"Provided, That the proportion of said fund to be assigned to any State, or any part thereof, may, by the assent of such State, be applied to the purposes aforesaid in any other State."

It was determined in the affirmative, yeas 26, nays 12.

The

On motion by Mr. Varnum,

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

affirmative, are

On motion by Mr. Daggett,

To add to the end of the bill the following pro

viso:

"Provided, That in case the United States shall be engaged in war with any other nation, it shall and may be lawful to divert, during the continuance of such war, any unexpended sum of this appropriation, accruing during such period, for the purpose of maintaining such war.”

It was determined in the negative, yeas 18. nays 19.

On motion by Mr. Daggett,

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

On the question" Shall the amendments be engrossed, and the bill be read a third time as amended?"

It was determined in the affirmative, yeas 22, nays 16.

The

On motion by Mr. Daggett,

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

affirmative, are

Messrs. Barbour,

Messrs. Morrow,

The bill authorizing a subscription for the printing of the tenth volume of the public documents, having been reported by the committee correctly engrossed, was read a third time by unanimous

consent.

Resolved, That this bill pass, and that the title thereof be," An act authorizing a subscription for printing the tenth volume of the public documents."

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in this bill.

On motion by Mr. Roberts,

Ordered, That Thomas Ewell have leave to withdraw his petition and papers.

Agreeably to the order of the day, 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 the bill having been further amended, the President reported it to the House accordingly; and the amendments having been concuried in,

On the question-" Shall the amendments be engrossed, and the bill be read a third time as amended ?"

It was determined in the affirmative.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Dougherty, their Clerk:

Mr. President-The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed several enrolled bills, I am directed to bring them to the Senate for the signature of their President.

The House of Representatives have passed a bill entitled "An act for the relief of John de Castanado;" a bill entitled "An act for the relief of Caleb Nicholls;" a bill entitled "An act for the relief of William Oliver;" a bill entitled "An act for the relief of Joseph J Green;" a bill entitled "An act for the relief of James H. Boisgervais ;" a bill entitled" An act for the relief of James Caze and John Richaud;" a bill entitled "An act for the relief of Peter Caslard;" a bill entitled “ An act for the relief of Jumonville de Villiers ;" bill entitled "An act for the relief of Peter Kindall;" a bill entitled "An act for the relief of James Orr;" a bill entitled "An act for the relief of Barthelemy Duverger;" a bill entitled "An act for the relief of George Buckmaster;” a bill entitled "An act for the relief of Antoine Bienvenue, of the State of Louisiana;" a bill entitled "An act for the relief of Alexander Holmes and Benjamin Hough;" a bill entitled "An act for the relief of William Chism;" a bill entitled "An act for the relief of James Villere;" a bill entitled "An act for the relief Madame Montreuil;" a bill entitled "An act for the relief of Peyton Short;" a bill entitled "An act for the relief of Charles Wil