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by them applied to pay the interest and to reimburse the principal of the said stock created by this act;" And, after debate, the further consideration thereof was postponed until to-morrow.

FRIDAY, November 4.

Mr. GOLDSBOROUGH, from the committee to whom was referred the memorial of Bowie and Kurtz, and others, made a report; which was

read.

He also reported a bill for the relief of Bowie and Kurtz, and others, and the bill was read, and passed to the second reading.

Mr. TAIT, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of the petty officers and seamen under the command of Captain Joshua Barney," reported it without amendment.

The Senate resumed the motion made yesterday, instructing the Committee on Military Affairs to inquire into the expediency of establishing by law an additional number of military academies, and agreed thereto.

The bill supplementary to an act laying duties on notes of banks, bankers, and certain companies; on notes, bonds, and obligations, discounted by banks, bankers, and certain companies; and on bills of exchange of certain descriptions, was read the second time.

The resolution authorizing the Committee of Accounts to audit and control the accounts for the funeral expenses of Samuel A. Otis, Esquire, late Secretary of the Senate, was read a third

time.

Resolved, unanimously, That this resolution. pass, as follows:

"That the Committee of Accounts be authorized to audit and control the accounts for the funeral expenses of Samuel A. Otis, Esquire, late Secretary of the Senate, and for a monument erected to his memory; and that the expenses be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate."

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill, entitled "An act to authorize a loan for a sum not exceeding three millions of dollars," together with the amendments proposed thereto by Mr. GORE; and having agreed to the amendments, the President reported the bill to the House accordingly.

On the question, Shall the amendments be engrossed and the bill read a third time as amended? it was determined in the affirmative.

SATURDAY, November 5.

Mr. ANDERSON presented the petition of Edward Barry, sailingmaster, and George Hodge, boatswain, in the navy yard of the United States, at Washington, praying indemnification for the loss of household furniture, books, and instruments of navigation, destroyed by the fire, as is stated in the petition; which was read, and referred to a select committee, to consider and report thereon by bill or otherwise; and Messrs. ANDER

SENATE.

SON, DANA, and TAIT, were appointed the committee.

Mr. DANA submitted the following motions: Resolved, That the committee to whom was referred so much of the President's Message as relates to naval affairs, be instructed to inquire what provision should be made for the appointment of officers above the grade of captain, in the Navy of the United States.

Resolved, That the same committee be instructed to inquire what provision should be made for conferring naval rank, by brevet, in consideration of meritorious service.

Mr. GILES, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported, in part, a bill making further provision for filling the ranks of the Army of the United States; and the bill was read, and passed to the second reading.

[The 1st section of this bill provides that recruiting the United States any free, effective, able-bodied man officers shall be authorized to enlist into the Army of between the ages of eighteen and fifty years.

The 2d section repeals so much of former acts as requires the consent in writing of the parent, master or guardian, to authorize the enlistment of persons under 21 years of age, provided masters of apprentices who enlist shall receive a certain portion of the bounty money, &c.

The 3d section allows to future recruits three hundred and twenty acres of land, in lieu of the land bounty now allowed by law.

The 4th section provides "that any person subject to militia duty, who shall, according to law, furnish a recruit for the Army, at his own expense, to serve during the war, shall thereafter be exempt from militia duty during the war," &c.]

Mr. GILES also reported, in part, a bill to authorize the President of the United States to call upon the several States and Territories thereof for their respective quotas of — thousand militia, for the defence of the frontiers of the United States; which was read, and passed to the second reading.

The bill for the relief of Bowie and Kurtz, and others, was read the second time.

The bill, entitled "An act to authorize a loan for a sum not exceeding three millions of dollars," was read a third time as amended, and passed, with amendments.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of the petty officers and seamen under the command of Captain Joshua Barney;" and the bill having been amended, the President reported it to the House accordingly; and,

On the question, to agree to the amendment, made in Committee of the Whole, to strike out, of lines 6 and 7, "and losses;" it was determined in the negative.

On motion, by Mr. BROWN, the further consideration thereof was postponed until Monday next.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill supplementary to an act laying duties on notes of banks, bankers, and certain companies; on notes, bonds, and obligations, discounted by banks, bankers, and certain companies; and on bills of exchange of

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MONDAY, November 7.

