which was instructed, on the 20th of January, "to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for the commencement of the works of the first and second class, projected by the Board of Engineers, for the defence of the river Patapsco and the city of Baltimore," made a report thereon; which was read, and laid on the table. Mr. Richard M. Johnson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which was recommitted the bill (No. 56) to render permanent the present mode of supplying the army of the United States, and fixing the salary of certain clerks therein named, reported the same with an amendment; which bill was committed to the Committee of the Whole House the state of the Union. On motion of Mr. Leavitt, Ordered, That the Committee on the Public Lands be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of the West Feliciana Railroad Company, and that it lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Leavitt, Ordered, That the Committee on the Public Lands be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of the Mayor and Corporation of the city of St. Augustine, in Florida, in the Territory of Florida, respecting vacant lots in said city, and that the said memorial do lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Boon, Ordered, That the Committee on the Public Lands be discharged from the consideration of the petition of Nathaniel Senter and Nathaniel De Lap, and the petition of Jacob R. Brooks and Thomas O. Ferrall, and that the said petitions do lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Deming, Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the case of Pamela Adams, and that the same be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. On motion of Mr. Deming, Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the case of Joseph Parker, and that it lie on the table. Mr. Laporte, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, made an unfavorable report on the petition of John Strong; which report was ordered to lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Lewis, Ordered, That the Committee on Indian Affairs, which was instructed, on the 27th of January, to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for the purpose of aiding the Choctaw nation of Indians in establishing a printing press in the country to which they have emigrated west of the river Mississippi, be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Mr. Vinton, from the Committee on Patents and the Patent Laws, made a report on the petition of Francis B. Ogden, accompanied by a bill (No. 345) to authorize letters patent to be issued to said Ogden; which bill was read the first and second time, and the further consideration thereof was postponed until the 11th instant. On motion of Mr. Lewis, Ordered, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be discharged from the consideration of the inquiry into the expediency of increasing the salary of the subagent of the Choctaw Indians west of the Mississippi river, and that it lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Binney, by leave, Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for the registry of assignments or transfers of copyrights. On motion of Mr. Gamble, by leave, Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for building a court-house in the town of Milledgeville, in the State of Georgia. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the information called for by the House on the 18th of February ultimo, respecting the death of Hardiman Owens; which letter was read, and laid on the table. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting information respecting patents for lands in the Territory of Arkansas, which have been suspended, called for by the House on the 18th of February last; which letter was read, and laid on the table. The House resumed the consideration of the engrossed bill (No. 256) entitled "An act to provide for the settlement of certain revolutionary claims." And, after further debate thereon, The House adjourned until to-morrow, 12 o'clock meridian. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1834. Another member, to wit, from Massachusetts, Levi Lincoln, elected to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of John Davis, appeared, produced his credentials, and took his seat, the oath to support the constitution of the United States being first administered to him. A motion was made by Mr. Vance that the 16th rule of the House be suspended for the purpose of proceeding in the call of the States for petitions.. And the question being put, It passed in the affirmative, {Nas, 157, 34. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. William W. Ellsworth Edward Everett Edward A. Hannegan Samuel S. Harrison Albert G. Hawes Joseph Henderson William Hiester Edward Kavanagh Henry King George L.. K`nnard Amos Lane Mr. John Laporte Cornelius W. Lawrence Thomas M. T. McKennan John McKinley Charles F. Mercer Jesse Miller Henry Mitchell Samuel McDowell Moore Mr. Patrick H. Pope Robert Ramsay William Schley Dudley Selden Augustine H. Shepperd Charles Slade Francis O. J. Smith Isaac B. Van Houten David D. Wagener Mr. Rufus McIntire Gorham Parks James M. Wayne The rule being thus suspended for the purpose, sundry memorials, petitions, &c. were presented, viz. Mr Chinn presented a petition of Notley Rogers, John Gordon, and others, heirs of William Rogers, a captain in the war of the revolution, praying to be paid the five years' full pay as commutation of half pay for life, promised by the old Congress, to which they conceive he was entitled, and never received. Mr. Mercer presented a petition of Lemuel Martin, one of the heirs of Thomas West, a captain in the army of the revolutionary war, praying to be allowed the