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provision, by law, for the completion of the public buildings belonging to the United States, near Philadelphia.

Ordered, That Mr. Leib, Mr. Mott, and Mr. Cutler, be appointed a committee, pursuant to the said resolution.

On motion,

Resolved, That the committee appointed the twelfth instant, on so much of the message of the President of the United States as relates to "the enlargement of the capital employed in commerce with the Indian tribes," be instructed to inquire what alterations and amendments are necessary in the "act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes ;" and to report thereon by bill, or otherwise.

The order of the day was read and postponed until to-morrow.

And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning eleven o'clock.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1804.

Two other members, to wit: from Massachusetts, Samuel Thatcher, and from Pennsylvania, Andrew Gregg; appeared, and took their seats in the House.

A petition of sundry stockholders of the Marine Insurance Company of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia, heretofore incorporated by an act of the General Assembly of Virginia, and whose names are thereunto subscribed, was presented to the House and read, praying that a law may be passed by Congress to alter the style of the said company, to that of "The Marine and Fire Insurance Company of Alexandria," and to authorize the company, under its new designation, to make insurances against fire, on houses, warehouses, household furniture, and on goods, wares, and merchandise, within the United States.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to Mr. Matthew Clay, Mr. Archer, and Mr. Joseph Lewis, junior; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House.

A petition of Joseph Jackson and Charles Spencer, executors of the last will and testament of William Carter, late of the city of Richmond, in the State of Virginia, deceased, was presented to the House and read, praying that a patent or patents may issue for six thousand acres of land, due for the services of the deceased, as a surgeon in the Continental army, during the Revolutionary war with Great Britain, for which a land office military warrant, number four thousand five hundred and sixty-nine, was granted by the State of Virginia, and locations made on the waters of the Scioto river and Darby creek, in the State of Ohio.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims.

A petition of sundry inhabitants of the townships of Great Egg Harbor, Galloway, and Weymouth, in the county of Gloucester, and State of New Jersey, whose names are thereunto subscribed, was presented to the House and read, praying that a post road may be established to run from William Cooper's Ferry, through Fladdonfield, to May's landing; thence, by Bargain-town to Somers's Point, near the mouth of Great Egg Harbor river; and from thence to Absecom, in the township of Galloway, and State aforesaid.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the committee appointed, on the sixth instant, to inquire whether any, and what, amendments are necessary to be made in the acts establishing a post office and post roads within the United States

The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill making a farther appropriation for carrying into effect the treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, between his Britannic Majesty and the United States of America; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. John Cotton Smith 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, on the question put thereupon, agreed to by the House.

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

A message, in writing, was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Burwell, his Secretary, as followeth :

To the House of Representatives of the United States :

Agreeably to your resolution of the ninth instant, I now lay before you a statement of the circumstances attending the destruction of the frigate Philadelphia, with the names of the officers and the number of men employed on the occasion; to which I

have to add, that Lieutenant Decatur was, thereupon, advanced to be a captain in the navy of the United States.

NOVEMBER 15, 1804.

TH. JEFFERSON.

The said message and the papers referred to therein, were read, and ordered to lie on the table.

On motion,

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inquire whether any, and, if any, what, description of claims against the United States are barred by the statutes of limitation, which, in reason and justice, ought to be provided for by law; and that the said committee have leave to report thereon by bill, or otherwise.

Ordered, That Mr. Claiborne, Mr. Hough, Mr. Wadsworth, Mr. Knight, Mr. John Cotton Smith, Mr. Chittenden, Mr. M'Cord, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Rodney, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Bedinger, Mr. Marmaduke Williams, Mr. Dickson, Mr. Casey, Mr. Meriwether, and Mr. Morrow, be appointed a committee, pursuant to the said resolution. Ordered, That the copy of an act passed by the Legislature of the State of North Carolina, on the twenty-second of December, one thousand eight hundred and three, entitled "An act to authorize the State of Tennessee to perfect titles to lands reserved to this State by the cession act," which was presented to this House on the fourteenth of February last, be referred to Mr. Alston, Mr. Winn, Mr. Taggart, Mr. John Rhea, of Tennessee, and Mr. Bard, with leave to report thereon by way of bill, or bills.

Mr. Samuel L. Mitchill, from the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, to whom was referred, on the twelfth instant, the petition of the President and Directors of the New York and Dutchess county Slate Companies, in behalf of themselves and their associates, made a report thereon; which was read, and ordered to be referred to a Committee of the Whole House on Tuesday next.

