Territory of Florida, for the improvement of the harbor of St. Augustine, in said Territory; which memorial was referred to the Committee on Com

merce.

On motion of Mr. Hubbard,

Ordered, That the survey of the harbor of St. Augustine, in the Territory of Florida, communicated to this House by the President of the United States, on the 22d April, 1830, be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Dutec J. Pearce presented a memorial of merchants, shipowners, and shipmasters, of the district of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, praying that two buoys and eight dolphins may be placed at suitable points near the channel of Providence river, northward of Field's point.

Mr. Turrill presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Niagara, praying that an appropriation may be made to remove the bar at the mouth of Eighteen Mile creek, on Lake Ontario.

Ordered, That the said petition and memorial be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Hubbard presented a memorial of the judges of the judicial districts of Middle Florida, East Florida, and Southern Florida, in the Territory of Florida, praying for an increase of their respective salaries; which petition was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

On motion of Mr. Hubbard,

Ordered, That the petition of William H. Hunt, of Florida, presented December 23, 1829, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Osgood presented a petition of Hannah Richardson, of the State of Massachusetts, praying to be allowed and paid the seven years' half pay to which she conceives herself entitled as the widow of Wadleigh Noyes, who was killed while a lieutenant in the army of the revolution.

Mr. Ward presented a petition of the Trustees of the Presbyterian Church in Yorktown, in the county of Westchester, in the State of New York, praying to be paid for their church buildings destroyed by the British forces in the war of the revolution, while said buildings were occupied by troops of the United States.

Mr. Howell presented a petition of Truman Spencer, of the State of New York, praying for a grant of the bounty land to which he conceives himself entitled as a soldier in the army of the revolution.

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

Mr. Gillet presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of St. Lawrence, in the State of New York, praying that an appropriation may be made to improve the navigation of the river St. Lawrence from Ogdensburg to the 45th degree of north latitude.

Mr. Clark, of New York, presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Wayne, in the State of New York, for the improvement of the navigation of Little Sodus bay.

Mr. Turrill presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of New York, praying that provision may be made for the improvement of the navigation of the river Alleghany from Pittsburg, in Pennsylvania, to Olean point, in New York.

Mr. Turrill presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Niagara,

in the State of New York, praying that a route for a ship canal, to connect Lakes Erie and Ontario, may be surveyed, preparatory to the construction of such a canal.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.

On motion of Mr. Noyes Barber,

Ordered, That the claim of David Frink, presented January 10, 1831, be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

On motion of Mr. Fillmore,

Ordered, That the petition of Zebulon Ketchum, presented February 4, 1828, be referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Bockee presented a petition of Michael S. Martin, of the State of New York, praying to be paid for his services as a collector of fines imposed on the militia of the counties of Dutchess and Columbia, for nonperformance of militia duty in the late war with Great Britain.

Mr. Turrill presented a petition of William Baker, of the State of New York, praying to be paid the value of the damage done to his dwellinghouse in Sackett's Harbor by troops of the United States, in the year

1813.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims.

On motion of Mr. Whallon,

Ordered, That the petition of Ahaz Hayes, presented January 24, 1832, be referred to the Committee of Claims.

On motion of Mr. Whallon,

Ordered, That the petition of Benjamin Mooers, presented February 18, 1833, be recommitted to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Whallon presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Essex, in the State of New York, praying that an appropriation may be made to improve the navigation of the Hudson river; which petition was committed to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the bill for the improvement of the navigation of said river.

Mr. Whallon presented a petition of merchants and masters of vessels at Essex, on Lake Champlain, in the State of New York, praying that a light-house may be erected on Split Rock, on said lake; which petition was referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is committed the bill (No. 240) for the erection of light-houses, light-boats, beacons, and monuments.

Mr. Huntington, of Connecticut, presented a memorial of the officers of the army of the United States stationed at Fort Monroe, on the Chesapeake bay, against the passage of the bill now pending in this House for the relief of the widows and orphans of officers of the army of the United States; which memorial was referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which said bill is committed.

