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The bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Jeremiah Walker, of the State of Louisiana," were severally read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and.

Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

The bill, entitled "An act to amend an act, entitled 'An act to allow the citizens of the Territory of Michigan to elect the members of their Legislative Council, and for other purposes,' approved 29th January, 1827," was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

The bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Robertson and Barnwell," was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

The bill, entitled "An act to authorize Surveyors, under the directions of the Secretary of the Treasury, to enrol and license ships or vessels to be employed in the coasting trade and fisheries," was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

The bill, entitled "An act to suppress lotteries, and prevent the sale of lottery tickets within the District of Columbia" was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and

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Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the District of Colum

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill, entitled "An act to authorize the appointment of a Surveyor for the Virginia Military district, within the State of Ohio," together with the amendment reported thereto by the Committee on Public Lands; and,

On motion by Mr. Ruggles,

Ordered, That the bill lie on the table.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Clarke, their Clerk: Mr. President: The House of Representatives, have in pursuance of the resolution of the 7th instant, in relation to the mode of examining and counting the votes of President and Vice-President of the United States, appointed Tellers on their part; and are now ready to receive the Senate, and to proceed in opening the certificates, and counting the votes of the Electors for President and Vice President.

The two Houses of Congress, agreeably to the joint resolution, assembled in the Chamber of the House of Representatives, and the certificates of the Electors of the several States, were, by the Vice-President of the United States, opened and delivered to the Tellers appointed for the purpose; who, having examined and ascertained the number of votes, presented to the VicePresident a list thereof, as follows:

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The whole number of the Electors appointed to vote for President and VicePresident of the United States is 261, of which 131 make a majority

The Vice-President of the United States then announced to the two Houses, the state of the vote for President of the United States, as delivered by the Tellers, to be—

For Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee,

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For John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts,

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For John C. Calhoun, of South Carolina,

And the state of the vote for Vice-President of the United States, as delivered by the Tellers, to be

171

For Richard Rush, of Pennsylvania,

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For William Smith, of South Carolina,

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The Vice-President of the United States then declared that Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee, having a majority of the whole number of the electoral votes, was duly elected President of the United States, for four years, commencing with the fourth day of March, 1829; and that John C. Calhoun, of South Carolina, having a majority of the whole number of the electoral votes, was duly elected Vice-President of the United States, for four years, commencing with the fourth day of March, 1829.

The Senate then returned to their Chamber; and

Mr. Tazewell, from the Committee on the part of the Senate, appointed to join such Committee as might be appointed on the part of the House of Representatives, to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes for President and Vice-President of the United States, and of notifying the persons elected of their election, reported:

That the Joint Committee, in further execution of the duties with which they were charged by the two Houses of Congress, have agreed to the following resolution, in which resolution their Committee recommend to the

Senate to concur:

Resolved, That a Committee of one member of the Senate, be appointed by that body, to join a Committee of two members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by that House, to wait on Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee, and to notify him that he has been duly elected President of the United States, for four years, commencing with the fourth day of March, 1829.

The Senate proceeded to consider the said resolution; and
Resolved, That they concur therein.

Ordered, That Mr. Tazewell be the Committee on the part of the Senate. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the resolution.

The Senate then adjourned.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1829.

Mr. Marks presented the petition of the inhabitants of Mercer county, Pennsylvania, praying that the practice of transporting and opening of the mail on the Sabbath day may be prohibited; and

Mr. Barnard presented two petitions of the inhabitants of Chester county, Pennsylvania, on the same subject.'

Ordered, That said petitions lie on the table.

Mr. Hendricks presented the memorial of the inhabitants of the City of Washington, praying that the bill pending before the Senate, entitled "An act authorizing the subscription of stock to the Washington Turnpike Road Company," may become a law; and

He presented a resolution of the Boards of Aldermen and Common Council of said City on the same subject; and

Ordered, That they lie on the table, and be printed.

On motion by Mr. White,

Ordered, That Thomas A. Smith and John Miller, have leave to withdraw their papers, presented to the Senate at the first session of the nineteenth Congress.

On motion by Mr. Benton,

Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the

further consideration of the petitions of Joseph C. Belt, George Stockton, and Clement Sewall.

