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Mr. Woods presented a petition of William Cole, of the state of New York, also a Revolutionary soldier;

The Speaker presented a petition of John Baker, of the state of Kentucky;

Mr. Owen presented a petition of George Sutton, of the state of Alabama, late soldiers in the army of the United States, respectively praying to be placed on the pension list.

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

Petitions from the persons under mentioned, which have been heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, viz.

By Mr. Plumer, of New Hampshire, the petition of Moses Bursiel, presented on the 7th December, 1821.

By Mr. Woods, the petition of Eleazer Scott, presented on the 13th of January, 1823.

By Mr. Little, the petition of Andrew Gorrell, presented on the 20th December, 1821.

Mr. Webster presented a petition of Samuel H. Walley and Augustus G. Foster, praying to be allowed and paid the drawback of duties on a quantity of pepper exported by them, which has been withheld in consequence of their not having taken the oath prescribed by law, within ten days after the clearance of the vessel in which the said pepper was exported; which petition was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

On motion of Mr. Udree,

Ordered, That the petition of sundry distillers, inhabitants of Berks County, in the state of Pennsylvania, heretofore presented, on the 27th of January, 1823, be referred to the same committee.

Mr. Crowninshield presented a memorial of the Directors of the Salem Laboratory Company, established for the manufacture of Roman vitriol, alum, refining salt-petre, and other chemical processes, praying that the duty imposed on those articles, or their preparations, may be changed from ad valorum to specific duties.

Mr. Breck presented a memorial of sundry inhabitants of the city and county of Philadelphia, praying for an early and thorough revision of the tariff of duties on importations from foreign countries, so as to afford that protection to manufactures which the Government affords to commerce.

Mr. Wright presented a memorial, having the same object in view, from inhabitants of the county of Jefferson, in the state of Ohio.

Ordered, That the said memorials be referred to the Committee on Manufactures.

Mr. Sharpe presented a petition of Mitchener Cadwalladar, of the city of New York, stating that he is engaged in the publication of a periodical journal, entitled "The Archives," intended as a NATIONAL RECORD of public documents, praying that he may be permitted to take copies of all state papers within the control of this House; and further, that such other facilities may be thrown in the way of his publication, as, in the wisdom of Congress, shall seem expedient; which petition was referred to the Joint Committee on the Library.

Mr. Stewart presented a petition of Jonathan Worrall, an officer of the army of the Revolution, praying to be placed on the pension list; which petition was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.

Mr. Jennings presented a petition of George Burton, praying for an increase of the pension heretofore granted to him; which petition was referred to the Secretary of War.

Mr. William Smith presented a petition of Jonathan Wamsley, of the state of Virginia, praying to be reimbursed the sum expended by him while commanding a company of militia in the service of the United States, in the late war with Great Britain, in procuring supplies and transportation for his company.

Mr. Owen presented a memorial of William and John Peirce, praying remuneration for heavy losses sustained in the destruction of their property by the Creek Indians, in the late war with that tribe.

Mr. Richard presented a petition of John Whipple, of Detroit, in the territory of Michigan, praying compensation for damages sustained in his property while occupied by troops of the United States, in the late war with Great Britain.

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

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On motion of Mr. Rich,

Ordered, That the petition of Loudon Case, heretofore presenfed on the 5th February, 1822, be referred to the same committee.

On motion of Mr. M'Lean, of Ohio,

Ordered, That the petition of Enos Terry, heretofore presented, on the 17th December, 1821, be also referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Rankin presented a petition of the inhabitants of Pembina, on the Red River of Hudson's Bay, a colony settled by the late Lord Selkirk, setting forth that, upon a recent survey, it is found that they are situated within the limits of the United States, and praying to be secured in the possession of their property; that they may be confirmed in their land claims; and that the rights and privileges enjoyed by citizens of the United States may be extended to them; which petition was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

On motion of Mr. Stewart,

Ordered, That the petition of Thomas Collins, heretofore presented on the 15th March, 1822, be referred to the same committee.

Mr. Brent presented a petition of Maturin Guchot, and a petition of Joseph Firman, and others, of Louisiana, praying to be confirmed in their claims to land in that state; which petitions were referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.

Mr. Conway presented a petition of the General Assembly of the territory of Arkansas, praying that a separate surveyor general may be assigned to said territory; which petition was referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Cutts, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed the bill, entitled "An act appropriating a certain sum of money for the relief of Daniel D. Tompkins." And then he withdrew.

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

To the House of Representatives of the United States:

In compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 28th of January, 1818, I herewith transmit to Congress the Report of the Commissioner of the Public Buildings, shewing the expenditures on the public buildings, and other objects committed to his care, during the present year. JAMES MONROE.

Ordered, That the said message be referred to the Committee on the Public Buildings.

Mr. Francis Johnson, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, made a report on the petition of Thomas W. Bacot, accompanied by a bill for his relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House to

morrow.

Mr. Stewart, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, reported a bill for the continuation of the Cumberland road; which bill was read the first and second time, and ordered to lie on the table.

The resolution laid on the table yesterday, by Mr. Cocke, was taken up, read, amended, and agreed to, as follows:

Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to communicate to this House, copies of all contracts for cannon, cannon shot, muskets, and other small arms, for the use of the United States, which have been entered into since the first of Jauuary, 1820; and that he state whether notice for proposals was given for each contract in any newspaper; if so, in what paper, and how long before the contract was concluded; who are the persons with whom such contracts were made, and whether there are any other persons beneficially interested therein; if so, who they are, and in what cases, so far as he may be informed.

