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The said bill was read the second time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Friday next.

The House, according to the order of the day, again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the report of the committee to whom were referred the petitions of a number of persons, praying to be placed on the list of pensioners of the United States; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. White reported that the committee had, according to order, again had the said report under consideration, and made several amendments thereto; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same were severally twice read, and agreed to by the House.

And then the said report being further amended, to read as followeth:

"Resolved, That, in order to prevent the admission of improper claims, and to facilitate the allowance of such as are well founded, it is expedient to repeal the second, third, and fourth sections of the act, entitled "An act to provide for the settlement of the claims of widows and orphans barred by the limitations heretofore established, and to regulate the claims to invalid pensions," and to provide that, in future, the claims for invalid pensions shall be regulated in the manner following, to wit:

1st. That all evidence relative to invalids shall be taken upon oath before the Judge of the District in which such invalids reside, or before any three persons, specially authorized by commission from the said Judge.

2d. That the evidence relative to any claimant must prove decisive disability to have been the direct effect of known wounds, received while in the actual line of his duty, in the service of the United States, during the late war. That this evidence must be, the affidavits of the commanding officer, or Surgeon of the ship, regiment, corps, or company in which such claimant served; or two other credible witnesses, to the same effect, setting forth the time and place of such known wound.

3d. That every claimant shall be examined by two physicians upon oath, to be authorized by commission from the said Judge, who shall report in writing their opinion of the nature of the said disability, and in what degree it prevents the claimant from obtaining his livelihood by labor.

4th. That every claimant shall produce evidence of the time of his leaving the service of the United States, and of his being honorably discharged therefrom. He must also produce evidence of three reputable freeholders of the city, town, or county, in which he resided for the two years immediately after he left the service, as aforesaid, of the existence of his disability during that period, and ascertaining of their own knowledge, the mode of life, employment, labor, or means of support, of the claimant.

5th. That the said claimant must produce the evidence of two credible witnesses, of the continuance of his disability, from the expiration of the said two years to the time of his application.

6th. That each claimant should show a good and sufficient cause why he did not apply to the State in which he resided, on or before the eleventh of December, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, the time limited for applications of this nature. 7th. That the evidence of no claimant should be admitted, whose case had been rejected by any State, prior to the aforesaid eleventh December, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight.

8th. That the reasonable allowance to such Commissioners and physicians aforesaid, for examining the claims of invalids shall be made by the and paid out of such

contingent funds, as the President of the United States may direct.

"Resolved, That the said Judge of the District shall transmit a list of such claims, accompanied by the evidence herein directed, to the Secretary for the Department of War, who shall examine the muster rolls and other evidences of the late war, in order to prove the services of the said claimants; and the said Secretary shall make a statement of the cases of the said claimants to Congress, with such circumstances and remarks as may be necessary, in order to enable them to take such order thereon, as they may judge proper;" was, on the question put thereupon, agreed to by the House.

Ordered, That a bill or bills be brought in pursuant to the said resolutions, and that Mr. William Smith, Mr. Benjamin Bourne, and Mr. Lee, do prepare and bring in the

same.

The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill to provide for the allowance of interest on the sum ordered to be paid by the resolve of Congress, of the twenty-eighth of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, as an indemnity to the persons therein named; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. White reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made no amendment thereto.

Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow.

The House proceeded to consider the report of the committee on the memorial of John Tucker, late Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States, which was made on the eighth of March last: Whereupon,

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to prepare and bring in a bill providing for the allowance and payment of dollars to the said John Tucker, to compensate him for his expenses and services, and for money paid by him as Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Ordered, That Mr. Sedgwick, Mr. Murray, and Mr. Baldwin, be a committee, pursuant to the said resolution.

The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill to authorize the settlement of the accounts of Lewis Garanger for military services during the late war; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. White reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made an amendment thereto; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same was twice read, and agreed to by the House.

Ordered, That the said bill, with the amendment, be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow.

The several orders of the day were further postponed until to-morrow.
And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning eleven o'clock.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2.

A petition of John Rowland was presented to the House and read, praying to be placed on the list of pensioners, in consideration of wounds and injuries received, whilst a soldier in the Army of the United States, during the late war.

