On motion of Mr. Little,

Resolved, That the Committee on Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of repealing so much of the act, entitled An act supplementary to, and to amend, an act, entitled An act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage,' passed March 20, 1799, and for other purposes," approved the 1st of March, 1823, as allows a discount on cash payment for duties on goods, wares, and merchandise, imported.

Bills from the Senate of the following titles, viz.

1st. An act for the relief of Noah Smith, of Maine; 2d. An act for the relief of Samuel White;

sd. An act for the relief of Napier, Rapelye, and Bennett, and Petray and Viel;

4th. An act to provide for the security of public money in the hands of clerks of courts, attorneys, and "marsbals, and their deputies; were, respectively, read the first and second time, and referred-the 1st. To the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions; the

2d. To the Committee of Ways and Means; the

sd. To the committee of the whole House on Monday next; the 4th. To the Committee on the Judiciary.

An engrossed bill, entitled "An act to alter the times of holding the District Court of the United States, for the District of Illinois," was read the third time, and passed.

Ordered, That the title be as aforesaid, and that the Clerk do carry the said bill to the Senate, and ask their concurrence therein.

An engrossed bill to repeal an act, approved the 3d of March, 1823, entitled An act for the relief of John B. Hogan," was read the third time, and recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs.

The House again resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Condict reported that the committee had, according to order, again had the state of the Union, in general, under consideration, particularly a bill to amend the several acts imposing duties on imports; and had come to no resolution thereon.

A message, in writing, was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Everett, his Secretary; which was read, as follows:

To the House of Representatives of the United States:

I transmit to the House of Representatives a report from the Secretary of State, with the papers therein referred to, in compliance with a resolution of the House, of the 27th of January last.

Washington, March 19, 1824.

JAMES MONROE.

Ordered, That the message and report be laid on the table.
And then the House adjourned.

MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1824.

Mr. Buck presented a memorial of Captain Alden Partridge, accompanied with the results of sundry experiments on the fire of infantry and artillery; which was read, and referred to the committee of the whole House to which is referred the "bill to authorize the President of the United States, to cause to be issued to Captain Alden Partridge fixed ammunition, and for other purposes."

Mr. Cambreleng presented a memorial of Richard Wilcox, of the city of New York, upon the subject of the bill now before the House, to "amend the several acts for imposing duties on imports;" which was referred to the Committee on Manufactures.

Mr. Metcalfe presented a memorial of John Payne, administrator of Jacob Rasor, an invalid pensioner of the United States, deceased, praying that a law may be passed authorizing him to receive a balance due to the said Rasor, at the time of his decease.

Mr. Strong presented a petition of Roswell Woodworth, praying for a pension.

Mr. Cassedy presented a petition of Rachel Bell, widow of William M. Bell, a captain in the Revolutionary army, praying that, in consideration of the services of her late husband, and her present indigent circumstances, some means of support may be afforded to her by the Government.

Mr. Mercer presented a petition of Robert Scott, a soldier of the late war, praying compensation for services rendered, which is withheld, by reason of some informality in his discharge.

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

Mr. Taylor presented a resolution of the Legislature of the state of New York, requesting the senators and representatives of said state to use their exertions to prevent the passage of the bill now before Congress, imposing a duty on sales at auction.

Ordered, That the said resolution be referred to the committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill laying duties on the sale of merchandise at auction, and for other purposes.

Mr. Cambreleng presented a petition of Francis Nicholas and Solomon Saltus, merchants of the city of New York, representing that a part of a cargo of merchandise, shipped by them to Holland, in the year 1809, was seized and sold by agents of the French government, under the Rambouillet decree; that the said sale was illegal and unjust, and praying the interference of Government in their behalf; which petition was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Hemphill presented a petition of John Cook, assignee of William Sampas and Kennedy Sampas, formerly of the city of Philadelphia, praying that the sum of four hundred and eighty-nine dollars and sixty cents may be refunded, it having been paid by the said William and Kennedy, on the capacity of a still, beyond the sum required by law.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the committee of the

whole House to which is committed the bill for the relief of certain distillers of the United States.

Mr. Hemphill presented a memorial of the Executive Committee of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, praying for the aid of Government in the prosecution of the objects of their institution.

Ordered, That the said memorial be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Mr. McLane, of Delaware, presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of Port Penn, in the state of Delaware, praying for the establishment of a post-route.

Mr. Wilson, of South Carolina, presented a similar petition from sundry citizens of Pendleton District, in said state.

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

Mr. Farrelly presented a petition of Robert Brotherton, praying, for the reasons set forth in his petition, to be released from his liability for the payment of a sum of money to the Government, as the surety of John Crabb, as a collector of the direct tax and internal duties.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Cook presented sundry documents and affidavits, in support of the claim of Jacques Mayotte.

