The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill (No. 51) for the relief of the widow and children of George Ludlum, deceased; and the said bill was ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time on Monday next. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill (No. 60) for the relief of Nathaniel Patten; and the further consideration thereof was postponed until Friday, the 14th of February next. The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on sundry bills, viz. No. 50. A bill for the relief of Susan Decatur and others; No. 65. A bill for the relief of Elijah Lincoln; No. 66. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Walter Livingston, deceased; No. 67. A bill for the relief of the heirs of Thomas Wallace, deceased; No. 68. A bill for the relief of Isidore Moore; No. 234. A bill confirming the title of Samuel Vail in a certain tract of land in the parish of East Baton Rouge, in Louisiana ; No. 69. A bill for the relief of Joel Byington; No. 71. A bill for the relief of the heirs at law of Richard Livingston, a Canadian refugee; No. 203. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of James Bell, deceased; No. 72. A bill for the relief of Lieutenant Robert Willmott; No. 73. A bill for the relief of Ephraim Whittaker; No. 136. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Amasa Soper, deceased; No. 74. A bill for the relief of Maria M. Brooks, and the other heirs at law of Daniel Neill, deceased; No. 149. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Lucy Bond, Hannah Douglass, Elizabeth Goodwin, and Temperance Holmes; No. 150. A bill for the relief of Margaret Riker; No. 75. A bill for the relief of Asel Wilkinson; No. 77. A bill for the relief of Laurentius M. Eiler; No. 79. A bill granting pensions to several persons therein named; No. 80. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Captain James Craine; No. 81. A bill for the relief of the administrators of Michael Gratz, deceased; No. 135. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Benjamin Bird and Grove Pomeroy ; No. 177. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Samuel Gibbs; No. 172. A bill for the relief of Benjamin Jacobs, of the surviving executor of John Bayard, deceased, and of the executors of Joseph Falconer, deceased; No. 82. A bill for the relief of John Guedry and others; No. 83. A bill for the relief of Wyatt Singleton and James Andrews; No. 84. A bill for the relief of Asher Morgan and others; No. 85. A bill for the relief of John McClanahan; No. 86. A bill for the relief of Richard Nance ; No. 89. A bill for the relief of Baptiste Jeansonne and Joseph Pierre Petre; No. 91. A bill for the relief of John Povet; No. 93. A bill for the relief of George Elliot; No. 97. A bill for the relief of James L. Stokes; No. 232. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Doctor William Johonnot, deceased; No. 98. A bill for the relief of the heirs and legal representatives of John Taylor, deceased; No. 143. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Joseph Torrey, deceased; No. 99. A bill for the relief of Amos W. Brown; No. 100. A bill for the relief of John Winslett; No. 101. A bill for the relief of John S. Fleming, administrator de bonis non of John Syme; No. 102. A bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Christian Ish; No. 103. A bill for the relief of Robert Reynolds; No. 106. A bill for the relief of Atwater and Daggett and others, owners of the brig Hannah ; No. 107. A bill to refund the tonnage duty on the brig Liberator; and, after some time spent in Committee of the Whole House, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Foot reported That the committee had made some progress in bills numbered 50 and 101, and directed him to ask leave to sit again thereon; That the committee had amended bills numbered 71, 79, 81, and 135, and directed him to report the same as amended; And that the committee had directed him to report the remaining bills to the House without amendment. It was then Ordered, That the Committee of the Whole House have leave to sit again on bills numbered 50 and 101. Ordered, That the bills reported from the Committee of the Whole House without amendment be engrossed, and severally read a third time on Monday next, with the exception of bills numbered 64, 66, 68, and 91. The rule being suspended for the purpose, A motion was made by Mr. Bates, that when the House shall adjourn to-day, it will adjourn to meet again on Monday next; which motion was agreed to by the House. The House then resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Ward reported that the committee had, according to order, had the state of the Union, generally, under consideration, particularly the bill (No. 212) making appropriations for the revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States for the year 1834; which bill he was directed to report to the House without amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed, and read a third time to-day. The said bill being brought in engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. And then the House adjourned until Monday next, 12 o'clock meridian. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1834. Mr. Parks presented the following resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of the State of Maine, viz. STATE OF MAINE. Whereas, at an early period after the election of Andrew Jackson to the Presidency, in accordance with the sentiments which he had uniformly expressed, the attention of Congress was called to the constitutionality and expediency of the renewal of the charter of the United States Bank: And whereas the Bank has transcended its chartered limits in the manage. ment of its business transactions, and has abandoned the object of its creation, by engaging in political controversies, by wielding its power and influence to embarrass the administration of the General Government, and by bringing insolvency and distress upon the commercial community: And whereas the public security from such an institution consists less in its present pecuniary capacity to discharge its liabilities, than in the fidelity with which the trusts reposed in it have been executed: And whereas the abuse and misapplication of the powers conferred have destroyed the confidence of the public in the officers of the Bank, and demonstrated that such powers endanger the stability of republican institutions: Therefore, Resolved, That in the removal of the public deposites from the Bank of the United States, as well as in the manner of their removal, we recognise in the administration an adherence to constitutional rights, and the performance of a public duty. Resolved, That this Legislature entertain the same opinion as heretofore expressed by preceding Legislatures of this State, that the Bank of the United States ought not to be rechartered. Resolved, That the Senators of this State in the Congress of the United States be instructed, and the Representatives, be requested, to oppose the restoration of the deposites, and the renewal of the charter of the United States Bank. Resolved, That the Governor be requested to transmit a copy of this preamble and these resolves to the President of the Senate of the United States, and to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. In the House of Representatives, January 25, 1834.