The bill, entitled "An act for the relief of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore," were severally read the second time, by unanimous consent, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee of Claims. The bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Lewis Schrack," was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. The bill, entitled "An act setting apart the battle ground of Tippecanoe as a burying ground;" and The bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Jared E. Groce, of the State of Alabama," were severally read the second time, by unanimous consent, 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 for the relief of the legal representatives of James Davenport, deceased," were severally read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Pensions. The Senate adjourned. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1829. The Vice-President communicated the credentials of the Honorable Littleton Waller Tazewell, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Virginia, in pursuance of the Constitution of the United States. The Vice-President communicated a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements of the payments made according to law at the Treasury, during the year 1828, for the discharge of miscellaneous claims, not otherwise provided for; of the contracts made relative to oil, light-houses, beacons, buoys, stakeages, &c; of the contracts and purchases made by Collectors for the revenue service during the year 1827; and of the expenditures on account of sick and disabled seamen during the year 1827. On motion by Mr. Hendricks, one of the majority, It was agreed to reconsider the vote of yesterday, on his motion to discharge the Select Committee on Roads and Canals, from the further consideration of certain memorials from sundry inhabitants of Ohio, in relation to the survey and estimate of a road, and to refer them to the Secretary of War; and no amendment having been made, The question was again put to agree to the original resolution; and It was determined in the affirmative. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, presented a document in support of the claim of Cord Hazzard to a pension; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Pensions. Mr. Smith, of South Carolina, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the petition of William Price, Jun. of Charleston, South Carolina, made a report, accompanied by a bill for his relief. The bill was read; and " Ordered, That it pass to a second reading. Mr. Ridgely presented the memorial of a number of the inhabitants of the State of Delaware, praying for the erection of a light-house at or near the northern extremity of Bombay Hook Island, on the Delaware bay; and Mr. McLane presented a similar memorial from other inhabitants of the same State, on the same subject; and Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Burnet presented the memorial of sundry citizens of the State of Ohio, praying that a plan may be devised by Congress, for the gradual abolition of slavery within the District of Columbia; and Ordered, That it lie on the table. Mr. Berrien, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Thomas F. Cornell;" and the bill, entitled "An act changing the time of holding the terms of the District Court of the United States for the State of Mississippi," reported them without amendment. Mr. Berrien, from the same Committee, to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act establishing the territorial government of Huron," reported it with amendments. On motion by Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, Resolved, That the Senate will, on Thursday next, proceed to the election of a public printer, on their part. Mr. Tazewell, from the Joint Committee appointed 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, reported that they had discharged that duty, and that the President elect, in signifying his acceptance of that office, expressed his deep sensibility of its responsibilities, and his gratitude to his country for this recent proof of its confidence. He moreover instructed the Committee to convey to the respective Houses the assurance of his high consideration and regard. The following motion, submitted by Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, was considered and agreed to: Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to cause to be selected, one of the officers of the Corps of Engineers, for the purpose, and with instructions to proceed to the State of Kentucky, and in aid of the Companies incorporated by the Legislature of Kentucky, with power and authority to erect bridges over the river Ohio, in the vicinity of the city of Louisville, and of Newport and Covington, in said State, to examine into the practicability of erecting said bridges at the respective sites to be selected, and the probable cost of each, separately, and the probable effect, if any, it will have upon the navigation of the Ohio river, and with such other information as he may deem expedient, relative to said constructions, and cause the same to be reported at an early day during the next session of Congress. Ordered, That the Secretary lay this resolution before the President of the United States. The bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Wallace Robinson;" The bill, entitled "An act to compensate the Register and Receiver at Augusta, Mississippi, for services performed in Mobile;" The bill, entitled "An act in favor of Richard W. Steele;" The bill, entitled "An act allowing compensation to certain Registers of Land Offices, and Receivers of Public Moneys, for extra services in the Territory of Arkansas;" and The bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Judah Alden," were seve, rally 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 for the relief of John Gates, junior;" and The bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Joel Byington," were severally read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee of Claims. The bill, entitled "An act for the relief of the heirs and legal representatives of Lewis Clarke, deceased;" and The bill, entitled "An act for the benefit of Elijah L. Clarke, of Louisiana," were severally read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. On motion by Mr. Sanford, Ordered, That the Committee on Foreign Relations be discharged from the further consideration of the resolution of the 19th January last, in relation to the appointment of the king of the Netherlands, umpire for the decision of the controversy with Great Britain, on the subject of the north-eastern boundary of the United States. On motion by Mr. McKinley, who submitted the said resolution, Ordered, That he have leave to withdraw the same. After the consideration of Executive business, The Senate adjourned. