to the House, and ordered to be read a third time to-day, and was accordingly read a third time, and passed. On motion of Mr. NEWTON, the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, on the bill from the Senate for appointing an additional district judge for the district of New York. Mr. NEWTON stated the urgency of the business in the district court, &c., and the expediency of the bill. The Committee rose and reported the bill, which was ordered to be read a third time to-day, and was accordingly read a third time and passed. The bill for the relief of John Thompson passed through a Committee of the Whole, and was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading." AMERICAN SEAMEN. APRIL, 1812. caused to be impressed out of the ships of the United States, sailing on the high seas, under the American flag, divers liege citizens of said States, and hath compelled them to serve on board the ships of war of Great Britain, and to fight against the United States, and numbers of them yet detains, contrary to the express provision of said treaty, and in violation of their natural liberty, and against the peace of the United States: Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That, from and after the 4th day of June next, any person or persons who shall impress any native seaman of the United States from on board any vessel of the United States, sailing on the high seas, or in any port, river, haven, basin, or bay, under pretence or color of a commission from any foreign Power, shall, for every such offence, be adjudged a pirate and felon, and on conviction shall suffer death; and the trial in such case shall be had where the offen der is apprehended or may be first brought. for such seaman, on the general issue, to give the special matter in evidence, which is hereby declared a perfect justification. On motion of Mr. WRIGHT, the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, 38 to 33. on the bill for the protection and recovery of lawful for any seaman, sailing under the flag of the SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be American seamen. The bill was amended and United States, on any person or persons attempting to reported to the House. impress him by force or violence from on board any Without debate, the question was taken on en-vessel of the United States on the high seas, or in any grossing the bill for a third reading-for its en- port, haven, basin, or bay, to repel force by force; and grossment 52, against it 28, as follows: if any person so attempting to impress said seaman YEAS-Willis Alston, jun., William Anderson, Ste-shall be killed, maimed, or wounded, it shall be lawful venson Archer, Burwell Bassett, William Blackledge, Adam Boyd, Robert Brown, Matthew Clay, James Cochran, William Crawford, Roger Davis, Joseph Desha, Samuel Dinsmoor, Elias Earle, James Fisk, Thomas Gholson, Isaiah L. Green, Bolling Hall, Obed Hall, John A. Harper, Aylett Hawes, Richard M. Johnson, Joseph Kent, William R. King, Abner Lacock, Joseph Lefever, Peter Little, Aaron Lyle, Thomas Moore, William McCoy, Alexander McKim, Arunah Metcalf, James Morgan, Hugh Nelson, Thomas Newton, Stephen Ormsby, Israel Pickens, William Piper, James Pleasants, junior, John Rhea, John Roane, Jonathan Roberts, Ebenezer Sage, John Sevier, George Smith, John Smith, William Strong, George M. Troup, Robert Whitehill, and Robert Wright. NAYS-John Baker, Harmanus Bleecker, James Breckenridge, Epaphroditus Champion, William Ely, Asa Fitch, Thomas R. Gold, Charles Goldsborough, Edwin Gray, Jacob Hufty, John M. Hyneman, Philip B. Key, Joseph Lewis, junior, Robert Le Roy Livingston, Archibald McBryde, Samuel McKee, Jeremiah Morrow, Thomas Newbold, Joseph Pearson, Elisha R. Potter, William Reed, Richard Stanford, Lewis B. Sturges, Samuel Taggart, Benjamin Tallmadge, Leonard White, and Thomas Wilson. The bill, as ordered to a third reading, is as follows: A Bill for the protection, recovery, and indemnification of American seamen. SKO. 3. And be it further enacted, That on information being given to the President of the United States, proving satisfactorily to him, that any citizen of the United States shall have been impressed, and shall be yet detained, or shall hereafter be impressed, to cause the most rigorous retaliation on any of the subjects of said Government taken on the high seas, or within the British territories, whom he is hereby authorized to cause to be taken and seized for that purpose, any treaty to the contrary notwithstanding. