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Mr. Garland, of Louisiana, presented the petition of Alfred L. Watkins, of Louisiana, praying the right of pre-emption to another quarter section of land.

Mr. Garland, of Louisiana, presented the petition of Don Louis Rosamond Orillion, of Louisiana, praying relief in relation to several certain lots of land.

Ordered, That the said several petitions and memorials be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.

The under mentioned petitions and memorials, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims, viz: By Mr. Haynes: The petition of Farish Carter and Seaton Grantland, administrators of Charles Williamson, presented January 17, 1834.

By Mr. Crane: The petition of the heirs of Peter Dominick Robert, deceased, presented March 3, 1817.

By Mr. Kinnard: The petition of sundry inhabitants of Seminary township, Monroe county, Indiana, relative to certain school lands, presented January 20, 1834.

By Mr. Kinnard: The petition of Daniel Smith, presented April 7, 1834. By Mr. Kinnard: The petition of Archibald Small, presented December 11, 1833.

By Mr. Kinnard: The petition of William Bowman, presented January 22, 1835.

By Mr. May:

25, 1834.

By Mr. May: 29, 1834.

By Mr. Lyon:

1830.

The petition of James Latham's heirs, presented March

The petition of Josette Beaubiere, presented December

The petition of James Caulfield, presented December 11,

By Mr. Ashley: The petition of Thomas F. Reddick, presented January 16, 1833.

By Mr. Ashley: The petition of Auguste Brazeau, presented November 19, 1818.

Mr. Speaker presented the memorial of Daniel Newland, contesting the seat of James Graham, returned as a member of the House of Representatives from the State of North Carolina, which memorial was referred to the Committee of Elections.

Mr. Garland, of Louisiana, presented the petition of the Apelatch Nation of Indians, in the State of Louisiana, praying that an agent may be appointed to sue for, and recover, in their behalf, certain property.

Mr. Chapinan presented the memorial of Benjamin Merrill and Nancy his wife, of the Cherokee tribe of Indians, within the limits of Alabama, praying for authority to sell their reservation of land.

Mr. Chapman presented the petition of M. H. Barrett, in the State of Alabama, praying for the pre-emption right in the purchase of a certain reservation of land.

Mr. Ashley presented the petition of John Obannon, of the State of Missouri, praying remuneration for certain Indian depredations.

Mr. Ashley presented the petition of Ira Nash, of Missouri, for remuneration for Indian depredations.

Mr. Ashley presented the petition of James Nash, of Missouri, for

me.

Mr. Ashley presented the memorial of inhabitants of Clay county, Missouri, relative to the protection of the western frontier.

Mr. Sevier presented the petition of Mary Black, of Arkansas, praying remuneration for injury sustained by the encampments of the emigrating Choctaw Indians upon her lands.

Mr. Sevier presented the petition of George Elliott, of Arkansas Territory, late an emigrant of the Cherokee nation, praying remuneration for improvements upon certain lands.

Mr. Sevier presented the petition of Edward Graham, now of the city of Philadelphia, formerly an unsuccessful candidate for a teacher for the district primary schools of Indian children, praying relief.

Ordered, That the said several memorials and petitions be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Mr. A. H. Shepperd presented the petition of the Moravian missionaries, heretofore presented on the 6th of February, 1834, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Mr. Crane presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of the State of Ohio, praying for an appropriation to remove the obstructions at the harbor formed by the mouth of the Miami lake.

Mr. Ashley presented a memorial of the Legislature of Missouri, praying for an extension of the Cumberland road.

Mr. Sevier presented several memorials of the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas, relative to the opening of a road from Jackson to the reefs on St. Francis: Also for an appropriation to complete the road from Columbia to Little Rock: Also for a road from the mouth of Arkansas to Louisiana line: Also for a road from Mathew Mosse's to Fort Towson: Also for a road from the northwest corner of Missouri to Red river: Also for a road from Helena to Jackson, in Missouri: Also for a road from Batesville to Logan's, in Pike county: Also for a road from Crooked creek to Dardenville Rock: Also for a road from Helena to the mouth of Cache: Also for a road from Fort Towson to Pine Bluffs: Also for a road to connect Little Rock and Jefferson city, in the State of Missouri: Also for a road from Pine Bluff to Cache: Also to complete the road from Jackson to Fayetteville: Also relative to the improvement of Current and Black rivers: Also for an appropriation to improve the Saline river: Also for an appropriation to remove the obstructions in St. Francis and White rivers: Also for an appropriation for removing the obstructions in the Washita and Little Missouri rivers.

