Supplementary Journal. W. Eppes, William Findley, James Fisk, John Fowler, James M. Garnett, Peterson Goodwyn, Edwin Gray, Andrew Gregg, Isaiah L. Green, Silas Halsey, John Hamilton, Seth Hastings, William Helms, David Holmes, David Hough, John G. Jackson, Walter Jones, James Kelly, Thomas Kenan, Nehemiah Knight, John Lambert, Michael Leib, Joseph Lewis. jr., Henry W. Livingston, Matthew Lyon, Patrick Magruder, Robert Marion, Josiah Masters, William McCreery, David Meriwether, Nicholas R. Moore, Thomas Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, John Morrow, Jonathan O. Mosely, Jeremiah Nelson, Thomas Newton, jr., Joseph H. Nicholson, Gideon Olin, Timothy Pitkin. jr., John Pugh, Josiah Quincy, John Randolph, Thomas M. Randolph, John Rea of Pennsylvania, John Rhea of Tennessee, Jacob Richards, John Russell, Thomas Sandford, Martin G. Schuneman, Ebenezer Seaver, James Sloan, John Smilie, J. C. Smith, J. Smith, O'Brien Smith, Samuel Smith, Thomas Spalding. Richard Stanford, William Stedman, Lewis B. Sturges, Samuel Taggart. Benjamin Tallmadge, Samuel Tenney, David Thomas, Philip R. Thompson, Thomas W. Thompson, Uri Tracy, Abram Trigg, Philip Van Cortlandt, Killian K. Van Rensselaer, Joseph B. Varnum, Daniel C. Verplanck, Peleg Wadsworth, John Whitehill, Robert Whitehill, Eliphalet Wickes, David R. Williams, Marmaduke Williams, Nathan Williams, Alexander Wilson, Joseph Winston, and Thomas Wynns. sell, Peter Sailly, Martin G. Schuneman, Ebenezer Seaver, James Sloan, John Smilie, Henry Southard, Joseph Stanton, David Thomas, Uri Tracy, Joseph B. Varnum, John Whitehill, Robert Whitehill, Marmaduke Williams, Nathan Williams, and Thomas Wynns. NAYS-David Bard, Burwell Bassett, George M. Bedinger, Silas Betton, William Butler, Levi Casey, Martin Chittenden, John Claiborne, Christopher Clark, Joseph Clay Matthew Clay, Leonard Covington, Samuel W. Dana, John Davenport, jr., James Elliot, Caleb Ellis, William Ely, John W. Eppes. James M. Garnett, Peterson Goodwyn, Seth Hastings, David Holmes, David Hough, John G. Jackson, James Kelly, Thomas Kenan, Michael Leib, Joseph Lewis, jr., Henry W. Livingston, Matthew Lyon, Josiah Masters, William McCreery, David Meriwether, Thomas Moore, John Morrow, Jonathan O. Mosely, Jeremiah Nelson, Thomas Newton, jr., Joseph H. Nicholson, Timothy Pitkin, jr., Josiah Quincy, John Randolph, John Rea of Pennsylvania. Thos. Sammons, Thomas Sanford, John Cotton Smith, John Smith, Samuel Smith, Thomas Spalding, Richard Stanford, William Stedman. Lewis B. Sturges, Samuel Taggart, Benjamin Tallmadge, Samuel Tenney, Philip R. Thompson, Thomas W. Thompson, Philip Van Cortlandt, Killian K. Van Rensselaer, Dan'l C. Verplanck, Peleg Wadsworth, Eliphalet Wickes, David R. Williams, Alexander Wilson, and Joseph Winston. Another motion was then made to amend the Á motion was then made that a committee be said original motion, by instructing the same comappointed to present to the President of the Uni-mittee also to present to the President of the United States the resolution agreed to by this House, on the fourteenth ultimo, in the words following, to wit: ted States another resolution, agreed to by this House, on the said fourteenth ultimo, in the words following, to wit: "Resolved. That Resolved, That an exchange of territory between dollars be appropriated, by the United States and Spain is deemed by this House law, towards defraying the expense which may be into be the most advantageous mode of settlement of ex-curred in the purchase of the Spanish territories lying isting difficulties respecting the limits between the on the Atlantic ocean and Gulf of Mexico, and eastUnited States and the Court of Madrid; and that any ward of the Mississippi, to be paid out