Ordered, That the same be referred to the committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill for the relief of Jaques Mayotte, Francis Charpenkie, and Jean Baptiste Laducier.

Mr. Forsyth presented a petition from sundry citizens of Washington county, in the state of Georgia, against the passage of the bill now pending in the House of Representatives, to amend the several acts for imposing duties on imports.

Mr. Forsyth also presented a similar petition from sundry inhabitants of Camden County, in the state aforesaid.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the committee of the whole House to which the said bill is committed.

Mr. Owen presented a petition of the President and Commissioners of the town of Tuscaloosa, in the state of Alabama, praying that certain lots in said town, reserved for public purposes, may be by law vested in the president and commissioners of the town of Tuscaloosa, and their successors in office.

Mr. Owen also presented a memorial of sundry citizens of Alabama, praying that a law may be passed, securing to them their crops upon lands which they have settled, if, in the event of their inability to pay, their lands shall become forfeited to the United States.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Public lands.

Mr. Stewart presented a petition of John Potter, of the state of Pennsylvania, praying to be compensated for supplies furnished the

troops of the United States, employed in the year 1794, in suppressing the insurrection in Pennsylvania.

Mr. Call presented a petition of John H. Mallory, late a paymaster in the 7th regiment of United States' infantry, praying, for the reasons set forth in his petition, to be discharged from the effect of a judgment obtained against him, at the suit of the United States.

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

Mr. Taylor presented a petition of John Thomas, representing that he built the inclined plane at the Navy Yard. Washington, under contract with the Navy Commissioners; for which service, a balance still remains due to him; also, that he has made certain valuable improvements in ship-building, for which he has obtained letters patent, and which improvements have been adopted in the service of the United States. He prays that his case may be taken into consideration, and his services remunerated; and such allowance made to him for the use of his improvements in ship-building, as may appear to be reasonable and just.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

on,

On motion of Mr. O'Brien,

Ordered, That the petition of Ezekiel Foster, with a report thereadverse to the prayer of the petition, be re committed to the Committee of Ways and Means, with additional documents, this day presented.

Mr. Little, from the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, made an unfavorable report on the petition of George W. Wentz and others, heirs of Abraham Nanna; which was read, and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Forsyth, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, made an unfavorable report on the petition of Josiah Jordan; which was read, and ordered to lie upon the table.

Mr. Whittlesey, from the Committee of Claims, made a report on the petition of Morris Goldsmith and Anthony Roderick, accompanied with a bill for their relief; which was read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House to

morrow.

Mr. Whittlesey, from the same committee, also made a report upon the petition of Robert Blean, accompanied with a bill for his relief; which was read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Kremer, from the Committee of Revolutionary Pensions, made an unfavorable report on the petition of James Moore; which was read, and laid upon the table.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 8th of May, 1822, copies of all the correspondence between the Secretary, and the banks in which the public moneys were deposited, from the 1st of January, 1817, to the

8th of May, 1822, that is considered as included, either directly or indirectly, in the terms of the resolution, which has not been heretofore communicated to the House.

Ordered, That the said letter and accompanying documents lie on the table.

Mr. McLane, of Delaware, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred the bill from the Senate, entitled, "An act for the relief of Samuel White," reported the same, with out amendment.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow.

On motion of Mr. Mercer,

Resolved, That the Committee on Roads and Canals be instructed to inquire into the expediency of connecting the property of the United States, at and near Harper's Ferry, by the erection of à bridge across the Shenandoah, at or near the mouth thereof.

Mr. Allen, of Massachusetts, moved that the House do now proceed to consider the resolution submitted by him on the 11th instant, providing for a termination of the present session of Congress; and the question being taken thereon, it was determined in the negative. On motion of Mr. Taylor,

Ordered, That the daily hour to which the House shall stand adjourned, until otherwise ordered, be eleven o'clock in the forenoon. Mr. Randolph submitted the following resolution, which was read, and ordered to lie upon the table.

Resolved, That, from and after the end of the present session of Congress, the per diem allowance of members shall be six dollars, and six dollars for every twenty miles of travelling.

The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole House on the bill making an appropriation for the support of the navy of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twentyfour; and, after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Bartlett reported that the committee of the whole House had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and directed him to report the same with sundry amendments. And then the House adjourned.

TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1824.

Ordered, That leave be given to withdraw the petition and documents of Nathaniel Patten.

Ordered, That the Committee of Claims be discharged from the further consideration of the petitions of Moses Cadwell, and of George Keller, and that they be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. McLean, of Ohio, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the resolution of the House, of the 6th of January last, instructing them to inquire into the expediency of repealing an act, entitled "An act making provision for the civilization of the Indian tribes, adjoining the frontier settlements," passed on the 3d of March, 1819, made a report thereon, which was read.