another amendment moved by Mr. EVANS, of Maine

Mr. PETRIKIN withdrew his amendment.

The question, therefore, was still on the call for the previous question, but applicable now to Mr. EVAN'S amendment, (which was that contained in a report from the minority of the commitee.) That the state of the question may be more fully understood, we insert, first, the resolutions reported by the majority of the committee, and moved in the House by Mr. BLACK, their chairman; they are as follows:

Resolved, That the printing of Congress, unless when otherwise specially ordered, shall be done in the following manner and form, and to be paid for at the prices hereinafter set forth.

For the composition of every page of bills, 85 cent; of every page of small pica plain work, 85 cents; of every page of rule work, $1 70; of every page of brevier rule work, $2 98; and, for a larger form of brevier rule work, in proportion.

For the press work of bills, including paper, folding, and si ching, for fifty copies, 214 cents per page; for four hundred copies, $1 C64 per page; for the press work of tables, other than those in the regular octavo form, for six hundred copies, including paper, folding, and stitching, $4 674 per form; for the press work of the journals, of nine hundred copies, including paper, folding, and stitching, 85 cents per page; for all other printing in the octavo form, of six hundred copies, including paper, folding, and stitching, 74 4-10 cents per page; and for a larger or smaller number in proportion.

Resolved, That all bills shall be printed on cap or double cap "ized" paper, of quality equal to that on which bills are at present printed, and shall contain not less than 1,888 p ca ems; joint resolutioLS shall be printed on the same paper, in the same type, and estimated in the same way as bills. Every octavo page of printing, in small pica, shall be ex ecuted on paper of royal cr double royal size, of the same quality as now used, and shail contain not less than 1,732 ems; and every brevier page shall correspond with the above in size and quality, and shall contain not less than 3,060 ems. The orders of the day and calendar shall be printed in small pica type, on cap or double cap paper of the quality now used for bills; and each page shall contain not less than 3,325 ems: the composition thereof shall be paid for at and after the rate of price paid for royal octavo pages of small pica; and the press work thereof shall be paid for at the same rate as charged for the press work of bills.

All plain or figure work shall be set in small pica; and, when here are notes or side notes, they shall be set in brevier. All rule or rale-and-figure work shall be set in small pica, when it can be brought into pages in that type; and when it cannet be brought into pages in small pica, it shall be set in brevier; and, when it cannot be brought into Fazes with either, it shall be set in a brevier broadside.

Mr. EVANS, of Maine, one of the minority of the same committee, moved the following amendmeat, in conformity to the report of the minority of that committee:

"That, as it appears by the evidence, two offers have been made to execute the public printing for this House, one at the rate of 25 percent. less than the price fixed by the joint resolution of March 3, 1819, and the other at the rate of 20 per cent. less than the said prices, this House do not deem it expedient to pay the printers thereof a higher rate of compensation than the prices at which other perSons are willing to do the work who are competent to perform it:

Resolved, That the printing of the present House of Representatives, executed since the election of the printers to the House, and hereafter to be execuled, shall be paid for at a reduction from the prices fixed by the joint resolution passed March 3, 1819, at the following rates, to wi Per cont.

For the price for composition of every page of small pica, plain work, at a reduction of 10 Of every page of rule-work, small pica, at a reduction of

Of every page of brevier rule-work, at a reduction of

40

30

30

40

And where more than 5,000 are required Resolved, That the accounts for printing shall be made out as heitofore, at the prices fixed by the resolution of 1819; and, in another column, against the amounts carried out against each head of expense, shall be set down the reduction on each sum at the foregoing rates; and, in a third column, the net amount to be paid agreeably to the foregoing resolution.

Resolved, That when the same document or paper is printed for both Houses of Congress, and the composition of the same is charged in the Senate's printing, no charge for composition shall be made in the House printing, except for such necessary alterations of head lines, &c. as is required."

On this amendment the previous question had

been moved.

The question being about to be put on seconding the call for the previous question,

Mr. CHINN moved a call of the House. The yeas and nays were demanded on this motion, and, being ordered, were taken, and resulted as follows-yeas 70, nays 105.

So the House refused the call.

Mr. BLACK ros', and wishel to submit some remarks to the House; but, the previous question having been moved, he was called to order by many members, and also by the CHAIR; when he resumed his seat.

The call for the previous question was seconded, put, and carried; and, the qu stien recur.ing on adopting the amendment of the minority, moved by Mr. EVANS, as a substitute for that of the majority, moved by Mr. BLACK,

Mr. GARLAND of Louisiana moved to divide the question, and that the question be first put on striking out the report of the majority, and then on adopting the substiture. On this motion a discus‣ sn on order arcse, in which Messrs. GARLAND, BANKS, and several ctaer gentlemen took part: it was very irregular, several gentlemen rising at the

same t me.

The CHAIR decil d that the question to strike out and insert was indivi.ible.

The resolution of the commit ce and the proposel substitute were hen both read again.

The question was then put on adopting the substitute m. ved as an amendment by Mr. EVANS of Maine, and decided by yeas and ways, as follow:

YEAS--Mesers. Allamis, Alford, J. W. Allen, An 'revs, Bi ker, Paruard, Bell, Biddle, Bags, Brockway, Auson Brown, Calhoun, W B Cam hell, Cour, Casey, China, Chittenden, Clark, James Cooper, Crabb, Crar ton, Cax is, Cuelan, Dawk son, Deberry, Dennis, Deliet, Edwards, Evao, Everett, Pdmore, Rice Garland, Gates, Gestry, Gita 24, Glegen, Goode, Gahun, Graves, Green. Granell, 111, VÕNG ». 1:18ngs, Hawes, Heary, Hill of Va. Hominen. Hop koos, Hurt,, tm2, Charles Jolinton, Wm. Cez Johnson, K. Lincoln, M:Char Marvin, S. Mason, Mitchell, Monroe, Morgan, Calney Mortar, Naylor, Ogle, Osborne, Paten, Leck, Pope, Prodit, Ran? vil, Randolph, Raiden, Rayney, Reed, Rolgway, Kuseli, nergeast, Simonton, Slade, Truman Smith, Sindy, Stores, Start, Taliaferro, W. Thompson, Tillinghast, Toland, Triplai, Trum bull, Underwood, Peter J. Wagner, Warren. E D. White, Jha White, T. W. Williams, Lewis Williams, Jopli L. Williams, Christopher H. Williams, and Wise--13

NAYS--Messrs. Judson Allen, Ungh J. Andersin, Allarten, Bank, Beatry, Beirne, Black, Blackwell. Brewster, Amon V. Brown, A G Brown, Burke, William O. Beil r. Byman, John Campbell, Carr, Carroll, Chapman, Clifford, Coles, Connor, Mark A. Cooper, Wm. R. Cooper, Craig, Cross, Dona Da vee, John Davis, Dom, Doig, Duncan, Earl, Eastman, Kiy, Tine, Fletcher, Floyd, Fomance, Galbraith, Gerry, Griffia, Hammond, Hand, John Hastings, Hawkins, Hill of N. C. I len, Holleman, Hook, Howard, Jameson, Cave Johnson, Nahaniel Jones, John W. Jones, Keim, Kemble, Kille, Lead better, Leet, Leonard, Lewis, Lowell, Lucas, McCleban, MeCulloch, McKay, Mallery, Marchand, Medill, Miller, Motanya, Montgomery, Samuel W. Morris, Newhard, Parish, Parmenter, Paris, Paynter, Peirikin. Prentiss, Ramsey, Reynolds, Rheft, Edward Rogen, Ryall, haw, Shepard, A. Smith, John Smith, Thomes Sith, Starkweather, Steenrod, Strong, Sumter, Swearingen, Swney, Taylor, Jacob Thompson, Turney, Vanderpool, Vrooni, D. D. Wagener, Watterson, Weller, Jared W. Williams, Henry Williams, and Worthington-107.