On motion, by Mr. GILES,

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate cause to be procured and delivered to each member of the Senate a copy of the military laws and rules and regulations for the Army of the United States.

The bill making further provision for filling the ranks of the Army of the United States, was read the second time, and the further consideration thereof postponed to, and made the special order of the day for to-morrow.

The bill to authorize the President of the United States to call upon the several States and Territories thereof, for their respective quotas of thousand militia, for the defence of the frontiers of the United States, was read the second time.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the motions made the 5th instant, by Mr. DANA, for instructing the Committee on Naval Affairs relative to the appointment of naval officers above the grade of captain, and for conferring naval rank by brevet, in consideration of meritorious service; and agreed thereto.

Mr. FROMENTIN submitted the following motion for consideration:

Resolved, That the Committee on Naval Affairs be

directed to inquire into the causes which may have prevented, till now, a compliance with the following resolutions, passed by the Senate on the 18th March, 1814:

"Resolved, That it be the duty of the Secretary of the Navy to devise and digest a system for the better organization of the Department of the Navy of the United States, and to report the same to the Senate at the commencement of their next session."

"Resolved, That it be the duty of the Secretary of the Navy to digest, or cause to be digested, all the laws now in force relative to the naval establishment and marine corps, and to report the same to the Senate at the commencement of their next session."

Mr. MASON Submitted the following motion: Resolved, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, requested to cause to be laid before the Senate a statement of the number of privates and non-commissioned officers enlisted within each State or Territory for the Army of the United States, since the commencement of the present war; specifying the year of their enlistments, and the term of time for which they were enlisted; and, also, the number of commissioned officers of each rank in the Army of the United States, specifying the number, with their respective ranks, belonging to each State or Territory. Mr. SMITH presented the petition of George P. Stevenson and others, merchants and shipowners of the city of Baltimore, praying that the owners of private armed vessels may receive an adequate compensation for every ton of shipping belonging to the enemy, which they shall burn, sink, or destroy, on the high seas; for reasons stated at large in the petition; which was read, and referred to

NOVEMBER, 1814.

the Committee on Naval Affairs, to consider and report thereon by bill or otherwise.

TUESDAY, November 8.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the motion made yesterday, by Mr. FROMENTIN, in relation to the non-compliance with the resolutions passed by the Senate on the 18th of March, 1814; and on motion by Mr. TAIT, the further consideration thereof was postponed until Monday next.

The Senate resumed the motion made yesterday, by Mr. MASON, requesting a statement of enlistments within each State or Territory for the Army of the United States since the commencement of the present war; and, on motion, the further consideration thereof was postponed.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House have appointed a committee on their part, jointly with the committee to be appointed on the part of the Senate, to wait on the President of the United States and request him to recommend a day of public humiliation, fasting, and prayer, in pursuance of the joint resolution passed for that purpose.

UNIFORM MILITIA.

Mr. WORTHINGTON, from the Committee on the Militia of the United States, reported, in part, a bill further in addition to an act, entitled "An act more effectually to provide for the national defence by establishing a uniform militia throughand passed to the second reading. out the United States;" and the bill was read,

The bill is as follows:

A bill further in addition to the act, entitled an act more effectually to provide for the national defence by establishing a uniform militia throughout the United States.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Ĉongress assembled, That, in addition to the citizens directed to be enrolled by the first section of an act, entitled "An act more effectually to provide for the national defence by establishing a uniform militia throughout the United States," each and every free able-bodied white male citizen of the United States and Territories thereof, who is or shall be between the ages of sixteen and eighteen years, shall severally and respectively be immediately enrolled in the militia, by the Captain or commanding officer of the company within whose bounds such citizen shall reside, and, when enrolled and notified according to law, shall be holden to arm and equip himself, and to do and perform all the duties, and be subject to all the penalties in cases of neglect, as now are, or shall hereafter be, provided for by law for the government of the militia of the United States, except that such citizen shall not be subject to be draughted into the actual service of the United States while he remains under the age of eighteen years.

every free able-bodied white male citizen of the United SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That each and States and Territories thereof, of the age of eighteen years, and under the age of forty-five years, who, by the laws of the United States, or any other State or Territory thereof, have been exempted from common trainings for the purpose of discipline, or from militia

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duty generally, with every free able-bodied white male citizen of the age of forty-five years, and under the age of fifty years, except ministers of the gospel, shall be immediately enrolled in the militia, by the Captain or commanding officer of the company within whose bounds such citizen shall reside, and, when so enrolled

and notified according to law, such citizen shall be holden to arm and equip himself, and to do and perform all the duties, and be subject to all the penalties, in case of neglect, as now are, or shall hereafter be, provided for by law for the government of the militia of the United States, except that such citizen shall not be subject to attend the trainings of militia for discipline.

ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill making further provision for filling the ranks of the Army of the United States.

On motion, by Mr. MASON, to strike out the third section of the bill amended, as follows:

"SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That, in lieu of the bounty of one hundred end sixty acres of land, now allowed by law, there shall be allowed to each noncommissioned officer and soldier hereafter enlisted, when discharged from service, who shall have obtained from the commanding officer of his company, battalion, or regiment, a certificate that he had faithfully performed his duty whilst in service, three hundred and twenty acres of land, to be surveyed, laid off, and granted, under the same regulations, and in every respect in the manner, now prescribed by law; and the widow and children, and, if there be no widow nor child, the parents, of every non-commissioned officer and soldier enlisted according to law, who may be killed or die in the service of the United States, shall be entitled to receive the three hundred and twenty acres of land as aforesaid; but the same shall not pass to collateral relations; any law heretofore passed to the contrary notwithstanding."

It was determined in the negative-yeas 6, nays 22, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Daggett, Goldsborough, Horsey, Mason, Smith, and Thompson.

NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Bibb, Bledsoe, Brent, Brown, Chace, Condit, Dana, Fromentin, Gaillard, German, Giles, Lacock, Lambert, Morrow, Roberts, Robinson, Tait, Taylor, Turner, Varnum, and Whea

ton.

On motion, by Mr. GERMAN, to strike out, section one, line seven, after the word "years," the residue of the section, as follows: "which enlistment shall be absolute and binding upon all persons under the age of twenty-one years, as well as upon all persons of full age, such recruiting officer having complied with all the requisitions of the laws regulating the recruiting service:" it was determined in the negative-yeas 9, nays 19, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Daggett, Dana, German, Goldsborough, Hunter, King, Lambert, Mason, and Thomp

son.

NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Bibb, Bledsoe, Brown, Chace, Condit, Fromentin, Gaillard, Giles, Lacock, Morrow, Roberts, Smith, Tait, Taylor, Turner, Varnum, Wharton, and Worthington.

WEDNESDAY, November 9.

SENATE.

Resolved, That a committee be appointed on the part of the Senate, jointly with the committee appointed by the House of Representatives, to wait on the President of the United States and request him to recommend a day of humiliation, fasting, and prayer, in pursuance of the joint resolution passed for that purpose.

Ordered, That Mr. ROBINSON be the committee on the part of the Senate.

Mr. ROBERTS, from the committee to whom was referred the memorial of Oliver Evans, reported a bill to extend the time of Oliver Evans's patent for his improvement on steam engines; and the bill was read, and passed to the second reading.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the motion made the 7th instant, by Mr. MASON, which was amended and agreed to, as follows:

"Resolved, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, requested to cause to be laid before the Senate a statement, as far as practicable, of the number of privates and non-commissioned officers enlisted within each State or Territory for the Army of the United States, since the commencement of the present war; specifying the year of their enlistments, and the term of time for which they were enlisted; and also the number of commissioned officers of each rank, in the Army of the United States, specifying the number, with their respective ranks, belonging to each State or Territory."

The bill further in addition to an act, entitled "An act more effectually to provide for the national defence by establishing a uniform militia throughout the United States," was read the sec

ond time.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill making furof the United States. ther provision for filling the ranks of the Army

On motion, by Mr. DANA, to strike out, section two, line one, after the word "that," so much of the fifth section of the act passed the 25th day of January, 1813, entitled "An act supplementary to the act, entitled 'An act for the more perfect organization of the Army of the United States, as requires the consent in writing of the parent, guardian, or master, to authorize the enlistment of persons under the age of twenty-one years shall be and the same is hereby repealed."

On motion, it was agreed to take the question by yeas and nays.

After debate, on motion by Mr. HORSEY, the further consideration thereof was postponed until to-morrow.