On motion by Mr. Benton,

Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the bill, entitled “An act for the relief of Richard Harris and Nimrod Farrow," and of the petitions of the representatives of Roland Clapp and Seth Belknap, and that the bill and petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Chandler, from the Committee on the Militia, to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Richard Eppes," reported it without amendment.

Mr. Bentou, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill providing for the gradual increase of the Corps of Engineers, and for other purposes, reported it with an amendment.

The Senate proceeded to consider the report of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, on the petition of John Shackelford, and, in concurrence therewith,

Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner ought not to be granted.
After the consideration of Executive business,

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

Mr. President: The House of Representatives have concurred in the resolution of the Senate for the appointment of a Joint Committee to wait on Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee, and to notify him that he has been duly elected President of the United States, for four years, commencing with the fourth day of March next, and have appointed a committee on their part.

They have passed a bill, entitled "An act changing the time of holding the terms of the District Court of the United States, for the State of Mississippi," in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.

The Senate then adjourned.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1829.

The Vice-President communicated the credentials of the Honorable Robert Y. Hayne, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of SouthCarolina, for the term of six years, from the 4th day of March next.

The following written message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. John Adams, his Secretary:

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: WASHINGTON, February 11th, 1829.

By the act of Congress of the 23d of May last, "supplementary to the several acts providing for the settlement and confirmation of private land claims in Florida;" provision was made for the final adjudication of such claims by the Judges of the Superior Courts of the districts wherein the lands claimed respectively lie; and by appeal from them to the Supreme Court of the United States; and the Attorneys of the United States, in the several districts, were charged with the duty, in every case where the decision should be against the United States, by the Judge of the Superior Court of the district, to make out and transmit to the Attorney General of the United States, a statement containing the facts of the case, and the points of law on which the same was decided: and it was made the duty of

the Attorney General, in most of those cases, to direct an appeal to be made to the Supreme Court of the United States, and to appear for the United States, and prosecute such appeal. By the same act the President of the United States was authorized to appoint a Law Agent to superintend the interests of the United States in the premises; and to employ assistant counsel, if, in his opinion, the public interest should require the same.

In the process of carrying into execution this law, it was the opinion of the Attorney General of the United States, that a translated complete collection of all the Spanish and French ordinances, &c. affecting the land titles in Florida, and the other Territories heretofore belonging to France and Spain, would be indispensable to a just decision of those claims by the Supreme Court. At this suggestion, the task of preparing this compilation was undertaken by Joseph M. White, of Florida, who was employed as assistant counsel in behalf of the United States The collection has accordingly been made, and is deposited, in manuscript, at the Department of State, subject to such order as Congress may see fit to take concerning it. The letter from Mr. White to the Secretary of State, with a descriptive list of the documents collected, and thus deposited, is herewith transmitted to Congress. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.

Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Noble asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill, further to revive and continue in force the several acts making provision for the extinguishment of the debt due the United States by the purchasers of public lands; which was read twice, by unanimous consent, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and,

On motion by Mr. Noble,

Ordered, That it lie on the table, and be printed.

Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Benton asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill for the relief of Lucy M. Lipscomb; which was read twice, by unanimous consent, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and

Ordered, That the bill, and papers accompanying it, be referred to the Committee on Finance.

On motion by Mr. Foot, and by unanimous consent,

Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of causing a survey of the harbor of Norwalk, in Connecticut, with a view to the improvement of said harbor.

On motion by Mr. Sanford,

Ordered, That Samuel T. Anderson have leave to withdraw his petition. and papers.

Mr. Hendricks presented the petition of Peter W. Banta, of Indiana, praying to be remunerated for losses sustained on a contract for the delivery of a number of wagons for the public service; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Hendricks presented the memorial of a number of the inhabitants of Frederick county, Maryland, praying for the immediate passage of the bill pending before the Senate, authorizing a subscription to the stock of the Washington Turnpike Road Company; and

Ordered, That it lie on the table.

On motion by Mr. Berrien,

Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of John H. Harrison.

Mr. Hayne presented the petition of William Price, Jun., praying that further time may be allowed for the payment of a judgment obtained by the United States against him as surety in a custom-house bond; and

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