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WEDNESDAY, May 4.

Mr. KING reported, from the joint committee appointed for that purpose, the business necessary to be passed upon previous to a recess; and that Congress may adjourn on the 20th instant; and the report was read, and ordered to lie for consi

deration.

The bill sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled "An act making an appropriation towards defraying the expenses which may arise in carrying into effect the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, made between the United States and the King of Great Britain," was read the second time, and referred to the committee appointed the 20th of April, on the several bills making appropriations for carrying into effect the Treaties between the United States and the King of Spain, between the United States and the Dey and Regency of Algiers, and between the United States and certain Indian tribes, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

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Kentucky river;" and the report being amended, was adopted, and the bill amended accordingly. Ordered, That this bill pass to a third reading. Mr. KING, from the committee to whom were referred the following bills, to wit: the bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation towards defraying the expenses which may arise in carrying into effect the Treaty of Amity. Commerce, and Navigation, made between the United States and the King of Great Britain;" the bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation for defraying the expenses which may arise in carrying into effect the Treaty made between the United States and the Dey and Regency of Algiers ;" and the bill, entitled "An act making appropriations for defraying the expenses which may arise in carrying into effect the Treaty made between the United States and certain Indian tribes Northwest of the river Ohio"-reported that these bills severally pass without amendment; and that the bill, entitled

An act making an appropriation for defraying the expenses which may arise in carrying into effect the Treaty made between the United States and the King of Spain," pass with amendments; and the report being adopted, the bill was amended accordingly.

On motion, it was agreed, by unanimous consent, to dispense with the rule, and that these bills be now severally read the third time.

Resolved, That these bills severally pass, agreeably to the report of the committee.

to the Senate.

The bill sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled "An act authorizing a Loan for the use of the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes therein mentioned," was read the third time; and, on the question, Shall this bill pass? it was determined in the affirmative-yeas 16, nays 7, as follows:

YEAS.-Messrs. Bloodworth, Bradford, Brown, Cabot, Foster, Gunn, Henry, King, Livermore, Marshall, Martin, Potts, Read, Tattnall, Tazewell, and Trumbull. NAYS.-Messrs. Bingham, Burr, Frelinghuysen, Latimer, Robinson, Ross, and Rutherfurd.

So, it was resolved that this bill pass.

The bill sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled "An act to continue in force, for a limited time, an act, entitled. An act declaring the consent of Congress to an act of the State of Maryland, passed the twenty-eighth December, one thousand seven hundred and ninetythree, for the appointment of a Health Officer," was read the third time, and passed.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act providing for the sale of the lands of the United States in the Territory Northwest of the river Ohio, and above the mouth of

who had under consideration the Message of the Mr. BLOODWORTH reported, from the committee PRESIDENT OF the United STATES, referring to

the Report of the Attorney General on the compensation to the Attorneys of the several Districts of the United States; which report was read, and

ordered to lie for consideration.

The bill sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled "An act to ascertain and fix the Military Establishment of the United States," was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. GUNN, FrelinghuyseN, and BRADFORD, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

THURSDAY, May 5.

The bill, sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled "An act providing for the sale of the lands of the United States in the Territory Northwest of the river Ohio, and above the mouth of Kentucky river," was read the third time.

On motion to amend section 7th of the report. so that the forfeiture of the money paid in case of failure in the contract be one half, instead of the whole sum advanced; it passed in the negative. On motion to restore the words "streams or,"

expunged from section 7th of the original bill; it passed in the negative.

On motion to affix the price of the land at two dollars the acre; it passed in the negative.

On motion, that the bill be further amended, it was agreed to postpone the consideration thereof until to-morrow.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House have passed a bill. entitled "An act for compensating Jonathan Hastings, Deputy Postmaster at Boston, for extra services;" a bill entitled "An act for the relief of Moses Myers;" a bill entitled "An act for the relief of Samuel Brown;" a bill entitled "An act authorizing the erection of a light-house on Cape Cod. in the State of Massachusetts;" a bill entitled "An act allowing compensation for horses killed in battle belonging to officers of the Army of the United States ;" and a bill entitled "An act in addition to an act entitled 'An act supplementary to the act entitled 'An act to provide more effectually for the collection of the duties on goods, wares, and merchandise, imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels" in which bills they desire the concurrence of the Senate.

The bills last brought from the House of Representatives for concurrence were severally read, and ordered to a second reading.

The Senate proceeded to consider the report of the committee to whom was referred the Message of the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, of the 28th of April last, respecting the compensation to the District Attorneys of the United States; and having adopted the same, the bill was recommitted, with an instruction to the committee to report a bill accordingly.