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 authorizing the President of the United States to cause to be built or purchased the vessels therein described," with an amendment, in which they request the concurrence of the Senate. They have also passed a bill, entitled "An act for the relief of John Castille, of the city of New Orleans;" in which they request the con

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currence of the Senate. They also inform theizing the President of the United States to cause Senate of the accidental loss of the amendments to be built or purchased the vessels therein deof the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act to au- scribed," and agree to the conference proposed thorize a loan for a sum not exceeding three mil- thereon. lions of dollars ;" and request a substitution of the same.

Ordered, That Messrs. SMITH, FROMENTIN, and TAIT, be the managers on the part of the Senate.

The bill to extend the time of Oliver Evans's patent for his improvement on steam engines was

On motion, the Senate proceeded to consider the message from the House of Representatives, requesting the substitution of the amendments of the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act to author-read the second time. ize a loan for a sum not exceeding three millions of dollars."

On motion, by Mr. KING, it was referred to a select committee, to consider and report thereon; and Messrs. KING, BIBB, and BLEDSOE, were appointed the committee.

The bill last brought up for concurrence was read, and passed to the second reading.

The bill, entitled "An act for the relief of John Castille, of the city of New Orleans," was read the second time.

The Senate resumed, as in committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill making further provision for filling the ranks of the Army of the United States, together with the amendment proposed thereto, yesterday, by Mr. DANA; and, The Senate proceeded to consider the amend-after debate, on motion by Mr. ROBERTS, the furment of the House of Representatives to the bill, ther consideration thereof was postponed until toentitled "An act authorizing the President of the morrow. United States to cause to be built or purchased the vessels therein described;" and, on motion by Mr. SMITH, resolved not to concur therein.

THURSDAY, November 10.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House insist on their amendment disagreed to by the Senate, to the bill, entitled "An act authorizing the President of the United States to cause to be built or purchased the vessels therein described;" they ask a conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses, and have appointed managers on their part. They have passed a bill, entitled "An act authorizing the Secretary of State, during the continuance of the present war, to make an additional allowance to the owners and masters of vessels for bringing back to the United States destitute and distressed American seamen;" in which bill they request the concurrence of the Senate.

The bill last mentioned was read, and passed to the second reading.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House disagree to the amendments of the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act to authorize a loan for a sum not exceeding three millions of dollars."

On motion, by Mr. BIBB, that the Senate recede from their amendments to the bill last mentioned, it was determined in the negative-yeas 6, nays 26, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Bibb, Brent, Dana, Morrow, Roberts, and Turner.

NAVS-Messrs. Anderson, Bledsoe, Brown, Chace,
Condit, Daggett, Fromentin, Gaillard, German, Giles,
Goldsborough, Gore, Horsey, Hunter, King, Lacock,
Lambert, Mason, Smith, Tait, Taylor, Thompson,
Varnum, Walker, Wharton, and Worthington.
On motion, by Mr. GORE,

Resolved, That they insist on their amendments, and ask a conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses.

Ordered, That Messrs. GORE, GILES, and KING, be the managers at the said conference on the part of the Senate.

Mr. GILES, from the Committee on Military Mr. KING, from the committee to whom was Affairs, reported, in part, sundry documents rereferred the message of the House of Represent-ceived from the Secretary of the Department of atives of the 9th instant, reported the following

order:

Ordered, That a copy, duly engrossed, of the amendments made by the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act authorizing a loan for a sum not exceeng a sum of three millions of dollars," be carried by the Secretary of the Senate to the House of Representatives, pursuant to the request contained in their message of the 9th instant.

On the question, Will the Senate concur in the report of the committee? it was determined in the affirmative.

Mr. FROMENTIN, from the committee, reported the amendments to the bill last mentioned duly engrossed.

On motion, by Mr. TAIT,

War, showing the number of men who have been recruited in the Army of the United States during the present year; which was read, and ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate.

FRIDAY, November 11.

The bill, entitled "An act authorizing the Secretary of State, during the continuance of the present war, to make an additional allowance to the owners and masters of vessels for bringing back to the United States destitute and distressed American seamen," was read the second time.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill "making further provision for filling the ranks of the Army Resolved, That the Senate insist on their disa- of the United States," together with the amendgreement to the amendment of the House of Rep-ment proposed thereto by Mr. DANA, the ninth resentatives to the bill, entitled "An act author

instant.