of any money in arrangement between the two Governments, which the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to be apshall secure to Spain an ample barrier on the side of plied under the direction of the President of the UniMexico, and to the United States the countries wa- ted States, who shall have authority, if necessary, to tered by the Mississippi, and to the eastward of it, borrow the said sum, or any part thereof, in behalf of will meet the approbation of this House. the United States, at a rate of interest not exceeding six per centum per annum, redeemable at will; and shall cause an account thereof to be laid before Congress as soon as may be :" On which motion, debate arising, it was moved to postpone the consideration thereof until Thursday next, and decided in the negative-yeas 57, nays 64, as follows: YEAS-Willis Alston, jr., Isaac Anderson, Joseph Barker, Barnabas Bidwell, Phanuel Bishop, William Blackledge, John Blake, jr., Thomas Blount, Robert Brown, John Boyle, Joseph Bryan, George W. Campbell, John Chandler, George Clinton, jr., Frederick Conrad, Jacob Crowninshield, Richard Cutts, Ezra Darby William Dickson, Peter Early, Ebenezer Elmer, William Findley, John Fowler, Andrew Gregg, Ísaiah L. Green, Sílas Halsey, John Hamilton, William Helms, James Holland, Walter Jones, Nehemiah Knight, John Lambert, Patrick Magruder, Robert Marion, Nicholas R. Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, Gideon Olin, John Pugh, Thomas M. Randolph, John Rhea of Tenneseee, Jacob Richards, John Rus On which motion to amend, the question being taken, it was resolved in the affirmative. And then the main question being taken, that the House do agree to the said original motion, as now amended, it was resolved in the affirmative. Ordered, That Mr. JOHN RANDOLPH and Mr. GREGG be appointed a committee pursuant thereto. TUESDAY, February 11. Mr. JOHN RANDOLPH, from the committee appointed on Thursday last, to present to the President of the United States two resolutions of this House, of the fourteenth ultimo, reported that the committee had performed that service. Supplementary Journal. Mr. THOMAS M. RANDOLPH, from the Commit-ah Morrow, Gurdon S. Mumford, Roger Nelson, tee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the commit- Thomas Newton, jr., Gideon Olin, John Pugh, tee had examined an enrolled bill, to wit: "An Thomas M. Randolph, John Rhea of Tennessee, act making provision for defraying any extra- Jacob Richards, John Russell, Martin G. Sebuordinary expenses attending the intercourse be-neman, Ebenezer Seaver, James Sloan, John tween the United States and foreign nations," Smilie, John Smith, Henry Southard, Joseph and had found the same to be truly enrolled: Stanton, David Thomas, Uri Tracy, Joseph B. Whereupon, the SPEAKER signed the said en- Varnum, Matthew Walton, John Whitehill, Robrolled bill. ert Whitehill, Eliphalet Wickes, Nathan WilOrdered, That the Clerk of this House do ac-liams, Richard Winn, and Joseph Winston. quaint the Senate therewith. WEDNESDAY, February 12. Mr. THOMAS M. RANDOLPH, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee did, yesterday, present to the President of the United States for his approbation, an enrolled bill, entitled "An act making provision for defraying any extraordinary expenses attending the intercourse between the United States and foreign nations." TUESDAY, February 18. NAYS-Burwell Bassett, George M. Bedinger, Silas Betton, James M. Broom, William Butler, John Campbell, Martin Chittenden, Christopher Clark, Joseph Clay, Leonard Covington, Samuel W. Dana, John Davenport, jr., James Elliot, Caleb Ellis, William Ely, John W. Eppes, James M. Garnett, Charles Goldsborough, Edwin Gray, Seth Hastings, David