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That any seaman, heretofore or hereafter impressed, shall be and he is hereby authorized to attach, in the hands of any debtor of any British subject, a sum equal to thirty dollars per month for the whole time he shall have been detained on board any British vessel or vessels; and that any sum of money so attached out of the hands of any debtor, shall be a payment of so much of said debt to said creditor; and on plea of payment or set-off the same may be given in evidence and allowed in any suit for the recovery of said debt, any treaty to the contrary notwithstanding. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States is hereby authorized to capture, by way of reprisal, as many British subjects, on the high seas or within the British territories, as may be equal to the impressed American seamen in the possession of Great Britain, and by a cartel to exchange the same. Whereas, by the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, made between His Britannic Majesty and the United States, at London, on the nineteenth day SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Presiof November one thousand seven hundred and ninety-dent be, and he is hereby authorized, whenever suffifour, it is agreed, that there shall be a firm, inviolable, and universal peace, and a true and sincere friendship between His Britannic Majesty, his heirs and succesors, and the United States of America, and between their respective countries, territories, cities, towns, and people, of every degree, without exception of persons or places: And whereas His Britannic Majesty has cient testimony shall be produced that the commander of any public armed ship or other vessel of any foreign nation, shall have taken or impressed from on board any ship or other vessel of the United States while at any port or place, not within the jurisdiction of such foreign nation, or while on her passage to or from any port or place, any seaman, mariner, or other person, not being in the military service of an enemy of such foreign nation, to prohibit by proclamation every person residing within the United States or its territories, from affording aid, succor, or provisions, of whatsoever kind, to such ship or vessel; and any pilot or other person. residing within the United States, who shall (after such prohibition shall have been made known, and before the same shall be revoked) afford aid, succor, or provisions, as aforesaid, to such ship or vessel, and be thereof convicted, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned not exceeding one year, and fined not exceeding one thousand dollars. SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the 4th day of June next, whenever full and sufficient testimony shall be produced, that the commander or commanders of public armed vessels of any foreign nation, have impressed or taken from on board any ship or vessel within the jurisdiction of the United States, or while on her passage to or from any port or place, any seaman, mariner, or other person, the President shall be, and he hereby is authorized to prohibit, by proclamation, the landing from on board any ship or other vessel of the foreign nation (whose commander or commanders have offended as aforesaid) any goods, wares, or merchandise, within any of the ports of the United States or its territories; and also to prohibit the lading of any ship or vessel of such nation within any of the ports or territories of the United States: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent any ship or vessel of the nation, whose commander or commanders have offended as aforesaid, and which shall arrive within any of the ports of the United States or its territories, to remain with their cargoes on board or to proceed to any place without the jurisdiction of the United States: And provided also, That any ship or vessel of such nation (which may have been partly laden at the time such proclamation shall be made known) shall be permitted to depart with the lading then on board, to the port of destination of such ship or