Ordered, That the bill authorizing the settlement of the demands of Anthony Walton White against the United States, be postponed until the next session of Congress.

Mr. KING reported from the committee, appointed to consider the Message of the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES of the 8th of April last, respecting a new State Southwest of the river Ohio; and the report was read. and ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate.

FRIDAY, May 6.

The VICE PRESIDENT being absent, the Senate proceeded to the choice of a President pro tempore, as the Constitution provides; and SAMUEL LIVERMORE was duly elected.

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tives for concurrence, entitled "An act to repeal so much of an act, entitled 'An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States,' as directs that alternate sessions of the Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania shall be holden at Yorktown, and for other purposes," was read the first time, and ordered to a second reading.

The bill, sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled "An act making provision for the payment of certain debts of the United States," was read twice, and referred to Messrs. BINGHAM, CABOT, and KING, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

Mr. BLOODWORTH, from the committee appointed for that purpose, reported a bill to provide for the compensation of the District Attorneys of the United States; which was read, and ordered to a second reading.

The bill, sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled "An act allowing compensation for horses killed in battle, belonging to officers of the Army of the United States," was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. Ross, MARTIN, and BRADFORD, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

The bill, sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled "An act in addition to an act, entitled 'An act supplementary to the act, entitled 'An act to provide more effectually for the collection of the duties on goods, wares, and merchandise, imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels," was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. POTTS, CABOT, and BINGHAM, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

The bill, sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled "An act for the relief of Moses Myers," was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. FRELINGHUYSEN, FOSTER, and TATTNALL, to consider and report thereon to

the Senate.

The bill, sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled " An act authorizing the erection of a light-house on Cape Cod, in the State of Massachusetts," was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. RUTHERFORD, BRADFORD, and CABOT, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

The bill, sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled "An act for the relief of Samuel Brown," was read the second time, and referred to the committee last named, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

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On motion, it was agreed to amend the second section reported by the committee, line 15th, by inserting, after the word 'by,' the words following: Running through the same each way, parallel lines, at the end of every two miles; and by marking a corner on each of the said lines, at the end of every mile, the sections shall be numbered, respectively, beginning with the number one, in the northeast section, and proceeding west and east alternately, through the township, with progressive numbers, till the thirty-sixth be completed. And it shall be the duty of the Deputy Surveyors, respectively, to cause to be marked, on a tree, near each corner made as aforesaid, and within the

section, the number of such section, and over it the number of the township within which such section may be; and the said Deputies shall carefully note in their respective field-books the names of the corner trees marked, and the numbers so made."

On motion, it was agreed to reconsider the amendment to the 4th section of the original bill, and to concur in fixing the price or the land at two dollars per acre.

On motion, to insert a new section, as follows: "And be it enacted, That aliens, residing within the United States or elsewhere, shall be capable of purchasing and holding the lands directed to be sold by this act, and their heirs may succeed them ab intestato, in the same manner as if they were citizens; and they may grant, sell, and devise, the same to whom they please, whether citizens or aliens, and that neither they, their heirs, or assigns, shall, so far as may respect the said lands, and the legal remedies incident thereto, be regarded as aliens :"

It passed in the negative-yeas 11, nays 11, as follows:

YEAS. Messrs. Bingham, Bradford, Burr, Cabot, Foster, Gunn, Marshall, Potts, Read, Ross, and Ruther

furd.

NAYS.-Messrs. Bloodworth, Brown, Frelinghuysen, Henry, King, Latimer, Martin, Strong, Tattnall, Tazewell, and Trumbull.

The PRESIDENT determined the question in the negative.

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The bill was then read a third time, and passed. Mr. GUNN, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act to ascertain and fix the Military Establishment of the United States," reported amendments; which were read. Ordered, That the amendments be printed for the use of the Senate.

Mr. BINGHAM, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act making provision for the payment of certain debts of the United States," reported amendments; which were read, and in part adopted.

Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow.

The bill, sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled "An act to repeal so much of an act, entitled 'An act to establish Judicial Courts of the United States,' as directs that alternate sessions of the Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania shall be holden at Yorktown, and for other purposes," was read the second time, and ordered to a third reading.

The bill, sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled "An act for the relief of Sylvanus Bourne," was read, and ordered to a second reading.

The bill, sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled "An act laying duties on carriages for the conveyance of persons, and repealing the former act for that purpose,' was read twice, and referred to Messrs. RUTHERFURD, TAZEWELL, and BURR, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a Letter from the Treasurer of the United States, accompanying his account of receipts and expenditures in the War Department, for the quarter ending the 31st of March last; which were read, and ordered to lie on the table.

