Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on the Public Lands, to consider and report thereon by bill or otherwise.

The bill authorizing a subscription for an additional volume of the laws of the United States, and for the distribution thereof, having been reported by the committee correctly engrossed, On motion by Mr. Varnum,

Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow.

The amendments to the bill entitled "An act to amend the act authorizing the payment for property lost, captured, or destroyed by the enemy, while in the military service of the United States, and for other purposes,' passed the ninth of April 1816," having been reported by the committee correctly engrossed, the bill was read a third time. as amended.

Resolved, That this bill pass with amendments. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the report of the committee on the Post-Office and Post Roads, who were instructed by a resolution of the Senate, to inquire into the expediency of increasing the compensation of the postmaster at Newark, New-Jersey:

Whereupon,

Resolved, That it is inexpedient to increase the compensation of the postmaster at Newark, in New-Jersey.

Agreeably to the order of the day the Senate resumed the consideration of the motion of the 17th instant, for instructing the committee on Military Affairs to report to the Senate a bill to reduce the military peace establishment of the United States; and the same having been amended by leaving the number a blank, by striking out the word "five," and inserting after "engineers," in the last line" and of topographical engineers." On motion by Mr. Barbour,

That the further consideration thereof be postponed until the fourth day of March next, It was determined in the affirmative, yeas 24, nays 11.

The

On motion,

yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the Senators present, those who voted in the

The bill entitled "An act freeing from postage all letters and packets to and from James Madison," was read a third time.

Resolved, That this bill pass.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly.

The bill to incorporate the subscribers to certain banks in the District of Columbia, was read the second time.

Mr. Mason, of Virginia, submitted sundry statements of the situation of the affairs of those banks: And,

On his motion,

Ordered, That the further con sideration of the bill be postponed to, and made the order of the day for to-morrow; and that the statements be printed for the use of the Senate.

Mr. Williams, from the committee on Military Affairs, to whom the subject was referred, reported a bill for the relief of the heirs of William B. Carter; and the bill was read.

Ordered. That it pass to the second reading. The bill giving the right of pre-emption in the

purchase of a tract of land in the reservation at the Lower Rapids of Sandusky, was read the second time.

The bill authorizing a subscription for the printing of the tenth volume of public documents, was read the second time.

Agreeably to the order of the day, the Senate resumed, as in committee of the whole, the consideration of the bill entitled "An act to set apart and pledge as a permanent fund for internal improvements, the bonus of the national bank, and the United States' share of its dividends."

On motion by Mr. Campbell,

Ordered, That the consideration thereof be further postponed to, and made the order for to-mor

row.

The bill to establish post-roads was read the second time.

The bill to prevent the discontinuance of the business of the supreme court in certain cases, was read the second time.

The bill compensating Peter Hagner was read the second time.

The bill entitled an act to amend an act entiled "An act granting bounties in land and extra pay to certain Canadian volunteers," passed 5th March, 1816, was read the second time.

On motion by Mr. Varnum,

Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on the Public Lands, to consider and report thereon.

The bill entitled "An act for the relief of certain officers," was read the second time.

On motion by Mr. Macon,

Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on Military Affairs, to consider and report thereon. The bill entitled "An act making an appropriation for making and cutting out a road therein described," was read the second time.

On motion by Mr. Roberts,

Ordered, That it be referred to the committee to whom was referred so much of the message of the President of the United States as relates to roads and canals, to consider and report thereon.

The bill entitled "An act directing the transfer of unclaimed pensions, and limiting their payment at the Treasury only;" was read the second time.

The Senate resumed, as in committee of the whole, the consideration of the bill entitled "An act making appropriations for the support of government for the year 1817; and after further progress,

On motion by Mr. Troup,

Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed to, and made the order of the day for to-morrow.

Mr. Wilson submitted the following motion for consideration:

Resolved, That the committee on Pensions be instructed to inquire into the expediency of increasing the pension of Randolph Clarkson

The Senate resumed, as in committee of the whole, the consideration of the bill to authorize