On motion of Mr. Mitchell, of Ohio, Ordered, That the Committee on Invalid Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the case of James Bartam, and that it be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Also, that the said committee be discharged from the consideration of the petition of James Corbin, and that the said petition do lie on the table. Mr. Mitchell, of Ohio, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported a bill (No. 287) for the relief of Thomas Ball; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Polk, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill (No. 288) for the relief of Richard Hargrave Lee; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. On motion of Mr. Blair, of South Carolina, by leave, Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing a suitable building, in the city of Charleston, in which to hold the federal courts for the district of South Carolina, and of allowing a salary to the district attorney. On motion of Mr. Briggs, by leave, Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be directed to inquire into the expediency of extending to parties in suits commenced in the circuit courts of the United States, where rights claimed under patents issued under the laws of the United States shall come in question, the right to a writ of error or an appeal, when the amount in controversy or the judgment rendered in said courts shall exceed five hundred dollars. Ön motion of Mr. Mason, of Virginia, Ordered, That the memorial of Commodore James Barron respecting the renewal of a patent, be referred to the Select Committee on Patents. Mr. Mason, of Virginia, by leave, presented a petition of James Bain, praying for a pension; which petition was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. Mr. Beale, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, made an unfavorable report on the case of James Brasfield; which was read, and laid on the table. The Speaker laid before the House a report of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, containing an exhibition of the measures which have been authorized by the board subsequently to the report of the board of the 7th of February, 1833, as far as the same have been completed; which report was read, and laid on the table. Mr. Watmough, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which was recommitted the bill (No. 210) concerning naval pensions and the navy pension fund, reported an amendatory bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Polk, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 73) entitled "An act to authorize Gassaway B. Lamar to import an iron steamboat in detached parts, with the necessary machinery, tools, and working utensils therefor, into the United States free from duty, and to provide for the remission of the same," reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be read a third time to-morrow. On motion of Mr. Hubbard, Ordered, That the letter from the Secretary of War, accompanied by an abstract of the latest returns of the militia of the United States, received by this House yesterday, be referred to the committee appointed on the resolutions of the State of New Hampshire relative to the organization of the militia. The House resumed the consideration of the resolution moved by Mr. Chilton on the 27th of December, 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 was further suspended until to-morrow. The House resumed the consideration of the bill (No. 6) entitled "An act making appropriations, in part, for the support of Government for the year 1834." The question recurred on the motion made by Mr. McIntire on the 31st of January ultimo, that the House do reconsider the vote of the 30th of January, refusing to concur with the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union in its agreement to the report and modifications of the managers appointed to conduct the conference on the disagreeing vote of the two Houses on the subject-matter of the second amendment of the Senate to the said bill. And the question being put, Will the House reconsider the said vote? It was decided in the negative, {Nays, 103, 115. 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 James M. H. Beale Benning M. Bean Samuel Beardsley John Bell James Blair Abraham Bockee Charles Bodle Ratliff Boon John W. Brown Robert Burns Churchill C. Cambreleng John Carr Joseph W. Chinn Samuel Clark Clement C. Clay John Cramer Rowland Day Edmund Deberry Littleton P. Dennis Philemon Dickerson William C. Dunlap Edward Everett Horace Everett John B. Forester Thomas F. Foster Samuel Fowler Mr. Philo C. Fuller Thomas H. Hall Cornelius W. Lawrence Mr. Thomas Lee Humphrey H. Leavitt Henry Mitchell Robert Mitchell Dutee J. Pearce Job Pierson James K. Polk Patrick H. Pope Ferdinand S. Schenck William N. Shinn David Spangler Mr. William Tavlor Mr. Aaron Vanderpoel 1-1/ Mr. Daniel Wardwell -}-{ r Those who voted in the negative, are,!! Andrew Beaumont George Burdin St Thomas Chilton 1.74 Rufus Choate, ndol Nathaniel H. Claiborne William Clark,i» ^) Augustine S: Clayton William K. Clowney Jahn Coffee Voll Henry W. Connor:) Thomas Corwins 2 Richard Coulter100 Joseph H. Crane, I David Crockett. [ Edward Darlington. Amos Davis winal Thomas Davenporti Benjamin F. Deming Mr. Harmar Denny P John Dickson Campbell P. White: Francis Thomas gou out dames Turner # 920.!T Samuel Tweedy. Joseph Vance, rel Samuel F. Vinton +/ Edgar G-Wilsondorf A motion was then made by Mr. Wilde that the House do recede from its disagreement to the said second amendment of the Senate to the said The question was put, Will the House recede from its disagreement to the said amendment? The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. John Quincy Adams Heman Allen azk Chilton Allami sina{{ Mr. Warren R. Davis Edmund Deberry Edward A. Hannegan Joseph Henderson William Hiester Those who voted in the negative, are, Mr. John Adams John J. Allen William Allen Benning M. Bean Samuel Beardsley Abraham Bockee Robert Burns Jesse A. Bynum Richard B. Carmichael John Carr Nathaniel H. Claiborne Samuel Clark Henry W. Connor Amos Davis Thomas Davenport William K. Fuller Mr. Ransom H. Gillet Samuel W. Mardis Rufus McIntire James J. McKay Mr. David Potts, jr. Dudley Selden William Taylor Philemon Thomas Christopher Tompkins Mr. Isaac McKim Abraham Rencher Ferdinand S. Schenck William Schley William N. Shinn Charles Slade Francis O. J. Smith And so the House receded from its disagreement to the said amend ment, and the bill was finally passed. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Engrossed bills, of the following titles, viz. No. 88. An act for the relief of James B. Folsom; No. 89. An act for the relief of Baptiste Jeansonne and Joseph Pierre Petre ; No. 93. An act for the relief of George Elliot; No. 97. An act for the relief of James L. Stokes; No. 99. An act for the relief of Amos W. Brown; No. 98. An act for the relief of the heirs and legal representatives of John Taylor, deceased; No. 100. An act for the relief of John Winslett; No. 102. An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Christian Ish, deceased; No. 103. An act for the relief of Robert Reynolds; No. 106. An act for the relief of Atwater and Daggett, owners of the Big Hannah; No. 107. An act to refund the tonnage duty on the brig Liberator; No. 272. An act for the relief of John Allen; No. 42. An act granting pensions to several persons therein named ; were severally read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bills. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill (No. 167) in reference to pre-emption rights in the southeastern district of Louisiana; when it was Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed, and read a third time to-morrow. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill (No. 191) to provide for the location of certain land claims in the Territory of Arkansas when it was Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed, and read a third time to-morrow. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill (No. 64) for the relief of Arnold Henry Dohrman. A motion was made by Mr. Bell, of Ohio, to amend the said bill. The House adjourned until to-morrow, 12 o'clock meridian. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1834. Mr. Adams, of New York, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, made a report on the petition of Abijah Ring, accompanied by a bill (No. 289) for his relief; 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 memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama, praying that in cases in which section No. 16 shall prove unfit for cultivation, another section may be granted to the inhabitants of the township, for the benefit of common schools; which memorial was referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Mr. Mardis, by leave, presented a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama, praying that an agency for the payment of pensions may be established at the town of Decatur, in said State; which memorial was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. Mr. Mardis, by leave, presented a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama, praying to be permitted to sell the "remnant" |