy, lutions had now expired. · Mr. Barney noved to postpone the orders of the day, for the purpose of proceeding with the present discussion; but the motion was negatived. A message was received from the president of the same tenor as that inserted in this day's proceedings of the senate, relative to the dividing line between the territory of Florida and the state of Georgia, which was referred to the committee on the judiciary, after a desultory debate between Messrs. White, Wilde, Gilmer and Hayne. The house resumed the consideration of the bill for the relief of Marigny D. Auterive. Mr. Burges, who had the floor from the adjournment of yesterday, addressed the house in a speech of about two hours in length, in opposition to the amendment. He was succeeded by Mr. Weems, who spoke with great animation on the opposite side of the question. Mr. Hamilton, after a few introductory remarks, quoted, from the register of debates, some remarks of Mr. Storrs, in the case of claims for damages for the seizure of property by American officers on the Niagara frontier, and which he supposed to be in contradiction with certain positions taken by the same gentleman in the present debate. Mr. Whittlesey, from the committee of claims, then spoke for some time in vindication of the report of that committee, and in opposition to the amendment. He was followed, in a short speech, by Mr. Owen, chiefly in exculpation of himself from an unintentional misrepresentation of his opinions. Mr. Gurley then briefly suminoned up the arguments which had been adduced against the amendment, and replied to them in order. It was now 5 o'clock, and the call for the question was long and loud; when NAYS-Samuel C. Allen, John Anderson, Samuel Anderson, William Armstrong, John Bailey, Noyes Barber, Stephen Barlow, Daniel D. Barnard, Ichabod Bartlett, Mordecai Bartley, Isaac C. Bates, Philemon Beecher, Titus Brown, James Buchanan, Daniel A. A. Buck, Tristam Burges, Samuel Butman, Samuel Chase, John C. Clark, Richard Coulter, W. Creighton, jr. B. W. Crowninshield, John Davenport, John Davis, Joseph Dunoan, Henry W. Dwight, Jonas Earll, jr. Chauncey Forward, Daniel G. Garnsey, Nathaniel Garrow, Innis Green, John Hallock, jr. Jonathan Harvey, Selah R. Hobbie, Michael Hoffman, Jonathan Hunt, Ralph J. Ingersoll, Samuel D. Ingham, Kensey Johns, jr. Richard Keese, Adam King, Joseph Lawrence, Peter Little, John Locke, John Long, John Magee, Henry Markell, Henry C. MarRufus McIntire Samuel McKean, William McLean, Orange Merwin, Charles Miner, John Mitchell, Tho mas J. Oakley, Jeremiah O'Brien, Dutee J. Pearce, Isaac Pierson, David Plant, William Ramsay, John Reed, William Russell, John Sargeant, John Sloane, Oliver H. Smith, William Stanberry, John B. Sterigere, Andrew Stewart, Henry R. Storrs, John G. Stower, Samue! Swan, Benjamm Swift, John W. Taylor, Hedge Thompson, Phineas L. Tracy, Ebenezer Tucker, Joseph Vance, Samuel F. Vinton, George E. Wales, Aaron Ward, Thomas Whipple, jr. Elisha Whittlesey, Lewis Williams, James Wilson, John J. Wood, John Woods, David Woodcock, George Wolf, John C. Wright-92. So the amendment was adopted, and the bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading toWhereupon, the house adjourned. morrow. THURSDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. The senate was principally occupied in discussing the resolution offered by Mr. Macon yesterday, and the bill for the relief of the surviving officers of the revolution. In the house of representatives, the discussion of the resolution of Mr. Chilton was resumed. Mr. Chilton then made some observations in defence of his resolution, and was followed by Mr. Randolph, who concluded some remarks on the subject by a resolution to lay it on the table. On this question the ayes and noes were ordered; and on its being taken, the motion was rejected by a vote of 47 to 149. The speaker having then announced his intention to call the orders of the day, Mr. Stewart moved to postpone the orders of the day; which motion prevailed-ayes 84 noes 82. The discussion was then resumed, by Messrs. Culpeper, Randolph, Barney, Taylor, Buchan At the suggestion of Mr an, Mitchell and Daniel. Mc Duffie, Mr. Chilton modified his resolution so as to make the reference to a select committee. The discusYEAS-Mark Alexander, Robert Allen, Willis Al- sion continued until half past three. Mr. Taylor having ston, William S. Archer, John S. Barbour, Philip P. Bar- moved the following amendment to the resolution, to bour, David Barker, jr. D. L. Barringer, John Bell, John strike out all after the word "that," and insert, the comBlan, Thomas H. Blake, William L. Brent, John H.mittee of ways and means be instructed to inquire into Bryan, R. A. Buckner, C. C. Cambreleng, Samuel P. and report to this house, what offices in their opinion, Carson, John Carter, Thomas Chilton, N. H. Claiborne, may be most advantageously discontinued; what salaries James Clarke, Henry W. Conner, David Crockett, Hen- will reasonably bear reduction; and such other means of ry Baniel, Thomas Davenport, Warren R. Davis, Robert retrenchment as to them may seem necessary: before the Desoa, Clement Dorsey, William Drayton, Edward Eve-question was taken the house adjourned. Mr. Hoods, of Ohio, demanded that it be taken by ycas and nays. They were ordered by the house, and being taken, stood as follows: |