Mr. Speaker: The Senate agree to the conference desired by this House on the subject-matter of the amendments disagreed to by the Senate to the bill, entitled “An act in addition to An act to make provision for persons that have been disabled by known wounds received in the actual service of the United States, during the Revolutionary war," and have appointed managers at the said conference, on their part. And then he withdrew. The House, then, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill making an appropriation for carrying into effect certain Indian treaties; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Dawson reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill 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. Ordered, That the said bill, with the amendments, be engrossed, and read the third time to-day. The several orders of the day were farther postponed until to-morrow. SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 1805. An engrossed bill making an appropriation for carrying into effect certain Indian treaties was read the third time. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act making appropriations for carrying into effect certain Indian treaties, and for other purposes of Indian trade and intercourse." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. On motion, Resolved, That the Committee of Accounts be authorized to adjust and settle an account of William Duane, for arrears of printing, by order of the House, at the second session of the Seventh Congress, and to direct payment of such sum as they shall allow thereon; first, out of any balance remaining unexpended of the appropriation made by an act of the present session, approved on the sixth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and four, "to make good a deficiency of the appropriation for the contingent expenses of both Houses of Congress, authorized by the act of the fourteenth day of March last ;" and secondly, out of the sum appropriated for the contingent fund of this House, for the present year. Mr. Findley, from the Committee of Elections, to whom was referred the certificate of election of George Clinton, junior, returned to serve in this House, as a member for the State of New York, in the place of Samuel L. Mitchill, appointed a Senator of the United States, made a report thereon; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same was read, and is as followeth : "That they have examined the said certificate, as credentials of the election of George Clinton, junior, and are of opinion, that he is entitled to a seat in this House." Ordered, That the said report do lie on the table. Mr. Richards, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined the following enrolled bills, to wit: "An act for the relief of Richard Taylor;" "An act to provide for the accommodation of the President of the United States;" "An act supplementary to the act, entitled 'An act making an appropriation for carrying into effect the Convention between the United States of America and His Britan nic Majesty;" "An act further providing for the Government of the District of Louisiana ;" "An act for the relief of the widow and orphan children of Robert Elliott;" "An act to amend an act, entitled An act for imposing more specific duties on the importation of foreign articles; and, also, for levying and collecting light money on foreign ships or vessels;" "An act to regulate the clearance of armed merchant vessels ;" "An act further to alter and establish certain post roads, and for other purposes;" "An act supplementary to the act, entitled An act making provision for the dispo sal of the public lands in the Indiana Territory;" "An act making provision for the widow and orphan children of Thomas Flinn;" and "An act for the relief of George Scoone and Alexander Cameron ;" and had found the same to be truly enrolled: Whereupon, VOL. V.-22 Mr. Speaker signed the said enrolled bills. 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 for the relief of sundry persons therein named; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Varnum 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-day. Mr. Dana, from the managers appointed yesterday, on the part of this House, to attend a conference with the Senate, on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments to the bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act in addition to 'An act to make provision for persons that have been disabled by known wounds received in the actual service of the United States, during the Revolutionary war," reported that the managers had, according to order, met the conferees on the part of the Senate, but could come to no agreement on the subject-mat er of the said amendments. The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill to revive and make permanent, the "Act to prescribe the mode of taking evidence in cases of contested elections for members of the House of Representatives of the United States, and to compel the attendance of witnesses," passed the third day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, and in addition to the same; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Varnum reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made two amendments thereto; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same were twice read, and, on the question severally put thereupon, agreed to by the House. Ordered, That the said bill, with the amendments, be engrossed, and read the third time to-day. Mr. Thomas Mann Randolph, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee did, yesterday, present to the President of the United States for his approbation, the following enrolled bills, to wit : "An act for the relief of Richard Taylor;" "An act to provide for the accommodation of the President of the United States ;" "An act supplementary to the act, entitled An act making an appropriation for carrying into effect the Convention between the United States of America and His Britannic Majesty ;" "An act further providing for the Government of the district of Louisiana ;" "An act for the relief of the widow and orphan children of Robert Elliott;" "An act to amend an act, entitled 'An act for imposing more specific duties on the importation of certain articles; and, also, for levying and collecting light money on foreign ships or vessels ;" "An act to regulate the clearance of armed merchant vessels;" "An act further to alter and establish certain post roads, and for other purposes;" "An act supplementary to the act, entitled 'An act making provision for the disposal of the public lands in the Indiana Territory, and for other purposes;" "An act for the relief of George Scoone and Alexander Cameron ;" and "An act making provision for the widow and orphan children of Thomas Flinn." 