limiting the time of advertising the sales of the public lands," reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be read a third time to-day. The said bill was accordingly read the third time, and passed. Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 137) entitled "An act confirming claims to land in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes," reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Campbell P. White, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 131) entitled "An act authorizing a sum of money to be distributed among the officers and crew of the late private armed brig General Armstrong," reported the same with an amendment; which bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Campbell P. White, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which were referred bills from the Senate of the following titles, viz. No. 133. An act for the relief of James Noble; No. 132. An act for the relief of the heirs and legal representatives of Henry Eckford, deceased; No. 134. An act for the relief of Loammi Baldwin ; reported the same without amendment. These bills were severally committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Campbell P. White, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 220) entitled "An act concerning naval pensions and the Navy Pension Fund, reported the same without amendment; which bill was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Elisha Whittlesey, from the Committee of Claims, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 66) entitled "An act for the relief of Henry Waller," reported the same without amendment, accompanied by a report in detail; which bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Elisha Whittlesey, from the Committee of Claims, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 102) entitled "An act for the relief of General James Taylor, late quartermaster general and district paymaster in the army of the United States," reported the same without amendment, accompanied by a report in detail. Ordered, That the said bill do lie on the table. Mr. Edward Everett, from the Joint Committee on the Library, reported a joint resolution directing the statue of Thomas Jefferson to be placed in the square cast of the Capitol; which resolution was read three times successively, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. Mr. Ellsworth, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the petition of citizens of Belmont county, Ohio, praying for the repeal of the act "further to provide for the collection of duties on imports," passed March 2, 1833, made an adverse verbal report thereon. Ordered, That the said memorial be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Foster, from the minority of the Committee on the Judiciary, in relation to the said memorial, submitted the draught of a bill to repeal the act entitled "An act to provide for the collection of duties on imports," approved 2d March, 1833; which draught was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Milligan, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which was referred the petition of Samuel Hambleton, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (No. 552) for his relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Schley, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, to which was referred the petition of Robert Lucas, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (No. 553) for his relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Schley, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, to which was referred the petition of Roswell Woodworth, made an unfavorable report thereon; which was read, and laid on the table. Mr. Elisha Whittlesey, from the Committee of Claims, to which was referred the petition of Jacob Smith, made an unfavorable report thereon; which report was read, and laid on the table. Mr. Grennell, from the Committee of Claims, to which was referred the petition of Josiah Thompson, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (No. 554) for his relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Jarvis, from the Committee on the Public Buildings, reported the following resolution : Resolved, That the Clerk of this House be directed to pay to John Vanderlyn, out of the contingent fund of the House, fifteen hundred dollars, as additional compensation for the full length portrait of WASHINGTON, executed by him, to be placed in the hall of Representatives, in pursuance of a resolution of this House of February 17, 1832. The said resolution was read, and agreed to by the House. Mr. Chinn, from the Committee for the District of Columbia, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 203) entitled "An act for the benefit of the city of Washington," reported the same without amendment. The bill was then committed to the Committee of the Whole House. The House then resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the said bill; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Hubbard reported the said bill without amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be read a third time to-day. The several committees of the Whole House to which had been committed bills numbered 370, 239, 452, 487, 482, 404, and 458, were discharged from the consideration thereof; and said bills were committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. The House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Ellsworth reported that the committee had, according to order, had the state of the Union, generally, under consideration, particularly sundry bills, which he was directed to report to the House, viz. No. 370. A bill to remit the duties upon locomotive engines, heretofore imported, and to allow their importation free of duty, with amendments. No. 239. A bill to extend the provisions of the act to relieve from duty iron prepared for and actually laid down on railroads and inclined planes, with amendments. No. 452. A bill authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to make experiments for the safety of the steam engine, without amendment. No. 487. A bill making appropriations for the erection of marine hospitals in the city of Baltimore, and other places, with amendments. No. 482. A bill in addition to an act passed on the 13th of July 1832, entitled "An act concerning tonnage duty on Spanish vessels," with amendments. No. 404. A bill making compensation for certain diplomatic services, and for other purposes, without amendments. No. 458. A bill to provide for the execution of certain surveys of the public lands, without amendment. Mr. Polk, by leave, submitted the following resolution, viz. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the sixteenth joint rule of the two Houses be suspended until the hour of ten o'clock P. M. this day, for the purpose of enabling the House of Representatives to send to the Senate for concurrence such bills as may be passed by the House before the hour of ten o'clock P. M. this day. The House, by consent, proceeded to the consideration of the resolution. A motion was made by Mr. Wilde to strike out "ten o'clock P. M. this day," and insert "eleven o'clock A. M. to-morrow ;" which motion was disagreed to by the House. A motion was made by Mr. McKennan to strike out "ten o'clock P. M." and insert "twelve o'clock to-night;" which motion was disagreed to. The resolution was then agreed to by the House, and the Clerk was directed to request the concurrence of the Senate therein. The House then resumed the consideration of the bill (No. 153) entitled "An act to carry into effect the fourth article of the treaty of 1821, between the United States and the Creek Indians." And, after debate thereon, the hour of two o'clock P. M. arrived, and the House took a recess until four o'clock P. M. FOUR O'CLOCK P. M. The House resumed its session; and it was Ordered, That Mr. Day, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Martindale, and Mr. Dickerson, of New Jersey, be added to the Committee on Enrolled Bills, on the part of this House. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a list of post routes which have been established more than two years, and which do not produce one-third of the expense incurred in the transportation of the mail on the same; which letter was read, and laid on the table. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill (No. 504) giving the consent of Congress to an agreement or compact entered into between the State of New York and the State of New Jersey, respecting the territorial limits and jurisdiction of said States; when it was Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed, and read a third time to-day. Mr. Cave Johnson, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 109) entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act for the relief of William Burris, of Mississippi,' approved February 19, 1831," reported the same without amendment. Mr. Cave Johnson, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 86) entitled "An act confirming to Gilbert Hodges, his heirs or legal representatives, and to Henry Masters, his heirs or legal representatives, certain lands in the State of Missouri," reported the same without amendment. Mr. Cave Johnson, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 35) entitled "An act for the relief of Calvin Smith, of the State of Mississippi," reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. McKennan, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined enrolled bills of the following titles, viz. No. 71. An act for the relief of the heirs at law of Richard Livingston, a Canadian refugee, deceased; No. 81. An act for the relief of the administrator of Michael Gratz; No. 89. An act for the relief of Baptiste Jeansonne and Joseph Pierre Petre; No. 102. An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Christian Ish, deceased; No. 134. An act authorizing the Secretary of War to establish a pension agency in the town of Decatur, in the State of Alabama, and to provide for the paying of certain pensioners in said town of Decatur ; No. 283. An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year 1834; and found the same to be truly enrolled; when The Speaker signed the said bills. A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Donelson, his private Secretary, notifying that the President did, this day, approve and sign No. 182. An act making appropriations for Indian annuities, and for other similar objects, for the year 1834. No. 395. An act for the relief of certain inhabitants of East Florida. No. 301. An act to establish an additional land office in Arkansas. No. 532. An act to amend an act passed on the 29th day of May, 1830, entitled "An act for the relief of sundry owners of vessels sunk for the defence of Baltimore." No. 30. An act for the relief of the owners of the Schooner Three Sisters, of Saybrook. No. 69. An act granting further relief to Joel Byington. No. 46. An act for the relief of Pearson Freeman. No. 86. An act for the relief of Richard Nance. No. 82. An act for the relief of Joseph Guedry and others. No. 17. An act for the relief of Jotham Lincoln, administrator of Samuel Burr Lincoln, deceased. No. 84. An act for the relief of Asher Morgan and others. No. 9. Resolution manifesting the sensibility of the two Houses of Congress and of the nation on the occasion of the decease of General Lafayette. The House resumed the consideration of the bill (No. 153) entitled "An act to carry into full effect the fourth article of the treaty of 1821, between the United States and the Creek Indians, so far as respects the claims of citizens of Georgia for depredations of said Indians prior to 1802." And, after further debate thereon, The previous question was moved by Mr. Barber; and being demanded by a majority of the members present, The said previous question was put, viz. Shall the main question be now put? And passed in the affirmative. The said main question was then put, viz. Shall the bill pass? And passed in the affirmative, {Nays, 99, 60. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. John Adams John J. Allen James W. Bouldin John Bull Churchill C. Cambreleng Robert B. Campbell Joseph W. Chinn David Crockett Edward Darlington Harmar Denny William C. Dunlap William W. Ellsworth Edward Everett Mr. Horace Everett John B. Forester Edward A. Hannegah John Laporte Humphrey H. Leavitt James Love Robert T. Lytle John Y. Mason Jonathan McCarty George McDuffie Thomas M. T. McKennan Those who voted in the negative, are, Mr. John Quincy Adams Heman Allen William Baylies Benning M. Bean Mr. Robert Burns John Carr Mr. John McKinley Jesse Miller Henry L. Pinckney Dudley Selden Mr. George Evans |