On motion by Mr. Benton,

Orderea, That it be postponed to, and made the order of the day for, the second Monday in January next.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Clarke, their Clerk: Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed bills of the following titles, in which they request the concurrence of the Senate, viz: "An act for the relief of Richard Biddle, administrator of John Wilkins, junior, formerly Quartermaster General of the Army of the United States;" "An act for the relief of Nathaniel B. Wood;"

"An act for the relief of Orson Sparks and John Watson;"

"An act for the relief of Lewis Schrack;"

"An act for the relief of Peter Ford;"

"An act for the relief of Joel Byington;"

"An act to amend An act to continue a copy-right to John Rowlett;" “An act authorizing the accounting officers of the Treasury Department to pay to the State of Pennsylvania a debt due that State by the United States;"

"An act for the relief of Joseph Dixon;" and

"An act making an appropriation for repairing and fitting out the frigate Brandywine."

The said bills were severally read, and

Ordered, That they pass to a second reading.

On motion by Mr. Smith, of Maryland,

The last mentioned bill was read the second time, by unanimous consent, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment having been proposed, it was reported to the Senate; and

Ordered, That it pass to a third reading.

On motion by Mr. Smith, of Maryland,

The said bill was read the third time, by unanimous consent; and

Resolved, That it pass.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly.

On motion by Mr. Marks,

Resolved, That, when the Senate adjourns, it be to Monday next.
The Senate then adjourned.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 28th, 1829.

Mr. Iredell communicated the credentials of the Honorable Bedford Brown, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of North Carolina, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the Honorable John Branch; which were read, and the oath prescribed by law was administered to Mr. Brown, and he took his seat in the Senate.

Mr. Silsbee presented the memorial of Stephen Twist, of Massachusetts; and

Mr. Noble presented the petition of James Ross, of Indiana; respective ly praying for a pension; and,

Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Pensions.

Mr. Chase presented the petition of the inhabitants of Chelsea, Williamtown, and Brookfield, in Orange county, in Vermont, praying that an additional Post Road may be established; and

Mr. Dickerson presented the memorial and remonstrance of a committee, appointed at a meeting of the citizens of the counties of Essex and Middlesex, in New Jersey, against the passage of any law to prohibit the transportation of the mail on the Sabbath; and

Ordered, That the petition and memorial be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Mr. Willey presented the petition of Elisha Tracy, of Connecticut, praying to be compensated for extra services rendered, and losses sustained by him, whilst discharging the duties of a purchasing Commissary, and other offices in the army, during the late war; and

He presented the petition of Christiana Hamilton, and Samuel S. Hamilton, praying to be paid for the loss of certain property, occasioned by the burning of the house occupied by them, by the British, in 1814, in consequence of its having been used as a depository for public records; and

Mr. Ruggles presented the petition of James Thomas, late a Quartermaster General in the army, and afterwards a Contractor for supplying rations to the troops, praying for an equitable settlement of his accounts.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Ruggles presented the petition of the Trustees of Franklin College, in Harrison County, Ohio, praying for the aid of Congress, by the grant of a quantity of the public lands;

Mr. Sanford presented the memorial of the New York Institution for the instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, praying for a grant of a portion of the public lands, for the use of that institution; and

Mr. Benton presented the petition of Nancy Moore, of Missouri, praying permission to exchange a quarter section of land; and

Ordered, That the petitions and memorial be referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Robbins presented the petition of sundry merchants of New Bedford, and its vicinity, in Massachusetts, praying that a light-house may be erected on Fox's Point; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Benton presented the petition of the half-breed Sac and Fox tribe of Indians, at the mouth of the Des Moines, praying for a division and partition of certain lands reserved to them by treaty with the United States; and Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

On motion by Mr. Chase,

Ordered, That the petition of John Riddell, presented at the last session, be referred to the Committee on Pensions.

On motion by Mr. Marks,

Ordered, That the petition of Martin Miller, presented at the last session, be referred to the Committee on Pensions.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Clarke, their Clerk: Mr. President: The House of Representatives have appointed a Committee on Enrolled Bills, on their part, pursuant to the joint rules and orders of the two Houses.

On motion by Mr. Bibb,

The Senate proceeded to the appointment of a Committee on Enrolled Bills, on their part; and

Ordered, That Mr. Brown and Mr. Foot be the Committee.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives, accordingly.

Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Noble asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill to provide for clothing the militia, when called into the service of the United States; which was read; and

Ordered, That it pass to a second reading.

Mr. White, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the bill for the relief of sundry citizens of the United States, who have lost property by the depredations of certain Indian tribes, reported it without amendment.

The Vice President communicated a letter from the Secretary of War, enclosing a report of the Chief Engineer, prepared in obedience to a resolution of the Senate of the 22d instant, relative to the progress made in repairing the pier at Kennebunk Port; and

Ordered, That the letter and report be printed.

The following motion, submitted by Mr. Benton, was considered and agreed to:

Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for mounting and equipping a part of the Infantry of the army of the United States, for the better defence of the Western frontier, and the protection of the inland trade to Mexico.

The following joint resolution, submitted by Mr. Foot, was considered and agreed to:

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, be, and they are hereby, authorized to grant the use of the books in the library of Congress, to the Chaplains of their respective Houses, during the session, at the times, and on the same terms, conditions, and restrictions, as members of Congress are allowed to use said books.

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in said resolution.

