A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate recede from some, and insist on others of their amendments, disagreed to by this House to the bill, entitled "An act to regulate the claims to invalid pensions;" the Senate have also passed the bill, entitled "An act to authorize the Comptroller of the Treasury to settle the account of Thomas Wishart, late a Lieutenant in the Army of the United States," with an amendment; to which they de sire the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. The House proceeded to consider the amendment, and, the same being read, was agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, accompanied with sundry statements and reports, containing a farther answer to the resolutions of this House, of the twenty-third of January last; which were ordered to lie on the table. The several orders of the day were further postponed until to-morrow. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, accompanying his concluding communications, explanations, and statements, in answer to the resolutions of this House of the twenty-third of January last; which were read, and ordered to lie on the table. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed the bill, entitled ، An act making appropriations for the support of Government for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three," with several amendments; to which they desire the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. The bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act in addition to the act, entitled 'An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States," together with the amendments agreed to on Monday last, was read the third time; And, on the question that the same do pass, It was resolved in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. The House proceeded to consider the report of the committee on the petitions of the French inhabitants of Galliopolis, in the territory of the United States Northwest of the river Ohio: Whereupon, Resolved, That there be granted to the said petitioners thirty thousand acres of land, to be divided among them in quantities proportioned to their late purchases of the Scioto Company; and that the farther quantity of twenty thousand acres be divided equally among such of the said petitioners as are actual settlers of the said territory. Ordered, That a bill or bills be brought in pursuant to the said resolution, and that Mr. Wadsworth, Mr. Sedgwick, Mr. Findley, Mr. White, and Mr. Barnwell, do prepare and bring in the same. Ordered, That a committee be appointed to bring in a bill fixing the time for the next annual meeting of Congress, and that Mr. Muhlenberg, Mr. William Smith, and Mr. Sedgwick, be the said committee. The House proceeded to consider the report of the committee on the petition of James Warrington, attorney in fact of Joseph Blachford, surviving partner of Harris & Blachford: Whereupon, Resolved, That the Accounting Officers of the Treasury cause the sum of nine thou sand seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars and ninety cents, charged to John Banks on the thirty-first day of December, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, to be credited to the said John Banks, and that the sum so credited be charged to the account of such other person as in their opinion shall be justly chargeable therewith. Ordered, That a bill or bills be brought in pursuant to the said resolution, and that Mr. Giles, Mr. Livermore, and Mr. Fitzsimons, do prepare and bring in the same. Mr. Heister, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined two enrolled bills: one entitled "An act to authorize the adjustment of a claim of Joseph Henderson against the United States;" the other entitled "An act to authorize the Comptroller of the Treasury to settle the account of Thomas Wishart, late a Lieutenant in the Army of the United States:" and had found the same to be truly enrolled: Whereupon, Mr. Speaker signed the said enrolled bills. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. The House proceeded to re-consider the amendments depending between the two Houses to the bill, entitled "An act to regulate the claims to invalid pensions," together with the report of the Committee of Conference on the subject-matter of the said amendments: Whereupon, Resolved, That this House doth adhere to its disagreement to the amendment insisted on by the Senate to the fourth section of the said bill. Resolved, That this House doth recede from its disagreement to the amendment insisted on by the Senate to the fifth section of the said bill. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, accompanying his report on the petitions of Rawleigh P. Downman and Oliver Towles; and the same being read, Ordered, That so much of the said report as relates to the petition of Rawleigh P. Downman be referred to Mr. Parker, Mr. Sumpter, and Mr. Ward; that they do exa mine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House. Ordered, That so much of the said report as relates to the petition of Oliver Towles, do lie on the table. Mr. Boudinot, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill making an appropriation to defray the expense of a treaty with the Indians Northwest of the river Ohio; 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 a committee be appointed to bring in a bill for the following purposes: to regulate the mode of taking bail in certain cases; to regulate the recovery of costs against informers, or relators, in certain cases; to point out the mode in which suits for penalties under the revenue laws of the United States shall commence; to extend executions on transcripts of judgments from one district to another, and to regulate the costs and fees in cases of the commitment of witnesses; and that Mr. Murray, Mr. Boudinot, and Mr. Jeremiah Smith, be the said committee. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of State, communicating certain reasons for delaying his report on the nature and extent of the privileges and restrictions of the commercial intercourse of the United States with foreign nations, as directed by the order of this House of the twenty-third of February, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, and suggesting that he is now ready to report on that subject, if the House shall be pleased to direct him so to do. Ordered, That the said letter be referred to Mr. Giles, Mr. Laurance, Mr. William Smith, Mr. Baldwin, and Mr. Benjamin Bourne; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House. A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Lear, his Secretary, notifying that the President did, this day, approve and sign two acts which originated in this House: one entitled "An act to promote the progress of useful arts, and to repeal the act heretofore made for that purpose;" and the other, entitled "An act 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 Vin cents." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act in addition to, and alteration of, an act, entitled 'An act to extend the time limited for settling the accounts of the United States with the individual States;" 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 no amendment thereto. A motion was then made and seconded to amend the said bill, at the Clerk's table, by striking out the first section, in the words following, to wit: "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assem bled, That the second section of the said act, which extended the powers of the Board of Commissioners to the settlement of the accounts between the United States and the State of Vermont be, and hereby is, repealed:" And, on the question thereupon, The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Ordered, That the said bill be read the third time to-morrow. Mr. Giles, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill directing the officers of the Treasury to pass to the credit of John Banks the sum of nine thousand seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars and ninety cents; 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 bill to repeal the several impost laws of the United States, so far as they may be deemed to impose a duty on useful beasts, imported for breed, and for remitting the duties heretofore accrued on such importations, in the cases where they have only been secured to be paid; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Murray reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made no amendment thereto. And then, 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. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, accompanying his reports on the several petitions of Peter Cowenhoven, Joanna Gardner, Josiah Harris, Elizabeth M'Clary, Alpheus Moore, Sarah Parker, Margaret Ricker, and Aaron Stratton; which were read, and ordered to lie on the table. Ordered, That Mr. Kittera have leave to be absent from the service of this House for the remainder of the Session. The several orders of the day were further postponed until to-morrow. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22. A memorial of Arthur St. Clair, Governor of the Territory of the United States Northwest of the river Ohio, was presented to the House and read, stating that, in the execution of certain duties, and the performance of sundry services, prescribed by the late Congress, the memorialist made disbursements, and contracted debts, which con'siderably exceeded the funds placed in his hands; and praying that the officers of the Treasury may be empowered to adjust his accounts, and pay whatever balance may be found due to him. Ordered, That the said memorial be referred to Mr. Fitzsimons, Mr. Thatcher, and Mr. Hindman; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House. A memorial of John Ross, of the City of Philadelphia, merchant, was presented to the House and read, praying that a claim for a balance due to the memorialist by the United States, for sundry purchases of merchandise in Europe, on commission, and for which he rendered an account to the late Congress, in the month of January, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, may be considered and decided on. Ordered, That the said memorial be referred to Mr. Gerry, Mr. Huger, and Mr. Tucker; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House. Mr. Heister, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee did, yesterday, wait on the President of the United States, and present for his approbation two enrolled bills: one entitled "An act to authorize the adjustment of a claim of Joseph Henderson against the United States;" the other entitled "An act to authorize the Comptroller of the Treasury to settle the account of Thomas Wishart, late a Lieutenant in the Army of the United States." A memorial of Hugh Hughes, of the State of New York, was presented to the House and read, praying the liquidation and settlement of a claim for services as Commissary of military stores, and Assistant Quartermaster's General in the Army of the United States, during the late war. Ordered, That the said memorial be referred to the Secretary of the Treasury, with instruction to examine the same, and report his opinion thereupon to the House. A memorial of the Society "for promoting the abolition of slavery, for the relief of persons unlawfully held in bondage, and for improving the condition of the African race," in the States of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, was presented to the House and read, praying the attention of Congress to the subject of their memorial, presented the eighth of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, relative to the slave trade. Also, A petition of Elizabeth Fish, late relict and widow of Lieutenant Colonel George Derrance, of the county of Luzerne, in the State of Pensylvania, deceased, praying relief in consideration of the loss of her late husband, who was killed in an engagement with a detachment of British troops and Indians, whilst in the militia service; as also, that she may be reimbursed for the loss of property belonging to the deceased, which was plundered or destroyed by the said detachment, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight. Also, a petition of Mary Johnston, administratrix of Michael Roadman and Jane, his wife, deceased, praying that she may receive the pay due to the deceased, for their services in the Military Hospital in Philadelphia, during the late war, the right to which has been legally transferred to the petitioner's husband. Also, A petition of Anna Martin, of Boston, in the State of Massachusetts, praying the renewal of a certain continental loan office certificate, which was lost or destroyed some time in the month of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-one. Also, A petition of Patrick Jack, of Franklin county, in the State of Pennsylvania, pray. ing that the title to a tract of land of fifteen miles square, on the South side of the Ten nessee river, granted to the petitioner, by the late province of North Carolina, the seventh of May, one thousand seven hundred and sixty-two, and which has since been ceded to the Cherokee Indians, by the United States, at a late treaty, may be restored to him, and himself and his friends permitted to settle thereon, with the consent of the said Indians. Also, A petition of sundry inhabitants of Nine Mile and Baker's creek, on the frontiers of the Territory of the United States, South of the river Ohio, to the like effect. Also, A memorial of John Parker, of the city of Philadelphia, printer, praying that such alterations may be made in the act establishing the Post Office, as to place the transmission of monthly publications on the same footing with newspapers, published within the United States. Ordered, That the said memorials and petitions do lie on the table. A memorial of Eli Elmer, late a Captain Lieutenant of Artillery, in the Army of the United States, was presented to the House and read, praying the liquidation and settlement of a claim for depreciation of pay, supplies of clothing, and other stores, due to him for military services rendered during the late war. Ordered, That the said memorial be referred to the Secretary of War, with instruction to examine the same, and report his opinion thereupon to the House. Mr. Muhlenberg, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill fixing the time for the next annual meeting of Congress; which was received, and read the first time. On motion, The said bill was read the second time, and ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow. A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Lear, his Secretary, notifying that the President did, this day, approve and sign two acts, which originated in this House: one entitled "An act to authorize the adjustment of a claim of Joseph Henderson against the United States; the other entitled "An act to authorize the Comptroller of the Treasury to settle the account of Thomas Wishart, late a Lieutenant in the Army of the United States." Mr. Murray, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill concerning bail, process, and costs, in the Courts of the United States; 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 on Monday next. Mr. Goodhue, from the committee to whom was committed the bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act supplementary to the act, entitled 'An act to provide more effectually for the collection of the duties, imposed by law, on goods, wares, and merchandise, imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels," reported an amendment thereto; which was read, and, together with the said bill, ordered to be committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Parker, from the committee to whom was referred the report of the Secretary of War on the petition of Rawleigh P. Downman, made a report; which was read, and ordered to lie on the table. A motion was then made and seconded that the House do now adjourn for half an hour, On which motion, the yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present: |