The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the said bill; and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Smith, of Maryland, reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed and read a third time to-morrow. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Cutts, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker-The Vice President having retired from the chair, the Senate proceeded to the choice of a Prssident pro tempore, and the honorable John Gaillard, a Senator from the state of South Carolina, was elected. They have passed bills of this House of the following titles, to wit: "An act for to establish the flag of the United States;" and an "Act for the relief of Danicl Burnet, Gibson Clark, and the legal representatives of Hubert Rowel;" with an amendment to the latter; and they have also passed a bill, entitled "An act supplemental to the act, entitled An act further to amend the charter of the City of Washington," in which amendment and bill, they ask the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill for the relief of Joseph Thorn; and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Pitkin reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed and read a third timę to-morrow. And then the House adjourned. WEDNESDAY, April 1, 1818. Mr. Speaker presented a representation of Manuel Torres, stating that he has discovered that the United States, sustains great loss in the receipt and expenditure of the public revenue; and that he has also discovered the means by which this loss may be avoided, and offering to communicate his discovery upon the assurance of receiving a portion of the moneys which may be saved to the public by means of his said discovery, Ordered, That the said representation be referred to the committe of Ways and Means. Mr. Williams, of North Carolina, from the committee of Claims, made a report on the petition of James Orr, which was read: when, Mr. Williams reported a bill for the relief of James Orr, which was read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole to-morrow. Mr. Williams, from the same committee, to which was referred the bill from the Senate, entitld "An act for the relief of John G. Bogert," made a report recommending the rejection thereof. Ordered, That the said bill and report be committed to a committee of the whole to-morrow, Mr. Robertson, of Louisiana, from the committee on the Public Lands, reported a bill for adjusting the claims to land, and establishing land offices in the districts East of the Island of New Orleans, which was read the first and second time, and committed to the committee of the whole, to which is committed the bill supplemental to the several acts for the adjustment of land claims in the state of Louisiana and territory of Missouri. Mr. Robertson, from the same committee, to which was referred the bill from the Senate, entitled "An act respecting the surveying and sale of the public lands in the Alabama Territory;" reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be committed to the committee of the whole, to which is committed the bill for changing the compen sations of registers and receivers of the land offices. Mr. Rhea, from the committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, reported a bill concerning invalid pensions; which was read the first and second time and committed to the committee of the whole on the bill for the relief of Cornelia Mason. Ordered, That the committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, be discharged from the further consideration of the petitions of William Kindred and Lemuel Coffin, and that the former be re ferred to the Secretary of War, and that leave be given to withdraw the latter. Mr. Seybert, from the committee of Commerce and Manufactures, reported a bill to increase the duties on certain manufactured articles imported into the United States, which was read the first and second time and committed to a committee of the whole to-mor row. Mr. Seybert, from the same committee, made a report on the petitions of the Piano Forte makers, and Organ builders of Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Baltimore; on the petition of the New York Slate Company, and on the petition of Thomas Tennant and George Stiles, which were read, and the resolutions therein contained were concurred in by the House, as follows: Resolved, That the Piano Forte and Organ builders of Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Baltimore, have leave to withdraw their petition. Resolved, That the prayer of the petitions of the New York Slate Company, and of Thomas Tennant and George Stiles, ought not to be granted. Ordered, That the committee of Commerce and Manufactures be discharged from the further consideration of the resolution offered by Mr. Silsbee, on the 19th December last, respecting the appro priations for building custom houses. Mr. Pleasants, from the committee on Naval Affairs, who were instructed by resolution, to inquire whether any, and, if any, what alterations are necessary and proper to be made in the several laws relating to the government of the navy; as also, the proceedings of sundry court martials, lately held in the Mediterranean, for the trials of captains Oliver H. Perry, John Heath, and John O. Crighton; also, the memorial of certain midshipmen serving in the Mediterranean, addressed to the President of the United States; made a report thereon, which was read: when, A motion was made by Mr. Johnson, of Virginia, to recommit the said report to the committee on Naval Affairs, with instructions so to amend the act, entitled "An act for the better government of the navy of the United States," (approved April 23, 1800,) as to subject the superior officer who shall strike or draw, or offer to draw, or raise any weapon against his inferior officer, to a forfeiture of his commission and dismission from the service. Ordered, That the said report and motion lie on the table. Mr. Forsyth, from the committee on Foreign Relations, made a report on the petition of James Simpson, which was read, and the resolution therein contained was concurred in by the House, as fol lows: tion. Resolved, That the petitioner have leave to withdraw his peti Mr. Forsyth, from the same committee, reported a bill to increase the allowance to consuls on the Barbary coast, which was read the first and second time and committed to a committee of the whole to-morrow. The amendment proposed by the Senate. to the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Daniel Burnet, Gibson Clark, and the legal representatives of Hubert Rowel;" was read and referred to the committee on Private Land Claims. The bill from the Senate, entitled "An act supplemental to the act, entitled 'An act further to amend the Charter of the City of Washington;" was read the first and second time and referred to the committee for the District of Columbia. Mr. Wilson, of Pennsylvania, from the joint committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that they had examined an enrolled bill, enti tled "An act to establish the flag of the United States," and had found the same to be truly enrolled: when, The Speaker signed the said bill. Ordered, That the clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. An act for the relief of Cata Bunnell. An act to regulate the fees of the public notarics in the county of Washington in the District of Columbia; and An act to incorporate a Fire Insurance Company in the City of Washington, were severally read the third time and passed. Ordered, That the clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. An engrossed bill, entitled "An act fixing the time for the next meeting of Congress," was read the third time; and the question was stated, shall it pass? when, Mr. Simkins moved that the said bill be postponed indefinitely; which was rejected by the House. Mr. Edwards moved that the said bill be laid on the table; which motion was also rejected by the House. Mr. Williams, of Connecticut, then moved that it be postponed for two weeks; this motion was also rejected. The question was then taken, Shall the said bill pass? And passed in the affirmative, Yeas....................87, {Na The yeas and nays being required by one-fifth of the members An engrossed bill, entitled “ An act making further appropriations for the construction of the Cumberland road," was read the third time. And on the question, Shall it pass And passed in the affirmative, ? S Yeas...................74, The yeas and nays being required by one-fifth of the members |