session of Congress, there be allowed to the Postmaster of this House four dollars per day, during the sessions; and that the Committee of Accounts be authorized to make him such further allowance for services rendered, as such postmaster, during the recess of Congress, as they shall think reasonable and just; and that the same be paid out of the contingent fund of the House. Engrossed Bills of the following titles, viz: An act to revive and extend the term of certain Pensions, which have expired by limitation; An act to authorize the issuing of letters patent to Nathaniel Sylvester; An act enabling the claimants to lands within the limits of the state of Missouri, and territory of Arkansas, to institute proceedings to try the validity of their claims; An act providing for the disposition of three several tracts of land in Tuscarawas county, in the state of Ohio, and for other purposes; were, respectively, read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the titles be as aforesaid, and that the Clerk do carry the said bills to the Senate, and ask their concurrence therein. The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the state of the Union; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Taylor reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the state of the Union, in general, under consideration; particularly the memorial of the General Assembly of the state of Kentucky, in relation to the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, on the law of that state, commonly called the "Occupying Claimant Law;" and had come to no resolution thereon. Mr. Tod, from the Committee on Manufactures, to which was referred the amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act to amend the several acts imposing duties on imports," made a report thereon; which was read: when it was Ordered, That the said report and amendments be committed to the committee of the whole on the state of the Union. A motion was then made by Mr. Taylor, that the House do now resolve itself into a committee of the whole House on the state of the Union, for the purpose of considering the said amendments. And the question being put, The yeas and nays being required by one-fifth of the members present. Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. Cady Campbell, Ohio, Collins Arthur Smith A. Stevenson J. Stephenson Tattnall. Thompson, Geo. Wilson, S. C....72. The House then, accordingly, resolved itself into the committee of the whole on the state of the Union, and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Taylor reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said amendments under consideration, and had come to no decision thereon. The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill further to amend the judicial system of the United States; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Condict reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, made some progress therein, and directed him to ask leave to sit again; which leave was granted by the House. The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill to revive, and continue in force the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 5th sections of the act, entitled "An act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports and tonnage:" passed 3d March, 1815; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Dwight reported the same with an amendment; which was read, and concurred in by the House. Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed, and read a third time to-morrow. The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Rich reported the bill to authorize the building of light houses, light vessels, and beacons, therein mentioned, and for other purposes, with amendments; which were read, and concurred in by the House. Ordered, That the committee of the whole House to which have been committed, respectively, the bill granting donations of land to certain actual settlers in the territory of Florida; and the bill provid ing for a grant of land for the seat of government in the territory of Florida, and for other purposes, be discharged from the consideration of the said bills. And then the House adjourned. SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1824. Mr. Harvey, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which was referred the bill from the Senate, entitled "An act in addition to an act establishing naval hospitals," reported the same with an amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. Mr. Vinton, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred a memorial of the general assembly of the state of Ohio, upon the subject of the lands set apart for the purposes of public schools, made a report thereon, accompanied by a bill to authorize the legislature of said state to sell and convey certain tracts of land, granted to said state for the use thereof; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. On motion of Mr. Andrew Stevenson, Resolved, That the Clerk of this House be directed to cause to be prepared, a general index to the latest edition of the laws of the United States, from the commencement of the present form of government, as well as the treaties with foreign nations and the Indian tribes; in which shall be specified the year in which each law or treaty was passed or concluded, as well as the volume, and page of the volume, in which it will be found: and to cause the said index to be printed, and a copy thereof, in a bound form, to be delivered to each member of Congress, at the next session. Ordered, That the third reading of the bill to revive and continue in force the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and seventh sections of the act, entitled "An act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports and tonnage," passed sd of March 1815, be postponed until Monday next. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Cutts, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have concurred in the amendment proposed by this House to the bill, entitled "An act to provide for the extinguishment of the debt due to the United States, by purchasers of public lands." They have postponed indefinitely the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Mary James." They have passed bills of this House, of the following titles, viz: An act for the relief of Wm. T. Nimmo; An act for the relief of David Giffin and Samuel Hoag; An act for the relief of Joseph Wheaton; An act for the relief of William Blagrove; An act for the relief of John Thomas and company; An act releasing the owners of the ship General Jackson from the payment of certain duties; An act authorizing the issuing certain debentures to Barnard Thooft; An act for the relief Charles Humphrey; An act for the relief of the representatives of Elijah Brush; An act for the relief of Joseph Marechal; An act to provide for repaying to Bazalcel Wells, a certain sum of money by him erroneously paid into the Treasury; An act for the relief of Stephen Brace; An act for the relief of Lemuel Arms; An act for the relief of Elliott Rucker; An act to compensate William Cocke for certain military services rendered the United States, during the late war, and for the relief of John T. Johnson; An act for the relief of the representatives of Samuel Mims, deceased, with an amendment to the bill fast mentioned; in which the Senate ask the concurrence of this House. The Senate have also passed bills of the following titles, viz: An act for the relief of John H. Howland, of New-York; An act to permit Anna Dubord to bring certain slaves into the state of Louisiana; An act for the relief of the representatives of John Donnelson, Stephen Heard, and others. An act authorizing an examination and survey of the harbor of Charleston, in South Carolina, of Saint Mary's, in Georgia, and of the coast of Florida, and for other purposes; in which four bills last mentioned they ask the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew. The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the state of the Union; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Taylor reported the agreement of the committee to the amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill,entitled "An act to amend the several acts imposing duties on imports," with amendments to several of the said amendments. The amendment of the committee of the whole to the first amendment of the Senate, was read, and concurred in by the House, and the said first amendment, together with the second, and so much of the third as proposes to strike out the words "until the 30th June, 1826, and after that time a duty of 37 per centum ad valorem," were then concurred in by the House. The residue of the said third amendment was then read, as the same had been amended in this House, viz: Insert, in place of the words stricken out, as above mentioned, the following proviso: "Provided, That on all manufactures of wool, except baizes and flannels, the actual value of which at the place whence imported, shall not exceed 33 cents per square yard, shall be charged with a duty of twenty five per centum ad valorem.” And on the question, will the House concur with the committee of the whole in their disagreement to so much of the said third amendment as proposes to insert the said proviso, Yeas . There appeared, Nays 97, 96. |