NAYS-Messrs. Brown, Daggett, Dana, Fromentin, Gaillard, German, Golsdsborough, Gore, Horsey, Hunter, King, Lambert, Mason, and Thompson. So it was Resolved, That this bill pass, and that the title thereof be "An act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States of America." SATURDAY, December 10. The amendments to the bill, entitled "An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of Government, and maintaining the public credit, by duties on carriages, and the harness used therefor," was read a third time as amended, and passed with amendments. The bill, entitled "An act directing the staff officers of the Army to comply with the requisitions of naval and marine officers in certain cases, was read a third time, and passed. The bill, entitled "An act making additional appropriations for the service of the year 1814," was read a third time and passed. MONDAY, December 12. The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill authorizing the appointment of certain naval officers therein named; and the bill having been amended, the President reported it to the House accordingly. On the question, Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time as amended? it was determined in the affirmative. TUESDAY, December 13. The Senate resumed the consideration of the motion made the 8th instant for the choice of an Assistant Doorkeeper; and the further consideration thereof was postponed to the first Monday in January next. Mr. TAYLOR, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act to provide additional revenue for defraying the expenses of Government, and maintaining the public credit, by duties on sales at auction, on the postage of letters, and on licenses to retail wines, spirituous liquors, and foreign merchandise;" reported it with amendments. DECEMBER, 1814. the amendments of the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of Government, and maintaining the public credit, by laying duties on spirits distilled within the United States, and by amending the act laying duties on licenses to distillers of spirituous liquors, except the amendment to the tenth section, and the amendment striking out the twenty-fifth section of the bill, and that they disagree to the said amendment to the tenth section, and to the striking out the said twenty-fifth section. Whole, the consideration of the bill, entitled "An The Senate resumed, as in committee of the act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of Government, and maintaining the public credit, by duties on sales at auction, on the postage of letters, and on licenses to retail wines, spirituous liquors, and foreign merchandise," together with the amendments reported thereto by the select committee; and the amendments were agreed to. On motion, by Mr. HORSEY, to strike out the second section of the bill, as follows: "SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the first day of February next, there shall be added to the rates of postage, as at present established by law, a sum equal to fifty per centum upon the amount of such rates respectively, for the use of the United States. And the said additional sum of fifty per centum shall be charged, collected, paid, and accounted for, in like manner, by the same officer, subject in all respects to the same regulations and provisions, and with the like fines, penalties, forfeitures, and remedies, for breaches of the law, as are provided for charging, collecting, and paying the original rates of postage to which the said sum of fifty per centum is hereby added and attached." It was determined in the negative-yeas 11, nays, 14, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Daggett, Dana, German, Gore, Hor. sey, Hunter, King, Lambert, Mason, Smith, and Thompson. NAYS-Messrs. Bibb, Bledsoe, Chace, Condit, Fromentin, Gaillard, Morrow, Roberts, Tait, Taylor, Turner, Varnum, Walker, and Wharton. President reported it to the House accordingly. And the bill having been further amended, the On motion, by Mr. TAYLOR, to insert, in section The Senate resumed the consideration of the 5, line 9, after the word "act," the following bill for the relief of Bowie and Kurtz, and others; words, "except the rates of postage:" it was deand on motion, by Mr. SMITH, the further consid-termined in the affirmative-yeas 14, nays 12, as follows. eration thereof was postponed until the second Monday in January next. A bill authorizing the appointment of certain naval officers therein named, was read a third time and passed. [The bill authorizes the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint one Vice Admiral, and two Rear Admirals; and fixes their compensation.] WEDNESDAY, December 14. A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House concur in YEAS-Messrs. Bibb, Bledsoe, Dana, Gaillard, German, Horsey, Lambert, Roberts, Tait, Taylor, Thompson, Turner, Varnum, and Wharton. NAYS-Messrs. Brown, Chace, Condit, Daggett, Fromentin, Gore, Hunter, King, Mason, Morrow, Smith, and Walker. On the question, Shall the amendments be engrossed and the bill read a third time as amended? it was determined in the affirmative. Mr. GORE gave notice, that to-morrow, he should ask leave to bring in a bill authorizing payment to the widow of Elbridge Gerry, deceased, late Vice President of the United States, of such salary as would have been payable to him during the residue of the term for which he was elected, had he so long lived. The Senate proceeded to consider the amendments disagreed to by the House of Representatires to the bill, entitled "An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of Government and maintaining the public credit by laying duties on spirits distilled within the United States, and by amending the act laying duties on licenses to distillers of spirituous liquors." On motion, by Mr. TAYLOR, Resolved, That they insist on their amendment to the tenth section. On motion, by Mr. GERMAN, that they insist on their amendments, striking out the twenty-fifth section of the bill, it was determined in the affirmative yeas 14, nays 9, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Condit, Daggett, Dana, Gaillard, German, Gore, Horsey, Hunter, King, Lambert, Mason, Smith, Thompson, and Varnum. NAYS-Messrs. Bibb, Bledsoe, Chace, Morrow, Roberts, Tait, Taylor, Turner, and Wharton. So it was Resolved, That the Senate insist on their amendments disagreed to by the House of Representatives, and ask a conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses. Ordered, That Messrs. TAYLOR, KING, and BLEDSOE, be the managers at the said conference on the part of the Senate. THURSDAY, December 15. A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House have passed the bill which originated in the Senate, entitled "An act to authorize the President of the United States to call upon the several States and Territories thereof for their respective quotas of eighty thousand four hundred and thirty militia, for the defence of the frontiers of the United States against invasion," with amendments, in which they request the concurrence of the Senate. They insist on their disagreement to the amendment of the Senate to the tenth section, and to the amendment striking out the twenty-fifth section of the bill, entitled "An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of Government and maintaining the public credit, by laying duties on spirits distilled within the United States, and by amending the act laying duties on licenses to distillers of spirituous liquors." They agree to the conference proposed on the subject, and have appointed managers on their part. SENATE. Bridge Company, to consider and report thereon by bill or otherwise. The amendments to the bill, entitled "An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of Government, and maintaining the public credit, by duties on sales at auction, on the postage of letters, and on licenses to retail wines, spirituous liquors, and foreign merchandise," was read a third time as amended. On the question, Shall this bill pass as amended? it was determined in the affirmative-yeas 19, nays 7, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Bibb, Bledsoe, Brown, Chace, Condit, Fromentin, Gaillard, Lacock, Mason, Morrow, Roberts, Robinson, Smith, Taylor, Turner, Varnum, Walker, and Wharton. NAYS-Messrs. Daggett, Gore, Horsey, Hunter, King, Lambert, and Thompson. 66 So it was Resolved, That this bill pass with amendments; and on motion, by Mr. FROMENTIN, the title was amended, to strike out on the postage of letters," and insert, at the end thereof, "and for increasing the rates of postage." Mr. GORE asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill authorizing payment to the widow of Elbridge Gerry, deceased, late Vice President of the United States, of such salary as would have been payable to him, during the residue of the term for which he was elected, had he so long lived; and the bill was read, and passed to the second reading. The Senate proceeded to consider the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill, entitled "An act to authorize the President of the United States to call upon the several States and Territories thereof for their respective quotas of eighty thousand four hundred and thirty militia, for the defence of the frontiers of the United States against invasion." On motion, by Mr. SMITH, they were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, to consider and report thereon. Ordered, That the bill last mentioned, as amended, by the House of Representatives, be printed for the use of the Senate. On motion, by Mr. HORSEY, Resolved, That the resolution which passed the Senate on the 7th instant, calling for a specification of the various post offices in the States respectively, &c., be and the same is hereby rescinded. On motion, by Mr. HORSEY, Resolved, That the President of the United Mr. VARNUM presented the petition of Daniel States be requested to cause to be laid before the Renner and Nathaniel Heath, stating that, at the Senate a statement containing a specification of time of the incursion of the enemy, they were the various post offices in the States respectively, proprietors of an extensive manufactory of cor- of the emoluments of the postmasters, and the dage, in the City of Washington, and had on amount of expenditures incident to their respechand a large quantity of materials, which were tive offices, from the first day of January, 1814, totally consumed and destroyed by them; and to the first day of July, in the same year; and, praying indemnification therefor, for reasons sta- also, the amount of the gross and net revenue deted in the petition; which was read, and the peti-rived therefrom during the same period. tion, together with the accompanying documents, was referred to the committee to whom was referred, on the 23d of September, the memorial of the President and Directors of the Eastern Branch 13th CoN. 3d SESS.