vessel. APPROPRIATION BILL. The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the bill making further appropriations for the support of Government during the year 1812. The bill was gone through and reported to the House. H. OF R. Brown, William A. Burwell, Matthew Clay, James Cochran, John Clopton, Lewis Condict, William Crawford, Roger Davis, John Dawson, Joseph Desha, Samuel Dinsmoor, Elias Earle, William Findley, James Fisk, Thomas Gholson, Isaiah L. Green, Felix Grundy, John A. Harper, Aylett Hawes, Richard M. Johnson, Abner Lacock, Peter Little, Aaron Lyle, Thomas Moore, William McCoy, Samuel McKee, James Morgan, Jeremiah Morrow, Hugh Nelson, Thomas Newbold, Thomas Newton, Stephen Ormsby, James Pleasants, jr., Benjamin Pond, Samuel Ringgold, John Rhea, John Roane, Jonathan Roberts, Ebenezer Sage, Ebenezer Seaver, John Sevier, Adam Seybert, John Smilie, George Smith, John Smith, Richard Stanford, Silas Stow, William Strong, Uri Tracy, George M. Troup, Charles Turner, jr., Pierre Van Cortlandt, jr., Robert Whitehill, William Widgery, Thomas Wilson, and Richard Winn. NAYS-Harmanus Bleecker, Epaphroditus Champion, John Davenport, jun., William Ely, Asa Fitch, Thomas R. Gold, Charles Goldsborough, Edwin Gray, Bolling Hall, Obed Hall, Jacob Hufty, John M. Hyneman, Richard Jackson, jun., Joseph Kent, Philip B. Key, William R. King, Robert Le Roy Livingston, Alexander McKim, Arunah Metcalf, Joseph Pearson, Elisha R. Potter, William Reed, Lewis B. Sturges, Benjamin Tallmadge, Laban Wheaton, Leonard White, and Robert Wright. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, and the House adjourned. TUESDAY, April 28. Mr. GHOLSON, from the Committee of Claims, presented a bill for the relief of Clement B. Penrose; which was read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole on Thursday next. Mr. G., from the same committee, also presented a bill for the relief of Louis Chacherie; which was read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole on Thursday next. Mr. CALHOUN, from the committee appointed on that part of the President's Message which relates to our foreign relations, presented a bill making further provision for the Army of the United States; which was read twice, and comThis bill contains an appropriation of $40,000 mitted to a Committee of the Whole to-morrow. "for compensation to the marshals and assistant Mr. C., from the same committee, also premarshals for taking an account of the manufac-sented a bill to amend an act, entitled "An act to tures of the United States, in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated for that purpose." This appropriation was objected to by Mr. GOLDSBOROUGH and others, because too great an appropriation for a service which, it was said, had been very loosely performed. It was stated in reply that the labor had been performed in compliance with the requisitions of law, &c., and that those who had engaged in the labor on the faith of the Government for payment, pledged by that law, ought to be compensated. The question on concurring with the Committee of the Whole in this appropriation was decided in the affirmative-for the appropriation 65, against it 27, as follows: establish a Quartermaster's Department, and for other purposes;" which was read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole to-morrow. Mr. KEY, from the committee appointed on the seventh instant, presented a bill to increase the salary of the Superintendent of Indian Trade; which was read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole on Monday next. Mr. LITTLE, from the committee appointed on the twenty-fifth instant, presented a bill for the relief of Peter Hoffman, junior, and others; which was read twice, and recommitted to the committee by whom it was reported. On motion of Mr. M. CLAY, Resolved, That the Committee on Military YEAS-Willis Alston, jr., William Anderson, Ste-Affairs be, and they are hereby, instructed to invenson Archer, Ezekiel Bacon, David Bard, William quire whether any, and, if any, what, alterations W. Bibb, Adam Boyd, James Breckenridge, Robert ought to be made in the law passed the sixteenth 12th CoN. 1st SESS.