So the proposed substitute was rejected. Mr. CCOPER of Georgia presented the follow. ing, which he wished to move as a substitute for

the resolutions of the majority, and asked that it might be read for the information of the House:

"Whereas, the House of Representatives has engaged certain individuals to do the printing, which is now in progress of execution, by which this House is laid under obligations to pay for the same, according to the fair and reasonable worth of the work and labor done and to be pertormed; and for as much as the prices thereof cannot now be fairly and justly determined by reference to the principle of lowest bidder, it is therefore

ot

"Resolved, That the prices for printing of the House, during the present Congress, shall be fixed on the basis of those of 1819, with a reduction thereon of fifteen per cent.

The CHAIR decided that it was too late, the previous question having been ordered.

The question then recurring on the adopting the resolution reported by the majority of the committee, it was decided by yeas and nays as followsyeas 175, nays 13:

YEAS-Messrs. Alford, Judson Allen, John W. Allen, Hugh J. Anderson, Andrews, Atherton, Banke, Beatty, Beirne, Bell, Black, Blackwell, Brew-ter, Briggs, Brockway, A. V. Brown, Albert G. Brown, Anson Brown, Burke, William O. Butler, Bynum, Calhoun, John Campbell, William B. Campbell, Carr, Carroll, Carier, Casey, Chapman, Chinn, Clark, Clifford, Coles, Colquitt, Connor, James Cooper, Mark A. Cooper, William R. Cooper, Crabb, Craig, Cranston, Dana, Davee, John Davis, Deberty, Deanis, Dellct, Doan, Doig, Duncan, Earl, Eastman, Edwards. Ely, Fillmore, Fine, Fletcher, Floyd, Galbraith, Rice Garland, Gates, Gentry, Gerry, Goggin, Goode, Graves, Green, Griffin, Grinnell, Hail, Hammond, Hand, William S. Hastings, John Hastings, Haw s, Hawkins, Henry, Hill of Va. Hillen, Hoffman, Holleman, Hook, Hopkins, Howard, Hubbard, Hunt, James, Jameson, Charles Johnston, Cave Johnson, Nathaniel Jones, John W Jones, Keim, Kemble, Kile, Leadbetter, Lect, Leonard. Lewis, Lincoln, Lowell, Lucas, McCarty, McClelian, McCulloh, McKay, Mallory, Marchand, Marvin, Mason, Medill, Miller, Monroe, Montanya, Montgomery, Morgan, Samuel W. Morris, Calvary Morris, Naylor, Newhard, Osborne, Palen, Parish, Parmenter, Paynter, Pope, Prentiss, Ramsey, Randail, Randolph, Rayner, Reed, Reynolds, Rhett, Ridgway, E. Rogers, Russell, Ryall, Shaw, Shepard, Simontea, A. Sm th. John Smith, Truman Sith, Thomas Smith, Stanly, Steenrod, Storrs, Strong, Stuart, Sumter, Swearingen, Sweney, Taliaferro, Taylor, Jacob Thompson, Tiling hast, Toland, Triplett, Turney, Underwood, Vanderpoel Vrooin, David D. Wagener, Watterson, Weller, Edward D White. John White, Jared W. Williams, Thomas W Williams, Henry Williams, Lewis Williams, Joseph L. Williams, Christopher H. Williams, and Worthington-175. NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Baker, Barnard, Cusing, Dawson, Giddings, King, Ogle, Parris, Petrikin, Rariden, Sergeant, and Wise-13.

After the calling of the names of members had been gone through with,

Mr. CUSHING rose and said he had already voted, and in the negative, upon the printed copy of the resolutions before him; but it might be that the printed copy was erroneous, which was what he wished to know. As printed, te resolution, though only a Honsa resolution, was ia cffic', according to its terms, a law of Cor gress, governing the Senate, and was therefore unconstitutional.

The SPEAKER said it was now too late to amend the resolution.

Mr. BLACK sail he was quite willing that the error, which was a misprint, should be corrected by substituting for "the printing of Congress" that of the House of Representatives."

The SPEAKER said it was now too late, unless by general consent.

Mr. BLACK. Then if there be no objection I move that it be corrected.

The motion was objected to by the Whig party generally.

Mr. B said: Then let it stand.

Mr. CUSHING then said that he must adhere to his vote in the negative.

So the report of the committee (in favor of fifteen per cent. reduction) was agreed to.

Mr. R GARLAND moved to recommit the residue of the report, viz: that part which relates to separating the public printing from the political press, with instructions to report the bill, a projet of which is contained in the minority's report.

Mr. BLACK reminded the House that the majority of the committee had reported no bill, but a resolution.

The reading, both of the bill proposed by the minority and also of the resolution reported by the majority, was demanded.

They were read accordingly.

Mr. ATHERTON moved to lay the whole subject on the table.

Mr. WISE demanded the yeas and nays, which

were ordered and taken, and resulted as followsyeas 104, nays 89.

So the subject of the separation of the printing from newspaper establishments was laid on the table.

INDEPENDENT TREASURY BILL.

Mr. JONES of Virginia said he rose for the purpose of enabling him to submit a motion, that the House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union.

Mr. J. said, in so doing, he deemed it fair and proper to state, that in case the House shou'd go into committee, he would then ask the committee to take up the Independent Treasury bill. He expressed a hope that he should have the co-operation, not only of the friends of the measure, but also of its opponents, who, on other occasions, had expressed their apprehensions, that it was the intention of the supporters of this Administration not to act upon the bill at the present session of Congress. He concluded by submitting his motion to suspend the rules, and on it he asked for the yeas and nays.

Mr. WM. COST JOHNSON wished to know if the gentleman from Virginia would not consent to modify his motion so as to embrace other business.

Mr. WISE wished to have a fair understanding on the matter. If this was a motion to go into committee on a particular subject, he would oppose it; but if the motion to go into committee was general, he would support it.