Holmes, David Hough, James Kelly, Michael Leib, Joseph Lewis, jr., Patrick Magruder, Josiah Masters, Thos. Moore, Jonathan O. Mosely, Jeremiah Nelson, Joseph H. Nicholson, Timothy Pitkin, jr., Josiah Quincy, John Randolph, John Rea of Pennsylvania, Peter Sailly, Thomas Sammons, Thos. Sandford, John The following Message was received from the Cotton Smith, Samuel Smith, Thomas Spalding, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: To the House of Representatives of the United States: On the thirteenth instant, I approved and signed the act, entitled “An act making provision for defraying any extraordinary expenses attending the intercourse between the United States and foreign nations," which originated in the House of Representatives, and I shall, in due season, deposit it among the rolls in the office of the Secretary of State. FEBRUARY 18, 1806. TH. JEFFERSON. The said Message was read, and ordered to lie on the table. FRIDAY, March 21. On a motion made and seconded, Resolved, That the injunction of secrecy imposed on the proceedings which have been transacted with closed doors, during the present session, be removed. Richard Stanford, William Stedman, Lewis B. Sturges, Samuel Taggart. Benjamin Tallmadge, Samuel Tenney, Philip R. Thompson, Thomas landt, Killian K. Van Rensselaer, Daniel C. VerW. Thompson, Abram Trigg, Philip Van Cort planck, Peleg Wadsworth, David R. Williams, Marmaduke Williams, and Alexander Wilson. On the question that the farther consideration of the said resolution be postponed until the lasting it, were severally twice read. Monday in the present month, it was resolved in the affirmative-yeas 69, nays 57, as follows: The said Message and document accompany YEAS-Willis Alston, jr., Isaac Anderson, David Bard, Joseph Barker, Barnabas Bidwell, William Blackledge, John Blake, jr., Thomas Blount, Robert Brown, John Boyle, George W. Campbell, John Chandler, John Claiborne, Matthew Clay, Frederick Conrad, Orchard Cook, Jacob Crowninshield, Richard Cutts, Ezra Darby, John Dawson, William Dickson, Elias Earle, Peter Early, Ebenezer Elmer, William Findley, James Fisk, John Fowler, Peterson Goodwyn, Andrew Gregg, Isaiah L. Green, Silas Halsey, John Hamilton, William Helms, John G. Jackson, Walter Jones, Thomas Kenan, Nehemiah Knight, Matthew Lyon, Duncan MacFarland, Robert Marion, William McCreery, Nicholas R. Moore, Jeremi Ordered, That the letter referred to in the said Message be returned to the President of the Uni ted States, agreeably to his request. MONDAY, March 31. On motion of Mr. LEIB, that the House do come to the following resolution: Resolved, That the injunction of secrecy imposed an the proceedings which have been transacted with closed doors during the present session, be removed: It was moved to amend the said resolution, by adding to the end thereof, the words, "from and after this day fortnight:" And, on the question thereupon, it passed in the negative-yeas 61, nays 62, as follows: YEAS-Willis Alston, jr., Isaac Anderson, Da Supplementary Journal. vid Bard, Joseph Barker, Barnabas Bidwell, William Blackledge, John Blake, jr., Thos. Blount, Robert Brown, Geo. W. Campbell, John Chandler, John Claiborne, John Clopton, Frederick Conrad, Orchard Cook, Jacob Crowninshield, Richard Cutts, Ezra Darby, William Dickson, Elias Earle, Peter Early, Ebenezer Elmer, William Findley, James Fisk, Peterson Goodwyn, Andrew Gregg, Isaiah L. Green, Silas Halsey, John Hamilton, William Helms, Walter Jones, John Lambert, Matthew Lyon, Duncan MacFarland, Robert Marion, William McCreery, Nicholas R. Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, Gurdon S. Mumford, Roger Nelson, Gideon Olin, John Pugh, Thomas M. Randolph, John Rhea of Tennessee, John Russell, Martin G. Schuneman, Ebenezer Seaver, James Sloan, John Smilie, John Smith, Henry Southard, Joseph Stanton, David Thomas, Uri Tracy, Joseph B. Varnum, John Whitehill, Robert Whitehill, Eliphalet Wickes, Nathan Williams, Richard Winn, and Joseph Winston. NAYS-Evan Alexander, Burwell Bassett, George M. Bedinger, Silas Betton, William Butler, John Campbell, Levi Casey, Martin Chittenden, Christopher Clark, Joseph Clay, Matthew Clay, Leonard Covington, Samuel W. Dana, John Davenport, jr., John Dawson, James Elliot, Caleb Ellis, William Ely, John W. Eppes, James M. Garnett, Charles Goldsborough, Edwin Gray, Seth Hastings, David Holmes, David Hough, John G. Jackson, James Kelly, Thomas Kenan, Michael Leib, Joseph Lewis, jun., Patrick Magruder, Josiah Masters, Thomas Moore, John Morrow, Jonathan O. Mosely, Jeremiah Nelson, Thomas Newton, jun., Timothy Pitkin, jun., Josiah Quincy, John Randolph, John Rea of Pennsylvania, Jacob Richards, Peter Sailly, Thomas Sammons, Thomas Sandford, John Cotton Smith, Samuel Smith, Thomas Spalding, Richard Stanford, William_ Stedman, Lewis B. Sturges, Samuel Taggart, Benjamin Tallmadge, Samuel Tenney, Philip R. Thompson, Thomas W. Thompson, Abram Trigg, Killian K. Van Rensselaer, Peleg Wadsworth, David R. Williams, Marmaduke Williams, and Alexander Wilson. Another motion was then made to amend the said resolution, by inserting, after the word "that," in the first line, the words, "from and after the end of the present session of Congress:" And on the question thereupon, it passed in the negativeyeas 59, nays 61, as follows: YEAS-Willis Alston, jr., Isaac Anderson, Joseph Barker, Barnabas Bidwell, William Blackledge, John Blake, jr., Thomas Blount, Robert Brown, George W. Campbell, John Chandler, John Claiborne, Matthew Clay, John Clopton, Frederick Conrad, Orchard Cook, Jacob Crowninshield, Richard Cutts, Ezra Darby, William Dickson, Elias Earle, Peter Early, Ebenezer Elmer, William Findley, James Fisk, Peterson Good wyn, Andrew Gregg, Isaiah L. Green, Silas Halsey, John Hamilton, William Helms, John Lambert, Matthew Lyon, Duncan McFarland, Robert Marion, William McCreery, Nicholas R. Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, Gurdon S. Mumford, Roger Nelson, Gideon Olin, John Pugh, Thomas M. Randolph, John Rhea of Tennessee, John Russell, Martin G. Schuneman, Ebenezer Seaver, James Sloan, John Smilie, Henry Southard, Joseph Stanton, David Thomas, Uri Tracy, Joseph B. Varnum, John Whitehill, Robert Whitehill, Eliphalet Wickes, Nathan Williams, Richard Winn, and Joseph Winston. NAYS-Evan Alexander, Burwell Bassett, George M. Bedinger, Silas Betton, William Butler, John Campbell, Martin Chittenden, Christopher Clark, Joseph Clay, Leonard Covington, Samuel W. Dana, John Davenport, jun., John Dawson, James Elliot, Caleb Ellis, William Ely, John W. Eppes, James M. Garnett, Charles Goldsborough, Edwin Gray, Seth Hastings David Holmes, David Hough, John G. Jackson, Walter Jones, James Kelly, Michael Leib, Joseph Lewis, jun., Patrick Magruder, Josiah Masters, Thomas Moore, John Morrow, Jonathan O. Mosely, Jeremiah Nelson, Thomas Newton, jr., Timothy Pitkin, jr., Josiah Quincy, John Randolph, John Rea of Pennsylvania, Jacob Richards, Peter Sailly, Thomas Sammons, Thomas Sandford, John Cotton Smith, John Smith, Samuel Smith, Thomas Spalding, Richard Stanford, William Stedman, Lewis B. Sturges, Samuel Taggart, Benjamin Tallmadge, Samuel Tenney, Philip R. Thompson, Thomas W. Thompson, Abram Trigg, Killian K. Van Rensselaer, Peleg Wadsworth, David R. Williams, Marmaduke Williams, and Alexander Wilson. A motion was then made, and the question being put, that the farther consideration of the said resolution be postponed until this day