gressional district in the State of Indiana, praying for post routes from Aurora to Napoleon.

Mr. Lane presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the 4th congressional district in the State of Indiana, praying for post routes from Harrison to Scipio.

Mr. Lane presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the 4th congressional district in the State of Indiana, praying for post routes from Lawrenceburg to Brockville.

Mr. Hannegan presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Indiana, praying for a post route from Indianapolis, in Indiana, to Danville, in Illinois.

Mr. Hannegan presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Indiana, praying for a post route from Newtown, Indiana, to Iroquois, in the State of Illinois.

Mr. Boone, presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Illinois, praying that a tri-weekly line of mail coaches may be established from New Albany to St. Louis.

Mr. Casey presented a memorial of sundry other inhabitants of the State of Illinois, praying for the establishment of a mail route from New Albany to St. Louis.

Mr. May presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Illinois, praying for the establishment of a post route from Quincy to Monmouth. Mr. May presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Illinois, praying for a mail route from Carrollton to the mail route near Hillsborough.

Mr. Speaker presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Illinois, praying for a mail route from Pittsfield to Rushville.

Mr. Lawler presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Alabama, praying for a mail route from Tuscaloosa to Mobile.

Mr. A. G. Harrison presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Missouri, praying for a mail route from Fulton, in Callaway county, to the house of Henry Nile, in said county.

Mr. Ashley presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Missouri, praying for a mail route from the city of Jefferson to the seat of Government of the Territory of Arkansas.

Mr. Ashley presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Missouri, praying for a post route from Hannibal to Franklin, and to abolish that part of said route now in existence from Paris to New London.

Mr. Jones, of Michigan, presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of Michigan, praying for the establishment of a mail route from Clinton to the rapids of the Grand river.

Ordered, That said petitions and memorials be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

The under mentioned petitions and memorials, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, viz:

By Mr. May: The petition of inhabitants of Illinois, for a post route from Beardstown to New Salem, presented December 27, 1834.

By Mr. May: The petition of sundry inhabitants of Illinois, for a post route from La Port, Indiana, to Dixon's Ferry, Illinois, presented January 22, 1835.

By Mr. May: The petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Illinois,

for a post route from Springfield to Elk Hart Grove, presented December 16, 1834.

By Mr. May: The petition of inhabitants of Tazewell county, Illinois, presented January 12, 1835.

By Mr. Davis: The petition of inhabitants of Indiana, for a mail route from Danville to Rockville, presented January 26, 1835.

By Mr. Davis: The petition of Frederick Shirkard, presented December 30, 1834.

By Mr. Crane: The petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Ohio, for a mail route from Bellfountain to Logan county, presented January 26,

1835.

By Mr. Crane: The petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Ohio, for a post route from Sydney to Lima, presented January 19, 1835.

By Mr. Crane: The petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Ohio, for a post route from Dayton to Oxford, presented December 27, 1834. By Mr. Crane: The petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Ohio, for a post route from Dayton to Sidney, presented January 26, 1835.

Mr. White, of Florida, presented a memorial of sundry inhabitants of Key West, in the Territory of Florida, praying that the act of their Legislative Council, passed January 29, 1835, relative to the government of Key West, may be annulled by act of Congress.

Mr. Jones, of Michigan, presented a memorial of sundry inhabitants of Michigan, praying for an extension of the boundary line of the State of Missouri, either on the northeast or northwest of said State.

Ordered, That the said memorials be referred to the Committee on the Territories.

The under mentioned petitions and memorials, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee on the Territories, viz:

By Mr. Jones, of Michigan: The memorial of the Legislature of Michigan, presented December 23, 1834.

By Mr. Jones, of Michigan: The memorial of inhabitants of Michigan, north of the State of Missouri, presented March 25, 1834.

By Mr. Jones, of Michigan: The memorial of sundry inhabitants of Chippewa county, Michigan, presented January 27, 1834.

Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, presented a petition of John Casey, heretofore presented on the 27th of January, 1827, which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Mr. Whittlesey presented a petition of Ebenezer Hickok, of the State of Ohio, praying that his name may be enrolled on the invalid pension list.

Mr. May presented a petition of John Pittman, of Illinois, praying that his name may be enrolled upon the invalid pension list.

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

Mr. McKay presented a memorial of William H. Bell, of the State of North Carolina, praying compensation for his invention in pointing and firing of cannon.

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, presented a memorial of Beverly Chew, and others, of the State of Louisiana, only survivors of "Beale's rifle company," praying compensation in lands situated in Louisiana, for services rendered during the last war.

Ordered, That said memorials be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

The under mentioned petitions, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, viz:

By Mr. Hamer: The petition of Nathan Winteringer, of Ohio, presented December 12, 1834.

By Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky: The petition of Stephen H. Long, presented December 24, 1834.

Mr. White, of Florida, presented additional documents relative to the case of Count Rochambeau, which were referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.

Mr. Allen, of Kentucky, presented a petition of Pawlings and Wilsons, heirs at law of Susan Pawlings and Janet Wilson, praying for the passage of an act allowing them to satisfy a certain land warrant, bequeathed to them by their ancestor, upon any unappropriated lands of the United States.

Mr. Chambers, of Kentucky, presented a petition of Robert Wilmott, a soldier of the revolution, praying for interest due upon his commutation

pay.

Mr. Calhoun, of Kentucky, presented a petition of Timothy P. Marshall, administrator of Valentine R. Peyton, deceased, praying for the said Peyton's commutation pay.

Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, presented a petition of James Witherell, who was an ensign in the Massachusetts line during the revolutionary war, praying for commutation pay.

Mr. Underwood presented a petition of George Roberts, administrator of William Roberts, deceased, praying for commutation pay.

Mr. Underwood presented a petition of Arthur Slaughter, heir of James Slaughter, deceased, praying for commutation pay.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Revotionary Claims.

The under mentioned petitions and memorials, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims,

By Mr. Kinnard: The memorial of John Kennedy and others, heirs of Dr. Samuel Kennedy, deceased, presented December 12, 1832.

By Mr. Harlan: The petition of William Slaughter's heirs, presented March 26, 1832.

By Mr. Harlan: The petition of Henry King's heirs, presented December 24, 1817.

By Mr. Allan, of Kentucky: The petition of John McDowell, presented January 30, 1832.

By Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky: The petition of Joseph Spencer's heirs, presented December 11, 1833.

By Mr. Underwood: The petition of Benjamin Field and Thomas Ravenscroft, presented January 20, 1834.

By Mr. Underwood: The petition of Captain Robert Craddock, presented December 30, 1834.

Mr Pinckney presented a petition of Michael Kelly, praying indemnity for losses sustained in consequence of being plundered by a French privateer while on his return from Cape François, in or about the year 1805.

Mr. Hawes presented a document relative to the claim of Moses Sutton, for compensation for the loss of his horse.

Mr. Harlan presented a petition of Enoch Graham, administrator of

John Graham, of the State of Kentucky, a soldier of the revolution, praying remuneration for the property of his ancestor which was used for the cause of American independence.

Mr. Whittlesey presented the petition of Jesse F. Dow, of the State of Massachusetts, praying a per diem allowance for time spent in prosecuting one William A. Chesley, alias William Baker, for stealing bolt iron from the navy yard at Charlestown; and for an allowance equal to one-half of the penalty which he would have received, had not the said Baker forfeited his bail.

Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, presented the petition of Gabriel W. Denton, praying relief in relation to certain judgments obtained against him as surety upon custom-house bonds, in the year 1817.

Mr. Mann, of New York, presented the petition of Susan Johnston, administratrix of John Johnston, deceased, praying compensation for property seized and carried away by the American army during the late war with Great Britain.

Ordered, That the said petitions and memorials be referred to the Committee of Claims.

The under mentioned petitions and memorials, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee of Claims, viz:

By Mr. Jones, of Michigan: The memorial of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan, relative to claims against the United States, presented March 25, 1834.