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

Mr. Reynolds of Illinois, presented a petition of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, for the continuation of the National road from Vandalia to Alton, which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.

Mr. W. B. Shepard presented a memorial of the Corporation of the City of Washington, relative to the pecuniary claim of the said Corporation against the General Government

Ordered, That the said memorial be referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia.

Mr. White, of Florida, presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of Duval county, relative to county buildings heretofore presented on the 25th of February, 1833; and the same was referred to the Committee on the Territories.

Mr. Owens presented a memorial of William Robertson, late editor and proprietor of the Savannah Georgian newspaper, praying for compensation

for services rendered to the commissioners under treaty with Denmark, which was referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Richard M. Johnson presented a letter from Henry Thompson, of Kentucky, relative to his claim for an invalid pension, which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Mr. Dickerson submitted the following joint resolutions, adopted by the Council and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

JOINT RESOLUTIONS.

WHEREAS: In all representative governments, the sovereignty of the people is an indisputable truth; they have a right, and it is their duty, upon all proper occasions, to instruct their representatives, in duties which they require them to perform, Therefore,

1. Be it resolved by the Council and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That our Senators in Congress be, and they are hereby, instructed to vote for, and use their influence, to have EXPUNGED from the journal of the United States Senate, the resolution passed on the 28th day of March, 1834, declaring "That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, had assumed upon himself authority and power, not conferred by the constitution and laws, but in derogation of both :" the same having passed that body. without warrant of law.

2. Resolved, That our Senators in Congress be, and they are hereby, instructed, and our Representatives in Congress requested, to vote against the recharter of the Bank of the United States, and against the rechartering any other bank or similar institution.

3. Resolved, That the particular attention of our Senators be called to the foregoing resolutions, and that they be respectfully requested to conform thereto, or resign their seats in the Senate of the United States.

4. Resolved, That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be requested to lay before Congress the foregoing resolution.

5. Resolved, That the Governor of this State be requested to forward a copy of the above resolutions to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress, at the opening of their next session.

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, November 5, 1835. These joint resolutions having been three times read in the House of Assembly and compared,

Resolved, That the same do pass.

By order of the House:

DANIEL B. RYALL,
Speaker of Assembly.

IN COUNCIL, November 7, 1835. )

These joint resolutions having been three times read in the Council,
Resolved, That the same do pass.

By order of the Council:

CHARLES SITGREAVES,
Vice President of Council.

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

Mr. Ashley submitted the following resolutions, adopted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri:

STATE OF MISSOURI.

1. Resolved, That this General Assembly of the State of Missouri entertain the highest confidence in the energy and patriotism of the President of the United States, and that they approve

of the leading measures of his administration, and will support it so long as it conduces to maintain and perpetuate the principles of '98 and '99.

2. Resolved, That the General Assembly approve the course of our Senators in Congress in opposition to the recharter of the United States Bank.

3. Resolved, That the United States Bank possesses powers too extensive, and that those powers have been prostituted to base and dangerous purposes.

4. Resolved, That the power to create such an institution as the present Bank of the United States, or any similar incorporated national bank, is not warranted either by the letter or spirit of the constitution.

5. Resolved, That it is the deliberate opinion of this General Assembly, that the people of this State will not be satisfied with any thing short of a fair graduation of the public lands claimed by the General Government; and that we approve of the course of the Hon. Thomas H. Benton, in again introducing a bill to graduate and reduce the price of refused public lands. 6. Resolved, That the land bill introduced by the Hon. Henry Clay in the Congress of the United States, contains principles and provisions conflicting with the rights and interests of the new States, and the permanent prosperity of the whole nation; and our Senators in Congress are instructed, and Representatives requested, to use their best exertions to defeat the same or any such measures.

