Mr. Ashley presented a petition of Francis F. St. Cyr, of the State of Missouri;

Mr. Evans presented a petition of Benjamin Stevens, of Dearborn county, in the State of Maine;

Mr. Watmough presented a petition of George Callahan, of the city of Philadelphia;

praying, respectively, that their names may be inscribed on the invalid pension roll of the United States.

Mr. R. Mitchell presented a petition of Samuel Walker, of the State - of Ohio, praying for an increase of pension.

Mr. Lyon, of Michigan, presented a petition of J. G. Odall, praying for the arrears of pension to which he considers himself entitled."

Mr. Lyon, of Michigan, presented a petition of Henry Myers, praying for the arrears of pension to which he thinks he is entitled.

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

On motion of Mr. Turner,

Ordered, That the petition of Robert Lucas, presented on the 22d of December, 1831, be again referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Mr. Wise presented a petition of the heirs at law of Francis Jarvis, deceased, late of the State of Virginia, praying that an act may pass authorizing the issuing of land scrip certificates for a warrant for revolutionary bounty land now held by said heirs.

Mr. Crane presented a petition of John Knaggs, of the State of Ohio, praying that the right of pre-emption in the purchase of a tract of land on which he resides may be granted to him.

Mr. White, of Louisiana, presented a petition of the heirs and legal representatives of Francois Gonsoulin, of the State of Louisiana, praying that their title to certain lands therein described may be confirmed.

Mr. White also presented a petition of Lenfroi Latiolais, of the State of Louisiana, praying that his title to certain lands therein described may be confirmed.

Mr. Murphy presented a petition of Zachariah McGirt, of the State of Alabama, praying to be authorized to sell and convey to Samuel Bradford a tract of land reserved to him under the provisions of the treaty with the Creek Indians of the 9th of August, 1814.

Mr. Murphy also presented a petition of Samuel Bradford, of the State of Alabama, praying that Zachariah McGirt may be authorized to sell and convey to him a tract of land reserved to said McGirt by the treaty of the 9th of August, 1814.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.

Mr. Vance presented a petition of James McPherson, of the State of Ohio, praying to be indemnified for certain expenses by him incurred in the maintenance of Indians while he held the office of subagent and interpreter; which petition was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

On motion of Mr. Sevier,

Ordered, That the petition of Thomas Murray, junior, be recommitted to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

On motion of Mr. Chilton Allan,

Ordered, That the petition of Thomas Buford, presented December 19, 1831, be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, presented documents in relation to a claim of Colonel William Piatt for a reimbursement of money paid by him for clerk hire while quartermaster general of the armies of the United States, in the year 1815; which documents were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

On motion of Mr. Murphy,

Ordered, That the memorial of the Legislature of the State of Alabama, on behalf of half breed friendly Creek Indians, who sustained losses in the wars between the United States and the Creek Nation of Indians, presented February 20, 1832, be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

On motion of Mr. Murphy,

Ordered, That the petition of Thomas Armstrong, and Elizabeth Armstrong, late Elizabeth Fletcher, representatives of Josiah Fletcher, presented January 5, 1831, be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Mr. Sloane presented a memorial of inhabitants of the State of Ohio, praying Congress to abolish slavery within the District of Columbia.

Mr. Thomson, of Ohio, presented memorials from inhabitants of the county of Columbiana, in the State of Ohio, also praying Congress to abolish slavery within the District of Columbia.

Mr. Whittlesey, of Ohio, presented memorials of inhabitants of the counties of Ashtabula and Madison, in the State of Ohio, praying Congress to abolish slavery within the District of Columbia.

Mr. Allen, of Ohio, presented a memorial of inhabitants of the county of Ross, in the State of Ohio, praying Congress to abolish slavery within the District of Columbia.

Ordered, That the said memorials be referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia.

Mr. Parks presented a petition of John Pearson, Philip Coombs, and others, of Bangor, in the State of Maine, praying indemnity for spoliations committed on their lawful commerce on the high seas, by French cruisers, prior to the year 1800; their claims on France for which have been compromitted by the United States by the convention concluded in that year between the United States and France; which petition was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Edward Everett presented a memorial of John Sergeant and Eugene Laporte, printers, of the city of Washington, asking the patronage of Congress for an edition of the Executive Journal of the Senate, proposed to be printed by them; which memorial was referred to the Committee on the Library of Congress.

Mr. Chittenden Lyon presented a letter addressed to him by one Thomas Wallis, suggesting that a law should be passed for the government: and regulation of steamboats coming in the direction of each other, so as to prevent accidents; which letter was ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Hazeltine presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Chautauque, in the State of New York, praying that an appropriation may be made for the improvement of the harbor at the mouth of Silver creek, on Lake Erie; which petition was committed to the Committee

of the Whole House to which is committed the bill (No. 269) making additional appropriations for the improvement of certain harbors, and removing obstructions in and at the mouths of certain rivers.

Mr. Denny presented a remonstrance of sundry officers of the army against the passing of the bill now pending in this House, (No. 160,) providing for the support of the widows and orphans of such officers of the army as may die while in the service, by a deduction from the pay of the officers and cadets; which remonstrance was committed to the Committee of the Whole House to which said bill is committed.

Mr. McKim presented a memorial of the Mayor and City Council of the city of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, praying that an appropriation may be made to improve the navigation of and into the said city; which memorial was committed to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the bill (No. 282) for the survey and improvement of certain harbors therein mentioned.