-5 FRIDAY, December 16. The Senate spent most of this day in the consideration of Executive business. SATURDAY, December 17. The bill authorizing payment to the widow of Elbridge Gerry, deceased, late Vice President of the United States, of such salary as would have been payable to him during the residue of the term for which he was elected, had he so long lived, was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment having been agreed to, on the question, Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time? it was determined in the affirmative-yeas 14, nays 12, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Brown, Chace, Daggett, Fromentin, Gaillard, Gore, Hunter, King, Mason, Robinson, Smith, Tait, Taylor, and Thompson. NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Bledsoe, Condit, German, Lacock, Lambert, Morrow, Roberts, Turner, Varnum, Walker, and Wharton. Mr. TAYLOR, from the managers on the part of the Senate, at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill, entitled "An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of Government, and maintaining the public credit, by laying duties on spirits distilled within the United States and Territories thereof, and by amending the act laying duties on licenses to distillers of spirituous liquors," reported: "That the said managers have met and conferred with the managers on the part of the House of Representatives, and have agreed with them to recommend to the Senate to amend the amendment to the tenth section, to strike out the whole of the tenth section. "That the Senate do recede from their amendment, to strike out the 25th section of said bill. "And, to conform the 18th section to the amendments in other parts of the bill, by which February' was inserted in lieu of January,' in line 13, of said section, to strike out 'January,' and insert 'February." On motion, by Mr. TAYLOR, The Senate proceeded to consider the report of the managers on their part, at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses, on the bill last mentioned. Whereupon, DECEMBER, 1814. "An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of Government, and maintaining the public credit, by duties on sales at auction, on the postage of letters, and on licenses to retail wines, spirituous liquors, and foreign merchandise," except the amendment to the fifth section, to which amendment they disagree. They have passed a bill, entitled "An act giving further time to locate certain claims to lands, confirmed by an act of Congress, entitled "An act confirming certain claims to lands in the district of Vincennes;" a bill, entitled "An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of Government, and maintaining the public credit, by laying duties on various goods, wares, and merchandise, manufactured within the United States;" also, a bill, entitled "An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of Government, and maintaining the public credit, by laying duties on household furniture, on horses kept exclusively for the saddle or carriage, and on gold and silver watches;" in which bills they request the concurrence of the Senate. The three bills last mentioned were read, and passed to the second reading. The Senate resumed the consideration of the amendments of the House of Representatives to dent of the United States to call upon the several the bill, entitled "An act to authorize the PresiStates and Territories thereof for their respective quotas of eighty thousand four hundred and thirty militia, for the defence of the frontiers of the United States against invasion," together with the report of the select committee thereon. Whereupon, Resolved, That they agree to some, and disagree to other amendments of the House of Representatives to this bill. The Senate proceeded to consider their amendment, disagreed to by the House of Representatives, to the bill, entitled "An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of Government, and maintaining the public credit, Resolved, That they so far recede from their by duties on sales at auction, on the postage of amendments, disagreed to by the House of Rep-letters, and on licenses to retail wines, spirituous resentatives, as to adopt the report of the comliquors, and foreign merchandise." Whereupon, mittee of conference. Resolved, That they recede therefrom. Mr. BROWN, from the committee on so much of the Message of the President of the United States as relates to military affairs, to whom were referred the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill, entitled "An act to authorize the President of the United States to call upon the several States and Territories thereof for their respective quotas of eighty thousand four hundred and thirty militia, for the defence of the frontiers of the United States against invasion," together with the bill, reported that the Senate concur therein, in part, with certain modi fications. The engrossed bill authorizing payment to the widow of Elbridge Gerry, deceased, late Vice President of the United States, of such salary as would have been payable to him during the residue of the term for which he was elected, had he so long lived, was read a third time, and passed. TUESDAY, December 20. The credentials of JONATHAN ROBERTS, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Pennsylvania, for the term of six years, commencing on the fourth of March next, were read, and laid on file. Mr. GORE submitted the following motion for consideration; which was read, and passed to the second reading. Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate be authorized to pay out of the contingent fund, the ex penses incurred for the funeral of the late Vice President of the United States, whenever the same shall have been allowed and certified by the committee of arrangement. SENATE. may possess of the force and condition of the vessels of war of the enemy on the same Lake; and such information as he may deem it proper to communicate of the means and preparation requisite for the purpese of acquiring and maintaining the naval ascendency on said Lake, if an intention to that effect be contemplated on the part of the United States. THURSDAY, December 22. The resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Senate to pay, out of the contingent fund, the expenses incurred for the funeral of the late Vice President, was read a third time, and passed, as follows: The bill, entitled "An act giving further time to locate certain claims to lands, confirmed by an act of Congress, entitled 'An act confirming certain claims to lands in the district of Vincennes," was read the second time, and referred to the committee to whom was referred, on the 2d September, the memorial of the Legislature of the Indiana Territory, to consider and report thereon. The bill, entitled "An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of Government, and maintaining the public credit, by layResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate be ing duties on various goods, wares, and merchan-authorized to pay, out of the contingent fund, the dise, manufactured within the United States," expenses incurred for the funeral of the late Vice was read the second time, and referred to the President of the United States, whenever the committee to whom was referred, the 1st instant, same shall have been allowed and certified by the the bill, entitled "An act to provide additional committee of arrangement. revenues for defraying the expenses of Government, and maintaining the public credit, by laying duties on spirits distilled within the United States and the Territories thereof, and by amending the act laying duties on licenses to distillers of spirituous liquors," to consider and report thereon. The bill, entitled "An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of Government, and maintaining the public credit, by laying duties on household furniture, on horses kept exclusively for the saddle or carriage, and on gold and silver watches," was read the second time, and referred to the committee last mentioned, to consider and report thereon. WEDNESDAY, December 21. The resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Senate to pay, out of the contingent fund, the expenses incurred for the funeral of the late Vice President, was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and, no amendment having been proposed, the resolution was ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time. Mr. TAYLOR, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act supplemental to the acts authorizing a loan for the several sums of twenty-five millions of dollars, and three millions of dollars," reported it with amendments, which were considered as in Committee of the Whole and agreed to; and the President reported the bill to the House amended accordingly. On the question. Shall the amendments be engrossed, and the bill read a third time as amended? it was determined in the affirmative. The PRESIDENT communicated a letter from the Honorable THOMAS WORTHINGTON, notifying the resignation of his seat in the Senate; which was read. Mr. HUNTER Submitted the following motion for consideration : Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to cause to be laid before the Senate the force and condition of the vessels of war of the United States on Lake Ontario, and such infor. tion as he The amendments to the bill, entitled "An act supplemental to the acts authorizing a loan for the several sums of twenty-five millions of dollars, and three millions of dollars," was read a third time as amended, and passed with amend ments. The Senate resumed the consideration of the motion made yesterday, by Mr. HUNTER, relative to vessels of war on Lake Ontario. On motion, by Mr. BIBB, it was agreed to take the question by yeas and nays; and, on motion by Mr. BIBB, the further consideration thereof, was postponed until to-morrow. Mr. MORROW, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act giving further time to locate certain claims to lands confirmed by an act of Congress, entitled 'An act confirming certain claims to lands in the district of Vincennes," reported it without amendment; and the bill was considered as in Committee of the Whole, and amended; and the President reported it to the House accordingly. On the question, shall the amendment be engrossed and the bill read a third time as amended? it was determined in the affirmative. liam Gamble, stating that he had been appointed, Mr. LACOCK, presented the memorial of Wilon the 15th of February, 1806, inspector of the customs in the district of Niagara, and had performed the duties confided to him, for which he had not received adequate compensation, as is stated in the memorial; and praying relief; and the memorial was read. FRIDAY, December 23. A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House insist on their amendments, disagreed to by the Senate, to the bill, entitled "An act to authorize the President of the United States to call upon the several States and Territories thereof for their respective quotas of eighty thousand four hundred and thirty militia, for the defence of the frontiers of the United States against invasion." They ask a conference on the disagreeing votes of the two SENATE. Proceedings. DECEMBER, 1814. Houses, and have appointed managers on their revenues for defraying the