On motion of Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, Resolved, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for the transportation of a daily mail between New Orleans and Mobile. On motion of Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, Resolved, That the Committee on Roads and Canals be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation to survey the route designated for a railroad from Point Caupin to Opelousas courthouse, in the State of Louisiana. On motion of Mr. McCarty, Resolved, That the Committee of Claims be instructed to inquire into the expediency of granting indemnity to Samuel C. Duncan for losses by him sustained on contracts for excavations and fillings on the east and west banks of the east branch of White Water, on the Cumberland road, in Indiana, and that the papers on the files of the House, presented at the last session of Congress upon this subject, be again referred to said committee. On motion of Mr. Reynolds, Resolved, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be instructed to inquire into the expediency of creating, in the State of Illinois, one other pension agency, so that there will be two agencies in that State. Mr. Lucas moved the following resolutions; which were read, and ordered to lie on the table, viz. Resolved, That the Secretary of War be requested to report to this House what officers, if any, have been taken from the line of the army, and commissioned in the general staff, with rank therein, since the reorganization of the army, under the act entitled "An act to reduce and fix the military peace establishment," approved March 2, 1821, and in such form as to show the rank and date of appointments in the staff, the regimental rank and date of commissions, when taken from the line, and if promoted in their regiments whilst holding rank in the staff; the same to be specified. Resolved, also, That the Secretary of War inform this House what regimental officers now hold appointments in the general staff of the army, if any, which do not confer rank, in such manner as to show the denomination and date of such staff appointments, as well as the rank and dates of commissions in their respective regiments. Mr. McKinley moved the following resolution, viz. Resolved, That this House will, on Thursday next, proceed to the election of printer to the House of Representatives of the next Congress, viva voce. The said resolution was read; and, after debate thereon, the hour expired, and the House, on motion, proceeded to the orders of the day, and to the business on the Speaker's table. The message received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Donelson, his private Secretary, on the 6th of February instant, was read, as follows: To the House of Representatives : WASHINGTON, February 6, 1835. I submit to Congress a report from the Secretary of War, containing the evidence of certain claims to reservations, under the fourteenth article of the treaty of 1830 with the Choctaws, which the locating agent has reserved from sale, in conformity with instructions from the President, who did not consider himself authorized to direct their location. Should Congress consider the claims just, it will be proper to pass a law authorizing their location, or satisfying them in some other way. ANDREW JACKSON. The said message and documents were referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. The vote on the reference was afterwards reconsidered, and the said message and documents were referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. On motion of Mr. Plummer, Ordered, That sundry depositions and other papers, taken and printed by authority of the Senate of the United States, touching the conduct of John W. Martin, the locating agent referred to in the preceding message of the President of the United States, and which is contained in the printed document of the Senate (No. 22) of the present session, be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Bills from the Senate, of the following titles, viz. No. 37. An act for the relief of Duncan L. Clinch; No. 96. An act in addition to the act for the relief of the legal representatives of Lucy Bond and Hannah Douglass; No. 131. An act to complete certain roads of the Territory of Arkansas; were severally read the first and second time, and referredNo. 37. To the Committee on the Public Lands. No. 96. To the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. No. 131. To the Committee of Ways and Means. Ordered, That the Committee of Claims be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of Wright Converse, and that leave be given to withdraw the same. The bill from the Senate (No. 104) entitled "An act to continue the office of Commissioner of Pensions," was read the third time, and passed, as amended. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Engrossed bills, of the following titles, viz. No. 304. An act for the benefit of John Cullens, a soldier of the revolution; No. 311. An act granting a pension to Amasa A. Tifft ; No. 319. An act granting pensions to Harvey Reynolds and John Casey; No. 322. An act for the benefit of Josiah Westlake; No. 341. An act granting a pension to Isaac Janvier ; No. 682. An act amendatory of the act for the continuation of the Cumberland road; No. 708. An act to change the time of holding the district court for the western district of Virginia; No. 695. An act to establish a pension agency on the south of Green river, in the State of Kentucky; No. 343. An act for the relief of Josiah H. Brown and John Conkin; No. 551. An act making provision for the purchase of the fac simile of General Washington's accounts; No. 346. An act to restore to certain invalid pensioners the amount of pension by them relinquished; were severally read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bills. Mr. McKinley, by leave, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to which was this day referred the bill from the Senate (No. 131) entitled "An act to complete certain roads of the Territory of Arkansas," reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Ordered, That the bill (No. 711) for the relief of Thomas Simpson, be recommitted to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. On motion of Mr. Chilton Allan, Ordered, That the several Committees of the Whole House to which may be committed bills in relation to the business or affairs of the Territories of the United States, be discharged, and that all such bills be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. The House then, in obedience to the order of the 28th of January ultimo, setting apart this day for the consideration of bills relating to the affairs of the Territories of the United States, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Pope reported as follows, viz. The bill from the Senate (No. 53) entitled "An act for the completion of certain improvements in Florida," without amendment. The bill from the Senate (No. 131) entitled "An act to complete certain roads of the Territory of Arkansas," without amendment. The bill from the Senate (No. 33) entitled "An act for improving the harbor at the mouth of the river Raisin, in the Territory of Michigan," without amendment. The bill from the Senate (No. 78) entitled "An act to authorize the construction of a railroad on the public lands from Tallahassee to St. Mark's, in Florida," with sundry amendments. The bill of this House (No. 717) to provide for the improvement of the harbor of Clinton river, in the Territory of Michigan, and for other purposes, without amendment. The bill (No. 716) to provide for the opening of certain roads in the Territory of Arkansas, and for other purposes, with amendments. Mr. Pope further reported that the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union had, also, under consideration the bill (No. 427) to establish the Territorial Government of Huron, and had come to no decision thereon. And then the House adjourned until to-morrow, 11 o'clock A. M. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1835. Mr. Carr, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to which the subject was referred by a resolution of the House of the 11th of December, 1834, reported a bill (No. 721) concerning the purchasers of the public lands, accompanied by a report, in writing; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Carr, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, made a report on the petition of John S. Conger, accompanied by a bill (No. 722) for his relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Carr, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, made a report on the petition of Silvia C. Vick, accompanied by a bill (No. 723) for the relief of Silvia C. Vick, widow, and the heirs of Hartwell Vick, deceased; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. On motion of Mr. Galbraith, Ordered, That the Committee on Private Land Claims be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of Andrew Martin, and that it lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Galbraith, Ordered, That the Committee on Private Land Claims, which was instructed, on the 15th of December, 1834, to inquire into the expediency of increasing the compensation of deputy surveyor for surveying private land claims in the Territory of Florida, be discharged from the further consideration thereof, and that it be referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Mr. Parker, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, made an unfavorable report on the petition of William Palmer; which was read, and laid on the table. Mr. Parker, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, also made an unfavorable report on the petition of Ebenezer Farrand; which was read, and laid on the table. Mr. Parker, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, made a report on the petition of James Wiltbank, accompanied by a bill (No. 724) for his relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Milligan, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 27) entitled "An act for the relief of William Hogan, administrator of Michael Hogan, deceased," reported the same without amendment. The said bill was then committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. William K. Fuller, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made unfavorable reports on the petitions of Robert Tucker, Robert Clark, and William Hall; which reports were severally read, and laid on the table. Mr. Polk, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill (No. 725) to regulate the disbursement of public money, and prohibit allowances not authorized by law; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Public Lands, reported a bill (No. 726) for the relief of the legal representatives of Henry Duchuquette, William Hibet, J. B. Dubois, and Charles Sangunette; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Clay, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 37) for the relief of Duncan L. Clinch, reported the same without amendment. The consideration of the said bill was then postponed until Tuesday, the 17th instant. Mr. Pearce, from the Committee on Commerce, to which was referred the bill from the Senate (No. 93) for the relief of Christopher Bayley, reported the same without amendment, accompanied by a report in writing, recommending that the said bill do not pass. Ordered, That the said bill do lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Foster, Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the petition of Amos Butler, be discharged from the further consideration of the same, and that it lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Foster, Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary, which was instructed, on the 8th of January, to inquire into the expediency of authorizing the judge of the western district of Virginia to prescribe, by a rule of court, the times of holding the several courts now directed by law to be held in said district, be discharged from the further consideration thereof. On motion of Mr. Foster, Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary, which was instructed, on the 15th of January, to inquire into the expediency of revising the statute laws of the United States, and, for that purpose, of instituting a commission to consist of members, to report to Congress such revision for its consideration and adoption, be discharged from the further consideration thereof. Mr. Fulton, from the Committee of Claims, made an unfavorable report on the petition of William J. Posey; which was read, and laid on the table. Mr. Fulton, from the Committee of Claims, which was instructed, on the 26th of January, to inquire into the expediency of allowing to Samuel Eskridge the amount of his claim for moneys advanced the agent of the United States, made an unfavorable report thereon; which was read, and laid on the table. On motion of Mr. Thomson, Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of Lieutenant John R. Vinton, and that it lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Lay, Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the petitions of Benjamin Cornell, Ralph R. Horn, and Jehiel Todd, and that they lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Clay, Ordered, That the Committee on the Public Lands be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of the committee on the part of the expatriated Poles, and that it lie on the table. |