of April, 1803, between the United States and the French republic, and for other purposes," and the act of the 13th February, 1807, entitled "An act to annex certain shores and waters to the district of Mississippi, and to authorize the building of a custom-house at New Orleans," as to constitute the city of Natchez, in the State of Mississippi, a port of entry, on an equal footing with the other ports of the United States, and to form the shores and waters of said city into a separate district, to be called "the Natchez district." On motion of Mr. Plummer, Resolved, That the Committee on the Public Lands be instructed to inquire into the expediency of granting unto Zachariah Dixon, of the county of Amite, Mississippi, a pre-emption right to purchase at the minimum price fractional section No. 40, in township No. 2 of range No. 2, or any part thereof, according to the legal divisional and subdivisional lines. Mr. Foot moved the following resolution; which was read, and laid upon the table, viz. Resolved, That a committee be appointed to revise the rules and orders of this House, and propose such alterations and amendments as may be deemed necessary to the despatch of the business before the House. The House proceeded to the consideration of the resolution moved by Mr. Chilton on the 27th of December ultimo, proposing to grant pensions to persons engaged in wars against the Indians; and, after further debate thereon, the hour elapsed, and the debate was suspended until to-morrow; and The House resumed the consideration of the motion made by Mr. Polk on the 17th of December ultimo, 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 17th of December, and the amendment to the said instructions, moved by Mr. Jones, of Georgia, on the 14th instant. And, after further debate thereon, The House adjourned until to-morrow, 12 o'clock meridian. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1834. The House proceeded to the consideration of the message from the Senate informing the House that the Senate have adhered to their second amendment to the bill (No. 36) entitled "An act making appropriations, in part, for the support of Government for the year 1834." A motion was made by Mr. Polk that the House do insist on its disagreement to the said amendment, and ask a conference of the Senate on the subject-matter thereof. A motion was then made by Mr. Foot that the House do recede from its disagreement to the said amendment; which motion taking precedence of that made to insist and ask a conference, The question was put, that the House do agree thereto, And was decided in the negative, {Nays, 87, 127. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. John Quincy Adams Chilton Allan William H. Ashley Daniel L. Barringer Isaac C. Bates Mr. Harmar Denny Littleton P. Dennis Cornelius W. Lawrence Dixon H. Lewis Those who voted in the negative, are, Mr. John Adams John J. Allen Abraham Bockee. Ratliff Boon John W. Brown John Bull Samuel Bunch Robert Burns Jesse A. Bynum Churchill C. Cambreleng John Carr Mr. Rowland Day Philemon Dickerson Mr. Henry C. Martindale George McDuffie Thomas M. T. McKennan Samuel McDowell Moore John Murphy James Parker Henry L. Pinckney John Reed William B. Shepard William Slade Charles Slade Christopher Tompkins Mr. Cave Johnson Seaborn Jones Gerrit Y. Lansing Franklin E. Plummer Patrick H. Pope William N. Shinn Francis O. J. Smith Jesse Speight James Turner The question then recurred on the motion made by Mr. Polk that the House do insist on its disagreement to the said amendment, and ask a conference with the Senate on the subject-matter thereof. And the said question being divided, It was put on so much thereof as proposes to insist on the disagreement to the said amendment, And decided in the negative. The question was then put on the second member of the said motion, viz. that the House ask a conference with the Senate on the subjectmatter of the said amendment, And passed in the affirmative. Ordered, That five managers be appointed to conduct the said conference on the part of this House. And Mr. Polk, Mr. Everett, of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Mr. Foster, and Mr. Beardsley were appointed the said managers. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with these proceedings. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements exhibiting the names, stations, and pay of all persons employed in the Indian Department, called for by the House on the 27th of December ultimo, and containing the views of the Department of War "upon the subject of the discontinuance of any of the existing agencies at the present moment;" which letter was read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill from the Senate (No. 48) entitled "An act further to continue in force An act to authorize the extension, construction, and use of a lateral branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad into and within the District of Columbia ;'" when, On motion of Mr. Chinn, The said bill was recommitted to the Committee for the District of Columbia. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill from the Senate (No. 44) for the relief of John Hurtell; when it was Ordered, That the said bill be read a third time to-day. No. 47. An act making certain allowances and granting certain arrearages to the captains and subalterns of the corps of marines; No. 49. An act further to extend the term of certain pensions charged on the privateer pension fund; No. 134. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to establish a pension agency in the town of Decatur, in the State of Alabama, and to provide for the paying of certain pensioners in the said town of Decatur; No. 225. An act for the relief of Asa Hartfield, his assignee or legal representative; were, severally, read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bills. An engrossed bill (No. 109) entitled "An act making appropriations for the Indian Department for the year 1834," was read the third time; when A motion was made by Mr. Horace Everett that the said bill be committed to the Committee on Indian Affairs. It was then, On motion of Mr. Clay, Ordered, That the further consideration of the said bill be postponed until to-morrow. The bill from the Senate (No. 44) entitled "An act for the relief of John Hurtell," was read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill (No. 42) entitled "An act granting pensions to several persons therein named." And, after debate thereon, the further consideration of the said bill was postponed until Friday next. And the House adjourned until to-morrow, 12 o'clock meridian. THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1834. Mr. Elisha Whittlesey, from the Committee of Claims, made unfavorable reports on the cases of Abraham Forbes and Sarah Harford; which reports were ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Grennell, from the Committee of Claims, made a report on the petition of Robert C. Jennings, accompanied by a bill (No. 227) to amend an act entitled "An act for the relief of Robert C. Jennings, and of the executors of James Roddy, deceased;" which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Turrill, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, made an unfavorable report on the petition of George Hood; which report was -laid on the table. Mr. Baylies, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, made an unfavorable report on the petition of John Peairs; which report was laid on the table. On motion of Mr. Tompkins, Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be discharged from the consideration of the case of Matthew Robinson, and that it lie on the table. Mr. Mardis, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported a bill (No. 228) for the relief of Robert Haile; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Mardis, by leave, presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of Alabama, settlers on public lands ceded to the United States in the treaty of Dancing Rabbit creek, concluded with the Choctaw Indians, praying that the right of pre-emption may be granted to them in the purchase of the lands upon which they have settled; which petition was referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Mr. Bell, of Ohio, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made an unfavorable report on the petition of Jesse Putnam; which report was laid on the table. Mr. Cave Johnson, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, made a report on the case of the heirs at law of Evan Edwards, accompanied by a bill (No. 229) for their relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to morrow. On motion of Horace Everett, Ordered, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be discharged from the consideration of the case of Thomas Murray, junior, and that it lie on the table. Mr. Cage, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, made a report on the petition of the heirs and legal representatives of William Graham, accompanied by a bill (No. 230) for their relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Harper, of New Hampshire, from the Committee on Commerce, made a report on the petition of Samuel S. Lord and others, accompanied by a bill (No. 231) for their relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to morrow. On motion of Mr. Leavitt, Ordered, That the Committee on the Public Lands be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of Alexis Cattey, and that the said petition do lie on the table. Mr. Hubbard, from the select committee appointed on the resolutions of New Hampshire in relation to the organization of the militia, reported the following resolution, viz. Resolved, That the "report of the board of officers relative to the militia," a document from the War Department, accompanying the President's message to Congress at the commencement of the second session of the nineteenth Congress, be printed for the use of the House. The said resolution was read, and agreed to by the House. On motion of Mr. Love, Ordered, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of inhabitants of Cote Sans Dessein, in the State of Missouri, and that the said petition do lie on the table. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Lowrie, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate, have passed the bill (No. 110) entitled "An act making appropriations for the support of the navy of the United States for the year 1834." The Senate have passed a joint resolution (No. 4) "providing for the purchase of ten copies of the Laws of the United States for the Library;" in which resolution I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. The House proceeded to the consideration of the resolution moved by Mr. Chilton on the 27th of December ultimo, proposing to grant pensions to certain persons engaged in wars against the Indians. And, after further debate thereon, the hour elapsed, and the debate was suspended until to-morrow. The House then resumed the consideration of the motion made by Mr. Polk on the 17th of December ultimo, that the report of the Secretary |