week, it passed in the negative-yeas 58, nays 62, as follows: YEAS-Willis Alston, jun., Isaac Anderson, Joseph Barker, Barnabas Bidwell, William Blackledge, John Blake, jun., Thomas Blount, Robert Brown, George W. Campbell, John Chandler, John Claiborne, Matthew Clay, John Clopton, Frederick Conrad, Orchard Cook, Jacob Crowninshield, Richard Cutts, Ezra Darby, William Dickson, Elias Earle, Peter Early, Ebenezer Elmer, William Findley, James Fisk, Peterson Goodwyn, Andrew Gregg, Isaiah L. Green, Silas Halsey, John Hamilton, William Helms, John Lambert, Matthew Lyon, Duncan MacFarland, Robert Marion, William McCreery, Nicholas R. Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, Gurdon S. Mumford, Roger Nelson, Gideon Olin, John Pugh, Thomas M. Randolph, John Rhea of Tennessee, John Russell, Martin G. Schuneman, Ebenezer Seaver, James Sloan, John Smilie, Henry Southard, Joseph Stanton, David Thomas, Joseph B. Varnum, John Whitehill, Robert Whitehill, Eliphalet Wickes, Nathan Williams, Richard Winn, and Joseph Winston. NAYS-Evan Alexander, Burwell Bassett, Geo. M. Bedinger, Silas Betton, William Butler, John Campbell, Martin Chittenden, Christopher Clark, Joseph Clay, Leonard Covington, Samuel W. Dana, John Davenport, jun., John Dawson, Jas. Elliot, Caleb Ellis, William Ely, John W. Eppes, James M. Garnett, Charles Goldsborough, Edwin Supplementary Journal. Gray, Seth Hastings, David Holmes, David chael Leib, Joseph Lewis, jun., Patrick Magruder, And then the main question being taken, that the House do agree to the said resolution, as originally moved, in the words following, to wit: "Resolved, That the injunction of secrecy imposed on the proceedings which have been transacted with closed doors, during the present session, be removed." It was resolved in the affirmative-yeas 63, nays 56, as follows: YEAS-Evan Alexander, Burwell Bassett, Geo. M. Bedinger, Silas Betton, William Butler, John Campbell. Martin Chittenden, Christopher Clark, Joseph Clay, Leonard Covington, Samuel W. Dana, John Davenport, jun., John Dawson, Jas. Elliot, Caleb Ellis, Wm. Ely, John W. Eppes, James M. Garnett, Charles Goldsborough, Peterson Goodwyn, Edwin Gray, Seth Hastings, David Holmes, David Hough, John G. Jackson, Walter Jones, James Kelly, Thomas Kenan, Mi NAYS-Willis Alston, jun., Isaac Anderson, Joseph Barker, Barnabas Bidwell, William Blackledge, John Blake, jun., Thomas Blount, Robert Brown, George W. Campbell. John Chandler, John Claiborne, John Clopton, Frederick Conrad, Orchard Cook, Jacob Crowninshield, Richard Cutts, Ezra Darby, William Dickson, Elias Earle, Peter Early, Ebenezer Elmer, William Findley James Fisk, Andrew Gregg, Isaiah L. Green, Silas Halsey, John Hamilton, William Helms, John Lambert, Matthew Lyon, Duncan MacFarland. Robert Marion, William McCreery, Nicholas R. Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, Gurdon S. Mumford, Roger Nelson, Gideon Olin, John Pugh, Thomas M. Randolph, John Rhea of Tennessee, John Russell, Martin G. Schuneman, Ebenezer Seaver, James Sloan, John Smilie, Henry Southard, Joseph Stanton, David Thomas, Joseph B. Varnum, John Whitehill, Robert Whitehill, Eliphalet Wickes, Nathan Williams, Richard Winn, and Joseph Winston. And then the House adjourned. APPENDIX TO THE HISTORY OF THE NINTH CONGRESS. COMPRISING THE MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS ORIGINATING DURING THAT CONGRESS, AND THE PUBLIC ACTS PASSED BY IT. of pre-emption, $474,000 acres have been disposed of, at the ordinary sales; making, altogether, with the preceding sales, from the time when the land offices were opened in 1800 and 1801, an aggregate of near The actual payments by pur [Communicated to the Senate, December 9, 1805.] In obedience to the directions of the act sup-two millions of acres. lementary to the act, entitled "An act to estab-chasers, which, during the year ending on the 30th ish the Treasury Department," the Secretary of he Treasury respectfully submits the following eport and estimates: Revenue and Receipts. 