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 to extend jurisdiction, in certain cases, to the State and Territorial Courts ;" and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Gregg reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made several amendments thereto; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same were severally twice read, and, on the question put thereupon, agreed to by the House. The said bill, together with the amendments, were then 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. An engrossed bill for the relief of sundry persons, therein named, was read the third time. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, “An act for the relief of Robert Patton, and others." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. Mr. Roger Griswold, from the committee to whom was, yesterday, recommitted their report on the resolutions of the Senate, "expressive of the sense of Congress of the gallant conduct of Commodore Edward Preble, the officers, seamen, and marines, of his squadron," made a supplementary report, proposing sundry amendments to the said resolutions; which were twice read, and, on the question severally put thereupon, agreed to by the House. Ordered, That the said resolutions, with the amendments, be read the third time today. A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Coles, his Secretary, notifying that the President did, this day, approve and sign the following acts, which originated in this House, to wit: "An act for the relief of the widow and orphan children of Robert Elliott;" "An act for the relief of Richard Taylor;" "An act to amend the charter of Georgetown ;" and "An act to provide for the accommodation of the President of the United States." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. An engrossed bill to revive and make permanent the "Act to prescribe the mode of taking evidence in cases of contested elections for members of the House of Represen tatives of the United States, and to compel the attendance of witnesses," passed the third day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, and in addition to the same, was read the third time. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act to revive and make permanent the Act to prescribe the mode of taking evidence in cases of contested elections for members of the House of Representatives of the United States, and to compel the attendance of witnesses,' passed the third day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, and in addition to the same. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. On a motion made and seconded that the House do come to the following resolution : Resolved, That the Clerk of this House be authorized and directed to pay, out of the moneys appropriated to defray the contingent expenses of this House, to Joseph Wheaton, Sergeant-at-Arms, also, to Thomas Claxton and Thomas Dunn, the Doorkeeper and Assistant Doorkeeper, two hundred dollars, each, for their extra services during the present session; to John Phillips, fifty dollars, and to Alexander Claxton, fifty dollars : The House proceeded to consider the said proposed resolution at the Clerk's table : Whereupon, A motion was made and seconded that the farther consideration of the said resolution be postponed until the first Monday in December next; And the question being taken thereupon, It was resolved in the affirmative. Mr. Varnum, one of the members for the State of Massachusetts, presented to the House a letter from the Governor of the said State, enclosing an attested copy of two concurrent resolutions of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Massachusetts, passed the fifteenth of February, in the present year, "instructing the Senators, and requesting the Representatives in Congress, from the said State, to take all legal and necessary steps, to use their utmost exertions, as soon as the same is practicable, to obtain an amendment to the Federal Constitution, so as to authorize and empower the Congress of the United States to pass a law, whenever they may deem it expedient, to prevent the further importation of slaves from any of the West India Islands, from the coast of Africa, or elsewhere, into the United States, or any part thereof" Whereupon, A motion was made and seconded that the House do come to the following resolution : Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both Houses concurring, That the following article be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States, as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three-fourths of the said Legislatures, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as a part of the said Constitution, to wit: "That the Congress of the United States shall have power to prevent the further importation of slaves into the United States and the Territories thereof." The said proposed resolution was read, and ordered to lie on the table. The resolutions sent from the Senate "expressive of the sense of Congress of the gallant conduct of Commodore Edward Preble, the officers, seamen, and marines, of his squadron," together with the amendments agreed to this day, were read the third time; And on the question that the same do pass, It was unanimously resolved in the affirmative. 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 to provide for a light-house on Watch-hill Point, in the State of Rhode Island; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Dawson 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-day. The order of the day for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill for the relief of Philip Nicklin and Robert Eaglesfield Griffith, was called for Whereupon, : A motion was made, and the question being put, that the said order of the day be postponed until the first Monday in December next, It was resolved in the affirmative. Mr. Newton, from the Coinmittee on Post Offices and Post Roads, to whom was referred, on the twenty-third of January last, the petition of sundry inhabitants of York county, in the State of Pennsylvania, made a report thereon; which was 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 for the more effectual preservation of peace in the ports and harbors of the United States, and in the waters under their jurisdiction," with several amendments; to which they desire