tion. Resolved, That the petitioner bave leave to withdraw his peti The Speaker laid before the House a report of the acting Secretary of the Navy, transmitting documents in relation to the navy pension fund, received since the report of the 21st ult., which was referred to the committee on Naval Affairs. On motion of Mr. Pindall, Resolved, That the committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a post road from Morgan Town, in Virginia, by the way of Barns's Mills and Shinston to Clarksburg, On motion of Mr. Scott, Resolved, That the committee on the Public Lands be instructed to inquire into the expediency of extending the provisions of the fifth section of the act of Congress, of the 12th of April, 1814, entitled "An act for the final adjustment of land titles in the state of Louisiana, and Territory of Missouri," to the inhabitants of that portion of Howard County, in the Missouri Territory, lying north of the Missouri river, and west of the county of St. Charles. On motion of Mr. Campbell, Resolved, That a select committee be appointed to report a bill for taking the fourth census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States; and Mr. Campbell, Mr. Pindall, and Mr. Fuller, were appointed the said committee. On motion of Mr. Barbour, of Virginia, Resolved, That the committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of altering the post route leading from Price's, in Louisa County, Virginia, to Charlottesville, so as to begin at said Price's, and to pass from thence along a road called Ross's Road, till it strikes the Mountain road, up that road, to the store of Nicholas I. Poindexter and Co.; thence, along a road called the lime tract, into the three notched road, at a place called Dobbs's. On motion of Mr. Baldwin, Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law, for an additional compensation to the marshal and district attorneys, of the western district of Pennsylvania, the northern district of New York, and the clerk of the district court for the eastern district of Pennsyl vania. Mr. Robert Moore presented the following resolution, which was read and rejected: Resolved, That the committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of granting a bounty in lands, to the soldiers who enlisted twelve months previous to the late war, and who served out the periods of their enlistments, and procured their honorable discharges, and to the heirs and legal representa tives of those having so enlisted, who were killed in battle, or died in the service of their country. On motion of Mr. Storrs, Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to lay before this House, copies of any correspondence between the Governor of the state of Georgia, and Major General Andrew Jackson, relative to the arrest, or other proceedings against Captain Obed Wright, which may have been transmitted to any of the Executive Departments of the United States. Mr. Storrs and Mr. Shaw were appointed a committee to present the said resolution to the President of the United States. On motion of Mr. J. S. Smith, Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be instructed to lay before this House, a statement of the progress that has been made under an act of Congress, of the 3d of March, 1817, entitled "An act to set apart, and dispose of certain public lands, for the encouragement of the cultivation of the vine and olive;" whether four towhships of six miles square each, has been laid off, and reserved for the purpose aforesaid; and whether any agent, or agents. acting for the French emigrants, has contracted for said lands, and on what terms; and whether such agent, or agents, are now residing on said land; together with the number of French emigrants that have made settlements on said reservation, and the progress that has been made in the culture of the vine and olive. On motion of Mr. Rich, Resolved, That the committee of Claims, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making compensation to Aaron Balamy, of Vergennes, in Vermont, for his vessel, captured by the enemy on Lake Champlain, in the summer of 1813, while taking on board a cargo of flour for the United States; and that the testimony taken in the case, under a commission from the late Commissioner, of Claims, be referred to the said committee. On motion of Mr. Hendricks, Resolved, That the committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a post road from Princeton, in the county of Gibson, by the way of Columbia.and Petersburgh, to the seat of justice, for the county of Dubois, all in the state of Indiana. On motion of Mr. Ervin, of South Carolina, Resolved, That the Judiciary Committee be instructed to inquire if any, and what, amendments are necessary in the "Copy Right Laws," in relation to suits brought in the courts of the United States, between citizens of the same state. On motion of Mr. Ervin, of South Carolina, Resolved, That the committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of increasing the compensation of the post master, at Marion court house, in the state of South Carolina. On motion of Mr. Herrick, Resolved, That the committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a post road from the town of Dresden, in the county of Muskingum, to the town of Mansfield, in the county of Richland, by way of the cross roads, in Washington township, West Bedford and Darlings. The House took up and proceeded to consider the resolution submitted on the 7th inst. by Mr. Simkins; and the same being read, was amended and agreed to, as follows: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be requested to lay before this House, a statement of the sales, public and private, of public lands northwest of the river Ohio, the purchase money of which has not been fully paid; the respective years in which such sales have taken place; the credits given on such sales; the sums which have been paid thereon; those which are now due, and the periods at which they became so; whether any instalments are yet to fall due, and to what amount. Also, what descriptions of paper has been received, and what is now receivable in payment for said lands. An engrossed bill, entitled" An act concerning widows of the militia," was read the third time, and being on its passage; A motion was made by Mr. Desha, to recommit the said bill to a committee of the whole House. And the question being taken thereon; It was determined in the negative. Yeas................67, The yeas and nays being required by one-fifth of the members The question was then taken, shall the said bill pass? And passed in the affirmative. Ordered, That the title be as aforesaid, and that the Clerk carry the said bill to the Senate, and ask their concurrence therein. The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill for the admission of Cadets into the Military Academy; and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. H. Nelson, reported that the committee had made some progress in the said bill and directed him to ask leave to sit again. The question was then taken, shall the committee of the whole have leave to sit again on the said bill; And determined in the negative. The said bill was then ordered to lie on the table. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Cutts, their Secretary. Mr. Speaker: The Senate concur in the amendment proposed by this House, to the resolution for the appointment of a joint com mittee, to consider and report, whether any, and, if any, what further provisions are necessary to insure despatch, accuracy and neatness, in the printing ordered by the two Houses respectively, and have appointed a committee on their part. They have passed the bill, entitled "An act concerning the western district court of Pennsylvania." They have also passed" a resolution directing a survey of certain parts of the coast of North Carolina:" in which they ask the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill for the relief of Thomas Hall Jervey; and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Desha reported, that the committee had made some progress therein, and directed him to ask leave to sit again.. Ordered, That the committee of the whole have leave to sit again on the said bill. The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the report of the committee of claims, made at the last session, (2d March, 1818,) on the petition of captain John Cowan, on behalf of himself and others; and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Smith, of Maryland, reported the agreement of the committee of the whole, to the resolution recommend ed by the committee of Claims, with an amendment. The said resolution, as recommended by the committee of Claims, is as follows: Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner be rejected. The said resolution, as amended by the committee of the whole, is as follows: Resolved, That the prayer of the petioner be granted. The question was taken to concur in the amendment of the committee of the whole; And passed in the affirmative; and, The said resolution was then agreed to as amended. Ordered, That the said report and petition be recommitted to the committee of Claims, with instruction to prepare and report a bill in pursuance of the amended resolution. Ordered, That Mr. Pitkin, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Little, be the committee on the part of this House, in pursuance of the resoJution for the appointment of a joint committee, to consider and report if any further provisions are necessary, to ensure economy, despatch, accuracy, and neatness, in the printing, ordered by the two Houses of Congress, respectively; and that the clerk acqaint the Senate therewith. And then the House adjourned. |