-43 of March, 1802, entitled "An act fixing the Military Peace Establishment of the United States," and the law passed the twelfth of April, 1808, entitled "An act to raise, for a limited time, an additional military force," or in any other act respecting the Military Establishment; and that they have leave to report by bill, or otherwise. Ón motion of Mr. POINDEXTER, Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inquire into the expediency of annexing that part of West Florida lying East of Pearl river, and West of the Perdido, to the Mississippi Territory; and that the committee have leave to report by bill, or otherwise. Mr. POINDEXTER, Mr. New, Mr. GOLDSBOROUGH, Mr. EARLE, and Mr. ALSTON, were appointed the committee. An engrossed bill for the protection, recovery, and indemnification, of American seamen, was read the third time: Whereupon, the bill was recommitted to a Committee of the Whole, and made the order of the day for the eleventh of May next. An engrossed bill for the relief of John Thompson was read the third time, and passed. An engrossed bill making additional appropriations for the support of Government, for the year 1812, was read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the bill from the Senate "to provide for designating, surveying, and granting, the military bounty lands," be recommitted to the Committee on the Public Lands. The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the bill authorizing the cutting and making a canal from the river Potomac around the West end of the dam or causeway from Mason's Island, and for other purposes. The bill was reported without amendment, and ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow. WEDNESDAY, April 29. APRIL, 1812. which was read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole to-morrow. Mr. CHEVES, from the committee to whom was referred the bill from the Senate "to incorporate a bank in the town of Alexandria, by the name and style of the Mechanics' Bank of Álexandria," made a report; which was read, and, together with the bill, committed to a Committee of the Whole to-morrow. Mr. POINDEXTER submitted the following resolution: Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to cause an accurate census of the Mississippi Territory to be taken, and returned to Congress at their next session. The resolution was read, and ordered to lie on the table. RELIEF OF CARACCAS, &c. Mr. MACON submitted for consideration the following resolution: "Resolved, That the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures be instructed to report a bill authorizing the President of the United States to cause to be purchased barrels of flour, and to have the same exported to some port in Caraccas, for the use of the inhabitants who have suffered by the earthquake; and also authorizing him to cause to be purchased barrels of flour, and to have the same exported to some port in Teneriffe for the use of the inhabitants who are likely to starve by the ravages of locusts." To the adoption of the first clause of this resolution, there was no objection made by any one; but a desultory debate took place on incidental points and on the merits of the last clause. Mr. RANDOLPH made a speech of some length in favor of the object of the proposed resolution, but going to show that the aid the Government could afford would be ineffectual to relieve famine, if it existed; and that unquestionably the most effectual relief that could be afforded on our part to the wretched and unfortunate people of Caraccas would be a suspension, as to them, of our restrictive system. He, therefore, moved to amend the resolution by adding to the end of it the words "and to authorize vessels laden with provisions to clear out for any port of the aforesaid country." A message from the Senate informed the House that the Senate have passed a resolution, in the form of a joint resolution, authorizing the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, during the present session, to adjourn their respective Houses on Wednesday, the sixth of May, to Monday, the twenty-fifth of May next, in which they desire the concurrence Mr. CALHOUN expressed his regret that this proof this House. The Senate have also passed position to aid the cause of humanity could not sundry bills, to wit: "An act concerning mer- be permitted to pass without the intermixture of chant vessels armed for defence;" "An act re-party feelings, which the motion and