penses incidental to the care and support of certain recaptives in Liberia in the year 1845. Ordered, That said petition and resolutions be referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. McLane: The petition of John Worl, praying for arrears of pension. By Mr. Fulton: The petition of Daniel Palmer, an invalid sioner, praying for an increase of pension. pen By Mr. Dixon: The petition of Major Charles Larrabee, an invalid pensioner, praying for an increase of pension. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Grinnell: The petition of citizens of Nantucket, in the State of Massachusetts, praying for the erection of a floating light. near Polluck Rip," off Chatham. Also, the petition of citizens of Barnstable, in the State of Massachusetts, of similar import with the foregoing. Also, the petition of citizens of Boston, in the State of Massachusetts, of similar import with the foregoing. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. Boyd: The memorial of the heirs of John Townes, deceased-heretofore presented, December 17, 1844; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. By Mr. Gaines: The petition of Peter M. Grant, executor of Jacob Philips, deceased, praying for the passage of a law authorizing the issue of a land warrant to him for a quarter section of land, in lieu of one heretofore issued to said deceased. By Mr. McLane: The petition of citizens of the territory of Minesota, praying that the land office at the falls of St. Croix may be removed to Stillwater, in said territory. By Mr. Greeley: The petition of citizens of the State of Illinois, praying that the public lands may be made free to actual settlers. Also, the petition of citizens of the State of New York, of similar import with the foregoing. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. Murphy: The memorial of Philip Riley, of Brooklyn, in the State of New York, praying remuneration for damages sustained by him from the injury done to a horse while in the service of the United States at the New York navy yard; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. By Mr. Isaac E. Holmes: The memorial of citizens of the United States, praying for the passage of a law authorizing the distribution of the public documents amongst the common schools of the Union; which was referred to the Committee on Printing. By Mr. Chapman: The memorial of Charles B. Calvert, president of the Maryland State Agricultural Society, in relation to certain resolutions adopted by said Society, praying interference in behalf of the agricultural interest of the United States; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. Isaac E. Holmes: The petition of William Bayard and Company, praying for a charter for a railroad from the Mississippi river to California. Also, the petition of Isaac S. Keith Reeves, a lieutenant of United States artillery, and adjutant of the military academy, praying that his salary be made equal to the pay and allowances of adjutants of regiments in the army. By Mr. Burt: The petition of Isaac S. K. Reeves, of similar import with the foregoing. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Greeley: The petition of citizens of Tioga county, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for a revision of the tariff laws. By Mr. -: The petition of citizens of Columbia county, in the State of Pennsylvania, of similar import with the foregoing. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Hudson: The petition of citizens of Grafton, in the State of Massachusetts, praying for a reduction of postage and abolition of the franking privilege. By Mr. Grinnell: The petition of citizens of Osterville, in the State of Massachusetts, of similar import with the foregoing. By Mr. Palfrey: The petition of citizens of Lunenburg, in the State of Massachusetts, of similar import with the foregoing. By Mr. Williams: The petition of citizens of Hancock county, in the State of Maine, of similar import with the foregoing. By Mr. Greeley: The petition of citizens of the city and State of New York, of similar import with the foregoing. By Mr. Joseph R. Ingersoll: The petition of publishers of periodicals, of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for a proportionate reduction of postage on periodicals, letters, and newspapers. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Mr. Nicoll presented the petition of Grinnell, Minturn & Co., Daniel Lord, Elias H. Ely, and others, of New York, asking for the passage of the bill to provide for the settlement of claims against the United States; which was laid upon the table. Mr. Conger, from the Committee on Printing, reported the following resolution. Resolved, That one thousand extra copies of the letter of the Secretary of War, and the accompanying papers, in relation to the harbor at Buffalo, New York, communicated to this House on the 6th instant, be printed for the use of this House, and that two hundred and fifty extra copies thereof be printed for the use of the bureau of topographical engineers. Pending which, and after debate, On motion of Mr. Toombs, The House, at 3 o'clock and sixteen minutes, p. m., adjourned until to-morrow at 12 o'clock, meridian. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1849. Mr. James G. Hampton, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee did this day present to the President of the United States, for his approval, bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 119. An act for the relief of Anthony Bessie. H. R. 187. An act for the relief of James B. Davenport. H. R. 191. An act to confirm Elizabeth Burriss, her heirs or assigns, in their title to a tract of land. H. R. 328. An act for the relief of John B. Smith and Simeon Darden. H. R. 405. An act to extend certain privileges to the town of Whitehall, in the State of New York. