Mr. Smith, of Maine, presented a petition of the Portland Marine Society, commanders of steamboats and other packets, and others interested in the navigation of Portland, in the State of Maine, praying that a bell may be placed on Cape Elizabeth, near the eastern light-house. Mr. Selden presented a petition of merchants and owners of vessels, residing in the city of New York, praying that an appropriation may be made for removing the obstruction to navigation in Hudson river, commonly called "the Overslaugh." Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Com merce. The undermentioned petitions, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee on Commerce, viz. By Mr. Hazeltine: The petition of inhabitants of the counties of Erie and Chatauque, in the State of New York, for an improvement of the harbor of Portland, on Lake Erie, presented February 22, 1830. By Mr. Hazeltine: The petition of inhabitants of the counties of Chatauque and Cattaraugus, in the State of New York, for the improvement of Silver Creek harbor, presented February 1, 1830, February 6, 1832, and March 19, 1832. By Mr. Ashley: The petition of the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of St. Louis, for the erection of a hospital, presented March 2, 1830. Mr. Edward Everett presented a memorial, of Robert Fulton, in behalf of himself and the other heirs of Robert Fulton, deceased, praying to be indemnified for losses sustained by their father, in consequence of the impressment into the public service at Pittsburg, in the year 1814, of the steamboat Vesuvius. Mr. Page presented a petition of John Haight, of the State of New York, praying to be paid for property of which he was robbed by the enemy, upon his being taken prisoner at the battle of Queenstown, in the late war with Great Britain. Mr. Darlington presented a petition of Samuel Lewis, junior, praying compensation for the services of his son as a temporary clerk in the War Department. Mr. Mercer presented a petition of Charles J. Catlett, of the State of Virginia, praying to be paid for property plundered and carried off by the British forces from Alexandria, in the District of Columbia, during the late war. Mr. Mercer presented a petition of Gaetano Carusi, praying Congress to provide for the fulfilment of a contract entered into with him by certain naval officers, by furnishing him with the means of returning to Italy, the place of his nativity. Mr. Lyon, of Michigan, presented a petition of Medart Couture, of Michigan, praying to be paid for a horse and saddle taken by the British and Indians at the surrender of Detroit, in the late war. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims. The undermentioned petitions, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee of Claims, viz. By Mr. Page: The petition of Jerah Fenner, presented the 8th January, 1833. By Mr. Loyall: The petition of Teakle Savage, of the State of Virgi nia, administrator of Bolitha Laws, deceased, presented the 3d January, 1833. By Mr. Cave Johnson: The petition of Reuben M. Bullard, presented the 18th December, 1832. By Mr. E. Whittlesey, of Ohio: The petition of Virginia Franzoni, guardian of the children of Francis Gardella, and administratrix of her father, Franzoni, presented December 23, 1831. By Mr. Thomas, of Louisiana: The petition of William Jennison, presented the 28th May, 1832. The undermentioned petitions, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, viz. By Mr. Foot: The petition of Benjamin Goodrich, presented the 9th January, 1832. By Mr. Day: The petition of William Slocum, presented January 30, 1832. By Mr. McVean: The petition of Jacob Snell, presented 11th February, 1833. By Mr. Ward: The petition of Martin Parker, presented 16th December, 1829. Mr. Page presented a petition of Content M. Fitch, widow of Lieutenant Benjamin Fitch, praying to be allowed arrearages of pension to which she conceives her late husband was entitled. Mr. Page presented a petition of Benjamin Donslow, a soldier of the revolution, praying for an increase of the pension he now receives. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. On motion of Mr. Ward, Ordered, That the petition of Major Leonard Bleecker, heretofore presented on the 4th of January, 1833, be again referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. The Speaker presented a memorial of Henry D. Gilpin, John T. Sulliyan and Peter Wager, of Pennsylvania, and Hugh McElderry, of Maryland, directors of the Bank of the United States, appointed by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, in relation to the manner in which they have discharged the trust confided to them, and in relation to the manner in which the affairs of the Bank have been conducted since their appointment. A motion was made by Mr. Polk that the said memorial be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means; when A motion was made by Mr. Watmough that the said memorial be com-mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, which took precedence of the motion to refer to the Committee of Ways and Means. A motion was then made by Mr. Archer that the said memorial do lie on the table, and that it be printed. The question on this motion being divided, It was put on so much as proposed to lay the memorial on the table, And was decided in the negative, { Xeas, 107, 119. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. Thomas Davenport Edmund Deberry Benjamin F. Deming Jabez W. Huntington Those who voted in the negative, are, Mr. John Adams Heman Allen John J. Allen Abraham Bockee Churchill C. Cambreleng Joseph W. Chinn Mr. John Cramer Rowland Day Thomas H. Hall Thomas L. Hamer Joseph M. Harper Cave Johnson Mr. Seaborn Jones Dixon H. Lewis James Love Henry C. Martindale Thomas A. Marshall John Y. Mason Thomas M. T. McKennan Dudley Selden Mr. Benjamin Jones Gerrit Y. Lansing Cornelius W. Lawrence Humphrey H. Leavitt Jesse Miller Robert Mitchell Samuel McDowell Moore Henry A. Muhlenberg 壓設 Aaron Ward The question was then put on so much of Mr. Archer's motion as proposed that the said memorial be printed, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Heman Allen John J. Allen Chilton Allan William Allen Joseph B. Anthony Charles A. Barnitz Churchill C. Cambreleng Mr. Rufus Choate Thomas Davenport Edward Everett John Ewing Mr. William F. Gordon Benjamin Gorham James Graham William J. Grayson George Grennell, jr.. John K. Griffin Hiland Hall Thomas H. Hall Nicoll Halsey Thomas L. Hamer Edward A. Hannegan Gideon Hard Benjamin Hardin Joseph M. Harper James Harper Samuel G. Hathaway Albert G. Hawes James P. Heath William Cost Johnson Cave Johnson George L. Kinnard Gerrit Y. Lansing Cornelius W. Lawrence George W. Lay Humphrey H. Leavitt Dixon H. Lewis Mr. James Love Rufus McIntire James J. McKay Thomas M. T. McKennan Isaac McKim John McKinley Jeremiah McLene Charles McVean Charles F. Mercer Jesse Miller John J. Milligan Samuel McDowell Moore Mr. Sherman Page Gorham Parks Henry L. Pinckney Charles Slade Jonathan Sloane Francis O. J. Smith David Spangler Jesse Speight James Standifer Mr. Andrew Stewart John T. Stoddert Those who voted in the negative, are, Mr. William C. Dunlap Joseph Hall Mr. Micajah T. Hawkins Mr. Joseph Vance The question then recurred on the motion made by Mr. Watmough that the said memorial be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, It was decided in the negative, Nays,. 96, 133. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, |