The question then recurring upon the original resolution, it was put, and agreed to.

So it was

Ordered, That, when the House adjourn to-day, it adjourn until Friday

next.

And then,

On motion of Mr. Venable, at 2 o'clock and 32 minutes p. m., the House adjourned until Friday next.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1851.

The following petitions, memorials, and other papers were laid on the Clerk's table, under the 24th rule of the House, to wit:

By Mr. Gorman: The letter of A. Humphrey, of the State of Indiana, on the subject of a mail route from Point Commerce, in Green county, to Sullivan, in Sullivan county, Indiana.

By Mr. Phelps: The petition of citizens of the State of Missouri, praying for the establishment of a mail route from Oseola to Greenfield, in said State.

Ordered, That said letter and petition be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

By Mr. Doty: The petition of Jemima Cobb, widow of Sylvester Cobb, praying for a pension on account of the services of her said deceased husband during the war of the Revolution.

By Mr. Stetson: The petition of Silas Winchester's heirs, praying for arrears of pension due him from 1818 until 1832.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.

By Mr. Stetson: The petition of William Devillings, of the State of Maine, praying for arrears of pension.

By Mr. Silvester: The petition of Hannah A. White, praying for a pension on account of the military services of her husband during the war of 1812.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Andrew Johnson: The petition of the heirs of Howson Kenner, praying for relief on account of the services of the said Howson Kenner, their ancestor, in the war of the Revolution; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.

By Mr. Green: The memorial of the judges of the county court of Cooper county, in the State of Missouri, praying for a grant of land in aid of the construction of a railroad.

By Mr. Julian: The petition of citizens of Wayne county, in the State of Indiana, praying that the public lands may be granted in limited quantities to actual settlers.

Ordered, That said memorial and petition be referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

By Mr. Chandler: The memorial of the presidents of the several marine insurance companies in the city of Philadelphia, asking for an increase of the salary of the judge of the United States court at Key West, in the State of Florida.

By Mr. Moore: The petition of citizens of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the repeal of the "fugitive-slave law."

By Mr. Thaddeus Stevens: The petition of citizens of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, of like import with the foregoing.

By Mr. Crowell: Two petitions of citizens of the State of Ohio, of like import with the foregoing.

Ordered, That said petitions he referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Robinson: The petition of citizens of Ripley county, in the State of Indiana, praying for a grant of land to aid in the construction of the Ohio and Mississippi railroad; which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.

By Mr. Schenck: Two petitions of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying for the completion of the national road from Springfield, in said State, to the Indiana State line; which were referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.

By Mr. Fuller: The petition of citizens of the State of Maine, praying for the establishment of some mode of adjustment of national difficulties without war.

By Mr. Stetson: The petition of citizens of the State of Maine, of like import with the foregoing.

By Mr. Whittlesey: The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, of like import with the foregoing.

By Mr. Taylor: The petition of John Porter Brown, dragoman of the United States legation at Constantinople, praying for compensation for his

services as chargé d'affaires of the United States near the Sublime Porte, under the direction of his government, during the absence of the American minister.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. Goodenow: Two petitions of citizens of the State of Maine, praying that an appropriation be made for the purpose of erecting buoys on White ledge, on Thorn's ledge, and on Pond Island reef, at the mouth of the Kennebec river, in said State.

By Mr. Fuller: The petition of Samuel Staples, of the State of Maine, praying for an allowance of fishing bounty on schooner "Harp," which was wrecked at sea in the month of September, 1850.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Com

merce.

By Mr. Gentry: The petition of John Dobbins, praying for compensation as superintendent of the blacksmith department of Colonel J. E. Thomas's regiment during the late war with Mexico; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Ashe: The memorial of Lieutenant John A. Winston, bringing to the notice of Congress his invention styled the "canal steam-tug,' with the view of its adoption by the general government.

By Mr. Hamilton: The petition of citizens of the city of Cumberland, in the State of Maryland, praying for the establishment of a line of mail steamships to run between the cities of Baltimore and Norfolk and some port in England convenient by railroad communication with the city of London.

Ordered, That said memorial and petition be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

By Mr. Hammond: The memorial of Dr. Charles Richardson, of the State of Maryland, stating that he has discovered the cause of the potato. rot, and praying for a small appropriation to aid in making experiments for ascertaining an antidote for the same; also, that a test may be made on one of the government ships of his new mode of ventilation to prevent miasmatic disease; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. Spaulding: The petition of citizens of the city of Buffalo, in the State of New York, praying for the passage of a law giving further protection to patentees; which was referred to the Committee on Patents.

Mr. Frederick P. Stanton gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move for leave to introduce "A joint resolution directing payment of the awards made by the board of commissioners organized to carry into effect certain stipulations of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo."

Mr. Disney, by unanimous consent, and in pursuance of previous notice, introduced a bill (No. 426) "to provide for the proper adjustment of the accounts between the new States and the United States growing out of the three-per-cent. fund;" which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Richard H. Stanton, by unanimous consent, and in pursuance of previous notice, introduced a bill (No. 427) "granting a portion of the public lands to the State of Kentucky to enable her to aid in the construction of the Maysville and Lexington, Covington and Lexington, Louisville and Nashville, and the Maysville and Big Sandy railroads;"

which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. White, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and hereby is, requested to furnish to this House all the written evidence and charges of fraud committed, or attempted to be committed, by persons evading or violating the laws of the United States for the collection of revenue, with the names of such persons charged as aforesaid, and whether they were citizens of the United States.