speech of specting associations for maritime defence;" and "An act supplementary to the act, entitled 'An act to establish an Executive department, to be denominated the Department of War;" in which bills they desire the concurrence of this House. The bill from the Senate, "supplementary to the act, entitled 'An act to establish an Executive department, to be denominated the Department of War," was read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole to-morrow. Mr. GHOLSON, from the Committee of Claims, presented a bill for the relief of George Lyon; the gentleman from Virginia, he thought, were calculated to excite. He was opposed to the amendment, which he conceived would virtually repeal the embargo, and he hoped, as there could be no probability of adopting it, he would withdraw it. Mr. C. said he had doubts about the latter clause of the resolution; because, as to the distress at Teneriffe, the House had no other information than a newspaper report, whilst of the scarcity of provisions at Caraccas they had accurate information. Mr. RANDOLPH defended himself against the imputation of a desire to excite party feeling, &c., and declined withdrawing his amendment, because he believed its adoption to be essential to the accomplishment of the object of the original motion. He also made a number of observations on the impatience with which gentlemen of the minority were listened to in the House, and the frequent interruptions they were in the habit of meeting with, &c. H. OF R. Thomas Newbold, Thomas Newton, Stephen Ormsby, Mr. RHEA spoke in favor of the first clause of the resolution, and against the second; in doing which he was actuated by a regard to the interests of the United States, which peculiarly required them to cultivate amity with and conciliate the South American provinces. Mr. MACON spoke against the amendment, which, if adopted, would compel him to vote against his own motion. The restrictive system, he said, would not be of long duration, and, when it expired, provisions in plenty might be exported to South America and elsewhere; so that there Various observations were made by different was very little necessity for suspending the em- gentlemen against the clause relating to Teneriffe ; bargo law, which was only adopted preparatory principally because the information from that to a different state of things. The clause in the quarter was not of an authentic character, and resolution relating to Teneriffe, he said, had been because many of the vessels which had left the added at the suggestion of another member. ports of the United States previous to the emMr. CALHOUN again spoke against the amend-bargo, had probably been destined to the Canament, and in reply to Mr. RANDOLPH's imputa- ries, and had long ago supplied them with protion of intolerance to the minority. This course of discussion he deprecated, as not comporting with the sacred cause of distant and oppressed humanity, &c. visions. Mr. NELSON said he had no desire to suspend the embargo, and yet wished to afford effectual relief to the people of Caraccas. He therefore proposed an amendment in the following form, which he conceived would obviate the objections to the former: Mr. SMILIE made some remarks in reply to an observation of Mr. RANDOLPH, that the donation by the British Parliament of a hundred thousand pounds to the sufferers by an earthquake in Por- "And that the committee be instructed to inquire tugal, some years ago, was an act almost suffi- into the expediency of authorizing the President of the cient to purchase absolution for all the sins of United States to grant licenses for vessels laden with that Government. Mr. S. cited instances of simi-provisions cleared out for the port of Caraccas." lar conduct in this country, in much smaller communities; and expressed his regret that gentlemen chose to appreciate every act of other Governments, without allowing merit to their own for acts much more praiseworthy. The question on Mr. RANDOLPH's motion to amend, was negatived-yeas 30, nays 74, as follows: YEAS-John Baker, Harmanus Bleecker, James Breckenridge, Elijah Brigham, Epaphroditus Champion, John Davenport, jr., William Ely, Asa Fitch, Charles Goldsborough, Edwin Gray, Richard Jackson, jr., Joseph Lewis, jr., Robert Le Roy Livingston, James Milnor, Jonathan