And the House adjourned until Monday morning, eleven o'clock.

MONDAY, October 17, 1814.

Two other members, to wit: from Massachusetts, John Wilson, and from Pennsylvania, Isaac Smith, appeared and took their seats.

Mr. Wright presented a petition of Thomas Bruff, of the city of Washington, stating that at considerable expense he had erected within the navy yard, at this city, a machine for the manufacture of canister shot, musket balls, buck shot, &c. and which was destroyed at the burning of the yard on the 24th of August last, and praying relief.

The said petition was referred to Mr. Wright, Mr. Desha, Mr. Rich, Mr. Ely, and Mr. J. Reed.

Mr. Pleasants presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of Nottoway and Amelia counties, in Vir. ginia, praying for the establishment of a post-route. Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee on the Post-office and Post-roads.

Mr. Yancey, from the Committee of Claims, made a report on the petition of captain Alexander Sevier, which was read and ordered to lie on the table.

The Speaker laid before the House a report from the Secretary of War, on the petition of Jeremiah Searcy, which was read and ordered to lie on the table.

A motion was made by Mr. Jackson of Va. that 2,000 copies of the message of the President of the United States, received on the 14th instant, transmitting copies of the instructions given to the ministers appointed to treat of peace with Great Britain, be printed for the use of the members: Upon which,

The House was cleared of all persons except the Members, Clerk, Serjeant-at-arms, and Door-keeper, and the doors were closed; and after remaining so for some time, they were again opened.

The House then again resolved itself into a committee of the whole House on the joint resolution from the Senate, "empowering the library committee of Congress to contract for the purchase of Mr. Jefferson's library;" and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Lewis reported, that the committee had had the said resolution under consideration, and made no amendment thereto.

The House then proceeded to consider the said resolution:

A motion was made by Mr. King, of Massachusetts, to amend the said resolution by inserting, after the word "purchase," in the 3d line, the words "of such part;" and at the end of the resolution to add the words "as they may judge suitable for that purpose."

And the question thereon being taken,
It was determined in the negative, Nays 91.

Yeas 47.

The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are

A motion was then made by Mr. John Reed, to amend the said resolution by adding to the end of the same the following proviso: "Provided, The amount thereof shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars."

A motion was made by Mr. Stanford, that the further consideration of the resolution be postponed until the first Monday in December next: when,

A motion was made by Mr. Oakley, that the same do lic on the table.

And the question being taken,

It was determined in the negative.

The question was then taken on the motion made by Mr. Stanford,

And was determined in the negative.

The question having then recurred on the amendment proposed by Mr. Reed: when,

The remaining orders of the day were postponed until to-morrow;

And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning, eleven o'clock.

TUESDAY, October 18, 1814.

Another member, to wit: from Massachusetts, William Reed, appeared and took his seat.

Mr. M Kim presented a petition of Daniel Renner and Nathaniel H. Heath, rope makers in the city of Washington, praying compensation for their wrought and unwrought materials which were consumed by fire, by order of the enemy, on the 25th of August

last, and which they were prevented from previously removing to a place of safety by the impressment of their vehicles of transportation into the public service. Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Lewis presented a memorial of the inhabitants of Alexandria, in the district of Columbia, detailing the circumstances attending the late capture and occupation of that place by the enemy, and praying that an inquiry may be had relative thereto.

Ordered, That the said memorial be referred to the committee appointed to inquire into the causes of the late capture of the seat of government by the enemy. Mr. Creighton presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the state of Ohio, praying for the establishment of a post-route.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee on the Post-office and Post-roads.

Mr. Jennings presented a petition of the legislature of the Indiana territory, praying that a law may be passed requiring the presence of two judges to hold courts; and that the duties of the courts of the United States for said territory may be more clearly defined. Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Eppes, from the Committee of Ways and Means, laid before the House the copy of a letter from the chairman of that committee to the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the subject of maintaining unimpaired the public credit, together with the answer of the Secretary of the Treasury thereto; which were read and referred to the committee of the whole House, to whom was referred the report of the Committee of Ways and Means on that part of the President's message which relates to our finances.

Ordered, That 5,000 copies of the said letters be printed for the use of the members of Congress.

A message from the Senate by Mr. Cutts, their Se

cretary: