Mr. Campbell P. White, from the Committee on Coins, reported, in part, a bill (No. 255) regulating the value of certain silver coins within the United States; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. On motion of Mr. Vinton, Ordered, That the Committee on Patents be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of Jacob Houck, and that the said memorial do lie on the table. On motion of Mr. John Quincy Adams, Resolved, That the Clerk of this House be directed to purchase a sufficient number of copies of "the Legislative and Documentary History of the Bank of the United States," to furnish one copy to each member and delegate who was not a member of the last Congress. On motion of Mr. Gorham, Resolved, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the number of failures of the mail between the city of Washington and the city of Boston, in Massachusetts, which may have occurred within the last eight weeks, and whether any fines have been exacted for such failures from the mail contractors, and to report to this House. Mr. White, of Florida, moved the following resolution; which was read, and laid on the table, viz. Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to communicate to this House the correspondence and remonstrances of the Spanish Governors and Ministers, in relation to the invasion of East Florida in the years 1812 and 1813, and the invasion of West Florida in 1814, and the demands upon the American Government for indemnity up to the conclusion of the Florida treaty; together with the instructions of the Government to our Ministers in Spain to tender to the Government of Spain satisfaction for the invasion of the Spanish Territory at Foxardo by Commodore Porter. On motion of Mr. Burd, Resolved, That the Committee on Invalid Pensions be instructed to inquire into the expediency of increasing the pension of William Keller, of Bedford county, in the State of Pennsylvania, a soldier in the United States dragoons, and an officer in the army of the United States in the late war with Great Britain. On motion of Mr. Vance, Resolved, That the act of the last session of Congress for the relief of Riddle, Becktle, and Headington, together with the decision of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, be referred to the Committee of Claims for their decision and explanation. On motion of Mr. Vinton, it was Ordered, That two members be appointed of the Committee on the subject of Patents in the places of Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Bullard, of Louisiana, who have resigned their seats as members of this House; and Mr. Ellsworth, and Mr. Harper, of Pennsylvania, were appointed. Mr. Hawes moved the following resolutions, viz. 1. Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be directed to inquire into the expediency of erecting a public armory on the waters of Green river, in the State of Kentucky. 2. Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be directed to inquire into the expediency of abolishing the military institution at West Point, in the State of New York. The said resolutions were read; and a division of the question to agree thereto was called for by Mr. Ward. And the question was put, that the House do agree to the first resolution, And passed in the affirmative. A motion was then made by Mr. Brown that the second resolution do lie on the table, And was decided in the negative, {eas, 87, 102. 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 Joseph B. Anthony William S. Archer Charles A. Barnitz William Baylies John Bull Robert Burns Harry Cage Churchill C. Cambreleng Thomas Corwin Those who voted in Mr. John Quincy Adams Noyes Barber James M. H. Beale Martin Beaty James M. Bell James Blair John Blair Thomas T. Bouldin Mr. George Evans Edward Everett Horace Everett Edward A. Hannegan Samuel G. Hathaway Richard B. Carmichael Nathaniel H. Claiborne Mr. Thomas M. T. McKennan Isaac McKim John McKinley Dutee J. Pearce Isaac B. Van Houten David D. Wagener Aaron Ward Mr. Edward Darlington Mr. Henry L. Pinckney William N. Shinn The question then recurred on the second resolution; when A motion was made by Mr. Hubbard to amend the said resolution by striking out the words "the Committee on Military Affairs be directed," and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "a select committee, to consist of a member from each State, be appointed. A motion was then made by Mr. Miller that the further consideration of the said second resolution be postponed until Tuesday next. And, on the question to agree to this motion, It was decided in the negative. The question then again recurred on the said second resolution; and, after debate, the hour elapsed; and The House then resumed the consideration of the motion made by Mr. Polk on the 17th December ultimo, that the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to the removal of the deposite of the 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. THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1834. On motion of Mr. Marshall, Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Claims be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of Robert Clarke, and that the said petition be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pen sions. Mr. Marshall, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, reported a bill (No. 256) to provide for the settlement of certain revolutionary claims, accompanied by a report in writing explanatory of the said bill; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. On motion of Mr. Barringer, Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be discharg ed from the further consideration of the petition of Benjamin Carpenter, and that it lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Graham, Ordered, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be discharged from the consideration of the cases of Antoine Barraque and Louis Bogy, and that they lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Edward Everett, Ordered, That the Committee on the Library of Congress be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of Robert Mayo, and that the said memorial do lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Turrill, Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Claims be discharged from the further consideration of the case of Eunice Clark, and that it be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. A motion was made by Mr. Horace Everett, that the rule of the House which interposes, be suspended, for the purpose of affording him an opportunity of moving that the House do proceed to the consideration of the resolution reported by him yesterday from the Committee on Indian Affairs, calling on the Secretary of War to furnish this House with certain information therein set forth, in relation to Indian affairs. And on the question, Shall the rule be suspended? It passed in the affirmative, two-thirds of the members present voting therein, viz. Yeas, 144; Nays, 29. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. John Q. Adams John Adams Heman Allen John J. Allen Chilton Allan Harry Cage Churchill C. Cambreleng Mr. Joseph H. Crane David Crockett Edward Everett Mr. Samuel S. Harrison Albert G. Hawes George L. Kinnard John Laporte Cornelius W. Lawrence George W. Lay Dixon H. Lewis Thomas A. Marshall Thomas M. T. McKennan John J. Milligan Henry A. Muhlenberg John Murphy Gayton P. Osgood Sherman Page Gorham Parks Philemon Dickerson Ransom H. Gillet Mr. Thomas H. Hall Humphrey H. Leavitt Mr. Joel Turrill Joseph Vance Isaac B. Van Houten John G. Watmough James M. Wayne Campbell P. White The rule being suspended, the said resolution was read, and agreed to by 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 certain persons engaged in wars against the Indians. The question recurred on the amendment proposed by Mr. Bouldin; And, after further debate thereon, the hour elapsed, and the debate on said motion was again suspended until to-morrow. The rule respecting the order of business being suspended for the purpose, The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill (No. 36) entitled "An act making appropriations, in part, for the support of Government for the year 1834." The question recurred that the House do concur with the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union in its agreement to the report of the managers appointed to conduct the conference respecting the disagreeing vote of the two Houses upon the subject-matter of the second amendment of the Senate to the said bill; which said report is as follows: "The managers agreed to recommend to their respective Houses the following compromise, viz. To strike out all the bill from the 16th line of the engrossed bill, inclusive, (that is, to strike out the following words: The said two sums last mentioned [for defraying contingent expenses of the Senate and House of Representatives] to be applied to the payment of the ordinary expenditures of the Senate and House of Representatives, severally, and to no other purpose. And no part of this appropriation shall be applied to any printing other than of such documents or papers as are connected with the ordinary proceedings of either of the said Houses, ordered during the session, and executed by the public printer, agreeably to his contract, excepting such printing and books as may have been heretofore ordered by the House,) and to insert the following: |