By Mr. Crane: The petition of George Knaggs, presented January 12, 1835.

By Mr. Hawes: The petition of Richard G. Hart, presented January 12, 1835.

Mr. Ashley presented a petition of Francis Cooper, of the State of Missouri, praying remuneration for Indian depredations.

Mr. Kinnard presented a petition of Basil Brown, of the State of Indiana, praying for the payment of $900 for horses furnished the United States at the treaty with the Miami Indians of 1834.

Mr. Howell presented petitions of Jane Schermerhorn and Susan Hazelton, widows of Wm. Schermerhorn and Jacob Hazelton, praying remuneration for property destroyed by the Indians in the late war in Illinois.

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

Affairs.

Mr. Lyon presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Alabama, for Indian depredations of 1812 and 1813, heretofore presented December 18, 1832, which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Mr. Haynes presented the petition of Thomas T. Triplett, heretofore presented February 16, 1833, which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Mr. Williams, of Kentucky, presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Kentucky, in behalf of Keziah Shields, praying for a donation in land for the relief of Mrs. Shields.

Mr. Garland, of Louisiana, presented a memorial of the Atchafalaya Railroad and Banking Company, of the State of Louisiana, praying legislative aid in the execution of the powers conferred by their act of incorporation. Mr. May presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of Peoria, in the State of Illinois, praying for the passage of an act granting to French claimants of lots in said village, an equivalent in lands elsewhere in said State.

Mr. May presented a petition of Henry R. Cassell, of the State of Illinois. praying for the passage of an act granting him the right of pre-emption to a certain tract of land in said State.

Mr. May presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the counties of Tazewell and Peoria, in the State of Illinois, praying an appropriation for draining inundated lands opposite the town of Pekin.

Mr. Howell presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Ohio, praying for a grant of public lands as an endowment of Granville college.

Mr. Garland, of Louisiana, presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Louisiana, praying for the creation of a new land district, comprising the parishes of Natchitoches and Claiborne, in said State.

Mr. Ashley presented a petition of Henry M. Shreve, inventor of the steam snag boats, praying for the right of pre-emption in the purchase of twentyfive thousand acres of public land.

Mr. Ashley presented a petition of sundry citizens of the State of Missouri, praying the formation of a new land district, and the location of a new land office, at the city of Jefferson, in said State.

Mr. Ashley presented sundry documents relating to the memorial of sundry inhabitants of Scott county, in the State of Missouri, upon the subject of bringing into market certain lands in that county.

On motion of Mr. Garland, of Louisiana,

Ordered, That the memorial of the Legislature of the State of Louisiana, praying for the final adjustment of land titles in that State, and particularly those known as the Bastrop and Maison Rouge grants, and for grants of land, being document No. 90 of the 1st session of the 20th Congress; also, the report, No. 347, of the select committee, made during the 1st session of the 21st Congress, and the resolution of the House, the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, and the petition of the inhabitants of Ouachita, in Louisiana, alluded to in the aforesaid report, be referred to the Committee on the Public Lands, and be printed.

Mr. Ashley presented a remonstrance of Joseph Evans and others, against the confirmation of the Spanish land claims commonly called "Old Mines." Mr. Ashley presented a remonstrance of Abijah W. Hudspeth against the confirmation of the claim of the heirs of Daniel Phelps, deceased, to a certain tract of land in the county of Washington, in Missouri.

Ordered, That the said several petitions and memorials be referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.

The under mentioned petitions and memorials, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands, viz: By Mr. Ashley: The petition of John Whitsell, presented February 16, 1835.

By Mr. May: The petition of sundry inhabitants of the-third congressional district of the State of Illinois, for a new land district, presented January 19, 1835.

By Mr. May: The petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Illinois, for an extension of the pre-emption law, presented January 12, 1835.

By Mr. May: Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, relative to a donation of land for effecting a communication between Lake Michigan and Illinois river, presented February 9, 1835.

By Mr. Reynolds, of Illinois: The petition of the Legislature of the State of Illinois relative to Cahokia common, presented February 16, 1835.