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Mr. Folger, from the the Select committee, to whom was referred the bill from the Senate, entitled An act for the relief of Daniel Pettibone," reported that in the opinion of the committee, it is inexpedient to pass the said bill.

Ordered, That the said bill lie on the table.

Ordered, That leave be given to withdraw the petition and papers of M. Poirey.

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

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed the resolution "declaring the manner in which the vessels composing the navy of the United States, shall be named." They have also passed bills of this House of the following titles, to wit: An act to authorize the Secretary of War to appoint an additional agent for paying pensioners of the United States in the state of Tennessee,

An act for the relief of Harold Smith,

An act to authorize the people of the territory of Missouri to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the Union, on an equal footing with the original states,

An act for the relief of fiannah Ring and Luther Frink; and,

An act regulating the payments to invalid pensioners, with amendments to the latter; and they have passed bills of the following titles, to wit:

An act relative to the patent office, and to the salary of the superintendent thereof,

An act for the relief of Vincent Grant,

An act for the relief of Joseph Lefebre,

An act for the relief of Labedoyere de Kermion; and,

An act providing for the correction of errors in making entries of land at the land offices; in which amendments, and five last mentioned bills they ask the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew.

The bill from the Senate, entitled "An act for the relief of Nathan G. Birdseye and Daniel Booth," was read the third time, and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.
Engrossed bills of the following titles, to wit:

An act authorizing the sale of certain military sites,

An act in addition to the acts prohibiting the slave trade, were severally read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the titles be as aforesaid, and that the Clerk carry the said bills to the Senate and ask their concurrence therein. Bills from the Senate of the following titles, to wit:

1. An act for the relief of Joseph Lefevre,

2. An act for the relief of Labedoyere de Kermion,
3. An act for the relief of Vincent Grant; and,

4. An act relative to the patent office, and to the salary of the superintendant thereof; were severally read the first and second time

and referred, the first and second, to the same committee of the whole, to day; the third to the committee of Claims, and the fourth, to the committee on the Judiciary.

The bill from the Senate, entitled "An act providing for the correction of errors in making entries of land at the land offices;" was read the first and second time, and ordered to be read a third time, to day.

The amendments proposed by the Senate to the bills of this House, of the following titles, to wit:

An act regulating the payments to invalid pensioners; and,

An act for the relief of Hannah Ring and Luther Frink, were read and severally concurred in by the House.

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

The amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act to authorize the people of the territory of Missouri to form a constitution and state government and for the admission of such state into the Union, on an equal footing with the original states," were read; when,

Mr. Tallmadge moved that the said bill be postponed indefinitely.

And the question being taken thereon;

Yeas.........69,

It was determined in the negative, Nay.......74.

The yeas and nays being required by one-fifth of the members paesent,

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All the said amendments were then concurred in, except that which proposes to strike out the following clause: "the further introduction of slavery or involuntary servitude, be prohibited, except for the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. And that all children of slaves born within the said state, after the admission thereof into the Union, shall be free, but may be held to service until the age of twenty five years;" and insert," the legislature of the said state, shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil by the United States, nor with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the titles in such soil, to the bona fide purchasers; and that no tax shall be imposed on lands, the property of the United States; and in no case shall non resident proprietors be taxed higher than residents."

The question was then taken to concur with the Senate in striking out the said clause;

And determined in the negative,

Nay............
Yeas............76,

The yeas and nays being required by one-fifth of the members

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Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith.

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A message from the Senate, by Mr. Cutts, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have received official information that the President of the United States did, on this day, approve and sign enrolled bills of the following titles, to wit:

An act confirming the claim of Alexander Macomb to a tract of land in the territory of Michigan,

An act to regulate the pay of the army when employed on fatigue duty,

An act to anthorize William Prout to institute a bill in equity, before the circuit court for the District of Columbia, against the Commissioner of the Public Buildings, and to direct a defence there

in,

An act supplementary to the acts concerning the coasting trade,
An act for the relief of John B. Timberlake,

An act to enable the people of the Alabama territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the Union on an equal footing with the original states.

The Senate have passed the bill of this House, entitled "An act for the relief of George M. Brook and Edmund P. Kennedy." And they have passed a bill, entitled "An act to revive the powers of the Commissioners for ascertaining and deciding on claims to land in the district of Detroit, and for settling the claims to land at Green Bay and Prairie du Chien, in the territory of Michigan," in which lastmentioned bill they ask the concurrence of the House. And then he withdrew.

The said bill was read the first and second time and referred to the committee on the Public Lands.

The bill from the Senate, entitled "An act providing for the correction of errors in making entries of land at the land offices," was read the third time and passed.

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