Mr. McKinley presented a petition of inhabitants of the town of Wetumpka, in the State of Alabama, praying that the title to a certain tract of land adjoining said town may be ascertained, and that, if it belong to the United States, a sale thereof may be speedily ordered.

Mr. Ashley presented a petition of William K. Paulling, of the State of Alabama, praying that the right of pre-emption in the purchase of a certain tract of land may be granted to him.

Mr. Ashley presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of Missouri, praying that the right of pre-emption in the purchase of lands on which they have settled, respectively, may be granted to them.

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

The undermentioned petitions, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands, viz.

By Mr. Plummer: The petition of John C. Naylor, presented December 14, 1832.

By Mr. Plummer: The petition of the Board of Trustees of Oakland college, in the State of Mississippi, presented December 15, 1832.

By Mr. Lewis: The petition of William Coleman, presented December 13, 1830.

Mr. Joseph M. White presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Washington, in the Territory of Florida, praying that the salaries of the judges of the superior courts of said Territory may be increased.

Mr. Joseph M. White presented a representation of the Grand Jury of the county of Jackson, in the Territory of Florida, in favor of an increase of the salaries of the judges of the superior courts of said Territory.

Mr. Joseph M. White presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Jackson, in the Territory of Florida, also for an increase of the salaries of the judges of the courts of said Territory.

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

Mr. Whittlesey, from the Committee of Claims, made unfavorable reports on the cases of Alexander and Sylvester Humphrey, John Haight, and Henry Northup; which reports were severally laid on the table.

Mr. Bouldin, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, made a report on the petition of John S. Flemming, administrator of John Syme, deceased, accompanied by a bill (No. 101) for his relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Cramer, from the Committee of Claims, made an unfavorable report on the petition of Samuel Lewis, junior; which report was laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Marshall,

Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Claims be discharged from the consideration of the petition of Sarah Gray, and that it lie on the table.

On motion of Mr. Marshall,

Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Claims be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of the heirs of Captain John Harris, and that it lie on the table.

Mr. Muhlenberg, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, made

a report on the petition of the legal representatives of Christian Ish, accompanied by a bill (No. 102) for their relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House

to-morrow.

Mr. Crane, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, made an unfavorable report on the petition of Jeremiah Bayse; which was read, and laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Moore,

Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of Hannah C. Franklin and Michael Anthony; and that the said petition be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Mr. Wardwell, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made a report on the case of Robert Reynolds, accompanied by a bill (No. 103) for his relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the testimony taken by the order of the House of Representatives, of the 7th January, 1833, in the case of Charles Benns; which letter and testimony were referred to the Committee of Claims.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Commissioner of the Public Buildings, transmitting the report of the superintendent of the work on Pennsylvania avenue, authorized by Congress; which letter and report were referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia.

The House resumed the consideration of the motion made by Mr. Polk, on the 17th instant, that the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to the removal of the deposites of public money from the Bank of the United States and its branches to certain State banks, be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

The question recurred on the instructions moved by Mr. McDuffie on the same day; and after further debate thereon,

The House adjourned until to-morrow, 12 o'clock meridian.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1833.

Mr. Choate presented a petition of Joseph W. Wormstead, of Marblehead, in the State of Massachusetts, praying to be allowed the bounty on a fishing voyage; his vessel, called the " Sally," having been lost while engaged on said voyage.

Mr. Choate also presented a petition of Abigail Doliber, widow of William B. Doliber, Hannah Woodfin, widow of Thomas R. Woodfin, Mary Davis, widow of Samuel Davis, and Hannah Davis, mother of Joseph Davis, setting forth that the schooner "Mary and Hannah," while engaged in a fishing voyage, was lost with their husbands and son on board; and praying that the bounty payable by law on a fishing voyage may be paid to them.

Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts, presented a memorial of Noah Fletcher, complaining that he has been removed from the office of assistant clerk, in the office, by the Clerk of the House, without any reasons assigned therefor, and, as the memorialist alleges, without any good cause. And the said memorial having been read,

Mr. Davis moved the following resolution :

Resolved, That Noah Fletcher was removed from his office of assistant clerk in this House, without any sufficient cause, and ought to be immediately reinstated.