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On the question, Will the Senate agree to the amendment proposed? it was determined in the negative yeas 11, nays 21, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Daggett, Dana, German, Goldsborough, Gore, Horsey, Hunter, King, Lambert, Mason, and Thompson.

NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Bibb, Bledsoe, Brent, Brown, Chace, Condit, Fromentin, Gaillard, Giles, Lacock, Morrow, Roberts, Robinson, Smith, Tait, Wharton, Taylor, Varnum, Walker, and Worthing

ton.

And the PRESIDENT reported the bill to the House amended. On the question, Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time as amended? it was determined in the affirmative.

SENATE.

Whole, the consideration of the bill to authorize the President of the United States to call upon the several States and Territories thereof for their respective quotas of thousand men, for the defence of the frontiers of the United States.

On motion, by Mr. ANDERSON, to strike out, sec tion 2, line 7, after the word of," "two years;" after debate, on motion, by Mr. DAGGETT, the further consideration thereof was postponed until Monday_next.

The PRESIDENT communicated a letter from the Secretary for the Department of Navy, transmitting a digest of the laws of the United States, in relation to the Naval Establishment and marine corps, made in obedience to a resolution of the Senate of the 18th March, 1814; which was read.

Mr. SMITH, from the committee of conference on the amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill, entitled "An act authorizing the Mr. GORE, from the managers on the part of President of the United States to cause to be the Senate at the conference on the amendments built or purchased the vessels therein described," of the Senate, disagreed to by the House of Rep reported, that the conferees had agreed to a modi-resentatives, to the bill, entitled "An act to aufication of the amendment; and the report was read.

thorize a loan for a sum not exceeding three millions of dollars," reported "that the Senate do recede from their amendments to the said bill, except so much thereof as strikes out the last clause of the fifth section, and do agree, as a sub

On the question, Will the Senate concur in the report of the committee of conference? it was determined in the affirmative Whereupon, Resolved, That the Senate concur in the amend-stitute therefor, to the two following sections, viz: ment of the House of Représentatives to the bill last mentioned, so as to adopt the report of the managers at the conference.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that they insist on their disagreement to the amendments of the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act to authorize a loan for a sum not exceeding three millions of dollars." They agree to the conference proposed on the subject, and have appointed managers on their part. They have passed a bill, entitled "An act to authorize the Commissioner of the Revenue to cause a clerk in his office to aid him in signing licenses" in which bill they request the concurrence of the Senate.

The bill last mentioned was read, and passed to the second reading.

SATURDAY, November 12.

"SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That, in addition to the annual sum of eight millions of dollars, heretofore appropriated to the Sinking Fund, adequate and permanent funds shall, during the present session of Congress, be provided and appropriated for the payment of the interest and the reimbursement of the principal of said stock created by this act.

"SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That an adequate and permanent Sinking Fund, gradually to reduce and eventually to extinguish the public debt, contracted and to be contracted during the present war, shall also be established during the present session of Congress.

"And that the 6th section of the said bill shall be denominated the 8th section."

On the question, Will the Senate concur in the report of the committee of conference? it was determined in the affirmative.

Whereupon, Resolved, That the Senate so far recede from their amendments to the bill last mentioned, as to agree to the report of the com

The bill making further provision for filling the ranks of the Army of the United States, hav-mittee of conference. ing been reported by the committee correctly engrossed was read a third time, and passed.

The bill, entitled "An act to authorize the Commissioner of the Revenue to cause a clerk in his office to aid him in signing licenses," was read the second time.

MONDAY, November 14.

Mr. WORTHINGTON presented the petition of Benjamin W. Ladd, Joseph Ladd, and Thomas Norvell, stating that, being proprietors of certain A message from the House of Representatives warrants for land granted by the State of Virginia informed the Senate that the House have passed to the officers and soldiers of the Virginia line a bill, entitled "An act to authorize the publica-on Continental Establishment, they have caused tion of the laws of the United States within the them to be located on the tract reserved by that Territories of the United States;" also, a bill en-State for satisfying similar claims; that, in contitled "An act for the relief of John Chalmers, junior," in which bills they request the concurrence of the Senate.

The two bills last mentioned were read, and passed to the second reading.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the

sequence of the line of the reserve aforesaid being unsettled, the location has been made on lands previously granted by the United States, but it is believed within the limits of the reservation. They therefore pray an indemnification for surrendering the lands thus located, to the oc

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