commutation of half pay for life to which he was entitled as a captain in the war of the revolution. Mr. Wayne presented a petition of the heirs of Nathan or Nathaniel Bradwell, a lieutenant in the army of the revolutionary war, praying to be paid the commutation of half pay for life to which the said Bradwell was entitled at the end of the war. Mr. Richard M. Johnson presented a petition of the heirs at law of Captain William Beatty, who was killed in battle at Guilford, praying to be allowed the seven years' half pay promised by the resolution of the old Congress of the 24th of August, 1780. Mr. Allen, of Ohio, presented a petition of John Poe, heretofore presented on the 15th December, 1832, praying compensation for his revolutionary services during the revolutionary war. Mr. Halsey presented a petition of Thomas Parks, heretofore several times presented, first on the 18th of January, 1827, praying remuneration for sails and rigging sold to an agent during the revolutionary war for the use of the Government. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. . Memorials, petitions, resolutions, and proceedings, in favor of a renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States, and for the restoration of the deposite of the public funds to said Bank, were presented as follows: By Mr. Reed: A memorial of inhabitants of the collection district of New Bedford, in the State of Massachusetts. By Mr. Wilson: A memorial of inhabitants of the town of Wheeling, in the State of Virginia. By Mr. Pope: A memorial of merchants, traders, and other citizens of the city of Louisville, and of the county of Jefferson, in the State of Kentucky. By Mr. Heman Allen: A memorial of inhabitants of the town of Burlington, in the State of Vermont. By Mr. Chittenden Lyon: The proceedings of a meeting of the inhabitants of Salem, in the county of Livingston, in the State of Kentucky. Ordered, That the said memorials and proceedings do lie on the table. Memorials, petitions, and proceedings, in favor of a restoration of the deposite of the public funds to the Bank of the United States, were presented as follows: By Mr. Loyall: The memorial of inhabitants of the borough of Norfolk, in the State of Virginia. By Mr. Connor: The proceedings of a meeting of inhabitants of Cabarras county, in the State of North Carolina, held in the town of Concord. By Mr. Deberry: The memorial of inhabitants of Fayetteville and vicinity, in the State of North Carolina. By Mr. Richard M. Johnson: The proceedings of a meeting of inhabitants of the county of Boone, in the State of Kentucky, held in the town of Union on the 8th of February, 1834. By Mr. Robert Mitchell: The proceedings of a meeting of inhabitants of Zanesville, in the State of Ohio. By Mr. Carr: The proceedings of a meeting of inhabitants of Madison, in the State of Indiana, held on the 7th of February, 1834. Ordered, That the said memorials and proceedings do lie on the table. Mr. Beardsley presented a petition of inhabitants of Jamestown, in the county of Chautauque, in the State of New York, and its vicinity, against a renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States. Mr. Robert Mitchell presented the proceedings of a meeting of inhabitants of the county of Muskingum, in the State of Ohio, held in Norwich on the 21st of February, 1834, against a renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States. Ordered, That the said petition and proceedings do lie on the table. Mr. Wilde presented a memorial of inhabitants of the city of Augusta and its vicinity, in the State of Georgia, praying that the deposite of the public money may be restored to the Bank of the United States, and that the charter of said Bank may be renewed; which memorial was read, and the consideration thereof was postponed until the 12th of the present month of March. Mr. Clayton presented a petition of inhabitants of Union county, in the State of Georgia; Mr. Clayton presented a petition of inhabitants of the northwestern part of the State of Georgia; Mr. Amos Davis presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Bath, in the State of Kentucky; Mr. Sloane presented a petition of inhabitants of Portage and Trumbull counties, in the State of Ohio; Mr. Kinnard presented a petition of inhabitants of Bartholomew and Decatur counties, in the State of Indiana; Mr. Kinnard presented a petition of citizens of Decatur county, in the State of Indiana; Mr. Kinnard presented a petition of citizens of Shelby county, in the State of Indiana; Mr. McLene presented a petition of inhabitants of the State of Ohio; Mr. Vinton presented a petition of inhabitants of Monroe county, in 'the State of Ohio; Mr. Cage presented a petition of inhabitants of Madison county, in the State of Mississippi; Mr. Duncan presented a petition of inhabitants of La Salle county, in the State of Illinois; Mr. Duncan presented a petition of inhabitants of Schuyler county, in the State of Illinois; Mr. Casey presented a petition of sundry citizens of the States of Illinois and Indiana; Mr. Slade presented a petition of inhabitants of the counties of Madison and Macoupin, in the State of Illinois; Mr. Clay presented a petition of inhabitants of Blount county, in the State of Alabama; Mr. Murphy presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Dallas, in the State of Alabama; Mr. Lyon, of Michigan, presented a petition of inhabitants of the counties of Monroe, Lenawee, and Hillsdale, in the Territory of Michigan; Mr. Hazeltine presented a petition of inhabitants of Chautauque county, in the State of New York; Mr. Cramer presented a petition of inhabitants of the county of Schenectady, in the State of New York; praying respectively for the establishment of certain post routes therein designated and described. |