-Read and passed. In Senate, January 25, 1834.-Read and passed. January 25, 1834.-Approved : NATHAN CLIFFORD, Speaker. JOSIAH PIERCE, President pro tem. ROBERT P. DUNLAP. Ordered, That the said preamble and resolutions be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. Smith, of Maine, presented a copy of the proceedings at a meeting of a number of citizens of Portland, in the State of Maine, composed of persons of all political parties, called for the purpose of acting upon the subject of the present depression of trade and the embarrassments in the money market, and soliciting that the deposites of the public money be restored to the Bank of the United States. Mr. Mann, of New York, presented the following resolutions adopted by the Legislature of the State of New York, viz., STATE OF NEW YORK. IN ASSEMBLY, January 10, 1834. Resolved, That the removal of the public deposites from the Bank of the United States is a measure of the administration of which we highly approve. Resolved, That the Senators from this State be directed, and the Representatives from this State be requested, to oppose any attempt to restore the deposites to the Bank of the United States. Resolved, That we approve of the communication made by the President of the United States to his cabinet on the 18th of September last, and of the reasons given by the Secretary of the Treasury, relative to the removal of the deposites. Resolved, That the conduct of the Bank, in attempting, at a time of general prosperity, to produce pecuniary distress and alarm, and in exercising its power with a view to extort a renewal of its charter from the fears of the people, affords, of itself, full justification for the withdrawal of the confidence of the Government. Resolved, That the charter of the Bank of the United States ought not to be renewed. Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to forward to each Senator and Representative a copy of these resolutions By order: Attest : J. REYNOLDS, jr., Clerk. STATE OF NEW YORK. WM. BAKER, Speaker. Resolved, That the Senate do concur with the Assembly in their preceding resolutions. By order: Attest: JOHN F. BACON, Clerk. JOHN TRACY, President. Ordered, That the said resolutions and proceedings be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. Mason presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of Maine, praying for the establishment of a post route; which petition was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. On motion of Mr. McIntire, Ordered, That the petition of Stephen Porter, presented February 27, 1792, be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. Mr. Gillet presented a petition of Jacob Redington, of the State of New York, praying to be paid the arrears of pension to which he conceives himself entitled; which petition was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. Ön motion of Mr. Reed, Ordered, That the petition of inhabitants of Dennis and Yarmouth, in the State of Massachusetts, for an improvement in the harbor of Bass river, presented December 28, 1829; the two petitions of inhabitants of Massachusetts, for the construction of a breakwater in the harbor of Holmes's Hole, in the Vineyard sound, presented December 19, 1831, and January 23, 1832, be referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Pearce presented a petition of inhabitants of Newport, in the State of Rhode Island, praying that a marine hospital may be established and located in the town of Newport aforesaid. Mr. Wardwell presented petitions of inhabitants of the State of New York, praying that an appropriation may be made to improve the harbor of Sackett's Harbor, on Lake Ontario. Mr. Wardwell also presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of New York, praying that an appropriation may be made to improve the harbor at the mouth of Big Sandy creek, on Lake Ontario. Mr. Campbell P. White presented a petition of inhabitants of the city of New York, praying that measures may be devised and means provided for the construction of a ship canal around the falls of Niagara. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Com merce. Mr. Burns presented a petition of John Atwood, praying to be allowed a pension in consequence of a wound received while in the naval service of the United States. Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mr. Hubbard presented a petition of Philip Taber, praying to be allowed a pension for services rendered the United States in the revolutionary war. Mr. Wardwell presented a petition of Henry Hart, of Jefferson county, New York, praying Congress to allow him a pension for services rendered in the war of the revolution. Mr. Wardwell presented a petition of Peter Paddock, of Jefferson county, New York, praying to be allowed a pension for services rendered in the revolutionary war. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. Mr. Gorham presented a petition of Samuel May, of the city of Boston, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying to be paid for property destroyed by the British forces at Buffalo, in the State of New York, in December, 1813; which petition was referred to the Committee of Claims. On motion of Mr. Clark, of New York, Ordered, That the petition of Albert P. Rusco, presented December 22, 1830, be referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr.Baylies presented a memorial of inhabitants of the State of Massachusetts, praying Congress to abolish slavery within the District of Columbia. Mr. Slade presented a memorial of inhabitants of the county of Addison, in the State of Vermont, praying Congress to abolish slavery within the District of Columbia. Mr. Horace Everett presented a memorial of Jonathan Elliot, of the city of Washington, praying the patronage of the Government in the publication of an edition of the Laws of the United States; which memorial was referred to the Committee on the Library of Congress. Mr. Burges presented a memorial of Nicholas Brown, Thomas P. Ives, Philip Allen, Richard Jackson, and Amasa Mason, of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, praying indemnity for their property captured on the high seas by French cruisers previous to the year 1800; which memorial was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. On motion of Mr. Pearce, Ordered, That the petition of Nancy Tompkins, presented January 4, 1831, be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. |