Mr. Vance presented a remonstrance of officers of the army and of the Military Academy, now stationed at West Point, against the passing of the bill (No. 160) now pending in this House, to provide for the support of the widows and orphans of such officers of the army as may die while in the service of the United States; which remonstrance was committed to the Committee of the Whole House to which said bill is committed.

Mr. Hazeltine presented petitions of inhabitants of the counties of Chautauque, Cattaraugus, and Erie, in the State of New York, praying that an appropriation may be made for the construction of a beacon light at the mouth of Silver Creek harbor, on Lake Erie; which petition was committed to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the bill (No. 240) making appropriation for building light-houses, light-boats, beacons, and monuments, for the year 1834.

Mr. McDuffie presented a memorial of the executors of James Roddy, deceased, setting forth that a large balance due the said Roddy, as a public contractor in the late war with Great Britain, has been credited on the books of the accounting officers to R. C. Jennings, as surviving partner of said Jennings and Roddy, and denying that said Jennings was a partner in the contract under which the said balance has been found due, and praying that the said balance may be paid to said executors; which memorial was referred to the Committee of Claims.

On motion of Mr. White, of New York,

Ordered, That the petition of R. R. Ward, Fitz G. Hallock, and Jacob Settle, assignees of Jacob Barker, presented February 10, 1825, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Plummer presented a petition of Solomon Morgan and Robert I. Farrell, of the State of Mississippi, setting forth that they have discovered a silver mine in the county occupied by the Cherokee Indians, within the limits of the State of Alabama, and near the line dividing that State from the State of Georgia; and praying that one-half the profits which may arise from the working the said mine may be secured to them; which petition was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. White, of Florida, by leave, submitted the following resolution; which was read, and laid on the table, viz.

Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to communicate to this House the correspondence and reports of the agent charged with superintending the repairs of the fort and sea wall at St. Augustine, in Florida, or such parts as will show its condition, with an estimate of the sum required to complete the improvements; and, also, the report and estimate for the completion of the improvements of certain rivers and

roads in Florida.

Mr. John Quincy Adams, by leave, submitted the following resolution; which was read, and laid on the table, viz.

Resolved, That the following be adopted as one of the standing rules for conducting business in this House, to follow immediately after the fifty-seventh rule:

At every session of Congress, commencing on the first Monday of December, it shall be the duty of the Committee of Ways and Means, within thirty days after their appointment, to report the general annual appropriation bills for the support of Government, of the army, and of the navy, and for the Indian Department, and Indian annuities; or, in failure thereof, the reasons of such failure.

Mr. Mardis, by leave, moved the following resolution; which was read, and agreed to:

Resolved, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing the following post routes in Alabama: from Erie, in Greene county, to Livingston, in Sumpter county; from Marion, in Perry county, to Cahaba, in Dallas county; from Pickensville, in Pickens county, to Jackson, in Mississippi; from Benton Court-house, in Benton county, via Kelly's spring, to the Court-house, in Talladega county; and from thence to Wetumpka, in Alabama.

Mr. Hawes, by leave, moved the following resolution; which was read, and laid on the table, viz.

Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to communicate to this House the names and numbers of all the cadets who have been received into the United States Military Academy in each year from the 31st December, 1829, till the present time; the States and Territories, including the District of Columbia, from which they came, respectively; distinguishing between those who have been graduated, and have received commissions, and those who have withdrawn, or have been dismissed from the institution; stating, also, the names and number of those graduates now in the army of the United States; and designating, as far as practicable, those whose fathers or guardians were or now are members of Congress, or other officers of the General Government, or Governors of the States or Territories, or holding offices in the District of Columbia.

Mr. Whittlesey, of Ohio, from the Committee of Claims, made an unfavorable report on the case of John King, of Virginia; which report was read, and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Cave Johnson, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to which was referred, on the 31st of January, the report of the register and receiver of the land office at New Orleans, on private claims filed under the act of July 4, 1832, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (No. 290) supplementary to an act passed the 4th of July, 1832, for

the final adjustment of land claims in the southeastern district of the State of Louisiana; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Bell, of Ohio, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made an unfavorable report on the petition of Moses Nunally; which report was ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Harper, of New Hampshire, from the Committee on Commerce, made a report on the memorial of William Haskell accompanied by a bill (No. 291) for the relief of William Haskell and others; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

On motion of Mr. Fowler,

Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the case of William Brooks and Joseph Plumb, and that they do lie on the table.

Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, made an unfavorable report on the case of Charles Yancey; which report was ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Richard M. Johnson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, made an unfavorable report on the case of John Pickell; which was read, and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Richard M. Johnson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which was referred, on the 13th January, the memorial of the Legislature of the Territory of Arkansas, respecting a removal of troops from Fort Gibson to other parts of the frontier of said Territory, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (No. 292) to provide more effectually for the defence of the Arkansas frontier; 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. McKinley,

Ordered, That the Committee of Ways and Means be discharged from the further consideration of the case of James Maley, and that the same do lie on the table.

Mr. McKinley, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill (No. 293) for the relief of Ebenezer Breed; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

On motion of Mr. Moore,

Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the cases of Andrew Munroe and Samuel Morgan, and that the said petitions do lie on the table.

Mr. Jarvis, from the Committee on the Public Buildings, reported the following resolution, viz.

Resolved, That the sum of one thousand dollars be paid out of the contingent fund of this House to Robert Mills, for his services in furnishing the plan for the recent alterations in the hall of the House of Representatives, and superintending the same.

The said resolution being read,

A motion was made by Mr. Hawes to amend the same by striking out "one thousand dollars," and inserting "two hundred and fifty dollars."