Mr. JONES explained that his motion was to suspend the rules for the purpose of going into Committee of the Whole generally. But he had expressed his intention, in case the motion should be carried, to ask the committee to take up the Independent Treasury bill.

The question was then taken on the motion to suspend the rules, by yeas and nays, and resulted as follows: yeas 117, nays 83; not two thirds:

YEAS-Messrs. Alford, Judson Allen, Hugh J. Anderson, Atherton, Banks, Beatty, Beirne, Black, Blackwell, Brewster, Albert G. Brown, Burke, Sampson II. Butler, Bynum, Wm. B. Campbell, Carr, Carroll, Casey, Chapman, Clifford, Coles, Colquitt, Connor, Mark A. Cooper, William R. Cooper, Craig, Crary, Dana, Davee, John Davis, John W. Davis, Dawson, Doan, Doig, Duncan, Earl, Eastman, Ely, Fine, Fletcher, Floyd, Formance, Gaibraith, Geary, Griffin, Hammond, Hand, John Hasungs, Hawkins, Hill of Virginia, Hill of North Caro lina, Hillen, Holleman, Holmes, Hook, Hopkins, Howard, Hubbard, Cave Johnson, Nathaniel Jones, John W. Jones, Keim, Kemble, Kille, Leadbetter, Leet, Leonard, Lewis. Lowell, Lucas, McClellan, McCulloch, McKay, Mallory, Marchand, Mason, Medill, Miller, Montanya, Montgomery. Samuel W. Morris, Newhard, Parish, Parmenter, Parris, Paynter, Petrikin, Prentiss, Ramsey, Reynolds, Rhett, Edward Rogers, Ry. all, Shaw, Shepard, Albert Smith, John Smith. Thos. Smith, Starkweather, Steenrod, Strong, Sumter, Swearingen, Sweney, Taylor, Francis Thomas, Jacob Thompson, Turney, Vanderpoel, Vroom, David D. Wagener, Watterson, Weller, Jared W. Williams, Henry Williams, Joseph L. Williams, and Worthington-117.

NAYS-Messrs. Adams, John W. Allen, Andrews, Baker, Barnard, Bell, Briggs, Brockway, Ansen Brown, Ca houn, Carter, China, Chittenden, Clark, James Cooper, Crabb, Cranston, Crockett, Curtis, Cushing, Deberry, Dennis, Dellet, Edwards, Evans, Everett, Rice Garland, Gates, Giddings, Goggin, Goode, Graham, Green, Grinnell, Hall, William S. Hastings, Hawes, Henry, Hoffman, Hunt, James, Charles Johnston, Wm. Cost Johnson, King, Lincoln, McCarty, Mitchell, Monroe, Morgan, Calvary Morris, Naylor, Ogle, Osborne, Palen, Peck, Pope, Randall, Randolph, Rariden, Rayner, Reed, Ridgway, Russell, Sergeant, Simonton, Slade, Truman Smith, Stanly, Stuart, Ta Jiaferro, Tillinghast, Toland, Triplett, Trumbull, Underwood, Peter J. Wagner, Warren, Edward D. White, John White, Thomas W. Williams, Lewis Williams, Christopher H. Wil liams, and Wise-83.

So the rules were not suspended.

On motion of Mr. BANKS, the House then proceeded to the orders of the day.

The following engrossed bills were taken up, read the third time, and passed, viz:

A bill for the relief of William J. Roberts and William Detherage;

A bill for the relief of John Roberts; and A bill for the relief of the widow and children of William Grant Davidson.

The bill entitled "An act to amend an act to remit duties upon certain goods destroyed by fire at the late conflagration in the city of New York in December, 1835," passed July 7, 1838, was taken up on the question, Shall it be ordered to be engrossed for a third reading?

Mr. CURTIS moved an amendment, providing that all appropriations for relief under this act, and the act to which this is a supplement, shall be filed with the commissioner in six months after the passage of this act.

Mr. RHETT moved an amendment to the amendment, so as to make the principle of relief in the bill general-to make it extend to other cities where goods have been destroyed by fire..

The question was taken on the amendment to the amendment, and rejected.

The question recurring on the original amendment, it was agreed to.

Mr. CURTIS moved the previous question on ordering the bill to be engrossed.

Mr. RHETT moved a call of the House; which the House refused.

Mr. CONNOR moved to lay the bill on the table, and on that motion demanded the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and were-yeas 73, nays 93.

So the House refused to lay it upon the table.

Mr. PARRIS moved a called of the House; and on that motion demanded the yeas and nays; which were ordered, and were-yeas 60 nays 100.

The call was refused.

The previous question was seconded; and the question being, "Shall the main question be ordered?"

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered.

The main question was then ordered; which was, "Shall the bill be engrossed for a third reading?" and on that motion,

Mr. PETRIKIN demanded the yeas and nays; which were ordered, and were-yeas 87, nays 80. The bill having been engrossed, and the question being on its passage,

Mr. HUBBARD demanded the yeas and nays; which were ordered.

Mr. PETRIKIN moved to refer the bill to the Committee on Commerce, and made some remarks in support of the motion.

Mr. PROFFIT called for the previous question, which was seconded-ayes 65, noes 63.

Mr. TURNEY demanded the yeas and nays on ordering the main question, which were ordered, and, being taken, were-yeas 69, nays 83, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. J. Q. Adams, John W. Allen, Andrews, Baker, Barnard, Bell, Eiddle, Brockway, Carroll, Chinn, Crittenden, Clark James Cooper, Cranston, Crockett, Curtis, Cushing, Davies, Dellet, Doig, Edwards, Evans, Everett, Filimore, Fine, Floyd, Rice Garland, Gates, Gentry, Goode, Graves, Grinnell, Hand, W.S. Hastings, Hawes, Hillen, Hoffman, Howard, James, Kemb'e, Lincoln, Mason, Monroe Morgan, Ogle, Peck, Proffit, Randal, Randolph, Rariden, Red, Rilzway, Russell, Sergeant, Truman Smith, Stably, Storrs, Stuart, Waddy Thompson, TilInghast, Toland, Triplett, Trumbull, Vanderpa. Edward D. White, John White, Thomas W. Willam, Joseph L. Williams, and Wise-69.

NAYS-Mersts. Hugh J. Anderson, Banks, Beatty, Beirne, Black, Blackwell, Burke, William B. Campbell, Carr, Casey, Chapman, Clifford, Coles, Connor, Mark A. Cooper, William R. Cooper, Crabb, Davee, Jolin Davis, Dawson, Doan, Duncan, Eastman, Formane, Gerry, Griffin, Hammond, John Hastings, Hawkins, John Hill of N. C. Hollman, Holmes, Hook, Hubbard, Cave Johnson, Nathaniel Jones, John W. Jones, Keim, Kille, Leadbetter, Leet, Lewis, Lowell, Lucas, McClellan, McCulloch. McKay, Marchand, Med:!!, Miller. Samuel W. Morris, Newhard, Parish, Parmenter, Parris, Paynter, Petrikin, Pope, Ramsey, Rhett, Ryall, Shaw, Albert Smith, John Smith, Thomas Smith, Starkweather, Steenrod, Sumter, Swearingen, Sweney, Taliaferro, Taylor, Francis Thomas, Turney. Underwood, David D. Wagener, Weller, Wick, Jared W. Williams, Henry Williums, and Lewis Williams-83.