expenses of Governpart. They have passed a bill, entitled "An actment, and maintaining the public credit, by layto provide additional revenues for defraying the ing a direct tax upon the United States, and to expenses of Government, and maintaining the provide for assessing and collecting the same," public credit, by laying a direct tax upon the Uni- was read the second time, and referred to the comted States, and to provide for assessing and col-mittee to whom was referred, the 1st instant, the lecting the same;" in which bill they request the concurrence of the Seuate. The bill last mentioned was read, and passed to the second reading. On motion, by Mr. BROWN, Resolved, That the Senate insist on their disagreement to the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill, entitled "An act to authorize the President of the United States to call upon the several States and Territories thereof for their respective quotas of eighty thousand four hundred and thirty militia, for the defence of the frontiers of the United States against invasion;" and agree to the conference proposed thereon. Ordered, That Messrs. BIBB, BROWN, and GERMAN, be the managers on the part of the Senate. The amendment to the bill entitled "An act giving further time to locate certain claims to lands confirmed by an act of Congress, entitled 'An act confirming certain claims to lands in the district of Vincennes," was read a third time as amended, and further amended by unanimous consent. Resolved, That this bill pass with amendments. The Senate resumed the consideration of the motion made the 21st instant, by Mr. HUNTER, relative to vessels of war on Lake Ontario. On motion by Mr. ROBERTS, that the further consideration thereof be postponed to the second Monday in March, it was determined in the affirmative-yeas 15, nays 12, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Bibb, Bledsoe, Chace, Condit, Gaillard, German, Lacock, Morrow, Roberts, Robinson, Taylor, Turner, Varnum, Walker, and Wharton. NAYS-Messrs. Brown Daggett, Dana, Fromentin, Gore, Hunter, King, Lambert, Mason, Smith, Tait, and Thompson. Mr. TAYLOR, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of Government, and maintaining the public credit, by laying duties on various goods, wares, and merchandise, manufactured within the United States," reported it with amendments. On motion, by Mr. LACOCK, the memorial of William Gamble, presented the 22d instant, was referred to a select committee, to consider and report thereon by bill or otherwise; and Messrs. LACOCK, CHACE, and GERMAN, were appointed the committee. Mr. BIBB, from the committee, appointed the 3d instant, to consider the subject, reported a bill to provide for leasing certain lands reserved for the use of schools in the Mississippi Territory; and the bill was read, and passed to the second reading. SATURDAY. December 24. The bill, entitled "An act to provide additional bill, entitled "An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of Government, and maintaining the public credit, by laying duties on spirits distilled within the United States and Territories thereof, and by amending the act laying duties on licenses to distillers of spirituous liquors," to consider and report thereon. The bill to provide for leasing certain lands reserved for the support of schools in the Mississippi Territory was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and on motion, by Mr. SMITH, the further consideration thereof was postponed to Monday next. Mr. BIBB, from the managers apointed on the part of the Senate, to confer with those appointed by the House of Representatives, on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill "to authorize the President of the United States to call upon the several States and Territories thereof for their respective quotas of eighty thousand four hundred and thirty militia, for the defence of the frontiers of the United States against invasion," reported: "That a conference has been had, and the managers have agreed to recommend to their respective Houses"1. That, in lieu of the amendment proposed by the House of Representatives, to strike out the words 'two years,' and to insert one year,' in the 4th line of the first section, the words 'eighteen months' be inserted; and that the same modification be made where the words two years' occur in other parts of the bill. "2. That the House of Representatives recede from of the 4th line of the first section, after the word 'distheir amendment proposed to be inserted at the end charged." "3. That the Senate recede from their disagreement to the amendment which proposes to strike out the 7th section. “4. That the House of Representatives agree to the modifications proposed by the Senate to their amendments in the ninth section." MONDAY, December 26. Mr. DAGGETT presented several petitions, signed by a great number of the inhabitants of the State of Connecticut, remonstrating against the transportation and opening of the mail on the Sabbath; and the petitions were read, and referred to a select committee, to consider and report thereon by bill or otherwise; and Messrs. DAGGETT, SMITH, and MORROW, were appointed the committee. Mr. THOMPSON presented several petitions, signed by a great number of the inhabitants of the State of New Hampshire, on the same subject; which were read; and referred to the committee last mentioned, to consider and report thereon by bill or otherwise. Mr. KING presented the memorial of William Bryar and others, manufacturers of tobacco in the city of New York, praying that a specific duty |