Ordered, That the said petition do lie on the table.

Ordered, That the memorials of the late officers and soldiers of the lines of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, which lay on the table, be referred to the consideration of a Committee of the Whole House on next Monday week.

An engrossed bill to amend an act, entitled "An act establishing a mint, and regu lating the coins of the United States," so far as respects the coinage of copper, was read the third time.

Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act to amend an act, entitled 'An act establishing a mint, and regulating the coins of the United States,' so far as respects the coinage of copper."

Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence.

An engrossed bill to provide for the allowance of interest on the sum ordered to be paid by the resolve of Congress, of the twenty-eighth of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, as an indemnity to the persons therein named, was read the third time.

Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act to provide for the allowance of interest on the sum ordered to be paid by the resolve of Congress, of the twenty-eighth of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, as an indemnity to the persons therein named.”

Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence.

An engrossed bill to authorize the settlement of the accounts of Lewis Garanger for military services during the late war was read the third time.

Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act to authorize the settlement of the accounts of Lewis Garanger for military services during the late war." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence.

Mr. Ames, from the committee to whom was referred the report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the petition of Joseph Henderson, made a report; which was read, and ordered to lie on the table.

The House proceeded to consider the report of the committee to whom was referred the petition of Ebenezer Cowell, which was made on the third of February last: Whereupon,

Resolved, That the prayer of the said petition cannot be granted.

Mr. Sedgwick, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a c to compensate John Tucker; which was received, and read the first time.

On motion,

The said bill was read the second time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the motion of the twenty-eighth ultimo, for reducing the military establishment of the United States; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. White reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said motion under consideration, and made some progress therein.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the said motion.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of State, enclosing a list of the several persons employed in his office, with the salary allowed to each, pursuant to the resolution of this Houe of the thirty-first ultimo; which were read, and ordered to lie on the table.

The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill to make compensation to the widows and orphans of certain persons who were killed by Indians, under the sanction of flags of truce; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Dayton reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made some progress therein.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the said bill.

The several orders of the day were further postponed until to-morrow.
And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning eleven o'clock.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3.

A petition of Charles King was presented to the House and read, praying to be placed on the list of pensioners, in consideration of injuries received in the service of the United States, during the late war.

Ordered, That the said petition do lie on the table.

Mr. William Smith, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill to regulate the claims to invalid pensions; which was received, and read the first time.

On motion,

The said bill was read the second time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

Ordered, That the report of the commitee to whom was referred the report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the petition of Joseph Henderson, be referred to the consideration of a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

The House, according to the order of the day, again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill to make compensation to the widows and orphans of certain persons who were killed by Indians, under the sanction of flags of truce; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Dayton reported that the committee had, according to order, again had the said bill under consideration, and made several amendments thereto; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table.

Ordered, That the said bill, with the amendments, do lie on the table.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, enclosing a list of the persons employed in the several offices of his department, with the salary allowed to each, pursuant to the resolution of this House, of the thirty first ultimo; which were read, and ordered to lie on the table.

The House, according to the order of the day,again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the motion of the twenty-eighth ultimo, for reducing the Military Establishment of the United States; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. White reported that the committee had, according to order, again had the said motion under consideration, and made a farther progress therein. Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the said motion.

The several orders of the day were further postponed until to-morrow.
And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning eleven o'clock.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 4.

Another member to wit: Samuel Sterret, from Maryland, appeared and took his seat in the House.

The House proceeded to consider the amendments, reported yesterday, by the Committee of the Whole House, to the bill to make compensation to the widows and or phans of certain persons who were killed by Indians, under the sanction of flags of truce; and the same being read, some were agreed to and others disagreed to.

And then the said bill, being further amended at the Clerk's table, was, together with the amendments, ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, enclosing lists of the persons employed in the several offices of his department, with the salary allowed to each. Also,

A letter, accompanying certain statements relative to Foreign Loans, which have been made by the United States, under the authority of the President, pursuant to the resolutions of this House, of the twenty-fourth and twenty seventh ultimo; which were read, and ordered to lie on the table.

The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill to regulate the claims to invalid pensions; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Dayton reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made some progress therein.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the said bill.

