those bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other persons, and the appropriation hereby made to be under the control of Congress.

22.

It was determined in the negative, yeas 14, nays

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

The bill was read a third time as amended.

On the question-" Shall this bill

ed?"

pass as amend

It was determined in the affirmative, yeas 20, nays 15.

On motion by Mr. Troup,

The yeas and nay's being desired by one fifth

of the Senators present, those who voted in the

Resolved, That this bill pass with amendments.
The title was amended to read-" Au act to set

apart and pledge certain funds for internal inprovement."

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

Agreeably to the order of the day, the Senate resumed, as in committee of the whole, the consideration of the bill to incorporate the subscribers to certain banks in the District of Columbia; and Mr. Varnum was requested to take the chair. On motion by Mr. King,

That the further consideration thereof be postponed until the fourth day of March, next. It was determined in the negativo, yeas 12, nays 23.

On motion by Mr. Goldsborough,

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

The bill having been amended, the President resumed the chair, and it was reported to the House accordingly; and the amendments having been concurred in, and the bill further amended, On the question-" Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time ?”

It was determined in the affirmative.

On motion,

The Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock to-morrow morning; to which time the several orders of the day were postponed.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1st, 1817.

Mr. Hunter, from the committee of Commerce and Manufactures, to whom was referred the bill, entitled, "An act for the relief of Isaac Lawrence and others, merchants, residing in the city of NewYork," reported it without amendment.

Mr. Hunter, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of William G. Ridgely, of Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, made report.

Whereupon,

Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner ought not to be granted, and that he have leave to withdraw his petition.

Mr. Ruggles reported from the committee that they had examined and found duly enrolled, the bill entitled "An act in addition to an act. entitled 'An act for the more convenient taking of affidavits and bail in civil causes depending in the courts of the United States;" the bill entitled "An act making reservation of certain public lands to supply timber for naval purposes;" the bill entitled "An act authorizing vessels departing from the town of the Bayou St. John, and basin of the Canal de Carondelet, to clear out at the custom-house in the city of New-Orleans;" the bill entitled “ An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Ignace Chalmet Delino, deceased, and of Anthony Cruzat and L. P. Deverges;" the bill entitled "An act to enable the people of the western part of the Mississippi 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 bill entitled "An act authorizing the settlement of the accounts of Flavil Sabin, deceased;" the bill entitled "An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Jchn J. Yarnall, deceased;" also, the bill entitled "An act granting a pension to commodore Richard Taylor."

Mr. Williams, from the committee on Military