Ordered, That it be printed, as amended, for the use of the Senate. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Dougherty, their Clerk: Mr. President-The House of Representatives have passed the bill which originated in the Senate, entitled, “An act to repeal the second section of an act, entitled, ‘An act concerning the pay of officers, seamen, and marines, in the navy of the United States.” They concur in the resolution of the Senate for the appointment of a joint committee to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes for President and Vice-President of the United States, and of notifying the persons elected of their election, and have appointed a committee on their part. And he withdrew. . The Senate resumed, as in committee of the whole, the consideration of the bill respecting the transportation of persons of colour for sale or te be held to labour: and, On motion by Mr. Daggett, Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until Thursday next. The Senate resumed, as in committee of the whole, the consideration of the bill making provision for subsisting the army of the United States, by authorizing the appointment of commissaries of subsistence: and, On motion by Mr. Roberts, Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until the fourth of March, next. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Dougherty, their Clerk: Mr. President-The House of Representatives agree to the report of the joint committee appointed to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes for President and Vice-President of the United States, and of notifying the persons elected of their election, and have appointed Mr. Jackson and Mr. Pitkin tellers on their part. I am also directed to inform the Senate that, when the members thereof appear in the chamber of the House of Representatives to-morrow, their President will be introduced to the chair of the House by the Speaker. And he withdrew. Mr. Daggett submitted the following motion for consideration: Resolved, That the committee of Pensions be instructed to inquire into the propriety of placing James Gorham, of New-Haven, in Connecticut, on the pension list. Mr. Brown gave notice that to-morrow he should ask leave to bring in a bill authorizing vessels departing from the town of Bayou St. John, and basin of the canal de Carondelet, to clear out at the custom-house at New-Orleans. On motion, The Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock to-morrow morning; to which time the several orders of the day were postponed. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12th,1817. Mr. Roberts, from the committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Samuel Brown, made a report, together with the following resolution: Resolved, That the petitioner have leave to withdraw his petition. Mr. Tait, from the committee on Naval Affairs, submitted the following motion for consideration: Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to cause to be examined and surveyed the castern entrance into Long-Island Sound, the harbour of Newport, and HamptonRoads, by commissioners; and that the said commissioners report their opinions as to the practicability of defending the said Sound, Harbour, and Roads by fortifications: and if defensible, or any of them, what would be the probable expense thereof. That he be requested, also, to cause to be examined the coasts and waters of the United States, north of the Delaware, with a view to the selection of a proper site for a Naval Depot, Rendezvous, and Dock Yard: and, it is further requested, that the said reports, opinious, and estimates be laid before the Senate in the first week of the next session of Congress. Mr. Tait, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill, entitled, " An act, supplementary to an act, entitled, An act concerning the naval establishment," reported it without amendment. The bill to authorize the appointment of a surveyor for the lands in the northern part of the Mississippi Territory, and the sale of certain lands therein described, was read the second time. On motion by Mr. Wilson, Ordered, That William Gamble have leave to withdraw his petition, with the documents, presented at the last session of Congress. The bill to set apart and dispose of certain public lands for the encouragement of the cultivation of the vine and other exotic plants thereon, was read the second time. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Dougherty, their Clerk: Mr. President The House of Representatives is now ready to attend the Senate, and proceed in opening the certificates and counting the votes of the electors of the several States for a President and Vice-President of the United States, in pursuance of the resolution of the two Houses of Congress. And he withdrew. The two Houses of Congress, agreeably to the joint resolution, assembled in the Representatives' chamber, and the certificates of the electors of the several States, were, by the President of the Senate, opened and delivered to the tellers appointed for the purpose, who, having examined and ascertained the number of votes, presented a list thereof to the President of the Senate, which was read as follows: |