Mr. Williams, of North Carolina, laid the following resolution on the table, for consideration on to-morrow, viz:

Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to lay before this House any information he may have received, and which he may not deem it improper to communicate, relating to the present condition and future prospects of the Greeks.

On motion of Mr. Moore, of Kentucky,

Resolved, That the Committee on Private Land Claims be instructed to inquire into the expediency of granting the bounty land to Thomas Pendergrass, the representative of James Albert, deceased, a soldier in the late war with Great Britain.

On motion of Mr. Trimble,

Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of authorizing the President of the United States to direct sales to be made, from time to time, of such arms, ammunition, and military stores, as are not wanted, or are unfit for public service.

On motion of Mr. Ellis,

Resolved, That the Committee of Claims be instructed to inquire into the account of Henry Alward, Esq. against the United States, for apprehending and delivering two deserters to a detachment of the army then under the command of Col. William N. Irwin, at Sunbury, in Pennsylvania, and that they report thereon.

Ordered, That the letter of William H. Jones, accompanied by a copy of a New Universal Atlas, addressed to the Speaker on the 12th instant, be referred to the Joint Library Committee.

Ordered, That the report of the Committee of Claims, of the 12th instant, on the case of the Levy Court of Calvert county, in the state of Maryland, be recommitted to that Committee.

The bill from the Senate, entitled "An act supplementary to an act, entitled An act for the relief of persons imprisoned for debt," was read the first time.

Ordered, That the engrossed bill supplementary to an act, approved the 3d of March, 1819, entitled "An act providing for the correction of errors in making entries of land in the land offices," be recommitted to the Committee on the Public Lands.

The order of the day on the bill for the relief of Jacob Shaffer, being called; it was

Ordered, That the order of the day for the House to resolve itself into a committee of the whole on that bill, be postponed until Monday next.

And then the House adjourned.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1823.

On motion of Mr. Herrick,

Ordered, That the petition of Frederick Perley, heretofore presented on the 22d April, 1822, be referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Bartley presented a petition of Samuel Edsall, of the state of Ohio, praying payment for property destroyed by the British forces, in the late war with Great Britain, at the conflagration of Buffaloe, in the State of New-York.

Mr. Gurley presented a petition of sundry persons residing in the parish of East Baton Rouge, in the state of Louisiana, praying compensation for their houses, situated in the town of Baton Rouge, which were destroyed by the troops of the United States, in the year 1810, without any justifiable cause being assigned therefor.

Mr. Call presented a petition of Arthur W. Thornton, an officer in the Army of the United States, praying compensation for extra services rendered by him in the Quartermaster and Subsistence Departments.

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

Mr. Cambreleng presented a petition of Henry Cotheal, David Cotheal, and Abraham S. Hallet, of the city of New-York, setting forth, that, in July last, a schooner, the property of the petitioners, laden with a cargo valued at twenty thousand dollars, while pursuing her lawful voyage, was captured by a private armed vessel, sailing

under a commission of the Spanish governor of the Island of Porto Rico, but which vessel the petitioners declare to be nothing more than a licensed pirate; that the cargo was plundered by the crew of the privateer, and their vessel condemned by an ignorant and corrupt tribunal; that their vessel violated no law of Spain in her voyage, nor was she laden with contraband of war; but that her capture and condemnation is a gross violation of the laws of civilized nations, and of their rights as citizens of the United States, pursuing their lawful trade; and praying the interposition of the government of their country in their behalf; which memorial was referred to the Committee eu Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Cambreleng presented a memorial from the manufacturers of cordage, in the city of New-York, against any increase which may be proposed, or contemplated to be proposed, on foreign hemp, upon its importation into the United States; which memorial was referred to the Committee on Manufactures.

Mr. Udree presented a petition of John Hoff, of the state of Pennsylvania, a soldier of the Revolution;

Mr. Henry Wilson presented a petition of Philip Lehr, also of Pennsylvania, late a soldier in the Army;

Mr. Cocke presented a petition of Howson Kenner, of the Navy of the Revolution; respectively praying to be placed on the pension list.

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

On motion of Mr. Condict,

Ordered, That the petition of Samuel Howell, heretofore presented on the 15th January, 1823, be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.

Mr. Henry Wilson presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the counties of Bucks and Lehigh, in the state of Pennsylvania, praying for the establishment of a post route; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Mr. Bartley presented a petition of William Loughrey, of the state of Ohio, stating that he purchased a tract of land of the United States, which falls short of the quantity for which it was sold, and praying that the money paid for the deficiency may be refunded to him.

Mr. Gurley presented a petition of Malachi Burns, of the state of Louisiana, praying to be confirmed in his title to a tract of land therein described.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.

Mr. Brent presented a memorial of Daniel W. Coxe, praying for the confirmation of the title to a tract of land of thirty leagues square, lying on Ouachita river in Louisiana, granted to the Marquis de Maison Rouge, by the Spanish government, in the year 1797; which memorial was laid on the table.

Mr. Foot, of Connecticut, from the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the Committee had examined an enrolled bill, entitled "An Act appropriating a certain sum of money for the re

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