O. Moseley, Joseph Pearson, Timothy Pitkin, jr., Elisha R. Potter, John Randolph, William Reed, Thomas Sammons, Richard Stanford, Philip Stuart, Lewis B. Sturges, Benjamin Tallmadge, Uri Tracy, Pierre Van Cortlandt, jr., Laban Wheaton, Leonard White, and Thomas Wilson. NATS-William Anderson, Stevenson Archer, David Bard, Burwell Bassett, William W. Bibb, William Blackledge, Adam Boyd, Robert Brown, William Butler, John C. Calhoun, Langdon Cheves, Matthew Clay, James Cochran, John Clopton, Lewis Condict, William Crawford, Roger Davis, John Dawson, Joseph Desha, Samuel Dinsmoor, Elias Earle, William Findley, James Fisk, Thomas Gholson, Isaiah L. Green, Felix Grundy, Bolling Hall, Obed Hall, John A. Harper, Aylett Hawes, John M. Hyneman, Richard M. Johnson, Joseph Kent, William R. King, Abner Lacock, Joseph Lefever, Peter Little, Aaron Lyle, Nathaniel Macon, Thomas Moore, William McCoy, Samuel McKee, Alexander McKim, Arunah Metcalf, James Morgan, Jeremiah Morrow, Hugh Nelson, Anthony New, This motion was negatived. Some conversation took place on the quantity of flour to be sent to Caraccas. Ten thousand barrels were mentioned. But it was thought better to leave the resolution blank, submitting the amount to the discretion of the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures. Mr. BLACKLEDGE proposed to add " rice," to the flour to be exported. corn and Mr. MACON thereon modified his resolution so as to authorize the exportation of "provisions," instead of "flour," which would include all descriptions of breadstuff. the resolution, viz: so much as relates to CaracThe question was taken on the first clause of cas, and carried unanimously, as follows: YEAS-Willis Alston, jr., William Anderson, Stev enson Archer, John Baker, David Bard, Burwell Bassett, William W. Bibb, William Blackledge, Harmanus Bleecker, Adam Boyd, James Breckenridge, Elijah Brigham, Robert Brown, John C. Calhoun, Epaphroditus Champion, Langdon Cheves, Matthew Clay, James Cochran, John Clopton, William Crawford, Joha Davenport, jr., Roger Davis, John Dawson, Jos. Desha, Samuel Dinsmoor, Elias Earle, Wm. Ely, Wm. Findley, James Fisk, Asa Fitch, Thomas Gholson, Thomas R. Gold, Charles Goldsborough, Edwin Gray, Isaiah L. Green, Felix Grundy, Bolling HaN, Obed Hall, John A. Harper, Aylett Hawes, Jacob Hufty, John M. Hyneman, Richard Jackson, junior, Richard M. Johnson, Joseph Kent, William R. King, Abner Lacock, Joseph Lefever, Joseph Lewis, junior, Peter Little, Robert Le Roy Livingston, Aaron Lyle, Nathaniel Macon, Thomas Moore, William McCoy, Samuel McKee, Alexander McKim, Arunah Metcalf, James Milnor, James Morgan, Jeremiah Morrow, Jonathan O. Moseley, Hugh Nelson, Anthony New, Thomas Newbold, Thomas Newton, Stephen Ormsby, Joseph Pearson, Israel Pickens, William Piper, Timothy Pitkin, jun., James Pleasants, junior, Benjamin Pond, Elisha R. Potter, John Randolph, William Reed, John Rhea, John Roane, Jonathan Roberts, Ebenezer Sage, Thomas Sammons, Ebenezer Seaver, John Sevier, Adam Seybert, Samuel Shaw, John Smilie, George Smith, John Smith, Richard Stanford, Philip Stuart, Silas Stow, William Strong, Lewis B. Sturges, Samuel Taggart, Benjamin Tallmadge, Uri Tracy, George M. Troup, Charles Turner, junior, Laban Wheaton, Leonard White, David R. Williams, William Widgery, Thomas Wilson, Richard Winn, and Robert Wright. The question was taken on the remainder of the resolution, viz: so much as relates to Teneriffe, and negatived-for its adoption 47, against it 57, as follows: YEAS-Stevenson Archer, John Baker, Harmanus Bleecker, James Breckenridge, Elijah Brigham, Epaphroditus Champion, Langdon Cheves, John Clopton, John Davenport, junior, John Dawson, William Ely, Asa Fitch, Thomas R. Gold, Charles Goldsborough, Edwin Gray, Felix Grundy, Richard Jackson, junior, Robert Le Roy Livingston, Nathaniel Macon, James Milnor, Jeremiah Morrow, Jonathan O. Moseley, Hugh Nelson, Anthony New, Thomas Newbold, Joseph Pearson, Timothy Pitkin, junior, James Pleasants, jr., Elisha R. Potter, John Randolph, William Reed, Samuel Ringgold, John Sevier, John Smith, Richard Stanford, Philip Stuart, Lewis B. Sturges, Samuel Taggart, Benjamin Tallmadge, Uri Tracy, Pierre Van Cortlandt, junior, Laban Wheaton, Leonard White, David R. Williams, and Thomas Wilson. NAYS-Willis Alston, jr., William