So the main question was not ordered.

The effect of this vote, by the rule, was to put the bill from under the consideration of the House for this day.

Mr. HUBBARD moved that the House adjourn; which motion, by yeas 37, nays 89, was rejected.

On motion of Mr. R. GARLAND, the bill for the relief of Mary Tucker, was postponed till Saturday week.

Mr. RUSSELL moved that the House go into committee on the bil's enumerated on the three first pages of the private calendar; on which motion no quorum voted.

Mr. BRIGGS moved a call of the House. Mr. HUBBARD moved an adjournment, but subsequently withdrew the motion.

After some conversation between Messrs. STANLY, PETRIKIN, and BRIGGS

Mr. BRIGGS asked the yeas and nays on the motion that there be a call of the House, which were ordered, and, being taken, were: yeas 79, nays 51.

So the call was ordered.

And, a quorum being now present, Mr. BRIGGS moved to suspend proceedings on the call.

Mr. ANDREWS asked the yeas and nays on that motion. He was not disposed to trifle; and if gentlemen would have a call of the House, let them go through with it.

Mr. BRIGGS then withdrew his motion to suspend; and the call proceeded, when 136 answered to their names.

Mr. BANKS said there was a quorum present; if there was any intention to do the private busi ness, they had better dispense with all further proceedings in the call: he moved to suspend further proceedings.

Mr. ANDREWS asked the yeas and nays; which were not ordered.

Mr. PETRIKIN asked for tellers; but the call was not sustained.

Mr. HUBBARD said many gentlemen had gone out of the House since they had answered to their names on the call of the roll.

And the question being then taken on the motion to suspend all further proceedings on the call, it prevailed by the vote of 80 to 21, a majority of the members present, but no quorum voted.

Mr. R. GARLAND then renewed the motion that the House go into committee.

Mr. ADAMS demanded the yeas and nays, which ordered, and, being taken, were, yeas 123, nays 0.

So the motion was agreed to; and a quorum was ascertained to be present.

And, at four o'clock, after an hour and a half spent in motions to adjourn, and a call of the House, the House went into Committee of the Whole (Mr. BRIGGS of Massachusetts in the chair) on the three first pages of the private calendar.

The committee took up the bill for the relief of Andrew Law, assignee of Law, Taylor, and Co. The report having been read

After some remarks from Messrs. PETRIKIN and M. A. COUPER,

Mr. PETRIKIN moved to strike out the enacting clause.

A discussion followed, in which Messrs. ADAMS, DAWSON, M. A. COOPER, CRAIG, and SERGEANT, participated in favor of the bill, and Messis. RHETT and PETRIKIN in opposition.

The question on the motion to strike out the enacting clause was taken, and the vote stood-ayes 40, noes 60-no quorum voting.

The CHAIR requested the members without the bar to come within the bar and vote; when a count having been again taken, the vote stood, yeas 40, nays 56, (still no quorum voting.)

The committee then rose, and the chairman reported to the House that the committee found itself without a quorum.

Mr. HUBBARD (at a quarter before 5) moved that the House adjourn. On which motion, Mr. R. GARLAND demanded the yeas and nays; which, being ordered, were, yeas 43, nays 68. So the House refused to adjourn. And, after several ineffectual motions for a call of the House, yeas and nays, &c. The House adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SATURDAY, May 16, 1840. Messrs. C. H. WILLIAMS and BANKS, by consent, present ed additional testimony in relation to claims now before com

mittees.

Mr. BRIGGS made some remarks in relation to the unconsti tutionality of the resolutions passed by the House on yesterday, reducing the price of the public printing fifteen per cent. He argued that, in its present form, it would be a perfect nullity; inasmuch as the House could not, by a simple resolution, annul the law of Congress fixing the prices. For these, and other considerations, he moved a reconsideration of the vote on the adoption of the resolution.

Mr. SMITH of Indiana made a few remarks to show the im portance of transacting the business of the country; and, to at tain that end, moved to lay the motion to reconsider cn the

table.

Mr. BRIGGS demanded the yeas and nays on that motion;

which were ordered.

Mr. EVERETT inquired of the CHAIR whether, if the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider prevailed, it did not suspend the operation of the resolution.

The CHAIR was understood to say that it suspended its pas

sare.

Mr. L. WILLIAMS moved a call of the House, and on that motion demanded the yeas and nays; which were ordered; and were-yeas 72, nays 94.

The question recurring on the motion to lay the motion to re consider on the table;

Mr. SMITH of Indiana said he would withdraw that motion; and moved the previous question on the motion to reconsider which motion received a second; and the main question having

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been ordered, which main question was, "Shall the vote be reconsidered?"

Mr. RANDOLPH demanded the yeas and nays; which were ordered, and were-yeas 81, nays 98. So the House refused to reconsider the vote.

Mr. DAVIS of Pennsylvania asked leave to offer the followng resolution:

Resolved, That from and after Monday next, this House will take a daily recess from two till half past three, p. m. Objection being made,

Mr, DAVIS moved a suspension of the rules.

On that motion, Mr. HOFFMAN demanded the yeas and nays,

which, being ordered, were--yeas 130, nays 40.

So the rules were suspended.

And the question recurring on the adoption of the resolu

tion,

Mr. SMITH of Maine moved to amend, by inserting "half past two till four o'clock."

Mr. DAVIS accepted this as a modification of his resolution, and the question being on the adoption of the resolution as modified,

Mr. BARNARD moved further to amend, by a resolution providing that on and after Monday next, the House do meet at 10, a. m. and adjourn at 4, p. m. which was disagreed to.

The previous question on the resolution was then moved, put, and carried, and the resolution agreed to without a count. So on and after Monday next, the House will take a daily recess from half past two till four p. m.

Mr. MCKAY said there had been a letter received this morning, and laid on the table, from Messrs. Blair and Rives, in relation to the prices paid for the public printing; and asking that the prices for figure work and brevier might be fixed. He wished that letter referred to the Select Committee, of which the gentleman from Georgia was a member, with instructions to report thereon. He accordingly made a motion to that effect.

Mr. PROFFIT objected, and the motion could not then entertained.

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Mr. BANKS, on leave, presented, on behalf of Mr. CAMP BELL, then absent on the Committee of Elections, certain evidence in relation to the erection of a beacon and light-house, near Georgetown, South Carolina, which, on his motion, was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. DAVIS, of Kentucky, moved to amend the 93th Rule of the House, so as to appoint a standing committee on the public printing.

Objection being made,

Mr. DAVIS moved a suspension of the rules, which motion was negatived.

