Ordered, That the message of the President of the United States do lie on the table; that the usual number of copies thereof, with the documents accompanying the same, be printed; and, further, that 10,000 copies extra, including the documents, be also printed.

And then Mr. John Quincy Adams moved the following resolution: Resolved, That a committee of one member from each State in the Union be appointed on the part of this House, to join such committee as may be appointed on the part of the Senate, to consider and report by what token of respect and affection it may be proper for the Congress of the United States to express the deep sensibility of the nation to the event of the decease of their late President, William Henry Harrison; and that so much of the message of the President as relates to that melancholy event be referred to the said committee.

The resolution was read; and the question was put that the House do agree thereto,

And passed in the affirmative unanimously. And

Mr. John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts,
Mr. Fessenden, of Maine,

Mr. Atherton, of New Hampshire,

Mr. Tillinghast, of Rhode Island,

Mr. Thomas W. Williams, of Connecticut,
Mr. Everett, of Vermont.

Mr. Greig, of New York,

Mr. Aycrigg, of New Jersey,

Mr. Sergeant, of Pennsylvania,

Mr. Rodney, of Delaware,

Mr. William Cost Johnson, of Maryland,
Mr. Taliaferro, of Virginia,

Mr. Lewis Williams, of North Carolina,
Mr. John Campbell, of South Carolina,
Mr. William C. Dawson, of Georgia,

Mr. Pope, of Kentucky,

Mr. Aaron V. Brown, of Tennessee,

Mr. Samson Mason, of Ohio,

Mr. Edward D. White, of Louisiana,
Mr. Wallace, of Indiana,

Mr. Miller, of Missouri,

Mr. Cross, of Arkansas, and

Mr. Howard, of Michigan,

were appointed of the committee on the part of this House.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said resolution.

The House resumed the consideration of the resolution moved this day by Mr. Pickins, and of the amendments proposed thereto.

The question recurred on the amendment moved by Mr. King; when Mr. Slade moved to amend that amendment, by striking out all after the word That, with which it commences, and inserting as follows:

"the opening of each session of Congress, after the 27th Congress, the names of all the members present on the first day of meeting shall be placed in a box, and drawn out by the Clerk successively; that the member whose name is first drawn may choose his seat, and each member whose

name is drawn successively may choose in like manner; and that the seats thus chosen shall be holden during the continuance of such session." And, after debate, it was,

On motion of Mr. William Cost Johnson,

Ordered, That the said resolution do lie on the table.

Mr. Graham gave notice that he would, hereafter, move for leave to introduce a bill to repeal the act entitled "An act to provide for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue." And then, on motion of Mr. Watterston,

The House, at half past three o'clock, adjourned until to-morrow at twelve o'clock meridian.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1841.

Another member, to wit: from the State of Louisiana, John B. Dawson, appeared, was sworn to support the Constitution of the United States, and took a seat in the House.

Mr. Cooper rose and announced to the House that CHARLES OGLE, a member of the House of Representatives of the 26th Congress, and a member elect of this House from the State of Pennsylvania, died at his residence at Bedford, in that State, on the 10th day of May, ultimo.

And, thereupon, on motion of Mr. Cooper, the following resolutions were adopted, viz:

1. Resolved, That the members of this House have heard, with deep sensibility, of the death of the Hon. Charles Ogle, late a Representative from the State of Pennsylvania.

2. Resolved, That, as a testimonial of respect for the character of the deceased, they will wear the usual badge of mourning for the space of thirty days.

And then, as a further testimonial of respect for the memory of the deceased,

The House, on motion of Mr. Cooper, adjourned until to-morrow 11 o'clock in the forenoon.

THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1841.

Mr. Barnard moved the following resolutions:

1. Resolved, That the several standing committees named in the Rules and Orders of the last preceding House of Representatives, be appointed by the Speaker.

2. Resolved, That a select committee of nine members shall be appointed to take charge of, and consider, so much of the President's message as relates to the currency of the country, and a fiscal agent for the Government.