On motion,

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inquire whether any, and, if any, what alterations are necessary to be made in the laws of the District of Columbia, relative to holding persons to bail; and that they be authorized to report by bill, or otherwise.

Ordered, That Mr. Newton, Mr. Nicholas R. Moore, Mr. Bishop, Mr. John Smith, and Mr. Plater, be appointed a committee, pursuant to the said resolution.

Ordered, That the petitions of sundry inhabitants residing in the town of Westerly, in the county of Washington, and State of Rhode Island, and of sundry inhabitants residing in Stonington, in the county of New London, and State of Connecticut, respectively praying "that a light-house may be erected on that part of the land in the said town of Westerly, adjoining the Sound, called "Watch-hill Point," which were presented to this House on the twenty-seventh of February last, be referred to the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, with leave to report thereon by bill, or bills, or otherwise. And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning eleven o'clock.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1804.

An engrossed bill making a farther appropriation for carrying into effect the treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, was read the third time.

Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, " An act making a farther appropriation for carrying into effect the treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America."

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

A petition and memorial of a number of merchants, traders, and farmers, on the waters of the Roanoke and Cashie rivers, in the district of Edenton, and State of North Carolina, whose names are thereunto subscribed, to the like effect with a petition and memorial presented on the ninth instant from sundry other merchants, traders, and farmers, within the same district, was presented to the House and read.

Ordered, That the said petition and memorial be referred to the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures.

On motion,

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inquire whether further provisions ought not to be made by law for the encouragement of the fisheries of the United States; and that the committee report by bill, or otherwise.

Ordered, That Mr. Roger Griswold, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Verplanck, Mr. Clark, and Mr. Taggart, be appointed a committee, pursuant to the said resolution.

Ordered, That the report of a select committee made on the third of January last, on the subject of the whale and cod-fisheries of the United States, be referred to the com mittee last appointed.

On motion,

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to prepare and bring in a bill making provision for the application of the money heretofore appropriated to laying out and making certain public roads.

Ordered, That Mr. Jackson, Mr. Morrow, Mr. George Washington Campbell, Mr. Boyle, and Mr. Stewart, be appointed a committee, pursuant to the said resolution.

Mr. Findley, from the Committee of Elections, to whom it was referred to examine the certificates of election or other credentials of the members returned to serve in this House, made a report, in part, thereon; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same was read, and is as followeth :

"It appears to your committee that the credentials of the following members are sufficient to entitle them to take their seats in the House, to wit:

From Massachusetts,

From New York,

From Maryland,

From Virginia,

Simon Larned, to serve in the room of Tompson J.
Skinner, resigned.

Samuel Riker, to serve in the room of John Smith, re-
signed.

Roger Nelson, to serve in the room of Daniel Heister, deceased.

Christopher Clark, to serve in the room of John Trigg, deceased."

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

Mr. Bryan, from the committee to whom was referred, on the twelfth instant, a letter addressed to the Speaker from the Doorkeeper of this House, made a report thereon; which was read, and ordered to lie on the table.

And then the House adjourned until Monday morning eleven o'clock.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1804.

Another member, to wit: Seth Hastings, from Massachusetts, appeared, and took his seat in the House.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from Thomas M. Thompson, Secretary of the State of Pennsylvania, accompanying the copy of a letter from William Hoge, addressed to the Governor of Pennsylvania, containing his resignation of a seat in this House, as one of the members for the said State; also, a copy of the Governor's writ of election to supply the vacancy occasioned thereby, and a duplicate return of the election of John Hoge, to serve in this House as a Representative for the said State of Pennsylvania, in the room of the said William Hoge; which were read, and ordered to be referred to the Committee of Elections.

A petition of sundry inhabitants of the town of Cambridge, in the State of Massachusetts, whose names are thereunto subscribed, was presented to the House and read, praying that the said town of Cambridge may be made a port of delivery, for the convenience and benefit of the petitioners, and other inhabitants of the State of Massachusetts. Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures.

A petition of Samuel Carson, late of the Kingdom of Ireland, now residing in the town of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia, praying that a law may be passed to confirm to the petitioner and his heirs, in fee simple, a sufficient and legal title to a certain tract of land, called Springfield, situate upon Muddy Pimmett run, in the county of Alexandria, and district aforesaid.

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

On motion,

Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of exempting from impost, all such books and philosophical apparatus as shall be imported on account of the colleges and universities existing within the United States, for the proper and exclusive use of the learned institutions; and that they report thereon by bill, or otherwise.