The SPEAKER then called on the standing committees for

reports; when

Mr. RUSSELL, from the Committee of Claims, reported back to the House, with an amendment, Senate bill entitled an act for the relief of H. Lucas; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole.

Also, reported back to the House, with an amendment, Senate bill entitled an act for the relief of Alfred P. King; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole..

Mr. BURKE, from the Committee on Commerce, reported back to the House, without amendment, Senate bill entitled an act for the relief of the Steamboat Company of Nantucket; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole.

Also, reported back to the House, without amendment, joint resolution of the Senate directing the purchase of 250 copies of Jones's Digest of the Tariff, to be deposited in the library of Congress; which was read; and

On motion of Mr. PETRIKIN, who made some remarks in opposition to it, referred to the Committee of the Whole, and made the order of the day for to-morrow.

Mr. LINCOLN, from the Committee on the Public Lands, reported a bill coufirming to the Territory of Iowa a tract of land for the purpose of erecting public buildings thereon; which was read twice; and On motion of Mr. L. who said the bill was a mere matter of form, it having been engrossed, was read the third time, and passed.

Mr. L. from the same committee, reported a bill granting to the county of Johnson, in the Territory of Iowa, the right of preemption to a tract of land for a seat of justice for the said county; and repealing the 2d section of the act heretofore passed on the 34 of March, 1819, entitled an act making a donation of land to the Territory of Iowa, for the purpose of erecting public buildings thereon; which was read twice, and committed.

Mr. MASON, from the Committee on the Public Lands, reported back to the House without amendment, Senate bill enited an act to authorize the registers and receiver of the land officers to administer all the oaths necessary to persons, in relation to the entry and purchase of land.

After a few remarks by Mr. HUBBARD of Alabama, to press the passage of the bill immediately,

Mr. DAVIS of Indiana inquired whether any provision was made in the bill to fix the fees for administering the oaths; which he said should be done.

Mr. MASON was understood to reply in the negative.
After a few remarks from Mr. UNDERWOOD,

Mr. R. GARLAND contended that some provision should be Made to fix the fees for administering the oath as intimated by the gentleman from Indiana, [Mr. DAVIS ] The registers and receivers, he said, were in the habit of charging whatever they pleased as fees. He knew a case in his district where one of those officers charged a gentleman $22 as fees for the entry of forty acres of land under the pre-emption act.

Mr. DAVIS of Indiana then moved an amendment, providing that the registers and receivers should not directly or indirectly receive any compensation for administering such oaths; which was agreed to.

Mr. UNDERWOOD then made further objections to the bill, and

After a few remarks by Messrs. REYNOLDS and CRARY, a verbal amendment was made to the bill.

Mr. UNDERWOOD moved an amendment, making it the duty of the Commissioner of the General Land Office to give

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information to any individual who may make application for that purpose, of the name and residence of the persons owning lands h any section of the country.

Mr. CUSHING objected to the amendment. It would give speculators, by the information that they might obtain from the Commissioner, an opportunity to impose upon the old soldiers who had received bounty lands from the United States.

Mr. REYNOLDS said, if the Commissioner was bound to answer all the letters for information from every part of the United States, consequent upon the passage of such a provision, it would consume all his time. He coincided with the views expressed by the gentleman from Massachusetts, [Mr. CUSHING] He might speculate himse! foccasionally, but he did not consider it right to afford an opportunity to these speculating gentlemen to impose upon the oid soldiers.

After a few further remarks by Mr. CUSHING in opposition to the amendment,

Mr. STEWART said he represented a district which was much interested in this provision. He argued that it would not be for the benefit of the speculators, as intimated; hut that he had received letters from farmers who were not speculators, calling for information of the kind which this amendment was intended to meet. He had introduced a resolution calling upon the Commissioner for all the information, giving the names and the residence of the landholders, which was adopted by the House. He contended that it would be for the benefit of the old soldiers, many of whom had their lands sold for taxes under the laws of lilinois; and who, in all probability, were not aware of that fact; and were barred from any claim to the lands thus sold after the expiration of a certain period. And if the information of the names of the persons and residence could be known, such a result might be prevented.

Mr. MASON argued that the information on the public re cords should be made free to all; that it should not be locked up, subject to the disposition of the Commissioner. The power of the Commissioner might be converted to a species of favoritism. He might, if he chose, give information of the kind required to a friend, and withhold it from an enemy. He was in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

Mr. CASEY did not consider the amendment necessary, inasmuch as all the information which could be required would be reported to the House under the resolution preported by his colleague, [Mr. STEWART,] and would be free for the whole country.

Mr. UNDERWOOD replied that the information under that resolution would apply only to military lands.

Mr. CASEY said the rule of the Deparment refusing information did not apply except to military lands.

Mr. UNDERWOOD was not aware of that fact. The amendment would however do no harm.

Mr. HUBBARD said the question was one totally disconnected with this bill. He move 1 the previous question, which was amended, and the main question ordered; which main question being first on the adoption of the amendment,

The question was taken by tellers (Messrs. JOHNSON of Maryland and HowARD acting as such) who reported-ayes 55, noes 90; so the amendment was rejected.

The question then recurring on ordering the bill to be engrossed for a third reading, it was carried in the affirmative; and the bill having been engrossed, it was read a third time, and passed.

Mr. MASON, from the Committee on the Public Lands, reported back to the House, without amendment, Senate bill entitled an act to revive an act authorizing certain soldiers of the late war to surrender bounty lands drawn by them, and to enter others in lien thercof. and for other purposes; which was read the third time by special order, and passed.

Mr. M. also, fom the same committee, reported back to the House, with an amendment, Senate bill entitled an act to discontinue the office of Surveyor General in the several land districts so soon as the surveys therein can be completed, and for abolishing the land offices, under certain circumstances; and for other purposes; the amendment was concurred in, and the bill was committed to the Committee of the Whole.

Mr. M. also, from the same committee, reported back to the House, without amendment, Senate bill entitled an act authorizing the relinquishment of the 16th sections, granted for the use of public schools, and the entry of other lands in lieu thereof; which was committed.

The morning hour having expired, to which the reception of reports of committees was confined,

Mr. MASON of Ohio moved to suspend the rules, to submit a motion that another hour be granted to the committees to report; and the question being put, the House refused to suspend the rules for that purpose.

On motion of Mr. RUSSELL, the House then passed to the orders of the day.

Engrossed Senate bills on the Speaker's table, of the following titles, were then taken up and passed, viz:

An act for the relief of the legal representatives of David Stone;

An act authorizing Sippican and Mattapoisett, within the township of Rochester, in the State of Massachusetts, to be known hereafter as ports of entry, under those names.

Joint resolution of the Senate, authorizing the appointment of a Select Committee to investigate into the contract of the late Secretary of State. Edward Livingston, with Clark and Force, for the compilation and publication of a Documentary History of the United States, was read twice, and, by special order, the third time, and passed; and,

On motion of Mr. EVANS, a committee of five was appoint. ed on the part of the House.

