of the petition of Joshua Whitney, and others, and that leave also be given to withdraw the same. Mr. Warfield laid the following resolution on the table for consideration, to-morrow, viz: Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to cause to be submitted to this House a statement of the several purchases of real estate in behalf of the United States, within the territorial limits of any state, since the 4th day of July, 1776, in pursuance of any act of Congress, or by any department or officer of the General Government, denoting, in each case, the particular authority under which each purchase was made, its date, and the end or use for which it was effected; the nature of the estate thereby acquired, and the person or persons by whom, and to whom, such estate was conveyed, together with the fact whether such purchase was, or was not, accompanied with the express consent of the state of whose territory such real estate constituted a part; and, in the former case, whether any, and, if any, what, special jurisdiction accompanied the cession. or conveyance. Ordered, That the report of the Committee of Claims, on the petition of Charles Wilkins, be committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow. The House resumed the consideration of the joint resolution fixing a period for the termination of the present session of Congress. Mr. Tod moved that the further consideration thereof be postponed until the 13th day of the present month: when it was Ordered, That the said resolution be laid on the table. On motion of Mr. Mitchell, of Maryland, Resolved, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a post road from Belle Air, in Hartford county, in the state of Maryland, by Priestford Bridge and Darlington, to Conewingo Post Office, in Cecil county, Maryland. On motion of Mr. Vance, of Ohio, Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inquire into the expediency of granting relief to such persons, purchasers of the public lands, lying between Ludlow's and Roberts' lines, in the state of Ohio, as are liable to be evicted from the same, on the principles of a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, made at their last term, in the case of Doddridge against Wright and others, and that the committee have leave to report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Vance, Mr. Rankin, Mr. Lathrop, Mr. Beecher, Mr. Hayden, Mr. Archer, and Mr. Saunders, were appointed a committee pursuant to the said resolution. On motion of Mr. Saunders, Resolved, That the Committee of Claims inquire into the propriety of allowing to William Cleftan compensation for certain losses sustained by him in consequence of the impressment of his wagon and team, for the transportation of a part of the North Carolina militia to Norfolk, during the late war. On motion of Mr. Burleigh, Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of extending the laws, now in force, giving a bounty to vessels, of certain descriptions, employed in the cod fishery, to vessels of the same descriptions employed in the mackerel fishery. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Cutts, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate bave passed bills of the following titles, viz. 1st. An act to provide for the extinguishment of the debt due to the United States by the purchasers of the public lands; 2d. An act to change the terms of the Circuit and District Courts of the United States, in the state of Ohio, and one of the terms of the Circuit Court in Kentucky; 6 Sd. An act supplementary to the act, entitled "An act supplementary to the act, entitled An act for the relief of persons imprisoned for debt;" in which bills the Senate ask the concurrence of this House.. And then he withdrew. The said bills were, respectively, read the first and second time, and referred, the 1st. to the Committee on the Public Lands; the 2d. to the Committee on the Judiciary; the 3d. to the same committee. 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 directed him to report the said bill to the House, wth sundry amendments. Mr. Foot, of Connecticut, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined an enrolled bill, entitled "An act confirming certain acts of James Miller, as Governor of the territory of Arkansas, and for other purposes," and found the same to be truly enrolled: when The Speaker signed the said bill. Ordered, That the Clerk do acquaint the Senate therewith. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7th, 1824. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Postmaster General, accompanied by a statement prepared in obedience to the resolution of this House, directing him to state “the amount of defalcations in his department, which accrued previous to July, 1823, and which were not sued for, as directed by the 29th section of the act regulating the Post Office establishment, designating the years when each accrued, and not to extend beyond sixteen years; and the amount of any such deficiencies as have been charged against the Postmaster General of the United States;" which letter and statement were laid on the table. Ordered, That the Committee of Claims be discharged from the further consideration of the bill from the Senate, entitled "An act for the benefit of Alfred Moore and Sterling Orgain, assignees of Morris Linsey," and that it be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Ordered, That the Committee on Private Land Claims be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of