the subject-matter of all the other amendments, the managers of the two Houses had not come to any agreement. Ordered, That the consideration of the said report be postponed until Monday next. An engrossed bill for settling the demands of Anthony Walton White against the United States was read the third time; and, on the question that the same do pass, It was resolved in the affirmative, S Yeas 30, 23. The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Resolved, That the title of the said bill be, "An act authorizing the settlement of the demands of Anthony Walton White againt the United States." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. The House resumed the consideration of the bill which lay on the table, supplementary to the act making provision for the debt of the United States: Whereupon, A motion being made and seconded further to amend the said bill by inserting, after the third section, the following clause, to wit: "And be it further enacted, That a farther loan, to the amount of dollars, be proposed, and subscriptions thereto be received, at the same times and places, and by the same persons, as hereinbefore mentioned, and that the sums which shall be subscribed to the said loan, shall be payable in the debts of the States hereinafter mentioned, and in the proportions following:" The previous question was demanded by five members, to wit: "Shall the main question to agree to the said motion be now put?"-And on the question, "Shall the main question be now put?" The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, The said bill was then further amended at the Clerk's table, and, together with the amendments, ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time on Monday next. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have deferred, until the next session of Congress, the consideration of the bill sent from this House, entitled "An act authorizing the settlement of the demands of Anthony Walton White against the United States." The Senate have also passed the bill, entitled "An act regulating foreign coins, and for other purposes," to which they desire the concurrence of this House. They have appointed a committee, jointly, with such committee as this House shall appoint, to wait on the President of the United States, and notify him of the proposed recess of Congress. And then he withdrew. 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 authorizing the grant and conveyance of certain lands to John Cleves Symmes and his associates;" and the other entitled “An act to alter the time of the next annual meeting of Congress." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. MONDAY, MAY 7. Mr. Bourne, of Massachusetts, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committtee had examined three enrolled bills; one, which originated in the Senate, entitled "An act to continue in force the act, entitled 'An act to provide for mitigating or remitting the penalties and forfeitures accruing under the revenue Laws in certain cases, and to make farther provision for the payment of pensions to invalidis;" the other two, which originated in this House, to wit: one entitled “An act relative to the compensations to certain officers employed in the collection of the duties of impost and tonnage:" the other entitled "An act concerning the duties on spirits distilled within the United States;" and 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. An engrossed bill supplementary to the act making provision for the debt of the United States was read the third time, and the blanks therein filled up. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act supplementary to the act making provision for the debt of the United States." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. The bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act regulating foreign coins, and for other purposes," was 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-day. Mr. Bourne, of Rhode Island, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill for making compensations to the Commissioners of Loans for extraordinary expenses; 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-day. Ordered, That Mr. Seney, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Grove, be appointed a committee on the part of this House, jointly, with the committee appointed on the part of the Senate, to wait on the President of the United States, and notify him of the proposed recess of Congress. 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 concerning the claim of John Brown Cutting against the United States; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Muhlenberg 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 a third time to-day. An engrossed bill for making compensations to the Commissioners of Loans for extraordinary expenses was read the third time. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, and that the title be, "An act for making compensations to the Commissioners of Loans for extraordinary expenses." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. 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 making alterations in the Treasury and War Departments;" and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Muhlenberg 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. The said bill, together with the amendments thereto, was 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 concerning the claim of John Brown Cutting against the United States was read the third time; and, on the question that the same do pass, Yeas It was resolved in the affirmative, Nays .... ... 23, .... The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Resolved, That the title of the said bill be, "An act concerning the claim of John Brown Cutting against the United States." Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said bill to the Senate, and desire their concurrence. Mr. Bourne, of Massachusetts, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee did, this day, wait on the President of the United States, and present, for his approbation, three enrolled bills: one which originated in the Senate, entitled "An act to continue in force the act, entitled An act to provide for mitigating or remitting the penalties and forfeitures accruing under the revenue laws in certain cases,' and to make farther provision for the payment of pensions to invalids;" and two which originated in this House; one, entitled "An act concerning the duties on spirits distilled within the United States," and the other, entitled "An act relative to the compensations to certain officers employed in the collection of the duties of impost and tonnage." On motion, Ordered, That the report of the committee to whom were referred the memorials of Joseph Ceracchi be re-committed to the same committee. Mr. Seney, from the committee appointed on the part of this House, jointly, with the committee of the Senate, to wait on the President of the United States, and notify him of the proposed recess of Congress, reported that the Committee had, according te order, performed that duty. Mr. Lee, from the committee to whom was re-committed the report on the memorials of Joseph Ceracchi, made a report; which was twice read, and agreed to by the House, as followeth: 66 It appears to your committee, that Mr. Ceracchi is an artist of great reputation in Europe, a gentleman of respectable character, and has been actuated by the most honorable motives in offering to dedicate his genius and labors to the service of the United States. It appears, however, to your committee, that, at the present time, it might not be expedient to go into the expenses which the Monument voted by Congress on the seventh day of August, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three would require, especially with the additional ornaments proposed by the artist." The House proceeded to consider the report of the managers appointed on the part of this House to attend the conference with the Senate on the subject-matter of the amendments depending between the two Houses to the bill sent from the Senate, entitled "An act for regulating processes in the Courts of the United States, and providing compensations for the officers of the said Courts, and for jurors and witnesses: Whereupon, The second amendment to the second section, for striking out the words following "And be at liberty to pursue the same until a tender of the debt and costs in gold or silver shall be made," being read, and the question put that this House do adhere to the said amendment, The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present, Resolved, That this House doth adhere to their disagreement to the amendment of the Senate to the fourth section proposed to be added to the said bill, and doth recede from all the other amendments disagreed to by the Senate. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed the bill, entitled "An act for making compensations to the Commissioners of Loans for extraordinary expenses;" and also the bill, entitled "An act supplementary to the act making provision for the debt of the United States." And then he withdrew. 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 regulating foreign coins, and for other purposes;" and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Muhlenberg reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made no amendment thereto. The said bill was then amended at the Clerk's table, and, together with the amendments, ordered to be now read the third time. The said bill, with the amendments, was accordingly 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. Mr. Bourne, of Massachusetts, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined two enrolled bills which originated in this House; one entitled "An act for making compensations to the Commissioners of Loans for extraordinary expenses;" the other entitled "An act supplementary to the act making provision for the debt of the United States:" Whereupon, 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 making certain appropriations therein specified; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Muhlenberg 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-morrow. Mr. Speaker: The Senate agree to the amendments proposed by this House to the bill sent from the Senate, entitled “An act making alterations in the Treasury and War Departments;" with an amendment, to which they desire the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. The House proceeded to consider the said amendment, and the same being twice read, was agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith. |