The bill next in order was the bill explanatory of the act for the relief of sufferers by the great fire at New York. The bill having been previously read a third time,

Mr. PETRIKIN moved the previous question on its pas

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On that motion Mr. HUBBARD called the previous question, which was seconded, and the main question ordered to be put.

And on the main question, (being on the motion to reconsider.) Mr. CONNOR demanded the yeas and nays; which being ordered, were-yeas 78, nays 96.

So the House refused to reconsider.

On motion of Mr. RUSSELL, the House then resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, (Mr. BRIGGS in the chair,) and resumed the consideration of private bills on the calendar.

The first bill in order was the bill for the relief of the assignee of Law, Taylor and Co.

The question pending being on the motion to strike out the enacting clause, it was opposed by Messrs. EVERETT,RHETT, HABERSHAM, and COOPER of Georgia.

The question then being taken on the motion to strike out, the ayes were 35, and the noes 72-no quorum.

The committee then rose, and the Chairman reported that fact to the House."

Mr. WISE said it was a notorious fact, that on private bill days there was seldom or ever a quorum; and if gentlemen would persist in dividing the committee, gross injustice would be done to the parties concerned. He therefore moved an adjournment.

On the motion, Mr. ANDREWS demanded the yeas and mays; which were not ordered.

Mr. WISE said, if the House would, by common consent, go back into Committee of the Whole, he would withdraw the motion to adjourn.

Mr. ANDREWS said he would not consent to any such arrangement. The House had power to compel the attendance of members, and he wished the power to be exercised. Mr. WISE. Then I will not withdraw the motion. The question on the motion to adjourn was then taken by tellers, and resulted-ayes 50, noes 61. So the House refused to adjourn.

Mr. MORGAN moved a call of the House.

On that motion, Mr. ANDREWS demanded the yeas and nays; which being ordered were-yeas 54, nays 68.

So the call was not ordered.

A quorum being now present the IIouse again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, and resumed the consideration of the bill pending which it had risen.

Mr. PETRIKIN withdrew his motion for a division on the motion to strike out the enacting clause.

The question on striking out was then taken, and negatived without a count, and the bill laid aside to be reported.

The next bill was a bill for the relief of Benjamin Adams and Co, and others.

Mr. PETRIKIN moved to strike out the enacting clause, and in advocating the motion, he was quoting, in a general way, what had formerly been said on the floor of the House, relative to the waste and extravagance of the Democratic party and the present Administration; and that, when the Whigs were told they had voted for the bills granting the sums complained of as extravagant, they replied that the Democrats had the majority, and ought to have prevented the passage of all improper laws: "Pass these bills, voting away a million of money, and we will be again told, 'the Democracy had the majority in the House of Representatives; why did they pass such bills?" Mr. P. was called to or ler by the CHAIR for irrelevancy.

Mr. PETRIKIN contended that he was in order, inasmuch as he intended to show that the passage of this bill was impolitic, and wrong in principle. He therefore took an appeal from the decision of the CHAIR.

And the question being on the appeal, some debate arose between Messrs. MORGAN, GARLAND of Louisiana, DAVIS, and others, as to whether the appeal was debatable.

Mr. GARLAND of Louisiana referred to the rule of the House, which declares that an appeal is not debatable.

The question was then taken by tellers on sustaining the decision of the CHAIR, and resulted-ayes 67, noes 53: no quorum. The committee then rose, and the chairman reported that fact to the House..

Mr. ANDREWS gave notice that he would, on Monday, move a reconsideration of the vote, by which the House had ordered a daily recess.

Mr. WELLER moved an adjournment.

On that motion, the yeas and nays were ordered, and were-yeas 63, nays 60.

So the House adjourned.

IN SENATE,

MONDAY, May 18, 1840.1

The CHAIR laid before the Senate a report of the Secretary of the Navy, made in obedience to a resolution of the Senate, on the expediency of adopting the improved boarding pistols and rifles invented by Samuel Colt: which was read, and refer red to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Mr. WRIGHT presented a remonstrance from a large number of merchants, of the city of New York, against the passage of the bill to ensure the more faithful execution of the laws relating to the collection of duties on imports.

Mr. CALHOUN presented the memorial of the heirs of Thomas Farrar; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions.

Mr. WALKER presented the memorial of the President and Directors of the Grand Gulf Railroad and Banking Company, praying a remission of duties on certain railroad iron; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mr. W. also presented a me:norial of citizens of Rankin county, Mississippi, praying the passage of a general bankrupt law; which was laid on the table.

Mr KING presented the memorial of the Alabama and New Orleans Railroad Company, praying a remission of duties on certain railroad iron; which was referred to the Committee un Finance.

Mr. K. also presented the memorial of Auguste Davezác; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Rela tions.

Mr. TALLMADGE presented the petition of inhabitants of Livingston county, New York, for the release of William Ly ons Mackenzie; which was laid on the table.

By Mr. WARREN of Georgia. Ja

By Messrs. BUTLER, DENNIS, and ANDREWS, of Kentucky,

Mr. ANDREWS referred to the motion he had made on Saturday to reconsider the vote by which, on that day, a daily acess had been ordered. He did not wish to press the maiter at this time, and therefore moved to postpone it until Thursday.

Mr. BANKS moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.

Mr. ANDREWS said, his object in moving the reconsideration was, to offer a resolution that the House meet at 10 a. m. and adjourn at 4 p. m. daily.

Mr. BANKS then withdrew his motion to lay on the table, and the petition to postpone till Thursday was agreed to. Petitions were presented

By Messrs. BLACK WELL, CAVE JOHNSON, C. H. WILLIAMS, and the SPEAKER, from Tennessee.

By Messrs. STARKWEATHER, and GIDDINGS of Ohio. Mr. GIDDINGS presented sundry petitions on the subject of slavery, which came within the rule disposing of petitions of that character; and he moved a suspension of the rules, to en able him to present them to the House.

Mr. CHAPMAN of Alabama made a point of order, whethee it was in order to make a motion to suspend the rules, for th purpose indicated.

The CHAIR decided that it was.

Mr. HOPKINS demanded the yeas and nays on the motion to suspend the rules; which were ordered.

Mr. R. GARLAND moved to lay the whole subject on the table.

Mr. CONNOR demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered.

The question was then taken on the motion to lay the whole subject on the table, and it was agreed to.

Petitions were further presented from Ohio by Messrs. DOANE, RIDGEWAY, ALLEN, GOODE, SWENEY, and SWEARINGEN.

(Mr. SWEARINGEN presented the petition of a number of citizens of Jefferson County, Ohio, praying that a duty be laid on the importation of foreign silks: refrred to the Committee on Commerce. Also, the petition of Benjamin W. Ladd, praying compensation for money paid out in defending a suit brought by Duncan McArthur, in consequence of a decision of Congress, upon a line dividing the Virginia military land district, from the lands belonging to Congress, &c. referred to the Committee on Public Lands.]