3. Resolved, That a select committee of nine members shall be appointed to take charge of, and consider, so much of the President's message, as relates to the disposition of the public lands, and of the proceeds of the sales thereof.

The said resolutions were read, and the question, Will the House consider the same? was demanded by Mr. Clifford; when

A call of the House was moved by Mr. Barnard, and was refused. And the question was then put, Will the House now consider the said resolutions?

And passed in the negative.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have agreed to the resolution of this House for the appointment of a joint committee to consider and report by what token of respect and affection it may be proper for the Congress of the United States to express the deep sensibility of the nation to the event of the decease of their late President William Henry Harrison; and have appointed a committee on their part. And then he withdrew.

A message, in writing, was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Robert Tyler, his private Secretary, which was delivered in at the Speaker's table.

The House proceeded to the consideration of the resolution moved by Mr. Wise on the 31st May; when

Mr. Wise modified his said resolution, by accepting the amendment proposed by Mr. Underwood, and, as modified, said resolution is as follows: Resolved, That a committee of nine be appointed to revise, amend, and report rules for the government of this House; and that, until such committee make report, and the same be finally acted upon, the rules and orders of the last House of Representatives shall be considered as the rules and orders of this House.

The question recurred on the amendment moved by Mr. John Quincy Adams, to add to the resolution these words, "excepting the 21st rule, which is hereby rescinded."

A motion was made by Mr. Slade to amend this amendment by striking out the words "which is hereby rescinded."

And after debate

The previous question was moved by Mr. Hopkins, and was seconded by a member.

[Here the Speaker stated that as the House, in the absence of written rules, was governed by the common parliamentary law, it did not, under that law, require a majority of the members present to demand the previous question, but that it could be put upon the demand of one member, seconded by another member.]

The said previous question was then put, viz: Shall the main question be now put?

And passed in the negative.

The House having thus decided that the main question be not now put, the subject was thereby postponed until to-morrow.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a resolution in the words following:

"Resolved, That two Chaplains, of different denominations, be elected to Congress during the present session; one by each House, who shall interchange weekly :"

In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew.

A motion was made by Mr. Briggs, that the House do come to the following resolution:

Resolved, That the several standing committees of this House, as provided in the rules of the last House of Representatives, be now appointed by the Speaker.

And then, at 24 o'clock, a motion was made by Mr. Wise that the House do adjourn until Monday next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon.

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are,

The question then recurred on the motion made by Mr. Briggs; and, after debate, the subject was by consent postponed for the present; and The Speaker laid before the House the following communication, this day received from the President of the United States:

To the House of Representatives of the United States :

I transmit, herewith, a report foom the Secretary of the Treasury, exhibiting certain transfers of appropriations that have been made in that Department, in pursuance of the power vested in the President of the United States by the act of Congress of the 3d of March, 1809, entitled "An act further to amend the several acts for the establishment and regulation of the Treasury, War, and Navy Departments."

WASHINGTON, June 2, 1841.

Ordered, That the said message do lie on the table.

JOHN TYLER.

The Speaker also laid before the House a report from the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the finances, and in relation to the present mode of keeping and disbursing the public money; and, also, to the subject of the creation or employment of a fiscal agent to be charged with the performance of these and other duties, connected with the recommendation to repeal the act of the 4th of July, 1840, entitled, "An act to provide for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue.'

The said report was read at the Clerk's table, and a motion was made by Mr. Everett that it be referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

A motion was then made by Mr. Randolph that the report do lie on the table; which motion was agreed to.

A motion was then made by Mr. Wise that the House do come to the following resolution :

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be requested to lay before this House the plan of such a fiscal agent recommended in his report of this day, "as will remove all scruples touching the question of constitutional power; and thus avoid the objections which have been urged against those fiscal agents heretofore created by Congress :" and that a committee of nine members be appointed to consider and report upon such plan when presented by the Secretary of the Treasury.

A motion was made by Mr. Underwood to amend the resolution by striking all out after the word Resolved, and inserting as follows: "That it is necessary and proper to create a national bank to act as the fiscal agent of the Government; and to repeal the act entitled "An act to provide for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue, approved 4th July 1840 ;" and