the further consideration of the case of David M. Caleb; at that it lie on the table. Mr. Watmough, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, made a report on the memorials of Emma Thompson, widow of Captain Charles C. B. Thompson, and Mrs. Rogers, widow of Captain George R. W. Rogers, as also respecting so much of the navy pension fundasisinvested in stock of the Bank of CoJumbia, accompanied by a bill (No. 751) concerning naval pensions and the navy pension fund; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Patton, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, made a report on the memorial of Thomas Ap Catesby Jones, accompanied by a bill (No. 752) for his relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to morrow. Mr. Patton, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, made an unfavorable report on the petition of David Goorley; which was read, and laid on the table. Mr. Connor, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported a bill (No. 753) to establish post roads and to discontinue others; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to morrow. Mr. Arnold, from the committee appointed " to inquire into the expediency of providing, by law, for the more general distribution of the Journals of Congress and the Laws of the United States among the people and voters of the several States," made a report; which was read, and laid on the table. On motion of Mr. Wickliffe, Resolved, That the Clerk of this House send to each individual who contributed to the information contained in the document upon steamboat navigation, a copy of said document. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Lowrie, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have concurred in the amendments of this House to bills of the following titles: viz. No. 34. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to grant a quantity of land to the State of Illinois, for the purpose of aiding in opening a canal to connect the waters of Illinois river with those of Lake Michigan. No. 44. An act to authorize the President to cause the line dividing the No. 260. An act for the relief of the heirs of John Wilson, deceased. No. 280. An act for the relief of John S. Devlin. No. 634. An act for the relief of Glover Broughton, late owner of the fishing schooner Union; and also, for the relief of the crew of said vessel. The Senate have rejected the bill of this House (No. 261) entitled "An act authorizing a warrant to Archibald Jackson for the bounty land due to James Gammons, a soldier in the late war." The Senate have passed the bill of this House, (No. 679,) entitled "An act authorizing the removal of the office of the Surveyor General of public lands south of Tennessee," with amendments; in which amendments I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. The Senate have also passed bills of the following titles, viz: No. 73. An act to remit the duties on certain pieces of sculpture; No. 74. An act for the relief of the heirs and legal representatives of Wm. E. Kennedy; No. 75. An act supplemental to "An act for the relief of Alexander Claxton," passed on the 28th day of May, 1830; No. 76. An act for the relief of John Haggerty and David Austin, and of John Hone and sons, of New York; No. 77. An act further to extend the powers of the Board of Canal Commissioners for the improvement of the Tennessee river, in the State of Alabama; No. 78. An act for the relief of Adam Clapinger; No. 121. An act to amend the "act to alter and amend the several acts imposing duties on imports," approved the 14th July, 1832; in which bills I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. On motion of Mr. Washingtor, Ordered, That the Committee on Roads and Canals be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of inhabitants of the city of Washington, respecting the memorial of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; and that it be committed to the Committee of the Whole House, to which is committed the bill (No. 713) for the relief of Washington City. The House proceeded to the consideration of the resolution reported from the Committee on Agriculture, on the 22d instant, directing the Clerk of this House to procure 2,000 copies of the manual on silk, published by J. H. Cobb, provided the cost shall not exceed $1,000. And, after debate thereon, The previous question was moved by Mr. Wickliffe, and being demanded by a majority of the members present. The said previous question was put: viz. Shall the main question be now put? And passed in the affirmative. The main question was then put: viz. Will the House agree to the said resolution? And passed in the affirmative, Yeas Nays 81, 75. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present. Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. John Q. Adams Heman Allen John Banks Noyes Barber Samuel Beardsley Mr. Thomas Corwin Charles Dayan William W. Ellsworth George Evans Mr. Benjamin C. Howard John Leeds Kerr Humphrey H. Leavitt Robert McCoy Thomas Newton A message, in writing, was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Donelson, his Private Secretary, as follows, viz. To the House of Representatives: WASHINGTON, 22d February, 1833. I transmit, herewith, for the consideration of the House, a letter from General Lafayette to the Secretary of State, with the petition which came enclosed in it of the Countess d'Ambugeae and Madame de la Gorce, grand daughter of Marshal Count Rochambeau, and original documents in support thereof, praying compensation for services rendered by the Count to the United States during the revolutionary war, together with translations of the same; and I transmit, with the same view, the petition of Messrs. de Fontenille de Jeaumont, and de Rossignol Grandmort, praying compen sation for services rendered by them to the United States in the French army, and during the same war, with original papers in suppo support thereof; all received through the same channel, together with translations of the same. ANDREW JACKSON. Ordered, That the said message, and the petitions and papers accompanying the same, be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. The House proceeded to the consideration of the resolution submitted by Mr. Warren R. Davis, of South Carolina, on the 21st of February instant, and laid on the table. And the said resolution being again read, A motion was made by Mr. Wayne that the said resolution do lie on the table. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. Heman Allen Robert Allison Nathan Appleton Daniel L. Barringer Samuel Beardsley John T. Bergen Henry A. Bullard George Burd Thomas Chandler Joseph W. Chinn Clement C. Clay Henry W. Connor Thomas H. Crawford Charles Dayan Harmar Denny Lewis Dewart Mr. Joshua Evans Edward Everett James Findlay Joseph M. Harper Micajah Г. Hawkins William Heister Michael Hoffman William Hogan Cornelius Holland Henry Horn Benjamin C. Howard Henry Hubbard Thomas H. Hughes Peter Ihrie, jr. William W. Irvin Daniel Jenifer Richard M. Johnson Joseph Johnson Edward Kavanagh Joseph G. Kendall William Kennon Adam King Joseph Lecompte Joel K. Mann Samuel W. Mardis Thomas A. Marshall 109, Mr. William McCoy Nathan Soule Aaron Ward Daniel Wardwell Mr. Chittenden Lyon The House resumed the consideration of the bill (No. 224) making appropriations for the engineer and ordnance departments: When A motion was made by Mr. Wickliffe, that the House do not concur in the 6th amendment reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to the said bill: and pending the question on this motion, A motion was made by Mr. Bell, that the said bill do lie on the table. And the question being put on this motion, It passed in the affirmative, Yeas Nay's 94, 72. The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Mr. John Quincy Adams Robert Allison John T. Bergen Henry A. Bullard Joseph W. Chinn Bates Cooke Richard M. Cooprr Robert Craig Thomas H. Crawford John Davis Mr. William W. Ellsworth George Evans James Findlay William Fitzgerald Joseph M. Harper Joseph Johnson Thomas A. Marshall Those who voted in the negative, are, Mr. John J. Milligan Henry A. Muh'enberg Christopher Tompkins Gulian C. Verplanck Mr. Mark Alexander Mr. Robert Allen Heman Allen William S. Archer William Babcock Nathaniel H. Claiborne |