Samuel Spotts and Cornelius Vermillion, and that they be laid on the table. Mr. Little, from the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, made unfavorable reports on the cases of Job Barton and Charles King; which reports were ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Whittlesey, from the Committee of Claims, made a report on the petition of Samuel Cleveland, Jr. accompanied by a bill for his relief; which was read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House to morrow. Ordered, That the select committee, to which was referred the petition of John Cleves Symmes and Thomas S. Hinde, be discharged from the consideration thereof, and that the said petition be referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Forsyth, by leave of the House, presented a report and resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of the state of Georgia, in relation to the running and marking the boundary line between that state and the state of Alabama; which report and resolutions were referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. On motion of Mr. McKim, it was, by leave of the House, Ordered, That the petition of P. A. Guestier, heretofore presented on the 15th of February, 1822, be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. The House took up, and proceeded to consider, the resolution submitted by Mr. Warfield, yesterday; and, the same being read, it was, On motion of Mr. Tracy, Ordered, That it do lie on the table. Mr. Forsyth laid the following resolution on the table for consieration on to morrow, viz: Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to communicate to this House the proposals made, through General Jackson, by the Path-Killer and his Chiefs, of the Cherokee tribe of Indians, in the year 1820 or 1821, to make a cession of their lands to the United States, together with any other propositions made in relation to the subject, of which he may be possessed. Mr. Gazlay laid the following resolution on the table for consideration on to-morrow, viz: Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to inform this House whether the 5th section of the act relating to a township of land lying within John Cleves Symmes' patent, and passed 3d March, 1803, has been executed; and, if not, what reasons have prevented the execution of the same. Mr. Bartlett moved the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of imposing a tax upon domestic distilled spirits, and of providing, by law, for the collection of the same. The question was taken, Will the House consider the resolution? And determined in the negative. Ordered, That leave be given to withdraw the petition and documents of Francis Albright. An engrossed bill, providing for the appointment of two Indian agents, in addition to those already provided for, and fixing their compensation, was read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the title be "An act providing for the appointment of an agent for the Osage Indians, west of the state of Missouri and territory of Arkansas, and for other purposes;" and that the Clerk do carry the said bill to the Senate, and ask their concurrence therein. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Cutts, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate insist on their first amendment to the bill, entitled "An act making appropriations for the support of the navy of the United States for the year 1824," disagreed to by this House, and ask a conference upon the subject matter of the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the said amendment. The Senate concur in the amendment proposed by this House to their second amendment to the said bill. And then he withdrew. The House proceeded to consider their disagreement to the first amendment of the Senate to the bill aforesaid: whereupon, it was Resolved, That this House do insist on their disagreement to the said amendment, and agree to the conference asked by the Senate in relation thereto. Ordered, That Mr. McLane, of Delaware, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Mangum, Mr. Floyd, and Mr. Tracy, be appointed managers at the said conference, on the part of this House. Ordered, That the Clerk do acquaint the Senate therewith. The House proceeded to consider the amendments reported from the committee of the whole on the state of the Union, to the bill to amend the several acts imposing duties on imports. The first amendment of the Committee of the whole is to strike out the word eighty where it occurs in the following proviso, contained in the first clause of the bill, and in lieu thereof to insert the word forty: "Provided, That from and after the said 30th day of June, 1824, all woollen cloths, or cloths of which wool shall be a component material, (excepting carpets, and carpeting, blankets, flannels, baizes, and other unmilled woollen and worsted, or stuff goods,) the original cost of which, at the place whence imported, with the addition of ten per centum, shall be less than eighty cents per square yard, shall, with such addition be deemed and taken, to have cost eighty cents per square yard, and shall be charged with duty accordingly.' And, on the question, Will the House concur with the committee of the whole on the state of the Union in this amendment? It passed in the affirmative. {Nays Yeas 99 The yeas and nays being required by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. Alexander, Va. Allen, Ten. P. P. Barbour, Mr. Bassett,. Blair, TT Buchanan, Mr. Cambreleng, |