The Senate proceeded to consider the report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, on the petition of certain citizens of the State of Illinois, who accompanied Col. George Rogers Clark, in his expedition to Vincennes, in 1778-9; and, in concurrence therewith,

Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioners ought not to be granted. The following bills from the House of Representatives, viz:

"An act for the relief of Richard Biddle, administrator of John Wilkins, Jr. formerly Quartermaster General of the Army of the United States;"

"An act for the relief of Nathaniel B. Wood;"

"An act for the relief of Orson Sparks and John Watson;"

"An act for the relief of Lewis Schrack;"

"An act for the relief of Peter Ford;"

"An act for the relief of Joel Byington;".

"An act authorizing the accounting officers of the Treasury Department to pay to the State of Pennsylvania, a debt due that State by the United States;" and

"An act for the relief of Joseph Dixon;" were severally read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and

Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee of Claims.

The bill from the House of Representatives, entitled "An act to amend 'An act to continue a copy-right to John Rowlett,'" was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

On motion by Mr. Kane,

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill to grant pre-emption rights to settlers on the public lands; and

On motion by Mr. Kane,

Ordered, That it be re-committed to the Committee on Public Lands. The bill for the relief of John Brahan and John Read was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment having been proposed, it was reported to the Senate; and

On the question, "Shall this bill be engrossed, and read a third time?" It was determined in the affirmative.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill to authorize the exchange of certain lots of land between the University of Michigan Territory, and Martin Baum and others; and no amendment having been proposed, it was reported to the Senate; and

On the question, "Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time?" It was determined in the affirmative.

Agreeably to the order of the day, the Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill providing for the final settlement of the claims of certain States therein mentioned, for interest on their advances during the late war; and

On motion by Mr. Hayne,

Ordered, That it lie on the table.

Agreeably to the order of the day, the Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill explanatory of an act, entitled "An act to reduce and fix the Military Peace Establishment of the United States," passed March 2d, 1821; and

On motion by Mr. Benton,

Ordered, That it be postponed to, and made the order of the day for, to

morrow.

On motion by Mr. Livingston,

Ordered, That the following petitions, on file, praying for indemnity for French spoliations, committed prior to the year 1800, be referred to the Select Committee appointed on that subject on the 22d instant, viz: Otis Little and others, of Castine;

James Miller and others, of Belfast;

Woodbury Storer and others, of Portland;

John Crosby, of Hampden;

Henry Clark and others, of Kennebunk Port;

Abiel Wood and others, of Wiscasset;

Joseph Emmerson and others, of Scarborough; and

Joseph Moody and others, of Kennebunk, in Maine.

David Henshaw, of Middlebury, Vermont.

Peter C. Brooks and others, of Boston;

Joseph Peabody and others, of Salem;

William Pearce and others, of Gloucester;

Richard D. Tucker, executor of Frederick W. Geyer, of Boston;

Richard Skinner, of Boston;

Nathaniel Fellowes, of Havana, late of Boston;

Wm. & Nathaniel Hooper, of Marblehead;

Wm. Rotch and others, of New Bedford;

Wm. Davis and others, of Plymouth;

Wm. Bartlett and others, of Newburyport; and

Paul Gardner and Sons and others, of Nantucket, in Massachusetts. Elijah Hall and others, of Portsmouth;

Wm. Shaw, executor of Daniel Huntress, of Portsmouth; and

Samuel Green, for the estate of John Wardrobe, of Concord, New Hampshire.

Richard Jackson and others of Providence;

Wm. T. Torry and others,

Benjamin Fry, and

Audley Clark and others, of Newport; and

John T. Child of Warren, in Rhode Island.
John Caldwell and others, of Hartford;
Justus Riley, of Wethersfield;

Jabez Huntington and others, of Norwich;

Joshua King, of Ridgfield;

James Goodrich and others, of New Haven; and

George Hallam and others, of New London, Connecticut.
Frederick De Peyster and Co. and others,

Hugh Auchincloss, executor of James Stewart,

Judah Hays,

Charlotte Sasportas, widow of Abraham Sasportas,

The executors of Isaac Clason,

Hamilton Murray, administrator of John B. Murray,

Peter Goelet, executor of Peter P. Goelet, and

Ann Rogers, executrix of Nicholas Cruger, of New York.
John Leonard, of Shrewsbury, and

Richard Hartshorne and others, of Portland, New Jersey.
James C. Fisher and others,

C. F. Breuil, for the heirs of Francis Breuil,

Peter Whiteside and others,

Ann McPherson, for the estate of Daniel McPherson,

Reubin Etting,

Morgan & Price, and

Joseph Sims, of Philadelphia; and

C. C. Beatty, administrator of J. Vanuxim, of Abington, in Pennsylvania. John Donnell and others,

Maria S. Johnston, executrix of C. Johnston,

Govert Haskins and others, and

Archibald Stewart, of Baltimore;

John Taggart, of Baltimore County;

Samuel G. Kennard and others, of Charlestown;

George W. Hall, executor of Edward Hall, of Hartford County; and Paca Smith, administrator of Mark Pringle, of Hartford County, in Maryland;

Thomas B. Pottinger, administrator of Jonathan Hudson, of Washington; and

Nathaniel Wattles and others, of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia; Alexander Wilson and others, of Norfolk;

Isaac Smith, of Northampton;

D. McKenzie, for Ebenezer Stott and Co. of Petersburgh;