The several orders of the day were further postponed until to-mOITOW.
And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning eleven o'clock.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 5.

A petition of the Inhabitants of the city of Hudson, in the State of New York, was presented to the House and read, stating the inconveniences under which they labor, from being obliged to register, enter, and clear their vessels at the port of New York, and praying that the said city of Hudson may be made a port of entry.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Secretary of the Treasury, with instruction to examine the same, and report his opinion thereupon to the House.

A petition of Gabriel Allen was presented to the House and read, praying the renewal of certain Continental Loan Office certificates, the property of the petitioner, which were lost or destroyed, during the late war. Also,

A petition of Nicholas Vreland, to the same effect.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the consideration of the Committee of the Whole House to whom is referred the report of the Secretary of the Treasury respecting lost or destroyed certificates.

A petition of Jonas Stevens, late a soldier in the sixth Massachusetts' Regiment, was presented to the House and read, praying compensation for services rendered, and losses and injuries sustained, whilst in the Army of the United States, during the late War. Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Secretary of War, with instruction to examine the same, and report his opinion thereupon to the House.

A petition of William Seymour, of Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, was presented to the House and read, praying relief in consideration of a wound, received in the attack made by the enemy, at Fort Griswold, during the late war; which has rendered him incapable of cbtaining a livelihood by labor.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to Mr. Wadsworth, Mr. Key, and Mr. Griffin; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House.

An engrossed bill to make compensation to the widows and orphans of certain persons, who were killed by Indians, under the sanction of flags of truce, was read the third time.

Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act to provide for the widows and orphans of certain persons who were killed by Indians, under the sanction of Bags of truce."

Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter and report from the Secretary of the Treasury on the memorial of Timothy de Monbreun which were read: Whereupon, Resolved, That the memorialist have leave to withdraw his said memorial.

The House, according to the order of the day, again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the motion of the 23th ultimo, for reducing the Military Esta blishment of the United States, and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re

sumed the chair, and Mr. White reported that the committee had, according to order, again had the said motion under consideration, and directed him to report to the House their disagreement to the same.

The several orders of the day were further postponed until Monday next.
And then the House adjourned until Monday morning eleven o'clock.

MONDAY, JANUARY 7.

Mr. Livermore, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill to repeal part of a resolution of Congress of the twenty-ninth of August, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, respecting the inhabitants of Post Saint Vincents; which was received, and read the first time.

On motion,

The said bill was read the second time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Laurance, from the committee to whom was re-committed the bill making appropriations for the support of Government, for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, reported an amendatory bill; which was received and read the first time.

On motion,

The said bill was read the second time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the Whole House immediately.

The House, accordingly, resolved itself into the said committee, and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Sedgwick reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made no amendment thereto.

Ordered, That the said bill do lie on the table.

The House, according to the order of the day, again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill to regulate the claims to invalid pensions; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Dayton reported that the committee had, according to order, again had the said bill under consideration, and made a farther progress therein.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into a committee of the Whole House on the said bill.

The several orders of the day were further postponed until to-morrow.
And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning eleven o'clock.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 8.

A petition of William Wirtz was presented to the House and read, praying compensation for services as Barrackmaster and Assistant Commissary of Prisoners, at the borough of Lancaster, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Secretary of the Treasury, with instruction to examine the same, and report his opinion thereupon to the House.

The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill making appropriations for the support of Government for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety three, which lay on the table; and the said bill being amended at the Clerk's table, was, together with the amendments, ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to

morrow.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill, entitled "An act in addition to the act, entitled 'An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States;" to which they desire the concurrence of this House. The Senate have also passed the bill, entitled "An act to provide for the allowance of interest on the sum ordered to be paid by the resolve of Congress, of the twenty-eighth of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, as an indemnity to the persons therein named." And then he

withdrew.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of State, accompanying a report of the assays and experiments made by the Director of the Mint, on the gold and silver coins of France, England, Spain, and Portugal, pursuant to the order of the twenty-ninth of November last; which were read, and ordered to lie on the table.

The bri sent from the Senate, entitled "An act in addition to the act, entitled An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States," was read the first time.

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