TUESDAY, MAY 10.

Mr. GUNN, from the committee to whom was

ments.

MONDAY, May 9.

On motion, that a paper purporting to be the appointment of WILLIAM BLOUNT and WILLIAM COCKE, respectively, to seats in the Senate, should be read, it was agreed that the motion be postponed until to-morrow.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House have passed a bill, entitled "An act laying duties on carriages for the conveyance of persons, and repealing the former act for that purpose;" and a bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Sylvanus Bourne;" in which they desire the concurrence of the Senate. Mr. Ross, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act allowing compensation for horses killed in battle, belonging to officers of the Army of the United States," reported that the bill pass without amendment; and the report was adopted.

ting Jonathan Hastings, Deputy Postmaster, at Boston, for extra services," reported an amendment, which was read, and the consideration thereof postponed.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act making provision for the payment of certain debts of the United States." Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed.

The bill to provide for the compensation of the District Attorneys of the United States was read the second time, amended, and ordered to a third reading.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House have passed a bill,entitled "An act altering the sessions of the Circuit Courts in the districts of Vermont and Rhode Island, and for other purposes," in which they desire the concurrence of the Senate.

The bill last mentioned was read, and ordered to a second reading.

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State of Massachusetts," reported that the bill pass, with amendment.

The bill, sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled "An act for the relief of Sylvanus Bourne," was read the second time, and referred to Messrs. FoSTER, MARTIN, and LANGDON, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

Ordered, That the consideration of the paper, purporting to be the appointment of WILLIAM BLOUNT and WILLIAM COCKE to a seat in the Senate, respectively, be postponed until Friday next. The Senate took into consideration the report of the committee to whom was referred the Message of the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, of the 8th of April last, respecting a new State South of the river Ohio; and, after debate, Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11.

Ordered, That the bill, entitled 'An act making provision for the payment of certain debts of the United States," be recommitted.

The bill to provide for the compensation of the District Attorneys of the United States was read a third time, and postponed to the next session of Congress.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the Message of the PRESIDENT, of the 8th of April last, respecting a new State South of the river Ohio.

A motion was made to strike out of the report the following words: "and providing for an enumeration of the inhabitants thereof, in the manner prescribed in the act, entitled 'An act providing for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States,' passed on the first day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety ;" and, after debate, the further consideration thereof was postponed.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House agree to the amendments of the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act providing for the sale of the lands of the United States, in the Territory Northwest of the river Ohio, and above the mouth of Kentucky river," with amendments; in which they desire the concurrence of the Senate. They have passed a bill, sent from the Senate for concurrence, entitled "An act to authorize Ebenezer Zane to locate certain lands in the Territory of the United States, Northwest of the river Ohio," with amendments, in which they desire the concurrence of the Senate.

Mr. RUTHERFORD, from the committee to whom was referred the bill entitled "An act authorizing the erection of a light-house on Cape Cod, in the

Resolved, That they do concur in the amendments.

The Senate proceeded to consider the amendments of the House of Representatives, to the amendments of the Senate, to the bill, entitled "An act providing for the sale of the lands of the United States, in the Territory Northwest of the river Ohio, and above the mouth of Kentucky river;" and

Ordered, That they be referred to the committee who were originally appointed to consider the bill, who are to report thereon to the Senate.

Mr. CABOT gave notice that he would to-morrow ask permission to introduce a bill, providing passports for the ships and vessels of the United States.

The bill sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled "An act altering the sessions of the Circuits Courts in the Districts of Vermont and Rhode Island, and for other purposes," was read the second time and referred to Messrs. BRADFORD, ROBINSON, and FOSTER, to consider and report thereon to the Senate.

THURSDAY, MAY 12.

The Senate proceeded to consider the amendment reported by the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act authorizing the erection of a light-house on Cape Cod, in the State of Massachusetts," which was adopted.

Ordered, That the bill pass to the third reading. Mr. Ross reported from the committee to whom were referred the amendments of the House of Representatives to the amendments of the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act providing for the sale of the lands of the United States, in the Territory Northwest of the river Ohio, and above the mouth of Kentucky river," that the Senate agree to all the amendments to the amendments, except to the first, and that they disagree to the first, and ask a conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses; and the report was adopted.

Ordered, That Messrs. Ross and KING be managers at the conference on the part of the Senate.

Mr. Ross reported, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled, "An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers," that the bill pass without amendment.

Ordered, That the consideration of this report be postponed.

Mr. RUTHERFURD reported, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Samuel Brown," that the bill do not pass; and the report was agreed to; and on the question that this bill be read the third time, it passed in the negative. So the bill was rejected. yesterday, Mr

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