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have directed me to return to the House of Representatives the joint resolution (No. 20) for the relief of Samuel T. Anderson, in compliance with the request of the House of Representatives. The President of the United States has notified the Senate that he did, on the 6th instant, approve and sign a joint resolution, entitled S. 47. A resolution relating to the compensation of persons appointed to deliver the votes for President and Vice President of the United States to the President of the Senate. A message was received from the President of the United States, by J. Knox Walker, his private secretary, notifying the House that he did this day approve and sign bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 119. An act for the relief of Anthony Bessie. H. R. 187. An act for the relief of James B. Davenport. H. R. 191. An act to confirm Elizabeth Burriss, her heirs or assigns, in their title to a tract of land. H R. 328. An act for the relief of John B. Smith and Simeon Darden. H. R. 405. An act to extend certain privileges to the town of Whitehall, in the State of New York. The following petitions, memorials, and other papers, were laid on the Clerk's table under the 24th rule of the House, to wit: By Mr. Marsh: The memorial of John Russell Bartlett and William W. Turner, of the city and State of New York, praying for the aid and protection of the government in the publication of a dictionary, on a plan which they propose, for the purpose of ena-. bling the people to acquire a more thorough and comprehensive knowledge of the English language; which was referred to the Committee on the Library. By Mr. John A. Rockwell: The memorial of George Wilkes, of the city and State of New York, praying for the construction of a national railroad from a point on the Missouri river to such points on the Pacific ocean as may be most eligible for the purposes of commerce; which was referred to the select committee on the survey of railroad routes to the Pacific. By Mr. Stanton: The petition of P. P. Frame, of Shelby county, in the State of Tennessee, praying indemnity for property taken and destroyed by a company of volunteers while stationed near his premises, previous to their march to Mexico, in the year 1847; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Daniel: The memorial of John Lee-heretofore presented January 2, 1846; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Pettit: The petition of Enoch Thornley, of Boone county, in the State of Indiana, praying that the proceeds of the gold mines' found in California be applied to the purchase and freedom of the slaves in the United States; which was referred to the Committee on the Territories.. By Mr. Smart: The memorial of citizens of Camden, in the State of Maine, remonstrating against being set off to a new collection district; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. Blanchard: The memorial of citizens of Huntington county, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for an immediate modification of the revenue laws; which was referred to the Committee on Manufactures. By Mr. Nicoll: The petition of citizens of the city and State of New York, praying for a reduction of postage and the abolition of the franking privilege. By Mr. Winthrop: The petition of citizens of Boston, in the State of Massachusetts, of similar import with the foregoing. By Mr. Joseph R. Ingersoll: The petition of Joseph Nock, of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for indemnity for damage sustained by him on account of the violation, by the Postmaster General, of certain contracts for transporting the mail made with the Post Office Department. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. The Speaker announced that the first business in order was the motion made by Mr. Charles E. Stuart, to reconsider the vote by which the resolution offered by Mr. Gott, on the 21st of December ultimo, instructing the Committee on the District of Columbia to report a bill prohibiting the traffic in slaves in said District, was agreed to, and the consideration of which had been specially postponed to this day; when The Hoase proceeded to the consideration of said' motion. Mr. Brodhead moved that there be a call of the House; which motion was agreed to. And the roll having been twice called through, the following named members did not answer to their names: Green Adams, George Ashmun, Thomas H. Bayly, James B. Bowlin, Linn Boyd, Samuel A. Bridges, Aylett Buckner, Armistead Burt, E. Carrington Cabell, Lucien B. Chase, Asa W. H. Clapp, Franklin Clark, Daniel Duncan, Garnett Duncan, Joseph E Edsall, Winfield S. Featherston, Artemas Hale, David Hammons, John H. Harmanson, William T. Haskell, Isaac E. Holmes, Alexander Irvin, John H. Lumpkin, William B. Maclay, Robert M. McLane, Horace Mann, John S. Pendleton, Samuel O. Peyton, Timothy Pillsbury, Gideon Reynolds, R. Barnwell Rhett, William Rockhill, Robert C. Schenck, John I. Slingerland, Robert Smith, Andrew Stewart, Frederick A. Tallmadge, Bannon G. Thibodeaux, and Thomas J. Turner. Mr. Clingman moved that all further proceedings in the call be dispensed with; which motion was disagreed to. The doors were then closed, and the Clerk proceeded to call the roll again for the purpose of receiving excuses for the non-attendance of those members who were absent; when Excuses were offered and received for the non-attendance of Messrs. Daniel Duncan, John H. Harmanson, Thomas H. Bayly, William T. Haskell, William B. Maclay, John S. Pendleton, Robert Smith, Andrew Stewart, and Aylett Buckner. Mr. Levin moved that Mr. Green Adams be excused; which motion was disagreed to. Mr. Grinnell moved that his colleague, Mr. Artemas Hale, be excused; which motion was disagreed to. Mr. Nicoll moved that all further proceedings in the call be dispensed with; And the question being put, It was decided in the affirmative, Neys: .... 120 62 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Mr. Kingsley S. Bingham Ausburn Birdsall Jacob Collamer William Collins Robert B. Cranston James Dixon Richard S. Donnell Thomas O. Edwards Alexander Evans Nathan Evans James J. Faran Mr. George Fries Sidney Lawrence Mr. William Pitt Lynde Robert McClelland Charles S. Morehead Henry Nes William A. Newell Truman Smith George A. Starkweather Alexander H. Stephens Charles E. Stuart John Strohm William Strong Frederick A. Tallmadge |