the concurrence of this House. I am directed to inform this House that the President of the United States did sign two acts, which originated in the Senate, to wit: "An act to amend an act, entitled 'An act for imposing more specific duties on the importation of certain articles, and, also, for levying and collecting light-money on foreign ships and vessels, and for other purposes An act supplementary to the act, entitled An act making an appropriation for carrying into effect the Convention between the United States and His Britannic Majesty ;" and "An act further providing for the Government of the district of Louisiana.” And then he withdrew. The House proceeded to consider the amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act for the more effectual preservation of peace in the ports and harbors of the United States, and in the waters under their jurisdiction :" Whereupon, Ordered, That the said amendments, together with the bill, be committed to Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Crowninshield, and Mr. Huger, to consider and report thereon to the House. On a motion made and seconded, That the thanks of this House be presented to Nathaniel Macon, in testimony of their approbation of his conduct in the discharge of the arduous and important duties assigned him while acting as Speaker: It was resolved unanimously: Whereupon, Mr. Speaker made his acknowledgments to the House in manner following: "Gentlemen: "Accept my thanks for the vote which you have been pleased to pass, approving my conduct in the chair; permit me to assure you that it has been my constant endeavor so to conduct myself as to do justice to each member; and the highest gratification which I can receive is your approbation." On a motion made and seconded that the House do come to the following resolution Resolved, That the Clerk of this House be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay, out of the contingent fund of this House, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars to Samuel Hamilton, junior, as a compensation for his services in the library; and two hundred and fifty dollars to Alexander Claxton, as a compensation for his services as a messenger in the House of Representatives : Tu House proceeded to consider the said proposed resolution at the Clerk's table: Whereupon, A motion was made, and the question being put, that the farther consideration thereof be postponed until the first Monday in December next, It was resolved in the affirmative. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary : Mr. Speaker: The Senate adhere to their disagreement to the amendment, insisted on by this House, to the bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act in addition to An act to make provision for persons that have been disabled by known wounds received in the actual service of the United States, during the Revolutionary war." And then he withdrew. An engrossed bill to provide for a light-house on Watch-hill Point, in the State of Rhode Island, was read the third time. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act to provide for a light-house on Watch-hill Point, in the State of Rhode Island." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. And then, on a motion made and seconded, The House adjourned until five o'clock, post meridiem. EODEM DIE, 5 o'clock, P. M. The House met, pursuant to adjournment. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary : Mr. Speaker: The Senate insist on their amendments disagreed to by this House to the bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation for the payment of witnesses summoned on the part of the United States, in support of the impeachment of Samuel Chace," and desire a conference with this House on the subject-matter of the said amendments; to which conference the Senate have appointed managers, on their part. I am directed to inform this House that the President of the United States did, this day, approve and sign two acts, which originated in the Senate, to wit: "An act making provision for the widow and orphan children of Thomas Flinn ;" and "An act for the relief of George Scoone and Alexander Cameron." The Senate have passed the bill, entitled “An act making appropriations for carrying into effect certain Indian treaties, and for other purposes of Indian trade and intercourse," without amendment. The Senate have agreed to the amendments proposed by this House to the resolutions "expressive of the sense of Congress of the gallant conduct of Commodore Edward Preble, the officers, seamen, and marines, of his squadron," with amendments; to which they desire the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. The House proceeded to reconsider the amendments insisted on by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation for the payment of the witnesses summoned on the part of the United States in support of the impeachment of Samuel Chase" Whereupon, Resolved, That this House doth insist on their disagreement to the said amendments. Resolved, That this House doth agree to the conference desired by the Senate on the subject-matter of the said amendments; and that Mr. John Randolph, Mr. Early, and Mr. Nicholson, be appointed managers at the said conference, on the part of this House. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Nicholson, from the committee to whom were this day committed the amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act for the more effectual preservation of peace in the ports and harbors of the United States, and in the waters under their jurisdiction," reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said amendments under consideration, and directed him to report to the House their agreement to the same. The House then proceeded to consider the said amendments of the Senate at the Clerk's table; And on the question that the House do concur with the Select Committee in their agreement to the same, It was resolved in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. The House proceeded to consider the amendments proposed by the Senate to the amendments of this House to the resolutions "expressive of the sense of Congress of the gallant conduct of Commodore Edward Preble, the officers, seamen, and marines, of his squadron:" Whereupon, Resolved, That this House doth agree to the said amendments to the amendments. Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Robert Patton and others," without amendment. The Senate have considered the bill, entitled "An act to provide for a light-house on Watch-hill Point, in the State of |