The said resolution was read; when

The said memorial was laid on the table, under the 45th rule of the House.

Mr. Baylies presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of Massachusetts, praying the aid of the Government of the United States in removing obstructions and placing buoys in Taunton Great river, in said State.

Ordered, That so much of said petition as relates to removing obstructions in the navigation of the river be referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and so much as relates to buoys be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Edward Everett presented a petition of Parsons Smith, of the State of Massachusetts, praying for a pension.

Mr. Pierson presented a petition of Joseph Mead, of the State of New York, praying for a pension.

Mr. Coulter presented a petition of Samuel Neely, of the State of Pennsylvania, praying for a pension.

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

On motion of Mr. Beaumont,

Ordered, That the case of Job Barton, presented May 7, 1828, be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

On motion of Mr. Whittlesey, of Ohio,

Ordered, That the petition of Bazlee Porter, presented December 11, 1832, be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Mr. Heman Allen presented a petition of Charles Benns, of Burlington, in the State of Vermont, praying to be paid the value of certain property unlawfully seized by custom-house officers, and condemned and sold while the petitioner was laboring under severe sickness and mental derangement, and was wholly unconscious of, and unable to attend to his

concerns.

Mr. Stewart presented a petition of John Apsley and Sarah Apsley, of the State of Pennsylvania, praying to be reimbursed their expenses incurred, and to be paid for their trouble in attending upon a sick and wounded soldier of the army of the United States, in the year 1813.

Mr. McKim presented a petition of Henry W. Gray, of the city of Baltimore, praying to be paid for services as a volunteer in the army in the late war with Great Britain; as, also, for arms and accoutrements he lost in service.

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

The undermentioned petitions, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee of Claims, viz.

By Mr. Whallon: The petition of the representatives of Aaron Smith and William Shute, presented December 22, 1830.

By Mr. Chinn: The petition of John King, presented February 27,

By Mr. McLene: The petition of John H. Robinson, presented January 20, 1820.

Mr. Horace Everett presented a petition of inhabitants of Strafford and South Strafford, in the county of Windsor, in the State of Vermont, praying for the establishment of a post route.

Mr. Laporte presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Cattaraugus, in the State of New York, and of the county of McKean, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the establishment of a post route.

Mr. Thomson, of Ohio, presented a petition of inhabitants of the counties of Sandusky, Seneca, Hancock, and Allen, in the State of Ohio, praying for the establishment of a post route.

Mr. Thomson also presented petitions of inhabitants of the counties of Hancock, Crawford, and Seneca, in the State of Ohio, praying for the establishment of a post route.

Mr. Thomson also presented petitions of inhabitants of the counties of Wood, Seneca, and Crawford, in the State of Ohio, praying for the establishment of a post route.

Mr. Corwin presented a petition of inhabitants of the counties of Warren and Clinton, in the State of Ohio, praying for the establishment of a post route.

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

On motion of Mr. Thomson, of Ohio,

Ordered, That the several petitions of inhabitants of the counties of Wayne, Richland, Stark, and Tuscarawas, in the State of Ohio, presented on the 4th of February, 1833; and the petition of inhabitants of the counties of Stark and Tuscarawas, in the State of Ohio, presented February 6, 1833, be severally referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Mr. Ward presented a memorial of James D. Woodside, of the city of Washington, in relation to the construction of steam engines, and the explosion of steam boilers, and suggesting a remedy for such explosions; which memorial was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Mr. Wardwell presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of New York, praying measures may be adopted to improve the harbor at the mouth of Sandy creek, on Lake Ontario, and that light-houses may be erected at the mouth of said creek, and at the mouth of Salmon river; and the memorial having been read,

Mr. Wardwell moved that it be referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Mercer moved that it be referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.

And after debate,

The question was put, that the said petition be referred to the Committee on Commerce,

And passed in the affirmative, {eys,

105.

96.

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are,

Mr. John Adams

Heman Allen
William Allen

Joseph B. Anthony

Mr. William S. Archer
Daniel L. Barringer
William Baylies
Benning M. Bean

Mr. Andrew Beaumont

John Bell
James Blair

Abraham Bockee