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1829. The Vice-President communicated a letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, transmitting copies of reports of the Register and Receiver of the Land Office, for the District of Jackson Court-house, Mississippi, under the provisions of the act of Congress supplementary to the several acts providing for the adjustment of land claims in the State of Mississippi;" and Ordered, That it be printed. 6: Mr. Marks presented the memorial of the inhabitants of Venango and Butler counties, in Pennsylvania, praying that the practice of transporting and opening of the mail, on the Sabbath day, may be prohibited; and Ordered, That it lie on the table. Mr. King presented the petition of the Commissioners appointed for the purpose of erecting buildings for a female and male Academy, in Dallas county, Alabama, praying that a quarter section of land may be granted to the county as a site for said buildings; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Hendricks, from the Select Committee on Roads and Canals, to whom was referred the memorial of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, reported a bill authorizing the subscription of stock in the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company; which was read; and Ordered, That it pass to a second reading. On motion by Mr. Tazewell, Resolved, That the Committee on Foreign Relations be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of John Baker, praying for the interposition of the Government of the United States in obtaining redress for injuries inflicted upon him by the authorities of the British Province of New Brunswick; and that it be referred to the President of the United States. The following motion, submitted by Mr. Johnston, of Louisiana, was considered and agreed to: Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of erecting a light-house, and placing buoys at or near the south-west pass of the Mississippi, and, also, into the expediency of erecting lights and buoys at or near the passes Christian and Marianne, and on the Island of St. Joseph and Round Island, and a floating light at Cat Island. The bill to alter the time of holding the sixth Circuit Court of the United States for the District of South Carolina, having been reported by the Committee correctly engrossed, it was read the third time; and Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in said bill. On motion by Mr. Noble, The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the 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; and no amendment having been proposed, it was reported to the Senate; and On the question, "Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time?” It was determined in the affirmative. The bill to incorporate the Washington, Alexandria, and Georgetown Steam Packet Company, was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and On motion by Mr. Eaton, Ordered, That it lie on the table. The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill for the relief of Payson Perrin; and no amendment having been proposed, it was reported to the Senate; and On the question, "Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time?" It was determined in the affirmative. The Senate resumed, as in Committee of Whole, the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Augustus Aspinwall;" and no amendment having been proposed, it was reported to the Senate; and Ordered, That it pass to a third reading. The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the resolution for the care and preservation of the Cumberland road, and other roads, made, or to be made, by the Federal Government, within the limits of the several States; and On motion by Mr. Smith of Maryland, Ordered, That it lie on the table. The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill entitled "An act for the relief of Robert L. Kennon;" and no amendment having been proposed, it was reported to the Senate; and Ordered, That it pass to a third reading. After the consideration of Executive business, On motion by Mr. Ruggles, one of the majority, That the Senate reconsider the vote of the 16th instant, on the passage of the bill for the relief of Thomas L. Winthrop, and others, Directors of an Association called the New England Mississippi Land Company; and, On motion by Mr. Williams, The Senate adjourned. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1829. The Vice-President communicated the credentials of the honorable George M. Bibb, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Kentucky. The Vice-President communicated a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements prepared in obedience to the act of the 10th of February, 1820, "to provide for obtaining accurate statements of the foreign commerce of the United States;" and, On motion by Mr. Sanford, Ordered, That it be printed, and that one thousand additional copies thereof be sent to the Senate. Agreeably to the order of the day, the Senate proceeded, by ballot, to the election of a printer on their part; and, on counting the ballots, it appeared that Duff Green had a majority, and was accordingly declared duly elected. On motion by Mr. Hayne, Ordered, That the Committee on Naval Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of C. F. Kalkman, and that it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.. Mr. Sanford presented the petition of Ann Rogers, executrix of Nicholas Cruger, deceased, praying to be indemnified for losses sustained by French spoliations, committed prior to the year 1800; and Ordered, That it lie on the table. Mr. Williams presented the petition of William Knight, praying for a pension in consideration of revolutionary services; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Pensions. On motion by Mr. Williams, Ordered, That the communication yesterday received from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Benton presented a resolution of the Legislature of the State of Missouri, on the expediency of amending the Constitution of the United States, so as that the election of President and Vice-President of the United States may be made directly by the people, without any intervening agency; and He presented a resolution of the same Legislature, declaring, in their opinion, that Congress has no power to appropriate moneys to aid the American Colonization Society; and Ordered, That said resolutions lie on the table, and be printed. Mr. Benton also presented two memorials of the same Legislature, praying, 1st. For the speedy location and construction of the Cumberland road to the City of Jefferson; and 2d. For the removal of the obstructions to navigation in the Mississippi river, and for the application of the proceeds of the Lead Mines on the Upper Mississippi, to that object; and also for an extension of the northern boundary of the State, and the extinguishment of the claims of certain Indians to the lands that would be within the State by such extension; and Ordered, That they be referred to the Select Committee on Roads and Canals, and printed. Mr. Hendricks, from the Select Committee on Roads and Canals, to whom was referred a memorial of the President and Directors of the South Carolina 1 |