[Mr. RIDGWAY presented the petition of Christopher Niswongen and Williams. Sullivant. The petititioners state, that in November, 1837, they entered into a contract with the Commissary Department to furnish and deliver certain provisions for the United States army, at Fort Towson, public landing; that they purchased and shipped the quantity contracted for, and that within a few miles of said landing, the boat snagged and sunk, and a portion of said provisions was thereby lost; that they were assured by the agents of the Government at the time, that it would not be expected that they, the petitioners, would fulfil the residue of their contract. The petitioners further state that they secured and delivered supplies to the amount of $5,454 48, and that they have received from the Government $4,000, and that the balance has been retained by the officers of the Government; and it is against this decission of the officers of Government that the petitioners protest, and ask the interference of the Congress of the United States: referred to the Committee on Claims.]

By Messrs. R GARLAND and CHINN of Louisiana. By Messrs, RARIDEN and DAVIS of Indiana. [Mr. DAVIS presented the joint resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, relative to repeal of duty on salt. Also, relative to the improvement of White river. Also, relative to the franking privilege for agricultural societies. The petition of sundry citizens of Knox and Davis counties, for a nail route from Washington to Carlisle. The petition of sundry citizens in fa vor of the claim of John Wilson, of Owen county, Indiana. Also, certain joint resolutions passed by the Leg slature of Indiana, on the subject of the Cumberland road; which he moved to refer to the Committee of Ways and Means, with instructons to report a bill a continue the construction of the said road in the States of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. ]

Mr. BANKS moved to lay the whole subject on the table. Mr. CASEY demanded the yeas and nays; which, having been ordered, were-yeas 63, nays 78.

So the House refused to lay it on the table.

Mr. DAVIS moved the previous question on the motion to refer, with instructions.

Mr. HUBBARD called for a division of the question, so as to take the vote first on the motion to refer, and then on the in structions.

Mr. CONNOR moved a call of the House; and

Mr. HUBBARD demanded the yeas and nays on that motion; which having been ordered, were-yeas 55, nays 82. A call was refused.

The question then recurrring on the demand for the previous question, and Messrs. DAWSON and LEADBETTER having been appointed tellers to ascertain whether there was a second, reported that there were, yeas 77, nays 60.

The question then recurring whether the main question should be then put, which main question would have been on the adoption of the instruction,

Mr. WISE demanded the yeas and nays; which were ordered.

Mr.THOMPSON of Mississippi moved that the House ad

journ.

Mr. WELLER demanded the yeas and nays; which were not ordered.

The question was then taken on the motion to adjourn, by ellers, and agreed to-ayes 74, noes 51.

The House then adjourned till 11 o'clock, to-morrow.

IN SENATE, TUESDAY, May 19, 1840.

The CHAIR submitted a message from the President of the United States, in relation to the bonds issued by the Territorial Govethment of Florida, which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.

Also, a report from the Secretary of the Treasury, in reply to a resolution of the 28th of April, on the issue of Treasury notes; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. OLAY of Kentucky presented the petition of Fielder R. Dorsett, for an increase of compensation; which was referred to the Committee on Claims,

Mr. STURGEON, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, asked to be discharged from the consideration of the claim of the heir of Thomas Farrai, and that it be referred to the Committee on Pensions; which was agreed to.

Mr. TAPPAN presented the petition of a number of the citizens of Washington, stating that they labor under great inconve nience, in consequence of the banks of the District refusing to fulfil their obligations to the public, and praying Congress to take such measures as may compel a resumption of specie payments; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. PRESTON presented the petition of the Southern Steampacket Company of the city of Charleston, praying compensation for transporting the United States mail, under the authority of the Post Office Department; which was referred to the Com mittee on the Post Office and Post Roads..

Mr. CALHOUN presented the memorial of James Leary and others, hat inanufacturers of the city of New York.

Mr. C. said, the grievance of which they complain is, that silk hats, and the unfinished body of fur hats, are admitted duty free, contrary, as they believe, to the true meaning of the compromise act; and the relief asked is, the passage of a bill to restore the protection to which they think they are entitled. The petition is numerously signed, there being nearly a thousand names affixed, all, as he was informed, engaged in the hatter's business.

It may be asked, why he had been selected by so numerous and respectable a body of citizens, belonging to another and distant State, to present their petition, when his opposition to a protective tariff was so well known. He could assign but one reason, and that was, that they concurred with him in the opinion that the necessity for protection originated in an unsound currency; and that all that was required to afford ample protection against competition from any quarter, was a sound uniform, and stable currency. The petition was drawn up with ability, by a mechanic, as he was assured, but whose good sense and sound discriminating judgment would do him credit in this or any other body. That he should be thus supported, in so important a position, by such a body of men, so deeply interested, and capable of judging correctly of their interests, and that they should select him to present their petition on account of the accordance of their views with his, was not a little gratifying to him. It gave additional assurance of future peace and harmony between the different portions of the Union. It is well to speak plainly. We shall never see peace and harmony within our borders, till the tariff question is satisfactorily adjusted; and it can never be satisfactorily adjusted but through the currency question. He had long seen that the currency was at the bottom of that vexed question; and it gave him new hopes, to see the same opinion spreading in other quarters, and especially in that from which this able petition comes. He hoped that it would receive the serious attention of the Senate; and in order that the members might have an opportunity to read it at their leisure, he moved that it should be printed for their use, and referred to the Committee on Manufactures for consideration; which was accordingly ordered.

Mr. WILLIAMS, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, made an adverse report on the petition of the widow of Joseph

S. Cannon.

Mr. PIERCE submitted the following resolution for conside

ration:

Whereas it is apparent that great frauds have been practised within the last four years upon Congress on claims growing out of Revolutionary services; and whereas the Government, in consequence of a large porttion of its records heing lost by fire o otherwise, has no adequate means of protection against such frands. therefore

Resolved, (as the opinion of the Senate,) That it is just and expedient to insist upon the bar interposed by the statute of limitations for all claims for the payment of which provision was made prior to 1800, unless the claimant shall first make a satis factory explanation of the causes of delay since that period, and sustain his application by documentary testimor y.

The bill to provide for satisfying outstanding claims to bounty lands for military services during the last war with Great Britain, and for other purposes, was taken up; and after an animated discussion, in which Messrs. PRENTISS, SEVIER, YOUNG, BENTON, HUBBARD, CLAY of Kentucky, SMITH of Indiana, and WALKER, participated, was postponed until to-morrow.

GENERAL BANKRUPT LAW.

The Senate again proceeded to consider the bill to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States. The question being on Mr. WALL'S substitute for the bill

Mr. STRANGE having stated that he differed in his views on this subject from all the rest of the committee, proceeded to exhibit and illustrate them at large, and was understood to come to the conclusion that the subject was involved in very great, if not insurmountable difficulties; that the same objections which went against bringing such a law to bear upon banks and other State corporations, went with equal force and clearness against its application to individuals; and that, if any were included, al ought to be included.