10,154,564 11,306,430 12,672,323 And that which accrued during the year 1804, amounted, after deducting that, portion which arose from the additional duties, constituting the Mediterranean fund, as will appear by the statement A, to It is ascertained that the net revenue which has acrued during the three first quarters of the year 1805, loes not fall short of that of the corresponding quarers of the year 1804. And that branch of revenue nay, exclusively of the Mediterranean fund, be safely stimated, for the present, at twelve millions of dollars, which is nearly the average of the two years 1803 and 1804. The defalcation which took place in the year 1802, and the increase in the next following years, suffiiently show that no inconsiderable portion of that ranch of the revenue is due to the neutrality of the United States, during the continuance of war in Euope. Yet, if the revenue of 1802, the only year of European peace since 1792, be considered as the best oasis on which to form an estimate, this, with an addiion of ten per cent. on account of the increase of poplation for three years, and of near 300,000 dollars, the computed revenue of New Orleans, will give a result of near eleven millions and a half. The statement B exhibits in detail the several species of merchandise and other sources from which that revenue was collected during the year 1804. The revenue arising from the sales of public lands has been greater during the year ending on the 30th September, 1805, than that of any preceding year. It appears by the statement C that, during that period, besides 145,000 acres sold to porsons claiming a right September, 1804, had amounted to 432,000 dollars, and had not, in any one previous year, exceeded 250,000 dollars, have, during the year ending on the 30th September, 1805, amounted to 575,000 dollars; of which sum 535,000 dollars were paid in specie, and the residue in stock of the public debt. The specie receipts from that source may, for the ensuing year, be safely estimated at five hundred thousand dollars. The receipts arising from the permanent revenue of the United States may, therefore, without even including the duties on postage and other small incidental branches, be computed, for the year 1806, at twelve millions and five hundred thousand dollars The payments in the Treasury,during the same year, on account of the temporary loans constituting the "Mediterranean fund" which will have accrued to the 31st day of March next, are estimated at nine hundred thousand dollars, and about one hundred thousand may be expected from the arrears of internal duties and of the direct tax, and from other incidental branches; making for temporary and incidental receipts, one million dollars The balance of specie in the Treasury, which, on the 30th day of September last, amounted to 4,575,654 dollars, will, as the receipts and current expenditures of the present quarter may be considered as nearly equal, be diminished at the end of this year, only by the payments on account of the American claims assumed by the convention with France; and as the whole amount of those claims which remained unpaid on the 30th day of September last, will, in this estimate, be stated amongst the expenditures of 1806, the whole of the above-mentioned balance may be added to the receipts of that year, viz: $12,500,000 1,000,000 4,575,000 Making, in the whole, an aggregate of more than eighteen millions of dollars $18,075,000 |