7. Resolved, That this General Assembly has seen, with regret, the resolutions of the United States Senate, condemning the President without a hearing, and endeavoring to cast an indelible stain on his patriotic life and character; that we consider said resolutions unconstitutional, unjust, and unmerited; and that we hereby instruct our Senators to use all honorable means to have said resolutions expunged from the journals.

8. Resolved, That we view the Mississippi and Missouri rivers as great national highways, worthy of the immediate action of Congress in providing for their more extended navigation; we therefore request our Representatives in Congress, and instruct our Senators, to use their influence to obtain the passage of a law, not incompatible with the constitution, making appropriations for their improvement.

9. Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be forwarded to the President of the United States, and to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. Approved, January 24, 1835.

STATE OF MISSOURI:

The foregoing is a correct copy of the original resolutions now on file in the office of the Secretary of State, of the State aforesaid.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at the city L. S. of Jefferson, the 9th day of February, A. D. 1835.

JOHN C. EDWARDS,
Secretary of State.

Ordered, That these resolutions do lie on the table.

Mr. Hamer asked to be permitted to record his vote on the question this day put, on the motion that the petition of the inhabitants of Lymington, and its vicinity, in the State of Maine, do lie on the table; which request was refused by the House.

Mr. Holsey also asked to be permitted to record his vote on the same question, which request was also refused.

Mr. Holsey then moved that the rule which prohibits any member from voting in any case where he was not present when the question was put, be suspended, for the purpose of affording him an opportunity of recording his vote on the question before mentioned.

And on the question, shall the rule be suspended,

It was decided in the negative.

On motion of Mr. Storer, it was

Ordered, That the petition of Morgan Neville, presented January 12, 1835, be referred to a select committee; and

Mr. Storer, Mr. Roane, Mr. Richard M. Johnson, Mr. Hunt of N. Y. and Mr. Calhoun of Mass. were appointed the said committee.

The Speaker laid before the House sundry communications, viz:

I. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, stating, that, under the authority given in the act of the 15th of June, 1832, the claims of the United States against Thomas H. Smith & Son, and their sureties, have been compromised, and detailing the terms of the compromise; which letter was laid on the table.

II. A letter from the First Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a list of balances which have remained due for more than three years prior to the 30th September, 1835, on the books of the Second Auditor of the Treasury; which letter and list were ordered to lie on the table.

III. A report from the Secretary of the Treasury, made in obedience to the order of the House of Representatives, of March 2, 1835, directing him "to cause an estimate to be made of the expense of constructing a levee on the public land on the western bank of the Mississippi, and the southern bank of Red river, in the State of Louisiana. Also, an estimate of the expense of constructing levees, or removing obstructions, from the rivers Arkansas and Missouri, through the public lands, wherever they may be necessary, together with the probable advantages or disadvantages of such works-the probable effect upon the health and prosperity of the country in which any such works may be constructed, and the probable quantity, quality and value of land belonging to the United States, which will be reclaimed by the construction of any such levees;" which report was ordered to lie on the table.

IV. A letter from the Treasurer of the United States, transmitting copies of his accounts for the 3d and 4th quarters of the year 1834, and the 1st and 2d quarters of the year 1835, and containing a detailed explanation of these accounts; which letter and accounts were ordered to lie on the table. V. A letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, stating that the final reports of the board of commissioners upon claims to land in the State of Missouri, in pursuance of the act of July 9, 1832, entitled "An act for the final adjustment of private land claims in Missouri," and the act supplementary thereto, have been received at the General Land Office, and that the original reports have been laid before the Senate, with a request that they may be placed in possession of this House, whenever the Senate shall have acted upon them. The letter also contains a request that the reports when acted upon may be returned to the General Land Office; which letter was ordered to lie on the table.

VI. A report from the Third Auditor of the Treasury, with sundry statements in relation to the claims of Christopher Brown, administrator of Robert B. Carter, called for by the House of Representatives on the 28th of February, 1835; which report and statements were referred to the Committee of Claims.

VII. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating information called for by the House on the 23d February, 1835, in relation "to the number of Spanish claims to land in Florida, now depending in the courts of that Territory under the act of 1828, the amount of land claimed,

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