Mr. Muhlenberg presented a memorial of farmers, mechanics, manufacturers, and others, citizens of the county of Berks, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying that the deposite of the public money may be restored to the Bank of the United States; which memorial was read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and was ordered to be printed. A motion was then made by Mr. Watmough that the names signed to the said memorial be also printed.

And, after debate, the question on the said motion was put,

And passed in the affirmative, {eas,

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are,

Those who voted in the negative, are,

And then the House adjourned until to-morrow, 12 o'clock meridian.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1834.

Mr. Elisha Whittlesey, from the Committee of Claims, made an unfavorable report on the case of Jeremiah Moors; which report was read, and laid on the table.

Mr. Elisha Whittlesey, from the Committee of Claims, made a report on the petition of Joseph Cooper, accompanied by a bill (No. 318) for his relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Connor, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, which was instructed, on the 17th of December, " to inquire what amount of postage has been paid into the Treasury, as, also, into the expediency of restoring to the Post Office Department such portion of the amount so paid into the Treasury, as will enable the Postmaster General to carry into effect an act of Congress of June 15, 1832, entitled "An act to establish certain post roads, and to alter and discontinue others, and for other purposes," made a report thereon; which report was ordered to lie on the table.

On motion of Mr. Lewis,

Ordered, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of John Ridge and David Vann, and that the said petition do lie on the table.

On motion of Mr. Bell, of Ohio,

Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the case of David Kerr, and that it lie on the table; also, that the committee be discharged from the further consideration of the cases of Thomas Leverett and Benjamin Joyneur, and that leave be given to withdraw the same.

Mr. Bell, of Ohio, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made unfavorable reports on the cases of Joshua Spear and John Harris; which reports were read, and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Horace Everett, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, made an unfavorable report on the case of Alfred Stewart; which report was read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Parker, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, made an unfavorable report on the petition of James W. Muse; which report was ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, made reports on the cases of Harvey Reynolds and John Casey, accompanied by a bill (No. 319) 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. Campbell P. White,

Ordered, That the Committee on Naval Affairs be discharged from the consideration of the case of David Frink, and that it be referred to the Committee of Claims.

On motion of Mr. Leavitt,

Ordered, That the Committee on the Public Lands be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of inhabitants of the State of Ohio, for a new land office, and that the said petition do lie on the table.

On motion of Mr. Tompkins,

Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the cases of John Meyers and Reuben Mickle, and that the said cases do lie on the table.

Mr. Carr, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, made a report on the petition of Lenfroi Latiolais, accompanied by a bill (No. 321) for his 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. Carr,

Ordered, That the Committee on Private Land Claims be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of Simon Rodriguez, and that the said petition do lie on the table.

Mr. Adams, of New York, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, made a report on the petition of Josiah Westlake, accompanied by a bill (No. 322) for his 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. Adams, of New York,

Ordered, That the Committee on Invalid Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the case of Jacob Snell, and that leave be given to withdraw the same.

On motion of Mr. Lea, of Tennessee,

Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the case of William Bilsland, and that it be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

On motion of Mr. Lea, of Tennessee,

Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the cases of Asa Utley and Samuel Mead, and that the same do lie on the table.

Mr. Duncan, from the Committee on the Public Lands, reported a bill (No. 323) for the relief of sundry citizens of Arkansas, who lost their improvements in consequence of a treaty between the United States and the Choctaw nation of Indians; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Marshall, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, made an unfavorable report on the petition of Ralph Schenck; which report was laid on the table.

Mr. Chilton, from the committee appointed to inquire into the expediency of so extending the provisions of the act of Congress of the 7th June, 1832, as to embrace such persons as were engaged in the wars against the Indians down to the treaty of Greenville, in 1795, made a report, accompanied by a bill (No. 320) to extend the provisions of the said act of June, 1832; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.