Ordered, That the bill pass to a second reading. Mr. Knight reported from the committee that they had, on the 9th instant, laid before the President of the United States the enrolled resolution and the enrolled bill last reported to have been examined. Mr Lanman, from the committee, reported the bill to establish the district of Blakeley correctly engrossed; and the bill was read a third time. Resolved, That this bill pass, and that the title thereof be "An act to establish the district of Blakeley." Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in this bill. The bill, entitled "An act reviving and extending the time allowed for the redemption of land sold for direct taxes in certain cases," was read a third time. Resolved, That this bill pass. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly. The Senate resumed, as in committee of the whole, the consideration of the bill further to establish the compensation of officers of the customs, and to alter certain collection districts, and for other purposes; and, On motion, by Mr. Parrott, Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until Monday next, On motion, by Mr. Dickerson, Ordered, That the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures, to whom was referred the petition of William Nott and others, syndics of the creditors of George T. Phillips, late of New Orleans, merchant, be discharged from the further consideration thereof, and that it be referred to the Committee on Finance, to consider and report thereon. Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Dickerson asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill prescribing the mode of commencing, prosecuting, and deciding controversies between states; and the bill was read. Ordered, That it pass to the second reading. Mr. Lloyd presented the memorial of the chamber of commerce of the city of Baltimore, praying for the passage of a law estab lishing an uniform system of bankruptcy; the memorial was read; and, On his motion, Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, to consider and report thereon. Mr. Lloyd submitted the following motion for consideration: Resolved, That the appropriations of territory, for the purpose of education, should be made to those states in whose favor no such appropriations have been made, corresponding in a 'just proportion with those heretofore made to other states in the Union. Resolved, That the foregoing resolution be referred to a select committee, with instructions to report a bill pursuant thereto. After the consideration of Executive business, The Senate adjourned. FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1822. Mr. Smith, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the resolution providing for the distribution of the Marshals' returns of the fourth census, reported the same without amend men Mr. Walker presented the petition of Alfred Moore and Sterling Orgain, praying the payment of an account against the United States; the petition was read; and, On his motion, Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Claims, to consider and report thereon. Mr. Thomas from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill, entitled, "An act to provide for paying to the state of Missouri three per cent. of the nett proceeds arising from the sale of the public lands within the same;" and also, the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Peggy Mellen," reported them respectively without amendment. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, gave notice that, at the next sitting of the Senate, he should ask leave to introduce a bill to amend the act, entitled “An act concerning pre-emption rights given in the purchase of lands to certain settlers in the state of Louisiana." Mr. Ware gave notice, that, at the next sitting of the Senate, be should ask leave to introduce a bill concerning the process of execution issuing from the sixth circuit court of the United States for the district of Georgia. 9 The Senate resumed the consideration of the motion of the 10th' instant to amend the 22d rule for conducting business in the Senate, and the same having been modified, On motion, by Mr. Macon, Ordered, That it lie on the table. The bill for the relief of Josiah Hook, junior, was read the second time. The bill prescribing the mode of commencing, prosecuting, and deciding, controversies between states, was read the second time; and, On motion, by Mr. Dickerson, Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, to consider and report thereon. On motion, by Mr. Pleasants, It was agreed that when the Senate adjourn it be to Monday next. Mr. Van Buren presented the memorial of J. B. Stuart, who was the purchaser of some lots of land in the state of Ohio, praying relief in the settlement of his accounts; the memorial was read; and, On his motion, Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Public Lands, to consider and report thereon. On motion, The Senate adjourned. MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1822. Mr. Talbot laid before the Senate, resolutions of the Legislature of the state of Kentucky, in relation to a portion of the public lands of the United States, as a means of creating a fund for promoting education, and to the right of the several states of the Union to a part of the same for that purpose; the resolutions were read; and, On his motion, Ordered, That they lie on file. Mr. Pleasants presented the petition of Byrd C. Willis and others, of the state of Virginia, who were securities for Joseph Pettipool, as paymaster to that portion of the American army recruited and stationed at and near Fredericksburg, in said state, praying relief in the settlement of his accounts; the petition was read; and, On his motion, Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of Claims, to consider and report thereon. Mr. Lanman presented the memorial of sundry inhabitants of Stonington, and others, praying for the erection of a light house on Stonington point; the memorial was read; and, On his motion, Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures, to consider and report thereon. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, laid before the Senate a communication from Thomas L. McKenney, Superintendent of Indian Trade, embracing information called for by the said committee; the communication was read; and, On his motion, Ordered, That it be printed for the use of the Senate. Mr. Johnson also presented the petition of Francois Larche, a free man of colour in the city of New Orleans, praying compensation for a negro man, who, having been impressed into the service of the United States, was killed during the invasion of Louisiana by the British in the late war; the petition was read; and, On his motion, Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of Claims, to consider and report thereon." Mr. Johnson also presented the petition of Antoine Bienvenue, of Louisiana, praying compensation for the destruction of his property during the invasion of that state by the British, in 1814 and 1815; the petition was read; and, On his motion, Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of Claims, to consider and report thereon. Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Ware asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill, concerning the process of execution issuing from the sixth circuit court of the United States for the district of Georgia; the bill was twice read by unanimous consent; and, On motion, by Mr. Mills, Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, to consider and report thereon. Mr. Noble presented the petition of Samuel Walker, of Wayne county, in the state of Indiana, praying compensation for rations furnished during the late war; the petition was read; and, On his motion, Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of Claims, to consider and report thereon. The Senate resumed the consideration of the report of the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the memorial of Paul Lanusse and F. Bailly Blanchard, merchants, of New Orleans; and, On motion, by Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, Ordered, That it lie on the table. Agreeably to the order of the day, the Senate resumed, as in committee of the whole, the consideration of the resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the United States, as it respects the judicial power of the United States in all controversies to which a state shall be a party. Mr. Gaillard was requested to take the chair; and, After debate, and the consideration of Executive business, TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1822. The President communicated a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement exhibiting the amount received by each Clerk in the several offices of the Treasury Department for services rendered during the year 1821; and the letter and statement were read. The President also communicated a report of the Secretary of the Treasury, to whom was referred the memorial of William Phillips and Gardner Greene, of Boston, Massachusetts; and the report was read. The honorable Ethan Allen Brown, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the state of Ohio, in place of the honorable William A. Trimble, deceased, produced his credentials, which were read, and the oath prescribed by law was administered to him, and he took his seat in the Senate. Mr. Knight reported, from the committee, that they had examined, and found duly enrolled, the bill, entitled "An act reviving and extending the time allowed for the redemption of land sold for direct taxes in certain cases." Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill to amend the act granting the right of pre-emption to certain settlers in the state of Louisiana, and for other purposes; the bill was read; and, Ordered, That it pass to the second reading. Mr. Thomas gave notice that to-morrow he should ask leave to |