The House, according to the order of the day, proceeded to consider the resolution reported, on the ninth instant, from the Committee of the Whole House to whom was referred a motion relative "to Captain Stephen Decatur, the officers, and crew, of the

United States' Ketch Intrepid ;" and the said resolution being twice read, and amended at the Clerk's table, was, on the question put thereupon, agreed to by the House, as followeth :

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 requested to present, in the name of Congress, to Captain Stephen Decatur, a sword; and to each of the officers and crew of the United States' Ketch Intrepid, two months' pay, as a testimony of the high sense entertained by Congress of the gallantry, good conduct, and services of Captain Decatur, the officers, and crew, of the said Ketch, in attacking, in the harbor of Tripoli, and destroying a Tripolitan frigate of forty-four guns.

Ordered, That the said resolution be engrossed, and read the third time to-day. The House proceeded to consider the report of the committee, of the sixteenth instant, to whom was referred a letter addressed to the Speaker from the Doorkeeper of this House, which lay on the table; and the resolution submitted by the committee in the said report, being twice read and amended at the Clerk's table, was, on the question put thereon, agreed to by the House, as followeth :

Resolved, That, in future, no person shall be permitted to perform divine service in the chamber occupied by the House of Representatives, unless with the consent of the Speaker.

On motion,

Resolved, That Mr. Richards and Mr. Thomas Mann Randolph be appointed a Committee for Enrolled Bills, jointly, with such committee as may be appointed for that purpose on the part of the Senate.

Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith.

Mr. George Washington Campbell, one of the members for the State of Tennessee, presented to the House the copy of an act passed by the Legislature of the said State on the fourth of August, in the present year, entitled "An act ratifying and confirming an act of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, entitled An act to authorize the State of Tennessee to perfect titles to lands reserved to this State by the cession act," which was read, and ordered to be referred to the committee appointed on the fifteenth instant, to whom was referred a copy of the act of the General Assembly of North Carolina, herein before recited.

Ordered, That the petition of Ann Elliott, of the State of Pennsylvania, presented the twenty-sixth of January, one thousand eight hundred and three, together with the documents accompanying the same, be referred to the Committee of Claims.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, accompanied with a report and estimates of appropriation necessary for the service of the year one thousand eight hundred and five; also, a statement of receipts and expenditures at the Treasury of the United States for one year preceding the first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and four; which were read, and ordered to be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

An engrossed resolution, in the form of a concurrent resolution of the two Houses, expressive of the sense of Congress of the gallant conduct of Captain Stephen Decasur, the officers and crew, of the United States Ketch Intrepid, in attacking, in the harbor of Tripoli, and destroying a Tripolitan frigate of forty-four guns," was read the third time."

And on the question that the same do pass,

Yeas.

It was resolved in the affirmative, Xes

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2.

The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are,

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Frederick Conrad,
Jacob Crowninshield,
Richard Cutts,
Samuel W. Dana,
John Davenport,
John Dawson,
William Dickson,
Thomas Dwight,
Peter Early,
James Elliot,
Ebenezer Elmer,
John W. Eppes,
William Eustis,
William Findley,

James Gillespie,
Calvin Goddard,
Andrew Gregg,
Thomas Griffin,
Gaylord Griswold,
Roger Griswold,
John A. Hanna,
Josiah Hasbrouck,
Joseph Heister,
William Helms,
David Holmes,
David Hough,
John G. Jackson,
Walter Jones,
William Kennedy,
Nehemiah Knight,
Simon Larned,
Michael Leib,
Henry W. Livingston,
John B. C. Lucas,
Andrew McCord,
David Meriwether,

Nahum Mitchell,

Samuel L. Mitchill,

Nicholas R. Moore,

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Thomas Moore,

Those who voted in the negative, are,

William Butler, and

Thomas Wynns.

Richard Stanford.

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

And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning eleven o'clock.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1804.

Another member, to wit : George Tibbits, from New York, appeared, and took his seat in the House.

A petition of Thomas Parke, and others, whose names are thereunto subscribed, Directors of the Library Company of Philadelphia, was presented to the House and read, praying a remission of the duties accruing on a valuable collection of books and prints lately imported from Great Britain into the port of Philadelphia, for the use and benefit of the said Library Company.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee of Commerce and Ma

nufactures.

On a motion made and seconded to add a new rule to the standing rules and orders of the House, in the words following, to wit :

"That each of the committees of this House be empowered to appoint a chairman, by plurality of votes, in all cases where the first named member of the committee shall be absent, or excused by the House:"

Ordered, That the said motion be referred to Mr. Dawson, Mr. Roger Griswold, and

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