Condit, Mr. Wells, and Mr. Roberts, be the committee on Pensions.

On motion by Mr. Brown,

It was agreed, that when the Senate adjourn, it be to Monday next.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the motions of the 4th instant, for referring the message of the President, of the United States, to select committees, which having been amended, were agreed to as follows:

Resolved, That so much of the message of the President of the United States, as relates to foreign affairs, be referred to the committee on Foreign Relations, with leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Resolved, That so much of the message of the President of the United States, as relates to manufactures, and to navigation and commerce, be referred to the committee on Commerce and Manufactures, with leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Resolved, That so much of the message of the President of the United States, as relates to the militia, be referred to the committee on the Militia, with leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Resolved, That so much of the message of the President of the United States, as relates to weights and measures, be referred to a select committee, with leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Ordered, That Mr. Dana, Mr. Hardin. Mr.

Morrow, Mr. King, and Mr. Ruggles, be the

committee.

Resolved, That so much of the message of the President of the United States, as relates to a National University, be referred to a select committee, with leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Ordered, That Mr. Brown, Mr. Daggett, Mr. Mason, of N. H. Mr. Condit, and Mr. Goldsbo. rough, be the committee.

Resolved, That so much of the message of the President of the United States, as relates to roads and canals, be referred to a select committee, with leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Ordered, That Mr. Horsey, Mr. Morrow, Mr. Lacock, Mr. Ashimun, and Mr. Fromentin, be the committee.

Resolved, That so much of the message of the President of the United States, as relates, to the slave trade, be referred to a select committee, with leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Ordered, That Mr. Horsey, Mr. Ruggles, Mr. Tait, Mr. Hardin, and Mr. Daggett, be the committee.

Resolved, That so much of the message of the of the President of the United States, as relates to crimes and offences, and to the Judiciary establishment be referred to the committce on the Judiciary, with leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Resolved, That so much of the message of the President of the United States, as relates to an additional exccutive department, and to the office of

attorney general, be referred to a select committee, with cave to report by bill or otherwise.

Ordered, That Mr. Sanford, Mr. Macon, Mr. Williams, Mr. Daggett, and Mr. Mason, of N. H. be the committee.

Resolved, That so much of the message of the President of the United States, as relates to the finances, and a national currency, be referred to the committee on Finance, with leave to report by bill or otherwise.

After the consideration of executive business, the Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock on Monday morning.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 16th, 1816.

The honourable Montfort Stokes, who arrived on the 13th instant, appointed a Senator by the legislature of the State of North-Carolina, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the honourable James Turner, produced his credentials, which were read; and the oath prescribed by law was administered to him, and he took his seat in the Senate.

The credentials of the honourable Montfort Stokes, appointed a Senator by the legislature of North-Carolina, for the term of six years, commencing on the 4th day of March, next, were also read.

Ordered, That they lie on file.

Mr. Troup, presented the petition of William

Little, a citizen of New-York, praying a law may be passed granting him a patent for an improved mode of preparing and refining sugar, as stated in the petition, which was read.

On motion by Mr. Troup,

Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on Commerce and Manufactures, with leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Mr. Daggett, presented the petition of Thomas Law, and others, inhabitants of the city of Washington, praying the division and sale of certain open squares in said city, as stated in the petition; which was read.

On motion, by Mr. Daggett,

Resolved, That it be referred to a select committee, to consider and report thercon, by bill or otherwise.

Ordered, That Mr. Daggett, Mr. Goldsborough, and Mr. Mason, of Virginia, be the committee. On motion by Mr. Williams,

Ordered, That the petition of Alfred M. Carter be referred to the committee of Claims, to consider and report thereon, by bill or otherwise.

Mr. Varnum, called up the petition of Sarah Jarvis and others, praying payment of the balance which may be found due to Leonard Jarvis, deceased, for services during the revolutionary war: which was read.

On motion by Mr. Varnum,

Ordered, That it be referred to the committee of Claims, to consider and report thercon, by bill or otherwise.

Mr. Mason, of Virginia, submitted the following motion for consideration, which was read.

Resolved, That it shall be one of the rules of the Senate, that there be appointed, at each session, a standing committee for the District of Columbia. Ordered, That it pass to the second reading. Mr. Lacock, submitted the following motion for consideration:

Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of dividing the State of Pennsylvania into two judicial districts, and establishing a district and circuit court of the United States at the city of Pittsburg, in the county of Alleghany.

Mr. Williams, submitted the following motion for consideration:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inquire into the expediency of amending the law regulating the intercourse with the Indian tribes, and that the committee have leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Mr. Chase, presented the petition of the Presi dent and Directors of the Bank of the Metropolis, praying an act of incorporation, for reasons stated in the petition; which was read.

On motion by Mr. Chase,

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

The Senate resumed the consideration of the