Anderson, David Bard, Burwell Bassett, William W. Bibb, William Blackledge, Adam Boyd, Robert Brown, John C. Calhoun, Matthew Clay, James Cochran, Lewis Condict, William Crawford, Roger Davis, Joseph Desha, Samuel Dinsmoor, Elias Earle, William Findley, James Fisk, Thomas Gholson, Isaiah L. Green, Obed Hall, John A. Harper, Aylett Hawes, Jacob Hufty, John M. Hyneman, Richard M. Johnson, William R. King, Abner Lacock, Peter Little, Aaron Lyle, Thomas Moore, William McCoy, Samuel McKee, Alexander McKim, Arunah Metcalf, James Morgan, Thomas Newton, Stephen Ormsby, Israel Pickens, William Piper, Benjamin Pond, John Rhea, John Roane, Jonathan Roberts, Ebenezer Sage, Thomas Sammons, Ebenezer Seaver, Samuel Shaw, John Smilie, George Smith, Silas Stow, William Strong, Charles Turner, jr., William Widgery, and Robert Wright. APRIL, 1812. "Resolved, That the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures be instructed to inquire whether any, and what, relief ought to be extended to the inhabitants of the Canary Islands, who are suffering by famine occasioned by locusts." Mr. NEWTON said, as this motion only proposed inquiry, and was not, like the other, peremptory, he hoped it would pass. And the resolution was agreed to. PROPOSED RECESS. The resolution from the Senate for a recess of both Houses, from Wednesday the 6th to Monday the 25th May, was twice read. On motion of Mr. TURNER, Some amendment was made to its phraseology. Mr. ROBERTS, to obtain time for acquiring information, and for reflection, on this subject, moved that it lie on the table till to-morrow. This motion was superseded by a motion of Mr. RINGGOLD, to postpone it indefinitely; which motion was afterward withdrawn, on the wish expressed by Messrs. D. R. WILLIAMS, NELSON, and GRUNDY, that there should be a prompt de cision on it. Mr. ROBERTS also withdrew his motion for postponement, at the request of his friends. Mr. Fisk moved to amend the resolution by striking out the 28th and inserting 18th May. For the motion, 41; against it, 56. Mr. McKIM moved to add the following words as an amendment to the resolution: "And that the members of neither House shall be entitled to any pay or travelling expenses during the term of the recess." Mr. SEYBERT said, as the mind of every man must be made up on this question, which had already consumed too much time, he should call for the previous question, which would obviate further debate, and preclude the question on the proposed amendment. Sixty members, more than a sufficient number, rising to demand the previous question, it was put in the usual form "Shall the main question be now put ?" and determined in the affirmative. For putting the main question, 71; against it, 35. as follows: YRAS-Willis Alston, jun., John Baker, David Bard, Burwell Bassett, Adam Boyd, James Breckenridge, Robert Brown, John C. Calhoun, Epaphroditus Champion, Langdon Cheves, James Cochran, John Clopton, Lewis Condict, John Davenport, junior, Roger Davis, Joseph Desha, Samuel Dinsmoor, Elias Earle, William Ely, William Findley, Asa Fitch, Thomas Gholson, Charles Goldsborough, Edwin Gray, Isaiah L. Green, So it was Resolved, That the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures be instructed to report a bill authorizing the President of the Uni-Felix Grundy, Obed Hall, Jacob Hufty, John M. Hyted States to cause to be purchased barrels of provisions, and have the same exported to some port in Caraccas, for the use of the inhabitants who bave suffered by the earthquake. Mr. RANDOLPH adverted to the uncertainty as to the fact, which he supposed had caused the rejection of the clause of the resolution relating to Teneriffe, and offered the following resolu tion, in a form calculated to produce the proper inquiry: neman, Richard Jackson, junior, Richard M. Johnson, William R. King, Joseph Lewis, junior, Peter Little, Robert Le Roy Livingston, Thomas Moore, Samuel McKee, Arunah Metcalf, James Milnor, Samuel L. Mitchill, James Morgan, Jeremah Morrow, Anthony New, Thomas Newbold, Stephen Ormsby, Joseph Pearson, Israel Pickens, William Piper, Benjamin Pond, Elisha R. Potter, William Reed, Samuel Ringgold, John Rhea, Ebenezer Sage, Thomas Sammons, Adam Seybert, Samuel Shaw, John Smilie, George Smith, Richard Stanford, Philip Stuart, Silas Stow, Lewis B. |