Mr. Robert W. Johnson, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Commissioner of Indian Affairs be requested forthwith to furnish to the House of Representatives a report relative to the troubles with the Winnebago Indians in the Territory of Minnesota, in the months of June and July last; and to accompany such report with copies of such papers as may be on file in his office relating to said Winnebago troubles, and the expenses incurred in quelling the same.

Mr. Potter moved that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, for the consideration of the special order; which motion was disagreed to.

On motion of Mr. Fitch, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That leave be granted for the withdrawal from the files of the House of the petitions and papers of Daniel Griswold, and of J. B. Fulwiler and others in behalf of Louis Drouillard, for the purpose of reference to one of the departments.

The said papers were thereupon delivered to Mr. Fitch.

A message in writing was received from the President of the United States, by Millard P. Fillmore, his private secretary; which was handed in at the Speaker's table.

Mr. Phelps gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move for leave to introduce a bill of the following title, viz:

A bill granting the right of way and making a donation of the public lands to the State of Missouri to aid in the construction of a railroad from the western line of said State, near Fort Scott, to a point on the road leading from St. Louis to Little Rock, in the State of Arkansas.

On motion of Mr. Thomas,

The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House for the consideration of private bills; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Bowlin reported that, the committee finding itself without a quorum, he had caused the roll to be called, when it appeared that the following members were absent, viz:

Charles Allen, Josiah M. Anderson, George R. Andrews, George Ashmun, Edward D. Baker, Henry Bennett, William H. Bissell, Franklin W. Bowdon, Richard I. Bowie, William J. Brown, Henry A. Bullard, E. Carrington Cabell, Joseph Cable, Joseph P. Caldwell, David K. Cartter, William F. Colcock, John R. J. Daniel, Jesse C. Dickey, William Duer, Charles Durkee, Alexander Evans, Orin Fowler, Joshua R. Giddings, Alfred Gilmore, Thomas C. Hackett, Hugh A. Haralson, Andrew J. Harlan, Sampson W. Harris, Thomas L. Harris, William Hebard, Alexander R. Holladay, Isaac E. Holmes, Volney E. Howard, David

Hubbard, Samuel W. Inge, Robert W. Johnson, George W. Jones, George W. Julian, David S. Kaufman, Shepherd Leffler, Lewis C. Levin, Nathaniel S. Littlefield, John C. Mason, Joseph E. McDonald, James McDowell, Robert M. McLane, James Meacham, John K. Miller, Daniel F. Miller, Isaac E. Morse, Jeremiah Morton, William Nelson, William A. Newell, Edson B. Olds, David Outlaw, J. Phillips Phoenix, Charles W. Pitman, Gideon Reynolds, Joseph M. Root, Robert L. Rose, Thomas Ross, David Rumsey, jr., Abraham M. Schermerhorn, James A. Seddon, Elbridge G. Spaulding, Frederick P. Stanton, Richard H. Stanton, Alexander H. Stephens, John B. Thompson, John R. Thurman, Isaac Wildrick, David Wilmot, and George W. Wright.

A quorum having appeared,

The House again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House for the consideration of private bills; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Bowlin reported that the committee, having had the private calendar under cousideration, had directed him to report bills of the following titles, viz:

H. R. 138. A bill for the relief of Sarah Duncan, widow of Silas Duncan, later master commandant in the United States navy;

H. R. 139. A bill for the relief of Monmouth B. Hart, Joel Kelly, and William Close, securities for the late Benjamin F. Hart, a purser in the United States navy;

H. R. 146. A bill for the relief of Thomas Rider, a British subject; H. R. 149. A bill for the relief of Eleanor Davidson.

H. R. 150. A bill granting a pension to Sarah A. Bush;

H. R. 158. A bill for the relief of Joseph Johnson;

H. R. 170. A bill for the relief of Polly Carver, executrix of Nathan Carver;

H. R. 172. A bill for the relief of John Poe, of Louisville, Kentucky; H. R. 173. A bill for the relief of Captain William Duerson, of Indiana;

H. R. 175. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Bernard Todd, deceased;

H. R. 176. A bill for the relief of Edmund Dexter, of Cincinnati; H. R. 177. A bill for the relief of Adolphus Meier and Company, of St. Louis;

H. R. 180. A bill for the relief of John Dearmit;

H. R. 182. A bill for the relief of Andrew Smith;

H. R. 185. A bill to provide for the payment of certain moneys to the legal representatives of Conrad Ten Eyck, late marshal of the district of Michigan, deceased;

H. R. 189. A bill to provide compensation to William Woodbridge and Henry Chipman for services in adjusting titles to land in Michigan, and for other purposes;

H. R. 190. A bill to compensate and reimburse the owners and crew of the whaling-ship Chandler Price the losses and expenses incurred in ransoming the crew of the ship Columbia;

severally without amendment.

Also,

H. R. 153. A bill granting a pension to Mary Pike, widow of Ezra Pike, deceased;