Mr. NORVELL having signified his desire to speak briefly on the subject

The bill, by consent, was laid over till to-morrow.
And the Senate adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TUESDAY, May 19, 1840.

Petitions were presented, by the general consent of the House, by Messrs. GERRY, JAMESON, DILLET, MCCLELLAN, STUART, GENTRY, REYNOLDS, ELY, HOWARD, WICK, WISE, SLADE, BEIRNE, CHAPMAN of Alabama, DAWSON, HAWES, LOWELL, HILLEN, BURKE, SHAW, JOHNSON of Maryland, CASEY, CARR, BREWSTER, DAVEE, TAYLOR and LEONARD.

Mr. LOWELL, by general consent, presented the following resolutions, recently adopted by the Legislature of the State of Maine, which, on his motion, were ordered to be laid on the table, and printed:

STATE OF MAINE.

Resolves relative to the repeal of the act giving a bounty to vessels engaged in the fisheries.

Resolved, That the repeal of the act, giving a bounty to vessels engaged in the fisheries, would affect the general prosperi ty of this State, by injuring the interest engaged in navigation, in ship-building, and in the fisheries.

Resolved, That national policy requires a continuance of

the fishing bounty, to foster and sustain the commerce of the country in peace, and to afford a competent supply of able seamen for the naval service in war.

Resolved, That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and Representatives be requested, to use their exertions to prevent a repeal or modification of the law, entitled an act laying a duty on imported salt, granting a bounty on piced fishe ported, and allowances to certain vessels employed in the ries, or of any acts or parts of acts relating to the bounty to vessels or individuals engaged in the fisheries.

Resolved, That the Governor be requested to forward a certified copy of these resolutions to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress.

Mr. L. also presented the proceedings of a public meeting held at Bucksport, Maine, on the subject of an appropriation for erecting a fortification on the Penobscot river, opposite Bucksport, and the establishment of a military and naval depot at Castine; which were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Also, the petition of Moody Pilsbury, and 364 other citizens of Bucksport, Maine, and its vicinity, for the same object; which were referred to the same committee. Also, the petition of John C. Talbot and other citizens of Mechisses, Maine, for a general bankrupt law; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

[Mr. JAMESON presented the following petitions: A petition to establish a mail route from Jefferson city, by the mouth of Niangua and Buffalo, to Springfield. Also, a petition to esta blish a mail route from the Merrimac, by the Piney Mills, Burden's and Grigsby's, to Forsyth. Also, a petition of Jesse L. Oldham for an increase of pension. Also, a petition of sundry citizens of Clark county for an appropriation for the improvement of the Desmoines river. Also, a petition of sundry citi zens of Calloway county for the establishment of a certain mail route therein mentioned. Also, a petition of sundry citi zens of Cole county for the establishment of a certain mail route therein mentioned. And also a petition of sundry citlzens of Boonville for the establishment of a certain mail route therein mentioned; which were severally referred to their appropriate committees.]

[Mr. CASEY presented the petition of a large number of citi. zens of the city of Chicago, Illinois, praying for the release of William L. Mackenzie. Mr. C. stated as Mackenzie had been pardoned, and the object of the petitioners obtained, he moved to lay the petition on the table; which motion prevailed. Mr. C. also presented the petition of Mr. Jeremiah Fields, praying for the correction of an erroneous land entry referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.]

[Mr. SHAW presented the petition of Samuel Billings, pray. ing for the bounty on a fishing schooner, the Luzana: referred to the Committee on Commerce. Also, the memorial of Na. thaniel B. Baker, and 121 other citizens of Concord, New Hamp shire, praying for the pardon of William Lyon Mackenzie. Laid on the table.]

[Mr. REYNOLDS presented the petition of George II. Walker, of Wiskonsin Ty. praying to be confirmed in his claim to land in Milwaukie; and the petition of Robert Brownfield, praying a pension for Revolutionary services: referred to the appropriate committees.]

[Mr. BURKE presented the petition of Phineas George, praying to be placed upon the invalid pension list. Also, the peti tion of James Henry, administrator of William Henry, praying for compensation for wages due said William Henry, as midshipman in the service of the United States, and for property of said William Henry in possession of the United States.1

[Mr. CARR presented the petition of William Gentry and others, praying the change of so much of the mail route from Rockport to Washington as lies between Jonesborough and Jasper, and that said route be established through Taylorsville, Warrick county, Indiana; also, the petition of William Humphreys and others, praying for a post route from Canton, via Little York, Sage's Ferry, to Rockford, Indiana: referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.]

[M. HOWARD, of Indiana, presented a petition from Madison Collins, of Warren county, Indiana, praying that the petitioner be placed on the pension roll of invalid pensioners: referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. The petition of Isaac Carroll and others, citizens of Porter county, Indiana, praying for the establishment of a post route: referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. The petition of Thomas Lomas and others, praying the extension of the Pre-emption laws: referred to the Committee on Public Lands. The petition of certain citizens of Carroll county, praying the establish ment of a post route: referred to the Committee on the Post Of fice and Post Roads. The petition of sundry citizens of Porter and Lake counties, praying the extension of the pre-emption laws: referred to the Committee on Public Lands.]

[Mr. DAVEE presented the petitions of James R. Leighton and others, and G. M. Burleigh and others, for the establishment of a mail route from Waterville, in the county of Kennebec, to Dover, in the county of Piscataquis, State of Maine. Also the petition of Alexander Woodward and others, praying for a mail route from Fish's Mills to the town of Massardis, in the county of Aroostook, in said State; which were severally referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Mr. D. also presented the proceedings of a public meeting at Bangor, Maine, on the subject of an appropriation for the erection of a fortifi cation on the Penobscot river; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.]

[Mr. BREWSTER presented the following petitions: Two of citi zens of Oswego county for a general bankrupt law: referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. One of citizens of Oswego and Onondaga counties, for a post road: referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. One of Henry Fitzhugh and others, for the erection of beacons and light-houses on the Thousand Islands, in the river St. Lawrence: referred to the Committee on Commerce. Also, a memorial of inhabitants on the Northern frontier, for a ship canal around the Falls of Ni. agara: referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and the memorial ordered to be printed. And also sent to the Clerk's table divers petitions in the case of Wm Lyon Mackenzie.]

[Mr. TAYLOR presented the petition of Solomon Sturgiss for relief, in relation to a tract of land entered under military bounty land scrip: referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Also, the petition of J. W. Thompson, praying an ap propriation of money for the completion of the monument to the memory of the mother of Washington, near Fredericksburg, Virginia. Also, a preamble and resolutions of the General As sembly of the State of Ohio, in relation to the sale of public lands: referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.1

[Mr. MILLER of Missouri presented the following petitions, viz: Of Samuel Bands and others, of Missouri, praying the